Re: Issue with pgAdmin 4 Login Behind NGINX Reverse Proxy at /pgadmin4 Path

Hi,

I have already provided the nginx configuration. Have you tried it? Issues
is clearly with Nginx config.

Thanks,
Yogesh Mahajan
EnterpriseDB

On Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM Shakir Idrisi <shakir(at)webuzo(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I’ve tried the suggested changes, but I’m still encountering the same
> issue — a blank page appears after logging in over HTTPS.
>
> As a workaround, I modified the config_local.py file and set:
> *WTF_CSRF_CHECK_DEFAULT = False*
>
> With this change, pgAdmin works correctly on HTTPS. However, I understand
> that disabling CSRF protection is not recommended in a production
> environment, so I’m looking for a more secure solution.
>
> Here’s a snippet of my current *config_local.py* for reference:
>
> DATA_DIR = '/var/lib/pgadmin4'
> SQLITE_PATH = '/var/lib/pgadmin4/pgadmin4.db'
> SESSION_DB_PATH = '/var/lib/pgadmin4/sessions'
> STORAGE_DIR = '/var/lib/pgadmin4/storage'
> AZURE_CREDENTIAL_CACHE_DIR = '/var/lib/pgadmin4/azurecredentialcache'
> KERBEROS_CCACHE_DIR = '/var/lib/pgadmin4/kerberoscache'
>
> SCRIPT_NAME = '/pgadmin4'
>
> LOG_LEVEL = 'DEBUG'
> CONSOLE_LOG_LEVEL = 50 # INFO = 20, WARNING = 30, ERROR = 40, CRITICAL =
> 50
> FILE_LOG_LEVEL = 20
> LOG_FILE = '/var/lib/pgadmin4/log/pgadmin4.log'
>
> Could you please help me identify the correct settings to securely enable
> CSRF protection while ensuring pgAdmin functions properly over both HTTP
> and HTTPS under /pgadmin4?
>
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