chore: bump version to 1.0.124 (backend + frontend)

.env.example

@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ VITE_API_URL=/api
 # Timezone
 TZ=UTC
 
+# Runtime user mapping for Docker (optional)
+# Set these to your host user's UID/GID to avoid permission issues on bind mounts.
+# Run `id -u` and `id -g` on host to get values. Defaults to 1001.
+PUID=1001
+PGID=1001
+
 # Analytics (Optional - Umami)
 VITE_UMAMI_URL=
 VITE_UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID=

.github/workflows/docker-build.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Log in to Container Registry
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true'
+      id: login-ghcr
+      continue-on-error: true
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         context: ./backend
         file: ./backend/Dockerfile
-        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true' }}
+        # Always build; only push when registry login succeeded
+        push: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true') && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success' }}
         tags: ${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.labels }}
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.version }}
 
     - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
       with:
         image-ref: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.BACKEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.meta-backend.outputs.version }}
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout: '10m'
 
     - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
       with:
         sarif_file: 'trivy-backend.sarif'
@@ -120,6 +123,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Log in to Container Registry
       if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true'
+      id: login-ghcr
+      continue-on-error: true
       uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
@@ -150,7 +155,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         context: ./frontend
         file: ./frontend/Dockerfile
-        push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true' }}
+        # Always build; only push when registry login succeeded
+        push: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.inputs.push == 'true') && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success' }}
         tags: ${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.tags }}
         labels: ${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.labels }}
         platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
@@ -163,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.version }}
 
     - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
       with:
         image-ref: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.FRONTEND_IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.meta-frontend.outputs.version }}
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout: '10m'
 
     - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.login-ghcr.outcome == 'success'
       uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
       with:
         sarif_file: 'trivy-frontend.sarif'
@@ -220,4 +226,4 @@ jobs:
         echo "- PR number (for pull requests)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
         echo "- Version tags (for releases)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
         echo "- Short SHA with branch prefix" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-        echo "- \`latest\` (for main branch)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+        echo "- \`latest\` (for main branch)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

README.md

@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@ docker-compose up -d
 # Access at http://localhost:3005
 ```
 
+Note on Docker file permissions (PUID/PGID)
+- When using bind mounts (e.g., `./storage`, `./data`, `./logs`, `./events`), ensure the container user can write to these host folders. The backend runs as a non‑root user by default.
+- Set `PUID` and `PGID` in your `.env` to match your host user’s UID/GID (run `id -u` and `id -g` on the host). Compose maps the container user to these values.
+- Example in `.env`:
+  - `PUID=1000`
+  - `PGID=1000`
+- Without this, creating events, uploads, thumbnails, or logs can fail with “Permission denied”.
+
 ## 📖 Documentation
 
 - 📘 [**Deployment Guide**](DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md) - Detailed installation instructions

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.115",
+  "version": "1.0.124",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-backend",
-      "version": "1.0.115",
+      "version": "1.0.124",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.850.0",
         "@aws-sdk/lib-storage": "^3.850.0",

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-backend",
-  "version": "1.0.115",
+  "version": "1.0.124",
   "description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {

backend/server.js

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ logger.info('Server starting up', {
   timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
 });
 
+const fs = require('fs');
 const express = require('express');
 const helmet = require('helmet');
 const cors = require('cors');
@@ -42,25 +43,36 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 app.set('trust proxy', 'loopback, linklocal, uniquelocal');
 
 // Security middleware with custom CSP
+// In native HTTP installs, do NOT force HTTPS for subresources.
+const enableHsts = process.env.ENABLE_HSTS === 'true';
+const cspDirectives = {
+  defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
+  scriptSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"], // Required for React
+  styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", "https:"], // Required for styled components
+  imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:", "blob:"], // Allow data URLs and external images
+  connectSrc: ["'self'"], // API connections
+  fontSrc: ["'self'", "https:", "data:"], // Web fonts
+  objectSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable plugins
+  mediaSrc: ["'self'"], // Audio/video
+  frameSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable iframes
+};
+// Only upgrade insecure requests when HSTS explicitly enabled (HTTPS deployment)
+if (enableHsts) {
+  // In helmet, an empty array enables the directive
+  cspDirectives.upgradeInsecureRequests = [];
+}
+
 app.use(helmet({
   contentSecurityPolicy: {
-    directives: {
+    // Avoid helmet adding defaults like upgrade-insecure-requests when not desired
-      defaultSrc: ["'self'"],
+    useDefaults: false,
-      scriptSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'"], // Required for React
+    directives: cspDirectives,
-      styleSrc: ["'self'", "'unsafe-inline'", "https:"], // Required for styled components
-      imgSrc: ["'self'", "data:", "https:", "blob:"], // Allow data URLs and external images
-      connectSrc: ["'self'"], // API connections
-      fontSrc: ["'self'", "https:", "data:"], // Web fonts
-      objectSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable plugins
-      mediaSrc: ["'self'"], // Audio/video
-      frameSrc: ["'none'"], // Disable iframes
-    },
   },
-  hsts: {
+  hsts: enableHsts ? {
     maxAge: 31536000, // 1 year
     includeSubDomains: true,
     preload: true
-  },
+  } : false,
   permittedCrossDomainPolicies: false,
   referrerPolicy: { policy: "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" }
 }));
@@ -72,14 +84,14 @@ app.use((req, res, next) => {
   next();
 });
 
-// CORS configuration
+// CORS configuration (apply only to API routes)
 const corsOptions = {
   origin: function (origin, callback) {
     const allowedOrigins = [
       process.env.FRONTEND_URL || 'http://localhost:3005',
       process.env.ADMIN_URL || 'http://localhost:3005'
     ];
-    
+
     // In development, also allow localhost origins
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
       allowedOrigins.push(
@@ -89,18 +101,22 @@ const corsOptions = {
         'http://localhost:3000'  // Direct backend access
       );
     }
-    
+
-    // Allow requests with no origin (like mobile apps or curl)
+    // Allow requests with no origin (like curl) and allow-listed origins
     if (!origin || allowedOrigins.indexOf(origin) !== -1) {
       callback(null, true);
     } else {
-      callback(new Error('Not allowed by CORS'));
+      // Do not error globally; just omit CORS headers on disallowed origins
+      callback(null, false);
     }
   },
   credentials: true
 };
 
-app.use(cors(corsOptions));
+// Only attach CORS to API endpoints, not static assets
+app.use('/api', cors(corsOptions));
+// Handle preflight explicitly for API paths
+app.options('/api/*', cors(corsOptions));
 
 // Initialize rate limiters (they will be created dynamically)
 let generalRateLimiter;
@@ -124,6 +140,22 @@ async function initializeRateLimiters() {
 app.use(express.json({ limit: '100mb' }));
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true, limit: '100mb' }));
 
+// Request logging for API routes (with timestamps)
+const apiRequestLogger = (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const started = Date.now();
+    const ts = new Date().toISOString();
+    logger.info(`[${ts}] ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl}`);
+    res.on('finish', () => {
+      const ms = Date.now() - started;
+      const tsDone = new Date().toISOString();
+      logger.info(`[${tsDone}] ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} -> ${res.statusCode} (${ms}ms)`);
+    });
+  } catch (_) {}
+  next();
+};
+app.use('/api', apiRequestLogger);
+
 // Maintenance mode middleware - add after body parsing but before routes
 app.use(maintenanceMiddleware);
 
@@ -219,6 +251,27 @@ app.use('/api/public', require('./src/routes/publicCMS'));
 app.use('/api/images', require('./src/routes/protectedImages'));
 app.use('/api/secure-images', secureImagesRoutes);
 
+// Optional: Serve built frontend (native installs)
+try {
+  const serveFrontendEnv = process.env.SERVE_FRONTEND; // 'true' | 'false' | undefined
+  const frontendDir = process.env.FRONTEND_DIR || path.join(__dirname, '../frontend/dist');
+  const indexPath = path.join(frontendDir, 'index.html');
+  // Auto-serve when dist exists unless explicitly disabled
+  const shouldServe = (serveFrontendEnv === 'true') || ((serveFrontendEnv === undefined || serveFrontendEnv === 'auto') && fs.existsSync(indexPath));
+  if (shouldServe) {
+    logger.info(`Serving frontend from ${frontendDir}`);
+    app.use(express.static(frontendDir));
+    // SPA fallback for non-API routes
+    app.get([ '/', '/admin', '/admin/*', '/gallery/*' ], (req, res) => {
+      res.sendFile(indexPath);
+    });
+  } else {
+    logger.info('Frontend static serving disabled or dist not found', { serveFrontendEnv, frontendDir });
+  }
+} catch (e) {
+  logger.warn('Failed to enable frontend static serving', { error: e.message });
+}
+
 // Error handling middleware
 app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
   console.error('EXPRESS ERROR HANDLER:', err);

docker-compose.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ services:
       - ADMIN_URL=${ADMIN_URL:-http://localhost:3001}
       - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
       - STORAGE_PATH=/app/storage
+      # Optional: run container as matching host user to avoid bind mount permission issues
+      - PUID=${PUID:-1001}
+      - PGID=${PGID:-1001}
+    # Use host-matching user ID/GID so bind-mounted folders are writable
+    user: "${PUID:-1001}:${PGID:-1001}"
     volumes:
       - ./events:/app/events
       - ./data:/app/data
@@ -122,4 +127,4 @@ volumes:
 
 networks:
   picpeak-network:
-    driver: bridge
+    driver: bridge

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
-  "version": "1.0.115",
+  "version": "1.0.124",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "picpeak-frontend",
-      "version": "1.0.115",
+      "version": "1.0.124",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.0.0",
         "@tiptap/extension-character-count": "^2.26.1",

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "picpeak-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.0.115",
+  "version": "1.0.124",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

scripts/setup.sh

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ INSTALL_METHOD=""  # docker or native
 OS_TYPE=""
 OS_VERSION=""
 PACKAGE_MANAGER=""
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=""
 ADMIN_EMAIL="admin@example.com"
 DOMAIN_NAME=""
 SMTP_HOST=""
@@ -78,6 +77,21 @@ run_as_user() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Prompt for admin email interactively (unless provided or unattended)
+prompt_admin_email() {
+    if [[ -n "$ADMIN_EMAIL" ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
+    if [[ "$UNATTENDED" == "true" ]]; then
+        ADMIN_EMAIL="admin@example.com"
+        return
+    fi
+    echo
+    echo "Please enter the admin email address (used for the initial admin account):"
+    read -p "Admin email [admin@example.com]: " ADMIN_EMAIL
+    ADMIN_EMAIL=${ADMIN_EMAIL:-admin@example.com}
+}
+
 print_banner() {
     echo -e "${PURPLE}"
     echo "╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗"
@@ -338,7 +352,7 @@ setup_docker_installation() {
     fi
     
     log_step "Creating application directory at $app_dir"
-    mkdir -p "$app_dir"/{storage/events/{active,archived},logs,backup,config}
+    mkdir -p "$app_dir"/{storage/events/{active,archived},logs,backup,config,data,events}
     
     # Clone repository
     log_step "Downloading PicPeak..."
@@ -349,11 +363,20 @@ setup_docker_installation() {
         git clone "$REPO_URL" "$app_dir"
     fi
     
+    # Determine host user for container mapping (PUID/PGID)
+    local host_uid host_gid
+    if [[ -n "${SUDO_USER:-}" ]]; then
+        host_uid=$(id -u "$SUDO_USER" 2>/dev/null || echo 1000)
+        host_gid=$(id -g "$SUDO_USER" 2>/dev/null || echo 1000)
+    else
+        host_uid=$(id -u 2>/dev/null || echo 1000)
+        host_gid=$(id -g 2>/dev/null || echo 1000)
+    fi
+
     # Generate secrets
     local jwt_secret=$(generate_jwt_secret)
     local db_password=$(generate_password)
     local redis_password=$(generate_password)
-    [[ -z "$ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]] && ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(generate_password)
     
     # Create .env file
     log_step "Creating configuration..."
@@ -368,7 +391,10 @@ JWT_SECRET=$jwt_secret
 
 # Admin
 ADMIN_EMAIL=$ADMIN_EMAIL
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=$ADMIN_PASSWORD
+
+# Runtime user mapping for Docker bind mounts
+PUID=$host_uid
+PGID=$host_gid
 
 # Database
 DB_HOST=postgres
@@ -395,7 +421,7 @@ SMTP_FROM=${SMTP_USER:-noreply@localhost}
 
 # URLs
 FRONTEND_URL=${DOMAIN_NAME:+https://$DOMAIN_NAME}
-ADMIN_URL=${DOMAIN_NAME:+https://$DOMAIN_NAME/admin}
+ADMIN_URL=${DOMAIN_NAME:+https://$DOMAIN_NAME}
 
 # Features
 ENABLE_FILE_WATCHER=true
@@ -403,6 +429,9 @@ ENABLE_EXPIRATION_CHECKER=true
 ENABLE_EMAIL_SERVICE=true
 DEFAULT_EXPIRY_DAYS=30
 EOF
+
+    # Ensure bind mounts are writable by mapped user
+    chown -R "$host_uid":"$host_gid" "$app_dir"/storage "$app_dir"/logs "$app_dir"/backup "$app_dir"/data "$app_dir"/events 2>/dev/null || true
     
     # Create docker-compose.yml if it doesn't exist
     if [[ ! -f "$app_dir/docker-compose.yml" ]]; then
@@ -602,13 +631,22 @@ setup_native_installation() {
     # Install backend production dependencies
     cd "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend"
     npm install --production
-    
     # Ensure SQLite data directory exists for native installs
     mkdir -p "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/data"
+
+    # Build frontend for native serving
+    log_step "Building frontend..."
+    if [[ -d "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/frontend" ]]; then
+      cd "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/frontend"
+      # Try ci (faster/clean) then fallback to install
+      run_as_user "npm ci --include=dev" || run_as_user "npm install"
+      run_as_user "npm run build"
+    else
+      log_warn "Frontend directory not found; admin UI will not be served by backend"
+    fi
     
     # Generate secrets
     local jwt_secret=$(generate_jwt_secret)
-    [[ -z "$ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]] && ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(generate_password)
     
     # Create .env file
     log_step "Creating configuration..."
@@ -623,7 +661,6 @@ JWT_SECRET=$jwt_secret
 
 # Admin
 ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
-ADMIN_PASSWORD=$ADMIN_PASSWORD
 ADMIN_EMAIL=$ADMIN_EMAIL
 
 # Database (native uses SQLite by default)
@@ -643,7 +680,7 @@ SMTP_FROM=${SMTP_USER:-noreply@localhost}
 
 # URLs
 FRONTEND_URL=${DOMAIN_NAME:+https://$DOMAIN_NAME}
-ADMIN_URL=${DOMAIN_NAME:+https://$DOMAIN_NAME/admin}
+ADMIN_URL=${DOMAIN_NAME:+https://$DOMAIN_NAME}
 
 # Features
 ENABLE_FILE_WATCHER=true
@@ -654,6 +691,10 @@ DEFAULT_EXPIRY_DAYS=30
 # Logging
 LOG_DIR=$NATIVE_APP_DIR/logs
 LOG_LEVEL=info
+
+# Frontend serving (native installs)
+SERVE_FRONTEND=true
+FRONTEND_DIR=$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/frontend/dist
 EOF
     
     # Set permissions
@@ -676,8 +717,15 @@ EOF
     # Start services
     log_step "Starting services..."
     systemctl daemon-reload
-    systemctl enable picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    systemctl enable picpeak-backend
-    systemctl start picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    # Stop/remove legacy workers service if present
+    if systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^picpeak-workers.service'; then
+      systemctl disable picpeak-workers || true
+      systemctl stop picpeak-workers || true
+      rm -f /etc/systemd/system/picpeak-workers.service
+      systemctl daemon-reload
+    fi
+    systemctl start picpeak-backend
     
     log_success "Native installation completed!"
 }
@@ -885,8 +933,32 @@ print_success_message() {
     echo
     echo "🔐 Admin Credentials:"
     echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
-    echo -e "Email:    ${CYAN}$ADMIN_EMAIL${NC}"
+    # Read from ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt when available
-    echo -e "Password: ${CYAN}$ADMIN_PASSWORD${NC}"
+    local cred_file email_line pass_line admin_email_val admin_pass_val
+    if [[ "$INSTALL_METHOD" == "docker" ]]; then
+        cred_file="$app_dir/data/ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt"
+    else
+        cred_file="$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/data/ADMIN_CREDENTIALS.txt"
+    fi
+    if [[ -f "$cred_file" ]]; then
+        email_line=$(grep -m1 '^Email:' "$cred_file" || true)
+        pass_line=$(grep -m1 '^Password:' "$cred_file" || true)
+        admin_email_val=${email_line#Email: }
+        admin_pass_val=${pass_line#Password: }
+        if [[ -n "$admin_email_val" ]]; then
+          echo -e "Email:    ${CYAN}$admin_email_val${NC}"
+        else
+          echo -e "Email:    ${CYAN}$ADMIN_EMAIL${NC}"
+        fi
+        if [[ -n "$admin_pass_val" ]]; then
+          echo -e "Password: ${CYAN}$admin_pass_val${NC}"
+        else
+          echo -e "Password: ${YELLOW}(see $cred_file)${NC}"
+        fi
+      else
+        echo -e "Email:    ${CYAN}$ADMIN_EMAIL${NC}"
+        echo -e "Password: ${YELLOW}(credentials file not found)${NC}"
+      fi
     echo
     echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  IMPORTANT: Change the admin password on first login!${NC}"
     
@@ -910,8 +982,8 @@ print_success_message() {
         echo "🔧 Service Commands:"
         echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
         echo "View logs:    sudo journalctl -u picpeak-backend -f"
-        echo "Stop:         sudo systemctl stop picpeak-backend picpeak-workers"
+        echo "Stop:         sudo systemctl stop picpeak-backend"
-        echo "Start:        sudo systemctl start picpeak-backend picpeak-workers"
+        echo "Start:        sudo systemctl start picpeak-backend"
         echo "Status:       sudo systemctl status picpeak-backend"
     fi
     
@@ -930,16 +1002,31 @@ print_success_message() {
 
 update_installation() {
     print_header "Updating PicPeak"
-    
+
-    # Detect existing installation
+    # Prefer explicit native install detection first
-    if [[ -d "$DOCKER_APP_DIR" ]] || [[ -d "/home/${SUDO_USER:-}/picpeak" ]]; then
+    native_detected=false
-        INSTALL_METHOD="docker"
+    docker_detected=false
-        update_docker_installation
+
-    elif [[ -d "$NATIVE_APP_DIR" ]]; then
+    # Native detection: app/backend exists OR systemd unit present
+    if [[ -d "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend" ]]; then
+        native_detected=true
+    elif command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^picpeak-backend.service'; then
+        native_detected=true
+    fi
+
+    # Docker detection: docker app dir or user home picpeak dir exists
+    if [[ -d "$DOCKER_APP_DIR" ]] || [[ -n "${SUDO_USER:-}" && -d "/home/${SUDO_USER}/picpeak" ]]; then
+        docker_detected=true
+    fi
+
+    if [[ "$native_detected" == true ]]; then
         INSTALL_METHOD="native"
         update_native_installation
+    elif [[ "$docker_detected" == true ]]; then
+        INSTALL_METHOD="docker"
+        update_docker_installation
     else
-        die "No existing PicPeak installation found"
+        die "No existing PicPeak installation found (native dir $NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend or docker dir $DOCKER_APP_DIR not present)"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -972,7 +1059,10 @@ update_native_installation() {
     log_step "Updating native installation..."
     
     # Stop services
-    systemctl stop picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    systemctl stop picpeak-backend || true
+    if systemctl list-unit-files | grep -q '^picpeak-workers.service'; then
+      systemctl stop picpeak-workers || true
+    fi
     
     # Backup current configuration
     if [[ -f "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/.env" ]]; then
@@ -995,9 +1085,25 @@ update_native_installation() {
     
     # Run migrations
     run_as_user "npm run migrate"
+
+    # Rebuild frontend (ensure admin UI for native installs)
+    if [[ -d "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/frontend" ]]; then
+      log_step "Rebuilding frontend..."
+      cd "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/frontend"
+      run_as_user "npm ci --include=dev" || run_as_user "npm install"
+      run_as_user "npm run build"
+    fi
+
+    # Ensure env has frontend serving flags
+    if ! grep -q '^SERVE_FRONTEND=' "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/.env"; then
+      echo "SERVE_FRONTEND=true" >> "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/.env"
+    fi
+    if ! grep -q '^FRONTEND_DIR=' "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/.env"; then
+      echo "FRONTEND_DIR=$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/frontend/dist" >> "$NATIVE_APP_DIR/app/backend/.env"
+    fi
     
     # Restart services
-    systemctl start picpeak-backend picpeak-workers
+    systemctl restart picpeak-backend
     
     log_success "Native installation updated successfully!"
 }
@@ -1091,10 +1197,6 @@ parse_arguments() {
                 ADMIN_EMAIL="$2"
                 shift 2
                 ;;
-            --admin-password)
-                ADMIN_PASSWORD="$2"
-                shift 2
-                ;;
             --smtp-host)
                 SMTP_HOST="$2"
                 shift 2
@@ -1152,7 +1254,6 @@ Options:
   --unattended        Run without prompts
   --domain DOMAIN     Set domain name for HTTPS
   --email EMAIL       Admin email address
-  --admin-password    Admin password (auto-generated if not set)
   --smtp-host HOST    SMTP server hostname
   --smtp-port PORT    SMTP server port
   --smtp-user USER    SMTP username
@@ -1175,7 +1276,7 @@ Examples:
 
   # Fully automated Docker setup
   sudo $0 --docker --unattended --domain photos.example.com \\
-    --email admin@example.com --admin-password SecurePass123 \\
+    --email admin@example.com \\
     --smtp-host smtp.gmail.com --smtp-port 587 \\
     --smtp-user user@gmail.com --smtp-pass app-password \\
     --enable-ssl
@@ -1215,6 +1316,9 @@ main() {
     # Check system requirements
     check_system_requirements
     
+    # Prompt for admin email (design choice: always ask unless provided)
+    prompt_admin_email
+    
     # Configure email (optional)
     configure_email