docs: base_url should contain only hostname (#2143)

decaporg · Mar 11, 2019 · 1261ec7 · 1261ec7
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@@ -178,5 +178,5 @@ Netlify CMS backends allow some additional fields for certain use cases. A full
 | `branch`        | `master`                                                       | The branch where published content is stored. All CMS commits and PRs are made to this branch.                                                       |
 | `api_root`      | `https://api.github.com` (GitHub), `https://gitlab.com/api/v4` (GitLab), or `https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0` (Bitbucket)  | The API endpoint. Only necessary in certain cases, like with GitHub Enterprise or self-hosted GitLab.                                                                      |
 | `site_domain`   | `location.hostname` (or `cms.netlify.com` when on `localhost`) | Sets the `site_id` query param sent to the API endpoint. Non-Netlify auth setups will often need to set this for local development to work properly. |
-| `base_url`      | `https://api.netlify.com` (GitHub, Bitbucket) or `https://gitlab.com` (GitLab)                                     | OAuth client URL. **Required** when using an external OAuth server or self-hosted GitLab.                               |
+| `base_url`      | `https://api.netlify.com` (GitHub, Bitbucket) or `https://gitlab.com` (GitLab)                                     | OAuth client hostname (just the base domain, no path). **Required** when using an external OAuth server or self-hosted GitLab.                               |
 | `auth_endpoint` | `auth` (GitHub, Bitbucket) or `oauth/authorize` (GitLab)                  | Path to append to `base_url` for authentication requests. Optional.                                                                                  |