default backend is location without webui

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/packages/demobank-ui/src/settings.ts b/packages/demobank-ui/src/settings.ts
index 67f926e7f..b7d285519 100644
--- a/packages/demobank-ui/src/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/demobank-ui/src/settings.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface BankUiSettings {
  * Global settings for the bank UI.
  */
 const defaultSettings: BankUiSettings = {
-  backendBaseURL: undefined,
+  backendBaseURL: buildDefaultBackendBaseURL(),
   iconLinkURL: undefined,
   bankName: "Taler Bank",
   simplePasswordForRandomAccounts: false,
@@ -79,3 +79,11 @@ export function fetchSettings(listener: (s: BankUiSettings) => void): void {
 }
 
 
+
+function buildDefaultBackendBaseURL(): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    const currentLocation = new URL(window.location.pathname, window.location.origin).href
+    return currentLocation.replace("/webui", "")
+  }
+  return undefined
+}