Deployment Guide for CORS Fix

Problem

CORS error: "Access to fetch at 'https://seedbox-api./api/auth/login' from origin 'https://seedbox.' has been blocked"

Solution Steps

1. Backend Deployment (Server)

Stop existing server:

# Kill any existing processes
pkill -f "node index.js"
pm2 stop seedbox-backend 2>/dev/null || true
pm2 delete seedbox-backend 2>/dev/null || true

Deploy with PM2 (Recommended):

cd /home/toor/seedbox-lite/server
mkdir -p logs
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

Or deploy manually:

cd /home/toor/seedbox-lite/server
NODE_ENV=production \
SERVER_PORT=3001 \
SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0 \
FRONTEND_URL=https://seedbox.<domain> \
ACCESS_PASSWORD=seedbox123 \
node index.js

2. Frontend Deployment

Rebuild with production API URL:

cd /home/toor/seedbox-lite/client
VITE_API_BASE_URL=https://seedbox-api.<domain> npm run build

Deploy with PM2:

pm2 start ecosystem.config.js

3. Verify CORS Configuration

Test CORS manually:

cd /home/toor/seedbox-lite/server
chmod +x test-cors.sh
./test-cors.sh

Check PM2 status:

pm2 status
pm2 logs seedbox-backend --lines 20

4. Important Notes

Backend runs on port 3001 (as per your .env.production)
Make sure your reverse proxy/Cloudflare points to port 3001
CORS is now configured to allow both domains:
- https://seedbox.<domain> (frontend)
- https://seedbox-api.<domain> (backend)

5. Debugging

If still having issues, check:

# Check server logs
pm2 logs seedbox-backend

# Test backend health
curl https://seedbox-api.<domain>/api/health

# Test CORS manually
curl -H "Origin: https://seedbox.<domain>" https://seedbox-api.<domain>/api/health

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