In prod the containerized server sat on the Docker bridge (172.18.0.x) and could
only see eth0 — so the setup backend-IP picker (net.ts networkInterfaces) showed
just the Docker IP, the server couldn't reach the relay or fetch Hikvision ISAPI
snapshots, and push devices (readers/cameras) couldn't reach it. The server is the
ONLY container doing device I/O, so put it on the HOST network namespace.
- docker-compose.prod.yml: server + proxy → network_mode: host (server detaches the
base `parking` network via `networks: !reset []`). server VISION_URL=127.0.0.1:8089.
vision stays BRIDGED (it never touches a device — the server hands it JPEG bytes)
but publishes 8089 on 127.0.0.1 only, so the host-net server reaches it over
loopback while the ANPR service stays off the LAN.
- docker-compose.yml: VISION_URL is now ${VISION_URL:-http://vision:8089} so dev keeps
compose-DNS service-name routing; prod overrides to loopback.
- Caddyfile: reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000 (was server:3000 — service DNS doesn't
resolve on host net). Dev doesn't use Caddy, so unaffected.
Merge validated for both envs (booth.sh config, exit 0). Host-net side effect: the
container ping_group_range sysctl is a no-op — the HOST must set it for reader ICMP
liveness (see appliance-provisioning).
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Xcm6ikLgGoCxxHrxtjkk5V
Two genuinely-offline QR readers showed GREEN: the adapter's healthCheck was
hardcoded to { ready, "stub" } and never probed. These are PUSH devices (scan →
GET our backend, resolve by serial) with NO TCP port, so a connect probe has
nothing to hit — the stub "solved" that by lying. False-healthy is the worst
failure for a status bar.
- Optional reader IP field (monitor-ONLY; scans still resolve by serial,
operation unchanged).
- Unprivileged ICMP ping (drivers/icmp.ts): shells /bin/ping -c1, exit-0 = reply.
No native dep, no CAP_NET_RAW. docker-compose.prod.yml sets
net.ipv4.ping_group_range so it works for the non-root container user.
- healthCheck: replies → ready, no reply → offline, NO IP → degraded
("set IP to monitor") — never a false green.
Verified on hardware: readers (10.0.10.7/.8) answer ICMP on the device VLAN;
UI Test connection → "● ready — ping 10.0.10.7". Tests: reader.test.ts (4).
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Xcm6ikLgGoCxxHrxtjkk5V
Operators/admins reach the booth at http://<name-or-ip>/ (no :3000). Adds a caddy:2-alpine
proxy to the prod override that reverse-proxies :80 → server:3000 (the /api/ws WebSocket
upgrades pass through natively); the server is now `expose: 3000` (internal, no published
port), vision stays internal. The Caddyfile binds `:80` so it matches ANY hostname/IP —
works for the booth IP, localhost, AND parksystems.msai.al (pointed at the booth via
hosts/DNS on-site; no domain baked into any image). TLS later = swap `:80` for the real
hostname + uncomment :443 → Caddy auto-provisions HTTPS.
Pairs with the relative-/api SPA fix (77b2acb): together verified end-to-end locally —
through Caddy on :80 with Host: parksystems.msai.al, GET / serves the SPA, assets/health
200, and POST /api/auth/login reaches the server (real 401, no CORS/connection error).
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Xcm6ikLgGoCxxHrxtjkk5V
Containerize the two non-desktop apps for the booth appliance. The desktop app stays
on its own tag-only release.yml.
- apps/server/Dockerfile: multi-stage node:22-alpine. `pnpm deploy --legacy --prod`
(NOT prune — the monorepo native better-sqlite3 won't resolve under a root prune)
yields a self-contained bundle; build stage adds node-gyp toolchain, runtime adds
libstdc++; non-root, healthcheck. Migrates the mounted DB on boot via a drizzle-kit-
free runtime migrator (packages/db/scripts/migrate-runtime.mjs) — drizzle-kit is a
devDep, pruned from prod.
- apps/server/src/static-spa.ts: Fastify serves the built React SPA (one container
serves API + UI). GET-only fallback to index.html, excludes /api + /health so it never
shadows the backend; a no-op in dev (no dist). Registered last in server.ts.
- apps/vision/Dockerfile: uv base, --extra alpr, model weights PRE-WARMED into the image
as the runtime user so fast_alpr boots offline (0 downloads at runtime). Engine env-
selected (VISION_RECOGNIZER stub|fast_alpr).
- Branch-aware: docker-compose.yml (base) + .dev.yml (build local, stub, ports) +
.prod.yml (pull pinned, fast_alpr, vision internal, restart always); REGISTRY/TAG from
env so a branch deploy pulls that branch's image.
- .gitea/workflows/build-images.yml: on push to dev/main, run the full turbo build+lint+
test gate, then buildx push both images to git.infra.msai.al/mca/parking_solution with
branch + branch-<sha> tags (registry cache; optional Komodo webhook behind KOMODO_ENABLED).
- .dockerignore excludes **/parking.sqlite* so the signed ledger is NEVER baked.
Verified locally (Docker 29): server image migrates + serves API+SPA (/health 200, /
+ /booth HTML, /api/nope JSON 404, no sqlite outside /data); vision image boots fast_alpr
with 0 runtime downloads; compose stack healthy with server→vision over the private network.
Wiki: new container-deployment.md; vision-service-packaging open Qs resolved; index + log.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Xcm6ikLgGoCxxHrxtjkk5V
julian