I have deployed 2 Ubuntu servers on Azure. First, I have installed the Parse Server and the second, I installed MongoDB. (I have also put a ready db there from my previous server via mongorestore)
Everything works fine! Both Parse Server and MongoDB server. They also communicate well. The thing is, when I run my iOS app, it brings all data correctly, except images. I print the URL of an image and here's what it returned: http://localhost:1337/parse/files/filename.jpeg
If I replace localhost with my server's ip, the image is being fetched nicely!
Here's what I have on my index.js:
var express = require('express');
var ParseServer = require('parse-server').ParseServer;
var ParseDashboard = require('parse-dashboard');
var allowInsecureHTTP = true;
var path = require('path');
var databaseUri = process.env.DATABASE_URI || process.env.MONGODB_URI;
if (!databaseUri) {
console.log('DATABASE_URI not specified, falling back to localhost.');
}
var api = new ParseServer({
databaseURI: databaseUri || 'mongodb://IP:27017/db',
cloud: './cloud/main.js',
appId: process.env.APP_ID || 'xxx',
masterKey: process.env.MASTER_KEY || 'xxx', //Add your master key here. Keep it secret!
fileKey: 'xxx',
serverURL: process.env.SERVER_URL || 'http://localhost:1337/parse', // Don't forget to change to https if needed
// Enable email verification
verifyUserEmails: false,
// The public URL of your app.
// This will appear in the link that is used to verify email addresses and reset passwords.
// Set the mount path as it is in serverURL
publicServerURL: 'http://localhost:1337/parse',
});
// Client-keys like the javascript key or the .NET key are not necessary with parse-server
// If you wish you require them, you can set them as options in the initialization above:
// javascriptKey, restAPIKey, dotNetKey, clientKey
var app = express();
// Serve static assets from the /public folder
app.use('/public', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '/public')));
// Serve the Parse API on the /parse URL prefix
var mountPath = process.env.PARSE_MOUNT || '/parse';
app.use(mountPath, api);
// Parse Server plays nicely with the rest of your web routes
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.status(200).send('Make sure to star the parse-server repo on GitHub!');
});
// There will be a test page available on the /test path of your server url
// Remove this before launching your app
app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, '/public/test.html'));
});
var port = process.env.PORT || 1337;
var httpServer = require('http').createServer(app);
httpServer.listen(port, function() {
console.log('parse-server-example running on port ' + port + '.');
});
// Set up parse dashboard
var config = {
"allowInsecureHTTP": true,
"apps": [
{
"serverURL": "http://localhost:1337/parse",
"appId": "xxx",
"masterKey": "xxx",
"appName": "name",
"production": true
}
],
"users": [
{
"user":"username",
"pass":"pass"
}
]
};
var dashboard = new ParseDashboard(config, config.allowInsecureHTTP);
var dashApp = express();
// make the Parse Dashboard available at /dashboard
dashApp.use('/dashboard', dashboard);
// Parse Server plays nicely with the rest of your web routes
dashApp.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.status(200).send('Parse Dashboard App');
});
var httpServerDash = require('http').createServer(dashApp);
httpServerDash.listen(4040, function() {
console.log('dashboard-server running on port 4040.');
});
One thing I noticed at Parse's documentation, is this: When using files on Parse, you will need to use the publicServerURL option in your Parse Server config. This is the URL that files will be accessed from, so it should be a URL that resolves to your Parse Server. Make sure to include your mount point in this URL.
The thing is that this documentation was written having in mind MongoDB, is on the same server with Parse, which in my case isn't.
Any ideas on what to do?
