Failed to load settings from /.netlify/identity

[abdelrahman146]

I have initialized new identity instance and sent an invitation to my email but when I accept the invitation the widget on the home page where I suppose to write my password gives me this

error: Failed to load settings from /.netlify/identity

here is a pic of the error https://gyazo.com/deba208eeb96b413228a16c54ba180c4

[brasilikum]

What helped me:
Settings > Identity > Git Gateway (last entry) > Activate

[abdelrahman146]

It turned out that it was DNS configuration problem .. because I did setup a new domain ... So I had to wait until the propgation is done .. it took like few hours
.......

But now Im facing new problem in my cms .. which is when I press publish to update a page .. the cms doesn't react .. I'm still searching for a solution

[tech4him1]

@abdelrahman146 Feel free to reach out on our Gitter channel with a description of your new problem, or open a new issue if you'd rather.

[AdamSzakal]

What helped me:
Settings > Identity > Git Gateway (last entry) > Activate

+1

[aamorozov]

I'm still not able to access the cms from localhost with "netlify-cms": "2.4.2" . Github is enabled for me as an identity provider.

[erquhart]

OAuth providers like GitHub can't be used on localhost. It's a known issue in netlify-identity-widget.

[alcaidio]

From your site dashboard on Netlify:

1. Go to Settings > Identity, and select Enable Identity service.
2. Under Registration preferences, select Open or Invite only. In most cases, you want only invited users to access your CMS, but if you're just experimenting, you can leave it open for convenience.
3. If you'd like to allow one-click login with services like Google and GitHub, check the boxes next to the services you'd like to use, under External providers.
4. Scroll down to Services > Git Gateway, and click Enable Git Gateway. This authenticates with your Git host and generates an API access token. In this case, we're leaving the Roles field blank, which means any logged in user may access the CMS. For information on changing this, check the Netlify Identity documentation.

[ado-san]

From your site dashboard on Netlify:

1. Go to Settings > Identity, and select Enable Identity service.

2. Under Registration preferences, select Open or Invite only. In most cases, you want only invited users to access your CMS, but if you're just experimenting, you can leave it open for convenience.

3. If you'd like to allow one-click login with services like Google and GitHub, check the boxes next to the services you'd like to use, under External providers.

4. Scroll down to Services > Git Gateway, and click Enable Git Gateway. This authenticates with your Git host and generates an API access token. In this case, we're leaving the Roles field blank, which means any logged in user may access the CMS. For information on changing this, check the Netlify Identity documentation.

+1

[quantuminformation]

I'm getting the same issue trying to use locally with the netlify id widget.

[stevebenjamins]

Also getting this issue. Worrth noting that hometown.netlify.com is the incorrect URL (my user error)

[jorgegonzalez]

Seems to be a CORS issue for me.

[jimmyangel]

I am seeing the exact same issue when I try locally

[quantuminformation]

It’s because you didn’t set the site as https

On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 23:47, Ricardo Morin ***@***.***> wrote: I am seeing the exact same issue when I try locally — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1234>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AABU35WG4RX2JXUC22VUNQDQZKR7TANCNFSM4EZEVP4A> .

-- Kind regards Nikos Katsikanis

[jimmyangel]

Tried https and that did not help.

[Baldrani]

It could be an issue with a first test.

Run localStorage.removeItem("netlifySiteURL") in the console and try with your proper URL.

[nejurgis]

I would recommend netlify cms do this thing from time to time, Been working with the cms for two years now and sometimes it happesn and i forgot this fix, thanks @Baldrani for this!

Run localStorage.removeItem("netlifySiteURL") in the console and try with your proper URL.