Related to #595
This change adds support for custom SSH ports when collecting temperature
data from Proxmox nodes, resolving issues for users who run SSH on non-standard
ports.
**Why SSH is still needed:**
Temperature monitoring requires reading /sys/class/hwmon sensors on Proxmox
nodes, which is not exposed via the Proxmox API. Even when using API tokens
for authentication, Pulse needs SSH access to collect temperature data.
**Changes:**
- Add `sshPort` configuration to SystemSettings (system.json)
- Add `SSHPort` field to Config with environment variable support (SSH_PORT)
- Add per-node SSH port override capability for PVE, PBS, and PMG instances
- Update TemperatureCollector to accept and use custom SSH port
- Update SSH known_hosts manager to support non-standard ports
- Add NewTemperatureCollectorWithPort() constructor with port parameter
- Maintain backward compatibility with NewTemperatureCollector() (uses port 22)
- Update frontend TypeScript types for SSH port configuration
**Configuration methods:**
1. Environment variable: SSH_PORT=2222
2. system.json: {"sshPort": 2222}
3. Per-node override in nodes.enc (future UI support)
**Default behavior:**
- Defaults to port 22 if not configured
- Maintains full backward compatibility
- No changes required for existing deployments
The implementation includes proper ssh-keyscan port handling and known_hosts
management for non-standard ports using [host]:port notation per SSH standards.
Related to #626
When authentication expires after some time, users see "Connection lost"
and must refresh the page to see "Authentication required". This commit
implements automatic redirect to login when authentication expires.
Changes:
- Add authentication check to WebSocket endpoint to prevent unauthenticated
WebSocket connections
- Handle WebSocket close with code 1008 (policy violation) as auth failure
and redirect to login
- Intercept 401 responses on API calls (except initial auth checks) and
automatically redirect to login page
- Clear stored credentials and set logout flag before redirect to ensure
clean login flow
This provides a better user experience by immediately redirecting to the
login page when the session expires, rather than showing a confusing
"Connection lost" message that requires manual page refresh.
Related to discussion #615
Add optional GuestURL field to PVE instances and cluster endpoints,
allowing users to specify a separate guest-accessible URL for web UI
navigation that differs from the internal management URL.
Backend changes:
- Add GuestURL field to PVEInstance and ClusterEndpoint structs
- Add GuestURL field to Node model
- Update cluster auto-discovery to preserve existing GuestURL values
- Update node creation logic to populate GuestURL from config
- Update API handlers to accept and persist GuestURL field
Frontend changes:
- Add GuestURL input field to NodeModal for configuration
- Update NodeGroupHeader and NodeSummaryTable to use GuestURL for navigation
- Add GuestURL to Node and PVENodeConfig TypeScript interfaces
When GuestURL is configured, it will be used for navigation links
instead of the Host URL, allowing users to access PVE hosts through
a reverse proxy or different domain while maintaining internal API
connections.
Replace non-functional docs.pulseapp.io URLs with direct GitHub repository
links. The containerized deployment security documentation exists in
SECURITY.md and was previously inaccessible via the external link.
Changes:
- Update SECURITY.md documentation reference
- Fix three documentation links in config_handlers.go (SSH verification,
setup script, and security block error messages)
- All links now point to GitHub repository where docs actually live
Related to #607
Related to #551
Enhanced the PMG connection test to actually validate the metrics
endpoints that Pulse uses for monitoring, rather than only checking
the version endpoint. This provides users with immediate feedback if
their PMG credentials lack the necessary permissions to collect metrics.
Backend changes:
- Test mail statistics, cluster status, and quarantine endpoints during
connection test (internal/api/config_handlers.go:1695-1714)
- Return warnings array in test response when endpoints are unavailable
- Increased timeout from 10s to 15s to accommodate multiple endpoint checks
- Added warning logs for failed endpoint checks
Frontend changes:
- Added showWarning() toast function for warning messages
- Enhanced NodeModal to display warning status with amber styling
- Added warnings list display in test results UI
- Updated Settings.tsx to show warnings from connection tests
This change helps users identify permission issues immediately rather
than discovering later that metrics aren't being collected despite a
"successful" connection.
The previous commit added 4 new %s format specifiers for Docker/LXC
instructions but didn't add the corresponding arguments to fmt.Sprintf.
Added 4 pulseURL arguments to match the new format specifiers in the
'unknown environment' section of the setup script.
This addresses confusion around temperature monitoring setup for Docker
deployments where users expected a turnkey experience similar to LXC.
The core issue: The setup script and documentation suggested that
temperature monitoring was "automatically configured" for all containerized
deployments, but in reality only LXC containers have a fully automatic
setup. Docker requires manual steps.
Changes:
**Setup Script (config_handlers.go):**
- Fixed "unknown environment" path to show separate instructions for LXC vs Docker
- Docker instructions now correctly show --standalone flag (was incorrectly showing --ctid)
- Added docker-compose.yml bind mount instructions inline
- Added restart command for Docker deployments
**Documentation (TEMPERATURE_MONITORING.md):**
- Added prominent "Deployment-Specific Setup" callout at the top
- Clarified that LXC is fully automatic, Docker requires manual steps
- Reorganized "Setup (Automatic)" section to clearly distinguish:
- LXC: Fully turnkey (no manual steps)
- Docker: Manual proxy installation required
- Node configuration: Works for both
- Updated "Host-side responsibilities" to specify it's Docker-only
- Fixed architecture benefits to reflect LXC vs Docker differences
Why this matters:
- LXC setup script auto-detects the container and runs install-sensor-proxy.sh --ctid
- Docker deployments can't be auto-detected and require --standalone flag
- Users running Docker were getting incorrect instructions (--ctid instead of --standalone)
- Documentation suggested everything was automatic, leading to confusion
Now the documentation and setup script accurately reflect that:
- LXC = Turnkey (automatic)
- Docker = Manual steps required (but well-documented)
- Native = Direct SSH (no proxy)
Related to GitHub Discussion #605
- Build host agent binaries for all platforms (linux/darwin/windows, amd64/arm64/armv7) in Docker
- Add Makefile target for building agent binaries locally
- Add startup validation to check for missing agent binaries
- Improve download endpoint error messages with troubleshooting guidance
- Enhance host details drawer layout with better organization and visual hierarchy
- Update base images to rolling versions (node:20-alpine, golang:1.24-alpine, alpine:3.20)
This commit implements per-node temperature monitoring control and fixes a critical
bug where partial node updates were destroying existing configuration.
Backend changes:
- Add TemperatureMonitoringEnabled field (*bool) to PVEInstance, PBSInstance, and PMGInstance
- Update monitor.go to check per-node temperature setting with global fallback
- Convert all NodeConfigRequest boolean fields to *bool pointers
- Add nil checks in HandleUpdateNode to prevent overwriting unmodified fields
- Fix critical bug where partial updates zeroed out MonitorVMs, MonitorContainers, etc.
- Update NodeResponse, NodeFrontend, and StateSnapshot to include temperature setting
- Fix HandleAddNode and test connection handlers to use pointer-based boolean fields
Frontend changes:
- Add temperatureMonitoringEnabled to Node interface and config types
- Create per-node temperature monitoring toggle handler with optimistic updates
- Update NodeModal to wire up per-node temperature toggle
- Add isTemperatureMonitoringEnabled helper to check effective monitoring state
- Update ConfiguredNodeTables to show/hide temperature badge based on monitoring state
- Update NodeSummaryTable to conditionally show temperature column
- Pass globalTemperatureMonitoringEnabled prop through component tree
The critical bug fix ensures that when updating a single field (like temperature
monitoring), the backend only modifies that specific field instead of zeroing out
all other boolean configuration fields.
- Add Access-Control-Expose-Headers to allow frontend to read X-CSRF-Token response header
- Implement proactive CSRF token issuance on GET requests when session exists but CSRF cookie is missing
- Ensures frontend always has valid CSRF token before making POST requests
- Fixes 403 Forbidden errors when toggling system settings
This resolves CSRF validation failures that occurred when CSRF tokens expired or were missing while valid sessions existed.
When a Docker host successfully completes a stop command and confirms
it has disabled itself, automatically clear the removal block to allow
immediate re-enrollment.
This fixes the UX issue where users who remove a Docker host cannot
immediately reinstall it with a new token, as the host ID remains
blocked for 24 hours. The block is still needed to prevent zombie
reports from stale agents, but once the agent confirms it stopped
successfully, there's no need to keep the block.
Changes:
- Clear removal block in HandleCommandAck after successful host removal
- Allows remove → reinstall workflow without manual intervention
- Block remains for forced removals or offline hosts (as intended)
API Enhancements:
- Add SHA256 checksum endpoint for binary downloads
- Computes checksum on-the-fly when .sha256 suffix is requested
- Example: /download/pulse-host-agent?platform=linux&arch=amd64.sha256
- Enables installer scripts to verify binary integrity
- Add /uninstall-host-agent.sh endpoint for Linux/macOS uninstall script
- Add endpoint to public paths (no auth required)
Checksum Implementation:
- New serveChecksum() function computes SHA256 hash using crypto/sha256
- Returns plain text checksum in hex format
- Supports all binary download endpoints
- Zero performance impact (only computed when requested)
Install Script Updates:
- Add --force/-f flag to skip all interactive prompts
- URL/token prompts skipped with --force
- Reinstall confirmation skipped with --force
- Checksum mismatch still aborts (security first)
- Force mode auto-accepts updates and reinstalls
- Usage: ./install-host-agent.sh --url $URL --token $TOKEN --force
Security Notes:
- Checksum verification protects against:
- Corrupted downloads due to network issues
- Man-in-the-middle binary tampering
- Storage corruption on server
- Force mode maintains security by aborting on checksum mismatch
- No bypass for security-critical validations
These improvements enable:
- Automated deployments (--force flag)
- Binary integrity verification (checksums)
- Better security posture (tamper detection)
- Standardized uninstall process (endpoint)
The /api/version endpoint already exists and returns version info
for update checks (no changes needed).
Windows Host Agent Enhancements:
- Implement native Windows service support using golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc
- Add Windows Event Log integration for troubleshooting
- Create professional PowerShell installation/uninstallation scripts
- Add process termination and retry logic to handle Windows file locking
- Register uninstall endpoint at /uninstall-host-agent.ps1
Host Agent UI Improvements:
- Add expandable drawer to Hosts page (click row to view details)
- Display system info, network interfaces, disks, and temperatures in cards
- Replace status badges with subtle colored indicators
- Remove redundant master-detail sidebar layout
- Add search filtering for hosts
Technical Details:
- service_windows.go: Windows service lifecycle management with graceful shutdown
- service_stub.go: Cross-platform compatibility for non-Windows builds
- install-host-agent.ps1: Full Windows installation with validation
- uninstall-host-agent.ps1: Clean removal with process termination and retries
- HostsOverview.tsx: Expandable row pattern matching Docker/Proxmox pages
Files Added:
- cmd/pulse-host-agent/service_windows.go
- cmd/pulse-host-agent/service_stub.go
- scripts/install-host-agent.ps1
- scripts/uninstall-host-agent.ps1
- frontend-modern/src/components/Hosts/HostsOverview.tsx
- frontend-modern/src/components/Hosts/HostsFilter.tsx
The Windows service now starts reliably with automatic restart on failure,
and the uninstall script handles file locking gracefully without requiring reboots.
Introduces granular permission scopes for API tokens (docker:report, docker:manage, host-agent:report, monitoring:read/write, settings:read/write) allowing tokens to be restricted to minimum required access. Legacy tokens default to full access until scopes are explicitly configured.
Adds standalone host agent for monitoring Linux, macOS, and Windows servers outside Proxmox/Docker estates. New Servers workspace in UI displays uptime, OS metadata, and capacity metrics from enrolled agents.
Includes comprehensive token management UI overhaul with scope presets, inline editing, and visual scope indicators.
Enhance request ID middleware to support distributed tracing:
- Honor incoming X-Request-ID headers from upstream proxies/load balancers
- Use logging.WithRequestID() for consistent ID generation across codebase
- Return X-Request-ID in response headers for client correlation
- Include request_id in panic recovery logs for debugging
This enables better request tracing across multiple Pulse instances
and integrates with standard distributed tracing practices.
Implement 5 medium/low priority improvements identified in systematic review:
UX IMPROVEMENTS:
- Notify existing critical alerts when activating from pending_review state
Previously: critical alerts during observation window would never notify
Now: users receive notifications for active critical alerts after activation
Implementation: Added NotifyExistingAlert() method and logic in ActivateAlerts()
PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS:
- Replace per-alert cleanup goroutines with periodic batch cleanup
Prevents spawning 1000s of goroutines during alert flapping
recentlyResolved entries now cleaned up once per minute instead of 1 goroutine per alert
- Simplify GetActiveAlerts() implementation
Removed intermediate map copy, holds lock slightly longer but operation is fast
Cleaner code with reduced memory allocation
CONFIGURATION VALIDATION:
- Validate timezone in quiet hours configuration
Invalid timezones now disable quiet hours with error log instead of silent fallback
Prevents unexpected behavior when timezone is typo'd or invalid
GRACEFUL SHUTDOWN:
- Add 100ms delay in Stop() for background goroutine cleanup
Reduces risk of state corruption during shutdown
Allows escalation checker and periodic save to exit cleanly
Technical details:
- internal/alerts/alerts.go: Added NotifyExistingAlert(), optimized cleanup patterns
- internal/api/alerts.go: Enhanced ActivateAlerts() to notify existing critical alerts
- Removed ~20 lines of goroutine spawning code
- Added periodic cleanup for recentlyResolved map
- All changes preserve backward compatibility
Testing: Verified compilation with 'go build -o /dev/null ./...'
Source builds use commit hashes (main-c147fa1) not semantic versions
(v4.23.0), so update checks would always fail or show misleading
"Update Available" banners.
Changes:
- Add IsSourceBuild flag to VersionInfo struct
- Detect source builds via BUILD_FROM_SOURCE marker file
- Skip update check for source builds (like Docker)
- Update frontend to show "Built from source" message
- Disable manual update check button for source builds
- Return "source" deployment type for source builds
Backend:
- internal/updates/version.go: Add isSourceBuildEnvironment() detection
- internal/updates/manager.go: Skip check with appropriate message
- internal/api/types.go: Add isSourceBuild to API response
- internal/api/router.go: Include isSourceBuild in version endpoint
Frontend:
- src/api/updates.ts: Add isSourceBuild to VersionInfo type
- src/stores/updates.ts: Don't poll for updates on source builds
- src/components/Settings/Settings.tsx: Show "Built from source" message
Fixes the confusing "Update Available" banner for users who explicitly
chose --source to get latest main branch code.
Co-authored-by: Codex AI
Significantly enhanced network discovery feature to eliminate false positives,
provide real-time progress updates, and better error reporting.
Key improvements:
- Require positive Proxmox identification (version data, auth headers, or certificates)
instead of reporting any service on ports 8006/8007
- Add real-time progress tracking with phase/target counts and completion percentage
- Implement structured error reporting with IP, phase, type, and timestamp details
- Fix TLS timeout handling to prevent hangs on unresponsive hosts
- Expose progress and structured errors via WebSocket for UI consumption
- Reduce log verbosity by moving discovery logs to debug level
- Fix duplicate IP counting to ensure progress reaches 100%
Breaking changes: None (backward compatible with legacy API methods)
Added containerized and containerId fields to /api/version endpoint
to enable automatic temperature proxy installation for LXC containers.
Changes:
- Added Containerized bool field to VersionResponse
- Added ContainerId string field to VersionResponse
- Detect containerization by checking /run/systemd/container file
- Extract container ID from hostname for LXC containers
- Set deployment type from container type (lxc/docker)
This allows the PVE setup script to:
1. Detect that Pulse is running in a container
2. Find the container ID by matching IPs
3. Automatically install pulse-sensor-proxy on the host
4. Configure bind mount for secure socket communication
Fixes the issue where setup script showed 'Proxy not available'
even when Pulse was containerized.
Critical bug fix: The setup script's format string had 33 placeholders
but was only receiving 27 arguments, causing:
- INSTALLER_URL to receive authToken instead of pulseURL
- This made curl try to resolve the token value as a hostname
- Error: 'curl: (6) Could not resolve host: N7AE3P'
- Token ID showed '%!s(MISSING)' in manual setup instructions
Fixed by:
- Added missing tokenName at position 7
- Added literal '%s' strings for version_ge printf placeholders
- Added authToken arguments for Authorization headers (positions 29, 31)
- Ensured all 33 format placeholders have corresponding arguments
Now generates correct URLs:
- INSTALLER_URL: http://192.168.0.160:7655/api/install/install-sensor-proxy.sh
- --pulse-server: http://192.168.0.160:7655
- Token ID: pulse-monitor@pam!pulse-192-168-0-160-[timestamp]
Setup script improvements (config_handlers.go):
- Remove redundant mount configuration and container restart logic
- Let installer handle all mount/restart operations (single source of truth)
- Eliminate hard-coded mp0 assumption
Installer improvements (install-sensor-proxy.sh):
- Add mount configuration persistence validation via pct config check
- Surface pct set errors instead of silencing with 2>/dev/null
- Capture and display curl download errors with temp files
- Check systemd daemon-reload/enable/restart exit codes
- Show journalctl output when service fails to start
- Make socket verification fatal (was warning)
- Provide clear manual steps when hot-plug fails on running container
This makes the installation fail fast with actionable error messages
instead of silently proceeding with broken configuration.
Changes:
- Replace PULSE_SENSOR_PROXY_FALLBACK_URL env export with --pulse-server argument
- Remove --quiet flag from installer invocation to show download progress
- More reliable than environment variable inheritance in subshells
This ensures the proxy installer can reliably download the binary from the
Pulse server fallback when GitHub is unavailable.
The setup script was filtering installer output to only show lines with
✓|⚠️|ERROR, which hid successful download messages like:
'Downloading pulse-sensor-proxy-linux-amd64 from Pulse server...'
This made it appear the installer failed even when the Pulse server
fallback download succeeded. Changed to show all installer output for
better visibility and debugging.
Users will now see the complete installation flow including:
- GitHub download attempt (expected to fail for dev builds)
- Pulse server fallback download (should succeed)
- All setup steps and validations
Improves transparency and reduces confusion during setup
Version check was blocking dev/main builds (e.g., '0.0.0-main-da9da6f')
from using temperature proxy, even though they have the latest code.
Added regex to skip version check for builds matching:
- ^0\.0\.0-main (main branch builds)
- ^dev (dev builds)
- ^main (main version strings)
These builds are assumed to have proxy support since they're built from
the latest codebase.
Fixes testing workflow when installing Pulse with --main flag
The version check was blocking ALL v4.23.0 users from temperature monitoring,
even non-containerized ones who don't need the proxy.
Changed to only check version when PULSE_IS_CONTAINERIZED=true, since:
- Non-containerized Pulse can use direct SSH on any version
- Containerized Pulse requires v4.24.0+ for proxy support
This ensures non-containerized v4.23.0 users can still use temperature monitoring
via direct SSH while properly blocking proxy setup for containerized v4.23.0.
Fixes regression introduced in commit fbe4ab83a
Improves configuration handling and system settings APIs to support
v4.24.0 features including runtime logging controls, adaptive polling
configuration, and enhanced config export/persistence.
Changes:
- Add config override system for discovery service
- Enhance system settings API with runtime logging controls
- Improve config persistence and export functionality
- Update security setup handling
- Refine monitoring and discovery service integration
These changes provide the backend support for the configuration
features documented in the v4.24.0 release.