Add explanation for usage of 1.1.1.1

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/api/apiBase.js b/src/api/apiBase.js
index ab47c78ee..ce02922ac 100644
--- a/src/api/apiBase.js
+++ b/src/api/apiBase.js
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@ import {
 
 const apiBase = () => {
   let url;
-  if (!window.ferdi || 
-    !window.ferdi.stores.settings || 
-    !window.ferdi.stores.settings.all) {
+  if (!window.ferdi
+    || !window.ferdi.stores.settings
+    || !window.ferdi.stores.settings.all) {
     // Stores have not yet been loaded - send invalid URL to force a retry when stores are loaded
+    //  "Why 1.1.1.1 as the default, invalid URL?"
+    //    1.1.1.1 is the server for Cloudflare's DNS service and will be the same across most networks.
+    //    Using a random IP could result in unwanted connections, using localhost could unwantedly
+    //    connect to local develoment servers.
+    //    1.1.1.1 also sends a status 400 response for invalid routes. Other servers may return status 401
+    //    on some routes. This would result in Ferdi deleting its current authToken as it thinks it
+    //    has gone invalid.
     url = 'https://1.1.1.1';
   } else if (window.ferdi.stores.settings.all.app.server) {
     // Load URL from store