Docker: Build Optimization and Enhanced Non-Root/Volumeless Support (#5024)

* docker: optimize build layers and enhance permission handling

- Pre-created hardcoded dirs in Dockerfile to support volumeless non-root runs.
- Enhanced slightly docker-entrypoint.sh with robust volume detection and safer chown logic.
- Included legacy 'backups' directory... again.
- Added dos2unix to install list.
- Updated .dockerignore
- Updated comments
- Smaller fixes

* fix(docker): removed unnecessary comment, and the... *sighs* backups dir, again

* Exclude DS_Store everywhere

* Exclude tests and all jsconfigs from docker images

* Exclude local plugins from docker builds

* fix(docker): backups are back... yay xD

* feat(docker): add robust healthcheck script

- Added `docker/healthcheck.cjs`: A standalone, dependency-free Node.js script for verifying server status.
- Updated `Dockerfile`: Added HEALTHCHECK instruction and script copy step.
- Features: Auto-detects port from env/config, handles IPv4/IPv6 fallback, auto-retries HTTPS on socket hangup, and sets custom User-Agent.

* Fix .dockerignore permission

* Revert "feat(docker): add robust healthcheck script"

This reverts commit fa634fb08884cdef9245a12271cb9a13b487365f.

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Co-authored-by: Cohee <18619528+Cohee1207@users.noreply.github.com>

.dockerignore

@@ -1,21 +1,61 @@
+# --- Git & CI ---
 .git
 .github
-.vscode
-node_modules
-npm-debug.log
-readme*
-Start.bat
-/dist
-/backups
-cloudflared.exe
-access.log
-/data
-/cache
-.DS_Store
-/public/scripts/extensions/third-party
-/colab
-.gemini
+.gitignore
+
+# --- Docker ---
+/Dockerfile
+/.dockerignore
+/docker/docker-compose.yml
 /docker/config
 /docker/extensions
 /docker/data
 /docker/plugins
+/public/scripts/extensions/third-party
+
+# --- Plugins (keep only package files) ---
+/plugins/*
+!/plugins/package.json
+!/plugins/package-lock.json
+
+# --- The Folders ---
+/backups
+/cache
+/colab
+/data
+/dist
+/node_modules
+/tests
+
+# --- Sensitive Info ---
+**/.env*
+**/*.pem
+**/certs
+
+# --- Documentation ---
+readme*
+*.md
+Update-Instructions.txt
+
+# --- OS & System Junk ---
+**/.DS_Store
+*.bat
+*.cmd
+*.exe
+start.sh
+
+# --- Dev Config ---
+.editorconfig
+.eslintrc.cjs
+.eslintrc*
+.vscode
+**/jsconfig.json
+.npmignore
+.gemini
+replit.nix
+.replit
+.nomedia
+
+# -- Logs & Temp ---
+*.log
+**/tmp

Dockerfile

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ FROM node:lts-alpine3.23
 ARG APP_HOME=/home/node/app
 
 # Install system dependencies
-# Added su-exec and shadow to support optional PUID/PGID user mapping
-RUN apk add --no-cache gcompat tini git git-lfs su-exec shadow
+# "Don't rely on the base image for tools; if you call it, you install it." ;)
+RUN apk add --no-cache gcompat tini git git-lfs su-exec shadow dos2unix
 
 # Create app directory and set ownership
 WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
@@ -21,28 +21,28 @@ RUN \
   echo "*** Install npm packages ***" && \
   npm ci --no-audit --no-fund --loglevel=error --no-progress --omit=dev && npm cache clean --force
 
-# Create config directory and link config.yaml
+# Create config directory and link config.yaml. Added hardcoded dirs(constants.js?)
+# that must be present for Non-Root Mode and volumeless docker runs.
 RUN \
   rm -f "config.yaml" || true && \
-  ln -s "./config/config.yaml" "config.yaml" || true && \
-  mkdir "config" || true
-# Set ownership
-RUN chown -R node:node config
+  mkdir -p config data plugins public/scripts/extensions/third-party backups && \
+  chown -R node:node config data plugins public/scripts/extensions/third-party backups && \
+  ln -s "./config/config.yaml" "config.yaml"
 
 # Pre-compile public libraries
 RUN \
   echo "*** Run Webpack ***" && \
   node "./docker/build-lib.js"
 
-# Set the entrypoint script
+# Set the entrypoint script and cleanup
 RUN \
   echo "*** Cleanup ***" && \
   mv "./docker/docker-entrypoint.sh" "./" && \
-  rm -rf "./docker" && \
   echo "*** Make docker-entrypoint.sh executable ***" && \
   chmod +x "./docker-entrypoint.sh" && \
   echo "*** Convert line endings to Unix format ***" && \
-  dos2unix "./docker-entrypoint.sh"
+  dos2unix "./docker-entrypoint.sh" && \
+  rm -rf "./docker"
 
 # Fix extension repos permissions
 RUN git config --global --add safe.directory "*"

docker/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ start_sillytavern() {
     # Config Check
     if [ ! -e "config/config.yaml" ]; then
         echo "Resource not found, copying from defaults: config.yaml"
-        $PREFIX cp -r "default/config.yaml" "config/config.yaml"
+        $PREFIX cp "default/config.yaml" "config/config.yaml"
     fi
 
     # Execute postinstall to auto-populate config.yaml with missing values
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ start_sillytavern() {
 
 # Dirs that MUST be present at this point (e.g for volumeless docker runs).
 # Please update list, if in the future a related perm issue appear.
-CORE_DIRS="config data plugins public/scripts/extensions/third-party"
+CORE_DIRS="config data plugins public/scripts/extensions/third-party backups"
 
 # Mounted Volumes (External)
 # Parse mounts, handling files vs directories
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ for mount in $RAW_MOUNTS; do
 
         # Performance Safety: If the file is in the root of the app,
         # we do NOT add the parent (App Root), or we will recursively scan the whole app.
-        if [ "$PARENT_DIR" = "/home/node/app" ]; then
-            MOUNTED_DIRS="$MOUNTED_DIRS $mount"
-        else
-            MOUNTED_DIRS="$MOUNTED_DIRS $PARENT_DIR"
-        fi
+        [ "$PARENT_DIR" != "/home/node/app" ] && MOUNTED_DIRS="$MOUNTED_DIRS $PARENT_DIR" || MOUNTED_DIRS="$MOUNTED_DIRS $mount"
     else
         # It is a directory, add it directly
         MOUNTED_DIRS="$MOUNTED_DIRS $mount"
@@ -53,21 +49,19 @@ CHECK_DIRS=$(echo "$CORE_DIRS $MOUNTED_DIRS" | tr ' ' '\n' | sort -u)
 for dir in $CHECK_DIRS; do
     if [ ! -e "$dir" ]; then
         echo "Creating missing directory: $dir"
-        mkdir -p "$dir"
+        mkdir -p "$dir" 2>/dev/null || echo "Warning: Could not create $dir" >&2
     fi
 done
 
-# Change permissions only if started as Root(UID 0) and needed.
+# Mode Selection
 if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
     # Check if PUID/PGID variables are provided
     if [ -n "$PUID" ] && [ -n "$PGID" ]; then
-        TARGET_UID=$PUID
-        TARGET_GID=$PGID
-        echo "Non-root mode requested (UID:$TARGET_UID GID:$TARGET_GID)."
+        echo "Mode: PUID/PGID (UID:$PUID GID:$PGID)"
 
         # Update the internal 'node' user to match requested IDs
-        groupmod -o -g "$TARGET_GID" node
-        usermod -o -u "$TARGET_UID" -g "$TARGET_GID" node
+        groupmod -o -g "$PGID" node
+        usermod -o -u "$PUID" -g "$PGID" node
 
         for dir in $CHECK_DIRS; do
             if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
@@ -75,11 +69,9 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
                 DIR_UID=$(stat -c '%u' "$dir")
                 DIR_GID=$(stat -c '%g' "$dir")
 
-                if [ "$DIR_UID" != "$TARGET_UID" ] || [ "$DIR_GID" != "$TARGET_GID" ]; then
+                if [ "$DIR_UID" != "$PUID" ] || [ "$DIR_GID" != "$PGID" ]; then
                     echo "(Detected mismatch) Adjusting permissions for: $dir."
-                    if ! chown -R node:node "$dir"; then
-                        echo "Error: Failed to update permissions for '$dir'."
-                    fi
+                    chown -R node:node "$dir" || echo "Warning: Failed to update permissions for '$dir'." >&2
                 fi
             fi
         done
@@ -87,16 +79,17 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
         # Fix config file specifically
         chown node:node "config/config.yaml" 2>/dev/null
 
+        # Set execution prefix to run as 'node' user
         EXEC_PREFIX="su-exec node:node"
     else
         # Default: Run as Root (original behavior)
-        echo "Running in default (root) mode."
+        echo "Mode: Default (Root)"
         EXEC_PREFIX=""
     fi
 
 else
     # Non-Root Mode (Docker CLI --user flag)
-    echo "Running as detected user (UID: $(id -u))."
+    echo "Mode: Strict Non-Root (UID: $(id -u))"
     # We CANNOT auto-fix permissions in this mode because we lack privileges.
     # Relying solely on the user configuring their host permissions correctly.
     EXEC_PREFIX=""