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Anso 32a7d53b2b feat: RBAC, atomic deployments, fleet backups, and licensing (Pro) (#185)
* feat: add RBAC viewer accounts, atomic deployments, and fleet-wide backups (Pro)

Introduces three Pro-tier features:

- RBAC: Multi-user system with admin/viewer roles, user management UI,
  automatic migration from single-admin credentials, viewer restrictions
  across the entire UI (read-only editor, hidden action buttons)

- Atomic Deployments: Pre-deploy file backup to .sencho-backup/, automatic
  rollback on health probe failure, manual rollback button, health probes
  added to stack updates, webhook-triggered deploys use atomic rollback

- Fleet-Wide Backups: Point-in-time snapshots of compose files across all
  nodes (local + remote), stored centrally in SQLite, per-stack restore
  with optional redeploy, graceful handling of offline nodes

* fix(settings): use correct ProGate prop name in UsersSection

* fix(settings): remove unused isPro prop from UsersSection

* fix(auth): fetch user info after login and setup so isAdmin is set correctly

* feat(pricing): revise pricing strategy and enforce variant-based seat limits

Raise Personal Pro from $49/yr to $69/yr with 3 viewer seats (up from 1).
Add $15/mo billing option for Team Pro. Mark lifetime pricing as a
90-day early-adopter offer. Store Lemon Squeezy variant_name on
activation/validation and enforce seat limits server-side per variant.

* feat(licensing): add Lemon Squeezy checkout, webhook, and billing portal integration

Server-side checkout URL generation (POST /api/checkout) with admin email
pre-fill and instance_id custom data. HMAC-SHA256 verified webhook endpoint
(POST /api/webhooks/lemonsqueezy) handling order, subscription, and payment
lifecycle events for automatic license activation. Customer billing portal
link stored from webhook events and exposed via GET /api/billing/portal.
In-app checkout buttons in Settings with manual license key fallback.

* fix(licensing): exempt Lemon Squeezy webhook from auth middleware

The catch-all auth middleware on /api/* was blocking the public webhook
endpoint. Added /webhooks/lemonsqueezy to the exemption list alongside
/auth/* and /webhooks/:id/trigger.

* feat(pricing): update pricing to final live rates

Personal Pro: $7.99/month, $69.99/year, $249 lifetime.
Team Pro: $49.99/month, $499.99/year, $1,499 lifetime.
Added personal_monthly checkout variant across backend, frontend, and website.

* refactor(licensing): remove server-side checkout/webhook for self-hosted model

Sencho is self-hosted — each user runs their own instance, so there is
no central server to receive webhooks or hold the store API key. Replaced
in-app checkout buttons with a "View Pricing" redirect to sencho.io and
kept manual license key activation as the primary flow.

- Delete LemonSqueezyService (checkout, webhook, HMAC verification)
- Remove POST /api/checkout, GET /api/billing/portal, POST /api/webhooks/lemonsqueezy
- Remove raw body parser and auth exemption for webhook route
- Remove all LEMONSQUEEZY_* env vars from .env.example
- Replace checkout buttons in SettingsModal with single "View Pricing" button
- Simplify LicenseContext checkout to open sencho.io pricing page
- Update licensing docs to reflect website-based purchase flow

* chore: normalize em-dashes to hyphens across codebase (linter)

* chore: remove accidentally tracked directories from index
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---
title: Host Console
description: An interactive terminal on your host OS, directly in the browser - no SSH required.
---
The **Console** tab opens a full interactive terminal session on the machine running Sencho. It behaves exactly like an SSH session, but without needing an SSH server, client, or key management.
<Frame>
<img src="/images/host-console/host-console-overview.png" alt="Host Console showing a PowerShell prompt inside the Sencho container working directory" />
</Frame>
## What it is
The host console spawns a real PTY (pseudo-terminal) process on the Sencho host using `node-pty`. Your keystrokes are sent over a WebSocket and the terminal output is streamed back in real-time. The terminal emulator is [xterm.js](https://xtermjs.org/), the same engine used by VS Code's built-in terminal.
Features:
- Full colour and cursor support
- Tab completion (via the host shell)
- Scrollback buffer (10,000 lines)
- Automatic terminal resizing when you resize the browser window
- Copy and paste
## Opening the console
Click **Console** in the top navigation bar. The session starts immediately in the stack's working directory if a stack is selected, otherwise in the `COMPOSE_DIR` root.
The header shows the connection status (**Connected** in green) and which node the console is attached to.
Click **Close Console** to end the session and terminate the shell process on the host.
## Shell type
The shell depends on the host OS:
- **Linux/macOS hosts:** `bash` or `sh`
- **Windows hosts (Docker Desktop):** PowerShell (as shown in the screenshot - the console opens inside the Sencho container's Windows environment)
## Security model
The host console has a stricter authentication requirement than other features:
- Requires a valid **browser session** (httpOnly cookie). Node-proxy tokens used for multi-node communication are explicitly blocked.
- Each session is issued a short-lived **console token** (60-second TTL) before the WebSocket is established.
- Because the console gives full shell access to the host, you should secure your Sencho instance with HTTPS and a strong password if it is exposed to a network.
<Warning>
The host console provides unrestricted shell access to the machine running Sencho. Do not expose Sencho on a public network without HTTPS and strong authentication.
</Warning>
## Common uses
- Inspecting files in your `COMPOSE_DIR` without leaving the browser
- Running `docker compose logs --follow` or `docker ps` directly
- Editing files with `nano` or `vim` for quick fixes
- Running maintenance scripts or one-off commands on the host