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Reflect what the live deploy actually required:
- cert must be NESTED under an already-mounted dir (/etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/)
  — mirror-nginx mounts cert dirs individually, so a fresh /etc/ssl/flatrender is
  invisible in the container.
- after a sed -i edit of the bind-mounted nginx.conf, restart (not reload) — inode swap.
- DNS: box is behind NAT (171.22.25.73 private; public via edge/CDN 185.239.1.100 or
  direct 31.171.101.x) — register the domain the same way the other sites enter.
- local SNI test command to verify routing bypassing DNS.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## One-time setup (do these BEFORE the first `git push gitea master`) ## One-time setup (do these BEFORE the first `git push gitea master`)
1. **DNS** — three A-records → server IP: `flatrender.ir`, `api.flatrender.ir`, 1. **DNS** — this box sits BEHIND NAT: its interface IP is `171.22.25.73` (private),
`storage.flatrender.ir` (+ optional `www`). public NAT IPs are `31.171.101.127/.211`, and inbound 443 normally arrives via the
2. **TLS cert** — place a cert covering all three names at edge/CDN `185.239.1.100` (same entry your other sites use, e.g. `meezi.ir`). So a new
`/etc/ssl/flatrender/fullchain.pem` + `/etc/ssl/flatrender/privateKey.pem` domain must enter the SAME way the others do — either:
(wildcard `*.flatrender.ir` + apex, or a SAN cert — your usual issuance process). - register `flatrender.ir` + `api` + `storage` + `www` in that edge/CDN (origin = this
server) and point DNS there, **or**
- bypass the CDN and point DNS straight at the server's public IP (like the hokm `api`
subdomain does — "must bypass").
Pointing DNS at a random/registrar IP shows that host's default page (e.g. a "not
licensed" page), NOT FlatRender.
2. **TLS cert** — ⚠️ mirror-nginx mounts cert dirs INDIVIDUALLY, so a fresh
`/etc/ssl/flatrender/` on the host is invisible inside the container. **Nest the cert
under an already-mounted dir** (the conf references this path):
```bash
mkdir -p /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender
cp <yourcert>/fullchain.pem /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/
cp <yourcert>/privateKey.pem /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/
```
Cert must cover `flatrender.ir` + `api.` + `storage.` (wildcard `*.flatrender.ir` + apex, or SAN).
3. **mirror-nginx** — add the server blocks from [`mirror-nginx-flatrender.conf`](./mirror-nginx-flatrender.conf) 3. **mirror-nginx** — add the server blocks from [`mirror-nginx-flatrender.conf`](./mirror-nginx-flatrender.conf)
to the proxy's `http{}` block, then: to the proxy's `http{}` (the host file is `/root/mirror-server/nginx/nginx.conf`), then:
`docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -t && docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -s reload`. `docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -t && docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -s reload`.
(Do this after the first deploy is up, or it'll 502 until the ports are live.) ⚠️ If you edited the conf with `sed -i` (which swaps the file inode), the running
container keeps the old inode → `docker restart mirror-nginx` instead (~3s blip).
Verify locally (bypasses DNS): `curl -sk --resolve flatrender.ir:443:127.0.0.1 https://flatrender.ir/ | head -c 60`
must show `<html lang="fa" dir="rtl">`. (Do this after the first deploy is up, or it 502s.)
4. **ENV_FILE secret** — at `…/soroushdes/flatrender/settings/secrets`, create `ENV_FILE` 4. **ENV_FILE secret** — at `…/soroushdes/flatrender/settings/secrets`, create `ENV_FILE`
from [`ENV_FILE.production.example`](./ENV_FILE.production.example) (already filled for from [`ENV_FILE.production.example`](./ENV_FILE.production.example) (already filled for
flatrender.ir; generate each secret with `openssl rand -hex 32`). flatrender.ir; generate each secret with `openssl rand -hex 32`).
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# Routes the three public domains to the FlatRender host ports on 171.22.25.73 # Routes the three public domains to the FlatRender host ports on 171.22.25.73
# (FRONTEND_PORT / GATEWAY_PORT / MINIO_PORT from the deploy ENV_FILE). # (FRONTEND_PORT / GATEWAY_PORT / MINIO_PORT from the deploy ENV_FILE).
# #
# TLS cert must exist first: /etc/ssl/flatrender/{fullchain.pem,privateKey.pem} # The mirror-nginx config file lives on the HOST at /root/mirror-server/nginx/nginx.conf
# covering flatrender.ir + api.flatrender.ir + storage.flatrender.ir # (bind-mounted read-only into the container). Add these blocks there.
# (wildcard *.flatrender.ir + apex, or a SAN cert).
# #
# Apply: docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -t && docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -s reload # ⚠️ CERT-MOUNT TRAP: mirror-nginx mounts cert dirs INDIVIDUALLY
# (/etc/ssl/{soroushasadi,meezi,...}). A new /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/ on the host is
# INVISIBLE inside the container → nginx -t "cannot load certificate". So NEST the
# flatrender cert under an already-mounted dir:
# mkdir -p /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender
# cp <cert>/fullchain.pem <cert>/privateKey.pem /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/
# The cert must cover flatrender.ir + api. + storage. (wildcard *.flatrender.ir + apex,
# or a SAN cert).
#
# ⚠️ After editing nginx.conf with `sed -i` (which replaces the file inode), the
# running container keeps the OLD inode → you must RESTART, not just reload:
# docker restart mirror-nginx # ~3s blip for all sites
# A plain edit that keeps the inode + reload is fine:
# docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -t && docker exec mirror-nginx nginx -s reload
#
# Test routing locally (bypasses DNS):
# curl -sk --resolve flatrender.ir:443:127.0.0.1 https://flatrender.ir/ | head -c 60
# # must show: <!DOCTYPE html><html lang="fa" dir="rtl">
# ========================================================================== # ==========================================================================
server { server {
@@ -22,8 +38,8 @@ server {
listen 443 ssl; http2 on; listen 443 ssl; http2 on;
server_name flatrender.ir www.flatrender.ir; server_name flatrender.ir www.flatrender.ir;
client_max_body_size 25m; client_max_body_size 25m;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/flatrender/fullchain.pem; ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/flatrender/privateKey.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/privateKey.pem;
location / { location / {
proxy_pass http://171.22.25.73:1600; proxy_pass http://171.22.25.73:1600;
proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_http_version 1.1;
@@ -41,8 +57,8 @@ server {
listen 443 ssl; http2 on; listen 443 ssl; http2 on;
server_name api.flatrender.ir; server_name api.flatrender.ir;
client_max_body_size 512m; # large uploads routed through the gateway client_max_body_size 512m; # large uploads routed through the gateway
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/flatrender/fullchain.pem; ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/flatrender/privateKey.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/privateKey.pem;
location / { location / {
proxy_pass http://171.22.25.73:1605; proxy_pass http://171.22.25.73:1605;
proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_http_version 1.1;
@@ -61,8 +77,8 @@ server {
listen 443 ssl; http2 on; listen 443 ssl; http2 on;
server_name storage.flatrender.ir; server_name storage.flatrender.ir;
client_max_body_size 512m; client_max_body_size 512m;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/flatrender/fullchain.pem; ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/flatrender/privateKey.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/soroushasadi/flatrender/privateKey.pem;
location / { location / {
proxy_pass http://171.22.25.73:1610; proxy_pass http://171.22.25.73:1610;
proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header Host $host;