Enhancement: improve dual-stack support

Dockerfile

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache su-exec iputils-ping shadow
 USER root
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
-ENV HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
+ENV HOSTNAME=::
 ENV PORT=3000
 EXPOSE $PORT
 

docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ export PGID=${PGID:-0}
 
 export HOMEPAGE_BUILDTIME=$(date +%s)
 
+# Try IPv6 first (dual stack when available), but fall back to IPv4 if the bind fails
+export HOSTNAME=${HOSTNAME:-::}
+if [ "$HOSTNAME" = "::" ]; then
+  if ! node -e "const server = require('http').createServer(() => {}); const host = '::'; const port = process.env.PORT || 3000; server.once('error', (err) => { console.error('IPv6 bind failed:', err.message); process.exit(1); }); server.listen(port, host, () => server.close(() => process.exit(0)));"; then
+    echo "Falling back to IPv4 bind at 0.0.0.0"
+    export HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Check ownership before chown
 if [ -e /app/config ]; then
   CURRENT_UID=$(stat -c %u /app/config)

docs/installation/docker.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ services:
       - 3000:3000
     volumes:
       - /path/to/config:/app/config # Make sure your local config directory exists
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock # (optional) For docker integrations
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro # (optional) For docker integrations
     environment:
       HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS: gethomepage.dev # required, may need port. See gethomepage.dev/installation/#homepage_allowed_hosts
 ```
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ services:
       - 3000:3000
     volumes:
       - /path/to/config:/app/config # Make sure your local config directory exists
-      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock # (optional) For docker integrations, see alternative methods
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro # (optional) For docker integrations, see alternative methods
     environment:
       HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS: gethomepage.dev # required, may need port. See gethomepage.dev/installation/#homepage_allowed_hosts
       PUID: $PUID

docs/troubleshooting/index.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ All service widgets work essentially the same, that is, homepage makes a proxied
 
 If, after correctly adding and mapping your custom icons via the [Icons](../configs/services.md#icons) instructions, you are still unable to see your icons please try recreating your container.
 
-## Disabling IPv6
+## Disabling IPv6 for http requests {#disabling-ipv6}
 
 If you are having issues with certain widgets that are unable to reach public APIs (e.g. weather), in certain setups you may need to disable IPv6. You can set the environment variable `HOMEPAGE_PROXY_DISABLE_IPV6` to `true` to disable IPv6 for the homepage proxy.
 

src/middleware.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export function middleware(req) {
   // Check the Host header, if HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS is set
   const host = req.headers.get("host");
   const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
-  let allowedHosts = [`localhost:${port}`, `127.0.0.1:${port}`];
+  let allowedHosts = [`localhost:${port}`, `127.0.0.1:${port}`, `[::1]:${port}`];
   const allowAll = process.env.HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS === "*";
   if (process.env.HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS) {
     allowedHosts = allowedHosts.concat(process.env.HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS.split(","));