v1.1.33

removed stream-api & auth no need, fixed some issues aswell
prevented unnecessary automatic updates
2026-11-13 21:57:21 -05:00 · 2026-09-06 11:01:48 -07:00 · 2026-09-06 10:55:14 -07:00 · 2026-09-05 17:03:18 -07:00 · 2026-09-05 16:49:20 -07:00 · 2026-09-05 11:51:46 -07:00
22 changed files with 945 additions and 728 deletions
--- a/DOCUEMENTATION/CLEAR.bash
+++ b/DOCUEMENTATION/CLEAR.bash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bash -c 'pkill -9 -x node 2>/dev/null; pkill -9 -x "Vyla Home" 2>/dev/null; pkill -9 -x "vyla-home" 2>/dev/null; rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.vyla.home" "$HOME/Library/Application Support/vyla-home" "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/Caches/com.vyla.home" "$HOME/Library/Caches/vyla-home" "$HOME/Library/Caches/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/WebKit/com.vyla.home" "$HOME/Library/WebKit/vyla-home" "$HOME/Library/WebKit/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/Logs/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vyla.home.plist" "$HOME/.vyla-home" "/Applications/Vyla Home.app" "/Applications/vyla-home.app" "$HOME/Applications/Vyla Home.app" "$HOME/Applications/vyla-home.app" "src-tauri/target" "dist-build" "temp-validation-extract" "dist" "frontend" "player" "auth-proxy" "stream-api" "logs" "*.log" "download-temp.zip" "update-payload.zip" "manifest.json" "validation-report.json" "config/encrypted-credentials.json" "config/credentials.json"; echo "Vyla Home cleanup complete."'
--- a/DOCUEMENTATION/FIXES.md
+++ b/DOCUEMENTATION/FIXES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+If someone get's a Webview2 error, they need to download the WebView2Loader.dll and drag it in bin
+
+bin\WebView2Loader.dll
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,30 +1,24 @@
-# Vyla Home Engine
+# Vyla Home

-A high-performance, locally executed environment for the Vyla media ecosystem. Built on the Tauri v2 framework, Vyla Home acts as a secure native bridge between local microservices and a lightweight WebView2 rendering engine.
+A desktop application that provides a fast, secure, and private way to access the Vyla media ecosystem. Vyla Home runs everything locally on your computer, giving you quick access to streaming services without relying on external servers.

-## Architecture & Security
+## What It Does

-Vyla Home is designed around complete local isolation to maximize speed, privacy, and reliability:
+Vyla Home is a native desktop app that:

- **Zero External Reverse-Proxies**: All routing, API endpoints, and authentication middleware run strictly on local loopback interfaces (`127.0.0.1`), eliminating ISP throttling and data-center IP bans.
- **Native Memory Management**: Background Node.js lifecycle states are managed directly via OS-level memory handles (bypassing slow shell wrappers) for instant startup and teardown.
- **Cryptographic Obfuscation**: Client configurations and credentials are secured on-disk via hardware-derived AES-256-GCM encryption.
- **Automated Integrity Patching**: Payloads are dynamically verified using SHA-256 checksums and patched in-memory via C-level buffer scans.
+- **Runs locally** - All services run on your computer for maximum privacy and speed
+- **Manages streaming services** - Handles authentication and streaming APIs automatically
+- **Updates automatically** - Keeps itself up to date with the latest features and fixes
+- **Works offline** - Core functionality doesn't require constant internet connectivity
+- **Keeps your data secure** - Your credentials and settings are encrypted and stored locally

-## Build Requirements
+## How It Works

- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) (Latest Stable)
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v20+ LTS)
- Tauri CLI (`npm install -g @tauri-apps/cli`)
+When you launch Vyla Home, it:

-## Compilation
+1. Starts the necessary background services (media player server)
+2. Loads your saved settings and credentials (encrypted for security)
+3. Checks for updates and installs them if available
+4. Opens the user interface in a secure, embedded browser window

-The build pipeline has been optimized with Fat LTO and aggressive panic aborts to generate the smallest possible binary footprint.
-
-```bash
-npm install
-
-npm run build:payload
-
-npm run build
-```
+Everything happens on your machine - your data never leaves your computer except when communicating directly with streaming services.
--- a/build-pipeline.js
+++ b/build-pipeline.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
-const JavaScriptObfuscator = require('javascript-obfuscator');
 const AdmZip = require('adm-zip');
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');

 const BUILD_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'dist-build');
-const REPOS = ['frontend', 'player', 'auth-proxy', 'stream-api'];
+const REPOS = ['frontend', 'player'];

 const TEMP_EXTRACT_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'temp-validation-extract');

@@ -15,24 +14,25 @@ const GITLAB_GROUP = 'vyla-entertainment';
 const REPO_CONFIG = {
  'frontend': { name: 'frontend', branch: 'main' },
  'player': { name: 'player', branch: 'main' },
-  'auth-proxy': { name: 'auth-proxy', branch: 'main' },
-  'stream-api': { name: 'stream-api', branch: 'main' },
 };

+const clonedRepos = new Set();
+
 function clonePrivateRepo(repoConfig, targetDir) {
+  if (fs.existsSync(targetDir)) {
+    console.log(`Removing stale ${repoConfig.name} before fresh clone...`);
+    fs.rmSync(targetDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+
  const token = process.env.GITLAB_TOKEN || process.env.VYLA_GITLAB_TOKEN;
  const auth = token ? `oauth2:${token}@` : '';
  const repoUrl = `https://${auth}gitlab.com/${GITLAB_GROUP}/${repoConfig.name}.git`;

  try {
-    if (fs.existsSync(targetDir)) {
-      fs.rmSync(targetDir, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3, retryDelay: 100 });
-    }
-
    execSync(`git clone --depth 1 --branch ${repoConfig.branch} ${repoUrl} ${targetDir}`, {
      stdio: 'inherit'
    });
-
+    clonedRepos.add(repoConfig.name);
  } catch (error) {
    throw new Error(`Failed to clone ${repoConfig.name}: ${error.message}`);
  }
@@ -73,23 +73,6 @@ function cleanBuildDir() {
  fs.mkdirSync(BUILD_DIR, { recursive: true });
 }

-function obfuscateFile(filePath, isEsm = false) {
-  const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
-  const result = JavaScriptObfuscator.obfuscate(content, {
-    compact: true,
-    controlFlowFlattening: false,
-    deadCodeInjection: false,
-    debugProtection: false,
-    numbersToExpressions: false,
-    simplify: true,
-    stringArray: true,
-    stringArrayThreshold: 0.4,
-    stringArrayEncoding: [],
-    module: isEsm
-  });
-  fs.writeFileSync(filePath, result.getObfuscatedCode(), 'utf8');
-}
-
 function encryptCredentialsFile() {
  const CryptoUtils = require('./crypto-utils');

@@ -170,13 +153,6 @@ function processFolder(src, dest) {
      if (pkg.type === 'module') isEsm = true;
    } catch (e) { }
  }
-
-  for (const filePath of jsFiles) {
-    try {
-      obfuscateFile(filePath, isEsm);
-    } catch (e) {
-    }
-  }
 }

 function getFileChecksum(filePath) {
@@ -196,12 +172,10 @@ function validatePayload(zipPath) {
  zip.extractAllTo(TEMP_EXTRACT_DIR, true);

  const requiredFiles = [
-    'player/index.html',
-    'auth-proxy/server.js',
-    'stream-api/server.js',
+    'player/server.js',
    'frontend/index.html'
  ];
-
+  
  const validationResults = {
    valid: true,
    errors: [],
@@ -357,9 +331,11 @@ async function build() {
  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'manifest.json'), JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2), 'utf8');

  for (const repo of REPOS) {
-    const repoPath = path.join(__dirname, repo);
-    if (fs.existsSync(repoPath)) {
-      fs.rmSync(repoPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    if (clonedRepos.has(repo)) {
+      const repoPath = path.join(__dirname, repo);
+      if (fs.existsSync(repoPath)) {
+        fs.rmSync(repoPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      }
    }
  }

--- a/codemagic.yaml
+++ b/codemagic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+workflows:
+  macos-release:
+    name: Build macOS Release
+    max_build_duration: 60
+    instance_type: mac_mini_m2
+    environment:
+      groups:
+        - gitlab_credentials
+      node: 22.14.0
+    cache:
+      cache_paths:
+        - $HOME/.cargo/registry
+        - $HOME/.cargo/git
+        - src-tauri/target
+    scripts:
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        script: |
+          if ! command -v cargo &> /dev/null; then
+            curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
+          fi
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        script: |
+          export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+          npm install
+      - name: Build & Publish macOS Release
+        script: |
+          export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          node release.js --installer --tag="v$PACKAGE_VERSION"
+      - name: Verify bundled node permissions
+        script: |
+          if [ -f "bin/node" ]; then
+            chmod +x bin/node
+            xattr -cr bin/node || true
+            ls -la bin/node
+            file bin/node
+          fi
+          APP_NODE=$(find src-tauri/target/release/bundle -name "node" -path "*bin*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          if [ -n "$APP_NODE" ]; then
+            chmod +x "$APP_NODE"
+            xattr -cr "$APP_NODE" || true
+            ls -la "$APP_NODE"
+          fi
+    artifacts:
+      - src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/*.dmg
+      - src-tauri/target/release/bundle/macos/*.app
--- a/config/credentials-template.json
+++ b/config/credentials-template.json
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 {
    "player": {
-        "TMDB_KEY": "YOUR_TMDB_KEY_HERE",
-        "API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
-    },
-    "auth-proxy": {
-        "VITE_API_KEY": "YOUR_VITE_API_KEY_HERE",
-        "PROXY_VITE_API_KEY": "YOUR_PROXY_VITE_API_KEY_HERE"
-    },
-    "stream-api": {
-        "TMDB_API_KEY": "YOUR_TMDB_API_KEY_HERE",
-        "GA_MEASUREMENT_ID": "YOUR_GA_MEASUREMENT_ID_HERE",
-        "GA_API_SECRET": "YOUR_GA_API_SECRET_HERE",
-        "TOKEN_SECRET": "YOUR_TOKEN_SECRET_HERE"
+        "TMDB_KEY": "YOUR_TMDB_KEY_HERE"
    }
 }
--- a/config/env.json
+++ b/config/env.json
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 {
  "player": {
-    "PORT": "3001",
-    "BASE_URL": "http://localhost:7860",
-    "BYPASS_AUTH": "true"
-  },
-  "auth-proxy": {
-    "PORT": "3000",
-    "VITE_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:7860",
-    "DEV_BYPASS_AUTH": "true"
-  },
-  "stream-api": {
-    "PORT": "7860",
-    "PROXY_URL": "https://txt.primebox.workers.dev",
-    "PROXY_STREAMS": "true",
-    "ENABLE_DEBUG_ROUTE": "true",
-    "BYPASS_AUTH": "true",
-    "TOKEN_SECRET": "vyla_default_secure_token_secret_local_dev_32chars"
+    "PORT": "3000"
  }
 }
--- a/config/replacements.json
+++ b/config/replacements.json
@@ -2,40 +2,17 @@
  "frontend": [
    {
      "find": "https://player.vyla.cc",
-      "replace": "http://localhost:3001"
+      "replace": "http://localhost:3000"
    },
    {
      "find": "http://player.vyla.cc",
-      "replace": "http://localhost:3001"
-    },
-    {
-      "find": "https://api.vyla.cc",
-      "replace": "http://localhost:7860"
-    },
-    {
-      "find": "https://auth.vyla.cc",
      "replace": "http://localhost:3000"
    }
  ],
  "player": [
-    {
-      "find": "https://api.vyla.cc",
-      "replace": "http://localhost:7860"
-    },
-    {
-      "find": "https://auth.vyla.cc",
-      "replace": "http://localhost:3000"
-    },
    {
      "find": "https://player.vyla.cc",
      "replace": "http://localhost:4890"
    }
-  ],
-  "auth-proxy": [
-    {
-      "find": "https://player.vyla.cc",
-      "replace": "http://localhost:3001"
-    }
-  ],
-  "stream-api": []
+  ]
 }
--- a/github-client.js
+++ b/github-client.js
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ const path = require('path');

 const REPOS = {
    frontend: { branch: 'main' },
-    player: { branch: 'main' },
-    'stream-api': { branch: 'main' },
-    'auth-proxy': { branch: 'main' }
+    player: { branch: 'main' }
 };

 const GITLAB_GROUP = 'vyla-entertainment';
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@ const ServiceManager = require('./service-manager');
 const Patcher = require('./patcher');
 const UpdateClient = require('./update-client');

-const defaultAppData = path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'vyla-home', 'vyla-home-files');
+function getDefaultAppData() {
+  if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+    return path.join(os.homedir(), 'Library', 'Application Support', 'vyla-home', 'vyla-home-files');
+  }
+  if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+    return path.join(os.homedir(), '.local', 'share', 'vyla-home', 'vyla-home-files');
+  }
+  return path.join(os.homedir(), 'AppData', 'Roaming', 'vyla-home', 'vyla-home-files');
+}
+
 const APPDATA_DIR = (process.env.APPDATA_PATH && !process.env.APPDATA_PATH.includes('com.vyla.home'))
  ? process.env.APPDATA_PATH
-  : defaultAppData;
+  : getDefaultAppData();

 const LOGS_DIR = path.join(APPDATA_DIR, 'logs');
 try { fs.mkdirSync(LOGS_DIR, { recursive: true }); } catch (e) { }
@@ -25,8 +34,6 @@ debugLog("--- Node.js Process Started ---");
 let serviceManager;
 let expressApp;
 let expressServer;
-let playerExpressApp;
-let playerExpressServer;

 debugLog(`AppData Dir: ${APPDATA_DIR}`);

@@ -61,6 +68,9 @@ window.open = function(url) {
 </script></head>`
      );
      res.set('Content-Type', 'text/html');
+      res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private');
+      res.set('Expires', '-1');
+      res.set('Pragma', 'no-cache');
      res.send(injected);
    });
  };
@@ -81,11 +91,20 @@ cmdApp.get('/__tauri_cmd/:cmd', (req, res) => {
 });
 cmdApp.listen(4892, '127.0.0.1', () => debugLog("[CMD-SERVER] Dedicated command server listening on 127.0.0.1:4892"));

+process.stdin.resume();
+process.stdin.on('end', () => {
+  debugLog('stdin closed - parent died. Self-terminating...');
+  process.exit(0);
+});
+process.stdin.on('error', () => {
+  process.exit(0);
+});
+
 process.on('uncaughtException', (err) => {
  debugLog(`CRITICAL UNCAUGHT EXCEPTION: ${err.stack || err.message}`);
-  if (err.code === 'EPIPE') {
+  if (err.code === 'EPIPE' || err.code === 'EOF') {
    debugLog('Pipe to parent closed - parent process gone, exiting');
-    process.exit(1);
+    process.exit(0);
  }
  try { sendToTauri('error', { message: err.message }); } catch (e) { }
 });
@@ -96,8 +115,21 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason) => {
  sendToTauri('error', { message: reason && reason.message ? reason.message : String(reason) });
 });

-const envConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'config/env.json'), 'utf8'));
-const replacementsConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'config/replacements.json'), 'utf8'));
+function getEnvConfig() {
+  try {
+    const appPath = path.join(APPDATA_DIR, 'config/env.json');
+    if (fs.existsSync(appPath)) return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(appPath, 'utf8'));
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'config/env.json'), 'utf8'));
+  } catch (e) { return {}; }
+}
+
+function getReplacementsConfig() {
+  try {
+    const appPath = path.join(APPDATA_DIR, 'config/replacements.json');
+    if (fs.existsSync(appPath)) return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(appPath, 'utf8'));
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'config/replacements.json'), 'utf8'));
+  } catch (e) { return {}; }
+}

 const updateClient = new UpdateClient(APPDATA_DIR);

@@ -106,10 +138,13 @@ async function start() {
  sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Loading core configuration files...' });

  const patcher = new Patcher(APPDATA_DIR);
-  serviceManager = new ServiceManager(APPDATA_DIR, envConfig);
+  serviceManager = new ServiceManager(APPDATA_DIR, getEnvConfig());

  const installBuild = async (release) => {
    const tempZipPath = path.join(APPDATA_DIR, 'download-temp.zip');
+    if (fs.existsSync(tempZipPath)) {
+      try { fs.unlinkSync(tempZipPath); } catch (e) { }
+    }
    let attempts = 0;
    let downloadSuccess = false;

@@ -119,9 +154,13 @@ async function start() {
        debugLog(`Attempting to download update (Attempt ${attempts})...`);
        sendToTauri('status', { message: `Connecting to download servers (Attempt ${attempts}/3)...` });

+        let lastPercent = -1;
        await updateClient.downloadUpdate(release, tempZipPath, (downloaded, total) => {
          const percent = total > 0 ? Math.round((downloaded / total) * 100) : 0;
-          sendToTauri('download-progress', { downloaded, total, percent });
+          if (percent !== lastPercent) {
+            lastPercent = percent;
+            sendToTauri('download-progress', { downloaded, total, percent });
+          }
        });

        debugLog('Download complete. Verifying checksum...');
@@ -142,12 +181,14 @@ async function start() {

        debugLog('Extraction complete. Applying patches...');
        sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Applying configuration patches...' });
-        patcher.applyPatches(replacementsConfig);
+        patcher.applyPatches(getReplacementsConfig());

        sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Migrating security credentials...' });
        patcher.bridgeCredentials(serviceManager.credentialManager);
        patcher.saveCurrentVersion(release.version, release.sha256);

+        serviceManager.envConfig = getEnvConfig();
+
        if (fs.existsSync(tempZipPath)) {
          fs.unlinkSync(tempZipPath);
        }
@@ -169,10 +210,58 @@ async function start() {

  try {
    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Inspecting local workspace and installed files...' });
-    const isFirstRun = !patcher.verifyExtraction();
-    const localVersion = patcher.getCurrentVersion();
-    const localSha = patcher.getCurrentSha();
-    debugLog(`Is First Run: ${isFirstRun}, Local Version: ${localVersion}`);
+    let isFirstRun = !patcher.verifyExtraction();
+    let localVersion = patcher.getCurrentVersion();
+    let localSha = patcher.getCurrentSha();
+    debugLog(`Is First Run: ${isFirstRun}, Local Version: ${localVersion}, Local SHA: ${localSha}`);
+
+    function findLocalZip() {
+      const searchRoots = [__dirname, process.cwd()];
+      for (const root of searchRoots) {
+        let cur = root;
+        for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+          const zp = path.join(cur, 'update-payload.zip');
+          if (fs.existsSync(zp)) {
+            const mp = path.join(cur, 'manifest.json');
+            return { zipPath: zp, manifestPath: fs.existsSync(mp) ? mp : null };
+          }
+          const parent = path.dirname(cur);
+          if (parent === cur) break;
+          cur = parent;
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const localFound = findLocalZip();
+    let localZipPath = localFound ? localFound.zipPath : null;
+    let localManifestPath = localFound ? localFound.manifestPath : null;
+    let localZipManifest = null;
+
+    if (localManifestPath) {
+      try {
+        localZipManifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(localManifestPath, 'utf8'));
+      } catch (e) { }
+    }
+
+    if (localZipPath && (isFirstRun || (localZipManifest && localZipManifest.sha256 !== localSha))) {
+      debugLog(`Applying local development payload from: ${localZipPath}`);
+      sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Extracting local development payload...' });
+      patcher.purgeOldCode();
+      patcher.extractZipPayload(localZipPath);
+      patcher.applyPatches(getReplacementsConfig());
+      patcher.bridgeCredentials(serviceManager.credentialManager);
+
+      const ver = localZipManifest ? localZipManifest.version : '1.1.32';
+      const sha = localZipManifest ? localZipManifest.sha256 : null;
+      patcher.saveCurrentVersion(ver, sha);
+      serviceManager.envConfig = getEnvConfig();
+
+      isFirstRun = false;
+      localVersion = ver;
+      localSha = sha;
+      debugLog("Local payload applied successfully.");
+    }

    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Connecting to update servers...' });
    let release = null;
@@ -180,18 +269,43 @@ async function start() {
      debugLog("Fetching updates from updateClient...");
      release = await updateClient.checkForUpdates();
      debugLog(`Update check finished. Found: ${release ? release.version : 'None'}`);
+
+      let appPkgVer = '0.0.0';
+      try {
+        appPkgVer = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'package.json'), 'utf8')).version || '0.0.0';
+      } catch (e) { }
+
+      if (release && release.version) {
+        const rVer = release.version.replace('v', '').split('.').map(Number);
+        const aVer = appPkgVer.split('.').map(Number);
+        let isOlder = false;
+        for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+          if ((rVer[i] || 0) < (aVer[i] || 0)) { isOlder = true; break; }
+          if ((rVer[i] || 0) > (aVer[i] || 0)) { break; }
+        }
+        if (isOlder) {
+          debugLog(`Remote version ${release.version} is older than local package ${appPkgVer}. Ignoring remote release.`);
+          release = null;
+        }
+      }
    } catch (e) {
      debugLog(`Update check failed (offline?): ${e.message}`);
      sendToTauri('status', { message: `Update server check skipped (${e.message})` });
    }

+    const normalizeVer = (v) => (v || '').toString().replace(/^v/, '').trim();
+
    if (release) {
-      const hasUpdate = release.version !== localVersion || (release.sha256 && release.sha256 !== localSha);
+      const isNewerSha = release.sha256 && localSha && release.sha256 !== localSha;
+      const isDifferentVer = normalizeVer(release.version) !== normalizeVer(localVersion);
+      const hasUpdate = (isDifferentVer || isNewerSha) && !localZipPath;
+
      if (isFirstRun) {
-        debugLog("First run. Installing remote build...");
+        debugLog("First run with no local payload. Installing remote build...");
        sendToTauri('status', { message: 'First run detected. Preparing initial installation...' });
        await installBuild(release);
      } else if (hasUpdate) {
+
        debugLog("Update available. Prompting user...");
        sendToTauri('status', { message: `New update available (${release.version}). Awaiting confirmation...` });

@@ -241,9 +355,17 @@ async function start() {
        sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Extracting local baseline payload...' });
        patcher.purgeOldCode();
        patcher.extractZipPayload(localZip);
-        patcher.applyPatches(replacementsConfig);
+        patcher.applyPatches(getReplacementsConfig());
        patcher.bridgeCredentials(serviceManager.credentialManager);
-        patcher.saveCurrentVersion("1.0.0");
+
+        let ver = "1.0.0";
+        try {
+          const man = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'manifest.json'), 'utf8'));
+          ver = man.version || ver;
+        } catch (e) { }
+
+        patcher.saveCurrentVersion(ver);
+        serviceManager.envConfig = getEnvConfig();
        debugLog("Local payload extracted successfully.");
      } else {
        debugLog("No local payload found!");
@@ -252,43 +374,21 @@ async function start() {

    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Validating critical components...' });
    if (!patcher.verifyExtraction()) {
-      throw new Error('No application files found. Check your internet connection and try again.');
+      throw new Error('No application files found. Ensure you run "npm run build:payload" to generate the local development payload.');
    }

    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Loading encrypted credentials...' });
    serviceManager.credentialManager.loadCredentials();

-    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Starting background services (auth-proxy, stream-api)...' });
+    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Starting background services (player)...' });
    await serviceManager.startServices([
-      { name: 'auth-proxy', relativeDir: 'auth-proxy' },
-      { name: 'stream-api', relativeDir: 'stream-api' },
+      { name: 'player', relativeDir: 'player', startScript: 'server.js' }
    ]);
    debugLog("Backend services spawn requested.");

-    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Binding player web server on port 3001...' });
-    const playerDir = path.join(APPDATA_DIR, 'player');
-    playerExpressApp = express();
-    playerExpressApp.use((req, res, next) => {
-      res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
-      res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET,POST,OPTIONS');
-      res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*');
-      if (req.method === 'OPTIONS') return res.sendStatus(200);
-      next();
-    });
-    playerExpressApp.get('/__tauri_cmd/:cmd', (req, res) => {
-      debugLog(`[PLAYER-SERVER:3001] Command received: ${req.params.cmd} (window: ${req.query.window || 'main'})`);
-      sendToTauri('tauri-cmd', { cmd: req.params.cmd, url: req.query.url, window: req.query.window });
-      res.sendStatus(200);
-    });
-    playerExpressApp.use(sameTabNavMiddleware(playerDir));
-    playerExpressApp.use(express.static(playerDir, { maxAge: '1d', etag: true }));
-    playerExpressApp.get('*', (req, res) => { res.sendFile(path.join(playerDir, 'index.html')); });
-    playerExpressServer = playerExpressApp.listen(3001, '127.0.0.1');
-    debugLog("Player Express running on 3001");
-
-    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Waiting for microservices to bind ports (3000, 3001, 7860)...' });
-    await serviceManager.waitForPorts([3000, 3001, 7860]);
-    debugLog("Ports 3000, 3001, 7860 are ready.");
+    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Waiting for microservices to bind port 3000...' });
+    await serviceManager.waitForPorts([3000]);
+    debugLog("Port 3000 is ready.");

    sendToTauri('status', { message: 'Binding UI server on port 4890...' });
    const frontendDir = path.join(APPDATA_DIR, 'frontend');
@@ -305,17 +405,29 @@ async function start() {
      sendToTauri('tauri-cmd', { cmd: req.params.cmd, url: req.query.url, window: req.query.window });
      res.sendStatus(200);
    });
+
    expressApp.use(sameTabNavMiddleware(frontendDir));
-    expressApp.use(express.static(frontendDir, { maxAge: '1d', etag: true }));
-    expressApp.get('*', (req, res) => { res.sendFile(path.join(frontendDir, 'index.html')); });
+    expressApp.use(express.static(frontendDir, {
+      etag: false,
+      setHeaders: (res) => {
+        res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private');
+      }
+    }));
+    expressApp.use(express.static(path.join(frontendDir, 'src'), {
+      etag: false,
+      setHeaders: (res) => {
+        res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private');
+      }
+    }));
+    expressApp.get('*', (req, res) => {
+      res.set('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, private');
+      res.sendFile(path.join(frontendDir, 'index.html'));
+    });

    const FRONTEND_PORT = 4890;
    expressApp.use('/build', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'build')));
-    if (playerExpressApp) {
-      playerExpressApp.use('/build', express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'build')));
-    }

-    expressServer = expressApp.listen(FRONTEND_PORT, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+    expressServer = expressApp.listen(FRONTEND_PORT, () => {
      sendToTauri('status', { message: 'All backend services running and healthy.' });
      debugLog("Frontend Express running on 4890. Sending READY to Tauri.");
      sendToTauri('ready', { url: `http://localhost:${FRONTEND_PORT}` });
@@ -331,17 +443,23 @@ process.on('exit', () => {
  if (serviceManager) {
    for (const name of Object.keys(serviceManager.processes)) {
      const proc = serviceManager.processes[name];
-      if (proc && proc.child) {
-        try { proc.child.kill('SIGKILL'); } catch (e) { }
+      if (proc && proc.child && proc.child.pid) {
+        try {
+          if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+            require('child_process').spawnSync('taskkill', ['/F', '/T', '/PID', proc.child.pid.toString()], { stdio: 'ignore', windowsHide: true });
+          } else {
+            process.kill(-proc.child.pid, 'SIGKILL');
+          }
+        } catch (e) { }
      }
    }
  }
 });

-process.on('SIGINT', async () => {
-  if (expressServer) expressServer.close();
-  if (playerExpressServer) playerExpressServer.close();
-  if (serviceManager) await serviceManager.stopAll();
+process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+  process.exit(0);
+});
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
  process.exit(0);
 });

--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "name": "vyla-home",
-  "version": "1.1.7",
+  "version": "1.1.33",
  "description": "Vyla Home Desktop App Launcher",
  "main": "main.js",
  "scripts": {
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
    "express": "^4.19.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0",
-    "javascript-obfuscator": "^4.1.0"
+    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0"
  },
  "build": {
    "appId": "com.vyla.home",
@@ -55,4 +54,4 @@
      "installerHeaderIcon": "build/icon.ico"
    }
  }
-}
+}
--- a/patcher.js
+++ b/patcher.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const AdmZip = require('adm-zip');
-const JavaScriptObfuscator = require('javascript-obfuscator');
 const CryptoUtils = require('./crypto-utils');

 class Patcher {
@@ -64,17 +63,24 @@ class Patcher {
      const fullPath = path.join(this.appDataPath, dir);
      if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
        try {
-          fs.rmSync(fullPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+          const trashPath = path.join(this.appDataPath, `.trash_${dir}_${Date.now()}`);
+          fs.renameSync(fullPath, trashPath);
+          fs.rmSync(trashPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
        } catch (e) {
          try {
-            const trashPath = fullPath + '.trash.' + Date.now();
-            fs.renameSync(fullPath, trashPath);
-          } catch (renameErr) {
-            console.warn(`Could not remove or rename ${fullPath}. It will be overwritten.`);
-          }
+            fs.rmSync(fullPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+          } catch (err2) { }
        }
      }
    }
+    try {
+      const files = fs.readdirSync(this.appDataPath);
+      for (const file of files) {
+        if (file.startsWith('.trash_')) {
+          fs.rmSync(path.join(this.appDataPath, file), { recursive: true, force: true });
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) { }
  }

  extractZipPayload(zipPath) {
@@ -93,9 +99,7 @@ class Patcher {

  verifyExtraction() {
    const requiredFiles = [
-      'player/index.html',
-      'auth-proxy/server.js',
-      'stream-api/server.js',
+      'player/server.js',
      'frontend/index.html'
    ];

@@ -141,43 +145,6 @@ class Patcher {
          }
        }

-        if (ext === '.js') {
-          try {
-            content = JavaScriptObfuscator.obfuscate(content, {
-              compact: true,
-              controlFlowFlattening: true,
-              controlFlowFlatteningThreshold: 1,
-              deadCodeInjection: true,
-              deadCodeInjectionThreshold: 0.4,
-              debugProtection: false,
-              disableConsoleOutput: false,
-              identifierNamesGenerator: 'hexadecimal',
-              log: false,
-              numbersToExpressions: true,
-              renameGlobals: false,
-              selfDefending: true,
-              simplify: true,
-              splitStrings: true,
-              splitStringsChunkLength: 5,
-              stringArray: true,
-              stringArrayCallsTransform: true,
-              stringArrayCallsTransformThreshold: 1,
-              stringArrayEncoding: ['rc4'],
-              stringArrayIndexShift: true,
-              stringArrayRotate: true,
-              stringArrayShuffle: true,
-              stringArrayWrappersCount: 5,
-              stringArrayWrappersChainedCalls: true,
-              stringArrayWrappersParametersMaxCount: 5,
-              stringArrayWrappersType: 'function',
-              stringArrayThreshold: 1,
-              transformObjectKeys: true,
-              unicodeEscapeSequence: false
-            }).getObfuscatedCode();
-            modified = true;
-          } catch (e) { }
-        }
-
        if (modified) {
          fs.writeFileSync(fullPath, content, 'utf8');
        }
@@ -186,7 +153,7 @@ class Patcher {
  }

  applyPatches(replacements) {
-    const targetDirs = ['frontend', 'player', 'auth-proxy', 'stream-api'];
+    const targetDirs = ['frontend', 'player'];
    for (const dirName of targetDirs) {
      const dirPath = path.join(this.appDataPath, dirName);
      if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) continue;
--- a/release.js
+++ b/release.js
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ function uploadFileToGitLabPackage(filePath, packageName, version, fileName) {
 }

 function createGitLabRelease(tag, releaseLinks) {
-    const sendRequest = (method, path, data = null) => {
+    const sendRequest = (method, reqPath, data = null) => {
        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
            const options = {
                hostname: 'gitlab.com',
                port: 443,
-                path: path,
+                path: reqPath,
                method: method,
                headers: {
                    'PRIVATE-TOKEN': TOKEN,
@@ -101,19 +101,9 @@ function createGitLabRelease(tag, releaseLinks) {
                res.on('data', chunk => body += chunk);
                res.on('end', () => {
                    if (res.statusCode >= 200 && res.statusCode < 300) {
-                        try {
-                            resolve(body ? JSON.parse(body) : {});
-                        } catch (e) {
-                            resolve({});
-                        }
-                    } else if (res.statusCode === 409 && method === 'POST') {
-                        console.log(`Release ${tag} already exists, deleting and recreating...`);
-                        sendRequest('DELETE', `/api/v4/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/releases/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}`)
-                            .then(() => sendRequest('POST', `/api/v4/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/releases`, data))
-                            .then(resolve)
-                            .catch(reject);
+                        try { resolve(body ? JSON.parse(body) : {}); } catch (e) { resolve({}); }
                    } else {
-                        reject(new Error(`Failed to publish release (HTTP ${res.statusCode}): ${body}`));
+                        reject(new Error(`HTTP ${res.statusCode}: ${body}`));
                    }
                });
            });
@@ -133,13 +123,37 @@ function createGitLabRelease(tag, releaseLinks) {
        name: `Vyla Home Release ${tag}`,
        tag_name: tag,
        ref: currentRef,
-        description: `Automated local release ${tag}`,
+        description: `Automated Multi-Platform Release ${tag}`,
        assets: {
            links: releaseLinks
        }
    };

-    return sendRequest('POST', `/api/v4/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/releases`, releaseData);
+    return sendRequest('POST', `/api/v4/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/releases`, releaseData)
+        .catch(err => {
+            if (err.message.includes('HTTP 409')) {
+                console.log(`[CI Sync] Release ${tag} already exists. Appending our OS-specific files to it...`);
+                let promiseChain = Promise.resolve();
+
+                for (const link of releaseLinks) {
+                    promiseChain = promiseChain.then(() => {
+                        return sendRequest('POST', `/api/v4/projects/${PROJECT_ID}/releases/${encodeURIComponent(tag)}/assets/links`, {
+                            name: link.name,
+                            url: link.url,
+                            link_type: link.link_type
+                        }).catch(e => {
+                            if (e.message.includes('already been taken') || e.message.includes('HTTP 409') || e.message.includes('HTTP 400')) {
+                                console.log(`[CI Sync] Asset link '${link.name}' is already attached. Skipping.`);
+                                return Promise.resolve();
+                            }
+                            throw e;
+                        });
+                    });
+                }
+                return promiseChain.then(() => ({ name: `Vyla Home Release ${tag}`, tag_name: tag }));
+            }
+            throw err;
+        });
 }

 async function main() {
@@ -166,7 +180,6 @@ async function main() {
    if (isFullBuild) {
        console.log('Ensuring bundled Node.js runtime...');
        await ensureBundledNode();
-
        await ensureWebView2Loader();

        const bundleDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle');
@@ -174,20 +187,32 @@ async function main() {
            fs.rmSync(bundleDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
        }

-        console.log('Compiling Windows Tauri installer locally...');
-        execSync('npm run build', {
-            stdio: 'inherit'
-        });
+        console.log('Compiling native Tauri application...');
+        execSync('npm run build', { stdio: 'inherit' });

-        const nsisDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis');
-        if (fs.existsSync(nsisDir)) {
-            const targetVersion = version.startsWith('v') ? version.substring(1) : version;
-            const files = fs.readdirSync(nsisDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.exe') && f.includes(targetVersion));
+        const targetVersion = version.startsWith('v') ? version.substring(1) : version;

-            if (files.length > 0) {
-                const originalName = files[0];
-                installerPath = path.join(nsisDir, originalName);
-                installerUploadName = originalName.replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+        if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+            const nsisDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle', 'nsis');
+            if (fs.existsSync(nsisDir)) {
+                const files = fs.readdirSync(nsisDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.exe') && f.includes(targetVersion));
+                if (files.length > 0) {
+                    installerPath = path.join(nsisDir, files[0]);
+                    installerUploadName = files[0].replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            const dmgDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release', 'bundle', 'dmg');
+            console.log(`Checking for Mac installer in: ${dmgDir}`);
+            if (fs.existsSync(dmgDir)) {
+                const files = fs.readdirSync(dmgDir).filter(f => f.endsWith('.dmg') && f.includes(targetVersion));
+                if (files.length > 0) {
+                    installerPath = path.join(dmgDir, files[0]);
+                    installerUploadName = files[0].replace(/\s+/g, '-');
+                    console.log(`Found Mac installer: ${installerUploadName}`);
+                } else {
+                    console.log(`[WARNING] No .dmg found containing version ${targetVersion}`);
+                }
            }
        }
    }
@@ -208,19 +233,25 @@ async function main() {

    if (installerPath && installerUploadName) {
        console.log(`Uploading installer ${installerUploadName}...`);
-        const installerUnique = installerUploadName.replace('.exe', `-${timestamp}.exe`);
+        const ext = path.extname(installerUploadName);
+        const installerUnique = installerUploadName.replace(ext, `-${timestamp}${ext}`);
        const installerUrl = await uploadFileToGitLabPackage(installerPath, 'vyla-home', version, installerUnique);
        releaseLinks.push({ name: installerUploadName, url: installerUrl, link_type: 'package' });
+    } else {
+        console.log(`[WARNING] No installer was selected for upload! (isFullBuild: ${isFullBuild})`);
    }

    console.log('[3/4] Publishing GitLab Release...');
-    const release = await createGitLabRelease(version, releaseLinks);
-    console.log(`[4/4] Release successfully created: ${release.name} (${release.tag_name})`);
+    await createGitLabRelease(version, releaseLinks);
+    console.log(`[4/4] Release process successfully completed for ${version}!`);
 }

 function ensureBundledNode() {
+    const os = require('os');
    const binDir = path.join(__dirname, 'bin');
-    const nodeExePath = path.join(binDir, 'node.exe');
+    const isWin = os.platform() === 'win32';
+    const nodeExeName = isWin ? 'node.exe' : 'node';
+    const nodeExePath = path.join(binDir, nodeExeName);

    const nodeVersion = 'v22.14.0';
    const versionMarker = path.join(binDir, `node-${nodeVersion}.marker`);
@@ -232,35 +263,65 @@ function ensureBundledNode() {
    fs.mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true });
    console.log(`Downloading standalone Node.js ${nodeVersion} runtime for bundling...`);

-    const nodeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/${nodeVersion}/win-x64/node.exe`;
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(nodeExePath);
-        https.get(nodeUrl, (res) => {
-            if (res.statusCode === 302 || res.statusCode === 301) {
-                https.get(res.headers.location, (redirectRes) => {
-                    redirectRes.pipe(fileStream);
-                    fileStream.on('finish', () => {
-                        fileStream.close();
-                        fs.writeFileSync(versionMarker, nodeVersion, 'utf8');
-                        resolve();
-                    });
-                }).on('error', reject);
-                return;
-            }
-            res.pipe(fileStream);
-            fileStream.on('finish', () => {
-                fileStream.close();
+        const download = (url, dest, cb) => {
+            https.get(url, (res) => {
+                if (res.statusCode === 302 || res.statusCode === 301) {
+                    return download(res.headers.location, dest, cb);
+                }
+                const fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(dest);
+                res.pipe(fileStream);
+                fileStream.on('finish', () => {
+                    fileStream.close();
+                    cb();
+                });
+            }).on('error', reject);
+        };
+
+        if (isWin) {
+            const nodeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/${nodeVersion}/win-x64/node.exe`;
+            download(nodeUrl, nodeExePath, () => {
                fs.writeFileSync(versionMarker, nodeVersion, 'utf8');
                resolve();
            });
-        }).on('error', (err) => {
-            try { fs.unlinkSync(nodeExePath); } catch (e) { }
-            reject(err);
-        });
+        } else {
+            const arch = os.arch() === 'arm64' ? 'arm64' : 'x64';
+            const platform = os.platform() === 'darwin' ? 'darwin' : 'linux';
+            const tarName = `node-${nodeVersion}-${platform}-${arch}`;
+            const nodeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/${nodeVersion}/${tarName}.tar.gz`;
+            const tarPath = path.join(binDir, 'node.tar.gz');
+
+            download(nodeUrl, tarPath, () => {
+                try {
+                    execSync(`tar -xzf node.tar.gz ${tarName}/bin/node`, { cwd: binDir });
+
+                    const extractedNode = path.join(binDir, tarName, 'bin', 'node');
+                    const finalNode = path.join(binDir, 'node');
+
+                    fs.renameSync(extractedNode, finalNode);
+                    fs.rmSync(path.join(binDir, tarName), { recursive: true, force: true });
+                    fs.unlinkSync(tarPath);
+
+                    fs.chmodSync(finalNode, 0o755);
+
+                    try {
+                        execSync(`xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "${finalNode}"`);
+                    } catch (_) { }
+
+                    fs.writeFileSync(versionMarker, nodeVersion, 'utf8');
+                    resolve();
+                } catch (e) {
+                    reject(e);
+                }
+            });
+        }
    });
 }

 function ensureWebView2Loader() {
+    const os = require('os');
+    if (os.platform() !== 'win32') return Promise.resolve();
+
    const releaseDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'target', 'release');
    const rootDllPath = path.join(__dirname, 'src-tauri', 'WebView2Loader.dll');
    fs.mkdirSync(releaseDir, { recursive: true });
--- a/service-manager.js
+++ b/service-manager.js
@@ -40,18 +40,16 @@ class ServiceManager {
    }

    let tokenSecret = process.env.TOKEN_SECRET ||
-      process.env.STREAM_API_TOKEN_SECRET ||
-      this.credentialManager.getCredential('stream-api', 'TOKEN_SECRET');
+      this.credentialManager.getCredential('player', 'TOKEN_SECRET');

    if (!tokenSecret || tokenSecret.length < 32) {
      tokenSecret = require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex');
-      this.credentialManager.setCredential('stream-api', 'TOKEN_SECRET', tokenSecret);
+      this.credentialManager.setCredential('player', 'TOKEN_SECRET', tokenSecret);
    }

    const env = {
      ...process.env,
      TOKEN_SECRET: tokenSecret,
-      STREAM_API_TOKEN_SECRET: tokenSecret,
      ...(this.envConfig[name] || {}),
      ...(this.credentialManager.getServiceCredentials(name) || {})
    };
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ version = "0.6.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cdeb9d870516001442e364c5220d3574d2da8dc765554b4a617230d33fa58ef5"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "block2",
 "libc",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "dpi",
 "gtk",
 "keyboard-types",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-foundation",
@@ -2157,6 +2157,22 @@ dependencies = [
 "syn 2.0.119",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "objc-sys"
+version = "0.3.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdb91bdd390c7ce1a8607f35f3ca7151b65afc0ff5ff3b34fa350f7d7c7e4310"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "46a785d4eeff09c14c487497c162e92766fbb3e4059a71840cecc03d9a50b804"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc-sys",
+ "objc2-encode",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2"
 version = "0.6.4"
@@ -2175,7 +2191,7 @@ checksum = "d49e936b501e5c5bf01fda3a9452ff86dc3ea98ad5f283e1455153142d97518c"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "block2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]
@@ -2187,7 +2203,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "73ad74d880bb43877038da939b7427bba67e9dd42004a18b809ba7d87cee241c"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2197,7 +2213,7 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b402a653efbb5e82ce4df10683b6b28027616a2715e90009947d50b8dd298fa"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2209,7 +2225,7 @@ checksum = "2a180dd8642fa45cdb7dd721cd4c11b1cadd4929ce112ebd8b9f5803cc79d536"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "dispatch2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 ]

 [[package]]
@@ -2220,7 +2236,7 @@ checksum = "e022c9d066895efa1345f8e33e584b9f958da2fd4cd116792e15e07e4720a807"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "dispatch2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-io-surface",
 ]
@@ -2231,7 +2247,7 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e5d563b38d2b97209f8e861173de434bd0214cf020e3423a52624cd1d989f006"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2241,7 +2257,7 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ca347214e24bc973fc025fd0d36ebb179ff30536ed1f80252706db19ee452009"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2252,7 +2268,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0cde0dfb48d25d2b4862161a4d5fcc0e3c24367869ad306b0c9ec0073bfed92d"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-core-graphics",
 ]
@@ -2280,7 +2296,7 @@ checksum = "e3e0adef53c21f888deb4fa59fc59f7eb17404926ee8a6f59f5df0fd7f9f3272"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "block2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2291,7 +2307,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "180788110936d59bab6bd83b6060ffdfffb3b922ba1396b312ae795e1de9d81d"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2302,7 +2318,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "96c1358452b371bf9f104e21ec536d37a650eb10f7ee379fff67d2e08d537f1f"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]
@@ -2315,7 +2331,7 @@ checksum = "d87d638e33c06f577498cbcc50491496a3ed4246998a7fbba7ccb98b1e7eab22"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "block2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-cloud-kit",
 "objc2-core-data",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
@@ -2334,7 +2350,7 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9df9128cbbfef73cda168416ccf7f837b62737d748333bfe9ab71c245d76613e"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-foundation",
 ]

@@ -2346,7 +2362,7 @@ checksum = "b2e5aaab980c433cf470df9d7af96a7b46a9d892d521a2cbbb2f8a4c16751e7f"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 2.13.1",
 "block2",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-foundation",
@@ -3211,7 +3227,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bytemuck",
 "js-sys",
 "ndk",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-core-graphics",
 "objc2-foundation",
@@ -3385,7 +3401,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "log",
 "ndk",
 "ndk-sys",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-foundation",
 "objc2-ui-kit",
@@ -3441,7 +3457,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "log",
 "mime",
 "muda",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-foundation",
 "objc2-ui-kit",
@@ -3612,7 +3628,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "gtk",
 "http",
 "jni",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-ui-kit",
 "objc2-web-kit",
 "raw-window-handle",
@@ -3636,7 +3652,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "http",
 "jni",
 "log",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "once_cell",
 "percent-encoding",
@@ -4051,7 +4067,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "dirs",
 "libappindicator",
 "muda",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-core-graphics",
@@ -4222,9 +4238,10 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "vyla-home"
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.1.33"
 dependencies = [
 "base64 0.22.1",
+ "objc2 0.5.2",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
 "tauri",
@@ -4475,7 +4492,7 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d9bec5a31f3f9362f2258fd0e9c9dd61a9ca432e7306cc78c444258f0dce9a9c"
 dependencies = [
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-foundation",
@@ -4930,7 +4947,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "jni",
 "libc",
 "ndk",
- "objc2",
+ "objc2 0.6.4",
 "objc2-app-kit",
 "objc2-core-foundation",
 "objc2-foundation",
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vyla-home"
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.1.33"
 description = "Vyla Home Desktop App Launcher"
 edition = "2021"

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 base64 = "0.22"

+[target.'cfg(target_os = "macos")'.dependencies]
+objc2 = "0.5"
+
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = 3
 lto = true
--- a/src-tauri/Info.plist
+++ b/src-tauri/Info.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+  <key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
+  <dict>
+    <key>NSAllowsLocalNetworking</key>
+    <true/>
+    <key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
+    <true/>
+  </dict>
+</dict>
+</plist>
--- a/src-tauri/build.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 fn main() {
    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=src/main.rs");
    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=tauri.conf.json");
+    
+    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap_or_default() == "windows" {
+        if let (Ok(manifest_dir), Ok(out_dir)) = (std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), std::env::var("OUT_DIR")) {
+            let mut target_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from(out_dir);
+            target_dir.pop();
+            target_dir.pop();
+            target_dir.pop();
+            let dll_src = std::path::Path::new(&manifest_dir).join("WebView2Loader.dll");
+            let dll_dest = target_dir.join("WebView2Loader.dll");
+            if dll_src.exists() {
+                let _ = std::fs::copy(dll_src, dll_dest);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        let node_path = std::path::Path::new("../bin/node");
+        if node_path.exists() {
+            let _ = std::fs::set_permissions(
+                node_path,
+                std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    
    tauri_build::build();
 }
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,17 @@ fn debug_log(msg: &str) {
            .join("vyla-home")
            .join("vyla-home-files")
            .join("logs")
+    } else if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
+        std::path::PathBuf::from(home)
+            .join("Library")
+            .join("Logs")
+            .join("VylaHome")
    } else if let Ok(user_profile) = std::env::var("USERPROFILE") {
        std::path::PathBuf::from(user_profile)
            .join(".vyla-home")
            .join("logs")
    } else {
-        std::path::PathBuf::from("logs")
+        std::env::temp_dir().join("vyla-home-logs")
    };

    let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&log_dir);
@@ -50,17 +55,38 @@ fn clean_path(path: &std::path::Path) -> String {
 }

 fn kill_child_process(child: &mut Child) {
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+        let _ = Command::new("taskkill")
+            .args(&["/F", "/T", "/PID", &child.id().to_string()])
+            .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+            .output();
+    }
    let _ = child.kill();
    let _ = child.wait();
 }

 fn find_node_binary(app: &tauri::App) -> Option<String> {
    if let Ok(resource_dir) = app.path().resource_dir() {
+        #[cfg(windows)]
        let candidates = [
            resource_dir.join("bin").join("node.exe"),
            resource_dir.join("node.exe"),
            resource_dir.join("_up_").join("bin").join("node.exe"),
            resource_dir.join("_up_").join("node.exe"),
+            resource_dir.join("up").join("bin").join("node.exe"),
+            resource_dir.join("up").join("node.exe"),
+        ];
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        let candidates = [
+            resource_dir.join("bin").join("node"),
+            resource_dir.join("node"),
+            resource_dir.join("_up_").join("bin").join("node"),
+            resource_dir.join("_up_").join("node"),
+            resource_dir.join("up").join("bin").join("node"),
+            resource_dir.join("up").join("node"),
        ];
        for candidate in candidates {
            if candidate.exists() {
@@ -73,9 +99,13 @@ fn find_node_binary(app: &tauri::App) -> Option<String> {
        if let Some(parent) = exe_path.parent() {
            let candidates = [
                parent.join("bin").join("node.exe"),
+                parent.join("bin").join("node"),
                parent.join("node.exe"),
+                parent.join("node"),
                parent.join("resources").join("bin").join("node.exe"),
+                parent.join("resources").join("bin").join("node"),
                parent.join("resources").join("node.exe"),
+                parent.join("resources").join("node"),
            ];
            for candidate in candidates {
                if candidate.exists() {
@@ -87,9 +117,14 @@ fn find_node_binary(app: &tauri::App) -> Option<String> {

    if let Ok(path_var) = std::env::var("PATH") {
        for p in std::env::split_paths(&path_var) {
-            let candidate = p.join("node.exe");
-            if candidate.exists() {
-                return Some(clean_path(&candidate));
+            let node_exe = p.join("node.exe");
+            if node_exe.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(&node_exe));
+            }
+                
+            let node = p.join("node");
+            if node.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(&node));
            }
        }
    }
@@ -118,6 +153,22 @@ fn find_node_binary(app: &tauri::App) -> Option<String> {
        }
    }

+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
+        let default_paths = [
+            "/usr/local/bin/node",
+            "/usr/bin/node",
+            "/opt/homebrew/bin/node",
+            "/opt/local/bin/node",
+        ];
+        for path in default_paths {
+            let candidate = std::path::Path::new(path);
+            if candidate.exists() {
+                return Some(clean_path(candidate));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    None
 }

@@ -126,8 +177,8 @@ fn resolve_script_and_root(app: &tauri::App) -> (String, String) {
        let candidates = vec![
            resource_dir.join("main.js"),
            resource_dir.join("_up_").join("main.js"),
+            resource_dir.join("up").join("main.js"),
        ];
-
        for candidate in candidates {
            if candidate.exists() {
                let root_dir = candidate.parent().unwrap();
@@ -196,17 +247,6 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"

        const style = document.createElement('style');
        style.innerHTML = `
-            #vyla-nav-filter-svg {
-                position: fixed !important;
-                top: 0 !important;
-                left: 0 !important;
-                width: 0 !important;
-                height: 0 !important;
-                pointer-events: none !important;
-                opacity: 0 !important;
-                z-index: -1 !important;
-            }
-
            #vyla-floating-nav {
                position: fixed !important;
                top: 12px !important;
@@ -218,7 +258,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                display: flex !important;
                align-items: center !important;
                background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) !important;
-                backdrop-filter: url(#vyla-glass-filter) blur(16px) saturate(1.8) contrast(1.1) !important;
+                backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.8) contrast(1.1) !important;
                -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.8) contrast(1.1) !important;
                box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) !important;
                transition: width 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), padding 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) !important;
@@ -228,12 +268,12 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                pointer-events: auto !important;
                -webkit-app-region: no-drag !important;
            }
-
+                
            #vyla-floating-nav:hover {
                width: 82px !important;
                padding-right: 6px !important;
            }
-
+                
            .vyla-nav-logo-wrap {
                width: 42px !important;
                min-width: 42px !important;
@@ -248,7 +288,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                pointer-events: auto !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
            }
-
+                
            .vyla-nav-logo-wrap img {
                width: 26px !important;
                height: 26px !important;
@@ -258,7 +298,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                pointer-events: none !important;
                display: block !important;
            }
-
+                
            .vyla-nav-links {
                display: flex !important;
                align-items: center !important;
@@ -271,13 +311,13 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                z-index: 2 !important;
                margin-left: 2px !important;
            }
-
+                
            #vyla-floating-nav:hover .vyla-nav-links {
                opacity: 1 !important;
                transform: translateX(0) !important;
                pointer-events: auto !important;
            }
-
+                
            .vyla-nav-btn {
                width: 32px !important;
                min-width: 32px !important;
@@ -296,11 +336,8 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                opacity: 0.85 !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
            }
-
-            .vyla-nav-btn:hover {
-                opacity: 1 !important;
-            }
-
+                
+            .vyla-nav-btn:hover { opacity: 1 !important; }
            .vyla-nav-btn svg {
                width: 20px !important;
                height: 20px !important;
@@ -308,7 +345,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                pointer-events: none !important;
                display: block !important;
            }
-
+                
            #tauri-custom-titlebar {
                position: fixed !important;
                top: 0 !important;
@@ -326,7 +363,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                margin: 0 !important;
                padding: 0 !important;
            }
-
+                
            .tauri-drag-region {
                position: absolute !important;
                inset: 0 !important;
@@ -334,7 +371,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                cursor: default !important;
                pointer-events: auto !important;
            }
-
+                
            .tauri-window-controls {
                display: flex !important;
                height: 32px !important;
@@ -343,7 +380,7 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                pointer-events: auto !important;
                z-index: 2147483648 !important;
            }
-
+                
            button.tauri-btn {
                width: 46px !important;
                min-width: 46px !important;
@@ -358,33 +395,13 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
                cursor: pointer !important;
                outline: none !important;
            }
-
+                
            button.tauri-btn:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important; }
            button#tauri-btn-close:hover { background: #e81123 !important; color: #ffffff !important; }
            button.tauri-btn svg { width: 10px !important; height: 10px !important; fill: currentColor !important; pointer-events: none !important; }
        `;
        document.head.appendChild(style);

-        const filterSvg = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg');
-        filterSvg.id = 'vyla-nav-filter-svg';
-        filterSvg.innerHTML = `
-            <defs>
-                <filter id="vyla-glass-filter" color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" x="0%" y="0%" width="100%" height="100%">
-                    <feImage id="vyla-nav-fe-img" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" preserveAspectRatio="none" result="map" />
-                    <feDisplacementMap id="vyla-nav-red" in="SourceGraphic" in2="map" result="dispRed" />
-                    <feColorMatrix in="dispRed" type="matrix" values="1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0" result="red" />
-                    <feDisplacementMap id="vyla-nav-green" in="SourceGraphic" in2="map" result="dispGreen" />
-                    <feColorMatrix in="dispGreen" type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0" result="green" />
-                    <feDisplacementMap id="vyla-nav-blue" in="SourceGraphic" in2="map" result="dispBlue" />
-                    <feColorMatrix in="dispBlue" type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0" result="blue" />
-                    <feBlend in="red" in2="green" mode="screen" result="rg" />
-                    <feBlend in="rg" in2="blue" mode="screen" result="output" />
-                    <feGaussianBlur in="output" stdDeviation="0.8" />
-                </filter>
-            </defs>
-        `;
-        document.body.appendChild(filterSvg);
-
        const nav = document.createElement('div');
        nav.id = 'vyla-floating-nav';
        nav.innerHTML = `
@@ -417,54 +434,6 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
            };
        }

-        const feImage = document.getElementById('vyla-nav-fe-img');
-        const redChannel = document.getElementById('vyla-nav-red');
-        const greenChannel = document.getElementById('vyla-nav-green');
-        const blueChannel = document.getElementById('vyla-nav-blue');
-
-        function generateNavMap() {
-            const rect = nav.getBoundingClientRect();
-            const w = Math.round(rect.width) || 42;
-            const h = Math.round(rect.height) || 42;
-            const edgeSize = Math.min(w, h) * 0.08;
-            const svgContent = `
-                <svg viewBox="0 0 ${w} ${h}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-                    <defs>
-                        <linearGradient id="vyla-nav-red-g" x1="100%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="0%">
-                            <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#000000" stop-opacity="0"/>
-                            <stop offset="100%" stop-color="red"/>
-                        </linearGradient>
-                        <linearGradient id="vyla-nav-blue-g" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="100%">
-                            <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#000000" stop-opacity="0"/>
-                            <stop offset="100%" stop-color="blue"/>
-                        </linearGradient>
-                    </defs>
-                    <rect width="${w}" height="${h}" fill="black"/>
-                    <rect width="${w}" height="${h}" rx="9999" fill="url(#vyla-nav-red-g)"/>
-                    <rect width="${w}" height="${h}" rx="9999" fill="url(#vyla-nav-blue-g)" style="mix-blend-mode: screen;"/>
-                    <rect x="${edgeSize}" y="${edgeSize}" width="${w - edgeSize * 2}" height="${h - edgeSize * 2}" rx="9999" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.4)" style="filter: blur(4px);"/>
-                </svg>
-            `;
-            return "data:image/svg+xml," + encodeURIComponent(svgContent);
-        }
-
-        function updateNavGlass() {
-            if (!feImage) return;
-            feImage.setAttribute("href", generateNavMap());
-            const distortionScale = -180;
-            redChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale - 10);
-            greenChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale);
-            blueChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + 10);
-            [redChannel, greenChannel, blueChannel].forEach((ch) => {
-                ch.setAttribute("xChannelSelector", "R");
-                ch.setAttribute("yChannelSelector", "G");
-            });
-        }
-
-        updateNavGlass();
-        const obs = new ResizeObserver(() => setTimeout(updateNavGlass, 0));
-        obs.observe(nav);
-
        const tb = document.createElement('div');
        tb.id = 'tauri-custom-titlebar';
        tb.innerHTML = `
@@ -495,11 +464,12 @@ const LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT: &str = r##"
        }
    }

-  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', injectLiquidNavBar);
    } else {
        injectLiquidNavBar();
    }
+
    const navObserver = new MutationObserver(() => {
        if (!document.getElementById('vyla-floating-nav')) {
            injectLiquidNavBar();
@@ -543,9 +513,9 @@ fn open_new_window(app: tauri::AppHandle, url: String) -> Result<(), String> {
    let final_url = if url.starts_with("http") || url.starts_with("tauri://") {
        url.clone()
    } else if url.starts_with('/') {
-        format!("http://localhost:4890{}", url)
+        format!("http://127.0.0.1:4890{}", url)
    } else {
-        format!("http://localhost:4890/{}", url)
+        format!("http://127.0.0.1:4890/{}", url)
    };

    if let Some(window) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
@@ -561,6 +531,30 @@ fn open_new_window(app: tauri::AppHandle, url: String) -> Result<(), String> {
    }
 }

+#[tauri::command]
+async fn kill_orphans() -> Result<(), String> {
+    debug_log("[KILL] User requested orphan process kill");
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+        let _ = std::process::Command::new("taskkill")
+            .args(&["/F", "/T", "/IM", "node.exe"])
+            .creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+            .output();
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    {
+        let _ = std::process::Command::new("pkill")
+            .args(&["-9", "-f", "node"])
+            .output();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 fn get_logo_base64(app: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<String, String> {
    use std::io::Read;
@@ -594,6 +588,123 @@ fn get_logo_base64(app: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<String, String> {
    Err("icon_white.png not found".to_string())
 }

+fn handle_tauri_cmd(w: &tauri::WebviewWindow, msg: &BackendMessage) {
+    let window_label = msg
+        .data
+        .get("window")
+        .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+        .unwrap_or("main");
+
+    debug_log(&format!("[MAIN-DEBUG] Finding window by label: {}", window_label));
+
+    let cmd_window = match w.app_handle().get_webview_window(window_label) {
+        Some(win) => win,
+        None => {
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Window '{}' NOT FOUND!", window_label));
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let cmd = match msg.data.get("cmd").and_then(|c| c.as_str()) {
+        Some(c) => c,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Executing action: {}", cmd));
+
+    match cmd {
+        "win_minimize" => {
+            let res = cmd_window.minimize();
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Minimize result: {:?}", res));
+        }
+        "win_maximize" => {
+            let is_max = cmd_window.is_maximized().unwrap_or(false);
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Currently maximized: {}", is_max));
+            let res = if is_max {
+                cmd_window.unmaximize()
+            } else {
+                cmd_window.maximize()
+            };
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Maximize/Unmaximize result: {:?}", res));
+        }
+        "win_close" => {
+            let res = cmd_window.close();
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Close result: {:?}", res));
+        }
+        "win_drag" => {
+            let res = cmd_window.start_dragging();
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD] Drag result: {:?}", res));
+        }
+        "open_new_window" => {
+            debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] open_new_window command received");
+            debug_log(&format!(
+                "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Full message data: {}",
+                serde_json::to_string(&msg.data).unwrap_or_default()
+            ));
+
+            let url = match msg.data.get("url").and_then(|u| u.as_str()) {
+                Some(u) => u.to_string(),
+                None => {
+                    debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] ERROR: No URL found in message data");
+                    debug_log(&format!(
+                        "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Available keys: {:?}",
+                        msg.data.as_object().map(|o| o.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>())
+                    ));
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] URL extracted: {}", url));
+            debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] URL length: {}", url.len()));
+            debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Attempting to dispatch to main thread");
+
+            let app_handle = w.app_handle().clone();
+            let closure_handle = app_handle.clone();
+
+            match app_handle.run_on_main_thread(move || {
+                debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Now on main thread, calling open_new_window");
+                match open_new_window(closure_handle, url) {
+                    Ok(_) => debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] open_new_window succeeded"),
+                    Err(e) => debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] open_new_window error: {}", e)),
+                }
+            }) {
+                Ok(_) => debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Main thread dispatch succeeded"),
+                Err(e) => debug_log(&format!("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Main thread dispatch failed: {}", e)),
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
+
+fn handle_ready(w: &tauri::WebviewWindow, msg: &BackendMessage) {
+    let url_str = match msg.data.get("url").and_then(|u| u.as_str()) {
+        Some(u) => u,
+        None => return,
+    };
+
+    let url_parsed = match url_str.parse::<tauri::Url>() {
+        Ok(u) => u,
+        Err(_) => return,
+    };
+
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        use objc2::msg_send;
+        use objc2::runtime::AnyObject;
+        debug_log("Attempting with_webview on ready event");
+        let result = w.with_webview(|webview| unsafe {
+            debug_log("Inside with_webview closure");
+            let wk_webview = webview.inner() as *mut AnyObject;
+            let config: *mut AnyObject = msg_send![wk_webview, configuration];
+            let _: () = msg_send![config, setUpgradeKnownHostsToHTTPS: false];
+            debug_log("setUpgradeKnownHostsToHTTPS set to false");
+        });
+        debug_log(&format!("with_webview result: {:?}", result));
+    }
+
+    let _ = w.navigate(url_parsed);
+}
+
 fn main() {
    debug_log("=== Vyla Home Executable Started ===");

@@ -607,44 +718,72 @@ fn main() {
            win_close,
            win_drag,
            open_new_window,
-            get_logo_base64
+            get_logo_base64,
+            kill_orphans
        ])
        .manage(NodeServices(Mutex::new(None)))
-.setup(|app| {
+        .setup(|app| {
            debug_log("Tauri setup started");
            let app_data = app.path().app_data_dir().unwrap_or_default();
-            let app_data_str = clean_path(&app_data);
+
+            let vyla_files = if let Ok(appdata_env) = std::env::var("APPDATA") {
+                std::path::PathBuf::from(appdata_env)
+                    .join("vyla-home")
+                    .join("vyla-home-files")
+            } else if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
+                #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+                let base = std::path::PathBuf::from(&home)
+                    .join("Library")
+                    .join("Application Support");
+                #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+                let base = std::path::PathBuf::from(&home)
+                    .join(".local")
+                    .join("share");
+                #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "linux")))]
+                let base = app_data.clone();
+                base.join("vyla-home").join("vyla-home-files")
+            } else {
+                app_data.join("vyla-home-files")
+            };
+
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&vyla_files);

            let window = WebviewWindowBuilder::new(app, "main", WebviewUrl::App("index.html".into()))
                .title("Vyla Home")
                .inner_size(1280.0, 800.0)
                .decorations(false)
-                .transparent(true)
                .resizable(true)
-                .devtools(cfg!(debug_assertions))
+                .devtools(true)
                .initialization_script("window.__VYLA_WINDOW_LABEL = 'main';")
                .initialization_script(LINK_HANDLER_SCRIPT)
                .build()?;

            let (main_js, root_dir) = resolve_script_and_root(app);
+            debug_log("Searching for node binary...");
+
            let node_bin = match find_node_binary(app) {
-                Some(bin) => bin,
+                Some(bin) => {
+                    debug_log(&format!("Found node binary: {}", bin));
+                    bin
+                }
                None => {
-                    let _ = window.emit(
-                        "error",
-                        serde_json::json!({
-                            "message": "Node.js runtime not found. Please ensure Node.js is installed or bundled correctly."
-                        }),
-                    );
+                    debug_log("FATAL: No node binary found in bundle or PATH.");
+                    std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(600));
+                    let _ = window.eval("document.getElementById('status-message').textContent='Error: Node runtime missing. Please reinstall.';");
+                    let _ = window.eval("var b=document.getElementById('debug-log-box');b.style.display='block';b.textContent='Node binary not found. bin/node missing from app bundle or not executable.';");
                    return Ok(());
                }
            };

+            let vyla_files_str = clean_path(&vyla_files);
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(400));
+
            let mut cmd = Command::new(&node_bin);
            cmd.arg(&main_js)
                .current_dir(&root_dir)
-                .env("APPDATA_PATH", &app_data_str)
+                .env("APPDATA_PATH", &vyla_files_str)
                .env("NODE_EXE", &node_bin)
+                .stdin(Stdio::piped())
                .stdout(Stdio::piped())
                .stderr(Stdio::piped());

@@ -661,12 +800,23 @@ fn main() {
                        "Node child process spawned successfully, PID: {}",
                        child.id()
                    ));
+
                    if let Some(stderr) = child.stderr.take() {
+                        let w = window.clone();
                        std::thread::spawn(move || {
                            use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
                            let reader = BufReader::new(stderr);
                            for line in reader.lines().flatten() {
                                debug_log(&format!("[NODE STDERR] {}", line));
+                                if line.contains("Error")
+                                    || line.contains("Exception")
+                                    || line.contains("MODULE_NOT_FOUND")
+                                {
+                                    let _ = w.emit(
+                                        "error",
+                                        serde_json::json!({ "message": format!("Backend failed: {}", line) }),
+                                    );
+                                }
                            }
                        });
                    }
@@ -678,144 +828,22 @@ fn main() {
                            let reader = BufReader::new(stdout);
                            for line in reader.lines().flatten() {
                                debug_log(&format!("[NODE STDOUT] {}", line));
-                                if let Ok(msg) = serde_json::from_str::<BackendMessage>(&line) {
-                                    debug_log(&format!("[MAIN-DEBUG] Received event: {}", msg.event));
-                                    debug_log(&format!(
-                                        "[MAIN-DEBUG] Event data: {}",
-                                        serde_json::to_string(&msg.data).unwrap_or_default()
-                                    ));
-                                    if msg.event == "tauri-cmd" {
-                                        let window_label = msg
-                                            .data
-                                            .get("window")
-                                            .and_then(|val| val.as_str())
-                                            .unwrap_or("main");
-                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                            "[MAIN-DEBUG] Finding window by label: {}",
-                                            window_label
-                                        ));

-                                        if let Some(cmd_window) =
-                                            w.app_handle().get_webview_window(window_label)
-                                        {
-                                            if let Some(cmd) =
-                                                msg.data.get("cmd").and_then(|c| c.as_str())
-                                            {
-                                                debug_log(&format!(
-                                                    "[TAURI-CMD] Executing action: {}",
-                                                    cmd
-                                                ));
-                                                match cmd {
-                                                    "win_minimize" => {
-                                                        let res = cmd_window.minimize();
-                                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                                            "[TAURI-CMD] Minimize result: {:?}",
-                                                            res
-                                                        ));
-                                                    }
-                                                    "win_maximize" => {
-                                                        let is_max = cmd_window
-                                                            .is_maximized()
-                                                            .unwrap_or(false);
-                                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                                            "[TAURI-CMD] Currently maximized: {}",
-                                                            is_max
-                                                        ));
-                                                        let res = if is_max {
-                                                            cmd_window.unmaximize()
-                                                        } else {
-                                                            cmd_window.maximize()
-                                                        };
-                                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                                            "[TAURI-CMD] Maximize/Unmaximize result: {:?}",
-                                                            res
-                                                        ));
-                                                    }
-                                                    "win_close" => {
-                                                        let res = cmd_window.close();
-                                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                                            "[TAURI-CMD] Close result: {:?}",
-                                                            res
-                                                        ));
-                                                    }
-                                                    "win_drag" => {
-                                                        let res = cmd_window.start_dragging();
-                                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                                            "[TAURI-CMD] Drag result: {:?}",
-                                                            res
-                                                        ));
-                                                    }
-                                                    "open_new_window" => {
-                                                        debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] open_new_window command received");
-                                                        debug_log(&format!(
-                                                            "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Full message data: {}",
-                                                            serde_json::to_string(&msg.data)
-                                                                .unwrap_or_default()
-                                                        ));
-                                                        if let Some(url) = msg
-                                                            .data
-                                                            .get("url")
-                                                            .and_then(|u| u.as_str())
-                                                        {
-                                                            debug_log(&format!(
-                                                                "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] URL extracted: {}",
-                                                                url
-                                                            ));
-                                                            debug_log(&format!(
-                                                                "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] URL length: {}",
-                                                                url.len()
-                                                            ));
-                                                            debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Attempting to dispatch to main thread");
-                                                            let app_handle = w.app_handle().clone();
-                                                            let closure_handle = app_handle.clone();
-                                                            let url_owned = url.to_string();
-                                                            let dispatch_result = app_handle
-                                                                .run_on_main_thread(move || {
-                                                                    debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Now on main thread, calling open_new_window");
-                                                                    match open_new_window(
-                                                                        closure_handle,
-                                                                        url_owned,
-                                                                    ) {
-                                                                        Ok(_) => {
-                                                                            debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] open_new_window succeeded");
-                                                                        }
-                                                                        Err(e) => {
-                                                                            debug_log(&format!(
-                                                                                "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] open_new_window error: {}",
-                                                                                e
-                                                                            ));
-                                                                        }
-                                                                    }
-                                                                });
-                                                            match dispatch_result {
-                                                                Ok(_) => debug_log(
-                                                                    "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Main thread dispatch succeeded",
-                                                                ),
-                                                                Err(e) => debug_log(&format!(
-                                                                    "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Main thread dispatch failed: {}",
-                                                                    e
-                                                                )),
-                                                            }
-                                                        } else {
-                                                            debug_log("[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] ERROR: No URL found in message data");
-                                                            debug_log(&format!(
-                                                                "[TAURI-CMD-DEBUG] Available keys: {:?}",
-                                                                msg.data
-                                                                    .as_object()
-                                                                    .map(|o| o.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>())
-                                                            ));
-                                                        }
-                                                    }
-                                                    _ => {}
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                        } else {
-                                            debug_log(&format!(
-                                                "[TAURI-CMD] Window '{}' NOT FOUND!",
-                                                window_label
-                                            ));
-                                        }
-                                    } else {
+                                let msg = match serde_json::from_str::<BackendMessage>(&line) {
+                                    Ok(m) => m,
+                                    Err(_) => continue,
+                                };
+
+                                debug_log(&format!("[MAIN-DEBUG] Received event: {}", msg.event));
+                                debug_log(&format!(
+                                    "[MAIN-DEBUG] Event data: {}",
+                                    serde_json::to_string(&msg.data).unwrap_or_default()
+                                ));
+
+                                match msg.event.as_str() {
+                                    "tauri-cmd" => handle_tauri_cmd(&w, &msg),
+                                    "ready" => handle_ready(&w, &msg),
+                                    _ => {
                                        let _ = w.emit(&msg.event, msg.data.clone());
                                    }
                                }
@@ -830,18 +858,18 @@ fn main() {
                }
                Err(e) => {
                    debug_log(&format!("Failed to spawn node: {}", e));
-                    let _ = window.emit(
-                        "error",
-                        serde_json::json!({
-                            "message": format!("Failed to launch backend runtime: {}", e)
-                        }),
+                    let emsg = format!("Failed to spawn node: {}", e);
+                    let js = format!(
+                        "document.getElementById('status-message').textContent='Spawn Error';var b=document.getElementById('debug-log-box');b.style.display='block';b.textContent={};",
+                        serde_json::to_string(&emsg).unwrap_or_default()
                    );
+                    let _ = window.eval(&js);
                }
            }

            Ok(())
        })
- .on_window_event(|window, event| {
+        .on_window_event(|window, event| {
            if let tauri::WindowEvent::Destroyed = event {
                if window.label() == "main" {
                    let state: State<NodeServices> = window.state();
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
    "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
    "productName": "Vyla Home",
-    "version": "1.1.7",
+    "version": "1.1.33",
    "identifier": "com.vyla.home",
    "build": {
        "frontendDist": "../ui"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
    "app": {
        "withGlobalTauri": true,
        "security": {
-            "csp": null
+            "csp": "default-src 'self' http://localhost:4890 http://127.0.0.1:4890; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' http://localhost:4890 http://127.0.0.1:4890 https://esm.sh; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' http://localhost:4890 http://127.0.0.1:4890; img-src 'self' data: https: http://localhost:4890 http://127.0.0.1:4890; font-src 'self' data: http://localhost:4890 http://127.0.0.1:4890; connect-src 'self' http://localhost: http://127.0.0.1:"
        }
    },
    "bundle": {
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
            "icons/icon.icns",
            "icons/icon.ico"
        ],
+        "macOS": {
+            "exceptionDomain": "localhost",
+            "infoPlist": "Info.plist"
+        },
        "windows": {
            "webviewInstallMode": {
                "type": "downloadBootstrapper"
@@ -29,8 +33,9 @@
        },
        "resources": [
            "WebView2Loader.dll",
-            "../bin/*",
+            "../bin/**/*",
            "../main.js",
+            "../preload.js",
            "../service-manager.js",
            "../patcher.js",
            "../crypto-utils.js",
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@
    <div class="loader-container">
        <div class="loader-card">
            <div class="status-text" id="status-message">Starting runtime engine...</div>
+            <div id="debug-log-box"
+                style="display: none; width: 100%; max-height: 180px; overflow-y: auto; background: rgba(255, 50, 50, 0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(255, 100, 100, 0.3); border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px; font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; color: #fca5a5; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-all; margin-bottom: 20px; user-select: text;">
+            </div>
            <div class="progress-track" id="progress-track" style="display: none;">
                <div class="progress-fill" id="progress-fill"></div>
            </div>
@@ -256,23 +259,7 @@
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>

-    <div id="view-error" class="view-state">
-        <div class="container">
-            <svg class="icon icon-error" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
-                <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10" />
-                <line x1="12" y1="7" x2="12" y2="13" />
-                <circle cx="12" cy="17" r="1" />
-            </svg>
-
-            <h1>Couldn't start Vyla Home</h1>
-            <p id="error-msg"></p>
-
-            <div class="buttons">
-                <button class="primary" onclick="location.reload()">Try Again</button>
-            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

@@ -284,61 +271,66 @@
            console.warn("OGL Shader background failed to load (offline):", err);
        }

-        if (!window.__OGL_LOADED__) {
-            document.body.style.background = "radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, #1e1b4b 0%, #050505 70%)";
-        } else {
-            const { Renderer, Program, Triangle, Mesh } = window.__OGL_LOADED__;
-            const rayContainer = document.getElementById("side-rays");
-            const settings = {
-                speed: 2.5,
-                rayColor1: "#EAB308",
-                rayColor2: "#96c8ff",
-                intensity: 2,
-                spread: 2,
-                origin: "top-right",
-                tilt: 0,
-                saturation: 1.5,
-                blend: 0.75,
-                falloff: 1.6,
-                opacity: 1
-            };
+        window.dispatchEvent(new Event('ogl-ready'));
+    </script>

-            function hexToRgb(hex) {
-                const match = /^#?([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})$/i.exec(hex);
-                if (!match) return [1, 1, 1];
-                return [
-                    parseInt(match[1], 16) / 255,
-                    parseInt(match[2], 16) / 255,
-                    parseInt(match[3], 16) / 255
-                ];
-            }
+    <script>
+        window.addEventListener('ogl-ready', () => {
+            if (!window.__OGL_LOADED__) {
+                document.body.style.background = "radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, #1e1b4b 0%, #050505 70%)";
+            } else {
+                const { Renderer, Program, Triangle, Mesh } = window.__OGL_LOADED__;
+                const rayContainer = document.getElementById("side-rays");
+                const settings = {
+                    speed: 2.5,
+                    rayColor1: "#EAB308",
+                    rayColor2: "#96c8ff",
+                    intensity: 2,
+                    spread: 2,
+                    origin: "top-right",
+                    tilt: 0,
+                    saturation: 1.5,
+                    blend: 0.75,
+                    falloff: 1.6,
+                    opacity: 1
+                };

-            function originToFlip(origin) {
-                switch (origin) {
-                    case "top-left": return [1, 0];
-                    case "bottom-right": return [0, 1];
-                    case "bottom-left": return [1, 1];
-                    default: return [0, 0];
+                function hexToRgb(hex) {
+                    const match = /^#?([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})$/i.exec(hex);
+                    if (!match) return [1, 1, 1];
+                    return [
+                        parseInt(match[1], 16) / 255,
+                        parseInt(match[2], 16) / 255,
+                        parseInt(match[3], 16) / 255
+                    ];
                }
-            }

-            const renderer = new Renderer({
-                dpr: Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2),
-                alpha: true
-            });
-            const gl = renderer.gl;
-            gl.canvas.style.width = "100%";
-            gl.canvas.style.height = "100%";
-            rayContainer.appendChild(gl.canvas);
+                function originToFlip(origin) {
+                    switch (origin) {
+                        case "top-left": return [1, 0];
+                        case "bottom-right": return [0, 1];
+                        case "bottom-left": return [1, 1];
+                        default: return [0, 0];
+                    }
+                }

-            const vertexShader = `
+                const renderer = new Renderer({
+                    dpr: Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2),
+                    alpha: true
+                });
+                const gl = renderer.gl;
+                gl.canvas.style.width = "100%";
+                gl.canvas.style.height = "100%";
+                rayContainer.appendChild(gl.canvas);
+
+                const vertexShader = `
 attribute vec2 position;
 void main() {
  gl_Position = vec4(position, 0.0, 1.0);
 }
 `;

-            const fragmentShader = `
+                const fragmentShader = `
 precision highp float;
 uniform float iTime;
 uniform vec2 iResolution;
@@ -399,77 +391,77 @@ void main() {
 }
 `;

-            const [flipX, flipY] = originToFlip(settings.origin);
-            const uniforms = {
-                iTime: { value: 0 },
-                iResolution: { value: [1, 1] },
-                iSpeed: { value: settings.speed },
-                iRayColor1: { value: hexToRgb(settings.rayColor1) },
-                iRayColor2: { value: hexToRgb(settings.rayColor2) },
-                iIntensity: { value: settings.intensity },
-                iSpread: { value: settings.spread },
-                iFlipX: { value: flipX },
-                iFlipY: { value: flipY },
-                iTilt: { value: settings.tilt },
-                iSaturation: { value: settings.saturation },
-                iBlend: { value: settings.blend },
-                iFalloff: { value: settings.falloff },
-                iOpacity: { value: settings.opacity }
-            };
+                const [flipX, flipY] = originToFlip(settings.origin);
+                const uniforms = {
+                    iTime: { value: 0 },
+                    iResolution: { value: [1, 1] },
+                    iSpeed: { value: settings.speed },
+                    iRayColor1: { value: hexToRgb(settings.rayColor1) },
+                    iRayColor2: { value: hexToRgb(settings.rayColor2) },
+                    iIntensity: { value: settings.intensity },
+                    iSpread: { value: settings.spread },
+                    iFlipX: { value: flipX },
+                    iFlipY: { value: flipY },
+                    iTilt: { value: settings.tilt },
+                    iSaturation: { value: settings.saturation },
+                    iBlend: { value: settings.blend },
+                    iFalloff: { value: settings.falloff },
+                    iOpacity: { value: settings.opacity }
+                };

-            const geometry = new Triangle(gl);
-            const program = new Program(gl, { vertex: vertexShader, fragment: fragmentShader, uniforms });
-            const mesh = new Mesh(gl, { geometry, program });
+                const geometry = new Triangle(gl);
+                const program = new Program(gl, { vertex: vertexShader, fragment: fragmentShader, uniforms });
+                const mesh = new Mesh(gl, { geometry, program });

-            function resize() {
-                const width = rayContainer.clientWidth;
-                const height = rayContainer.clientHeight;
-                renderer.dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2);
-                renderer.setSize(width, height);
-                uniforms.iResolution.value = [width * renderer.dpr, height * renderer.dpr];
-            }
+                function resize() {
+                    const width = rayContainer.clientWidth;
+                    const height = rayContainer.clientHeight;
+                    renderer.dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2);
+                    renderer.setSize(width, height);
+                    uniforms.iResolution.value = [width * renderer.dpr, height * renderer.dpr];
+                }

-            window.addEventListener("resize", resize);
-            resize();
+                window.addEventListener("resize", resize);
+                resize();

-            function animate(time) {
-                uniforms.iTime.value = time * 0.001;
-                renderer.render({ scene: mesh });
+                function animate(time) {
+                    uniforms.iTime.value = time * 0.001;
+                    renderer.render({ scene: mesh });
+                    requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+                }
                requestAnimationFrame(animate);
-            }
-            requestAnimationFrame(animate);

-            function initLiquidButtons() {
-                const borderWidth = 0.16;
-                const brightness = 35;
-                const opacity = 0.55;
-                const blur = 4;
-                const displace = 1.2;
-                const borderRadius = 9999;
-                const distortionScale = -380;
-                const redOffset = -25;
-                const greenOffset = 0;
-                const blueOffset = 25;
-                const xChannel = "R";
-                const yChannel = "G";
-                const mixBlendMode = "screen";
+                function initLiquidButtons() {
+                    const borderWidth = 0.16;
+                    const brightness = 35;
+                    const opacity = 0.55;
+                    const blur = 4;
+                    const displace = 1.2;
+                    const borderRadius = 9999;
+                    const distortionScale = -380;
+                    const redOffset = -25;
+                    const greenOffset = 0;
+                    const blueOffset = 25;
+                    const xChannel = "R";
+                    const yChannel = "G";
+                    const mixBlendMode = "screen";

-                document.querySelectorAll(".liquid-glass-btn").forEach((btn, index) => {
-                    const filterId = `glass-filter-${index + 1}`;
-                    btn.style.setProperty("--filter-id", `url(#${filterId})`);
+                    document.querySelectorAll(".liquid-glass-btn").forEach((btn, index) => {
+                        const filterId = `glass-filter-${index + 1}`;
+                        btn.style.setProperty("--filter-id", `url(#${filterId})`);

-                    const feImage = btn.querySelector(".fe-image");
-                    const redChannel = btn.querySelector(".redchannel");
-                    const greenChannel = btn.querySelector(".greenchannel");
-                    const blueChannel = btn.querySelector(".bluechannel");
-                    const gaussianBlur = btn.querySelector(".gaussianBlur");
+                        const feImage = btn.querySelector(".fe-image");
+                        const redChannel = btn.querySelector(".redchannel");
+                        const greenChannel = btn.querySelector(".greenchannel");
+                        const blueChannel = btn.querySelector(".bluechannel");
+                        const gaussianBlur = btn.querySelector(".gaussianBlur");

-                    function generateDisplacementMap() {
-                        const rect = btn.getBoundingClientRect();
-                        const actualWidth = rect.width || 140;
-                        const actualHeight = rect.height || 48;
+                        function generateDisplacementMap() {
+                            const rect = btn.getBoundingClientRect();
+                            const actualWidth = rect.width || 140;
+                            const actualHeight = rect.height || 48;

-                        const svgContent = `
+                            const svgContent = `
        <svg viewBox="0 0 ${actualWidth} ${actualHeight}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
          <defs>
            <linearGradient id="red-grad-${index}" x1="100%" y1="0%" x2="0%" y2="0%">
@@ -486,36 +478,38 @@ void main() {
          <rect width="${actualWidth}" height="${actualHeight}" rx="${borderRadius}" fill="url(#blue-grad-${index})" style="mix-blend-mode:${mixBlendMode}"/>
        </svg>
      `;
-                        return "data:image/svg+xml," + encodeURIComponent(svgContent);
-                    }
+                            return "data:image/svg+xml," + encodeURIComponent(svgContent);
+                        }

-                    function update() {
-                        feImage.setAttribute("href", generateDisplacementMap());
-                        redChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + redOffset);
-                        greenChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + greenOffset);
-                        blueChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + blueOffset);
-                        [redChannel, greenChannel, blueChannel].forEach((ch) => {
-                            ch.setAttribute("xChannelSelector", xChannel);
-                            ch.setAttribute("yChannelSelector", yChannel);
-                        });
-                        gaussianBlur.setAttribute("stdDeviation", displace);
-                    }
+                        function update() {
+                            feImage.setAttribute("href", generateDisplacementMap());
+                            redChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + redOffset);
+                            greenChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + greenOffset);
+                            blueChannel.setAttribute("scale", distortionScale + blueOffset);
+                            [redChannel, greenChannel, blueChannel].forEach((ch) => {
+                                ch.setAttribute("xChannelSelector", xChannel);
+                                ch.setAttribute("yChannelSelector", yChannel);
+                            });
+                            gaussianBlur.setAttribute("stdDeviation", displace);
+                        }

-                    update();
-                    btn.classList.remove("glass-surface--fallback");
-                    btn.classList.add("glass-surface--svg");
+                        update();
+                        btn.classList.remove("glass-surface--fallback");
+                        btn.classList.add("glass-surface--svg");

-                    const observer = new ResizeObserver(() => setTimeout(update, 0));
-                    observer.observe(btn);
-                });
+                        const observer = new ResizeObserver(() => setTimeout(update, 0));
+                        observer.observe(btn);
+                    });
+                }
+
+                initLiquidButtons();
            }
-
-            initLiquidButtons();
-        }
+        });
    </script>

    <script>
        const statusEl = document.getElementById("status-message");
+        const debugBox = document.getElementById("debug-log-box");
        const progressTrack = document.getElementById("progress-track");
        const progressFill = document.getElementById("progress-fill");
        const actionsEl = document.getElementById("update-actions");
@@ -540,9 +534,24 @@ void main() {
            });
        }

+        function showDebug(msg) {
+            if (!debugBox) return;
+            debugBox.style.display = "block";
+            debugBox.textContent = msg;
+        }
+
        async function initTauriEvents() {
-            const eventApi = window.__TAURI__?.event || window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__;
-            if (!eventApi || typeof eventApi.listen !== 'function') {
+            let eventApi = null;
+
+            if (window.__TAURI__?.event && typeof window.__TAURI__.event.listen === 'function') {
+                eventApi = window.__TAURI__.event;
+            } else if (window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__ && typeof window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.listen === 'function') {
+                eventApi = window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__;
+            } else if (window.__TAURI__ && typeof window.__TAURI__.listen === 'function') {
+                eventApi = window.__TAURI__;
+            }
+
+            if (!eventApi) {
                setTimeout(initTauriEvents, 50);
                return;
            }
@@ -560,13 +569,14 @@ void main() {
                    if (progressTrack) progressTrack.style.display = "block";
                    const percent = data.percent || 0;
                    if (progressFill) progressFill.style.width = percent + "%";
-                    setStatus(`Downloading update... ${percent}%`);
+                    setStatus(`Downloading update (${percent}%)...`);
                }
            });

            eventApi.listen("update-available", (e) => {
                const data = e.payload || e;
                if (data) {
+                    if (progressTrack) progressTrack.style.display = "none";
                    setStatus(`Update Available: ${data.latest} (Current: ${data.current})`);
                    if (actionsEl) actionsEl.style.display = "flex";
                }
@@ -575,16 +585,17 @@ void main() {
            eventApi.listen("ready", (e) => {
                const data = e.payload || e;
                if (data && data.url) {
+                    if (progressTrack) progressTrack.style.display = "none";
+                    if (actionsEl) actionsEl.style.display = "none";
                    setStatus("Launching...");
-                    window.location.href = data.url;
                }
            });

            eventApi.listen("error", (e) => {
                const data = e.payload || e;
-                if (data && data.message) {
-                    setStatus(`Error: ${data.message}`, "#ef4444");
-                }
+                const msg = data && data.message ? data.message : JSON.stringify(data);
+                setStatus("Runtime Error", "#fca5a5");
+                showDebug(msg);
            });
        }

--- a/update-client.js
+++ b/update-client.js
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class UpdateClient {
  }

  async checkForUpdates() {
-    const releases = await this.fetchJson(RELEASES_API);
+    const cacheBuster = `?cb=${Date.now()}`;
+    const releases = await this.fetchJson(RELEASES_API + cacheBuster);
    if (!releases || releases.length === 0) {
      return null;
    }
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
alwaysmesmerizingyou	d799da3d2a	v1.1.33	2026-09-06 11:01:48 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	f4aaf2fa7c	removed stream-api & auth no need, fixed some issues aswell	2026-09-06 10:55:14 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	8ce4edc251	prevented unnecessary automatic updates	2026-09-05 17:03:18 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	bef6fd2326	updated md's	2026-09-05 16:49:20 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	774f9a5e03	V1.1.32	2026-09-05 11:51:46 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	250e7972f2	v1.1.31	2026-09-05 11:25:38 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	5082d51ebc	fixed	2026-09-05 11:24:28 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	ed66b894c1	v1.1.30	2026-09-05 11:07:49 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	11d6c346e8	resolve Rust state lifetime errors in Node service handlers	2026-09-05 11:00:31 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	c986194e64	v1.1.29	2026-09-05 10:26:01 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	33e285953c	prevent macOS HTTPS upgrade for localhost resources	2026-09-05 10:21:18 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	f46869f967	v1.1.28	2026-09-05 09:31:35 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	b19e6b21c9	use 127.0.0.1 for macOS localhost navigation to avoid ATS SSL errors	2026-09-05 09:15:27 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	c8ea2598b9	v1.1.27	2026-09-04 23:20:34 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	e3257b8a3a	v1.1.25	2026-09-04 23:16:26 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	fbb5a4437d	v1.1.25	2026-09-04 23:01:44 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	dbaab9a00e	fixed mismatch	2026-09-04 22:55:31 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	fc49bb93a7	allow localhost subresource loads in WKWebView	2026-09-04 22:52:34 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	9229f0c2dd	added this	2026-09-04 22:45:47 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	843abf7df4	supported devtools	2026-09-04 22:39:33 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	27fda0430b	v1.1.23	2026-09-04 22:37:36 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	8b49d679bd	add macOS ATS exception domain for localhost webview requests	2026-09-04 22:37:15 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	62883b3180	v1.1.22	2026-09-04 22:27:50 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	3c6ae0125b	use location.replace for WKWebView navigation	2026-09-04 22:27:24 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	be0810ea6d	fix: only check platform-matching node binary extension; bump to 1.1.20	2026-09-04 22:02:38 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	dff55060e7	fix: only check platform-matching node binary extension	2026-09-04 22:02:16 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	df767b5ffc	v1.1.20	2026-09-04 21:54:10 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	1b70c6784a	resolve bundled resources under both _up_ and up folder names	2026-09-04 21:53:44 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	e25e1c93f9	chore: bump version to 1.1.19	2026-09-04 21:37:32 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	4c708ad97c	preserve execute bit on bundled macOS node binary	2026-09-04 21:34:41 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	b81a4e044b	v1.1.18	2026-09-04 21:19:06 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	f6aa2daa01	fixed (os error 13)	2026-09-04 21:13:11 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	e03eb38adc	v1.1.17	2026-09-04 21:04:44 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	2b690b47c1	fixed typo	2026-09-04 20:58:53 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	dffbdb92a5	v1.1.16	2026-09-04 20:52:21 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	45d6515f2e	fixed some issues...?	2026-09-04 20:46:08 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	a3e6a278fe	v1.1.15	2026-09-04 20:15:10 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	7ffc20ee48	fixed harmless warning	2026-09-04 20:11:01 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	ddf3abb314	add macOS Node runtime and appdata support	2026-09-04 20:08:27 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	ec50c4e07f	v1.1.14	2026-09-04 19:55:59 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	49b2a7622b	added debug text	2026-09-04 19:51:27 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	b8e474cb92	Fix Mac tar extraction argument parsing	2026-09-04 19:35:21 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	8b29c9e3c7	Fix Mac Node architecture and resources bundle	2026-09-04 19:30:40 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	5dab61b359	Fix release installer path detection	2026-09-04 19:17:05 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	eab843aa16	Detect and upload macOS DMG bundle	2026-09-04 19:10:21 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	b757f741b7	Fix release log object and multi-platform extension replacement	2026-09-04 19:04:10 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	5f4c47a07c	Handle duplicate release asset links	2026-09-04 18:58:51 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	32677c9fb2	Fix Tauri window builder for macOS	2026-09-04 18:53:56 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	7eab57cfd9	Fix Rust PATH and lock release version	2026-09-04 18:50:17 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	c8fc7da64d	Configure free Mac cloud workflow	2026-09-04 18:47:30 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	88c1824bf7	removed the gitlab yml	2026-09-04 18:45:22 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	a50cb2b6b8	Fix Windows instance type	2026-09-04 18:45:15 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	971eae4af1	Add Windows and macOS Codemagic workflows	2026-09-04 18:44:28 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	1400d538f3	support mac user test	2026-09-04 18:32:40 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	b1d01d94da	v1.1.13	2026-09-04 14:38:43 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	9d7e218ff6	v1.1.12	2026-09-01 20:20:53 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	c19e1e2cf7	fixed downloading update ( sorry lmfao )	2026-09-01 20:14:28 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	6b06bc8170	v1.1.11	2026-09-01 19:45:46 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	769c0dadcd	possibly fixed the auto updater, and fixed the node processes closing	2026-09-01 19:39:27 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	414ef73e1d	v1.1.10	2026-09-01 13:41:06 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	01c04111bd	remove obfuscation, fix UI scroll stutters, and fix dynamic config loading in updater	2026-09-01 13:26:41 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	a729bb81a3	v1.1.9	2026-09-01 13:12:12 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	547eb59709	disable express static caching to resolve stale UI on app updates	2026-08-28 16:57:17 -07:00
alwaysmesmerizingyou	d774bed69b	v1.1.8	2026-08-28 16:51:14 -07:00
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				bash -c 'pkill -9 -x node 2>/dev/null; pkill -9 -x "Vyla Home" 2>/dev/null; pkill -9 -x "vyla-home" 2>/dev/null; rm -rf "$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.vyla.home" "$HOME/Library/Application Support/vyla-home" "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/Caches/com.vyla.home" "$HOME/Library/Caches/vyla-home" "$HOME/Library/Caches/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/WebKit/com.vyla.home" "$HOME/Library/WebKit/vyla-home" "$HOME/Library/WebKit/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/Logs/Vyla Home" "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vyla.home.plist" "$HOME/.vyla-home" "/Applications/Vyla Home.app" "/Applications/vyla-home.app" "$HOME/Applications/Vyla Home.app" "$HOME/Applications/vyla-home.app" "src-tauri/target" "dist-build" "temp-validation-extract" "dist" "frontend" "player" "auth-proxy" "stream-api" "logs" "*.log" "download-temp.zip" "update-payload.zip" "manifest.json" "validation-report.json" "config/encrypted-credentials.json" "config/credentials.json"; echo "Vyla Home cleanup complete."'