/data and /tmp standarization

2025-12-07 09:36:05 -08:00 · 2025-11-04 22:26:35 +00:00
parent 90a07c61eb
commit 5b871865db
250 changed files with 7462 additions and 4940 deletions
--- a/front/devices.php
+++ b/front/devices.php
@@ -15,9 +15,22 @@
 <?php

  require 'php/templates/header.php';
+  
  // check permissions
-  $dbPath = "../db/app.db";
-  $confPath = "../config/app.conf";
+  // Use environment-aware paths with fallback to legacy locations
+  $dbFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_DB') ?: '/data/db', '/');
+  $configFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config', '/');
+
+  $dbPath = $dbFolderPath . '/app.db';
+  $confPath = $configFolderPath . '/app.conf';
+
+  // Fallback to legacy paths if new locations don't exist
+  if (!file_exists($dbPath) && file_exists('../db/app.db')) {
+      $dbPath = '../db/app.db';
+  }
+  if (!file_exists($confPath) && file_exists('../config/app.conf')) {
+      $confPath = '../config/app.conf';
+  }

  checkPermissions([$dbPath, $confPath]);
 ?>
--- a/front/maintenance.php
+++ b/front/maintenance.php
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@

 // Size and last mod of DB ------------------------------------------------------

-$nax_db = str_replace('front', 'db', getcwd()).'/app.db';
-$nax_wal = str_replace('front', 'db', getcwd()).'/app.db-wal';
-$nax_db_size = number_format((filesize($nax_db) / 1000000),2,",",".") . ' MB';
-$nax_wal_size = number_format((filesize($nax_wal) / 1000000),2,",",".") . ' MB';
-$nax_db_mod = date ("F d Y H:i:s", filemtime($nax_db));
+$dbBasePath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_DB') ?: '/data/db', '/');
+$nax_db = $dbBasePath . '/app.db';
+$nax_wal = $dbBasePath . '/app.db-wal';
+$nax_db_size = file_exists($nax_db) ? number_format((filesize($nax_db) / 1000000),2,",",".") . ' MB' : '0 MB';
+$nax_wal_size = file_exists($nax_wal) ? number_format((filesize($nax_wal) / 1000000),2,",",".") . ' MB' : '0 MB';
+$nax_db_mod = file_exists($nax_db) ? date ("F d Y H:i:s", filemtime($nax_db)) : 'N/A';


 // Table sizes -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ $db->close();
 var emptyArr = ['undefined', "", undefined, null];
 var selectedTab                 = 'tab_DBTools_id';

-initializeTabs();
+// initializeTabs() is called in window.onload

 // -----------------------------------------------------------
 // delete devices with emty macs
@@ -704,7 +705,7 @@ function renderLogs(customData) {
 window.onload = function asyncFooter() {
  renderLogs();

-  // initializeTabs();
+  initializeTabs();

  try {
    $("#lastCommit").append('<a href="https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/commits" target="_blank"><img alt="GitHub last commit" src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/jokob-sk/netalertx/main?logo=github"></a>');
--- a/front/php/components/logs.php
+++ b/front/php/components/logs.php
@@ -2,30 +2,59 @@

 require '../server/init.php';

+$logBasePath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_LOG') ?: '/tmp/log', '/');
+
+function resolveLogPath($path)
+{
+    global $logBasePath;
+
+    if ($path === null || $path === '') {
+        return $path;
+    }
+
+    $placeholder = '__NETALERTX_LOG__';
+    if (strpos($path, $placeholder) === 0) {
+        return $logBasePath . substr($path, strlen($placeholder));
+    }
+
+    return $path;
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // check if authenticated
 require_once  $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/php/templates/security.php';

 // Function to render the log area component
 function renderLogArea($params) {
+    global $logBasePath;
+
    $fileName = isset($params['fileName']) ? $params['fileName'] : '';
    $filePath = isset($params['filePath']) ? $params['filePath'] : '';
    $textAreaCssClass = isset($params['textAreaCssClass']) ? $params['textAreaCssClass'] : '';
    $buttons = isset($params['buttons']) ? $params['buttons'] : [];
    $content = "";

-    if (filesize($filePath) > 2000000) {
+    $filePath = resolveLogPath($filePath);
+
+    if (!is_file($filePath)) {
+        $content = "";
+        $fileSizeMb = 0.0;
+    } elseif (filesize($filePath) > 2000000) {
        $content = file_get_contents($filePath, false, null, -2000000);
+        $fileSizeMb = filesize($filePath) / 1000000;
    } else {
        $content = file_get_contents($filePath);
+        $fileSizeMb = filesize($filePath) / 1000000;
    }

-    // Prepare the download button HTML if filePath starts with /app
+    // Prepare the download button HTML if filePath resides under the active log base path
    $downloadButtonHtml = '';
-    if (strpos($filePath, '/app') === 0) {
+    $logPrefix = $logBasePath . '/';
+    if ($logPrefix !== '/' && strpos($filePath, $logPrefix) === 0) {
+        $downloadName = basename($filePath);
        $downloadButtonHtml = '
            <span class="span-padding">
-                <a href="' . htmlspecialchars(str_replace('/app/log/', '/php/server/query_logs.php?file=', $filePath)) . '" target="_blank">
+                <a href="' . htmlspecialchars('/php/server/query_logs.php?file=' . rawurlencode($downloadName)) . '" target="_blank">
                    <i class="fa fa-download"></i>
                </a>
            </span>';
@@ -63,7 +92,7 @@ function renderLogArea($params) {
            </div>
            <div class="row logs-row">
                <div class="log-file col-sm-6 col-xs-12">' . htmlspecialchars($filePath) . '
-                    <div class="logs-size">' . number_format((filesize($filePath) / 1000000), 2, ",", ".") . ' MB'
+                    <div class="logs-size">' . number_format($fileSizeMb, 2, ",", ".") . ' MB'
                    . $downloadButtonHtml .
                    '</div>
                </div>
--- a/front/php/components/logs_defaults.json
+++ b/front/php/components/logs_defaults.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
                "event": "askRestartBackend()"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "app.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/app.log",
+    "fileName": "app.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/app.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs"

    },
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
                "event": "logManage('app_front.log', 'cleanLog')"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "app_front.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/app_front.log",
+    "fileName": "app_front.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/app_front.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    },
    {
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
                "event": "logManage('app.php_errors.log', 'cleanLog')"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "app.php_errors.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/app.php_errors.log",
+    "fileName": "app.php_errors.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/app.php_errors.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    },
    {
@@ -44,15 +44,19 @@
                "event": "logManage('execution_queue.log', 'cleanLog')"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "execution_queue.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/execution_queue.log",
+    "fileName": "execution_queue.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/execution_queue.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    },
    {
        "buttons": [
+            {
+                "labelStringCode": "Maint_PurgeLog",
+                "event": "logManage('nginx-error.log', 'cleanLog')"
+            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "nginx/error.log",
-        "filePath": "/var/log/nginx/error.log",
+        "fileName": "nginx-error.log",
+        "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/nginx-error.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    },
    {
@@ -62,8 +66,8 @@
                "event": "logManage('db_is_locked.log', 'cleanLog')"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "db_is_locked.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/db_is_locked.log",
+    "fileName": "db_is_locked.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/db_is_locked.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    },
    {
@@ -73,8 +77,8 @@
                "event": "logManage('stdout.log', 'cleanLog')"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "stdout.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/stdout.log",
+    "fileName": "stdout.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/stdout.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    },
    {
@@ -84,8 +88,30 @@
                "event": "logManage('stderr.log', 'cleanLog')"
            }
        ],
-        "fileName": "stderr.log",
-        "filePath": "/app/log/stderr.log",
+    "fileName": "stderr.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/stderr.log",
+        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
+    },
+    {
+        "buttons": [
+            {
+                "labelStringCode": "Maint_PurgeLog",
+                "event": "logManage('IP_changes.log', 'cleanLog')"
+            }
+        ],
+    "fileName": "IP_changes.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/IP_changes.log",
+        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
+    },
+    {
+        "buttons": [
+            {
+                "labelStringCode": "Maint_PurgeLog",
+                "event": "logManage('crond.log', 'cleanLog')"
+            }
+        ],
+    "fileName": "crond.log",
+    "filePath": "__NETALERTX_LOG__/crond.log",
        "textAreaCssClass": "logs logs-small"
    }
 ]
--- a/front/php/server/db.php
+++ b/front/php/server/db.php
@@ -13,8 +13,35 @@
 // $DBFILE = dirname(__FILE__).'/../../../db/app.db';
 // $DBFILE_LOCKED_FILE = dirname(__FILE__).'/../../../log/db_is_locked.log';
 $scriptDir = realpath(dirname(__FILE__)); // Resolves symlinks to the actual physical path
-$DBFILE = $scriptDir . '/../../../db/app.db';
-$DBFILE_LOCKED_FILE = $scriptDir . '/../../../log/db_is_locked.log';
+$legacyDbPath = $scriptDir . '/../../../db/app.db';
+$legacyLogDir = $scriptDir . '/../../../log';
+
+$dbFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_DB') ?: '/data/db', '/');
+$logFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_LOG') ?: '/tmp/log', '/');
+
+// Fallback to legacy layout if the new location is missing but the legacy file still exists
+if (!is_dir($dbFolderPath) && file_exists($legacyDbPath)) {
+    $dbFolderPath = dirname($legacyDbPath);
+}
+
+if (!is_dir($dbFolderPath)) {
+    @mkdir($dbFolderPath, 0775, true);
+}
+
+$DBFILE = rtrim($dbFolderPath, '/') . '/app.db';
+if (!file_exists($DBFILE) && file_exists($legacyDbPath)) {
+    $DBFILE = $legacyDbPath;
+}
+
+if (!is_dir($logFolderPath) && is_dir($legacyLogDir)) {
+    $logFolderPath = $legacyLogDir;
+}
+
+if (!is_dir($logFolderPath)) {
+    @mkdir($logFolderPath, 0775, true);
+}
+
+$DBFILE_LOCKED_FILE = rtrim($logFolderPath, '/') . '/db_is_locked.log';


 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -39,8 +66,10 @@ function SQLite3_connect($trytoreconnect = true, $retryCount = 0) {
        if (!file_exists($DBFILE)) {
            die("Database file not found: $DBFILE");
        }
-        if (!file_exists(dirname($DBFILE_LOCKED_FILE))) {
-            die("Log directory not found: " . dirname($DBFILE_LOCKED_FILE));
+
+        $lockDir = dirname($DBFILE_LOCKED_FILE);
+        if (!is_dir($lockDir) && !@mkdir($lockDir, 0775, true)) {
+            die("Log directory not found and could not be created: $lockDir");
        }
       

@@ -130,6 +159,7 @@ class CustomDatabaseWrapper {
        $message = 'Error executing query (attempts: ' . $attempts . '), query: ' . $query;        
        // write_notification($message);
        error_log("Query failed after {$this->maxRetries} attempts: " . $this->sqlite->lastErrorMsg());        
+        return false;
    }

    public function query_log_add($query)
@@ -187,7 +217,7 @@ function OpenDB($DBPath = null) {

    if (strlen($DBFILE) == 0) {
        $message = 'Database not available';
-        echo '<script>alert('.$message.')</script>';
+        echo '<script>alert("'.$message.'")</script>';
        write_notification($message);
        
        die('<div style="padding-left:150px">'.$message.'</div>');
@@ -197,7 +227,7 @@ function OpenDB($DBPath = null) {
        $db = new CustomDatabaseWrapper($DBFILE);
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        $message = "Error connecting to the database";
-        echo '<script>alert('.$message.'": ' . $e->getMessage() . '")</script>';
+        echo '<script>alert("'.$message.': '.$e->getMessage().'")</script>';
        write_notification($message);
        die('<div style="padding-left:150px">'.$message.'</div>');
    }
--- a/front/php/server/init.php
+++ b/front/php/server/init.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
-ini_set('error_log', '../../log/app.php_errors.log'); // initializing the app.php_errors.log file for the maintenance section
+$logPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_LOG') ?: '/tmp/log', '/') . '/app.php_errors.log';
+ini_set('error_log', $logPath); // initializing the app.php_errors.log file for the maintenance section
 require dirname(__FILE__).'/../templates/globals.php';
 require dirname(__FILE__).'/db.php';
 require dirname(__FILE__).'/util.php';
--- a/front/php/server/query_config.php
+++ b/front/php/server/query_config.php
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
    // Check if file parameter is provided
    if ($file) {
        // Define the folder where files are located
-        $filePath = "/app/config/" . basename($file);
+        $configRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config';
+        $filePath = rtrim($configRoot, '/') . "/" . basename($file);

        // Check if the file exists and is readable
        if (file_exists($filePath) && is_readable($filePath)) {
--- a/front/php/server/query_json.php
+++ b/front/php/server/query_json.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ require dirname(__FILE__).'/../server/init.php';
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Handle incoming requests
 if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
+    $configRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config';
+    $apiRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_API') ?: '/tmp/api';
    // Get query string parameter ?file=settings_table.json
    $file = isset($_GET['file']) ? $_GET['file'] : null;

@@ -19,10 +21,10 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
        // Define the folder where files are located
        if ($file == "workflows.json") 
        {
-            $filePath = "/app/config/" . basename($file);
+            $filePath = rtrim($configRoot, '/') . "/" . basename($file);
        } else
        {       
-            $filePath = "/app/api/" . basename($file);
+            $filePath = rtrim($apiRoot, '/') . "/" . basename($file);
        }

        // Check if the file exists
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
    }
    
    $file = $_GET['file'];
-    $filePath = "/app/config/" . basename($file);
+    $configRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config';
+    $filePath = rtrim($configRoot, '/') . "/" . basename($file);

    // Save new workflows.json (replace existing content)
    if (file_put_contents($filePath, json_encode($decodedData, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT))) {
--- a/front/php/server/query_logs.php
+++ b/front/php/server/query_logs.php
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {

    // Check if file parameter is provided
    if ($file) {
-        // Define the folder where files are located
-        $filePath = "/app/log/" . basename($file);
+    // Define the folder where files are located
+    $logBasePath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_LOG') ?: '/tmp/log', '/');
+    $filePath = $logBasePath . '/' . basename($file);

        // Check if the file exists
        if (file_exists($filePath)) {
--- a/front/php/server/util.php
+++ b/front/php/server/util.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 require dirname(__FILE__).'/../templates/globals.php';
 require dirname(__FILE__).'/../templates/skinUI.php';

+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // check if authenticated
 require_once  $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/php/templates/security.php';
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ function cleanLog($logFile)

  $path = "";

-  $allowedFiles = ['app.log', 'app_front.log', 'IP_changes.log', 'stdout.log', 'stderr.log', 'app.php_errors.log', 'execution_queue.log', 'db_is_locked.log'];
+  $allowedFiles = ['app.log', 'app_front.log', 'IP_changes.log', 'stdout.log', 'stderr.log', 'app.php_errors.log', 'execution_queue.log', 'db_is_locked.log', 'nginx-error.log', 'crond.log'];
  
  if(in_array($logFile, $allowedFiles))
  {
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ function saveSettings()

  $txt = $txt."#-----------------AUTOGENERATED FILE-----------------#\n";
  $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
-  $txt = $txt."#         Generated:  ".$timestamp."            #\n";
+  $txt = $txt."#         Generated:  ".$timestamp."                 #\n";
  $txt = $txt."#                                                    #\n";
  $txt = $txt."#   Config file for the LAN intruder detection app:  #\n";
  $txt = $txt."#      https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX         #\n";
@@ -321,7 +322,12 @@ function saveSettings()

  // collect all groups

-  $decodedSettings = json_decode($SETTINGS, true);
+  $decodedSettings = json_decode((string)$SETTINGS, true);
+
+  if ($decodedSettings === null) {
+      echo "Error: Invalid JSON in settings data.";
+      return;
+  }

  foreach ($decodedSettings as $setting) { 
    if( in_array($setting[0] , $groups) == false) {
@@ -431,8 +437,9 @@ function getString ($setKey, $default) {
 }
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function getSettingValue($setKey) {
-  // Define the JSON endpoint URL  
-  $url = dirname(__FILE__).'/../../../api/table_settings.json';  
+  // Define the JSON endpoint URL
+  $apiRoot = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_API') ?: '/tmp/api', '/');
+  $url = $apiRoot . '/table_settings.json';

  // Fetch the JSON data
  $json = file_get_contents($url);
--- a/front/php/server/utilNotification.php
+++ b/front/php/server/utilNotification.php
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@

 require dirname(__FILE__).'/../templates/globals.php';

+function get_notification_store_path(): string {
+    $apiRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_API') ?: '/tmp/api';
+    return rtrim($apiRoot, '/') . '/user_notifications.json';
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // check if authenticated
 require_once  $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/php/templates/security.php';
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ function generate_guid() {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Logs a notification in in-app notification system
 function write_notification($content, $level = "interrupt") {
-    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = '/app/api/user_notifications.json';
+    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = get_notification_store_path();

    // Generate GUID
    $guid = generate_guid();
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ function write_notification($content, $level = "interrupt") {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Removes a notification based on GUID
 function remove_notification($guid) {
-    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = '/app/api/user_notifications.json';
+    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = get_notification_store_path();

    // Read existing notifications
    $notifications = json_decode(file_get_contents($NOTIFICATION_API_FILE), true);
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ function remove_notification($guid) {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Deletes all notifications
 function notifications_clear() {
-    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = '/app/api/user_notifications.json';
+    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = get_notification_store_path();

    // Clear notifications by writing an empty array to the file
    file_put_contents($NOTIFICATION_API_FILE, json_encode(array()));
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ function notifications_clear() {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Mark a notification read based on GUID
 function mark_notification_as_read($guid) {
-    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = '/app/api/user_notifications.json';
+    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = get_notification_store_path();
    $max_attempts = 3;
    $attempts = 0;

@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ function notifications_mark_all_read() {

 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function get_unread_notifications() {
-    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = '/app/api/user_notifications.json';
+    $NOTIFICATION_API_FILE = get_notification_store_path();

    // Read existing notifications
    if (file_exists($NOTIFICATION_API_FILE) && is_readable($NOTIFICATION_API_FILE)) {
--- a/front/php/templates/auth.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/auth.php
@@ -15,7 +15,19 @@ if (isset($_SESSION["login"]) && $_SESSION["login"] == 1) {

 // Check if a valid cookie is present
 $CookieSaveLoginName = "NetAlertX_SaveLogin";
-$config_file = "../../../config/app.conf"; // depends on where this file is called from
+
+// Use environment-aware config path
+$configFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config', '/');
+$config_file = $configFolderPath . '/app.conf';
+
+// Fallback to legacy path if new location doesn't exist
+if (!file_exists($config_file)) {
+    $legacyPath = "../../../config/app.conf";
+    if (file_exists($legacyPath)) {
+        $config_file = $legacyPath;
+    }
+}
+
 $config_file_lines = file($config_file);
 $config_file_lines = array_values(preg_grep('/^SETPWD_password.*=/', $config_file_lines));
 $password_line = explode("'", $config_file_lines[0]);
--- a/front/php/templates/globals.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/globals.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 // ## Global constants and TimeZone processing
 // ######################################################################

-$configFolderPath = "/app/config/";
-$logFolderPath = "/app/log/";
+$configFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config', '/') . '/';
+$logFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_LOG') ?: '/tmp/log', '/') . '/';

 $config_file = "app.conf";
 $workflows_file = "workflows.json";
--- a/front/php/templates/language/ca_ca.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/ca_ca.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Uptime:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Aquest Client",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "Dispositius USB",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ S'han detectat punts muntatge antics. Ves a <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">aquesta guia</a> per migrar les noves <code>/app/config</code> i <code>/app/db</code> carpetes i al <code>netalertx</code> contenidor.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ S'han detectat punts muntatge antics. Ves a <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">aquesta guia</a> per migrar les noves <code>/data/config</code> i <code>/data/db</code> carpetes i al <code>netalertx</code> contenidor.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Fus horari per mostrar les estadístiques correctament. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">aquí</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Fus horari",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Seleccioneu quins elements de la interfície d'usuari per ocultar a les pàgines de dispositius.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Uptime:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "This Client",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "USB devices",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Old mount locations detected. Follow <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">this guide</a> to migrate to the new <code>/app/config</code> and <code>/app/db</code> folders and the <code>netalertx</code> container.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Old mount locations detected. Follow <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">this guide</a> to migrate to the new <code>/data/config</code> and <code>/data/db</code> folders and the <code>netalertx</code> container.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Time zone to display stats correctly. Find your time zone <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">here</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Time zone",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Select which UI elements to hide in the devices pages.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/es_es.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/es_es.json
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Tiempo de actividad:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Este cliente",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "Dispositivos USB",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Ubicaciones de montaje antiguas detectadas. Siga <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">esta guía</a> para migrar a las nuevas carpetas <code>/app/config</code> y <code>/app/db</code> y el contenedor <code>netalertx</code>.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Ubicaciones de montaje antiguas detectadas. Siga <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">esta guía</a> para migrar a las nuevas carpetas <code>/data/config</code> y <code>/data/db</code> y el contenedor <code>netalertx</code>.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "La zona horaria para mostrar las estadísticas correctamente. Encuentra tu zona horaria <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">aquí</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Zona horaria",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Seleccione los elementos de la interfaz de usuario que desea ocultar en las páginas de dispositivos.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/fr_fr.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/fr_fr.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Durée d'activité :",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Ce client",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "Appareils USB",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Emplacement de point de montage obsolète détecté. Suivez <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">ce guide</a> pour migrer vers les nouveaux dossiers <code>/app/config</code> and <code>/app/db</code> et le container <code>netalertx</code>.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Emplacement de point de montage obsolète détecté. Suivez <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">ce guide</a> pour migrer vers les nouveaux dossiers <code>/data/config</code> and <code>/data/db</code> et le container <code>netalertx</code>.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Fuseau horaire pour afficher correctement les statistiques. Trouvez votre fuseau horaire <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">ici</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Fuseau horaire",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Slecetionnez quels éléments de l'interface graphique masquer dans les pages des appareils.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/it_it.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/it_it.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Tempo di attività:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Questo client",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "Dispositivi USB",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Rilevate vecchie posizioni di montaggio. Segui <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">questa guida</a> per migrare alle nuove cartelle <code> /app/config</code> e <code>/app/db</code> e al contenitore <code>netalertx</code>.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Rilevate vecchie posizioni di montaggio. Segui <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">questa guida</a> per migrare alle nuove cartelle <code> /data/config</code> e <code>/data/db</code> e al contenitore <code>netalertx</code>.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Fuso orario per visualizzare correttamente le statistiche. Trova il tuo fuso orario <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">qui</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Fuso orario",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Seleziona quali elementi della UI nascondere nella pagina dei dispositivi.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/nb_no.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/nb_no.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Oppetid:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Denne klienten",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "USB-enheter",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Eldre Mount-lokasjoner oppdaget. Følg <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">denne guiden</a> for å migrere til den nye <code>/app/config</code> og <code>/app/db </code> mappene og <code>netalertx</code> containeren.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Eldre Mount-lokasjoner oppdaget. Følg <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">denne guiden</a> for å migrere til den nye <code>/data/config</code> og <code>/data/db </code> mappene og <code>netalertx</code> containeren.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Tidssone for å vise statistikk riktig. Finn din tidssone <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">her</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Tidssone",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Velg hvilke UI -elementer du vil skjule på enhetssiden.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/pl_pl.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/pl_pl.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Czas pracy:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Ten klient",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "Urządzenia USB",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Wykryto stare lokalizacje montowania. Skorzystaj z <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">tego przewodnika</a>, aby przeprowadzić migrację do nowych folderów <code>/app/config</code> i <code>/app/db</code> oraz kontenera <code>netalertx</code>.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Wykryto stare lokalizacje montowania. Skorzystaj z <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">tego przewodnika</a>, aby przeprowadzić migrację do nowych folderów <code>/data/config</code> i <code>/data/db</code> oraz kontenera <code>netalertx</code>.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Ustaw strefę czasową, aby statystyki były wyświetlane poprawnie. Znajdź swoją strefę czasową <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">tutaj</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Strefa czasowa",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Wybierz elementy interfejsu użytkownika (UI), które chcesz ukryć na stronach Urządzeń.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/ru_ru.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/ru_ru.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Время работы:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Этот клиент",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "USB-устройства",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Обнаружены устаревшие местоположения. Следуйте этому руководству <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\"></a>, чтобы перейти на новые <code>/app/config</code> и <code>/app/db</code> папки и контейнер <code>netalertx</code>.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Обнаружены устаревшие местоположения. Следуйте этому руководству <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\"></a>, чтобы перейти на новые <code>/data/config</code> и <code>/data/db</code> папки и контейнер <code>netalertx</code>.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Часовой пояс для корректного отображения статистики. Найдите свой часовой пояс <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">здесь</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Часовой пояс",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Выберите, какие элементы интерфейса нужно скрыть на страницах «Устройства».",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/uk_ua.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/uk_ua.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "Час роботи:",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "Цей клієнт",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "USB-пристрої",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Виявлено старі місця монтування. Дотримуйтеся <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">цього посібника</a>, щоб перейти на новий <code> папки /app/config</code> і <code>/app/db</code> і контейнер <code>netalertx</code>.",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ Виявлено старі місця монтування. Дотримуйтеся <a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">цього посібника</a>, щоб перейти на нові папки <code>/data/config</code> і <code>/data/db</code> та контейнер <code>netalertx</code>.",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "Часовий пояс для правильного відображення статистики. Знайдіть свій часовий пояс <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">тут</a>.",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "Часовий пояс",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "Виберіть, які елементи інтерфейсу користувача приховати на сторінках пристроїв.",
--- a/front/php/templates/language/zh_cn.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/zh_cn.json
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
    "Systeminfo_System_Uptime": "正常运行时间：",
    "Systeminfo_This_Client": "此客户",
    "Systeminfo_USB_Devices": "USB 设备",
-    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ 检测到旧的挂载位置。请按照<a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">本指南</a>迁移到新的 <code>/app/config</code> 和 <code>/app/db</code> 文件夹以及 <code>netalertx</code> 容器。",
+    "TICKER_MIGRATE_TO_NETALERTX": "⚠ 检测到旧的挂载位置。请按照<a href=\"https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/MIGRATION.md\" target=\"_blank\">本指南</a>迁移到新的 <code>/data/config</code> 和 <code>/data/db</code> 文件夹以及 <code>netalertx</code> 容器。",
    "TIMEZONE_description": "时区可正确显示统计数据。在<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones\" rel=\"nofollow\">此处</a>查找您的时区。",
    "TIMEZONE_name": "时区",
    "UI_DEV_SECTIONS_description": "选择在设备页面中隐藏哪些 UI 元素。",
--- a/front/php/templates/security.php
+++ b/front/php/templates/security.php
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 <?php

 // Constants
-define('CONFIG_PATH', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../config/app.conf");
+$configFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config', '/');
+$legacyConfigPath = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../config/app.conf";
+
+// Use environment variable path, fallback to legacy
+if (file_exists($configFolderPath . '/app.conf')) {
+    define('CONFIG_PATH', $configFolderPath . '/app.conf');
+} else if (file_exists($legacyConfigPath)) {
+    define('CONFIG_PATH', $legacyConfigPath);
+} else {
+    define('CONFIG_PATH', $configFolderPath . '/app.conf'); // default to new location
+}
+
 define('COOKIE_SAVE_LOGIN_NAME', "NetAlertX_SaveLogin");

 // Utility Functions
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ if (!empty($_REQUEST['action']) && $_REQUEST['action'] == 'logout') {

 // Load configuration
 if (!file_exists(CONFIG_PATH)) {
-    die("Configuration file not found in " . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/../config/app.conf");
+    die("Configuration file not found in " . CONFIG_PATH);
 }
 $configLines = file(CONFIG_PATH);

--- a/front/plugins/__template/rename_me.py
+++ b/front/plugins/__template/rename_me.py
@@ -1,23 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
 from pytz import timezone

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 

-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
 import conf

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
@@ -54,26 +49,27 @@ def main():

        # insert devices into the lats_result.log 
        # make sure the below mapping is mapped in config.json, for example: 
-        #"database_column_definitions": [
+        # "database_column_definitions": [
        # {
-        #   "column": "Object_PrimaryID",                 <--------- the value I save into primaryId
-        #   "mapped_to_column": "cur_MAC",                <--------- gets inserted into the CurrentScan DB table column cur_MAC
+        #   "column": "Object_PrimaryID",    <--------- the value I save into primaryId
+        #   "mapped_to_column": "cur_MAC",   <--------- gets inserted into the CurrentScan DB
+        #                                               table column cur_MAC
        # 
        for device in device_data:
-                plugin_objects.add_object(
-                    primaryId   = device['mac_address'],
-                    secondaryId = device['ip_address'],
-                    watched1    = device['hostname'],
-                    watched2    = device['vendor'],
-                    watched3    = device['device_type'],
-                    watched4    = device['last_seen'],
-                    extra       = '',
-                    foreignKey  = device['mac_address']
-                    # helpVal1  = "Something1",  # Optional Helper values to be passed for mapping into the app 
-                    # helpVal2  = "Something1",  # If you need to use even only 1, add the remaining ones too 
-                    # helpVal3  = "Something1",  # and set them to 'null'. Check the the docs for details:
-                    # helpVal4  = "Something1",  # https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/PLUGINS_DEV.md
-                    )
+            plugin_objects.add_object(
+                primaryId   = device['mac_address'],
+                secondaryId = device['ip_address'],
+                watched1    = device['hostname'],
+                watched2    = device['vendor'],
+                watched3    = device['device_type'],
+                watched4    = device['last_seen'],
+                extra       = '',
+                foreignKey  = device['mac_address']
+                # helpVal1  = "Something1",  # Optional Helper values to be passed for mapping into the app 
+                # helpVal2  = "Something1",  # If you need to use even only 1, add the remaining ones too 
+                # helpVal3  = "Something1",  # and set them to 'null'. Check the the docs for details:
+                # helpVal4  = "Something1",  # https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/blob/main/docs/PLUGINS_DEV.md
+                )

        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] New entries: "{len(device_data)}"'])

--- a/front/plugins/__test/test.py
+++ b/front/plugins/__test/test.py
@@ -1,31 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # Just a testing library plugin for development purposes
-import json
-import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-from datetime import datetime
-import time
 import re
 import hashlib
-import sqlite3


 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 # NetAlertX modules
-import conf
-from const import apiPath, confFileName, logPath
-from plugin_utils import getPluginObject
+from const import logPath
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, bytes_to_string, sanitize_string, cleanDeviceName
-from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
-from database import DB, get_device_stats
+from logger import mylog
+from helper import get_setting_value

 pluginName = 'TESTONLY'

--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_apprise/apprise.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_apprise/apprise.py
@@ -2,45 +2,45 @@

 import json
 import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv("NETALERTX_APP", "/app")
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 import conf
 from const import confFileName, logPath
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
 from database import DB
 from pytz import timezone

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
-conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value('TIMEZONE'))
+conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value("TIMEZONE"))

 # Make sure log level is initialized correctly
-Logger(get_setting_value('LOG_LEVEL'))
+Logger(get_setting_value("LOG_LEVEL"))

-pluginName = 'APPRISE'
-
-LOG_PATH = logPath + '/plugins'
-RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'last_result.{pluginName}.log')
+pluginName = "APPRISE"

+LOG_PATH = logPath + "/plugins"
+RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f"last_result.{pluginName}.log")


 def main():
-    
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}](publisher) In script'])    
-    
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}](publisher) In script"])
+
    # Check if basic config settings supplied
    if check_config() == False:
-        mylog('none', [f'[{pluginName}] ⚠ ERROR: Publisher notification gateway not set up correctly. Check your {confFileName} {pluginName}_* variables.'])
+        mylog(
+            "none",
+            [
+                f"[{pluginName}] ⚠ ERROR: Publisher notification gateway not set up correctly. Check your {confFileName} {pluginName}_* variables."
+            ],
+        )
        return

    # Create a database connection
@@ -58,47 +58,50 @@ def main():

    # Process the new notifications (see the Notifications DB table for structure or check the /php/server/query_json.php?file=table_notifications.json endpoint)
    for notification in new_notifications:
-
        # Send notification
-        result = send(notification["HTML"], notification["Text"])    
+        result = send(notification["HTML"], notification["Text"])

        # Log result
        plugin_objects.add_object(
-            primaryId   = pluginName,
-            secondaryId = timeNowTZ(),            
-            watched1    = notification["GUID"],
-            watched2    = result,            
-            watched3    = 'null',
-            watched4    = 'null',
-            extra       = 'null',
-            foreignKey  = notification["GUID"]
+            primaryId=pluginName,
+            secondaryId=timeNowTZ(),
+            watched1=notification["GUID"],
+            watched2=result,
+            watched3="null",
+            watched4="null",
+            extra="null",
+            foreignKey=notification["GUID"],
        )

    plugin_objects.write_result_file()

-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def check_config():
-        if get_setting_value('APPRISE_HOST') == '' or (get_setting_value('APPRISE_URL') == '' and get_setting_value('APPRISE_TAG') == ''):            
-            return False
-        else:
-            return True
+    if get_setting_value("APPRISE_HOST") == "" or (
+        get_setting_value("APPRISE_URL") == ""
+        and get_setting_value("APPRISE_TAG") == ""
+    ):
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True

-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def send(html, text):
-
-    payloadData = ''
-    result = ''
+    payloadData = ""
+    result = ""

    # limit = 1024 * 1024  # 1MB limit (1024 bytes * 1024 bytes = 1MB)
-    limit = get_setting_value('APPRISE_SIZE')
+    limit = get_setting_value("APPRISE_SIZE")

    #  truncate size
-    if get_setting_value('APPRISE_PAYLOAD') == 'html':                 
+    if get_setting_value("APPRISE_PAYLOAD") == "html":
        if len(html) > limit:
            payloadData = html[:limit] + "<h1>(text was truncated)</h1>"
        else:
            payloadData = html
-    if get_setting_value('APPRISE_PAYLOAD') == 'text':            
+    if get_setting_value("APPRISE_PAYLOAD") == "text":
        if len(text) > limit:
            payloadData = text[:limit] + " (text was truncated)"
        else:
@@ -106,36 +109,55 @@ def send(html, text):

    # Define Apprise compatible payload (https://github.com/caronc/apprise-api#stateless-solution)

-    target_key = "tag" if get_setting_value('APPRISE_TARGETTYPE') == 'tag' else "urls"
-    target_value = get_setting_value('APPRISE_TAG') if target_key == 'tag' else get_setting_value('APPRISE_URL')
+    target_key = "tag" if get_setting_value("APPRISE_TARGETTYPE") == "tag" else "urls"
+    target_value = (
+        get_setting_value("APPRISE_TAG")
+        if target_key == "tag"
+        else get_setting_value("APPRISE_URL")
+    )

    _json_payload = {
        target_key: target_value,
        "title": "NetAlertX Notifications",
-        "format": get_setting_value('APPRISE_PAYLOAD'),
-        "body": payloadData
+        "format": get_setting_value("APPRISE_PAYLOAD"),
+        "body": payloadData,
    }

    try:
        # try runnning a subprocess
-        p = subprocess.Popen(["curl","-i","-X", "POST" ,"-H", "Content-Type:application/json" ,"-d", json.dumps(_json_payload), get_setting_value('APPRISE_HOST')], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(
+            [
+                "curl",
+                "-i",
+                "-X",
+                "POST",
+                "-H",
+                "Content-Type:application/json",
+                "-d",
+                json.dumps(_json_payload),
+                get_setting_value("APPRISE_HOST"),
+            ],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        )
        stdout, stderr = p.communicate()

        # write stdout and stderr into .log files for debugging if needed
        # Log the stdout and stderr
-        mylog('debug', [stdout, stderr])  
+        mylog("debug", [stdout, stderr])

        # log result
        result = stdout

    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        # An error occurred, handle it
-        mylog('none', [e.output])
+        mylog("none", [e.output])

        # log result
        result = e.output

    return result

-if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
    sys.exit(main())
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_email/email_smtp.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_email/email_smtp.py
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import json
-import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import re
-from datetime import datetime
 from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 from email.header import Header
@@ -17,14 +12,14 @@ import socket
 import ssl

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 # NetAlertX modules
 import conf
 from const import confFileName, logPath
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, hide_email
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
 from database import DB
@@ -66,15 +61,15 @@ def main():
    new_notifications = notifications.getNew()

    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] new_notifications: ', new_notifications])  
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SERVER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SERVER")])  
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_PORT: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_PORT")])  
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN")])  
-    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_USER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_USER")])  
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SERVER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SERVER")])
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_PORT: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_PORT")])
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN")])
+    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_USER: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_USER")])
    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_PASS: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_PASS")])
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SKIP_TLS: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SKIP_TLS")])  
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_FORCE_SSL: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_FORCE_SSL")])  
-    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_REPORT_TO: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_REPORT_TO")])  
-    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_REPORT_FROM: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_REPORT_FROM")])  
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_SKIP_TLS: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_SKIP_TLS")])
+    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_FORCE_SSL: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_FORCE_SSL")])
+    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_REPORT_TO: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_REPORT_TO")])
+    # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] SMTP_REPORT_FROM: ', get_setting_value("SMTP_REPORT_FROM")])


    # Process the new notifications (see the Notifications DB table for structure or check the /php/server/query_json.php?file=table_notifications.json endpoint)
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_mqtt/mqtt.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from pytz import timezone


 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 # NetAlertX modules
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ def mqtt_create_client():
                return
            except Exception as err:
                mylog('verbose', [f"[{pluginName}]         {err} Reconnect failed. Retrying..."])
-                pass

            reconnect_delay *= RECONNECT_RATE
            reconnect_delay = min(reconnect_delay, MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY)
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_ntfy/ntfy.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_ntfy/ntfy.py
@@ -2,23 +2,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import json
-import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import requests
-from datetime import datetime
 from base64 import b64encode

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 import conf
 from const import confFileName, logPath
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
 from database import DB
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ def main():
    for notification in new_notifications:

        # Send notification
-        response_text, response_status_code = send(notification["HTML"], notification["Text"])    
+        response_text, response_status_code = send(notification["HTML"], notification["Text"])

        # Log result
        plugin_objects.add_object(
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_pushover/pushover.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_pushover/pushover.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+import conf
+from const import confFileName, logPath
+from pytz import timezone
+
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import json
 import requests

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv("NETALERTX_APP", "/app")
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty  # noqa: E402
@@ -14,20 +17,17 @@ from logger import mylog, Logger  # noqa: E402
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, hide_string  # noqa: E402
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance  # noqa: E402
 from database import DB  # noqa: E402
-import conf
-from const import confFileName, logPath
-from pytz import timezone

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
-conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value('TIMEZONE'))
+conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value("TIMEZONE"))

 # Make sure log level is initialized correctly
-Logger(get_setting_value('LOG_LEVEL'))
+Logger(get_setting_value("LOG_LEVEL"))

 pluginName = "PUSHOVER"

-LOG_PATH = logPath + '/plugins'
-RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'last_result.{pluginName}.log')
+LOG_PATH = logPath + "/plugins"
+RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f"last_result.{pluginName}.log")


 def main():
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_pushsafer/pushsafer.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_pushsafer/pushsafer.py
@@ -2,23 +2,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import json
-import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import requests
-from datetime import datetime
-from base64 import b64encode

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 import conf
 from const import confFileName, logPath
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, hide_string
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
 from database import DB
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_telegram/tg.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_telegram/tg.py
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

-import json
 import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 import conf
 from const import confFileName, logPath
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
 from database import DB
--- a/front/plugins/_publisher_webhook/webhook.py
+++ b/front/plugins/_publisher_webhook/webhook.py
@@ -3,26 +3,21 @@

 import json
 import subprocess
-import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import requests
-from datetime import datetime
-from base64 import b64encode
 import hashlib
 import hmac

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])


 import conf
 from const import logPath, confFileName
 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, hide_string, write_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, write_file
 from models.notification_instance import NotificationInstance
 from database import DB
 from pytz import timezone
--- a/front/plugins/arp_scan/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/arp_scan/script.py
@@ -1,100 +1,90 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

-import os
-import time
-import pathlib
-import argparse
-import sys
-import re
-import base64
-import subprocess
-from time import strftime
-
-# Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
-sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])
-
 from database import DB
-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from const import logPath, applicationPath
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value
+from const import logPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

+import os
+import time
+import argparse
+import re
+import base64
+import subprocess
+
 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
-conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value('TIMEZONE'))
+conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value("TIMEZONE"))

 # Make sure log level is initialized correctly
-Logger(get_setting_value('LOG_LEVEL'))
+Logger(get_setting_value("LOG_LEVEL"))

-pluginName = 'ARPSCAN'
-
-LOG_PATH = logPath + '/plugins'
-LOG_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'script.{pluginName}.log')
-RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'last_result.{pluginName}.log')
+pluginName = "ARPSCAN"

+LOG_PATH = logPath + "/plugins"
+LOG_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f"script.{pluginName}.log")
+RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f"last_result.{pluginName}.log")


 def main():
-   
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Import devices from settings')
-    parser.add_argument('userSubnets', nargs='+', help="list of subnets with options")
-    values = parser.parse_args()    
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Import devices from settings")
+    parser.add_argument("userSubnets", nargs="+", help="list of subnets with options")
+    values = parser.parse_args()

    # Assuming Plugin_Objects is a class or function that reads data from the RESULT_FILE
    # and returns a list of objects called 'devices'.
    plugin_objects = Plugin_Objects(RESULT_FILE)

    # Print a message to indicate that the script is starting.
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] In script ']) 
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] In script "])

-    #  holds a list of user-submitted subnets.    
-    # mylog('verbose', ['[ARP Scan] values.userSubnets: ', values.userSubnets]) 
-    
+    #  holds a list of user-submitted subnets.
+    # mylog('verbose', ['[ARP Scan] values.userSubnets: ', values.userSubnets])

    # Extract the base64-encoded subnet information from the first element of the userSubnets list.
-    # The format of the element is assumed to be like 'userSubnets=b<base64-encoded-data>'.
-    userSubnetsParamBase64 = values.userSubnets[0].split('userSubnets=b')[1]
+    # The format of the element is assumed to be like 'userSubnets=<base64-encoded-data>'.
+    userSubnetsParamBase64 = values.userSubnets[0].split("userSubnets=")[1]

    # Printing the extracted base64-encoded subnet information.
-    # mylog('verbose', ['[ARP Scan] userSubnetsParamBase64: ', userSubnetsParamBase64]) 
-    
+    # mylog('verbose', ['[ARP Scan] userSubnetsParamBase64: ', userSubnetsParamBase64])

    # Decode the base64-encoded subnet information to get the actual subnet information in ASCII format.
-    userSubnetsParam = base64.b64decode(userSubnetsParamBase64).decode('ascii')
+    userSubnetsParam = base64.b64decode(userSubnetsParamBase64).decode("ascii")

    # Print the decoded subnet information.
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] userSubnetsParam: ', userSubnetsParam]) 
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] userSubnetsParam: ", userSubnetsParam])

    # Check if the decoded subnet information contains multiple subnets separated by commas.
    # If it does, split the string into a list of individual subnets.
    # Otherwise, create a list with a single element containing the subnet information.
-    if ',' in userSubnetsParam:
-        subnets_list = userSubnetsParam.split(',')
+    if "," in userSubnetsParam:
+        subnets_list = userSubnetsParam.split(",")
    else:
        subnets_list = [userSubnetsParam]

-
    # Create a database connection
    db = DB()  # instance of class DB
    db.open()
-    
+
    # Execute the ARP scanning process on the list of subnets (whether it's one or multiple subnets).
    # The function 'execute_arpscan' is assumed to be defined elsewhere in the code.
    unique_devices = execute_arpscan(subnets_list)

-
    for device in unique_devices:
        plugin_objects.add_object(
-            primaryId   = handleEmpty(device['mac']),  # MAC (Device Name)
-            secondaryId = handleEmpty(device['ip']),  # IP Address            
-            watched1    = handleEmpty(device['ip']),    # Device Name
-            watched2    = handleEmpty(device.get('hw', '')),  # Vendor (assuming it's in the 'hw' field)
-            watched3    = handleEmpty(device.get('interface', '')),  # Add the interface             
-            watched4    = '',
-            extra       = pluginName, 
-            foreignKey  = "")
+            primaryId=handleEmpty(device["mac"]),  # MAC (Device Name)
+            secondaryId=handleEmpty(device["ip"]),  # IP Address
+            watched1=handleEmpty(device["ip"]),  # Device Name
+            watched2=handleEmpty(
+                device.get("hw", "")
+            ),  # Vendor (assuming it's in the 'hw' field)
+            watched3=handleEmpty(device.get("interface", "")),  # Add the interface
+            watched4="",
+            extra=pluginName,
+            foreignKey="",
+        )

    plugin_objects.write_result_file()

@@ -107,17 +97,19 @@ def execute_arpscan(userSubnets):
    devices_list = []

    # scan each interface
-    
-    for interface in userSubnets :   

-        arpscan_output = execute_arpscan_on_interface (interface)        
+    for interface in userSubnets:
+
+        arpscan_output = execute_arpscan_on_interface(interface)
+
+        mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] arpscan_output: ", arpscan_output])

-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] arpscan_output: ', arpscan_output])         
-    
        # Search IP + MAC + Vendor as regular expresion
-        re_ip = r'(?P<ip>((2[0-5]|1[0-9]|[0-9])?[0-9]\.){3}((2[0-5]|1[0-9]|[0-9])?[0-9]))'
-        re_mac = r'(?P<mac>([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9a-fA-F]{2}))'
-        re_hw = r'(?P<hw>.*)'
+        re_ip = (
+            r"(?P<ip>((2[0-5]|1[0-9]|[0-9])?[0-9]\.){3}((2[0-5]|1[0-9]|[0-9])?[0-9]))"
+        )
+        re_mac = r"(?P<mac>([0-9a-fA-F]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9a-fA-F]{2}))"
+        re_hw = r"(?P<hw>.*)"
        re_pattern = re.compile(rf"{re_ip}\s+{re_mac}\s{re_hw}")

        devices_list_tmp = [
@@ -127,44 +119,61 @@ def execute_arpscan(userSubnets):

        devices_list += devices_list_tmp

-    # mylog('debug', ['[ARP Scan] Found: Devices including duplicates ', len(devices_list) ]) 
-    
-    # Delete duplicate MAC
-    unique_mac = [] 
-    unique_devices = [] 
+    # mylog('debug', ['[ARP Scan] Found: Devices including duplicates ', len(devices_list) ])

-    for device in devices_list :
-        if device['mac'] not in unique_mac: 
-            unique_mac.append(device['mac'])
-            unique_devices.append(device)    
+    # Delete duplicate MAC
+    unique_mac = []
+    unique_devices = []
+
+    for device in devices_list:
+        if device["mac"] not in unique_mac:
+            unique_mac.append(device["mac"])
+            unique_devices.append(device)

    # return list
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] All devices List len:', len(devices_list)])    
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Devices List:', devices_list])
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] All devices List len:", len(devices_list)])
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Devices List:", devices_list])

-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Found: Devices without duplicates ', len(unique_devices)  ])              
+    mylog(
+        "verbose",
+        [f"[{pluginName}] Found: Devices without duplicates ", len(unique_devices)],
+    )

    return unique_devices


 def execute_arpscan_on_interface(interface):
    # Prepare command arguments
-    arpscan_args = get_setting_value('ARPSCAN_ARGS').split() + interface.split()
+    arpscan_args = get_setting_value("ARPSCAN_ARGS").split() + interface.split()

    # Optional duration in seconds (0 = run once)
    try:
-        scan_duration = int(get_setting_value('ARPSCAN_DURATION'))
+        scan_duration = int(get_setting_value("ARPSCAN_DURATION"))
    except Exception:
        scan_duration = 0  # default: single run

+    # Get timeout from plugin settings (default 30 seconds if not set)
+    try:
+        timeout_seconds = int(get_setting_value("ARPSCAN_RUN_TIMEOUT"))
+    except Exception:
+        timeout_seconds = 30
+
    results = []
    start_time = time.time()

    while True:
        try:
-            result = subprocess.check_output(arpscan_args, universal_newlines=True)
+            result = subprocess.check_output(
+                arpscan_args, universal_newlines=True, timeout=timeout_seconds
+            )
            results.append(result)
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            result = ""
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            mylog(
+                "warning",
+                [f"[{pluginName}] arp-scan timed out after {timeout_seconds}s"],
+            )
            result = ""
        # stop looping if duration not set or expired
        if scan_duration == 0 or (time.time() - start_time) > scan_duration:
@@ -175,10 +184,10 @@ def execute_arpscan_on_interface(interface):
    return "\n".join(results)


+# ===============================================================================
+#  BEGIN
+# ===============================================================================


-#===============================================================================
-# BEGIN
-#===============================================================================
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
--- a/front/plugins/asuswrt_import/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/asuswrt_import/script.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import sys

-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])
 pluginName = "ASUSWRT"

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ from asusrouter.modules.connection import ConnectionState
 from const import logPath
 from helper import get_setting_value
 from logger import Logger, mylog
-from plugin_helper import (Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64,
-                           handleEmpty)
+from plugin_helper import (Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty)
 from pytz import timezone

 conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value("TIMEZONE"))
--- a/front/plugins/avahi_scan/avahi_scan.py
+++ b/front/plugins/avahi_scan/avahi_scan.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import os
 import sys
-import json
 import socket
 import ipaddress
-from zeroconf import Zeroconf, ServiceBrowser, ServiceInfo, InterfaceChoice, IPVersion
-from zeroconf.asyncio import AsyncZeroconf
+from zeroconf import Zeroconf

-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
--- a/front/plugins/csv_backup/config.json
+++ b/front/plugins/csv_backup/config.json
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
          }
        ]
      },
-      "default_value": "/app/config",
+  "default_value": "/data/config",
      "options": [],
      "localized": [
        "name",
@@ -367,15 +367,15 @@
      "description": [
        {
          "language_code": "en_us",
-          "string": "Where the <code>devices.csv</code> file should be saved. For example <code>/app/config</code>."
+          "string": "Where the <code>devices.csv</code> file should be saved. For example <code>/data/config</code>."
        },
        {
          "language_code": "es_es",
-          "string": "Donde se debe guardar el archivo <code>devices.csv</code>. Por ejemplo <code>/app/config</code>."
+          "string": "Donde se debe guardar el archivo <code>devices.csv</code>. Por ejemplo <code>/data/config</code>."
        },
        {
          "language_code": "de_de",
-          "string": "Wo die Datei <code>devices.csv</code> gespeichert werden soll. Zum Beispiel <code>/app/config</code>."
+          "string": "Wo die Datei <code>devices.csv</code> gespeichert werden soll. Zum Beispiel <code>/data/config</code>."
        }
      ]
    }
--- a/front/plugins/csv_backup/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/csv_backup/script.py
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import argparse
 import sys
-import hashlib
 import csv
 import sqlite3
-from io import StringIO
 from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value 
+from const import logPath, fullDbPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

--- a/front/plugins/db_cleanup/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/db_cleanup/script.py
@@ -1,88 +1,110 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
-import argparse
 import sys
-import hashlib
-import csv
 import sqlite3
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv("NETALERTX_APP", "/app")
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value
+from const import logPath, fullDbPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
-conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value('TIMEZONE'))
+conf.tz = timezone(get_setting_value("TIMEZONE"))

 # Make sure log level is initialized correctly
-Logger(get_setting_value('LOG_LEVEL'))
+Logger(get_setting_value("LOG_LEVEL"))

-pluginName = 'DBCLNP'
-
-LOG_PATH = logPath + '/plugins'
-LOG_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'script.{pluginName}.log')
-RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'last_result.{pluginName}.log')
+pluginName = "DBCLNP"

+LOG_PATH = logPath + "/plugins"
+LOG_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f"script.{pluginName}.log")
+RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f"last_result.{pluginName}.log")


 def main():
-    
-    PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST       = int(get_setting_value("PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST"))
-    HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV      = int(get_setting_value("HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV"))
-    HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV      = int(get_setting_value("HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV"))
-    DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS     = int(get_setting_value("DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS"))
-    CLEAR_NEW_FLAG          = get_setting_value("CLEAR_NEW_FLAG")

-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] In script'])     
+    PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST = int(get_setting_value("PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST"))
+    HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV = int(get_setting_value("HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV"))
+    HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV = int(get_setting_value("HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV"))
+    DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS = int(get_setting_value("DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS"))
+    CLEAR_NEW_FLAG = get_setting_value("CLEAR_NEW_FLAG")

+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] In script"])
+
+    # Execute cleanup/upkeep
+    cleanup_database(
+        fullDbPath,
+        DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS,
+        HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV,
+        HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV,
+        PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST,
+        CLEAR_NEW_FLAG,
+    )
+
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Cleanup complete"])

-    # Execute cleanup/upkeep    
-    cleanup_database(fullDbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV, PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST, CLEAR_NEW_FLAG)
-    
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Cleanup complete'])   
-    
    return 0

-#===============================================================================
+
+# ===============================================================================
 # Cleanup / upkeep database
-#===============================================================================
-def cleanup_database (dbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV, PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST, CLEAR_NEW_FLAG):
+# ===============================================================================
+def cleanup_database(
+    dbPath,
+    DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS,
+    HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV,
+    HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV,
+    PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST,
+    CLEAR_NEW_FLAG,
+):
    """
    Cleaning out old records from the tables that don't need to keep all data.
    """

-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Upkeep Database:' ])
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Upkeep Database:"])

    # Connect to the App database
-    conn    = sqlite3.connect(dbPath, timeout=30)
-    cursor  = conn.cursor()
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(dbPath, timeout=30)
+    cursor = conn.cursor()

    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Cleanup Online History
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Online_History: Delete all but keep latest 150 entries'])
-    cursor.execute ("""DELETE from Online_History where "Index" not in (
+    mylog(
+        "verbose",
+        [f"[{pluginName}] Online_History: Delete all but keep latest 150 entries"],
+    )
+    cursor.execute(
+        """DELETE from Online_History where "Index" not in (
                            SELECT "Index" from Online_History 
-                            order by Scan_Date desc limit 150)""")
-    
+                            order by Scan_Date desc limit 150)"""
+    )

    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Cleanup Events
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Events: Delete all older than {str(DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS)} days (DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS setting)'])
-    cursor.execute (f"""DELETE FROM Events 
-                            WHERE eve_DateTime <= date('now', '-{str(DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS)} day')""")
-    # -----------------------------------------------------   
+    mylog(
+        "verbose",
+        [
+            f"[{pluginName}] Events: Delete all older than {str(DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS)} days (DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS setting)"
+        ],
+    )
+    cursor.execute(
+        f"""DELETE FROM Events 
+                            WHERE eve_DateTime <= date('now', '-{str(DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS)} day')"""
+    )
+    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Trim Plugins_History entries to less than PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST setting per unique "Plugin" column entry
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Plugins_History: Trim Plugins_History entries to less than {str(PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST)} per Plugin (PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST setting)'])
+    mylog(
+        "verbose",
+        [
+            f"[{pluginName}] Plugins_History: Trim Plugins_History entries to less than {str(PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST)} per Plugin (PLUGINS_KEEP_HIST setting)"
+        ],
+    )

    # Build the SQL query to delete entries that exceed the limit per unique "Plugin" column entry
    delete_query = f"""DELETE FROM Plugins_History 
@@ -101,11 +123,16 @@ def cleanup_database (dbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KE
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Trim Notifications entries to less than DBCLNP_NOTIFI_HIST setting

-    histCount = get_setting_value('DBCLNP_NOTIFI_HIST')
+    histCount = get_setting_value("DBCLNP_NOTIFI_HIST")

-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Plugins_History: Trim Notifications entries to less than {histCount}'])
+    mylog(
+        "verbose",
+        [
+            f"[{pluginName}] Plugins_History: Trim Notifications entries to less than {histCount}"
+        ],
+    )

-    # Build the SQL query to delete entries 
+    # Build the SQL query to delete entries
    delete_query = f"""DELETE FROM Notifications 
                            WHERE "Index" NOT IN (
                               SELECT "Index"
@@ -119,14 +146,13 @@ def cleanup_database (dbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KE

    cursor.execute(delete_query)

-
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Trim Workflow entries to less than WORKFLOWS_AppEvents_hist setting
-    histCount = get_setting_value('WORKFLOWS_AppEvents_hist')
+    histCount = get_setting_value("WORKFLOWS_AppEvents_hist")

-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Trim AppEvents to less than {histCount}'])
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Trim AppEvents to less than {histCount}"])

-    # Build the SQL query to delete entries 
+    # Build the SQL query to delete entries
    delete_query = f"""DELETE FROM AppEvents 
                            WHERE "Index" NOT IN (
                               SELECT "Index"
@@ -141,38 +167,52 @@ def cleanup_database (dbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KE
    cursor.execute(delete_query)
    conn.commit()

-
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Cleanup New Devices
    if HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV != 0:
-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Devices: Delete all New Devices older than {str(HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV)} hours (HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV setting)'])            
+        mylog(
+            "verbose",
+            [
+                f"[{pluginName}] Devices: Delete all New Devices older than {str(HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV)} hours (HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV setting)"
+            ],
+        )
        query = f"""DELETE FROM Devices WHERE devIsNew = 1 AND devFirstConnection < date('now', '-{str(HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV)} hour')"""
-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Query: {query} '])            
-        cursor.execute (query) 
-        
+        mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Query: {query} "])
+        cursor.execute(query)
+
    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Cleanup Offline Devices
    if HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV != 0:
-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Devices: Delete all New Devices older than {str(HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV)} hours (HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV setting)'])            
+        mylog(
+            "verbose",
+            [
+                f"[{pluginName}] Devices: Delete all New Devices older than {str(HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV)} hours (HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV setting)"
+            ],
+        )
        query = f"""DELETE FROM Devices WHERE devPresentLastScan = 0 AND devLastConnection < date('now', '-{str(HRS_TO_KEEP_OFFDEV)} hour')"""
-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Query: {query} '])            
-        cursor.execute (query) 
+        mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Query: {query} "])
+        cursor.execute(query)

    # -----------------------------------------------------
    # Clear New Flag
    if CLEAR_NEW_FLAG != 0:
-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Devices: Clear "New Device" flag for all devices older than {str(CLEAR_NEW_FLAG)} hours (CLEAR_NEW_FLAG setting)'])            
+        mylog(
+            "verbose",
+            [
+                f'[{pluginName}] Devices: Clear "New Device" flag for all devices older than {str(CLEAR_NEW_FLAG)} hours (CLEAR_NEW_FLAG setting)'
+            ],
+        )
        query = f"""UPDATE Devices SET devIsNew = 0 WHERE devIsNew = 1 AND date(devFirstConnection, '+{str(CLEAR_NEW_FLAG)} hour') < date('now')"""
-        #  select * from Devices where devIsNew = 1 AND date(devFirstConnection, '+3 hour' ) < date('now') 
-        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Query: {query} '])            
+        #  select * from Devices where devIsNew = 1 AND date(devFirstConnection, '+3 hour' ) < date('now')
+        mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Query: {query} "])
        cursor.execute(query)

-
    # -----------------------------------------------------
-    # De-dupe (de-duplicate) from the Plugins_Objects table 
-    # TODO This shouldn't be necessary - probably a concurrency bug somewhere in the code :(        
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Plugins_Objects: Delete all duplicates'])
-    cursor.execute("""
+    # De-dupe (de-duplicate) from the Plugins_Objects table
+    # TODO This shouldn't be necessary - probably a concurrency bug somewhere in the code :(
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Plugins_Objects: Delete all duplicates"])
+    cursor.execute(
+        """
        DELETE FROM Plugins_Objects
        WHERE rowid > (
            SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM Plugins_Objects p2
@@ -181,8 +221,8 @@ def cleanup_database (dbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KE
            AND Plugins_Objects.Object_SecondaryID = p2.Object_SecondaryID
            AND Plugins_Objects.UserData = p2.UserData
        )
-    """)
-
+    """
+    )

    conn.commit()

@@ -190,18 +230,18 @@ def cleanup_database (dbPath, DAYS_TO_KEEP_EVENTS, HRS_TO_KEEP_NEWDEV, HRS_TO_KE
    cursor.execute("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);")
    cursor.execute("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(FULL);")

-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] WAL checkpoint executed to truncate file.'])
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] WAL checkpoint executed to truncate file."])

    # Shrink DB
-    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Shrink Database'])
-    cursor.execute ("VACUUM;")
+    mylog("verbose", [f"[{pluginName}] Shrink Database"])
+    cursor.execute("VACUUM;")

    # Close the database connection
-    conn.close()    
-    
+    conn.close()

-#===============================================================================
+
+# ===============================================================================
 # BEGIN
-#===============================================================================
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+# ===============================================================================
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/front/plugins/ddns_update/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/ddns_update/script.py
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import argparse
 import sys
-import hashlib
-import csv
 import subprocess
-import re
-import base64
-import sqlite3
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, check_IP_format
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value, check_IP_format
+from const import logPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

--- a/front/plugins/dhcp_leases/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/dhcp_leases/script.py
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-import pathlib
-import subprocess
 import argparse
 import os
 import sys
 import chardet  

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty, is_mac
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty, is_mac
 from logger import mylog, Logger
 from dhcp_leases import DhcpLeases
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 import conf
 from const import logPath
 from pytz import timezone
--- a/front/plugins/dhcp_servers/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/dhcp_servers/script.py
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import sys

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, Plugin_Object
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone
 from const import logPath
--- a/front/plugins/dig_scan/digscan.py
+++ b/front/plugins/dig_scan/digscan.py
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
 import subprocess

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 from database import DB
 from models.device_instance import DeviceInstance
 import conf
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@ def execute_name_lookup (ip, timeout):
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] ⚠ ERROR - {e.output}'])                    
        
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as timeErr:
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] TIMEOUT - the process forcefully terminated as timeout reached']) 

    if output == "": # check if the subprocess failed                 
--- a/front/plugins/freebox/freebox.py
+++ b/front/plugins/freebox/freebox.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
 from pytz import timezone
 import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -17,15 +14,13 @@ from aiofreepybox.api.lan import Lan
 from aiofreepybox.exceptions import NotOpenError, AuthorizationError

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value
 import conf

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
@@ -86,7 +81,8 @@ def map_device_type(type: str):

 async def get_device_data(api_version: int, api_address: str, api_port: int):
    # ensure existence of db path
-    data_dir = Path("/app/config/freeboxdb")
+    config_base = Path(os.getenv("NETALERTX_CONFIG", "/data/config"))
+    data_dir = config_base / "freeboxdb"
    data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    # Instantiate Freepybox class using default application descriptor
--- a/front/plugins/icmp_scan/icmp.py
+++ b/front/plugins/icmp_scan/icmp.py
@@ -3,25 +3,18 @@
 # tbc

 import os
-import pathlib
-import argparse
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import hashlib
-import csv
-import sqlite3
 import re
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value
+from const import logPath
 from database import DB
 from models.device_instance import DeviceInstance
 import conf
@@ -157,7 +150,7 @@ def execute_scan (ip, timeout, args):

        return False, output       
        
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as timeErr:
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] TIMEOUT - the process forcefully terminated as timeout reached']) 
        return False, output    

--- a/front/plugins/internet_ip/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/internet_ip/script.py
@@ -2,26 +2,19 @@

 import os
 import time
-import pathlib
 import argparse
 import sys
-import hashlib
-import csv
 import subprocess
 import re
-import base64
-import sqlite3
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
 from helper import timeNowTZ, check_IP_format, get_setting_value
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from const import logPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

--- a/front/plugins/internet_speedtest/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/internet_speedtest/script.py
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@

 import argparse
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-from datetime import datetime
 import speedtest

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
+from logger import mylog, Logger
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone
--- a/front/plugins/ipneigh/ipneigh.py
+++ b/front/plugins/ipneigh/ipneigh.py
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
 import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime
 from pytz import timezone
 from functools import reduce

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64, handleEmpty
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 import conf

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
--- a/front/plugins/luci_import/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/luci_import/script.py
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import os
 import sys


-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])
 pluginName = 'LUCIRPC'

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from const import logPath, applicationPath
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value 
+from const import logPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

--- a/front/plugins/maintenance/maintenance.py
+++ b/front/plugins/maintenance/maintenance.py
@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
-import argparse
 import sys
-import hashlib
-import csv
-import sqlite3
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime
 from collections import deque

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from const import logPath, applicationPath
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value
+from const import logPath
 from messaging.in_app import remove_old
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone
--- a/front/plugins/mikrotik_scan/mikrotik.py
+++ b/front/plugins/mikrotik_scan/mikrotik.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 import sys

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
--- a/front/plugins/nbtscan_scan/nbtscan.py
+++ b/front/plugins/nbtscan_scan/nbtscan.py
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
 import subprocess

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 from database import DB
 from models.device_instance import DeviceInstance
 import conf
@@ -139,7 +134,7 @@ def execute_name_lookup (ip, timeout):
        # else:
        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] ⚠ ERROR - {e.output}'])                    
        
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as timeErr:
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] TIMEOUT - the process forcefully terminated as timeout reached']) 

    if output == "": # check if the subprocess failed                 
--- a/front/plugins/nmap_dev_scan/nmap_dev.py
+++ b/front/plugins/nmap_dev_scan/nmap_dev.py
@@ -3,28 +3,21 @@
 # tbc

 import os
-import pathlib
-import argparse
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import hashlib
-import csv
-import sqlite3
 import re
 import nmap  
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, extract_between_strings, extract_ip_addresses, extract_mac_addresses
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value
+from const import logPath
 from database import DB
-from models.device_instance import DeviceInstance
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

--- a/front/plugins/nmap_scan/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/nmap_scan/script.py
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import argparse
 import sys
-import re
-import base64
 import subprocess
-from time import strftime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
 from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from const import logPath, applicationPath
+from const import logPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@ def performNmapScan(deviceIPs, deviceMACs, timeoutSec, args):
                # An error occured, handle it
                mylog('none', ["[NMAP Scan] " ,e.output])
                mylog('none', ["[NMAP Scan] ⚠ ERROR - Nmap Scan - check logs", progress])            
-            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as timeErr:
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Nmap TIMEOUT - the process forcefully terminated as timeout reached for ', ip, progress]) 

            if output == "": # check if the subprocess failed                    
--- a/front/plugins/nslookup_scan/nslookup.py
+++ b/front/plugins/nslookup_scan/nslookup.py
@@ -3,25 +3,18 @@
 # tbc

 import os
-import pathlib
-import argparse
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import hashlib
-import csv
-import sqlite3
 import re
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value
+from const import logPath
 from database import DB
 from models.device_instance import DeviceInstance
 import conf
@@ -140,7 +133,7 @@ def execute_nslookup (ip, timeout):
            # Handle other errors here
        # mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] ⚠ ERROR - check logs'])            
        
-    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as timeErr:
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] TIMEOUT - the process forcefully terminated as timeout reached']) 

    if output == "": # check if the subprocess failed      
--- a/front/plugins/omada_sdn_imp/omada_sdn.py
+++ b/front/plugins/omada_sdn_imp/omada_sdn.py
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ __version__ = "1.3"  # fix detection of the default gateway IP address that woul
 # curl -X POST -d '{"host":{"enabled":"1","hostname":"test","domain":"testdomain.com","rr":"A","mxprio":"","mx":"","server":"10.0.1.1","description":""}}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -k -u $OPNS_KEY:$OPNS_SECRET https://$IPFW/api/unbound/settings/AddHostOverride
 #
 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
-import tplink_omada_client
-import importlib.util
 import time
 import io
 import re
@@ -37,15 +32,13 @@ import multiprocessing


 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value
-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value
 from pytz import timezone
 import conf

@@ -151,7 +144,7 @@ def callomada(myargs):
            with redirect_stdout(mf):
                bar = omada(myargs)
            omada_output = mf.getvalue()
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception:
            mylog(
                "minimal",
                [f"[{pluginName}] ERROR WHILE CALLING callomada:{arguments}\n {mf}"],
@@ -172,7 +165,7 @@ def extract_mac_addresses(text):

 def find_default_gateway_ip():
    # Get the routing table
-    from scapy.all import conf, Route, sr1, IP, ICMP
+    from scapy.all import conf

    routing_table = conf.route.routes
    for route in routing_table:
--- a/front/plugins/omada_sdn_openapi/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/omada_sdn_openapi/script.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Literal, Any, Dict

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, is_typical_router_ip, is_mac
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class OmadaData:
        response_result = normalized_input_data.get("response_result", {})
        for entry in response_result:
            if len(entry) == 0:
-                OmadaHelper.minimal(f"Skipping entry, missing data.")
+                OmadaHelper.minimal("Skipping entry, missing data.")
                continue

            OmadaHelper.verbose(f"Making entry for: {entry['mac_address']}")
--- a/front/plugins/plugin_helper.py
+++ b/front/plugins/plugin_helper.py
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-from time import strftime
 import pytz
-from pytz import timezone, all_timezones, UnknownTimeZoneError
+from pytz import all_timezones
 import sys
+import os
 import re
 import base64
 import json
 from datetime import datetime

-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')

 sys.path.append(f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins")
 sys.path.append(f'{INSTALL_PATH}/server') 

-from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import confFileName, default_tz
+from logger import mylog
+from const import default_tz, fullConfPath

 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def read_config_file():
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def read_config_file():
    config_dir[key]
    """

-    filename = f'{INSTALL_PATH}/config/' + confFileName
+    filename = fullConfPath


    print('[plugin_helper] reading config file')
--- a/front/plugins/snmp_discovery/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/snmp_discovery/script.py
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-import pathlib
 import subprocess
 import argparse
 import os
 import sys

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64, handleEmpty, normalize_mac
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty, normalize_mac
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from const import logPath, applicationPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 
+from const import logPath
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone

@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ def main():
                                foreignKey  = handleEmpty(macAddress)  # Use the primary ID as the foreign key
                            )
                        else:
-                            mylog('verbose', [f'[SNMPDSC] ipStr does not seem to contain a valid IP:', ipStr]) 
+                            mylog('verbose', ['[SNMPDSC] ipStr does not seem to contain a valid IP:', ipStr]) 


                    elif line.startswith('ipNetToMediaPhysAddress'):
--- a/front/plugins/sync/hub.php
+++ b/front/plugins/sync/hub.php
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ function jsonResponse($status, $data = '', $message = '') {
 if ($method === 'GET') {
    checkAuthorization($method);

-    $file_path = "/app/api/table_devices.json";
+    $apiRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_API') ?: '/tmp/api';
+    $file_path = rtrim($apiRoot, '/') . '/table_devices.json';

    $data = file_get_contents($file_path);   

@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ else if ($method === 'POST') {
    $node_name = $_POST['node_name'] ?? '';
    $plugin = $_POST['plugin'] ?? '';

-    $storage_path = "/app/log/plugins/";
+    $logRoot = getenv('NETALERTX_PLUGINS_LOG') ?: (rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_LOG') ?: '/tmp/log', '/') . '/plugins');
+    $storage_path = rtrim($logRoot, '/');

    // // check location
    // if (!is_dir($storage_path)) {
--- a/front/plugins/sync/sync.py
+++ b/front/plugins/sync/sync.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import hashlib
 import requests
 import json
 import sqlite3
@@ -11,13 +9,13 @@ import base64


 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs, decode_and_rename_files
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
+from const import fullDbPath, logPath
 from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
 from crypto_utils import encrypt_data
 from messaging.in_app import write_notification
@@ -270,8 +268,8 @@ def main():
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Data retrieval methods
 api_endpoints = [
-    f"/sync",  # New Python-based endpoint
-    f"/plugins/sync/hub.php"  # Legacy PHP endpoint
+    "/sync",  # New Python-based endpoint
+    "/plugins/sync/hub.php"  # Legacy PHP endpoint
 ]

 # send data to the HUB
--- a/front/plugins/unifi_api_import/unifi_api_import.py
+++ b/front/plugins/unifi_api_import/unifi_api_import.py
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import json
-import sqlite3
 from pytz import timezone
 from unifi_sm_api.api import SiteManagerAPI

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64, decode_settings_base64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, decode_settings_base64
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 

-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
 import conf

 # Make sure the TIMEZONE for logging is correct
--- a/front/plugins/unifi_import/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/unifi_import/script.py
@@ -2,26 +2,21 @@
 # Inspired by https://github.com/stevehoek/Pi.Alert

 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from time import strftime
-import argparse
-import logging
-import pathlib
 import os
 import json
 import sys
-import requests
-from requests import Request, Session, packages
-from requests.packages.urllib3.exceptions import InsecureRequestWarning
+import urllib3
+from urllib3.exceptions import InsecureRequestWarning
 from pyunifi.controller import Controller


 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, rmBadChars, is_typical_router_ip, is_mac
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, rmBadChars, is_typical_router_ip, is_mac
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value, normalize_string 
+from helper import get_setting_value, normalize_string 
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone
 from const import logPath
@@ -39,7 +34,7 @@ LOG_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'script.{pluginName}.log')
 RESULT_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'last_result.{pluginName}.log')
 LOCK_FILE = os.path.join(LOG_PATH, f'full_run.{pluginName}.lock')

-requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings(InsecureRequestWarning)
+urllib3.disable_warnings(InsecureRequestWarning)



--- a/front/plugins/vendor_update/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/vendor_update/script.py
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
-import argparse
 import sys
-import hashlib
 import subprocess
-import csv
 import sqlite3
-from io import StringIO
-from datetime import datetime

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64, handleEmpty
-from logger import mylog, Logger, append_line_to_file
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects, handleEmpty
+from logger import mylog, Logger
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 from const import logPath, applicationPath, fullDbPath
 from scan.device_handling import query_MAC_vendor
 import conf
--- a/front/plugins/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.py
+++ b/front/plugins/wake_on_lan/wake_on_lan.py
@@ -1,23 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python

 import os
-import pathlib
 import sys
-import json
-import sqlite3
 from pytz import timezone
 from wakeonlan import send_magic_packet

 # Define the installation path and extend the system path for plugin imports
-INSTALL_PATH = "/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

-from plugin_helper import Plugin_Object, Plugin_Objects, decodeBase64
-from plugin_utils import get_plugins_configs
+from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
 from logger import mylog, Logger
-from const import pluginsPath, fullDbPath, logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
-from messaging.in_app import write_notification
+from const import logPath
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 from database import DB
 from models.device_instance import DeviceInstance
 import conf
--- a/front/plugins/website_monitor/script.py
+++ b/front/plugins/website_monitor/script.py
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # Based on the work of https://github.com/leiweibau/Pi.Alert

-import argparse
 import requests
 from requests.exceptions import SSLError, Timeout, RequestException
-import pathlib
 import sys
 import os
-from requests.packages.urllib3.exceptions import InsecureRequestWarning
+import urllib3
+from urllib3.exceptions import InsecureRequestWarning

 # Register NetAlertX directories
-INSTALL_PATH="/app"
+INSTALL_PATH = os.getenv('NETALERTX_APP', '/app')
 sys.path.extend([f"{INSTALL_PATH}/front/plugins", f"{INSTALL_PATH}/server"])

 from plugin_helper import Plugin_Objects
-from datetime import datetime
 from const import logPath
-from helper import timeNowTZ, get_setting_value 
+from helper import get_setting_value 
 import conf
 from pytz import timezone
 from logger import mylog, Logger
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ def check_services_health(site):

    mylog('verbose', [f'[{pluginName}] Checking {site}'])

-    requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings(InsecureRequestWarning)
+    urllib3.disable_warnings(InsecureRequestWarning)
    
    try:
        resp = requests.get(site, verify=False, timeout=get_setting_value('WEBMON_RUN_TIMEOUT'), headers={"User-Agent": "NetAlertX"})
--- a/front/settings.php
+++ b/front/settings.php
@@ -9,15 +9,28 @@ require 'php/templates/header.php';
 ini_set ('max_execution_time','30');

 // check permissions
-$dbPath = "../db/app.db";
-$confPath = "../config/app.conf";
+// Use environment-aware paths with fallback to legacy locations
+$dbFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_DB') ?: '/data/db', '/');
+$configFolderPath = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_CONFIG') ?: '/data/config', '/');
+
+$dbPath = $dbFolderPath . '/app.db';
+$confPath = $configFolderPath . '/app.conf';
+
+// Fallback to legacy paths if new locations don't exist
+if (!file_exists($dbPath) && file_exists('../db/app.db')) {
+    $dbPath = '../db/app.db';
+}
+if (!file_exists($confPath) && file_exists('../config/app.conf')) {
+    $confPath = '../config/app.conf';
+}

 checkPermissions([$dbPath, $confPath]);

 // get settings from the API json file

 // path to your JSON file
-$file = '../api/table_settings.json'; 
+$apiRoot = rtrim(getenv('NETALERTX_API') ?: '/tmp/api', '/');
+$file = $apiRoot . '/table_settings.json'; 
 // put the content of the file in a variable
 $data = file_get_contents($file); 
 // JSON decode