# Setting up your User

By default, when your API service is running locally, it will be accessible on **<http://localhost:9000/api>**. You will also have a Parse dashboard site running at **<http://localhost:9000/parse>**.

The Parse dashboard can be a useful development tool.

### Parse Dashboard Users

In your `API/src/env.json` file, use the `PARSE_DASHBOARD_USERS`env.json variable to configure your parse dashboard.

### PARSE\_DASHBOARD\_USERS var

Object Array container **user**, **pass** key value pairs.&#x20;

```css
...
"PARSE_DASHBOARD_USERS": [
    {
        "user": "admin",
        "pass": "admin"
    }
],
...
```

{% hint style="danger" %}
Don't commit dashboard users to git if you intend to use this file in **production**. Instead, do one of the following:\
\- Supply an environment variable **`PARSE_DASHBOARD_USERS`** containing a JSON string.\
\- Supply an **env.json** file in your production environment by file extension using the environment variable  **ACTINIUM\_ENV\_FILE**
{% endhint %}

### Log In To Parse Dashboard

Visit <http://localhost:9000/parse> to view the Parse Dashboard login:

![Login with username and password specified in PARSE\_DASHBOARD\_USERS](https://2573846121-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M4poMvugQiWii-2eM1T%2F-MdbXFKSPMVK3UrrvvMV%2F-MdbZrwnZvFl8jng0rER%2Fparse-dashboard-login.jpg?alt=media\&token=e05e9926-6785-4233-83ba-37d8c3c6c859)

{% hint style="danger" %}
The Parse Dashboard provides a very low level "super-user" look at your Parse mongo database! This should only be used by an administrator (or for local development).
{% endhint %}

### Create a Parse User

Once logged into Parse, you should be able to manually create an application user for your API. You can use this to assign a **role** and its associated **capabilities**