Self-hosted node not work and not properly documented

[avczar]

Describe the Bug

Since recent change of the setup script, documentation seems incomplete: the setup sequence is completely changed and user have to guess what to do to get access to /auth/initial-setup, during the 1st phase, but especially at the end.
All containers logs show no errors, but the dashboard seems just inert; so there is nothing that can be done effectively under these conditions.

Environment

• OS Type & Version: Debian 13 up to date
• Pangolin Version: 1.12.1
• Gerbil Version: 1.2.2
• Traefik Version: 3.5
• Newt Version: N/A
• Olm Version: N/A

To Reproduce

1. Add a fully managed (NS) domain from the cloud dashboard, change DNS server, and waiting the Verified status
2. Debian & Docker are up to date and ready, without any another custom service installed.
3. Just follow your instructions step by step: https://docs.pangolin.net/self-host/quick-install#choose-your-server
4. Let all params as default or basic/minimal; w/o SMTP and CrowdSec.
5. 3 containers running / healthy
6. sudo docker down
7. Add a node and generate credentials from cloud dashboard
8. Add given section managed/credentials to the end of ~/config/config.yml via nano and save as sudo
9. sudo docker up -d
10. All containers running and logs looks good, without error.

Expected Behavior

Remote node stay offline from the cloud dashboard, even after several minutes.
Not able to access to the pangolin-dashboard.domain.tld / proceed to post-install steps.

[miloschwartz]

Hi, it sounds like you're installing a remote-node that connects to our cloud control plane. If that is the case, the install steps are different from the fully self-hosted docs you linked in. You'd want to check out this instead: https://docs.pangolin.net/manage/remote-node/quick-install-remote

After the remote node comes online, you register it with app.pangolin.net via the ID and secret.

[avczar]

That's it. 😅 I admit it was a bit confusing for me about the hybrid cloud managed mode versus the full self-hosted. Now, I see.

However, URL for the step curl -fsSL https://pangolin.net/get-node-installer.sh | bash not seems works, so you probably need to change by //digpangolin.net/ (working for me): here and here.