removed use_proxy config, cleaned-up some comments and sneaked in a time log print on initialization, also, related to pull#820

app.js

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 		nconf.set('upload_url', path.join(path.sep, nconf.get('relative_path'), 'uploads', path.sep));
 		nconf.set('base_dir', __dirname);
 
+		winston.info('Time: ' + new Date());
 		winston.info('Initializing NodeBB v' + pkg.version + ', on port ' + nconf.get('port') + ', using ' + nconf.get('database') +' store at ' + nconf.get(nconf.get('database') + ':host') + ':' + nconf.get(nconf.get('database') + ':port') + '.');
 		winston.info('NodeBB instance bound to: ' + ((nconf.get('bind_address') === "0.0.0.0" || !nconf.get('bind_address')) ? 'Any address (0.0.0.0)' : nconf.get('bind_address')));
 

src/install.js

@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 			'default': (nconf.get('use_port') !== undefined ? (nconf.get('use_port') ? 'y' : 'n') : 'y'),
 			pattern: /y[es]*|n[o]?/,
 			message: 'Please enter \'yes\' or \'no\''
-		}, {
-			name: 'use_proxy',
-			description: 'is NodeBB behind a proxy?',
-			'default': (nconf.get('use_proxy') !== undefined ? (nconf.get('use_proxy') ? 'y' : 'n') : 'y'),
-			pattern: /y[es]*|n[o]?/,
-			message: 'Please enter \'yes\' or \'no\''
 		}, {
 			name: 'secret',
 			description: 'Please enter a NodeBB secret',
@@ -147,7 +141,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 							config.bcrypt_rounds = 12;
 							config.upload_path = '/public/uploads';
 							config.use_port = config.use_port.slice(0, 1) === 'y';
-							config.use_proxy = config.use_proxy.slice(0, 1) === 'y';
 
 							var urlObject = url.parse(config.base_url),
 								relative_path = (urlObject.pathname && urlObject.pathname.length > 1) ? urlObject.pathname : '',

src/webserver.js

@@ -191,23 +191,11 @@ if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 
 				app.use(express.csrf());
 
-				// negative boolean with type check here to support a config.json without a 'use_proxy' value,
+				if (nconf.get('port') != 80 && nconf.get('port') != 443 && nconf.get('use_port') === true) {
-				// so unless it's specifically set to false, it's true (as long as it's not a dev env)
+					winston.info('Enabling \'trust proxy\'');
-				// todo: remove double negative with a minor release, where backward compatibility can be broken
-				// and if dev mode, then it's probably not behind a proxy but it can be forced by setting 'use_proxy' to true
-
-				if (nconf.get('use_proxy') === false) {
-					winston.info('\'use_proxy\' is set to false in config file, skipping \'trust proxy\'');
-
-				} else if (!nconf.get('use_proxy') && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-					winston.info('\'use_proxy\' is not set, skipping because you\'re in development env. Set to true to force enabling it.');
-
-				} else {
-					winston.info('\'use_proxy\''
-						+ (nconf.get('use_proxy') === true ? ' is set to true ' : ' is not set ')
-						+ 'in config file, enabling \'trust proxy\', set to false to disable it.');
-
 					app.enable('trust proxy');
+				} else if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development') {
+					winston.info('Using ports 80 and 443 is not recommend; use a proxy instead. See README.md');
 				}
 
 				// Local vars, other assorted setup