hopefully this allows shs to connect on the server

patchbay/config.js

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   return remote
 }
 
+function rewriteRemoteForLocation (remote) {
+  if (!remote || typeof window === 'undefined' || !window.location) return remote
+
+  try {
+    var parts = remote.split('~')
+    var base = parts[0]
+    var suffix = parts.length > 1 ? '~' + parts.slice(1).join('~') : ''
+
+    var u = URL.parse(base)
+
+    if (!u || !u.protocol || !/^wss?:$/.test(u.protocol)) return remote
+
+    // Only rewrite when the remote thinks it's localhost
+    if (u.hostname !== 'localhost' && u.hostname !== '127.0.0.1') return remote
+
+    var loc = window.location
+
+    // Use the page's hostname, keep the original port
+    u.protocol = loc.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:'
+    u.hostname = loc.hostname
+    if (!u.port) {
+      u.port = loc.port || (loc.protocol === 'https:' ? '443' : '80')
+    }
+
+    var formatted = URL.format(u)
+    if (formatted.charAt(formatted.length - 1) === '/')
+      formatted = formatted.slice(0, -1)
+
+    return formatted + suffix
+  } catch (e) {
+    return remote
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = function () {
   var remote = loadRemote()
+
+  // In the browser, rewrite localhost remotes to match the page host,
+  // while preserving the pubkey and port from the original remote.
+  remote = rewriteRemoteForLocation(remote)
 
   //TODO: use _several_ remotes, so if one goes down,
   //      you can still communicate via another...
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     blobsUrl: blobsUrl
   }
 }
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