From 7c2f0bf0cb278c6c0b2d9a101f951c5b696dba06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pstruebi <struebin.patrick@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:37:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add HTTP to HTTPS redirect server on port 80

---
 src/auracast/server/http_to_https_redirect.py | 42 +++++++++++++++++++
 src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh   |  7 ++++
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/auracast/server/http_to_https_redirect.py

diff --git a/src/auracast/server/http_to_https_redirect.py b/src/auracast/server/http_to_https_redirect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a79e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auracast/server/http_to_https_redirect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""Minimal HTTP server that redirects all requests to HTTPS (port 443).
+
+Run on port 80 alongside the HTTPS Streamlit frontend so that users who
+type a bare IP address into their browser are automatically forwarded.
+"""
+
+import http.server
+import sys
+
+
+class RedirectHandler(http.server.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        host = self.headers.get("Host", "").split(":")[0] or self.server.server_address[0]
+        target = f"https://{host}{self.path}"
+        self.send_response(301)
+        self.send_header("Location", target)
+        self.end_headers()
+
+    # Handle every method the same way
+    do_POST = do_GET
+    do_PUT = do_GET
+    do_DELETE = do_GET
+    do_HEAD = do_GET
+
+    def log_message(self, format, *args):
+        # Keep logging minimal
+        sys.stderr.write(f"[http-redirect] {self.address_string()} -> https  {args[0] if args else ''}\n")
+
+
+def main():
+    port = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 80
+    server = http.server.HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", port), RedirectHandler)
+    print(f"HTTP->HTTPS redirect server listening on 0.0.0.0:{port}")
+    try:
+        server.serve_forever()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+    server.server_close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh b/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
index 6e145ff..844e7eb 100755
--- a/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
+++ b/src/auracast/server/start_frontend_https.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,12 @@ echo "Using Avahi domain: $AVAHI_DOMAIN"
 # Path to poetry binary
 POETRY_BIN="/home/caster/.local/bin/poetry"
 
+# Start HTTP->HTTPS redirect server on port 80 (background)
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/http_to_https_redirect.py" 80 &
+REDIRECT_PID=$!
+echo "HTTP->HTTPS redirect server started (PID $REDIRECT_PID)"
+trap "kill $REDIRECT_PID 2>/dev/null" EXIT
+
 # Start Streamlit HTTPS server (port 443)
 $POETRY_BIN run streamlit run multicast_frontend.py --server.port 443 --server.address 0.0.0.0 --server.enableCORS false --server.enableXsrfProtection false --server.headless true --server.sslCertFile "$CERT" --server.sslKeyFile "$KEY" --browser.gatherUsageStats false