fix: dashboard cards and stacks list do not update on remote node switch

- HomeDashboard: both polling useEffects now depend on activeNode?.id so
  intervals restart and stale local-node data is cleared immediately on
  node switch; added res.ok guard before calling res.json() to prevent
  error objects being written into stats/systemStats state
- EditorLayout: refreshStacks now guards res.ok before parsing the JSON
  body and iterates a typed fileList instead of the raw response value,
  preventing SyntaxError/TypeError when proxy returns a non-JSON response
  for an unreachable remote node

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+- **Fixed:** Dashboard cards (Active Containers, Host CPU, Host RAM, Docker Network) showing stale local-node data after switching to a remote node — `HomeDashboard` polling effects now depend on `activeNode?.id` and clear state immediately on node change.
+- **Fixed:** `refreshStacks` crashing with `SyntaxError` or `TypeError` when the remote proxy returns a non-JSON response (e.g., connection refused to unreachable remote node) — now checks `res.ok` before calling `res.json()` and iterates a typed `fileList` instead of the raw parsed value.
 - **Fixed:** Restored Local/Remote type selector and fixed state resets in the Add Node modal — form now resets to defaults every time the dialog opens, and the title reflects the chosen type dynamically.
 - **Fixed:** Remote node connection details failing to display Containers, Images, and CPU metrics — `testRemoteConnection` now fires parallel requests to `/api/stats`, `/api/system/stats`, and `/api/system/images` after auth succeeds, mapping real values into the info panel.
 - **Fixed:** Suppressed `[DEP0060] DeprecationWarning: util._extend` from `http-proxy@1.18.1` — override is applied to `process.emitWarning` before the proxy instances are created, cleanly intercepting the warning at its call site without suppressing other warnings.

frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx

@@ -123,12 +123,17 @@ export default function EditorLayout() {
     if (!background) setIsLoading(true);
     try {
       const res = await apiFetch('/stacks');
-      const stacks = await res.json();
-      setFiles(Array.isArray(stacks) ? stacks : []);
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        setFiles([]);
+        return;
+      }
+      const data = await res.json();
+      const fileList: string[] = Array.isArray(data) ? data : [];
+      setFiles(fileList);
 
       // Fetch status for each stack
       const statuses: StackStatus = {};
-      for (const file of stacks) {
+      for (const file of fileList) {
         try {
           const containersRes = await apiFetch(`/stacks/${file}/containers`);
           const containers = await containersRes.json();

frontend/src/components/HomeDashboard.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useNodes } from '@/context/NodeContext';
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle, CardDescription } from './ui/card';
 import { Area, AreaChart, CartesianGrid, XAxis, YAxis } from 'recharts';
 import { ChartContainer, ChartTooltip, ChartTooltipContent } from '@/components/ui/chart';
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const formatBytes = (bytes: number) => {
 };
 
 export default function HomeDashboard() {
+  const { activeNode } = useNodes();
   const [dockerRunInput, setDockerRunInput] = useState('');
   const [isConverting, setIsConverting] = useState(false);
   const [convertedYaml, setConvertedYaml] = useState('');
@@ -62,11 +64,13 @@ export default function HomeDashboard() {
   const [systemStats, setSystemStats] = useState<SystemStats | null>(null);
   const [metrics, setMetrics] = useState<any[]>([]);
 
-  // Fetch stats from backend
+  // Fetch container stats - re-runs when active node changes so stale data is cleared immediately
   useEffect(() => {
+    setStats({ active: 0, exited: 0, total: 0, inactive: 0 });
     const fetchStats = async () => {
       try {
         const res = await apiFetch('/stats');
+        if (!res.ok) return;
         const data = await res.json();
         setStats(data);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -76,10 +80,12 @@ export default function HomeDashboard() {
     fetchStats();
     const interval = setInterval(fetchStats, 5000);
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
+  }, [activeNode?.id]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
-  // Fetch system stats from backend
+  // Fetch system stats and historical metrics - re-runs when active node changes
   useEffect(() => {
+    setSystemStats(null);
+    setMetrics([]);
     const fetchSystemStats = async () => {
       try {
         const [sysRes, metricsRes] = await Promise.all([
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ export default function HomeDashboard() {
     fetchSystemStats();
     const interval = setInterval(fetchSystemStats, 5000);
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
+  }, [activeNode?.id]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
   const chartData = useMemo(() => {
     const buckets: Record<string, { time: string; timestamp: number; cpu: number; ram: number }> = {};