Advanced

This guide covers advanced configuration options for self-hosting Rybbit.

Setup Script Options

The setup script supports several options:


./setup.sh <domain_name> [options]

Available options:

--no-webserver: Disable the built-in Caddy webserver
--backend-port <port>: Set custom host port for backend (default: 3001)
--client-port <port>: Set custom host port for client (default: 3002)
--help: Show help message

Examples:


# Custom ports with built-in webserver
./setup.sh tracking.example.com --backend-port 8080 --client-port 8081
 
# Custom ports with your own webserver
./setup.sh tracking.example.com --no-webserver --backend-port 8080 --client-port 8081

When you specify custom ports, only the host port mapping changes. Inside the Docker containers, the services still use ports 3001 and 3002.

Using Your Own Web Server

If you prefer to use your own web server (such as Nginx or Apache) instead of the built-in Caddy server, you can use the --no-webserver flag:


./setup.sh your.domain.name --no-webserver

This will:

Not start the Caddy container
Expose the backend service on host port 3001 (or your custom port)
Expose the client service on host port 3002 (or your custom port)

You’ll need to configure your web server to proxy requests to these services. Here’s an example Nginx configuration:


server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your.domain.name;
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
 
server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name your.domain.name;
 
    # SSL configuration (using Let's Encrypt)
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your.domain.name/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/your.domain.name/privkey.pem;
 
    # API requests - adjust port if you customized it
    location /api/ {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;  # or your custom port
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
 
    # Client app - adjust port if you customized it
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3002;  # or your custom port
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

For a detailed step-by-step guide on setting up Nginx with SSL certificates using Certbot, see our Nginx Setup Guide.