BetterFrame/deploy
Mitchell R 02412169a0
fix(deploy): make Docker the service runtime
Remove host daemon deployment for server, proxy, and Node-RED so Node-RED is only reachable through the Compose proxy boundary.
2026-05-11 10:08:33 +02:00
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angie fix(deploy): make Docker the service runtime 2026-05-11 10:08:33 +02:00
docker fix(deploy): make Docker the service runtime 2026-05-11 10:08:33 +02:00
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README.md fix(deploy): make Docker the service runtime 2026-05-11 10:08:33 +02:00

BetterFrame deployment

Run server, Angie/nginx, and Node-RED in Docker Compose. Only Angie publishes a host port. The BetterFrame backend ports and Node-RED are internal to the Docker network, which forces /nrdp/, /in/kiosk/, and admin traffic through the proxy auth rules.

cd /opt/betterframe
docker compose -f deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml up -d --build

Published:

  • 80 -> Angie/nginx public edge

Internal only:

  • 18080 -> admin service
  • 18081 -> kiosk API service
  • 18082 -> kiosk WebSocket service
  • 1880 -> Node-RED

Access first-run setup at:

http://<pi-ip>/setup

Node-RED is reachable only through:

http://<pi-ip>/nrdp/

Do not publish 18080, 18081, 18082, or 1880 on the host.

If migrating from an older native install, stop the old host daemons first:

sudo systemctl disable --now betterframe-server betterframe-nodered angie nginx 2>/dev/null || true

Kiosk

The kiosk still runs natively on the Pi because it needs Wayland/HDMI, GTK, GStreamer, display power control, and local hardware access.

sudo apt install -y libgtk-4-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev \
    libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev gstreamer1.0-plugins-good \
    gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-libav \
    gstreamer1.0-gtk4 libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libssl-dev

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source ~/.cargo/env

cd /opt/betterframe/kiosk
cargo build --release
sudo install -Dm755 target/release/betterframe-kiosk /opt/betterframe/kiosk/betterframe-kiosk

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
cp /opt/betterframe/deploy/systemd/betterframe-kiosk.service ~/.config/systemd/user/
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now betterframe-kiosk

Kiosks should point at the proxy URL, not direct backend ports:

BETTERFRAME_SERVER=http://<pi-ip> /opt/betterframe/kiosk/betterframe-kiosk

Native server mode

Native server mode is for development only. Run it manually when debugging; do not install host daemons for BetterFrame server, Angie, or Node-RED in production. The Docker stack owns those services.