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BetterDesk/web-nodejs/server.js
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UNITRONIX 01aebf597c Replace CDAP Support Agent generator with BetterDesk Support templates
Install Client generator templates from GitHub, inject custom.txt for incoming-only builds, and remove the Go Support Agent pipeline.
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/**
* BetterDesk Console - Server Entry Point
* Professional Web Management Panel for RustDesk Server
*
* @author UNITRONIX
* @version 2.1.0
* @license AGPL-3.0
*/
const express = require('express');
const session = require('express-session');
const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser');
const path = require('path');
const fs = require('fs');
const http = require('http');
const https = require('https');
const config = require('./config/config');
const { redactUrlForLog } = require('./lib/logRedact');
const logger = require('./lib/logger');
const securityMiddleware = require('./middleware/security');
const { initI18n } = require('./middleware/i18n');
const { apiLimiter, widgetLimiter, panelPreferenceLimiter, getPanelPollMountPaths } = require('./middleware/rateLimiter');
const { csrfTokenProvider, doubleCsrfProtection, downgradeToHttp: csrfDowngradeToHttp } = require('./middleware/csrf');
const { roleHasPermission, isSuperAdminRole } = require('./middleware/auth');
const authService = require('./services/authService');
const serverBackend = require('./services/serverBackend');
const db = require('./services/database');
const { DatabaseSessionStore } = require('./services/databaseSessionStore');
const userSync = require('./services/userSync');
const { initWsProxy } = require('./services/wsRelay');
const { initBdRelay } = require('./services/bdRelay');
const { initChatRelay } = require('./services/chatRelay');
const { apiClient: goApiClient } = require('./services/betterdeskApi');
const { initRemoteRelay } = require('./services/remoteRelay');
const { initCdapTerminalProxy } = require('./services/cdapTerminalProxy');
const { initCdapMediaProxies } = require('./services/cdapMediaProxy');
const { initMeshAshxProxy } = require('./services/meshAshxProxy');
const { startDiscoveryService } = require('./services/lanDiscovery');
const { initDeviceStatusPush } = require('./services/deviceStatusPush');
const { initHelpRequestEmailService } = require('./services/helpRequestEmailService');
const { loadSupporters } = require('./services/supportersService');
const routes = require('./routes');
const rustdeskApiRoutes = require('./routes/rustdesk-api.routes');
const bdApiRoutes = require('./routes/bd-api.routes');
const { getWanMiddlewareStack } = require('./middleware/wanSecurity');
const { parseTrustProxy } = require('./lib/parseTrustProxy');
const {
resolvePortForCurrentUser,
formatHttpsRedirectUrl,
attachPrivilegedPortErrorHandler,
} = require('./lib/privilegedPorts');
// Create Express app
const app = express();
// Trust proxy (for rate limiting behind reverse proxy)
// Configurable via TRUST_PROXY env var: false/0=off, 1/true=single proxy, 'loopback'=localhost only
// Default: false (safest). Set TRUST_PROXY=1 when behind nginx/Apache/cloudflare
const trustProxy = parseTrustProxy(process.env.TRUST_PROXY);
app.set('trust proxy', trustProxy);
// View engine setup
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
// Ensure data directory exists (required before auth.db / session secret)
try {
if (!fs.existsSync(config.dataDir)) {
fs.mkdirSync(config.dataDir, { recursive: true });
}
} catch (err) {
console.error(`Failed to create data directory (${config.dataDir}): ${err.message}`);
console.error('If the console runs as a dedicated user, run: sudo node scripts/linux-ensure-console-user.js');
process.exit(1);
}
// ============ Middleware Pipeline ============
// Security headers (Helmet)
app.use(securityMiddleware);
// CORS for BetterDesk desktop clients (Tauri webview origins)
app.use('/api/', (req, res, next) => {
const origin = req.headers.origin || '';
const allowed = [
'http://localhost:1420', // Tauri dev
'tauri://localhost', // Tauri production (macOS/Linux)
'https://tauri.localhost', // Tauri production (Windows)
];
if (allowed.includes(origin)) {
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', origin);
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS');
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Content-Type, Authorization, X-API-Key, X-CSRF-Token');
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials', 'true');
res.setHeader('Access-Control-Max-Age', '86400');
}
if (req.method === 'OPTIONS') return res.sendStatus(204);
next();
});
// Body parsing (2MB limit for base64 logo images)
app.use(express.json({ limit: '2mb' }));
app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false, limit: '2mb' }));
// Cookie parsing
app.use(cookieParser());
// Session management — also kept as a standalone middleware ref for WebSocket upgrades
// Use a different cookie name in HTTP mode to avoid collision with stale
// Secure cookies left over from a previous HTTPS configuration (Issue #82).
//
// Store sessions in the selected BetterDesk database. This makes logout,
// password/role changes and process restarts enforceable without another
// hidden auth database.
const SESSION_COOKIE = config.httpsEnabled ? 'betterdesk.sid' : 'bd.sid';
const persistentSessionStore = new DatabaseSessionStore({
config,
ttlMs: config.sessionMaxAge
});
persistentSessionStore.ready.catch((err) => {
logger.error('[Session] Persistent session store initialization failed:', err.message);
});
const sessionCleanupTimer = setInterval(
() => persistentSessionStore.cleanup((err) => err && logger.warn('[Session] Cleanup failed:', err.message)),
Math.max(60 * 60 * 1000, config.sessionMaxAge)
);
sessionCleanupTimer.unref?.();
const sessionMiddleware = session({
secret: config.sessionSecret,
name: SESSION_COOKIE,
resave: false,
saveUninitialized: false,
store: persistentSessionStore,
cookie: {
secure: config.httpsEnabled,
httpOnly: true,
sameSite: 'lax',
maxAge: config.sessionMaxAge
}
});
app.use(sessionMiddleware);
// Generate the double-submit token before routes that need route-level CSRF
// protection, including the session-authenticated notification endpoints.
app.use(csrfTokenProvider);
// Cache version — changes on every restart/deployment, stable during runtime.
// Used in ?v= query strings so browsers cache assets per deployment.
app.locals.cacheVersion = config.appVersion + '.' + Date.now();
// Static files
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'), {
maxAge: config.isProduction ? '7d' : '0',
etag: true
}));
// Serve proto files for remote client (protobufjs dynamic loading)
app.use('/protos', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'protos'), {
maxAge: config.isProduction ? '7d' : '0',
etag: true
}));
// Serve uploaded branding assets (logos etc.) from persistent data dir
const uploadsDir = path.join(config.dataDir || path.join(__dirname, 'data'), 'uploads');
if (!fs.existsSync(uploadsDir)) fs.mkdirSync(uploadsDir, { recursive: true });
app.use('/uploads', express.static(uploadsDir, {
maxAge: config.isProduction ? '30d' : '0',
etag: true
}));
// Serve desktop wallpapers
app.use('/wallpapers', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'wallpapers'), {
maxAge: config.isProduction ? '30d' : '0',
etag: true,
immutable: true
}));
// Rate limiting for API.
// SECURITY (audit fix M-03, 2026-04-10): high-frequency widget refresh paths
// have their own higher-quota limiter mounted BEFORE the general one so they
// are still bounded but do not eat into the regular API budget.
for (const p of getPanelPollMountPaths()) {
app.use(p, widgetLimiter);
}
app.use('/api/panel', widgetLimiter);
app.use('/api/desktop/layout', panelPreferenceLimiter);
app.use('/api/', apiLimiter);
// RustDesk Client API — mounted BEFORE CSRF because desktop clients use Bearer
// token auth, not cookie-based CSRF. These routes are also served on the
// dedicated WAN-facing port (21121) with additional hardening.
app.use(rustdeskApiRoutes);
// BetterDesk Desktop Client API — device-facing endpoints use Bearer tokens
// (the initial registration endpoint is the only X-Device-Id compatibility
// path), not browser CSRF cookies.
app.use('/api/bd', bdApiRoutes);
// i18n middleware
app.use(initI18n());
// Embed mode — when ?embed=1 is present, layout renders without sidebar/navbar
// Used by Desktop Mode to load pages inside floating windows (iframes)
app.use((req, res, next) => {
res.locals.embed = req.query.embed === '1';
// UI shell: classic (rail+flyout, default) | ux35 (full-list sidebar)
// Cookie remembers last choice; ?ui=classic|ux35 overrides and persists.
const UI_SHELL_COOKIE = 'bd_ui_shell';
let uiShell = 'classic';
const q = String(req.query.ui || '').toLowerCase();
if (q === 'ux35' || q === 'classic') {
uiShell = q;
res.cookie(UI_SHELL_COOKIE, uiShell, {
maxAge: 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
sameSite: 'lax',
httpOnly: false,
path: '/'
});
} else {
const raw = String(req.cookies?.[UI_SHELL_COOKIE] || '').toLowerCase();
if (raw === 'ux35' || raw === 'classic') uiShell = raw;
}
res.locals.uiShell = uiShell;
res.locals.supporters = loadSupporters();
// Inject permission helper for EJS templates (sidebar/button visibility)
const role = req.session?.user?.role;
res.locals.hasPermission = (perm) => role ? roleHasPermission(role, perm) : false;
res.locals.isSuperAdmin = role ? isSuperAdminRole(role) : false;
// Prevent HTML page caching — only static assets should be cached
if (!req.path.match(/\.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|svg|ico|woff2?|ttf|eot|map|proto)$/)) {
res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate');
}
next();
});
// CSRF protection — validate on POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH.
// Skip CSRF for device-facing API routes (/api/bd/*) — these MUST authenticate
// via Bearer access token (session-cookie fallback is rejected in requireDeviceAuth).
//
// SECURITY (audit fix C-02, 2026-04-10): the previous Origin-based CSRF skip
// for Tauri webview origins (`tauri://localhost`, `https://tauri.localhost`,
// `http://localhost:1420`) was removed — `Origin` is freely forgeable by any
// non-browser HTTP client, so it is unsafe as a CSRF-bypass signal. Tauri
// desktop clients receive the CSRF token via `csrfTokenProvider` and must
// echo it back in the `X-CSRF-Token` header (csrf-csrf double-submit).
app.use((req, res, next) => {
if (req.path.startsWith('/api/bd/')) {
return next();
}
doubleCsrfProtection(req, res, next);
});
// ============ Routes ============
app.use('/', routes);
// ============ Error Handlers ============
// CSRF token mismatch
app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
if (err.code === 'EBADCSRFTOKEN' || err.message?.includes('csrf') || err.message?.includes('CSRF')) {
res.status(403);
// Detect likely SSL→HTTP transition: cookie missing because browser held Secure cookie
const likelySslTransition = !config.httpsEnabled && !req.secure;
const hint = likelySslTransition
? ' If you recently disabled SSL, clear your browser cookies for this site and reload.'
: '';
// Always return JSON for API routes (fetch sends Accept: */*)
if (req.path.startsWith('/api/') || (req.headers['content-type'] && req.headers['content-type'].includes('application/json'))) {
return res.json({ success: false, error: 'Invalid CSRF token. Please refresh the page and try again.' + hint });
}
if (req.accepts('html')) {
return res.render('errors/500', {
title: 'Forbidden',
activePage: 'error',
error: 'Invalid or missing CSRF token. Please refresh the page and try again.' + hint
});
}
return res.json({ success: false, error: 'Invalid CSRF token' + hint });
}
next(err);
});
// 404 Not Found
app.use((req, res, next) => {
res.status(404);
// Log unmatched /api/* and /ws/* paths only (avoid noise from missing
// static assets like favicons). Diagnostics suggestion credit:
// progloto (PR #81).
if (req.originalUrl.startsWith('/api/') || req.originalUrl.startsWith('/ws/')) {
const ip = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.socket?.remoteAddress || 'unknown';
const ua = String(req.headers['user-agent'] || '').slice(0, 80);
console.warn(`[panel] 404 ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} from ${ip} ua="${ua}"`);
}
if (req.accepts('html')) {
res.render('errors/404', {
title: req.t ? req.t('errors.not_found') : 'Not Found',
activePage: 'error'
});
} else {
res.json({
success: false,
error: 'Not Found'
});
}
});
// 500 Server Error
app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
logger.error('Server error:', err);
res.status(err.status || 500);
// Always return JSON for API routes
if (req.path.startsWith('/api/') || (req.headers['content-type'] && req.headers['content-type'].includes('application/json'))) {
return res.json({
success: false,
error: config.isProduction ? 'Internal Server Error' : err.message
});
}
if (req.accepts('html')) {
res.render('errors/500', {
title: req.t ? req.t('errors.server_error') : 'Server Error',
activePage: 'error',
error: config.isProduction ? null : err.message
});
} else {
res.json({
success: false,
error: config.isProduction ? 'Internal Server Error' : err.message
});
}
});
// ============ Startup ============
/**
* Warn if the user set Go-server-only TLS env vars in the Node.js environment.
* These variables (TLS_CERT, TLS_KEY) are read exclusively by the Go server.
* The Node.js console uses SSL_CERT_PATH / SSL_KEY_PATH instead.
* Silently ignoring them causes issue #104 — port 21121 stays HTTP while the
* RustDesk client expects HTTPS, producing InvalidContentType errors.
*/
function warnGoTlsEnvVars() {
const hasTlsCert = !!process.env.TLS_CERT;
const hasTlsKey = !!process.env.TLS_KEY;
if (!hasTlsCert && !hasTlsKey) return;
const hasSslCertPath = !!process.env.SSL_CERT_PATH;
const hasSslKeyPath = !!process.env.SSL_KEY_PATH;
if (hasTlsCert || hasTlsKey) {
console.warn('');
console.warn(' ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐');
console.warn(' │ ⚠ MISCONFIGURATION WARNING — TLS / SSL │');
console.warn(' ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤');
console.warn(' │ TLS_CERT / TLS_KEY are Go server environment │');
console.warn(' │ variables and are IGNORED by this Node.js console. │');
console.warn(' │ │');
console.warn(' │ To enable HTTPS on this console set: │');
console.warn(' │ SSL_CERT_PATH=/path/to/fullchain.pem │');
console.warn(' │ SSL_KEY_PATH=/path/to/privkey.pem │');
console.warn(' │ │');
if (!hasSslCertPath && !hasSslKeyPath) {
console.warn(' │ ❌ SSL_CERT_PATH and SSL_KEY_PATH are NOT set. │');
console.warn(' │ Port 21121 (RustDesk Client API) is HTTP. │');
console.warn(' │ Clients connecting via HTTPS will fail with │');
console.warn(' │ InvalidContentType errors. │');
} else {
console.warn(' │ ✅ SSL_CERT_PATH / SSL_KEY_PATH are set — OK. │');
}
console.warn(' └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘');
console.warn('');
}
}
/**
* Load SSL certificates for HTTPS
*/
function loadSslCertificates() {
const options = {};
if (!config.sslCertPath || !config.sslKeyPath) {
return null;
}
try {
if (!fs.existsSync(config.sslCertPath)) {
console.error(`SSL certificate not found: ${config.sslCertPath}`);
return null;
}
if (!fs.existsSync(config.sslKeyPath)) {
console.error(`SSL private key not found: ${config.sslKeyPath}`);
return null;
}
options.cert = fs.readFileSync(config.sslCertPath);
options.key = fs.readFileSync(config.sslKeyPath);
// Optional CA bundle (for Let's Encrypt chain)
if (config.sslCaPath && fs.existsSync(config.sslCaPath)) {
options.ca = fs.readFileSync(config.sslCaPath);
}
return options;
} catch (err) {
console.error('Failed to load SSL certificates:', err.message);
return null;
}
}
function attachPlainHttpTlsHint(server, port) {
server.on('tlsClientError', (err, socket) => {
const message = String(err && err.message || '');
const looksLikePlainHttp = /wrong version number|http request|unknown protocol|packet length/i.test(message);
if (!looksLikePlainHttp || !socket || socket.destroyed) return;
const body = JSON.stringify({
error: `RustDesk Client API on port ${port} requires HTTPS. Use https://<server>:${port}.`
});
const response = [
'HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request',
'Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8',
'Cache-Control: no-store',
'Connection: close',
`Content-Length: ${Buffer.byteLength(body)}`,
'',
body
].join('\r\n');
try {
socket.end(response);
} catch (_) {
socket.destroy();
}
console.warn(`RustDesk API: rejected plain HTTP on HTTPS port ${port}`);
});
}
function shouldUseRustDeskApiTls(sslOptions) {
const mode = String(config.rustdeskApiTls || 'auto').toLowerCase();
if (mode === 'false' || mode === '0' || mode === 'off' || mode === 'http') return false;
if (mode === 'true' || mode === '1' || mode === 'on' || mode === 'https') return !!sslOptions;
return !!sslOptions;
}
/**
* Create HTTP redirect server (redirects all HTTP to HTTPS)
*/
function createHttpRedirectServer(httpsPort) {
const redirectApp = express();
redirectApp.use((req, res) => {
const httpsUrl = formatHttpsRedirectUrl(req.hostname, httpsPort, req.url);
res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-store');
res.redirect(307, httpsUrl);
});
return http.createServer(redirectApp);
}
async function startServer() {
// Warn early about common TLS misconfiguration (Go env vars used instead of Node.js vars)
warnGoTlsEnvVars();
try {
// Initialize database adapter (creates tables, runs migrations)
await db.init();
// Warm branding cache from database (must run after db.init)
const brandingService = require('./services/brandingService');
await brandingService.loadBranding();
// Recover/sync global users before deciding whether a default admin is needed.
// This protects upgrades where local auth.db was recreated but Go still has users.
await userSync.backfillFromGo();
// Ensure default admin exists
await authService.ensureDefaultAdmin();
// Keep Go organization-linkable users aligned with the panel store.
await userSync.backfillFromNode();
let server;
let protocol = 'http';
const listenPort = resolvePortForCurrentUser(config.port, 5000, 'HTTP');
const listenHttpsPort = resolvePortForCurrentUser(config.httpsPort, 5443, 'HTTPS');
let displayPort = listenPort;
// HTTPS mode
if (config.httpsEnabled) {
const sslOptions = loadSslCertificates();
if (sslOptions) {
// Create HTTPS server
server = https.createServer(sslOptions, app);
protocol = 'https';
displayPort = listenHttpsPort;
attachPrivilegedPortErrorHandler(server, { port: listenHttpsPort, label: 'HTTPS' });
server.listen(listenHttpsPort, config.host, () => {
printStartupBanner(protocol, displayPort);
});
// Optionally start HTTP redirect server
if (config.httpRedirect) {
const redirectServer = createHttpRedirectServer(listenHttpsPort);
attachPrivilegedPortErrorHandler(redirectServer, { port: listenPort, label: 'HTTP redirect' });
redirectServer.listen(listenPort, config.host, () => {
console.log(` HTTP -> HTTPS redirect active on port ${listenPort}`);
console.log('');
});
// Graceful shutdown for redirect server too
const shutdownRedirect = () => { redirectServer.close(); };
process.on('SIGTERM', shutdownRedirect);
process.on('SIGINT', shutdownRedirect);
}
} else {
console.warn('WARNING: HTTPS enabled but certificates not found/invalid');
console.warn('Falling back to HTTP mode');
console.warn(' → Session and CSRF cookies downgraded to non-Secure');
console.warn(' → Fix: check SSL_CERT_PATH and SSL_KEY_PATH in .env');
// BD-2026-082: Downgrade cookie flags to match actual HTTP mode.
// Session middleware was initialised with secure:true at module
// load time. Without this fixup, browsers would ignore all
// cookies and every request would fail CSRF validation.
if (sessionMiddleware && sessionMiddleware.options) {
sessionMiddleware.options.cookie = sessionMiddleware.options.cookie || {};
sessionMiddleware.options.cookie.secure = false;
}
csrfDowngradeToHttp();
server = http.createServer(app);
attachPrivilegedPortErrorHandler(server, { port: listenPort, label: 'HTTP' });
server.listen(listenPort, config.host, () => {
printStartupBanner(protocol, listenPort);
});
}
} else {
// HTTP mode (default)
server = http.createServer(app);
attachPrivilegedPortErrorHandler(server, { port: listenPort, label: 'HTTP' });
server.listen(listenPort, config.host, () => {
printStartupBanner(protocol, listenPort);
});
}
// Initialize WebSocket proxy for remote desktop client
initWsProxy(server, sessionMiddleware);
// Initialize BetterDesk native relay (WebSocket)
initBdRelay(server);
// Initialize Chat relay (WebSocket — agent ↔ operator, persistent via Go API)
initChatRelay(server, sessionMiddleware, goApiClient);
// Initialize Remote Desktop relay (WebSocket — agent JPEG ↔ browser viewer)
initRemoteRelay(server, sessionMiddleware);
// Initialize CDAP Terminal WebSocket proxy (browser ↔ Go server)
initCdapTerminalProxy(server, sessionMiddleware);
// Initialize CDAP Media WebSocket proxies (desktop, video, file browser)
initCdapMediaProxies(server, sessionMiddleware);
initMeshAshxProxy(server, sessionMiddleware);
// Initialize real-time device status push (Go event bus → browser)
initDeviceStatusPush(server, sessionMiddleware, config.betterdeskApiUrl, config.betterdeskApiKey);
initHelpRequestEmailService(config.betterdeskApiUrl, config.betterdeskApiKey);
// Start LAN Discovery UDP service
startDiscoveryService();
try {
const panelDiscovery = require('./services/panelDiscovery');
panelDiscovery.startPanelMdns();
} catch (err) {
console.warn('[server] mDNS panel discovery disabled:', err.message);
}
// Defer build workers until after listen + event-bus WS connect settle
// (#353): toolchain/DB work racing native addon init can abort Node 24.
setImmediate(() => {
// BetterDesk Support Generator — patches Client templates with custom.txt.
// Disabled when AGENT_BUILD_WORKER=off (small consoles without templates).
if (process.env.AGENT_BUILD_WORKER !== 'off') {
try {
const clientTemplateWorker = require('./services/clientTemplateWorker');
clientTemplateWorker.startWorker();
} catch (err) {
console.warn('[server] client template worker disabled:', err.message);
}
}
});
// ============ RustDesk Client API (WAN :21121 → Go :21114 proxy) ============
let apiServer = null;
if (config.apiEnabled) {
apiServer = startRustDeskApiServer();
} else if (config.serverBackend === 'betterdesk') {
console.log(` ║ Client API: disabled — use :${config.apiPort} proxy or Go :${config.goApiPort}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
}
// ============ Periodic Housekeeping ============
const housekeepingInterval = setInterval(async () => {
await authService.cleanupHousekeeping();
// Clean up old integration data (metrics >7d, audit >90d)
try {
await db.runIntegrationHousekeeping();
} catch (err) {
// Silent fail — don't crash the server for housekeeping
}
// Clean up old audit_log entries (>90 days)
try {
if (typeof db.cleanupOldAuditLogs === 'function') {
await db.cleanupOldAuditLogs(90);
}
} catch (err) {
// Silent fail
}
}, 60 * 60 * 1000); // Every hour
// ============ Periodic Online Status Sync ============
const syncInterval = parseInt(process.env.STATUS_SYNC_INTERVAL, 10) || 15; // seconds
const heartbeatStaleThreshold = parseInt(process.env.HEARTBEAT_STALE_THRESHOLD, 10) || 90; // seconds
const statusSyncInterval = setInterval(async () => {
try {
await serverBackend.syncOnlineStatus();
} catch (err) {
// Silent fail - don't crash the server
}
// Also clean up stale heartbeat-based online status
try {
if (typeof db.cleanupStaleOnlinePeers === 'function') {
await db.cleanupStaleOnlinePeers(heartbeatStaleThreshold);
}
} catch (err) {
// Silent fail
}
}, syncInterval * 1000);
// Initial sync on startup (after short delay for HBBS to be ready)
setTimeout(async () => {
try {
const result = await serverBackend.syncOnlineStatus();
if (result.synced > 0) {
console.log(`Initial status sync: ${result.synced} device(s) online`);
}
} catch (err) {
// Silent fail
}
}, 5000);
// Graceful shutdown
const shutdown = (signal) => {
console.log(`\n${signal} received. Shutting down gracefully...`);
clearInterval(housekeepingInterval);
clearInterval(statusSyncInterval);
const closePromises = [new Promise(r => server.close(r))];
if (apiServer) {
closePromises.push(new Promise(r => apiServer.close(r)));
}
Promise.all(closePromises).then(() => {
console.log('All servers closed.');
process.exit(0);
});
// Force exit after 10 seconds
setTimeout(() => {
console.error('Forced shutdown after timeout');
process.exit(1);
}, 10000);
};
process.on('SIGTERM', () => shutdown('SIGTERM'));
process.on('SIGINT', () => shutdown('SIGINT'));
} catch (err) {
console.error('Failed to start server:', err);
process.exit(1);
}
}
/**
* Start the dedicated RustDesk Client API server on a separate port.
* This is a minimal, hardened Express app with only 4 endpoints.
* Designed for WAN/internet exposure with aggressive security.
*/
function startRustDeskApiServer() {
const apiApp = express();
const { goApiProxy, getGoApiOrigin } = require('./middleware/goApiProxy');
const useGoProxy = config.apiProxyToGo && config.serverBackend === 'betterdesk';
// Trust proxy (use same configuration as main app — TRUST_PROXY env var)
apiApp.set('trust proxy', trustProxy);
// Apply WAN security middleware stack
const wanMiddleware = getWanMiddlewareStack();
for (const mw of wanMiddleware) {
apiApp.use(mw);
}
if (useGoProxy) {
// LAN registration is still handled in Node (not on Go API)
const registrationRoutes = require('./routes/registration.routes');
apiApp.use('/api/bd', registrationRoutes);
// /api/group* → Go (JWT from /api/login). Node requireAuth only accepts 64-char auth.db tokens.
apiApp.use(goApiProxy);
} else {
// Legacy: Node implements RustDesk API locally (SQLite-era deployments)
apiApp.use(express.json({ limit: '64kb', strict: true }));
apiApp.use('/', rustdeskApiRoutes);
const registrationRoutes = require('./routes/registration.routes');
apiApp.use('/api/bd', registrationRoutes);
}
// Catch-all for any unmatched routes (should not reach here due to pathWhitelist).
// We log every miss so missing RustDesk client compatibility endpoints are
// easy to spot in operations. Diagnostics suggestion credit:
// progloto (PR #81).
apiApp.use((req, res) => {
const ip = req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.socket?.remoteAddress || 'unknown';
const ua = String(req.headers['user-agent'] || '').slice(0, 80);
console.warn(`[rustdesk-api] 404 ${req.method} ${req.originalUrl} from ${ip} ua="${ua}"`);
res.status(404).end();
});
// Error handler — never leak internal errors
apiApp.use((err, req, res, next) => {
if (err.type === 'entity.parse.failed') {
console.warn('RustDesk API: JSON parse error from', req.socket?.remoteAddress);
return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid JSON' });
}
if (err.type === 'entity.too.large') {
return res.status(413).json({ error: 'Request too large' });
}
console.error('RustDesk API error:', err.message);
res.status(500).json({ error: 'Server error' });
});
// Start HTTP or HTTPS server for RustDesk Client API. By default TLS is used
// when certs are available, but self-signed deployments may set
// RUSTDESK_API_TLS=false because stock RustDesk clients cannot trust a
// private CA here. Keep that exception explicit: it affects only :21121.
let apiServerInstance;
const sslOptions = loadSslCertificates();
const useApiTls = shouldUseRustDeskApiTls(sslOptions);
if (useApiTls) {
apiServerInstance = https.createServer(sslOptions, apiApp);
attachPlainHttpTlsHint(apiServerInstance, config.apiPort);
console.log(` ║ API TLS: Enabled (HTTPS on :${config.apiPort})`.padEnd(53) + '║');
} else {
if ((config.sslCertPath || config.sslKeyPath) && config.rustdeskApiTls !== 'false') {
console.warn(`WARNING: SSL certs configured but invalid — API running insecure HTTP on :${config.apiPort}`);
}
if (sslOptions && String(config.rustdeskApiTls || '').toLowerCase() === 'false') {
console.warn(`WARNING: RUSTDESK_API_TLS=false — RustDesk Client API is HTTP on :${config.apiPort}. Use only behind a trusted network/VPN or with a low-privilege account.`);
}
apiServerInstance = http.createServer(apiApp);
}
apiServerInstance.on('error', (err) => {
if (err.code === 'EADDRINUSE') {
console.error(` ║ API Port: ${config.apiPort} FAILED (port in use)`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.error(` ║ Hint: Check if hbbs uses the same port, or`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.error(` ║ set API_PORT env var (default: 21121)`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.log(' ║ ║');
console.error(`WARNING: RustDesk Client API could not start on port ${config.apiPort}`);
console.error('Likely cause: hbbs API is on the same port. Client API default is 21121.');
console.error('The admin panel continues to run normally on port ' + config.port);
return; // Don't crash — let the panel continue running
}
if (err.code === 'EACCES') {
console.error(`WARNING: RustDesk Client API could not bind port ${config.apiPort} (permission denied)`);
console.error('Ports below 1024 require root or CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE — set API_PORT to a high port.');
return;
}
throw err;
});
apiServerInstance.listen(config.apiPort, config.apiHost, () => {
if (useGoProxy) {
console.log(` ║ Client API: :${config.apiPort} → Go ${getGoApiOrigin()}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
} else {
console.log(` ║ Client API: :${config.apiPort} (Node local handlers)`.padEnd(53) + '║');
}
console.log(' ║ ║');
});
// Set connection timeout (prevent slow loris)
apiServerInstance.headersTimeout = 15000;
apiServerInstance.requestTimeout = 10000;
apiServerInstance.keepAliveTimeout = 5000;
return apiServerInstance;
}
/**
* Print startup banner with server info
*/
function printStartupBanner(protocol, port) {
const sslStatus = config.httpsEnabled ? '🔒 HTTPS' : '🔓 HTTP';
// API port 21121 can use a separate TLS mode for RustDesk client compatibility.
const apiHasCerts = config.sslCertPath && config.sslKeyPath &&
fs.existsSync(config.sslCertPath) && fs.existsSync(config.sslKeyPath);
const apiProtocol = shouldUseRustDeskApiTls(apiHasCerts ? {} : null) ? 'HTTPS' : 'HTTP';
const apiStatus = config.apiEnabled ? `✅ Port ${config.apiPort} (${apiProtocol})` : '❌ Disabled';
const panelUrl = `${protocol}://${config.host}:${port}`;
const goApiUrl = redactUrlForLog(config.betterdeskApiUrl || process.env.BETTERDESK_API_URL || 'http://localhost:21114/api');
console.log('');
console.log(' ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗');
console.log(' ║ ║');
console.log(' ║ 🖥️ BetterDesk Console v' + config.appVersion.padEnd(23) + ' ║');
console.log(' ║ ║');
console.log(' ╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════╣');
console.log(' ║ ║');
console.log(` ║ Panel: ${panelUrl}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
if (config.httpsEnabled && config.httpRedirect) {
console.log(` ║ Redirect: http://${config.host}:${config.port} → :${config.httpsPort}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
}
console.log(` ║ Client API: ${apiStatus}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.log(` ║ Go API: ${goApiUrl}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.log(` ║ Mode: ${config.nodeEnv}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.log(` ║ Security: ${sslStatus}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
const dbLabel = (db.DB_TYPE === 'postgres' || db.DB_TYPE === 'postgresql')
? `PostgreSQL (${process.env.DATABASE_URL ? new URL(process.env.DATABASE_URL).hostname : 'localhost'})`
: path.basename(config.dbPath);
console.log(` ║ Database: ${dbLabel}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.log(` ║ Keys: ${config.keysPath}`.padEnd(53) + '║');
console.log(' ║ ║');
console.log(' ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝');
console.log('');
// BD-2026-006: Warn if panel is bound to all interfaces in non-Docker environments
if (config.host === '0.0.0.0' && !config.isDocker) {
console.log(' ⚠️ WARNING [SECURITY]: Panel bound to 0.0.0.0 (all interfaces).');
console.log(' Set HOST=127.0.0.1 in .env to restrict to localhost only.');
console.log('');
}
if (config.isProduction && config.host === '0.0.0.0' && !config.httpsEnabled) {
const betterdeskApi = require('./services/betterdeskApi');
betterdeskApi.getEnrollmentMode().then((result) => {
const mode = (result && result.data && (result.data.mode || result.data)) || 'open';
if (String(mode).toLowerCase() === 'open') {
console.log(' ⛔ ERROR [SECURITY]: Production panel on 0.0.0.0 without HTTPS and enrollment=open.');
console.log(' Prefer managed/locked enrollment, enable HTTPS, or bind HOST=127.0.0.1 behind a reverse proxy.');
console.log('');
}
}).catch(() => { /* Go API may not be ready yet */ });
}
// BD-2026-008: Warn if plaintext credentials file exists
const credFile = path.join(config.keysPath, '.admin_credentials');
if (fs.existsSync(credFile)) {
console.log(' ⚠️ WARNING [SECURITY]: Plaintext .admin_credentials file detected.');
console.log(' Delete it after noting the password: ' + credFile);
console.log('');
}
// BD-2026-009: Warn when proxy trust is enabled
if (trustProxy && trustProxy !== false && trustProxy !== 0) {
console.log(' ⚠️ NOTICE [SECURITY]: TRUST_PROXY is enabled (' + trustProxy + ').');
console.log(' Ensure a trusted reverse proxy sets X-Forwarded-For correctly.');
console.log('');
}
// L-01 (audit 2026-04-10): warn about disabled proxy trust in production
// — rate limiters and audit logs will see the proxy IP, not the client IP.
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && (!trustProxy || trustProxy === false || trustProxy === 0)) {
console.log(' ⚠️ WARNING [SECURITY]: NODE_ENV=production but TRUST_PROXY is disabled.');
console.log(' If the panel is behind a reverse proxy (nginx, Cloudflare, ALB,');
console.log(' Traefik…) rate-limit keys and audit logs will record the proxy IP,');
console.log(' not the real client IP. Set TRUST_PROXY=1 (single proxy) or a CIDR list.');
console.log('');
}
// H-04 (audit 2026-04-10): unconditional banner when the RustDesk client
// API TOTP bypass is enabled, regardless of acknowledgement — the bypass
// weakens 2FA on the WAN-facing :21121 endpoint and operators MUST be
// aware of it on every restart.
if (config.rustdeskApiDisableTotp) {
if (!config.rustdeskApiDisableTotpAck) {
console.log(' ⛔ ERROR [SECURITY]: RUSTDESK_API_DISABLE_TOTP=true but ACK flag is missing.');
console.log(' The bypass is IGNORED. Set RUSTDESK_API_DISABLE_TOTP_ACKNOWLEDGED=true');
console.log(' to confirm you accept disabling 2FA on the RustDesk client login.');
console.log('');
} else {
console.log(' ⚠️ WARNING [SECURITY]: TOTP is DISABLED on the RustDesk client API (:21121).');
console.log(' RustDesk desktop clients can log in with username+password only.');
console.log(' The web panel still enforces 2FA independently.');
console.log('');
}
}
}
// Start the server
startServer();
module.exports = app;