second try autostart

.env

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-ENV=            #empty|development|debug
+#empty|development|debug
+ENV=            
 PHOTO_DIR=images
 HOST=0.0.0.0
 PORT=8080
 INTERVAL_DEFAULT=10
-LOG_PATH= #path for logger files default .
+#path for logger files default {executable name}.log
+LOG_PATH=

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

@@ -113,23 +113,15 @@ jobs:
             echo "PORT=8080" > $BUILD_DIR/usr/share/$PKG_NAME/.env.template
           fi
 
-          # 5. Create the systemd Service File
+          # 5. Create a Template Autostart File (Instead of Systemd)
-          cat <<EOF > $BUILD_DIR/etc/systemd/system/$PKG_NAME.service
+          mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR/usr/share/$PKG_NAME/setup
-          [Unit]
+          cat <<EOF > $BUILD_DIR/usr/share/$PKG_NAME/setup/$PKG_NAME.desktop
-          Description=Slideshow Application Service
+          [Desktop Entry]
-          After=graphical.target
+          Type=Application
-
+          Name=Slideshow App
-          [Service]
+          Exec=/usr/bin/$PKG_NAME
-          Type=simple
-          Environment=DISPLAY=:0
-          Environment=XAUTHORITY=/home/youruser/.Xauthority
-          ExecStart=/usr/bin/$PKG_NAME
           WorkingDirectory=/usr/share/$PKG_NAME
-          Restart=always
+          Terminal=false
-          User=root
-
-          [Install]
-          WantedBy=multi-user.target
           EOF
           
           # 6. Create Control File
@@ -139,28 +131,60 @@ jobs:
           Section: utils
           Priority: optional
           Architecture: $ARCH
-          Maintainer: Your Name <you@example.com>
+          Maintainer: Adrian Zuercher <zuercher@tecamino.ch>
           Description: Slideshow Application
           EOF
 
-          # 7. Optional: Add post-install script to enable service automatically
+          # 7. Add post-install script for Autostart and Permissions
-          echo "create service"
+          cat <<'EOF' > $BUILD_DIR/DEBIAN/postinst
-          cat <<EOF > $BUILD_DIR/DEBIAN/postinst
           #!/bin/sh
-          # Check if .env exists in the target share folder
+          set -e  # Exit on error
-          if [ ! -f "/usr/share/$PKG_NAME/.env" ]; then
+
-              echo "Creating new .env from template..."
+          # 1. Detect the real user
-              cp /usr/share/$PKG_NAME/.env.template /usr/share/$PKG_NAME/.env
+          # We use 'who' and 'awk' as a fallback because $SUDO_USER is sometimes empty in Gitea/CI environments
-          else
+          REAL_USER=${SUDO_USER:-$(who | awk '{print $1}' | head -n1)}
-              echo ".env already exists, skipping template copy to preserve settings."
+
+          # If still empty, default to 'mst' or 'pi' (adjust to your primary user)
+          if [ -z "$REAL_USER" ] || [ "$REAL_USER" = "root" ]; then
+              REAL_USER="mst" 
           fi
 
-          echo "reload"
+          USER_HOME=$(getent passwd "$REAL_USER" | cut -d: -f6)
-          systemctl daemon-reload
+
-          echo "enable service"
+          echo "Post-install: Target user is $REAL_USER"
-          systemctl enable $PKG_NAME.service
+          echo "Post-install: Target home is $USER_HOME"
-          echo "start service"
+
-          systemctl start $PKG_NAME.service
+          # 2. Setup .env from template
+          if [ ! -f "/usr/share/slideshowapp/.env" ]; then
+              echo "Creating .env from template..."
+              cp /usr/share/slideshowapp/env.template /usr/share/slideshowapp/.env || true
+          fi
+
+          # 3. Setup Autostart (THE FIX)
+          # We use -p to ensure parent directories exist and set ownership immediately
+          AUTOSTART_DIR="$USER_HOME/.config/autostart"
+
+          if [ -d "$USER_HOME" ]; then
+              echo "Creating autostart directory at $AUTOSTART_DIR"
+              mkdir -p "$AUTOSTART_DIR"
+              cp /usr/share/slideshowapp/setup/slideshowapp.desktop "$AUTOSTART_DIR/"
+              
+              # Critical: Change ownership of the folder and the file
+              chown -R "$REAL_USER:$REAL_USER" "$USER_HOME/.config"
+              chmod 644 "$AUTOSTART_DIR/slideshowapp.desktop"
+          else
+              echo "ERROR: Home directory $USER_HOME not found. Autostart not configured."
+          fi
+
+          # 4. Fix Chromium Profile Permissions
+          if [ -d "$USER_HOME/.config/chromium" ]; then
+              echo "Cleaning up Chromium locks for $REAL_USER..."
+              chown -R "$REAL_USER:$REAL_USER" "$USER_HOME/.config/chromium"
+              rm -f "$USER_HOME/.config/chromium/SingletonLock"
+              rm -f "$USER_HOME/.config/chromium/SingletonCookie"
+          fi
+
+          echo "Installation complete."
           EOF
           chmod 555 $BUILD_DIR/DEBIAN/postinst
 

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 images/
 slideshowApp
 schedule.json
+*.log

go.mod

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module slideshowApp
 go 1.25.4
 
 require (
-	gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v1.0.0
+	gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v1.0.1
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1

go.sum

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v1.0.0 h1:Quk0UJerOCy7xbHWYOuBXk0FQIgx4arjVDMt2ahvaO0=
+gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v1.0.1 h1:NCF/foyuf0wVKLkyy2y1FYvHo9pVaUuHc1GSU5bNVbc=
-gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FkzRTldUBBOd/iy2upycArDftSZ5trbsX5Ira5OzJgM=
+gitea.tecamino.com/paadi/tecamino-logger v1.0.1/go.mod h1:FkzRTldUBBOd/iy2upycArDftSZ5trbsX5Ira5OzJgM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=

main.go

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var staticFolder = "./web/static/"
 
 func main() {
 
+	env.Load(".env")
+
 	logConfig := logging.DefaultConfig()
 	logConfig.Debug = env.Env.GetValue() == "debug"
 
@@ -26,9 +28,6 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	logger.Debug("main", "load enviroment variable")
-	env.Load(".env")
-
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 
 	uploadFolder := env.PhotoDir.GetValue()