Updated the entire project to AGPL-3.0, including all components and documentation. The stable releases up to v3.3.x will remain under Apache 2.0 until the next major feature release. Withdrawn and recreated French and Traditional Chinese translations under the new license. Updated relevant documentation and changelog to reflect these changes.
Privilege separation across all installers so the long-running services no longer run with full administrative rights:
betterdesk.sh: installer keeps root but systemd units now run as a dedicated unprivileged 'betterdesk' system account by default (auto-created via ensure_service_user). Added full systemd hardening for the Go server (NoNewPrivileges, ProtectSystem=strict, ProtectHome, PrivateTmp, ReadWritePaths) and light hardening for the Node.js console. chown migrates existing root-owned data to the service account on update. Opt-out via --run-as-root / BETTERDESK_RUN_AS_ROOT=1; custom account via BETTERDESK_SERVICE_USER. Minimal mode covered too.
betterdesk.ps1: NSSM services now run under their per-service low-privilege virtual accounts (NT SERVICE\<service>) instead of LocalSystem, with scoped icacls grants on the install/data dirs (Set-ServiceLeastPrivilege helper). Applied to the Go server, Node.js console and minimal-mode service. Opt-out via -RunAsRoot / BETTERDESK_RUN_AS_ROOT=1.
Docker: verified already privilege-separated (supervisord drops both programs to user=betterdesk; multi-container images drop via su-exec).
Also bundles in-progress changes to the Go server API, Node.js console services and Docker compose/Dockerfiles.
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Rename HBBS configuration and docs to BETTERDESK (HBBS_API_URL/HBBS_API_KEY -> BETTERDESK_API_URL/BETTERDESK_API_KEY) and update web-nodejs README to use the new env var and API client name (hbbsApi.js -> betterdeskApi.js). Add a RustDesk Client Endpoints section documenting compatibility endpoints (login, ab, heartbeat, sysinfo, etc.) served on the management API port (21114). Clarify project status as a clean-room implementation, document the archive/ directory policy (AGPL legacy code excluded from releases), include a trademark notice for RustDesk, and add a commercial licensing note.
Replace AGPL-3.0 with Apache License 2.0 across the repository and update related documentation and metadata. Remove legacy RustDesk-specific architecture docs, delete deprecated Dockerfile.hbbr, rename Dockerfile.hbbs → Dockerfile.server and update docker-compose / install scripts to use it. Add Apache license headers to protobuf defs, remove obsolete web service (hbbsApi.js), and adjust README, CONTRIBUTING and PROJECT_STRUCTURE to reflect the license and commercial/clean-room notices. Includes a small formatting tweak in client_api_handlers.go.
Introduce an interactive Docker migration flow and branding/theme support. Adds automatic/manual RustDesk-to-BetterDesk migration logic and menu option (betterdesk-docker.sh), plus a full migration guide (docs/DOCKER_MIGRATION.md) and README updates. Switches project license references to AGPL-3.0 and updates LICENSE locations for hbbs patches. Web console enhancements: new branding service and default theme, i18n middleware now injects branding, extended translations (en/pl), settings UI/JS and CSS for branding/theming, and login JS updated to include CSRF token. Also includes various view/template updates to surface branding across the UI.
Introduce a new Node.js-based web console (Express + EJS + better-sqlite3) under web-nodejs/ and add installer support to choose between Node.js and the legacy Flask console. Update interactive ALL-IN-ONE installers (betterdesk.sh, betterdesk.ps1) with flags/options for --nodejs/--flask, automatic Node.js installation, migration logic, enhanced service handling and diagnostics. Bump VERSION to 2.2.0 and update README and project docs (.github/copilot-instructions.md) to reflect the new console, usage examples, and Docker/docs changes. Many new web-nodejs files and supporting middleware/services/routes/views/static assets were added to support the new console.
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