diff --git a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
index 166e34b..ef386b2 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-endpoint = https://{{ domain }}/api
+endpoint = http://localhost:8080/api
 output = psql
-sslverify = True
+sslverify = False
 timezone = Europe/London
 
 [alerta-mailer]
 amqp_url = "{{ db_type }}://{{ db_user }}:{{ db_passwd }}@{{ db_loc }}"
 debug = True
 email_type = text
-endpoint = https://{{ domain }}
+endpoint = http://localhost:8080
 key = {{ alerta_mailer_api_key }}
 mail_from = {{ mail_from }}
 mail_to = {{ mail_to }}
diff --git a/ansible/templates/alertad.conf b/ansible/templates/alertad.conf
index c116d8e..c43df2c 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/alertad.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/alertad.conf
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ ALLOWED_ENVIRONMENTS = [
 BASE_URL = "/api"
 USE_PROXYFIX = True
 
-# Note(decentral1se): on initial deployment, this must be set to False but on
-# subsequent deployments, we can then turn it to True once the Keycloak
-# integration has been configured and API keys have been setup
-AUTH_REQUIRED = False
-
+AUTH_REQUIRED = True
 AUTH_PROVIDER = "keycloak"
 
 ADMIN_USERS = [
diff --git a/ansible/templates/config.json b/ansible/templates/config.json
index ce7b959..ef1afee 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/config.json
+++ b/ansible/templates/config.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "endpoint": "https://{{ domain }}" }
+{ "endpoint": "http://localhost:8080" }