FAQ: Accessing via IP address

If you are deploying Refly on a cloud server and accessing it via http://<Public IP>:5700, you might encounter issues with redirection after login. This is caused by mismatched Cookie domain configurations.

Please follow these steps to adjust your configuration:

Step 1: Confirm Server Information

Get your cloud server's public IP address, for example: a.b.c.d.

Step 2: Modify Environment Variables

Edit the deploy/docker/.env file:

# Set ORIGIN to the full URL used in the browser, including protocol and port
ORIGIN=http://a.b.c.d:5700

# Set REFLY_COOKIE_DOMAIN to the IP address, without the protocol prefix
REFLY_COOKIE_DOMAIN=a.b.c.d

# Set REFLY_COOKIE_SECURE to empty
REFLY_COOKIE_SECURE=

Step 3: Restart Services

After modifying the configuration file, restart the services for the changes to take effect:

docker compose down
docker compose up -d

Step 4: Verification and Testing

Run the following command to check if the container's environment variables are correct:

docker exec refly_api env | egrep 'REFLY_COOKIE|ORIGIN'

Example of correct environment variables:

ORIGIN=http://a.b.c.d:5700
REFLY_COOKIE_DOMAIN=a.b.c.d
REFLY_COOKIE_SECURE=
REFLY_COOKIE_SAME_SITE=Lax

Once the environment variables are correct, clear your browser cache and cookies, then try logging in again.