Update EC2 deployment documentation to include Cloudflared tunnel option for HTTPS and clarify NGINX setup. Enhance security recommendations and provide a comparison between Cloudflared and NGINX. #174
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…ion for HTTPS and clarify NGINX setup. Enhance security recommendations and provide a comparison between Cloudflared and NGINX.
Summary of ChangesHello @ATechAdventurer, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed! This pull request significantly updates the EC2 deployment documentation by introducing Cloudflared as a primary, simplified method for securing HTTPS connections. It refines existing NGINX setup instructions, offers clearer security guidelines, and provides a comparative analysis to help users choose the most suitable reverse proxy solution for their deployment. Highlights
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This pull request significantly improves the EC2 deployment documentation by adding a Cloudflared tunnel option as a simpler and more secure alternative to NGINX. The changes include detailed setup instructions for Cloudflared, a comparison table, and updated security recommendations. My review focuses on ensuring the new instructions are correct, robust, and secure. I've identified a missing dependency that would block the setup, a potential issue with updating the configuration file, and a critical security clarification needed to ensure the application is not left exposed. I've also suggested a structural improvement to the document to avoid installing unnecessary packages.
| sudo mkdir -p /etc/cloudflared | ||
| sudo tee /etc/cloudflared/config.yml <<EOF | ||
| tunnel: liblab-ai | ||
| credentials-file: /home/ubuntu/.cloudflared/$(cloudflared tunnel list --format json | jq -r '.[0].id').json |
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This line has two potential issues:
- It relies on
jq, butjqis not listed as a dependency to be installed in Section 2. This will cause the command to fail. Please add a step to installjq(e.g.,sudo apt install -y jq) before this command is run. - The
jq -r '.[0].id'part assumes the newly created tunnel is the first one in the list, which may not be reliable if other tunnels exist. It's more robust to filter by the tunnel's name.
| credentials-file: /home/ubuntu/.cloudflared/$(cloudflared tunnel list --format json | jq -r '.[0].id').json | |
| credentials-file: /home/ubuntu/.cloudflared/$(cloudflared tunnel list --format json | jq -r '.[] | select(.name=="liblab-ai") | .id').json |
| - Optionally deploy via ECS/Fargate for scaling. | ||
| - Set up logging and monitoring (e.g., CloudWatch, metrics dashboards). | ||
| - Restrict direct access to port 3000 via local interface only. | ||
| - **With Cloudflared**: No additional port restrictions needed - tunnel provides security. |
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This statement is potentially misleading and could leave the deployment insecure. While the tunnel itself is secure, the main security benefit comes from not exposing the application port (3000) to the public internet. The documentation should explicitly instruct users to remove the inbound rule for port 3000 from their EC2 security group after the tunnel is confirmed to be working. Leaving it open bypasses the security of the tunnel.
| **g.** Update your `.env` file: | ||
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| echo "BASE_URL=https://your-domain.com" >> .env |
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Using echo ... >> .env will append to the file. If a BASE_URL entry already exists (e.g., from the pnpm run setup step), this will create a duplicate entry, which can lead to unexpected behavior. It would be more reliable to either instruct the user to manually edit the .env file or use a command that replaces the value if it exists to prevent duplicates.
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| | 1 | Launch EC2 + open ports 22 & 3000 | | ||
| | 2 | Install Docker, Node, pnpm, NGINX (if using), Certbot (if using NGINX) | |
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This summary is helpful, but it highlights an inefficiency in the main instructions. The 'Install Dependencies' step in Section 2 installs NGINX and Certbot unconditionally, even if the user plans to use Cloudflared. To improve the guide, consider restructuring Section 2 to separate common dependencies from those specific to NGINX, so users only install what they need for their chosen option.
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| - Launch Ubuntu 22.04 (2 vCPU / 4–8 GB RAM, \~60 GB storage). | ||
| - Security group: open ports **22** (SSH), **3000** (initial setup), and later **80**/**443** (HTTP/HTTPS). | ||
| - Security group: open ports **22** (SSH), **3000** (initial setup). If using NGINX, also open **80**/**443** (HTTP/HTTPS). |
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somewhere we need to mention that some endpoints need to be able to accept larger request bodies
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