feat(cli): persistent servers, start-all/stop-all, autostart on boot (v0.3.0)

Sites now survive terminal close and can start automatically on boot:

- subprocess.Popen uses start_new_session=True (Unix) or
  CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP (Windows) so onionshare-cli processes
  are fully detached and immune to SIGHUP when the terminal exits
- New `voxvera start-all` / `stop-all` commands for non-interactive
  batch control of all configured sites
- New `voxvera autostart` installs platform-appropriate boot service:
  - Linux: systemd user service + loginctl enable-linger
  - macOS: launchd LaunchAgent
  - Windows: schtasks scheduled task on login

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <[email protected]>

install.sh

@@ -96,6 +96,19 @@ else
   msg "onionshare-cli found (system package), skipping pipx install. Run 'pipx install --force ...' if you want the latest git version."
 fi
 
+# Clean up stale user-local packages from prior pip --user installs of voxvera.
+# These shadow system packages (e.g. Werkzeug) and break onionshare-cli.
+msg "Cleaning up stale user-local packages that may conflict with system onionshare-cli..."
+for pydir in "$HOME"/.local/lib/python3.*/site-packages; do
+  [ -d "$pydir" ] || continue
+  for pkg in werkzeug flask flask_socketio onionshare_cli voxvera; do
+    if [ -d "$pydir/$pkg" ]; then
+      warn "Removing stale $pkg from $pydir"
+      rm -rf "$pydir/$pkg" "$pydir/${pkg}-"*.dist-info 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  done
+done
+
 download_binary() {
   local url=$1
   local dest=$2
@@ -156,6 +169,9 @@ fi
 if command_exists pipx; then
   msg "Falling back to pipx installation (this may take a few minutes)..."
   if pipx install --force 'voxvera@git+https://github.com/PR0M3TH3AN/VoxVera.git@main'; then
+    # Ensure setuptools (pkg_resources) is available in the venv — pipx can
+    # sometimes skip it if the resolver thinks the build-system copy suffices.
+    pipx inject voxvera setuptools 2>/dev/null || true
     pipx ensurepath --force
     msg "\nVoxVera installed/updated successfully via pipx."
     msg "IMPORTANT: Please restart your terminal or run 'source ~/.bashrc' (or your shell config) to use 'voxvera'."

pyproject.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ voxvera = ["templates/**", "src/**", "resources/**", "locales/**", "resources/bi
 
 [project]
 name = "voxvera"
-version = "0.2.13"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "VoxVera CLI utilities"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "VoxVera"}]
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "htmlmin2",
     "pypdf",
     "wcwidth",
-    "onionshare-cli",
-    "flask<2.3.0",
-    "werkzeug<3.0.0",
+    "setuptools",
 ]
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def test_serve_updates_url(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     onion_url = "http://test123.onion"
 
     class FakePopen:
-        def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None):
+        def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None, **kwargs):
             self.cmd = cmd
             self.stdout = stdout
             self.stderr = stderr
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def test_quickstart_noninteractive(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     onion_url = "http://quick.onion"
 
     class FakePopen:
-        def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None):
+        def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None, **kwargs):
             self.cmd = cmd
             self.stdout = stdout
             self.stderr = stderr
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def test_serve_passes_tor_ports_to_env(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     captured_env = {}
 
     class FakePopen:
-        def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None):
+        def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None, **kwargs):
             self.cmd = cmd
             self.stdout = stdout
             self.stderr = stderr

tests/test_e2e.py

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class TestFullWorkflow:
         onion_url = "http://test123abc.onion"
 
         class MockPopen:
-            def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None):
+            def __init__(self, cmd, stdout=None, stderr=None, env=None, **kwargs):
                 self.cmd = cmd
                 self.stdout = stdout
                 self.stderr = stderr

voxvera/__init__.py

@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.2.13"
+__version__ = "0.3.0"
 
-# Add the vendor directory to sys.path. We prepend it to ensure our bundled
-# dependencies take priority over potentially incompatible system packages
-# (e.g. Flask/Werkzeug version mismatches on Debian).
+# Add the vendor directory to sys.path ONLY for PyInstaller (frozen) builds.
+# For pip/pipx installs the system/venv packages are correct and the vendored
+# copies are incomplete (missing data files), so we must not shadow them.
 if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
     vendor_dir = Path(sys._MEIPASS).joinpath("voxvera", "vendor")
-else:
-    vendor_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "vendor"
-
-if vendor_dir.exists():
-    if str(vendor_dir) not in sys.path:
+    if vendor_dir.exists() and str(vendor_dir) not in sys.path:
         sys.path.insert(0, str(vendor_dir))

voxvera/cli.py

@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from importlib import resources
 from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
 
-# Force PyInstaller to bundle these critical dependencies for onionshare-cli
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    import setuptools
-    import jaraco
-    import platformdirs
-    import packaging
-except ImportError:
-    pass
+# Force PyInstaller to bundle these critical dependencies for onionshare-cli.
+# Only needed at freeze-time analysis; skip for normal pip/pipx installs to
+# avoid pulling in vendored copies that may be incomplete.
+if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+    try:
+        import pkg_resources
+        import setuptools
+        import jaraco
+        import platformdirs
+        import packaging
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
 from InquirerPy import prompt, inquirer
 from rich.console import Console
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ else:
     ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 
 # Persistent data directory (where host/ and projects live)
-DATA_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("VOXVERA_DIR", Path.cwd()))
+DATA_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("VOXVERA_DIR", Path.home()))
 
 # Global locale state
 CURRENT_LOCALE = {}
@@ -549,13 +552,11 @@ def build_assets(
         attachment_path = data.get("attachment_path")
         if attachment_path and os.path.isfile(attachment_path):
             att_filename = os.path.basename(attachment_path)
-            # We don't replace the URL here if it's already an onion link (e.g. during serve rebuild)
-            if not data.get("url", "").startswith("http://") or ".onion" not in data.get("url", ""):
+            # Only default to the local attachment path if no onion URL is set
+            current_url = data.get("url", "")
+            if not (current_url.startswith("http") and ".onion" in current_url):
                 data["url"] = f"download/{att_filename}"
-                # Must write back to config so generate_qr uses the new URL
                 save_config(data, config_path)
-                
-                # Also update the HTML we just replaced if we changed it
                 html = html.replace("{{url}}", data["url"])
                 
         folder_name = data["folder_name"]
@@ -668,20 +669,29 @@ def _internal_onionshare():
     bundled_tor = tor_dir / ("tor.exe" if "windows" in system else "tor")
     if bundled_tor.exists() and bundled_tor.stat().st_size > 100:
         os.environ["PATH"] = str(tor_dir) + os.pathsep + os.environ.get("PATH", "")
-        # Robustness: explicitly tell OnionShare where Tor is
         os.environ["TOR_BINARY"] = str(bundled_tor)
 
+    onionshare_args = sys.argv[2:]  # strip 'voxvera _internal_onionshare'
+
+    # Always prefer the system onionshare-cli binary.  This avoids
+    # pkg_resources / setuptools isolation issues in both PyInstaller
+    # builds and pipx venvs.
+    # Prevent user-local pip packages from shadowing system packages
+    os.environ["PYTHONNOUSERSITE"] = "1"
+
+    onionshare_bin = shutil.which("onionshare-cli") or shutil.which("onionshare")
+    if onionshare_bin:
+        os.execvp(onionshare_bin, [onionshare_bin] + onionshare_args)
+        # execvp replaces the process; unreachable unless execvp itself fails
+
+    # Last resort: try to import onionshare_cli as a Python module
     try:
         from onionshare_cli import main
-        # sys.argv is ['voxvera', '_internal_onionshare', '--website', ... ]
-        # We need to make it look like ['onionshare-cli', '--website', ... ]
-        sys.argv = ["onionshare-cli"] + sys.argv[2:]
+        sys.argv = ["onionshare-cli"] + onionshare_args
         sys.exit(main())
-    except ImportError as e:
-        import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc()
-        print(f"Error: onionshare-cli not bundled or installed correctly: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-        print(f"DEBUG: sys.path = {sys.path}", file=sys.stderr)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: onionshare-cli not available: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("Install onionshare-cli via your system package manager.", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
@@ -699,12 +709,12 @@ def serve(config_path: str) -> str | None:
     env = os.environ.copy()
     env["TOR_SOCKS_PORT"] = socks
     env["TOR_CONTROL_PORT"] = ctl
+    # Prevent user-local pip packages (~/.local) from shadowing system packages.
+    # onionshare-cli depends on specific Flask/Werkzeug versions from the system;
+    # stale user-local copies break it.
+    env["PYTHONNOUSERSITE"] = "1"
 
-    # Run the bundled onionshare-cli via our hidden command
-    # sys.argv[0] is the current executable (python script or PyInstaller binary)
-    cmd = [
-        sys.argv[0],
-        "_internal_onionshare",
+    onionshare_args = [
         "--website",
         "--public",
         "--persistent",
@@ -716,13 +726,28 @@ def serve(config_path: str) -> str | None:
         str(dir_path),
     ]
 
-    # If running via 'python -m voxvera.cli', sys.argv[0] might be the script path,
-    # so we should ensure it's executed correctly if not a PyInstaller binary.
-    if not getattr(sys, 'frozen', False) and sys.argv[0].endswith('.py'):
-        cmd = [sys.executable, sys.argv[0]] + cmd[1:]
+    # Always prefer the system onionshare-cli binary to avoid pkg_resources
+    # and dependency-isolation issues inside both PyInstaller and pipx.
+    onionshare_bin = shutil.which("onionshare-cli") or shutil.which("onionshare")
+    if onionshare_bin:
+        cmd = [onionshare_bin] + onionshare_args
+    else:
+        # Fallback: route through our hidden subcommand
+        cmd = [sys.argv[0], "_internal_onionshare"] + onionshare_args
+        if not getattr(sys, 'frozen', False) and sys.argv[0].endswith('.py'):
+            cmd = [sys.executable] + cmd
 
     log_fh = open(logfile, "w")
-    proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=log_fh, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=env)
+    # Detach the child so it survives when the parent terminal closes.
+    # Unix: start_new_session prevents SIGHUP propagation.
+    # Windows: CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP detaches from the console.
+    import platform as _platform
+    popen_kwargs = dict(stdout=log_fh, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=env)
+    if _platform.system() == "Windows":
+        popen_kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
+    else:
+        popen_kwargs["start_new_session"] = True
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, **popen_kwargs)
 
     pid_file = dir_path / "server.pid"
     with open(pid_file, "w") as f:
@@ -1120,20 +1145,30 @@ def batch_import_configs():
         dest_config.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 
+def _seed_bundled_sites():
+    """Copy bundled example sites from ROOT/host/ to DATA_DIR/host/ if they
+    don't already exist there.  This runs once — after that, only DATA_DIR is
+    the source of truth so deletes actually stick."""
+    bundled_host = ROOT / "host"
+    if not bundled_host.exists() or ROOT == DATA_DIR:
+        return
+    dest_host = DATA_DIR / "host"
+    for src in bundled_host.iterdir():
+        if src.is_dir() and (src / "config.json").exists():
+            dest = dest_host / src.name
+            if not dest.exists():
+                shutil.copytree(src, dest)
+
+
 def get_servers() -> list[str]:
-    # Check both bundled ROOT/host and local DATA_DIR/host
-    search_paths = []
-    if ROOT != DATA_DIR:
-        search_paths.append(ROOT / "host")
-    search_paths.append(DATA_DIR / "host")
-    
-    servers = set()
-    for host_dir in search_paths:
-        if host_dir.exists():
-            for d in host_dir.iterdir():
-                if d.is_dir() and (d / "config.json").exists():
-                    servers.add(d.name)
-    return sorted(list(servers))
+    """Return server names found in DATA_DIR/host only."""
+    host_dir = DATA_DIR / "host"
+    servers = []
+    if host_dir.exists():
+        for d in host_dir.iterdir():
+            if d.is_dir() and (d / "config.json").exists():
+                servers.append(d.name)
+    return sorted(servers)
 
 
 def is_server_running(folder_name: str) -> bool:
@@ -1204,11 +1239,160 @@ def delete_server(folder_name: str):
         print(f"Deleted server {folder_name}")
 
 
+def start_all_servers():
+    """Non-interactive: start every configured site that isn't already running."""
+    _seed_bundled_sites()
+    servers = get_servers()
+    if not servers:
+        print("No sites configured.")
+        return
+    for s in servers:
+        if is_server_running(s):
+            print(f"[SKIP] {s} already running")
+            continue
+        config_path = DATA_DIR / "host" / s / "config.json"
+        try:
+            url = serve(str(config_path))
+            if url:
+                print(f"[OK]   {s}: {url}")
+            else:
+                print(f"[FAIL] {s}: could not obtain onion URL")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[FAIL] {s}: {e}")
+
+
+def stop_all_servers():
+    """Non-interactive: stop every running site."""
+    servers = get_servers()
+    stopped = False
+    for s in servers:
+        if is_server_running(s):
+            stop_server(s)
+            stopped = True
+    if not stopped:
+        print("No running sites.")
+
+
+def install_autostart():
+    """Install a platform-appropriate mechanism to start sites on boot."""
+    import platform
+    system = platform.system()
+
+    if system == "Linux":
+        _install_systemd_autostart()
+    elif system == "Darwin":
+        _install_launchd_autostart()
+    elif system == "Windows":
+        _install_windows_autostart()
+    else:
+        print(f"Autostart not supported on {system}. "
+              "Run 'voxvera start-all' manually or add it to your init system.")
+
+
+def _find_voxvera_bin() -> str:
+    """Return the absolute path to the voxvera binary/script."""
+    voxvera_bin = shutil.which("voxvera")
+    if voxvera_bin:
+        return str(Path(voxvera_bin).resolve())
+    # Fallback: current executable
+    return str(Path(sys.argv[0]).resolve())
+
+
+def _install_systemd_autostart():
+    """Install a systemd user service for Linux."""
+    service_dir = Path.home() / ".config" / "systemd" / "user"
+    service_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    service_file = service_dir / "voxvera.service"
+    voxvera_bin = _find_voxvera_bin()
+
+    unit = f"""\
+[Unit]
+Description=VoxVera Onion Sites
+After=network-online.target tor.service
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart={voxvera_bin} start-all
+ExecStop={voxvera_bin} stop-all
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+"""
+    service_file.write_text(unit)
+    os.system("systemctl --user daemon-reload")
+    os.system("systemctl --user enable voxvera.service")
+    os.system("systemctl --user start voxvera.service")
+    # loginctl enable-linger ensures user services start at boot even without login
+    os.system(f"loginctl enable-linger {os.environ.get('USER', '')}")
+    print(f"Systemd user service installed: {service_file}")
+    print("Sites will start automatically on boot.")
+    print("  Manage with: systemctl --user [start|stop|status|disable] voxvera")
+
+
+def _install_launchd_autostart():
+    """Install a launchd plist for macOS."""
+    agents_dir = Path.home() / "Library" / "LaunchAgents"
+    agents_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    plist_file = agents_dir / "org.voxvera.start-all.plist"
+    voxvera_bin = _find_voxvera_bin()
+
+    plist = f"""\
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
+  "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>org.voxvera.start-all</string>
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+        <string>{voxvera_bin}</string>
+        <string>start-all</string>
+    </array>
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>{Path.home()}/host/voxvera-autostart.log</string>
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>{Path.home()}/host/voxvera-autostart.log</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
+"""
+    plist_file.write_text(plist)
+    os.system(f"launchctl load -w {plist_file}")
+    print(f"LaunchAgent installed: {plist_file}")
+    print("Sites will start automatically on login.")
+    print(f"  Disable with: launchctl unload {plist_file}")
+
+
+def _install_windows_autostart():
+    """Add a startup shortcut or scheduled task on Windows."""
+    voxvera_bin = _find_voxvera_bin()
+    # Use Task Scheduler for a reliable boot-time trigger
+    task_name = "VoxVera Start All"
+    cmd = (
+        f'schtasks /Create /F /SC ONLOGON /TN "{task_name}" '
+        f'/TR "\"{voxvera_bin}\" start-all" /RL HIGHEST'
+    )
+    ret = os.system(cmd)
+    if ret == 0:
+        print(f"Windows scheduled task '{task_name}' created.")
+        print("Sites will start automatically on login.")
+        print(f'  Remove with: schtasks /Delete /TN "{task_name}" /F')
+    else:
+        print("Failed to create scheduled task. Try running as Administrator.")
+
+
 def manage_servers():
     from InquirerPy import inquirer
     from InquirerPy.base.control import Choice
     console = Console()
 
+    # On first run, copy any bundled example sites so they're user-editable.
+    _seed_bundled_sites()
+
     while True:
         servers = get_servers()
 
@@ -1436,6 +1620,9 @@ def main(argv=None):
     sub.add_parser("build-docs", help="Generate localized documentation from templates")
     sub.add_parser("build-site", help="Refresh the main site/ directory assets and bundle")
     sub.add_parser("manage", help="Manage VoxVera servers interactively")
+    sub.add_parser("start-all", help="Start all configured sites (non-interactive)")
+    sub.add_parser("stop-all", help="Stop all running sites (non-interactive)")
+    sub.add_parser("autostart", help="Install/remove a systemd user service to start sites on boot")
     sub.add_parser("_internal_onionshare", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
 
     args, unknown_args = parser.parse_known_args(argv)
@@ -1457,7 +1644,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
-    if not current_lang and args.command in ["init", "quickstart", "manage"]:
+    if not current_lang and args.command in ("init", "quickstart", "manage"):
         current_lang = choose_language()
         # Save choice to config if possible
         if config_path.exists():
@@ -1510,6 +1697,12 @@ def main(argv=None):
         batch_import_configs()
     elif args.command == "manage":
         manage_servers()
+    elif args.command == "start-all":
+        start_all_servers()
+    elif args.command == "stop-all":
+        stop_all_servers()
+    elif args.command == "autostart":
+        install_autostart()
     elif args.command == "quickstart":
         if not args.non_interactive:
             if not sys.stdin.isatty():