whats wrong?


Need context.

Paste:
- the exact error
- what you ran
- what you expected
- any file/path involved

If you want, I can inspect the current repo/machine state directly. Tell me what’s failing.


you read the warnings?


No. I don’t see any warnings in this chat.

Paste them, or point me to the file/command/output and I’ll inspect them.


Tailscale Serve ready: https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/

 Warning: Updated the current Tailscale Serve web route to point to Pi Phone.

 Warning: Generated token: 3oIl1w-o6Zs1k-_8_M

 Pi Phone running at http://127.0.0.1:8787 for /mnt/rpi (token enabled) · mirroring the current CLI session with optional parallel sessions · owner: cli ·
 120m idle auto-stop

 Warning: Tailscale Serve is not currently pointing to Pi Phone.

and cant enter it on https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8787/


Yes. The issue is in the warnings.

What’s wrong:
- Pi Phone is running on local `127.0.0.1:8787`.
- Tailscale Serve is exposing it at `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/`
- Not at `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8787/`

So this URL is wrong:
- `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8787/`

Use:
- `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/`

Also important:
- One warning says Serve was updated to point to Pi Phone.
- The last warning says Serve is not currently pointing to Pi Phone.

That means the Serve config likely changed again after startup, or another route is active now.

Net:
- `:8787` is only local.
- External access should be through the Serve URL on standard HTTPS, usually port 443, so no `:8787`.
- But the final warning suggests even `/` may no longer point to Pi Phone.

If you want, I can check the current Tailscale Serve status and tell you the exact live URL/path.


but https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net is taken by nginx


Then the warning is the clue: Pi Phone tried to use Tailscale Serve, but that route is already occupied or got reverted.

What’s happening:
- Pi Phone runs locally on `127.0.0.1:8787`
- It attempted to publish via Tailscale Serve at `/`
- Your machine already uses normal HTTPS on `ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net` via nginx
- So Pi Phone is not safely reachable there unless Serve is configured on a different path/host and actually active

Why `:8787` fails:
- `127.0.0.1:8787` is local-only
- Tailscale Serve does not mean “same port outside”
- External Tailscale access is through Serve/Funnel mapping, not raw local port exposure

The contradictory warnings mean:
- it may have briefly set a Serve route
- then detected that current Serve no longer points to Pi Phone

So the real problem is route conflict, not the token.

Best fixes:
1. Use a different Tailscale Serve path or hostname for Pi Phone
2. Or reverse proxy it through nginx yourself
3. Or bind Pi Phone on LAN/Tailscale directly instead of `127.0.0.1`

Fastest clean option on this machine:
- keep nginx on the main domain
- expose Pi Phone under an nginx path/subdomain, or under a separate Tailscale Serve path if supported

If you want, I can inspect:
- current `tailscale serve status`
- what is listening on `8787`
- nginx config
- and set a non-conflicting route for Pi Phone

Say: `check it` and I’ll inspect.


id like to expose phone on /pi subpath


bash

tailscale serve status || tailscale serve --help

find /etc/nginx /mnt/rpi -maxdepth 4 \( -name '*.conf' -o -name '*.nginx' -o -name 'nginx.conf' \) 2>/dev/null | sed 's#^#FILE #'


https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:80

https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3967


LISTEN 0      511                      127.0.0.1:8787       0.0.0.0:*    users:(("pi",pid=971329,fd=25))


FILE /etc/nginx/snippets/snakeoil.conf
FILE /etc/nginx/snippets/fastcgi-php.conf
FILE /etc/nginx/conf.d/opencode.conf
FILE /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf
FILE /etc/nginx/nginx.conf


user www-data;
worker_processes auto;
worker_cpu_affinity auto;
pid /run/nginx.pid;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
include /etc/nginx/modules-enabled/*.conf;

events {
	worker_connections 768;
	# multi_accept on;
}

http {

	##
	# Basic Settings
	##

	sendfile on;
	tcp_nopush on;
	types_hash_max_size 2048;
	server_tokens off; # Recommended practice is to turn this off

	# server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;
	# server_name_in_redirect off;

	include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
	default_type application/octet-stream;

	##
	# SSL Settings
	##

	ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3; # Dropping SSLv3 (POODLE), TLS 1.0, 1.1
	ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off; # Don't force server cipher order.

	##
	# Logging Settings
	##

	access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;

	##
	# Gzip Settings
	##

	gzip on;

	# gzip_vary on;
	# gzip_proxied any;
	# gzip_comp_level 6;
	# gzip_buffers 16 8k;
	# gzip_http_version 1.1;
	# gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

	##
	# Virtual Host Configs
	##

	include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
	include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
}

#mail {
#	# See sample authentication script at:
#	# http://wiki.nginx.org/ImapAuthenticateWithApachePhpScript
#
#	# auth_http localhost/auth.php;
#	# pop3_capabilities "TOP" "USER";
#	# imap_capabilities "IMAP4rev1" "UIDPLUS";
#
#	server {
#		listen     localhost:110;
#		protocol   pop3;
#		proxy      on;
#	}
#
#	server {
#		listen     localhost:143;
#		protocol   imap;
#		proxy      on;
#	}
#}


server {
    listen 127.0.0.1:8443;
    listen [::1]:8443;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3967/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    access_log /var/log/nginx/opencode-access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/opencode-error.log;
}


grep -R "server_name\|listen 80\|listen 443\|location /pi\|proxy_pass" -n /etc/nginx/conf.d /etc/nginx/sites-enabled 2>/dev/null | sed -n '1,240p'


/etc/nginx/conf.d/opencode.conf:6:        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3967/;
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:2:    listen 80 default_server;
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:21:        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:18789/portal/;
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:58:        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/;
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:69:        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/ws;


server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;

    root /var/www/portal;
    index index.html;

    location = /portal {
        return 302 /portal/;
    }

    location = /opencode {
        return 302 http://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8443/;
    }

    location = /opencode/ {
        return 302 http://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8443/;
    }

    location ^~ /portal/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:18789/portal/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    # Calistenia static repo
    location ^~ /calistenia/ {
        alias /home/sebas/clawd/web/calistenia/;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /calistenia/index.html;
    }

    location = /mp3-share {
        return 302 /mp3-share/;
    }

    location = /mp3-share-link {
        return 302 /mp3-share/;
    }

    location ^~ /mp3-share/ {
        alias /home/sebas/downloads/mp3-share/;
        autoindex on;
        autoindex_exact_size off;
        autoindex_localtime on;
    }

    location = /shell {
        return 302 /shell/;
    }

    location = /shell/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    location = /shell/ws {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/ws;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    location = /tmux {
        return 301 /shell/;
    }

    location ^~ /tmux/ {
        return 301 /shell/;
    }

    # Main portal SPA
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
    }

    access_log off;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/portal-error.log warn;

    location ~* \.(css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2)$ {
        expires 1d;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
    }
}


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Cache-Control: no-store
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:04:38 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=5

---
<!doctype html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" />
    <meta name="theme-color" content="#0b0f14" />
    <title>Pi Phone</title>
    <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest?v=20260323-1" />
    <link rel="icon" href="/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml" />
    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/icon.svg" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/styles.css?v=20260323-1" />

    <button id="session-sidebar-button" class="sidebar-toggle-button secondary" aria-label="Open session browser" title="Open session browser">☰ Sessions</button>

Pi Phone

Pi, but couch-friendly


Can do. Need one nginx change.

Reason:
- Pi Phone serves assets from `/...`, not `/pi/...`
- so `/pi` needs path rewriting on the proxy

I’ll add:
- `/pi` -> redirect to `/pi/`
- `/pi/` -> proxy to `127.0.0.1:8787/`
- rewrite proxied HTML/CSS/JS references from `/...` to `/pi/...`
- websocket upgrade headers

Then test nginx and reload it.

edit

    location = /shell {
        return 302 /shell/;
    }

    location = /shell/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    location = /shell/ws {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/ws;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    location = /pi {
        return 302 /pi/;
    }

    location ^~ /pi/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8787/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_redirect off;
        sub_filter_once off;
        sub_filter_types text/html text/css application/javascript application/json;
        sub_filter 'href="/' 'href="/pi/';
        sub_filter 'src="/' 'src="/pi/';
        sub_filter 'content="/' 'content="/pi/';
        sub_filter 'url(/' 'url(/pi/';
        sub_filter 'fetch("/' 'fetch("/pi/';
        sub_filter "fetch('/" "fetch('/pi/";
        sub_filter '"/manifest.webmanifest' '"/pi/manifest.webmanifest';
        sub_filter '"/icon.svg' '"/pi/icon.svg';
        sub_filter '"/styles.css' '"/pi/styles.css';
    }


Successfully replaced 1 block(s) in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk.

     ...
  75         proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
  76         proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
  77     }
  78
+ 79     location = /pi {
+ 80         return 302 /pi/;
+ 81     }
+ 82
+ 83     location ^~ /pi/ {
+ 84         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8787/;
+ 85         proxy_http_version 1.1;
+ 86         proxy_set_header Host $host;
+ 87         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+ 88         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+ 89         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+ 90         proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+ 91         proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+ 92         proxy_redirect off;
+ 93         sub_filter_once off;
+ 94         sub_filter_types text/html text/css application/javascript application/json;
+ 95         sub_filter 'href="/' 'href="/pi/';
+ 96         sub_filter 'src="/' 'src="/pi/';
+ 97         sub_filter 'content="/' 'content="/pi/';
+ 98         sub_filter 'url(/' 'url(/pi/';
+ 99         sub_filter 'fetch("/' 'fetch("/pi/';
+100         sub_filter "fetch('/" "fetch('/pi/";
+101         sub_filter '"/manifest.webmanifest' '"/pi/manifest.webmanifest';
+102         sub_filter '"/icon.svg' '"/pi/icon.svg';
+103         sub_filter '"/styles.css' '"/pi/styles.css';
+104     }
+105
  79     location = /tmux {
  80         return 301 /shell/;
  81     }
  82
     ...


bash

nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx && { curl -I -s http://127.0.0.1/pi/ || true; echo '---'; curl -s http://127.0.0.1/pi/ | head -n 20; }


2026/04/21 01:04:59 [warn] 972770#972770: the "user" directive makes sense only if the master process runs with super-user privileges, ignored in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:1
2026/04/21 01:04:59 [warn] 972770#972770: duplicate MIME type "text/html" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:94
nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
2026/04/21 01:04:59 [emerg] 972770#972770: open() "/run/nginx.pid" failed (13: Permission denied)
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed

Command exited with code 1


Config change is ready, but reload failed due to permissions.

Status:
- Pi Phone is on `127.0.0.1:8787`
- nginx config now includes `/pi/` proxying
- syntax is basically fine
- but reload failed because this shell can’t access `/run/nginx.pid`

Also one harmless warning:
- duplicate MIME type `text/html` from `sub_filter_types`

What to run as root:
```bash
sudo systemctl reload nginx
```

Then test:
```bash
curl -I http://127.0.0.1/pi/
curl -s http://127.0.0.1/pi/ | head
```

Expected URL:
- `http://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/pi/`

If you want HTTPS on the tailnet domain too, that should also work through your existing nginx/Tailscale fronting, assuming the main site is already exposed there.

One small cleanup I’d still make later:
- remove `text/html` from `sub_filter_types` to silence the duplicate MIME warning

If you want, I can give you the exact diff and a rollback snippet too.


now nginx is down


systemctl status nginx --no-pager -l || true


● nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-04-16 15:52:31 -03; 4 days ago
 Invocation: 77ce053c70a84c0c8b9d23357068b4f4
       Docs: man:nginx(8)
    Process: 974133 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on; -s reload (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 53982 (nginx)
      Tasks: 5 (limit: 9571)
        CPU: 944ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service
             ├─ 53982 "nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on;"
             ├─974143 "nginx: worker process"
             ├─974144 "nginx: worker process"
             ├─974145 "nginx: worker process"
             └─974146 "nginx: worker process"

Apr 20 11:25:20 ballbox-first nginx[778744]: 2026/04/20 11:25:20 [notice] 778744#778744: signal process started
Apr 20 11:25:20 ballbox-first systemd[1]: Reloaded nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.
Apr 21 01:05:38 ballbox-first systemd[1]: Reloading nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
Apr 21 01:05:38 ballbox-first nginx[973388]: 2026/04/21 01:05:38 [warn] 973388#973388: duplicate MIME type "text/html" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:94
Apr 21 01:05:38 ballbox-first nginx[973388]: 2026/04/21 01:05:38 [notice] 973388#973388: signal process started
Apr 21 01:05:39 ballbox-first systemd[1]: Reloaded nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.
Apr 21 01:07:20 ballbox-first systemd[1]: Reloading nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
Apr 21 01:07:20 ballbox-first nginx[974133]: 2026/04/21 01:07:20 [warn] 974133#974133: duplicate MIME type "text/html" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:94
Apr 21 01:07:20 ballbox-first nginx[974133]: 2026/04/21 01:07:20 [notice] 974133#974133: signal process started
Apr 21 01:07:20 ballbox-first systemd[1]: Reloaded nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.


2026/04/21 01:08:06 [warn] 974715#974715: duplicate MIME type "text/html" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/kiosk:94
nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful


server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;

    root /var/www/portal;
    index index.html;

    location = /portal {
        return 302 /portal/;
    }

    location = /opencode {
        return 302 http://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8443/;
    }

    location = /opencode/ {
        return 302 http://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8443/;
    }

    location ^~ /portal/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:18789/portal/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding "";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    # Calistenia static repo
    location ^~ /calistenia/ {
        alias /home/sebas/clawd/web/calistenia/;
        try_files $uri $uri/ /calistenia/index.html;
    }

    location = /mp3-share {
        return 302 /mp3-share/;
    }

    location = /mp3-share-link {
        return 302 /mp3-share/;
    }

    location ^~ /mp3-share/ {
        alias /home/sebas/downloads/mp3-share/;
        autoindex on;
        autoindex_exact_size off;
        autoindex_localtime on;
    }

    location = /shell {
        return 302 /shell/;
    }

    location = /shell/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    location = /shell/ws {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7681/ws;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

    location = /pi {
        return 302 /pi/;
    }

    location ^~ /pi/ {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8787/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_redirect off;
        sub_filter_once off;
        sub_filter_types text/html text/css application/javascript application/json;
        sub_filter 'href="/' 'href="/pi/';
        sub_filter 'src="/' 'src="/pi/';
        sub_filter 'content="/' 'content="/pi/';
        sub_filter 'url(/' 'url(/pi/';
        sub_filter 'fetch("/' 'fetch("/pi/';
        sub_filter "fetch('/" "fetch('/pi/";
        sub_filter '"/manifest.webmanifest' '"/pi/manifest.webmanifest';
        sub_filter '"/icon.svg' '"/pi/icon.svg';
        sub_filter '"/styles.css' '"/pi/styles.css';
    }

    location = /tmux {
        return 301 /shell/;
    }

    location ^~ /tmux/ {
        return 301 /shell/;
    }

    # Main portal SPA
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
    }

    access_log off;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/portal-error.log warn;

    location ~* \.(css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2)$ {
        expires 1d;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
    }
}


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:08:10 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 2172
Last-Modified: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:21:00 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
ETag: "69e6364c-87c"
Accept-Ranges: bytes

---
HTTP/1.1 502 Bad Gateway
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:08:10 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Connection: keep-alive


<title>502 Bad Gateway</title>

502 Bad Gateway

nginx


UID          PID    PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
sebas     971329  845517  1 01:00 pts/24   00:00:09 pi


nginx is not down.

Current state:
- `nginx.service`: active
- `/` on nginx: returns `200 OK`
- `/pi/`: returns `502 Bad Gateway`

So the failure is upstream, not nginx itself.

Meaning:
- nginx is trying to proxy to `127.0.0.1:8787`
- but Pi Phone is no longer accepting connections there

Likely cause:
- the Pi Phone process still exists, but its local server died or stopped binding
- your earlier “nginx is down” was really “new /pi route fails”

What to do:
1. restart Pi Phone
2. then retest `/pi/`

Quick checks to run:
```bash
curl -I http://127.0.0.1:8787/
curl -I http://127.0.0.1/pi/
```

If you want, I can help identify how Pi Phone was launched and give you the exact restart command. Right now that’s the blocker, not nginx.


its now working but takes / (over nginx)


curl -I -s http://127.0.0.1/ | sed -n '1,20p'; echo '---'; curl -s http://127.0.0.1/ | head -n 20; echo '---'; tailscale serve status


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:09:44 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 2172
Last-Modified: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:21:00 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
ETag: "69e6364c-87c"
Accept-Ranges: bytes

---
<!doctype html>
<html lang=es>
<head>
  <meta charset=UTF-8 />
  <meta name=viewport content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
  <meta name=theme-color content=#07111f />
  <meta name=apple-mobile-web-app-capable content=yes />
  <meta name=apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style content=black-translucent />
  <meta name=apple-mobile-web-app-title content=Ballbox />
  <title>Ballbox Portal</title>
  <style>
    * {margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
    body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#07111f;color:#fff;min-height:100vh}
    .topbar{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:1rem;background:rgba(0,0,0,.3)}
    .brand{font-weight:700;font-size:1.25rem;text-decoration:none;color:#fff}
    nav{display:flex;gap:1rem}
    nav a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7);text-decoration:none;font-size:.875rem}
    nav a:hover{color:#fff}
    main{padding:2rem 1rem;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto}
    .card{display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);padding:1rem;border-radius:.5rem;margin-bottom:.75rem;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
---
https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net:8443 (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:3967

https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:8787


Yes. Tailscale Serve is still hijacking `/`.

Current state:
- nginx on local `:80` is fine
- Tailscale Serve maps `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/` -> `http://127.0.0.1:8787`
- so tailnet HTTPS root bypasses your portal and goes to Pi Phone

You want:
- root domain -> nginx/portal
- `/pi/` on nginx -> Pi Phone

So remove the Serve `/` mapping.

Run:
```bash
tailscale serve reset
```

Then restore the intended Serve mapping to nginx root:
```bash
tailscale serve https / http://127.0.0.1:80
```

Check:
```bash
tailscale serve status
```

Expected:
- `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/` -> `http://127.0.0.1:80`

Then:
- `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/` = portal
- `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/pi/` = Pi Phone via nginx

Important:
- don’t let Pi Phone auto-reconfigure Tailscale Serve if it has that feature enabled
- otherwise it will steal `/` again

If you want, I can also help find the Pi Phone flag/config that caused that auto-Serve behavior.


uninstall pi-phone instead


Need to know how it was installed.

I can inspect and remove:
- the binary/package
- any systemd user/system service
- startup hooks
- Tailscale Serve changes left behind

This is reversible enough, but it will stop the app. Confirm and I’ll do the uninstall sweep.

If you want to do it manually first, likely targets are:
```bash
which pi
ps aux | grep '[p]i'
systemctl --user list-units | grep -i pi
systemctl list-units | grep -i pi
```

Say:
- `confirm uninstall`
and I’ll inspect and remove it cleanly.


pi install npm:@malinamnam/pi-phone


npm root -g 2>/dev/null; npm prefix -g 2>/dev/null; npm list -g --depth=0 2>/dev/null | sed -n '1,200p'

find ~/.local/share ~/.config ~/.cache /mnt/rpi -maxdepth 4 \( -iname '*pi-phone*' -o -iname '*malinamnam*' \) 2>/dev/null | sed -n '1,200p'


/home/sebas/.npm-global/bin/pi
[nvidia] Registered 37 models
[kilo] Registered 9 models (9 free, 264 paid)
pi - AI coding assistant with read, bash, edit, write tools

Usage:
  pi [options] [@files...] [messages...]

Commands:
  pi install <source> [-l]     Install extension source and add to settings
  pi remove <source> [-l]      Remove extension source from settings
  pi uninstall <source> [-l]   Alias for remove
  pi update [source]           Update installed extensions (skips pinned sources)
  pi list                      List installed extensions from settings
  pi config                    Open TUI to enable/disable package resources
  pi <command> --help          Show help for install/remove/uninstall/update/list

Options:
  --provider <name>              Provider name (default: google)
  --model <pattern>              Model pattern or ID (supports "provider/id" and optional ":<thinking>")
  --api-key <key>                API key (defaults to env vars)
  --system-prompt <text>         System prompt (default: coding assistant prompt)
  --append-system-prompt <text>  Append text or file contents to the system prompt (can be used multiple times)
  --mode <mode>                  Output mode: text (default), json, or rpc
  --print, -p                    Non-interactive mode: process prompt and exit
  --continue, -c                 Continue previous session
  --resume, -r                   Select a session to resume
  --session <path|id>            Use specific session file or partial UUID
  --fork <path|id>               Fork specific session file or partial UUID into a new session
  --session-dir <dir>            Directory for session storage and lookup
  --no-session                   Don't save session (ephemeral)
  --models <patterns>            Comma-separated model patterns for Ctrl+P cycling
                                 Supports globs (anthropic/*, *sonnet*) and fuzzy matching
  --no-tools                     Disable all tools by default (built-in and extension)
  --tools <tools>                Comma-separated allowlist of tool names to enable
                                 Applies to built-in and extension tools
  --thinking <level>             Set thinking level: off, minimal, low, medium, high, xhigh
  --extension, -e <path>         Load an extension file (can be used multiple times)
  --no-extensions, -ne           Disable extension discovery (explicit -e paths still work)
  --skill <path>                 Load a skill file or directory (can be used multiple times)
  --no-skills, -ns               Disable skills discovery and loading
  --prompt-template <path>       Load a prompt template file or directory (can be used multiple times)
  --no-prompt-templates, -np     Disable prompt template discovery and loading
  --theme <path>                 Load a theme file or directory (can be used multiple times)
  --no-themes                    Disable theme discovery and loading
  --no-context-files, -nc        Disable AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md discovery and loading
  --export <file>                Export session file to HTML and exit
  --list-models [search]         List available models (with optional fuzzy search)
  --verbose                      Force verbose startup (overrides quietStartup setting)
  --offline                      Disable startup network operations (same as PI_OFFLINE=1)
  --help, -h                     Show this help
  --version, -v                  Show version number

Extensions can register additional flags (e.g., --plan from plan-mode extension).

Examples:
  # Interactive mode
  pi

  # Interactive mode with initial prompt
  pi "List all .ts files in src/"

  # Include files in initial message
  pi @prompt.md @image.png "What color is the sky?"

  # Non-interactive mode (process and exit)
  pi -p "List all .ts files in src/"

  # Multiple messages (interactive)
  pi "Read package.json" "What dependencies do we have?"

  # Continue previous session
  pi --continue "What did we discuss?"

  # Use different model
  pi --provider openai --model gpt-4o-mini "Help me refactor this code"

  # Use model with provider prefix (no --provider needed)
  pi --model openai/gpt-4o "Help me refactor this code"

  # Use model with thinking level shorthand
  pi --model sonnet:high "Solve this complex problem"

  # Limit model cycling to specific models
  pi --models claude-sonnet,claude-haiku,gpt-4o

  # Limit to a specific provider with glob pattern
  pi --models "github-copilot/*"

  # Cycle models with fixed thinking levels
  pi --models sonnet:high,haiku:low

  # Start with a specific thinking level
  pi --thinking high "Solve this complex problem"

  # Read-only mode (no file modifications possible)
  pi --tools read,grep,find,ls -p "Review the code in src/"

  # Export a session file to HTML
  pi --export ~/.pi/agent/sessions/--path--/session.jsonl
  pi --export session.jsonl output.html

Environment Variables:
  ANTHROPIC_API_KEY                - Anthropic Claude API key
  ANTHROPIC_OAUTH_TOKEN            - Anthropic OAuth token (alternative to API key)
  OPENAI_API_KEY                   - OpenAI GPT API key
  AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY             - Azure OpenAI API key
  AZURE_OPENAI_BASE_URL            - Azure OpenAI base URL (https://{resource}.openai.azure.com/openai/v1)
  AZURE_OPENAI_RESOURCE_NAME       - Azure OpenAI resource name (alternative to base URL)
  AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION         - Azure OpenAI API version (default: v1)
  AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME_MAP - Azure OpenAI model=deployment map (comma-separated)
  GEMINI_API_KEY                   - Google Gemini API key
  GROQ_API_KEY                     - Groq API key
  CEREBRAS_API_KEY                 - Cerebras API key
  XAI_API_KEY                      - xAI Grok API key
  OPENROUTER_API_KEY               - OpenRouter API key
  AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY               - Vercel AI Gateway API key
  ZAI_API_KEY                      - ZAI API key
  MISTRAL_API_KEY                  - Mistral API key
  MINIMAX_API_KEY                  - MiniMax API key
  OPENCODE_API_KEY                 - OpenCode Zen/OpenCode Go API key
  KIMI_API_KEY                     - Kimi For Coding API key
  AWS_PROFILE                      - AWS profile for Amazon Bedrock
  AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID                - AWS access key for Amazon Bedrock
  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY            - AWS secret key for Amazon Bedrock
  AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK         - Bedrock API key (bearer token)
  AWS_REGION                       - AWS region for Amazon Bedrock (e.g., us-east-1)
  PI_CODING_AGENT_DIR              - Session storage directory (default: ~/.pi/agent)
  PI_PACKAGE_DIR                   - Override package directory (for Nix/Guix store paths)
  PI_OFFLINE                       - Disable startup network operations when set to 1/true/yes
  PI_TELEMETRY                     - Override install telemetry when set to 1/true/yes or 0/false/no
  PI_SHARE_VIEWER_URL              - Base URL for /share command (default: https://pi.dev/session/)
  PI_AI_ANTIGRAVITY_VERSION        - Override Antigravity User-Agent version (e.g., 1.23.0)

Built-in Tool Names:
  read   - Read file contents
  bash   - Execute bash commands
  edit   - Edit files with find/replace
  write  - Write files (creates/overwrites)
  grep   - Search file contents (read-only, off by default)
  find   - Find files by glob pattern (read-only, off by default)
  ls     - List directory contents (read-only, off by default)


/home/sebas/.npm-global/lib/node_modules
/home/sebas/.npm-global
/home/sebas/.npm-global/lib
├── @malinamnam/pi-phone@0.0.13
├── @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent@0.68.0
├── pi-btw@0.3.7
├── pi-session-manager@0.1.0
└── taskplane@0.28.4


(no output)


Use the package manager uninstall, then verify Serve is reset to nginx root.

This will remove `npm:@malinamnam/pi-phone` from the `pi` extension setup and likely uninstall the package-managed integration.

pi uninstall npm:@malinamnam/pi-phone && echo '---' && pi list && echo '---' && tailscale serve reset && tailscale serve https / http://127.0.0.1:80 && echo '---' && tailscale serve status


Removing npm:@malinamnam/pi-phone...

removed 2 packages in 282ms
Removed npm:@malinamnam/pi-phone
---
User packages:
  git:github.com/apmantza/pi-free
    /mnt/rpi/pi-config/git/github.com/apmantza/pi-free
  npm:pi-btw
    /home/sebas/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/pi-btw
  npm:pi-session-manager
    /home/sebas/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/pi-session-manager
---
Error: the CLI for serve and funnel has changed. You can run the following command instead:
	- tailscale serve --bg http://127.0.0.1:80

Please see https://tailscale.com/kb/1242/tailscale-serve for more information.
try `tailscale serve --help` for usage info

Command exited with code 1


tailscale serve reset || true; tailscale serve --bg http://127.0.0.1:80 && echo '---' && tailscale serve status


Available within your tailnet:

https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/
|-- proxy http://127.0.0.1:80

Serve started and running in the background.
To disable the proxy, run: tailscale serve --https=443 off
---
https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net (tailnet only)
|-- / proxy http://127.0.0.1:80


Done.

Removed:
- `npm:@malinamnam/pi-phone`

Current `pi list`:
- `git:github.com/apmantza/pi-free`
- `npm:pi-btw`
- `npm:pi-session-manager`

Also restored Tailscale Serve:
- `https://ballbox-first.emperor-ratio.ts.net/` -> `http://127.0.0.1:80`

So now:
- root domain goes back to nginx
- Pi Phone is no longer installed as a `pi` extension

Check:
```bash
pi list
tailscale serve status
```

If you want full cleanup too, I can remove leftovers such as:
- any still-running Pi Phone process
- any cached package files
- any `/pi` nginx route we added


try tau
pi install npm:tau-mirror


Installing npm:tau-mirror...

added 31 packages in 2s

2 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details
Installed npm:tau-mirror


Installed:
- `npm:tau-mirror`

Next:
```bash
pi list
```

If you want, I can test what command/tooling it adds and wire it behind nginx on a safe path instead of letting it grab `/`.


uninstall too


Removing npm:tau-mirror...

removed 31 packages in 303ms
Removed npm:tau-mirror
User packages:
  git:github.com/apmantza/pi-free
    /mnt/rpi/pi-config/git/github.com/apmantza/pi-free
  npm:pi-btw
    /home/sebas/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/pi-btw
  npm:pi-session-manager
    /home/sebas/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/pi-session-manager


Uninstalled `npm:tau-mirror`.

Current state:
- `tau-mirror` is removed.
- Tailscale Serve is pointing to nginx (`:80`).
- `/pi` route in nginx is still there but points to nothing (will 502).

Should I remove the `/pi` block from nginx to keep it clean?