# Disable public dashboard

**URL:** <https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538>\
**Category:** Issues with deployment\
**Tags:** v2\
**Created:** [October 31, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538 "2021-10-31T10:11:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Glen\_Elkins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/glen_elkins/32/1274_2.png) [@Glen\_Elkins](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/Glen_Elkins)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/1 "2021-10-31T10:11:13Z")

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Is there a way to disable access to the dashboard url entirely? I don’t need it and don’t want public access to it

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**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 10:07am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/2 "2021-11-02T10:07:41Z")

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You have an environment variables for this in `/opt/openvidu/.env`:

```auto
# This section limits access to the /dashboard (OpenVidu CE) and /inspector (OpenVidu Pro) pages.
# The form for a single IP or an IP range is:
# ALLOWED_ACCESS_TO_DASHBOARD=198.51.100.1 and ALLOWED_ACCESS_TO_DASHBOARD=198.51.100.0/24
# To limit multiple IPs or IP ranges, separate by commas like this:
# ALLOWED_ACCESS_TO_DASHBOARD=198.51.100.1, 198.51.100.0/24
# ALLOWED_ACCESS_TO_DASHBOARD=

```

If you put in ALLOWED\_ACCESS\_TO\_DASHBOARD a fixed IP, only this IP will reach the dashboard section.

Regards

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**Author:** ![Glen\_Elkins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/glen_elkins/32/1274_2.png) [@Glen\_Elkins](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/Glen_Elkins)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/3 "2021-11-03T09:27:02Z")

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ok thanks for the response i will try that

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**Author:** ![Glen\_Elkins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/glen_elkins/32/1274_2.png) [@Glen\_Elkins](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/Glen_Elkins)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/4 "2021-11-04T16:11:44Z")

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Hi

That works , can I also block the main vidu screen? I don’t want people to access the server by browser at all, it should only work from within my app

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**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/5 "2021-11-04T20:59:04Z")

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what do you mean by main openvidu screen? Can you screenshot?

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**Author:** ![mihailj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/mihailj/32/406_2.png) [@mihailj](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/mihailj)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/6 "2021-11-04T21:04:31Z")

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I think he means the OpenVidu Call app. If only people would rtfm… 😀

[https://docs.openvidu.io/en/stable/deployment/deploying-openvidu-apps/#remove-openvidu-call-application](https://docs.openvidu.io/en/stable/deployment/deploying-openvidu-apps/#remove-openvidu-call-application)

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**Author:** ![cruizba](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/cruizba/32/18_2.png) [@cruizba](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/cruizba)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/7 "2021-11-04T21:05:08Z")

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Aaah yes haha, probably @mihailj

Thanks for your help

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**Author:** ![Glen\_Elkins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/glen_elkins/32/1274_2.png) [@Glen\_Elkins](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/Glen_Elkins)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/8 "2021-11-10T20:20:11Z")

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Thanks but you do realise referring to it as “call application” doesn’t actually mean anything to people who’ve not heard it before.

I’m referring to the screen you see when you visit the vidu server url in the browser

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**Author:** ![micael.gallego](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/micael.gallego/32/2_2.png) [@micael.gallego](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/micael.gallego)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/9 "2021-11-10T22:20:28Z")

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@cruizba asked you to put a screenshot to better understand you are referring to.

If you are referring to this page:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/openvidu/original/2X/f/f937fcd817300d7e91008104b93c2ed0f7d32f1e.jpeg)

It is provided by the default OpenVidu Call application and you can disabled following the instructions provided by @mihailj.

Regards

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**Author:** ![Glen\_Elkins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openvidu.discourse.group/glen_elkins/32/1274_2.png) [@Glen\_Elkins](https://openvidu.discourse.group/u/Glen_Elkins)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://openvidu.discourse.group/t/disable-public-dashboard/3538/10 "2021-11-12T20:45:23Z")

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That’s it, thank you