How to force Web AppBuilder to use HTTP (not HTTPS)?

Question

I have an out-of-the-box instance of ArcGIS Web AppBuilder developer edition - the startup.bat file is unmodified and includes the lines: REM open the url in browser START http://%FQDN%:%port%/%wabVirtualPath% EXIT 0‍‍‍ However, when I start a new session on my PC, it runs as https://localhost:3344/webappbuilder - even if I forcibly change the URL to http:// it immediately reverts to https:// This is causing a problem when I try to access ArcGIS Server REST endpoints which are not served via https. For example, when trying to add a sample layer via the Local Layer Widget I get an error message about insecure content: I'm working in a corporate environment and don't have the option of serving my local layers via HTTPS, so I'd like to know whether it's possible to force Web AppBuilder to run on HTTP.

rscheitlin · Answer

Steve,

Sounds like you have the "Allow access to the organization through HTTPS only." option checked for your organization.

StephenLead · Answer

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the response. However, I can't get it to work - WAB always starts in HTTPS mode.

I deleted signininfo.json and restarted WAB. I specified the HTTP portal URL, but when opening up the oAUTH page to allow authorisation, HTTPS was used.

After this, signininfo.json contains:

"portalUrl": "https://xyz.maps.arcgis.com",

and when I reopen "localhost:3344" it still redirects to https://localhost:3344/webappbuilder/ The end result is that there is no change - WAB still uses the HTTPS version of the URL.

Is there another place where I can specify whether to use HTTPS or not?

Thanks,

Steve

rscheitlin · Answer

Stephen,

Sure all you have to do is delete the signininfo.json in the server directory. And then restart WAB and use a http URL when you are asked for your portal url this time.