# WebDev increase POST size

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-increase-post-size/16135>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [November 27, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-increase-post-size/16135 "2017-11-27T18:03:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-increase-post-size/16135/1 "2017-11-27T18:03:23Z")

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I am hitting a limit of 200000 bytes in the WebDev module as machines are posting status data to Ignition.

```auto
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Form too large: 210409 > 200000

```

Is there any way to increase the post size? I tried something like below, but doesn’t appear to do anything, however I assume this would to be configured before the request comes in…

```auto
request['servletRequest'].setAttribute('maxFormContentSize', 2000000)

```

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-increase-post-size/16135/2 "2017-11-27T18:26:11Z")

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Add this as an additional startup param in ignition.conf:

`-Dorg.eclipse.jetty.server.Request.maxFormContentSize=2000000`

Note that the existing limit is to protect against possible DoS attacks, so… hopefully you’re in a closed environment.

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**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-increase-post-size/16135/3 "2017-11-27T18:37:53Z")

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Awesome, thanks @Kevin.Herron

Yes, I figured that was one of the reasons… We are all private lan for our GWs.