WEB-757 refactor: update default API endpoint to demo.mifos.community (#3202)

docs: address PR feedback in README.md

Removed duplicate demo entry and updated stale reference from sandbox to demo environment.
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Shubham Kumar
2026-02-22 15:15:10 -06:00
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Mifos® X Web App is a modern single-page application (SPA) built on top of the
## Quick Links
- [Live Demo](https://sandbox.mifos.community/#/login) (Updated nightly — sandbox data is reset every 6 hours; test data and transient state may be cleared.)
- [Live Demo](https://demo.mifos.community/#/login) (Updated nightly — sandbox data is reset every 6 hours; test data and transient state may be cleared.)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/openMF/web-app)
- [Slack Channel](https://app.slack.com/client/T0F5GHE8Y/CJJGJLN10)
- [Jira Board of Mifos](https://mifosforge.jira.com/jira/your-work)
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ Before installing the web app, you need to set up the Apache Fineract® backend
1. **Choose ONE of these backend options:**
- **Option A: Use existing remote server**
- Use the [sandbox (MariaDB)](https://sandbox.mifos.community) — sandbox data is reset every 6 hours; test data and transient state may be cleared.
- Use the [demo (MariaDB)](https://demo.mifos.community)
- Use the [demo (MariaDB)](https://demo.mifos.community) — sandbox data is reset every 6 hours; test data and transient state may be cleared.
- Use the [demo (Keycloak)](https://oauth.mifos.community)
- Use the [demo (2FA)](https://2fa.mifos.community)
- Use the [demo (Oidc)](https://oidc.mifos.community)
@@ -140,9 +139,9 @@ The web app includes a proxy configuration (`proxy.conf.js`) that allows you to
By default, the proxy forwards `/fineract-provider` requests to the Mifos sandbox environment:
- **Target:** `https://sandbox.mifos.community`
- **API Endpoint:** `https://apis.mifos.community` (exposed in the sandbox)
- **System Reset:** Sandbox test data and transient state are reset every 6 hours (expect data to be periodically cleared).
- **Target:** `https://demo.mifos.community`
- **API Endpoint:** `https://apis.mifos.community` (exposed in the demo environment)
- **System Reset:** Demo test data and transient state are reset every 6 hours (expect data to be periodically cleared).
**Sandbox Environment Variables:**
@@ -197,10 +196,10 @@ To verify the proxy is working correctly, start the development server (`ng serv
curl -i "http://localhost:4200/fineract-provider/api/v1/runreports/FullClientReport?R_officeId=1&output-type=HTML&R_loanOfficerId=-1"
```
Expected: HTTP 200 response with proxied data from the sandbox. Server console shows:
Expected: HTTP 200 response with proxied data from the demo environment. Server console shows:
```text
[Proxy] Proxying: GET /fineract-provider/api/v1/runreports/... -> https://sandbox.mifos.community/api/v1/runreports/...
[Proxy] Proxying: GET /fineract-provider/api/v1/runreports/... -> https://demo.mifos.community/api/v1/runreports/...
```
**Simulated proxy error (backend unreachable):**
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ If the backend is unreachable or returns an error, the proxy returns HTTP 502:
Server console (example):
```text
[Proxy] Error while proxying request: GET /fineract-provider/... -> https://sandbox.mifos.community - ECONNREFUSED
[Proxy] Error while proxying request: GET /fineract-provider/... -> https://demo.mifos.community - ECONNREFUSED
```
HTTP response:
@@ -235,13 +234,13 @@ All these environment variables can be set when using Docker or Docker Compose:
#### Fineract Backend Settings
| Variable | Description | Default Value |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| FINERACT_API_URLS | Fineract server list | https://sandbox.mifos.community,https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443 |
| FINERACT_API_URL | Default Fineract server | https://localhost:8443 |
| FINERACT_API_ACTUATOR | Default Fineract Actuator endpoint | /fineract-provider |
| FINERACT_PLATFORM_TENANT_IDENTIFIER | Default tenant identifier (must align with Fineract `tenants` table) | default |
| FINERACT_PLATFORM_TENANTS_IDENTIFIER | Tenant identifier list (must align with Fineract `tenants` table) | - |
| Variable | Description | Default Value |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| FINERACT_API_URLS | Fineract server list | https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443 |
| FINERACT_API_URL | Default Fineract server | https://localhost:8443 |
| FINERACT_API_ACTUATOR | Default Fineract Actuator endpoint | /fineract-provider |
| FINERACT_PLATFORM_TENANT_IDENTIFIER | Default tenant identifier (must align with Fineract `tenants` table) | default |
| FINERACT_PLATFORM_TENANTS_IDENTIFIER | Tenant identifier list (must align with Fineract `tenants` table) | - |
#### Language Settings (i18n)
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
ports:
- '4200:80'
environment:
- FINERACT_API_URLS=https://sandbox.mifos.community,https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443
- FINERACT_API_URLS=https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443
- FINERACT_API_URL=https://localhost:8443
- FINERACT_API_PROVIDER=/fineract-provider/api
- FINERACT_API_VERSION=/v1
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The interesting part is there:
const proxyConfig = [
{
context: ['/fineract-provider'],
target: 'https://sandbox.mifos.community',
target: 'https://demo.mifos.community',
pathRewrite: { '^/fineract-provider': '' },
changeOrigin: true,
secure: true,
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ const proxyConfig = [
```
This forwards requests sent to `/fineract-provider/...` on the dev server to the Fineract backend root (for example,
`/fineract-provider/1.0/...` becomes `https://sandbox.mifos.community/1.0/...`). Use `pathRewrite` to strip the prefix
because the sandbox exposes Fineract APIs at the root path.
`/fineract-provider/1.0/...` becomes `https://demo.mifos.community/1.0/...`). Use `pathRewrite` to strip the prefix
because the demo exposes Fineract APIs at the root path.
**Error Handling:**
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The `onError` handler captures proxy failures (network errors, backend unreachab
Example server console output when proxy fails:
```text
[Proxy] Error while proxying request: GET /fineract-provider/api/v1/clients -> https://sandbox.mifos.community - ECONNREFUSED
[Proxy] Error while proxying request: GET /fineract-provider/api/v1/clients -> https://demo.mifos.community - ECONNREFUSED
```
Example client response:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ the dev server forward requests through a corporate proxy when required.
**Behavior:**
- **When `HTTP_PROXY` is set:** Logs `"Using proxy server: <url>"` and configures the agent for corporate proxy forwarding
- **When `HTTP_PROXY` is not set:** Logs `"No proxy server configured. API requests will not be proxied."` — note that this refers only to corporate proxy forwarding; the Angular dev server proxy (forwarding `/fineract-provider` to the sandbox) still works normally
- **When `HTTP_PROXY` is not set:** Logs `"No proxy server configured. API requests will not be proxied."` — note that this refers only to corporate proxy forwarding; the Angular dev server proxy (forwarding `/fineract-provider` to the demo) still works normally
See `proxy.conf.js` for the exact implementation.
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Fineract URLs list delimited by colon
FINERACT_API_URLS=https://sandbox.mifos.community,https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443
FINERACT_API_URLS=https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443
FINERACT_API_URL=https://localhost:8443
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');
const proxyConfig = [
{
context: ['/fineract-provider'],
target: 'https://sandbox.mifos.community',
target: 'https://demo.mifos.community',
pathRewrite: { '^/fineract-provider': '' },
changeOrigin: true,
secure: true,
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@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ export const environment = {
fineractPlatformTenantIds: loadedEnv['fineractPlatformTenantIds'] || 'default',
// For connecting to others servers running elsewhere update the base API URL
baseApiUrls:
loadedEnv['fineractApiUrls'] ||
'https://sandbox.mifos.community,https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443,' + window.location.origin,
loadedEnv['fineractApiUrls'] || 'https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443,' + window.location.origin,
// For connecting to server running elsewhere set the base API URL
baseApiUrl:
loadedEnv['fineractApiUrl'] ||
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@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ export const environment = {
fineractPlatformTenantIds: loadedEnv.fineractPlatformTenantIds || 'default',
// For connecting to others servers running elsewhere update the base API URL
baseApiUrls:
loadedEnv.fineractApiUrls ||
'https://sandbox.mifos.community,https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443,' + window.location.origin,
loadedEnv.fineractApiUrls || 'https://demo.mifos.community,https://localhost:8443,' + window.location.origin,
// For connecting to server running elsewhere set the base API URL
baseApiUrl:
loadedEnv.fineractApiUrl ||