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etc-nginx-sites-available-flyer-crawler.projectium.com

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 server {
     # Listen on port 80 for incoming HTTP requests.
 
+    # Allow large file uploads (e.g., for flyers). This must be set here to prevent Nginx from rejecting large requests before they reach the Node.js backend.
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+
     # The root directory where your built application files are located.
     # This matches the destination in your rsync command.
     root /var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com;
@@ -11,6 +14,12 @@ server {
     # The domain name this configuration applies to.
     server_name flyer-crawler.projectium.com;
 
+    # Deny access to all dotfiles
+    location ~ /\. {
+        deny all;
+        return 404;
+    }
+
     location / {
         # This is the crucial part for a Single-Page Application (SPA).
         # 1. It first tries to serve the requested file ($uri).
@@ -24,6 +33,13 @@ server {
     # It tells Nginx that any request starting with /api/ should be
     # forwarded to your Node.js server running on port 3001.
     location /api/ {
+        # Increase timeouts for long-running API requests, like AI processing.
+        # The default is 60s, which is often too short for AI image analysis.
+        # We'll set it to 300s (5 minutes) to be safe.
+        proxy_connect_timeout 300s;
+        proxy_send_timeout    300s;
+        proxy_read_timeout    300s;
+
         # The trailing slash on the proxy_pass URL is crucial.
         # It tells Nginx to strip the `/api/` prefix from the request URI
         # before passing it to the backend server.
@@ -55,8 +71,8 @@ server {
     ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/flyer-crawler.projectium.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
     include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
     ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
-}
 
+}
 server {
     if ($host = flyer-crawler.projectium.com) {
         return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
@@ -67,4 +83,6 @@ server {
     listen [::]:80;
     server_name flyer-crawler.projectium.com;
     return 404; # managed by Certbot
+
+
 }

src/routes/ai.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { Router, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import multer from 'multer';
 import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
 import passport from './passport';
 import { optionalAuth } from './passport';
 import * as db from '../services/db';
@@ -14,6 +15,14 @@ const router = Router();
 
 // --- Multer Configuration for File Uploads ---
 const storagePath = process.env.STORAGE_PATH || '/var/www/flyer-crawler.projectium.com/assets';
+
+// Ensure the storage path exists at startup so multer can write files there.
+try {
+    fs.mkdirSync(storagePath, { recursive: true });
+    logger.debug(`AI upload storage path ready: ${storagePath}`);
+} catch (err) {
+    logger.error(`Failed to create storage path (${storagePath}). File uploads may fail.`, { error: err });
+}
 const diskStorage  = multer.diskStorage({
     destination: function (req, file, cb) {
         cb(null, storagePath);
@@ -27,7 +36,19 @@ const diskStorage  = multer.diskStorage({
 const memoryStorage = multer.memoryStorage();
 
 const uploadToDisk = multer({ storage: diskStorage });
-const uploadToMemory = multer({ storage: memoryStorage });
+
+// Diagnostic middleware: log incoming AI route requests (headers and sizes)
+router.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    try {
+        const contentType = req.headers['content-type'] || '';
+        const contentLength = req.headers['content-length'] || 'unknown';
+        const authPresent = !!req.headers['authorization'];
+        logger.debug('[API /ai] Incoming request', { method: req.method, url: req.originalUrl, contentType, contentLength, authPresent });
+    } catch (e) {
+        logger.error('Failed to log incoming AI request headers', { error: e });
+    }
+    next();
+});
 
 /**
  * This endpoint processes a flyer using AI. It uses `optionalAuth` middleware to allow