Merge branch 'master' of github.com:MultiChain/multichain-explorer

reiven · Sep 10, 2016 · 8a3414a · 8a3414a
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@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ You can store the config file ````chain1.conf```` anywhere you want. When you la
 
 The following changes can be made:
 
-* Change ````port```` to the port number for serving web pages.
-* Change ````host```` to ````0.0.0.0```` to serve web pages to anybody.
+* Change ````port```` to the port number for serving web pages (make sure your host's firewall allows traffic through that port).
+* Change ````host```` to ````0.0.0.0```` to serve web pages to anybody (make sure there is only a single host entry in the config file).
 * Change ````dirname```` to match the directory for your blockchain.
 * Change ````chain```` to set how the chain should be listed in the explorer.
 * Change ````connect-args```` for the location to store the explorer database.

diff --git a/chain1.example.conf b/chain1.example.conf
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 # Port to serve web pages
 port 2750
 
-# Who to accept connections from
-# host 0.0.0.0 		# to accept connections from anybody e.g. production
+# Who to accept connections from.
+# You can only have one host entry in the config file otherwise the explorer will report an error.
+# host 0.0.0.0 		# to accept connections from anybody (including localhost) e.g. production
 # host localhost 	# to only accept connections from your local machine e.g. testing
 host localhost