19.3.13

fix(port-manager, certificate-manager): Improve port binding and ACME challenge route integration in SmartProxy
19.3.12
2025-05-20 15:32:19 +00:00 · 2025-05-20 15:32:19 +00:00 · 2025-05-19 23:57:16 +00:00 · 2025-05-19 23:57:16 +00:00 · 2025-05-19 23:37:11 +00:00 · 2025-05-19 23:37:11 +00:00
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--- a/changelog.md
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@ -1,5 +1,56 @@
 # Changelog

+## 2025-05-20 - 19.3.13 - fix(port-manager, certificate-manager)
+Improve port binding and ACME challenge route integration in SmartProxy
+
+- Added reference counting in PortManager so that routes sharing the same port reuse the existing binding.
+- Enhanced error handling to distinguish internal port conflicts from external ones, with more descriptive messages.
+- Adjusted ACME challenge route addition to merge with existing port bindings when port is already in use.
+- Refactored updateRoutes to release orphaned ports and bind only new required ports, minimizing rebinding operations.
+- Improved certificate-manager logic to provide clearer error notifications when ACME port conflicts occur.
+
+## 2025-05-19 - 19.3.12 - fix(tests)
+Update test mocks to include provisionAllCertificates methods in certificate manager stubs and related objects.
+
+- Added async provisionAllCertificates functions to several test mocks (e.g. in test.port80-management.node.ts, test.route-callback-simple.ts, test.route-update-callback.node.ts, and test.simple-acme-mock.ts) to simulate ACME certificate provisioning.
+- Enhanced logging and port-add history debugging for ACME challenge port addition.
+
+## 2025-05-19 - 19.3.11 - fix(logger)
+Replace raw console logging calls with structured logger usage across certificate management, connection handling, and route processing for improved observability.
+
+- Replaced console.log, console.warn, and console.error in SmartCertManager with logger.log for more consistent logging.
+- Updated ConnectionManager and RouteConnectionHandler to log detailed connection events using a structured logger.
+- Enhanced logging statements with contextual metadata such as connection IDs, remote IPs, target information, and component identifiers.
+- Standardized log output across proxy modules to aid in debugging and monitoring.
+
+## 2025-05-19 - 19.3.10 - fix(certificate-manager, smart-proxy)
+Fix race condition in ACME certificate provisioning and refactor certificate manager initialization to defer provisioning until after port listeners are active
+
+- Removed superfluous provisionCertificatesAfterPortsReady method
+- Made provisionAllCertificates public so that SmartProxy.start() calls it after ports are listening
+- Updated SmartProxy.start() to wait for port setup (via PortManager) before triggering certificate provisioning
+- Improved ACME HTTP-01 challenge timing so that port 80 (or configured ACME port) is guaranteed to be ready
+- Updated documentation (changelog and Acme timing docs) and tests to reflect the change
+
+## 2025-05-19 - 19.3.10 - refactor(certificate-manager, smart-proxy)
+Simplify certificate provisioning code by removing unnecessary wrapper method
+
+- Removed superfluous SmartCertManager.provisionCertificatesAfterPortsReady() method
+- Made SmartCertManager.provisionAllCertificates() public instead
+- Updated SmartProxy.start() to call provisionAllCertificates() directly
+- Updated documentation and tests to reflect the change
+- No functional changes, just code simplification
+
+## 2025-05-19 - 19.3.9 - fix(certificate-manager, smart-proxy)
+Fix ACME certificate provisioning timing to ensure ports are listening first
+
+- Fixed race condition where certificate provisioning would start before ports were listening
+- Modified SmartCertManager.initialize() to defer certificate provisioning
+- Added SmartCertManager.provisionCertificatesAfterPortsReady() for delayed provisioning
+- Updated SmartProxy.start() to call certificate provisioning after ports are ready
+- This fix prevents ACME HTTP-01 challenges from failing due to port 80 not being ready
+- Added test/test.acme-timing-simple.ts to verify the timing synchronization
+
 ## 2025-05-19 - 19.3.9 - fix(route-connection-handler)
 Forward non-TLS connections on HttpProxy ports to fix ACME HTTP-01 challenge handling

--- a/docs/certificate-management.md
+++ b/docs/certificate-management.md
@ -1,348 +0,0 @@
-# Certificate Management in SmartProxy v19+
-
-## Overview
-
-SmartProxy v19+ enhances certificate management with support for both global and route-level ACME configuration. This guide covers the updated certificate management system, which now supports flexible configuration hierarchies.
-
-## Key Changes from Previous Versions
-
-### v19.0.0 Changes
- **Global ACME configuration**: Set default ACME settings for all routes with `certificate: 'auto'`
- **Configuration hierarchy**: Top-level ACME settings serve as defaults, route-level settings override
- **Better error messages**: Clear guidance when ACME configuration is missing
- **Improved validation**: Configuration validation warns about common issues
-
-### v18.0.0 Changes (from v17)
- **No backward compatibility**: Clean break from the legacy certificate system
- **No separate Port80Handler**: ACME challenges handled as regular SmartProxy routes
- **Unified route-based configuration**: Certificates configured directly in route definitions
- **Direct integration with @push.rocks/smartacme**: Leverages SmartAcme's built-in capabilities
-
-## Configuration
-
-### Global ACME Configuration (New in v19+)
-
-Set default ACME settings at the top level that apply to all routes with `certificate: 'auto'`:
-
-```typescript
-const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-  // Global ACME defaults
-  acme: {
-    email: 'ssl@example.com',         // Required for Let's Encrypt
-    useProduction: false,             // Use staging by default
-    port: 80,                         // Port for HTTP-01 challenges
-    renewThresholdDays: 30,           // Renew 30 days before expiry
-    certificateStore: './certs',      // Certificate storage directory
-    autoRenew: true,                  // Enable automatic renewal
-    renewCheckIntervalHours: 24       // Check for renewals daily
-  },
-  
-  routes: [
-    // Routes using certificate: 'auto' will inherit global settings
-    {
-      name: 'website',
-      match: { ports: 443, domains: 'example.com' },
-      action: {
-        type: 'forward',
-        target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 },
-        tls: {
-          mode: 'terminate',
-          certificate: 'auto'  // Uses global ACME configuration
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-});
-```
-
-### Route-Level Certificate Configuration
-
-Certificates are now configured at the route level using the `tls` property:
-
-```typescript
-const route: IRouteConfig = {
-  name: 'secure-website',
-  match: {
-    ports: 443,
-    domains: ['example.com', 'www.example.com']
-  },
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 },
-    tls: {
-      mode: 'terminate',
-      certificate: 'auto',  // Use ACME (Let's Encrypt)
-      acme: {
-        email: 'admin@example.com',
-        useProduction: true,
-        renewBeforeDays: 30
-      }
-    }
-  }
-};
-```
-
-### Static Certificate Configuration
-
-For manually managed certificates:
-
-```typescript
-const route: IRouteConfig = {
-  name: 'api-endpoint',
-  match: {
-    ports: 443,
-    domains: 'api.example.com'
-  },
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: { host: 'localhost', port: 9000 },
-    tls: {
-      mode: 'terminate',
-      certificate: {
-        certFile: './certs/api.crt',
-        keyFile: './certs/api.key',
-        ca: '...' // Optional CA chain
-      }
-    }
-  }
-};
-```
-
-## TLS Modes
-
-SmartProxy supports three TLS modes:
-
-1. **terminate**: Decrypt TLS at the proxy and forward plain HTTP
-2. **passthrough**: Pass encrypted TLS traffic directly to the backend
-3. **terminate-and-reencrypt**: Decrypt at proxy, then re-encrypt to backend
-
-## Certificate Storage
-
-Certificates are stored in the `./certs` directory by default:
-
-```
-./certs/
-├── route-name/
-│   ├── cert.pem
-│   ├── key.pem
-│   ├── ca.pem (if available)
-│   └── meta.json
-```
-
-## ACME Integration
-
-### How It Works
-
-1. SmartProxy creates a high-priority route for ACME challenges
-2. When ACME server makes requests to `/.well-known/acme-challenge/*`, SmartProxy handles them automatically
-3. Certificates are obtained and stored locally
-4. Automatic renewal checks every 12 hours
-
-### Configuration Options
-
-```typescript
-export interface IRouteAcme {
-  email: string;                    // Contact email for ACME account
-  useProduction?: boolean;          // Use production servers (default: false)
-  challengePort?: number;           // Port for HTTP-01 challenges (default: 80)
-  renewBeforeDays?: number;         // Days before expiry to renew (default: 30)
-}
-```
-
-## Advanced Usage
-
-### Manual Certificate Operations
-
-```typescript
-// Get certificate status
-const status = proxy.getCertificateStatus('route-name');
-console.log(status);
-// {
-//   domain: 'example.com',
-//   status: 'valid',
-//   source: 'acme',
-//   expiryDate: Date,
-//   issueDate: Date
-// }
-
-// Force certificate renewal
-await proxy.renewCertificate('route-name');
-
-// Manually provision a certificate
-await proxy.provisionCertificate('route-name');
-```
-
-### Events
-
-SmartProxy emits certificate-related events:
-
-```typescript
-proxy.on('certificate:issued', (event) => {
-  console.log(`New certificate for ${event.domain}`);
-});
-
-proxy.on('certificate:renewed', (event) => {
-  console.log(`Certificate renewed for ${event.domain}`);
-});
-
-proxy.on('certificate:expiring', (event) => {
-  console.log(`Certificate expiring soon for ${event.domain}`);
-});
-```
-
-## Migration from Previous Versions
-
-### Before (v17 and earlier)
-
-```typescript
-// Old approach with Port80Handler
-const smartproxy = new SmartProxy({
-  port: 443,
-  acme: {
-    enabled: true,
-    accountEmail: 'admin@example.com',
-    // ... other ACME options
-  }
-});
-
-// Certificate provisioning was automatic or via certProvisionFunction
-```
-
-### After (v19+)
-
-```typescript
-// New approach with global ACME configuration
-const smartproxy = new SmartProxy({
-  // Global ACME defaults (v19+)
-  acme: {
-    email: 'ssl@bleu.de',
-    useProduction: true,
-    port: 80  // Or 8080 for non-privileged
-  },
-  
-  routes: [{
-    match: { ports: 443, domains: 'example.com' },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward',
-      target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 },
-      tls: {
-        mode: 'terminate',
-        certificate: 'auto'  // Uses global ACME settings
-      }
-    }
-  }]
-});
-```
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### Common Issues
-
-1. **Certificate not provisioning**: Ensure the ACME challenge port (80 or configured port) is accessible
-2. **ACME rate limits**: Use staging environment for testing (`useProduction: false`)
-3. **Permission errors**: Ensure the certificate directory is writable
-4. **Invalid email domain**: ACME servers may reject certain email domains (e.g., example.com). Use a real email domain
-5. **Port binding errors**: Use higher ports (e.g., 8080) if running without root privileges
-
-### Using Non-Privileged Ports
-
-For development or non-root environments:
-
-```typescript
-const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-  acme: {
-    email: 'ssl@bleu.de',
-    port: 8080,  // Use 8080 instead of 80
-    useProduction: false
-  },
-  routes: [
-    {
-      match: { ports: 8443, domains: 'example.com' },
-      action: {
-        type: 'forward',
-        target: { host: 'localhost', port: 3000 },
-        tls: {
-          mode: 'terminate',
-          certificate: 'auto'
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-});
-```
-
-### Debug Mode
-
-Enable detailed logging to troubleshoot certificate issues:
-
-```typescript
-const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-  enableDetailedLogging: true,
-  // ... other options
-});
-```
-
-## Dynamic Route Updates
-
-When routes are updated dynamically using `updateRoutes()`, SmartProxy maintains certificate management continuity:
-
-```typescript
-// Update routes with new domains
-await proxy.updateRoutes([
-  {
-    name: 'new-domain',
-    match: { ports: 443, domains: 'newsite.example.com' },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward',
-      target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 },
-      tls: {
-        mode: 'terminate',
-        certificate: 'auto'  // Will use global ACME config
-      }
-    }
-  }
-]);
-```
-
-### Important Notes on Route Updates
-
-1. **Certificate Manager Recreation**: When routes are updated, the certificate manager is recreated to reflect the new configuration
-2. **ACME Callbacks Preserved**: The ACME route update callback is automatically preserved during route updates
-3. **Existing Certificates**: Certificates already provisioned are retained in the certificate store
-4. **New Route Certificates**: New routes with `certificate: 'auto'` will trigger certificate provisioning
-
-### ACME Challenge Route Lifecycle
-
-SmartProxy v19.2.3+ implements an improved challenge route lifecycle to prevent port conflicts:
-
-1. **Single Challenge Route**: The ACME challenge route on port 80 is added once during initialization, not per certificate
-2. **Persistent During Provisioning**: The challenge route remains active throughout the entire certificate provisioning process
-3. **Concurrency Protection**: Certificate provisioning is serialized to prevent race conditions
-4. **Automatic Cleanup**: The challenge route is automatically removed when the certificate manager stops
-
-### Troubleshooting Port 80 Conflicts
-
-If you encounter "EADDRINUSE" errors on port 80:
-
-1. **Check Existing Services**: Ensure no other service is using port 80
-2. **Verify Configuration**: Confirm your ACME configuration specifies the correct port
-3. **Monitor Logs**: Check for "Challenge route already active" messages
-4. **Restart Clean**: If issues persist, restart SmartProxy to reset state
-
-### Route Update Best Practices
-
-1. **Batch Updates**: Update multiple routes in a single `updateRoutes()` call for efficiency
-2. **Monitor Certificate Status**: Check certificate status after route updates
-3. **Handle ACME Errors**: Implement error handling for certificate provisioning failures
-4. **Test Updates**: Test route updates in staging environment first
-5. **Check Port Availability**: Ensure port 80 is available before enabling ACME
-
-## Best Practices
-
-1. **Always test with staging ACME servers first**
-2. **Set up monitoring for certificate expiration**
-3. **Use meaningful route names for easier certificate management**
-4. **Store static certificates securely with appropriate permissions**
-5. **Implement certificate status monitoring in production**
-6. **Batch route updates when possible to minimize disruption**
-7. **Monitor certificate provisioning after route updates**
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-# HTTP-01 ACME Challenge Fix (v19.3.8)
-
-## Problem Description
-
-In SmartProxy v19.3.7 and earlier, ACME HTTP-01 challenges would fail when port 80 was configured to use HttpProxy via the `useHttpProxy` configuration option. The issue was that non-TLS connections on ports listed in `useHttpProxy` were not being forwarded to HttpProxy, instead being handled as direct connections.
-
-## Root Cause
-
-The bug was located in the `RouteConnectionHandler.handleForwardAction` method in `ts/proxies/smart-proxy/route-connection-handler.ts`. The method only forwarded connections to HttpProxy if they had TLS settings with mode 'terminate' or 'terminate-and-reencrypt'. Non-TLS connections (like HTTP on port 80) were always handled as direct connections, regardless of the `useHttpProxy` configuration.
-
-## Solution
-
-The fix adds a check for non-TLS connections on ports listed in the `useHttpProxy` array:
-
-```typescript
-// No TLS settings - check if this port should use HttpProxy
-const isHttpProxyPort = this.settings.useHttpProxy?.includes(record.localPort);
-
-if (isHttpProxyPort && this.httpProxyBridge.getHttpProxy()) {
-  // Forward non-TLS connections to HttpProxy if configured
-  if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-    console.log(
-      `[${connectionId}] Using HttpProxy for non-TLS connection on port ${record.localPort}`
-    );
-  }
-  
-  this.httpProxyBridge.forwardToHttpProxy(
-    connectionId,
-    socket,
-    record,
-    initialChunk,
-    this.settings.httpProxyPort || 8443,
-    (reason) => this.connectionManager.initiateCleanupOnce(record, reason)
-  );
-  return;
-}
-```
-
-## Configuration
-
-To enable ACME HTTP-01 challenges on port 80 with HttpProxy:
-
-```typescript
-const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-  useHttpProxy: [80], // Must include port 80 for HTTP-01 challenges
-  httpProxyPort: 8443, // Default HttpProxy port
-  acme: {
-    email: 'ssl@example.com',
-    port: 80, // ACME challenge port
-    useProduction: false
-  },
-  routes: [
-    {
-      name: 'https-route',
-      match: {
-        ports: 443,
-        domains: 'example.com'
-      },
-      action: {
-        type: 'forward',
-        target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 },
-        tls: {
-          mode: 'terminate',
-          certificate: 'auto',
-          acme: {
-            email: 'ssl@example.com',
-            useProduction: false
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ]
-});
-```
-
-## Testing
-
-The fix is verified by unit tests in `test/test.http-fix-unit.ts`:
-
-1. **Test 1**: Verifies that non-TLS connections on ports in `useHttpProxy` are forwarded to HttpProxy
-2. **Test 2**: Confirms that ports not in `useHttpProxy` still use direct connections
-3. **Test 3**: Validates that ACME HTTP-01 challenges on port 80 work correctly with HttpProxy
-
-## Impact
-
-This fix enables proper ACME HTTP-01 challenge handling when:
-1. Port 80 is configured in the `useHttpProxy` array
-2. An ACME challenge route is configured to use HTTP-01 validation
-3. Certificate provisioning with `certificate: 'auto'` is used
-
-Without this fix, HTTP-01 challenges would fail because the challenge requests would not reach the ACME handler in HttpProxy.
-
-## Migration Guide
-
-If you were experiencing ACME HTTP-01 challenge failures:
-
-1. Update to SmartProxy v19.3.8 or later
-2. Ensure port 80 is included in your `useHttpProxy` configuration
-3. Verify your ACME configuration includes the correct email and port settings
-4. Test certificate renewal with staging ACME first (`useProduction: false`)
-
-## Related Issues
-
- ACME HTTP-01 challenges timing out on port 80
- HTTP requests not being parsed on configured HttpProxy ports
- Certificate provisioning failing with "connection timeout" errors
--- a/docs/port80-acme-management.md
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-# Port 80 ACME Management in SmartProxy
-
-## Overview
-
-SmartProxy correctly handles port management when both user routes and ACME challenges need to use the same port (typically port 80). This document explains how the system prevents port conflicts and EADDRINUSE errors.
-
-## Port Deduplication
-
-SmartProxy's PortManager implements automatic port deduplication:
-
-```typescript
-public async addPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
-  // Check if we're already listening on this port
-  if (this.servers.has(port)) {
-    console.log(`PortManager: Already listening on port ${port}`);
-    return;
-  }
-  
-  // Create server for this port...
-}
-```
-
-This means that when both a user route and ACME challenges are configured to use port 80, the port is only opened once and shared between both use cases.
-
-## ACME Challenge Route Flow
-
-1. **Initialization**: When SmartProxy starts and detects routes with `certificate: 'auto'`, it initializes the certificate manager
-2. **Challenge Route Creation**: The certificate manager creates a special challenge route on the configured ACME port (default 80)
-3. **Route Update**: The challenge route is added via `updateRoutes()`, which triggers port allocation
-4. **Deduplication**: If port 80 is already in use by a user route, the PortManager's deduplication prevents double allocation
-5. **Shared Access**: Both user routes and ACME challenges share the same port listener
-
-## Configuration Examples
-
-### Shared Port (Recommended)
-
-```typescript
-const settings = {
-  routes: [
-    {
-      name: 'web-traffic',
-      match: {
-        ports: [80]
-      },
-      action: {
-        type: 'forward',
-        targetUrl: 'http://localhost:3000'
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'secure-traffic',
-      match: {
-        ports: [443]
-      },
-      action: {
-        type: 'forward',
-        targetUrl: 'https://localhost:3001',
-        tls: {
-          mode: 'terminate',
-          certificate: 'auto'
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  acme: {
-    email: 'your-email@example.com',
-    port: 80  // Same as user route - this is safe!
-  }
-};
-```
-
-### Separate ACME Port
-
-```typescript
-const settings = {
-  routes: [
-    {
-      name: 'web-traffic',
-      match: {
-        ports: [80]
-      },
-      action: {
-        type: 'forward',
-        targetUrl: 'http://localhost:3000'
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  acme: {
-    email: 'your-email@example.com',
-    port: 8080  // Different port for ACME challenges
-  }
-};
-```
-
-## Best Practices
-
-1. **Use Default Port 80**: Let ACME use port 80 (the default) even if you have user routes on that port
-2. **Priority Routing**: ACME challenge routes have high priority (1000) to ensure they take precedence
-3. **Path-Based Routing**: ACME routes only match `/.well-known/acme-challenge/*` paths, avoiding conflicts
-4. **Automatic Cleanup**: Challenge routes are automatically removed when not needed
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### EADDRINUSE Errors
-
-If you see EADDRINUSE errors, check:
-
-1. Is another process using the port?
-2. Are you running multiple SmartProxy instances?
-3. Is the previous instance still shutting down?
-
-### Certificate Provisioning Issues
-
-1. Ensure the ACME port is accessible from the internet
-2. Check that DNS is properly configured for your domains
-3. Verify email configuration in ACME settings
-
-## Technical Details
-
-The port deduplication is handled at multiple levels:
-
-1. **PortManager Level**: Checks if port is already active before creating new listener
-2. **RouteManager Level**: Tracks which ports are needed and updates accordingly
-3. **Certificate Manager Level**: Adds challenge route only when needed
-
-This multi-level approach ensures robust port management without conflicts.
--- a/docs/porthandling.md
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@ -1,468 +0,0 @@
-# SmartProxy Port Handling
-
-This document covers all the port handling capabilities in SmartProxy, including port range specification, dynamic port mapping, and runtime port management.
-
-## Port Range Syntax
-
-SmartProxy offers flexible port range specification through the `TPortRange` type, which can be defined in three different ways:
-
-### 1. Single Port
-
-```typescript
-// Match a single port
-{
-  match: {
-    ports: 443
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 2. Array of Specific Ports
-
-```typescript
-// Match multiple specific ports
-{
-  match: {
-    ports: [80, 443, 8080]
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 3. Port Range
-
-```typescript
-// Match a range of ports
-{
-  match: {
-    ports: [{ from: 8000, to: 8100 }]
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 4. Mixed Port Specifications
-
-You can combine different port specification methods in a single rule:
-
-```typescript
-// Match both specific ports and port ranges
-{
-  match: {
-    ports: [80, 443, { from: 8000, to: 8100 }]
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Port Forwarding Options
-
-SmartProxy offers several ways to handle port forwarding from source to target:
-
-### 1. Static Port Forwarding
-
-Forward to a fixed target port:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: 8080
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 2. Preserve Source Port
-
-Forward to the same port on the target:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: 'preserve'
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 3. Dynamic Port Mapping
-
-Use a function to determine the target port based on connection context:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: (context) => {
-        // Calculate port based on request details
-        return 8000 + (context.port % 100);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Port Selection Context
-
-When using dynamic port mapping functions, you have access to a rich context object that provides details about the connection:
-
-```typescript
-interface IRouteContext {
-  // Connection information
-  port: number;          // The matched incoming port
-  domain?: string;       // The domain from SNI or Host header
-  clientIp: string;      // The client's IP address
-  serverIp: string;      // The server's IP address
-  path?: string;         // URL path (for HTTP connections)
-  query?: string;        // Query string (for HTTP connections)
-  headers?: Record<string, string>; // HTTP headers (for HTTP connections)
-
-  // TLS information
-  isTls: boolean;        // Whether the connection is TLS
-  tlsVersion?: string;   // TLS version if applicable
-
-  // Route information
-  routeName?: string;    // The name of the matched route
-  routeId?: string;      // The ID of the matched route
-
-  // Additional properties
-  timestamp: number;     // The request timestamp
-  connectionId: string;  // Unique connection identifier
-}
-```
-
-## Common Port Mapping Patterns
-
-### 1. Port Offset Mapping
-
-Forward traffic to target ports with a fixed offset:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: (context) => context.port + 1000
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 2. Domain-Based Port Mapping
-
-Forward to different backend ports based on the domain:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: (context) => {
-        switch (context.domain) {
-          case 'api.example.com': return 8001;
-          case 'admin.example.com': return 8002;
-          case 'staging.example.com': return 8003;
-          default: return 8000;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### 3. Load Balancing with Hash-Based Distribution
-
-Distribute connections across a port range using a deterministic hash function:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: (context) => {
-        // Simple hash function to ensure consistent mapping
-        const hostname = context.domain || '';
-        const hash = hostname.split('').reduce((a, b) => a + b.charCodeAt(0), 0);
-        return 8000 + (hash % 10); // Map to ports 8000-8009
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## IPv6-Mapped IPv4 Compatibility
-
-SmartProxy automatically handles IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses for optimal compatibility. When a connection from an IPv4 address (e.g., `192.168.1.1`) arrives as an IPv6-mapped address (`::ffff:192.168.1.1`), the system normalizes these addresses for consistent matching.
-
-This is particularly important when:
-
-1. Matching client IP restrictions in route configurations
-2. Preserving source IP for outgoing connections
-3. Tracking connections and rate limits
-
-No special configuration is needed - the system handles this normalization automatically.
-
-## Dynamic Port Management
-
-SmartProxy allows for runtime port configuration changes without requiring a restart.
-
-### Adding and Removing Ports
-
-```typescript
-// Get the SmartProxy instance
-const proxy = new SmartProxy({ /* config */ });
-
-// Add a new listening port
-await proxy.addListeningPort(8081);
-
-// Remove a listening port
-await proxy.removeListeningPort(8082);
-```
-
-### Runtime Route Updates
-
-```typescript
-// Get current routes
-const currentRoutes = proxy.getRoutes();
-
-// Add new route for the new port
-const newRoute = {
-  name: 'New Dynamic Route',
-  match: {
-    ports: 8081,
-    domains: ['dynamic.example.com']
-  },
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: 9000
-    }
-  }
-};
-
-// Update the route configuration
-await proxy.updateRoutes([...currentRoutes, newRoute]);
-
-// Remove routes for a specific port
-const routesWithout8082 = currentRoutes.filter(route => {
-  const ports = proxy.routeManager.expandPortRange(route.match.ports);
-  return !ports.includes(8082);
-});
-await proxy.updateRoutes(routesWithout8082);
-```
-
-## Performance Considerations
-
-### Port Range Expansion
-
-When using large port ranges, SmartProxy uses internal caching to optimize performance. For example, a range like `{ from: 1000, to: 2000 }` is expanded only once and then cached for future use.
-
-### Port Range Validation
-
-The system automatically validates port ranges to ensure:
-
-1. Port numbers are within the valid range (1-65535)
-2. The "from" value is not greater than the "to" value in range specifications
-3. Port ranges do not contain duplicate entries
-
-Invalid port ranges will be logged as warnings and skipped during configuration.
-
-## Configuration Recipes
-
-### Global Port Range
-
-Listen on a large range of ports and forward to the same ports on a backend:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  name: 'Global port range forwarding',
-  match: {
-    ports: [{ from: 8000, to: 9000 }]
-  },
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'backend.example.com',
-      port: 'preserve'
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### Domain-Specific Port Ranges
-
-Different port ranges for different domain groups:
-
-```typescript
-[
-  {
-    name: 'API port range',
-    match: {
-      ports: [{ from: 8000, to: 8099 }]
-    },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward',
-      target: {
-        host: 'api.backend.example.com',
-        port: 'preserve'
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'Admin port range',
-    match: {
-      ports: [{ from: 9000, to: 9099 }]
-    },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward',
-      target: {
-        host: 'admin.backend.example.com',
-        port: 'preserve'
-      }
-    }
-  }
-]
-```
-
-### Mixed Internal/External Port Forwarding
-
-Forward specific high-numbered ports to standard ports on internal servers:
-
-```typescript
-[
-  {
-    name: 'Web server forwarding',
-    match: {
-      ports: [8080, 8443]
-    },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward',
-      target: {
-        host: 'web.internal',
-        port: (context) => context.port === 8080 ? 80 : 443
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'Database forwarding',
-    match: {
-      ports: [15432]
-    },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward',
-      target: {
-        host: 'db.internal',
-        port: 5432
-      }
-    }
-  }
-]
-```
-
-## Debugging Port Configurations
-
-When troubleshooting port forwarding issues, enable detailed logging:
-
-```typescript
-const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-  routes: [ /* your routes */ ],
-  enableDetailedLogging: true
-});
-```
-
-This will log:
- Port configuration during startup
- Port matching decisions during routing
- Dynamic port function results
- Connection details including source and target ports
-
-## Port Security Considerations
-
-### Restricting Ports
-
-For security, you may want to restrict which ports can be accessed by specific clients:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  name: 'Restricted port range',
-  match: {
-    ports: [{ from: 8000, to: 9000 }],
-    clientIp: ['10.0.0.0/8'] // Only internal network can access these ports
-  },
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'internal.example.com',
-      port: 'preserve'
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-### Rate Limiting by Port
-
-Apply different rate limits for different port ranges:
-
-```typescript
-{
-  name: 'API ports with rate limiting',
-  match: {
-    ports: [{ from: 8000, to: 8100 }]
-  },
-  action: {
-    type: 'forward',
-    target: {
-      host: 'api.example.com',
-      port: 'preserve'
-    },
-    security: {
-      rateLimit: {
-        enabled: true,
-        maxRequests: 100,
-        window: 60 // 60 seconds
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Best Practices
-
-1. **Use Specific Port Ranges**: Instead of large ranges (e.g., 1-65535), use specific ranges for specific purposes
-
-2. **Prioritize Routes**: When multiple routes could match, use the `priority` field to ensure the most specific route is matched first
-
-3. **Name Your Routes**: Use descriptive names to make debugging easier, especially when using port ranges
-
-4. **Use Preserve Port Where Possible**: Using `port: 'preserve'` is more efficient and easier to maintain than creating multiple specific mappings
-
-5. **Limit Dynamic Port Functions**: While powerful, complex port functions can be harder to debug; prefer simple map or math-based functions
-
-6. **Use Port Variables**: For complex setups, define your port ranges as variables for easier maintenance:
-
-```typescript
-const API_PORTS = [{ from: 8000, to: 8099 }];
-const ADMIN_PORTS = [{ from: 9000, to: 9099 }];
-
-const routes = [
-  {
-    name: 'API Routes',
-    match: { ports: API_PORTS, /* ... */ },
-    // ...
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'Admin Routes',
-    match: { ports: ADMIN_PORTS, /* ... */ },
-    // ...
-  }
-];
-```
--- a/examples/certificate-management-v19.ts
+++ b/examples/certificate-management-v19.ts
@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Certificate Management Example (v19+)
- * 
- * This example demonstrates the new global ACME configuration introduced in v19+
- * along with route-level overrides for specific domains.
- */
-
-import { 
-  SmartProxy, 
-  createHttpRoute, 
-  createHttpsTerminateRoute,
-  createCompleteHttpsServer
-} from '../dist_ts/index.js';
-
-async function main() {
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with global ACME configuration
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    // Global ACME configuration (v19+)
-    // These settings apply to all routes with certificate: 'auto'
-    acme: {
-      email: 'ssl@bleu.de',           // Global contact email
-      useProduction: false,           // Use staging by default
-      port: 8080,                     // Use non-privileged port
-      renewThresholdDays: 30,         // Renew 30 days before expiry
-      autoRenew: true,               // Enable automatic renewal
-      renewCheckIntervalHours: 12     // Check twice daily
-    },
-    
-    routes: [
-      // Route that uses global ACME settings
-      createHttpsTerminateRoute('app.example.com', 
-        { host: 'localhost', port: 3000 }, 
-        { certificate: 'auto' }  // Uses global ACME configuration
-      ),
-      
-      // Route with route-level ACME override
-      {
-        name: 'production-api',
-        match: { ports: 443, domains: 'api.example.com' },
-        action: {
-          type: 'forward',
-          target: { host: 'localhost', port: 3001 },
-          tls: {
-            mode: 'terminate',
-            certificate: 'auto',
-            acme: {
-              email: 'api-certs@example.com',  // Override email
-              useProduction: true,             // Use production for API
-              renewThresholdDays: 60          // Earlier renewal for critical API
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      
-      // Complete HTTPS server with automatic redirects
-      ...createCompleteHttpsServer('website.example.com', 
-        { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 }, 
-        { certificate: 'auto' }
-      ),
-      
-      // Static certificate (not using ACME)
-      {
-        name: 'internal-service',
-        match: { ports: 8443, domains: 'internal.local' },
-        action: {
-          type: 'forward',
-          target: { host: 'localhost', port: 3002 },
-          tls: {
-            mode: 'terminate',
-            certificate: {
-              cert: '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----',
-              key: '-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----'
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  });
-  
-  // Monitor certificate events
-  proxy.on('certificate:issued', (event) => {
-    console.log(`Certificate issued for ${event.domain}`);
-    console.log(`Expires: ${event.expiryDate}`);
-  });
-  
-  proxy.on('certificate:renewed', (event) => {
-    console.log(`Certificate renewed for ${event.domain}`);
-  });
-  
-  proxy.on('certificate:error', (event) => {
-    console.error(`Certificate error for ${event.domain}: ${event.error}`);
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('SmartProxy started with global ACME configuration');
-  
-  // Check certificate status programmatically
-  setTimeout(async () => {
-    // Get status for a specific route
-    const status = proxy.getCertificateStatus('app-route');
-    console.log('Certificate status:', status);
-    
-    // Manually trigger renewal if needed
-    if (status && status.status === 'expiring') {
-      await proxy.renewCertificate('app-route');
-    }
-  }, 10000);
-  
-  // Handle shutdown gracefully
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Shutting down proxy...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// Run the example
-main().catch(console.error);
--- a/examples/complete-example-v19.ts
+++ b/examples/complete-example-v19.ts
@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Complete SmartProxy Example (v19+)
- * 
- * This comprehensive example demonstrates all major features of SmartProxy v19+:
- * - Global ACME configuration
- * - Route-based configuration
- * - Helper functions for common patterns
- * - Dynamic route management
- * - Certificate status monitoring
- * - Error handling and recovery
- */
-
-import { 
-  SmartProxy,
-  createHttpRoute,
-  createHttpsTerminateRoute,
-  createHttpsPassthroughRoute,
-  createHttpToHttpsRedirect,
-  createCompleteHttpsServer,
-  createLoadBalancerRoute,
-  createApiRoute,
-  createWebSocketRoute,
-  createStaticFileRoute,
-  createNfTablesRoute
-} from '../dist_ts/index.js';
-
-async function main() {
-  // Create SmartProxy with comprehensive configuration
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    // Global ACME configuration (v19+)
-    acme: {
-      email: 'ssl@bleu.de',
-      useProduction: false,  // Use staging for this example
-      port: 8080,           // Non-privileged port for development
-      autoRenew: true,
-      renewCheckIntervalHours: 12
-    },
-    
-    // Initial routes
-    routes: [
-      // Basic HTTP service
-      createHttpRoute('api.example.com', { host: 'localhost', port: 3000 }),
-      
-      // HTTPS with automatic certificates
-      createHttpsTerminateRoute('secure.example.com', 
-        { host: 'localhost', port: 3001 }, 
-        { certificate: 'auto' }
-      ),
-      
-      // Complete HTTPS server with HTTP->HTTPS redirect
-      ...createCompleteHttpsServer('www.example.com', 
-        { host: 'localhost', port: 8080 }, 
-        { certificate: 'auto' }
-      ),
-      
-      // Load balancer with multiple backends
-      createLoadBalancerRoute(
-        'app.example.com',
-        ['10.0.0.1', '10.0.0.2', '10.0.0.3'],
-        8080,
-        {
-          tls: {
-            mode: 'terminate',
-            certificate: 'auto'
-          }
-        }
-      ),
-      
-      // API route with CORS
-      createApiRoute('api.example.com', '/v1', 
-        { host: 'api-backend', port: 8081 }, 
-        {
-          useTls: true,
-          certificate: 'auto',
-          addCorsHeaders: true
-        }
-      ),
-      
-      // WebSocket support
-      createWebSocketRoute('ws.example.com', '/socket', 
-        { host: 'websocket-server', port: 8082 }, 
-        {
-          useTls: true,
-          certificate: 'auto'
-        }
-      ),
-      
-      // Static file server
-      createStaticFileRoute(['cdn.example.com', 'static.example.com'], 
-        '/var/www/static', 
-        {
-          serveOnHttps: true,
-          certificate: 'auto'
-        }
-      ),
-      
-      // HTTPS passthrough for services that handle their own TLS
-      createHttpsPassthroughRoute('legacy.example.com', 
-        { host: '192.168.1.100', port: 443 }
-      ),
-      
-      // HTTP to HTTPS redirects
-      createHttpToHttpsRedirect(['*.example.com', 'example.com'])
-    ],
-    
-    // Enable detailed logging for debugging
-    enableDetailedLogging: true
-  });
-  
-  // Event handlers
-  proxy.on('connection', (event) => {
-    console.log(`New connection: ${event.source} -> ${event.destination}`);
-  });
-  
-  proxy.on('certificate:issued', (event) => {
-    console.log(`Certificate issued for ${event.domain}`);
-  });
-  
-  proxy.on('certificate:renewed', (event) => {
-    console.log(`Certificate renewed for ${event.domain}`);
-  });
-  
-  proxy.on('error', (error) => {
-    console.error('Proxy error:', error);
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('SmartProxy started successfully');
-  console.log('Listening on ports:', proxy.getListeningPorts());
-  
-  // Demonstrate dynamic route management
-  setTimeout(async () => {
-    console.log('Adding new route dynamically...');
-    
-    // Get current routes and add a new one
-    const currentRoutes = proxy.settings.routes;
-    const newRoutes = [
-      ...currentRoutes,
-      createHttpsTerminateRoute('new-service.example.com', 
-        { host: 'localhost', port: 3003 }, 
-        { certificate: 'auto' }
-      )
-    ];
-    
-    // Update routes
-    await proxy.updateRoutes(newRoutes);
-    console.log('New route added successfully');
-  }, 5000);
-  
-  // Check certificate status periodically
-  setInterval(async () => {
-    const routes = proxy.settings.routes;
-    for (const route of routes) {
-      if (route.action.tls?.certificate === 'auto') {
-        const status = proxy.getCertificateStatus(route.name);
-        if (status) {
-          console.log(`Certificate status for ${route.name}:`, status);
-          
-          // Renew if expiring soon
-          if (status.status === 'expiring') {
-            console.log(`Renewing certificate for ${route.name}...`);
-            await proxy.renewCertificate(route.name);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }, 3600000); // Check every hour
-  
-  // Graceful shutdown
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Shutting down gracefully...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-  
-  process.on('SIGTERM', async () => {
-    console.log('Received SIGTERM, shutting down...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// Run the example
-main().catch((error) => {
-  console.error('Failed to start proxy:', error);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
--- a/examples/dynamic-port-management.ts
+++ b/examples/dynamic-port-management.ts
@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Dynamic Port Management Example
- * 
- * This example demonstrates how to dynamically add and remove ports
- * while SmartProxy is running, without requiring a restart.
- * Also shows the new v19+ global ACME configuration.
- */
-
-import { SmartProxy, createHttpRoute, createHttpsTerminateRoute } from '../dist_ts/index.js';
-import type { IRouteConfig } from '../dist_ts/index.js';
-
-async function main() {
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with initial routes and global ACME config
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    // Global ACME configuration (v19+)
-    acme: {
-      email: 'ssl@bleu.de',
-      useProduction: false,
-      port: 8080  // Using non-privileged port for ACME challenges
-    },
-    
-    routes: [
-      // Initial route on port 8080
-      createHttpRoute(['example.com', '*.example.com'], { host: 'localhost', port: 3000 })
-    ]
-  });
-
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('SmartProxy started with initial configuration');
-  console.log('Listening on ports:', proxy.getListeningPorts());
-
-  // Wait 3 seconds
-  console.log('Waiting 3 seconds before adding a new port...');
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
-
-  // Add a new port listener without changing routes yet
-  await proxy.addListeningPort(8081);
-  console.log('Added port 8081 without any routes yet');
-  console.log('Now listening on ports:', proxy.getListeningPorts());
-
-  // Wait 3 more seconds
-  console.log('Waiting 3 seconds before adding a route for the new port...');
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
-
-  // Get current routes and add a new one for port 8081
-  const currentRoutes = proxy.settings.routes;
-  
-  // Create a new route for port 8081
-  const newRoute: IRouteConfig = {
-    match: { 
-      ports: 8081,
-      domains: ['api.example.com']
-    },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward' as const,
-      target: { host: 'localhost', port: 4000 }
-    },
-    name: 'API Route'
-  };
-
-  // Update routes to include the new one
-  await proxy.updateRoutes([...currentRoutes, newRoute]);
-  console.log('Added new route for port 8081');
-
-  // Wait 3 more seconds
-  console.log('Waiting 3 seconds before adding another port through updateRoutes...');
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
-
-  // Add a completely new port via updateRoutes, which will automatically start listening
-  const thirdRoute: IRouteConfig = {
-    match: { 
-      ports: 8082,
-      domains: ['admin.example.com']
-    },
-    action: {
-      type: 'forward' as const,
-      target: { host: 'localhost', port: 5000 }
-    },
-    name: 'Admin Route'
-  };
-
-  // Update routes again to include the third route
-  await proxy.updateRoutes([...currentRoutes, newRoute, thirdRoute]);
-  console.log('Added new route for port 8082 through updateRoutes');
-  console.log('Now listening on ports:', proxy.getListeningPorts());
-
-  // Wait 3 more seconds
-  console.log('Waiting 3 seconds before removing port 8081...');
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
-
-  // Remove a port without changing routes
-  await proxy.removeListeningPort(8081);
-  console.log('Removed port 8081 (but route still exists)');
-  console.log('Now listening on ports:', proxy.getListeningPorts());
-
-  // Wait 3 more seconds
-  console.log('Waiting 3 seconds before stopping all routes on port 8082...');
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
-
-  // Remove all routes for port 8082
-  const routesWithout8082 = currentRoutes.filter(route => {
-    // Check if this route includes port 8082
-    const ports = proxy.routeManager.expandPortRange(route.match.ports);
-    return !ports.includes(8082);
-  });
-
-  // Update routes without any for port 8082
-  await proxy.updateRoutes([...routesWithout8082, newRoute]);
-  console.log('Removed routes for port 8082 through updateRoutes');
-  console.log('Now listening on ports:', proxy.getListeningPorts());
-
-  // Show statistics
-  console.log('Statistics:', proxy.getStatistics());
-
-  // Wait 3 more seconds, then shut down
-  console.log('Waiting 3 seconds before shutdown...');
-  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
-
-  // Stop the proxy
-  await proxy.stop();
-  console.log('SmartProxy stopped');
-}
-
-// Run the example
-main().catch(err => {
-  console.error('Error in example:', err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
--- a/examples/nftables-integration.ts
+++ b/examples/nftables-integration.ts
@ -1,222 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * NFTables Integration Example
- * 
- * This example demonstrates how to use the NFTables forwarding engine with SmartProxy
- * for high-performance network routing that operates at the kernel level.
- * 
- * NOTE: This requires elevated privileges to run (sudo) as it interacts with nftables.
- * Also shows the new v19+ global ACME configuration.
- */
-
-import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/index.js';
-import { 
-  createNfTablesRoute,
-  createNfTablesTerminateRoute,
-  createCompleteNfTablesHttpsServer
-} from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/utils/route-helpers.js';
-
-// Simple NFTables-based HTTP forwarding example
-async function simpleForwardingExample() {
-  console.log('Starting simple NFTables forwarding example...');
-  
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with a simple NFTables route
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    routes: [
-      createNfTablesRoute('example.com', {
-        host: 'localhost',
-        port: 8080
-      }, {
-        ports: 80,
-        protocol: 'tcp',
-        preserveSourceIP: true,
-        tableName: 'smartproxy_example'
-      })
-    ],
-    enableDetailedLogging: true
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('NFTables proxy started. Press Ctrl+C to stop.');
-  
-  // Handle shutdown
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Stopping proxy...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// HTTPS termination example with NFTables
-async function httpsTerminationExample() {
-  console.log('Starting HTTPS termination with NFTables example...');
-  
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with global ACME and NFTables HTTPS termination
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    // Global ACME configuration (v19+)
-    acme: {
-      email: 'ssl@bleu.de',
-      useProduction: false,
-      port: 80  // NFTables needs root, so we can use port 80
-    },
-    
-    routes: [
-      createNfTablesTerminateRoute('secure.example.com', {
-        host: 'localhost',
-        port: 8443
-      }, {
-        ports: 443,
-        certificate: 'auto', // Uses global ACME configuration
-        tableName: 'smartproxy_https'
-      })
-    ],
-    enableDetailedLogging: true
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('HTTPS termination proxy started. Press Ctrl+C to stop.');
-  
-  // Handle shutdown
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Stopping proxy...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// Complete HTTPS server with HTTP redirects using NFTables
-async function completeHttpsServerExample() {
-  console.log('Starting complete HTTPS server with NFTables example...');
-  
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with a complete HTTPS server
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    routes: createCompleteNfTablesHttpsServer('complete.example.com', {
-      host: 'localhost',
-      port: 8443
-    }, {
-      certificate: 'auto',
-      tableName: 'smartproxy_complete'
-    }),
-    enableDetailedLogging: true
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('Complete HTTPS server started. Press Ctrl+C to stop.');
-  
-  // Handle shutdown
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Stopping proxy...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// Load balancing example with NFTables
-async function loadBalancingExample() {
-  console.log('Starting load balancing with NFTables example...');
-  
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with a load balancing configuration
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    routes: [
-      createNfTablesRoute('lb.example.com', {
-        // NFTables will automatically distribute connections to these hosts
-        host: 'backend1.example.com',
-        port: 8080
-      }, {
-        ports: 80,
-        tableName: 'smartproxy_lb'
-      })
-    ],
-    enableDetailedLogging: true
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('Load balancing proxy started. Press Ctrl+C to stop.');
-  
-  // Handle shutdown
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Stopping proxy...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// Advanced example with QoS and security settings
-async function advancedExample() {
-  console.log('Starting advanced NFTables example with QoS and security...');
-  
-  // Create a SmartProxy instance with advanced settings
-  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
-    routes: [
-      createNfTablesRoute('advanced.example.com', {
-        host: 'localhost',
-        port: 8080
-      }, {
-        ports: 80,
-        protocol: 'tcp',
-        preserveSourceIP: true,
-        maxRate: '10mbps', // QoS rate limiting
-        priority: 2, // QoS priority (1-10, lower is higher priority)
-        ipAllowList: ['192.168.1.0/24'], // Only allow this subnet
-        ipBlockList: ['192.168.1.100'], // Block this specific IP
-        useIPSets: true, // Use IP sets for more efficient rule processing
-        useAdvancedNAT: true, // Use connection tracking for stateful NAT
-        tableName: 'smartproxy_advanced'
-      })
-    ],
-    enableDetailedLogging: true
-  });
-  
-  // Start the proxy
-  await proxy.start();
-  console.log('Advanced NFTables proxy started. Press Ctrl+C to stop.');
-  
-  // Handle shutdown
-  process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-    console.log('Stopping proxy...');
-    await proxy.stop();
-    process.exit(0);
-  });
-}
-
-// Run one of the examples based on the command line argument
-async function main() {
-  const example = process.argv[2] || 'simple';
-  
-  switch (example) {
-    case 'simple':
-      await simpleForwardingExample();
-      break;
-    case 'https':
-      await httpsTerminationExample();
-      break;
-    case 'complete':
-      await completeHttpsServerExample();
-      break;
-    case 'lb':
-      await loadBalancingExample();
-      break;
-    case 'advanced':
-      await advancedExample();
-      break;
-    default:
-      console.error('Unknown example:', example);
-      console.log('Available examples: simple, https, complete, lb, advanced');
-      process.exit(1);
-  }
-}
-
-// Check if running as root/sudo
-if (process.getuid && process.getuid() !== 0) {
-  console.error('This example requires root privileges to modify nftables rules.');
-  console.log('Please run with sudo: sudo tsx examples/nftables-integration.ts');
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-main().catch(err => {
-  console.error('Error running example:', err);
-  process.exit(1);
-});
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "@push.rocks/smartproxy",
-  "version": "19.3.9",
+  "version": "19.3.13",
  "private": false,
  "description": "A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.",
  "main": "dist_ts/index.js",
@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
    "@push.rocks/smartcrypto": "^2.0.4",
    "@push.rocks/smartdelay": "^3.0.5",
    "@push.rocks/smartfile": "^11.2.0",
+    "@push.rocks/smartlog": "^3.1.2",
    "@push.rocks/smartnetwork": "^4.0.2",
    "@push.rocks/smartpromise": "^4.2.3",
    "@push.rocks/smartrequest": "^2.1.0",
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ importers:
      '@push.rocks/smartfile':
        specifier: ^11.2.0
        version: 11.2.0
+      '@push.rocks/smartlog':
+        specifier: ^3.1.2
+        version: 3.1.2
      '@push.rocks/smartnetwork':
        specifier: ^4.0.2
        version: 4.0.2
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      '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
      '@push.rocks/smartfile': 11.2.0
-      '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.9
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      '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
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-      '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.9
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      - '@nuxt/kit'
      - aws-crt
-      - bufferutil
      - encoding
      - gcp-metadata
      - kerberos
@ -5745,7 +5686,6 @@ snapshots:
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      - socks
      - supports-color
-      - utf-8-validate
      - vue

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      '@push.rocks/smartdelay': 3.0.5
-      '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.0.7
+      '@push.rocks/smartlog': 3.1.2
      '@push.rocks/smartpromise': 4.2.3
      '@push.rocks/smartrx': 3.0.10
      '@push.rocks/smarttime': 4.1.1
@ -7590,8 +7511,6 @@ snapshots:
      escape-string-regexp: 1.0.5
      supports-color: 5.5.0

-  chalk@5.4.1: {}
-
  character-entities-html4@2.1.0: {}

  character-entities-legacy@3.0.0: {}
@ -7616,12 +7535,6 @@ snapshots:
    dependencies:
      escape-string-regexp: 5.0.0

-  cli-cursor@5.0.0:
-    dependencies:
-      restore-cursor: 5.1.0
-
-  cli-spinners@2.9.2: {}
-
  cliui@8.0.1:
    dependencies:
      string-width: 4.2.3
@ -7856,8 +7769,6 @@ snapshots:
      minimalistic-assert: 1.0.1
      minimalistic-crypto-utils: 1.0.1

-  emoji-regex@10.4.0: {}
-
  emoji-regex@8.0.0: {}

  emoji-regex@9.2.2: {}
@ -8217,8 +8128,6 @@ snapshots:

  get-caller-file@2.0.5: {}

-  get-east-asian-width@1.3.0: {}
-
  get-intrinsic@1.3.0:
    dependencies:
      call-bind-apply-helpers: 1.0.2
@ -8499,8 +8408,6 @@ snapshots:

  is-gzip@1.0.0: {}

-  is-interactive@2.0.0: {}
-
  is-ip@4.0.0:
    dependencies:
      ip-regex: 5.0.0
@ -8534,8 +8441,6 @@ snapshots:

  is-stream@4.0.1: {}

-  is-unicode-supported@1.3.0: {}
-
  is-unicode-supported@2.1.0: {}

  is-windows@1.0.2: {}
@ -8710,11 +8615,6 @@ snapshots:

  lodash@4.17.21: {}

-  log-symbols@6.0.0:
-    dependencies:
-      chalk: 5.4.1
-      is-unicode-supported: 1.3.0
-
  logform@2.7.0:
    dependencies:
      '@colors/colors': 1.6.0
@ -9101,8 +9001,6 @@ snapshots:

  mime@4.0.6: {}

-  mimic-function@5.0.1: {}
-
  mimic-response@3.1.0: {}

  mimic-response@4.0.0: {}
@ -9268,10 +9166,6 @@ snapshots:
    dependencies:
      fn.name: 1.1.0

-  onetime@7.0.0:
-    dependencies:
-      mimic-function: 5.0.1
-
  only@0.0.2: {}

  open@8.4.2:
@ -9280,18 +9174,6 @@ snapshots:
      is-docker: 2.2.1
      is-wsl: 2.2.0

-  ora@8.2.0:
-    dependencies:
-      chalk: 5.4.1
-      cli-cursor: 5.0.0
-      cli-spinners: 2.9.2
-      is-interactive: 2.0.0
-      is-unicode-supported: 2.1.0
-      log-symbols: 6.0.0
-      stdin-discarder: 0.2.2
-      string-width: 7.2.0
-      strip-ansi: 7.1.0
-
  p-cancelable@3.0.0: {}

  p-finally@1.0.0: {}
@ -9647,11 +9529,6 @@ snapshots:
    dependencies:
      lowercase-keys: 3.0.0

-  restore-cursor@5.1.0:
-    dependencies:
-      onetime: 7.0.0
-      signal-exit: 4.1.0
-
  rimraf@3.0.2:
    dependencies:
      glob: 7.2.3
@ -9866,8 +9743,6 @@ snapshots:

  statuses@2.0.1: {}

-  stdin-discarder@0.2.2: {}
-
  stream-shift@1.0.3: {}

  streamsearch@0.1.2: {}
@ -9891,12 +9766,6 @@ snapshots:
      emoji-regex: 9.2.2
      strip-ansi: 7.1.0

-  string-width@7.2.0:
-    dependencies:
-      emoji-regex: 10.4.0
-      get-east-asian-width: 1.3.0
-      strip-ansi: 7.1.0
-
  string_decoder@1.1.1:
    dependencies:
      safe-buffer: 5.1.2
--- a/readme.hints.md
+++ b/readme.hints.md
@ -132,4 +132,27 @@ const proxy = new SmartProxy({
    // Your routes here
  ]
 });
-```
+```
+
+## ACME Certificate Provisioning Timing Fix (v19.3.9)
+
+### Issue
+Certificate provisioning would start before ports were listening, causing ACME HTTP-01 challenges to fail with connection refused errors.
+
+### Root Cause
+SmartProxy initialization sequence:
+1. Certificate manager initialized → immediately starts provisioning
+2. Ports start listening (too late for ACME challenges)
+
+### Solution
+Deferred certificate provisioning until after ports are ready:
+```typescript
+// SmartCertManager.initialize() now skips automatic provisioning
+// SmartProxy.start() calls provisionAllCertificates() directly after ports are listening
+```
+
+### Test Coverage
+- `test/test.acme-timing-simple.ts` - Verifies proper timing sequence
+
+### Migration
+Update to v19.3.9+, no configuration changes needed.
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@ -1481,8 +1481,11 @@ HttpProxy now supports full route-based configuration including:
 - Enable `enableDetailedLogging` or `enableTlsDebugLogging` for debugging

 ### ACME HTTP-01 Challenges
- If ACME HTTP-01 challenges fail on port 80, ensure port 80 is included in `useHttpProxy`
- Since v19.3.8, non-TLS connections on ports listed in `useHttpProxy` are properly forwarded to HttpProxy
+- If ACME HTTP-01 challenges fail, ensure:
+  1. Port 80 (or configured ACME port) is included in `useHttpProxy` 
+  2. You're using SmartProxy v19.3.9+ for proper timing (ports must be listening before provisioning)
+- Since v19.3.8: Non-TLS connections on ports listed in `useHttpProxy` are properly forwarded to HttpProxy
+- Since v19.3.9: Certificate provisioning waits for ports to be ready before starting ACME challenges
 - Example configuration for ACME on port 80:
  ```typescript
  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
@ -1495,6 +1498,9 @@ HttpProxy now supports full route-based configuration including:
    routes: [/* your routes */]
  });
  ```
+- Common issues:
+  - "Connection refused" during challenges → Update to v19.3.9+ for timing fix
+  - HTTP requests not parsed → Ensure port is in `useHttpProxy` array

 ### NFTables Integration
 - Ensure NFTables is installed: `apt install nftables` or `yum install nftables`
--- a/readme.plan.md
+++ b/readme.plan.md
@ -0,0 +1,384 @@
+# SmartProxy Development Plan
+
+## ACME Route Port Binding Intelligence Improvement
+
+### Problem Statement
+Currently, SmartProxy has an issue with port binding conflicts between regular routes and ACME challenge routes. While SmartProxy is designed to support multiple routes sharing the same port (differentiated by host, path, etc.), there's a specific conflict when adding ACME challenge routes to a port that is already in use by other routes.
+
+This results in the error: `Port 80 is already in use for ACME challenges` when SmartProxy tries to bind the ACME challenge route to a port that it's already using.
+
+### Root Cause Analysis
+1. **Double Binding Attempt**: SmartProxy tries to bind to port 80 twice - once for application routes and once for ACME challenge routes.
+2. **Overlapping Route Updates**: When adding a challenge route, it triggers a port binding operation without checking if the port is already bound.
+3. **Naive Error Handling**: The code detects EADDRINUSE but doesn't distinguish between external conflicts and internal conflicts.
+4. **Port Binding Semantics**: The port manager doesn't recognize that a port already bound by SmartProxy can be reused for additional routes.
+
+### Solution Architecture
+We need a more intelligent approach to port binding that understands when a port can be shared between routes vs. when a new binding is needed:
+
+1. **Port Binding Awareness**: Track what ports are already bound by SmartProxy itself.
+2. **Smart Route Updates**: Only attempt to bind to ports that aren't already bound by SmartProxy.
+3. **Route Merging Logic**: When adding ACME challenge routes, merge them with existing routes on the same ports.
+4. **Dynamic Port Management**: Release port bindings when no routes are using them and rebind when needed.
+5. **Improved Error Recovery**: Handle port conflicts gracefully, with distinct handling for internal vs. external conflicts.
+
+### Implementation Plan
+
+#### Phase 1: Improve Port Manager Intelligence
+- [ ] Enhance `PortManager` to distinguish between ports that need new bindings vs ports that can reuse existing bindings
+- [ ] Add an internal tracking mechanism to detect when a requested port is already bound internally
+- [ ] Modify port addition logic to skip binding operations for ports already bound by SmartProxy
+- [ ] Implement reference counting for port bindings to track how many routes use each port
+- [ ] Add logic to release port bindings when no routes are using them anymore
+- [ ] Update error handling to provide more context for port binding failures
+
+#### Phase 2: Refine ACME Challenge Route Integration
+- [ ] Modify `addChallengeRoute()` to check if the port is already in use by SmartProxy
+- [ ] Ensure route updates don't trigger unnecessary port binding operations
+- [ ] Implement a merging strategy for ACME routes with existing routes on the same port
+- [ ] Add diagnostic logging to track route and port binding relationships
+
+#### Phase 3: Enhance Proxy Route Management
+- [ ] Restructure route update process to group routes by port
+- [ ] Implement a more efficient route update mechanism that minimizes port binding operations
+- [ ] Develop port lifecycle management to track usage across route changes
+- [ ] Add validation to detect potential binding conflicts before attempting operations
+- [ ] Create a proper route dependency graph to understand the relationships between routes
+- [ ] Implement efficient detection of "orphaned" ports that no longer have associated routes
+
+#### Phase 4: Improve Error Handling and Recovery
+- [ ] Enhance error messages to be more specific about the nature of port conflicts
+- [ ] Add recovery mechanisms for common port binding scenarios
+- [ ] Implement a fallback port selection strategy for ACME challenges
+- [ ] Create a more robust validation system to catch issues before they cause runtime errors
+
+### Detailed Technical Tasks
+
+#### Phase 1: Improve Port Manager Intelligence
+1. Modify `/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/port-manager.ts`:
+   - Add a new method `isPortBoundBySmartProxy(port: number): boolean`
+   - Refactor `addPort()` to check if the port is already bound
+   - Update `updatePorts()` to be more intelligent about which ports need binding
+   - Add reference counting for port usage
+
+2. Implement Port Reference Counting:
+   ```typescript
+   // Add to PortManager class
+   private portRefCounts: Map<number, number> = new Map();
+   
+   public incrementPortRefCount(port: number): void {
+     const currentCount = this.portRefCounts.get(port) || 0;
+     this.portRefCounts.set(port, currentCount + 1);
+     logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} reference count increased to ${currentCount + 1}`, { port, refCount: currentCount + 1 });
+   }
+   
+   public decrementPortRefCount(port: number): number {
+     const currentCount = this.portRefCounts.get(port) || 0;
+     if (currentCount <= 0) {
+       logger.log('warn', `Attempted to decrement reference count for port ${port} below zero`, { port });
+       return 0;
+     }
+     
+     const newCount = currentCount - 1;
+     this.portRefCounts.set(port, newCount);
+     logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} reference count decreased to ${newCount}`, { port, refCount: newCount });
+     return newCount;
+   }
+   
+   public getPortRefCount(port: number): number {
+     return this.portRefCounts.get(port) || 0;
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. Port Binding Logic Enhancements:
+   ```typescript
+   public async addPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
+     // If already bound by this instance, just increment ref count and return
+     if (this.servers.has(port)) {
+       this.incrementPortRefCount(port);
+       logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} is already bound by SmartProxy, reusing binding`, { port });
+       return;
+     }
+     
+     // Initialize ref count for new port
+     this.portRefCounts.set(port, 1);
+     
+     // Continue with normal binding...
+   }
+   
+   public async removePort(port: number): Promise<void> {
+     // Decrement reference count
+     const newCount = this.decrementPortRefCount(port);
+     
+     // If port is still in use by other routes, keep it
+     if (newCount > 0) {
+       logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} still in use by ${newCount} routes, keeping binding open`, { port, refCount: newCount });
+       return;
+     }
+     
+     // No more references, can actually close the port
+     const server = this.servers.get(port);
+     if (!server) {
+       logger.log('warn', `Port ${port} not found in servers map`, { port });
+       return;
+     }
+     
+     // Continue with normal unbinding logic...
+   }
+   ```
+
+4. Add Smarter Port Conflict Detection:
+   ```typescript
+   private isPortConflict(error: any): { isConflict: boolean; isExternal: boolean } {
+     if (error.code !== 'EADDRINUSE') {
+       return { isConflict: false, isExternal: false };
+     }
+     
+     // Check if we already have this port
+     const isBoundInternally = this.servers.has(Number(error.port));
+     return { isConflict: true, isExternal: !isBoundInternally };
+   }
+   ```
+
+#### Phase 2: Refine ACME Challenge Route Integration
+1. Modify `/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/certificate-manager.ts`:
+   - Enhance `addChallengeRoute()` to be aware of existing port bindings
+   - Add port verification before attempting to add challenge routes
+
+2. Smart Route Merging Logic:
+   ```typescript
+   private async addChallengeRoute(): Promise<void> {
+     // Check if route is already active
+     if (this.challengeRouteActive) {
+       return;
+     }
+
+     // Create challenge route
+     const challengeRoute = this.challengeRoute;
+     const challengePort = this.globalAcmeDefaults?.port || 80;
+     
+     // Check if port is already in use by another route
+     const portAlreadyUsed = this.routes.some(r => 
+       Array.isArray(r.match.ports) 
+       ? r.match.ports.includes(challengePort)
+       : r.match.ports === challengePort
+     );
+     
+     if (portAlreadyUsed) {
+       logger.log('info', `Port ${challengePort} is already used by an existing route, merging ACME challenge route`);
+     }
+     
+     // Continue with route update...
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. Update Route Manager Communication:
+   ```typescript
+   // Add this method to smart-proxy.ts
+   private async addRouteWithoutRebinding(route: IRouteConfig): Promise<void> {
+     // Add route to configuration without triggering a port rebind
+     this.settings.routes.push(route);
+     this.routeManager.updateRoutes(this.settings.routes);
+     
+     // Update HttpProxy if needed, but skip port binding updates
+     if (this.httpProxyBridge.getHttpProxy()) {
+       await this.httpProxyBridge.syncRoutesToHttpProxy(this.settings.routes);
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+#### Phase 3: Enhance Proxy Route Management
+1. Modify `/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.ts`:
+   - Refactor `updateRoutes()` to group routes by port
+   - Implement incremental updates that preserve port bindings
+   - Add orphaned port detection and cleanup
+
+2. Group Routes by Port:
+   ```typescript
+   private groupRoutesByPort(routes: IRouteConfig[]): Map<number, IRouteConfig[]> {
+     const portMap = new Map<number, IRouteConfig[]>();
+     
+     for (const route of routes) {
+       const ports = Array.isArray(route.match.ports) 
+         ? route.match.ports 
+         : [route.match.ports];
+         
+       for (const port of ports) {
+         if (!portMap.has(port)) {
+           portMap.set(port, []);
+         }
+         portMap.get(port)!.push(route);
+       }
+     }
+     
+     return portMap;
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. Implement Port Usage Tracking:
+   ```typescript
+   private updatePortUsageMap(routes: IRouteConfig[]): Map<number, Set<string>> {
+     // Map of port -> Set of route names using that port
+     const portUsage = new Map<number, Set<string>>();
+     
+     for (const route of routes) {
+       const ports = Array.isArray(route.match.ports) 
+         ? route.match.ports 
+         : [route.match.ports];
+         
+       const routeName = route.name || `unnamed_${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 9)}`;
+       
+       for (const port of ports) {
+         if (!portUsage.has(port)) {
+           portUsage.set(port, new Set());
+         }
+         portUsage.get(port)!.add(routeName);
+       }
+     }
+     
+     return portUsage;
+   }
+   
+   private findOrphanedPorts(oldUsage: Map<number, Set<string>>, newUsage: Map<number, Set<string>>): number[] {
+     // Find ports that have no routes in new configuration
+     const orphanedPorts: number[] = [];
+     
+     for (const [port, routes] of oldUsage.entries()) {
+       if (!newUsage.has(port) || newUsage.get(port)!.size === 0) {
+         orphanedPorts.push(port);
+         logger.log('info', `Port ${port} no longer has any associated routes, will be released`, { port });
+       }
+     }
+     
+     return orphanedPorts;
+   }
+   ```
+
+4. Implement Incremental Update Logic:
+   ```typescript
+   public async updateRoutesIncremental(newRoutes: IRouteConfig[]): Promise<void> {
+     // Track port usage before and after update
+     const oldPortUsage = this.updatePortUsageMap(this.settings.routes);
+     const newPortUsage = this.updatePortUsageMap(newRoutes);
+     
+     // Find orphaned ports - ports that no longer have any routes
+     const orphanedPorts = this.findOrphanedPorts(oldPortUsage, newPortUsage);
+     
+     // Ports that need new bindings - not in old configuration
+     const newBindingPorts = [...newPortUsage.keys()].filter(p => !oldPortUsage.has(p));
+     
+     // Close orphaned ports
+     if (orphanedPorts.length > 0) {
+       logger.log('info', `Releasing ${orphanedPorts.length} orphaned ports: ${orphanedPorts.join(', ')}`, { ports: orphanedPorts });
+       await this.portManager.removePorts(orphanedPorts);
+     }
+     
+     // Bind to new ports
+     if (newBindingPorts.length > 0) {
+       logger.log('info', `Binding to ${newBindingPorts.length} new ports: ${newBindingPorts.join(', ')}`, { ports: newBindingPorts });
+       await this.portManager.addPorts(newBindingPorts);
+     }
+     
+     // Update route configuration
+     this.settings.routes = newRoutes;
+     this.routeManager.updateRoutes(newRoutes);
+     
+     // Update other components...
+   }
+   ```
+
+#### Phase 4: Improve Error Handling and Recovery
+1. Enhance Error Reporting:
+   ```typescript
+   private handlePortBindingError(port: number, error: any): void {
+     if (error.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
+       const isInternalConflict = this.portManager.isPortBoundBySmartProxy(port);
+       if (isInternalConflict) {
+         logger.log('warn', `Port ${port} is already bound by SmartProxy. This is likely a route configuration issue.`, { port });
+       } else {
+         logger.log('error', `Port ${port} is in use by another application. Please choose a different port.`, { port });
+       }
+     } else {
+       logger.log('error', `Failed to bind to port ${port}: ${error.message}`, { port, error });
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+2. Implement ACME Port Fallback Strategy:
+   ```typescript
+   private async selectAcmePort(): Promise<number> {
+     const preferredPort = this.globalAcmeDefaults?.port || 80;
+     
+     // Check if preferred port is already bound internally
+     if (this.portManager.isPortBoundBySmartProxy(preferredPort)) {
+       // We can use it without a new binding
+       return preferredPort;
+     }
+     
+     // Try to bind to preferred port
+     try {
+       // Temporary test binding
+       const server = plugins.net.createServer();
+       await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+         server.listen(preferredPort, () => {
+           server.close();
+           resolve();
+         }).on('error', reject);
+       });
+       
+       // If we get here, port is available
+       return preferredPort;
+     } catch (error) {
+       if (error.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
+         // Port is unavailable, try fallback ports
+         for (const fallbackPort of [8080, 8081, 8082, 8083, 8084]) {
+           try {
+             // Test if we can bind to fallback
+             const server = plugins.net.createServer();
+             await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+               server.listen(fallbackPort, () => {
+                 server.close();
+                 resolve();
+               }).on('error', reject);
+             });
+             
+             logger.log('warn', `Primary ACME port ${preferredPort} is unavailable, using fallback port ${fallbackPort}`);
+             return fallbackPort;
+           } catch {
+             // Try next fallback
+           }
+         }
+       }
+       
+       // All attempts failed
+       throw new Error(`Could not find an available port for ACME challenges`);
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+### Testing Strategy
+1. **Unit Tests**:
+   - Test port binding intelligence
+   - Test route merging logic
+   - Test error handling mechanisms
+   - Test port reference counting
+   - Test orphaned port detection and cleanup
+
+2. **Integration Tests**:
+   - Test multiple routes on the same port
+   - Test ACME challenges on ports with existing routes
+   - Test dynamic route addition and removal
+   - Test port lifecycle (bind → share → release)
+   - Test various recovery scenarios
+
+3. **Stress Tests**:
+   - Test rapid route updates
+   - Test concurrent operations
+   - Test large scale route changes (add/remove many at once)
+   - Test frequent changes to see if ports are properly released
+   - Test recovery from port conflicts
+
+### Release Plan
+1. **19.4.0** - Phase 1 & 2: Port Manager and ACME Route Improvements
+2. **19.5.0** - Phase 3: Enhanced Route Management
+3. **19.6.0** - Phase 4: Improved Error Handling and Recovery
--- a/test/test.acme-http01-challenge.ts
+++ b/test/test.acme-http01-challenge.ts
@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/index.js';
+import * as net from 'net';
+
+// Test that HTTP-01 challenges are properly processed when the initial data arrives
+tap.test('should correctly handle HTTP-01 challenge requests with initial data chunk', async (tapTest) => {
+  // Prepare test data
+  const challengeToken = 'test-acme-http01-challenge-token';
+  const challengeResponse = 'mock-response-for-challenge';
+  const challengePath = `/.well-known/acme-challenge/${challengeToken}`;
+  
+  // Create a handler function that responds to ACME challenges
+  const acmeHandler = (context: any) => {
+    // Log request details for debugging
+    console.log(`Received request: ${context.method} ${context.path}`);
+    
+    // Check if this is an ACME challenge request
+    if (context.path.startsWith('/.well-known/acme-challenge/')) {
+      const token = context.path.substring('/.well-known/acme-challenge/'.length);
+      
+      // If the token matches our test token, return the response
+      if (token === challengeToken) {
+        return {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
+          },
+          body: challengeResponse
+        };
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // For any other requests, return 404
+    return {
+      status: 404,
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
+      },
+      body: 'Not found'
+    };
+  };
+  
+  // Create a proxy with the ACME challenge route
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [{
+      name: 'acme-challenge-route',
+      match: {
+        ports: 8080,
+        paths: ['/.well-known/acme-challenge/*']
+      },
+      action: {
+        type: 'static',
+        handler: acmeHandler
+      }
+    }]
+  });
+  
+  await proxy.start();
+  
+  // Create a client to test the HTTP-01 challenge
+  const testClient = new net.Socket();
+  let responseData = '';
+  
+  // Set up client handlers
+  testClient.on('data', (data) => {
+    responseData += data.toString();
+  });
+  
+  // Connect to the proxy and send the HTTP-01 challenge request
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    testClient.connect(8080, 'localhost', () => {
+      // Send HTTP request for the challenge token
+      testClient.write(
+        `GET ${challengePath} HTTP/1.1\r\n` +
+        'Host: test.example.com\r\n' +
+        'User-Agent: ACME Challenge Test\r\n' +
+        'Accept: */*\r\n' +
+        '\r\n'
+      );
+      resolve();
+    });
+    
+    testClient.on('error', reject);
+  });
+  
+  // Wait for the response
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+  
+  // Verify that we received a valid HTTP response with the challenge token
+  expect(responseData).toContain('HTTP/1.1 200');
+  expect(responseData).toContain('Content-Type: text/plain');
+  expect(responseData).toContain(challengeResponse);
+  
+  // Cleanup
+  testClient.destroy();
+  await proxy.stop();
+});
+
+// Test that non-existent challenge tokens return 404
+tap.test('should return 404 for non-existent challenge tokens', async (tapTest) => {
+  // Create a handler function that behaves like a real ACME handler
+  const acmeHandler = (context: any) => {
+    if (context.path.startsWith('/.well-known/acme-challenge/')) {
+      const token = context.path.substring('/.well-known/acme-challenge/'.length);
+      // In this test, we only recognize one specific token
+      if (token === 'valid-token') {
+        return {
+          status: 200,
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+          body: 'valid-response'
+        };
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // For all other paths or unrecognized tokens, return 404
+    return {
+      status: 404,
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+      body: 'Not found'
+    };
+  };
+  
+  // Create a proxy with the ACME challenge route
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [{
+      name: 'acme-challenge-route',
+      match: {
+        ports: 8081,
+        paths: ['/.well-known/acme-challenge/*']
+      },
+      action: {
+        type: 'static',
+        handler: acmeHandler
+      }
+    }]
+  });
+  
+  await proxy.start();
+  
+  // Create a client to test the invalid challenge request
+  const testClient = new net.Socket();
+  let responseData = '';
+  
+  testClient.on('data', (data) => {
+    responseData += data.toString();
+  });
+  
+  // Connect and send a request for a non-existent token
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    testClient.connect(8081, 'localhost', () => {
+      testClient.write(
+        'GET /.well-known/acme-challenge/invalid-token HTTP/1.1\r\n' +
+        'Host: test.example.com\r\n' +
+        '\r\n'
+      );
+      resolve();
+    });
+    
+    testClient.on('error', reject);
+  });
+  
+  // Wait for the response
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+  
+  // Verify we got a 404 Not Found
+  expect(responseData).toContain('HTTP/1.1 404');
+  expect(responseData).toContain('Not found');
+  
+  // Cleanup
+  testClient.destroy();
+  await proxy.stop();
+});
+
+tap.start();
--- a/test/test.acme-timing-simple.ts
+++ b/test/test.acme-timing-simple.ts
@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/index.js';
+
+// Test that certificate provisioning is deferred until after ports are listening
+tap.test('should defer certificate provisioning until ports are ready', async (tapTest) => {
+  // Track when operations happen
+  let portsListening = false;
+  let certProvisioningStarted = false;
+  let operationOrder: string[] = [];
+  
+  // Create proxy with certificate route but without real ACME
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    routes: [{
+      name: 'test-route',
+      match: {
+        ports: 8443,
+        domains: ['test.local']
+      },
+      action: {
+        type: 'forward',
+        target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8181 },
+        tls: {
+          mode: 'terminate',
+          certificate: 'auto',
+          acme: {
+            email: 'test@local.dev',
+            useProduction: false
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }]
+  });
+  
+  // Override the certificate manager creation to avoid real ACME
+  const originalCreateCertManager = proxy['createCertificateManager'];
+  proxy['createCertificateManager'] = async function(...args: any[]) {
+    console.log('Creating mock cert manager');
+    operationOrder.push('create-cert-manager');
+    const mockCertManager = {
+      initialize: async () => {
+        operationOrder.push('cert-manager-init');
+        console.log('Mock cert manager initialized');
+      },
+      provisionAllCertificates: async () => {
+        operationOrder.push('cert-provisioning');
+        certProvisioningStarted = true;
+        // Check that ports are listening when provisioning starts
+        if (!portsListening) {
+          throw new Error('Certificate provisioning started before ports ready!');
+        }
+        console.log('Mock certificate provisioning (ports are ready)');
+      },
+      stop: async () => {},
+      setHttpProxy: () => {},
+      setGlobalAcmeDefaults: () => {},
+      setAcmeStateManager: () => {},
+      setUpdateRoutesCallback: () => {},
+      getAcmeOptions: () => ({}),
+      getState: () => ({ challengeRouteActive: false })
+    };
+    
+    // Call initialize immediately as the real createCertificateManager does
+    await mockCertManager.initialize();
+    
+    return mockCertManager;
+  };
+  
+  // Track port manager operations
+  const originalAddPorts = proxy['portManager'].addPorts;
+  proxy['portManager'].addPorts = async function(ports: number[]) {
+    operationOrder.push('ports-starting');
+    const result = await originalAddPorts.call(this, ports);
+    operationOrder.push('ports-ready');
+    portsListening = true;
+    console.log('Ports are now listening');
+    return result;
+  };
+  
+  // Start the proxy
+  await proxy.start();
+  
+  // Log the operation order for debugging
+  console.log('Operation order:', operationOrder);
+  
+  // Verify operations happened in the correct order
+  expect(operationOrder).toContain('create-cert-manager');
+  expect(operationOrder).toContain('cert-manager-init');
+  expect(operationOrder).toContain('ports-starting');
+  expect(operationOrder).toContain('ports-ready');
+  expect(operationOrder).toContain('cert-provisioning');
+  
+  // Verify ports were ready before certificate provisioning
+  const portsReadyIndex = operationOrder.indexOf('ports-ready');
+  const certProvisioningIndex = operationOrder.indexOf('cert-provisioning');
+  
+  expect(portsReadyIndex).toBeLessThan(certProvisioningIndex);
+  expect(certProvisioningStarted).toEqual(true);
+  expect(portsListening).toEqual(true);
+  
+  await proxy.stop();
+});
+
+tap.start();
--- a/test/test.acme-timing.ts
+++ b/test/test.acme-timing.ts
@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import { tap, expect } from '@git.zone/tstest/tapbundle';
+import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/index.js';
+import * as net from 'net';
+
+// Test that certificate provisioning waits for ports to be ready
+tap.test('should defer certificate provisioning until after ports are listening', async (tapTest) => {
+  // Track the order of operations
+  const operationLog: string[] = [];
+  
+  // Create a mock server to verify ports are listening
+  let port80Listening = false;
+  const testServer = net.createServer(() => {
+    // We don't need to handle connections, just track that we're listening
+  });
+  
+  // Try to use port 8080 instead of 80 to avoid permission issues in testing
+  const acmePort = 8080;
+  
+  // Create proxy with ACME certificate requirement
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    useHttpProxy: [acmePort],
+    httpProxyPort: 8844,
+    acme: {
+      email: 'test@example.com',
+      useProduction: false,
+      port: acmePort
+    },
+    routes: [{
+      name: 'test-acme-route',
+      match: {
+        ports: 8443,
+        domains: ['test.local']
+      },
+      action: {
+        type: 'forward',
+        target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8181 },
+        tls: {
+          mode: 'terminate',
+          certificate: 'auto',
+          acme: {
+            email: 'test@example.com',
+            useProduction: false
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }]
+  });
+  
+  // Mock some internal methods to track operation order
+  const originalAddPorts = proxy['portManager'].addPorts;
+  proxy['portManager'].addPorts = async function(ports: number[]) {
+    operationLog.push('Starting port listeners');
+    const result = await originalAddPorts.call(this, ports);
+    operationLog.push('Port listeners started');
+    port80Listening = true;
+    return result;
+  };
+  
+  // Track certificate provisioning
+  const originalProvisionAll = proxy['certManager'] ? 
+    proxy['certManager']['provisionAllCertificates'] : null;
+  
+  if (proxy['certManager']) {
+    proxy['certManager']['provisionAllCertificates'] = async function() {
+      operationLog.push('Starting certificate provisioning');
+      // Check if port 80 is listening
+      if (!port80Listening) {
+        operationLog.push('ERROR: Certificate provisioning started before ports ready');
+      }
+      // Don't actually provision certificates in the test
+      operationLog.push('Certificate provisioning completed');
+    };
+  }
+  
+  // Start the proxy
+  await proxy.start();
+  
+  // Verify the order of operations
+  expect(operationLog).toContain('Starting port listeners');
+  expect(operationLog).toContain('Port listeners started');
+  expect(operationLog).toContain('Starting certificate provisioning');
+  
+  // Ensure port listeners started before certificate provisioning
+  const portStartIndex = operationLog.indexOf('Port listeners started');
+  const certStartIndex = operationLog.indexOf('Starting certificate provisioning');
+  
+  expect(portStartIndex).toBeLessThan(certStartIndex);
+  expect(operationLog).not.toContain('ERROR: Certificate provisioning started before ports ready');
+  
+  await proxy.stop();
+});
+
+// Test that ACME challenge route is available when certificate is requested
+tap.test('should have ACME challenge route ready before certificate provisioning', async (tapTest) => {
+  let challengeRouteActive = false;
+  let certificateProvisioningStarted = false;
+  
+  const proxy = new SmartProxy({
+    useHttpProxy: [8080],
+    httpProxyPort: 8844,
+    acme: {
+      email: 'test@example.com',
+      useProduction: false,
+      port: 8080
+    },
+    routes: [{
+      name: 'test-route',
+      match: {
+        ports: 8443,
+        domains: ['test.example.com']
+      },
+      action: {
+        type: 'forward',
+        target: { host: 'localhost', port: 8181 },
+        tls: {
+          mode: 'terminate',
+          certificate: 'auto'
+        }
+      }
+    }]
+  });
+  
+  // Mock the certificate manager to track operations
+  const originalInitialize = proxy['certManager'] ? 
+    proxy['certManager'].initialize : null;
+    
+  if (proxy['certManager']) {
+    const certManager = proxy['certManager'];
+    
+    // Track when challenge route is added
+    const originalAddChallenge = certManager['addChallengeRoute'];
+    certManager['addChallengeRoute'] = async function() {
+      await originalAddChallenge.call(this);
+      challengeRouteActive = true;
+    };
+    
+    // Track when certificate provisioning starts
+    const originalProvisionAcme = certManager['provisionAcmeCertificate'];
+    certManager['provisionAcmeCertificate'] = async function(...args: any[]) {
+      certificateProvisioningStarted = true;
+      // Verify challenge route is active
+      expect(challengeRouteActive).toEqual(true);
+      // Don't actually provision in test
+      return;
+    };
+  }
+  
+  await proxy.start();
+  
+  // Give it a moment to complete initialization
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+  
+  // Verify challenge route was added before any certificate provisioning
+  expect(challengeRouteActive).toEqual(true);
+  
+  await proxy.stop();
+});
+
+tap.start();
--- a/test/test.port-forwarding-fix.ts
+++ b/test/test.port-forwarding-fix.ts
@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { SmartProxy } from '../ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.js';
 let echoServer: net.Server;
 let proxy: SmartProxy;

-tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async () => {
+tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async (tools) => {
+  // Set a timeout for this test
+  tools.timeout(10000); // 10 seconds
  // Create an echo server
  echoServer = await new Promise<net.Server>((resolve) => {
    const server = net.createServer((socket) => {
@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async () =>
  
  const result = await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
    client.on('data', (data) => {
-      resolve(data.toString());
+      const response = data.toString();
+      client.end(); // Close the connection after receiving data
+      resolve(response);
    });
    
    client.on('error', reject);
@ -48,8 +52,6 @@ tap.test('port forwarding should not immediately close connections', async () =>
  });

  expect(result).toEqual('ECHO: Hello');
-  
-  client.end();
 });

 tap.test('TLS passthrough should work correctly', async () => {
@ -76,11 +78,23 @@ tap.test('TLS passthrough should work correctly', async () => {

 tap.test('cleanup', async () => {
  if (echoServer) {
-    echoServer.close();
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      echoServer.close(() => {
+        console.log('Echo server closed');
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
  }
  if (proxy) {
    await proxy.stop();
+    console.log('Proxy stopped');
  }
 });

-export default tap.start();
+export default tap.start().then(() => {
+  // Force exit after tests complete
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    console.log('Forcing process exit');
+    process.exit(0);
+  }, 1000);
+});
--- a/test/test.port80-management.node.ts
+++ b/test/test.port80-management.node.ts
@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ tap.test('should not double-register port 80 when user route and ACME use same p
        };
        // This would trigger route update in real implementation
      },
+      provisionAllCertificates: async function() {
+        // Mock implementation to satisfy the call in SmartProxy.start()
+        // Add the ACME challenge port here too in case initialize was skipped
+        const challengePort = acmeOptions?.port || 80;
+        await mockPortManager.addPort(challengePort);
+        console.log(`Added ACME challenge port from provisionAllCertificates: ${challengePort}`);
+      },
      getAcmeOptions: () => acmeOptions,
      getState: () => ({ challengeRouteActive: false }),
      stop: async () => {}
@ -175,9 +182,13 @@ tap.test('should handle ACME on different port than user routes', async (tools)
  // Mock the port manager
  const mockPortManager = {
    addPort: async (port: number) => {
+      console.log(`Attempting to add port: ${port}`);
      if (!activePorts.has(port)) {
        activePorts.add(port);
        portAddHistory.push(port);
+        console.log(`Port ${port} added to history`);
+      } else {
+        console.log(`Port ${port} already active, not adding to history`);
      }
    },
    addPorts: async (ports: number[]) => {
@ -207,17 +218,31 @@ tap.test('should handle ACME on different port than user routes', async (tools)
      setAcmeStateManager: function() {},
      initialize: async function() {
        // Simulate ACME route addition on different port
+        const challengePort = acmeOptions?.port || 80;
        const challengeRoute = {
          name: 'acme-challenge',
          priority: 1000,
          match: {
-            ports: acmeOptions?.port || 80,
+            ports: challengePort,
            path: '/.well-known/acme-challenge/*'
          },
          action: {
            type: 'static'
          }
        };
+        
+        // Add the ACME port to our port tracking
+        await mockPortManager.addPort(challengePort);
+        
+        // For debugging
+        console.log(`Added ACME challenge port: ${challengePort}`);
+      },
+      provisionAllCertificates: async function() {
+        // Mock implementation to satisfy the call in SmartProxy.start()
+        // Add the ACME challenge port here too in case initialize was skipped
+        const challengePort = acmeOptions?.port || 80;
+        await mockPortManager.addPort(challengePort);
+        console.log(`Added ACME challenge port from provisionAllCertificates: ${challengePort}`);
      },
      getAcmeOptions: () => acmeOptions,
      getState: () => ({ challengeRouteActive: false }),
@ -242,6 +267,9 @@ tap.test('should handle ACME on different port than user routes', async (tools)
  
  await proxy.start();
  
+  // Log the port history for debugging
+  console.log('Port add history:', portAddHistory);
+  
  // Verify that all expected ports were added
  expect(portAddHistory.includes(80)).toBeTrue();    // User route
  expect(portAddHistory.includes(443)).toBeTrue();   // TLS route  
--- a/test/test.route-callback-simple.ts
+++ b/test/test.route-callback-simple.ts
@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ tap.test('should set update routes callback on certificate manager', async () =>
      setGlobalAcmeDefaults: function() {},
      setAcmeStateManager: function() {},
      initialize: async function() {},
+      provisionAllCertificates: async function() {},
      stop: async function() {},
      getAcmeOptions: function() { return acmeOptions || {}; },
      getState: function() { return initialState || { challengeRouteActive: false }; }
--- a/test/test.route-update-callback.node.ts
+++ b/test/test.route-update-callback.node.ts
@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ tap.test('should preserve route update callback after updateRoutes', async () =>
        // This is where the callback is actually set in the real implementation
        return Promise.resolve();
      },
+      provisionAllCertificates: async function() {
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      },
      stop: async function() {},
      getAcmeOptions: function() {
        return { email: 'test@testdomain.test' };
@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ tap.test('should preserve route update callback after updateRoutes', async () =>
        setGlobalAcmeDefaults: function() {},
        setAcmeStateManager: function() {},
        initialize: async function() {},
+        provisionAllCertificates: async function() {},
        stop: async function() {},
        getAcmeOptions: function() {
          return { email: 'test@testdomain.test' };
@ -233,6 +237,7 @@ tap.test('should handle route updates when cert manager is not initialized', asy
      updateRoutesCallback: null,
      setHttpProxy: function() {},
      initialize: async function() {},
+      provisionAllCertificates: async function() {},
      stop: async function() {},
      getAcmeOptions: function() {
        return { email: 'test@testdomain.test' };
@ -295,6 +300,7 @@ tap.test('real code integration test - verify fix is applied', async () => {
      setGlobalAcmeDefaults: function() {},
      setAcmeStateManager: function() {},
      initialize: async function() {},
+      provisionAllCertificates: async function() {},
      stop: async function() {},
      getAcmeOptions: function() {
        return acmeOptions || { email: 'test@example.com', useProduction: false };
--- a/test/test.simple-acme-mock.ts
+++ b/test/test.simple-acme-mock.ts
@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ tap.test('should properly initialize with ACME configuration', async (tools) =>
      setGlobalAcmeDefaults: () => {},
      setAcmeStateManager: () => {},
      initialize: async () => {
+        // Using logger would be better but in test we'll keep console.log
        console.log('Mock certificate manager initialized');
      },
+      provisionAllCertificates: async () => {
+        console.log('Mock certificate provisioning');
+      },
      stop: async () => {
        console.log('Mock certificate manager stopped');
      }
@ -55,7 +59,10 @@ tap.test('should properly initialize with ACME configuration', async (tools) =>
  
  // Mock NFTables
  (proxy as any).nftablesManager = {
-    ensureNFTablesSetup: async () => {},
+    provisionRoute: async () => {},
+    deprovisionRoute: async () => {},
+    updateRoute: async () => {},
+    getStatus: async () => ({}),
    stop: async () => {}
  };
  
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 */
 export const commitinfo = {
  name: '@push.rocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '19.3.9',
+  version: '19.3.13',
  description: 'A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.'
 }
--- a/ts/core/utils/index.ts
+++ b/ts/core/utils/index.ts
@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export * from './security-utils.js';
 export * from './shared-security-manager.js';
 export * from './event-system.js';
 export * from './websocket-utils.js';
+export * from './logger.js';
--- a/ts/core/utils/logger.ts
+++ b/ts/core/utils/logger.ts
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
+
+export const logger = new plugins.smartlog.Smartlog({
+  logContext: {},
+  minimumLogLevel: 'info',
+});
+
+logger.addLogDestination(new plugins.smartlogDestinationLocal.DestinationLocal());
+
+logger.log('info', 'Logger initialized');
--- a/ts/plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/plugins.ts
@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import * as smartcrypto from '@push.rocks/smartcrypto';
 import * as smartacme from '@push.rocks/smartacme';
 import * as smartacmePlugins from '@push.rocks/smartacme/dist_ts/smartacme.plugins.js';
 import * as smartacmeHandlers from '@push.rocks/smartacme/dist_ts/handlers/index.js';
+import * as smartlog from '@push.rocks/smartlog';
+import * as smartlogDestinationLocal from '@push.rocks/smartlog/destination-local';
 import * as taskbuffer from '@push.rocks/taskbuffer';

 export {
@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ export {
  smartacme,
  smartacmePlugins,
  smartacmeHandlers,
+  smartlog,
+  smartlogDestinationLocal,
  taskbuffer,
 };

--- a/ts/proxies/http-proxy/handlers/static-handler.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/http-proxy/handlers/static-handler.ts
@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export class StaticHandler {
    socket: plugins.net.Socket,
    route: IRouteConfig,
    context: IStaticHandlerContext,
-    record: IConnectionRecord
+    record: IConnectionRecord,
+    initialChunk?: Buffer
  ): Promise<void> {
    const { connectionId, connectionManager, settings } = context;
    const logger = context.logger || createLogger(settings.logLevel || 'info');
@ -239,7 +240,16 @@ export class StaticHandler {
      }
    };

-    // Listen for data
+    // Process initial chunk if provided
+    if (initialChunk && initialChunk.length > 0) {
+      if (settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
+        logger.info(`[${connectionId}] Processing initial data chunk (${initialChunk.length} bytes)`);
+      }
+      // Process the initial chunk immediately
+      handleHttpData(initialChunk);
+    }
+
+    // Listen for additional data
    socket.on('data', handleHttpData);

    // Ensure cleanup on socket close
--- a/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/certificate-manager.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/certificate-manager.ts
@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { IRouteConfig, IRouteTls } from './models/route-types.js';
 import type { IAcmeOptions } from './models/interfaces.js';
 import { CertStore } from './cert-store.js';
 import type { AcmeStateManager } from './acme-state-manager.js';
+import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';

 export interface ICertStatus {
  domain: string;
@ -125,15 +126,16 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
      
      // Add challenge route once at initialization if not already active
      if (!this.challengeRouteActive) {
-        console.log('Adding ACME challenge route during initialization');
+        logger.log('info', 'Adding ACME challenge route during initialization', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
        await this.addChallengeRoute();
      } else {
-        console.log('Challenge route already active from previous instance');
+        logger.log('info', 'Challenge route already active from previous instance', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      }
    }
    
-    // Provision certificates for all routes
-    await this.provisionAllCertificates();
+    // Skip automatic certificate provisioning during initialization
+    // This will be called later after ports are listening
+    logger.log('info', 'Certificate manager initialized. Deferring certificate provisioning until after ports are listening.', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
    
    // Start renewal timer
    this.startRenewalTimer();
@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
  /**
   * Provision certificates for all routes that need them
   */
-  private async provisionAllCertificates(): Promise<void> {
+  public async provisionAllCertificates(): Promise<void> {
    const certRoutes = this.routes.filter(r => 
      r.action.tls?.mode === 'terminate' || 
      r.action.tls?.mode === 'terminate-and-reencrypt'
@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
        try {
          await this.provisionCertificate(route, true); // Allow concurrent since we're managing it here
        } catch (error) {
-          console.error(`Failed to provision certificate for route ${route.name}: ${error}`);
+          logger.log('error', `Failed to provision certificate for route ${route.name}`, { routeName: route.name, error, component: 'certificate-manager' });
        }
      }
    } finally {
@ -175,13 +177,13 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
    
    // Check if provisioning is already in progress (prevent concurrent provisioning)
    if (!allowConcurrent && this.isProvisioning) {
-      console.log(`Certificate provisioning already in progress, skipping ${route.name}`);
+      logger.log('info', `Certificate provisioning already in progress, skipping ${route.name}`, { routeName: route.name, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return;
    }
    
    const domains = this.extractDomainsFromRoute(route);
    if (domains.length === 0) {
-      console.warn(`Route ${route.name} has TLS termination but no domains`);
+      logger.log('warn', `Route ${route.name} has TLS termination but no domains`, { routeName: route.name, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return;
    }
    
@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
    // Check if we already have a valid certificate
    const existingCert = await this.certStore.getCertificate(routeName);
    if (existingCert && this.isCertificateValid(existingCert)) {
-      console.log(`Using existing valid certificate for ${primaryDomain}`);
+      logger.log('info', `Using existing valid certificate for ${primaryDomain}`, { domain: primaryDomain, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      await this.applyCertificate(primaryDomain, existingCert);
      this.updateCertStatus(routeName, 'valid', 'acme', existingCert);
      return;
@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
                         this.globalAcmeDefaults?.renewThresholdDays || 
                         30;
    
-    console.log(`Requesting ACME certificate for ${domains.join(', ')} (renew ${renewThreshold} days before expiry)`);
+    logger.log('info', `Requesting ACME certificate for ${domains.join(', ')} (renew ${renewThreshold} days before expiry)`, { domains: domains.join(', '), renewThreshold, component: 'certificate-manager' });
    this.updateCertStatus(routeName, 'pending', 'acme');
    
    try {
@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
                                    hasDnsChallenge;
      
      if (shouldIncludeWildcard) {
-        console.log(`Requesting wildcard certificate for ${primaryDomain} (DNS-01 available)`);
+        logger.log('info', `Requesting wildcard certificate for ${primaryDomain} (DNS-01 available)`, { domain: primaryDomain, challengeType: 'DNS-01', component: 'certificate-manager' });
      }
      
      // Use smartacme to get certificate with optional wildcard
@ -278,9 +280,9 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
      await this.applyCertificate(primaryDomain, certData);
      this.updateCertStatus(routeName, 'valid', 'acme', certData);
      
-      console.log(`Successfully provisioned ACME certificate for ${primaryDomain}`);
+      logger.log('info', `Successfully provisioned ACME certificate for ${primaryDomain}`, { domain: primaryDomain, component: 'certificate-manager' });
    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`Failed to provision ACME certificate for ${primaryDomain}: ${error}`);
+      logger.log('error', `Failed to provision ACME certificate for ${primaryDomain}: ${error.message}`, { domain: primaryDomain, error: error.message, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      this.updateCertStatus(routeName, 'error', 'acme', undefined, error.message);
      throw error;
    }
@ -327,9 +329,9 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
      await this.applyCertificate(domain, certData);
      this.updateCertStatus(routeName, 'valid', 'static', certData);
      
-      console.log(`Successfully loaded static certificate for ${domain}`);
+      logger.log('info', `Successfully loaded static certificate for ${domain}`, { domain, component: 'certificate-manager' });
    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`Failed to provision static certificate for ${domain}: ${error}`);
+      logger.log('error', `Failed to provision static certificate for ${domain}: ${error.message}`, { domain, error: error.message, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      this.updateCertStatus(routeName, 'error', 'static', undefined, error.message);
      throw error;
    }
@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
   */
  private async applyCertificate(domain: string, certData: ICertificateData): Promise<void> {
    if (!this.httpProxy) {
-      console.warn('HttpProxy not set, cannot apply certificate');
+      logger.log('warn', `HttpProxy not set, cannot apply certificate for domain ${domain}`, { domain, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return;
    }
    
@ -397,13 +399,13 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
  private async addChallengeRoute(): Promise<void> {
    // Check with state manager first
    if (this.acmeStateManager && this.acmeStateManager.isChallengeRouteActive()) {
-      console.log('Challenge route already active in global state, skipping');
+      logger.log('info', 'Challenge route already active in global state, skipping', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      this.challengeRouteActive = true;
      return;
    }
    
    if (this.challengeRouteActive) {
-      console.log('Challenge route already active locally, skipping');
+      logger.log('info', 'Challenge route already active locally, skipping', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return;
    }
    
@ -414,6 +416,33 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
    if (!this.challengeRoute) {
      throw new Error('Challenge route not initialized');
    }
+
+    // Get the challenge port
+    const challengePort = this.globalAcmeDefaults?.port || 80;
+    
+    // Check if any existing routes are already using this port
+    const portInUseByRoutes = this.routes.some(route => {
+      const routePorts = Array.isArray(route.match.ports) ? route.match.ports : [route.match.ports];
+      return routePorts.some(p => {
+        // Handle both number and port range objects
+        if (typeof p === 'number') {
+          return p === challengePort;
+        } else if (typeof p === 'object' && 'from' in p && 'to' in p) {
+          // Port range case - check if challengePort is in range
+          return challengePort >= p.from && challengePort <= p.to;
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    });
+    
+    if (portInUseByRoutes) {
+      logger.log('info', `Port ${challengePort} is already used by another route, merging ACME challenge route`, {
+        port: challengePort,
+        component: 'certificate-manager'
+      });
+    }
+    
+    // Add the challenge route
    const challengeRoute = this.challengeRoute;
    
    try {
@ -426,12 +455,29 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
        this.acmeStateManager.addChallengeRoute(challengeRoute);
      }
      
-      console.log('ACME challenge route successfully added');
+      logger.log('info', 'ACME challenge route successfully added', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to add challenge route:', error);
+      // Handle specific EADDRINUSE errors differently based on whether it's an internal conflict
      if ((error as any).code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
-        throw new Error(`Port ${this.globalAcmeDefaults?.port || 80} is already in use for ACME challenges`);
+        logger.log('error', `Failed to add challenge route on port ${challengePort}: ${error.message}`, { 
+          error: error.message, 
+          port: challengePort,
+          component: 'certificate-manager'
+        });
+        
+        // Provide a more informative error message
+        throw new Error(
+          `Port ${challengePort} is already in use. ` + 
+          `If it's in use by an external process, configure a different port in the ACME settings. ` +
+          `If it's in use by SmartProxy, there may be a route configuration issue.`
+        );
      }
+      
+      // Log and rethrow other errors
+      logger.log('error', `Failed to add challenge route: ${error.message}`, { 
+        error: error.message, 
+        component: 'certificate-manager' 
+      });
      throw error;
    }
  }
@ -441,7 +487,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
   */
  private async removeChallengeRoute(): Promise<void> {
    if (!this.challengeRouteActive) {
-      console.log('Challenge route not active, skipping removal');
+      logger.log('info', 'Challenge route not active, skipping removal', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return;
    }
    
@ -459,9 +505,9 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
        this.acmeStateManager.removeChallengeRoute('acme-challenge');
      }
      
-      console.log('ACME challenge route successfully removed');
+      logger.log('info', 'ACME challenge route successfully removed', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Failed to remove challenge route:', error);
+      logger.log('error', `Failed to remove challenge route: ${error.message}`, { error: error.message, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      // Reset the flag even on error to avoid getting stuck
      this.challengeRouteActive = false;
      throw error;
@ -491,11 +537,11 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
        const cert = await this.certStore.getCertificate(routeName);
        
        if (cert && !this.isCertificateValid(cert)) {
-          console.log(`Certificate for ${routeName} needs renewal`);
+          logger.log('info', `Certificate for ${routeName} needs renewal`, { routeName, component: 'certificate-manager' });
          try {
            await this.provisionCertificate(route);
          } catch (error) {
-            console.error(`Failed to renew certificate for ${routeName}: ${error}`);
+            logger.log('error', `Failed to renew certificate for ${routeName}: ${error.message}`, { routeName, error: error.message, component: 'certificate-manager' });
          }
        }
      }
@ -620,7 +666,7 @@ export class SmartCertManager {
    
    // Always remove challenge route on shutdown
    if (this.challengeRoute) {
-      console.log('Removing ACME challenge route during shutdown');
+      logger.log('info', 'Removing ACME challenge route during shutdown', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      await this.removeChallengeRoute();
    }
    
--- a/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/connection-manager.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/connection-manager.ts
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import type { IConnectionRecord, ISmartProxyOptions } from './models/interfaces.js';
 import { SecurityManager } from './security-manager.js';
 import { TimeoutManager } from './timeout-manager.js';
+import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';

 /**
 * Manages connection lifecycle, tracking, and cleanup
@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
   */
  public initiateCleanupOnce(record: IConnectionRecord, reason: string = 'normal'): void {
    if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-      console.log(`[${record.id}] Connection cleanup initiated for ${record.remoteIP} (${reason})`);
+      logger.log('info', `Connection cleanup initiated`, { connectionId: record.id, remoteIP: record.remoteIP, reason, component: 'connection-manager' });
    }

    if (
@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
          // Reset the handler references
          record.renegotiationHandler = undefined;
        } catch (err) {
-          console.log(`[${record.id}] Error removing data handlers: ${err}`);
+          logger.log('error', `Error removing data handlers for connection ${record.id}: ${err}`, { connectionId: record.id, error: err, component: 'connection-manager' });
        }
      }

@ -160,16 +161,36 @@ export class ConnectionManager {

      // Log connection details
      if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] Connection from ${record.remoteIP} on port ${record.localPort} terminated (${reason}).` +
-            ` Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(duration)}, Bytes IN: ${bytesReceived}, OUT: ${bytesSent}, ` +
-            `TLS: ${record.isTLS ? 'Yes' : 'No'}, Keep-Alive: ${record.hasKeepAlive ? 'Yes' : 'No'}` +
-            `${record.usingNetworkProxy ? ', Using NetworkProxy' : ''}` +
-            `${record.domainSwitches ? `, Domain switches: ${record.domainSwitches}` : ''}`
+        logger.log('info', 
+          `Connection from ${record.remoteIP} on port ${record.localPort} terminated (${reason}). ` +
+          `Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(duration)}, Bytes IN: ${bytesReceived}, OUT: ${bytesSent}, ` +
+          `TLS: ${record.isTLS ? 'Yes' : 'No'}, Keep-Alive: ${record.hasKeepAlive ? 'Yes' : 'No'}` +
+          `${record.usingNetworkProxy ? ', Using NetworkProxy' : ''}` +
+          `${record.domainSwitches ? `, Domain switches: ${record.domainSwitches}` : ''}`, 
+          {
+            connectionId: record.id,
+            remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+            localPort: record.localPort,
+            reason,
+            duration: plugins.prettyMs(duration),
+            bytes: { in: bytesReceived, out: bytesSent },
+            tls: record.isTLS,
+            keepAlive: record.hasKeepAlive,
+            usingNetworkProxy: record.usingNetworkProxy,
+            domainSwitches: record.domainSwitches || 0,
+            component: 'connection-manager'
+          }
        );
      } else {
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] Connection from ${record.remoteIP} terminated (${reason}). Active connections: ${this.connectionRecords.size}`
+        logger.log('info', 
+          `Connection from ${record.remoteIP} terminated (${reason}). Active connections: ${this.connectionRecords.size}`, 
+          {
+            connectionId: record.id,
+            remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+            reason,
+            activeConnections: this.connectionRecords.size,
+            component: 'connection-manager'
+          }
        );
      }
    }
@ -189,7 +210,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
              socket.destroy();
            }
          } catch (err) {
-            console.log(`[${record.id}] Error destroying ${side} socket: ${err}`);
+            logger.log('error', `Error destroying ${side} socket for connection ${record.id}: ${err}`, { connectionId: record.id, side, error: err, component: 'connection-manager' });
          }
        }, 1000);

@ -199,13 +220,13 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
        }
      }
    } catch (err) {
-      console.log(`[${record.id}] Error closing ${side} socket: ${err}`);
+      logger.log('error', `Error closing ${side} socket for connection ${record.id}: ${err}`, { connectionId: record.id, side, error: err, component: 'connection-manager' });
      try {
        if (!socket.destroyed) {
          socket.destroy();
        }
      } catch (destroyErr) {
-        console.log(`[${record.id}] Error destroying ${side} socket: ${destroyErr}`);
+        logger.log('error', `Error destroying ${side} socket for connection ${record.id}: ${destroyErr}`, { connectionId: record.id, side, error: destroyErr, component: 'connection-manager' });
      }
    }
  }
@ -224,21 +245,36 @@ export class ConnectionManager {

      if (code === 'ECONNRESET') {
        reason = 'econnreset';
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] ECONNRESET on ${side} side from ${record.remoteIP}: ${err.message}. ` +
-          `Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration)}, Last activity: ${plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge)} ago`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `ECONNRESET on ${side} connection from ${record.remoteIP}. Error: ${err.message}. Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration)}, Last activity: ${plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge)}`, {
+          connectionId: record.id,
+          side,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          error: err.message,
+          duration: plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration),
+          lastActivity: plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge),
+          component: 'connection-manager'
+        });
      } else if (code === 'ETIMEDOUT') {
        reason = 'etimedout';
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] ETIMEDOUT on ${side} side from ${record.remoteIP}: ${err.message}. ` +
-          `Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration)}, Last activity: ${plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge)} ago`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `ETIMEDOUT on ${side} connection from ${record.remoteIP}. Error: ${err.message}. Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration)}, Last activity: ${plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge)}`, {
+          connectionId: record.id,
+          side,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          error: err.message,
+          duration: plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration),
+          lastActivity: plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge),
+          component: 'connection-manager'
+        });
      } else {
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] Error on ${side} side from ${record.remoteIP}: ${err.message}. ` +
-          `Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration)}, Last activity: ${plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge)} ago`
-        );
+        logger.log('error', `Error on ${side} connection from ${record.remoteIP}: ${err.message}. Duration: ${plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration)}, Last activity: ${plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge)}`, {
+          connectionId: record.id,
+          side,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          error: err.message,
+          duration: plugins.prettyMs(connectionDuration),
+          lastActivity: plugins.prettyMs(lastActivityAge),
+          component: 'connection-manager'
+        });
      }

      if (side === 'incoming' && record.incomingTerminationReason === null) {
@ -259,7 +295,12 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
  public handleClose(side: 'incoming' | 'outgoing', record: IConnectionRecord) {
    return () => {
      if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-        console.log(`[${record.id}] Connection closed on ${side} side from ${record.remoteIP}`);
+        logger.log('info', `Connection closed on ${side} side`, {
+          connectionId: record.id,
+          side,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          component: 'connection-manager'
+        });
      }

      if (side === 'incoming' && record.incomingTerminationReason === null) {
@ -321,11 +362,13 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
      if (inactivityTime > effectiveTimeout && !record.connectionClosed) {
        // For keep-alive connections, issue a warning first
        if (record.hasKeepAlive && !record.inactivityWarningIssued) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${id}] Warning: Keep-alive connection from ${record.remoteIP} inactive for ${
-              plugins.prettyMs(inactivityTime)
-            }. Will close in 10 minutes if no activity.`
-          );
+          logger.log('warn', `Keep-alive connection ${id} from ${record.remoteIP} inactive for ${plugins.prettyMs(inactivityTime)}. Will close in 10 minutes if no activity.`, {
+            connectionId: id,
+            remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+            inactiveFor: plugins.prettyMs(inactivityTime),
+            closureWarning: '10 minutes',
+            component: 'connection-manager'
+          });

          // Set warning flag and add grace period
          record.inactivityWarningIssued = true;
@ -337,27 +380,30 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
              record.outgoing.write(Buffer.alloc(0));

              if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-                console.log(`[${id}] Sent probe packet to test keep-alive connection`);
+                logger.log('info', `Sent probe packet to test keep-alive connection ${id}`, { connectionId: id, component: 'connection-manager' });
              }
            } catch (err) {
-              console.log(`[${id}] Error sending probe packet: ${err}`);
+              logger.log('error', `Error sending probe packet to connection ${id}: ${err}`, { connectionId: id, error: err, component: 'connection-manager' });
            }
          }
        } else {
          // For non-keep-alive or after warning, close the connection
-          console.log(
-            `[${id}] Inactivity check: No activity on connection from ${record.remoteIP} ` +
-            `for ${plugins.prettyMs(inactivityTime)}.` +
-            (record.hasKeepAlive ? ' Despite keep-alive being enabled.' : '')
-          );
+          logger.log('warn', `Closing inactive connection ${id} from ${record.remoteIP} (inactive for ${plugins.prettyMs(inactivityTime)}, keep-alive: ${record.hasKeepAlive ? 'Yes' : 'No'})`, {
+            connectionId: id,
+            remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+            inactiveFor: plugins.prettyMs(inactivityTime),
+            hasKeepAlive: record.hasKeepAlive,
+            component: 'connection-manager'
+          });
          this.cleanupConnection(record, 'inactivity');
        }
      } else if (inactivityTime <= effectiveTimeout && record.inactivityWarningIssued) {
        // If activity detected after warning, clear the warning
        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${id}] Connection activity detected after inactivity warning, resetting warning`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `Connection ${id} activity detected after inactivity warning`, {
+            connectionId: id,
+            component: 'connection-manager'
+          });
        }
        record.inactivityWarningIssued = false;
      }
@ -369,11 +415,12 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
        !record.connectionClosed &&
        now - record.outgoingClosedTime > 120000
      ) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${id}] Parity check: Incoming socket for ${record.remoteIP} still active ${
-            plugins.prettyMs(now - record.outgoingClosedTime)
-          } after outgoing closed.`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `Parity check: Connection ${id} from ${record.remoteIP} has incoming socket still active ${plugins.prettyMs(now - record.outgoingClosedTime)} after outgoing socket closed`, {
+          connectionId: id,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          timeElapsed: plugins.prettyMs(now - record.outgoingClosedTime),
+          component: 'connection-manager'
+        });
        this.cleanupConnection(record, 'parity_check');
      }
    }
@ -406,7 +453,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
            record.outgoing.end();
          }
        } catch (err) {
-          console.log(`Error during graceful connection end for ${id}: ${err}`);
+          logger.log('error', `Error during graceful end of connection ${id}: ${err}`, { connectionId: id, error: err, component: 'connection-manager' });
        }
      }
    }
@ -433,7 +480,7 @@ export class ConnectionManager {
              }
            }
          } catch (err) {
-            console.log(`Error during forced connection destruction for ${id}: ${err}`);
+            logger.log('error', `Error during forced destruction of connection ${id}: ${err}`, { connectionId: id, error: err, component: 'connection-manager' });
          }
        }
      }
--- a/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/port-manager.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/port-manager.ts
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import type { ISmartProxyOptions } from './models/interfaces.js';
 import { RouteConnectionHandler } from './route-connection-handler.js';
+import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';

 /**
 * PortManager handles the dynamic creation and removal of port listeners
@ -8,12 +9,17 @@ import { RouteConnectionHandler } from './route-connection-handler.js';
 * This class provides methods to add and remove listening ports at runtime,
 * allowing SmartProxy to adapt to configuration changes without requiring
 * a full restart.
+ * 
+ * It includes a reference counting system to track how many routes are using
+ * each port, so ports can be automatically released when they are no longer needed.
 */
 export class PortManager {
  private servers: Map<number, plugins.net.Server> = new Map();
  private settings: ISmartProxyOptions;
  private routeConnectionHandler: RouteConnectionHandler;
  private isShuttingDown: boolean = false;
+  // Track how many routes are using each port
+  private portRefCounts: Map<number, number> = new Map();

  /**
   * Create a new PortManager
@ -38,10 +44,18 @@ export class PortManager {
  public async addPort(port: number): Promise<void> {
    // Check if we're already listening on this port
    if (this.servers.has(port)) {
-      console.log(`PortManager: Already listening on port ${port}`);
+      // Port is already bound, just increment the reference count
+      this.incrementPortRefCount(port);
+      logger.log('debug', `PortManager: Port ${port} is already bound by SmartProxy, reusing binding`, { 
+        port,
+        component: 'port-manager'
+      });
      return;
    }

+    // Initialize reference count for new port
+    this.portRefCounts.set(port, 1);
+
    // Create a server for this port
    const server = plugins.net.createServer((socket) => {
      // Check if shutting down
@ -54,24 +68,56 @@ export class PortManager {
      // Delegate to route connection handler
      this.routeConnectionHandler.handleConnection(socket);
    }).on('error', (err: Error) => {
-      console.log(`Server Error on port ${port}: ${err.message}`);
+      logger.log('error', `Server Error on port ${port}: ${err.message}`, {
+        port,
+        error: err.message,
+        component: 'port-manager'
+      });
    });
    
    // Start listening on the port
    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
      server.listen(port, () => {
        const isHttpProxyPort = this.settings.useHttpProxy?.includes(port);
-        console.log(
-          `SmartProxy -> OK: Now listening on port ${port}${
-            isHttpProxyPort ? ' (HttpProxy forwarding enabled)' : ''
-          }`
-        );
+        logger.log('info', `SmartProxy -> OK: Now listening on port ${port}${
+          isHttpProxyPort ? ' (HttpProxy forwarding enabled)' : ''
+        }`, {
+          port,
+          isHttpProxyPort: !!isHttpProxyPort,
+          component: 'port-manager'
+        });
        
        // Store the server reference
        this.servers.set(port, server);
        resolve();
      }).on('error', (err) => {
-        console.log(`Failed to listen on port ${port}: ${err.message}`);
+        // Check if this is an external conflict
+        const { isConflict, isExternal } = this.isPortConflict(err);
+        
+        if (isConflict && !isExternal) {
+          // This is an internal conflict (port already bound by SmartProxy)
+          // This shouldn't normally happen because we check servers.has(port) above
+          logger.log('warn', `Port ${port} binding conflict: already in use by SmartProxy`, {
+            port,
+            component: 'port-manager'
+          });
+          // Still increment reference count to maintain tracking
+          this.incrementPortRefCount(port);
+          resolve();
+          return;
+        }
+        
+        // Log the error and propagate it
+        logger.log('error', `Failed to listen on port ${port}: ${err.message}`, {
+          port,
+          error: err.message,
+          code: (err as any).code,
+          component: 'port-manager'
+        });
+        
+        // Clean up reference count since binding failed
+        this.portRefCounts.delete(port);
+        
        reject(err);
      });
    });
@ -84,10 +130,28 @@ export class PortManager {
   * @returns Promise that resolves when the server is closed
   */
  public async removePort(port: number): Promise<void> {
+    // Decrement the reference count first
+    const newRefCount = this.decrementPortRefCount(port);
+    
+    // If there are still references to this port, keep it open
+    if (newRefCount > 0) {
+      logger.log('debug', `PortManager: Port ${port} still has ${newRefCount} references, keeping open`, {
+        port,
+        refCount: newRefCount,
+        component: 'port-manager'
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
    // Get the server for this port
    const server = this.servers.get(port);
    if (!server) {
-      console.log(`PortManager: Not listening on port ${port}`);
+      logger.log('warn', `PortManager: Not listening on port ${port}`, {
+        port,
+        component: 'port-manager'
+      });
+      // Ensure reference count is reset
+      this.portRefCounts.delete(port);
      return;
    }

@ -95,13 +159,21 @@ export class PortManager {
    return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
      server.close((err) => {
        if (err) {
-          console.log(`Error closing server on port ${port}: ${err.message}`);
+          logger.log('error', `Error closing server on port ${port}: ${err.message}`, {
+            port,
+            error: err.message,
+            component: 'port-manager'
+          });
        } else {
-          console.log(`SmartProxy -> Stopped listening on port ${port}`);
+          logger.log('info', `SmartProxy -> Stopped listening on port ${port}`, {
+            port,
+            component: 'port-manager'
+          });
        }
        
-        // Remove the server reference
+        // Remove the server reference and clean up reference counting
        this.servers.delete(port);
+        this.portRefCounts.delete(port);
        resolve();
      });
    });
@ -192,4 +264,89 @@ export class PortManager {
  public getServers(): Map<number, plugins.net.Server> {
    return new Map(this.servers);
  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a port is bound by this SmartProxy instance
+   * 
+   * @param port The port number to check
+   * @returns True if the port is currently bound by SmartProxy
+   */
+  public isPortBoundBySmartProxy(port: number): boolean {
+    return this.servers.has(port);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current reference count for a port
+   * 
+   * @param port The port number to check
+   * @returns The number of routes using this port, 0 if none
+   */
+  public getPortRefCount(port: number): number {
+    return this.portRefCounts.get(port) || 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Increment the reference count for a port
+   * 
+   * @param port The port number to increment
+   * @returns The new reference count
+   */
+  public incrementPortRefCount(port: number): number {
+    const currentCount = this.portRefCounts.get(port) || 0;
+    const newCount = currentCount + 1;
+    this.portRefCounts.set(port, newCount);
+    
+    logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} reference count increased to ${newCount}`, { 
+      port, 
+      refCount: newCount,
+      component: 'port-manager' 
+    });
+    
+    return newCount;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Decrement the reference count for a port
+   * 
+   * @param port The port number to decrement
+   * @returns The new reference count
+   */
+  public decrementPortRefCount(port: number): number {
+    const currentCount = this.portRefCounts.get(port) || 0;
+    
+    if (currentCount <= 0) {
+      logger.log('warn', `Attempted to decrement reference count for port ${port} below zero`, { 
+        port,
+        component: 'port-manager'
+      });
+      return 0;
+    }
+    
+    const newCount = currentCount - 1;
+    this.portRefCounts.set(port, newCount);
+    
+    logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} reference count decreased to ${newCount}`, { 
+      port, 
+      refCount: newCount,
+      component: 'port-manager'
+    });
+    
+    return newCount;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Determine if a port binding error is due to an external or internal conflict
+   * 
+   * @param error The error object from a failed port binding
+   * @returns Object indicating if this is a conflict and if it's external
+   */
+  private isPortConflict(error: any): { isConflict: boolean; isExternal: boolean } {
+    if (error.code !== 'EADDRINUSE') {
+      return { isConflict: false, isExternal: false };
+    }
+    
+    // Check if we already have this port
+    const isBoundInternally = this.servers.has(Number(error.port));
+    return { isConflict: true, isExternal: !isBoundInternally };
+  }
 }
--- a/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/route-connection-handler.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/route-connection-handler.ts
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
 import type { IConnectionRecord, ISmartProxyOptions } from './models/interfaces.js';
+import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';
 // Route checking functions have been removed
 import type { IRouteConfig, IRouteAction, IRouteContext } from './models/route-types.js';
 import { ConnectionManager } from './connection-manager.js';
@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    // Validate IP against rate limits and connection limits
    const ipValidation = this.securityManager.validateIP(remoteIP);
    if (!ipValidation.allowed) {
-      console.log(`Connection rejected from ${remoteIP}: ${ipValidation.reason}`);
+      logger.log('warn', `Connection rejected`, { remoteIP, reason: ipValidation.reason, component: 'route-handler' });
      socket.end();
      socket.destroy();
      return;
@ -114,21 +115,35 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        } catch (err) {
          // Ignore errors - these are optional enhancements
          if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] Enhanced TCP keep-alive settings not supported: ${err}`);
+            logger.log('warn', `Enhanced TCP keep-alive settings not supported`, { connectionId, error: err, component: 'route-handler' });
          }
        }
      }
    }

    if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] New connection from ${remoteIP} on port ${localPort}. ` +
-          `Keep-Alive: ${record.hasKeepAlive ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}. ` +
-          `Active connections: ${this.connectionManager.getConnectionCount()}`
+      logger.log('info', 
+        `New connection from ${remoteIP} on port ${localPort}. ` +
+        `Keep-Alive: ${record.hasKeepAlive ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}. ` +
+        `Active connections: ${this.connectionManager.getConnectionCount()}`, 
+        {
+          connectionId,
+          remoteIP,
+          localPort,
+          keepAlive: record.hasKeepAlive ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled',
+          activeConnections: this.connectionManager.getConnectionCount(),
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        }
      );
    } else {
-      console.log(
-        `New connection from ${remoteIP} on port ${localPort}. Active connections: ${this.connectionManager.getConnectionCount()}`
+      logger.log('info', 
+        `New connection from ${remoteIP} on port ${localPort}. Active connections: ${this.connectionManager.getConnectionCount()}`, 
+        {
+          remoteIP,
+          localPort,
+          activeConnections: this.connectionManager.getConnectionCount(),
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        }
      );
    }

@ -147,14 +162,20 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    // Set an initial timeout for handshake data
    let initialTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = setTimeout(() => {
      if (!initialDataReceived) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Initial data warning (${this.settings.initialDataTimeout}ms) for connection from ${record.remoteIP}`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `No initial data received from ${record.remoteIP} after ${this.settings.initialDataTimeout}ms for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+          connectionId,
+          timeout: this.settings.initialDataTimeout,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });

        // Add a grace period
        setTimeout(() => {
          if (!initialDataReceived) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] Final initial data timeout after grace period`);
+            logger.log('warn', `Final initial data timeout after grace period for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
            if (record.incomingTerminationReason === null) {
              record.incomingTerminationReason = 'initial_timeout';
              this.connectionManager.incrementTerminationStat('incoming', 'initial_timeout');
@ -187,10 +208,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {

      // Block non-TLS connections on port 443
      if (!this.tlsManager.isTlsHandshake(chunk) && localPort === 443) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Non-TLS connection detected on port 443. ` +
-            `Terminating connection - only TLS traffic is allowed on standard HTTPS port.`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `Non-TLS connection ${connectionId} detected on port 443. Terminating connection - only TLS traffic is allowed on standard HTTPS port.`, {
+          connectionId,
+          message: 'Terminating connection - only TLS traffic is allowed on standard HTTPS port.',
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        if (record.incomingTerminationReason === null) {
          record.incomingTerminationReason = 'non_tls_blocked';
          this.connectionManager.incrementTerminationStat('incoming', 'non_tls_blocked');
@ -223,7 +245,10 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {

          // Check if we should reject connections without SNI
          if (!serverName && this.settings.allowSessionTicket === false) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] No SNI detected in TLS ClientHello; sending TLS alert.`);
+            logger.log('warn', `No SNI detected in TLS ClientHello for connection ${connectionId}; sending TLS alert`, {
+              connectionId,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
            if (record.incomingTerminationReason === null) {
              record.incomingTerminationReason = 'session_ticket_blocked_no_sni';
              this.connectionManager.incrementTerminationStat(
@ -245,7 +270,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
          }

          if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] TLS connection with SNI: ${serverName || '(empty)'}`);
+            logger.log('info', `TLS connection with SNI`, {
+              connectionId,
+              serverName: serverName || '(empty)',
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
          }
        }
      }
@ -278,12 +307,18 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    });

    if (!routeMatch) {
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] No route found for ${serverName || 'connection'} on port ${localPort}`
-      );
+      logger.log('warn', `No route found for ${serverName || 'connection'} on port ${localPort} (connection: ${connectionId})`, {
+        connectionId,
+        serverName: serverName || 'connection',
+        localPort,
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });

      // No matching route, use default/fallback handling
-      console.log(`[${connectionId}] Using default route handling for connection`);
+      logger.log('info', `Using default route handling for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+        connectionId,
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });

      // Check default security settings
      const defaultSecuritySettings = this.settings.defaults?.security;
@ -296,7 +331,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
          );

          if (!isAllowed) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] IP ${remoteIP} not in default allowed list`);
+            logger.log('warn', `IP ${remoteIP} not in default allowed list for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              remoteIP,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
            socket.end();
            this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'ip_blocked');
            return;
@ -321,7 +360,10 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        );
      } else {
        // No default target available, terminate the connection
-        console.log(`[${connectionId}] No default target configured. Closing connection.`);
+        logger.log('warn', `No default target configured for connection ${connectionId}. Closing connection`, {
+          connectionId,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        socket.end();
        this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'no_default_target');
        return;
@ -332,11 +374,13 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    const route = routeMatch.route;

    if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] Route matched: "${route.name || 'unnamed'}" for ${
-          serverName || 'connection'
-        } on port ${localPort}`
-      );
+      logger.log('info', `Route matched`, {
+        connectionId,
+        routeName: route.name || 'unnamed',
+        serverName: serverName || 'connection',
+        localPort,
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
    }


@ -352,11 +396,15 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        return this.handleBlockAction(socket, record, route);

      case 'static':
-        this.handleStaticAction(socket, record, route);
+        this.handleStaticAction(socket, record, route, initialChunk);
        return;

      default:
-        console.log(`[${connectionId}] Unknown action type: ${(route.action as any).type}`);
+        logger.log('error', `Unknown action type '${(route.action as any).type}' for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+          connectionId,
+          actionType: (route.action as any).type,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        socket.end();
        this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'unknown_action');
    }
@ -381,30 +429,36 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
      
      // Log the connection for monitoring purposes
      if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] NFTables forwarding (kernel-level): ` +
-            `${record.remoteIP}:${socket.remotePort} -> ${socket.localAddress}:${record.localPort}` +
-            ` (Route: "${route.name || 'unnamed'}", Domain: ${record.lockedDomain || 'n/a'})`
-        );
+        logger.log('info', `NFTables forwarding (kernel-level)`, {
+          connectionId: record.id,
+          source: `${record.remoteIP}:${socket.remotePort}`,
+          destination: `${socket.localAddress}:${record.localPort}`,
+          routeName: route.name || 'unnamed',
+          domain: record.lockedDomain || 'n/a',
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
      } else {
-        console.log(
-          `[${record.id}] NFTables forwarding: ${record.remoteIP} -> port ${
-            record.localPort
-          } (Route: "${route.name || 'unnamed'}")`
-        );
+        logger.log('info', `NFTables forwarding`, {
+          connectionId: record.id,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          localPort: record.localPort,
+          routeName: route.name || 'unnamed',
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
      }

      // Additional NFTables-specific logging if configured
      if (action.nftables) {
        const nftConfig = action.nftables;
        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${record.id}] NFTables config: ` +
-              `protocol=${nftConfig.protocol || 'tcp'}, ` +
-              `preserveSourceIP=${nftConfig.preserveSourceIP || false}, ` +
-              `priority=${nftConfig.priority || 'default'}, ` +
-              `maxRate=${nftConfig.maxRate || 'unlimited'}`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `NFTables config`, {
+            connectionId: record.id,
+            protocol: nftConfig.protocol || 'tcp',
+            preserveSourceIP: nftConfig.preserveSourceIP || false,
+            priority: nftConfig.priority || 'default',
+            maxRate: nftConfig.maxRate || 'unlimited',
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          });
        }
      }
      
@ -419,7 +473,10 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {

    // We should have a target configuration for forwarding
    if (!action.target) {
-      console.log(`[${connectionId}] Forward action missing target configuration`);
+      logger.log('error', `Forward action missing target configuration for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+        connectionId,
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
      socket.end();
      this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'missing_target');
      return;
@ -447,14 +504,18 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
      try {
        targetHost = action.target.host(routeContext);
        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${connectionId}] Dynamic host resolved to: ${
-              Array.isArray(targetHost) ? targetHost.join(', ') : targetHost
-            }`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `Dynamic host resolved to ${Array.isArray(targetHost) ? targetHost.join(', ') : targetHost} for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: Array.isArray(targetHost) ? targetHost.join(', ') : targetHost,
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          });
        }
      } catch (err) {
-        console.log(`[${connectionId}] Error in host mapping function: ${err}`);
+        logger.log('error', `Error in host mapping function for connection ${connectionId}: ${err}`, {
+          connectionId,
+          error: err,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        socket.end();
        this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'host_mapping_error');
        return;
@ -474,14 +535,21 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
      try {
        targetPort = action.target.port(routeContext);
        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${connectionId}] Dynamic port mapping: ${record.localPort} -> ${targetPort}`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `Dynamic port mapping from ${record.localPort} to ${targetPort} for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+            connectionId,
+            sourcePort: record.localPort,
+            targetPort,
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          });
        }
        // Store the resolved target port in the context for potential future use
        routeContext.targetPort = targetPort;
      } catch (err) {
-        console.log(`[${connectionId}] Error in port mapping function: ${err}`);
+        logger.log('error', `Error in port mapping function for connection ${connectionId}: ${err}`, {
+          connectionId,
+          error: err,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        socket.end();
        this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'port_mapping_error');
        return;
@ -503,7 +571,12 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        case 'passthrough':
          // For TLS passthrough, just forward directly
          if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] Using TLS passthrough to ${selectedHost}:${targetPort}`);
+            logger.log('info', `Using TLS passthrough to ${selectedHost}:${targetPort} for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              targetHost: selectedHost,
+              targetPort,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
          }

          return this.setupDirectConnection(
@ -521,9 +594,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
          // For TLS termination, use HttpProxy
          if (this.httpProxyBridge.getHttpProxy()) {
            if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-              console.log(
-                `[${connectionId}] Using HttpProxy for TLS termination to ${action.target.host}`
-              );
+              logger.log('info', `Using HttpProxy for TLS termination to ${Array.isArray(action.target.host) ? action.target.host.join(', ') : action.target.host} for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+                connectionId,
+                targetHost: action.target.host,
+                component: 'route-handler'
+              });
            }

            // If we have an initial chunk with TLS data, start processing it
@ -540,12 +615,18 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
            }

            // This shouldn't normally happen - we should have TLS data at this point
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] TLS termination route without TLS data`);
+            logger.log('error', `TLS termination route without TLS data for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
            socket.end();
            this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'tls_error');
            return;
          } else {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] HttpProxy not available for TLS termination`);
+            logger.log('error', `HttpProxy not available for TLS termination for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
            socket.end();
            this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'no_http_proxy');
            return;
@ -558,9 +639,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
      if (isHttpProxyPort && this.httpProxyBridge.getHttpProxy()) {
        // Forward non-TLS connections to HttpProxy if configured
        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${connectionId}] Using HttpProxy for non-TLS connection on port ${record.localPort}`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `Using HttpProxy for non-TLS connection ${connectionId} on port ${record.localPort}`, {
+            connectionId,
+            port: record.localPort,
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          });
        }
        
        this.httpProxyBridge.forwardToHttpProxy(
@ -575,9 +658,12 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
      } else {
        // Basic forwarding
        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${connectionId}] Using basic forwarding to ${action.target.host}:${action.target.port}`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `Using basic forwarding to ${Array.isArray(action.target.host) ? action.target.host.join(', ') : action.target.host}:${action.target.port} for connection ${connectionId}`, {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: action.target.host,
+            targetPort: action.target.port,
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          });
        }

        // Get the appropriate host value
@ -633,7 +719,10 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
  ): void {
    // For TLS connections, we can't do redirects at the TCP level
    if (record.isTLS) {
-      console.log(`[${record.id}] Cannot redirect TLS connection at TCP level`);
+      logger.log('warn', `Cannot redirect TLS connection ${record.id} at TCP level`, {
+        connectionId: record.id,
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
      socket.end();
      this.connectionManager.cleanupConnection(record, 'tls_redirect_error');
      return;
@ -658,9 +747,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    const connectionId = record.id;

    if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] Blocking connection based on route "${route.name || 'unnamed'}"`
-      );
+      logger.log('info', `Blocking connection ${connectionId} based on route '${route.name || 'unnamed'}'`, {
+        connectionId,
+        routeName: route.name || 'unnamed',
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
    }

    // Simply close the connection
@ -674,14 +765,15 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
  private async handleStaticAction(
    socket: plugins.net.Socket,
    record: IConnectionRecord,
-    route: IRouteConfig
+    route: IRouteConfig,
+    initialChunk?: Buffer
  ): Promise<void> {
    // Delegate to HttpProxy's StaticHandler
    await StaticHandler.handleStatic(socket, route, {
      connectionId: record.id,
      connectionManager: this.connectionManager,
      settings: this.settings
-    }, record);
+    }, record, initialChunk);
  }

  /**
@ -698,8 +790,16 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    targetSocket.once('error', (err) => {
      // This handler runs only once during the initial connection phase
      const code = (err as any).code;
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] Connection setup error to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}: ${err.message} (${code})`
+      logger.log('error', 
+        `Connection setup error for ${connectionId} to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}: ${err.message} (${code})`, 
+        {
+          connectionId,
+          targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+          targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+          errorMessage: err.message,
+          errorCode: code,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        }
      );

      // Resume the incoming socket to prevent it from hanging
@ -707,29 +807,57 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {

      // Log specific error types for easier debugging
      if (code === 'ECONNREFUSED') {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Target ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort} refused connection. ` +
-          `Check if the target service is running and listening on that port.`
+        logger.log('error', 
+          `Connection ${connectionId}: Target ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort} refused connection. Check if the target service is running and listening on that port.`, 
+          {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+            targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+            recommendation: 'Check if the target service is running and listening on that port.',
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          }
        );
      } else if (code === 'ETIMEDOUT') {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Connection to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort} timed out. ` +
-          `Check network conditions, firewall rules, or if the target is too far away.`
+        logger.log('error', 
+          `Connection ${connectionId} to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort} timed out. Check network conditions, firewall rules, or if the target is too far away.`, 
+          {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+            targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+            recommendation: 'Check network conditions, firewall rules, or if the target is too far away.',
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          }
        );
      } else if (code === 'ECONNRESET') {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Connection to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort} was reset. ` +
-          `The target might have closed the connection abruptly.`
+        logger.log('error', 
+          `Connection ${connectionId} to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort} was reset. The target might have closed the connection abruptly.`, 
+          {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+            targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+            recommendation: 'The target might have closed the connection abruptly.',
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          }
        );
      } else if (code === 'EHOSTUNREACH') {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Host ${finalTargetHost} is unreachable. ` +
-          `Check DNS settings, network routing, or firewall rules.`
+        logger.log('error', 
+          `Connection ${connectionId}: Host ${finalTargetHost} is unreachable. Check DNS settings, network routing, or firewall rules.`, 
+          {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+            recommendation: 'Check DNS settings, network routing, or firewall rules.',
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          }
        );
      } else if (code === 'ENOTFOUND') {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] DNS lookup failed for ${finalTargetHost}. ` +
-          `Check your DNS settings or if the hostname is correct.`
+        logger.log('error', 
+          `Connection ${connectionId}: DNS lookup failed for ${finalTargetHost}. Check your DNS settings or if the hostname is correct.`, 
+          {
+            connectionId,
+            targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+            recommendation: 'Check your DNS settings or if the hostname is correct.',
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          }
        );
      }

@ -778,9 +906,12 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    record.targetPort = finalTargetPort;

    if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] Setting up direct connection to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}`
-      );
+      logger.log('info', `Setting up direct connection ${connectionId} to ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}`, {
+        connectionId,
+        targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+        targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
    }

    // Setup connection options
@ -825,9 +956,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        } catch (err) {
          // Ignore errors - these are optional enhancements
          if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-            console.log(
-              `[${connectionId}] Enhanced TCP keep-alive not supported for outgoing socket: ${err}`
-            );
+            logger.log('warn', `Enhanced TCP keep-alive not supported for outgoing socket on connection ${connectionId}: ${err}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              error: err,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
          }
        }
      }
@ -847,22 +980,23 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    socket.on('timeout', () => {
      // For keep-alive connections, just log a warning instead of closing
      if (record.hasKeepAlive) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Timeout event on incoming keep-alive connection from ${
-            record.remoteIP
-          } after ${plugins.prettyMs(
-            this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000
-          )}. Connection preserved.`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `Timeout event on incoming keep-alive connection ${connectionId} from ${record.remoteIP} after ${plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000)}. Connection preserved.`, {
+          connectionId,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          timeout: plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000),
+          status: 'Connection preserved',
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        return;
      }

      // For non-keep-alive connections, proceed with normal cleanup
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] Timeout on incoming side from ${
-          record.remoteIP
-        } after ${plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000)}`
-      );
+      logger.log('warn', `Timeout on incoming side for connection ${connectionId} from ${record.remoteIP} after ${plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000)}`, {
+        connectionId,
+        remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+        timeout: plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000),
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
      if (record.incomingTerminationReason === null) {
        record.incomingTerminationReason = 'timeout';
        this.connectionManager.incrementTerminationStat('incoming', 'timeout');
@ -873,22 +1007,23 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    targetSocket.on('timeout', () => {
      // For keep-alive connections, just log a warning instead of closing
      if (record.hasKeepAlive) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Timeout event on outgoing keep-alive connection from ${
-            record.remoteIP
-          } after ${plugins.prettyMs(
-            this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000
-          )}. Connection preserved.`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `Timeout event on outgoing keep-alive connection ${connectionId} from ${record.remoteIP} after ${plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000)}. Connection preserved.`, {
+          connectionId,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          timeout: plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000),
+          status: 'Connection preserved',
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        return;
      }

      // For non-keep-alive connections, proceed with normal cleanup
-      console.log(
-        `[${connectionId}] Timeout on outgoing side from ${
-          record.remoteIP
-        } after ${plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000)}`
-      );
+      logger.log('warn', `Timeout on outgoing side for connection ${connectionId} from ${record.remoteIP} after ${plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000)}`, {
+        connectionId,
+        remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+        timeout: plugins.prettyMs(this.settings.socketTimeout || 3600000),
+        component: 'route-handler'
+      });
      if (record.outgoingTerminationReason === null) {
        record.outgoingTerminationReason = 'timeout';
        this.connectionManager.incrementTerminationStat('outgoing', 'timeout');
@ -908,9 +1043,12 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
    // Wait for the outgoing connection to be ready before setting up piping
    targetSocket.once('connect', () => {
      if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Connection established to target: ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}`
-        );
+        logger.log('info', `Connection ${connectionId} established to target ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}`, {
+          connectionId,
+          targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+          targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
      }

      // Clear the initial connection error handler
@ -932,7 +1070,11 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        // Write pending data immediately
        targetSocket.write(combinedData, (err) => {
          if (err) {
-            console.log(`[${connectionId}] Error writing pending data to target: ${err.message}`);
+            logger.log('error', `Error writing pending data to target for connection ${connectionId}: ${err.message}`, {
+              connectionId,
+              error: err.message,
+              component: 'route-handler'
+            });
            return this.connectionManager.initiateCleanupOnce(record, 'write_error');
          }
        });
@ -953,15 +1095,17 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
      });

      // Log successful connection
-      console.log(
+      logger.log('info', 
        `Connection established: ${record.remoteIP} -> ${finalTargetHost}:${finalTargetPort}` +
-          `${
-            serverName
-              ? ` (SNI: ${serverName})`
-              : record.lockedDomain
-              ? ` (Domain: ${record.lockedDomain})`
-              : ''
-          }`
+        `${serverName ? ` (SNI: ${serverName})` : record.lockedDomain ? ` (Domain: ${record.lockedDomain})` : ''}`, 
+        {
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          targetHost: finalTargetHost,
+          targetPort: finalTargetPort,
+          sni: serverName || undefined,
+          domain: !serverName && record.lockedDomain ? record.lockedDomain : undefined,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        }
      );

      // Add TLS renegotiation handler if needed
@ -989,17 +1133,21 @@ export class RouteConnectionHandler {
        socket.on('data', renegotiationHandler);

        if (this.settings.enableDetailedLogging) {
-          console.log(
-            `[${connectionId}] TLS renegotiation handler installed for SNI domain: ${serverName}`
-          );
+          logger.log('info', `TLS renegotiation handler installed for connection ${connectionId} with SNI ${serverName}`, {
+            connectionId,
+            serverName,
+            component: 'route-handler'
+          });
        }
      }

      // Set connection timeout
      record.cleanupTimer = this.timeoutManager.setupConnectionTimeout(record, (record, reason) => {
-        console.log(
-          `[${connectionId}] Connection from ${record.remoteIP} exceeded max lifetime, forcing cleanup.`
-        );
+        logger.log('warn', `Connection ${connectionId} from ${record.remoteIP} exceeded max lifetime, forcing cleanup`, {
+          connectionId,
+          remoteIP: record.remoteIP,
+          component: 'route-handler'
+        });
        this.connectionManager.initiateCleanupOnce(record, reason);
      });

--- a/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.ts
+++ b/ts/proxies/smart-proxy/smart-proxy.ts
@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as plugins from '../../plugins.js';
+import { logger } from '../../core/utils/logger.js';

 // Importing required components
 import { ConnectionManager } from './connection-manager.js';
@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
  private routeUpdateLock: any = null; // Will be initialized as AsyncMutex
  private acmeStateManager: AcmeStateManager;
  
+  // Track port usage across route updates
+  private portUsageMap: Map<number, Set<string>> = new Map();
+  
  /**
   * Constructor for SmartProxy
   *
@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    );
    
    if (autoRoutes.length === 0 && !this.hasStaticCertRoutes()) {
-      console.log('No routes require certificate management');
+      logger.log('info', 'No routes require certificate management', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return;
    }
    
@ -256,7 +260,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
        useProduction: this.settings.acme.useProduction || false,
        port: this.settings.acme.port || 80
      };
-      console.log(`Using top-level ACME configuration with email: ${acmeOptions.email}`);
+      logger.log('info', `Using top-level ACME configuration with email: ${acmeOptions.email}`, { component: 'certificate-manager' });
    } else if (autoRoutes.length > 0) {
      // Check for route-level ACME config
      const routeWithAcme = autoRoutes.find(r => r.action.tls?.acme?.email);
@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
          useProduction: routeAcme.useProduction || false,
          port: routeAcme.challengePort || 80
        };
-        console.log(`Using route-level ACME configuration from route '${routeWithAcme.name}' with email: ${acmeOptions.email}`);
+        logger.log('info', `Using route-level ACME configuration from route '${routeWithAcme.name}' with email: ${acmeOptions.email}`, { component: 'certificate-manager' });
      }
    }
    
@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
  public async start() {
    // Don't start if already shutting down
    if (this.isShuttingDown) {
-      console.log("Cannot start SmartProxy while it's shutting down");
+      logger.log('warn', "Cannot start SmartProxy while it's in the shutdown process");
      return;
    }

@ -332,15 +336,25 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    const allWarnings = [...configWarnings, ...acmeWarnings];
    
    if (allWarnings.length > 0) {
-      console.log("Configuration warnings:");
+      logger.log('warn', `${allWarnings.length} configuration warnings found`, { count: allWarnings.length });
      for (const warning of allWarnings) {
-        console.log(` - ${warning}`);
+        logger.log('warn', `${warning}`);
      }
    }

    // Get listening ports from RouteManager
    const listeningPorts = this.routeManager.getListeningPorts();

+    // Initialize port usage tracking
+    this.portUsageMap = this.updatePortUsageMap(this.settings.routes);
+    
+    // Log port usage for startup
+    logger.log('info', `SmartProxy starting with ${listeningPorts.length} ports: ${listeningPorts.join(', ')}`, {
+      portCount: listeningPorts.length,
+      ports: listeningPorts,
+      component: 'smart-proxy'
+    });
+
    // Provision NFTables rules for routes that use NFTables
    for (const route of this.settings.routes) {
      if (route.action.forwardingEngine === 'nftables') {
@ -350,6 +364,12 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {

    // Start port listeners using the PortManager
    await this.portManager.addPorts(listeningPorts);
+    
+    // Now that ports are listening, provision any required certificates
+    if (this.certManager) {
+      logger.log('info', 'Starting certificate provisioning now that ports are ready', { component: 'certificate-manager' });
+      await this.certManager.provisionAllCertificates();
+    }

    // Set up periodic connection logging and inactivity checks
    this.connectionLogger = setInterval(() => {
@ -405,16 +425,26 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
      const terminationStats = this.connectionManager.getTerminationStats();

      // Log detailed stats
-      console.log(
-        `Active connections: ${connectionRecords.size}. ` +
-        `Types: TLS=${tlsConnections} (Completed=${completedTlsHandshakes}, Pending=${pendingTlsHandshakes}), ` +
-        `Non-TLS=${nonTlsConnections}, KeepAlive=${keepAliveConnections}, HttpProxy=${httpProxyConnections}. ` +
-        `Longest running: IN=${plugins.prettyMs(maxIncoming)}, OUT=${plugins.prettyMs(maxOutgoing)}. ` +
-        `Termination stats: ${JSON.stringify({
-          IN: terminationStats.incoming,
-          OUT: terminationStats.outgoing,
-        })}`
-      );
+      logger.log('info', 'Connection statistics', {
+        activeConnections: connectionRecords.size,
+        tls: {
+          total: tlsConnections,
+          completed: completedTlsHandshakes,
+          pending: pendingTlsHandshakes
+        },
+        nonTls: nonTlsConnections,
+        keepAlive: keepAliveConnections,
+        httpProxy: httpProxyConnections,
+        longestRunning: {
+          incoming: plugins.prettyMs(maxIncoming),
+          outgoing: plugins.prettyMs(maxOutgoing)
+        },
+        terminationStats: {
+          incoming: terminationStats.incoming,
+          outgoing: terminationStats.outgoing
+        },
+        component: 'connection-manager'
+      });
    }, this.settings.inactivityCheckInterval || 60000);

    // Make sure the interval doesn't keep the process alive
@ -433,19 +463,19 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
   * Stop the proxy server
   */
  public async stop() {
-    console.log('SmartProxy shutting down...');
+    logger.log('info', 'SmartProxy shutting down...');
    this.isShuttingDown = true;
    this.portManager.setShuttingDown(true);
    
    // Stop certificate manager
    if (this.certManager) {
      await this.certManager.stop();
-      console.log('Certificate manager stopped');
+      logger.log('info', 'Certificate manager stopped');
    }
    
    // Stop NFTablesManager
    await this.nftablesManager.stop();
-    console.log('NFTablesManager stopped');
+    logger.log('info', 'NFTablesManager stopped');

    // Stop the connection logger
    if (this.connectionLogger) {
@ -455,7 +485,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {

    // Stop all port listeners
    await this.portManager.closeAll();
-    console.log('All servers closed. Cleaning up active connections...');
+    logger.log('info', 'All servers closed. Cleaning up active connections...');

    // Clean up all active connections
    this.connectionManager.clearConnections();
@ -466,7 +496,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    // Clear ACME state manager
    this.acmeStateManager.clear();

-    console.log('SmartProxy shutdown complete.');
+    logger.log('info', 'SmartProxy shutdown complete.');
  }
  
  /**
@ -475,7 +505,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
   * Note: This legacy method has been removed. Use updateRoutes instead.
   */
  public async updateDomainConfigs(): Promise<void> {
-    console.warn('Method updateDomainConfigs() is deprecated. Use updateRoutes() instead.');
+    logger.log('warn', 'Method updateDomainConfigs() is deprecated. Use updateRoutes() instead.');
    throw new Error('updateDomainConfigs() is deprecated - use updateRoutes() instead');
  }
  
@ -491,7 +521,7 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
      const challengeRouteExists = this.settings.routes.some(r => r.name === 'acme-challenge');
      
      if (!challengeRouteExists) {
-        console.log('Challenge route successfully removed from routes');
+        logger.log('info', 'Challenge route successfully removed from routes');
        return;
      }
      
@ -499,7 +529,9 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
      await plugins.smartdelay.delayFor(retryDelay);
    }
    
-    throw new Error('Failed to verify challenge route removal after ' + maxRetries + ' attempts');
+    const error = `Failed to verify challenge route removal after ${maxRetries} attempts`;
+    logger.log('error', error);
+    throw new Error(error);
  }
  
  /**
@ -527,7 +559,19 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
   */
  public async updateRoutes(newRoutes: IRouteConfig[]): Promise<void> {
    return this.routeUpdateLock.runExclusive(async () => {
-      console.log(`Updating routes (${newRoutes.length} routes)`);
+      logger.log('info', `Updating routes (${newRoutes.length} routes)`, { routeCount: newRoutes.length, component: 'route-manager' });
+
+      // Track port usage before and after updates
+      const oldPortUsage = this.updatePortUsageMap(this.settings.routes);
+      const newPortUsage = this.updatePortUsageMap(newRoutes);
+      
+      // Find orphaned ports - ports that no longer have any routes
+      const orphanedPorts = this.findOrphanedPorts(oldPortUsage, newPortUsage);
+      
+      // Find new ports that need binding
+      const currentPorts = new Set(this.portManager.getListeningPorts());
+      const newPortsSet = new Set(newPortUsage.keys());
+      const newBindingPorts = Array.from(newPortsSet).filter(p => !currentPorts.has(p));

      // Get existing routes that use NFTables
      const oldNfTablesRoutes = this.settings.routes.filter(
@ -565,14 +609,29 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
      // Update routes in RouteManager
      this.routeManager.updateRoutes(newRoutes);

-      // Get the new set of required ports
-      const requiredPorts = this.routeManager.getListeningPorts();
-
-      // Update port listeners to match the new configuration
-      await this.portManager.updatePorts(requiredPorts);
+      // Release orphaned ports first
+      if (orphanedPorts.length > 0) {
+        logger.log('info', `Releasing ${orphanedPorts.length} orphaned ports: ${orphanedPorts.join(', ')}`, { 
+          ports: orphanedPorts,
+          component: 'smart-proxy'
+        });
+        await this.portManager.removePorts(orphanedPorts);
+      }
+      
+      // Add new ports
+      if (newBindingPorts.length > 0) {
+        logger.log('info', `Binding to ${newBindingPorts.length} new ports: ${newBindingPorts.join(', ')}`, { 
+          ports: newBindingPorts,
+          component: 'smart-proxy'
+        });
+        await this.portManager.addPorts(newBindingPorts);
+      }
      
      // Update settings with the new routes
      this.settings.routes = newRoutes;
+      
+      // Save the new port usage map for future reference
+      this.portUsageMap = newPortUsage;

      // If HttpProxy is initialized, resync the configurations
      if (this.httpProxyBridge.getHttpProxy()) {
@ -618,6 +677,78 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    
    await this.certManager.provisionCertificate(route);
  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update the port usage map based on the provided routes
+   * 
+   * This tracks which ports are used by which routes, allowing us to
+   * detect when a port is no longer needed and can be released.
+   */
+  private updatePortUsageMap(routes: IRouteConfig[]): Map<number, Set<string>> {
+    // Reset the usage map
+    const portUsage = new Map<number, Set<string>>();
+    
+    for (const route of routes) {
+      // Get the ports for this route
+      const portsConfig = Array.isArray(route.match.ports) 
+        ? route.match.ports 
+        : [route.match.ports];
+      
+      // Expand port range objects to individual port numbers
+      const expandedPorts: number[] = [];
+      for (const portConfig of portsConfig) {
+        if (typeof portConfig === 'number') {
+          expandedPorts.push(portConfig);
+        } else if (typeof portConfig === 'object' && 'from' in portConfig && 'to' in portConfig) {
+          // Expand the port range
+          for (let p = portConfig.from; p <= portConfig.to; p++) {
+            expandedPorts.push(p);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      
+      // Use route name if available, otherwise generate a unique ID
+      const routeName = route.name || `unnamed_${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 9)}`;
+      
+      // Add each port to the usage map
+      for (const port of expandedPorts) {
+        if (!portUsage.has(port)) {
+          portUsage.set(port, new Set());
+        }
+        portUsage.get(port)!.add(routeName);
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Log port usage for debugging
+    for (const [port, routes] of portUsage.entries()) {
+      logger.log('debug', `Port ${port} is used by ${routes.size} routes: ${Array.from(routes).join(', ')}`, {
+        port,
+        routeCount: routes.size,
+        component: 'smart-proxy'
+      });
+    }
+    
+    return portUsage;
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Find ports that have no routes in the new configuration
+   */
+  private findOrphanedPorts(oldUsage: Map<number, Set<string>>, newUsage: Map<number, Set<string>>): number[] {
+    const orphanedPorts: number[] = [];
+    
+    for (const [port, routes] of oldUsage.entries()) {
+      if (!newUsage.has(port) || newUsage.get(port)!.size === 0) {
+        orphanedPorts.push(port);
+        logger.log('info', `Port ${port} no longer has any associated routes, will be released`, {
+          port,
+          component: 'smart-proxy'
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    
+    return orphanedPorts;
+  }
  
  /**
   * Force renewal of a certificate
@ -652,14 +783,14 @@ export class SmartProxy extends plugins.EventEmitter {
    
    // Check for wildcard domains (they can't get ACME certs)
    if (domain.includes('*')) {
-      console.log(`Wildcard domains like "${domain}" are not supported for ACME certificates`);
+      logger.log('warn', `Wildcard domains like "${domain}" are not supported for automatic ACME certificates`, { domain, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return false;
    }
    
    // Check if domain has at least one dot and no invalid characters
    const validDomainRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$/;
    if (!validDomainRegex.test(domain)) {
-      console.log(`Domain "${domain}" has invalid format`);
+      logger.log('warn', `Domain "${domain}" has invalid format for certificate issuance`, { domain, component: 'certificate-manager' });
      return false;
    }
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Philipp Kunz	669cc2809c	fix(port-manager, certificate-manager): Improve port binding and ACME challenge route integration in SmartProxy	2025-05-20 15:32:19 +00:00
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Philipp Kunz	018a49dbc2	fix(tests): Update test mocks to include provisionAllCertificates methods in certificate manager stubs and related objects.	2025-05-19 23:57:16 +00:00
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Philipp Kunz	c9abdea556	fix(logger): Replace raw console logging calls with structured logger usage across certificate management, connection handling, and route processing for improved observability.	2025-05-19 23:37:11 +00:00
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Philipp Kunz	91018173b0	fix(certificate-manager, smart-proxy): Fix race condition in ACME certificate provisioning and refactor certificate manager initialization to defer provisioning until after port listeners are active	2025-05-19 22:07:08 +00:00