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Summary

The one-click "connect to local instance" button hardcoded localhost, which points at the monitor's own container when it runs in Docker (the default install) — so the connection fails for most first-run users. This resolves the correct host based on how the monitor is actually running.

Changes

  • Add GET /system/connect-defaults — detects containerization (/.dockerenv, /run/.containerenv, KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST, PID 1 cgroup) and resolves the pre-fill host: an explicit DB_HOST wins → host.docker.internal when containerized → 127.0.0.1 on bare metal.
  • Empty-state button consumes it (button label + connection payload) and falls back to localhost if the probe fails.
  • README documents the Linux --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway requirement (works out of the box on Docker Desktop).
  • Tests: 9 backend (runtime.util.spec.ts), updated + 3 new frontend cases (NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx); tsc --noEmit clean on api and web.

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  • Unit / integration tests added
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Onboarding and connection-default UX only; new read-only system endpoint with conservative fallbacks and no auth or data-path changes.

Overview
Fixes the empty-state one-click local connect when the monitor runs in Docker by no longer hardcoding localhost (which targets the monitor container, not the host).

Adds GET /system/connect-defaults, backed by new runtime.util logic: detect containerization, honor non-loopback DB_HOST / DB_PORT, otherwise pick host.docker.internal or 127.0.0.1, and when host.docker.internal does not resolve, fall back using network mode (host networking → loopback; Docker/Podman bridge → default gateway; avoid CNI gateway on Kubernetes).

DockerQuickStart calls that endpoint on mount, shows Preparing… until the probe finishes (with timeout), uses the resolved host/port for the button label and POST body, hides one-click when source === 'env', and sends hostSource to telemetry instead of internal hostnames. README adds host.docker.internal / Linux --add-host guidance.

Tests cover runtime.util and expanded NoConnectionsGuard quick-connect cases.

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  • New Features

    • Docker quick connect now automatically detects the appropriate database host and port.
    • Added support for connecting to host-machine databases from Docker, including Linux host-gateway setups.
    • Added a system endpoint that provides connection defaults based on the runtime environment.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when host detection or connectivity checks fail.
    • Environment-configured database hosts are handled safely with clear manual setup guidance.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance for connecting Docker-based deployments to host-machine databases.

The one-click "connect to local instance" button hardcoded localhost, which
points at the monitor's own container when it runs in Docker (the default
install), so the connection fails.

Add GET /system/connect-defaults: it detects whether the monitor is
containerized (/.dockerenv, /run/.containerenv, KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST, or
PID 1 cgroup) and resolves the host to pre-fill — an explicit DB_HOST wins,
else host.docker.internal when containerized, else 127.0.0.1. The empty-state
button consumes it (label + payload) and falls back to localhost if the probe
fails. README documents the --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway
requirement on Linux.
Comment thread apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts
…'t defeat detection

Dockerfile.prod bakes ENV DB_HOST=localhost, which resolveDefaultDbHost treated as an operator override and returned early — so the published image (the default install this targets) resolved to localhost and never reached host.docker.internal. Treat a loopback DB_HOST as no host intent and fall through to container detection; only a non-loopback DB_HOST is a real override. (Bugbot #380)
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Review notes on runtime.util.ts, system.controller.ts, NoConnectionsGuard.tsx and the two test files.

The isLoopbackHost precedence logic, the cgroup / /.dockerenv / KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST probe's error handling (it correctly never throws), the effect's cancelled cleanup and the README hunk all look right. Five things below.

1. apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts:44--network host containers get host.docker.internal, breaking a flow that works today

isContainerized() returns true for any container (via /.dockerenv), including one started with --network host — a mode this repo actively documents (README.md:159-170 "Run with Host Network (Access localhost services)", docs/troubleshooting.md:20, docs/ai-features.md:111+). Under host networking on Linux the container shares the host netns, so 127.0.0.1/localhost already reaches the host's Valkey; host.docker.internal is a bridge-network name Docker does not inject in that mode, so the one-click button will now fail with ENOTFOUND host.docker.internal.

The README's own example (--network host -e DB_HOST=localhost -e DB_PORT=6380) hits this and (2) simultaneously: the loopback DB_HOST is deliberately discarded, containerized is true, and the button offers an unresolvable host.

Detection needs a host-network signal (compare the container's netns against the host's, or probe whether host.docker.internal resolves before recommending it), or the resolved host should be verified server-side before it's offered.

2. apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts:24DB_HOST is honored but DB_PORT is ignored

The endpoint returns a non-loopback DB_HOST with source: 'env', but the frontend hardcodes port: 6379 (NoConnectionsGuard.tsx:406,433). The empty state is exactly what an operator sees when the env-configured startup connection failed (connection-registry.service.ts:64-99) — i.e. the case where DB_HOST is set. With the documented DB_HOST=your-valkey-host DB_PORT=6380 pairing, the button renders "Connect your-valkey-host:6379 →" and creates a Local Valkey connection on the wrong port with setAsDefault: true. Either return DB_PORT from the endpoint and use it, or keep the env host out of this "local instance" button entirely.

3. apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.tsx:412 — the operator's DB hostname now goes to PostHog

capture('quick_connect_succeeded', { source: 'empty_state_localhost', host: localHost }) flows to PostHog when telemetry is enabled (useTelemetry.tsPosthogTelemetryClient). Since the resolved host can be a verbatim DB_HOST (see 2), an internal name like valkey.prod.corp.internal leaves the operator's network. Previously only the constant source was sent. Sending the classification the endpoint already returns ('env' | 'docker' | 'local') gives the same signal without the hostname.

4. apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.tsx:427 — button is clickable while the probe is in flight

localHost starts as 'localhost' and the button is only disabled={connecting}. On a containerized monitor the label reads "Connect localhost:6379 →" until the probe resolves, and a click in that window POSTs host: 'localhost' with setAsDefault: true — reproducing the exact failure this PR fixes, except now persisted as the default connection the user has to delete. Worth gating the button (or the handler) on the probe having settled.

5. apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx:266 — the fallback test is vacuous

localhost is the initial state value, so findByRole(/connect localhost:6379/i) matches on the first render, before the rejected probe is observed. The test passes identically if the .catch() handler is deleted or setLocalHost is never guarded. Resolving the probe rejection first (e.g. await waitFor on the probe call) or asserting the label after flushing microtasks would actually exercise the fallback.

Resolve PR #380 review notes (jamby77):
- runtime.util: add resolveDefaultDbHostChecked, which DNS-probes
  host.docker.internal before offering it. Under --network host Docker
  doesn't inject that name, so 127.0.0.1 (which already reaches the host)
  is used instead of an ENOTFOUND name. (#1)
- controller/util: return a validated DB_PORT from connect-defaults and
  use it for the local connection, so DB_HOST/DB_PORT pairs no longer
  create a connection on the wrong port. (#2)
- NoConnectionsGuard: send the host classification (env/docker/local) to
  telemetry instead of the resolved hostname, which can be an internal
  DB_HOST. (#3)
- NoConnectionsGuard: gate the connect button until the mount probe
  settles, so a click can't POST the placeholder localhost as default. (#4)
- tests: cover the DNS-probe fallback, DB_PORT, telemetry classification,
  and probe gating; replace the vacuous fallback test. (#5)
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@jamby77 thank you for the thorough review! All of the issues should have been fixed now

Comment thread apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts
…is unresolvable

Bugbot: falling back to 127.0.0.1 was wrong for the README's primary
`docker run` (default bridge, no --add-host) — on Linux host.docker.internal
doesn't resolve there and 127.0.0.1 is the container itself, reintroducing the
failure this endpoint fixes.

A failed lookup is ambiguous between two cases needing opposite hosts, so
disambiguate instead of assuming loopback:
- --network host (shared netns, docker0/br-* visible): host is at 127.0.0.1.
- default/custom bridge: host is the default gateway (e.g. 172.17.0.1).
- loopback only as last resort when neither signal is available.

Probes (DNS resolve, host-network, default gateway) are injected so the
precedence stays unit-testable; adds bridge/host-net/last-resort cases.
Comment thread apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts
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Verified before reviewing: both new suites pass (runtime.util.spec.ts 17/17, NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx 14/14) and ESLint is clean on the new API files. prettier --check fails on the three newly added files.

Two blockers, six follow-ups.

Blocker 1: quick-connect strips credentials for the env source

The POST now uses the API-resolved localHost/localPort, which for source: 'env' is the operator's DB_HOST/DB_PORT — but the body still omits username/password and hardcodes tls: false.

await fetchApi<{ id: string }>('/connections', {
method: 'POST',
body: JSON.stringify({
name: 'Local Valkey',
host: localHost,
port: localPort,
dbIndex: 0,
tls: false,
setAsDefault: true,

connection-registry.service.ts already attempts an env-default connection at boot with DB_USERNAME/DB_PASSWORD and TLS, so the empty state — and therefore this button — is only reachable when that attempt already failed. The button then advertises Connect valkey.prod.corp.internal:6380 → and re-attempts the same host with credentials stripped, failing with NOAUTH (or a TLS handshake error) on any secured instance, and persisting it as the default connection named "Local Valkey". Either exclude the env source from this button, or carry the configured credentials and TLS setting.

Blocker 2: no timeout on the probe that gates the CTA

</p>
<button
type="button"
onClick={handleConnectLocalhost}
disabled={connecting || !probeSettled}
className="w-full h-10 rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-sm font-semibold hover:bg-primary/90 active:scale-[0.98] transition-all disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2 cursor-pointer"
>
{!probeSettled
? 'Preparing…'

disabled={connecting || !probeSettled} gates the primary onboarding CTA on the probe settling, but fetchApi has no timeout or abort. If /system/connect-defaults hangs — stalled reverse proxy, dropped TCP — the request never settles, .finally never runs, and the button stays "Preparing..." and disabled indefinitely. That is a regression from the previously always-clickable button. A client-side timeout that forces setProbeSettled(true) with the localhost fallback restores the old floor.

Follow-ups

  1. defaultIsHostNetwork() only recognises docker0 / br-* as the shared-netns signal. Under Podman (/run/.containerenv makes isContainerized() true) run with --network host, the host bridge is podman0/cni-podman0, so this returns false; host.docker.internal does not resolve either, so it falls through to getDefaultGateway() — which in the host netns is the machine's LAN default route. The UI then offers Connect 192.168.1.1:6379 →, the user's router. Same outcome on a Docker host started with the default bridge disabled. Comparing /proc/self/ns/net against /proc/1/ns/net is the robust check.

* host-networked one sees the host's docker bridges (`docker0`, `br-*`). This
* is the signal that distinguishes the two `host.docker.internal`-unresolvable
* cases, which need OPPOSITE hosts (loopback vs. the bridge gateway).
*/
const defaultIsHostNetwork = (): boolean => {
try {
return readdirSync('/sys/class/net').some((n) => n === 'docker0' || n.startsWith('br-'));
} catch {
return false;

  1. The bridge-gateway fallback assumes "default gateway == the operator's host", which only holds for a Docker bridge. In Kubernetes isContainerized() is true via KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST, host.docker.internal never resolves, and isHostNetwork() is false, so the pod's CNI gateway (e.g. 10.244.0.1) is returned with source: 'docker' and presented as the local database host. Same on ECS/Fargate/Cloud Run. Worth gating this branch on an actual Docker/Podman marker rather than on generic containerization.

// host.docker.internal is unreachable — pick the right host for the netmode.
if (isHostNetwork()) {
return { host: '127.0.0.1', source: 'local' };
}
const gateway = getDefaultGateway();
if (gateway) {
return { host: gateway, source: 'docker' };
}
return { host: '127.0.0.1', source: 'local' };

  1. The 500 ms DNS budget is a hard failure boundary, not just a latency cap. If the lookup is merely slow on Docker Desktop (cold resolver, contended embedded DNS), host.docker.internal is misclassified as unresolvable and the code returns the bridge gateway 172.17.0.1 — which on Docker Desktop is the Linux VM, not the macOS/Windows host where the database actually runs. On timeout, the optimistic host.docker.internal answer is the safer default.

/** Valkey/Redis default port, used whenever DB_PORT is unset or unparseable. */
const DEFAULT_DB_PORT = 6379;
/** How long to wait for the host.docker.internal DNS probe before giving up. */
const HOST_RESOLVE_TIMEOUT_MS = 500;
/** Loopback / "this machine" hosts that carry no cross-host intent. */
function isLoopbackHost(host: string): boolean {
const h = host.trim().toLowerCase();

  1. Ignoring every loopback DB_HOST also discards deliberate loopback intent, because there is no way to distinguish the baked ENV DB_HOST=localhost from an operator override. A container that genuinely runs the database in the same network namespace and sets DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 gets host.docker.internal instead — and in Kubernetes that degrades to the CNI gateway per item 2. Comparing against the known baked default, or using a dedicated marker env var, preserves explicit intent.

export function resolveDefaultDbHost(input: {
dbHost?: string | null;
containerized: boolean;
}): DefaultDbHost {
const explicit = input.dbHost?.trim();
if (explicit && !isLoopbackHost(explicit)) {
return { host: explicit, source: 'env' };
}
if (input.containerized) {

  1. prettier --check fails on runtime.util.ts, runtime.util.spec.ts and NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx. The main offender is the 104-char if condition and the chained .match().reverse().map()prettier --write on the new files clears it.

// /proc/net/route: default route has Destination 00000000; Gateway is a
// little-endian hex IPv4 (e.g. 010011AC -> 172.17.0.1).
for (const line of readFileSync('/proc/net/route', 'utf8').split('\n').slice(1)) {
const f = line.trim().split(/\s+/);
if (f.length > 2 && f[1] === '00000000' && /^[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}$/.test(f[2]) && f[2] !== '00000000') {
const octets = f[2].match(/../g)!.reverse().map((h) => parseInt(h, 16));
return octets.join('.');
}
}

  1. The new useEffect uses single-line conditionals (if (cancelled) return;, if (defaults?.host) setLocalHost(defaults.host); and the two following lines), which CLAUDE.md forbids: "Don't use one line loops or conditionals."

useEffect(() => {
let cancelled = false;
fetchApi<{ host: string; port?: number; source?: string }>('/system/connect-defaults')
.then((defaults) => {
if (cancelled) return;
if (defaults?.host) setLocalHost(defaults.host);
if (typeof defaults?.port === 'number') setLocalPort(defaults.port);
if (defaults?.source) setHostSource(defaults.source);
})

Items 1 to 4 share a shape with the findings on #378: "couldn't determine" is being treated as "determined negative". Distinguishing absent from unknown, and preferring the optimistic answer on unknown, would cover all of them at once.

- Hide the one-click local connect for an env-resolved host: its
  credentials and TLS live server-side and can't be carried client-side,
  so a one-click POST would strip them and fail on any secured instance.
  Route that case to the manual form instead.
- Bound the connect-defaults probe with an AbortController + 4s timeout so
  a hung request can't gate the CTA on 'Preparing...' forever; fall back
  to the localhost floor.
- Recognise Podman host-network bridges (podman0/cni-podman0/cni-*) so
  --network host under Podman isn't misread as a default bridge.
- Gate the default-gateway fallback on a real Docker/Podman marker so
  Kubernetes/ECS/Fargate fall back to loopback instead of offering the
  CNI gateway as the database host.
- Brace the useEffect conditionals; prettier-format the touched files.
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The API now resolves database connection defaults from environment and runtime data. The dashboard probes these defaults before Docker quick connect, uses the resolved host and port, and falls back safely when probing fails. Tests and README guidance cover Docker, host networking, and configured hosts.

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Docker connection defaults

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Runtime host and port resolution
apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts, apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.spec.ts
Runtime utilities resolve explicit, local, Docker, gateway, and loopback hosts. They validate ports and detect Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes environments. Tests cover probe and fallback behavior.
Connection defaults endpoint
apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts
GET /system/connect-defaults returns the resolved host, port, and containerized status.
Dashboard quick-connect flow
apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.tsx, apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx, README.md
The dashboard probes connection defaults with timeout and cancellation handling. Docker quick connect uses the resolved values, waits for probing, hides one-click setup for configured hosts, and falls back to localhost. Tests and README guidance cover the supported Docker paths.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 7beba

The onboarding endpoint can currently disclose the configured database host to reachable self-hosted callers, exposing internal network details. Redacting that host is needed before this PR is ready to merge; the other follow-ups are non-blocking.

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Pushed fixes for both blockers and follow-ups 1, 2, 5, and 6 in 7beba49. Two responses on the ones I'm intentionally deferring:

Follow-up 3 (500 ms DNS budget):

Good catch that this conflates "slow" with "unresolvable". On Docker Desktop a timed-out lookup wrongly falls to 172.17.0.1 (the Linux VM). The reason I'm holding off: dns.lookup doesn't cleanly hand us "timeout vs. NXDOMAIN", so "keep the optimistic host.docker.internal on timeout" needs either a resolver that surfaces the failure cause or a bigger budget, and either way it only bites when the initial probe is slow (the answer is cached after that). I'd rather treat it as a focused follow-up than fold a timing-sensitive change into this PR, so I'm filing it as a separate issue with the Docker Desktop repro. OK to keep the 500 ms floor for now?

Follow-up 4 (ignoring loopback DB_HOST):

This one is deliberate rather than an oversight. Dockerfile.prod bakes ENV DB_HOST=localhost, so honoring a loopback DB_HOST would let the baked default defeat detection and resolve to the container itself, which is the exact failure this endpoint exists to prevent. You're right that it also discards a genuine same-netns intent, but distinguishing "baked default" from "operator override" needs a dedicated marker (e.g. a DB_HOST_EXPLICIT env, or not baking the default), a small contract change I'd rather do deliberately than infer. Capturing it as a follow-up; the loopback-ignoring behavior stays for this PR.

Filed as follow-ups: #394 (FU3, DNS probe timeout) and #395 (FU4, deliberate loopback DB_HOST intent).

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* NOT where a database lives, so the gateway fallback must not fire there.
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const defaultHasDockerRuntime = (): boolean =>
existsSync('/.dockerenv') || existsSync('/run/.containerenv');

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hasDockerRuntime treats /run/.containerenv as proof of a Docker/Podman bridge whose default gateway is the operator host. CRI-O has written that same marker in every pod since 1.22, so OpenShift/CRI-O still takes the CNI gateway fallback this change is meant to block. KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST is already detected nearby but is not consulted here.

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apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx (1)

40-62: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider failing on unmatched paths.

installFetch resolves undefined for any path it does not know. If a component starts calling a new endpoint, the mock silently returns undefined and the failure appears as an unrelated assertion error. Reject with an explicit message instead.

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-    return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    return Promise.reject(new Error(`unmocked fetchApi path: ${path}`));

Verify that no existing test depends on the undefined resolution before applying this.

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In `@apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx` around lines 40 - 62,
Update installFetch so unmatched fetchApi paths reject with an explicit error
instead of resolving undefined, while preserving the existing
/system/connect-defaults and optional /connections behavior. Verify existing
tests do not rely on the fallback before changing it.
apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.tsx (1)

385-391: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Narrow the hostSource state type.

hostSource holds 'env' | 'docker' | 'local'. The current string | null type does not protect the hostSource !== 'env' comparison on Line 478 against a typo. Declare the union so a mismatch fails at compile time.

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-  const [hostSource, setHostSource] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  type HostSource = 'env' | 'docker' | 'local';
+  const [hostSource, setHostSource] = useState<HostSource | null>(null);
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In `@apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.tsx` around lines 385 - 391,
Update the hostSource state declaration in NoConnectionsGuard to use the
explicit 'env' | 'docker' | 'local' union, while retaining null as the
initial/unresolved state. Keep the existing hostSource comparisons and behavior
unchanged.
README.md (1)

40-47: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider linking the host-network alternative.

The callout gives only the --add-host option for Linux. The README documents a second option at "Run with Host Network (Access localhost services)". Add a pointer so Linux readers can choose either approach.

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In `@README.md` around lines 40 - 47, Update the Docker connectivity callout near
the host.docker.internal guidance to link to the documented “Run with Host
Network (Access localhost services)” alternative, so Linux users can choose
either host-gateway resolution or host networking.
apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts (1)

30-39: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider caching the resolved defaults.

Each request runs synchronous filesystem reads (/proc/1/cgroup, /proc/net/route, /sys/class/net) plus a DNS lookup of up to 500 ms on the event loop. The result cannot change during the process lifetime. Memoize it after the first successful resolution.

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In `@apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts` around lines 30 - 39, Memoize the
successful result of getConnectDefaults so repeated requests reuse the resolved
defaults instead of rerunning container detection, filesystem reads, and DNS
resolution. Add a module-level cached promise or value and populate it only
after the full resolution succeeds, while preserving retries after failures and
returning the same { ...resolved, containerized, port } shape.
apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts (1)

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Consider excluding in-cluster pods from defaultHasDockerRuntime.

The docstring states that Kubernetes must not reach the gateway fallback. Docker-runtime Kubernetes nodes still create /.dockerenv inside pods, so hasDockerRuntime() can return true in a cluster. The gateway then resolves to the CNI gateway, which the comment identifies as wrong.

Add a Kubernetes check so the marker cannot fire in-cluster.

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-const defaultHasDockerRuntime = (): boolean =>
-  existsSync('/.dockerenv') || existsSync('/run/.containerenv');
+const defaultHasDockerRuntime = (): boolean =>
+  !process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST &&
+  (existsSync('/.dockerenv') || existsSync('/run/.containerenv'));
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In `@apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts` around lines 130 - 138, Update
defaultHasDockerRuntime so it returns false when running inside Kubernetes, even
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Inline comments:
In `@apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts`:
- Around line 30-39: Update getConnectDefaults so responses resolved from
DB_HOST (source "env") return host: null while preserving the resolved source
and the existing containerized and port fields; leave other host sources
unchanged.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts`:
- Around line 130-138: Update defaultHasDockerRuntime so it returns false when
running inside Kubernetes, even if /.dockerenv or /run/.containerenv exists;
preserve the existing marker-based detection for non-cluster Docker/Podman
runtimes and use the repository’s established Kubernetes-detection symbol or
helper.

In `@apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts`:
- Around line 30-39: Memoize the successful result of getConnectDefaults so
repeated requests reuse the resolved defaults instead of rerunning container
detection, filesystem reads, and DNS resolution. Add a module-level cached
promise or value and populate it only after the full resolution succeeds, while
preserving retries after failures and returning the same { ...resolved,
containerized, port } shape.

In `@apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.test.tsx`:
- Around line 40-62: Update installFetch so unmatched fetchApi paths reject with
an explicit error instead of resolving undefined, while preserving the existing
/system/connect-defaults and optional /connections behavior. Verify existing
tests do not rely on the fallback before changing it.

In `@apps/web/src/components/NoConnectionsGuard.tsx`:
- Around line 385-391: Update the hostSource state declaration in
NoConnectionsGuard to use the explicit 'env' | 'docker' | 'local' union, while
retaining null as the initial/unresolved state. Keep the existing hostSource
comparisons and behavior unchanged.

In `@README.md`:
- Around line 40-47: Update the Docker connectivity callout near the
host.docker.internal guidance to link to the documented “Run with Host Network
(Access localhost services)” alternative, so Linux users can choose either
host-gateway resolution or host networking.
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Comment on lines +30 to +39
@Get('connect-defaults')
async getConnectDefaults(): Promise<DefaultDbHost & { containerized: boolean; port: number }> {
const containerized = isContainerized();
const resolved = await resolveDefaultDbHostChecked({
dbHost: process.env.DB_HOST,
containerized,
});
const port = resolveDefaultDbPort(process.env.DB_PORT);
return { ...resolved, containerized, port };
}

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rg -n -C5 'connect-defaults|containerized|resolved\.host|source' apps --glob '*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx}' || true
printf '%s\n' '--- static verifier ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re

controller = Path("apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts").read_text()
guard = Path("apps/api/src/auth/cloud-auth.guard.ts").read_text()
module = Path("apps/api/src/auth/cloud-auth.module.ts").read_text()

route = re.search(
    r"`@Get`\('connect-defaults'\)(?P<body>.*?)(?=\n\s*@|\n\s*})",
    controller,
    re.S,
)
assert route, "connect-defaults route not found"
body = route.group("body")

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assert "return true" in guard, "self-hosted guard is not an unconditional allow"
assert "provide: APP_GUARD" in module and "useClass: CloudAuthGuard" in module
assert "return { ...resolved, containerized, port };" in body
assert "resolved.source === 'env' ? null : resolved.host" not in body

print("route_has_no_specific_guard=true")
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from pathlib import Path
import re

controller = Path("apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts").read_text()
guard = Path("apps/api/src/auth/cloud-auth.guard.ts").read_text()
module = Path("apps/api/src/auth/cloud-auth.module.ts").read_text()

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    controller,
    re.S,
)
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module = Path("apps/api/src/auth/cloud-auth.module.ts").read_text()
runtime = Path("apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts").read_text()

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    "route_spreads_resolved_host": "return { ...resolved, containerized, port };" in controller,
    "route_has_no_specific_guard": "`@UseGuards`" not in controller,
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    "self_hosted_guard_allows": "return true" in guard,
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Redact DB_HOST from /system/connect-defaults.

CloudAuthGuard allows all self-hosted requests, and this route has no additional guard. When source is 'env', the spread response exposes the configured DB_HOST to any reachable caller. Return host: null for this source while preserving source, containerized, and port.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts` around lines 30 - 39, Update
getConnectDefaults so responses resolved from DB_HOST (source "env") return
host: null while preserving the resolved source and the existing containerized
and port fields; leave other host sources unchanged.

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Approving — the connect-defaults resolution is sound and the risky parts hold up.

Verified while reviewing: fetchApi does forward signal, so the 4s abort works; the effect's cancelled flag survives a StrictMode double-mount; the Promise.race timeout rejection is handled and the timer is unref'd; the little-endian /proc/net/route parse is correct (010011AC -> 172.17.0.1) and skips 0.0.0.0 and the header row; the DNS probe only runs for the literal host.docker.internal. Ignoring a loopback DB_HOST is genuinely needed since Dockerfile.prod bakes ENV DB_HOST=localhost.

Three non-blocking follow-ups:

  1. apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts:180 - the gateway fallback assumes the default route is the container host. Under rootless Podman with --network host (no docker0/podman0 in the netns) or a macvlan/ipvlan network it returns the LAN router, so the button reads Connect 192.168.1.1:6379. Self-limiting in practice: the host is visible in the label, and addConnection connects before persisting so a bad host yields an inline error and nothing saved.

  2. apps/api/src/system/runtime.util.ts:94 - defaultIsHostNetwork() false-positives inside a docker-in-docker devcontainer or CI runner, where the inner dockerd creates docker0 in the container's own netns. The resolver then returns 127.0.0.1. Not a regression (that is what master hardcodes today), just a missed case.

  3. apps/api/src/system/system.controller.ts:38 - the response ships the verbatim DB_HOST when source === 'env', but the frontend discards it. Worth noting the same reasoning applies more strongly to the failure path: trackDbConnectFailed already sends the raw host to telemetry, and this change raises the odds a real private-network address lands there.

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