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UNITRONIX 00451634c7 Await DB operations in route handlers
Convert many Express route handlers and helper functions to async and await database calls (e.g. getAccessToken, touchAccessToken, getPeerById, getDevice, getPeerSysinfo, upsertPeerSysinfo, logAction, insertAudit*, getAll*/count* etc.). Also made identifyDevice and several route callbacks async, adjusted session.regenerate callback to use async logging, and replaced db.getDatabase() usage with db.getDb() where applicable. These changes ensure DB operations complete before responding and reduce race conditions/unhandled-promise behavior across numerous route files (activity, auth, automation, bd-api, devices, folders, i18n, inventory, registration, remote, rustdesk-api, and related route handlers).

Co-Authored-By: Charles Olivier Savignac <1275666+sircharlo@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-03-03 22:57:10 +01:00
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2026-02-22 15:22:44 +01:00

BetterDesk Console v2.0 (Node.js)

Modern web management console for RustDesk/BetterDesk server.

Features

  • 🎨 Modern UI - Dark theme, responsive design, Google Material Icons
  • 🌍 Multilingual - English and Polish support, easy to add more
  • 🔐 Secure - Session-based authentication, bcrypt password hashing, rate limiting
  • 📱 Devices - View, search, filter, ban/unban, change ID, bulk delete
  • 🔑 Keys - View public key, download file, QR code for mobile
  • ⚙️ Generator - Generate client configuration strings
  • 📊 Dashboard - Server status, device statistics

Requirements

  • Node.js 18.x or 20.x
  • npm 9.x or later
  • SQLite3 (for better-sqlite3)

Installation

Development

cd web-nodejs
npm install
npm run dev

Production

cd web-nodejs
npm install --production
npm start

Docker

docker build -f Dockerfile.console.node -t betterdesk-console .
docker run -d -p 5000:5000 \
  -v /opt/rustdesk:/opt/rustdesk \
  -e SESSION_SECRET=your-secret-here \
  betterdesk-console

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
PORT 5000 HTTP server port
NODE_ENV development Environment (development / production)
DB_PATH /opt/rustdesk/db_v2.sqlite3 Path to SQLite database
KEYS_PATH /opt/rustdesk Path to key files directory
SESSION_SECRET auto-generated Session cookie secret
HBBS_API_URL http://127.0.0.1:21114 HBBS API endpoint
DEFAULT_LANG en Default language code

Project Structure

web-nodejs/
├── config/
│   └── config.js        # Environment configuration
├── lang/
│   ├── en.json          # English translations
│   └── pl.json          # Polish translations
├── middleware/
│   ├── auth.js          # Authentication middleware
│   ├── i18n.js          # Language detection
│   ├── rateLimiter.js   # Rate limiting
│   └── security.js      # Security headers
├── public/
│   ├── css/             # Stylesheets
│   ├── js/              # Client-side JavaScript
│   └── favicon.svg      # App icon
├── routes/
│   ├── auth.routes.js   # Login/logout endpoints
│   ├── dashboard.routes.js
│   ├── devices.routes.js
│   ├── generator.routes.js
│   ├── i18n.routes.js
│   ├── index.js         # Route mounting
│   ├── keys.routes.js
│   └── settings.routes.js
├── services/
│   ├── authService.js   # Password hashing
│   ├── database.js      # SQLite operations
│   ├── hbbsApi.js       # HBBS REST API client
│   ├── i18nService.js   # Translation manager
│   └── keyService.js    # Key file operations
├── views/
│   ├── errors/          # Error pages
│   ├── layouts/         # Base templates
│   ├── partials/        # Reusable components
│   └── *.ejs            # Page templates
├── package.json
└── server.js            # Application entry point

API Endpoints

Authentication

Method Endpoint Description
POST /api/auth/login Login with username/password
POST /api/auth/logout Logout current session
GET /api/auth/verify Verify current session
POST /api/auth/password Change password

Devices

Method Endpoint Description
GET /api/devices List all devices
GET /api/devices/:id Get device details
DELETE /api/devices/:id Delete device
POST /api/devices/:id/ban Ban device
POST /api/devices/:id/unban Unban device
POST /api/devices/:id/change-id Change device ID
POST /api/devices/bulk-delete Delete multiple devices

Keys

Method Endpoint Description
GET /api/keys/public Get public key
GET /api/keys/qr Get public key as QR code
GET /api/keys/download Download key file

Other

Method Endpoint Description
GET /api/stats Device statistics
GET /api/server/status Server status
POST /api/sync-status Sync online status from HBBS
GET /api/settings/server-info Server information
GET /api/settings/audit-log Audit log entries

Default Credentials

  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin

⚠️ Change the default password immediately after installation!

Adding Languages

  1. Copy lang/en.json to lang/xx.json (where xx is language code)
  2. Translate all values (keep keys unchanged)
  3. Update meta.lang, meta.name, meta.native_name
  4. Restart the application

License

AGPL-3.0 License - see LICENSE file for details.