Art-gallery/Documentation/environments.md

Development and production environments

Gallery uses one PostgreSQL server on TrueNAS (192.168.10.122) with two databases. The dev PC (192.168.10.70) runs npm run dev:web on port 5173, published at https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro via Keenetic.

Environment	Database	Public URL	App host
Development	gallery_dev	https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro	Dev PC 192.168.10.70:5173
Production	gallery_prod	https://gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro	TrueNAS container 192.168.10.122:5173

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Development-first workflow (default)

All day-to-day work happens on dev. Code edits, database changes, catalog updates, image fixes, migrations, and testing use gallery_dev, the repo’s data/images/, and https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro (or http://localhost:5173 on the dev PC).

Production is not updated on every change. Promote to prod on a regular cadence (typically about once a week) or when you explicitly decide to release:

Phase	Where	What
Daily	Dev PC + gallery_dev	Feature work, fixes, seed/migrate, curator edits, image pipeline
Release	Dev PC → TrueNAS	Backup dev → restore prod DB (if data changed) → sync images → docker:publish → restart gallery-web

Unless a task explicitly says prod or production, assume the target is dev — including when asking an assistant to change, fix, or modify code, data, or the database.

Never point the dev PC .env at gallery_prod. Prod-only files (infra/docker/.env.prod, db:restore:prod, images:sync-to-prod) are for scheduled releases, not routine development.

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Where to run what (quick reference)

Step	Machine	Interface	Privilege	What
Stop dev servers	Dev PC 192.168.10.70	PowerShell (normal)	your user	Close dev:web / dev:server / dev:client terminals
DB split (one-time)	Dev PC	pgAdmin → Query Tool on postgres	postgres superuser	db/split-dev-prod-pgadmin.sql step by step
Dev migrate / dev:web	Dev PC	PowerShell (normal)	your user	npm run migrate, npm run dev:web
Image dir on TrueNAS	TrueNAS 192.168.10.122	Shell (SSH or UI → System Settings → Shell)	root / sudo	bash infra/docker/truenas-setup.sh
Copy images to prod	Dev PC	PowerShell (normal)	SMB \\192.168.10.122\Gallery	net use then npm run images:sync-to-prod
Build + push Docker image	Dev PC	PowerShell as Administrator	admin (for LAN hosts entry)	npm run docker:publish
Install prod app	TrueNAS	Web UI → Apps → Custom App	admin	Paste infra/docker/compose.truenas.yaml
Verify prod	Dev PC or TrueNAS	PowerShell / browser	any	curl.exe -sk https://gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro/api/bounds

You do not need psql on TrueNAS. Database work is done from pgAdmin on the dev PC connected to 192.168.10.122:5432.

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One-time setup (full walkthrough)

Step A — Stop Gallery on the dev PC

Where: Dev PC — PowerShell or open terminal tabs (no admin needed)

Close anything using ports 5173, 3451, or 3520:

• Stop npm run dev:web, npm run dev:server, npm run dev:client
• If prod container already runs on TrueNAS: TrueNAS Web UI → Apps → gallery-web → Stop

Step B — Split the database (pgAdmin)

Where: Dev PC — pgAdmin (not TrueNAS shell)

1. Open pgAdmin.
2. Add/connect to server:
   • Host: 192.168.10.122
   • Port: 5432
   • Maintenance database: postgres
   • Username: postgres (superuser — not gallery)
   • Password: your postgres password
3. Tree: Servers → your server → Databases → click postgres
4. Tools → Query Tool (or right-click postgres → Query Tool)
5. File → Open → Gallery\db\split-dev-prod-pgadmin.sql
6. Run each STEP separately (highlight from -- STEP N through that section, press F5 / Execute):

   Step	Action
   STEP 0	Pre-flight — should show database Gallery
   STEP 1	Terminate connections
   STEP 2	ALTER DATABASE "Gallery" RENAME TO gallery_prod (use lowercase variant only if STEP 0 showed gallery)
   STEP 3	CREATE DATABASE gallery_dev WITH TEMPLATE gallery_prod (wait ~1–2 min)
   STEP 4	GRANT to user gallery
   STEP 5	Verify — should show gallery_prod and gallery_dev
   STEP 6	New Query Tool on gallery_dev (not postgres!) — SELECT current_database() then SELECT count(*) FROM paintings

If STEP 2 fails with “database already exists”, STEP 0 likely already shows gallery_prod — skip STEP 2 and continue from STEP 3 (skip STEP 3 too if gallery_dev exists).

Alternative (dev PC with psql installed):

cd C:\Users\SNAP\Nextcloud\Personal\Repo\Gallery
psql -h 192.168.10.122 -U postgres -d postgres -f db/split-dev-prod.sql

Alternative (Node, postgres password in env):

cd C:\Users\SNAP\Nextcloud\Personal\Repo\Gallery
$env:PGHOST="192.168.10.122"; $env:PGUSER="postgres"; $env:PGPASSWORD="YOUR_POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
npm run db:split-databases

Step C — Configure dev PC and test

Where: Dev PC — PowerShell (normal), repo root

1. Edit .env (copy from .env.example if needed):

   DB_NAME=gallery_dev
   PORT=3451
   PUBLIC_URL=https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro
   SESSION_SECRET=your-long-random-secret
   SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=false
   CURATOR_USERNAME=curator
   CURATOR_PASSWORD=your-secure-password
   

   npm run migrate creates auth tables and bootstraps the first curator when users is empty.

2. Run:

   cd C:\Users\SNAP\Nextcloud\Personal\Repo\Gallery
   npm run migrate
   npm run dev:web
   

3. Open https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro (or http://localhost:5173 on the dev PC)

Step D — Prepare prod image folder on TrueNAS

Where: TrueNAS — Shell (SSH to 192.168.10.122, or TrueNAS UI → System Settings → Shell)

# Copy script to TrueNAS first, or paste commands manually:
mkdir -p /mnt/BasePool/Applications/Gallery/data/images/portraits
mkdir -p /mnt/BasePool/Applications/Gallery/data/images/paintings/thumbs
chown -R 1001:1001 /mnt/BasePool/Applications/Gallery
chmod -R u+rwX,g+rwX /mnt/BasePool/Applications/Gallery

Or from a checkout on TrueNAS: bash infra/docker/truenas-setup.sh

Step E — Copy images dev → prod volume

Where: Dev PC — PowerShell (normal), repo root

Requires SMB share Gallery → /mnt/BasePool/Applications/Gallery on TrueNAS.

Connect to the share first (once per Windows session), then sync:

# Map share (use your TrueNAS SMB user/password)
net use \\192.168.10.122\Gallery /user:YOUR_TRUENAS_USER

cd C:\Users\SNAP\Nextcloud\Personal\Repo\Gallery
npm run images:sync-to-prod

UNC destination: \\192.168.10.122\Gallery\data\images

Type yes when prompted. First run copies ~1000+ files (several minutes).

If net use fails, open \\192.168.10.122\Gallery in File Explorer and sign in, then retry.

Step F — Build and push Docker image

Where: Dev PC — PowerShell as Administrator (for fast LAN push to Gitea)

Prerequisites: Docker Desktop running, logged in to Gitea.

cd C:\Users\SNAP\Nextcloud\Personal\Repo\Gallery
docker login gitea.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro
npm run docker:publish

Use normal PowerShell with -SkipHosts if you already added 192.168.10.122 gitea.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.

Step G — Install production on TrueNAS

Where: TrueNAS — Web UI (browser)

1. Apps → Discover Apps → Custom App → Install via Docker Compose
2. Paste contents of infra/docker/compose.truenas.yaml from the repo
3. Replace YOUR_POSTGRES_PASSWORD with the gallery user password
4. Replace REPLACE_WITH_LONG_RANDOM_SECRET and REPLACE_WITH_SECURE_PASSWORD for SESSION_SECRET and CURATOR_PASSWORD
5. Apps → Settings → register Gitea registry (gitea.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro, token with read:package)
6. Deploy → wait for gallery-web to show Running
7. Run npm run migrate against gallery_prod if auth tables are not yet applied (or migrate from dev PC with prod env)

Step H — Verify production

Where: Dev PC — PowerShell (normal) or any browser

curl.exe -sk https://gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro/api/bounds
curl.exe -s http://192.168.10.122:5173/api/bounds

Open https://gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro/ — timeline and sample painting images should load. Click an artist portrait or movement label to enter a 3D hall. Curator login (top-right) unlocks debug mode and Checkup.

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Environment files

File	Git	Purpose
.env	ignored	Dev — DB_NAME=gallery_dev, PORT=3451
.env.example	tracked	Dev template
infra/docker/.env.prod	ignored	Prod — migrate/restore prod scripts
infra/docker/.env.prod.example	tracked	Prod template
infra/docker/compose.truenas.yaml	tracked	TrueNAS Custom App

Never point dev .env at gallery_prod. Prod scripts refuse dev env files.

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Dev public access (Keenetic)

Where: Keenetic router Web UI (not dev PC)

Field	Value
Domain	devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro
Upstream IP	192.168.10.70
Upstream port	5173
Protocol to device	http (not https)
Preserve Host	ON

Vite on the dev PC speaks plain HTTP only. Keenetic terminates HTTPS from the browser, then must forward HTTP to 192.168.10.70:5173.

If Protocol to device is https, Keenetic tries TLS against Vite → 502 Bad Gateway (Server: Web server).

Verify from dev PC (servers must be running: npm run dev:web):

# PowerShell: curl is an alias — use curl.exe for -k, or Invoke-WebRequest
curl.exe -s -o NUL -w "HTTP %{http_code}`n" http://192.168.10.70:5173/
curl.exe -sk -o NUL -w "HTTP %{http_code}`n" https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro/

# Or native PowerShell (skip cert check):
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro/ -SkipCertificateCheck | Select-Object StatusCode

Expect HTTP 200 (not 502).

.env: use the same scheme as the browser URL. If Keenetic serves HTTPS publicly:

PUBLIC_URL=https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro
TRUST_PROXY=true
SESSION_SECRET=your-long-random-secret
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=false

Prod (infra/docker/.env.prod): set SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE=true and the same SESSION_SECRET / CURATOR_* vars on the TrueNAS app environment.

Restart npm run dev:web after changing PUBLIC_URL.

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Production public access (Keenetic)

Where: Keenetic router Web UI

Field	Value
Domain	gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro
Upstream IP	192.168.10.122 (TrueNAS — not the dev PC)
Upstream port	5173
Protocol to device	http (container speaks HTTP, not HTTPS)
Preserve Host	ON

The prod container listens on plain HTTP on port 5173. Keenetic terminates HTTPS from the browser and must forward HTTP to TrueNAS.

Verify the app first (bypass Keenetic):

curl.exe -s http://192.168.10.122:5173/api/bounds

Expect JSON immediately (~200). If this works but the public URL returns 502/504, the Keenetic rule is wrong (IP, port, or https to device).

Then verify public URL:

curl.exe -sk https://gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro/api/bounds

See also Drunkmeyou gitea-https-keenetic-npm-setup.md — same Keenetic HTTPS → HTTP upstream pattern.

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Daily development

Where: Dev PC — PowerShell (normal), repo root

Task	Command
Public dev URL (Keenetic)	npm run dev:web
Fast local HMR (no Keenetic)	npm run dev:server + npm run dev:client
Refresh dev DB from prod	npm run db:sync-from-prod
Pull prod images to dev	npm run images:sync-from-prod

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Promote dev → prod (scheduled release)

Run this when you are ready to ship dev to production — not after every small change. Typical cadence: about once a week.

Where: Dev PC unless noted

1. Finish and test on https://devgallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro
2. npm run db:backup
3. npm run db:restore:prod -- --file db/DataBackup/gallery_dev_data_....txt (type yes) — skip if only code changed and prod DB should stay as-is
4. npm run images:sync-to-prod — skip if no new/changed images
5. npm run docker:publish — required when application code changed
6. TrueNAS Web UI → restart gallery-web
7. Verify https://gallery.mysuperlab.netcraze.pro

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Database scripts

Command	Where	Purpose
pgAdmin + split-dev-prod-pgadmin.sql	Dev PC pgAdmin	One-time split (recommended)
npm run db:split-databases	Dev PC PowerShell	Same split (needs PGUSER=postgres)
npm run db:sync-from-prod	Dev PC PowerShell	Clone prod → dev
npm run db:backup	Dev PC PowerShell	Dev backup
npm run db:restore:prod	Dev PC PowerShell	Restore into prod

Image sync

Command	Where	Direction
npm run images:sync-to-prod	Dev PC PowerShell	Dev → TrueNAS volume
npm run images:sync-from-prod	Dev PC PowerShell	TrueNAS → dev repo

Safety guards

• Prod restore reads only infra/docker/.env.prod
• Dev backup refuses _prod database names without --prod
• Destructive prod ops require typing yes or CONFIRM_PROD=1

Legacy deployment

Node on dev PC :3520 + nginx → Vite :5173 is optional; see deploy/nginx-gallery.conf. Production should use TrueNAS Docker on :5173.

Deploy details: infra/docker/DEPLOY-truenas.md.