diff --git a/configs/emulator-http.json b/configs/emulator-http.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..266681ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/emulator-http.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "EMULATOR_ENDPOINT": "http://localhost:8081"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ConfigContext.ts b/src/ConfigContext.ts
index 64f1f71dd..113a6d5e5 100644
--- a/src/ConfigContext.ts
+++ b/src/ConfigContext.ts
@@ -259,4 +259,3 @@ export async function initializeConfiguration(): Promise<ConfigContext> {
 }
 
 export { configContext };
-
diff --git a/src/Utils/EndpointUtils.ts b/src/Utils/EndpointUtils.ts
index 3172deed3..c0617ec17 100644
--- a/src/Utils/EndpointUtils.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/EndpointUtils.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const CassandraProxyOutboundIPs: { [key: string]: string[] } = {
   [CassandraProxyEndpoints.Mooncake]: ["40.73.99.146", "143.64.62.47"],
 };
 
-export const allowedEmulatorEndpoints: ReadonlyArray<string> = ["https://localhost:8081"];
+export const allowedEmulatorEndpoints: ReadonlyArray<string> = ["https://localhost:8081","http://localhost:8081"];
 
 export const allowedMongoBackendEndpoints: ReadonlyArray<string> = ["https://localhost:1234"];
 
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index c21baf3ef..a94f34c6a 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ module.exports = function (_env = {}, argv = {}) {
     new EnvironmentPlugin(envVars),
   ];
 
+  if(process.env.EXPLORER_CONFIG_PATH) {
+    plugins.push(new CopyWebpackPlugin({
+      patterns: [{ from: process.env.EXPLORER_CONFIG_PATH, to: "config.json" }]
+    }));
+  }
+
   if (argv.analyze) {
     plugins.push(new BundleAnalyzerPlugin());
   }