this issue to override the default apollo url was closed a f

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this issue to override the default apollo url was closed a few days ago but I am still unable to get this to default to anything other than localhost <https github com PrefectHQ ui issues 99>

matt forbes · Answer

I am setting the PREFECT SERVER APOLLO URL environment variable in the ui container to my backend url

matt forbes · Answer

in dev console I can print out the settings

matt forbes · Answer

```docker run rm e PREFECT SERVER APOLLO URL=<https my apollo backend > p 8080 8080 prefe cthq ui latest```

matt forbes · Answer

it is propagating

matt forbes · Answer

but still trying to talk to localhost

nicholas · Answer

Hi < matt forbes> can you try opening your console and typing `localStorage clear ` and pressing enter

nicholas · Answer

And then refreshing the page

matt forbes · Answer

that did it

matt forbes · Answer

local storage persists even in incognito that s interesting

matt forbes · Answer

it takes a few tries of clearing refreshing to get it to stick

matt forbes · Answer

this is pretty weird behavior

nicholas · Answer

Yeah that does sound odd I can look into that some more if it persists this is a pretty non standard feature for an SPA like this so it may take some tweaking to get right

matt forbes · Answer

it gets a little weirder on the server

matt forbes · Answer

since VUE APP BASE URL is set to localhost by default

matt forbes · Answer

I think I may need to override this as well

nicholas · Answer

Hm I think you should be ok without doing that but I could be wrong what are you seeing

matt forbes · Answer

in public index html it tries to load the settings for the app

matt forbes · Answer

it does that by requesting settings json

matt forbes · Answer

and that VUE APP BASE URL is set to localhost

matt forbes · Answer

so on the server this does not work

nicholas · Answer

Ah I see that makes sense A quick fix would be to modify `index html` to update that call to `process env VUE APP BASE URL`

nicholas · Answer

To match the endpoint of your server

matt forbes · Answer

does that url get baked in or can I override `VUE APP BASE URL` when I start the container

nicholas · Answer

That gets baked in unfortunately which is why we need to have this weird async call at the start in the first place

matt forbes · Answer

ohhh this is just a static site hm

matt forbes · Answer

yeah this is making more sense now

matt forbes · Answer

ok I can just replace it in the dockerfile

matt forbes · Answer

thanks

nicholas · Answer

Exactly I can look into a better way to deliver that I have a few ideas

matt forbes · Answer

can t it just fetch ` settings json `

nicholas · Answer

Yeah that might work

matt forbes · Answer

+1

matt forbes · Answer

`RUN sed i s http localhost 8080 g var www index html` in the dockerfile did do the trick

matt forbes · Answer

and it loads the settings json fine

matt forbes · Answer

and in `prefect ui settings` it is pointing to the right url

nicholas · Answer

Fantastic If you want to PR that change to the UI that s be great

matt forbes · Answer

and lots of `localStorage clear `

matt forbes · Answer

and still pointing to localhost

matt forbes · Answer

confused

matt forbes · Answer

yeah I can send a PR for that

matt forbes · Answer

but still having an issue

matt forbes · Answer

getting closer though

nicholas · Answer

Hm ok I can look into it over the weekend or early next week

matt forbes · Answer

sounds good I may just try to brute force replace it on my end but would be nice to have the apollo url override actually work

matt forbes · Answer

thanks for your help