The CubeAnyone know how to get SSL working in #MicroBin? I'm using the docker container and running on a custom port so I don't have to battle with reverse proxies.
3dcandy@seedy well a reverse proxy is the easiest way I've found, but that's out of the question here. I've never tried any other way I'm sorry
@3dcandy Do you know how to reverse proxy in apache? I can't get my server to talk to the docker container, the docker container won't talk to itself, yet I can access the damn thing just fine over the internet. I hate this shit.
@seedy apache isn't great at reverse proxying... nginx is much better. For simplicity use nginx proxy manager.
@3dcandy I have Proxy Manager set up, but I can't get it to see my custom SSL cert.
@seedy Hmmm well that is a different issue to be fair. Most proxy managers work better with let's encrypt (for various reasons)
@3dcandy I can't use Let'sEncrypt, not the automatic one anyway, because custom ports.
@seedy right well the issue here is (I'm assuming you are using a container for npm) is you will need to restart the container everytime, but as I've said before you will always have some issues using custom ports for certs and certain web services. They just won't play nicely. Browsers and services just expect certain things on certain ports and the whole internet is often designed around certain ports. Your isp will often block custom ports - virgin here and most are blocked by default
@seedy I guess if you really need to use custom ports then Traefik will do it - but be warned the learning curve is steep, very steep. Good luck - you will need it!
@3dcandy I got the SSL cert fixed, but the proxy host I added isn't working. When I enter the hostname of my microbin, it goes to apache on the host machine.
@seedy right well you are on the right tracks. NPM needs to point to the right machine or localhost/127.0.0.1 and the right port. Should then work.... but you also need NPM to be set to correct http or https mode
@3dcandy NPM and microbin are both running in Docker containers, connected to the same network. What else needs to be done? Do I need 2 proxy hosts?
@seedy yep - still needs the explicit right machine/host and port to work. That's how you can redirect to multiple containers on one machine, or redirect multiple containers on multiple machines. I don't run NPM anymore as I streamlined my setup to a single machine and using Cloudflare tunnels. Changes coming up though and I *might* go back to a bare metal server for a project and connected via npm
@3dcandy So I need a proxy host for the NPM container's localhost too?
@seedy nope.... just need to get ports and ip's sorted, plus firewall access
@3dcandy I edited my proxy host with the correct port, but still no luck. I know both containers can talk to each other since they're on the same network, and I can access the thing just fine with file-up.seediffusion.cc:2005,.
@seedy still trying to use port 2005 I see....
It's not a great port number - some things simply won't open that port.
For example on Virgin it doesn't matter what you do that port won't work as it's blocked by Virgin for security reasons
It's not a great port number - some things simply won't open that port.
For example on Virgin it doesn't matter what you do that port won't work as it's blocked by Virgin for security reasons
@seedy that doesn't appear to be available on my internet/network. Port 2005 isn't available anyhoo for me
@3dcandy I gave up and shut it down.
@seedy yup - it's not as easy as people think is it? Shame though.... I have done more hosting/server/website work this year than last 3 years combined
@3dcandy I've been using apache for 5 years, I have so much configuration in it, I'm comfortable with it, and people are trying to get me to switch to NGINX like it's this really easy fix.
@seedy personally - nginx for me, but still use apache at times. But I've moved on to simpler ways of doing things. Most of my work is now just email/domain/website so a great deal is done via HestiaCP. Easy to issue a cert and there are one click installers for wordpress and a couple of other things. If it's simplicity you want then Yunohost is great, loads of apps available. Again one-click for most. And yes - microbin is available on yunohost
@seedy here is the link to yunohost microbin
@3dcandy The Yunohost setup is inaccessible because apparently the devs don't know it's 2024 and basically every operating system and Linux distro has a screen reader in it now.
@seedy I run a free file sharing app as well. You are more than welcome to use it
