diff --git a/client/README.md b/client/README.md
index a95ff4c69..1566627dd 100644
--- a/client/README.md
+++ b/client/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ yarn build      #build the react app into build/ directory
 yarn develop    #start the development server without building. Great for live edits.
 
 #Required: Choose one config for application (mandatory)
+yarn config:local
 yarn config:dev
 yarn config:prod
 yarn config:test
diff --git a/client/config/local.js b/client/config/local.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c2fa66ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/config/local.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+  window.env = {
+    REACT_APP_ENVIRONMENT: 'dev',
+    REACT_APP_URL: 'http://localhost/',
+    REACT_APP_URL_BASENAME: '',
+    REACT_APP_URL_DTLINK: '/lab',
+    REACT_APP_URL_LIBLINK: '',
+    REACT_APP_WORKBENCHLINK_VNCDESKTOP: '/tools/vnc/?password=vncpassword',
+    REACT_APP_WORKBENCHLINK_VSCODE: '/tools/vscode/',
+    REACT_APP_WORKBENCHLINK_JUPYTERLAB: '/lab',
+    REACT_APP_WORKBENCHLINK_JUPYTERNOTEBOOK: '',
+
+    REACT_APP_CLIENT_ID: '934b98f03f1b6f743832b2840bf7cccaed93c3bfe579093dd0942a433691ccc0',
+    REACT_APP_AUTH_AUTHORITY: 'https://gitlab.com/',
+    REACT_APP_REDIRECT_URI: 'http://localhost/Library',
+    REACT_APP_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URI: 'http://localhost/',
+    REACT_APP_GITLAB_SCOPES: 'openid profile read_user read_repository api',
+  };
+};
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index e69c0bf7f..1b7b506e1 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ Edit all the fields according to your specific case.
 
 Note: The Server DNS can also be an IP address.
 However, for proper working it is neccessary to use the
-same convention (IP/DNS) in the CLIENT_CONFIG file as well.
+same convention (IP/DNS) in the `CLIENT_CONFIG` file as well.
 
 ### Website Client
 
-- Assign the correct client config file to `CLIENT_CONFIG and
+- Assign the correct client config file to `CLIENT_CONFIG` and
   update the values.
 
   | Deployment Scenario | client env file |
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ and the compose file being used.
 ### Caveat
 
 The usernames in the `.env` file need to match those in the conf file.
+The conf.local is used by compose.local.yml and
+conf.server is used by compose.server.yml.
 
 Traefik routes are controlled by the `.env` file
 Authentication on these routes is controlled by the `conf` file.
diff --git a/docker/dev/.env b/docker/dev/.env
index 882796b22..80b1ec640 100644
--- a/docker/dev/.env
+++ b/docker/dev/.env
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ OAUTH_URL='https://gitlab.foo.com'
 CLIENT_ID='xx'
 CLIENT_SECRET='xx'
 OAUTH_SECRET='random-secret-string'
-CLIENT_CONFIG='/home/Desktop/DTaaS/deploy/config/client/env.local.js'
 OAUTH_CONF_FILEPATH='/home/Desktop/DTaaS/docker/conf.local'
 username1='user1'
 username2='user2'
diff --git a/docker/dev/README.md b/docker/dev/README.md
index eeaa9bbed..450667fa7 100644
--- a/docker/dev/README.md
+++ b/docker/dev/README.md
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ This scenario is for software developers:
 
 The configuration files to be updated are:
 
-1. client/config/dev.js
-1. deploy/config/lib.docker
+1. client/config/local.js
+1. deploy/config/lib.docker (optional)
 
 The relevant docker commands are:
 
diff --git a/docker/dev/compose.dev.yml b/docker/dev/compose.dev.yml
index 98f2a5ec4..02f206a9f 100644
--- a/docker/dev/compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/compose.dev.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
       context: ${DTAAS_DIR}/
       dockerfile: ${DTAAS_DIR}/docker/dev/client.dockerfile
     volumes:
-      - "${DTAAS_DIR}/client/config/dev.js:/dtaas/client/build/env.js"
+      - "${DTAAS_DIR}/client/config/local.js:/dtaas/client/build/env.js"
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       - "traefik.http.routers.client.entryPoints=web"
diff --git a/docs/admin/servers/auth.md b/docs/admin/servers/auth.md
index 3566f869c..a478e1695 100644
--- a/docs/admin/servers/auth.md
+++ b/docs/admin/servers/auth.md
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ Here are the steps to get started:
   - The callback URL informs the OAuth provider of the
     page where
     signed-in users should be redirected. It is the landing
-    homepage of the DTaaS applicati1on.
-  (either <http://foo.com/Library/> or <http://localhost/Library/>)
+    homepage of the DTaaS application.
+  (either <http://foo.com/_oauth/> or <http://localhost/_oauth/>)
   - The logout URL is the URL for signout of gitlab and clear authorization
   within traefik-forward auth.
-  (either <http://foo.com/_oauth/> or <http://localhost/_oauth/>)
+  (either <http://foo.com/_oauth/logout> or <http://localhost/_oauth/logout>).
+  The logout URL is to help users logout of traefik forward-auth. The logout
+  URL should not be entered into Gitlab OAuth application setup.
 
 **4. OAuth Application Creation:**
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ Here are the steps to get started:
 |Application Secret|CLIENT_SECRET| _xx_ |
 |Callback URL|(to be directly entered in Gitlab OAuth registration)||
 |Forward-auth secret|OAUTH_SECRET|_random-secret-string_ (password for forward-auth, can be changed to your preferred string) |
-|Scopes|email||
+|Scopes| read_user ||
 
 ## Development Environment