Dev Mode

dev-mode.conf is loaded when the dev-mode feature is enabled in _features.conf. Production licenses refuse to start with dev-mode on.

If the feature is enabled and this file is missing, startup continues and a warning is logged. The DID web resolver then keeps its built-in HTTPS default.

Enabling dev-mode also requires configuring dev-mode-access.conf before its /v1/dev/* endpoints become callable. See that page for details.

Example File

dev-mode.conf
enableDidWebResolverHttps = false

Fields

enableDidWebResolverHttps

Boolean — Whether the DID web resolver uses HTTPS when resolving did:web documents. The configuration class default is true. Local examples typically set false so did:web works against HTTP development hosts.

Last updated on September 28, 2026