# App Configuration

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## [Problems with request from localhost to external service (Win7)](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/problems-with-request-from-localhost-to-external-service-win7/1295)

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**Author:** [@LukaszZ](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/LukaszZ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 6:15am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/problems-with-request-from-localhost-to-external-service-win7/1295 "2015-07-29T06:15:43Z")

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Hi, Maybe somebody had similar problem. 1. I made fresh installation on Windows using Bitnami package. 2. I created new service (Salesforce). 3. Attempt reading all tables (using API docs) gave me this error: Response …

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## [What is the correct CORS entry for limiting an http:// connection to a hosted DSP from a home network?](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/what-is-the-correct-cors-entry-for-limiting-an-http-connection-to-a-hosted-dsp-from-a-home-network/1311)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_Fisher](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Brian_Fisher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/what-is-the-correct-cors-entry-for-limiting-an-http-connection-to-a-hosted-dsp-from-a-home-network/1311 "2015-07-29T00:03:28Z")

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I was walking through the example posted here for DSP authentication (fantastic walk through, by the way, thank you!): https://blog.dreamfactory.com/the-authenticated-app-with-angularjs-dreamfactory-user-management-module …

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## [Lookup Variable for IP Address?](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/lookup-variable-for-ip-address/469)

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**Author:** [@hjais](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/hjais)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/lookup-variable-for-ip-address/469 "2015-07-12T15:47:37Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if there is a System Variable to save the IP Address with a Post? Please let me know. Thanks.

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## [Timezone in the DSP for the predefined Timestamps](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/timezone-in-the-dsp-for-the-predefined-timestamps/1230)

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**Author:** [@manu](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/manu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/timezone-in-the-dsp-for-the-predefined-timestamps/1230 "2015-06-29T19:48:40Z")

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Hi, I'm using the hosted DSP, and I added a field in the TODO table to type timestamp\_on\_create and I'd like to know how to set the timezone for it in the admin console. May I please ask your help with this? Thanks, E…

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## [Not able to create any new service or role](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/not-able-to-create-any-new-service-or-role/1155)

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**Author:** [@Sudha](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Sudha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/not-able-to-create-any-new-service-or-role/1155 "2015-06-03T18:27:57Z")

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not use full only time waist process, my DSP not started since 2days. Not able to create any roles, user, Apps, service no error message nor working when click on create buttons

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## [Email Config Issues](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/email-config-issues/374)

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**Author:** [@skipatrolmobile](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/skipatrolmobile)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/email-config-issues/374 "2015-05-13T21:45:40Z")

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I'm embarrassed I'm having issues configuring email... I got the gmail settings from here: http://email.about.com/od/accessinggmail/f/Gmail\_SMTP\_Settings.htm I plugged them into the Email Service's Configuration... …

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## [Remote Video not playing](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/remote-video-not-playing/1078)

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**Author:** [@praveen](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/praveen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/remote-video-not-playing/1078 "2015-05-07T21:46:58Z")

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I have copied this video into the Amazon S3. A) http://techslides.com/demos/sample-videos/small.mp4 and so my amazon link is something like:- B) http://ec2-52-78.ap-southeast-1.compute.amazonaws.com/rest/file/\*\*\*\*/video.…

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## [E-Mail asking for authentification](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/e-mail-asking-for-authentification/943)

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**Author:** [@BeerBeer](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/BeerBeer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/e-mail-asking-for-authentification/943 "2015-04-14T17:10:25Z")

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Hi, if I try to configure a STMP-server w/ either gmail or AWS SES, I'm always getting "Expected response code 250 but got code 530 with message 530 Authentication required" - my credentials are entered correctly. Is t…

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## [How can I enable load balance for DSP?](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-can-i-enable-load-balance-for-dsp/1004)

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**Author:** [@maochen](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/maochen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-can-i-enable-load-balance-for-dsp/1004 "2015-04-21T17:02:54Z")

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Currently my app running a single DSP with a side-by-side mysql server on linux server. I am trying to set up 2-3 WEB instance for being ready to the large volume api access. I can't find the document about it. And ca…

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## [CORS not working for my IP or LocalHost…](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-not-working-for-my-ip-or-localhost/909)

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**Author:** [@jdavisson](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/jdavisson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-not-working-for-my-ip-or-localhost/909 "2015-04-15T14:42:29Z")

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What a pain: I have read at least 10 good articles on CORS setup for Dreamfactory and Apache, but I still don’t have CORS working for my localhost being used for internal testing. I cannot log into the app I made using …

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## [Sendmail issue - Gives 200 response but no email](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/sendmail-issue-gives-200-response-but-no-email/423)

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**Author:** [@hjais](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/hjais)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/sendmail-issue-gives-200-response-but-no-email/423 "2015-04-08T18:34:24Z")

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I have sendmail configured with Amazon SES and it is working fine. The problem is that the dreamfactory is not sending email using sendmail. I have tried to make 2 services, one using default server and one with server c…

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## [Can't use the admin-console after upgrading: 405 (Method Not Allowed)](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cant-use-the-admin-console-after-upgrading-405-method-not-allowed/837)

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**Author:** [@BeerBeer](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/BeerBeer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cant-use-the-admin-console-after-upgrading-405-method-not-allowed/837 "2015-02-10T17:34:29Z")

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After upgrading to 1.9 I can't change a single setting w/in the admin-console (or access any of the API for that matter). Any method - PUT, DELETE, UPDATE ... - gives me a 405 error. I'm running Apache 2. This used to …

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## [Multiple Remote DBs on same DSP](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/multiple-remote-dbs-on-same-dsp/756)

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**Author:** [@praveen](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/praveen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/multiple-remote-dbs-on-same-dsp/756 "2015-01-14T02:00:04Z")

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I am going to use DSP to connect to multiple Remote DB instances, lets say 10-20. These will be different client DBs, which my mobile App will be connecting to depending on the App belonging to whichever client. To kee…

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## [Global Key usage in email templates](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/global-key-usage-in-email-templates/671)

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**Author:** [@hector](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/hector)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/global-key-usage-in-email-templates/671 "2014-12-23T17:52:58Z")

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Has anyone attempted to use the Global Keys within the email templates? I can use the system keys just fine but if I add a global key (i.e. {somevalue}) the email is rendered with the literal "{somevalue}".

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## [CORS settings keep on resetting](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-settings-keep-on-resetting/663)

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**Author:** [@babaggeii](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/babaggeii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-settings-keep-on-resetting/663 "2014-12-17T16:11:21Z")

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Occasionally (repeatedly) the CORS settings disappears. I'm on the free tier of Heroku - no idea why this is happening. On a side note, I've posted about four or five questions on this forum and haven't had a single re…

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## [Dreamfactory SMTP emails never sending](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/dreamfactory-smtp-emails-never-sending/609)

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**Author:** [@cardblower](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/cardblower)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/dreamfactory-smtp-emails-never-sending/609 "2014-12-05T13:23:45Z")

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Hi, I've had a lot of success with my first week of using Dreamfactory, but have now stumbled upon an issue that I cannot seem to overcome. I am trying to get SMTP mail working. I upgraded to the latest DSP (1.8.2)…

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## [Cross origin Blockage, which says CORS needs to be setup](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cross-origin-blockage-which-says-cors-needs-to-be-setup/109)

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**Author:** [@Lutrent](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Lutrent)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cross-origin-blockage-which-says-cors-needs-to-be-setup/109 "2014-11-25T16:14:50Z")

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I have setup CORS on my Dreamfactory Server. I have been developing with a app by using my local web server and reading in the swagger api to get access to dreamfactory. In the past I have been communicating with another…

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## [AWS SES Email problems, 1.8.1](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/aws-ses-email-problems-1-8-1/539)

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**Author:** [@hijakk](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/hijakk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/aws-ses-email-problems-1-8-1/539 "2014-11-11T20:29:20Z")

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Background: I have the Amazon marketplace Dreamfactory 1.7.8 AMI spun up, and am set up in SES to send emails. The configuration used to send emails through the 1.8.1 version on my desktop functions. Furthermore, when I…

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## [Portal Sandobx Blank Page](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/portal-sandobx-blank-page/459)

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**Author:** [@krzysztofweglinski](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/krzysztofweglinski)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/portal-sandobx-blank-page/459 "2014-10-28T15:11:45Z")

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Hey mates, I was following every step on https://blog.dreamfactory.com/blog/bid/341114/OAuth-Tutorial-Part-Two and after installing sandbox, and adding to apps... the shows up the page with content: "Failed to launch serv…

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## [How to require a Filter Parameter in GET](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-require-a-filter-parameter-in-get/483)

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**Author:** [@hjais](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/hjais)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-require-a-filter-parameter-in-get/483 "2014-10-21T19:48:22Z")

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We would like to make it a requirement for people to put value in the Filter field but when we define 'is not null' in the service access, it doesn't work. We would like to retrieve records from Mysql DB based on the fil…

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## [After Update - Dreamfactory 1.8 Cannot access MYSQL Views in Nginx](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/after-update-dreamfactory-1-8-cannot-access-mysql-views-in-nginx/451)

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**Author:** [@hjais](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/hjais)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/after-update-dreamfactory-1-8-cannot-access-mysql-views-in-nginx/451 "2014-10-19T15:41:19Z")

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After update, cannot access the views in MYSQL. Please Help. Update : It seems the issue is only with Nginx and not Apache. Server is Ubuntu 14.04. Need it to work with Nginx as dreamfactory performs alot better in Ngi…

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## [DF fails on a local network, if internet connection goes away](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/df-fails-on-a-local-network-if-internet-connection-goes-away/212)

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**Author:** [@tiptronic](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/tiptronic)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/df-fails-on-a-local-network-if-internet-connection-goes-away/212 "2014-10-10T16:19:31Z")

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Here's a (big) problem, if you want to install DF 1.6.10 on a local network (or intranet). If you put DF on your local network and the internet connection goes down, the stack stops working all together, since it reli…

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## [CORS problem after upgrade from 1.6.10 to 1.7.8](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-problem-after-upgrade-from-1-6-10-to-1-7-8/400)

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**Author:** [@cmyers](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/cmyers)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-problem-after-upgrade-from-1-6-10-to-1-7-8/400 "2014-10-08T17:01:22Z")

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I recently successfully upgraded to version 1.7.8 only to have an running application break. My CORS Access was set up for ‘\*’ on all 6 verbs and this successfully migrated to version 1.7.8. However the application no l…

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## [CORS, appending portnum](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-appending-portnum/359)

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**Author:** [@dag](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/dag)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-appending-portnum/359 "2014-10-07T16:21:53Z")

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I have my dsp setup at dsp.foo.com:8080. I have my webfiles hosted at dev.foo.com (same server). The error: XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://dsp.foo.com:8080/rest/api\_docs. The 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header has…

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## [Why would someone choose MongoDB vs the built in MySQL?](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/why-would-someone-choose-mongodb-vs-the-built-in-mysql/424)

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**Author:** [@Markz](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Markz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/why-would-someone-choose-mongodb-vs-the-built-in-mysql/424 "2014-10-06T15:06:50Z")

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Is creating schemas in launchpad the same for both MondoDB and the built in MySQL? It seems that it doesn't matter what data store one selects for the backend since it's kind of black-boxed. If that is the case then …

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## [How does DreamFactory handle caching?](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-does-dreamfactory-handle-caching/285)

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**Author:** [@Objective\_neo](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Objective_neo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-does-dreamfactory-handle-caching/285 "2014-09-12T14:38:47Z")

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I am a bit curious how DF handles caching and when does it expire the cache? Is it explained somewhere in the docs?

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## [Logging in with Python request module](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/logging-in-with-python-request-module/310)

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**Author:** [@Lutrent](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/Lutrent)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/logging-in-with-python-request-module/310 "2014-09-03T16:57:15Z")

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I getting the "Login request is missing required email" error. I am adding in the email and password to a session url because I can print out the url paste it into a browser window and get back a session token. Why does …

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## [Issues w/ CORS / HTTP-Status 401](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/issues-w-cors-http-status-401/308)

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**Author:** [@BeerBeer](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/BeerBeer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/issues-w-cors-http-status-401/308 "2014-09-03T16:16:32Z")

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Hi @ all, I'm facing several issues w/ a basic implementation of a dreamfactory-login. I've tried to enable CORS w/in the admin-panel (Host: \* / Allowed: POST + GET) and tried to manually enforce it from w/in my Virtual …

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## [CORs configuration issue](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-configuration-issue/110)

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**Author:** [@benbusse](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/benbusse)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/cors-configuration-issue/110 "2014-08-26T17:32:04Z")

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Continuing the discussion from About the App Configuration category: Hey Lutrent, is this the same issue you logged about Cross Origin Request Blocked…you had CORs working fine and then it stopped working for some reas…

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## [How would I manage (in the DSP), every user has his/her own Todo-List?](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-would-i-manage-in-the-dsp-every-user-has-his-her-own-todo-list/181)

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**Author:** [@tiptronic](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/tiptronic)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-would-i-manage-in-the-dsp-every-user-has-his-her-own-todo-list/181 "2014-08-25T14:56:35Z")

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subject sais it all: let's say, I want every user to have his/her own todo list, which is created when the user registers (or confirms his/her registration). How would I do this in the DSP? thx

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