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Genie authenticates users by prompting for an IBM i user id and password by presenting the standard IBM i Sign On screen. Once a user is signed in and an interactive session is established, calls can be made to Profound.js modules either by using the PJSCALL command or by using a Proxy Program. In order for this to happen, Genie must be able to make a connection to the Profound.js server. Because it is possible to configure multiple Profound.js instances, Genie uses environment variables to control which server to connect to.
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The environment variables are changed at the *JOB level by default. In that regard, it is similar to changing a job's library list, meaning that the change affects the current user's session only.
HTTPS in Genie
In order to specify that Genie should connect via HTTPS, you will need to use the PROFOUNDJS_COMM_SECURE environment variable. To use HTTPS for this, you will want to set PROFOUNDJS_COMM_SECURE to 1.
Connecting to a development instance on your PC
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Note: If your PC is on a different network than IBM i and not connected to VPN, the PJSMYIP command will not be able to determine your PC's IP address. The PC's network's edge router/firewall IP address will be returned instead. In this case the PC network must be configured to route the connections to the PC using port forwarding or NAT.