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Remnawave Node

Remnawave Node is a lightweight container with included Xray-core.

note

Remnawave Panel is not contains Xray-core inside, so you need to install Remnawave Node on a separate server in order to fully use Remnawave.

Step 1 - Creating project directory​

Creating project directory
mkdir /opt/remnanode && cd /opt/remnanode

Step 2 - Configure the .env file​

Creating .env file
nano .env
tip

SSL_CERT can be found in the main panel under the Nodes tab, Management page, after clicking the Create new node button. APP_PORT can be customized, make sure it's not being used by other services.

.env file content
APP_PORT=2222

SSL_CERT=CERT_FROM_MAIN_PANEL
caution

The line copied from the panel already contains SSL_CERT= — just paste it directly from the clipboard.

Step 3 - Create docker-compose.yml file​

Creating docker-compose.yml file
nano docker-compose.yml

Paste the following content into the file:

docker-compose.yml file content
services:
    remnanode:
        container_name: remnanode
        hostname: remnanode
        image: remnawave/node:latest
        restart: always
        network_mode: host
        env_file:
            - .env

Step 4 - Start the containers​

Start the containers by running the following command:

Start the containers
docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f -t

Advanced usage​

GeoSite files​

You can mount additional geosite files into the /usr/local/share/xray/ directory in the container.

caution

Do not mount the entire folder. Otherwise, you will overwrite the default Xray geosite files. Mount each file individually.

Add the following to the docker-compose.yml file:

services:
    remnanode:
        container_name: remnanode
        hostname: remnanode
        image: remnawave/node:latest
        restart: always
        network_mode: host
        env_file:
            - .env
        volumes:
            - './zapret.dat:/usr/local/share/xray/zapret.dat'

Usage in xray config:

  "routing": {
    "rules": [
       // Other rules
      {
        "type": "field",
        "domain": [
          "ext:zapret.dat:zapret"
        ],
        "inboundTag": [ // Optional
          "VLESS_TCP_REALITY"
        ],
        "outboundTag": "NOT_RU_OUTBOUND"
      }
      // Other rules
    ]
  }

Log from Node​

You can access logs from the node by mounting them to your host's file system.

caution

You must set up log rotation, otherwise the logs will fill up your disk!

Add the following to the docker-compose.yml file:

services:
    remnanode:
        container_name: remnanode
        hostname: remnanode
        image: remnawave/node:latest
        restart: always
        network_mode: host
        env_file:
            - .env
        volumes:
            - '/var/log/remnanode:/var/log/remnanode'

Usage in xray config:

  "log": {
      "error": "/var/log/remnanode/error.log",
      "access": "/var/log/remnanode/access.log",
      "loglevel": "warning"
  }

On the server where the node is hosted, create the folder /var/log/remnanode:

mkdir -p /var/log/remnanode

Install logrotate (if not already installed):

sudo apt update && sudo apt install logrotate

Create a logrotate configuration file:

nano /etc/logrotate.d/remnanode

Paste the following logrotate configuration for RemnaNode:

/var/log/remnanode/*.log {
      size 50M
      rotate 5
      compress
      missingok
      notifempty
      copytruncate
  }

Run logrotate manually to test:

logrotate -vf /etc/logrotate.d/remnanode

XRay SSL cert for Node​

If you’re using certificates for your XRay configuration, you need to mount them into the panel.

info

Mount the folder via Docker volumes, and in the config refer to the internal path. Inside the container there’s a dedicated (empty) folder for certs: /var/lib/remnawave/configs/xray/ssl/

Add the following to the docker-compose.yml file:

remnawave:
  image: remnawave/backend:latest
  container_name: 'remnawave'
  hostname: remnawave
  restart: always
  ports:
    - '127.0.0.1:3000:3000'
  env_file:
    - .env
  networks:
    - remnawave-network
  volumes:
      - '/opt/remnawave/nginx:/var/lib/remnawave/configs/xray/ssl'
  depends_on:
    remnawave-db:
      condition: service_healthy
    remnawave-redis:
      condition: service_healthy
info

When the panel pushes the config to the node, it will automatically read the mounted files and send the certs to the node.

Usage in XRay config:

  "certificates": [
    {
    "keyFile": "/var/lib/remnawave/configs/xray/ssl/privkey.key",
    "certificateFile": "/var/lib/remnawave/configs/xray/ssl/fullchain.pem"
    // Other fields
    }
  ]
caution

Pay attention to the .key and .pem extensions.