fix: Handle quoted password hash and improve temp directory setup

- Strip surrounding quotes from ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASH (Portainer adds them)
- Rewrite temp directory initialization with better fallback logic
- Ensure /app/temp directory exists with correct permissions in Docker

Dockerfile

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
     adduser -S nodejs -u 1001
 
 # Create necessary directories with proper permissions
-RUN mkdir -p logs temp /tmp/minio-webui-temp /run/nginx && \
+RUN mkdir -p /app/logs /app/temp /tmp/minio-webui-temp /run/nginx && \
-    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app logs temp /tmp/minio-webui-temp && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app /tmp/minio-webui-temp && \
     chown -R nodejs:nodejs /var/lib/nginx /var/log/nginx /run/nginx
 
 # Create startup script

backend/src/services/auth.service.js

@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ class AuthService {
 
   async verifyPassword(password) {
     try {
-      const hash = config.auth.adminPasswordHash;
+      let hash = config.auth.adminPasswordHash;
+
+      // Clean up hash - remove surrounding quotes that Portainer/Docker may add
+      if (hash) {
+        hash = hash.trim().replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '');
+      }
 
       // Debug logging for troubleshooting
       logger.debug('Password verification attempt', {
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ class AuthService {
       if (!hash.match(/^\$2[aby]\$\d{2}\$/)) {
         logger.error('Invalid bcrypt hash format - hash may be corrupted by environment variable interpolation', {
           hashPrefix: hash.substring(0, 20),
-          expectedFormat: '$2b$12$...'
+          expectedFormat: '$2b$12$... or $2y$10$...'
         });
         return false;
       }

backend/src/services/minio.service.js

@@ -14,46 +14,53 @@ const execAsync = util.promisify(exec);
 class MinIOService {
   constructor(alias = config.minio.defaultAlias) {
     this.alias = alias;
-    // Use Docker-prepared temp directory first, then fallback options
+    // Initialize temp directory asynchronously
-    this.tempDir = process.env.TEMP_DIR || '/tmp/minio-webui-temp';
+    this.tempDir = null;
-    this.ensureTempDir();
+    this.tempDirReady = this.initTempDir();
+  }
+
+  async initTempDir() {
+    // Try directories in order of preference
+    const candidates = [
+      process.env.TEMP_DIR,
+      '/app/temp',
+      path.join(process.cwd(), 'temp'),
+      '/tmp/minio-webui-temp',
+      path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'minio-webui-temp')
+    ].filter(Boolean);
+
+    for (const dir of candidates) {
+      if (await this.tryTempDir(dir)) {
+        this.tempDir = dir;
+        logger.info(`Using temp directory: ${this.tempDir}`);
+        this.cleanupTempFiles();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Last resort - use current directory
+    this.tempDir = path.join(process.cwd(), '.temp');
+    await fs.mkdir(this.tempDir, { recursive: true }).catch(() => {});
+    logger.warn(`Fallback to temp directory: ${this.tempDir}`);
+  }
+
+  async tryTempDir(dir) {
+    try {
+      await fs.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o755 });
+      const testFile = path.join(dir, `.write-test-${Date.now()}-${Math.random()}`);
+      await fs.writeFile(testFile, 'test', { mode: 0o644 });
+      await fs.unlink(testFile);
+      return true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.debug(`Temp directory ${dir} not usable: ${error.message}`);
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   async ensureTempDir() {
-    try {
+    // Wait for initialization if not complete
-      await fs.mkdir(this.tempDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o755 });
+    if (!this.tempDir) {
-      // Test write permissions
+      await this.tempDirReady;
-      const testFile = path.join(this.tempDir, `.write-test-${Date.now()}`);
-      await fs.writeFile(testFile, 'test');
-      await fs.unlink(testFile);
-      logger.info(`Using temp directory: ${this.tempDir}`);
-      // Clean up old temp files (older than 1 hour)
-      this.cleanupTempFiles();
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.error(`Failed to create or write to temp directory ${this.tempDir}:`, error);
-      // Try alternative local temp directory
-      const alternativeTempDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'temp');
-      try {
-        await fs.mkdir(alternativeTempDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o755 });
-        const testFile = path.join(alternativeTempDir, `.write-test-${Date.now()}`);
-        await fs.writeFile(testFile, 'test');
-        await fs.unlink(testFile);
-        this.tempDir = alternativeTempDir;
-        logger.info(`Using alternative temp directory: ${this.tempDir}`);
-      } catch (altError) {
-        logger.error('Failed to use alternative temp directory:', altError);
-        // Last resort: use OS temp directory
-        this.tempDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'minio-webui-temp');
-        try {
-          await fs.mkdir(this.tempDir, { recursive: true, mode: 0o755 });
-          logger.warn(`Using OS temp directory (may have permission issues): ${this.tempDir}`);
-        } catch (fallbackError) {
-          logger.error('Failed to create OS temp directory:', fallbackError);
-          // Use current directory as last resort
-          this.tempDir = path.join(process.cwd(), '.temp');
-          logger.error(`Using current directory for temp files: ${this.tempDir}`);
-        }
-      }
     }
   }