v0.4.66: ship smbclient in the runtime image

v0.4.65 added the SmbShareManager but the Dockerfile only installed
the `samba` package — in Debian 12 that ships the SERVER (smbd) only,
not the `smbclient` CLI the new manager shells out to. Every "Add
share" attempt surfaced:

    could not exec smbclient: No such file or directory (os error 2)

Fix is two lines: add `smbclient` to the runtime apt install, drop
the leftover `nfs-common` (no kernel-mount NFS anymore so the helpers
aren't needed).

While in the area, harden the manager so future stripped-down runtime
images get a useful error instead of a bare exec failure:

- `list_isos` and `stream_iso` both detect `ErrorKind::NotFound` on
  spawn and emit "smbclient binary not found on $PATH".
- `hint_for` translates the missing-binary pattern into an actionable
  hint: "pull OpenPXE v0.4.66+ or add the Debian `smbclient` package
  to your runtime stage." So even on a custom build the UI still
  surfaces a clear remediation.

Tests: 150 passing (+1 for the new hint). clippy clean.

The image is still ~98 MB — `smbclient` adds <1 MB on top of the
already-installed samba server.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Cargo.lock

@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ checksum = "384b8ab6d37215f3c5301a95a4accb5d64aa607f1fcb26a11b5303878451b4fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-core"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bcrypt",
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-dhcp-proxy"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-http-api"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-ipxe-assets"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "openpxe-core",
  "rust-embed",
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-iso-store"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bcrypt",
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-tftp"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-webui"
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"

Cargo.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.4.61"
+version = "0.4.66"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.95"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"

crates/http-api/src/app.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use openpxe_core::{
     MAX_LOGO_BYTES,
 };
 use openpxe_ipxe_assets::asset_bytes;
-use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoCategory, IsoMeta, NfsAddRequest};
+use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoCategory, IsoMeta, IsoSource, SmbAddRequest};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -132,10 +132,15 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState) -> Router {
         .route("/api/queue/poll/:entry_id", get(api_queue_poll))
         .route("/api/queue/assign", post(api_queue_assign))
         .route("/api/queue/:entry_id", delete(api_queue_release))
-        // Phase 4: NFS share manager.
+        // v0.4.65: SMB share manager (userspace via smbclient). The
-        .route("/api/nfs", get(api_nfs_list).post(api_nfs_add))
+        // kernel-mount NFS routes that v0.4.64 shipped are gone — they
-        .route("/api/nfs/:id", delete(api_nfs_remove))
+        // didn't work on hosts whose kernel lacked the nfs client
-        .route("/api/nfs/:id/scan", post(api_nfs_scan))
+        // modules (Unraid), and no container-side configuration could
+        // load a host kernel module. `smbclient` speaks SMB over a
+        // plain TCP socket in userspace, works in every container.
+        .route("/api/smb-shares", get(api_smb_shares_list).post(api_smb_shares_add))
+        .route("/api/smb-shares/:id", delete(api_smb_shares_remove))
+        .route("/api/smb-shares/:id/scan", post(api_smb_shares_scan))
         // Phase 4: Network info (read-only) + DNS edit.
         .route("/api/network", get(api_network).put(api_network_put))
         // Phase 4: live-log stream + recent buffer for the Terminal tab.
@@ -638,12 +643,59 @@ async fn iso_raw(
     headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> Response {
     let id = filename.strip_suffix(".iso").unwrap_or(&filename);
+    // v0.4.65: SMB-sourced ISOs have no on-disk path — they're
+    // streamed live from the remote share via `smbclient`. We look
+    // up the meta first to decide whether to take the path-based
+    // local route or the subprocess-based SMB route.
+    let Some(meta) = state.iso_store.get(id) else {
+        return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "no such iso").into_response();
+    };
+    match &meta.source {
+        IsoSource::Local => {
             let Some(path) = state.iso_store.iso_path_for(id) else {
                 return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "no such iso").into_response();
             };
             match stream_file_range(&path, headers.get(header::RANGE)).await {
                 Ok(r) => r,
-        Err(e) => (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("{e}")).into_response(),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("{e}")).into_response()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        IsoSource::Smb {
+            share_id,
+            relative_path,
+        } => {
+            // Range requests aren't supported for SMB sources in
+            // v0.4.65 — smbclient's CLI can't seek mid-stream. iPXE
+            // chain loading and ISO sanboot do whole-file sequential
+            // reads, so this works in practice. A 416 here lets the
+            // client fall back to a full GET if it tried a range.
+            if headers.get(header::RANGE).is_some() {
+                return Response::builder()
+                    .status(StatusCode::RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE)
+                    .header(header::CONTENT_RANGE, format!("bytes */{}", meta.size_bytes))
+                    .body(Body::empty())
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+            match state.smb_shares.stream_iso(share_id, relative_path).await {
+                Ok(stream) => {
+                    let reader = stream.stdout;
+                    let body_stream = tokio_util::io::ReaderStream::new(reader);
+                    Response::builder()
+                        .status(StatusCode::OK)
+                        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/octet-stream")
+                        .header(header::CONTENT_LENGTH, meta.size_bytes)
+                        // Tell intermediaries we don't support
+                        // ranges on this resource; saves them from
+                        // even trying.
+                        .header(header::ACCEPT_RANGES, "none")
+                        .body(Body::from_stream(body_stream))
+                        .unwrap()
+                }
+                Err(e) => (StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, format!("smb stream: {e}")).into_response(),
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -651,6 +703,10 @@ async fn iso_file(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     AxumPath((id, path)): AxumPath<(String, String)>,
 ) -> Response {
+    // In-ISO file extraction is only supported for local ISOs — it
+    // needs random-access reads into the ISO9660 directory tree, which
+    // smbclient's whole-file streaming can't do efficiently. SMB-
+    // sourced ISOs use the raw streaming endpoint above instead.
     let Some(iso_path) = state.iso_store.iso_path_for(&id) else {
         return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, "no such iso").into_response();
     };
@@ -1027,16 +1083,16 @@ async fn api_docs() -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
                 ],
             },
             {
-                "name": "NFS shares",
+                "name": "SMB shares",
                 "endpoints": [
-                    {"method": "GET", "path": "/api/nfs",
+                    {"method": "GET", "path": "/api/smb-shares",
-                     "summary": "List configured NFS shares with mount state and iso counts."},
+                     "summary": "List configured SMB shares with connection state and iso counts."},
-                    {"method": "POST", "path": "/api/nfs",
+                    {"method": "POST", "path": "/api/smb-shares",
-                     "summary": "Mount an NFS share. Body: { server, export, version, read_only }."},
+                     "summary": "Register an SMB share. Body: { server, share, guest, username?, password?, port? }."},
-                    {"method": "DELETE", "path": "/api/nfs/:id",
+                    {"method": "DELETE", "path": "/api/smb-shares/:id",
-                     "summary": "Unmount a share and drop its entries from the ISO store."},
+                     "summary": "Forget a share and drop its entries from the ISO store."},
-                    {"method": "POST", "path": "/api/nfs/:id/scan",
+                    {"method": "POST", "path": "/api/smb-shares/:id/scan",
-                     "summary": "Re-walk a mounted share for ISOs."},
+                     "summary": "Re-list a share for new ISOs."},
                 ],
             },
             {
@@ -1453,8 +1509,11 @@ async fn api_list_clients(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Val
 
 async fn api_status(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
     let smb = state.smb.as_ref().map(|s| s.snapshot());
-    let nfs = state.nfs.list();
+    // v0.4.65: NFS replaced with SMB shares. The dashboard metric
-    let nfs_active = nfs.iter().filter(|m| m.mounted).count();
+    // shape stays similar (count + reachable) so the UI doesn't have
+    // to change its top-line tiles.
+    let smb_shares = state.smb_shares.list();
+    let smb_reachable = smb_shares.iter().filter(|m| m.reachable).count();
     let isos = state.iso_store.list();
     let clients = state.clients.list();
     let queue_entries = state.queue.list();
@@ -1473,7 +1532,7 @@ async fn api_status(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
     state
         .metrics
         .set_queue_counts(queue_entries.len() as u64, imaging as u64);
-    state.metrics.set_nfs_active(nfs_active as u64);
+    state.metrics.set_nfs_active(smb_reachable as u64);
     state.metrics.record_http(openpxe_core::HttpRoute::Api);
     let now = time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
     let uptime_secs = (now - state.started_at).whole_seconds().max(0);
@@ -1488,8 +1547,12 @@ async fn api_status(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
         "ipxe_assets": openpxe_ipxe_assets::list_assets(),
         "settings": state.settings.snapshot(),
         "smb": smb,
-        "nfs_count": nfs.len(),
+        // Keep the field names for now so existing UI bindings on
-        "nfs_active": nfs_active,
+        // `iso_count2` / `client_count2` / sidebar counters keep
+        // working. They cover "external storage shares" generically;
+        // v0.4.65 the source is SMB instead of NFS.
+        "smb_share_count": smb_shares.len(),
+        "smb_share_reachable": smb_reachable,
         "host_bindings": state.hosts.len(),
         "custom_logo": state.branding.has_logo(),
         "uptime_secs": uptime_secs,
@@ -1704,32 +1767,42 @@ async fn api_queue_release(
     }
 }
 
-// ─── NFS share API ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── SMB share API (v0.4.65) ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Replaces the NFS share manager from v0.4.64. The wire shape is similar
+// — a {shares: [...]} list, a POST that returns either the share or a
+// structured {error, stderr, hint} body — so the UI can render both the
+// same way.
 
-async fn api_nfs_list(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
+async fn api_smb_shares_list(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
-    Json(json!({ "mounts": state.nfs.list() }))
+    Json(json!({ "shares": state.smb_shares.list() }))
 }
 
-async fn api_nfs_add(State(state): State<AppState>, Json(req): Json<NfsAddRequest>) -> Response {
+async fn api_smb_shares_add(
-    match state.nfs.add(req).await {
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
-        Ok(m) => (StatusCode::CREATED, Json(m)).into_response(),
+    Json(req): Json<SmbAddRequest>,
-        // Anything from the manager surfaces as a user-fixable validation
+) -> Response {
-        // error — bad host, kernel without NFS support, missing
+    match state.smb_shares.add(req).await {
-        // `mount.nfs`, dead server. We pass the message through verbatim
+        Ok(s) => (StatusCode::CREATED, Json(s)).into_response(),
-        // so the UI can show it to the operator.
+        Err(err) => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, Json(err)).into_response(),
-        Err(e) => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, format!("{e}")).into_response(),
     }
 }
 
-async fn api_nfs_remove(State(state): State<AppState>, AxumPath(id): AxumPath<String>) -> Response {
+async fn api_smb_shares_remove(
-    match state.nfs.remove(&id).await {
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    AxumPath(id): AxumPath<String>,
+) -> Response {
+    match state.smb_shares.remove(&id).await {
         Ok(()) => StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response(),
         Err(e) => (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, format!("{e}")).into_response(),
     }
 }
 
-async fn api_nfs_scan(State(state): State<AppState>, AxumPath(id): AxumPath<String>) -> Response {
+async fn api_smb_shares_scan(
-    match state.nfs.rescan(&id).await {
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    AxumPath(id): AxumPath<String>,
+) -> Response {
+    match state.smb_shares.rescan(&id).await {
         Ok(n) => Json(json!({ "ok": true, "iso_count": n })).into_response(),
         Err(e) => (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, format!("{e}")).into_response(),
     }
@@ -1849,9 +1922,11 @@ async fn api_metrics(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     state
         .metrics
         .set_queue_counts(queue_entries.len() as u64, imaging as u64);
+    // v0.4.65: gauge tracks reachable external-storage shares. With
+    // NFS removed it now reflects SMB share reachability instead.
     state
         .metrics
-        .set_nfs_active(state.nfs.list().iter().filter(|m| m.mounted).count() as u64);
+        .set_nfs_active(state.smb_shares.list().iter().filter(|m| m.reachable).count() as u64);
 
     let now = time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
     let uptime = (now - state.started_at).whole_seconds().max(0) as u64;

crates/http-api/src/ipxe_script.rs

@@ -77,15 +77,20 @@ pub fn render_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], settings: &Settings, base_url: &str) -> Str
     );
     let _ = writeln!(s, ":menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "menu OpenPXE - network boot menu");
-    // v0.4.61: we used to draw an ASCII OpenPXE wordmark here. Now
+    // ASCII OpenPXE wordmark. Works on every iPXE build, including
-    // that the bundled iPXE is built with `IMAGE_PNG`, the
+    // the boot.ipxe.org pre-builds we ship (which omit `IMAGE_PNG`,
-    // `console --picture` line at the top of this script paints the
+    // so `console --picture` paints nothing). When the queued iPXE
-    // operator's actual logo (composed server-side into a 1024×768
+    // source-build lands and the operator's uploaded raster actually
-    // canvas with the logo centered at the top) — the ASCII banner
+    // paints via `console --picture`, this banner can be retired in
-    // became visual noise *on top* of the real image. Old iPXE
+    // favour of the real image. The compositor at
-    // builds without PNG fall through the `|| console` clause and
+    // /branding/pxe-logo is already wired and waiting.
-    // simply show the menu without a logo, which is the correct
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
-    // graceful-degradation outcome.
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --       ___                   ___  __  __ ___");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --      / _ \\ _ __  ___ _ _   | _ \\ \\/  / | __|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --     | (_) | '_ \\/ -_) ' \\  |  _/  \\  /  | _|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --      \\___/| .__/\\___|_||_| |_|    /_/\\_\\ |___|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --           |_|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
     let _ = writeln!(
         s,
         "item --gap -- ------------------------- Default -------------------------"
@@ -626,12 +631,13 @@ mod password_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn top_menu_has_polished_branding_and_arch_footer() {
-        // v0.4.6 polish + v0.4.61 image upgrade: the menu emits a
+        // v0.4.6 polish + v0.4.62 stability fixes: the menu emits a
-        // `console --picture` line that the bundled iPXE (built with
+        // `console --picture` line that PNG-capable iPXE builds will
-        // `IMAGE_PNG`) honours, plus an arch-resolved footer carrying
+        // honour (queued for a follow-up release once we can rebuild
-        // the current OpenPXE version. The ASCII wordmark that used
+        // iPXE from source on native x86_64 hardware), an ASCII
-        // to live here was dropped in v0.4.61 — it duplicated the now-
+        // OpenPXE wordmark that works on every iPXE build (including
-        // working image.
+        // the boot.ipxe.org pre-builds we currently ship), and a
+        // single-line footer carrying the OpenPXE version + arch.
         let settings = Settings::default();
         let s = render_menu(&[], &settings, "http://10.0.0.5");
         assert!(
@@ -641,11 +647,11 @@ mod password_tests {
         // Picture-or-text-console must be a single statement so older
         // iPXE parsers don't choke on the chain.
         assert!(s.contains("|| console"), "missing graceful fallback:\n{s}");
-        // No ASCII wordmark — once the real PNG paints, the ASCII
+        // ASCII wordmark — paints on every iPXE build regardless of
-        // banner would duplicate the operator's logo visually.
+        // PNG support.
         assert!(
-            !s.contains("___                   ___  __  __ ___"),
+            s.contains("___                   ___  __  __ ___"),
-            "ASCII banner shouldn't be emitted in v0.4.61+:\n{s}"
+            "ASCII banner missing first row:\n{s}"
         );
         // Footer with version + arch interpolation. The version comes
         // from CARGO_PKG_VERSION at compile time.

crates/http-api/src/state.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use openpxe_core::{
     AdminStore, BootLog, BrandingStore, ClientRegistry, DeploymentQueue, HostBindings, LogBus,
     Metrics, SettingsStore, SsoStore,
 };
-use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, NfsManager, SmbManager};
+use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, SmbManager, SmbShareManager};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ pub struct AppState {
     /// `smb_dir` at startup; `None` in pure-Linux-only deployments where
     /// Windows support is not wired in. Settings toggle drives start/stop.
     pub smb: Option<Arc<SmbManager>>,
-    /// NFS share manager. Always present (mounting is opt-in by the
+    /// v0.4.65: SMB share manager — userspace consumer of remote SMB
-    /// operator from the Storage tab); `add()` requires `mount.nfs` to be
+    /// shares via Samba's `smbclient` CLI. Replaces the kernel-mount
-    /// available in the runtime image. Surfaces errors per-mount rather
+    /// NFS path that v0.4.64 shipped; that path didn't work on hosts
-    /// than failing the global state.
+    /// (Unraid, etc.) whose kernel ships without the nfs/cifs client
-    pub nfs: NfsManager,
+    /// modules, and no container-side configuration could fix it.
+    /// `smbclient` does the SMB protocol over a plain TCP socket in
+    /// userspace — works in any container, no special caps required.
+    pub smb_shares: SmbShareManager,
     /// Browser chunked upload state. Multipart uploads still go straight
     /// through `IsoStore`, but the UI uses sessions so large ISO transfers
     /// can show deterministic progress and leave visible partial files.

crates/http-api/src/terminal.rs

@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ async fn dispatch(state: &AppState, argv: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
         "isos" | "images" => Ok(isos_text(state)),
         "clients" => Ok(clients_text(state)),
         "queue" => queue_command(state, tail).await,
-        "nfs" => nfs_command(state, tail).await,
+        // v0.4.65: `nfs` is gone — replaced with userspace SMB share
+        // consumer. `smb` still controls the outbound Samba server
+        // for Windows install media; `share` lists/manages remote SMB
+        // shares OpenPXE pulls ISOs from.
+        "share" | "smb-share" => smb_share_command(state, tail).await,
         "smb" => smb_command(state, tail).await,
         "log" => log_command(state, tail),
         "whoami" => Ok("operator".to_string()),
@@ -107,18 +111,18 @@ fn status_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
     let clients = s.clients.list();
     let queue_entries = s.queue.list();
     let smb = s.smb.as_ref().map(|m| m.snapshot());
-    let nfs = s.nfs.list();
+    let smb_shares = s.smb_shares.list();
-    let nfs_active = nfs.iter().filter(|m| m.mounted).count();
+    let smb_reachable = smb_shares.iter().filter(|m| m.reachable).count();
     format!(
         "OpenPXE {ver}\n\
          base url:     {base}\n\
          interface:    {nic}\n\
          uptime:       {up}\n\
-         isos:         {n_isos}  (local: {n_local}, nfs: {n_nfs})\n\
+         isos:         {n_isos}  (local: {n_local}, smb: {n_smb})\n\
          clients:      {n_clients}\n\
          queue:        {n_entries}\n\
-         smb:          {smb}\n\
+         smb server:   {smb}\n\
-         nfs mounts:   {n_total} configured ({n_active} active)\n",
+         smb shares:   {n_total} configured ({n_active} reachable)\n",
         ver = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
         base = s.public_base_url,
         nic = if s.nic_name.is_empty() {
@@ -132,15 +136,15 @@ fn status_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
             .iter()
             .filter(|i| matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local))
             .count(),
-        n_nfs = isos
+        n_smb = isos
             .iter()
-            .filter(|i| !matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local))
+            .filter(|i| matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Smb { .. }))
             .count(),
         n_clients = clients.len(),
         n_entries = queue_entries.len(),
         smb = smb.map_or_else(|| "(disabled)".into(), |s| format!("{s:?}")),
-        n_total = nfs.len(),
+        n_total = smb_shares.len(),
-        n_active = nfs_active,
+        n_active = smb_reachable,
     )
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +162,8 @@ fn isos_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
     for i in isos {
         let src = match i.source {
             openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local => "local".to_string(),
-            openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Nfs { mount_id, .. } => format!("nfs:{mount_id}"),
+            // v0.4.65: SMB userspace consumer replaced kernel-mount NFS.
+            openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Smb { share_id, .. } => format!("smb:{share_id}"),
         };
         let _ = writeln!(
             out,
@@ -264,89 +269,111 @@ async fn queue_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String>
     }
 }
 
-// ── nfs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── share (v0.4.65: SMB shares) ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
-async fn nfs_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
+async fn smb_share_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
     match args.first().map(String::as_str) {
         None | Some("list") => {
-            let mounts = s.nfs.list();
+            let shares = s.smb_shares.list();
-            if mounts.is_empty() {
+            if shares.is_empty() {
-                return Ok("(no NFS mounts configured)".into());
+                return Ok("(no SMB shares configured)".into());
             }
             let mut out = String::new();
             let _ = writeln!(
                 out,
-                "{:<24} {:<6} {:<7} {:<6} TARGET",
+                "{:<24} {:<7} {:<6} {:<6} TARGET",
-                "ID", "VER", "STATUS", "ISOS"
+                "ID", "STATUS", "AUTH", "ISOS"
             );
-            for m in mounts {
+            for m in shares {
-                let status = if m.mounted { "ok" } else { "down" };
+                let status = if m.reachable { "ok" } else { "down" };
+                let auth = if m.guest { "guest" } else { "user" };
                 let _ = writeln!(
                     out,
-                    "{:<24} {:<6} {:<7} {:<6} {}:{}",
+                    "{:<24} {:<7} {:<6} {:<6} //{}/{}",
                     truncate(&m.id, 24),
-                    match m.version {
-                        openpxe_iso_store::NfsVersion::V3 => "v3",
-                        openpxe_iso_store::NfsVersion::V41 => "v4.1",
-                    },
                     status,
+                    auth,
                     m.iso_count,
                     m.server,
-                    m.export,
+                    m.share,
                 );
                 if let Some(e) = m.last_error {
                     let _ = writeln!(out, "    error: {e}");
                 }
+                if let Some(h) = m.last_hint {
+                    let _ = writeln!(out, "    hint:  {h}");
+                }
             }
             Ok(out)
         }
-        Some("mount") => {
+        Some("add") => {
-            // nfs mount <server>:<export> [v3|v41] [ro|rw]
+            // share add //server/share [guest|user:password]
             let target = args
                 .get(1)
-                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs mount <server>:<export> [v3|v41] [ro|rw]".to_string())?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| {
-            let (server, export) = target
+                    "usage: share add //server/share [guest|user:password]".to_string()
-                .split_once(':')
+                })?;
-                .ok_or_else(|| "target must be 'server:/export'".to_string())?;
+            // Accept either `//server/share` (UNC-style) or
-            let version = match args.get(2).map(String::as_str) {
+            // `server:share` (shorter to type).
-                Some("v3") => openpxe_iso_store::NfsVersion::V3,
+            let stripped = target.trim_start_matches('/').trim_start_matches('\\');
-                Some("v41") | None => openpxe_iso_store::NfsVersion::V41,
+            let (server, share) = if let Some((s, p)) = stripped.split_once('/') {
-                Some(other) => {
+                (s, p)
-                    return Err(format!("unknown nfs version: {other} (expect v3 or v41)"))
+            } else if let Some((s, p)) = stripped.split_once(':') {
-                }
+                (s, p)
+            } else {
+                return Err("target must be '//server/share' or 'server:share'".into());
             };
-            let read_only = !matches!(args.get(3).map(String::as_str), Some("rw"));
+
-            let req = openpxe_iso_store::NfsAddRequest {
+            // Auth spec: "guest" or "user:password". Default: guest.
+            let auth = args.get(2).cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| "guest".into());
+            let (guest, username, password) = if auth == "guest" {
+                (true, None, None)
+            } else if let Some((u, p)) = auth.split_once(':') {
+                (false, Some(u.to_string()), Some(p.to_string()))
+            } else {
+                return Err("auth must be 'guest' or 'user:password'".into());
+            };
+
+            let req = openpxe_iso_store::SmbAddRequest {
                 server: server.to_string(),
-                export: export.to_string(),
+                share: share.to_string(),
-                version,
+                username,
-                read_only,
+                password,
+                guest,
+                port: None,
             };
-            match s.nfs.add(req).await {
+            match s.smb_shares.add(req).await {
-                Ok(m) => Ok(format!("mounted {} ({} isos)", m.id, m.iso_count)),
+                Ok(m) => Ok(format!("added {} ({} isos)", m.id, m.iso_count)),
-                Err(e) => Err(format!("mount failed: {e}")),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    let mut out = format!("add failed: {}", e.error);
+                    if let Some(h) = e.hint {
+                        out.push_str("\nhint: ");
+                        out.push_str(&h);
+                    }
+                    Err(out)
                 }
             }
-        Some("unmount") => {
+        }
+        Some("remove") => {
             let id = args
                 .get(1)
-                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs unmount <id>".to_string())?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: share remove <id>".to_string())?;
-            match s.nfs.remove(id).await {
+            match s.smb_shares.remove(id).await {
-                Ok(()) => Ok(format!("unmounted {id}")),
+                Ok(()) => Ok(format!("removed {id}")),
-                Err(e) => Err(format!("unmount failed: {e}")),
+                Err(e) => Err(format!("remove failed: {e}")),
             }
         }
         Some("scan") => {
             let id = args
                 .get(1)
-                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs scan <id>".to_string())?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: share scan <id>".to_string())?;
-            match s.nfs.rescan(id).await {
+            match s.smb_shares.rescan(id).await {
                 Ok(n) => Ok(format!("re-scanned {id}: {n} isos")),
                 Err(e) => Err(format!("scan failed: {e}")),
             }
         }
         Some(other) => Err(format!(
-            "unknown nfs subcommand: {other}\ntry: nfs [list|mount|unmount|scan]"
+            "unknown share subcommand: {other}\ntry: share [list|add|remove|scan]"
         )),
     }
 }
@@ -487,13 +514,13 @@ OpenPXE terminal — available commands:
   queue assign-all <target>         assign every waiting client
   queue release <entry_id>           release one queued client
 
-  nfs list                          list NFS mounts
+  share list                        list configured SMB shares
-  nfs mount <s>:<e> [v3|v41] [ro|rw]  add and mount an NFS share
+  share add //srv/share [auth]      add an SMB share; auth = 'guest' or 'user:pass'
-  nfs unmount <id>                  unmount and forget a share
+  share remove <id>                 forget an SMB share
-  nfs scan <id>                     re-scan a share for new ISOs
+  share scan <id>                   re-list a share for new ISOs
 
-  smb status                        SMB (Samba) state
+  smb status                        outbound Samba state (Windows install media)
-  smb start | stop | reload         control smbd
+  smb start | stop | reload         control the outbound smbd
 
   log clear                         drop the in-memory log ring buffer
   log tail [n]                      show the last n buffered lines (default 20)
@@ -508,10 +535,10 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn shell_split_basic() {
         assert_eq!(shell_split(""), Vec::<String>::new());
-        assert_eq!(shell_split("nfs list"), vec!["nfs", "list"]);
+        assert_eq!(shell_split("share list"), vec!["share", "list"]);
         assert_eq!(
-            shell_split("nfs mount 10.0.0.5:/srv v41 ro"),
+            shell_split("share add //nas/isos guest"),
-            vec!["nfs", "mount", "10.0.0.5:/srv", "v41", "ro"]
+            vec!["share", "add", "//nas/isos", "guest"]
         );
     }
 

crates/http-api/tests/full_flow.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use axum::body::Body;
 use axum::http::{header, Request, StatusCode};
 use openpxe_core::{ClientRegistry, DeploymentQueue, HostBindings, LogBus, Metrics, SettingsStore};
 use openpxe_http_api::{build_router, AppState};
-use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, NfsManager};
+use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, SmbShareManager};
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 use tower::ServiceExt;
 
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ async fn build_state() -> (AppState, tempfile::TempDir) {
     let clients = ClientRegistry::new();
     let queue = DeploymentQueue::new();
     let settings = SettingsStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
-    let nfs = NfsManager::new(dir.path(), iso_store.clone());
+    let smb_shares = SmbShareManager::new(dir.path(), iso_store.clone());
-    iso_store.set_nfs_root(nfs.mount_root());
     let log_bus = LogBus::new(64);
     let hosts = HostBindings::load_or_default(dir.path());
     let boot_log = openpxe_core::BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ async fn build_state() -> (AppState, tempfile::TempDir) {
         sso,
         metrics,
         smb: None,
-        nfs,
+        smb_shares,
         uploads: openpxe_http_api::uploads::UploadSessions::default(),
         log_bus,
         started_at: time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
@@ -464,35 +463,72 @@ async fn no_external_urls_in_generated_ipxe() {
 
 // ── Phase 4 integration tests ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// v0.4.65: kernel-mount NFS replaced with userspace SMB via smbclient.
+
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn nfs_add_with_bad_export_is_rejected() {
+async fn smb_share_add_with_missing_server_is_rejected() {
-    // Validation must happen before we shell out to /bin/mount —
+    // Validation must run before we shell out to smbclient — otherwise
-    // otherwise the operator sees opaque kernel errors instead of a
+    // operators see opaque NT_STATUS codes for what's really a typo.
-    // clear "your export must start with /" hint.
     let (state, _dir) = build_state().await;
     let app = build_router(state);
     let (s, b) = post_json(
         &app,
-        "/api/nfs",
+        "/api/smb-shares",
-        r#"{"server":"10.0.0.5","export":"isos","version":"v41","read_only":true}"#,
+        r#"{"server":"","share":"isos","guest":true}"#,
     )
     .await;
     assert_eq!(s, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
     let msg = String::from_utf8_lossy(&b);
     assert!(
-        msg.contains("export"),
+        msg.to_lowercase().contains("server"),
         "expected validation hint, got: {msg}"
     );
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn nfs_list_starts_empty() {
+async fn smb_share_add_requires_username_when_not_guest() {
     let (state, _dir) = build_state().await;
     let app = build_router(state);
-    let (s, b) = get(&app, "/api/nfs").await;
+    let (s, b) = post_json(
+        &app,
+        "/api/smb-shares",
+        r#"{"server":"10.0.0.5","share":"isos","guest":false}"#,
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(s, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+    let msg = String::from_utf8_lossy(&b);
+    assert!(
+        msg.to_lowercase().contains("username"),
+        "expected username hint, got: {msg}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn smb_share_add_rejects_paths_in_share_name() {
+    let (state, _dir) = build_state().await;
+    let app = build_router(state);
+    let (s, b) = post_json(
+        &app,
+        "/api/smb-shares",
+        r#"{"server":"10.0.0.5","share":"isos/subdir","guest":true}"#,
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(s, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+    let msg = String::from_utf8_lossy(&b);
+    assert!(
+        msg.to_lowercase().contains("share name"),
+        "expected share name hint, got: {msg}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn smb_shares_list_starts_empty() {
+    let (state, _dir) = build_state().await;
+    let app = build_router(state);
+    let (s, b) = get(&app, "/api/smb-shares").await;
     assert_eq!(s, StatusCode::OK);
     let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&b).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(v["mounts"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(v["shares"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]

crates/iso-store/src/lib.rs

@@ -18,16 +18,21 @@
 
 pub mod entry;
 pub mod introspect;
-pub mod nfs;
 pub mod pxe_logo;
 pub mod smb;
+pub mod smb_share;
 pub mod store;
 pub mod windows;
 
 pub use entry::{BootEntry, BootKind, KernelArgs};
 pub use introspect::{DistroFamily, IntrospectionReport};
-pub use nfs::{NfsAddRequest, NfsManager, NfsMount, NfsVersion};
+// v0.4.65: kernel-mount NFS is gone. SMB shares via Samba's userspace
+// `smbclient` CLI replaced it — works in any container (no
+// CAP_SYS_ADMIN, no host kernel modules), matching how Bootimus and
+// every other PXE/imaging tool that supports network storage handles
+// it.
 pub use smb::{extract_windows_iso, SmbManager, SmbState};
+pub use smb_share::{SmbAddRequest, SmbShare, SmbShareError, SmbShareManager, SmbStream};
 pub use store::{
     generate_boot_entries_for, slugify_str, IsoCategory, IsoMeta, IsoSource, IsoStore,
     UploadHandle,

crates/iso-store/src/nfs.rs

@@ -1,558 +0,0 @@
-//! NFS share manager.
-//!
-//! Lets an operator mount a remote NFS export as an ISO source instead of
-//! uploading every ISO into the container's PVC. Supports NFSv3 and
-//! NFSv4.1 — the two versions the user explicitly asked for.
-//!
-//! ## How it works
-//!
-//! 1. Operator submits a mount spec via the Storage tab:
-//!    `{ server: "10.0.0.20", export: "/srv/isos", version: "v41" }`.
-//! 2. We slugify a stable id, mkdir `<work_dir>/nfs/<id>/`, then shell out
-//!    to `/bin/mount -t nfs -o vers=...,ro,nolock server:export local`.
-//! 3. On success we walk the mount point looking for `*.iso` files and
-//!    register each one with the `IsoStore` as an external source — same
-//!    introspection pipeline as a web upload, but no sha256 (the bytes
-//!    live on a remote machine; hashing them would suck them through the
-//!    network on every restart).
-//! 4. On failure we record `last_error` on the spec and persist anyway
-//!    so the UI can show a row in red rather than silently dropping it.
-//!
-//! ## Operational notes
-//!
-//! - Mounting NFS inside a container needs `CAP_SYS_ADMIN` and the
-//!   `nfs-common` package. The default image ships these (see Dockerfile).
-//! - On OpenShift, the SCC must allow `CAP_SYS_ADMIN`. The bundled SCC
-//!   doesn't — operators have to opt in by switching to a more privileged
-//!   SCC or running NFS mounts as a CSI driver outside the pod.
-//! - Mount commands are issued sequentially under a single mutex to avoid
-//!   `mount` racing on the same target dir.
-//!
-//! ## Persistence
-//!
-//! Mount specs (without runtime state) live at `<work_dir>/nfs.json`,
-//! re-mounted on startup. Mounts that fail to come back online keep their
-//! spec and their `last_error` so the operator sees what happened.
-
-use crate::introspect::{introspect, IntrospectionReport};
-use crate::store::{generate_boot_entries_for, slugify_str, IsoSource, IsoStore};
-use openpxe_core::{Error, Result};
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use time::OffsetDateTime;
-use tokio::process::Command;
-
-/// Wire-protocol versions we support. Keep this enum closed — silently
-/// accepting "auto" or letting the kernel negotiate would mean operators
-/// could never confirm which version is in use.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
-pub enum NfsVersion {
-    /// NFSv3 — UDP/TCP, separate `mountd` protocol. Required for many
-    /// older NAS appliances.
-    V3,
-    /// NFSv4.1 — single TCP port (2049), session-based. Modern default.
-    V41,
-}
-
-impl NfsVersion {
-    fn vers_arg(self) -> &'static str {
-        match self {
-            Self::V3 => "vers=3",
-            Self::V41 => "vers=4.1",
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// One configured mount. The id is generated from server+export so the
-/// operator can re-add the same export idempotently.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct NfsMount {
-    pub id: String,
-    pub server: String,
-    pub export: String,
-    pub version: NfsVersion,
-    /// Read-only by default — most ISO libraries are. Operators that need
-    /// write can flip this off but OpenPXE itself never writes.
-    pub read_only: bool,
-    /// Local mount point under `<work_dir>/nfs/`.
-    pub local_path: PathBuf,
-    /// Whether the mount is currently active.
-    pub mounted: bool,
-    /// Last error encountered on a `mount` or `umount` attempt; cleared on
-    /// success.
-    pub last_error: Option<String>,
-    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339::option")]
-    pub last_attempt: Option<OffsetDateTime>,
-    /// Number of `.iso` files found on the share (re-counted on each scan).
-    pub iso_count: u32,
-}
-
-/// Spec submitted by the UI. Server and export are normalized before use.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
-pub struct NfsAddRequest {
-    pub server: String,
-    pub export: String,
-    #[serde(default = "default_version")]
-    pub version: NfsVersion,
-    #[serde(default = "default_ro")]
-    pub read_only: bool,
-}
-
-fn default_version() -> NfsVersion {
-    NfsVersion::V41
-}
-fn default_ro() -> bool {
-    true
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default)]
-struct Inner {
-    mounts: HashMap<String, NfsMount>,
-}
-
-/// Manages NFS mounts and surfaces them as ISO sources.
-///
-/// Cheap to clone — internal state is `Arc<Mutex<...>>`.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct NfsManager {
-    work_root: Arc<PathBuf>,
-    state_path: Arc<PathBuf>,
-    inner: Arc<Mutex<Inner>>,
-    iso_store: IsoStore,
-    /// Single-writer lock around the actual `mount`/`umount` shell-outs;
-    /// avoids racing on the same target directory.
-    mount_lock: Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<()>>,
-}
-
-impl NfsManager {
-    /// Construct a manager rooted at `work_dir`. Mount points live under
-    /// `<work_dir>/nfs/<id>/`. State persists to `<work_dir>/nfs.json`.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn new(work_dir: &Path, iso_store: IsoStore) -> Self {
-        let work_root = work_dir.join("nfs");
-        let state_path = work_dir.join("nfs.json");
-        Self {
-            work_root: Arc::new(work_root),
-            state_path: Arc::new(state_path),
-            inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Inner::default())),
-            iso_store,
-            mount_lock: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(())),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Where this manager mounts shares. Used by `IsoStore` to resolve
-    /// NFS-backed `IsoMeta`s to their on-disk path.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn mount_root(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.work_root.as_ref().clone()
-    }
-
-    /// Load persisted state and re-attempt every mount. Errors are logged
-    /// per-mount but never fail the call — startup must not block on a
-    /// remote NFS server being slow.
-    pub async fn load_and_remount(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(self.work_root.as_path()).await?;
-        let mounts = match tokio::fs::read_to_string(self.state_path.as_path()).await {
-            Ok(text) => serde_json::from_str::<Vec<NfsMount>>(&text).unwrap_or_default(),
-            Err(_) => Vec::new(),
-        };
-        for mut m in mounts {
-            // Always start from "not mounted" — the kernel state was lost
-            // when the process died. We'll try to remount each one.
-            m.mounted = false;
-            m.last_error = None;
-            self.inner.lock().mounts.insert(m.id.clone(), m.clone());
-            if let Err(e) = self.try_mount(&m.id).await {
-                tracing::warn!(
-                    target: "openpxe::nfs",
-                    id = %m.id, error = %e,
-                    "could not remount NFS share on startup"
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Add a new mount. Returns the resulting `NfsMount` (with `mounted`
-    /// reflecting reality) or an error if the spec was invalid.
-    pub async fn add(&self, req: NfsAddRequest) -> Result<NfsMount> {
-        let server = req.server.trim().to_string();
-        let export = req.export.trim().to_string();
-        if server.is_empty() {
-            return Err(Error::Invalid("server is required".into()));
-        }
-        if !export.starts_with('/') {
-            return Err(Error::Invalid("export path must start with '/'".into()));
-        }
-
-        let id = mount_id(&server, &export);
-        let local_path = self.work_root.join(&id);
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&local_path).await?;
-
-        let mount = NfsMount {
-            id: id.clone(),
-            server,
-            export,
-            version: req.version,
-            read_only: req.read_only,
-            local_path,
-            mounted: false,
-            last_error: None,
-            last_attempt: None,
-            iso_count: 0,
-        };
-        self.inner.lock().mounts.insert(id.clone(), mount);
-        self.persist_locked();
-        self.try_mount(&id).await?;
-        Ok(self.get(&id).expect("mount just inserted"))
-    }
-
-    /// Unmount and forget a share. Removes any ISOs it contributed from
-    /// the IsoStore and deletes the local mount point. Idempotent.
-    pub async fn remove(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        // Best-effort umount; even if it fails (e.g. server unreachable)
-        // we still want to drop the in-memory record.
-        let _ = self.umount_one(id).await;
-        let local_path = {
-            let mut g = self.inner.lock();
-            g.mounts.remove(id).map(|m| m.local_path)
-        };
-        self.persist_locked();
-        self.iso_store.drop_external_source(id);
-        if let Some(p) = local_path {
-            // rmdir only — never recurse, the mount could still be live
-            // on some kernel error path and we don't want to nuke a
-            // remote filesystem.
-            let _ = tokio::fs::remove_dir(&p).await;
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Re-scan a mounted share for ISOs, refreshing the IsoStore.
-    pub async fn rescan(&self, id: &str) -> Result<u32> {
-        let mount = self
-            .get(id)
-            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid(format!("no such mount '{id}'")))?;
-        if !mount.mounted {
-            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!("mount '{id}' is not active")));
-        }
-        let count = self.scan_and_register(&mount).await?;
-        if let Some(m) = self.inner.lock().mounts.get_mut(id) {
-            m.iso_count = count;
-        }
-        self.persist_locked();
-        Ok(count)
-    }
-
-    /// Snapshot of every configured mount.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<NfsMount> {
-        let g = self.inner.lock();
-        let mut v: Vec<_> = g.mounts.values().cloned().collect();
-        v.sort_by(|a, b| a.id.cmp(&b.id));
-        v
-    }
-
-    /// Look up a single mount by id.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn get(&self, id: &str) -> Option<NfsMount> {
-        self.inner.lock().mounts.get(id).cloned()
-    }
-
-    // ── internals ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    async fn try_mount(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        let _g = self.mount_lock.lock().await;
-
-        let m = self
-            .get(id)
-            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid(format!("no such mount '{id}'")))?;
-        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-
-        // Already mounted? Skip — `mount` would error on a busy target
-        // and confuse the operator's UI status.
-        if is_mountpoint(&m.local_path).await {
-            self.update_status(id, true, None, now);
-            // Even though already mounted, we still want a fresh ISO count.
-            let count = self.scan_and_register(&m).await.unwrap_or(0);
-            self.update_iso_count(id, count);
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        let opts = mount_options(&m);
-        let target = format!("{}:{}", m.server, m.export);
-
-        let output = Command::new("mount")
-            .arg("-t")
-            .arg("nfs")
-            .arg("-o")
-            .arg(&opts)
-            .arg(&target)
-            .arg(&m.local_path)
-            .output()
-            .await;
-
-        match output {
-            Ok(out) if out.status.success() => {
-                tracing::info!(
-                    target: "openpxe::nfs",
-                    id = %id, server = %m.server, export = %m.export,
-                    version = ?m.version,
-                    "NFS mount succeeded"
-                );
-                self.update_status(id, true, None, now);
-                let count = self.scan_and_register(&m).await.unwrap_or(0);
-                self.update_iso_count(id, count);
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Ok(out) => {
-                let err = format!(
-                    "mount exit {}: {}",
-                    out.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
-                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).trim()
-                );
-                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id, "{err}");
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), now);
-                Err(Error::Invalid(err))
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                let err = format!("could not exec /bin/mount: {e}");
-                tracing::error!(target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id, "{err}");
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), now);
-                Err(Error::Invalid(err))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    async fn umount_one(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        let _g = self.mount_lock.lock().await;
-        let Some(m) = self.get(id) else { return Ok(()) };
-        if !is_mountpoint(&m.local_path).await {
-            self.update_status(id, false, None, OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-        // -l = lazy: detach immediately, finish when no process has a
-        // handle. Important if a stale ISO read is still in flight.
-        let out = Command::new("umount")
-            .arg("-l")
-            .arg(&m.local_path)
-            .output()
-            .await;
-        match out {
-            Ok(o) if o.status.success() => {
-                self.update_status(id, false, None, OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Ok(o) => {
-                let e = format!(
-                    "umount exit {}: {}",
-                    o.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
-                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr).trim()
-                );
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(e.clone()), OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
-                Err(Error::Invalid(e))
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                let e = format!("could not exec /bin/umount: {e}");
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(e.clone()), OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
-                Err(Error::Invalid(e))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Walk the mount point for `*.iso` files, introspect each one, and
-    /// register it with the IsoStore as an NFS-sourced entry. Returns the
-    /// count of ISOs registered.
-    async fn scan_and_register(&self, m: &NfsMount) -> Result<u32> {
-        // Drop any prior entries from this mount before re-registering, so
-        // a removed file disappears from the store.
-        self.iso_store.drop_external_source(&m.id);
-
-        let mut walker = tokio::fs::read_dir(&m.local_path).await?;
-        let mut count = 0u32;
-        while let Some(entry) = walker.next_entry().await? {
-            let p = entry.path();
-            if p.extension()
-                .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
-                .map(str::to_ascii_lowercase)
-                .as_deref()
-                != Some("iso")
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-            let filename = match p.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) {
-                Some(f) => f.to_string(),
-                None => continue,
-            };
-            let size = tokio::fs::metadata(&p).await?.len();
-            // Introspection is sync + IO-bound (reads ISO9660 PVD). Push
-            // it to a blocking thread so the runtime stays responsive on
-            // a slow share.
-            let p_owned = p.clone();
-            let report: IntrospectionReport =
-                tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || introspect(&p_owned))
-                    .await
-                    .map_err(|e| Error::Other(e.into()))?;
-            let id = format!("nfs-{}-{}", m.id, slugify_str(&filename));
-            let boot_entries = generate_boot_entries_for(&id, &filename, &report);
-            let source = IsoSource::Nfs {
-                mount_id: m.id.clone(),
-                relative_path: filename.clone(),
-            };
-            self.iso_store
-                .register_external(id, filename, size, report, boot_entries, source);
-            count += 1;
-        }
-        Ok(count)
-    }
-
-    fn update_status(&self, id: &str, mounted: bool, err: Option<String>, ts: OffsetDateTime) {
-        if let Some(m) = self.inner.lock().mounts.get_mut(id) {
-            m.mounted = mounted;
-            m.last_error = err;
-            m.last_attempt = Some(ts);
-        }
-        self.persist_locked();
-    }
-
-    fn update_iso_count(&self, id: &str, count: u32) {
-        if let Some(m) = self.inner.lock().mounts.get_mut(id) {
-            m.iso_count = count;
-        }
-        self.persist_locked();
-    }
-
-    /// Atomically replace the on-disk JSON with the current state.
-    /// Persistence errors are logged, never propagated — settings live in
-    /// memory authoritatively, matching the SettingsStore policy.
-    fn persist_locked(&self) {
-        let mounts: Vec<NfsMount> = self.inner.lock().mounts.values().cloned().collect();
-        let path = self.state_path.as_path();
-        let tmp = path.with_extension("json.tmp");
-        let body = match serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&mounts) {
-            Ok(b) => b,
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", "serialize NFS state: {e}");
-                return;
-            }
-        };
-        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&tmp, body) {
-            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", "write NFS state tmp: {e}");
-            return;
-        }
-        if let Err(e) = std::fs::rename(&tmp, path) {
-            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", "rename NFS state: {e}");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn mount_options(m: &NfsMount) -> String {
-    let mut opts = vec![m.version.vers_arg().to_string()];
-    if m.read_only {
-        opts.push("ro".into());
-    } else {
-        opts.push("rw".into());
-    }
-    // `nolock` for v3 — many storage appliances disable lockd; we don't
-    // need locking for read-only ISO access anyway.
-    if matches!(m.version, NfsVersion::V3) {
-        opts.push("nolock".into());
-    }
-    // Soft mount with a generous timeout — better to surface a hung share
-    // as a user-visible error than to wedge the iPXE client forever on a
-    // dead NFS server.
-    opts.push("soft".into());
-    opts.push("timeo=100".into());
-    opts.push("retrans=3".into());
-    opts.join(",")
-}
-
-fn mount_id(server: &str, export: &str) -> String {
-    let raw = format!("{server}{export}");
-    slugify_str(&raw)
-}
-
-/// Detect whether `path` is currently a mount point. We don't have
-/// `is_mountpoint(2)`, so compare the parent's device id to the dir's;
-/// if they differ the dir is a mount.
-async fn is_mountpoint(path: &Path) -> bool {
-    let Some(parent) = path.parent() else {
-        return false;
-    };
-    let Ok(m1) = tokio::fs::metadata(path).await else {
-        return false;
-    };
-    let Ok(m2) = tokio::fs::metadata(parent).await else {
-        return false;
-    };
-    use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
-    m1.dev() != m2.dev()
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn version_arg() {
-        assert_eq!(NfsVersion::V3.vers_arg(), "vers=3");
-        assert_eq!(NfsVersion::V41.vers_arg(), "vers=4.1");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn mount_options_v3_includes_nolock() {
-        let m = NfsMount {
-            id: "x".into(),
-            server: "s".into(),
-            export: "/e".into(),
-            version: NfsVersion::V3,
-            read_only: true,
-            local_path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/x"),
-            mounted: false,
-            last_error: None,
-            last_attempt: None,
-            iso_count: 0,
-        };
-        let opts = mount_options(&m);
-        assert!(opts.contains("vers=3"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("ro"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("nolock"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("soft"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn mount_options_v41_no_nolock() {
-        let m = NfsMount {
-            id: "x".into(),
-            server: "s".into(),
-            export: "/e".into(),
-            version: NfsVersion::V41,
-            read_only: false,
-            local_path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/x"),
-            mounted: false,
-            last_error: None,
-            last_attempt: None,
-            iso_count: 0,
-        };
-        let opts = mount_options(&m);
-        assert!(opts.contains("vers=4.1"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("rw"));
-        assert!(!opts.contains("nolock"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn mount_id_is_stable_and_safe() {
-        let a = mount_id("10.0.0.5", "/srv/isos");
-        let b = mount_id("10.0.0.5", "/srv/isos");
-        assert_eq!(a, b);
-        assert!(!a.contains('/'));
-        assert!(!a.contains('.'));
-    }
-}

crates/iso-store/src/store.rs

@@ -16,17 +16,24 @@ use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 /// Where the bytes for an ISO actually live.
 ///
 /// The default is `Local` — uploaded ISOs sit in `<iso_dir>/<id>.iso`.
-/// `Nfs` entries point at a file inside a remote share that the
+/// `Smb` entries (v0.4.65) point at a file inside a remote SMB share
-/// `NfsManager` is keeping mounted. We resolve the on-disk path lazily
+/// that the `SmbShareManager` knows how to stream via Samba's
-/// in [`IsoStore::iso_path_for`] using the `nfs_root` set at startup.
+/// userspace `smbclient` CLI. The HTTP handler resolves the share by
+/// id at request time and pipes `smbclient -c 'get file -'` straight
+/// into the response body — no kernel mount, no local cache.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "kind", rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum IsoSource {
     #[default]
     Local,
-    Nfs {
+    /// v0.4.65: kernel-mount NFS is gone (it didn't work on Unraid
-        mount_id: String,
+    /// regardless of capabilities — the host kernel needs the nfs
-        /// Path relative to the mount point — typically just the filename.
+    /// client modules loaded). SMB via userspace `smbclient` works in
+    /// any container.
+    Smb {
+        share_id: String,
+        /// Filename at the share root. We don't support nested paths
+        /// in v0.4.65; ISOs live at the top of the share.
         relative_path: String,
     },
 }
@@ -164,10 +171,6 @@ struct Inner {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct IsoStore {
     iso_dir: Arc<PathBuf>,
-    /// Where NFS mounts land on disk. Set at startup via
-    /// [`IsoStore::set_nfs_root`]; required for resolving any
-    /// `IsoSource::Nfs` entry.
-    nfs_root: Arc<RwLock<Option<PathBuf>>>,
     inner: Arc<RwLock<Inner>>,
 }
 
@@ -175,17 +178,10 @@ impl IsoStore {
     pub fn new(iso_dir: PathBuf) -> Self {
         Self {
             iso_dir: Arc::new(iso_dir),
-            nfs_root: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
             inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Inner::default())),
         }
     }
 
-    /// Tell the store where NFS mounts live. Without this set,
-    /// `IsoSource::Nfs` entries cannot be resolved to a file path.
-    pub fn set_nfs_root(&self, root: PathBuf) {
-        *self.nfs_root.write() = Some(root);
-    }
-
     pub async fn ensure_dirs(&self) -> Result<()> {
         tokio::fs::create_dir_all(self.iso_dir.as_path()).await?;
         Ok(())
@@ -281,33 +277,32 @@ impl IsoStore {
         self.inner.read().isos.get(id).cloned()
     }
 
-    /// Resolve an ISO id to its on-disk path, if any. For local entries
+    /// Resolve an ISO id to its on-disk path, if any. For local
-    /// this is `<iso_dir>/<id>.iso`; for NFS entries it's
+    /// (uploaded) ISOs this is `<iso_dir>/<id>.iso`. For SMB-sourced
-    /// `<nfs_root>/<mount_id>/<relative_path>`. Returns None if the file
+    /// ISOs there is no on-disk path — the HTTP handler must stream
-    /// is missing or the source isn't resolvable (e.g. NFS share
+    /// via `SmbShareManager::stream_iso` instead. Returns `None` for
-    /// unmounted).
+    /// SMB sources or when the file is missing.
     pub fn iso_path_for(&self, id: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
         let meta = self.get(id)?;
-        let path = match &meta.source {
+        match &meta.source {
-            IsoSource::Local => self.iso_path(id),
+            IsoSource::Local => {
-            IsoSource::Nfs {
+                let path = self.iso_path(id);
-                mount_id,
-                relative_path,
-            } => {
-                let root = self.nfs_root.read().clone()?;
-                root.join(mount_id).join(relative_path)
-            }
-        };
                 if path.exists() {
                     Some(path)
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
             }
+            // SMB sources have no local path — they're streamed via
+            // smbclient subprocess. Callers should check the source
+            // kind first and dispatch accordingly.
+            IsoSource::Smb { .. } => None,
+        }
+    }
 
-    /// Delete an ISO and its sidecar metadata. Only acts on local ISOs;
+    /// Delete an ISO and its sidecar metadata. Only acts on local
-    /// for NFS-backed ISOs the operator must remove the file from the
+    /// (uploaded) ISOs; for SMB-backed ISOs the operator must remove
-    /// share or unmount the NFS share entirely.
+    /// the file from the share or unregister the share entirely.
     pub async fn delete(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let meta = self.get(id);
         let is_local = matches!(
@@ -324,10 +319,10 @@ impl IsoStore {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Register an externally-sourced ISO (e.g. NFS-mounted). Used by
+    /// Register an externally-sourced ISO (SMB share, etc.). Used by
-    /// `NfsManager` after walking a freshly-mounted share. We do **not**
+    /// `SmbShareManager` after listing a share. We do **not** persist
-    /// persist a `meta.json` on disk for these — the source of truth is
+    /// a `meta.json` on disk for these — the source of truth is the
-    /// the share itself, and the NFS manager re-scans on startup.
+    /// share itself, and the manager re-scans on startup.
     pub fn register_external(
         &self,
         id: String,
@@ -352,13 +347,13 @@ impl IsoStore {
         self.inner.write().isos.insert(id, meta);
     }
 
-    /// Drop every entry that belongs to `mount_id`. Used by the NFS
+    /// Drop every entry that belongs to `share_id`. Used by the SMB
-    /// manager when an operator removes a share, or before re-scanning
+    /// share manager when an operator removes a share, or before
-    /// to clean out stale entries.
+    /// re-scanning to clean out stale entries.
-    pub fn drop_external_source(&self, mount_id: &str) {
+    pub fn drop_external_source(&self, share_id: &str) {
         let mut g = self.inner.write();
         g.isos.retain(
-            |_, m| !matches!(&m.source, IsoSource::Nfs { mount_id: mid, .. } if mid == mount_id),
+            |_, m| !matches!(&m.source, IsoSource::Smb { share_id: sid, .. } if sid == share_id),
         );
     }
 

crates/openpxe/src/main.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use openpxe_core::{
 };
 use openpxe_dhcp_proxy::DhcpProxyServer;
 use openpxe_http_api::{build_router, AppState};
-use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, NfsManager, SmbManager};
+use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, SmbManager, SmbShareManager};
 use openpxe_tftp::TftpServer;
 use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -119,13 +119,18 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let _ = smb.start();
     }
 
-    // NFS manager. The mount root has to be set on the IsoStore *before*
+    // v0.4.65: SMB share manager — Samba `smbclient` userspace
-    // we replay any persisted mounts, otherwise an in-memory IsoMeta
+    // consumer. Replaces the kernel-mount NFS path that v0.4.64
-    // pointing at an NFS source can't resolve to a path.
+    // shipped; that didn't work on hosts whose kernel lacked the nfs
-    let nfs = NfsManager::new(&config.paths.work_dir, iso_store.clone());
+    // client modules (Unraid is the dominant case). `smbclient` does
-    iso_store.set_nfs_root(nfs.mount_root());
+    // the SMB protocol entirely in userspace over TCP and works in
-    if let Err(e) = nfs.load_and_remount().await {
+    // any container regardless of capabilities or kernel modules.
-        tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", "could not reload NFS mounts: {e}");
+    let smb_shares = SmbShareManager::new(&config.paths.work_dir, iso_store.clone());
+    if let Err(e) = smb_shares.load_and_rescan().await {
+        tracing::warn!(
+            target: "openpxe::smb",
+            "could not reload SMB shares on startup: {e}"
+        );
     }
 
     // Sniff network details for the Network tab. None of these are
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         sso: sso.clone(),
         metrics: metrics.clone(),
         smb: Some(smb.clone()),
-        nfs: nfs.clone(),
+        smb_shares: smb_shares.clone(),
         uploads: openpxe_http_api::uploads::UploadSessions::default(),
         log_bus: log_bus.clone(),
         started_at: time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),

crates/webui/src/app.css

@@ -34,9 +34,18 @@
   --topbar-h:   56px;
   --mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
   --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, system-ui, sans-serif;
+  /* v0.4.63: tie native form-control rendering (checkboxes, scroll bars,
+     date pickers) to the active OpenPXE theme. Without this, the inline
+     `<meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light">` in index.html forces
+     dark form chrome in *both* themes — so the SSO "Enable single sign-on"
+     checkbox renders as an opaque black square against the light-mode
+     panel, ignoring our accent-color hint. CSS `color-scheme` overrides
+     the meta and tracks `data-theme` correctly. */
+  color-scheme: dark;
 }
 
 :root[data-theme="light"] {
+  color-scheme: light;
   /* Light palette — high-contrast neutral, accent unchanged for brand
      consistency. Designed against Netbox Labs's reference screenshot:
      near-white surfaces, soft grey dividers, dark text. */
@@ -304,6 +313,23 @@ label.field textarea {
   font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;
   box-shadow: none; -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none;
 }
+/* v0.4.63: with `appearance: none`, the native <select> dropdown arrow
+   disappears, which makes the "Metadata source" pick-list look like a
+   plain (and slightly squished) text input. Paint our own chevron via
+   background-image so the control still reads as a dropdown, and reserve
+   right-padding for it. The data-URI SVG inherits currentColor via the
+   `stroke` attribute so the arrow follows light/dark theme without a
+   second declaration. */
+label.field select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8' fill='none' stroke='%239aa0a6' stroke-width='1.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><polyline points='1.5,1.5 6,6 10.5,1.5'/></svg>");
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: right 10px center;
+  background-size: 11px 7px;
+  padding-right: 30px;
+}
+:root[data-theme="light"] label.field select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8' fill='none' stroke='%235a6377' stroke-width='1.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><polyline points='1.5,1.5 6,6 10.5,1.5'/></svg>");
+}
 label.field input:focus, label.field select:focus, label.field textarea:focus {
   outline: none; border-color: var(--accent);
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 35%, transparent);
@@ -313,7 +339,40 @@ label.check {
   padding: 8px 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;
   border: 1px solid var(--border-soft); border-radius: var(--radius);
 }
-label.check input { accent-color: var(--accent); }
+/* v0.4.63: native checkboxes used to render as opaque black squares in
+   light mode because the page meta declares `color-scheme: dark light`
+   and `accent-color` alone only repaints the *check mark* (not the
+   container). Take full control of the chrome so the box reads cleanly
+   on both palettes and the checked state lights up in our accent. */
+label.check input[type="checkbox"] {
+  appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none;
+  width: 16px; height: 16px; flex: none;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  display: inline-grid; place-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer; margin: 0;
+  transition: background 0.1s ease, border-color 0.1s ease;
+}
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
+  background: var(--accent);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:checked::after {
+  /* Classic ✓ glyph built from a rotated rectangle border. Colour is
+     #002923 (the same near-black we use on solid-accent buttons) so the
+     tick stays legible against the teal fill in both themes. */
+  content: '';
+  width: 4px; height: 8px;
+  border: solid #002923;
+  border-width: 0 2px 2px 0;
+  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px, -1px);
+}
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:focus-visible {
+  outline: none;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 35%, transparent);
+}
 
 /* ── Drop zone ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 

crates/webui/src/app.js

@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@
           el('div', {class: 'trend'},
             isos.filter(i => i.introspection.family === 'windows_pe').length + ' Windows · ' +
             isos.filter(i => i.introspection.family !== 'windows_pe').length + ' Linux  ·  ' +
-            (status.nfs_active || 0) + ' NFS active'),
+            (status.smb_share_reachable || 0) + ' SMB share' +
+            ((status.smb_share_reachable || 0) === 1 ? '' : 's')),
         ])),
         el('div', {class: 'card'}, el('div', {class: 'stat'}, [
           el('div', {class: 'label'}, 'Uptime'),
@@ -342,13 +343,18 @@
     },
 
     storage: async () => {
-      const [isos, settings, nfsRes, disk] = await Promise.all([
+      // v0.4.65: kernel-mount NFS replaced with userspace SMB via
-        getJSON('/api/isos'), getJSON('/api/settings'), getJSON('/api/nfs'),
+      // smbclient — works in any container regardless of host kernel
+      // modules or capabilities. The /api/nfs endpoint is gone;
+      // /api/smb-shares is the replacement.
+      const [isos, settings, smbRes, disk] = await Promise.all([
+        getJSON('/api/isos'), getJSON('/api/settings'),
+        getJSON('/api/smb-shares'),
         getJSON('/api/storage/disk').catch(() => ({
           total_bytes: 0, available_bytes: 0, used_bytes: 0, path: '?',
         })),
       ]);
-      const mounts = nfsRes.mounts || [];
+      const shares = smbRes.shares || [];
 
       // ── Upload card ──
       const drop = el('div', {class:'drop', id:'drop'}, [
@@ -450,7 +456,7 @@
         }
       }
 
-      // ── ISO table (mixed local + NFS) ──
+      // ── ISO table (mixed local + SMB) ──
       // Each row gets a "Password" cell that toggles a small inline
       // editor (a checkbox + a password field + Save button) inside the
       // *next* row of the table. Keeps the markup flat and avoids the
@@ -458,7 +464,10 @@
       const rowsAndEditors = [];
       isos.forEach(i => {
         const b = bootability(i, settings);
-        const isNfs = i.source && i.source.kind === 'nfs';
+        // v0.4.65: SMB userspace consumer replaced NFS. The badge
+        // colours stay the same so the table looks unchanged for
+        // existing operators.
+        const isSmb = i.source && i.source.kind === 'smb';
         const protectedNow = !!i.password_hash;
 
         // The inline editor row is hidden by default; the Password
@@ -578,8 +587,8 @@
           ]),
           el('td', {class:'num'}, fmtBytes(i.size_bytes)),
           el('td', {},
-            el('span', {class:'src-badge' + (isNfs ? ' nfs' : '')},
+            el('span', {class:'src-badge' + (isSmb ? ' nfs' : '')},
-              isNfs ? ('nfs:' + i.source.mount_id) : 'local')),
+              isSmb ? ('smb:' + i.source.share_id) : 'local')),
           el('td', {},
             protectedNow
               ? el('span', {class:'tag accent'}, 'protected')
@@ -589,8 +598,11 @@
             el('button', {class:'ghost', style:'margin-right:6px', onclick: () => {
               editorRow.style.display = (editorRow.style.display === 'none') ? '' : 'none';
             }}, protectedNow ? 'Password ✎' : 'Set password'),
-            isNfs
+            isSmb
-              ? el('span', {class:'tag', style:'opacity:.6'}, 'on NFS')
+              // v0.4.65: SMB-sourced ISOs live on the remote share —
+              // OpenPXE doesn't own those bytes. Same pattern as NFS
+              // had: surface a tag instead of a destructive button.
+              ? el('span', {class:'tag', style:'opacity:.6'}, 'on SMB')
               : el('button', {class:'danger', onclick: async () => {
                   if (!confirm('Remove this image?')) return;
                   await fetch('/api/isos/' + encodeURIComponent(i.id), {method:'DELETE'});
@@ -610,56 +622,98 @@
             ])),
             el('tbody', {}, rowsAndEditors),
           ])
-        : el('div', {class:'empty'}, 'No images yet. Upload an ISO or mount an NFS share.');
+        : el('div', {class:'empty'}, 'No images yet. Upload an ISO or add an SMB share.');
 
-      // ── NFS section ──
+      // ── SMB shares section (v0.4.65) ──
-      const nfsMsg = el('div', {class:'msg'});
+      // Replaces the kernel-mount NFS card. SMB shares are consumed
-      const nfsServer = el('input', {type:'text', placeholder:'10.0.0.20'});
+      // in userspace via Samba's `smbclient` CLI — no kernel modules,
-      const nfsExport = el('input', {type:'text', placeholder:'/srv/isos'});
+      // no CAP_SYS_ADMIN, works in any container. This is the same
-      const nfsVer = el('select', {}, [
+      // approach Bootimus uses.
-        el('option', {value:'v41'}, 'NFSv4.1 (default)'),
+      const smbMsg = el('div', {class:'msg'});
-        el('option', {value:'v3'}, 'NFSv3'),
+      const smbServer = el('input', {type:'text', placeholder:'192.168.1.51'});
-      ]);
+      const smbShare = el('input', {type:'text', placeholder:'isos'});
-      const nfsRo = el('input', {type:'checkbox'}); nfsRo.checked = true;
+      const smbGuest = el('input', {type:'checkbox'}); smbGuest.checked = true;
-      const addNfs = el('button', {onclick: async () => {
+      const smbUser = el('input', {type:'text', placeholder:'(disabled when Guest)'});
-        if (!nfsServer.value || !nfsExport.value) {
+      const smbPass = el('input', {type:'password', placeholder:'(disabled when Guest)'});
-          nfsMsg.textContent = 'Server and export are required.'; nfsMsg.className='msg err'; return;
+      // Toggle username/password fields based on the Guest checkbox so
+      // operators don't get confused about which fields matter.
+      const syncAuthDisabled = () => {
+        smbUser.disabled = smbGuest.checked;
+        smbPass.disabled = smbGuest.checked;
+        smbUser.style.opacity = smbGuest.checked ? '0.55' : '1';
+        smbPass.style.opacity = smbGuest.checked ? '0.55' : '1';
+      };
+      smbGuest.addEventListener('change', syncAuthDisabled);
+      syncAuthDisabled();
+
+      const addSmb = el('button', {onclick: async () => {
+        if (!smbServer.value || !smbShare.value) {
+          smbMsg.replaceChildren(document.createTextNode('Server and share name are required.'));
+          smbMsg.className='msg err'; return;
         }
-        nfsMsg.textContent = 'Mounting…'; nfsMsg.className = 'msg';
+        if (!smbGuest.checked && !smbUser.value) {
-        const r = await postJSON('/api/nfs', {
+          smbMsg.replaceChildren(document.createTextNode('Username is required when Guest is unchecked.'));
-          server: nfsServer.value, export: nfsExport.value,
+          smbMsg.className='msg err'; return;
-          version: nfsVer.value, read_only: nfsRo.checked,
+        }
-        });
+        smbMsg.replaceChildren(document.createTextNode('Connecting…'));
+        smbMsg.className = 'msg';
+        const body = {
+          server: smbServer.value,
+          share: smbShare.value,
+          guest: smbGuest.checked,
+        };
+        if (!smbGuest.checked) {
+          body.username = smbUser.value;
+          body.password = smbPass.value;
+        }
+        const r = await postJSON('/api/smb-shares', body);
         if (r.ok) {
-          nfsMsg.textContent = 'Mounted.'; nfsMsg.className = 'msg ok';
+          smbMsg.replaceChildren(document.createTextNode('Connected.'));
+          smbMsg.className = 'msg ok';
           render('storage');
         } else {
-          const t = await r.text();
+          // The API returns a structured {error, stderr, hint} JSON
-          nfsMsg.textContent = 'Mount failed: ' + t; nfsMsg.className = 'msg err';
+          // body on failure so the raw smbclient error and the
+          // actionable hint render as two distinct lines.
+          let bodyJson = null;
+          let raw = null;
+          try { bodyJson = await r.clone().json(); }
+          catch (_) { raw = await r.text().catch(()=> 'connect failed'); }
+          const msg = bodyJson && bodyJson.error ? bodyJson.error : (raw || 'connect failed');
+          const hint = bodyJson && bodyJson.hint;
+          const parts = [el('div', {}, [
+            el('strong', {}, 'Connect failed: '),
+            document.createTextNode(msg),
+          ])];
+          if (hint) {
+            parts.push(el('div', {style:'margin-top:6px;opacity:.78;font-size:12px'}, hint));
           }
-      }}, 'Mount share');
+          smbMsg.replaceChildren(...parts);
+          smbMsg.className = 'msg err';
+        }
+      }}, 'Add share');
 
-      const nfsRows = mounts.length ? mounts.map(m => el('div', {class: 'nfs-row' + (m.mounted ? '' : ' down')}, [
+      const smbRows = shares.length ? shares.map(m => el('div', {class: 'nfs-row' + (m.reachable ? '' : ' down')}, [
-        el('span', {class: 'dot ' + (m.mounted ? 'ok' : 'err')}),
+        el('span', {class: 'dot ' + (m.reachable ? 'ok' : 'err')}),
         el('div', {}, [
-          el('div', {class:'id'}, m.server + ':' + m.export),
+          el('div', {class:'id'}, '//' + m.server + '/' + m.share),
           el('div', {class:'meta'},
-            (m.version === 'v3' ? 'NFSv3' : 'NFSv4.1') + ' · ' +
+            (m.guest ? 'guest' : ('user: ' + (m.username || '?'))) + ' · ' +
-            (m.read_only ? 'read-only' : 'read-write') + ' · ' +
+            (m.reachable ? m.iso_count + ' isos' : 'not reachable')),
-            (m.mounted ? m.iso_count + ' isos' : 'not mounted')),
           m.last_error ? el('div', {class:'err'}, '⚠ ' + m.last_error) : null,
+          m.last_hint ? el('div', {style:'margin-top:4px;opacity:.78;font-size:12px'}, m.last_hint) : null,
         ]),
         el('button', {class:'ghost', onclick: async () => {
-          const r = await postJSON('/api/nfs/' + encodeURIComponent(m.id) + '/scan', {});
+          const r = await postJSON('/api/smb-shares/' + encodeURIComponent(m.id) + '/scan', {});
           if (r.ok) render('storage');
         }}, 'Re-scan'),
         el('button', {class:'danger', onclick: async () => {
-          if (!confirm('Unmount ' + m.server + ':' + m.export + '?')) return;
+          if (!confirm('Forget //' + m.server + '/' + m.share + '?')) return;
-          await fetch('/api/nfs/' + encodeURIComponent(m.id), {method:'DELETE'});
+          await fetch('/api/smb-shares/' + encodeURIComponent(m.id), {method:'DELETE'});
           render('storage');
-        }}, 'Unmount'),
+        }}, 'Remove'),
         el('span'),
-      ])) : [el('div', {class:'empty'}, 'No NFS shares mounted.')];
+      ])) : [el('div', {class:'empty'}, 'No SMB shares configured.')];
 
       // Disk-space card. Free + used + total for the volume hosting the
       // ISO directory, with a coloured bar. Warns at 80% and goes red at
@@ -709,34 +763,42 @@
         ]),
         el('div', {class:'card'}, [
           el('header', {}, [
-            el('h2', {}, 'NFS shares'),
+            el('h2', {}, 'SMB shares'),
-            el('span', {class:'sub'}, mounts.length + ' configured'),
+            el('span', {class:'sub'}, shares.length + ' configured'),
           ]),
           el('div', {class:'body'}, [
-            el('div', {class:'form-row'}, [
+            el('div', {class:'form-row cols-2'}, [
               el('label', {class:'field'}, [
-                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'NFS server'),
+                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'SMB server'),
-                nfsServer,
+                smbServer,
               ]),
               el('label', {class:'field'}, [
-                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Export path'),
+                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Share name'),
-                nfsExport,
+                smbShare,
+              ]),
+            ]),
+            el('div', {class:'form-row cols-3', style:'margin-top:14px'}, [
+              el('label', {class:'check'}, [
+                smbGuest, el('span', {}, 'Guest (anonymous read)'),
               ]),
               el('label', {class:'field'}, [
-                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Version'),
+                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Username'),
-                nfsVer,
+                smbUser,
               ]),
-              el('label', {class:'check', style:'margin-top:18px'}, [
+              el('label', {class:'field'}, [
-                nfsRo, el('span', {}, 'Read-only'),
+                el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Password'),
+                smbPass,
               ]),
             ]),
-            addNfs, nfsMsg,
+            addSmb, smbMsg,
-            el('div', {style:'margin-top:18px;display:grid;gap:8px'}, nfsRows),
+            el('div', {style:'margin-top:18px;display:grid;gap:8px'}, smbRows),
             el('p', {class:'msg', style:'margin-top:14px'},
-              'Mounting NFS inside a container requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN and the ' +
+              'SMB shares are read in userspace via Samba’s smbclient — ' +
-              'mount.nfs binary (bundled in the default Docker image). On ' +
+              'no kernel modules, no CAP_SYS_ADMIN, works in any container ' +
-              'OpenShift, your SCC must allow CAP_SYS_ADMIN or you can run ' +
+              '(Unraid, OpenShift restricted SCC, plain Docker, etc.). Most NAS ' +
-              'NFS mounts as a CSI driver outside the pod.'),
+              'appliances expose ISO libraries as guest-readable; check the box ' +
+              'above when that’s the case. ISOs are streamed on demand at PXE ' +
+              'boot time — no local cache, no double disk usage.'),
           ]),
         ]),
         el('div', {class:'card'}, [
@@ -1025,7 +1087,11 @@
       const newPwConfirm = el('input', {type:'password', autocomplete:'new-password',
         placeholder: 'confirm new password'});
       const accountMsg = el('div', {class:'msg', style:'margin-top:8px'});
-      const accountSave = el('button', {onclick: async () => {
+      // v0.4.63: explicit top margin so the action button sits clearly
+      // beneath the input row instead of butting against the password
+      // fields. Mirrors the `Save SSO settings` button below for visual
+      // parity between the two settings cards.
+      const accountSave = el('button', {style:'margin-top:6px', onclick: async () => {
         accountMsg.textContent = ''; accountMsg.className = 'msg';
         if (!currentPw.value) {
           accountMsg.textContent = 'Current password is required.';
@@ -1130,29 +1196,39 @@
         el('option', {value:'xml'}, 'Metadata XML'),
       ]);
       ssoMode.value = sso.metadata && !sso.metadata_url ? 'xml' : 'url';
+      // v0.4.63: the IdP metadata URL now sits inside the 4-col header
+      // grid as column 4, so the SSO row is column-for-column aligned with
+      // the Administrator account row above. When the operator switches
+      // to XML mode, column 4 collapses (display:none) and the multi-line
+      // XML textarea takes its own full-width row below — there's no way
+      // to fit a 6-row textarea into a single grid cell without making
+      // the rest of the row look stretched.
       const urlWrap = el('label', {class:'field'}, [
         el('span', {class:'name'}, 'IdP metadata URL'),
         ssoUrl,
-        el('span', {class:'hint'},
-          'OpenPXE will fetch this URL once SSO sign-in lands; v0.4.6 just stores it.'),
       ]);
-      const xmlWrap = el('label', {class:'field'}, [
+      const xmlWrap = el('label', {class:'field', style:'margin-top:14px'}, [
         el('span', {class:'name'}, 'IdP metadata XML'),
         ssoXml,
         el('span', {class:'hint'},
           'Paste the raw <EntityDescriptor>…</EntityDescriptor> document from your IdP.'),
       ]);
+      // Hint that used to live under the URL field; surfaced once below
+      // the whole row so it doesn't compete with the in-grid layout.
+      const urlHint = el('p', {class:'msg', style:'margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0'},
+        'OpenPXE will fetch the metadata URL once SSO sign-in lands; v0.4.63 stores it.');
       const refreshSsoFields = () => {
         if (ssoMode.value === 'url') {
           urlWrap.style.display = ''; xmlWrap.style.display = 'none';
+          urlHint.style.display = '';
         } else {
           urlWrap.style.display = 'none'; xmlWrap.style.display = '';
+          urlHint.style.display = 'none';
         }
       };
       ssoMode.onchange = refreshSsoFields;
-      refreshSsoFields();
       const ssoMsg = el('div', {class:'msg', style:'margin-top:8px'});
-      const ssoSave = el('button', {onclick: async () => {
+      const ssoSave = el('button', {style:'margin-top:16px', onclick: async () => {
         ssoMsg.textContent = ''; ssoMsg.className = 'msg';
         const payload = {
           enabled: ssoEnabled.checked,
@@ -1193,32 +1269,35 @@
             ssoEnabled,
             el('span', {}, 'Enable single sign-on'),
           ]),
-          // 3-column header strip: display name, logo URL, metadata
+          // v0.4.63: 4-column form-row that matches the Administrator
-          // source. All three controls inherit the same border/padding/
+          // account card above column-for-column — display name / logo
-          // focus chrome from the global `label.field input/select`
+          // URL / metadata source / metadata URL. All four controls share
-          // rule, so they line up cleanly. Below: the active source
+          // the same `label.field` chrome so they line up cleanly. When
-          // field (URL or XML) spans the full width.
+          // the operator picks "Metadata XML" the URL column collapses
-          el('div', {class:'form-row cols-3'}, [
+          // and the multi-line textarea drops below the row.
+          el('div', {class:'form-row'}, [
             el('label', {class:'field'}, [
               el('span', {class:'name'}, 'IdP display name'),
               ssoName,
-              el('span', {class:'hint'}, '"Sign in with X" label on the login screen.'),
             ]),
             el('label', {class:'field'}, [
               el('span', {class:'name'}, 'IdP logo URL'),
               ssoLogo,
-              el('span', {class:'hint'}, 'Optional. Shown next to the IdP name on the login button.'),
             ]),
             el('label', {class:'field'}, [
               el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Metadata source'),
               ssoMode,
             ]),
-          ]),
             urlWrap,
+          ]),
           xmlWrap,
+          urlHint,
           ssoSave, ssoMsg,
         ]),
       ]);
+      // Wire up + paint the initial visibility now that all elements
+      // referenced by `refreshSsoFields` are attached.
+      refreshSsoFields();
 
       // ── Custom logo upload.
       // Single-file drop-zone; PNG/SVG/JPEG/WebP/GIF up to 2 MB.

crates/webui/src/index.html

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <!-- The brand badge at the top can be overridden by operator-uploaded
            logos; keep "OpenPXE v…" pinned in the footer so the backend
            identity is always visible regardless of branding. -->
-      <div class="footer-version">OpenPXE&nbsp;v<span data-bind="version">0.4.61</span></div>
+      <div class="footer-version">OpenPXE&nbsp;v<span data-bind="version">0.4.63</span></div>
     </div>
   </aside>
 

deploy/docker/Dockerfile

@@ -16,79 +16,21 @@
 
 ARG RUST_VERSION=1.95
 
-########## fetch wimboot (and a sanity-check fetch of upstream iPXE) ##########
+########## fetch iPXE binaries + wimboot ##########
-# v0.4.61: we no longer ship the boot.ipxe.org iPXE binaries directly;
+# v0.4.62: kept on the boot.ipxe.org pre-builds for the moment. We
-# instead we build iPXE from source with IMAGE_PNG enabled (see the
+# want PNG support (so `console --picture` paints the operator's logo
-# ipxe-build stage below). The fetch stage still pulls wimboot (a
+# on the PXE menu) but the obvious path — adding a new `ipxe-build`
-# pre-signed binary from ipxe/wimboot's GitHub release) since that's
+# stage that compiles iPXE from source with `IMAGE_PNG` enabled —
-# unrelated to the PNG concern.
+# runs into a QEMU/gcc instability when cross-emulating x86_64 on
+# arm64 build hosts (intermittent `cc1` segfaults). The compositor
+# at /branding/pxe-logo is already wired so when the iPXE rebuild
+# lands (on native x86_64 hardware), no other code change is needed.
 FROM debian:12-slim AS fetch
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 WORKDIR /src
-RUN mkdir -p assets/ipxe && \
+COPY scripts/fetch-ipxe.sh scripts/fetch-ipxe.sh
-    curl --fail --silent --show-error --location \
+RUN mkdir -p assets/ipxe && bash scripts/fetch-ipxe.sh
-      -o assets/ipxe/wimboot \
-      https://github.com/ipxe/wimboot/releases/latest/download/wimboot \
-    || echo "wimboot fetch failed; Windows toggle will stay disabled"
-
-########## build iPXE from source with IMAGE_PNG enabled ##########
-# This stage replaces the old "grab pre-built binaries from
-# boot.ipxe.org" path. The shipped binaries there are built with the
-# default config which omits `IMAGE_PNG`, so the `console --picture`
-# call in render_menu silently no-ops — operator logos never paint.
-# Building from source lets us flip the one flag we need.
-#
-# Cross-compilation: x86_64 + i386 use the native toolchain that ships
-# in the rust:bookworm base; arm64 uses gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu. The four
-# output binaries match the names openpxe-ipxe-assets expects in
-# assets/ipxe/.
-FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-bookworm AS ipxe-build
-RUN apt-get update \
- && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        git build-essential liblzma-dev mtools genisoimage syslinux \
-        gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
- && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-WORKDIR /build
-# Pin to a recent iPXE master tip via shallow clone. iPXE doesn't tag
-# releases; pinning the SHA in source would be a periodic chore. The
-# tradeoff is that "rebuild the container" silently picks up upstream
-# patches — for a boot loader this is the right side of the
-# pin-vs-fresh tradeoff (we want CVE fixes ASAP and the PXE chain is
-# the trusted base).
-RUN git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe.git ipxe
-WORKDIR /build/ipxe/src
-# Feature flags landed via the `config/local/` override files iPXE's
-# config system reads after `config/general.h`. We enable just the
-# image format + framebuffer console plumbing — everything else stays
-# at the upstream default. `keep-debug` is off; `parserrors` is off; we
-# pin a small set of useful tweaks.
-RUN mkdir -p config/local \
- && printf '%s\n' \
-      '#define IMAGE_PNG'           \
-      '#define CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER' \
-      '#define CONSOLE_VESAFB'      \
-      '#define DOWNLOAD_PROTO_HTTPS' \
-      '#define NSLOOKUP_CMD'        \
-      '#define NTP_CMD'             \
-    > config/local/general.h
-# Each arch builds to its own `bin-*` directory. We copy the four
-# output binaries into /out/ with the names openpxe-ipxe-assets
-# expects. Stripping the binaries saves ~30% — they go into the rust
-# binary via include_bytes! so the savings ripple through the final
-# image.
-RUN mkdir -p /out && \
-    make -j"$(nproc)" bin/undionly.kpxe && \
-    cp bin/undionly.kpxe /out/undionly.kpxe && \
-    make -j"$(nproc)" bin-x86_64-efi/snponly.efi && \
-    cp bin-x86_64-efi/snponly.efi /out/snponly.efi && \
-    make -j"$(nproc)" bin-x86_64-efi/ipxe.efi && \
-    cp bin-x86_64-efi/ipxe.efi /out/ipxe.efi && \
-    make -j"$(nproc)" bin-i386-efi/snponly.efi && \
-    cp bin-i386-efi/snponly.efi /out/snponly-i386.efi && \
-    make -j"$(nproc)" CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- bin-arm64-efi/snponly.efi && \
-    cp bin-arm64-efi/snponly.efi /out/snponly-arm64.efi && \
-    ls -lh /out/
 
 ########## build openpxe ##########
 FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-bookworm AS build
@@ -122,11 +64,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 # `cargo build`, which is slow and can exhaust small Colima/CI disks.
 COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
 COPY crates/ crates/
-# v0.4.61: iPXE binaries come from our own source-built stage with
+COPY --from=fetch /src/assets/ipxe /src/assets/ipxe
-# IMAGE_PNG enabled. wimboot still comes from the fetch stage (it's
-# from ipxe/wimboot's GitHub release, separately signed).
-COPY --from=ipxe-build /out/ /src/assets/ipxe/
-COPY --from=fetch /src/assets/ipxe/wimboot /src/assets/ipxe/wimboot
 
 # Cache cargo registry + target across builds. The mtime touch is
 # belt-and-suspenders: cargo occasionally misses mtime-only changes on
@@ -143,23 +81,30 @@ FROM debian:12-slim AS runtime
 RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         ca-certificates libcap2-bin tini gosu iproute2 \
-        wimtools samba nfs-common \
+        wimtools samba smbclient \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
  && useradd --system --uid 10001 --home-dir /var/lib/openpxe --shell /usr/sbin/nologin openpxe \
  && mkdir -p /var/lib/openpxe/isos /var/lib/openpxe/work /var/lib/openpxe/smb \
  && chown -R openpxe:openpxe /var/lib/openpxe
 # v0.4.5: the openpxe binary itself is now built against musl and is
 # fully static — no glibc dependency. The runtime stage still ships
-# Debian slim because OpenPXE shells out to the four packages below for
+# Debian slim because OpenPXE shells out to the packages below for
 # functionality we deliberately don't reimplement in-process:
+#
 #   wimtools   - `wimlib-imagex`, used to inject startnet.cmd into boot.wim.
 #   samba      - `smbd` serves extracted Windows install media on :445 so
 #                WinPE can `net use`. Guest read-only, scoped to
-#                /var/lib/openpxe/smb.
+#                /var/lib/openpxe/smb. This package provides the SERVER
-#   nfs-common - `mount.nfs` / `mount.nfs4` for the Storage tab's NFS
+#                side only; the client CLI is a separate package below.
-#                share manager. Mount requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN; without it
+#   smbclient  - v0.4.66: Samba's `smbclient` userspace CLI, used by
-#                mount(2) returns EPERM and the manager surfaces a clear
+#                the Storage tab's SMB shares manager to list and stream
-#                error in the UI.
+#                ISOs from remote SMB servers without ever mounting them
+#                in the kernel. In Debian 12 `smbclient` is NOT pulled
+#                in by the `samba` package — they're siblings, not
+#                parent/child. v0.4.65 shipped without this line and
+#                every "Add share" attempt surfaced
+#                `could not exec smbclient: No such file or directory`
+#                until this landed.
 #   iproute2   - `ip addr` / `ip route` for the auto-detected Network
 #                tab fields (NIC name, subnet mask, default gateway).
 #                Tiny, always available; we don't pull in netlink crates
@@ -167,8 +112,13 @@ RUN apt-get update \
 #   gosu       - drops privileges cleanly from root after the entrypoint
 #                fixes bind-mount ownership (common OpenShift/Docker UX
 #                issue).
+#
+# v0.4.65 dropped `nfs-common` — kernel-mount NFS is gone. The SMB
+# shares replacement uses userspace `smbclient` and needs no kernel
+# helpers.
+#
 # A future "openpxe-static" variant could drop everything except the
-# binary onto distroless once we move the Windows + NFS legs to
+# binary onto distroless once we move the Windows + SMB legs to
 # in-process Rust crates.
 
 COPY --from=build /openpxe /usr/local/bin/openpxe

docs/queued/ipxe-pxe-menu-theme-research.md

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# PXE menu theme — research for next-release follow-up
+
+Status: queued. v0.4.63 keeps the ASCII-banner fallback + `console --picture`
+compositor wired; this note captures the design for the menu-theming work
+that lands once iPXE rebuilt with `IMAGE_PNG` is published.
+
+## How iVentoy actually does it
+
+iVentoy is closed-source for its menu, but the supporting bits are
+public at https://github.com/ventoy/PXE — a vanilla iPXE snapshot
+(`iPXE/ipxe-bd13697`) used to produce the loader binaries iVentoy
+serves over TFTP (`pxeboot.efi`, `iventoy_loader_16000`,
+`iventoy_loader_16000_uefi`).
+
+The graphical menu itself is rendered by iPXE's framebuffer console
+with a baked-in PNG background via `console --picture` — same
+primitive OpenPXE already uses in `crates/http-api/src/ipxe_script.rs`.
+Evidence:
+
+- The iPXE build in `ventoy/PXE` is configured with `CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER`
+  + `IMAGE_PNG` + `CONSOLE_CMD` (the three flags `console --picture`
+  needs).
+- iVentoy issue #11 confirms "iventoy using default 1024x768"; users
+  report 800x600 / 1024x768 / 1280x720 / 1280x1024 / 1920x1080 as
+  selectable resolutions from the iVentoy web UI **Configuration tab**,
+  not via EDID auto-detect. iPXE has no EDID parsing; the daemon writes
+  a resolution-tagged script per boot and serves the matching PNG.
+- iVentoy docs explicitly state both Free and Pro editions **do not
+  support** modifying the boot background/title — it's baked into the
+  shipped PNG assets.
+- Chrome is iPXE's native `menu` / `item` / `choose` widgets (single
+  highlight bar, no borders) painted on top of the PNG, with margins
+  set via `console --left/--right/--top/--bottom` to keep the text off
+  the logo. Not GRUB, not syslinux — UEFI iVentoy uses iPXE's
+  `snponly.efi` / `pxeboot.efi`, and `--picture` does work under UEFI
+  GOP despite older folklore.
+
+Do not conflate this with Ventoy-USB, which is a separate codebase and
+uses GRUB2 themes (`theme.txt`, `background_ventoy.png`, `select_c.png`).
+
+## Rust ingredients to replicate / surpass
+
+Most of these already exist in the workspace.
+
+1. **Compositor (extend, don't replace)** — extend
+   `crates/iso-store/src/pxe_logo.rs` to emit per-resolution PNGs
+   (1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920x1080 as the v1 set). `image` +
+   `imageproc` crates handle scaling; `ab_glyph` / `fontdue` for raster
+   text (subtitle, hostname, version). One source SVG/logo, three to
+   five rendered PNGs cached on disk.
+2. **Script generator** — `ipxe_script.rs` already emits
+   `console --picture … || console`. Add a `?res=` query param (or
+   per-MAC client hint persisted in `hosts.json`) and serve the matching
+   PNG plus matching `console --x --y` line. Keep the text-console
+   fallback already in place.
+3. **Resolution selection** — iPXE exposes `${vesa-x}` / `${vesa-y}` on
+   BIOS; UEFI side we can probe firmware vars at chain-time. The simpler
+   v1 is a "low-res / hi-res" toggle in Settings plus a per-host
+   override — mirrors iVentoy's UX, no kernel helper needed. True EDID
+   parsing is overkill for the first cut.
+4. **Chrome upgrades over iVentoy** — iPXE menus are limited (single
+   highlight, no borders). To look distinctly cooler without leaving
+   iPXE: paint border / title / footer **into the PNG**, leave a window
+   in the middle, then `console --left/--right/--top/--bottom` to inset
+   the iPXE menu exactly into that window. ASCII box-drawing inside the
+   menu remains fragile (iPXE mangles non-ASCII on some builds — already
+   noted in `ipxe_script.rs`).
+
+## Recommended architecture for the next OpenPXE release
+
+- Build a `pxe_theme` module beside `pxe_logo.rs`: takes operator logo
+  + theme tokens (accent colour, title, footer) and renders a layered
+  PNG (background gradient → framing chrome → logo → title bar → footer
+  with `${hostname}` / `${version}` / `${ip}`) at the three target
+  resolutions. Cache by hash of inputs.
+- Serve at `/branding/pxe-menu-{w}x{h}.png`. Default 1024x768; expose a
+  Settings dropdown.
+- In `ipxe_script.rs`, emit
+  `console --picture …/pxe-menu-1024x768.png --left 80 --right 80 --top 180 --bottom 60 || console`,
+  then the existing `menu` / `item` / `choose` block — text now lands
+  inside the framed window.
+- Compile iPXE with `CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER`, `IMAGE_PNG`, `CONSOLE_CMD`,
+  `CONSOLE_VESAFB` (BIOS) and `CONSOLE_EFIFB` (UEFI). The v0.4.61 image
+  attempted this in-Docker via QEMU emulation and hit `cc1` segfaults.
+  The follow-up will use a Gitea Actions runner pinned to native
+  `linux/amd64` (an Unraid host already exists for this).
+- Stretch goal: a second "theme pack" that ships a layered PNG with
+  subtle scanlines / grid — iPXE can't animate, but a well-designed
+  static composite beats iVentoy's plain centered logo handily.
+
+## Source URLs
+
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE/tree/master/iPXE
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE/issues/11 — 1024x768 default
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE/issues/59 — iVentoy iPXE EFI loader
+- https://ipxe.org/cmd/console — `--picture` and compile flags
+- https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/discussions/945 — background image how-to
+- https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/discussions/802 — `CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER`
+  requirement
+- https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/discussions/1006 — picture resolution
+  behaviour
+- https://www.iventoy.com/en/doc_edition.html — background / title not
+  user-customisable
+- https://kingtam.win/archives/iventoy.html — third-party iPXE-based
+  iVentoy alternative