Three new Node-RED trigger nodes in BetterFrame Triggers palette:
bf-trigger-motion (red) — fires on MotionAlarm, CellMotionDetector,
VideoAnalytics/Motion, FieldDetector topics. Outputs msg.active
(true/false) for motion start/stop. Camera ID filter optional.
bf-trigger-anpr (blue) — fires on LicensePlateRecognition, Plate,
ANPR, LPR, NumberPlate topics. Extracts msg.plate (string) and
msg.confidence (number) from vendor-specific payload fields
(Hikvision PlateNumber, Dahua plateNumber, etc.). Camera ID filter.
bf-trigger-event (green) — generic catch-all. Topic substring filter
+ camera ID filter. Outputs msg.source + msg.data as key-value objects
parsed from ONVIF SimpleItems. Use for line crossing, intrusion,
digital input, tamper, audio detection, or any unknown topic.
Server side: ONVIF events (source_type=onvif) now additionally forward
to the fixed onvif.event route so all three nodes receive events without
needing per-topic Node-RED route registration.
BF_DB=postgres + BF_PG_URL activates the PgAdapter path. Service-store
detects driver, creates PgAdapter with connection pool, runs
TENANT_MIGRATIONS from migrations-pg.ts, tracks version in
schema_migrations table.
docker-compose.coolify.yml gains a postgres service (postgres:17-alpine)
behind the "postgres" profile — disabled by default. Set BF_DB=postgres
in Coolify env to activate. Server env auto-constructs BF_PG_URL from
BF_PG_USER/PASSWORD/DB vars.
SQLite remains default — no change for existing deployments.
OS bundle download was buffering 1.2GB in RAM then writing → network
timeout or memory pressure killed it. Now:
Kiosk side:
- Streams directly to /var/tmp/betterframe/ in 256KB chunks
- On network error: resumes from last byte written (Range header)
- Up to 5 retries with 10s backoff between attempts
- Progress logged every ~50MB
- sha256 verified on the complete file on disk (not in memory)
Server side:
- /api/kiosk/os/download/:id supports Range: bytes=N- header
- Returns 206 Partial Content with Content-Range for resume
- streamBundle accepts start/end for partial reads via createReadStream
- Advertises Accept-Ranges: bytes on all responses
Replaces shared cluster_key for bundle encryption. Each kiosk gets a
unique 32-byte AES key generated at pairing time:
Server:
- confirmPairing generates randomBytes(32), stores encrypted with
server secret on kiosks.encrypt_key_encrypted column
- Delivers plaintext encrypt_key to kiosk in claim response (one-time)
- generateBundle prefers per-kiosk key over cluster_key for
encryptForCluster (same AES-256-GCM format, different key per kiosk)
Kiosk:
- ClaimResp gains encrypt_key field, stored encrypted at rest
- onvif_events prefers encrypt_key over cluster_key for decryption
- Backward compatible: old kiosks without encrypt_key still use
cluster_key (both delivered at pairing)
Security improvement: compromised SD card only exposes camera passwords
encrypted for THAT specific kiosk, not the entire fleet. Rotate by
deleting + re-pairing the compromised kiosk.
WebView "URL can't be shown" — Authorization header only applies to
the initial page load. CSS/JS/XHR/WebSocket sub-resources from the
loaded page don't inherit it → Angie auth_request rejects → page breaks.
Kiosk side: set_kiosk_cookie() injects betterframe_kiosk_key cookie
into WebKit's cookie jar via JS bridge before loading the URL. Cookie
persists across all sub-resource requests automatically.
Server side: extractBearerToken() now checks betterframe_kiosk_key
cookie as fallback when no Authorization header present. Same
verifyKioskKey path, just different transport.
Three bugs:
1. std::mem::forget(generation) leaked the Arc → old threads never
stopped on bundle reload. Now stored in a static Mutex; new start()
replaces it → old Arc drops → old Weak::upgrade() returns None.
2. CreatePullPoint Address uses namespace prefix (wsa5:Address,
a:Address, etc.). Parser only matched plain <Address>. New
extract_tag_ns tries common prefixes + fallback regex scan.
Also validates address starts with "http" and logs response
preview on failure for debugging.
3. Pull failure → immediate resubscribe with no delay → hammers camera.
Added 15s backoff after pull failure before resubscribe.
Full ONVIF event management overhaul:
DB: cameras gain event_source (auto|server|kiosk:<id>), event_sink
(auto|server|kiosk:<id>), and supported_event_topics (JSON array).
Server:
- GetEventProperties SOAP call in onvif.ts — queries camera for all
supported event topics (motion, ANPR, line crossing, etc.)
- POST /admin/cameras/:id/refresh-events route — runs GetEventProperties
via designated event source (kiosk WS relay or server direct)
- Camera edit form: event_source + event_sink dropdowns
- Camera detail: supported event topics table with refresh button
- Bundle includes event_source + event_sink so kiosk knows its role
Kiosk:
- onvif_events.rs respects event_source: only subscribes when "auto"
or "kiosk:<this_id>", skips when "server"
- Subscription status tracking: state (subscribing/active/failed),
last_event_at, error — reported in heartbeat for admin visibility
- BundleCamera gains event_source + event_sink fields
Auto logic for source: camera in kiosk's bundle → kiosk subscribes.
Auto logic for sink: TODO — same-subnet detection for WSBaseNotification.
Currently PullPoint only; push model is the next step.
Previous generator packed 5 fields in the image chunk header but Xcursor
format needs 9 (header_size, type, nominal, version, w, h, xhot, yhot,
delay). Missing version field → malformed → wlroots ignored it → fell
back to default visible cursor. Now writes correct 68-byte Xcursor with
all 9 header fields. Added more cursor names (x_cursor, pirate, sides).
Also: terminal UI shows bash-style cwd$ prompt, separates command from
output visually, auto-detects pwd after each command for prompt update.
The kiosk runs under NoNewPrivileges=yes (WebKit bwrap needs it). sudo
and nsenter both fail because they need privilege escalation which the
flag blocks. systemd-run --pipe spawns a SEPARATE service unit as root
in its own process tree, connected via stdin/stdout pipe. Not a child
of the kiosk process → NoNewPrivileges doesn't apply.
Also: enable rauc.service in pi-gen chroot (was never enabled → RAUC
daemon not running → rauc install fails → OS update silently broken).
Terminal spawns bash as bfkiosk (unprivileged) → can't read journal,
can't run rauc/systemctl, can't fix anything useful. Now runs
sudo bash --login (with fallback to plain bash if sudo unavailable).
Journal streaming: sudo journalctl instead of plain journalctl so
bfkiosk can read system journal without systemd-journal group.
Pi-gen image: drops /etc/sudoers.d/betterframe-kiosk granting bfkiosk
passwordless sudo. Gated by the on-screen code + lockout ladder, so
root access still requires physical presence.
Root cause: kiosk never stored cluster_key from pairing response.
Bundle ships onvif_password_encrypted (AES-256-GCM with cluster key).
decrypt_cluster was a stub returning None → empty password → WSSE auth
fails → CreatePullPoint rejected → no events ever.
Fix:
1. ClaimResp now includes cluster_key field
2. Stored encrypted at rest alongside kiosk_key (at_rest.rs)
3. Loaded at bundle render, passed to onvif_events::start()
4. decrypt_cluster implements full AES-256-GCM: parse v1.<iv>.<tag>.<ct>
format, base64url decode, decrypt with cluster key
Also: removed BF_ENABLE_ONVIF_EVENTS env gate — if camera is type=onvif
with onvif_host, subscribe. Gate was redundant with the type filter.
Also: bump Angie proxy_read_timeout to 600s on /api/admin/ for OS
bundle import (downloads ~1GB from GitHub, was timing out at 60s).
NOTE: existing paired kiosks won't have cluster_key stored. They need
to re-pair (delete + re-add) to receive it. New pairings get it
automatically.
1. Transparent cursor theme: 1x1 pixel Xcursor for every shape, set as
system default via XCURSOR_THEME=betterframe-empty. Nuclear fix for
Pi 5 GPU ignoring XCURSOR_SIZE.
2. Full VT lockdown: mask ALL gettys (tty1-6 + templates), logind
NAutoVTs=0 + ReserveVT=0, mask emergency/rescue targets. Ctrl+Alt+Fx
reaches nothing. No login screen ever.
3. Auto-reboot: FailureAction=reboot-force + StartLimitAction=reboot-force
on kiosk unit. If cage/app can't stay running → system reboots rather
than showing a blank screen or login prompt.
4. Purge ALL Pi setup wizards: piwiz, userconf-pi, rpi-first-boot-wizard,
initial-setup, pi-greeter, rpd-plym-splash. Nuke autostart files,
mask systemd units. "Configure your Raspberry" never shows.
Terminal: idle_add_local_once from non-GTK thread silently fails.
Forward ShowTerminalCode/DismissTerminalCode through WorkerMsg channel
which IS polled on the GTK main thread via timeout_add_local.
Journal: try --user-unit first, fall back to unfiltered journal if
permission denied (bfkiosk user may not be in systemd-journal group on
non-reflashed images). Send error line back to admin UI on spawn failure
instead of silent drop.
Three fixes:
1. Terminal code overlay replaces the main display window's child instead
of creating a new gtk::Window (cage compositor only shows one window).
Saves the previous child and restores on dismiss.
2. Code auto-expires after 60s — timeout does NOT increment lockout.
GTK overlay dismissed + pending_code cleared.
3. Journal-start handler already logs but relay might fail silently if
kiosk WS reconnected after admin debug WS connected.
Kiosk side (remote_debug.rs + ws_client.rs refactor):
- Journal streaming: server sends journal-start → kiosk spawns
journalctl -f, pipes lines back as journal-line messages via WS.
journal-stop kills the process. On-demand, not always-on.
- Terminal: server sends terminal-request → kiosk checks lockout +
firmware_channel == "dev" → generates 8-char code displayed on
screen as fullscreen overlay (NOT logged) → server relays admin's
code via terminal-auth → kiosk validates with constant-time compare
→ on success spawns bash, relays I/O as base64 terminal-data.
- Lockout: 3 failed codes per boot → lockout_count++. 3 lockouts
(9 total failures) → permanent (reflash only). Reboot resets
attempt counter, not lockout counter. Successful pairing resets all.
- ws_client.rs rewritten with split reader/writer + tokio::select!
for multiplexing incoming WS messages with outbound journal/terminal
data from sync threads.
Server side (coordinator-ws + routes-admin):
- New admin debug WS endpoint: /ws/admin/debug/:kioskId. Authenticated
via admin API key (query param) or session cookie. Relays messages
bidirectionally between admin browser ↔ kiosk.
- Admin pages: /admin/kiosks/:id/logs (journal viewer with start/
stop/clear) and /admin/kiosks/:id/terminal (code entry + terminal
area). Both open in new tabs from the kiosk detail page.
- Angie proxy config updated with /ws/admin/debug/ location block.
Security:
- Terminal only on dev channel
- Code displayed physically on screen, never logged or stored server-side
- Lockout: 3/boot, 3 lockouts = permanent, pairing resets
- Kiosk responds "locked" without specifying which lockout triggered
Coolify doesn't include .git in Docker build context, causing build
failure. Revert to ARG-based version stamping: compose passes
BF_SERVER_VERSION from Coolify's SOURCE_COMMIT/COOLIFY_GIT_COMMIT
env vars as a build arg, Dockerfile writes it to .bf-version. Removed
git from builder apt install (no longer needed).
importDiscoveredCamera was hardcoded to type="rtsp", losing ONVIF
identity. Camera edit showed RTSP fields, ONVIF event subscription
skipped (checks cam_type=="onvif"), re-discovery impossible.
Now creates type="onvif" with onvif_host/port/username/password stored
on the camera row. Streams still go into camera_streams (unchanged).
Bundle ships onvif fields → kiosk subscribes to PullPoint events.
Also passes host + port as hidden form fields from discover results
page so the add handler has them available. Basic manual camera
creation via UI stays rtsp-only (simpler); discovery flow produces
onvif type.
/opt/betterframe/kiosk/ now owned bfkiosk:bfkiosk so OTA can write
.new/.prev files. Marker path in Rust code aligned with rollback
script expectation (/var/lib/betterframe/kiosk/firmware-applying.json).
Coolify pulls from GitHub and runs docker compose build — no guaranteed
env vars like SOURCE_COMMIT. Previous approach relied on ARG/ENV
passthrough that silently defaulted to "dev".
Fix: install git in the builder stage, COPY .git into context, run
git describe --tags --always to derive the version, write it to
/app/server/.bf-version. version.ts reads this file as a fallback
between env vars and the "dev" literal.
Chain: BF_SERVER_VERSION env → BF_BUILD_VERSION env → .bf-version file
→ COOLIFY_GIT_COMMIT env → SOURCE_COMMIT env → "dev".
Also: fix .gitignore for rauc-signing/ (was under wrong path).
Use hx-retarget/hx-reswap response headers to replace full grid
when cell dimensions change (overlap resolution may move other cells).
Single-cell swap when only content fields change.
