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It's difficult to do local call testing from devices on the same LAN, but outside RC host
Say you want to call a local RC instance number (ie 1235) from an android client using Android SDK connected to the same LAN with RC. When setting up the SDK you cannot use ip address because RC mandates the use of an organization. So to workaround that you need to somehow setup a DNS server for the LAN (if client was on the localhost things would be simple as we are easily covered by tweaking /etc/hosts), which adds complexity and also introduces test dependencies that can go wrong easily.
Since Organizations cannot be toggled on and off, could we think about exposing some sort of debug configuration that would potentially allow us to specify what would go inside the org table where we could use either IP or domain so that when client uses an IP it is accepted? Or any other, more informed solution ;)
we think this is already supported. you may create a new organization with ip address,or even modify the default org to have an ip address.... this allows to match teh dev env ip address as usual...
@jaimecasero so you are saying that the organization domain name also allows IP addresses?
Docs (if i am looking at the right place) seems to suggest otherwise: https://www.restcomm.com/docs/connect/api/organization-api.html#create-new-organization
@gsaslis this constraint is at rest API level. At db level you may use an IP address,and logic will work. Anyway, modifying DB internally its tricky, maybe we shoudl allow ip address in org domain name, so we can use REST API...
@atsakiridis would you agree that the solution proposed by @jaimecasero would solve your issue?
If so, then maybe we can rename the issue and keep it open for contributions?
this suggestion was commented by VVS team during product backlog refinement, other members may have more hints on this...
@gsaslis if what @jaimecasero suggests is to update DB, then it's difficult for non core members, like me or Oggie. In the end VVS will waste time explaining us how to properly do it. Setting up RC is difficult as it is, and adding Docker on top, makes it even more difficult to access DB. Could we add a debug option to allow us for this functionality, if you don't want to expose it via REST API.
@atsakiridis i was referring to:
maybe we shoudl allow ip address in org domain name, so we can use REST API...
I agree db access is not really an option, as @jaimecasero also suggested.
@gsaslis @jaimecasero, if that could happen via REST then it 'd be great!
@atsakiridis great! in that case, do you think we can rename the issue to sth like "Extend REST API to allow IP address in DomainName" ?
it sounds to me like this could even be a good first issue for someone to contribute? @RestComm/vvs-squad thoughts?
Sure @gsaslis as soon as we get consensus from the @RestComm/vvs-squad will do