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Feature Request: Server-side config option to use local fonts

Problem Statement

Crafty Controller calls out to fonts.googleapis.com every time a page is loaded. On my LAN-only browser for accessing my homelab, this results in a 90 sec. delay before the fonts time out and the page is loaded with fallback fonts.

Who will benefit?

All users interested in "De-Googling" or who otherwise don't like contacting 3rd parties for cosmetic reasons.

Benefits and risks

What benefits does this bring?
    - increased user privacy

What risks might this introduce?
    - May result in slightly less aestheticly pleasing webpages (subjectively)

Proposed solution

I have two:

  1. Use a default fonts by default.
  2. Add a server-side option to use default fonts.

Examples

I personally do not experience this issue with Cockpit, OPNsense, Vaultwarden, or DSM (Synology) when used with the same LAN-only browser configuration.

Priority/Severity

  • High

  • Medium

  • Low

    Issue can be worked around through extra patience or better handling of unwanted traffic (as opposed to letting them time out as I am doing now).

Edited by Shadow 8472