Proxy
Deploying the proxy#
Selfhosting the client as well?
Please read THIS and use Method 4 (Docker) or Method 5 (Manual)!
Cloudflare and Netlify's IPs are blocked by FlixHQ and the proxy MUST be hosted on a VPS or other server.
Method 1 - Cloudflare (Easy + Best)#
Cloudflare has a generous free plan, so you don't need to pay anything unless you get thousands of users.
Create a GitHub account at https://github.com if you don't have one.
Deploy with workers button above.Deploy to deploy to Cloudflare Workers.Congratulations! Your worker is now deploying. Please wait for the GitHub Action to build and publish your worker.
You can click the Worker dash
and GitHub repo buttons to see the status of the deploy.
When the worker has deployed, you will need to take note of the URL. This can be found on Cloudflare under Workers and Pages -> Overview -> Proxy.
Use the URL you took note of and set up a custom proxy in the client.
Method 2 - Netlify (Easy)#
Netlify has a very generous free plan, so you'll be able to host your proxy for free unless you get hundreds of users.
Create a GitHub account at https://github.com/signup if you don't have one already.
Click on the Deploy to Netlify button above. - Authorize Netlify to connect
with GitHub by clicking the Connect to GitHub button.
Save & Deploy button, click it.Once the deployment is complete, click on the Get Started button that pops
up, this will redirect you to the dashboard of your site.
Click on the only site in the Sites section of your dashboard.
Find the link of your site near the top of the page, it should look something like https://<random-words>.netlify.app. Right click the link, click Copy link address. Now you'll just have to set up the client!
Method 3 - Railway (Easy)#
Railway provides $5 in free credits once you verify your account. These credits expire after 1 month and are usually enough to keep the proxy running for about that time. (Tip: You can delete your account and create a new one to receive additional credits.)
Login to your Railway account if you have one, otherwise create one here.
- If you are signing up, then verify your account by clicking the link in the email Railway sends you.
- If you created your account with an email, then to verify your account further, go to your account, then plans and verify your account with a GitHub account.
Click the Deploy on Railway button
above.
If a Configure button is displayed, click on it and allow Railway to access
your GitHub account.
The Deploy button at the bottom of the template should be active, click on
it.
Once the proxy has deployed, copy the URL from the Deployments page.
Congratulations! You have deployed the proxy, you can now set up the client.
Method 4 - Docker#
If you know what you are doing, you should know what to do with this information. If you don't, then please follow our Cloudflare guides.
Experience with Docker, domains and web hosting is highly recommended for
this method.
Deploying with Netlify is easier and safer to do! You
are exposing your server at your own risk!
P-Stream does not have a Docker image for the proxy yet. You can create one yourself or build from source. Alternatively, you can use the sudo-flix proxy Docker image found here: GitHub Container Registry under the image ghcr.io/sussy-code/sudo-proxy:latest. It should work the same.
The container exposes the HTTP port (Without TLS/SSL) as 3000/TCP.
Method 5 - Manual#
If you know what you are doing, you should know what to do with this information. If you don't, then please follow our Cloudflare guides.
Manually installing the proxy on your server. You may want to use an automated package manager like nixpacks to do this.
Clone the repo on your server git clone https://github.com/p-stream/simple-proxy
Navigate to the directory cd simple-proxy
Install packages pnpm i
Build the app pnpm build
Start the proxy pnpm start
You'll need to configure port forwarding and firewall settings. Good luck.