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<p>Hi Taco,</p>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Allowing to map a vsite to the admin url: I have tried to do this with reverse proxy, but unfortunately the admin ui still uses some hard links in various places, mostly to select https/81 http/444, whereas I think all links should be relative anyway. </pre>
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<p>I agree that relative links are preferred with almost any
architecture. Limited exceptions apply, of course.<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">some enterprise and airport/hotel/airplaine wifi networks sometimes restrict port numbers.
This would allow e.g. creating an “admin.yoursite.com” or something similar.</pre>
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<p>Just a note on this: VPN should be absolutely mandatory for
sysadmin work. I don't touch an asset without being either onnet
or via VPN and often if remote, VPN to remote desktop on
localnet. I realize you're raising a bit of a different issue,
but nobody should be relying on public wifi networks to manage (or
restrict) your traffic. <br>
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<p>If you are properly secured behind a VPN then you will bypass
many of the headaches you've mentioned. <br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">My request is to just get rid of the code that selects the port number and protocol.
Imho, that is not needed anymore.
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<p>I disagree. <br>
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<p>Having the service on a different port keeps it gapped from the
public-facing web services. And that's fairly standard with the
other control panels I'm familiar with that rely on their own http
server (and therefore a unique port). While that may present the
occasional obstacle, the benefits outweigh the inconvenience.<br>
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