From f2669ed769b9e575134622d4de0f5e89db43e4df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timo <6156589+Shik3i@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2026 13:27:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add relay reachability check hint to readme

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 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62c715f..144bbc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ To connect your extension to a self-hosted server, open the popup → **Room** t
 
 > **⚠️ Note**: `ws://` only works for `localhost`. If you deploy to a real domain, you **must** use `wss://` (e.g., `wss://sync.yourdomain.com`). This requires a TLS-terminating reverse proxy (e.g., Caddy, Nginx, or Traefik) in front of the relay server. See [Caddyfile.example](Caddyfile.example) for a production-ready template.
 
+To verify your relay is reachable from outside, visit `https://your-domain.com` in a browser — it should return `{"status":"online","service":"KoalaSync Relay"}`.
+
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