[GH-ISSUE #412] Ability to specify host for cloudflared #100

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opened 2026-03-04 00:23:54 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-04 00:23:54 +03:00

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Originally created by @BluDood on GitHub (Mar 26, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools/issues/412

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Updated both SignTools and the builder (SignTools-CI or SignTools-Builder) to the latest version
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Describe the bug
I'm trying to run SignTools and a CloudFlare tunnel inside docker compose, but SignTools is hardcoded to only look for cloudflared on localhost. Therefore it would be very useful to be able to specify the host used for connecting to the cloudflared metrics endpoint.

To reproduce
In my case, I wrote a simple compose project as follows:

version: '3.8'

services:
  signtools:
    image: signtools/signtools
    volumes:
      - './signer-cfg.yml:/signer-cfg.yml'
      - './data:/data'
  cloudflared:
    image: cloudflare/cloudflared
    command: tunnel -url http://signtools:8080 -metrics 0.0.0.0:51881

By opening the generated tunnel URL, I can access the web interface just fine. However, this does not work once I try to sign the application as it has to send data back to the public endpoint. I could manually specify the URL inside signer-cfg.yml, but since the functionality is already built-in it would be nice to have an extra option to specify a custom host for cloudflared. For example:
SignTools -cloudflared-host cloudflared -cloudflared-port 51881
or simply:
SignTools -cloudflared-host cloudflared:51881

I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to add some changes here (for the CLI parameter) and here (to change the host from localhost to whatever is specified). I don't know Go too well, but if help is needed I can see what I can do.

Expected behavior

Being able to specify the full host for the cloudflared endpoint / host, and therefore making it easier to run SignTools in a Docker Compose project.

System configuration

SignTools version: 3.0.2
Installation type: Docker / cloudflared
Operating System: Windows
Builder type: SignTools-CI
Builder version: 13250eb

Originally created by @BluDood on GitHub (Mar 26, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools/issues/412 !! Please fill in this template, DO NOT ignore or delete it. !! **I tried basic troubleshooting first** - [x] Updated **both** [SignTools](https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools) **and** the builder ([SignTools-CI](https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools-CI) or [SignTools-Builder](https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools-Builder)) to the latest version - [x] Read through the [FAQ page](https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools/blob/master/FAQ.md) **Describe the bug** I'm trying to run SignTools and a CloudFlare tunnel inside docker compose, but SignTools is hardcoded to only look for cloudflared on localhost. Therefore it would be very useful to be able to specify the host used for connecting to the cloudflared metrics endpoint. **To reproduce** In my case, I wrote a simple compose project as follows: ```yaml version: '3.8' services: signtools: image: signtools/signtools volumes: - './signer-cfg.yml:/signer-cfg.yml' - './data:/data' cloudflared: image: cloudflare/cloudflared command: tunnel -url http://signtools:8080 -metrics 0.0.0.0:51881 ``` By opening the generated tunnel URL, I can access the web interface just fine. However, this does not work once I try to sign the application as it has to send data back to the public endpoint. I could manually specify the URL inside signer-cfg.yml, but since the functionality is already built-in it would be nice to have an extra option to specify a custom host for cloudflared. For example: `SignTools -cloudflared-host cloudflared -cloudflared-port 51881` or simply: `SignTools -cloudflared-host cloudflared:51881` I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to add some changes [here (for the CLI parameter)](https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools/blob/20fc4bfbc0d33b051ef9fc6f7e7f4d1660237494/main.go#L67) and [here (to change the host from localhost to whatever is specified)](https://github.com/SignTools/SignTools/blob/20fc4bfbc0d33b051ef9fc6f7e7f4d1660237494/src/tunnel/cloudflare.go#L20). I don't know Go too well, but if help is needed I can see what I can do. **Expected behavior** Being able to specify the full host for the cloudflared endpoint / host, and therefore making it easier to run SignTools in a Docker Compose project. **System configuration** - SignTools version: 3.0.2 - Installation type: Docker / cloudflared - Operating System: Windows - Builder type: SignTools-CI - Builder version: 13250eb

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2026-03-04 00:23:54 +03:00

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2026-03-04 00:23:55 +03:00

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@BluDood commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2024):

Decided to try and fix this myself, I've made the pull request #413 with the suggested changes and tested that it works fine.

@BluDood commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2024): Decided to try and fix this myself, I've made the pull request #413 with the suggested changes and tested that it works fine.

kerem commented

2026-03-04 00:23:55 +03:00

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@ViRb3 commented on GitHub (Apr 14, 2024):

Merged PR, will release in v3.0.3 shortly. Thanks!

@ViRb3 commented on GitHub (Apr 14, 2024): Merged PR, will release in v3.0.3 shortly. Thanks!