How to configure Tyk Developer Portal from base installation.

tyk-portal.md

1. Set the Developer Portal listen path via: tyk_analytics.conf

"host_config": {
      "enable_host_names": true,
     "disable_org_slug_prefix": true,
     "hostname": "",
     "override_hostname": "xyz:8080",
     "portal_domains": {},
     "portal_root_path": "/portal",
     "generate_secure_paths": false,
     "use_strict_hostmatch": false
     },

2. Create a portal homepage via the Tyk Dashboard.

3. Set portal domain by configuring your system with host entries which point locally to the portal URL
   sudo vi /etc/hosts
   

4. Set portal domain via Tyk Dashboard. Do NOT include the scheme.
   ✅ tyk.portal.com:3000
   ❌ http://tyk.portal.com:3000
   

5. Restart tyk-dashboard service for changes to take effect.
   sudo service tyk-dashboard restart

NOTE: Portal will NOT work when accessing via IP address, you must use a hostname.
✅ tyk.portal.com:3000/portal
❌ 54.151.168.147:3000/portal