fix(system): report real version so update banner clears; move update notice to Operations (v0.16.11-beta)

Update-availability fixes:
- The backend read its version from npm_package_version, which is unset
  when the container runs `node dist/index.js` directly, so current was
  always "0.0.0" and every release looked newer — the "update available"
  banner never cleared. Read the bundled package.json instead
  (routes/system.ts), falling back to npm_package_version.
- Move the update notification out of the top-of-app banner into the
  Operations dashboard (a dedicated notice under the network-status hero),
  shown only when genuinely behind and cleared once up to date.

Security banner:
- Replace the now-dead jwt_secret_default / encryption_key_default checks
  with the current secrets_not_persisted warning (auto-generated secrets
  that couldn't be persisted), matching the self-healing secrets model.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 A self-hosted, full-stack network management platform for MikroTik devices. Monitor, configure, and manage your entire MikroTik infrastructure — routers, switches, and wireless access points — from a single web interface.
 
-![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.16.10_Beta-blue)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.16.11_Beta-blue)
 ![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPLv3-blue)
 ![Docker](https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-compose-2496ED?logo=docker&logoColor=white)
 ![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-5.3-3178C6?logo=typescript&logoColor=white)

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mikrotik-manager-backend",
-  "version": "0.16.10-beta",
+  "version": "0.16.11-beta",
   "description": "Mikrotik Network Management Platform - Backend API",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {

backend/src/routes/system.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
 import { requireAuth } from '../middleware/auth';
 import { query } from '../config/database';
 
 const router = Router();
 router.use(requireAuth);
 
-const CURRENT_VERSION = process.env.npm_package_version || '0.0.0';
+// The container runs `node dist/index.js` (not via npm), so npm_package_version
+// is unset there — read the bundled package.json instead, falling back to it.
+// Without this, current stays "0.0.0" and every release looks like an update.
+function resolveCurrentVersion(): string {
+  if (process.env.npm_package_version) return process.env.npm_package_version;
+  try {
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname, '../../package.json'), 'utf8')) as { version?: string };
+    return pkg.version || '0.0.0';
+  } catch {
+    return '0.0.0';
+  }
+}
+
+const CURRENT_VERSION = resolveCurrentVersion();
 const RAW_URL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/2GT-Media-Group-LLC/mikrotik-manager/main/frontend/package.json';
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // 24 hours
 

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mikrotik-manager-frontend",
-  "version": "0.16.10-beta",
+  "version": "0.16.11-beta",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

frontend/src/components/SecurityBanners.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { AlertTriangle, ShieldAlert, ArrowUpCircle, X } from 'lucide-react';
+import { AlertTriangle, ShieldAlert } from 'lucide-react';
-import { authApi, systemApi } from '../services/api';
+import { authApi } from '../services/api';
 
 interface SecurityStatus {
   warnings: string[];
@@ -9,83 +9,34 @@ interface SecurityStatus {
 
 export default function SecurityBanners() {
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<SecurityStatus | null>(null);
-  const [updateInfo, setUpdateInfo] = useState<{ latest: string } | null>(null);
-  const [updateDismissed, setUpdateDismissed] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     authApi.securityStatus()
       .then((r) => setStatus(r.data))
       .catch(() => {});
-
-    systemApi.versionCheck()
-      .then((r) => {
-        if (r.data.update_available && r.data.latest) {
-          setUpdateInfo({ latest: r.data.latest });
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(() => {});
   }, []);
 
   const noWarnings = !status || status.warnings.length === 0;
-  const noUpdate = !updateInfo || updateDismissed;
+  if (noWarnings) return null;
-  if (noWarnings && noUpdate) return null;
 
-  const hasSecretWarning = !!status && (
+  const hasSecretsNotPersisted = !!status && status.warnings.includes('secrets_not_persisted');
-    status.warnings.includes('jwt_secret_default') ||
-    status.warnings.includes('encryption_key_default')
-  );
   const hasAdminWarning = !!status && status.warnings.includes('admin_password_default');
 
-  const secretNames = [
-    status?.warnings.includes('jwt_secret_default') && 'JWT_SECRET',
-    status?.warnings.includes('encryption_key_default') && 'ENCRYPTION_KEY',
-  ]
-    .filter(Boolean)
-    .join(' and ');
-
   return (
     <div>
-      {updateInfo && !updateDismissed && (
+      {hasSecretsNotPersisted && (
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 bg-blue-50 dark:bg-blue-900/20 border-b border-blue-200 dark:border-blue-800 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-blue-800 dark:text-blue-200">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <ArrowUpCircle className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0" />
-            <span>
-              <span className="font-semibold">Update available:</span>{' '}
-              v{updateInfo.latest} is on GitHub.{' '}
-              <a
-                href="https://github.com/2GT-Media-Group-LLC/mikrotik-manager"
-                target="_blank"
-                rel="noreferrer"
-                className="underline hover:no-underline"
-              >
-                View release
-              </a>{' '}
-              and run <code className="font-mono text-xs">docker compose pull &amp;&amp; docker compose up -d</code> to update.
-            </span>
-          </div>
-          <button
-            onClick={() => setUpdateDismissed(true)}
-            className="shrink-0 text-blue-500 hover:text-blue-700 dark:hover:text-blue-300"
-            aria-label="Dismiss"
-          >
-            <X className="w-4 h-4" />
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      )}
-      {hasSecretWarning && (
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 bg-yellow-50 dark:bg-yellow-900/20 border-b border-yellow-200 dark:border-yellow-800 px-4 py-2 text-sm text-yellow-800 dark:text-yellow-200">
           <AlertTriangle className="w-4 h-4 shrink-0" />
           <span>
             <span className="font-semibold">Security warning:</span>{' '}
-            {secretNames}{' '}
+            Auto-generated secrets could not be saved, so they will change on
-            {status.warnings.filter((w) =>
+            every restart — logging users out and potentially orphaning stored
-              ['jwt_secret_default', 'encryption_key_default'].includes(w)
+            device credentials. Mount a writable volume at{' '}
-            ).length > 1
+            <code className="font-mono text-xs">SECRETS_DIR</code> (default{' '}
-              ? 'are'
+            <code className="font-mono text-xs">/app/data</code>) or set{' '}
-              : 'is'}{' '}
+            <code className="font-mono text-xs">JWT_SECRET</code> and{' '}
-            using default values. Set strong secrets in your{' '}
+            <code className="font-mono text-xs">ENCRYPTION_KEY</code> in your{' '}
-            <code className="font-mono text-xs">.env</code> file before
+            <code className="font-mono text-xs">.env</code>.
-            exposing this to any network.
           </span>
         </div>
       )}

frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import L from 'leaflet';
 import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css';
-import { metricsApi, eventsApi, devicesApi, clientsApi, trafficApi, operationsApi, topologyApi } from '../services/api';
+import { metricsApi, eventsApi, devicesApi, clientsApi, trafficApi, operationsApi, topologyApi, systemApi } from '../services/api';
 import type { OpsAttentionItem, OpsCapacityRow, OpsActivityItem } from '../services/api';
 import TerminalModal from '../components/TerminalModal';
 import { useSocket } from '../hooks/useSocket';
@@ -611,6 +611,14 @@ function OperationsView({
   const capacity: OpsCapacityRow[] = insights?.capacity ?? [];
   const activity: OpsActivityItem[] = insights?.activity ?? [];
 
+  // Platform update availability (checked against GitHub, cached server-side)
+  const { data: versionInfo } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['version-check'],
+    queryFn: () => systemApi.versionCheck().then(r => r.data),
+    staleTime: 60 * 60_000,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+  });
+
   // Fleet security posture rollup (live per-device; cached 5 min, lazy)
   const { data: posture } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['ops-security', onlineDevices.map(d => d.id).join(',')],
@@ -724,6 +732,32 @@ function OperationsView({
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {/* Platform update available */}
+      {versionInfo?.update_available && versionInfo.latest && (
+        <div className="card flex items-center gap-3 px-5 py-[13px]" style={{ borderLeft: '3px solid var(--info)' }}>
+          <ArrowUpCircle className="w-[18px] h-[18px] flex-shrink-0" style={{ color: 'var(--info)' }} />
+          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+            <div className="text-[13px] font-semibold" style={{ color: 'var(--ink)' }}>
+              Platform update available — v{versionInfo.latest}
+            </div>
+            <div className="text-[12px]" style={{ color: 'var(--ink-3)' }}>
+              You're on v{versionInfo.current}. Run{' '}
+              <code className="mono text-[11px]" style={{ color: 'var(--ink-2)' }}>docker compose pull &amp;&amp; docker compose up -d</code>{' '}
+              to update.
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <a
+            href="https://github.com/2GT-Media-Group-LLC/mikrotik-manager/releases"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noreferrer"
+            className="text-[12px] font-medium flex-shrink-0 hover:underline"
+            style={{ color: 'var(--info)' }}
+          >
+            Release notes →
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* Things to handle + Quick actions */}
       <div className="grid gap-4" style={{ gridTemplateColumns: '1.3fr 1fr' }}>
         {/* Things to handle */}

frontend/src/version.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const APP_VERSION = 'v0.16.10 Beta';
+export const APP_VERSION = 'v0.16.11 Beta';