A manager-run 'update apply' refreshes code/apps/WebUI but CANNOT rewrite the
root-owned footprint (helpers/wrapper/uninstall/unit/sudoers) — that immutability
is the de-sudo boundary. Previously a release that changed those would silently
leave them stale. Make it explicit:
- init.sh: footprint_version=1 constant, baked at install into
/usr/local/lib/libreportal/.footprint_version (root:root 0644) by initRootHelpers.
Bump it whenever a root component changes.
- make_release.sh: publishes footprint_version in latest.json.
- fetch.sh: lpInstalledFootprintVersion (marker) + lpReleaseLatestFootprint (manifest).
- check_update.sh: 'update apply' REFUSES when the release's footprint_version
exceeds the installed one, directing to a root re-install (which fetches +
re-bakes everything atomically). No half-applied updates.
- webui_system_update.sh: badge sets footprint_update_needed + clears can_update so
the WebUI won't offer a one-click apply for a footprint-bumping release.
- docs/DEVELOPMENT.md: the bump rule + the footprint exception explained.
Verified: manifest carries footprint_version; drift decision correct both ways
(no marker/older -> needs re-install; equal -> no drift).
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Make the WebUI updater work off release versions, not git commits, in release mode
(git/local paths untouched):
- webui_system_update.sh: a release branch resolves latest_version from the channel
manifest (lpReleaseLatestVersion), computes update_available via lpVersionGt vs
the local VERSION, reuses the same throttle + the same update_status.json schema
(source="release"); reuses last-known latest when throttled so the badge
doesn't flicker.
- check_update.sh webuiRunUpdate: a release branch version-compares and, if newer,
lpFetchRelease (download + checksum-verify) the new tarball + dockerInstallApp
redeploy + regen. No config-backup dance — lpFetchRelease replaces only the
install tree; configs/logs are in the separate system tree.
Verified against a local server: latest-version read + the no-update / update-
available decision (0.2.0==0.2.0 no; 0.3.0>0.2.0 yes). Remaining: route the
reset/reinstall recovery paths through the release fetch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The scoped sudoers grants the manager (root) and (dockerinstall) but NOT
(itself), so the many 'sudo -u $sudo_user_name <cmd>' calls (crontab,
git/update, reinstall, swapfile, …) failed with 'a password is required'
once per CLI command. runAsManager runs the command plainly when already
the manager (the runtime case) and only sudo -u's when root (install
time), so it's correct in both contexts and needs no sudoers self-grant.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
Surface when LibrePortal is behind upstream and let users update from the
WebUI, reusing the proven git-update path instead of reinventing it.
Detection (host): webuiSystemUpdateCheck writes
frontend/data/system/update_status.json from a throttled git fetch +
behind-count + VERSION compare, off the existing per-minute
`webui generate system` cron. A new /VERSION file is the canonical version.
Display (frontend): update-notifier.js/.css render a global topbar badge
(every page) and a dashboard banner (prominent when behind, subtle "up to
date" with a manual check otherwise), plus a details panel.
Actions go through the task pipeline:
- `libreportal update apply` -> webuiRunUpdate (non-interactive: guards,
forced check, gitPerformUpdate, then dockerInstallApp libreportal)
- `libreportal update check` -> forced recheck
gitFolderResetAndBackup's body is extracted into gitPerformUpdate (no exit)
so the WebUI path can reuse it; the interactive CLI flow is unchanged.
Detection JSON verified against the repo (up-to-date and behind cases).
webuiRunUpdate's re-clone + redeploy still needs validation on a live host.
The latest-version source is git for now and is the single swap point for
get.libreportal.org later — the JSON contract and frontend stay unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
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Traefik reverse proxy with automatic SSL, rootless Docker support, gluetun
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
