src/index.ts

@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
 logger.info("Starting up...");
 
 // Proceed with normal startup: bring up config watcher service, validate config, connect to MongoDB, and finally start listening for HTTP.
-import http from "http";
-import https from "https";
-import fs from "node:fs";
-import { app } from "./app";
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import { JSONStringify } from "json-with-bigint";
+import { startWebServer } from "./services/webService";
+
 import { validateConfig } from "@/src/services/configWatcherService";
 
 // Patch JSON.stringify to work flawlessly with Bigints.
@@ -29,26 +27,7 @@ mongoose
     .connect(config.mongodbUrl)
     .then(() => {
         logger.info("Connected to MongoDB");
-
+        startWebServer();
-        const httpPort = config.httpPort || 80;
-        const httpsPort = config.httpsPort || 443;
-        const options = {
-            key: fs.readFileSync("static/certs/key.pem"),
-            cert: fs.readFileSync("static/certs/cert.pem")
-        };
-
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-        http.createServer(app).listen(httpPort, () => {
-            logger.info("HTTP server started on port " + httpPort);
-            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-            https.createServer(options, app).listen(httpsPort, () => {
-                logger.info("HTTPS server started on port " + httpsPort);
-
-                logger.info(
-                    "Access the WebUI in your browser at http://localhost" + (httpPort == 80 ? "" : ":" + httpPort)
-                );
-            });
-        });
     })
     .catch(error => {
         if (error instanceof Error) {

src/services/configWatcherService.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import fsPromises from "fs/promises";
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
 import { config, configPath, loadConfig } from "./configService";
+import { getWebPorts, startWebServer, stopWebServer } from "./webService";
 
 let amnesia = false;
 fs.watchFile(configPath, () => {
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ fs.watchFile(configPath, () => {
             process.exit(1);
         }
         validateConfig();
+
+        const webPorts = getWebPorts();
+        if (config.httpPort != webPorts.http || config.httpsPort != webPorts.https) {
+            logger.info(`Restarting web server to apply port changes.`);
+            void stopWebServer().then(startWebServer);
+        }
     }
 });
 

src/services/webService.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import http from "http";
+import https from "https";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import { config } from "./configService";
+import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
+import { app } from "../app";
+import { AddressInfo } from "node:net";
+
+let httpServer: http.Server | undefined;
+let httpsServer: https.Server | undefined;
+
+const tlsOptions = {
+    key: fs.readFileSync("static/certs/key.pem"),
+    cert: fs.readFileSync("static/certs/cert.pem")
+};
+
+export const startWebServer = (): void => {
+    const httpPort = config.httpPort || 80;
+    const httpsPort = config.httpsPort || 443;
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
+    httpServer = http.createServer(app);
+    httpServer.listen(httpPort, () => {
+        logger.info("HTTP server started on port " + httpPort);
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
+        httpsServer = https.createServer(tlsOptions, app);
+        httpsServer.listen(httpsPort, () => {
+            logger.info("HTTPS server started on port " + httpsPort);
+
+            logger.info(
+                "Access the WebUI in your browser at http://localhost" + (httpPort == 80 ? "" : ":" + httpPort)
+            );
+        });
+    });
+};
+
+export const getWebPorts = (): Record<"http" | "https", number | undefined> => {
+    return {
+        http: (httpServer?.address() as AddressInfo | undefined)?.port,
+        https: (httpsServer?.address() as AddressInfo | undefined)?.port
+    };
+};
+
+export const stopWebServer = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
+    if (httpServer) {
+        promises.push(
+            new Promise(resolve => {
+                httpServer!.close(() => {
+                    resolve();
+                });
+            })
+        );
+    }
+    if (httpsServer) {
+        promises.push(
+            new Promise(resolve => {
+                httpsServer!.close(() => {
+                    resolve();
+                });
+            })
+        );
+    }
+    await Promise.all(promises);
+};