Unable to set env variable ALLOW_REMOTE_ACCESS=yes for remote VPN private access

[grogurm]

I have a pretty basic docker knowledge, so don't mind me if this question is too basic.

Following the README instructions, I tried to start the container in different ways;

Docker compose file:

services:
acestream-proxy:
image: ghcr.io/martinbjeldbak/acestream-http-proxy
container_name: acestream-proxy
network_mode: "host"
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- ALLOW_REMOTE_ACCESS=yes

Docker start command:

sudo docker run -d --name acestream-http-proxy -p 6878:6878 -e ALLOW_REMOTE_ACCESS=yes --restart unless-stopped ghcr.io/martinbjeldbak/acestream-http-proxy

However, the connections from outside localhost are being rejected, with this line printed on the container log:

2025-08-25 06:49:30,927|MainThread|acestream.httpserver|start: addr= port=6878 allow_remote=0 allow_intranet=1

Am I doing something wrong? Is the env variable outdated?

Thanks for the help.

[pbanos-dev]

I ended up having to change this line on entrypoint.sh from: "$EXTRA_FLAGS" \ to: $EXTRA_FLAGS \

After that change, ALLOW_REMOTE_ACCESS=yes was able to change allow_remote=1

[bijfy]

Any update on this . I have same issue. Not able to stream remotely ? Any solution for any updates on docker compose ?

[pbanos-dev]

So my docker-compose file is looking like this:

`---
services:
acestream-http-proxy:
build: .
container_name: acestream-http-proxy
network_mode: host
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- ALLOW_REMOTE_ACCESS=yes
# Add any extra command line options mentioned in https://docs.acestream.net/developers/engi>
- EXTRA_FLAGS=--http-host=0.0.0.0 --allow-remote --allow-intranet
volumes:
# Persist acestream cache and data
- acestream_data:/app/.acestream

volumes:
acestream_data:
`

And my entrypoint.sh like this:

`#!/usr/bin/env bash
#shellcheck disable=SC2086

if [[ $ALLOW_REMOTE_ACCESS == "yes" ]]; then
EXTRA_FLAGS="$EXTRA_FLAGS --bind-all"
fi

exec
/app/start-engine
--client-console
$EXTRA_FLAGS
"$@"
`

I am not sure if it's the right way of doing things but it just worked for me.