KoalaSync Website & Invitation Bridge
This directory contains the KoalaSync website. It serves a dual purpose: it is both the marketing landing page and the technical bridge for joining synchronized rooms.
Core Roles
1. Marketing & Onboarding
Provides a premium, multi-language (EN/DE/FR/ES/PT-BR/RU) overview of features, setup instructions, and direct links to the extension stores.
2. The Invitation Bridge (join.html)
The website handles incoming invitation links. When a user clicks a link like sync.koalastuff.net/join.html#join:roomID:pass, the website:
- Detects the Extension: Verifies if KoalaSync is installed via the
bridge.jscontent script. - Privacy-First Handshake: The room credentials (ID/Password) are stored in the URL Hash (#). This ensures the sensitive credentials never reach the web server and are processed entirely within the user's browser.
- Auto-Join: If the extension is detected, it automatically triggers the join flow without requiring user input.
Architecture
The website is 100% Static HTML, CSS, and JS.
- Static i18n Compiler: The site uses a lightweight, zero-dependency Node.js compiler (
build.js) to parse dictionary files inside/locales/against a single source-of-truth template (template.html), outputting the fully deployable static folder to/www/. - Build-time Minification:
build.jsautomatically minifies CSS and JS during compilation using a built-in state-machine tokenizer (no npm dependencies). Source files are written unminified (style.css,app.js,lang-init.js) — always edit source files, never the generated.min.*files inwww/. - Zero Backend: No Node.js, PHP, or databases are required to host the compiled website.
- Zero Tracking: All assets (fonts, icons) are self-hosted to prevent third-party tracking.
- Responsive: Fully optimized for mobile with a native-feel hamburger menu.
Hosting with Caddy
Caddy is the recommended web server. It provides automatic HTTPS and high-performance static file serving.
Recommended Caddyfile
For a more comprehensive configuration that includes the Relay Server reverse proxy, see the root Caddyfile.example.
sync.koalastuff.net {
root * /var/www/koalasync/website/www
file_server
encode zstd gzip
# Static Caching for high-performance PageSpeed (1 year with validation)
@static {
file
path *.ico *.css *.js *.png *.svg *.webp
}
header @static Cache-Control "public, max-age=31536000, must-revalidate"
# Security Headers & Content Security Policy (CSP)
header {
# Strict Content Security Policy (restricts scripts and connections to self, forbids frames)
Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; connect-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data:; object-src 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none';"
# Prevent FLoC tracking
Permissions-Policy interest-cohort=()
# Security best practices
Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
X-Content-Type-Options nosniff
X-Frame-Options DENY
Referrer-Policy no-referrer-when-downgrade
}
}
Local Development & Compilation
- Run the compilation script from the repository root to generate the
/website/wwwfolder:node website/build.js - Serve the compiled
/wwwdirectory using any local development server:npx serve website/www - To test the invitation flow locally, navigate to
http://localhost:5000/join.html#join:test-room:test-pass.
Important
Never edit files inside
website/www/directly. This directory is fully auto-generated bybuild.js. Always edit source files (template.html,style.css,app.js,lang-init.js, locale files inlocales/) and re-runnode website/build.jsto apply changes. CSS and JS are output asstyle.min.css,app.min.js, andlang-init.min.js— the.min.*naming makes it visually obvious these are build artifacts. Editing minified files inwww/will result in lost changes on the next build.