see if this fixes the remote issue

patchbay/config.js

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   if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.PATCHBAY_REMOTE) {
     remote = window.PATCHBAY_REMOTE
-
-    if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
-      try { localStorage.remote = remote } catch (e) {}
-    }
-  } else if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
-    try {
-      remote = localStorage.remote || null
-    } catch (e) {
-      remote = null
-    }
   }
 
   return 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 shsIndex = remote.indexOf('~shs:')
+    if (shsIndex === -1) return remote
 
-    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 key = remote.substring(shsIndex + 5)
     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 proto = loc.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws'
+    var host = loc.host || (loc.hostname + (loc.port ? ':' + loc.port : ''))
 
-    var formatted = URL.format(u)
-    if (formatted.charAt(formatted.length - 1) === '/')
-      formatted = formatted.slice(0, -1)
-
-    return formatted + suffix
+    return proto + '://' + host + '~shs:' + key
   } catch (e) {
     return remote
   }

patchbay/modules_basic/invite.js

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           function next () {
             onProgress('following...')
 
-            //remove the seed from the shs address.
-            //then it's correct address.
-            //this should make the browser connect to this as remote.
-            //we don't want to do this if when using this locally, though.
-            if(process.title === 'browser')
-              localStorage.remote = data.remote
-
             api.sbot_publish({
               type: 'contact',
               contact: data.key,
···
         })
       }
 
-      // If we are in the browser,
-      // and do not already have a remote set, automatically trigger the invite.
-      if(process.title == 'browser' && !localStorage.remote) attempt()
+      // If we are in the browser, the user can click "accept" to trigger the invite.
 
       return div
     }
   }
 }
-

patchbay/modules_extra/key.js

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           }
 
           var importKey = h('textarea', {placeholder: 'import an existing public/private key', name: 'textarea'})
-          var importRemote = h('textarea', {placeholder: 'import an existing remote', name: 'textarea'})
           var content = h('div.column.scroller__content')
           var div = h('div.column.scroller',
             {style: {'overflow':'auto'}},
···
                       localStorage['browser/.ssb/secret'] = importKey.value.replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
                       alert('Your public/private key has been updated')
                       e.preventDefault()
-                    }}, 'Import'),
-                  h('p', {innerHTML: 'Your ws remote is: <pre>' + localStorage.remote + '</pre>'}),
-                  h('form',
-                    importRemote,
-                    h('button', {onclick: function (e){
-                      localStorage.remote = importRemote.value
-                      alert('Your websocket remote has been updated')
-                      e.preventDefault()
                     }}, 'Import')
-                    )
                   )
                 )
               )