Merge pull request #5 from TheNeikos/claude/fix-ios-websocket-xDpcb

Make TLS certificate optional and add dual HTTP/HTTPS support

lanshare/src/main.rs

@@ -50,11 +50,26 @@ struct Args {
     #[arg(short, long, conflicts_with = "verbose")]
     quiet: bool,
 
+    /// TLS certificate file (PEM format)
+    ///
+    /// When provided along with --key, the server will use HTTPS/WSS.
+    /// A plain HTTP listener is also started on --http-port for clients
+    /// that cannot validate the certificate (e.g. iOS with self-signed certs).
+    /// If omitted, the server runs over plain HTTP only.
     #[arg(short, long)]
-    certificate: PathBuf,
+    certificate: Option<PathBuf>,
 
+    /// TLS private key file (PEM format)
     #[arg(short, long)]
-    key: PathBuf,
+    key: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Port for the plain HTTP listener (used alongside HTTPS)
+    ///
+    /// When TLS is enabled, a second HTTP-only listener is started on this
+    /// port so that iOS devices (which reject self-signed WSS certs) can
+    /// connect via ws:// instead.
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 8081, value_name = "PORT")]
+    http_port: u16,
 }
 
 /// Messages sent between peers via the signaling server
@@ -199,6 +214,8 @@ async fn main() {
         .parse()
         .expect("Invalid host:port combination");
 
+    let use_tls = args.certificate.is_some() && args.key.is_some();
+
     println!();
     println!("  ╭─────────────────────────────────────────╮");
     println!("  │             \x1b[1;33mLAN Share\x1b[0m                   │");
@@ -206,10 +223,25 @@ async fn main() {
     println!("  ╰─────────────────────────────────────────╯");
     println!();
     println!("  \x1b[1mServer running at:\x1b[0m");
-    println!("    → http://{}", addr);
+
-    if args.host == "0.0.0.0" {
+    if use_tls {
-        if let Ok(local_ip) = local_ip_address::local_ip() {
+        println!("    → https://{}", addr);
-            println!("    → http://{}:{}", local_ip, args.port);
+        let http_addr: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", args.host, args.http_port)
+            .parse()
+            .expect("Invalid host:http_port combination");
+        println!("    → http://{}  \x1b[90m(plain HTTP for iOS)\x1b[0m", http_addr);
+        if args.host == "0.0.0.0" {
+            if let Ok(local_ip) = local_ip_address::local_ip() {
+                println!("    → https://{}:{}", local_ip, args.port);
+                println!("    → http://{}:{}  \x1b[90m(plain HTTP for iOS)\x1b[0m", local_ip, args.http_port);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        println!("    → http://{}", addr);
+        if args.host == "0.0.0.0" {
+            if let Ok(local_ip) = local_ip_address::local_ip() {
+                println!("    → http://{}:{}", local_ip, args.port);
+            }
         }
     }
     println!();
@@ -219,13 +251,36 @@ async fn main() {
 
     info!("Server starting on {}", addr);
 
+    if use_tls {
+        let cert = args.certificate.unwrap();
+        let key = args.key.unwrap();
+        let config = RustlsConfig::from_pem_file(cert, key).await.unwrap();
 
-    let config = RustlsConfig::from_pem_file(args.certificate, args.key).await.unwrap();
+        // Start a plain HTTP listener alongside HTTPS so that iOS devices
+        // (which silently reject self-signed WSS certificates) can connect
+        // via ws:// instead.
+        let http_addr: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", args.host, args.http_port)
+            .parse()
+            .expect("Invalid host:http_port combination");
+        let http_app = app.clone();
+        info!("Plain HTTP listener on {}", http_addr);
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(http_addr).await.unwrap();
+            axum::serve(listener, http_app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr>())
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+        });
 
-    axum_server::bind_rustls(addr, config)
+        axum_server::bind_rustls(addr, config)
-        .serve(app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr>())
+            .serve(app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr>())
-        .await
+            .await
-        .unwrap();
+            .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await.unwrap();
+        axum::serve(listener, app.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<SocketAddr>())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    }
 }
 
 async fn serve_index() -> impl IntoResponse {

lanshare/static/index.html

@@ -504,7 +504,25 @@
         connectionStatus.textContent = 'Establishing WebSocket connection...';
         state.ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
 
+        // iOS Safari silently rejects wss:// connections to servers with
+        // self-signed certificates — onopen never fires and the UI hangs.
+        // Use a timeout to detect this and show a helpful message.
+        const connectTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            if (state.ws && state.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
+                console.warn('WebSocket connection timed out');
+                state.ws.close();
+                if (window.location.protocol === 'https:') {
+                    const httpPort = parseInt(window.location.port || '443', 10) + 1;
+                    const httpUrl = `http://${window.location.hostname}:${httpPort}`;
+                    connectionStatus.innerHTML =
+                        'Connection failed — iOS may not support self-signed WSS certificates.<br>' +
+                        'Try the plain HTTP URL instead: <a href="' + httpUrl + '" style="color:#60a5fa;text-decoration:underline">' + httpUrl + '</a>';
+                }
+            }
+        }, 5000);
+
         state.ws.onopen = () => {
+            clearTimeout(connectTimeout);
             console.log('WebSocket connected');
             state.reconnectAttempts = 0;
             connectionStatus.textContent = 'Connected, waiting for welcome...';
@@ -516,6 +534,7 @@
         };
 
         state.ws.onclose = () => {
+            clearTimeout(connectTimeout);
             console.log('WebSocket disconnected');
             updateConnectionStatus(false);
 
@@ -529,6 +548,7 @@
         };
 
         state.ws.onerror = (err) => {
+            clearTimeout(connectTimeout);
             console.error('WebSocket error:', err);
         };
     }