Unable to connect to API server using DuckDNS

[floogulinc]

Unable to connect to API server using DuckDNS

[floogulinc]

Looking at the error it seems you missed a letter: htps://horihydrus.duckdns.org/verify_access_key. it should start with https.

[floogulinc]

Looking at the Debugger, it seems I am being redirected from port 80 to 443 - shouldn't it be 7869?

Your hydrus API is at 7869 but caddy is running on 443 (the default https port) and proxying requests to 7869 while handling the https certificate and such.

What exactly takes care of updating the IP of my domain on Duck DNS in this process?

If you're using Tailscale, the Tailscale IP of the machine is static and won't change so it doesn't need to be updated on DuckDNS.

[horribleCodes]

Boy, do I have egg on my face now. thanks for pointing that out, it works now.
On a similar note, is it possible to specify a port in the API URL? Entering the port with :7869 didn't work with Hydrus Web, but maybe there is some way I could connect with https://domain.duckdns.org/hydrus?

[floogulinc]

Is there a reason you don't want to use port 443? You can change the port in the Caddyfile by changing the url at the top to include the port for example https://DOMAIN.duckdns.org:1234 and set that in the hydrus web config but there isn't much reason to unless you need port 443 for some other program.

[horribleCodes]

I would have liked to do just that, yes.
In any case, since my isssue has been resolved, I'll close it now.