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small pendant Feb 28, 2026, 7:10 PM

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Hi,

I have my node configured using the internal IP address and it works when I use the internal IP address to connect to the panel, the node comes up green.
When I use my external domain name, linked to my external IP and the ports have been forwarded (8000 -> 80 and then 8080 straight through) the node comes up red.

I have looked in the browser console and it says its something to do with the CORS policy. "has been blocked by CORS policy: The request client is not a secure context and the resource is in more-private address space local."

I tried changing the FQDN to my external address and it still doesnt work.

im a little bit lost and hopefully someone can help.
(my rig died so ive had to rebuild)

brittle siren Mar 1, 2026, 12:14 AM

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app_url in your .env file

grand craterBOT Mar 1, 2026, 12:14 AM

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The env file can be found at /var/www/pterodactyl/.env. Files starting with a . in Linux are hidden so it may not show up in file browsers by default. You can open it directly with nano /var/www/pterodactyl/.env

small pendant Mar 1, 2026, 9:53 PM

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brittle siren app_url in your .env file

Thank you, took a little finessing but got it working.
the panel still shows the node as red but all services are working

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