# How do I sign in to a custom App in Development?

**URL:** <https://community.dhis2.org/t/how-do-i-sign-in-to-a-custom-app-in-development/67978>\
**Category:** App Development\
**Created:** [2 October 2025 04:46 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/how-do-i-sign-in-to-a-custom-app-in-development/67978 "2025-10-02T04:46:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![jetisco4u](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/jetisco4u/32/39125_2.png) [@jetisco4u](https://community.dhis2.org/u/jetisco4u)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2025 04:46 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/how-do-i-sign-in-to-a-custom-app-in-development/67978/1 "2025-10-02T04:46:58Z")

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I have a local instance of DHIS2 running in [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080)

I start a local global-app-shell and the gateway login open

I tried [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080) and [http://localhost:8080/api](http://localhost:8080/api) in the server field  
Also admin for username and district for password which I used to login to the instance but it keep returning empty login without login me into the app

What am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![Gassim](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.dhis2.org/gassim/32/35347_2.png) [@Gassim](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Gassim)\
**Post date:** [6 October 2025 09:12 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/how-do-i-sign-in-to-a-custom-app-in-development/67978/2 "2025-10-06T09:12:03Z")

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Hi @jetisco4u

Please share more details. Did you also configure the CORS? Here are two main sources that might help: 1) [Creating a DHIS2 Web app | DHIS2 Developer Portal](https://developers.dhis2.org/docs/quickstart/quickstart-web/) and 2) [Getting started with DHIS2 : Development in platform ecosystems](https://dhis2-app-course.ifi.uio.no/learn/dhis2/getting-started/development-environment/dhis2-instance/)