docs: add self-hosted deployment guide with Nginx and Cloudflare Tunnel - #50
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WalkthroughThe README links Docker and reverse-proxy CORS guidance to self-hosting instructions. It documents local Docker setup, internet exposure through Nginx or Cloudflare Tunnel, and post-deployment API-key, rate-limit IP, and CORS checks. ChangesSelf-hosted deployment
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes Change: Other Suggested labels: Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The tunnel setup can leave the relay directly reachable outside Cloudflare. Remove or restrict the published port mapping before merging so users do not bypass the tunnel's protections. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
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- Line 415: Update the Nginx example’s X-Forwarded-For handling to overwrite
client-supplied values with the connecting address, and revise the Cloudflare
guidance so it does not promise per-client rate limiting unless the tunnel path
sanitizes or trusts the appropriate client-IP header.
- Line 568: Update the host CLI instructions around the credentials-file example
and persistent-service commands to label those steps as Linux-only, or provide
the appropriate configuration paths and service commands for macOS and Windows.
- Line 322: Update the README examples using port 3000 to state that it is the
default configured by server.port or RELAY_SERVER_PORT, and identify the Docker
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🟠 Major · The Cloudflare Tunnel instructions do not require removing the published relay… · README.md:661-679
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winThe Cloudflare Tunnel instructions do not require removing the published relay port.
The existing
docker-compose.ymlpublishes3000:3000on all host interfaces. The tunnel example omits that mapping, but the instruction to “update” the file does not state that the existingrelay.portsentry must be removed. Users can therefore addcloudflaredwhile leaving the relay directly reachable, bypassing the tunnel’s edge protections.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 661-679: Update the Cloudflare Tunnel instructions in the README
to explicitly remove the relay service’s published ports mapping, including the
existing 3000:3000 entry, when adding cloudflared; keep relay accessible to
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/health also returns a timestamp field — please update the expected JSON.
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Same here: response includes timestamp.
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Server uses 15s read/write and 60s idle timeouts, so "matching" is inaccurate. Reword or set send/read to 15s.
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Fixes #11
Description
Adds documentation to
README.mdexplaining how to expose a self-hosted ThruBox-Server Docker container to the internet using Nginx reverse proxy or Cloudflare Tunnel.3000to127.0.0.1:3000:3000to prevent direct unproxied exposure.cloudflared): Host CLI and Docker Compose approaches for exposing the service without opening inbound ports.Screenshots/Recordings
1. Self-Hosting Overview & Docker Hardening -
2. Nginx Reverse Proxy & SSL-
3. Cloudflare Tunnel & Security Checklist-
Additional Notes
The documentation and configuration examples were reviewed against the repository's existing Docker/server implementation and the relevant Nginx and Cloudflare setup requirements.
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AI assistance was used for drafting and reviewing the documentation and configuration examples. The final changes were reviewed against the repository's implementation.
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