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+#!/bin/bash
+# Automated Apache Configuration Script for Connect-5
+# This script configures Apache to proxy requests to the Node.js server
+
+set -e  # Exit on error
+
+echo "🔧 Connect-5 Apache Configuration Script"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+# Colors
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then 
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ This script must be run as root (use sudo)${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Step 1: Enabling Apache modules..."
+a2enmod proxy 2>/dev/null || echo "proxy already enabled"
+a2enmod proxy_http 2>/dev/null || echo "proxy_http already enabled"
+a2enmod proxy_wstunnel 2>/dev/null || echo "proxy_wstunnel already enabled"
+a2enmod rewrite 2>/dev/null || echo "rewrite already enabled"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Apache modules enabled${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 2: Finding Apache configuration file..."
+# Try to find the SSL config file
+CONFIG_FILE=""
+
+# Check common locations
+if [ -f "/etc/apache2/sites-available/connect5-le-ssl.conf" ]; then
+    CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache2/sites-available/connect5-le-ssl.conf"
+elif [ -f "/etc/apache2/sites-available/connect5.conf" ]; then
+    CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache2/sites-available/connect5.conf"
+elif [ -f "/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default-le-ssl.conf" ]; then
+    CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default-le-ssl.conf"
+elif [ -f "/etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf" ]; then
+    CONFIG_FILE="/etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf"
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Could not auto-detect config file${NC}"
+    echo "Available config files:"
+    ls -1 /etc/apache2/sites-available/
+    echo ""
+    read -p "Enter the full path to your Apache config file: " CONFIG_FILE
+fi
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Using config file: $CONFIG_FILE${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 3: Backing up original config..."
+cp "$CONFIG_FILE" "${CONFIG_FILE}.backup.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Backup created${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 4: Checking if proxy rules already exist..."
+if grep -q "ProxyPass /api" "$CONFIG_FILE"; then
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Proxy rules already exist in config file${NC}"
+    echo "Skipping modification to avoid duplicates."
+else
+    echo "Adding proxy configuration..."
+    
+    # Create the proxy configuration
+    PROXY_CONFIG="
+    # Connect-5 Node.js Proxy Configuration
+    ProxyPreserveHost On
+    ProxyPass /api http://localhost:3000/api
+    ProxyPassReverse /api http://localhost:3000/api
+    ProxyPass /socket.io http://localhost:3000/socket.io
+    ProxyPassReverse /socket.io http://localhost:3000/socket.io
+    
+    # WebSocket support
+    RewriteEngine On
+    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} =websocket [NC]
+    RewriteRule /(.*)           ws://localhost:3000/\$1 [P,L]
+"
+    
+    # Insert before the closing </VirtualHost> tag
+    sed -i "/<\/VirtualHost>/i\\$PROXY_CONFIG" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+    
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Proxy configuration added${NC}"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 5: Testing Apache configuration..."
+if apache2ctl configtest 2>&1 | grep -q "Syntax OK"; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Apache configuration is valid${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}❌ Apache configuration has errors!${NC}"
+    echo "Restoring backup..."
+    cp "${CONFIG_FILE}.backup."* "$CONFIG_FILE"
+    echo "Please check the configuration manually."
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 6: Restarting Apache..."
+systemctl restart apache2
+echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Apache restarted${NC}"
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 7: Checking if Node.js server is running..."
+if pgrep -f "node server.js" > /dev/null; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Node.js server is running${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  Node.js server is not running${NC}"
+    echo "Starting Node.js server..."
+    cd /home/github2/apps/app-connect5
+    nohup node server.js > server.log 2>&1 &
+    sleep 2
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ Node.js server started${NC}"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+echo "Step 8: Testing API endpoint..."
+sleep 2
+HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://connect5.beyondcloud.technology/api/db-status)
+
+if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✅ API endpoint is working! (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)${NC}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "📊 Database Status:"
+    curl -s https://connect5.beyondcloud.technology/api/db-status | python3 -m json.tool 2>/dev/null || curl -s https://connect5.beyondcloud.technology/api/db-status
+else
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  API endpoint returned HTTP $HTTP_CODE${NC}"
+    echo "This might take a moment for DNS/cache to update."
+fi
+echo ""
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo -e "${GREEN}🎉 Configuration Complete!${NC}"
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "1. Visit https://connect5.beyondcloud.technology/"
+echo "2. Check that the status bar shows 'Connected'"
+echo "3. Test multiplayer functionality"
+echo ""
+echo "Logs:"
+echo "  Apache: sudo tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log"
+echo "  Node.js: tail -f /home/github2/apps/app-connect5/server.log"
+echo ""
+echo "Backup saved to: ${CONFIG_FILE}.backup.*"
+echo "=========================================="