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nixos/modules/containers/3x-ui.nix
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oqyude c854b2cc6d 3x-ui: drop dead -p 127.0.0.1:15380:443/tcp (double-bind blocks start)
The systemd unit on the otreca VDS carried two -p flags that bind
the same host port 127.0.0.1:15380:

  -p 127.0.0.1:15380:8443/tcp   # from basePorts
  -p 127.0.0.1:15380:443/tcp    # from realityPorts (when reality443Forwarding=true)

podman 5.x tries to bind 127.05 in each -p flag and the second
fails with EADDRINUSE, even though no process is visible in ss —
the bind happens at the proxy level before the container starts:

  Error: cannot listen on the TCP port: listen tcp4 127.0.0.1:15380:
  bind: address already in use

Symptom on otreca: podman-3xui_app.service hits start-limit-hit
after 5 rapid retries.

The 15380:443 mapping is dead code: the container's only Reality
inbound listens on 8443, and nginx stream already routes host:443
to 127.0.0.1:15380 via SNI (modules/server/nginx.nix streamConfig).
reality443Forwarding remains a host option for configurations to
declare intent; the broken port-mapping generation is replaced with
an empty list.
2026-10-04 21:37:14 +03:00

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{
config,
lib,
pkgs,
xlib,
...
}:
let
panel = "${xlib.dirs.services-nodes-folder}/${xlib.device.hostname}/3x-ui";
# Domain whose Let's Encrypt cert (at /var/lib/acme/<domain>/) gets mounted
# read-only into the 3x-ui container so the panel can terminate TLS itself.
# Null when 3x-ui serves plain HTTP and TLS is terminated by an upstream
# nginx.
certDomain = config.host."3x-ui".certDomain;
certMounts =
if certDomain == null then
[ ]
else
# LE cert mounted read-only so 3x-ui can terminate TLS itself.
# The 3x-ui settings table must point webCertFile / webKeyFile at
# /root/cert/fullchain.pem and /root/cert/key.pem.
map (f: "/var/lib/acme/${certDomain}/${f}:/root/cert/${f}:ro") [
"fullchain.pem"
"key.pem"
];
basePorts = [
# 3x-ui panel + subscription endpoint on the loopback only.
"127.0.0.1:2049:2049/tcp"
"127.0.0.1:2096:2096/tcp"
# xray's Reality inbound on the loopback only — nginx stream (in
# modules/server/nginx.nix) listens on the public 8443 and forwards
# here. Going nginx-stream → podman → xray keeps Reality's TLS
# ClientHello intact end-to-end; exposing 8443 directly via podman
# port-forward mangles it and clients see the fallback cert.
"127.0.0.1:15380:8443/tcp"
];
# VDS-only: nginx stream forwards host:443 → 127.0.0.1:15380 via SNI
# (see modules/server/nginx.nix). The container's only Reality inbound
# listens on 8443, so nginx's SNI-routed connection to host:15380
# lands on the correct inbound. A `-p ...:15380:443/tcp` mapping is
# therefore unnecessary and was removed: podman 5.x refuses two
# `-p` flags that bind the same host port (the second `-p
# 127.0.0.1:15380:443/tcp` produced
# `Error: cannot listen on the TCP port: listen tcp4 127.0.0.1:15380:
# bind: address already in use` and a start-limit-hit loop).
#
# Removed 2026-10-04. The reality443Forwarding host option is kept
# so configurations can continue to declare the intent; only the
# broken port-mapping generation is gone.
realityPorts = [ ];
# Workaround for a 3x-ui panel bug (both 3.8.5 and 3.9.0 reproduce it): when
# generating bin/config.json from the inbounds DB rows, the panel drops the
# inner `realitySettings.settings.{publicKey,fingerprint,serverName,spiderX,
# mldsa65Verify}` block — without which the xray Reality server cannot
# complete the auth handshake with any client. The DB has the data; only
# the generated config.json is missing it. This script reads DB inside the
# running container and re-applies the missing fields to bin/config.json,
# then SIGHUPs xray so clients can connect. Runs every 30s; safe to
# overlap with the panel's own config writes (it's idempotent and only
# touches missing/different fields).
#
# Both migrateScript (one-shot at container start) and patchScript +
# timer (every 10s) are commented out as of 2026-10-04: the user is
# switching the xray-core version through the panel UI instead of
# patching config.json from NixOS. See ./3x-ui-migration-notes.md for
# the full investigation, the panel bug reference, and how to re-enable
# the workarounds if a future panel build re-introduces the issue.
#
# REAL ROOT-CAUSE FIX for the 3x-ui config-gen bug.
#
# In `internal/web/service/xray.go` the panel's `GetXrayConfig()`
# function does this on every config regeneration (xray restart, inbound
# update, restartXrayService API call):
#
# realitySettings, ok2 := stream["realitySettings"].(map[string]any)
# if ok2 { delete(realitySettings, "settings") }
#
# i.e. it explicitly drops the *nested* `realitySettings.settings` block
# before serialising to bin/config.json. The panel's inbound DB row
# stores these fields under `stream_settings.realitySettings.settings`,
# so every regeneration wipes publicKey/fingerprint/serverName/spiderX/
# mldsa65Verify from the live xray config, breaking Reality-auth for
# every inbound.
#
# The proper fix is to move these fields from the nested `settings` block
# to the *top level* of `realitySettings` directly in the DB. Panel's
# delete() targets the nested block only; top-level fields pass through
# untouched, and Panel passes them through to bin/config.json correctly.
#
# The migration is idempotent (no-op once fields are top-level) and is
# re-applied on every container start so that any new inbound created
# via the panel UI gets migrated automatically.
#
# migrateScript = pkgs.writeScript "migrate-3xui-reality.py" ''
# #!/usr/bin/env python3
# """Move Reality fields from nested settings to top-level realitySettings in DB.
#
# Idempotent. Re-applied on every container start so newly-added inbounds
# are auto-migrated."""
# import json, sqlite3, sys
# FIELDS = ("publicKey", "fingerprint", "serverName", "spiderX", "mldsa65Verify")
# try:
# conn = sqlite3.connect("/etc/x-ui/x-ui.db")
# rows = conn.execute(
# "SELECT id, stream_settings FROM inbounds "
# "WHERE stream_settings IS NOT NULL AND protocol='vless'"
# ).fetchall()
# migrated = 0
# for rid, ss_json in rows:
# ss = json.loads(ss_json)
# rs = ss.get("realitySettings")
# if not rs:
# continue
# inner = rs.get("settings", {})
# if not inner:
# continue
# changed = False
# for k in FIELDS:
# v = inner.get(k)
# if v and not rs.get(k):
# rs[k] = v
# changed = True
# if changed:
# conn.execute(
# "UPDATE inbounds SET stream_settings=? WHERE id=?",
# (json.dumps(ss), rid),
# )
# migrated += 1
# conn.commit()
# conn.close()
# print(f"migrated={migrated}")
# except Exception as e:
# print(f"ERROR: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
# sys.exit(1)
# '';
# Patches /app/bin/config.json inside the running container so every reality
# inbound has top-level publicKey/fingerprint/serverName/spiderX/mldsa65Verify
# sourced from the panel's DB. The 3x-ui panel's GetXrayConfig (in
# internal/web/service/xray.go) explicitly drops the nested
# `realitySettings.settings` block before serialising bin/config.json
# (a bug in v3.8.5 and v3.9.0). After every panel regeneration (xray
# restart, inbound update, restartXray API call) xray is left without the
# public fields and REALITY auth fails for every inbound. Re-running the
# DB-only migration at container start is not enough: the panel overwrites
# stream_settings back to nested-only within seconds for active inbounds.
# We re-read the source-of-truth nested block from /etc/x-ui/x-ui.db and
# re-inject the missing top-level fields into the rendered config.json,
# then SIGHUP xray so it picks up the patch without dropping live
# connections. Idempotent. Runs every 10s via systemd timer; the
# migrateScript service covers first boot.
#
# patchScript = pkgs.writeScript "patch-3xui-xray-config.py" ''
# #!/usr/bin/env python3
# """Patch /app/bin/config.json so every reality inbound has the public fields
# xray needs to complete the REALITY handshake. Idempotent: no-op once
# top-level fields are present."""
# import json, os, signal, sqlite3, sys
# CFG = "/app/bin/config.json"
# FIELDS = ("publicKey", "fingerprint", "serverName", "spiderX", "mldsa65Verify")
# try:
# conn = sqlite3.connect("/etc/x-ui/x-ui.db")
# rows = conn.execute(
# "SELECT id, port, stream_settings FROM inbounds "
# "WHERE stream_settings IS NOT NULL AND protocol='vless'"
# ).fetchall()
# port_to_src = {}
# for _, port, ss_json in rows:
# ss = json.loads(ss_json)
# rs = ss.get("realitySettings") or {}
# inner = rs.get("settings") or {}
# src = {k: v for k in FIELDS if (v := rs.get(k) or inner.get(k))}
# if src:
# port_to_src[port] = src
# conn.close()
# if not port_to_src:
# print("no-source")
# sys.exit(0)
# with open(CFG) as f:
# cfg = json.load(f)
# patched = []
# for ib in cfg.get("inbounds", []):
# port = ib.get("port")
# src = port_to_src.get(port)
# if not src:
# continue
# ss = ib.setdefault("streamSettings", {})
# rs = ss.setdefault("realitySettings", {})
# ib_changed = False
# for k, v in src.items():
# if rs.get(k) != v:
# rs[k] = v
# ib_changed = True
# if ib_changed:
# patched.append(port)
# if not patched:
# print("clean")
# sys.exit(0)
# tmp = CFG + ".tmp"
# with open(tmp, "w") as f:
# json.dump(cfg, f, indent=2)
# os.replace(tmp, CFG)
# sent = 0
# for entry in os.listdir("/proc"):
# if not entry.isdigit():
# continue
# try:
# with open(f"/proc/{entry}/comm") as f:
# comm = f.read().strip()
# if comm.startswith("xray"):
# os.kill(int(entry), signal.SIGHUP)
# sent += 1
# except (FileNotFoundError, ProcessLookupError, ValueError):
# continue
# print(f"patched ports={patched} sighup={sent}")
# except Exception as e:
# print(f"ERROR: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
# sys.exit(1)
# '';
in
{
# `host."3x-ui"` options are declared in modules/options.nix: they are set
# by modules/server and modules/vds, so this module cannot be the only place
# that knows they exist.
config = {
virtualisation = {
podman = {
enable = true;
autoPrune = {
enable = true;
flags = [ "--all" ];
};
dockerCompat = true;
};
oci-containers = {
backend = "podman";
containers."3xui_app" = {
# Pinned to v3.9.0 (latest stable at 2026-10-03) as of the 2026-10-04
# clean regress. The xray-core version is no longer managed here —
# it is switched through the panel UI (Settings → Xray version),
# which writes to /app/bin/xray-linux-amd64 inside the container.
# The migrateScript + patchScript + service + timer workarounds for
# the panel's GetXrayConfig bug are commented out in this file;
# see ./3x-ui-migration-notes.md for the full investigation and
# how to re-enable them if a future panel build reintroduces the
# issue.
image = "ghcr.io/mhsanaei/3x-ui:v3.9.0";
environment = {
"XRAY_VMESS_AEAD_FORCED" = "false";
"XUI_ENABLE_FAIL2BAN" = "true";
"TZ" = "Europe/Moscow";
};
volumes = [
"${panel}/cert/:/root/cert:rw"
"${panel}/db/:/etc/x-ui:rw"
]
++ certMounts;
log-driver = "journald";
# Adding a new inbound through the 3x-ui panel on a port outside
# the 14380-15379 range requires extending basePorts and rebuilding.
ports = basePorts ++ realityPorts;
};
};
};
systemd = {
services = {
"podman-3xui_app" = {
serviceConfig.Restart = lib.mkOverride 90 "always";
partOf = [ "podman-compose-3x-ui-root.target" ];
wantedBy = [ "podman-compose-3x-ui-root.target" ];
};
"podman-update-3xui_app" = {
path = [ pkgs.podman ];
serviceConfig = {
Type = "oneshot";
TimeoutSec = 300;
};
script = ''
podman pull ghcr.io/mhsanaei/3x-ui:v3.8.5
systemctl restart podman-3xui_app.service
'';
};
# Real fix for the panel config-gen bug: run the DB migration once
# after each container start so any new inbounds (created via panel UI
# or API) have their Reality public fields moved to top-level on the
# next launch. The migration is idempotent — a no-op once fields are
# top-level — so it's safe to run on every container start.
#
# The script is piped into the container via stdin rather than
# referenced by its host-side /nix/store path (which does not exist
# inside the container). Restart=on-failure so a transient container
# race (e.g. 3x-ui still seeding the DB on first start) is retried
# instead of silently passing.
#
# COMMENTED OUT 2026-10-04 — user switched to changing the xray-core
# version through the panel UI instead of patching config.json from
# NixOS. See ./3x-ui-migration-notes.md. To re-enable, uncomment
# this service AND the corresponding migrateScript in the `let`
# block above.
#
# "migrate-3xui-reality" = {
# path = [ pkgs.podman ];
# serviceConfig = {
# Type = "oneshot";
# RemainAfterExit = true;
# Restart = "on-failure";
# RestartSec = 5;
# };
# script = ''
# ${pkgs.podman}/bin/podman exec -i 3xui_app python3 < ${migrateScript}
# '';
# after = [ "podman-3xui_app.service" ];
# wantedBy = [ "podman-compose-3x-ui-root.target" ];
# };
# Continuous patch: every 10s the timer re-injects the public
# reality fields into /app/bin/config.json and SIGHUPs xray so the
# panel's GetXrayConfig bug cannot keep auth broken for more than
# one timer interval. The migrate-3xui-reality service above only
# covers first boot; the panel overwrites stream_settings back to
# nested-only within seconds, so a oneshot at container start is
# not enough.
#
# COMMENTED OUT 2026-10-04 — same reason as migrate-3xui-reality
# above. Uncomment this service, the corresponding patchScript in
# the `let` block, and the timer below to re-enable the per-10s
# patch loop. See ./3x-ui-migration-notes.md.
#
# "patch-3xui-xray-config" = {
# path = [ pkgs.podman ];
# serviceConfig = {
# Type = "oneshot";
# TimeoutSec = 30;
# };
# script = ''
# ${pkgs.podman}/bin/podman exec -i 3xui_app python3 < ${patchScript}
# '';
# };
};
# Starts/stops together with all 3x-ui compose resources.
targets."podman-compose-3x-ui-root" = {
unitConfig.Description = "Root target generated by compose2nix.";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
};
# COMMENTED OUT 2026-10-04 — see ./3x-ui-migration-notes.md and the
# commented-out patch-3xui-xray-config service above. Uncomment to
# re-enable the per-10s config.json patch loop.
#
# timers."patch-3xui-xray-config" = {
# wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
# timerConfig = {
# OnBootSec = "20s";
# OnUnitActiveSec = "10s";
# Persistent = false;
# Unit = "patch-3xui-xray-config.service";
# };
# };
tmpfiles.rules = [
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "d" xlib.dirs.services-mnt-folder "0755" "root" "root")
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "d" xlib.dirs.services-nodes-folder "0755" "root" "root")
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "d" "${xlib.dirs.services-nodes-folder}/${xlib.device.hostname}" "0755"
"root"
"root"
)
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "d" panel "0755" "root" "root")
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "d" "${panel}/db" "0755" "root" "root")
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "d" "${panel}/cert" "0755" "root" "root")
# Relabel panel dir for SELinux so containers can access it.
(xlib.helpers.mkTmpfile "Z" panel "0755" "root" "root")
];
};
# Enable container name DNS for all Podman networks.
networking.firewall = {
interfaces =
let
matchAll = if !config.networking.nftables.enable then "podman+" else "podman*";
in
{
"${matchAll}".allowedUDPPorts = [ 53 ];
};
};
};
}