From 7422e01a22f2b953b5f496f81f5e87a13ce1628d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cyph3rasi <cmcelvogue91@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 17:48:14 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Auto-select proxyless localhost port

---
 docker/install.sh | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docker/install.sh b/docker/install.sh
index 231bd69..d964966 100644
--- a/docker/install.sh
+++ b/docker/install.sh
@@ -94,13 +94,31 @@ generate_db_password() {
     openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -d '\n' | tr '/+' '_-' | cut -c1-32
 }
 
+find_available_port() {
+    start="${1:-3000}"
+    end="${2:-3020}"
+
+    port="$start"
+    while [ "$port" -le "$end" ]; do
+        if ! is_port_in_use "$port"; then
+            printf '%s\n' "$port"
+            return 0
+        fi
+        port=$((port + 1))
+    done
+
+    echo "❌ No available localhost port found in range ${start}-${end} for PROXY=none." >&2
+    echo "   Set PORT explicitly when rerunning the installer if you want a different range." >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
 resolve_proxyless_port() {
     if [ -n "${PORT:-}" ] && [ "${PORT}" != "auto" ]; then
         printf '%s\n' "${PORT}"
         return
     fi
 
-    printf '%s\n' "3000"
+    find_available_port 3000 3020
 }
 
 install_docker_if_needed() {