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MarekWo 2f82c589c7 feat(watchdog): Hardware USB bus reset for stuck LoRa devices
Implement a smart auto-detection and low-level fcntl ioctl reset mechanism for LoRa USB devices. This 'last resort' recovery is triggered if the meshcore-bridge container fails to recover after 3 restarts within an 8-minute window. Includes updates to the installer, systemd service, and newly added README.

Co-Authored-By: Gemini CLI <noreply@google.com>
2026-02-22 20:15:27 +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 meshcore-bridge container, which handles the physical connection to the LoRa device (like Heltec V3 or V4).

Key Capabilities

  • Automated Restarts: If a container becomes unhealthy or crashes, the watchdog automatically restarts it to restore service without human intervention.
  • Hardware USB Bus Reset: If the meshcore-bridge 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:

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 located in the docs folder.