Cross-platform hardening — removes all hardcoded /app/ paths from route files
and routes them through platform-paths.js so the app works the same way
regardless of Docker layout (single-file mount vs consolidated data dir).
Changes:
- platform-paths.js: add generatedCertsDir, pkiDir, containerUpdatesDir,
containerFrontendDir, containerAssetsDir, resolveAssetsPath()
- self-updater.js: UPDATE_URL/MIRROR_URL/CHANNEL env var overrides
- routes/ca.js: use platformPaths for cert paths and generated certs dir
- routes/services.js: use platformPaths.pkiRootCert
- routes/themes.js: derive THEMES_DIR from platformPaths.servicesFile
- routes/config/assets.js + backup.js: use resolveAssetsPath() fallback
- routes/services.js + src/app.js: use platformPaths.pkiRootCert
- server.js: HOST env var support, parse PORT as int
- src/app.js: GET /api/v1/version (public, no auth), global request timeout,
disable x-powered-by, trust proxy
- pylon/dashcaddy-pylon.js: PYLON_HOST env var, graceful shutdown on SIGTERM/SIGINT
A fresh user can now deploy with a custom Docker layout (e.g. /opt/dc/data/
as a single volume mount) and the app finds its files automatically, no env
var configuration required.
DashCaddy Pylon is a lightweight probe agent that runs on remote
networks to relay health checks for services the main DashCaddy
instance can't reach directly (e.g., .sami domains, LAN IPs).
- Standalone zero-dependency Node.js script (pylon/dashcaddy-pylon.js)
- Optional API key auth, HEAD→GET fallback, batch probe support
- Health routes now try direct check first, fall back to pylon relay
- New endpoints: /health/probe (act as pylon), /health/pylon (status)
- Config: add "pylon": { "url": "...", "key": "..." } to config.json
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>