remove live-api dependency and update release config for direct exe link

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -101,24 +101,24 @@ build:
 
     - |
       if (Test-Path "update-payload.zip") {
-        Write-Host "Build artifact verified: update-payload.zip exists"
+        Write-Host "✓ Build artifact verified: update-payload.zip exists"
         $size = (Get-Item update-payload.zip).Length
         Write-Host "  Size: $size bytes"
       } else {
-        Write-Error "Build artifact missing: update-payload.zip"
+        Write-Error "✗ Build artifact missing: update-payload.zip"
         exit 1
       }
 
       if (Test-Path "manifest.json") {
-        Write-Host "Manifest file verified"
+        Write-Host "✓ Manifest file verified"
         Get-Content manifest.json | ConvertFrom-Json | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
       } else {
-        Write-Error "Manifest file missing"
+        Write-Error "✗ Manifest file missing"
         exit 1
       }
 
       if (Test-Path "validation-report.json") {
-        Write-Host "Validation report verified"
+        Write-Host "✓ Validation report verified"
       }
 
     - Write-Host "Packaging Electron application..."
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ build:
     - |
       Write-Host "Publishing Release to GitLab..."
       $versionTag = "v$env:CI_PIPELINE_IID"
+      $exeFile = (Get-ChildItem dist/*.exe | Select-Object -First 1).Name
+      $exeUrl = $exeFile -replace " ", "%20"
       
       $releaseBody = @{
         name = "Vyla Home Release $versionTag"
@@ -135,6 +137,11 @@ build:
         ref = "$env:CI_COMMIT_SHA"
         assets = @{
           links = @(
+            @{
+              name = "$exeFile"
+              url = "$env:CI_PROJECT_URL/-/jobs/artifacts/$env:CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/raw/dist/$exeUrl?job=build"
+              link_type = "package"
+            },
             @{
               name = "update-payload.zip"
               url = "$env:CI_PROJECT_URL/-/jobs/artifacts/$env:CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/raw/update-payload.zip?job=build"
@@ -142,10 +149,6 @@ build:
             @{
               name = "manifest.json"
               url = "$env:CI_PROJECT_URL/-/jobs/artifacts/$env:CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/raw/manifest.json?job=build"
-            },
-            @{
-              name = "Download All Build Artifacts (including Windows Installer)"
-              url = "$env:CI_PROJECT_URL/-/jobs/artifacts/$env:CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/download?job=build"
             }
           )
         }
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ build:
 
       try {
         $createdRelease = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$env:CI_PROJECT_ID/releases" -Method Post -Headers $releaseHeaders -Body $releaseBody
-        Write-Host "Release successfully published: $($createdRelease.tag_name)"
+        Write-Host "✓ Release successfully published: $($createdRelease.tag_name)"
       } catch {
         Write-Warning "Release creation failed: $($_.Exception.Message)"
         exit 1

main.js

@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ button:active {
     });
     playerExpressServer = playerExpressApp.listen(3001);
 
-    await serviceManager.waitForPorts([3000, 3001, 7860, 5000]);
+    await serviceManager.waitForPorts([3000, 3001, 7860]);
 
     const healthChecks = [
       { port: 3001, name: 'player' },