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.dockerignore

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+# This keeps Docker from including hostOS virtual environment folders
+env/
+.venv/
+
+# Database files and backups
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+backups/
+*.db.gz

.github/workflows/container.yml

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+name: Build container
+
+on:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  docker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Docker meta
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          # list of Docker images to use as base name for tags
+          images: |
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
+          # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
+          tags: |
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
+            type=match,pattern=v\d.\d.\d,value=latest
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Containerfile
+          push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          # optional cache (speeds up rebuilds)
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max

.gitignore

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 env/*
 __pycache__/*
 meshview/__pycache__/*
+alembic/__pycache__/*
 meshtastic/protobuf/*
+
+# Database files
 packets.db
+packets*.db
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+
+# Database backups
+backups/
+*.db.gz
+
+# Process files
 meshview-db.pid
 meshview-web.pid
+
+# Config and logs
 /table_details.py
 config.ini
+*.log
+
+# Screenshots
 screenshots/*
+
+# Python
 python/nanopb
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db

AGENTS.md

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+# AI Agent Guidelines for Meshview
+
+This document provides context and guidelines for AI coding assistants working on the Meshview project.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+Meshview is a real-time monitoring and diagnostic tool for Meshtastic mesh networks. It provides web-based visualization and analysis of network activity, including:
+
+- Real-time packet monitoring from MQTT streams
+- Interactive map visualization of node locations
+- Network topology graphs showing connectivity
+- Message traffic analysis and conversation tracking
+- Node statistics and telemetry data
+- Packet inspection and traceroute analysis
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Core Components
+
+1. **MQTT Reader** (`meshview/mqtt_reader.py`) - Subscribes to MQTT topics and receives mesh packets
+2. **Database Manager** (`meshview/database.py`, `startdb.py`) - Handles database initialization and migrations
+3. **MQTT Store** (`meshview/mqtt_store.py`) - Processes and stores packets in the database
+4. **Web Server** (`meshview/web.py`, `main.py`) - Serves the web interface and API endpoints
+5. **API Layer** (`meshview/web_api/api.py`) - REST API endpoints for data access
+6. **Models** (`meshview/models.py`) - SQLAlchemy database models
+7. **Decode Payload** (`meshview/decode_payload.py`) - Protobuf message decoding
+
+### Technology Stack
+
+- **Python 3.13+** - Main language
+- **aiohttp** - Async web framework
+- **aiomqtt** - Async MQTT client
+- **SQLAlchemy (async)** - ORM with async support
+- **Alembic** - Database migrations
+- **Jinja2** - Template engine
+- **Protobuf** - Message serialization (Meshtastic protocol)
+- **SQLite/PostgreSQL** - Database backends (SQLite default, PostgreSQL via asyncpg)
+
+### Key Patterns
+
+- **Async/Await** - All I/O operations are asynchronous
+- **Database Migrations** - Use Alembic for schema changes (see `docs/Database-Changes-With-Alembic.md`)
+- **Configuration** - INI file-based config (`config.ini`, see `sample.config.ini`)
+- **Modular API** - API routes separated into `meshview/web_api/` module
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+meshview/
+├── alembic/              # Database migration scripts
+├── docs/                 # Technical documentation
+├── meshview/             # Main application package
+│   ├── static/          # Static web assets (HTML, JS, CSS)
+│   ├── templates/       # Jinja2 HTML templates
+│   ├── web_api/         # API route handlers
+│   └── *.py            # Core modules
+├── main.py              # Web server entry point
+├── startdb.py           # Database manager entry point
+├── mvrun.py             # Combined runner (starts both services)
+├── config.ini           # Runtime configuration
+└── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
+```
+
+## Development Workflow
+
+### Setup
+
+1. Use Python 3.13+ virtual environment
+
+### Running
+
+- **Database**: `./env/bin/python startdb.py`
+- **Web Server**: `./env/bin/python main.py`
+- **Both**: `./env/bin/python mvrun.py`
+
+
+## Code Style
+
+- **Line length**: 100 characters (see `pyproject.toml`)
+- **Linting**: Ruff (configured in `pyproject.toml`)
+- **Formatting**: Ruff formatter
+- **Type hints**: Preferred but not strictly required
+- **Async**: Use `async def` and `await` for I/O operations
+
+## Important Files
+
+### Configuration
+- `config.ini` - Runtime configuration (server, MQTT, database, cleanup)
+- `sample.config.ini` - Template configuration file
+- `alembic.ini` - Alembic migration configuration
+
+### Database
+- `meshview/models.py` - SQLAlchemy models (Packet, Node, Traceroute, etc.)
+- `meshview/database.py` - Database initialization and session management
+- `alembic/versions/` - Migration scripts
+
+### Core Logic
+- `meshview/mqtt_reader.py` - MQTT subscription and message reception
+- `meshview/mqtt_store.py` - Packet processing and storage
+- `meshview/decode_payload.py` - Protobuf decoding
+- `meshview/web.py` - Web server routes and handlers
+- `meshview/web_api/api.py` - REST API endpoints
+
+### Templates
+- `meshview/templates/` - Jinja2 HTML templates
+- `meshview/static/` - Static files (HTML pages, JS, CSS)
+
+## Common Tasks
+
+### Adding a New API Endpoint
+
+1. Add route handler in `meshview/web_api/api.py`
+2. Register route in `meshview/web.py` (if needed)
+3. Update `docs/API_Documentation.md` if public API
+
+### Database Schema Changes
+
+1. Modify models in `meshview/models.py`
+2. Create migration: `alembic revision --autogenerate -m "description"`
+3. Review generated migration in `alembic/versions/`
+4. Test migration: `alembic upgrade head`
+5. **Never** modify existing migration files after they've been applied
+
+### Adding a New Web Page
+
+1. Create template in `meshview/templates/`
+2. Add route in `meshview/web.py`
+3. Add navigation link if needed (check existing templates for pattern)
+4. Add static assets if needed in `meshview/static/`
+
+### Processing New Packet Types
+
+1. Check `meshview/decode_payload.py` for existing decoders
+2. Add decoder function if new type
+3. Update `meshview/mqtt_store.py` to handle new packet type
+4. Update database models if new data needs storage
+
+
+## Key Concepts
+
+### Meshtastic Protocol
+- Uses Protobuf for message serialization
+- Packets contain various message types (text, position, telemetry, etc.)
+- MQTT topics follow pattern: `msh/{region}/{subregion}/#`
+
+### Database Schema
+- **packet** - Raw packet data
+- **node** - Mesh node information
+- **traceroute** - Network path information
+- **packet_seen** - Packet observation records
+
+### Real-time Updates
+- Web pages use Server-Sent Events (SSE) for live updates
+- Map and firehose pages auto-refresh based on config intervals
+- API endpoints return JSON for programmatic access
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Always use async/await** for database and network operations
+2. **Use Alembic** for all database schema changes
+3. **Follow existing patterns** - check similar code before adding new features
+4. **Update documentation** - keep `docs/` and README current
+5. **Test migrations** - verify migrations work both up and down
+6. **Handle errors gracefully** - log errors, don't crash on bad packets
+7. **Respect configuration** - use `config.ini` values, don't hardcode
+
+## Common Pitfalls
+
+- **Don't modify applied migrations** - create new ones instead
+- **Don't block the event loop** - use async I/O, not sync
+- **Don't forget timezone handling** - timestamps are stored in UTC
+- **Don't hardcode paths** - use configuration values
+- **Don't ignore MQTT reconnection** - handle connection failures gracefully
+
+## Resources
+
+- **Main README**: `README.md` - Installation and basic usage
+- **Docker Guide**: `README-Docker.md` - Container deployment
+- **API Docs**: `docs/API_Documentation.md` - API endpoint reference
+- **Migration Guide**: `docs/Database-Changes-With-Alembic.md` - Database workflow
+- **Contributing**: `CONTRIBUTING.md` - Contribution guidelines
+
+## Version Information
+
+- **Current Version**: 3.0.0 (November 2025)
+- **Python Requirement**: 3.13+
+- **Key Features**: Alembic migrations, automated backups, Docker support, traceroute return paths
+
+
+## Rules for robots
+- Always run ruff check and ruff format after making changes (only on python changes)
+
+
+---
+
+When working on this project, prioritize:
+1. Maintaining async patterns
+2. Following existing code structure
+3. Using proper database migrations
+4. Keeping documentation updated
+5. Testing changes thoroughly
+
+
+

Containerfile

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+# Build Image
+# Uses python:3.13-slim because no native dependencies are needed for meshview itself
+# (everything is available as a wheel)
+
+FROM docker.io/python:3.13-slim AS meshview-build
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl patch && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Add a non-root user/group
+ARG APP_USER=app
+RUN useradd -m -u 10001 -s /bin/bash ${APP_USER}
+
+# Install uv and put it on PATH system-wide
+RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh \
+ && install -m 0755 /root/.local/bin/uv /usr/local/bin/uv
+
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN chown -R ${APP_USER}:${APP_USER} /app
+
+# Copy deps first for caching
+COPY --chown=${APP_USER}:${APP_USER} pyproject.toml uv.lock* requirements*.txt ./
+
+# Optional: wheels-only to avoid slow source builds
+ENV UV_NO_BUILD=1
+RUN uv venv /opt/venv
+# RUN uv sync --frozen
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/venv
+ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
+
+RUN uv pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip \
+ && if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then uv pip install --only-binary=:all: -r requirements.txt; fi
+
+# Copy app code
+COPY --chown=${APP_USER}:${APP_USER} . .
+
+# Patch config
+RUN patch sample.config.ini < container/config.patch
+
+# Clean
+RUN rm -rf /app/.git* && \
+  rm -rf /app/.pre-commit-config.yaml && \
+  rm -rf /app/*.md && \
+  rm -rf /app/COPYING && \
+  rm -rf /app/Containerfile && \
+  rm -rf /app/Dockerfile && \
+  rm -rf /app/container && \
+  rm -rf /app/docker && \
+  rm -rf /app/docs && \
+  rm -rf /app/pyproject.toml && \
+  rm -rf /app/requirements.txt && \
+  rm -rf /app/screenshots
+
+# Prepare /app and /opt to copy
+RUN mkdir -p /meshview && \
+  mv /app /opt /meshview
+
+# Use a clean container for install
+FROM docker.io/python:3.13-slim
+ARG APP_USER=app
+COPY --from=meshview-build /meshview /
+RUN apt-get update && \
+  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends graphviz && \
+  rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
+  useradd -m -u 10001 -s /bin/bash ${APP_USER} && \
+  mkdir -p /etc/meshview /var/lib/meshview /var/log/meshview && \
+  mv /app/sample.config.ini /etc/meshview/config.ini && \
+  chown -R ${APP_USER}:${APP_USER} /var/lib/meshview /var/log/meshview
+
+# Drop privileges
+USER ${APP_USER}
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/opt/venv/bin/python", "mvrun.py"]
+CMD ["--pid_dir", "/tmp", "--py_exec", "/opt/venv/bin/python", "--config", "/etc/meshview/config.ini" ]
+
+EXPOSE 8081
+VOLUME [ "/etc/meshview", "/var/lib/meshview", "/var/log/meshview" ]
+

Dockerfile

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+Containerfile

PERFORMANCE_OPTIMIZATION.md

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-# /top Endpoint Performance Optimization
-
-## Problem
-The `/top` endpoint was taking over 1 second to execute due to inefficient database queries. The query joins three tables (node, packet, packet_seen) and performs COUNT aggregations on large result sets without proper indexes.
-
-## Root Cause Analysis
-
-The `get_top_traffic_nodes()` query in `meshview/store.py` executes:
-
-```sql
-SELECT 
-    n.node_id,
-    n.long_name,
-    n.short_name,
-    n.channel,
-    COUNT(DISTINCT p.id) AS total_packets_sent,
-    COUNT(ps.packet_id) AS total_times_seen
-FROM node n
-LEFT JOIN packet p ON n.node_id = p.from_node_id
-    AND p.import_time >= DATETIME('now', 'localtime', '-24 hours')
-LEFT JOIN packet_seen ps ON p.id = ps.packet_id
-GROUP BY n.node_id, n.long_name, n.short_name
-HAVING total_packets_sent > 0
-ORDER BY total_times_seen DESC;
-```
-
-### Performance Bottlenecks Identified:
-
-1. **Missing composite index on packet(from_node_id, import_time)**
-   - The query filters packets by BOTH `from_node_id` AND `import_time >= -24 hours`
-   - Without a composite index, SQLite must:
-     - Scan using `idx_packet_from_node_id` index
-     - Then filter each result by `import_time` (expensive!)
-   
-2. **Missing index on packet_seen(packet_id)**
-   - The LEFT JOIN to packet_seen uses `packet_id` as the join key
-   - Without an index, SQLite performs a table scan for each packet
-   - With potentially millions of packet_seen records, this is very slow
-
-## Solution
-
-### 1. Added Database Indexes
-
-Modified `meshview/models.py` to include two new indexes:
-
-```python
-# In Packet class
-Index("idx_packet_from_node_time", "from_node_id", desc("import_time"))
-
-# In PacketSeen class  
-Index("idx_packet_seen_packet_id", "packet_id")
-```
-
-### 2. Added Performance Profiling
-
-Modified `meshview/web.py` `/top` endpoint to include:
-- Timing instrumentation for database queries
-- Timing for data processing
-- Detailed logging with `[PROFILE /top]` prefix
-- On-page performance metrics display
-
-### 3. Created Migration Script
-
-Created `add_db_indexes.py` to add indexes to existing databases.
-
-## Implementation Steps
-
-### Step 1: Stop the Database Writer
-```bash
-# Stop startdb.py if it's running
-pkill -f startdb.py
-```
-
-### Step 2: Run Migration Script
-```bash
-python add_db_indexes.py
-```
-
-Expected output:
-```
-======================================================================
-Database Index Migration for /top Endpoint Performance
-======================================================================
-Connecting to database: sqlite+aiosqlite:///path/to/packets.db
-
-======================================================================
-Checking for index: idx_packet_from_node_time
-======================================================================
-Creating index idx_packet_from_node_time...
-  Table: packet
-  Columns: from_node_id, import_time DESC
-  Purpose: Speeds up filtering packets by sender and time range
-✓ Index created successfully in 2.34 seconds
-
-======================================================================
-Checking for index: idx_packet_seen_packet_id
-======================================================================
-Creating index idx_packet_seen_packet_id...
-  Table: packet_seen
-  Columns: packet_id
-  Purpose: Speeds up joining packet_seen with packet table
-✓ Index created successfully in 3.12 seconds
-
-... (index listings)
-
-======================================================================
-Migration completed successfully!
-======================================================================
-```
-
-### Step 3: Restart Services
-```bash
-
-# Restart server  
-python mvrun.py &
-```
-
-### Step 4: Verify Performance Improvement
-
-1. Visit `/top` endpoint eg http://127.0.0.1:8081/top?perf=true
-2. Scroll to bottom of page
-3. Check the Performance Metrics panel
-4. Compare DB query time before and after
-
-**Expected Results:**
-- **Before:** 1000-2000ms query time
-- **After:** 50-200ms query time  
-- **Improvement:** 80-95% reduction
-
-## Performance Metrics
-
-The `/top` page now displays at the bottom:
-
-```
-⚡ Performance Metrics
-━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
-Database Query:    45.23ms
-Data Processing:   2.15ms
-Total Time:        47.89ms
-Nodes Processed:   156
-Total Packets:     45,678
-Times Seen:        123,456
-━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
-```
-
-
-## Technical Details
-
-### Why Composite Index Works
-
-SQLite can use a composite index `(from_node_id, import_time DESC)` to:
-1. Quickly find all packets for a specific `from_node_id`
-2. Filter by `import_time` without additional I/O (data is already sorted)
-3. Both operations use a single index lookup
-
-### Why packet_id Index Works
-
-The `packet_seen` table can have millions of rows. Without an index:
-- Each packet requires a full table scan of packet_seen
-- O(n * m) complexity where n=packets, m=packet_seen rows
-
-With the index:
-- Each packet uses an index lookup
-- O(n * log m) complexity - dramatically faster
-
-### Index Size Impact
-
-- `idx_packet_from_node_time`: ~10-20% of packet table size
-- `idx_packet_seen_packet_id`: ~5-10% of packet_seen table size
-- Total additional disk space: typically 50-200MB depending on data volume
-- Performance gain: 80-95% query time reduction
-
-## Future Optimizations
-
-If query is still slow after indexes:
-
-1. **Add ANALYZE**: Run `ANALYZE;` to update SQLite query planner statistics
-2. **Consider materialized view**: Pre-compute traffic stats in a background job
-3. **Add caching**: Cache results for 5-10 minutes using Redis/memcached
-4. **Partition data**: Archive old packet_seen records
-
-## Rollback
-
-If needed, indexes can be removed:
-
-```sql
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_packet_from_node_time;
-DROP INDEX IF EXISTS idx_packet_seen_packet_id;
-```
-
-## Files Modified
-
-- `meshview/models.py` - Added index definitions
-- `meshview/web.py` - Added performance profiling
-- `meshview/templates/top.html` - Added metrics display
-- `add_db_indexes.py` - Migration script (NEW)
-- `PERFORMANCE_OPTIMIZATION.md` - This documentation (NEW)
-
-## Support
-
-For questions or issues:
-1. Verify indexes exist: `python add_db_indexes.py` (safe to re-run)
-2. Review SQLite EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN for the query

README-Docker.md

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+# Running MeshView with Docker
+
+MeshView container images are built automatically and published to GitHub Container Registry.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Pull and run the latest image:
+
+```bash
+docker pull ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest
+
+docker run -d \
+  --name meshview \
+  -p 8081:8081 \
+  -v ./config:/etc/meshview \
+  -v ./data:/var/lib/meshview \
+  -v ./logs:/var/log/meshview \
+  ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest
+```
+
+Access the web interface at: http://localhost:8081
+
+## Volume Mounts
+
+The container uses three volumes for persistent data:
+
+| Volume | Purpose | Required |
+|--------|---------|----------|
+| `/etc/meshview` | Configuration files | Yes |
+| `/var/lib/meshview` | Database storage | Recommended |
+| `/var/log/meshview` | Log files | Optional |
+
+### Configuration Volume
+
+Mount a directory containing your `config.ini` file:
+
+```bash
+-v /path/to/your/config:/etc/meshview
+```
+
+If no config is provided, the container will use the default `sample.config.ini`.
+
+### Database Volume
+
+Mount a directory to persist the SQLite database:
+
+```bash
+-v /path/to/your/data:/var/lib/meshview
+```
+
+**Important:** Without this mount, your database will be lost when the container stops.
+
+### Logs Volume
+
+Mount a directory to access logs from the host:
+
+```bash
+-v /path/to/your/logs:/var/log/meshview
+```
+
+## Complete Example
+
+Create a directory structure and run:
+
+```bash
+# Create directories
+mkdir -p meshview/{config,data,logs,backups}
+
+# Copy sample config (first time only)
+docker run --rm ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest \
+  cat /etc/meshview/config.ini > meshview/config/config.ini
+
+# Edit config.ini with your MQTT settings
+nano meshview/config/config.ini
+
+# Run the container
+docker run -d \
+  --name meshview \
+  --restart unless-stopped \
+  -p 8081:8081 \
+  -v $(pwd)/meshview/config:/etc/meshview \
+  -v $(pwd)/meshview/data:/var/lib/meshview \
+  -v $(pwd)/meshview/logs:/var/log/meshview \
+  ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest
+```
+
+## Docker Compose
+
+Create a `docker-compose.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  meshview:
+    image: ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest
+    container_name: meshview
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8081:8081"
+    volumes:
+      - ./config:/etc/meshview
+      - ./data:/var/lib/meshview
+      - ./logs:/var/log/meshview
+      - ./backups:/var/lib/meshview/backups  # For database backups
+    environment:
+      - TZ=America/Los_Angeles  # Set your timezone
+```
+
+Run with:
+
+```bash
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Minimum Configuration
+
+Edit your `config.ini` to configure MQTT connection:
+
+```ini
+[mqtt]
+server = mqtt.meshtastic.org
+topics = ["msh/US/#"]
+port = 1883
+username =
+password =
+
+[database]
+connection_string = sqlite+aiosqlite:///var/lib/meshview/packets.db
+```
+
+### Database Backups
+
+To enable automatic daily backups inside the container:
+
+```ini
+[cleanup]
+backup_enabled = True
+backup_dir = /var/lib/meshview/backups
+backup_hour = 2
+backup_minute = 00
+```
+
+Then mount the backups directory:
+
+```bash
+-v $(pwd)/meshview/backups:/var/lib/meshview/backups
+```
+
+## Available Tags
+
+| Tag | Description |
+|-----|-------------|
+| `latest` | Latest build from the main branch |
+| `dev-v3` | Development branch |
+| `v1.2.3` | Specific version tags |
+
+## Updating
+
+Pull the latest image and restart:
+
+```bash
+docker pull ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest
+docker restart meshview
+```
+
+Or with docker-compose:
+
+```bash
+docker-compose pull
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+## Logs
+
+View container logs:
+
+```bash
+docker logs meshview
+
+# Follow logs
+docker logs -f meshview
+
+# Last 100 lines
+docker logs --tail 100 meshview
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Container won't start
+
+Check logs:
+```bash
+docker logs meshview
+```
+
+### Database permission issues
+
+Ensure the data directory is writable:
+```bash
+chmod -R 755 meshview/data
+```
+
+### Can't connect to MQTT
+
+1. Check your MQTT configuration in `config.ini`
+2. Verify network connectivity from the container:
+   ```bash
+   docker exec meshview ping mqtt.meshtastic.org
+   ```
+
+### Port already in use
+
+Change the host port (left side):
+```bash
+-p 8082:8081
+```
+
+Then access at: http://localhost:8082
+
+## Building Your Own Image
+
+If you want to build from source:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview.git
+cd meshview
+docker build -f Containerfile -t meshview:local .
+```
+
+## Security Notes
+
+- The container runs as a non-root user (`app`, UID 10001)
+- No privileged access required
+- Only port 8081 is exposed
+- All data stored in mounted volumes
+
+## Support
+
+- GitHub Issues: https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview/issues
+- Documentation: https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@
 
 The project serves as a real-time monitoring and diagnostic tool for the Meshtastic mesh network. It provides detailed insights into network activity, including message traffic, node positions, and telemetry data.
 
+### Version 3.0.0 update - November 2025
+
+**Major Infrastructure Improvements:**
+
+* **Database Migrations**: Alembic integration for safe schema upgrades and database versioning
+* **Automated Backups**: Independent database backup system with gzip compression (separate from cleanup)
+* **Development Tools**: Quick setup script (`setup-dev.sh`) with pre-commit hooks for code quality
+* **Docker Support**: Pre-built containers now available on GitHub Container Registry with automatic builds - ogarcia 
+
+**New Features:**
+
+* **Traceroute Return Path**: Log and display return path data for traceroute packets - jschrempp 
+* **Microsecond Timestamps**: Added `import_time_us` columns for higher precision time tracking
+
+**Technical Improvements:**
+
+* Migration from manual SQL to Alembic-managed schema
+* Container images use `uv` for faster dependency installation
+* Python 3.13 support with slim Debian-based images
+* Documentation collection in `docs/` directory
+* API routes moved to separate modules for better organization
+* /version and /health endpoints added for monitoring
+
+See [README-Docker.md](README-Docker.md) for container deployment and [docs/](docs/) for technical documentation.
+
 ### Version 2.0.7 update - September 2025
 * New database maintenance capability to automatically keep a specific number of days of data.
 * Added configuration for update intervals for both the Live Map and the Firehose pages.
@@ -14,6 +39,7 @@ The project serves as a real-time monitoring and diagnostic tool for the Meshtas
 * New API /api/edges (See API documentation)
 * Adds edges to the map (click to see traceroute and neighbours)
 
+
 ### Version 2.0.4 update - August 2025
 * New statistic page with more data.
 * New API /api/stats (See API documentation).
@@ -60,20 +86,42 @@ Samples of currently running instances:
 
 ## Installing
 
-Requires **`python3.11`** or above.
+### Using Docker (Recommended)
+
+The easiest way to run MeshView is using Docker. Pre-built images are available from GitHub Container Registry.
+
+See **[README-Docker.md](README-Docker.md)** for complete Docker installation and usage instructions.
+
+### Manual Installation
+
+Requires **`python3.13`** or above.
 
 Clone the repo from GitHub:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview.git
-```
-
-```bash
 cd meshview
 ```
+
+#### Quick Setup (Recommended)
+
+Run the development setup script:
+
+```bash
+./setup-dev.sh
+```
+
+This will:
+- Create Python virtual environment
+- Install all requirements
+- Install development tools (pre-commit, pytest)
+- Set up pre-commit hooks for code formatting
+- Create config.ini from sample
+
+#### Manual Setup
+
 Create a Python virtual environment:
 
-from the meshview directory...
 ```bash
 python3 -m venv env
 ```
@@ -221,6 +269,8 @@ vacuum = False
 # Application logs (errors, startup messages, etc.) are unaffected
 # Set to True to enable, False to disable (default: False)
 access_log = False
+# Database cleanup logfile location
+db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -254,12 +304,29 @@ Open in your browser: http://localhost:8081/
 ## Running Meshview with `mvrun.py`
 
 - `mvrun.py` starts both `startdb.py` and `main.py` in separate threads and merges the output.
-- It accepts the `--config` argument like the others.
+- It accepts several command-line arguments for flexible deployment.
 
 ```bash
 ./env/bin/python mvrun.py
 ```
 
+**Command-line options:**
+- `--config CONFIG` - Path to the configuration file (default: `config.ini`)
+- `--pid_dir PID_DIR` - Directory for PID files (default: `.`)
+- `--py_exec PY_EXEC` - Path to the Python executable (default: `./env/bin/python`)
+
+**Examples:**
+```bash
+# Use a specific config file
+./env/bin/python mvrun.py --config /etc/meshview/config.ini
+
+# Store PID files in a specific directory
+./env/bin/python mvrun.py --pid_dir /var/run/meshview
+
+# Use a different Python executable
+./env/bin/python mvrun.py --py_exec /usr/bin/python3
+```
+
 ---
 
 ## Setting Up Systemd Services (Ubuntu)
@@ -365,6 +432,15 @@ hour = 2
 minute = 00
 # Run VACUUM after cleanup
 vacuum = False
+
+# -------------------------
+# Logging Configuration
+# -------------------------
+[logging]
+# Enable or disable HTTP access logs from the web server
+access_log = False
+# Database cleanup logfile location
+db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log
 ```
 Once changes are done you need to restart the script for changes to load.
 
@@ -413,3 +489,20 @@ Add schedule to the bottom of the file (modify /path/to/file/ to the correct pat
 ```
 
 Check the log file to see it the script run at the specific time.
+
+---
+
+## Testing
+
+MeshView includes a test suite using pytest. For detailed testing documentation, see [README-testing.md](README-testing.md).
+
+Quick start:
+```bash
+./env/bin/pytest tests/test_api_simple.py -v
+```
+
+---
+
+## Technical Documentation
+
+For more detailed technical documentation including database migrations, architecture details, and advanced topics, see the [docs/](docs/) directory.

add_db_indexes.py

@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""
-Migration script to add performance indexes
-
-This script adds two critical indexes:
-1. idx_packet_from_node_time: Composite index on packet(from_node_id, import_time DESC)
-2. idx_packet_seen_packet_id: Index on packet_seen(packet_id)
-
-These indexes significantly improve the performance of the get_top_traffic_nodes() query.
-
-Usage:
-    python add_db_indexes.py
-
-The script will:
-- Connect to your database in WRITE mode
-- Check if indexes already exist
-- Create missing indexes
-- Report timing for each operation
-"""
-
-import asyncio
-import time
-
-from sqlalchemy import text
-from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine
-
-from meshview.config import CONFIG
-
-
-async def add_indexes():
-    # Get database connection string and remove read-only flag
-    db_string = CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"]
-    if "?mode=ro" in db_string:
-        db_string = db_string.replace("?mode=ro", "")
-
-    print(f"Connecting to database: {db_string}")
-
-    # Create engine with write access
-    engine = create_async_engine(db_string, echo=False, connect_args={"uri": True})
-
-    try:
-        async with engine.begin() as conn:
-            # Check and create idx_packet_from_node_time
-            print("\n" + "=" * 70)
-            print("Checking for index: idx_packet_from_node_time")
-            print("=" * 70)
-
-            result = await conn.execute(
-                text("""
-                SELECT name FROM sqlite_master 
-                WHERE type='index' AND name='idx_packet_from_node_time'
-            """)
-            )
-
-            if result.fetchone():
-                print("✓ Index idx_packet_from_node_time already exists")
-            else:
-                print("Creating index idx_packet_from_node_time...")
-                print("  Table: packet")
-                print("  Columns: from_node_id, import_time DESC")
-                print("  Purpose: Speeds up filtering packets by sender and time range")
-
-                start_time = time.perf_counter()
-                await conn.execute(
-                    text("""
-                    CREATE INDEX idx_packet_from_node_time 
-                    ON packet(from_node_id, import_time DESC)
-                """)
-                )
-                elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start_time
-
-                print(f"✓ Index created successfully in {elapsed:.2f} seconds")
-
-            # Check and create idx_packet_seen_packet_id
-            print("\n" + "=" * 70)
-            print("Checking for index: idx_packet_seen_packet_id")
-            print("=" * 70)
-
-            result = await conn.execute(
-                text("""
-                SELECT name FROM sqlite_master 
-                WHERE type='index' AND name='idx_packet_seen_packet_id'
-            """)
-            )
-
-            if result.fetchone():
-                print("✓ Index idx_packet_seen_packet_id already exists")
-            else:
-                print("Creating index idx_packet_seen_packet_id...")
-                print("  Table: packet_seen")
-                print("  Columns: packet_id")
-                print("  Purpose: Speeds up joining packet_seen with packet table")
-
-                start_time = time.perf_counter()
-                await conn.execute(
-                    text("""
-                    CREATE INDEX idx_packet_seen_packet_id 
-                    ON packet_seen(packet_id)
-                """)
-                )
-                elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start_time
-
-                print(f"✓ Index created successfully in {elapsed:.2f} seconds")
-
-            # Show index info
-            print("\n" + "=" * 70)
-            print("Current indexes on packet table:")
-            print("=" * 70)
-            result = await conn.execute(
-                text("""
-                SELECT name, sql FROM sqlite_master 
-                WHERE type='index' AND tbl_name='packet'
-                ORDER BY name
-            """)
-            )
-            for row in result:
-                if row[1]:  # Skip auto-indexes (they have NULL sql)
-                    print(f"  • {row[0]}")
-
-            print("\n" + "=" * 70)
-            print("Current indexes on packet_seen table:")
-            print("=" * 70)
-            result = await conn.execute(
-                text("""
-                SELECT name, sql FROM sqlite_master 
-                WHERE type='index' AND tbl_name='packet_seen'
-                ORDER BY name
-            """)
-            )
-            for row in result:
-                if row[1]:  # Skip auto-indexes
-                    print(f"  • {row[0]}")
-
-            print("\n" + "=" * 70)
-            print("Migration completed successfully!")
-            print("=" * 70)
-            print("\nNext steps:")
-            print("1. Restart your web server (mvrun.py)")
-            print("2. Visit /top endpoint and check the performance metrics")
-            print("3. Compare DB query time with previous measurements")
-            print("\nExpected improvement: 50-90% reduction in query time")
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"\n❌ Error during migration: {e}")
-        raise
-    finally:
-        await engine.dispose()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print("=" * 70)
-    print("Database Index Migration for Endpoint Performance")
-    print("=" * 70)
-    asyncio.run(add_indexes())

alembic.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# path to migration scripts
+# Use forward slashes (/) also on windows to provide an os agnostic path
+script_location = alembic
+
+# template used to generate migration file names; The default value is %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+# Uncomment the line below if you want the files to be prepended with date and time
+# see https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/tutorial.html#editing-the-ini-file
+# for all available tokens
+# file_template = %%(year)d_%%(month).2d_%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d-%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# sys.path path, will be prepended to sys.path if present.
+# defaults to the current working directory.
+prepend_sys_path = .
+
+# timezone to use when rendering the date within the migration file
+# as well as the filename.
+# If specified, requires the python>=3.9 or backports.zoneinfo library and tzdata library.
+# Any required deps can installed by adding `alembic[tz]` to the pip requirements
+# string value is passed to ZoneInfo()
+# leave blank for localtime
+# timezone =
+
+# max length of characters to apply to the "slug" field
+# truncate_slug_length = 40
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+# set to 'true' to allow .pyc and .pyo files without
+# a source .py file to be detected as revisions in the
+# versions/ directory
+# sourceless = false
+
+# version location specification; This defaults
+# to alembic/versions.  When using multiple version
+# directories, initial revisions must be specified with --version-path.
+# The path separator used here should be the separator specified by "version_path_separator" below.
+# version_locations = %(here)s/bar:%(here)s/bat:alembic/versions
+
+# version path separator; As mentioned above, this is the character used to split
+# version_locations. The default within new alembic.ini files is "os", which uses os.pathsep.
+# If this key is omitted entirely, it falls back to the legacy behavior of splitting on spaces and/or commas.
+# Valid values for version_path_separator are:
+#
+# version_path_separator = :
+# version_path_separator = ;
+# version_path_separator = space
+# version_path_separator = newline
+#
+# Use os.pathsep. Default configuration used for new projects.
+version_path_separator = os
+
+# set to 'true' to search source files recursively
+# in each "version_locations" directory
+# new in Alembic version 1.10
+# recursive_version_locations = false
+
+# the output encoding used when revision files
+# are written from script.py.mako
+# output_encoding = utf-8
+
+# sqlalchemy.url will be set programmatically from meshview config
+# sqlalchemy.url = driver://user:pass@localhost/dbname
+
+
+[post_write_hooks]
+# post_write_hooks defines scripts or Python functions that are run
+# on newly generated revision scripts.  See the documentation for further
+# detail and examples
+
+# format using "black" - use the console_scripts runner, against the "black" entrypoint
+# hooks = black
+# black.type = console_scripts
+# black.entrypoint = black
+# black.options = -l 79 REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# lint with attempts to fix using "ruff" - use the exec runner, execute a binary
+# hooks = ruff
+# ruff.type = exec
+# ruff.executable = %(here)s/.venv/bin/ruff
+# ruff.options = --fix REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = INFO
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARNING
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(asctime)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)d [pid:%(process)d] %(levelname)s - %(message)s
+datefmt = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S

alembic/README

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic single-database configuration.

alembic/env.py

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import asyncio
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from sqlalchemy.engine import Connection
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_engine_from_config
+
+from alembic import context
+
+# Import models metadata for autogenerate support
+from meshview.models import Base
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+# Use disable_existing_loggers=False to preserve app logging configuration
+if config.config_file_name is not None:
+    fileConfig(config.config_file_name, disable_existing_loggers=False)
+
+# Add your model's MetaData object here for 'autogenerate' support
+target_metadata = Base.metadata
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url,
+        target_metadata=target_metadata,
+        literal_binds=True,
+        dialect_opts={"paramstyle": "named"},
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def do_run_migrations(connection: Connection) -> None:
+    """Run migrations with the given connection."""
+    context.configure(connection=connection, target_metadata=target_metadata)
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+async def run_async_migrations() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in async mode."""
+    # Get configuration section
+    configuration = config.get_section(config.config_ini_section, {})
+
+    # If sqlalchemy.url is not set in alembic.ini, try to get it from meshview config
+    if "sqlalchemy.url" not in configuration:
+        try:
+            from meshview.config import CONFIG
+
+            configuration["sqlalchemy.url"] = CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"]
+        except Exception:
+            # Fallback to a default for initial migration creation
+            configuration["sqlalchemy.url"] = "sqlite+aiosqlite:///packets.db"
+
+    connectable = async_engine_from_config(
+        configuration,
+        prefix="sqlalchemy.",
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    async with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        await connection.run_sync(do_run_migrations)
+
+    await connectable.dispose()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online() -> None:
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode with async support."""
+    try:
+        # Event loop is already running, schedule and run the coroutine
+        import concurrent.futures
+
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as pool:
+            pool.submit(lambda: asyncio.run(run_async_migrations())).result()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        # No event loop running, create one
+        asyncio.run(run_async_migrations())
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()

alembic/script.py.mako

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}

alembic/versions/1717fa5c6545_add_example_table.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""Add example table
+
+Revision ID: 1717fa5c6545
+Revises: c88468b7ab0b
+Create Date: 2025-10-26 20:59:04.347066
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '1717fa5c6545'
+down_revision: str | None = 'add_time_us_cols'
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Create example table with sample columns."""
+    op.create_table(
+        'example',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True),
+        sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=100), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('value', sa.Float(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('is_active', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default='1'),
+        sa.Column(
+            'created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.text('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP')
+        ),
+        sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id'),
+    )
+
+    # Create an index on the name column for faster lookups
+    op.create_index('idx_example_name', 'example', ['name'])
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Remove example table."""
+    op.drop_index('idx_example_name', table_name='example')
+    op.drop_table('example')

alembic/versions/2b5a61bb2b75_auto_generated_migration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Add first_seen_us and last_seen_us to node table
+
+Revision ID: 2b5a61bb2b75
+Revises: ac311b3782a1
+Create Date: 2025-11-05 15:19:13.446724
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '2b5a61bb2b75'
+down_revision: str | None = 'ac311b3782a1'
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # Add microsecond epoch timestamp columns for first and last seen times
+    op.add_column('node', sa.Column('first_seen_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column('node', sa.Column('last_seen_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True))
+    op.create_index('idx_node_first_seen_us', 'node', ['first_seen_us'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index('idx_node_last_seen_us', 'node', ['last_seen_us'], unique=False)
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Remove the microsecond epoch timestamp columns and their indexes
+    op.drop_index('idx_node_last_seen_us', table_name='node')
+    op.drop_index('idx_node_first_seen_us', table_name='node')
+    op.drop_column('node', 'last_seen_us')
+    op.drop_column('node', 'first_seen_us')

alembic/versions/ac311b3782a1_add_route_return_to_traceroute.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""add route_return to traceroute
+
+Revision ID: ac311b3782a1
+Revises: 1717fa5c6545
+Create Date: 2025-11-04 20:28:33.174137
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = 'ac311b3782a1'
+down_revision: str | None = '1717fa5c6545'
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # Add route_return column to traceroute table
+    with op.batch_alter_table('traceroute', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('route_return', sa.LargeBinary(), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Remove route_return column from traceroute table
+    with op.batch_alter_table('traceroute', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('route_return')

alembic/versions/add_import_time_us_columns.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""add import_time_us columns
+
+Revision ID: add_time_us_cols
+Revises: c88468b7ab0b
+Create Date: 2025-11-03 14:10:00.000000
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = 'add_time_us_cols'
+down_revision: str | None = 'c88468b7ab0b'
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # Check if columns already exist, add them if they don't
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    inspector = sa.inspect(conn)
+
+    # Add import_time_us to packet table
+    packet_columns = [col['name'] for col in inspector.get_columns('packet')]
+    if 'import_time_us' not in packet_columns:
+        with op.batch_alter_table('packet', schema=None) as batch_op:
+            batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('import_time_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True))
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_import_time_us', 'packet', [sa.text('import_time_us DESC')], unique=False
+        )
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_from_node_time_us',
+            'packet',
+            ['from_node_id', sa.text('import_time_us DESC')],
+            unique=False,
+        )
+
+    # Add import_time_us to packet_seen table
+    packet_seen_columns = [col['name'] for col in inspector.get_columns('packet_seen')]
+    if 'import_time_us' not in packet_seen_columns:
+        with op.batch_alter_table('packet_seen', schema=None) as batch_op:
+            batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('import_time_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True))
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_seen_import_time_us', 'packet_seen', ['import_time_us'], unique=False
+        )
+
+    # Add import_time_us to traceroute table
+    traceroute_columns = [col['name'] for col in inspector.get_columns('traceroute')]
+    if 'import_time_us' not in traceroute_columns:
+        with op.batch_alter_table('traceroute', schema=None) as batch_op:
+            batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('import_time_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True))
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_traceroute_import_time_us', 'traceroute', ['import_time_us'], unique=False
+        )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Drop indexes and columns
+    op.drop_index('idx_traceroute_import_time_us', table_name='traceroute')
+    with op.batch_alter_table('traceroute', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('import_time_us')
+
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_seen_import_time_us', table_name='packet_seen')
+    with op.batch_alter_table('packet_seen', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('import_time_us')
+
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_from_node_time_us', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_import_time_us', table_name='packet')
+    with op.batch_alter_table('packet', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('import_time_us')

alembic/versions/c88468b7ab0b_initial_migration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+"""Initial migration
+
+Revision ID: c88468b7ab0b
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2025-10-26 20:56:50.285200
+
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = 'c88468b7ab0b'
+down_revision: str | None = None
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    # Get connection and inspector to check what exists
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    inspector = sa.inspect(conn)
+    existing_tables = inspector.get_table_names()
+
+    # Create node table if it doesn't exist
+    if 'node' not in existing_tables:
+        op.create_table(
+            'node',
+            sa.Column('id', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column('node_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('long_name', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('short_name', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('hw_model', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('firmware', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('role', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('last_lat', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('last_long', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('channel', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('last_update', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+            sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id'),
+            sa.UniqueConstraint('node_id'),
+        )
+        op.create_index('idx_node_node_id', 'node', ['node_id'], unique=False)
+
+    # Create packet table if it doesn't exist
+    if 'packet' not in existing_tables:
+        op.create_table(
+            'packet',
+            sa.Column('id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column('portnum', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('from_node_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('to_node_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('payload', sa.LargeBinary(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('import_time', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('import_time_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('channel', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id'),
+        )
+        op.create_index('idx_packet_from_node_id', 'packet', ['from_node_id'], unique=False)
+        op.create_index('idx_packet_to_node_id', 'packet', ['to_node_id'], unique=False)
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_import_time', 'packet', [sa.text('import_time DESC')], unique=False
+        )
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_import_time_us', 'packet', [sa.text('import_time_us DESC')], unique=False
+        )
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_from_node_time',
+            'packet',
+            ['from_node_id', sa.text('import_time DESC')],
+            unique=False,
+        )
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_from_node_time_us',
+            'packet',
+            ['from_node_id', sa.text('import_time_us DESC')],
+            unique=False,
+        )
+
+    # Create packet_seen table if it doesn't exist
+    if 'packet_seen' not in existing_tables:
+        op.create_table(
+            'packet_seen',
+            sa.Column('packet_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column('node_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column('rx_time', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column('hop_limit', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('hop_start', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('channel', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('rx_snr', sa.Float(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('rx_rssi', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('topic', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('import_time', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('import_time_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+                ['packet_id'],
+                ['packet.id'],
+            ),
+            sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('packet_id', 'node_id', 'rx_time'),
+        )
+        op.create_index('idx_packet_seen_node_id', 'packet_seen', ['node_id'], unique=False)
+        op.create_index('idx_packet_seen_packet_id', 'packet_seen', ['packet_id'], unique=False)
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_packet_seen_import_time_us', 'packet_seen', ['import_time_us'], unique=False
+        )
+
+    # Create traceroute table if it doesn't exist
+    if 'traceroute' not in existing_tables:
+        op.create_table(
+            'traceroute',
+            sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+            sa.Column('packet_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('gateway_node_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('done', sa.Boolean(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('route', sa.LargeBinary(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('import_time', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('import_time_us', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+            sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(
+                ['packet_id'],
+                ['packet.id'],
+            ),
+            sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id'),
+        )
+        op.create_index('idx_traceroute_import_time', 'traceroute', ['import_time'], unique=False)
+        op.create_index(
+            'idx_traceroute_import_time_us', 'traceroute', ['import_time_us'], unique=False
+        )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    # Drop traceroute table and indexes
+    op.drop_index('idx_traceroute_import_time_us', table_name='traceroute')
+    op.drop_index('idx_traceroute_import_time', table_name='traceroute')
+    op.drop_table('traceroute')
+
+    # Drop packet_seen table and indexes
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_seen_import_time_us', table_name='packet_seen')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_seen_packet_id', table_name='packet_seen')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_seen_node_id', table_name='packet_seen')
+    op.drop_table('packet_seen')
+
+    # Drop packet table and indexes
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_from_node_time_us', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_from_node_time', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_import_time_us', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_import_time', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_to_node_id', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_index('idx_packet_from_node_id', table_name='packet')
+    op.drop_table('packet')
+
+    # Drop node table and indexes
+    op.drop_index('idx_node_node_id', table_name='node')
+    op.drop_table('node')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###

container/build-container.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# build-container.sh
+#
+# Script to build MeshView container images
+
+set -e
+
+# Default values
+IMAGE_NAME="meshview"
+TAG="latest"
+CONTAINERFILE="Containerfile"
+
+# Parse arguments
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --tag|-t)
+            TAG="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --name|-n)
+            IMAGE_NAME="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --file|-f)
+            CONTAINERFILE="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --help|-h)
+            echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo "  -t, --tag TAG         Tag for the image (default: latest)"
+            echo "  -n, --name NAME       Image name (default: meshview)"
+            echo "  -f, --file FILE       Containerfile path (default: Containerfile)"
+            echo "  -h, --help            Show this help"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            echo "Use --help for usage information"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo "Building MeshView container image..."
+echo "  Image: ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}"
+echo "  Containerfile: ${CONTAINERFILE}"
+echo ""
+
+# Build the container
+docker build -f "${CONTAINERFILE}" -t "${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}" .
+
+echo ""
+echo "Build complete!"
+echo "Run with: docker run --rm -p 8081:8081 ${IMAGE_NAME}:${TAG}"

container/config.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+diff --git a/sample.config.ini b/sample.config.ini
+index 0e64980..494685c 100644
+--- a/sample.config.ini
++++ b/sample.config.ini
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ # -------------------------
+ [server]
+ # The address to bind the server to. Use * to listen on all interfaces.
+-bind = *
++bind = 0.0.0.0
+ 
+ # Port to run the web server on.
+ port = 8081
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ net_tag = #BayMeshNet
+ # -------------------------
+ [mqtt]
+ # MQTT server hostname or IP.
+-server = mqtt.bayme.sh
++server = mqtt.meshtastic.org
+ 
+ # Topics to subscribe to (as JSON-like list, but still a string).
+ topics = ["msh/US/bayarea/#", "msh/US/CA/mrymesh/#", "msh/US/CA/sacvalley"]
+@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ password = large4cats
+ # -------------------------
+ [database]
+ # SQLAlchemy connection string. This one uses SQLite with asyncio support.
+-connection_string = sqlite+aiosqlite:///packets.db
++connection_string = sqlite+aiosqlite:////var/lib/meshview/packets.db
+ 
+ 
+ # -------------------------
+@@ -110,4 +110,4 @@ vacuum = False
+ # Set to True to enable, False to disable (default: False)
+ access_log = False
+ # Database cleanup logfile
+-db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log
++db_cleanup_logfile = /var/log/meshview/dbcleanup.log

create_example_migration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Script to create a blank migration for manual editing.
+
+Usage:
+    ./env/bin/python create_example_migration.py
+
+This creates an empty migration file that you can manually edit to add
+custom migration logic (data migrations, complex schema changes, etc.)
+
+Unlike create_migration.py which auto-generates from model changes,
+this creates a blank template for you to fill in.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+# Add current directory to path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+from alembic.config import Config
+
+from alembic import command
+
+# Create Alembic config
+alembic_cfg = Config("alembic.ini")
+
+# Set database URL from meshview config
+try:
+    from meshview.config import CONFIG
+
+    database_url = CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"]
+    alembic_cfg.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", database_url)
+    print(f"Using database URL from config: {database_url}")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Warning: Could not load meshview config: {e}")
+    print("Using default database URL")
+    alembic_cfg.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", "sqlite+aiosqlite:///packets.db")
+
+# Generate blank migration
+try:
+    print("Creating blank migration for manual editing...")
+    command.revision(alembic_cfg, autogenerate=False, message="Manual migration")
+    print("✓ Successfully created blank migration!")
+    print("\nNow edit the generated file in alembic/versions/")
+    print("Add your custom upgrade() and downgrade() logic")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"✗ Error creating migration: {e}")
+    import traceback
+
+    traceback.print_exc()
+    sys.exit(1)

create_migration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Helper script to create Alembic migrations from SQLAlchemy model changes.
+
+Usage:
+    ./env/bin/python create_migration.py
+
+This will:
+1. Load your current models from meshview/models.py
+2. Compare them to the current database schema
+3. Auto-generate a migration with the detected changes
+4. Save the migration to alembic/versions/
+
+After running this, review the generated migration file before committing!
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+# Add current directory to path
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+from alembic.config import Config
+
+from alembic import command
+
+# Create Alembic config
+alembic_cfg = Config("alembic.ini")
+
+# Set database URL from meshview config
+try:
+    from meshview.config import CONFIG
+
+    database_url = CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"]
+    alembic_cfg.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", database_url)
+    print(f"Using database URL from config: {database_url}")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Warning: Could not load meshview config: {e}")
+    print("Using default database URL")
+    alembic_cfg.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", "sqlite+aiosqlite:///packets.db")
+
+# Generate migration
+try:
+    print("\nComparing models to current database schema...")
+    print("Generating migration...\n")
+    command.revision(alembic_cfg, autogenerate=True, message="Auto-generated migration")
+    print("\n✓ Successfully created migration!")
+    print("\nNext steps:")
+    print("1. Review the generated file in alembic/versions/")
+    print("2. Edit the migration message/logic if needed")
+    print("3. Test the migration: ./env/bin/alembic upgrade head")
+    print("4. Commit the migration file to version control")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"\n✗ Error creating migration: {e}")
+    import traceback
+
+    traceback.print_exc()
+    sys.exit(1)

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-FROM python:3.12-slim
-
-# Set work directory
-WORKDIR /app
-
-# Install system dependencies (graphviz required, git for cloning)
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git graphviz && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Clone the repo with submodules
-RUN git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview.git /app
-
-# Create virtual environment
-RUN python -m venv /app/env
-
-# Upgrade pip and install requirements in venv
-RUN /app/env/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
-    /app/env/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir -r /app/requirements.txt
-
-# Copy sample config
-RUN cp /app/sample.config.ini /app/config.ini
-
-# Expose port
-EXPOSE 8081
-
-# Run the app via venv
-CMD ["/app/env/bin/python", "/app/mvrun.py"]

docker/README.md

@@ -1,44 +1,36 @@
 # MeshView Docker Container
 
-This Dockerfile builds a containerized version of the [MeshView](https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview) application. It uses a lightweight Python environment and sets up the required virtual environment as expected by the application.
+> **Note:** This directory contains legacy Docker build files.
+>
+> **For current Docker usage instructions, please see [README-Docker.md](../README-Docker.md) in the project root.**
 
-## Image Details
+## Current Approach
 
-- **Base Image**: `python:3.12-slim`
-- **Working Directory**: `/app`
-- **Python Virtual Environment**: `/app/env`
+Pre-built container images are automatically built and published to GitHub Container Registry:
+
+```bash
+docker pull ghcr.io/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview:latest
+```
+
+See **[README-Docker.md](../README-Docker.md)** for:
+- Quick start instructions
+- Volume mount configuration
+- Docker Compose examples
+- Backup configuration
+- Troubleshooting
+
+## Legacy Build (Not Recommended)
+
+If you need to build your own image for development:
+
+```bash
+# From project root
+docker build -f Containerfile -t meshview:local .
+```
+
+The current Containerfile uses:
+- **Base Image**: `python:3.13-slim` (Debian-based)
+- **Build tool**: `uv` for fast dependency installation
+- **User**: Non-root user `app` (UID 10001)
 - **Exposed Port**: `8081`
-
-## Build Instructions
-
-Build the Docker image:
-
-```bash
-docker build -t meshview-docker .
-```
-
-## Run Instructions
-
-Run the container:
-
-```bash
-docker run -d --name meshview-docker -p 8081:8081 meshview-docker
-```
-
-This maps container port `8081` to your host. The application runs via:
-
-```bash
-/app/env/bin/python /app/mvrun.py
-```
-
-## Web Interface
-
-Once the container is running, you can access the MeshView web interface by visiting:
-
-http://localhost:8081
-
-If running on a remote server, replace `localhost` with the host's IP or domain name:
-
-http://<host>:8081
-
-Ensure that port `8081` is open and not blocked by a firewall or security group.
+- **Volumes**: `/etc/meshview`, `/var/lib/meshview`, `/var/log/meshview`

docs/ALEMBIC_SETUP.md

@@ -0,0 +1,361 @@
+# Alembic Database Migration Setup
+
+This document describes the automatic database migration system implemented for MeshView using Alembic.
+
+## Overview
+
+The system provides automatic database schema migrations with coordination between the writer app (startdb.py) and reader app (web.py):
+
+- **Writer App**: Automatically runs pending migrations on startup
+- **Reader App**: Waits for migrations to complete before starting
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Key Components
+
+1. **`meshview/migrations.py`** - Migration management utilities
+   - `run_migrations()` - Runs pending migrations (writer app)
+   - `wait_for_migrations()` - Waits for schema to be current (reader app)
+   - `is_database_up_to_date()` - Checks schema version
+   - Migration status tracking table
+
+2. **`alembic/`** - Alembic migration directory
+   - `env.py` - Configured for async SQLAlchemy support
+   - `versions/` - Migration scripts directory
+   - `alembic.ini` - Alembic configuration
+
+3. **Modified Apps**:
+   - `startdb.py` - Writer app that runs migrations before MQTT ingestion
+   - `meshview/web.py` - Reader app that waits for schema updates
+
+## How It Works - Automatic In-Place Updates
+
+### ✨ Fully Automatic Operation
+
+**No manual migration commands needed!** The database schema updates automatically when you:
+1. Deploy new code with migration files
+2. Restart the applications
+
+### Writer App (startdb.py) Startup Sequence
+
+1. Initialize database connection
+2. Create migration status tracking table
+3. Set "migration in progress" flag
+4. **🔄 Automatically run any pending Alembic migrations** (synchronously)
+   - Detects current schema version
+   - Compares to latest available migration
+   - Runs all pending migrations in sequence
+   - Updates database schema in place
+5. Clear "migration in progress" flag
+6. Start MQTT ingestion and other tasks
+
+### Reader App (web.py) Startup Sequence
+
+1. Initialize database connection
+2. **Check database schema version**
+3. If not up to date:
+   - Wait up to 60 seconds (30 retries × 2 seconds)
+   - Check every 2 seconds for schema updates
+   - Automatically proceeds once writer completes migrations
+4. Once schema is current, start web server
+
+### 🎯 Key Point: Zero Manual Steps
+
+When you deploy new code with migrations:
+```bash
+# Just start the apps - migrations happen automatically!
+./env/bin/python startdb.py  # Migrations run here automatically
+./env/bin/python main.py     # Waits for migrations, then starts
+```
+
+**The database updates itself!** No need to run `alembic upgrade` manually.
+
+### Coordination
+
+The apps coordinate using:
+- **Alembic version table** (`alembic_version`) - Tracks current schema version
+- **Migration status table** (`migration_status`) - Optional flag for "in progress" state
+
+## Creating New Migrations
+
+### Using the helper script:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/python create_migration.py
+```
+
+### Manual creation:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic revision --autogenerate -m "Description of changes"
+```
+
+This will:
+1. Compare current database schema with SQLAlchemy models
+2. Generate a migration script in `alembic/versions/`
+3. Automatically detect most schema changes
+
+### Manual migration (advanced):
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic revision -m "Manual migration"
+```
+
+Then edit the generated file to add custom migration logic.
+
+## Running Migrations
+
+### Automatic (Recommended)
+
+Migrations run automatically when the writer app starts:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/python startdb.py
+```
+
+### Manual
+
+To run migrations manually:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic upgrade head
+```
+
+To downgrade:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic downgrade -1  # Go back one version
+./env/bin/alembic downgrade base  # Go back to beginning
+```
+
+## Checking Migration Status
+
+Check current database version:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic current
+```
+
+View migration history:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic history
+```
+
+## Benefits
+
+1. **Zero Manual Intervention**: Migrations run automatically on startup
+2. **Safe Coordination**: Reader won't connect to incompatible schema
+3. **Version Control**: All schema changes tracked in git
+4. **Rollback Capability**: Can downgrade if needed
+5. **Auto-generation**: Most migrations created automatically from model changes
+
+## Migration Workflow
+
+### Development Process
+
+1. **Modify SQLAlchemy models** in `meshview/models.py`
+2. **Create migration**:
+   ```bash
+   ./env/bin/python create_migration.py
+   ```
+3. **Review generated migration** in `alembic/versions/`
+4. **Test migration**:
+   - Stop all apps
+   - Start writer app (migrations run automatically)
+   - Start reader app (waits for schema to be current)
+5. **Commit migration** to version control
+
+### Production Deployment
+
+1. **Deploy new code** with migration scripts
+2. **Start writer app** - Migrations run automatically
+3. **Start reader app** - Waits for migrations, then starts
+4. **Monitor logs** for migration success
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Migration fails
+
+Check logs in writer app for error details. To manually fix:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic current  # Check current version
+./env/bin/alembic history  # View available versions
+./env/bin/alembic upgrade head  # Try manual upgrade
+```
+
+### Reader app won't start (timeout)
+
+Check if writer app is running and has completed migrations:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic current
+```
+
+### Reset to clean state
+
+⚠️ **Warning: This will lose all data**
+
+```bash
+rm packets.db  # Or your database file
+./env/bin/alembic upgrade head  # Create fresh schema
+```
+
+## File Structure
+
+```
+meshview/
+├── alembic.ini                 # Alembic configuration
+├── alembic/
+│   ├── env.py                  # Async-enabled migration runner
+│   ├── script.py.mako          # Migration template
+│   └── versions/               # Migration scripts
+│       └── c88468b7ab0b_initial_migration.py
+├── meshview/
+│   ├── models.py               # SQLAlchemy models (source of truth)
+│   ├── migrations.py           # Migration utilities
+│   ├── mqtt_database.py        # Writer database connection
+│   └── database.py             # Reader database connection
+├── startdb.py                  # Writer app (runs migrations)
+├── main.py                     # Entry point for reader app
+└── create_migration.py         # Helper script for creating migrations
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Database URL is read from `config.ini`:
+
+```ini
+[database]
+connection_string = sqlite+aiosqlite:///packets.db
+```
+
+Alembic automatically uses this configuration through `meshview/migrations.py`.
+
+## Important Notes
+
+1. **Always test migrations** in development before deploying to production
+2. **Backup database** before running migrations in production
+3. **Check for data loss** - Some migrations may require data migration logic
+4. **Coordinate deployments** - Start writer before readers in multi-instance setups
+5. **Monitor logs** during first startup after deployment
+
+## Example Migrations
+
+### Example 1: Generated Initial Migration
+
+Here's what an auto-generated migration looks like (from comparing models to database):
+
+```python
+"""Initial migration
+
+Revision ID: c88468b7ab0b
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2025-01-26 20:56:50.123456
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers
+revision = 'c88468b7ab0b'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # Upgrade operations
+    op.create_table('node',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.String(), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('node_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+        # ... more columns
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Downgrade operations
+    op.drop_table('node')
+```
+
+### Example 2: Manual Migration Adding a New Table
+
+We've included an example migration (`1717fa5c6545_add_example_table.py`) that demonstrates how to manually create a new table:
+
+```python
+"""Add example table
+
+Revision ID: 1717fa5c6545
+Revises: c88468b7ab0b
+Create Date: 2025-10-26 20:59:04.347066
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Create example table with sample columns."""
+    op.create_table(
+        'example',
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True),
+        sa.Column('name', sa.String(length=100), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('value', sa.Float(), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('is_active', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default='1'),
+        sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=False, 
+                  server_default=sa.text('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP')),
+        sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+        sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    
+    # Create an index on the name column for faster lookups
+    op.create_index('idx_example_name', 'example', ['name'])
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Remove example table."""
+    op.drop_index('idx_example_name', table_name='example')
+    op.drop_table('example')
+```
+
+**Key features demonstrated:**
+- Various column types (Integer, String, Text, Float, Boolean, DateTime)
+- Primary key with autoincrement
+- Nullable and non-nullable columns
+- Server defaults (for timestamps and booleans)
+- Creating indexes
+- Proper downgrade that reverses all changes
+
+**To test this migration:**
+
+```bash
+# Apply the migration
+./env/bin/alembic upgrade head
+
+# Check it was applied
+./env/bin/alembic current
+
+# Verify table was created
+sqlite3 packetsPL.db "SELECT sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='example';"
+
+# Roll back the migration
+./env/bin/alembic downgrade -1
+
+# Verify table was removed
+sqlite3 packetsPL.db "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='example';"
+```
+
+**To remove this example migration** (after testing):
+
+```bash
+# First make sure you're not on this revision
+./env/bin/alembic downgrade c88468b7ab0b
+
+# Then delete the migration file
+rm alembic/versions/1717fa5c6545_add_example_table.py
+```
+
+## References
+
+- [Alembic Documentation](https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/)
+- [SQLAlchemy Documentation](https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/)
+- [Async SQLAlchemy](https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/20/orm/extensions/asyncio.html)

docs/API_Documentation.md

@@ -111,12 +111,29 @@ Returns a list of packets with optional filters.
 
 ---
 
-### Notes
-- All timestamps (`import_time`, `last_seen`) are returned in ISO 8601 format.
-- `portnum` is an integer representing the packet type.
-- `payload` is always a UTF-8 decoded string.
+---
 
-## 4 Statistics API: GET `/api/stats`
+## 4. Channels API
+
+### GET `/api/channels`
+Returns a list of channels seen in a given time period.
+
+**Query Parameters**
+- `period_type` (optional, string): Time granularity (`hour` or `day`). Default: `hour`.
+- `length` (optional, int): Number of periods to look back. Default: `24`.
+
+**Response Example**
+```json
+{
+  "channels": ["LongFast", "MediumFast", "ShortFast"]
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. Statistics API
+
+### GET `/api/stats`
 
 Retrieve packet statistics aggregated by time periods, with optional filtering.
 
@@ -157,3 +174,171 @@ Retrieve packet statistics aggregated by time periods, with optional filtering.
     // more entries...
   ]
 }
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Edges API
+
+### GET `/api/edges`
+Returns network edges (connections between nodes) based on traceroutes and neighbor info.
+
+**Query Parameters**
+- `type` (optional, string): Filter by edge type (`traceroute` or `neighbor`). If omitted, returns both types.
+
+**Response Example**
+```json
+{
+  "edges": [
+    {
+      "from": 12345678,
+      "to": 87654321,
+      "type": "traceroute"
+    },
+    {
+      "from": 11111111,
+      "to": 22222222,
+      "type": "neighbor"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 7. Configuration API
+
+### GET `/api/config`
+Returns the current site configuration (safe subset exposed to clients).
+
+**Response Example**
+```json
+{
+  "site": {
+    "domain": "meshview.example.com",
+    "language": "en",
+    "title": "Bay Area Mesh",
+    "message": "Real time data from around the bay area",
+    "starting": "/chat",
+    "nodes": "true",
+    "conversations": "true",
+    "everything": "true",
+    "graphs": "true",
+    "stats": "true",
+    "net": "true",
+    "map": "true",
+    "top": "true",
+    "map_top_left_lat": 39.0,
+    "map_top_left_lon": -123.0,
+    "map_bottom_right_lat": 36.0,
+    "map_bottom_right_lon": -121.0,
+    "map_interval": 3,
+    "firehose_interval": 3,
+    "weekly_net_message": "Weekly Mesh check-in message.",
+    "net_tag": "#BayMeshNet",
+    "version": "2.0.8 ~ 10-22-25"
+  },
+  "mqtt": {
+    "server": "mqtt.bayme.sh",
+    "topics": ["msh/US/bayarea/#"]
+  },
+  "cleanup": {
+    "enabled": "false",
+    "days_to_keep": "14",
+    "hour": "2",
+    "minute": "0",
+    "vacuum": "false"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 8. Language/Translations API
+
+### GET `/api/lang`
+Returns translation strings for the UI.
+
+**Query Parameters**
+- `lang` (optional, string): Language code (e.g., `en`, `es`). Defaults to site language setting.
+- `section` (optional, string): Specific section to retrieve translations for.
+
+**Response Example (full)**
+```json
+{
+  "chat": {
+    "title": "Chat",
+    "send": "Send"
+  },
+  "map": {
+    "title": "Map",
+    "zoom_in": "Zoom In"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Response Example (section-specific)**
+Request: `/api/lang?section=chat`
+```json
+{
+  "title": "Chat",
+  "send": "Send"
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 9. Health Check API
+
+### GET `/health`
+Health check endpoint for monitoring, load balancers, and orchestration systems.
+
+**Response Example (Healthy)**
+```json
+{
+  "status": "healthy",
+  "timestamp": "2025-11-03T14:30:00.123456Z",
+  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "git_revision": "6416978",
+  "database": "connected",
+  "database_size": "853.03 MB",
+  "database_size_bytes": 894468096
+}
+```
+
+**Response Example (Unhealthy)**
+Status Code: `503 Service Unavailable`
+```json
+{
+  "status": "unhealthy",
+  "timestamp": "2025-11-03T14:30:00.123456Z",
+  "version": "2.0.8",
+  "git_revision": "6416978",
+  "database": "disconnected"
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 10. Version API
+
+### GET `/version`
+Returns detailed version information including semver, release date, and git revision.
+
+**Response Example**
+```json
+{
+  "version": "2.0.8",
+  "release_date": "2025-10-22",
+  "git_revision": "6416978a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0k1l2m3n4o5p6q",
+  "git_revision_short": "6416978"
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+- All timestamps (`import_time`, `last_seen`) are returned in ISO 8601 format.
+- `portnum` is an integer representing the packet type.
+- `payload` is always a UTF-8 decoded string.
+- Node IDs are integers (e.g., `12345678`).

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@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# Database Changes With Alembic
+
+This guide explains how to make database schema changes in MeshView using Alembic migrations.
+
+## Overview
+
+When you need to add, modify, or remove columns from database tables, you must:
+1. Update the SQLAlchemy model
+2. Create an Alembic migration
+3. Let the system automatically apply the migration
+
+## Step-by-Step Process
+
+### 1. Update the Model
+
+Edit `meshview/models.py` to add/modify the column in the appropriate model class:
+
+```python
+class Traceroute(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "traceroute"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    # ... existing columns ...
+    route_return: Mapped[bytes] = mapped_column(nullable=True)  # New column
+```
+
+### 2. Create an Alembic Migration
+
+Generate a new migration file with a descriptive message:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic revision -m "add route_return to traceroute"
+```
+
+This creates a new file in `alembic/versions/` with a unique revision ID.
+
+### 3. Fill in the Migration
+
+Edit the generated migration file to implement the actual database changes:
+
+```python
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # Add route_return column to traceroute table
+    with op.batch_alter_table('traceroute', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('route_return', sa.LargeBinary(), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Remove route_return column from traceroute table
+    with op.batch_alter_table('traceroute', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('route_return')
+```
+
+### 4. Migration Runs Automatically
+
+When you restart the application with `mvrun.py`:
+
+1. The writer process (`startdb.py`) starts up
+2. It checks if the database schema is up to date
+3. If new migrations are pending, it runs them automatically
+4. The reader process (web server) waits for migrations to complete before starting
+
+**No manual migration command is needed** - the application handles this automatically on startup.
+
+### 5. Commit Both Files
+
+Add both files to git:
+
+```bash
+git add meshview/models.py
+git add alembic/versions/ac311b3782a1_add_route_return_to_traceroute.py
+git commit -m "Add route_return column to traceroute table"
+```
+
+## Important Notes
+
+### SQLite Compatibility
+
+Always use `batch_alter_table` for SQLite compatibility:
+
+```python
+with op.batch_alter_table('table_name', schema=None) as batch_op:
+    batch_op.add_column(...)
+```
+
+SQLite has limited ALTER TABLE support, and `batch_alter_table` works around these limitations.
+
+### Migration Process
+
+- **Writer process** (`startdb.py`): Runs migrations on startup
+- **Reader process** (web server in `main.py`): Waits for migrations to complete
+- Migrations are checked and applied every time the application starts
+- The system uses a migration status table to coordinate between processes
+
+### Common Column Types
+
+```python
+# Integer
+column: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
+
+# String
+column: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+
+# Bytes/Binary
+column: Mapped[bytes] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+
+# DateTime
+column: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+
+# Boolean
+column: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+
+# Float
+column: Mapped[float] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+```
+
+### Migration File Location
+
+Migrations are stored in: `alembic/versions/`
+
+Each migration file includes:
+- Revision ID (unique identifier)
+- Down revision (previous migration in chain)
+- Create date
+- `upgrade()` function (applies changes)
+- `downgrade()` function (reverts changes)
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Migration Not Running
+
+If migrations don't run automatically:
+
+1. Check that the database is writable
+2. Look for errors in the startup logs
+3. Verify the migration chain is correct (each migration references the previous one)
+
+### Manual Migration (Not Recommended)
+
+If you need to manually run migrations for debugging:
+
+```bash
+./env/bin/alembic upgrade head
+```
+
+However, the application normally handles this automatically.

docs/README.md

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+# Technical Documentation
+
+This directory contains technical documentation for MeshView that goes beyond initial setup and basic usage.
+
+These documents are intended for developers, contributors, and advanced users who need deeper insight into the system's architecture, database migrations, API endpoints, and internal workings.
+
+## Contents
+
+- [ALEMBIC_SETUP.md](ALEMBIC_SETUP.md) - Database migration setup and management
+- [TIMESTAMP_MIGRATION.md](TIMESTAMP_MIGRATION.md) - Details on timestamp schema changes
+- [API_Documentation.md](API_Documentation.md) - REST API endpoints and usage
+- [CODE_IMPROVEMENTS.md](CODE_IMPROVEMENTS.md) - Suggested code improvements and refactoring ideas
+
+For initial setup and basic usage instructions, please see the main [README.md](../README.md) in the root directory.

docs/TIMESTAMP_MIGRATION.md

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+# High-Resolution Timestamp Migration
+
+This document describes the implementation of GitHub issue #55: storing high-resolution timestamps as integers in the database for improved performance and query efficiency.
+
+## Overview
+
+The meshview database now stores timestamps in two formats:
+1. **TEXT format** (`import_time`): Human-readable ISO8601 format with microseconds (e.g., `2025-03-12 04:15:56.058038`)
+2. **INTEGER format** (`import_time_us`): Microseconds since Unix epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC)
+
+The dual format approach provides:
+- **Backward compatibility**: Existing `import_time` TEXT columns remain unchanged
+- **Performance**: Fast integer comparisons and math operations
+- **Precision**: Microsecond resolution for accurate timing
+- **Efficiency**: Compact storage and fast indexed lookups
+
+## Database Changes
+
+### New Columns Added
+
+Three tables have new `import_time_us` columns:
+
+1. **packet.import_time_us** (INTEGER)
+   - Stores when the packet was imported into the database
+   - Indexed for fast queries
+
+2. **packet_seen.import_time_us** (INTEGER)
+   - Stores when the packet_seen record was imported
+   - Indexed for performance
+
+3. **traceroute.import_time_us** (INTEGER)
+   - Stores when the traceroute was imported
+   - Indexed for fast lookups
+
+### New Indexes
+
+The following indexes were created for optimal query performance:
+
+```sql
+CREATE INDEX idx_packet_import_time_us ON packet(import_time_us DESC);
+CREATE INDEX idx_packet_from_node_time_us ON packet(from_node_id, import_time_us DESC);
+CREATE INDEX idx_packet_seen_import_time_us ON packet_seen(import_time_us);
+CREATE INDEX idx_traceroute_import_time_us ON traceroute(import_time_us);
+```
+
+## Migration Process
+
+### For Existing Databases
+
+Run the migration script to add the new columns and populate them from existing data:
+
+```bash
+python migrate_add_timestamp_us.py [database_path]
+```
+
+If no path is provided, it defaults to `packets.db` in the current directory.
+
+The migration script:
+1. Checks if migration is needed (idempotent)
+2. Adds `import_time_us` columns to the three tables
+3. Populates the new columns from existing `import_time` values
+4. Creates indexes for optimal performance
+5. Verifies the migration completed successfully
+
+### For New Databases
+
+New databases created with the updated schema will automatically include the `import_time_us` columns. The MQTT store module populates both columns when inserting new records.
+
+## Code Changes
+
+### Models (meshview/models.py)
+
+The ORM models now include the new `import_time_us` fields:
+
+```python
+class Packet(Base):
+    import_time: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+    import_time_us: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
+```
+
+### MQTT Store (meshview/mqtt_store.py)
+
+The data ingestion logic now populates both timestamp columns using UTC time:
+
+```python
+now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+
+# Both columns are populated
+import_time=now,
+import_time_us=now_us,
+```
+
+**Important**: All new timestamps use UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) for consistency across time zones.
+
+## Using the New Timestamps
+
+### Example Queries
+
+**Query packets from the last 7 days:**
+
+```sql
+-- Old way (slower)
+SELECT * FROM packet 
+WHERE import_time >= datetime('now', '-7 days');
+
+-- New way (faster)
+SELECT * FROM packet
+WHERE import_time_us >= (strftime('%s', 'now', '-7 days') * 1000000);
+```
+
+**Query packets in a specific time range:**
+
+```sql
+SELECT * FROM packet
+WHERE import_time_us BETWEEN 1759254380000000 AND 1759254390000000;
+```
+
+**Calculate time differences (in microseconds):**
+
+```sql
+SELECT 
+    id,
+    (import_time_us - LAG(import_time_us) OVER (ORDER BY import_time_us)) / 1000000.0 as seconds_since_last
+FROM packet
+LIMIT 10;
+```
+
+### Converting Timestamps
+
+**From datetime to microseconds (UTC):**
+```python
+import datetime
+now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+```
+
+**From microseconds to datetime:**
+```python
+import datetime
+timestamp_us = 1759254380813451
+dt = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp_us / 1_000_000)
+```
+
+**In SQL queries:**
+```sql
+-- Datetime to microseconds
+SELECT CAST((strftime('%s', import_time) || substr(import_time, 21, 6)) AS INTEGER);
+
+-- Microseconds to datetime (approximate)
+SELECT datetime(import_time_us / 1000000, 'unixepoch');
+```
+
+## Performance Benefits
+
+The integer timestamp columns provide significant performance improvements:
+
+1. **Faster comparisons**: Integer comparisons are much faster than string/datetime comparisons
+2. **Smaller index size**: Integer indexes are more compact than datetime indexes
+3. **Range queries**: BETWEEN operations on integers are highly optimized
+4. **Math operations**: Easy to calculate time differences, averages, etc.
+5. **Sorting**: Integer sorting is faster than datetime sorting
+
+## Backward Compatibility
+
+The original `import_time` TEXT columns remain unchanged:
+- Existing code continues to work
+- Human-readable timestamps still available
+- Gradual migration to new columns possible
+- No breaking changes for existing queries
+
+## Future Work
+
+Future improvements could include:
+- Migrating queries to use `import_time_us` columns
+- Deprecating the TEXT `import_time` columns (after transition period)
+- Adding helper functions for timestamp conversion
+- Creating views that expose both formats
+
+## Testing
+
+The migration was tested on a production database with:
+- 132,466 packet records
+- 1,385,659 packet_seen records  
+- 28,414 traceroute records
+
+All records were successfully migrated with microsecond precision preserved.
+
+## References
+
+- GitHub Issue: #55 - Storing High-Resolution Timestamps in SQLite
+- SQLite datetime functions: https://www.sqlite.org/lang_datefunc.html
+- Python datetime module: https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html

meshview/__version__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""Version information for MeshView."""
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+__version__ = "3.0.0"
+__release_date__ = "2025-11-05"
+
+
+def get_git_revision():
+    """Get the current git revision hash."""
+    try:
+        repo_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+            cwd=repo_dir,
+        )
+        return result.stdout.strip()
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+        return "unknown"
+
+
+def get_git_revision_short():
+    """Get the short git revision hash."""
+    try:
+        repo_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+            cwd=repo_dir,
+        )
+        return result.stdout.strip()
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+        return "unknown"
+
+
+def get_version_info():
+    """Get complete version information."""
+    return {
+        "version": __version__,
+        "release_date": __release_date__,
+        "git_revision": get_git_revision(),
+        "git_revision_short": get_git_revision_short(),
+    }
+
+
+# Cache git info at import time for performance
+_git_revision = get_git_revision()
+_git_revision_short = get_git_revision_short()
+
+# Full version string for display
+__version_string__ = f"{__version__} ~ {__release_date__}"

meshview/lang/en.json

@@ -1,110 +1,141 @@
-{
-  "base": {
-    "conversations": "Conversations",
-    "nodes": "Nodes",
-    "everything": "See Everything",
-    "graph": "Mesh Graphs",
-    "net": "Weekly Net",
-    "map": "Live Map",
-    "stats": "Stats",
-    "top": "Top Traffic Nodes",
-    "footer": "Visit <strong><a href=\"https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview\">Meshview</a></strong> on GitHub",
-    "node id": "Node id",
-    "go to node": "Go to Node",
-    "all": "All",
-    "portnum_options": {
-      "1": "Text Message",
-      "3": "Position",
-      "4": "Node Info",
-      "67": "Telemetry",
-      "70": "Traceroute",
-      "71": "Neighbor Info"
-      }
+  {
+    "base": {
+      "chat": "Chat",
+      "nodes": "Nodes",
+      "everything": "See Everything",
+      "graphs": "Mesh Graphs",
+      "net": "Weekly Net",
+      "map": "Live Map",
+      "stats": "Stats",
+      "top": "Top Traffic Nodes",
+      "footer": "Visit <strong><a href=\"https://github.com/pablorevilla-meshtastic/meshview\">Meshview</a></strong> on GitHub",
+      "node id": "Node id",
+      "go to node": "Go to Node",
+      "all": "All",
+      "portnum_options": {
+        "1": "Text Message",
+        "3": "Position",
+        "4": "Node Info",
+        "67": "Telemetry",
+        "70": "Traceroute",
+        "71": "Neighbor Info"
+        }
+      },
+   "chat": {
+        "replying_to": "Replying to:",
+        "view_packet_details": "View packet details"
+   },
+    "nodelist": {
+      "search_placeholder": "Search by name or ID...",
+      "all_roles": "All Roles",
+      "all_channels": "All Channels",
+      "all_hw_models": "All HW Models",
+      "all_firmware": "All Firmware",
+      "export_csv": "Export CSV",
+      "clear_filters": "Clear Filters",
+      "showing": "Showing",
+      "nodes": "nodes",
+      "short": "Short",
+      "long_name": "Long Name",
+      "hw_model": "HW Model",
+      "firmware": "Firmware",
+      "role": "Role",
+      "last_lat": "Last Latitude",
+      "last_long": "Last Longitude",
+      "channel": "Channel",
+      "last_update": "Last Update",
+      "loading_nodes": "Loading nodes...",
+      "no_nodes": "No nodes found",
+      "error_nodes": "Error loading nodes"
     },
- "chat": {
-      "replying_to": "Replying to:",
-      "view_packet_details": "View packet details"
- },
-  "nodelist": {
-    "search_placeholder": "Search by name or ID...",
-    "all_roles": "All Roles",
-    "all_channels": "All Channels",
-    "all_hw_models": "All HW Models",
-    "all_firmware": "All Firmware",
-    "export_csv": "Export CSV",
-    "clear_filters": "Clear Filters",
-    "showing": "Showing",
-    "nodes": "nodes",
-    "short": "Short",
-    "long_name": "Long Name",
-    "hw_model": "HW Model",
-    "firmware": "Firmware",
-    "role": "Role",
-    "last_lat": "Last Latitude",
-    "last_long": "Last Longitude",
-    "channel": "Channel",
-    "last_update": "Last Update",
-    "loading_nodes": "Loading nodes...",
-    "no_nodes": "No nodes found",
-    "error_nodes": "Error loading nodes"
-  },
-  "net": {
-    "number_of_checkins": "Number of Check-ins:",
-    "view_packet_details": "View packet details",
-    "view_all_packets_from_node": "View all packets from this node",
-    "no_packets_found": "No packets found."
-  },
-  "map": {
-    "channel": "Channel:",
-    "model": "Model:",
-    "role": "Role:",
-    "last_seen": "Last seen:",
-    "firmware": "Firmware:",
-    "show_routers_only": "Show Routers Only",
-    "share_view": "Share This View"
-  },
-  "stats":
-  {
-    "mesh_stats_summary": "Mesh Statistics - Summary (all available in Database)",
-    "total_nodes": "Total Nodes",
-    "total_packets": "Total Packets",
-    "total_packets_seen": "Total Packets Seen",
-    "packets_per_day_all": "Packets per Day - All Ports (Last 14 Days)",
-    "packets_per_day_text": "Packets per Day - Text Messages (Port 1, Last 14 Days)",
-    "packets_per_hour_all": "Packets per Hour - All Ports",
-    "packets_per_hour_text": "Packets per Hour - Text Messages (Port 1)",
-    "packet_types_last_24h": "Packet Types - Last 24 Hours",
-    "hardware_breakdown": "Hardware Breakdown",
-    "role_breakdown": "Role Breakdown",
-    "channel_breakdown": "Channel Breakdown",
-    "expand_chart": "Expand Chart",
-    "export_csv": "Export CSV",
-    "all_channels": "All Channels"
-  },
-  "top":
-  {
-    "top_traffic_nodes": "Top Traffic Nodes (last 24 hours)",
-    "chart_description_1": "This chart shows a bell curve (normal distribution) based on the total \"Times Seen\" values for all nodes. It helps visualize how frequently nodes are heard, relative to the average.",
-    "chart_description_2": "This \"Times Seen\" value is the closest that we can get to Mesh utilization by node.",
-    "mean_label": "Mean:",
-    "stddev_label": "Standard Deviation:",
-    "long_name": "Long Name",
-    "short_name": "Short Name",
-    "channel": "Channel",
-    "packets_sent": "Packets Sent",
-    "times_seen": "Times Seen",
-    "seen_percent": "Seen % of Mean",
-    "no_nodes": "No top traffic nodes available."
-  },
-  "nodegraph":
-  {
-    "channel_label": "Channel:",
-    "search_node_placeholder": "Search node...",
-    "search_button": "Search",
-    "long_name_label": "Long Name:",
-    "short_name_label": "Short Name:",
-    "role_label": "Role:",
-    "hw_model_label": "Hardware Model:",
-    "node_not_found": "Node not found in current channel!"
-  }
-}
+    "net": {
+      "number_of_checkins": "Number of Check-ins:",
+      "view_packet_details": "View packet details",
+      "view_all_packets_from_node": "View all packets from this node",
+      "no_packets_found": "No packets found."
+    },
+    "map": {
+      "channel": "Channel:",
+      "model": "Model:",
+      "role": "Role:",
+      "last_seen": "Last seen:",
+      "firmware": "Firmware:",
+      "show_routers_only": "Show Routers Only",
+      "share_view": "Share This View"
+    },
+    "stats":
+    {
+      "mesh_stats_summary": "Mesh Statistics - Summary (all available in Database)",
+      "total_nodes": "Total Nodes",
+      "total_packets": "Total Packets",
+      "total_packets_seen": "Total Packets Seen",
+      "packets_per_day_all": "Packets per Day - All Ports (Last 14 Days)",
+      "packets_per_day_text": "Packets per Day - Text Messages (Port 1, Last 14 Days)",
+      "packets_per_hour_all": "Packets per Hour - All Ports",
+      "packets_per_hour_text": "Packets per Hour - Text Messages (Port 1)",
+      "packet_types_last_24h": "Packet Types - Last 24 Hours",
+      "hardware_breakdown": "Hardware Breakdown",
+      "role_breakdown": "Role Breakdown",
+      "channel_breakdown": "Channel Breakdown",
+      "expand_chart": "Expand Chart",
+      "export_csv": "Export CSV",
+      "all_channels": "All Channels",
+      "node_id": "Node ID"
+    },
+    "top":
+    {
+      "top_traffic_nodes": "Top Traffic Nodes (last 24 hours)",
+      "chart_description_1": "This chart shows a bell curve (normal distribution) based on the total \"Times Seen\" values for all nodes. It helps visualize how frequently nodes are heard, relative to the average.",
+      "chart_description_2": "This \"Times Seen\" value is the closest that we can get to Mesh utilization by node.",
+      "mean_label": "Mean:",
+      "stddev_label": "Standard Deviation:",
+      "long_name": "Long Name",
+      "short_name": "Short Name",
+      "channel": "Channel",
+      "packets_sent": "Packets Sent",
+      "times_seen": "Times Seen",
+      "seen_percent": "Seen % of Mean",
+      "no_nodes": "No top traffic nodes available."
+    },
+    "nodegraph":
+    {
+      "channel_label": "Channel:",
+      "search_node_placeholder": "Search node...",
+      "search_button": "Search",
+      "long_name_label": "Long Name:",
+      "short_name_label": "Short Name:",
+      "role_label": "Role:",
+      "hw_model_label": "Hardware Model:",
+      "node_not_found": "Node not found in current channel!"
+    },
+    "firehose":
+      {
+        "live_feed": "📡 Live Feed",
+        "pause": "Pause",
+        "resume": "Resume",
+        "time": "Time",
+        "packet_id": "Packet ID",
+        "from": "From",
+        "to": "To",
+        "port": "Port",
+        "links": "Links",
+
+        "unknown_app": "UNKNOWN APP",
+        "text_message": "Text Message",
+        "position": "Position",
+        "node_info": "Node Info",
+        "routing": "Routing",
+        "administration": "Administration",
+        "waypoint": "Waypoint",
+        "store_forward": "Store Forward",
+        "telemetry": "Telemetry",
+        "trace_route": "Trace Route",
+        "neighbor_info": "Neighbor Info",
+
+        "direct_to_mqtt": "direct to MQTT",
+        "all": "All",
+        "map": "Map",
+        "graph": "Graph"
+      }
+
+  }

meshview/lang/es.json

@@ -108,5 +108,35 @@
     "other": "Otro",
     "unknown": "Desconocido",
     "node_not_found": "¡Nodo no encontrado en el canal actual!"
-  }
+  },
+  "firehose":
+    {
+      "live_feed": "📡 Flujo en Vivo",
+      "pause": "Pausar",
+      "resume": "Continuar",
+      "time": "Hora",
+      "packet_id": "ID del Paquete",
+      "from": "De",
+      "to": "Para",
+      "port": "Puerto",
+      "links": "Enlaces",
+
+      "unknown_app": "APLICACIÓN DESCONOCIDA",
+      "text_message": "Mensaje de Texto",
+      "position": "Posición",
+      "node_info": "Información del Nodo",
+      "routing": "Enrutamiento",
+      "administration": "Administración",
+      "waypoint": "Punto de Ruta",
+      "store_forward": "Almacenar y Reenviar",
+      "telemetry": "Telemetría",
+      "trace_route": "Rastreo de Ruta",
+      "neighbor_info": "Información de Vecinos",
+
+      "direct_to_mqtt": "Directo a MQTT",
+      "all": "Todos",
+      "map": "Mapa",
+      "graph": "Gráfico"
+    }
+
 }

meshview/migrations.py

@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+"""
+Database migration management for MeshView.
+
+This module provides utilities for:
+- Running Alembic migrations programmatically
+- Checking database schema versions
+- Coordinating migrations between writer and reader apps
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from alembic.config import Config
+from alembic.runtime.migration import MigrationContext
+from alembic.script import ScriptDirectory
+from sqlalchemy import text
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncEngine
+
+from alembic import command
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_alembic_config(database_url: str) -> Config:
+    """
+    Get Alembic configuration with the database URL set.
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: SQLAlchemy database connection string
+
+    Returns:
+        Configured Alembic Config object
+    """
+    # Get the alembic.ini path (in project root)
+    alembic_ini = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "alembic.ini"
+
+    config = Config(str(alembic_ini))
+    config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", database_url)
+
+    return config
+
+
+async def get_current_revision(engine: AsyncEngine) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Get the current database schema revision.
+
+    Args:
+        engine: Async SQLAlchemy engine
+
+    Returns:
+        Current revision string, or None if no migrations applied
+    """
+    async with engine.connect() as connection:
+
+        def _get_revision(conn):
+            context = MigrationContext.configure(conn)
+            return context.get_current_revision()
+
+        revision = await connection.run_sync(_get_revision)
+        return revision
+
+
+async def get_head_revision(database_url: str) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Get the head (latest) revision from migration scripts.
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: Database connection string
+
+    Returns:
+        Head revision string, or None if no migrations exist
+    """
+    config = get_alembic_config(database_url)
+    script_dir = ScriptDirectory.from_config(config)
+
+    head = script_dir.get_current_head()
+    return head
+
+
+async def is_database_up_to_date(engine: AsyncEngine, database_url: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if database is at the latest schema version.
+
+    Args:
+        engine: Async SQLAlchemy engine
+        database_url: Database connection string
+
+    Returns:
+        True if database is up to date, False otherwise
+    """
+    current = await get_current_revision(engine)
+    head = await get_head_revision(database_url)
+
+    # If there are no migrations yet, consider it up to date
+    if head is None:
+        return True
+
+    return current == head
+
+
+def run_migrations(database_url: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Run all pending migrations to bring database up to date.
+
+    This is a synchronous operation that runs Alembic migrations.
+    Should be called by the writer app on startup.
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: Database connection string
+    """
+    logger.info("Running database migrations...")
+    import sys
+
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+
+    config = get_alembic_config(database_url)
+
+    try:
+        # Run migrations to head
+        logger.info("Calling alembic upgrade command...")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        command.upgrade(config, "head")
+        logger.info("Database migrations completed successfully")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error running migrations: {e}")
+        raise
+
+
+async def wait_for_migrations(
+    engine: AsyncEngine, database_url: str, max_retries: int = 30, retry_delay: int = 2
+) -> bool:
+    """
+    Wait for database migrations to complete.
+
+    This should be called by the reader app to wait until
+    the database schema is up to date before proceeding.
+
+    Args:
+        engine: Async SQLAlchemy engine
+        database_url: Database connection string
+        max_retries: Maximum number of retry attempts
+        retry_delay: Seconds to wait between retries
+
+    Returns:
+        True if database is up to date, False if max retries exceeded
+    """
+    for attempt in range(max_retries):
+        try:
+            if await is_database_up_to_date(engine, database_url):
+                logger.info("Database schema is up to date")
+                return True
+
+            current = await get_current_revision(engine)
+            head = await get_head_revision(database_url)
+
+            logger.info(
+                f"Database schema not up to date (current: {current}, head: {head}). "
+                f"Waiting... (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries})"
+            )
+
+            await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"Error checking database version (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}"
+            )
+            await asyncio.sleep(retry_delay)
+
+    logger.error(f"Database schema not up to date after {max_retries} attempts")
+    return False
+
+
+async def create_migration_status_table(engine: AsyncEngine) -> None:
+    """
+    Create a simple status table for migration coordination.
+
+    This table can be used to signal when migrations are in progress.
+
+    Args:
+        engine: Async SQLAlchemy engine
+    """
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            text("""
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS migration_status (
+                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY CHECK (id = 1),
+                in_progress BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            )
+        """)
+        )
+
+        # Insert initial row if not exists
+        await conn.execute(
+            text("""
+            INSERT OR IGNORE INTO migration_status (id, in_progress)
+            VALUES (1, 0)
+        """)
+        )
+
+
+async def set_migration_in_progress(engine: AsyncEngine, in_progress: bool) -> None:
+    """
+    Set the migration in-progress flag.
+
+    Args:
+        engine: Async SQLAlchemy engine
+        in_progress: True if migration is in progress, False otherwise
+    """
+    async with engine.begin() as conn:
+        await conn.execute(
+            text("""
+                UPDATE migration_status
+                SET in_progress = :in_progress,
+                    updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+                WHERE id = 1
+            """),
+            {"in_progress": in_progress},
+        )
+
+
+async def is_migration_in_progress(engine: AsyncEngine) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if a migration is currently in progress.
+
+    Args:
+        engine: Async SQLAlchemy engine
+
+    Returns:
+        True if migration is in progress, False otherwise
+    """
+    try:
+        async with engine.connect() as conn:
+            result = await conn.execute(
+                text("SELECT in_progress FROM migration_status WHERE id = 1")
+            )
+            row = result.fetchone()
+            return bool(row[0]) if row else False
+    except Exception:
+        # If table doesn't exist or query fails, assume no migration in progress
+        return False

meshview/models.py

@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ class Node(Base):
     last_long: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
     channel: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     last_update: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+    first_seen_us: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
+    last_seen_us: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
 
-    __table_args__ = (Index("idx_node_node_id", "node_id"),)
+    __table_args__ = (
+        Index("idx_node_node_id", "node_id"),
+        Index("idx_node_first_seen_us", "first_seen_us"),
+        Index("idx_node_last_seen_us", "last_seen_us"),
+    )
 
     def to_dict(self):
         return {
@@ -50,14 +56,17 @@ class Packet(Base):
     )
     payload: Mapped[bytes] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     import_time: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+    import_time_us: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
     channel: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
 
     __table_args__ = (
         Index("idx_packet_from_node_id", "from_node_id"),
         Index("idx_packet_to_node_id", "to_node_id"),
         Index("idx_packet_import_time", desc("import_time")),
+        Index("idx_packet_import_time_us", desc("import_time_us")),
         # Composite index for /top endpoint performance - filters by from_node_id AND import_time
         Index("idx_packet_from_node_time", "from_node_id", desc("import_time")),
+        Index("idx_packet_from_node_time_us", "from_node_id", desc("import_time_us")),
     )
 
 
@@ -78,11 +87,13 @@ class PacketSeen(Base):
     rx_rssi: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     topic: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     import_time: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+    import_time_us: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
 
     __table_args__ = (
         Index("idx_packet_seen_node_id", "node_id"),
         # Index for /top endpoint performance - JOIN on packet_id
         Index("idx_packet_seen_packet_id", "packet_id"),
+        Index("idx_packet_seen_import_time_us", "import_time_us"),
     )
 
 
@@ -98,5 +109,10 @@ class Traceroute(Base):
     done: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     route: Mapped[bytes] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
     import_time: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+    route_return: Mapped[bytes] = mapped_column(nullable=True)
+    import_time_us: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(BigInteger, nullable=True)
 
-    __table_args__ = (Index("idx_traceroute_import_time", "import_time"),)
+    __table_args__ = (
+        Index("idx_traceroute_import_time", "import_time"),
+        Index("idx_traceroute_import_time_us", "import_time_us"),
+    )

meshview/mqtt_store.py

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                     await session.execute(select(Node).where(Node.node_id == node_id))
                 ).scalar_one_or_none()
 
+                now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+                now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+
                 if node:
                     node.node_id = node_id
                     node.long_name = map_report.long_name
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                     node.last_lat = map_report.latitude_i
                     node.last_long = map_report.longitude_i
                     node.firmware = map_report.firmware_version
-                    node.last_update = datetime.datetime.now()
+                    node.last_update = now
+                    node.last_seen_us = now_us
+                    if node.first_seen_us is None:
+                        node.first_seen_us = now_us
                 else:
                     node = Node(
                         id=user_id,
@@ -60,7 +66,9 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                         firmware=map_report.firmware_version,
                         last_lat=map_report.latitude_i,
                         last_long=map_report.longitude_i,
-                        last_update=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                        last_update=now,
+                        first_seen_us=now_us,
+                        last_seen_us=now_us,
                     )
                     session.add(node)
             except Exception as e:
@@ -80,6 +88,8 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
         if not packet:
             # FIXME: Not Used
             # new_packet = True
+            now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+            now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
             stmt = (
                 sqlite_insert(Packet)
                 .values(
@@ -88,7 +98,8 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                     from_node_id=getattr(env.packet, "from"),
                     to_node_id=env.packet.to,
                     payload=env.packet.SerializeToString(),
-                    import_time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                    import_time=now,
+                    import_time_us=now_us,
                     channel=env.channel_id,
                 )
                 .on_conflict_do_nothing(index_elements=["id"])
@@ -112,6 +123,8 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
             )
         )
         if not result.scalar_one_or_none():
+            now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+            now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
             seen = PacketSeen(
                 packet_id=env.packet.id,
                 node_id=int(env.gateway_id[1:], 16),
@@ -122,7 +135,8 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                 hop_limit=env.packet.hop_limit,
                 hop_start=env.packet.hop_start,
                 topic=topic,
-                import_time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                import_time=now,
+                import_time_us=now_us,
             )
             session.add(seen)
 
@@ -153,6 +167,9 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                         await session.execute(select(Node).where(Node.id == user.id))
                     ).scalar_one_or_none()
 
+                    now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+                    now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+
                     if node:
                         node.node_id = node_id
                         node.long_name = user.long_name
@@ -160,7 +177,10 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                         node.hw_model = hw_model
                         node.role = role
                         node.channel = env.channel_id
-                        node.last_update = datetime.datetime.now()
+                        node.last_update = now
+                        node.last_seen_us = now_us
+                        if node.first_seen_us is None:
+                            node.first_seen_us = now_us
                     else:
                         node = Node(
                             id=user.id,
@@ -170,7 +190,9 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                             hw_model=hw_model,
                             role=role,
                             channel=env.channel_id,
-                            last_update=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                            last_update=now,
+                            first_seen_us=now_us,
+                            last_seen_us=now_us,
                         )
                         session.add(node)
             except Exception as e:
@@ -187,29 +209,30 @@ async def process_envelope(topic, env):
                     await session.execute(select(Node).where(Node.node_id == from_node_id))
                 ).scalar_one_or_none()
                 if node:
+                    now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+                    now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
                     node.last_lat = position.latitude_i
                     node.last_long = position.longitude_i
+                    node.last_update = now
+                    node.last_seen_us = now_us
+                    if node.first_seen_us is None:
+                        node.first_seen_us = now_us
                     session.add(node)
 
         # --- TRACEROUTE_APP (no conflict handling, normal insert)
         if env.packet.decoded.portnum == PortNum.TRACEROUTE_APP:
-            packet_id = None
-            if env.packet.decoded.want_response:
-                packet_id = env.packet.id
-            else:
-                result = await session.execute(
-                    select(Packet).where(Packet.id == env.packet.decoded.request_id)
-                )
-                if result.scalar_one_or_none():
-                    packet_id = env.packet.decoded.request_id
+            packet_id = env.packet.id
             if packet_id is not None:
+                now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+                now_us = int(now.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
                 session.add(
                     Traceroute(
                         packet_id=packet_id,
                         route=env.packet.decoded.payload,
                         done=not env.packet.decoded.want_response,
                         gateway_node_id=int(env.gateway_id[1:], 16),
-                        import_time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                        import_time=now,
+                        import_time_us=now_us,
                     )
                 )
 

meshview/store.py

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from sqlalchemy import func, select, text
+from sqlalchemy import and_, func, or_, select, text
 from sqlalchemy.orm import lazyload
 
-from meshview import database
+from meshview import database, models
 from meshview.models import Node, Packet, PacketSeen, Traceroute
 
 
@@ -24,27 +24,65 @@ async def get_fuzzy_nodes(query):
         return result.scalars()
 
 
-async def get_packets(node_id=None, portnum=None, after=None, before=None, limit=None):
+async def get_packets(
+    from_node_id=None,
+    to_node_id=None,
+    node_id=None,  # legacy: match either from OR to
+    portnum=None,
+    after=None,
+    contains=None,  # NEW: SQL-level substring match
+    limit=50,
+):
+    """
+    SQLAlchemy 2.0 async ORM version.
+    Supports strict from/to/node filtering, substring payload search,
+    portnum, since, and limit.
+    """
+
     async with database.async_session() as session:
-        q = select(Packet)
+        stmt = select(models.Packet)
+        conditions = []
 
-        if node_id:
-            q = q.where((Packet.from_node_id == node_id) | (Packet.to_node_id == node_id))
-        if portnum:
-            q = q.where(Packet.portnum == portnum)
-        if after:
-            q = q.where(Packet.import_time > after)
-        if before:
-            q = q.where(Packet.import_time < before)
+        # Strict FROM filter
+        if from_node_id is not None:
+            conditions.append(models.Packet.from_node_id == from_node_id)
 
-        q = q.order_by(Packet.import_time.desc())
+        # Strict TO filter
+        if to_node_id is not None:
+            conditions.append(models.Packet.to_node_id == to_node_id)
 
-        if limit is not None:
-            q = q.limit(limit)
+        # Legacy node ID filter: match either direction
+        if node_id is not None:
+            conditions.append(
+                or_(models.Packet.from_node_id == node_id, models.Packet.to_node_id == node_id)
+            )
 
-        result = await session.execute(q)
-        packets = list(result.scalars())
-        return packets
+        # Port filter
+        if portnum is not None:
+            conditions.append(models.Packet.portnum == portnum)
+
+        # Timestamp filter
+        if after is not None:
+            conditions.append(models.Packet.import_time_us > after)
+
+        # Case-insensitive substring search on UTF-8 payload (stored as BLOB)
+        if contains:
+            contains_lower = contains.lower()
+            conditions.append(func.lower(models.Packet.payload).like(f"%{contains_lower}%"))
+
+        # Apply all conditions
+        if conditions:
+            stmt = stmt.where(and_(*conditions))
+
+        # Order newest → oldest
+        stmt = stmt.order_by(models.Packet.import_time_us.desc())
+
+        # Apply limit
+        stmt = stmt.limit(limit)
+
+        # Execute query
+        result = await session.execute(stmt)
+        return result.scalars().all()
 
 
 async def get_packets_from(node_id=None, portnum=None, since=None, limit=500):
@@ -68,21 +106,6 @@ async def get_packet(packet_id):
         return result.scalar_one_or_none()
 
 
-async def get_uplinked_packets(node_id, portnum=None):
-    async with database.async_session() as session:
-        q = (
-            select(Packet)
-            .join(PacketSeen)
-            .where(PacketSeen.node_id == node_id)
-            .order_by(Packet.import_time.desc())
-            .limit(500)
-        )
-        if portnum:
-            q = q.where(Packet.portnum == portnum)
-        result = await session.execute(q)
-        return result.scalars()
-
-
 async def get_packets_seen(packet_id):
     async with database.async_session() as session:
         result = await session.execute(
@@ -145,23 +168,6 @@ async def get_mqtt_neighbors(since):
         return result
 
 
-# We count the total amount of packages
-# This is to be used by /stats in web.py
-async def get_total_packet_count():
-    async with database.async_session() as session:
-        q = select(func.count(Packet.id))  # Use SQLAlchemy's func to count packets
-        result = await session.execute(q)
-        return result.scalar()  # Return the total count of packets
-
-
-# We count the total amount of seen packets
-async def get_total_packet_seen_count():
-    async with database.async_session() as session:
-        q = select(func.count(PacketSeen.node_id))  # Use SQLAlchemy's func to count nodes
-        result = await session.execute(q)
-        return result.scalar()  # Return the` total count of seen packets
-
-
 async def get_total_node_count(channel: str = None) -> int:
     try:
         async with database.async_session() as session:
@@ -356,27 +362,155 @@ async def get_packet_stats(
 
 async def get_channels_in_period(period_type: str = "hour", length: int = 24):
     """
-    Returns a list of distinct channels used in packets over a given period.
+    Returns a sorted list of distinct channels used in packets over a given period.
     period_type: "hour" or "day"
     length: number of hours or days to look back
     """
-    now = datetime.now()
+    now_us = int(datetime.utcnow().timestamp() * 1_000_000)
 
     if period_type == "hour":
-        start_time = now - timedelta(hours=length)
+        delta_us = length * 3600 * 1_000_000
     elif period_type == "day":
-        start_time = now - timedelta(days=length)
+        delta_us = length * 86400 * 1_000_000
     else:
         raise ValueError("period_type must be 'hour' or 'day'")
 
+    start_us = now_us - delta_us
+
     async with database.async_session() as session:
-        q = (
+        stmt = (
             select(Packet.channel)
-            .where(Packet.import_time >= start_time)
+            .where(Packet.import_time_us >= start_us)
             .distinct()
             .order_by(Packet.channel)
         )
 
-        result = await session.execute(q)
-        channels = [row[0] for row in result if row[0] is not None]
+        result = await session.execute(stmt)
+
+        channels = [ch for ch in result.scalars().all() if ch is not None]
+
         return channels
+
+
+async def get_total_packet_count(
+    period_type: str | None = None,
+    length: int | None = None,
+    channel: str | None = None,
+    from_node: int | None = None,
+    to_node: int | None = None,
+):
+    """
+    Count total packets, with ALL filters optional.
+    If no filters -> return ALL packets ever.
+    Uses import_time_us (microseconds).
+    """
+
+    # CASE 1: no filters -> count everything
+    if (
+        period_type is None
+        and length is None
+        and channel is None
+        and from_node is None
+        and to_node is None
+    ):
+        async with database.async_session() as session:
+            q = select(func.count(Packet.id))
+            res = await session.execute(q)
+            return res.scalar() or 0
+
+    # CASE 2: filtered mode -> compute time window using import_time_us
+    now_us = int(datetime.now().timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+
+    if period_type is None:
+        period_type = "day"
+    if length is None:
+        length = 1
+
+    if period_type == "hour":
+        start_time_us = now_us - (length * 3600 * 1_000_000)
+    elif period_type == "day":
+        start_time_us = now_us - (length * 86400 * 1_000_000)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("period_type must be 'hour' or 'day'")
+
+    async with database.async_session() as session:
+        q = select(func.count(Packet.id)).where(Packet.import_time_us >= start_time_us)
+
+        if channel:
+            q = q.where(func.lower(Packet.channel) == channel.lower())
+        if from_node:
+            q = q.where(Packet.from_node_id == from_node)
+        if to_node:
+            q = q.where(Packet.to_node_id == to_node)
+
+        res = await session.execute(q)
+        return res.scalar() or 0
+
+
+async def get_total_packet_seen_count(
+    packet_id: int | None = None,
+    period_type: str | None = None,
+    length: int | None = None,
+    channel: str | None = None,
+    from_node: int | None = None,
+    to_node: int | None = None,
+):
+    """
+    Count total PacketSeen rows.
+    - If packet_id is provided -> count only that packet's seen entries.
+    - Otherwise match EXACT SAME FILTERS as get_total_packet_count.
+    Uses import_time_us for time window.
+    """
+
+    # SPECIAL CASE: direct packet_id lookup
+    if packet_id is not None:
+        async with database.async_session() as session:
+            q = select(func.count(PacketSeen.packet_id)).where(PacketSeen.packet_id == packet_id)
+            res = await session.execute(q)
+            return res.scalar() or 0
+
+    # No filters -> return ALL seen entries
+    if (
+        period_type is None
+        and length is None
+        and channel is None
+        and from_node is None
+        and to_node is None
+    ):
+        async with database.async_session() as session:
+            q = select(func.count(PacketSeen.packet_id))
+            res = await session.execute(q)
+            return res.scalar() or 0
+
+    # Compute time window
+    now_us = int(datetime.now().timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+
+    if period_type is None:
+        period_type = "day"
+    if length is None:
+        length = 1
+
+    if period_type == "hour":
+        start_time_us = now_us - (length * 3600 * 1_000_000)
+    elif period_type == "day":
+        start_time_us = now_us - (length * 86400 * 1_000_000)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("period_type must be 'hour' or 'day'")
+
+    # JOIN Packet so we can apply identical filters
+    async with database.async_session() as session:
+        q = (
+            select(func.count(PacketSeen.packet_id))
+            .join(Packet, Packet.id == PacketSeen.packet_id)
+            .where(Packet.import_time_us >= start_time_us)
+        )
+
+        if channel:
+            q = q.where(func.lower(Packet.channel) == channel.lower())
+        if from_node:
+            q = q.where(Packet.from_node_id == from_node)
+        if to_node:
+            q = q.where(Packet.to_node_id == to_node)
+
+        res = await session.execute(q)
+        return res.scalar() or 0

meshview/templates/base.html

@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
     <!-- Scripts -->
-    <script src="https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@1.9.11" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-    <script src="https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@1.9.11/dist/ext/sse.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-
-    <!-- Stylesheets -->
     <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" crossorigin="anonymous">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.9.4/dist/leaflet.css" crossorigin=""/>
     <script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.9.4/dist/leaflet.js" crossorigin=""></script>
@@ -25,181 +21,182 @@
         body.ready {
             opacity: 1;
         }
-        .htmx-indicator { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 500ms ease-in; }
-        .htmx-request .htmx-indicator { opacity: 1; }
-        #search_form { z-index: 4000; }
-        #details_map { width: 100%; height: 500px; }
+
+        .htmx-indicator {
+            opacity: 0;
+            transition: opacity 500ms ease-in;
+        }
+        .htmx-request .htmx-indicator {
+            opacity: 1;
+        }
+
+        #search_form {
+            z-index: 4000;
+        }
+
+        #details_map {
+            width: 100%;
+            height: 500px;
+        }
+
         {% block css %}{% endblock %}
     </style>
 </head>
+
 <body>
-    <br>
-    <div style="text-align:center" id="site-header"></div>
-    <div style="text-align:center" id="site-message"></div>
-    <div style="text-align:center" id="site-menu"></div>
+<br>
+<div style="text-align:center" id="site-header"></div>
+<div style="text-align:center" id="site-message"></div>
+<div style="text-align:center" id="site-menu"></div>
 
-    <!-- Search Form -->
-    <form class="container p-2 sticky-top mx-auto" id="search_form" action="/node_search">
-        <div class="row">
-            <input
-                class="col m-2"
-                id="q"
-                type="text"
-                name="q"
-                data-translate-lang="node id"
-                placeholder="Node id"
-                autocomplete="off"
-                list="node_options"
-                value="{{raw_node_id}}"
-                hx-trigger="input delay:100ms"
-                hx-get="/node_match"
-                hx-target="#node_options"
-            />
-            <datalist id="node_options">
-                {% for option in node_options %}
-                <option value="{{option.id}}">{{option.id}} -- {{option.long_name}} ({{option.short_name}})</option>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </datalist>
-        {% set options = {
-                1: "Text Message",
-                3: "Position",
-                4: "Node Info",
-                67: "Telemetry",
-                70: "Traceroute",
-                71: "Neighbor Info",
-            }
-        %}
-        <select name="portnum" class="col-2 m-2">
-            <option
-                value = ""
-                {% if portnum not in options %}selected{% endif %}
-            >All</option>
-            {% for value, name in options.items() %}
-            <option
-                value="{{value}}"
-                {% if value == portnum %}selected{% endif %}
-            >{{ name }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </select>
-            <input type="submit" value="Go to Node" class="col-2 m-2" data-translate-lang="go to node" />
-        </div>
-    </form>
+<br>
 
-    {% block body %}{% endblock %}
+{% block body %}{% endblock %}
 
-    <br>
-    <div style="text-align:center" id="footer" data-translate-lang="footer"></div>
-    <div style="text-align:center"><small id="site-version">ver. unknown</small></div>
-    <br>
+<br>
+<div style="text-align:center" id="footer" data-translate="footer"></div>
+<div style="text-align:center"><small id="site-version">ver. unknown</small></div>
+<br>
 
-    <!-- Shared Site Config & Language Loader -->
-    <script>
-    // --- Global Promises ---
-    if (!window._langPromise) {
-        window._langPromise = (async () => {
-            try {
-                const res = await fetch("/api/lang");
-                const lang = await res.json();
-                window._lang = lang;
-                console.log("Loaded language from /api/lang:", lang);
-                return lang;
-            } catch (err) {
-                console.error("Failed to load /api/lang:", err);
-                return {};
-            }
-        })();
-    }
-
-    if (!window._siteConfigPromise) {
-        window._siteConfigPromise = (async () => {
-            try {
-                const res = await fetch("/api/config");
-                const config = await res.json();
-                window._siteConfig = config;
-                console.log("Loaded config from /api/config:", config);
-                return config;
-            } catch (err) {
-                console.error("Failed to load /api/config:", err);
-                return {};
-            }
-        })();
-    }
-
-    // --- Apply Translations ---
-    function applyTranslations(lang) {
-        if (!lang || !lang.base) return;
-        const base = lang.base;
-
-        document.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el => {
-            const key = el.dataset.translateLang;
-            const translation = base[key];
-            if (!translation) return;
-
-            if (el.placeholder) {
-                el.placeholder = translation;
-            } else if (key === "footer") {
-                el.innerHTML = translation; // allow HTML links in footer
-            } else if (el.value && el.tagName === "INPUT") {
-                el.value = translation;
-            } else {
-                el.textContent = translation;
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    async function initializePage() {
+<script>
+// --- Shared Promises ---
+if (!window._siteConfigPromise) {
+    window._siteConfigPromise = (async () => {
         try {
-            const [lang, cfg] = await Promise.all([
-                window._langPromise,
-                window._siteConfigPromise
-            ]);
+            const res = await fetch("/api/config");
+            const cfg = await res.json();
+            window._siteConfig = cfg;
+            console.log("Loaded config:", cfg);
+            return cfg;
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Failed to load /api/config:", err);
+            return {};
+        }
+    })();
+}
 
+// --- Load language AFTER config ---
+if (!window._langPromise) {
+    window._langPromise = (async () => {
+        try {
+            const cfg = await window._siteConfigPromise;
             const site = cfg.site || {};
-            const base = (lang && lang.base) || {};
+            const userLang = site.language || "en";
+            const section = "base";
 
-            // --- Title ---
-            document.title = "Meshview - " + (site.title || "");
+            const url = `/api/lang?lang=${userLang}&section=${section}`;
+            const res = await fetch(url);
+            const lang = await res.json();
 
-            // --- Header ---
-            const header = document.getElementById("site-header");
-            if (header)
-                header.innerHTML = `<strong>${site.title || ""} ${site.domain ? "(" + site.domain + ")" : ""}</strong>`;
+            window._lang = lang;
+            console.log(`Loaded language (${userLang}):`, lang);
 
-            // --- Message ---
-            const msg = document.getElementById("site-message");
-            if (msg) msg.textContent = site.message || "";
+            return lang;
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Failed to load language:", err);
+            return {};
+        }
+    })();
+}
 
-            // --- Menu ---
-            const menu = document.getElementById("site-menu");
-            if (menu) {
-                let html = "";
-                if (site.nodes === "true") html += `<a href="/nodelist">${base.nodes || "Nodes"}</a>`;
-                if (site.conversations === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/chat">${base.conversations || "Conversations"}</a>`;
-                if (site.everything === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/firehose">${base.everything || "See Everything"}</a>`;
-                if (site.graphs === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/nodegraph">${base.graph || "Mesh Graphs"}</a>`;
-                if (site.net === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/net">${base.net || "Weekly Net"}</a>`;
-                if (site.map === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/map">${base.map || "Live Map"}</a>`;
-                if (site.stats === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/stats">${base.stats || "Stats"}</a>`;
-                if (site.top === "true") html += `&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/top">${base.top || "Top Traffic Nodes"}</a>`;
-                menu.innerHTML = html;
+// --- Translation Helper ---
+function applyTranslations(dict) {
+    document.querySelectorAll("[data-translate]").forEach(el => {
+        const key = el.dataset.translate;
+        const value = dict[key];
+        if (!value) return;
+
+        if (el.placeholder) {
+            el.placeholder = value;
+        } else if (el.tagName === "INPUT" && el.value) {
+            el.value = value;
+        } else if (key === "footer") {
+            el.innerHTML = value;
+        } else {
+            el.textContent = value;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+// --- Fill portnum select dynamically ---
+function fillPortnumSelect(dict, selectedValue) {
+    const sel = document.getElementById("portnum_select");
+    if (!sel) return;
+
+    const portOptions = dict.portnum_options || {};
+    sel.innerHTML = "";
+
+    const allOption = document.createElement("option");
+    allOption.value = "";
+    allOption.textContent = dict.all || "All";
+    if (!selectedValue) allOption.selected = true;
+    sel.appendChild(allOption);
+
+    for (const [val, label] of Object.entries(portOptions)) {
+        const opt = document.createElement("option");
+        opt.value = val;
+        opt.textContent = label;
+        if (parseInt(val) === parseInt(selectedValue)) {
+            opt.selected = true;
+        }
+        sel.appendChild(opt);
+    }
+}
+
+// --- Main Init ---
+async function initializePage() {
+    try {
+        const [cfg, lang] = await Promise.all([
+            window._siteConfigPromise,
+            window._langPromise
+        ]);
+
+        const dict = lang || {};
+        const site = cfg.site || {};
+
+        // Title
+        document.title = "Meshview - " + (site.title || "");
+
+        // Header & Message
+        document.getElementById("site-header").innerHTML =
+            `<strong>${site.title || ""} ${site.domain ? "(" + site.domain + ")" : ""}</strong>`;
+
+        document.getElementById("site-message").textContent = site.message || "";
+
+        // Menu
+        const menu = document.getElementById("site-menu");
+        if (menu) {
+            const items = [];
+            const keys = ["nodes", "chat", "everything", "graphs", "net", "map", "stats", "top"];
+            const urls = ["/nodelist", "/chat", "/firehose", "/nodegraph", "/net", "/map", "/stats", "/top"];
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+                const key = keys[i];
+                if (site[key] === "true") {
+                    items.push(`<a href="${urls[i]}">${dict[key] || key}</a>`);
+                }
             }
 
-            // --- Version ---
-            const verEl = document.getElementById("site-version");
-            if (verEl) verEl.textContent = "ver. " + (site.version || "unknown");
-
-            // --- Apply translations to placeholders and footer ---
-            applyTranslations(lang);
-
-            // --- Fade in ---
-            document.body.classList.add("ready");
-        } catch (err) {
-            console.error("Failed to initialize page:", err);
-            document.body.classList.add("ready");
+            menu.innerHTML = items.join("&nbsp;-&nbsp;");
         }
-    }
 
-    document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", initializePage);
-    </script>
+        // Version
+        document.getElementById("site-version").textContent =
+            "ver. " + (site.version || "unknown");
+
+        // Apply translations
+        applyTranslations(dict);
+        fillPortnumSelect(dict, "{{ portnum or '' }}");
+
+        document.body.classList.add("ready");
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to initialize page:", err);
+        document.body.classList.add("ready");
+    }
+}
+
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", initializePage);
+</script>
+
 </body>
 </html>

meshview/templates/buttons.html

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<div id="buttons" class="btn-group" role="group">
-    <a
-        role="button"
-        class="btn {{ 'btn-primary' if packet_event == 'packet' else 'btn-secondary'}}"
-        href="/packet_list/{{node_id}}?{{query_string}}"
-    >
-        TX/RX
-    </a>
-    <a
-        role="button"
-        class="btn {{ 'btn-primary' if packet_event == 'uplinked' else 'btn-secondary'}}"
-        href="/uplinked_list/{{node_id}}?{{query_string}}"
-    >
-        Uplinked
-    </a>
-</div>

meshview/templates/chat.html

@@ -1,20 +1,63 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block css %}
-.timestamp { min-width: 10em; }
+.timestamp {
+    min-width: 10em;
+    color: #ccc;
+}
+
 .chat-packet:nth-of-type(odd) { background-color: #3a3a3a; }
-.chat-packet { border-bottom: 1px solid #555; padding: 8px; border-radius: 8px; }
+.chat-packet {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #555;
+    padding: 3px 6px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* Same column spacing as before */
+.chat-packet > [class^="col-"] {
+    padding-left: 10px !important;
+    padding-right: 10px !important;
+    padding-top: 1px !important;
+    padding-bottom: 1px !important;
+}
+
 .chat-packet:nth-of-type(even) { background-color: #333333; }
 
-@keyframes flash { 0% { background-color: #ffe066; } 100% { background-color: inherit; } }
+.channel {
+    font-style: italic;
+    color: #bbb;
+}
+.channel a {
+    font-style: normal;
+    color: #999;
+}
+
+@keyframes flash {
+    0% { background-color: #ffe066; }
+    100% { background-color: inherit; }
+}
 .chat-packet.flash { animation: flash 3.5s ease-out; }
 
-.replying-to { font-size: 0.85em; color: #aaa; margin-top: 4px; padding-left: 20px; }
+.replying-to {
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    color: #aaa;
+    margin-top: 2px;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+}
 .replying-to .reply-preview { color: #aaa; }
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
-<div id="chat-container">
+<div id="chat-container" class="mt-3">
+
+    <!-- ⭐ CHAT TITLE WITH ICON, aligned to container ⭐ -->
+    <div class="container px-2">
+        <h2 data-translate="chat_title" style="color:white; margin:0 0 10px 0;">
+            💬 Chat
+        </h2>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="container" id="chat-log"></div>
 </div>
 
@@ -26,7 +69,19 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
     let lastTime = null;
     const renderedPacketIds = new Set();
     const packetMap = new Map();
-    let chatTranslations = {};
+    let chatLang = {};
+
+    function applyTranslations(dict, root = document) {
+        root.querySelectorAll("[data-translate]").forEach(el => {
+            const key = el.dataset.translate;
+            const val = dict[key];
+            if (!val) return;
+            if (el.placeholder) el.placeholder = val;
+            else if (el.tagName === "INPUT" && el.value) el.value = val;
+            else if (key === "footer") el.innerHTML = val;
+            else el.textContent = val;
+        });
+    }
 
     function escapeHtml(text) {
         const div = document.createElement("div");
@@ -34,43 +89,50 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
         return div.innerHTML;
     }
 
-    function applyTranslations(translations, root=document) {
-        root.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el => {
-            const key = el.dataset.translateLang;
-            if (translations[key]) el.textContent = translations[key];
-        });
-        root.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang-title]").forEach(el => {
-            const key = el.dataset.translateLangTitle;
-            if (translations[key]) el.title = translations[key];
-        });
-    }
-
     function renderPacket(packet, highlight = false) {
         if (renderedPacketIds.has(packet.id)) return;
         renderedPacketIds.add(packet.id);
         packetMap.set(packet.id, packet);
 
-        const date = new Date(packet.import_time);
-        const formattedTime = date.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour:"numeric", minute:"2-digit", second:"2-digit", hour12:true });
-        const formattedDate = `${(date.getMonth()+1).toString().padStart(2,"0")}/${date.getDate().toString().padStart(2,"0")}/${date.getFullYear()}`;
+        let date;
+        if (packet.import_time_us && packet.import_time_us > 0) {
+            date = new Date(packet.import_time_us / 1000);
+        } else if (packet.import_time) {
+            date = new Date(packet.import_time);
+        } else {
+            date = new Date();
+        }
+
+        const formattedTime = date.toLocaleTimeString([], {
+            hour:"numeric",
+            minute:"2-digit",
+            second:"2-digit",
+            hour12:true
+        });
+        const formattedDate =
+            `${(date.getMonth()+1).toString().padStart(2,"0")}/` +
+            `${date.getDate().toString().padStart(2,"0")}/` +
+            `${date.getFullYear()}`;
+
         const formattedTimestamp = `${formattedTime} - ${formattedDate}`;
 
         let replyHtml = "";
         if (packet.reply_id) {
             const parent = packetMap.get(packet.reply_id);
+            const replyPrefix = `<i data-translate="replying_to"></i>`;
             if (parent) {
-                replyHtml = `<div class="replying-to">
-                    <div class="reply-preview">
-                        <i data-translate-lang="replying_to"></i>
+                replyHtml = `
+                    <div class="replying-to">
+                        ${replyPrefix}
                         <strong>${escapeHtml((parent.long_name || "").trim() || `Node ${parent.from_node_id}`)}</strong>:
                         ${escapeHtml(parent.payload || "")}
-                    </div>
-                </div>`;
+                    </div>`;
             } else {
-                replyHtml = `<div class="replying-to">
-                    <i data-translate-lang="replying_to"></i>
-                    <a href="/packet/${packet.reply_id}">${packet.reply_id}</a>
-                </div>`;
+                replyHtml = `
+                    <div class="replying-to">
+                        ${replyPrefix}
+                        <a href="/packet/${packet.reply_id}">${packet.reply_id}</a>
+                    </div>`;
             }
         }
 
@@ -78,33 +140,43 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
         div.className = "row chat-packet" + (highlight ? " flash" : "");
         div.dataset.packetId = packet.id;
         div.innerHTML = `
-            <span class="col-2 timestamp" title="${packet.import_time}">${formattedTimestamp}</span>
+            <span class="col-2 timestamp" title="${packet.import_time_us}">${formattedTimestamp}</span>
             <span class="col-2 channel">
-                <a href="/packet/${packet.id}" data-translate-lang-title="view_packet_details">✉️</a>
-                ${escapeHtml(packet.channel || "")}
+                <a href="/packet/${packet.id}" title="${chatLang.view_packet_details || 'View details'}">🔎</a>
+                 ${escapeHtml(packet.channel || "")}
             </span>
             <span class="col-3 nodename">
-                <a href="/packet_list/${packet.from_node_id}">
+                <a href="/node/${packet.from_node_id}">
                     ${escapeHtml((packet.long_name || "").trim() || `Node ${packet.from_node_id}`)}
                 </a>
             </span>
             <span class="col-5 message">${escapeHtml(packet.payload)}${replyHtml}</span>
         `;
         chatContainer.prepend(div);
-        applyTranslations(chatTranslations, div);
+        applyTranslations(chatLang, div);
 
         if (highlight) setTimeout(() => div.classList.remove("flash"), 2500);
     }
 
     function renderPacketsEnsureDescending(packets, highlight=false) {
         if (!Array.isArray(packets) || packets.length===0) return;
-        const sortedDesc = packets.slice().sort((a,b)=>new Date(b.import_time)-new Date(a.import_time));
+        const sortedDesc = packets.slice().sort((a,b)=>{
+            const aTime =
+                (a.import_time_us && a.import_time_us > 0)
+                    ? a.import_time_us
+                    : (a.import_time ? new Date(a.import_time).getTime() * 1000 : 0);
+            const bTime =
+                (b.import_time_us && b.import_time_us > 0)
+                    ? b.import_time_us
+                    : (b.import_time ? new Date(b.import_time).getTime() * 1000 : 0);
+            return bTime - aTime;
+        });
         for (let i=sortedDesc.length-1; i>=0; i--) renderPacket(sortedDesc[i], highlight);
     }
 
     async function fetchInitial() {
         try {
-            const resp = await fetch("/api/chat?limit=100");
+            const resp = await fetch("/api/packets?portnum=1&limit=100");
             const data = await resp.json();
             if (data?.packets?.length) renderPacketsEnsureDescending(data.packets);
             lastTime = data?.latest_import_time || lastTime;
@@ -113,7 +185,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
 
     async function fetchUpdates() {
         try {
-            const url = new URL("/api/chat", window.location.origin);
+            const url = new URL("/api/packets?portnum=1", window.location.origin);
             url.searchParams.set("limit","100");
             if (lastTime) url.searchParams.set("since", lastTime);
             const resp = await fetch(url);
@@ -123,18 +195,17 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
         } catch(err){ console.error("Fetch updates error:", err); }
     }
 
-    async function loadTranslations() {
+    async function loadChatLang() {
         try {
             const cfg = await window._siteConfigPromise;
             const langCode = cfg?.site?.language || "en";
             const res = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=chat`);
-            chatTranslations = await res.json();
-            applyTranslations(chatTranslations, document);
+            chatLang = await res.json();
+            applyTranslations(chatLang);
         } catch(err){ console.error("Chat translation load failed:", err); }
     }
 
-    await loadTranslations();
-    await fetchInitial();
+    await Promise.all([loadChatLang(), fetchInitial()]);
     setInterval(fetchUpdates, 5000);
 });
 </script>

meshview/templates/datalist.html

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<datalist
-    id="node_options"
->
-    {% for option in node_options %}
-    <option value="{{option.id}}">{{option.id}} -- {{option.long_name}} ({{option.short_name}})</option>
-    {% endfor %}
-</datalist>

meshview/templates/firehose.html

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 {% block css %}
 .container {
-    max-width: 900px;
     margin: 0 auto;
     padding: 10px;
 }
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     color: #e4e9ee;
 }
+
 .packet-table th, .packet-table td {
     border: 1px solid #3a3f44;
     padding: 6px 10px;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 }
 .packet-table tr:nth-of-type(odd) { background-color: #272b2f; }
 .packet-table tr:nth-of-type(even) { background-color: #212529; }
+
 .port-tag {
     display: inline-block;
     padding: 1px 6px;
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@
     font-weight: 500;
     color: #fff;
 }
-
-/* --- Color-coded port labels --- */
 .port-0  { background-color: #6c757d; }
 .port-1  { background-color: #007bff; }
 .port-3  { background-color: #28a745; }
@@ -51,16 +50,9 @@
 .port-70 { background-color: #6f42c1; }
 .port-71 { background-color: #fd7e14; }
 
-.to-mqtt {
-    font-style: italic;
-    color: #aaa;
-}
+.to-mqtt { font-style: italic; color: #aaa; }
 
-/* --- Payload rows --- */
-.payload-row {
-    display: none;
-    background-color: #1b1e22;
-}
+.payload-row { display: none; background-color: #1b1e22; }
 .payload-cell {
     padding: 8px 12px;
     font-family: monospace;
@@ -68,35 +60,43 @@
     color: #b0bec5;
     border-top: none;
 }
-.packet-table tr.expanded + .payload-row {
-    display: table-row;
-}
+.packet-table tr.expanded + .payload-row { display: table-row; }
+
 .toggle-btn {
     cursor: pointer;
     color: #aaa;
     margin-right: 6px;
     font-weight: bold;
 }
-.toggle-btn:hover {
-    color: #fff;
+.toggle-btn:hover { color: #fff; }
+
+/* Link next to port tag */
+.inline-link {
+    margin-left: 6px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: #9fd4ff;
+}
+.inline-link:hover {
+    color: #c7e6ff;
 }
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
 <div class="container">
     <form class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between mb-3">
-        <h5 class="mb-0">📡 Live Feed</h5>
-        <button type="button" id="pause-button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary">Pause</button>
+        <h5 class="mb-0" data-translate-lang="live_feed">📡 Live Feed</h5>
+        <button type="button" id="pause-button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" data-translate-lang="pause">Pause</button>
     </form>
 
     <table class="packet-table">
         <thead>
             <tr>
-                <th>Packet ID</th>
-                <th>From</th>
-                <th>To</th>
-                <th>Port</th>
-                <th>Links</th>
+                <th data-translate-lang="time">Time</th>
+                <th data-translate-lang="packet_id">Packet ID</th>
+                <th data-translate-lang="from">From</th>
+                <th data-translate-lang="to">To</th>
+                <th data-translate-lang="port">Port</th>
             </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody id="packet_list"></tbody>
@@ -104,10 +104,30 @@
 </div>
 
 <script>
-let lastImportTime = null;
+let lastImportTimeUs = null;
 let updatesPaused = false;
 let nodeMap = {};
 let updateInterval = 3000;
+let firehoseTranslations = {};
+
+function applyTranslations(translations, root=document) {
+    root.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el => {
+        const key = el.dataset.translateLang;
+        if (translations[key]) el.textContent = translations[key];
+    });
+}
+
+async function loadTranslations() {
+    try {
+        const cfg = await window._siteConfigPromise;
+        const langCode = cfg?.site?.language || "en";
+        const res = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=firehose`);
+        firehoseTranslations = await res.json();
+        applyTranslations(firehoseTranslations, document);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Firehose translation load failed:", err);
+    }
+}
 
 const PORT_MAP = {
     0: "UNKNOWN APP",
@@ -145,14 +165,13 @@ const PORT_COLORS = {
     78: "#795548"
 };
 
-// --- Load node names ---
+// Load node names
 async function loadNodes() {
     const res = await fetch("/api/nodes");
     if (!res.ok) return;
     const data = await res.json();
     for (const n of data.nodes || []) {
-        const name = n.long_name || n.short_name || n.id || n.node_id;
-        nodeMap[n.node_id] = name;
+        nodeMap[n.node_id] = n.long_name || n.short_name || n.id || n.node_id;
     }
     nodeMap[4294967295] = "All";
 }
@@ -162,33 +181,40 @@ function nodeName(id) {
     return nodeMap[id] || id;
 }
 
-function portLabel(portnum, payload) {
+function portLabel(portnum, payload, linksHtml) {
     const name = PORT_MAP[portnum] || "Unknown";
     const color = PORT_COLORS[portnum] || "#6c757d";
     const safePayload = payload ? payload.replace(/"/g, "&quot;") : "";
-    return `<span class="port-tag" style="background-color:${color}" title="${safePayload}">${name}</span>
-            <span class="text-secondary">(${portnum})</span>`;
+
+    return `
+        <span class="port-tag" style="background-color:${color}" title="${safePayload}">
+            ${name}
+        </span>
+        <span class="text-secondary">(${portnum})</span>
+        ${linksHtml || ""}
+    `;
+}
+
+function formatLocalTime(importTimeUs) {
+    const ms = importTimeUs / 1000;
+    const date = new Date(ms);
+    return date.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit", second: "2-digit" });
 }
 
-// --- Fetch firehose interval from shared site config ---
 async function configureFirehose() {
     try {
         const cfg = await window._siteConfigPromise;
         const intervalSec = cfg?.site?.firehose_interval;
-        if (intervalSec && !isNaN(intervalSec)) {
-            updateInterval = parseInt(intervalSec) * 1000;
-        }
-        console.log("Firehose update interval:", updateInterval, "ms");
+        if (intervalSec && !isNaN(intervalSec)) updateInterval = parseInt(intervalSec) * 1000;
     } catch (err) {
         console.warn("Failed to read firehose interval:", err);
     }
 }
 
-// --- Fetch and render packets ---
 async function fetchUpdates() {
     if (updatesPaused) return;
     const url = new URL("/api/packets", window.location.origin);
-    if (lastImportTime) url.searchParams.set("since", lastImportTime);
+    if (lastImportTimeUs) url.searchParams.set("since", lastImportTimeUs);
     url.searchParams.set("limit", 50);
 
     try {
@@ -201,43 +227,48 @@ async function fetchUpdates() {
         const list = document.getElementById("packet_list");
 
         for (const pkt of packets.reverse()) {
-            const fromNodeId = pkt.from_node_id;
-            const toNodeId = pkt.to_node_id;
+            const from = pkt.from_node_id === 4294967295
+                ? `<span class="to-mqtt">All</span>`
+                : `<a href="/node/${pkt.from_node_id}" style="text-decoration:underline; color:inherit;">${nodeMap[pkt.from_node_id] || pkt.from_node_id}</a>`;
 
-            let from = fromNodeId === 4294967295 ? `<span class="to-mqtt">All</span>` :
-                       `<a href="/packet_list/${fromNodeId}" style="text-decoration:underline; color:inherit;">${nodeMap[fromNodeId] || fromNodeId}</a>`;
+            const to = pkt.to_node_id === 1
+                ? `<span class="to-mqtt">direct to MQTT</span>`
+                : pkt.to_node_id === 4294967295
+                ? `<span class="to-mqtt">All</span>`
+                : `<a href="/node/${pkt.to_node_id}" style="text-decoration:underline; color:inherit;">${nodeMap[pkt.to_node_id] || pkt.to_node_id}</a>`;
 
-            let to = toNodeId === 1 ? `<span class="to-mqtt">direct to MQTT</span>` :
-                     toNodeId === 4294967295 ? `<span class="to-mqtt">All</span>` :
-                     `<a href="/packet_list/${toNodeId}" style="text-decoration:underline; color:inherit;">${nodeMap[toNodeId] || toNodeId}</a>`;
+            // Inline link next to port tag
+            let inlineLinks = "";
 
-            let links = "";
             if (pkt.portnum === 3 && pkt.payload) {
                 const latMatch = pkt.payload.match(/latitude_i:\s*(-?\d+)/);
                 const lonMatch = pkt.payload.match(/longitude_i:\s*(-?\d+)/);
+
                 if (latMatch && lonMatch) {
                     const lat = parseInt(latMatch[1]) / 1e7;
                     const lon = parseInt(lonMatch[1]) / 1e7;
-                    links += `<a href="https://www.google.com/maps?q=${lat},${lon}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;">Map</a>`;
+                    inlineLinks += ` <a class="inline-link" href="https://www.google.com/maps?q=${lat},${lon}" target="_blank">📍</a>`;
                 }
             }
 
             if (pkt.portnum === 70) {
                 let traceId = pkt.id;
-                const idMatch = pkt.payload.match(/ID:\s*(\d+)/i);
-                if (idMatch) traceId = idMatch[1];
-                if (links) links += "&nbsp;|&nbsp;";
-                links += `<a href="/graph/traceroute/${traceId}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="font-weight:bold; text-decoration:none;">Graph</a>`;
+                const match = pkt.payload.match(/ID:\s*(\d+)/i);
+                if (match) traceId = match[1];
+
+                inlineLinks += ` <a class="inline-link" href="/graph/traceroute/${traceId}" target="_blank">⮕</a>`;
             }
 
             const safePayload = (pkt.payload || "").replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
+            const localTime = formatLocalTime(pkt.import_time_us);
+
             const html = `
 <tr class="packet-row" data-id="${pkt.id}">
+    <td>${localTime}</td>
     <td><span class="toggle-btn">▶</span> <a href="/packet/${pkt.id}" style="text-decoration:underline; color:inherit;">${pkt.id}</a></td>
     <td>${from}</td>
     <td>${to}</td>
-    <td>${portLabel(pkt.portnum, pkt.payload)}</td>
-    <td>${links}</td>
+    <td>${portLabel(pkt.portnum, pkt.payload, inlineLinks)}</td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="payload-row">
     <td colspan="5" class="payload-cell">${safePayload}</td>
@@ -246,7 +277,7 @@ async function fetchUpdates() {
         }
 
         while (list.rows.length > 400) list.deleteRow(-1);
-        lastImportTime = packets[packets.length - 1].import_time;
+        lastImportTimeUs = packets[packets.length - 1].import_time_us;
 
     } catch (err) {
         console.error("Packet fetch failed:", err);
@@ -258,7 +289,9 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
     const pauseBtn = document.getElementById("pause-button");
     pauseBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
         updatesPaused = !updatesPaused;
-        pauseBtn.textContent = updatesPaused ? "Resume" : "Pause";
+        pauseBtn.textContent = updatesPaused
+            ? (firehoseTranslations.resume || "Resume")
+            : (firehoseTranslations.pause || "Pause");
     });
 
     document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
@@ -269,11 +302,11 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
         btn.textContent = row.classList.contains("expanded") ? "▼" : "▶";
     });
 
+    await loadTranslations();
     await configureFirehose();
     await loadNodes();
     fetchUpdates();
     setInterval(fetchUpdates, updateInterval);
 });
 </script>
-
-{% endblock %}
+{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/map.html

@@ -60,21 +60,36 @@ function hashToColor(str){ if(colorMap.has(str)) return colorMap.get(str); const
 function isInvalidCoord(n){ return !n||!n.lat||!n.long||n.lat===0||n.long===0||Number.isNaN(n.lat)||Number.isNaN(n.long); }
 
 // ---------------------- Packet Fetching ----------------------
-function fetchLatestPacket(){ fetch(`/api/packets?limit=1`).then(r=>r.json()).then(data=>{ lastImportTime=data.packets?.[0]?.import_time||new Date().toISOString(); }).catch(console.error); }
+function fetchLatestPacket(){
+    fetch(`/api/packets?limit=1`)
+      .then(r=>r.json())
+      .then(data=>{
+          lastImportTime=data.packets?.[0]?.import_time_us||0;
+      })
+      .catch(console.error);
+}
+
 function fetchNewPackets(){
     if(mapInterval <= 0) return;
-    if(!lastImportTime) return;
-    fetch(`/api/packets?since=${encodeURIComponent(lastImportTime)}`).then(r=>r.json()).then(data=>{
-        if(!data.packets||data.packets.length===0) return;
-        let latest = lastImportTime;
-        data.packets.forEach(pkt=>{
-            if(pkt.import_time>latest) latest=pkt.import_time;
-            const marker = markerById[pkt.from_node_id];
-            const nodeData = nodeMap.get(pkt.from_node_id);
-            if(marker && nodeData) blinkNode(marker,nodeData.long_name,pkt.portnum);
-        });
-        lastImportTime=latest;
-    }).catch(console.error);
+    if(lastImportTime===null) return;
+    const url = new URL(`/api/packets`, window.location.origin);
+    url.searchParams.set("since", lastImportTime);
+    url.searchParams.set("limit", 50);
+
+    fetch(url)
+      .then(r=>r.json())
+      .then(data=>{
+          if(!data.packets || data.packets.length===0) return;
+          let latest = lastImportTime;
+          data.packets.forEach(pkt=>{
+              if(pkt.import_time_us > latest) latest = pkt.import_time_us;
+              const marker = markerById[pkt.from_node_id];
+              const nodeData = nodeMap.get(pkt.from_node_id);
+              if(marker && nodeData) blinkNode(marker,nodeData.long_name,pkt.portnum);
+          });
+          lastImportTime = latest;
+      })
+      .catch(console.error);
 }
 
 // ---------------------- Polling ----------------------
@@ -190,7 +205,7 @@ function renderNodesOnMap(){
         marker.nodeId = node.key;
         marker.originalColor = color;
         markerById[node.key] = marker;
-        const popup = `<b><a href="/packet_list/${node.node_id}">${node.long_name}</a> (${node.short_name})</b><br>
+        const popup = `<b><a href="/node/${node.node_id}">${node.long_name}</a> (${node.short_name})</b><br>
                        <b>Channel:</b> ${node.channel}<br>
                        <b>Model:</b> ${node.hw_model}<br>
                        <b>Role:</b> ${node.role}<br>

meshview/templates/net.html

@@ -1,75 +1,184 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block css %}
-.timestamp {
-    min-width:10em;
-}
-.chat-packet:nth-of-type(odd){
-    background-color: #3a3a3a; /* Lighter than #2a2a2a */
-}
+.timestamp { min-width: 10em; color: #ccc; }
+
+.chat-packet:nth-of-type(odd) { background-color: #3a3a3a; }
 .chat-packet {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #555;
-    padding: 8px;
-    border-radius: 8px; /* Adjust the value to make the corners more or less rounded */
+    padding: 3px 6px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    margin: 0;
 }
-.chat-packet:nth-of-type(even){
-    background-color: #333333; /* Slightly lighter than the previous #181818 */
+
+.chat-packet > [class^="col-"] {
+    padding-left: 10px !important;
+    padding-right: 10px !important;
+    padding-top: 1px !important;
+    padding-bottom: 1px !important;
 }
+
+.chat-packet:nth-of-type(even) { background-color: #333333; }
+
+.channel { font-style: italic; color: #bbb; }
+.channel a { font-style: normal; color: #999; }
+
+@keyframes flash { 0% { background-color: #ffe066; } 100% { background-color: inherit; } }
+.chat-packet.flash { animation: flash 3.5s ease-out; }
+
+.replying-to { font-size: 0.8em; color: #aaa; margin-top: 2px; padding-left: 10px; }
+.replying-to .reply-preview { color: #aaa; }
+
+#weekly-message { margin: 15px 0; font-weight: bold; color: #ffeb3b; }
+#total-count { margin-bottom: 10px; font-style: italic; color: #ccc; }
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
 <div class="container">
-    <span>{{ site_config["site"]["weekly_net_message"] }}</span> <br><br>
+    <div id="weekly-message">Loading weekly message...</div>
+    <div id="total-count">Total messages: 0</div>
 
-    <h5>
-        <span data-translate-lang="number_of_checkins">Number of Check-ins:</span> {{ packets|length }}
-    </h5>
-</div>
-
-<div class="container">
-  {% for packet in packets %}
-  <div
-      class="row chat-packet"
-      data-packet-id="{{ packet.id }}"
-      role="article"
-      aria-label="Chat message from {{ packet.from_node.long_name or (packet.from_node_id | node_id_to_hex) }}"
-  >
-      <span class="col-2 timestamp">
-          {{ packet.import_time.strftime('%-I:%M:%S %p - %m-%d-%Y') }}
-      </span>
-      <span class="col-1 timestamp">
-          <a href="/packet/{{ packet.id }}" title="View packet details">✉️</a> {{ packet.from_node.channel }}
-      </span>
-      <span class="col-2 username">
-          <a href="/packet_list/{{ packet.from_node_id }}" title="View all packets from this node">
-              {{ packet.from_node.long_name or (packet.from_node_id | node_id_to_hex) }}
-          </a>
-      </span>
-      <span class="col-5 message">
-          {{ packet.payload }}
-      </span>
-  </div>
-  {% else %}
-  <span data-translate-lang="no_packets_found">No packets found.</span>
-  {% endfor %}
+    <div id="chat-container">
+        <div class="container" id="chat-log"></div>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 <script>
-async function loadTranslations() {
-    try {
-        const langCode = "{{ site_config.get('site', {}).get('language','en') }}";
-        const res = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=net`);
-        const translations = await res.json();
-        document.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el => {
-            const key = el.dataset.translateLang;
-            if(el.placeholder !== undefined && el.placeholder !== "") el.placeholder = translations[key] || el.placeholder;
-            else el.textContent = translations[key] || el.textContent;
-        });
-    } catch(err) {
-        console.error("Net translations load failed:", err);
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
+    const chatContainer = document.querySelector("#chat-log");
+    const totalCountEl = document.querySelector("#total-count");
+    const weeklyMessageEl = document.querySelector("#weekly-message");
+    if (!chatContainer || !totalCountEl || !weeklyMessageEl) {
+        console.error("Required elements not found");
+        return;
     }
-}
 
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", loadTranslations());
+    const renderedPacketIds = new Set();
+    const packetMap = new Map();
+    let chatTranslations = {};
+    let netTag = "";
+
+    function updateTotalCount() {
+        totalCountEl.textContent = `Total messages: ${renderedPacketIds.size}`;
+    }
+
+    function escapeHtml(text) {
+        const div = document.createElement("div");
+        div.textContent = text ?? "";
+        return div.innerHTML;
+    }
+
+    function applyTranslations(translations, root = document) {
+        root.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el => {
+            const key = el.dataset.translateLang;
+            if (translations[key]) el.textContent = translations[key];
+        });
+        root.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang-title]").forEach(el => {
+            const key = el.dataset.translateLangTitle;
+            if (translations[key]) el.title = translations[key];
+        });
+    }
+
+    function renderPacket(packet) {
+        if (renderedPacketIds.has(packet.id)) return;
+        renderedPacketIds.add(packet.id);
+        packetMap.set(packet.id, packet);
+
+        const date = new Date(packet.import_time_us / 1000);
+        const formattedTime = date.toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: "numeric", minute: "2-digit", second: "2-digit", hour12: true });
+        const formattedDate = `${(date.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, "0")}/${date.getDate().toString().padStart(2, "0")}/${date.getFullYear()}`;
+        const formattedTimestamp = `${formattedTime} - ${formattedDate}`;
+
+        let replyHtml = "";
+        if (packet.reply_id) {
+            const parent = packetMap.get(packet.reply_id);
+            if (parent) {
+                replyHtml = `<div class="replying-to">
+                    <div class="reply-preview">
+                        <i data-translate-lang="replying_to"></i>
+                        <strong>${escapeHtml((parent.long_name || "").trim() || `Node ${parent.from_node_id}`)}</strong>:
+                        ${escapeHtml(parent.payload || "")}
+                    </div>
+                </div>`;
+            } else {
+                replyHtml = `<div class="replying-to">
+                    <i data-translate-lang="replying_to"></i>
+                    <a href="/packet/${packet.reply_id}">${packet.reply_id}</a>
+                </div>`;
+            }
+        }
+
+        const div = document.createElement("div");
+        div.className = "row chat-packet";
+        div.dataset.packetId = packet.id;
+        div.innerHTML = `
+            <span class="col-2 timestamp" title="${packet.import_time_us}">${formattedTimestamp}</span>
+            <span class="col-2 channel">
+                <a href="/packet/${packet.id}" data-translate-lang-title="view_packet_details">✉️</a>
+                ${escapeHtml(packet.channel || "")}
+            </span>
+            <span class="col-3 nodename">
+                <a href="/packet_list/${packet.from_node_id}">
+                    ${escapeHtml((packet.long_name || "").trim() || `Node ${packet.from_node_id}`)}
+                </a>
+            </span>
+            <span class="col-5 message">${escapeHtml(packet.payload)}${replyHtml}</span>
+        `;
+        chatContainer.prepend(div);
+        applyTranslations(chatTranslations, div);
+        updateTotalCount();
+    }
+
+    function renderPacketsEnsureDescending(packets) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(packets) || packets.length === 0) return;
+        const sortedDesc = packets.slice().sort((a, b) => b.import_time_us - a.import_time_us);
+        for (let i = sortedDesc.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) renderPacket(sortedDesc[i]);
+    }
+
+    async function fetchInitialPackets(tag) {
+        if (!tag) {
+            console.warn("No net_tag defined, skipping packet fetch.");
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            console.log("Fetching packets for netTag:", tag);
+            const sixDaysAgoMs = Date.now() - (6 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+            const sinceUs = Math.floor(sixDaysAgoMs * 1000);
+            const resp = await fetch(`/api/packets?portnum=1&contains=${encodeURIComponent(tag)}&since=${sinceUs}`);
+            const data = await resp.json();
+            console.log("Packets received:", data?.packets?.length);
+            if (data?.packets?.length) renderPacketsEnsureDescending(data.packets);
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Initial fetch error:", err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function loadTranslations(cfg) {
+        try {
+            const langCode = cfg?.site?.language || "en";
+            const res = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=chat`);
+            chatTranslations = await res.json();
+            applyTranslations(chatTranslations, document);
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Chat translation load failed:", err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- MAIN LOGIC ---
+    try {
+        const cfg = await window._siteConfigPromise; // ✅ Already fetched by base.html
+        const site = cfg?.site || {};
+
+        // Populate from config
+        netTag = site.net_tag || "";
+        weeklyMessageEl.textContent = site.weekly_net_message || "Weekly message not set.";
+
+        await loadTranslations(cfg);
+        await fetchInitialPackets(netTag);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Initialization failed:", err);
+        weeklyMessageEl.textContent = "Failed to load site config.";
+    }
+});
 </script>
 {% endblock %}

meshview/templates/node2.html

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block css %}
-    #node_info {
-        height:100%;
-    }
-    #map{
-        height:100%;
-        min-height: 400px;
-    }
-    #packet_details{
-        height: 95vh;
-        overflow: scroll;
-        top: 3em;
-    }
-    div.tab-pane > dl {
-        display: inline-block;
-       }
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block body %}
-
-{% include "search_form.html" %}
-
-<div class="row">
-            <div class="col mb-3">
-                <div class="card" id="node_info">
-                    {% if node %}
-                    <div class="card-header">
-                        {{node.long_name}}
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="card-body">
-                        <dl >
-                            <dt>ShortName</dt>
-                            <dd>{{node.short_name}}</dd>
-                            <dt>HW Model</dt>
-                            <dd>{{node.hw_model}}</dd>
-                            <dt>Role</dt>
-                            <dd>{{node.role}}</dd>
-                        </dl>
-                    </div>
-                    {% else %}
-                    <div class="card-body">
-                        A NodeInfo has not been seen.
-                    </div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="row">
-            <div class="col">
-            {% include 'packet_list.html' %}
-            </div>
-    </div>
-            <div class="col mb-3">
-                <div id="map"></div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/node_graphs.html

@@ -1,263 +0,0 @@
-{% macro graph(name) %}
-<div id="{{name}}Chart" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></div>
-{% endmacro %}
-
-<!-- Download and Expand buttons -->
-<div class="d-flex justify-content-end mb-2">
-  <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-light me-2" id="downloadCsvBtn">Download CSV</button>
-  <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-light" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#fullChartModal">Expand</button>
-</div>
-
-<!-- Tab Navigation -->
-<ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist">
-  {% for name in [
-      "power", "utilization", "temperature", "humidity", "pressure",
-      "iaq", "wind_speed", "wind_direction", "power_metrics", "neighbors"
-  ] %}
-  <li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
-    <button class="nav-link {% if loop.first %}active{% endif %}" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#{{name}}Tab" type="button" role="tab">{{ name | capitalize }}</button>
-  </li>
-  {% endfor %}
-</ul>
-
-<!-- Tab Content -->
-<div class="tab-content mt-3" style="height: 40vh;">
-  {% for name in [
-      "power", "utilization", "temperature", "humidity", "pressure",
-      "iaq", "wind_speed", "wind_direction", "power_metrics", "neighbors"
-  ] %}
-  <div class="tab-pane fade {% if loop.first %}show active{% endif %}" id="{{name}}Tab" role="tabpanel" style="height: 100%;">
-    {{ graph(name) | safe }}
-  </div>
-  {% endfor %}
-</div>
-
-<!-- Fullscreen Modal -->
-<div class="modal fade" id="fullChartModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="fullChartModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
-  <div class="modal-dialog modal-fullscreen">
-    <div class="modal-content bg-dark text-white">
-      <div class="modal-header">
-        <h5 class="modal-title" id="fullChartModalLabel">Full Graph</h5>
-        <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
-      </div>
-      <div class="modal-body" style="height: 100vh;">
-        <div id="fullChartContainer" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
-<!-- ECharts Library -->
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/echarts@5/dist/echarts.min.js"></script>
-
-<script>
-document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () {
-  let currentChart = null;
-  let currentChartName = null;
-  let currentChartData = null;
-  let fullChart = null;
-
-  async function loadChart(name, targetDiv) {
-    currentChartName = name;
-    const chartDiv = document.getElementById(targetDiv);
-    if (!chartDiv) return;
-
-    try {
-      const resp = await fetch(`/graph/${name}_json/{{ node_id }}`);
-      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to load data for ${name}`);
-      const data = await resp.json();
-
-      // Reverse for chronological order
-      data.timestamps.reverse();
-      data.series.forEach(s => s.data.reverse());
-
-      const formattedDates = data.timestamps.map(t => {
-        const d = new Date(t);
-        return `${(d.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, '0')}-${d.getDate().toString().padStart(2, '0')}-${d.getFullYear().toString().slice(-2)}`;
-      });
-
-      currentChartData = {
-        ...data,
-        timestamps: formattedDates
-      };
-
-      const chart = echarts.init(chartDiv);
-
-      const isDualAxis = name === 'power';
-
-      chart.setOption({
-        tooltip: {
-          trigger: 'axis',
-          formatter: function (params) {
-            return params.map(p => {
-              const label = p.seriesName.toLowerCase();
-              const unit = label.includes('volt') ? 'V' : label.includes('battery') ? '%' : '';
-              return `${p.marker} ${p.seriesName}: ${p.data}${unit}`;
-            }).join('<br>');
-          }
-        },
-        xAxis: {
-          type: 'category',
-          data: formattedDates,
-          axisLabel: { color: '#fff', rotate: 45 },
-        },
-        yAxis: isDualAxis ? [
-          {
-            type: 'value',
-            name: 'Battery (%)',
-            min: 0,
-            max: 120,
-            position: 'left',
-            axisLabel: { color: '#fff' },
-            nameTextStyle: { color: '#fff' }
-          },
-          {
-            type: 'value',
-            name: 'Voltage (V)',
-            min: 0,
-            max: 6,
-            position: 'right',
-            axisLabel: { color: '#fff' },
-            nameTextStyle: { color: '#fff' }
-          }
-        ] : {
-          type: 'value',
-          axisLabel: { color: '#fff' },
-        },
-        series: data.series.map(s => ({
-          name: s.name,
-          type: 'line',
-          data: s.data,
-          smooth: true,
-          connectNulls: true,
-          showSymbol: false,
-          yAxisIndex: isDualAxis && s.name.toLowerCase().includes('volt') ? 1 : 0,
-        })),
-        legend: { textStyle: { color: '#fff' } }
-      });
-
-      return chart;
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error(err);
-      currentChartData = null;
-      currentChartName = null;
-      chartDiv.innerHTML = `<div class="text-white text-center mt-5">Error loading ${name} data.</div>`;
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Load first chart
-  const firstTabBtn = document.querySelector('.nav-tabs button.nav-link.active');
-  if (firstTabBtn) {
-    const name = firstTabBtn.textContent.toLowerCase();
-    const chartId = `${name}Chart`;
-    loadChart(name, chartId).then(chart => currentChart = chart);
-  }
-
-  // On tab switch
-  document.querySelectorAll('.nav-tabs button.nav-link').forEach(button => {
-    button.addEventListener('shown.bs.tab', event => {
-      const name = event.target.textContent.toLowerCase();
-      const chartId = `${name}Chart`;
-      loadChart(name, chartId).then(chart => currentChart = chart);
-    });
-  });
-
-  // CSV Download
-  document.getElementById('downloadCsvBtn').addEventListener('click', () => {
-    if (!currentChartData || !currentChartName) {
-      alert("Chart data not loaded yet.");
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const { timestamps, series } = currentChartData;
-    let csv = 'Date,' + series.map(s => s.name).join(',') + '\n';
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < timestamps.length; i++) {
-      const row = [timestamps[i]];
-      for (const s of series) {
-        row.push(s.data[i] != null ? s.data[i] : '');
-      }
-      csv += row.join(',') + '\n';
-    }
-
-    const blob = new Blob([csv], { type: 'text/csv' });
-    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-    const a = document.createElement('a');
-    a.href = url;
-    a.download = `${currentChartName}_{{ node_id }}.csv`;
-    a.click();
-    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
-  });
-
-  // Fullscreen modal chart
-  document.getElementById('fullChartModal').addEventListener('shown.bs.modal', () => {
-    if (!currentChartData || !currentChartName) return;
-
-    if (!fullChart) {
-      fullChart = echarts.init(document.getElementById('fullChartContainer'));
-    }
-
-    const isDualAxis = currentChartName === 'power';
-
-    fullChart.setOption({
-      title: { text: currentChartName.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + currentChartName.slice(1), textStyle: { color: '#fff' } },
-      tooltip: {
-        trigger: 'axis',
-        formatter: function (params) {
-          return params.map(p => {
-            const label = p.seriesName.toLowerCase();
-            const unit = label.includes('volt') ? 'V' : label.includes('battery') ? '%' : '';
-            return `${p.marker} ${p.seriesName}: ${p.data}${unit}`;
-          }).join('<br>');
-        }
-      },
-      xAxis: {
-        type: 'category',
-        data: currentChartData.timestamps,
-        axisLabel: { color: '#fff', rotate: 45 },
-      },
-      yAxis: isDualAxis ? [
-        {
-          type: 'value',
-          name: 'Battery (%)',
-          min: 0,
-          max: 120,
-          position: 'left',
-          axisLabel: { color: '#fff' },
-          nameTextStyle: { color: '#fff' }
-        },
-        {
-          type: 'value',
-          name: 'Voltage (V)',
-          min: 0,
-          max: 6,
-          position: 'right',
-          axisLabel: { color: '#fff' },
-          nameTextStyle: { color: '#fff' }
-        }
-      ] : {
-        type: 'value',
-        axisLabel: { color: '#fff' },
-      },
-      series: currentChartData.series.map(s => ({
-        name: s.name,
-        type: 'line',
-        data: s.data,
-        smooth: true,
-        connectNulls: true,
-        showSymbol: false,
-        yAxisIndex: isDualAxis && s.name.toLowerCase().includes('volt') ? 1 : 0,
-      })),
-      legend: { textStyle: { color: '#fff' } }
-    });
-
-    fullChart.resize();
-  });
-
-  window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
-    if (fullChart) fullChart.resize();
-    if (currentChart) currentChart.resize();
-  });
-});
-</script>

meshview/templates/node_traffic.html

@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block css %}
-.table-title {
-            font-size: 2rem;
-            text-align: center;
-            margin-bottom: 20px;
-        }
-
-        .traffic-table {
-            width: 50%;
-            border-collapse: collapse;
-            margin: 0 auto;
-            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
-        }
-
-        .traffic-table th,
-        .traffic-table td {
-            padding: 10px 15px;
-            text-align: left;
-            border: 1px solid #474b4e;
-        }
-
-        .traffic-table th {
-            background-color: #272b2f;
-            color: white;
-        }
-
-        .traffic:nth-of-type(odd) {
-            background-color: #272b2f; /* Lighter than #2a2a2a */
-        }
-
-        .traffic {
-            border: 1px solid #474b4e;
-            padding: 8px;
-            margin-bottom: 4px;
-            border-radius: 8px;
-        }
-
-        .traffic:nth-of-type(even) {
-            background-color: #212529; /* Slightly lighter than the previous #181818 */
-        }
-
-        .footer {
-            text-align: center;
-            margin-top: 20px;
-        }
-
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block body %}
-        <section>
-          <h2 class="table-title">
-        {% if traffic %}
-            {{ traffic[0].long_name }} (last 24 hours)
-        {% else %}
-            No Traffic Data Available
-        {% endif %}
-        </h2>
-        <table class="traffic-table">
-            <thead>
-                <tr>
-                    <th>Port Number</th>
-                    <th>Packet Count</th>
-                </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-                {% for port in traffic %}
-                    <tr class="traffic">
-                        <td>
-                            {% if port.portnum == 1 %}
-                                TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 3 %}
-                                POSITION_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 4 %}
-                                NODEINFO_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 5 %}
-                                ROUTING_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 8 %}
-                                WAYPOINT_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 67 %}
-                                TELEMETRY_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 70 %}
-                                TRACEROUTE_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 71 %}
-                                NEIGHBORINFO_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 73 %}
-                                MAP_REPORT_APP
-                            {% elif port.portnum == 0 %}
-                                UNKNOWN_APP
-                            {% else %}
-                                {{ port.portnum }}
-                            {% endif %}
-                        </td>
-                        <td>{{ port.packet_count }}</td>
-                    </tr>
-                {% else %}
-                    <tr>
-                        <td colspan="2">No traffic data available for this node.</td>
-                    </tr>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </tbody>
-        </table>
-    </section>
-
-    <footer class="footer">
-        <a href="/top">Back to Top Nodes</a>
-    </footer>
-{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/nodegraph.html

@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
     border-radius: 10px;
     box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
 }
+
+/* Search UI */
 .search-container {
     position: absolute;
     bottom: 100px;
     left: 10px;
-    z-index: 10;1
+    z-index: 10;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: 5px;
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@
 .search-container button:hover {
     background-color: #0056b3;
 }
+
+/* Node info box */
 #node-info {
     position: absolute;
     bottom: 10px;
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@
     max-height: 250px;
     overflow-y: auto;
 }
+
+/* Legend */
 #legend {
     position: absolute;
     bottom: 10px;
@@ -67,9 +73,6 @@
 }
 .legend-category {
     margin-right: 10px;
-    code {
-        color: inherit;
-    }
 }
 .legend-box {
     display: inline-block;
@@ -77,22 +80,23 @@
     height: 12px;
     margin-right: 5px;
     border-radius: 3px;
-    &.circle {
-        border-radius: 6px;
-    }
 }
+.circle { border-radius: 6px; }
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
 <div id="mynetwork"></div>
 
+<!-- SEARCH + FILTER -->
 <div class="search-container">
-    <label for="channel-select" style="color:#333;">Channel:</label>
+    <label style="color:#333;">Channel:</label>
     <select id="channel-select" onchange="filterByChannel()"></select>
+
     <input type="text" id="node-search" placeholder="Search node...">
     <button onclick="searchNode()">Search</button>
 </div>
 
+<!-- INFO BOX -->
 <div id="node-info">
     <b>Long Name:</b> <span id="node-long-name"></span><br>
     <b>Short Name:</b> <span id="node-short-name"></span><br>
@@ -100,196 +104,280 @@
     <b>Hardware Model:</b> <span id="node-hw-model"></span>
 </div>
 
+<!-- LEGEND -->
 <div id="legend">
     <div class="legend-category">
-        <div><span class="legend-box" style="background-color: #ff5733"></span> Traceroute</div>
-        <div><span class="legend-box" style="background-color: #049acd"></span> Neighbor</div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box" style="background-color: #ff5733"></span>Traceroute</div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box" style="background-color: #049acd"></span>Neighbor</div>
     </div>
     <div class="legend-category">
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #ff5733"></span> <code>ROUTER</code></div>
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #b65224"></span> <code>ROUTER_LATE</code></div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #ff5733"></span><code>ROUTER</code></div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #b65224"></span><code>ROUTER_LATE</code></div>
     </div>
     <div class="legend-category">
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #007bff"></span> <code>CLIENT</code></div>
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #00c3ff"></span> <code>CLIENT_MUTE</code></div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #007bff"></span><code>CLIENT</code></div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #00c3ff"></span><code>CLIENT_MUTE</code></div>
     </div>
     <div class="legend-category">
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #049acd"></span> <code>CLIENT_BASE</code></div>
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #ffbf00"></span> Other</div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #049acd"></span><code>CLIENT_BASE</code></div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #ffbf00"></span>Other</div>
     </div>
     <div class="legend-category">
-        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #6c757d"></span> Unknown</div>
+        <div><span class="legend-box circle" style="background-color: #6c757d"></span>Unknown</div>
     </div>
 </div>
 
 <script>
-const chart = echarts.init(document.getElementById('mynetwork'));
+// Initialize ECharts
+const chart = echarts.init(document.getElementById("mynetwork"));
 
+// -----------------------------------
+// COLOR + ROLE HELPERS
+// -----------------------------------
 const colors = {
-    edge: {
-        traceroute: '#ff5733',
-        neighbor: '#049acd',
-    },
+    edge: { traceroute:"#ff5733", neighbor:"#049acd" },
     role: {
-        ROUTER: '#ff5733',
-        ROUTER_LATE: '#b65224',
-        CLIENT: '#007bff',
-        CLIENT_MUTE: '#00c3ff',
-        CLIENT_BASE: '#049acd',
-        other: '#ffbf00',
-        unknown: '#6c757d',
+        ROUTER:"#ff5733",
+        ROUTER_LATE:"#b65224",
+        CLIENT:"#007bff",
+        CLIENT_MUTE:"#00c3ff",
+        CLIENT_BASE:"#049acd",
+        other:"#ffbf00",
+        unknown:"#6c757d"
     },
-    selection: '#ff8c00',
+    selection:"#ff8c00"
 };
 
-function getRoleColor(role) {
-    if (!role) return colors.role.unknown;
-    return colors.role[role] || colors.role.other;
-}
-
-
-function getSymbolSize (role) {
-    switch (role) {
-        case 'ROUTER': return 30;
-        case 'ROUTER_LATE': return 30;
-        case 'CLIENT_BASE': return 18;
-        case 'CLIENT': return 15;
-        case 'CLIENT_MUTE': return 7;
-        default: return 15; // Unknown or other roles
+function getRoleColor(role) { return colors.role[role] || colors.role.other; }
+function getSymbolSize(role) {
+    switch(role){
+        case "ROUTER":
+        case "ROUTER_LATE": return 30;
+        case "CLIENT_BASE": return 18;
+        case "CLIENT": return 15;
+        case "CLIENT_MUTE": return 7;
+        default: return 15;
     }
 }
-
-function getLabel (role, short_name, long_name) {
-    if (role === 'ROUTER') return long_name;
-    if (role === 'ROUTER_LATE') return long_name;
-    if (role === 'CLIENT_BASE') return short_name;
-    if (role === 'CLIENT') return short_name;
-    if (role === 'CLIENT_MUTE') return short_name;
-    return short_name || '';
+function getLabel(role, shortName, longName) {
+    if (role === "ROUTER" || role === "ROUTER_LATE") return longName;
+    return shortName || "";
 }
 
-// --- Nodes ---
-const nodes = [
-{% for node in nodes %}
-{
-    name: "{{ node.node_id }}",                // node_id as string
-    value: getLabel({{node.role | tojson}}, {{node.short_name | tojson }}, {{node.long_name | tojson}}),     // display label
-    symbol: 'circle',
-    symbolSize: getSymbolSize({{node.role | tojson}}),
-    itemStyle: { color: getRoleColor({{node.role | tojson}}), opacity:1 },
-    label: { show:true, position:'right', color:'#333', fontSize:12, formatter: (p)=>p.data.value },
-    long_name: {{ node.long_name | tojson }},
-    short_name: {{ node.short_name | tojson }},
-    role: {{ node.role | tojson }},
-    hw_model: {{ node.hw_model | tojson }},
-    channel: {{ node.channel | tojson }}
-},
-{% endfor %}
-];
-
-// --- Edges ---
-const edges = [
-{% for edge in edges %}
-{
-    source: "{{ edge.from }}",   // edge source as string
-    target: "{{ edge.to }}",     // edge target as string
-    originalColor: colors.edge[{{edge.type | tojson}}],
-    lineStyle: {
-        color: colors.edge[{{edge.type | tojson}}],
-        width: {{edge.weight | tojson}},
-    },
-},
-{% endfor %}
-];
-
+// -----------------------------------
+// STATE
+// -----------------------------------
+let nodes = [];
+let edges = [];
 let filteredNodes = [];
 let filteredEdges = [];
-let selectedChannel = 'LongFast';
 let lastSelectedNode = null;
+let selectedChannel = null;
 
+// -----------------------------------
+// LOAD NODES + EDGES FROM API
+// -----------------------------------
+async function loadData() {
+
+    // 1. Load nodes
+    const n = await fetch("/api/nodes").then(r => r.json());
+    nodes = n.nodes.map(x => ({
+        name: String(x.node_id),
+        node_id: x.node_id,
+        long_name: x.long_name,
+        short_name: x.short_name,
+        hw_model: x.hw_model,
+        role: x.role,
+        channel: x.channel,
+        labelValue: getLabel(x.role, x.short_name, x.long_name),
+        symbolSize: getSymbolSize(x.role),
+        itemStyle: {
+            color: getRoleColor(x.role),
+            opacity: 1
+        },
+        label: {
+            show: true,
+            position: "right",
+            color: "#333",
+            fontSize: 12,
+            formatter: p => p.data.labelValue
+        }
+    }));
+
+    const allNodeIDs = new Set(nodes.map(n => n.name));
+
+    // 2. Load edges
+    const e = await fetch("/api/edges").then(r => r.json());
+
+    // Only keep edges that reference valid nodes
+    edges = e.edges
+        .filter(ed =>
+            allNodeIDs.has(String(ed.from)) &&
+            allNodeIDs.has(String(ed.to))
+        )
+        .map(ed => ({
+            source: String(ed.from),
+            target: String(ed.to),
+            edgeType: ed.type,
+            originalColor: colors.edge[ed.type] || "#ccc",
+            lineStyle: {
+                width: 2,
+                color: colors.edge[ed.type] || "#ccc",
+                opacity: 1
+            }
+        }));
+
+    // 3. Determine which nodes are actually used in edges
+    const usedNodeIDs = new Set();
+    edges.forEach(e => {
+        usedNodeIDs.add(e.source);
+        usedNodeIDs.add(e.target);
+    });
+
+    // 4. Remove unused (no-edge) nodes
+    nodes = nodes.filter(n => usedNodeIDs.has(n.name));
+
+    // 5. Double safety: remove any edges referencing removed nodes
+    edges = edges.filter(e =>
+        usedNodeIDs.has(e.source) && usedNodeIDs.has(e.target)
+    );
+
+    // 6. Now ready to build dropdown & render
+    populateChannelDropdown();
+}
+
+
+// -----------------------------------
+// CHANNEL FILTER
+// -----------------------------------
 function populateChannelDropdown() {
-    const sel = document.getElementById('channel-select');
-    const unique = [...new Set(nodes.map(n=>n.channel).filter(Boolean))].sort();
-    unique.forEach(ch=>{
-        const opt = document.createElement('option');
-        opt.value=ch; opt.text=ch;
-        if(ch==='LongFast') opt.selected=true;
+    const sel = document.getElementById("channel-select");
+    const chans = [...new Set(nodes.map(n => n.channel))].sort();
+
+    chans.forEach(ch => {
+        const opt = document.createElement("option");
+        opt.value = ch;
+        opt.text = ch;
         sel.appendChild(opt);
     });
-    selectedChannel = sel.value;
+
+    selectedChannel = chans[0];
+    sel.value = selectedChannel;
+
     filterByChannel();
 }
 
 function filterByChannel() {
-    selectedChannel = document.getElementById('channel-select').value;
-    filteredNodes = nodes.filter(n=>n.channel===selectedChannel);
-    const nodeSet = new Set(filteredNodes.map(n=>n.name));
-    filteredEdges = edges.filter(e=>nodeSet.has(e.source) && nodeSet.has(e.target));
-    lastSelectedNode=null;
+    selectedChannel = document.getElementById("channel-select").value;
+
+    filteredNodes = nodes.filter(n => n.channel === selectedChannel);
+
+    const allowed = new Set(filteredNodes.map(n => n.name));
+    filteredEdges = edges.filter(e => allowed.has(e.source) && allowed.has(e.target));
+
+    lastSelectedNode = null;
     updateChart();
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------
+// FORCE GRAPH UPDATE
+// -----------------------------------
 function updateChart() {
-    const updatedNodes = filteredNodes.map(node=>{
-        let opacity=1, color=getRoleColor(node.role), borderColor='transparent', borderWidth=6;
-        if(lastSelectedNode){
-            const connected = filteredEdges.some(e=>
-                (e.source===node.name && e.target===lastSelectedNode) ||
-                (e.target===node.name && e.source===lastSelectedNode)
+    const updatedNodes = filteredNodes.map(n => {
+        let opacity = 1;
+        let borderColor = "transparent";
+
+        if (lastSelectedNode) {
+            const connected = filteredEdges.some(
+                e => (e.source === n.name && e.target === lastSelectedNode) ||
+                     (e.target === n.name && e.source === lastSelectedNode)
             );
-            if(node.name === lastSelectedNode) {
-                opacity=1;
-                borderColor=colors.selection;
+            if (n.name === lastSelectedNode) {
+                borderColor = colors.selection;
+            } else if (!connected) {
+                opacity = 0.3;
             }
-            else if(connected) opacity=1;
-            else opacity=0.4;
         }
-        return {...node, itemStyle:{...node.itemStyle, color,opacity, borderColor, borderWidth}};
+
+        return {
+            ...n,
+            itemStyle: { ...n.itemStyle, opacity, borderColor, borderWidth: 6 }
+        };
     });
 
-    const updatedEdges = filteredEdges.map(edge=>{
-        let opacity=0.1, width=edge.lineStyle.width;
-        if(lastSelectedNode){
-            const connected = edge.source===lastSelectedNode || edge.target===lastSelectedNode;
-            opacity=connected?1:0.05; width=edge.lineStyle.width;
-        }
-        return {...edge, lineStyle:{color:edge.originalColor||'#d3d3d3', width, opacity}};
+    const updatedEdges = filteredEdges.map(e => {
+        const connected =
+            lastSelectedNode &&
+            (e.source === lastSelectedNode || e.target === lastSelectedNode);
+
+        return {
+            ...e,
+            lineStyle: { ...e.lineStyle, opacity: connected ? 1 : 0.1 }
+        };
     });
 
-    chart.setOption({series:[{type:'graph', layout:'force', data:updatedNodes, links:updatedEdges, roam:true, force:{repulsion:200, edgeLength:[80,120]}}]});
+    chart.setOption({
+        animation: false,
+        series: [{
+            type: "graph",
+            layout: "force",
+            roam: true,
+            data: updatedNodes,
+            links: updatedEdges,
+            force: { repulsion: 200, edgeLength: [80, 120] }
+        }]
+    });
 }
 
-chart.on('click', function(params){
-    if(params.dataType==='node') updateSelectedNode(params.data.name);
-    else{
-        lastSelectedNode=null; updateChart();
-        document.getElementById('node-long-name').innerText='';
-        document.getElementById('node-short-name').innerText='';
-        document.getElementById('node-role').innerText='';
-        document.getElementById('node-hw-model').innerText='';
+// -----------------------------------
+// CLICK EVENTS
+// -----------------------------------
+chart.on("click", function(params){
+    if (params.dataType === "node") {
+        updateSelectedNode(params.data.name);
+    } else {
+        lastSelectedNode = null;
+        updateChart();
+        document.getElementById("node-long-name").innerText = "";
+        document.getElementById("node-short-name").innerText = "";
+        document.getElementById("node-role").innerText = "";
+        document.getElementById("node-hw-model").innerText = "";
     }
 });
 
-function updateSelectedNode(selNode){
-    lastSelectedNode=selNode; updateChart();
-    const n = filteredNodes.find(x=>x.name===selNode);
-    if(n){
-        document.getElementById('node-long-name').innerText=n.long_name;
-        document.getElementById('node-short-name').innerText=n.short_name;
-        document.getElementById('node-role').innerText=n.role;
-        document.getElementById('node-hw-model').innerText=n.hw_model;
-    }
+function updateSelectedNode(id) {
+    lastSelectedNode = id;
+    updateChart();
+
+    const n = filteredNodes.find(n => n.name === id);
+    if (!n) return;
+
+    document.getElementById("node-long-name").innerText = n.long_name;
+    document.getElementById("node-short-name").innerText = n.short_name;
+    document.getElementById("node-role").innerText = n.role;
+    document.getElementById("node-hw-model").innerText = n.hw_model;
 }
 
-function searchNode(){
-    const q = document.getElementById('node-search').value.toLowerCase().trim();
-    if(!q) return;
-    const found = filteredNodes.find(n=>n.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || n.long_name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || n.short_name.toLowerCase().includes(q));
-    if(found) updateSelectedNode(found.name);
+// -----------------------------------
+// SEARCH
+// -----------------------------------
+function searchNode() {
+    const q = document.getElementById("node-search").value.toLowerCase().trim();
+    if (!q) return;
+
+    const found = filteredNodes.find(n =>
+        n.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        (n.long_name || "").toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+        (n.short_name || "").toLowerCase().includes(q)
+    );
+
+    if (found) updateSelectedNode(found.name);
     else alert("Node not found in current channel!");
 }
 
-populateChannelDropdown();
-window.addEventListener('resize', ()=>chart.resize());
+// -----------------------------------
+loadData();
+window.addEventListener("resize", () => chart.resize());
 </script>
+
 {% endblock %}

meshview/templates/nodelist.html

@@ -120,21 +120,10 @@ select, .export-btn, .search-box, .clear-btn {
 <div class="filter-container">
     <input type="text" id="search-box" class="search-box" placeholder="Search by name or ID..." />
 
-    <select id="role-filter">
-        <option value="">All Roles</option>
-    </select>
-
-    <select id="channel-filter">
-        <option value="">All Channels</option>
-    </select>
-
-    <select id="hw-filter">
-        <option value="">All HW Models</option>
-    </select>
-
-    <select id="firmware-filter">
-        <option value="">All Firmware</option>
-    </select>
+    <select id="role-filter"><option value="">All Roles</option></select>
+    <select id="channel-filter"><option value="">All Channels</option></select>
+    <select id="hw-filter"><option value="">All HW Models</option></select>
+    <select id="firmware-filter"><option value="">All Firmware</option></select>
 
     <button class="favorites-btn" id="favorites-btn">⭐ Show Favorites</button>
     <button class="export-btn" id="export-btn">Export CSV</button>
@@ -149,7 +138,7 @@ select, .export-btn, .search-box, .clear-btn {
     <table>
         <thead>
             <tr>
-                <th>Short<span class="sort-icon">▲</span></th>
+                <th>Short <span class="sort-icon">▲</span></th>
                 <th>Long Name <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                 <th>HW Model <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                 <th>Firmware <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
@@ -157,52 +146,75 @@ select, .export-btn, .search-box, .clear-btn {
                 <th>Last Latitude <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                 <th>Last Longitude <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
                 <th>Channel <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
-                <th>Last Update <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
-                <th>Favorite</th>
+                <th>Last Seen <span class="sort-icon"></span></th>
+                <th> </th>
             </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody id="node-table-body">
-            <tr><td colspan="9" style="text-align:center; color:white;">Loading nodes...</td></tr>
+            <tr><td colspan="10" style="text-align:center; color:white;">Loading nodes...</td></tr>
         </tbody>
     </table>
 </div>
 
 <script>
+// =====================================================
+// GLOBALS
+// =====================================================
 let allNodes = [];
-let sortColumn = "short_name"; // default sorted column
-let sortAsc = true; // default ascending
+let sortColumn = "short_name";
+let sortAsc = true;
 let showOnlyFavorites = false;
 
-// Declare headers and keyMap BEFORE any function that uses them
 const headers = document.querySelectorAll("thead th");
-const keyMap = ["short_name","long_name","hw_model","firmware","role","last_lat","last_long","channel","last_update"];
+const keyMap = [
+    "short_name","long_name","hw_model","firmware","role",
+    "last_lat","last_long","channel","last_seen_us"
+];
 
-// LocalStorage functions for favorites
+// =====================================================
+// FAVORITES SYSTEM (localStorage)
+// =====================================================
 function getFavorites() {
     const favorites = localStorage.getItem('nodelist_favorites');
     return favorites ? JSON.parse(favorites) : [];
 }
 
-function saveFavorites(favorites) {
-    localStorage.setItem('nodelist_favorites', JSON.stringify(favorites));
+function saveFavorites(favs) {
+    localStorage.setItem('nodelist_favorites', JSON.stringify(favs));
 }
 
 function toggleFavorite(nodeId) {
-    let favorites = getFavorites();
-    const index = favorites.indexOf(nodeId);
-    if (index > -1) {
-        favorites.splice(index, 1);
-    } else {
-        favorites.push(nodeId);
-    }
-    saveFavorites(favorites);
-    applyFilters();
+    let favs = getFavorites();
+    const idx = favs.indexOf(nodeId);
+    if (idx >= 0) favs.splice(idx, 1);
+    else favs.push(nodeId);
+    saveFavorites(favs);
 }
 
 function isFavorite(nodeId) {
     return getFavorites().includes(nodeId);
 }
 
+// =====================================================
+// "TIME AGO" FORMATTER
+// =====================================================
+function timeAgo(usTimestamp) {
+    if (!usTimestamp) return "N/A";
+    const ms = usTimestamp / 1000;
+    const diff = Date.now() - ms;
+
+    if (diff < 60000) return "just now";
+    const mins = Math.floor(diff / 60000);
+    if (mins < 60) return `${mins} min ago`;
+    const hrs = Math.floor(mins / 60);
+    if (hrs < 24) return `${hrs} hr ago`;
+    const days = Math.floor(hrs / 24);
+    return `${days} day${days > 1 ? "s" : ""} ago`;
+}
+
+// =====================================================
+// DOM LOADED: FETCH NODES
+// =====================================================
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function() {
     const tbody = document.getElementById("node-table-body");
     const roleFilter = document.getElementById("role-filter");
@@ -216,15 +228,17 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function() {
     const favoritesBtn = document.getElementById("favorites-btn");
 
     try {
-        const response = await fetch("/api/nodes?days_active=3");
-        if (!response.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch nodes");
-        const data = await response.json();
+        const res = await fetch("/api/nodes?days_active=3");
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Failed to fetch nodes");
+
+        const data = await res.json();
         allNodes = data.nodes;
+
         populateFilters(allNodes);
         renderTable(allNodes);
         updateSortIcons();
     } catch (err) {
-        tbody.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan="9" style="text-align:center; color:red;">Error loading nodes: ${err.message}</td></tr>`;
+        tbody.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan="10" style="text-align:center; color:red;">Error loading nodes: ${err.message}</td></tr>`;
     }
 
     roleFilter.addEventListener("change", applyFilters);
@@ -235,138 +249,140 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function() {
     exportBtn.addEventListener("click", exportToCSV);
     clearBtn.addEventListener("click", clearFilters);
     favoritesBtn.addEventListener("click", toggleFavoritesFilter);
-    
-    // Use event delegation for star clicks
-    tbody.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+
+    // STAR CLICK HANDLER
+    tbody.addEventListener("click", e => {
         if (e.target.classList.contains('favorite-star')) {
-            const nodeId = parseInt(e.target.getAttribute('data-node-id'));
-            
-            // Get current favorites
-            let favorites = getFavorites();
-            const index = favorites.indexOf(nodeId);
-            const isNowFavorite = index === -1; // Will it be a favorite after toggle?
-            
-            // Update the star immediately for instant feedback
-            if (isNowFavorite) {
-                e.target.classList.add('active');
-                e.target.textContent = '★';
+            const nodeId = parseInt(e.target.dataset.nodeId);
+            const isFav = isFavorite(nodeId);
+
+            if (isFav) {
+                e.target.classList.remove("active");
+                e.target.textContent = "☆";
             } else {
-                e.target.classList.remove('active');
-                e.target.textContent = '☆';
+                e.target.classList.add("active");
+                e.target.textContent = "★";
             }
-            
-            // Save to localStorage
             toggleFavorite(nodeId);
         }
     });
 
+    // SORTING
     headers.forEach((th, index) => {
         th.addEventListener("click", () => {
-            const key = keyMap[index];
+            let key = keyMap[index];
             sortAsc = (sortColumn === key) ? !sortAsc : true;
             sortColumn = key;
-            applyFilters(); // apply filters and sort
+            applyFilters();
         });
     });
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // FILTER POPULATION
+    // =====================================================
     function populateFilters(nodes) {
-        const roles = new Set();
-        const channels = new Set();
-        const hws = new Set();
-        const firmwares = new Set();
+        const roles = new Set(), channels = new Set(), hws = new Set(), fws = new Set();
 
         nodes.forEach(n => {
             if (n.role) roles.add(n.role);
             if (n.channel) channels.add(n.channel);
             if (n.hw_model) hws.add(n.hw_model);
-            if (n.firmware) firmwares.add(n.firmware);
+            if (n.firmware) fws.add(n.firmware);
         });
 
         fillSelect(roleFilter, roles);
         fillSelect(channelFilter, channels);
         fillSelect(hwFilter, hws);
-        fillSelect(firmwareFilter, firmwares);
+        fillSelect(firmwareFilter, fws);
     }
 
     function fillSelect(select, values) {
         [...values].sort().forEach(v => {
-            const option = document.createElement("option");
-            option.value = v;
-            option.textContent = v;
-            select.appendChild(option);
+            const opt = document.createElement("option");
+            opt.value = v;
+            opt.textContent = v;
+            select.appendChild(opt);
         });
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // FAVORITES FILTER
+    // =====================================================
     function toggleFavoritesFilter() {
         showOnlyFavorites = !showOnlyFavorites;
-        if (showOnlyFavorites) {
-            favoritesBtn.textContent = "⭐ Show All";
-            favoritesBtn.classList.add("active");
-        } else {
-            favoritesBtn.textContent = "⭐ Show Favorites";
-            favoritesBtn.classList.remove("active");
-        }
+        favoritesBtn.textContent = showOnlyFavorites ? "⭐ Show All" : "⭐ Show Favorites";
+        favoritesBtn.classList.toggle("active", showOnlyFavorites);
         applyFilters();
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // APPLY FILTERS + SORT
+    // =====================================================
     function applyFilters() {
         const searchTerm = searchBox.value.trim().toLowerCase();
 
-        let filtered = allNodes.filter(node => {
-            const roleMatch = !roleFilter.value || node.role === roleFilter.value;
-            const channelMatch = !channelFilter.value || node.channel === channelFilter.value;
-            const hwMatch = !hwFilter.value || node.hw_model === hwFilter.value;
-            const firmwareMatch = !firmwareFilter.value || node.firmware === firmwareFilter.value;
+        let filtered = allNodes.filter(n => {
+            const roleMatch = !roleFilter.value || n.role === roleFilter.value;
+            const channelMatch = !channelFilter.value || n.channel === channelFilter.value;
+            const hwMatch = !hwFilter.value || n.hw_model === hwFilter.value;
+            const fwMatch = !firmwareFilter.value || n.firmware === firmwareFilter.value;
+            const searchMatch =
+                !searchTerm ||
+                (n.long_name && n.long_name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) ||
+                (n.short_name && n.short_name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) ||
+                n.node_id.toString().includes(searchTerm);
 
-            const searchMatch = !searchTerm ||
-                (node.long_name && node.long_name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) ||
-                (node.short_name && node.short_name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm)) ||
-                (node.node_id && node.node_id.toString().includes(searchTerm)) ||
-                (node.id && node.id.toString().includes(searchTerm));
+            const favMatch = !showOnlyFavorites || isFavorite(n.node_id);
 
-            const favoriteMatch = !showOnlyFavorites || isFavorite(node.node_id);
-
-            return roleMatch && channelMatch && hwMatch && firmwareMatch && searchMatch && favoriteMatch;
+            return roleMatch && channelMatch && hwMatch && fwMatch && searchMatch && favMatch;
         });
 
-        if (sortColumn) {
-            filtered = sortNodes(filtered, sortColumn, sortAsc);
-        }
+        filtered = sortNodes(filtered, sortColumn, sortAsc);
 
         renderTable(filtered);
         updateSortIcons();
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // RENDER TABLE
+    // =====================================================
     function renderTable(nodes) {
         tbody.innerHTML = "";
+
         if (!nodes.length) {
-            tbody.innerHTML = '<tr><td colspan="10" style="text-align:center; color:white;">No nodes found</td></tr>';
-        } else {
-            nodes.forEach(node => {
-                const row = document.createElement("tr");
-                const isFav = isFavorite(node.node_id);
-                const starClass = isFav ? 'favorite-star active' : 'favorite-star';
-                const starIcon = isFav ? '★' : '☆';
-                
-                row.innerHTML = `
-                    <td>${node.short_name || "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td><a href="/packet_list/${node.node_id}">${node.long_name || "N/A"}</a></td>
-                    <td>${node.hw_model || "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td>${node.firmware || "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td>${node.role || "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td>${node.last_lat ? (node.last_lat / 1e7).toFixed(7) : "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td>${node.last_long ? (node.last_long / 1e7).toFixed(7) : "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td>${node.channel || "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td>${node.last_update ? new Date(node.last_update).toLocaleString() : "N/A"}</td>
-                    <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="${starClass}" data-node-id="${node.node_id}">${starIcon}</span></td>
-                `;
-                
-                tbody.appendChild(row);
-            });
+            tbody.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan="10" style="text-align:center; color:white;">No nodes found</td></tr>`;
+            countSpan.textContent = 0;
+            return;
         }
+
+        nodes.forEach(node => {
+            const isFav = isFavorite(node.node_id);
+            const star = isFav ? "★" : "☆";
+
+            const row = document.createElement("tr");
+            row.innerHTML = `
+                <td>${node.short_name || "N/A"}</td>
+                <td><a href="/node/${node.node_id}">${node.long_name || "N/A"}</a></td>
+                <td>${node.hw_model || "N/A"}</td>
+                <td>${node.firmware || "N/A"}</td>
+                <td>${node.role || "N/A"}</td>
+                <td>${node.last_lat ? (node.last_lat / 1e7).toFixed(7) : "N/A"}</td>
+                <td>${node.last_long ? (node.last_long / 1e7).toFixed(7) : "N/A"}</td>
+                <td>${node.channel || "N/A"}</td>
+                <td>${timeAgo(node.last_seen_us)}</td>
+                <td style="text-align:center;">
+                    <span class="favorite-star ${isFav ? "active" : ""}" data-node-id="${node.node_id}">${star}</span>
+                </td>
+            `;
+            tbody.appendChild(row);
+        });
+
         countSpan.textContent = nodes.length;
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // CLEAR FILTERS
+    // =====================================================
     function clearFilters() {
         roleFilter.value = "";
         channelFilter.value = "";
@@ -378,56 +394,60 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function() {
         showOnlyFavorites = false;
         favoritesBtn.textContent = "⭐ Show Favorites";
         favoritesBtn.classList.remove("active");
+
         renderTable(allNodes);
         updateSortIcons();
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // EXPORT CSV
+    // =====================================================
     function exportToCSV() {
         const rows = [];
-        const headersText = Array.from(headers).map(th => `"${th.innerText.replace(/▲|▼/g,'')}"`);
-        rows.push(headersText.join(","));
+        const headerList = Array.from(headers).map(h => `"${h.innerText.replace(/▲|▼/g,'')}"`);
+        rows.push(headerList.join(","));
 
-        const visibleRows = tbody.querySelectorAll("tr");
-        visibleRows.forEach(tr => {
-            if (tr.children.length === 9) {
-                const row = Array.from(tr.children).map(td => `"${td.innerText.replace(/"/g, '""')}"`);
-                rows.push(row.join(","));
-            }
+        const trs = tbody.querySelectorAll("tr");
+        trs.forEach(tr => {
+            const cells = Array.from(tr.children).map(td => `"${td.innerText.replace(/"/g,'""')}"`);
+            rows.push(cells.join(","));
         });
 
-        const csvContent = "data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,\uFEFF" + rows.join("\n");
-        const link = document.createElement("a");
-        link.href = encodeURI(csvContent);
-        const dateStr = new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10);
-        link.download = `nodes_list_${dateStr}.csv`;
-        link.click();
+        const csv = "data:text/csv;charset=utf-8,\uFEFF" + rows.join("\n");
+        const a = document.createElement("a");
+        a.href = encodeURI(csv);
+        a.download = "nodelist.csv";
+        a.click();
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // SORT NODES
+    // =====================================================
     function sortNodes(nodes, key, asc) {
         return [...nodes].sort((a, b) => {
-            let valA = a[key] || "";
-            let valB = b[key] || "";
+            let A = a[key];
+            let B = b[key];
 
-            if (key === "last_lat" || key === "last_long") {
-                valA = Number(valA) || 0;
-                valB = Number(valB) || 0;
-            }
-            if (key === "last_update") {
-                valA = valA ? new Date(valA).getTime() : 0;
-                valB = valB ? new Date(valB).getTime() : 0;
+            // special handling for timestamp
+            if (key === "last_seen_us") {
+                A = A || 0;
+                B = B || 0;
             }
 
-            if (valA < valB) return asc ? -1 : 1;
-            if (valA > valB) return asc ? 1 : -1;
+            if (A < B) return asc ? -1 : 1;
+            if (A > B) return asc ? 1 : -1;
             return 0;
         });
     }
 
+    // =====================================================
+    // SORT ICONS
+    // =====================================================
     function updateSortIcons() {
-        headers.forEach((th, index) => {
+        headers.forEach((th, i) => {
             const span = th.querySelector(".sort-icon");
             if (!span) return;
-            span.textContent = (keyMap[index] === sortColumn) ? (sortAsc ? "▲" : "▼") : "";
+            span.textContent = keyMap[i] === sortColumn ? (sortAsc ? "▲" : "▼") : "";
         });
     }
 });

meshview/templates/packet.html

@@ -1,69 +1,478 @@
-<div class="card mt-2">
-    <div class="card-header">
-        {% set from_me = packet.from_node_id == node_id %}
-        {% set to_me = packet.to_node_id == node_id %}
-        <span {% if from_me %} class="fw-bold" {% endif %}>
-            {{packet.from_node.long_name}}(
-            {%- if not from_me -%}
-            <a href="/node_search?q={{packet.from_node_id|node_id_to_hex}}">
-            {%- endif -%}
-            {{packet.from_node_id|node_id_to_hex}}
-            {%- if not from_me -%}
-            </a>
-            {%- endif -%}
-            )
-        </span>
-        <span {% if to_me %} class="fw-bold" {% endif %}>
-            {{packet.to_node.long_name}}(
-            {%- if not to_me -%}
-            <a hx-target="#node" href="/node_search?q={{packet.to_node_id|node_id_to_hex}}">
-            {%- endif -%}
-            {{packet.to_node_id|node_id_to_hex}}
-            {%- if not to_me -%}
-            </a>
-            {%- endif -%}
-            )
-        </span>
-    </div>
-    <div class="card-body">
-        <div class="card-title">
-        {{packet.id}}
-            <a href="/packet/{{packet.id}}">🔎</a>
-        </div>
-        <div class="card-text text-start">
-            <dl>
-                <dt>Import Time</dt>
-                <dd>{{packet.import_time.strftime('%-I:%M:%S %p - %m-%d-%Y')}}</dd>
-                <dt>packet</dt>
-                <dd><pre>{{packet.data}}</pre></dd>
-                <dt>payload</dt>
-                <dd>
-                    {% if packet.pretty_payload %}
-                    <div>{{packet.pretty_payload}}</div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% if packet.raw_mesh_packet and packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded and packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded.reply_id %}
-                     <i>(Replying to: <a href="/packet/{{ packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded.reply_id }}">{{ packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded.reply_id }}</a>)</i>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {% if  packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded and packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded.portnum == 70 %}
-                        <ul>
-                            {% for node_id in packet.raw_payload.route %}
-                                <li><a
-                                        href="/packet_list/{{node_id}}"
-                                    >
-                                        {{node_id | node_id_to_hex}}
-                                    </a>
-                                </li>
-                            {% endfor %}
-                        </ul>
-                        {% if packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded.want_response %}
-                        <a href="/graph/traceroute/{{packet.id}}">graph</a>
-                        {% else %}
-                        <a href="/graph/traceroute/{{packet.raw_mesh_packet.decoded.request_id}}">graph</a>
-                        {% endif %}
-                    {% endif %}
-                    <pre>{{packet.payload}}</pre>
-                </dd>
-            </dl>
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}Packet Details{%endblock%}
+
+{% block css %}
+{{ super() }}
+<style>
+
+/* --- Packet page container --- */
+.packet-container {
+    max-width: 900px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+    padding: 20px 15px;
+    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
+}
+
+/* --- Packet Details Card --- */
+.packet-card .card-body { padding: 26px 30px; }
+.packet-card {
+    background-color: #1e1f22;
+    border: 1px solid #3a3a3a;
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    color: #ddd;
+    margin-top: 35px;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.packet-card .card-header {
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2c2f35, #25262a);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #3f3f3f;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    padding: 14px 18px;
+    color: #e2e6ea;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+/* --- Map --- */
+#map {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 640px;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    margin-top: 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #333;
+    display: none;
+}
+
+/* --- SOURCE MARKER (slightly bigger) --- */
+.source-marker {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    background: rgba(255,0,0,0.55);
+    border: 3px solid #ff0000;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(255,0,0,0.7);
+}
+
+/* --- Seen Table --- */
+.seen-table {
+    border-collapse: separate;
+    border-spacing: 0 6px;
+    font-size: 0.92em;
+}
+.seen-table thead th {
+    background-color: #2a2b2f;
+    color: #e2e2e2;
+    padding: 10px 12px;
+    border: none !important;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    font-size: 0.75em;
+}
+.seen-table tbody td {
+    background: #323338;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+    border-top: 1px solid #4a4c4f !important;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #4a4c4f !important;
+    padding: 10px 12px !important;
+}
+.seen-table tbody tr:hover td { background-color: #3a3c41 !important; }
+.seen-table tbody tr td:first-child {
+    border-left: 1px solid #4a4c4f;
+    border-top-left-radius: 8px;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 8px;
+}
+.seen-table tbody tr td:last-child {
+    border-right: 1px solid #4a4c4f;
+    border-top-right-radius: 8px;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+</style>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block body %}
+<div class="container mt-4 mb-5 packet-container">
+
+    <div id="loading">Loading packet information...</div>
+    <div id="packet-card" class="packet-card d-none"></div>
+
+    <div id="map"></div>
+
+    <div id="seen-container" class="mt-4 d-none">
+        <h5 style="color:#ccc; margin:15px 0 10px 0;">
+            📡 Seen By <span id="seen-count" style="color:#4da6ff;"></span>
+        </h5>
+
+        <div class="table-responsive">
+            <table class="table table-dark table-sm seen-table">
+                <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th>Gateway</th>
+                        <th>RSSI</th>
+                        <th>SNR</th>
+                        <th>Hop</th>
+                        <th>Channel</th>
+                        <th>Time</th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody id="seen-table-body"></tbody>
+            </table>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
+
+<script>
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
+
+    const packetCard    = document.getElementById("packet-card");
+    const loading       = document.getElementById("loading");
+    const mapDiv        = document.getElementById("map");
+    const seenContainer = document.getElementById("seen-container");
+    const seenTableBody = document.getElementById("seen-table-body");
+    const seenCountSpan = document.getElementById("seen-count");
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Identify packet ID
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    const match = window.location.pathname.match(/\/packet\/(\d+)/);
+    if (!match) {
+        loading.textContent = "Invalid packet URL";
+        return;
+    }
+    const packetId = match[1];
+
+    /* PORT NAME MAP */
+    const PORT_NAMES = {
+        0:"UNKNOWN APP",
+        1:"Text",
+        3:"Position",
+        4:"Node Info",
+        5:"Routing",
+        6:"Admin",
+        67:"Telemetry",
+        70:"Traceroute",
+        71:"Neighbor"
+    };
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Fetch packet
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    const packetRes = await fetch(`/api/packets?packet_id=${packetId}`);
+    const packetData = await packetRes.json();
+    if (!packetData.packets.length) {
+        loading.textContent = "Packet not found.";
+        return;
+    }
+    const p = packetData.packets[0];
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Fetch all nodes
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    const nodesRes = await fetch("/api/nodes");
+    const nodesData = await nodesRes.json();
+    const nodeLookup = {};
+    (nodesData.nodes || []).forEach(n => nodeLookup[n.node_id] = n);
+
+    const fromNodeObj   = nodeLookup[p.from_node_id];
+    const toNodeObj     = nodeLookup[p.to_node_id];
+
+    const fromNodeLabel = fromNodeObj?.long_name || p.from_node_id;
+    const toNodeLabel =
+        p.to_node_id == 4294967295 ? "All" : (toNodeObj?.long_name || p.to_node_id);
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Parse payload for lat/lon if this *packet* is a position packet
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    let lat = null, lon = null;
+    const parsed = {};
+
+    if (p.payload?.includes(":")) {
+        p.payload.split("\n").forEach(line => {
+            const [k, v] = line.split(":").map(x=>x.trim());
+            if (k && v !== undefined) {
+                parsed[k] = v;
+                if (k === "latitude_i")  lat = Number(v) / 1e7;
+                if (k === "longitude_i") lon = Number(v) / 1e7;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Render packet header & details
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    const time = p.import_time_us
+        ? new Date(p.import_time_us / 1000).toLocaleString()
+        : "—";
+
+    const telemetryExtras = [];
+    if (parsed.PDOP) telemetryExtras.push(`PDOP: ${parsed.PDOP}`);
+    if (parsed.sats_in_view) telemetryExtras.push(`Sats: ${parsed.sats_in_view}`);
+    if (parsed.ground_speed) telemetryExtras.push(`Speed: ${parsed.ground_speed}`);
+    if (parsed.altitude)     telemetryExtras.push(`Altitude: ${parsed.altitude}`);
+
+    packetCard.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="card-header">
+            <span>Packet ID: <i>${p.id}</i></span>
+            <small>${time}</small>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <dl>
+                <dt>From Node:</dt>
+                <dd><a href="/node/${p.from_node_id}">${fromNodeLabel}</a></dd>
+                <dt>To Node:</dt>
+                <dd>${
+                    p.to_node_id === 4294967295
+                        ? `<i>All</i>`
+                        : p.to_node_id === 1
+                            ? `<i>Direct to MQTT</i>`
+                            : `<a href="/node/${p.to_node_id}">${toNodeLabel}</a>`
+                }</dd>
+
+
+                <dt>Channel:</dt><dd>${p.channel ?? "—"}</dd>
+
+                <dt>Port:</dt>
+                <dd><i>${PORT_NAMES[p.portnum] || "UNKNOWN APP"}</i> (${p.portnum})</dd>
+
+                <dt>Raw Payload:</dt>
+                <dd><pre>${escapeHtml(p.payload ?? "—")}</pre></dd>
+
+                ${
+                    telemetryExtras.length
+                    ? `<dt>Decoded Telemetry</dt>
+                       <dd><pre>${telemetryExtras.join("\n")}</pre></dd>`
+                    : ""
+                }
+
+                ${
+                    lat && lon
+                    ? `<dt>Location:</dt><dd>${lat.toFixed(6)}, ${lon.toFixed(6)}</dd>`
+                    : ""
+                }
+            </dl>
+        </div>
+    `;
+
+    loading.classList.add("d-none");
+    packetCard.classList.remove("d-none");
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Map initialization
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    const map = L.map("map");
+    mapDiv.style.display = "block";
+
+    L.tileLayer("https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png", {
+        maxZoom: 19
+    }).addTo(map);
+
+    const allBounds = [];
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       ALWAYS SHOW SOURCE POSITION
+       Priority:
+         1) position from packet payload
+         2) fallback: last_lat/last_long from /api/nodes
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    let srcLat = lat;
+    let srcLon = lon;
+
+    if ((!srcLat || !srcLon) && fromNodeObj?.last_lat && fromNodeObj?.last_long) {
+        srcLat = fromNodeObj.last_lat / 1e7;
+        srcLon = fromNodeObj.last_long / 1e7;
+    }
+
+    if (srcLat && srcLon) {
+        allBounds.push([srcLat, srcLon]);
+
+        const sourceIcon = L.divIcon({
+            html: `<div class="source-marker"></div>`,
+            className: "",
+            iconSize: [26, 26],
+            iconAnchor: [13, 13]
+        });
+
+        const sourceMarker = L.marker([srcLat, srcLon], {
+            icon: sourceIcon,
+            zIndexOffset: 9999
+        }).addTo(map);
+
+        sourceMarker.bindPopup(`
+            <div style="font-size:0.9em">
+                <b>Packet Source</b><br>
+                Lat: ${srcLat.toFixed(6)}<br>
+                Lon: ${srcLon.toFixed(6)}<br>
+                From Node: ${fromNodeLabel}<br>
+                Channel: ${p.channel ?? "—"}<br>
+                Port: ${PORT_NAMES[p.portnum] || "UNKNOWN"} (${p.portnum})
+            </div>
+        `);
+
+    } else {
+        map.setView([0,0], 2);
+    }
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Color for hop indicator markers (warm → cold)
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    function hopColor(hopValue){
+        const colors = [
+            "#ff3b30",
+            "#ff6b22",
+            "#ff9f0c",
+            "#ffd60a",
+            "#87d957",
+            "#57d9c4",
+            "#3db2ff",
+            "#1e63ff"
+        ];
+        let h = Number(hopValue);
+        if (isNaN(h)) return "#aaa";
+        if (h < 0) h = 0;
+        if (h > 7) h = 7;
+        return colors[h];
+    }
+
+    /* Distance helper */
+    function haversine(lat1,lon1,lat2,lon2){
+        const R=6371;
+        const dLat=(lat2-lat1)*Math.PI/180;
+        const dLon=(lon2-lon1)*Math.PI/180;
+        const a=Math.sin(dLat/2)**2+
+            Math.cos(lat1*Math.PI/180)*
+            Math.cos(lat2*Math.PI/180)*
+            Math.sin(dLon/2)**2;
+        return R*(2*Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a),Math.sqrt(1-a)));
+    }
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Fetch packets_seen
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    const seenRes  = await fetch(`/api/packets_seen/${packetId}`);
+    const seenData = await seenRes.json();
+    const seenList = seenData.seen ?? [];
+
+    /* sort by hop_start descending (warm → cold) */
+    const seenSorted = seenList.slice().sort((a,b)=>{
+        const A=a.hop_start??-999;
+        const B=b.hop_start??-999;
+        return B-A;
+    });
+
+    if (seenSorted.length){
+        seenContainer.classList.remove("d-none");
+        seenCountSpan.textContent=`(${seenSorted.length} gateways)`;
+    }
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Gateway markers and seen table
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    seenTableBody.innerHTML = seenSorted.map(s=>{
+        const node=nodeLookup[s.node_id];
+        const label=node?(node.long_name||node.node_id):s.node_id;
+
+        const timeStr = s.import_time_us
+            ? new Date(s.import_time_us/1000).toLocaleTimeString()
+            : "—";
+
+        if(node?.last_lat && node.last_long){
+            const rlat=node.last_lat/1e7;
+            const rlon=node.last_long/1e7;
+            allBounds.push([rlat,rlon]);
+
+            const start = Number(s.hop_start ?? 0);
+            const limit = Number(s.hop_limit ?? 0);
+            const hopValue = start - limit;
+
+            const color = hopColor(hopValue);
+
+            const iconHtml = `
+                <div style="
+                    background:${color};
+                    width:24px;
+                    height:24px;
+                    border-radius:50%;
+                    display:flex;
+                    align-items:center;
+                    justify-content:center;
+                    color:white;
+                    font-size:11px;
+                    font-weight:700;
+                    border:2px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
+                    box-shadow:0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
+                ">${hopValue}</div>`;
+
+            const marker=L.marker([rlat,rlon],{
+                icon:L.divIcon({
+                    html:iconHtml,
+                    className:"",
+                    iconSize:[24,24],
+                    iconAnchor:[12,12]
+                })
+            }).addTo(map);
+
+            let distKm=null,distMi=null;
+            if(srcLat&&srcLon){
+                distKm=haversine(srcLat,srcLon,rlat,rlon);
+                distMi=distKm*0.621371;
+            }
+
+            marker.bindPopup(`
+                <div style="font-size:0.9em">
+                    <b>${node?.long_name || s.node_id}</b><br>
+                    Node ID: <a href="/node/${s.node_id}">${s.node_id}</a><br>
+                    HW: ${node?.hw_model ?? "—"}<br>
+                    Channel: ${s.channel ?? "—"}<br><br>
+                    <b>Signal</b><br>
+                    RSSI: ${s.rx_rssi ?? "—"}<br>
+                    SNR: ${s.rx_snr ?? "—"}<br><br>
+                    <b>Hops</b>: ${hopValue}<br>
+                    <b>Distance</b><br>
+                    ${
+                        distKm
+                        ? `${distKm.toFixed(2)} km (${distMi.toFixed(2)} mi)`
+                        : "—"
+                    }
+                </div>
+            `);
+        }
+
+        return `
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="/node/${s.node_id}">${label}</a></td>
+                <td>${s.rx_rssi ?? "—"}</td>
+                <td>${s.rx_snr ?? "—"}</td>
+                <td>${s.hop_start ?? "—"} → ${s.hop_limit ?? "—"}</td>
+                <td>${s.channel ?? "—"}</td>
+                <td>${timeStr}</td>
+            </tr>`;
+    }).join("");
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Fit map to all markers
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    if(allBounds.length>0){
+        map.fitBounds(allBounds,{padding:[40,40]});
+    }
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------
+       Escape HTML
+    ----------------------------------------------*/
+    function escapeHtml(unsafe) {
+        return (unsafe??"").replace(/[&<"'>]/g,m=>({
+            "&":"&amp;",
+            "<":"&lt;",
+            ">":"&gt;",
+            "\"":"&quot;",
+            "'":"&#039;"
+        })[m]);
+    }
+
+});
+</script>
+{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/packet_details.html

@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-<div id="details_map"></div>
-
-{% for seen in packets_seen %}
-<div class="card mt-2">
-    <div class="card-header">
-        {{seen.node.long_name}}(
-        <a hx-target="#node" href="/node_search?q={{seen.node_id|node_id_to_hex}}">
-        {{seen.node_id|node_id_to_hex}}
-        </a>
-        )
-    </div>
-    <div class="card-body">
-        <div class="card-text text-start">
-            <dl>
-                <dt>Import Time</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.import_time.strftime('%-I:%M:%S %p - %m-%d-%Y')}}</dd>
-                <dt>rx_time</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.rx_time|format_timestamp}}</dd>
-                <dt>hop_limit</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.hop_limit}}</dd>
-                <dt>hop_start</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.hop_start}}</dd>
-                <dt>channel</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.channel}}</dd>
-                <dt>rx_snr</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.rx_snr}}</dd>
-                <dt>rx_rssi</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.rx_rssi}}</dd>
-                <dt>topic</dt>
-                <dd>{{seen.topic}}</dd>
-            </dl>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</div>
-{% endfor %}
-
-{% if map_center %}
-<script>
-    var details_map = L.map('details_map').setView({{ map_center | tojson }}, 8);
-    var markers = L.featureGroup();
-    markers.addTo(details_map);
-
-    L.tileLayer('https://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-        maxZoom: 15,
-        attribution: '&copy; <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a>'
-    }).addTo(details_map);
-
-    function getDistanceInMiles(latlng1, latlng2) {
-        var meters = latlng1.distanceTo(latlng2);
-        return meters * 0.000621371;
-    }
-
-    {% if from_node_cord %}
-    var fromNodeLatLng = L.latLng({{ from_node_cord | tojson }});
-    var fromNode = L.circleMarker(fromNodeLatLng, {
-        radius: 10,
-        color: 'red',
-        weight: 1,
-        fillColor: 'red',
-        fillOpacity: .4
-    }).addTo(markers);
-
-    fromNode.bindPopup(`
-        Sent by:   <b>{{node.long_name}}</b><br/>
-        <b>Short:</b> {{node.short_name}}<br/>
-        <b>Channel:</b> {{node.channel}}<br/>
-        <b>Hardware:</b> {{node.hw_model}}<br/>
-        <b>Role:</b> {{node.role}}<br/>
-        <b>Firmware:</b> {{node.firmware}}<br/>
-        <b>Coordinates:</b> [{{node.last_lat}}, {{node.last_long}}]
-    `, { permanent: false, direction: 'top', opacity: 0.9 });
-    {% endif %}
-
-    {% for u in uplinked_nodes %}
-    var uplinkNodeLatLng = L.latLng([{{ u.lat }}, {{ u.long }}]);
-
-    {% if from_node_cord %}
-    var distanceMiles = getDistanceInMiles(fromNodeLatLng, uplinkNodeLatLng).toFixed(1);
-    {% endif %}
-
-    var node = L.marker(uplinkNodeLatLng, {
-        icon: L.divIcon({
-            className: 'text-icon',
-            html: `<div style="font-size: 12px; color: white; font-weight: bold; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 16px; width: 16px; border-radius: 50%; background-color: blue; border: 1px solid blue;">{{u.hops}}</div>`,
-            iconSize: [16, 16],
-            iconAnchor: [8, 8]
-        })
-    }).addTo(markers);
-    node.setZIndexOffset({{u.hops}}*-1);
-
-    node.bindPopup(`
-        Heard by: <b>{{u.long_name}}</b><br>
-        <b>{{ u.short_name }}</b><br/>
-        <b>Hops:</b> {{ u.hops }}<br/>
-        <b>SNR:</b> {{ u.snr }}<br/>
-        <b>RSSI:</b> {{ u.rssi }}<br/>
-        {% if from_node_cord %}
-        <b>Distance:</b> ${distanceMiles} miles <br/>
-        {% endif %}
-        <b>Coordinates:</b> [{{u.lat}}, {{u.long}}]
-    `, { permanent: false, direction: 'top', opacity: 0.9 });
-    {% endfor %}
-
-    if (markers.getLayers().length > 0) {
-        details_map.fitBounds(markers.getBounds().pad(0.1), { animate: true });
-    }
-
-    var legend = L.control({ position: 'bottomleft' });
-    legend.onAdd = function(map) {
-        var div = L.DomUtil.create('div', 'info legend');
-        div.style.background = 'white';
-        div.style.padding = '8px';
-        div.style.border = '1px solid black';
-        div.style.borderRadius = '5px';
-        div.style.boxShadow = '0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)';
-        div.style.color = 'black';
-        div.style.textAlign = 'left';
-        div.innerHTML = `
-            <b>Legend</b><br>
-            <svg width="20" height="20">
-                <circle cx="8" cy="8" r="6" fill="blue" stroke="blue" stroke-width="1" fill-opacity="0.9"/>
-            </svg> Receiving Node (Number is hop count)<br>
-            <svg width="20" height="20">
-                <circle cx="10" cy="10" r="8" fill="red" stroke="red" stroke-width="1" fill-opacity="0.4"/>
-            </svg> Sending Node<br>
-        `;
-        return div;
-    };
-    legend.addTo(details_map);
-</script>
-
-{% endif %}

meshview/templates/packet_index.html

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-{% block css %}
-
-    /* Set the maximum width of the page to 900px */
-    .container {
-        max-width: 900px;
-        margin: 0 auto; /* Center the content horizontally */
-    }
-{% endblock %}
-{% block body %}
-    <div class="container">
-        <div class="row">
-            <div>
-                {% include 'packet.html' %}
-            </div>
-            <div
-                id="packet_details"
-                hx-get="/packet_details/{{packet.id}}"
-                hx-trigger="load"
-            >
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/packet_list.html

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<div class="col" id="packet_list">
-    {% for packet in packets %}
-    {% include 'packet.html' %}
-    {% else %}
-    No packets found.
-    {% endfor %}
-</div>

meshview/templates/search.html

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-
-{% block body %}
-
-{% include "search_form.html" %}
-
-<ul>
-{% for node in nodes %}
-<li>
-    <a href="/packet_list/{{node.node_id}}?{{query_string}}">
-        {{node.node_id | node_id_to_hex}}
-        {% if node.long_name %}
-        {{node.short_name}} &mdash; {{node.long_name}}
-        {% endif %}
-    </a>
-</li>
-{% endfor %}
-</ul>
-
-{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/search_form.html

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<form
-    class="container p-2 sticky-top mx-auto"
-    id="search_form"
-    action="/node_search"
->
-    <div class="row">
-        <input
-            class="col m-2"
-            id="q"
-            type="text"
-            name="q"
-            placeholder="Node id"
-            autocomplete="off"
-            list="node_options"
-            value="{{raw_node_id}}"
-            hx-trigger="input delay:100ms"
-            hx-get="/node_match"
-            hx-target="#node_options"
-        />
-        {% include "datalist.html" %}
-        {% set options = {
-                1: "Text Message",
-                3: "Position",
-                4: "Node Info",
-                67: "Telemetry",
-                70: "Traceroute",
-                71: "Neighbor Info",
-            }
-        %}
-        <select name="portnum" class="col-2 m-2">
-            <option
-                value = ""
-                {% if portnum not in options %}selected{% endif %}
-            >All</option>
-            {% for value, name in options.items() %}
-            <option
-                value="{{value}}"
-                {% if value == portnum %}selected{% endif %}
-            >{{ name }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </select>
-        <input type="submit" value="Go to Node" class="col-2 m-2" />
-    </div>
-</form>

meshview/templates/stats.html

@@ -93,26 +93,31 @@
 
 {% block body %}
 <div class="main-container">
-    <h2 class="main-header" data-translate-lang="mesh_stats_summary">Mesh Statistics - Summary (all available in Database)</h2>
+    <h2 class="main-header" data-translate-lang="mesh_stats_summary">
+        Mesh Statistics - Summary (all available in Database)
+    </h2>
 
+    <!-- Summary cards now fully driven by API + JS -->
     <div class="summary-container" style="display:flex; justify-content:space-between; gap:10px; margin-bottom:20px;">
         <div class="summary-card" style="flex:1;">
             <p data-translate-lang="total_nodes">Total Nodes</p>
-            <div class="summary-count">{{ "{:,}".format(total_nodes) }}</div>
+            <div class="summary-count" id="summary_nodes">0</div>
         </div>
         <div class="summary-card" style="flex:1;">
             <p data-translate-lang="total_packets">Total Packets</p>
-            <div class="summary-count">{{ "{:,}".format(total_packets) }}</div>
+            <div class="summary-count" id="summary_packets">0</div>
         </div>
         <div class="summary-card" style="flex:1;">
             <p data-translate-lang="total_packets_seen">Total Packets Seen</p>
-            <div class="summary-count">{{ "{:,}".format(total_packets_seen) }}</div>
+            <div class="summary-count" id="summary_seen">0</div>
         </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Daily Charts -->
     <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_day_all">Packets per Day - All Ports (Last 14 Days)</p>
+        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_day_all">
+            Packets per Day - All Ports (Last 14 Days)
+        </p>
         <div id="total_daily_all" class="total-count">Total: 0</div>
         <button class="expand-btn" data-chart="chart_daily_all" data-translate-lang="expand_chart">Expand Chart</button>
         <button class="export-btn" data-chart="chart_daily_all" data-translate-lang="export_csv">Export CSV</button>
@@ -121,7 +126,9 @@
 
     <!-- Packet Types Pie Chart with Channel Selector -->
     <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packet_types_last_24h">Packet Types - Last 24 Hours</p>
+        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packet_types_last_24h">
+            Packet Types - Last 24 Hours
+        </p>
         <select id="channelSelect">
             <option value="" data-translate-lang="all_channels">All Channels</option>
         </select>
@@ -131,7 +138,9 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_day_text">Packets per Day - Text Messages (Port 1, Last 14 Days)</p>
+        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_day_text">
+            Packets per Day - Text Messages (Port 1, Last 14 Days)
+        </p>
         <div id="total_daily_portnum_1" class="total-count">Total: 0</div>
         <button class="expand-btn" data-chart="chart_daily_portnum_1" data-translate-lang="expand_chart">Expand Chart</button>
         <button class="export-btn" data-chart="chart_daily_portnum_1" data-translate-lang="export_csv">Export CSV</button>
@@ -140,7 +149,9 @@
 
     <!-- Hourly Charts -->
     <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_hour_all">Packets per Hour - All Ports</p>
+        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_hour_all">
+            Packets per Hour - All Ports
+        </p>
         <div id="total_hourly_all" class="total-count">Total: 0</div>
         <button class="expand-btn" data-chart="chart_hourly_all" data-translate-lang="expand_chart">Expand Chart</button>
         <button class="export-btn" data-chart="chart_hourly_all" data-translate-lang="export_csv">Export CSV</button>
@@ -148,7 +159,9 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_hour_text">Packets per Hour - Text Messages (Port 1)</p>
+        <p class="section-header" data-translate-lang="packets_per_hour_text">
+            Packets per Hour - Text Messages (Port 1)
+        </p>
         <div id="total_portnum_1" class="total-count">Total: 0</div>
         <button class="expand-btn" data-chart="chart_portnum_1" data-translate-lang="expand_chart">Expand Chart</button>
         <button class="export-btn" data-chart="chart_portnum_1" data-translate-lang="export_csv">Export CSV</button>
@@ -214,17 +227,123 @@ async function fetchStats(period_type,length,portnum=null,channel=null){
     }catch{return [];}
 }
 
-async function fetchNodes(){ try{ const res=await fetch("/api/nodes"); const json=await res.json(); return json.nodes||[];}catch{return [];} }
-async function fetchChannels(){ try{ const res = await fetch("/api/channels"); const json = await res.json(); return json.channels || [];}catch{return [];} }
+async function fetchNodes(){
+    try{
+        const res=await fetch("/api/nodes");
+        const json=await res.json();
+        return json.nodes||[];
+    }catch{
+        return [];
+    }
+}
 
-function processCountField(nodes,field){ const counts={}; nodes.forEach(n=>{ const key=n[field]||"Unknown"; counts[key]=(counts[key]||0)+1; }); return Object.entries(counts).map(([name,value])=>({name,value})); }
-function updateTotalCount(domId,data){ const el=document.getElementById(domId); if(!el||!data.length) return; const total=data.reduce((acc,d)=>acc+(d.count??d.packet_count??0),0); el.textContent=`Total: ${total.toLocaleString()}`; }
-function prepareTopN(data,n=20){ data.sort((a,b)=>b.value-a.value); let top=data.slice(0,n); if(data.length>n){ const otherValue=data.slice(n).reduce((sum,item)=>sum+item.value,0); top.push({name:"Other", value:otherValue}); } return top; }
+async function fetchChannels(){
+    try{
+        const res = await fetch("/api/channels");
+        const json = await res.json();
+        return json.channels || [];
+    }catch{
+        return [];
+    }
+}
+
+function processCountField(nodes,field){
+    const counts={};
+    nodes.forEach(n=>{
+        const key=n[field]||"Unknown";
+        counts[key]=(counts[key]||0)+1;
+    });
+    return Object.entries(counts).map(([name,value])=>({name,value}));
+}
+
+function updateTotalCount(domId,data){
+    const el=document.getElementById(domId);
+    if(!el||!data.length) return;
+    const total=data.reduce((acc,d)=>acc+(d.count??d.packet_count??0),0);
+    el.textContent=`Total: ${total.toLocaleString()}`;
+}
+
+function prepareTopN(data,n=20){
+    data.sort((a,b)=>b.value-a.value);
+    let top=data.slice(0,n);
+    if(data.length>n){
+        const otherValue=data.slice(n).reduce((sum,item)=>sum+item.value,0);
+        top.push({name:"Other", value:otherValue});
+    }
+    return top;
+}
 
 // --- Chart Rendering ---
-function renderChart(domId,data,type,color){ const el=document.getElementById(domId); if(!el) return; const chart=echarts.init(el); const periods=data.map(d=>(d.period??d.period===0)?d.period.toString():''); const counts=data.map(d=>d.count??d.packet_count??0); chart.setOption({backgroundColor:'#272b2f', tooltip:{trigger:'axis'}, grid:{left:'6%', right:'6%', bottom:'18%'}, xAxis:{type:'category', data:periods, axisLine:{lineStyle:{color:'#aaa'}}, axisLabel:{rotate:45,color:'#ccc'}}, yAxis:{type:'value', axisLine:{lineStyle:{color:'#aaa'}}, axisLabel:{color:'#ccc'}}, series:[{data:counts,type:type,smooth:type==='line',itemStyle:{color:color}, areaStyle:type==='line'?{}:undefined}]}); return chart; }
+function renderChart(domId,data,type,color){
+    const el=document.getElementById(domId);
+    if(!el) return;
+    const chart=echarts.init(el);
+    const periods=data.map(d=>(d.period??d.period===0)?d.period.toString():'');
+    const counts=data.map(d=>d.count??d.packet_count??0);
+    chart.setOption({
+        backgroundColor:'#272b2f',
+        tooltip:{trigger:'axis'},
+        grid:{left:'6%', right:'6%', bottom:'18%'},
+        xAxis:{
+            type:'category',
+            data:periods,
+            axisLine:{lineStyle:{color:'#aaa'}},
+            axisLabel:{rotate:45,color:'#ccc'}
+        },
+        yAxis:{
+            type:'value',
+            axisLine:{lineStyle:{color:'#aaa'}},
+            axisLabel:{color:'#ccc'}
+        },
+        series:[{
+            data:counts,
+            type:type,
+            smooth:type==='line',
+            itemStyle:{color:color},
+            areaStyle:type==='line'?{}:undefined
+        }]
+    });
+    return chart;
+}
 
-function renderPieChart(elId,data,name){ const el=document.getElementById(elId); if(!el) return; const chart=echarts.init(el); const top20=prepareTopN(data,20); chart.setOption({backgroundColor:"#272b2f", tooltip:{trigger:"item", formatter: params=>`${params.name}: ${Math.round(params.percent)}% (${params.value})`}, series:[{name:name, type:"pie", radius:["30%","70%"], center:["50%","50%"], avoidLabelOverlap:true, itemStyle:{borderRadius:6,borderColor:"#272b2f",borderWidth:2}, label:{show:true,formatter:"{b}\n{d}%", color:"#ccc", fontSize:10}, labelLine:{show:true,length:10,length2:6}, data:top20}]}); return chart; }
+function renderPieChart(elId,data,name){
+    const el=document.getElementById(elId);
+    if(!el) return;
+    const chart=echarts.init(el);
+    const top20=prepareTopN(data,20);
+    chart.setOption({
+        backgroundColor:"#272b2f",
+        tooltip:{
+            trigger:"item",
+            formatter: params=>`${params.name}: ${Math.round(params.percent)}% (${params.value})`
+        },
+        series:[{
+            name:name,
+            type:"pie",
+            radius:["30%","70%"],
+            center:["50%","50%"],
+            avoidLabelOverlap:true,
+            itemStyle:{
+                borderRadius:6,
+                borderColor:"#272b2f",
+                borderWidth:2
+            },
+            label:{
+                show:true,
+                formatter:"{b}\n{d}%",
+                color:"#ccc",
+                fontSize:10
+            },
+            labelLine:{
+                show:true,
+                length:10,
+                length2:6
+            },
+            data:top20
+        }]
+    });
+    return chart;
+}
 
 // --- Packet Type Pie Chart ---
 async function fetchPacketTypeBreakdown(channel=null) {
@@ -234,8 +353,10 @@ async function fetchPacketTypeBreakdown(channel=null) {
         const total = (data || []).reduce((sum,d)=>sum+(d.count??d.packet_count??0),0);
         return {portnum: pn, count: total};
     });
+
     const allData = await fetchStats('hour',24,null,channel);
     const totalAll = allData.reduce((sum,d)=>sum+(d.count??d.packet_count??0),0);
+
     const results = await Promise.all(requests);
     const trackedTotal = results.reduce((sum,d)=>sum+d.count,0);
     const other = Math.max(totalAll - trackedTotal,0);
@@ -250,40 +371,102 @@ let chartHwModel, chartRole, chartChannel;
 let chartPacketTypes;
 
 async function init(){
+    // Channel selector
     const channels = await fetchChannels();
     const select = document.getElementById("channelSelect");
-    channels.forEach(ch=>{ const opt = document.createElement("option"); opt.value = ch; opt.textContent = ch; select.appendChild(opt); });
+    channels.forEach(ch=>{
+        const opt = document.createElement("option");
+        opt.value = ch;
+        opt.textContent = ch;
+        select.appendChild(opt);
+    });
 
+    // Daily all ports
     const dailyAllData=await fetchStats('day',14);
     updateTotalCount('total_daily_all',dailyAllData);
     chartDailyAll=renderChart('chart_daily_all',dailyAllData,'line','#66bb6a');
 
+    // Daily port 1
     const dailyPort1Data=await fetchStats('day',14,1);
     updateTotalCount('total_daily_portnum_1',dailyPort1Data);
     chartDailyPortnum1=renderChart('chart_daily_portnum_1',dailyPort1Data,'bar','#ff5722');
 
+    // Hourly all ports
     const hourlyAllData=await fetchStats('hour',24);
     updateTotalCount('total_hourly_all',hourlyAllData);
     chartHourlyAll=renderChart('chart_hourly_all',hourlyAllData,'bar','#03dac6');
 
+    // Hourly per port
     const portnums=[1,3,4,67,70,71];
     const colors=['#ff5722','#2196f3','#9c27b0','#ffeb3b','#795548','#4caf50'];
     const domIds=['chart_portnum_1','chart_portnum_3','chart_portnum_4','chart_portnum_67','chart_portnum_70','chart_portnum_71'];
     const totalIds=['total_portnum_1','total_portnum_3','total_portnum_4','total_portnum_67','total_portnum_70','total_portnum_71'];
-    const allData=await Promise.all(portnums.map(pn=>fetchStats('hour',24,pn)));
-    for(let i=0;i<portnums.length;i++){ updateTotalCount(totalIds[i],allData[i]); window['chartPortnum'+portnums[i]]=renderChart(domIds[i],allData[i],'bar',colors[i]); }
 
+    const allData=await Promise.all(portnums.map(pn=>fetchStats('hour',24,pn)));
+    for(let i=0;i<portnums.length;i++){
+        updateTotalCount(totalIds[i],allData[i]);
+        window['chartPortnum'+portnums[i]]=renderChart(domIds[i],allData[i],'bar',colors[i]);
+    }
+
+    // Nodes for breakdown + summary node count
     const nodes=await fetchNodes();
     chartHwModel=renderPieChart("chart_hw_model",processCountField(nodes,"hw_model"),"Hardware");
     chartRole=renderPieChart("chart_role",processCountField(nodes,"role"),"Role");
     chartChannel=renderPieChart("chart_channel",processCountField(nodes,"channel"),"Channel");
 
+    const summaryNodesEl = document.getElementById("summary_nodes");
+    if (summaryNodesEl) {
+        summaryNodesEl.textContent = nodes.length.toLocaleString();
+    }
+
+    // Packet types pie
     const packetTypesData = await fetchPacketTypeBreakdown();
-    const formatted = packetTypesData.filter(d=>d.count>0).map(d=>({ name: d.portnum==="other" ? "Other" : (PORTNUM_LABELS[d.portnum]||`Port ${d.portnum}`), value: d.count }));
+    const formatted = packetTypesData
+        .filter(d=>d.count>0)
+        .map(d=>({
+            name: d.portnum==="other"
+                ? "Other"
+                : (PORTNUM_LABELS[d.portnum]||`Port ${d.portnum}`),
+            value: d.count
+        }));
     chartPacketTypes = renderPieChart("chart_packet_types",formatted,"Packet Types (Last 24h)");
+
+    // Total packet + total seen from /api/stats/count
+    try {
+        const countsRes = await fetch("/api/stats/count");
+        if (countsRes.ok) {
+            const countsJson = await countsRes.json();
+            const elPackets = document.getElementById("summary_packets");
+            const elSeen = document.getElementById("summary_seen");
+            if (elPackets) {
+                elPackets.textContent = (countsJson.total_packets || 0).toLocaleString();
+            }
+            if (elSeen) {
+                elSeen.textContent = (countsJson.total_seen || 0).toLocaleString();
+            }
+        }
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error("Failed to load /api/stats/count:", err);
+    }
 }
 
-window.addEventListener('resize',()=>{ [chartHourlyAll,chartPortnum1,chartPortnum3,chartPortnum4,chartPortnum67,chartPortnum70,chartPortnum71, chartDailyAll,chartDailyPortnum1,chartHwModel,chartRole,chartChannel,chartPacketTypes].forEach(c=>c?.resize()); });
+window.addEventListener('resize',()=>{
+    [
+        chartHourlyAll,
+        chartPortnum1,
+        chartPortnum3,
+        chartPortnum4,
+        chartPortnum67,
+        chartPortnum70,
+        chartPortnum71,
+        chartDailyAll,
+        chartDailyPortnum1,
+        chartHwModel,
+        chartRole,
+        chartChannel,
+        chartPacketTypes
+    ].forEach(c=>c?.resize());
+});
 
 const modal=document.getElementById("chartModal");
 const modalChartEl=document.getElementById("modalChart");
@@ -345,31 +528,51 @@ document.querySelectorAll(".export-btn").forEach(btn=>{
 document.getElementById("channelSelect").addEventListener("change", async (e)=>{
     const channel = e.target.value;
     const packetTypesData = await fetchPacketTypeBreakdown(channel);
-    const formatted = packetTypesData.filter(d=>d.count>0).map(d=>({ name: d.portnum==="other" ? "Other" : (PORTNUM_LABELS[d.portnum]||`Port ${d.portnum}`), value: d.count }));
+    const formatted = packetTypesData
+        .filter(d=>d.count>0)
+        .map(d=>({
+            name: d.portnum==="other"
+                ? "Other"
+                : (PORTNUM_LABELS[d.portnum]||`Port ${d.portnum}`),
+            value: d.count
+        }));
     chartPacketTypes?.dispose();
     chartPacketTypes = renderPieChart("chart_packet_types",formatted,"Packet Types (Last 24h)");
 });
 
+// Kick everything off
 init();
 
-// --- Translation Loader ---
-async function loadTranslations() {
-    const langCode = "{{ site_config.get('site', {}).get('language','en') }}";
+// --- Load config and translations ---
+async function loadConfigAndTranslations() {
+    let langCode = "en";
     try {
-        const res = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=stats`);
-        window.statsTranslations = await res.json();
-    } catch(err){
+        const resConfig = await fetch("/api/config");
+        const cfg = await resConfig.json();
+        window.site_config = cfg;
+        langCode = cfg?.site?.language || "en";
+    } catch(err) {
+        console.error("Failed to load /api/config:", err);
+        window.site_config = { site: { language: "en" } };
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const resLang = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=stats`);
+        window.statsTranslations = await resLang.json();
+    } catch(err) {
         console.error("Stats translation load failed:", err);
         window.statsTranslations = {};
     }
-}
-function applyTranslations() {
+
+    // Apply translations
     const t = window.statsTranslations || {};
     document.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el=>{
         const key = el.getAttribute("data-translate-lang");
         if(t[key]) el.textContent = t[key];
     });
 }
-loadTranslations().then(applyTranslations);
+
+// Call after init
+loadConfigAndTranslations();
 </script>
 {% endblock %}

meshview/templates/stats.html.old

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base.html" %}
-
-{% block css %}
-    #packet_details {
-        height: 95vh;
-        overflow: auto;
-    }
-
-    .main-container, .container {
-        max-width: 600px;
-        margin: 0 auto;
-        text-align: center;
-    }
-
-    .card-section {
-        background-color: #272b2f;
-        border: 1px solid #474b4e;
-        padding: 15px 20px;
-        margin-bottom: 10px;
-        border-radius: 10px;
-        transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
-    }
-
-    .card-section:hover {
-        background-color: #2f3338;
-    }
-
-    .section-header {
-        font-size: 16px;
-        margin: 0;
-        font-weight: 500;
-    }
-
-    .section-value {
-        font-weight: 700;
-        color: #03dac6;
-    }
-
-    .percentage {
-        font-size: 12px;
-        color: #ffeb3b;
-        font-weight: 400;
-    }
-
-    .main-header {
-        font-size: 22px;
-        margin-bottom: 20px;
-        font-weight: 600;
-    }
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block body %}
-<div class="main-container">
-    <h2 class="main-header">Mesh Statistics</h2>
-
-    <!-- Section for Total Nodes -->
-    <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header">
-            Total Active Nodes (24 hours): <br>
-            <span class="section-value">{{ "{:,}".format(total_nodes) }}</span>
-        </p>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Section for Total Packets -->
-    <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header">
-            Total Packets (14 days):
-            <span class="section-value">{{ "{:,}".format(total_packets) }}</span>
-        </p>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Section for Total MQTT Reports -->
-    <div class="card-section">
-        <p class="section-header">
-            Total MQTT Reports (14 days):
-            <span class="section-value">{{ "{:,}".format(total_packets_seen) }}</span>
-        </p>
-    </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}

meshview/templates/top.html

@@ -2,287 +2,283 @@
 
 {% block css %}
 <style>
-/* General table styling */
-table {
-    width: 100%;
-    border-collapse: collapse;
-    margin-top: 20px;
-}
+    body { background-color: #121212; color: #ddd; }
+    h1 { text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; color: #fff; }
 
-table th, table td {
-    padding: 12px;
-    text-align: left;
-    border: 1px solid #ddd;
-    cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-table th {
-    background-color: #333;
-    color: #fff;
-    font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) {
-    background-color: #272b2f;
-}
-
-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
-    background-color: #212529;
-}
-
-table tbody tr:hover {
-    background-color: #555;
-}
-
-table td {
-    color: #ddd;
-}
-
-table th, table td {
-    border-radius: 8px;
-}
-
-@media (max-width: 768px) {
-    table th, table td {
-        padding: 8px;
+    .top-container {
+        max-width: 1100px;
+        margin: 25px auto;
+        padding: 0 15px;
     }
-}
 
-h1 {
-    text-align: center;
-    color: #ddd;
-    margin-top: 20px;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
-}
+    .filter-bar {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: 10px;
+        margin-bottom: 15px;
+    }
 
-#bellCurveChart {
-    height: 400px;
-    width: 100%;
-    max-width: 100%;
-    margin-top: 30px;
-}
+    .filter-bar select {
+        background-color: #1f2327;
+        border: 1px solid #444;
+        color: #ddd;
+    }
 
-#stats {
-    text-align: center;
-    margin-top: 20px;
-    color: #fff;
-}
+    table {
+        width: 100%;
+        border-collapse: collapse;
+        margin-top: 10px;
+    }
 
-select {
-    margin: 10px auto;
-    display: block;
-    padding: 6px 10px;
-    border-radius: 6px;
-    background-color: #333;
-    color: #fff;
-    border: 1px solid #555;
-}
+    table th, table td {
+        padding: 12px;
+        border: 1px solid #444;
+        text-align: left;
+        color: #ddd;
+    }
+
+    .filter-bar {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 20px;
+    }
+
+
+    table th { background-color: #333; }
+    table tbody tr:nth-child(odd) { background-color: #272b2f; }
+    table tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: #212529; }
+    table tbody tr:hover { background-color: #555; cursor: pointer; }
+
+    .node-link {
+        color: #9fd4ff;
+        text-decoration: none;
+    }
+    .node-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+
+    .good-x { color: #81ff81; font-weight: bold; }
+    .ok-x { color: #e8e86d; font-weight: bold; }
+    .bad-x { color: #ff6464; font-weight: bold; }
 </style>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block body %}
-<h1 data-translate-lang="top_traffic_nodes">Top Traffic Nodes (last 24 hours)</h1>
 
-<!-- Channel Filter Dropdown -->
-<select id="channelFilter"></select>
+<h1>Top Nodes Traffic</h1>
 
-<div id="stats">
-  <p data-translate-lang="chart_description_1">
-    This chart shows a bell curve (normal distribution) based on the total <strong>"Times Seen"</strong> values for all nodes. It helps visualize how frequently nodes are heard, relative to the average.
-  </p>
-  <p data-translate-lang="chart_description_2">
-    This "Times Seen" value is the closest that we can get to Mesh utilization by node.
-  </p>
-  <p>
-    <strong data-translate-lang="mean_label">Mean:</strong> <span id="mean"></span> -
-    <strong data-translate-lang="stddev_label">Standard Deviation:</strong> <span id="stdDev"></span>
-  </p>
+<div class="top-container">
+
+<div class="filter-bar">
+    <div>
+        <label for="channelFilter">Channel:</label>
+        <select id="channelFilter" class="form-select form-select-sm" style="width:auto;"></select>
+    </div>
+
+    <div>
+        <label for="nodeSearch">Search:</label>
+        <input id="nodeSearch" type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm"
+               placeholder="Search nodes..."
+               style="width:180px; display:inline-block;">
+    </div>
 </div>
 
-<!-- Chart -->
-<div id="bellCurveChart"></div>
 
-<!-- Table -->
-{% if nodes %}
-<div class="container">
-    <table id="trafficTable">
-        <thead>
-            <tr>
-                <th data-translate-lang="long_name" onclick="sortTable(0)">Long Name</th>
-                <th data-translate-lang="short_name" onclick="sortTable(1)">Short Name</th>
-                <th data-translate-lang="channel" onclick="sortTable(2)">Channel</th>
-                <th data-translate-lang="packets_sent" onclick="sortTable(3)">Packets Sent</th>
-                <th data-translate-lang="times_seen" onclick="sortTable(4)">Times Seen</th>
-                <th data-translate-lang="seen_percent" onclick="sortTable(5)">Seen % of Mean</th>
-            </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody></tbody>
-    </table>
+
+
+    <div class="table-responsive">
+        <table id="nodesTable">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Long Name</th>
+                    <th>Short Name</th>
+                    <th>Channel</th>
+                    <th>Sent (24h)</th>
+                    <th>Seen (24h)</th>
+                    <th>Avg Gateways</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody></tbody>
+        </table>
+    </div>
+
 </div>
-{% else %}
-<p style="text-align: center;" data-translate-lang="no_nodes">No top traffic nodes available.</p>
-{% endif %}
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/echarts@5.3.2/dist/echarts.min.js"></script>
 <script>
-const nodes = {{ nodes | tojson }};
-let filteredNodes = [];
+    let allNodes = [];
 
-// --- Language support ---
-async function loadTopTranslations() {
-    const langCode = "{{ site_config.get('site', {}).get('language','en') }}";
-    try {
-        const res = await fetch(`/api/lang?lang=${langCode}&section=top`);
-        window.topTranslations = await res.json();
-    } catch(err) {
-        console.error("Top page translation load failed:", err);
-        window.topTranslations = {};
+    async function loadChannels() {
+        try {
+            const res = await fetch("/api/channels");
+            const data = await res.json();
+            const channels = data.channels || [];
+
+            const select = document.getElementById("channelFilter");
+
+            // Default LongFast first
+            if (channels.includes("LongFast")) {
+                const opt = document.createElement("option");
+                opt.value = "LongFast";
+                opt.textContent = "LongFast";
+                select.appendChild(opt);
+            }
+
+            for (const ch of channels) {
+                if (ch === "LongFast") continue;
+                const opt = document.createElement("option");
+                opt.value = ch;
+                opt.textContent = ch;
+                select.appendChild(opt);
+            }
+
+            select.addEventListener("change", renderTable);
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Error loading channels:", err);
+        }
     }
-}
 
-function applyTopTranslations() {
-    const t = window.topTranslations || {};
-    document.querySelectorAll("[data-translate-lang]").forEach(el=>{
-        const key = el.getAttribute("data-translate-lang");
-        if(t[key]) el.textContent = t[key];
-    });
-}
+    async function loadNodes() {
+        try {
+            const res = await fetch("/api/nodes");
+            const data = await res.json();
+            allNodes = data.nodes || [];
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Error loading nodes:", err);
+        }
+    }
 
-// --- Chart & Table code ---
-const chart = echarts.init(document.getElementById('bellCurveChart'));
-const meanEl = document.getElementById('mean');
-const stdEl = document.getElementById('stdDev');
+    async function fetchNodeStats(nodeId) {
+        try {
+            const url = `/api/stats/count?from_node=${nodeId}&period_type=day&length=1`;
+            const res = await fetch(url);
+            const data = await res.json();
 
-// Populate channel dropdown
-const channelSet = new Set();
-nodes.forEach(n => channelSet.add(n.channel));
-const dropdown = document.getElementById('channelFilter');
-[...channelSet].sort().forEach(channel => {
-    const option = document.createElement('option');
-    option.value = channel;
-    option.textContent = channel;
-    if (channel === "LongFast") option.selected = true;
-    dropdown.appendChild(option);
-});
+            const sent = data.total_packets || 0;
+            const seen = data.total_seen || 0;
+            const avg = seen / Math.max(sent, 1);
 
-// Filter default
-filteredNodes = nodes.filter(n => n.channel === "LongFast");
-dropdown.addEventListener('change', () => {
-    const val = dropdown.value;
-    filteredNodes = nodes.filter(n => n.channel === val);
-    updateTable();
-    updateStatsAndChart();
-});
+            return {
+                sent,
+                seen,
+                avg: avg
+            };
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error("Stat error", err);
+            return { sent: 0, seen: 0, avg: 0 };
+        }
+    }
 
-// Normal distribution
-function normalDistribution(x, mean, stdDev) {
-    return (1 / (stdDev * Math.sqrt(2 * Math.PI))) * Math.exp(-0.5 * Math.pow((x - mean) / stdDev, 2));
-}
+    function avgClass(v) {
+        if (v >= 10) return "good-x";   // Very strong node
+        if (v >= 2)  return "ok-x";     // Normal node
+        return "bad-x";                 // Weak node
+    }
 
-// Update table
-function updateTable() {
-    const tbody = document.querySelector('#trafficTable tbody');
+async function renderTable() {
+    const tbody = document.querySelector("#nodesTable tbody");
     tbody.innerHTML = "";
-    const mean = filteredNodes.reduce((sum, n) => sum + n.total_times_seen, 0) / (filteredNodes.length || 1);
-    for (const node of filteredNodes) {
-        const percent = mean > 0 ? ((node.total_times_seen / mean) * 100).toFixed(1) + "%" : "0%";
-        const row = `<tr>
-            <td><a href="/packet_list/${node.node_id}">${node.long_name}</a></td>
-            <td>${node.short_name}</td>
-            <td>${node.channel}</td>
-            <td><a href="/top?node_id=${node.node_id}">${node.total_packets_sent}</a></td>
-            <td>${node.total_times_seen}</td>
-            <td>${percent}</td>
-        </tr>`;
-        tbody.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', row);
+
+    const channel = document.getElementById("channelFilter").value;
+    const searchText = document.getElementById("nodeSearch").value.trim().toLowerCase();
+
+    // Filter nodes by channel FIRST
+    let filtered = allNodes.filter(n => n.channel === channel);
+
+    // Then apply search
+    if (searchText !== "") {
+        filtered = filtered.filter(n =>
+            (n.long_name && n.long_name.toLowerCase().includes(searchText)) ||
+            (n.short_name && n.short_name.toLowerCase().includes(searchText)) ||
+            String(n.node_id).includes(searchText)
+        );
+    }
+
+    // --- Create placeholder rows ---
+    const rowRefs = filtered.map(n => {
+        const tr = document.createElement("tr");
+        tr.addEventListener("click", () => {
+            window.location.href = `/node/${n.node_id}`;
+        });
+
+        const tdLong = document.createElement("td");
+        const a = document.createElement("a");
+        a.href = `/node/${n.node_id}`;
+        a.textContent = n.long_name || n.node_id;
+        a.className = "node-link";
+        a.addEventListener("click", e => e.stopPropagation());
+        tdLong.appendChild(a);
+
+        const tdShort = document.createElement("td");
+        tdShort.textContent = n.short_name || "";
+
+        const tdChannel = document.createElement("td");
+        tdChannel.textContent = n.channel || "";
+
+        const tdSent = document.createElement("td");
+        tdSent.textContent = "Loading...";
+
+        const tdSeen = document.createElement("td");
+        tdSeen.textContent = "Loading...";
+
+        const tdAvg = document.createElement("td");
+        tdAvg.textContent = "Loading...";
+
+        tr.appendChild(tdLong);
+        tr.appendChild(tdShort);
+        tr.appendChild(tdChannel);
+        tr.appendChild(tdSent);
+        tr.appendChild(tdSeen);
+        tr.appendChild(tdAvg);
+
+        tbody.appendChild(tr);
+
+        return { node: n, tr, tdSent, tdSeen, tdAvg };
+    });
+
+    // --- Stats fetch ---
+    const statsList = await Promise.all(
+        rowRefs.map(ref => fetchNodeStats(ref.node.node_id))
+    );
+
+    // --- Update + cleanup empty nodes ---
+    let combined = rowRefs.map((ref, i) => {
+        const stats = statsList[i];
+
+        ref.tdSent.textContent = stats.sent;
+        ref.tdSeen.textContent = stats.seen;
+        ref.tdAvg.innerHTML = `<span class="${avgClass(stats.avg)}">${stats.avg.toFixed(1)}</span>`;
+
+        return {
+            tr: ref.tr,
+            sent: stats.sent,
+            seen: stats.seen
+        };
+    });
+
+    // Remove nodes with no traffic
+    combined = combined.filter(r => !(r.sent === 0 && r.seen === 0));
+
+    // Sort by traffic (seen)
+    combined.sort((a, b) => b.seen - a.seen);
+
+    // Rebuild table
+    tbody.innerHTML = "";
+    for (const r of combined) {
+        tbody.appendChild(r.tr);
     }
 }
 
-// Update chart & stats
-function updateStatsAndChart() {
-    const timesSeen = filteredNodes.map(n => n.total_times_seen);
-    const mean = timesSeen.reduce((sum,v)=>sum+v,0)/(timesSeen.length||1);
-    const stdDev = Math.sqrt(timesSeen.reduce((sum,v)=>sum+Math.pow(v-mean,2),0)/(timesSeen.length||1));
-    meanEl.textContent = mean.toFixed(2);
-    stdEl.textContent = stdDev.toFixed(2);
 
-    const min = Math.min(...timesSeen);
-    const max = Math.max(...timesSeen);
-    const step = (max - min) / 100;
-    const xData=[], yData=[];
-    for(let x=min;x<=max;x+=step){ xData.push(x); yData.push(normalDistribution(x,mean,stdDev)); }
 
-    chart.setOption({
-        animation:false,
-        tooltip:{ trigger:'axis' },
-        xAxis:{ name:'Total Times Seen', type:'value', min, max },
-        yAxis:{ name:'Probability Density', type:'value' },
-        series:[{ data:xData.map((x,i)=>[x,yData[i]]), type:'line', smooth:true, color:'blue', lineStyle:{ width:3 }}]
-    });
-    chart.resize();
-}
+(async () => {
+    await loadNodes();
+    await loadChannels();
+    document.getElementById("channelFilter").value = "LongFast";
 
-// Sort table
-function sortTable(n) {
-    const table = document.getElementById("trafficTable");
-    const rows = Array.from(table.rows).slice(1);
-    const header = table.rows[0].cells[n];
-    const isNumeric = !isNaN(rows[0].cells[n].innerText.replace('%',''));
-    let sortedRows = rows.sort((a,b)=>{
-        const valA = isNumeric ? parseFloat(a.cells[n].innerText.replace('%','')) : a.cells[n].innerText.toLowerCase();
-        const valB = isNumeric ? parseFloat(b.cells[n].cells[n].innerText.replace('%','')) : b.cells[n].innerText.toLowerCase();
-        return valA > valB ? 1 : -1;
-    });
-    if(header.getAttribute('data-sort-direction')==='asc'){ sortedRows.reverse(); header.setAttribute('data-sort-direction','desc'); }
-    else header.setAttribute('data-sort-direction','asc');
-    const tbody = table.tBodies[0];
-    sortedRows.forEach(row=>tbody.appendChild(row));
-}
+    document.getElementById("nodeSearch").addEventListener("input", renderTable);
 
-// Initialize
-(async ()=>{
-    await loadTopTranslations();
-    applyTopTranslations();
-    updateTable();
-    updateStatsAndChart();
-    window.addEventListener('resize',()=>chart.resize());
+    renderTable();
 })();
 </script>
 
-{% if timing_data %}
-<!-- Performance Metrics Summary -->
-<div style="background-color: #1a1d21; border: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 8px; padding: 15px; margin: 20px auto; max-width: 800px; color: #fff;">
-    <h3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #4CAF50;">⚡ Performance Metrics</h3>
-    <div style="display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr)); gap: 15px;">
-        <div>
-            <strong>Database Query:</strong><br>
-            <span style="color: #FFD700; font-size: 1.2em;">{{ timing_data.db_query_ms }}ms</span>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-            <strong>Data Processing:</strong><br>
-            <span style="color: #FFD700; font-size: 1.2em;">{{ timing_data.processing_ms }}ms</span>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-            <strong>Total Time:</strong><br>
-            <span style="color: #FFD700; font-size: 1.2em;">{{ timing_data.total_ms }}ms</span>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-            <strong>Nodes Processed:</strong><br>
-            <span style="color: #4CAF50; font-size: 1.2em;">{{ timing_data.node_count }}</span>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-            <strong>Total Packets:</strong><br>
-            <span style="color: #4CAF50; font-size: 1.2em;">{{ "{:,}".format(timing_data.total_packets) }}</span>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-            <strong>Times Seen:</strong><br>
-            <span style="color: #4CAF50; font-size: 1.2em;">{{ "{:,}".format(timing_data.total_seen) }}</span>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    <p style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.9em; color: #888;">
-        📊 Use these metrics to measure performance before and after database index changes
-    </p>
-</div>
-{% endif %}
-
 {% endblock %}

meshview/templates/traceroute.html

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-{% block head %}
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/echarts/dist/echarts.min.js"></script>
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block body %}
-<div id="mynetwork" style="width: 100%; height: 800px;"></div>
-
-<script type="text/javascript">
-    const chart = echarts.init(document.getElementById('mynetwork'));
-
-    const rawNodes = {{ chart_data['nodes'] | tojson }};
-    const rawEdges = {{ chart_data['edges'] | tojson }};
-
-    // Build DAG layout
-    const layers = {};
-    const nodeDepth = {};
-
-    // Organize nodes into layers by hop count
-    for (const edge of rawEdges) {
-        const { source, target } = edge;
-        if (!(source in nodeDepth)) nodeDepth[source] = 0;
-        const nextDepth = nodeDepth[source] + 1;
-        nodeDepth[target] = Math.max(nodeDepth[target] || 0, nextDepth);
-    }
-
-    for (const node of rawNodes) {
-        const depth = nodeDepth[node.name] || 0;
-        if (!(depth in layers)) layers[depth] = [];
-        layers[depth].push(node);
-    }
-
-    // Position nodes manually
-    const chartNodes = [];
-    const layerKeys = Object.keys(layers).sort((a, b) => +a - +b);
-    const verticalSpacing = 100;
-    const horizontalSpacing = 180;
-
-    layerKeys.forEach((depth, layerIndex) => {
-        const layer = layers[depth];
-        const y = layerIndex * verticalSpacing;
-        const xStart = -(layer.length - 1) * horizontalSpacing / 2;
-        layer.forEach((node, i) => {
-            chartNodes.push({
-                ...node,
-                x: xStart + i * horizontalSpacing,
-                y: y,
-                itemStyle: {
-                    color: '#dddddd',
-                    borderColor: '#222',
-                    borderWidth: 2,
-                },
-                label: {
-                    show: true,
-                    position: 'inside',
-                    color: '#000',
-                    fontSize: 12,
-                    formatter: node.short_name || node.name,
-                },
-            });
-        });
-    });
-
-    const chartEdges = rawEdges.map(edge => ({
-        source: edge.source,
-        target: edge.target,
-        lineStyle: {
-            color: edge.originalColor || '#ccc',
-            width: 2,
-            type: 'solid',
-        },
-    }));
-
-    const option = {
-        backgroundColor: '#fff',
-        tooltip: {},
-        animation: false,
-        series: [{
-            type: 'graph',
-            layout: 'none',
-            coordinateSystem: null,
-            data: chartNodes,
-            links: chartEdges,
-            roam: true,
-            edgeSymbol: ['none', 'arrow'],
-            edgeSymbolSize: [0, 10],
-            lineStyle: {
-                curveness: 0,
-            },
-        }],
-    };
-
-    chart.setOption(option);
-</script>
-{% endblock %}

meshview/web_api/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Web submodule for MeshView API endpoints."""

meshview/web_api/api.py

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+"""API endpoints for MeshView."""
+
+import datetime
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+
+from aiohttp import web
+from sqlalchemy import text
+
+from meshtastic.protobuf.portnums_pb2 import PortNum
+from meshview import database, decode_payload, store
+from meshview.__version__ import __version__, _git_revision_short, get_version_info
+from meshview.config import CONFIG
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Will be set by web.py during initialization
+Packet = None
+SEQ_REGEX = None
+LANG_DIR = None
+
+# Create dedicated route table for API endpoints
+routes = web.RouteTableDef()
+
+
+def init_api_module(packet_class, seq_regex, lang_dir):
+    """Initialize API module with dependencies from main web module."""
+    global Packet, SEQ_REGEX, LANG_DIR
+    Packet = packet_class
+    SEQ_REGEX = seq_regex
+    LANG_DIR = lang_dir
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/channels")
+async def api_channels(request: web.Request):
+    period_type = request.query.get("period_type", "hour")
+    length = int(request.query.get("length", 24))
+
+    try:
+        channels = await store.get_channels_in_period(period_type, length)
+        return web.json_response({"channels": channels})
+    except Exception as e:
+        return web.json_response({"channels": [], "error": str(e)})
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/nodes")
+async def api_nodes(request):
+    try:
+        # Optional query parameters
+        role = request.query.get("role")
+        channel = request.query.get("channel")
+        hw_model = request.query.get("hw_model")
+        days_active = request.query.get("days_active")
+
+        if days_active:
+            try:
+                days_active = int(days_active)
+            except ValueError:
+                days_active = None
+
+        # Fetch nodes from database
+        nodes = await store.get_nodes(
+            role=role, channel=channel, hw_model=hw_model, days_active=days_active
+        )
+
+        # Prepare the JSON response
+        nodes_data = []
+        for n in nodes:
+            nodes_data.append(
+                {
+                    "id": getattr(n, "id", None),
+                    "node_id": n.node_id,
+                    "long_name": n.long_name,
+                    "short_name": n.short_name,
+                    "hw_model": n.hw_model,
+                    "firmware": n.firmware,
+                    "role": n.role,
+                    "last_lat": getattr(n, "last_lat", None),
+                    "last_long": getattr(n, "last_long", None),
+                    "channel": n.channel,
+                    # "last_update": n.last_update.isoformat(),
+                    "last_seen_us": n.last_seen_us,
+                }
+            )
+
+        return web.json_response({"nodes": nodes_data})
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in /api/nodes: {e}")
+        return web.json_response({"error": "Failed to fetch nodes"}, status=500)
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/packets")
+async def api_packets(request):
+    try:
+        # --- Parse query parameters ---
+        packet_id_str = request.query.get("packet_id")
+        limit_str = request.query.get("limit", "50")
+        since_str = request.query.get("since")
+        portnum_str = request.query.get("portnum")
+        contains = request.query.get("contains")
+
+        # NEW — explicit filters
+        from_node_id_str = request.query.get("from_node_id")
+        to_node_id_str = request.query.get("to_node_id")
+        node_id_str = request.query.get("node_id")  # legacy: match either from/to
+
+        # --- If a packet_id is provided, return only that packet ---
+        if packet_id_str:
+            try:
+                packet_id = int(packet_id_str)
+            except ValueError:
+                return web.json_response({"error": "Invalid packet_id format"}, status=400)
+
+            packet = await store.get_packet(packet_id)
+            if not packet:
+                return web.json_response({"packets": []})
+
+            p = Packet.from_model(packet)
+            data = {
+                "id": p.id,
+                "from_node_id": p.from_node_id,
+                "to_node_id": p.to_node_id,
+                "portnum": int(p.portnum) if p.portnum is not None else None,
+                "payload": (p.payload or "").strip(),
+                "import_time_us": p.import_time_us,
+                "import_time": p.import_time.isoformat() if p.import_time else None,
+                "channel": getattr(p.from_node, "channel", ""),
+                "long_name": getattr(p.from_node, "long_name", ""),
+            }
+            return web.json_response({"packets": [data]})
+
+        # --- Parse limit ---
+        try:
+            limit = min(max(int(limit_str), 1), 100)
+        except ValueError:
+            limit = 50
+
+        # --- Parse since timestamp ---
+        since = None
+        if since_str:
+            try:
+                since = int(since_str)
+            except ValueError:
+                logger.warning(f"Invalid 'since' value (expected microseconds): {since_str}")
+
+        # --- Parse portnum ---
+        portnum = None
+        if portnum_str:
+            try:
+                portnum = int(portnum_str)
+            except ValueError:
+                logger.warning(f"Invalid portnum: {portnum_str}")
+
+        # --- Parse node filters ---
+        from_node_id = None
+        to_node_id = None
+        node_id = None  # legacy: match either from/to
+
+        if from_node_id_str:
+            try:
+                from_node_id = int(from_node_id_str, 0)
+            except ValueError:
+                logger.warning(f"Invalid from_node_id: {from_node_id_str}")
+
+        if to_node_id_str:
+            try:
+                to_node_id = int(to_node_id_str, 0)
+            except ValueError:
+                logger.warning(f"Invalid to_node_id: {to_node_id_str}")
+
+        if node_id_str:
+            try:
+                node_id = int(node_id_str, 0)
+            except ValueError:
+                logger.warning(f"Invalid node_id: {node_id_str}")
+
+        # --- Fetch packets using explicit filters ---
+        packets = await store.get_packets(
+            from_node_id=from_node_id,
+            to_node_id=to_node_id,
+            node_id=node_id,
+            portnum=portnum,
+            after=since,
+            contains=contains,
+            limit=limit,
+        )
+
+        ui_packets = [Packet.from_model(p) for p in packets]
+
+        # --- Text message filtering ---
+        if portnum == PortNum.TEXT_MESSAGE_APP:
+            ui_packets = [p for p in ui_packets if p.payload and not SEQ_REGEX.fullmatch(p.payload)]
+            if contains:
+                ui_packets = [p for p in ui_packets if contains.lower() in p.payload.lower()]
+
+        # --- Sort descending by import_time_us ---
+        ui_packets.sort(
+            key=lambda p: (p.import_time_us is not None, p.import_time_us or 0), reverse=True
+        )
+        ui_packets = ui_packets[:limit]
+
+        # --- Build JSON output ---
+        packets_data = []
+        for p in ui_packets:
+            packet_dict = {
+                "id": p.id,
+                "import_time_us": p.import_time_us,
+                "import_time": p.import_time.isoformat() if p.import_time else None,
+                "channel": getattr(p.from_node, "channel", ""),
+                "from_node_id": p.from_node_id,
+                "to_node_id": p.to_node_id,
+                "portnum": int(p.portnum),
+                "long_name": getattr(p.from_node, "long_name", ""),
+                "payload": (p.payload or "").strip(),
+            }
+
+            reply_id = getattr(
+                getattr(getattr(p, "raw_mesh_packet", None), "decoded", None),
+                "reply_id",
+                None,
+            )
+            if reply_id:
+                packet_dict["reply_id"] = reply_id
+
+            packets_data.append(packet_dict)
+
+        # --- Latest import_time for incremental fetch ---
+        latest_import_time = None
+        if packets_data:
+            for p in packets_data:
+                if p.get("import_time_us") and p["import_time_us"] > 0:
+                    latest_import_time = max(latest_import_time or 0, p["import_time_us"])
+                elif p.get("import_time") and latest_import_time is None:
+                    try:
+                        dt = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(
+                            p["import_time"].replace("Z", "+00:00")
+                        )
+                        latest_import_time = int(dt.timestamp() * 1_000_000)
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+
+        response = {"packets": packets_data}
+        if latest_import_time is not None:
+            response["latest_import_time"] = latest_import_time
+
+        return web.json_response(response)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in /api/packets: {e}")
+        return web.json_response({"error": "Failed to fetch packets"}, status=500)
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/stats")
+async def api_stats(request):
+    """
+    Enhanced stats endpoint:
+    - Supports global stats (existing behavior)
+    - Supports per-node stats using ?node=<node_id>
+      returning both sent AND seen counts in the specified period
+    """
+    allowed_periods = {"hour", "day"}
+
+    period_type = request.query.get("period_type", "hour").lower()
+    if period_type not in allowed_periods:
+        return web.json_response(
+            {"error": f"Invalid period_type. Must be one of {allowed_periods}"},
+            status=400,
+        )
+
+    try:
+        length = int(request.query.get("length", 24))
+    except ValueError:
+        return web.json_response({"error": "length must be an integer"}, status=400)
+
+    # NEW: optional combined node stats
+    node_str = request.query.get("node")
+    if node_str:
+        try:
+            node_id = int(node_str)
+        except ValueError:
+            return web.json_response({"error": "node must be an integer"}, status=400)
+
+        # Fetch sent packets
+        sent = await store.get_packet_stats(
+            period_type=period_type,
+            length=length,
+            from_node=node_id,
+        )
+
+        # Fetch seen packets
+        seen = await store.get_packet_stats(
+            period_type=period_type,
+            length=length,
+            to_node=node_id,
+        )
+
+        return web.json_response(
+            {
+                "node_id": node_id,
+                "period_type": period_type,
+                "length": length,
+                "sent": sent.get("total", 0),
+                "seen": seen.get("total", 0),
+            }
+        )
+
+    # ---- Existing full stats mode (unchanged) ----
+    channel = request.query.get("channel")
+
+    def parse_int_param(name):
+        value = request.query.get(name)
+        if value is not None:
+            try:
+                return int(value)
+            except ValueError:
+                raise web.HTTPBadRequest(
+                    text=json.dumps({"error": f"{name} must be an integer"}),
+                    content_type="application/json",
+                ) from None
+        return None
+
+    portnum = parse_int_param("portnum")
+    to_node = parse_int_param("to_node")
+    from_node = parse_int_param("from_node")
+
+    stats = await store.get_packet_stats(
+        period_type=period_type,
+        length=length,
+        channel=channel,
+        portnum=portnum,
+        to_node=to_node,
+        from_node=from_node,
+    )
+
+    return web.json_response(stats)
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/stats/count")
+async def api_stats_count(request):
+    """
+    Returns packet and packet_seen totals.
+    Behavior:
+      • If no filters → total packets ever + total seen ever
+      • If filters → apply window/channel/from/to + packet_id
+    """
+
+    # -------- Parse request parameters --------
+    packet_id_str = request.query.get("packet_id")
+    packet_id = None
+    if packet_id_str:
+        try:
+            packet_id = int(packet_id_str)
+        except ValueError:
+            return web.json_response({"error": "packet_id must be integer"}, status=400)
+
+    period_type = request.query.get("period_type")
+    length_str = request.query.get("length")
+    length = None
+    if length_str:
+        try:
+            length = int(length_str)
+        except ValueError:
+            return web.json_response({"error": "length must be integer"}, status=400)
+
+    channel = request.query.get("channel")
+
+    def parse_int(name):
+        value = request.query.get(name)
+        if value is None:
+            return None
+        try:
+            return int(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise web.HTTPBadRequest(
+                text=json.dumps({"error": f"{name} must be integer"}),
+                content_type="application/json",
+            ) from None
+
+    from_node = parse_int("from_node")
+    to_node = parse_int("to_node")
+
+    # -------- Case 1: NO FILTERS → return global totals --------
+    no_filters = (
+        period_type is None
+        and length is None
+        and channel is None
+        and from_node is None
+        and to_node is None
+        and packet_id is None
+    )
+
+    if no_filters:
+        total_packets = await store.get_total_packet_count()
+        total_seen = await store.get_total_packet_seen_count()
+        return web.json_response({"total_packets": total_packets, "total_seen": total_seen})
+
+    # -------- Case 2: Apply filters → compute totals --------
+    total_packets = await store.get_total_packet_count(
+        period_type=period_type,
+        length=length,
+        channel=channel,
+        from_node=from_node,
+        to_node=to_node,
+    )
+
+    total_seen = await store.get_total_packet_seen_count(
+        packet_id=packet_id,
+        period_type=period_type,
+        length=length,
+        channel=channel,
+        from_node=from_node,
+        to_node=to_node,
+    )
+
+    return web.json_response({"total_packets": total_packets, "total_seen": total_seen})
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/edges")
+async def api_edges(request):
+    since = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(hours=48)
+    filter_type = request.query.get("type")
+
+    edges = {}
+
+    # Only build traceroute edges if requested
+    if filter_type in (None, "traceroute"):
+        async for tr in store.get_traceroutes(since):
+            try:
+                route = decode_payload.decode_payload(PortNum.TRACEROUTE_APP, tr.route)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error decoding Traceroute {tr.id}: {e}")
+                continue
+
+            path = [tr.packet.from_node_id] + list(route.route)
+            path.append(tr.packet.to_node_id if tr.done else tr.gateway_node_id)
+
+            for a, b in zip(path, path[1:], strict=False):
+                edges[(a, b)] = "traceroute"
+
+    # Only build neighbor edges if requested
+    if filter_type in (None, "neighbor"):
+        packets = await store.get_packets(portnum=PortNum.NEIGHBORINFO_APP, after=since)
+        for packet in packets:
+            try:
+                _, neighbor_info = decode_payload.decode(packet)
+                for node in neighbor_info.neighbors:
+                    edges.setdefault((node.node_id, packet.from_node_id), "neighbor")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Error decoding NeighborInfo packet {getattr(packet, 'id', '?')}: {e}"
+                )
+
+    # Convert edges dict to list format for JSON response
+    edges_list = [
+        {"from": frm, "to": to, "type": edge_type} for (frm, to), edge_type in edges.items()
+    ]
+
+    return web.json_response({"edges": edges_list})
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/config")
+async def api_config(request):
+    try:
+        # ------------------ Helpers ------------------
+        def get(section, key, default=None):
+            """Safe getter for both dict and ConfigParser."""
+            if isinstance(section, dict):
+                return section.get(key, default)
+            return section.get(key, fallback=default)
+
+        def get_bool(section, key, default=False):
+            val = get(section, key, default)
+            if isinstance(val, bool):
+                return "true" if val else "false"
+            if isinstance(val, str):
+                return "true" if val.lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on") else "false"
+            return "true" if bool(val) else "false"
+
+        def get_float(section, key, default=0.0):
+            try:
+                return float(get(section, key, default))
+            except Exception:
+                return float(default)
+
+        def get_int(section, key, default=0):
+            try:
+                return int(get(section, key, default))
+            except Exception:
+                return default
+
+        def get_str(section, key, default=""):
+            val = get(section, key, default)
+            return str(val) if val is not None else str(default)
+
+        # ------------------ SITE ------------------
+        site = CONFIG.get("site", {})
+        safe_site = {
+            "domain": get_str(site, "domain", ""),
+            "language": get_str(site, "language", "en"),
+            "title": get_str(site, "title", ""),
+            "message": get_str(site, "message", ""),
+            "starting": get_str(site, "starting", "/chat"),
+            "nodes": get_bool(site, "nodes", True),
+            "chat": get_bool(site, "chat", True),
+            "everything": get_bool(site, "everything", True),
+            "graphs": get_bool(site, "graphs", True),
+            "stats": get_bool(site, "stats", True),
+            "net": get_bool(site, "net", True),
+            "map": get_bool(site, "map", True),
+            "top": get_bool(site, "top", True),
+            "map_top_left_lat": get_float(site, "map_top_left_lat", 39.0),
+            "map_top_left_lon": get_float(site, "map_top_left_lon", -123.0),
+            "map_bottom_right_lat": get_float(site, "map_bottom_right_lat", 36.0),
+            "map_bottom_right_lon": get_float(site, "map_bottom_right_lon", -121.0),
+            "map_interval": get_int(site, "map_interval", 3),
+            "firehose_interval": get_int(site, "firehose_interval", 3),
+            "weekly_net_message": get_str(
+                site, "weekly_net_message", "Weekly Mesh check-in message."
+            ),
+            "net_tag": get_str(site, "net_tag", "#BayMeshNet"),
+            "version": str(__version__),
+        }
+
+        # ------------------ MQTT ------------------
+        mqtt = CONFIG.get("mqtt", {})
+        topics_raw = get(mqtt, "topics", [])
+
+        if isinstance(topics_raw, str):
+            try:
+                topics = json.loads(topics_raw)
+            except Exception:
+                topics = [topics_raw]
+        elif isinstance(topics_raw, list):
+            topics = topics_raw
+        else:
+            topics = []
+
+        safe_mqtt = {
+            "server": get_str(mqtt, "server", ""),
+            "topics": topics,
+        }
+
+        # ------------------ CLEANUP ------------------
+        cleanup = CONFIG.get("cleanup", {})
+        safe_cleanup = {
+            "enabled": get_bool(cleanup, "enabled", False),
+            "days_to_keep": get_str(cleanup, "days_to_keep", "14"),
+            "hour": get_str(cleanup, "hour", "2"),
+            "minute": get_str(cleanup, "minute", "0"),
+            "vacuum": get_bool(cleanup, "vacuum", False),
+        }
+
+        safe_config = {
+            "site": safe_site,
+            "mqtt": safe_mqtt,
+            "cleanup": safe_cleanup,
+        }
+
+        return web.json_response(safe_config)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return web.json_response({"error": str(e)}, status=500)
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/lang")
+async def api_lang(request):
+    # Language from ?lang=xx, fallback to config, then to "en"
+    lang_code = request.query.get("lang") or CONFIG.get("site", {}).get("language", "en")
+    section = request.query.get("section")
+
+    lang_file = os.path.join(LANG_DIR, f"{lang_code}.json")
+    if not os.path.exists(lang_file):
+        lang_file = os.path.join(LANG_DIR, "en.json")
+
+    # Load JSON translations
+    with open(lang_file, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        translations = json.load(f)
+
+    if section:
+        section = section.lower()
+        if section in translations:
+            return web.json_response(translations[section])
+        else:
+            return web.json_response(
+                {"error": f"Section '{section}' not found in {lang_code}"}, status=404
+            )
+
+    # if no section requested → return full translation file
+    return web.json_response(translations)
+
+
+@routes.get("/health")
+async def health_check(request):
+    """Health check endpoint for monitoring and load balancers."""
+    health_status = {
+        "status": "healthy",
+        "timestamp": datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC).isoformat(),
+        "version": __version__,
+        "git_revision": _git_revision_short,
+    }
+
+    # Check database connectivity
+    try:
+        async with database.async_session() as session:
+            await session.execute(text("SELECT 1"))
+        health_status["database"] = "connected"
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Database health check failed: {e}")
+        health_status["database"] = "disconnected"
+        health_status["status"] = "unhealthy"
+        return web.json_response(health_status, status=503)
+
+    # Get database file size
+    try:
+        db_url = CONFIG.get("database", {}).get("connection_string", "")
+        # Extract file path from SQLite connection string (e.g., "sqlite+aiosqlite:///packets.db")
+        if "sqlite" in db_url.lower():
+            db_path = db_url.split("///")[-1].split("?")[0]
+            if os.path.exists(db_path):
+                db_size_bytes = os.path.getsize(db_path)
+                # Convert to human-readable format
+                if db_size_bytes < 1024:
+                    health_status["database_size"] = f"{db_size_bytes} B"
+                elif db_size_bytes < 1024 * 1024:
+                    health_status["database_size"] = f"{db_size_bytes / 1024:.2f} KB"
+                elif db_size_bytes < 1024 * 1024 * 1024:
+                    health_status["database_size"] = f"{db_size_bytes / (1024 * 1024):.2f} MB"
+                else:
+                    health_status["database_size"] = (
+                        f"{db_size_bytes / (1024 * 1024 * 1024):.2f} GB"
+                    )
+                health_status["database_size_bytes"] = db_size_bytes
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Failed to get database size: {e}")
+        # Don't fail health check if we can't get size
+
+    return web.json_response(health_status)
+
+
+@routes.get("/version")
+async def version_endpoint(request):
+    """Return version information including semver and git revision."""
+    try:
+        version_info = get_version_info()
+        return web.json_response(version_info)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error in /version: {e}")
+        return web.json_response({"error": "Failed to fetch version info"}, status=500)
+
+
+@routes.get("/api/packets_seen/{packet_id}")
+async def api_packets_seen(request):
+    try:
+        # --- Validate packet_id ---
+        try:
+            packet_id = int(request.match_info["packet_id"])
+        except (KeyError, ValueError):
+            return web.json_response(
+                {"error": "Invalid or missing packet_id"},
+                status=400,
+            )
+
+        # --- Fetch list using your helper ---
+        rows = await store.get_packets_seen(packet_id)
+
+        items = []
+        for row in rows:  # <-- FIX: normal for-loop
+            items.append(
+                {
+                    "packet_id": row.packet_id,
+                    "node_id": row.node_id,
+                    "rx_time": row.rx_time,
+                    "hop_limit": row.hop_limit,
+                    "hop_start": row.hop_start,
+                    "channel": row.channel,
+                    "rx_snr": row.rx_snr,
+                    "rx_rssi": row.rx_rssi,
+                    "topic": row.topic,
+                    "import_time": (row.import_time.isoformat() if row.import_time else None),
+                    "import_time_us": row.import_time_us,
+                }
+            )
+
+        return web.json_response({"seen": items})
+
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("Error in /api/packets_seen")
+        return web.json_response(
+            {"error": "Internal server error"},
+            status=500,
+        )

mvrun.py

@@ -59,14 +59,11 @@ def signal_handler(sig, frame):
 
 
 # Run python in subprocess
-def run_script(script_name, pid_file, *args):
+def run_script(python_executable, script_name, pid_file, *args):
     process = None
     try:
-        # Path to the Python interpreter inside the virtual environment
-        python_executable = './env/bin/python'
-
         # Combine the script name and arguments
-        command = [python_executable, script_name] + list(args)
+        command = [python_executable, '-u', script_name] + list(args)
 
         # Run the subprocess (output goes directly to console for real-time viewing)
         process = subprocess.Popen(command)
@@ -101,11 +98,13 @@ def main():
 
     # Add --config runtime argument
     parser.add_argument('--config', help="Path to the configuration file.", default='config.ini')
+    parser.add_argument('--pid_dir', help="PID files path.", default='.')
+    parser.add_argument('--py_exec', help="Path to the Python executable.", default=sys.executable)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # PID file paths
-    db_pid_file = 'meshview-db.pid'
-    web_pid_file = 'meshview-web.pid'
+    db_pid_file = os.path.join(args.pid_dir, 'meshview-db.pid')
+    web_pid_file = os.path.join(args.pid_dir, 'meshview-web.pid')
 
     # Track PID files globally for cleanup
     pid_files.append(db_pid_file)
@@ -113,12 +112,12 @@ def main():
 
     # Database Thread
     dbthrd = threading.Thread(
-        target=run_script, args=('startdb.py', db_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
+        target=run_script, args=(args.py_exec, 'startdb.py', db_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
     )
 
     # Web server thread
     webthrd = threading.Thread(
-        target=run_script, args=('main.py', web_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
+        target=run_script, args=(args.py_exec, 'main.py', web_pid_file, '--config', args.config)
     )
 
     # Start Meshview subprocess threads

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@
+[project]
+name = "meshview"
+version = "3.0.0"
+description = "Real-time monitoring and diagnostic tool for the Meshtastic mesh network"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+    # Core async + networking
+    "aiohttp>=3.11.12,<4.0.0",
+    "aiohttp-sse",
+    "aiodns>=3.2.0,<4.0.0",
+    "aiomqtt>=2.3.0,<3.0.0",
+    "asyncpg>=0.30.0,<0.31.0",
+    "aiosqlite>=0.21.0,<0.22.0",
+    # Database + ORM
+    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.38,<3.0.0",
+    "alembic>=1.14.0,<2.0.0",
+    # Serialization / security
+    "protobuf>=5.29.3,<6.0.0",
+    "cryptography>=44.0.1,<45.0.0",
+    # Templates
+    "Jinja2>=3.1.5,<4.0.0",
+    "MarkupSafe>=3.0.2,<4.0.0",
+    # Graphs / diagrams
+    "pydot>=3.0.4,<4.0.0",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    # Data science stack
+    "numpy>=2.2.3,<3.0.0",
+    "pandas>=2.2.3,<3.0.0",
+    "matplotlib>=3.10.0,<4.0.0",
+    "seaborn>=0.13.2,<1.0.0",
+    "plotly>=6.0.0,<7.0.0",
+    # Image support
+    "pillow>=11.1.0,<12.0.0",
+    # Debugging / profiling
+    "psutil>=7.0.0,<8.0.0",
+    "objgraph>=3.6.2,<4.0.0",
+    # Testing
+    "pytest>=8.3.4,<9.0.0",
+    "pytest-aiohttp>=1.0.5,<2.0.0",
+    "pytest-asyncio>=0.24.0,<1.0.0",
+]
+
 [tool.ruff]
 # Linting
 target-version = "py313"

requirements.txt

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ aiosqlite~=0.21.0
 
 # Database + ORM
 sqlalchemy[asyncio]~=2.0.38
+alembic~=1.14.0
 
 # Serialization / security
 protobuf~=5.29.3
@@ -42,3 +43,8 @@ pillow~=11.1.0
 # Debugging / profiling
 psutil~=7.0.0
 objgraph~=3.6.2
+
+# Testing
+pytest~=8.3.4
+pytest-aiohttp~=1.0.5
+pytest-asyncio~=0.24.0

sample.config.ini

@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ minute = 00
 # Run VACUUM after cleanup
 vacuum = False
 
+# Enable database backups (independent of cleanup)
+backup_enabled = False
+# Directory to store database backups (relative or absolute path)
+backup_dir = ./backups
+# Time to run daily backup (24-hour format)
+# If not specified, uses cleanup hour/minute
+backup_hour = 2
+backup_minute = 00
+
 
 # -------------------------
 # Logging Configuration
@@ -109,3 +118,5 @@ vacuum = False
 # Application logs (errors, startup messages, etc.) are unaffected
 # Set to True to enable, False to disable (default: False)
 access_log = False
+# Database cleanup logfile
+db_cleanup_logfile = dbcleanup.log

setup-dev.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# setup-dev.sh
+#
+# Development environment setup script for MeshView
+# This script sets up the Python virtual environment and installs development tools
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Setting up MeshView development environment..."
+echo ""
+
+# Check if uv is installed
+if ! command -v uv &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: 'uv' is not installed."
+    echo "Install it with: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create virtual environment if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -d "env" ]; then
+    echo "Creating Python virtual environment with uv..."
+    uv venv env
+    echo "✓ Virtual environment created"
+else
+    echo "✓ Virtual environment already exists"
+fi
+
+# Install requirements
+echo ""
+echo "Installing requirements..."
+uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+echo "✓ Requirements installed"
+
+# Install development tools
+echo ""
+echo "Installing development tools..."
+uv pip install pre-commit pytest pytest-asyncio pytest-aiohttp
+echo "✓ Development tools installed"
+
+# Install pre-commit hooks
+echo ""
+echo "Installing pre-commit hooks..."
+./env/bin/pre-commit install
+echo "✓ Pre-commit hooks installed"
+
+# Install graphviz check
+echo ""
+if command -v dot &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "✓ graphviz is installed"
+else
+    echo "⚠ Warning: graphviz is not installed"
+    echo "  Install it with:"
+    echo "    macOS:   brew install graphviz"
+    echo "    Debian:  sudo apt-get install graphviz"
+fi
+
+# Create config.ini if it doesn't exist
+echo ""
+if [ ! -f "config.ini" ]; then
+    echo "Creating config.ini from sample..."
+    cp sample.config.ini config.ini
+    echo "✓ config.ini created"
+    echo "  Edit config.ini to configure your MQTT and site settings"
+else
+    echo "✓ config.ini already exists"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Development environment setup complete!"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "  1. Edit config.ini with your MQTT settings"
+echo "  2. Run: ./env/bin/python mvrun.py"
+echo "  3. Open: http://localhost:8081"
+echo ""
+echo "Pre-commit hooks are now active:"
+echo "  - Ruff will auto-format and fix issues before each commit"
+echo "  - If files are changed, you'll need to git add and commit again"
+echo ""
+echo "Run tests with: ./env/bin/pytest tests/"
+echo ""

startdb.py

@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 import asyncio
 import datetime
+import gzip
 import json
 import logging
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from sqlalchemy import delete
 
-from meshview import models, mqtt_database, mqtt_reader, mqtt_store
+from meshview import migrations, models, mqtt_database, mqtt_reader, mqtt_store
 from meshview.config import CONFIG
 
+# -------------------------
+# Basic logging configuration
+# -------------------------
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s %(filename)s:%(lineno)d [pid:%(process)d] %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+    datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+)
+
 # -------------------------
 # Logging for cleanup
 # -------------------------
 cleanup_logger = logging.getLogger("dbcleanup")
 cleanup_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-file_handler = logging.FileHandler("dbcleanup.log")
+cleanup_logfile = CONFIG.get("logging", {}).get("db_cleanup_logfile", "dbcleanup.log")
+file_handler = logging.FileHandler(cleanup_logfile)
 file_handler.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
 file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
@@ -40,11 +53,91 @@ def get_int(config, section, key, default=0):
 db_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
 
+# -------------------------
+# Database backup function
+# -------------------------
+async def backup_database(database_url: str, backup_dir: str = ".") -> None:
+    """
+    Create a compressed backup of the database file.
+
+    Args:
+        database_url: SQLAlchemy connection string
+        backup_dir: Directory to store backups (default: current directory)
+    """
+    try:
+        # Extract database file path from connection string
+        # Format: sqlite+aiosqlite:///path/to/db.db
+        if not database_url.startswith("sqlite"):
+            cleanup_logger.warning("Backup only supported for SQLite databases")
+            return
+
+        db_path = database_url.split("///", 1)[1] if "///" in database_url else None
+        if not db_path:
+            cleanup_logger.error("Could not extract database path from connection string")
+            return
+
+        db_file = Path(db_path)
+        if not db_file.exists():
+            cleanup_logger.error(f"Database file not found: {db_file}")
+            return
+
+        # Create backup directory if it doesn't exist
+        backup_path = Path(backup_dir)
+        backup_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # Generate backup filename with timestamp
+        timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
+        backup_filename = f"{db_file.stem}_backup_{timestamp}.db.gz"
+        backup_file = backup_path / backup_filename
+
+        cleanup_logger.info(f"Creating backup: {backup_file}")
+
+        # Copy and compress the database file
+        with open(db_file, 'rb') as f_in:
+            with gzip.open(backup_file, 'wb', compresslevel=9) as f_out:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(f_in, f_out)
+
+        # Get file sizes for logging
+        original_size = db_file.stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)  # MB
+        compressed_size = backup_file.stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)  # MB
+        compression_ratio = (1 - compressed_size / original_size) * 100 if original_size > 0 else 0
+
+        cleanup_logger.info(
+            f"Backup created successfully: {backup_file.name} "
+            f"({original_size:.2f} MB -> {compressed_size:.2f} MB, "
+            f"{compression_ratio:.1f}% compression)"
+        )
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        cleanup_logger.error(f"Error creating database backup: {e}")
+
+
+# -------------------------
+# Database backup scheduler
+# -------------------------
+async def daily_backup_at(hour: int = 2, minute: int = 0, backup_dir: str = "."):
+    while True:
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        next_run = now.replace(hour=hour, minute=minute, second=0, microsecond=0)
+        if next_run <= now:
+            next_run += datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+        delay = (next_run - now).total_seconds()
+        cleanup_logger.info(f"Next backup scheduled at {next_run}")
+        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+
+        database_url = CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"]
+        await backup_database(database_url, backup_dir)
+
+
 # -------------------------
 # Database cleanup using ORM
 # -------------------------
 async def daily_cleanup_at(
-    hour: int = 2, minute: int = 0, days_to_keep: int = 14, vacuum_db: bool = True
+    hour: int = 2,
+    minute: int = 0,
+    days_to_keep: int = 14,
+    vacuum_db: bool = True,
+    wait_for_backup: bool = False,
 ):
     while True:
         now = datetime.datetime.now()
@@ -55,6 +148,11 @@ async def daily_cleanup_at(
         cleanup_logger.info(f"Next cleanup scheduled at {next_run}")
         await asyncio.sleep(delay)
 
+        # If backup is enabled, wait a bit to let backup complete first
+        if wait_for_backup:
+            cleanup_logger.info("Waiting 60 seconds for backup to complete...")
+            await asyncio.sleep(60)
+
         # Local-time cutoff as string for SQLite DATETIME comparison
         cutoff = (datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=days_to_keep)).strftime(
             "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
@@ -134,9 +232,39 @@ async def load_database_from_mqtt(
 # Main function
 # -------------------------
 async def main():
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
     # Initialize database
-    mqtt_database.init_database(CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"])
-    await mqtt_database.create_tables()
+    database_url = CONFIG["database"]["connection_string"]
+    mqtt_database.init_database(database_url)
+
+    # Create migration status table
+    await migrations.create_migration_status_table(mqtt_database.engine)
+
+    # Set migration in progress flag
+    await migrations.set_migration_in_progress(mqtt_database.engine, True)
+    logger.info("Migration status set to 'in progress'")
+
+    try:
+        # Check if migrations are needed before running them
+        logger.info("Checking for pending database migrations...")
+        if await migrations.is_database_up_to_date(mqtt_database.engine, database_url):
+            logger.info("Database schema is already up to date, skipping migrations")
+        else:
+            logger.info("Database schema needs updating, running migrations...")
+            migrations.run_migrations(database_url)
+            logger.info("Database migrations completed")
+
+        # Create tables if needed (for backwards compatibility)
+        logger.info("Creating database tables...")
+        await mqtt_database.create_tables()
+        logger.info("Database tables created")
+
+    finally:
+        # Clear migration in progress flag
+        logger.info("Clearing migration status...")
+        await migrations.set_migration_in_progress(mqtt_database.engine, False)
+        logger.info("Migration status cleared - database ready")
 
     mqtt_user = CONFIG["mqtt"].get("username") or None
     mqtt_passwd = CONFIG["mqtt"].get("password") or None
@@ -148,6 +276,21 @@ async def main():
     cleanup_hour = get_int(CONFIG, "cleanup", "hour", 2)
     cleanup_minute = get_int(CONFIG, "cleanup", "minute", 0)
 
+    backup_enabled = get_bool(CONFIG, "cleanup", "backup_enabled", False)
+    backup_dir = CONFIG.get("cleanup", {}).get("backup_dir", "./backups")
+    backup_hour = get_int(CONFIG, "cleanup", "backup_hour", cleanup_hour)
+    backup_minute = get_int(CONFIG, "cleanup", "backup_minute", cleanup_minute)
+
+    logger.info(f"Starting MQTT ingestion from {CONFIG['mqtt']['server']}:{CONFIG['mqtt']['port']}")
+    if cleanup_enabled:
+        logger.info(
+            f"Daily cleanup enabled: keeping {cleanup_days} days of data at {cleanup_hour:02d}:{cleanup_minute:02d}"
+        )
+    if backup_enabled:
+        logger.info(
+            f"Daily backups enabled: storing in {backup_dir} at {backup_hour:02d}:{backup_minute:02d}"
+        )
+
     async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg:
         tg.create_task(
             load_database_from_mqtt(
@@ -159,10 +302,25 @@ async def main():
             )
         )
 
+        # Start backup task if enabled
+        if backup_enabled:
+            tg.create_task(daily_backup_at(backup_hour, backup_minute, backup_dir))
+
+        # Start cleanup task if enabled (waits for backup if both run at same time)
         if cleanup_enabled:
-            tg.create_task(daily_cleanup_at(cleanup_hour, cleanup_minute, cleanup_days, vacuum_db))
-        else:
-            cleanup_logger.info("Daily cleanup is disabled by configuration.")
+            wait_for_backup = (
+                backup_enabled
+                and (backup_hour == cleanup_hour)
+                and (backup_minute == cleanup_minute)
+            )
+            tg.create_task(
+                daily_cleanup_at(
+                    cleanup_hour, cleanup_minute, cleanup_days, vacuum_db, wait_for_backup
+                )
+            )
+
+        if not cleanup_enabled and not backup_enabled:
+            cleanup_logger.info("Daily cleanup and backups are both disabled by configuration.")
 
 
 # -------------------------