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MarekWo ad8c5702f9 feat(watchdog): monitor mc-webui logs for unresponsive LoRa device
The v2 branch consolidated meshcore-bridge into mc-webui. Watchdog now:
- Monitors mc-webui logs for specific device connection errors
- Automatically restarts the container when errors are detected
- Performs a hardware USB bus reset if errors persist across 3 restarts
- Updated README.md to reflect the removal of meshcore-bridge
2026-03-03 20:01:46 +00:00

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# mc-webui Container Watchdog
The `watchdog` service is a utility designed to run on the host machine running the Docker containers for the `mc-webui` project. Its primary purpose is to continuously monitor the health of the application's containers, specifically the `mc-webui` container, which handles the physical connection to the LoRa device (like Heltec V3 or V4).
## Key Capabilities
- **Automated Restarts:** If a container becomes `unhealthy`, stops, or reports device connection issues in its logs, the watchdog automatically restarts it to restore service without human intervention.
- **Hardware USB Bus Reset:** If the `mc-webui` container fails to recover after three successive restarts (e.g., due to a hardware freeze on the LoRa device itself), the watchdog will intelligently simulate a physical disconnection and reconnection of the device via a low-level USB bus reset, completely resolving hardware lockups.
## Installation / Update
You can easily install or update the watchdog by running the provided installer script with root privileges:
```bash
cd ~/mc-webui/scripts/watchdog
sudo ./install.sh
```
## Detailed Documentation
For full details on configuration, logs, troubleshooting, and more advanced features, please refer to the main [Container Watchdog Documentation](../../docs/watchdog.md) located in the `docs` folder.