prepare for second tunnel

README.md

@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ This system implements a hub-and-spoke model where:
 tinyboard/
 ├── hubspoke-helper.sh          # Main management script
 ├── hub/
-│   ├── rclone-mount@.service   # Systemd user service template
 │   └── rclone.conf             # Rclone SFTP configuration
 ├── spoke/
 │   ├── compose.yaml            # Docker Compose for autossh tunnel
 │   ├── Dockerfile              # autossh container image
-│   ├── autossh-tunnel.service  # Legacy systemd service (deprecated)
 │   ├── autohostname.sh         # Hostname assignment by MAC address
 │   ├── aptprimary.sh           # Initial package installation
 │   ├── clean_sensitive.sh      # Clean WiFi/password from configs
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@ tinyboard/
 - `~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf` on hub must be manually created
 - Use `hub/rclone.conf` as a template
 - Update host, port, and key_file paths as needed
+- Manually create rclone mount and permission it (`/mnt/hub` for example)
 
 ### Systemd Service Files
 - `~/.config/systemd/user/rclone-mount@.service` must be manually copied from `hub/rclone-mount@.service`
@@ -62,9 +61,9 @@ tinyboard/
 
 ### Initial Setup
 1. Write Armbian minimal image to SD card
-2. Copy `spoke/armb-not_logged_in_yet` to SD card root (contains WiFi credentials)
+2. Copy `spoke/armb-not_logged_in_yet` to SD card root `/root/.not_logged_in_yet` (contains WiFi credentials)
 3. Boot device, SSH in as root with password "1234"
-4. After first login, `armb-not_logged_in_yet` will be processed for root and armbian user credentials
+4. After first login and setup tasks, `.not_logged_in_yet` will be processed for root and armbian user credentials
 5. Clone this repository: `git clone <repo-url>`
 6. Run `spoke/aptprimary.sh` to install required packages
 7. Run `spoke/autohostname.sh` to assign hostname based on MAC address
@@ -99,12 +98,6 @@ tinyboard/
 3. Copy and customize `hub/rclone.conf` to `~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf`
 4. Update key_file path to point to your SSH private key
 
-### Systemd Service Setup
-1. Create user systemd directory: `mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user`
-2. Copy `hub/rclone-mount@.service` to `~/.config/systemd/user/`
-3. Enable lingering for user services: `sudo loginctl enable-linger $USER`
-4. Reload systemd: `systemctl --user daemon-reload`
-
 ### FUSE Configuration
 ```bash
 # Allow other users to access mounts (if needed)
@@ -118,6 +111,10 @@ sudo usermod -aG fuse $USER
 ## Usage
 
 ### Managing Spoke Tunnels
+- Docker on spoke should handle autostart of spoke tunnel
+- Syncthing can be combined in this image
+- Rename syncthing image and host names per-device in the compose file.
+
 ```bash
 # Build autossh container
 ./hubspoke-helper.sh spoke build
@@ -136,6 +133,13 @@ sudo usermod -aG fuse $USER
 ```
 
 ### Managing Hub Mounts
+
+#### Crontab entry:
+```
+@reboot /home/armbian/tinyboard/hubspoke-helper.sh hub start-background
+```
+
+#### Deprecated: systemd
 ```bash
 # Install systemd service (after manual file placement)
 ./hubspoke-helper.sh hub install
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ Environment variables can override defaults:
 - `TUNNEL_DIR`: Directory containing spoke Docker files (default: `~/tinyboard/spoke`)
 - `COMPOSE_FILE`: Docker compose file path (default: `$TUNNEL_DIR/compose.yaml`)
 - `RCLONE_REMOTE`: Rclone remote name (default: `brie-remote`)
-- `MOUNT_POINT`: Mount point on hub (default: `~/mnt/brie`)
+- `MOUNT_POINT`: Mount point on hub (default: `~/mnt/hub`)
 
 ## Security Notes
 

hub/rclone-mount@.service

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#~/.config/systemd/user/rclone-mount@.service
-
-[Unit]
-Description=Rclone mount of %i
-After=network-online.target
-Wants=network-online.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p %h/mnt/%i
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone mount %i: %h/mnt/%i \
-    --config=%h/.config/rclone/rclone.conf \
-    --vfs-cache-mode writes \
-    --vfs-cache-max-size 256M \
-    --allow-other \
-    --log-level INFO \
-    --log-file %h/.local/share/rclone-%i.log
-ExecStop=/bin/fusermount -u %h/mnt/%i
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=10
-StartLimitInterval=60
-StartLimitBurst=3
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=default.target

hub/rclone.conf

@@ -7,3 +7,12 @@ shell_type = unix
 md5sum_command = md5sum
 sha1sum_command = sha1sum
 
+#[new-remote]
+#type = sftp
+#host = localhost
+#port = 11112
+#key_file = /home/armbian/.ssh/a new priv key for tunnel back to new spoke
+#shell_type = unix
+#md5sum_command = md5sum
+#sha1sum_command = sha1sum
+

hubspoke-helper.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # hubspoke-helper.sh - Manage hub/spoke rclone mounts
 # Assumes spoke Docker files exist in ~/autossh-tunnel/
-# Assumes hub rclone service template is manually placed (or not needed)
+# Simplified hub mount uses direct rclone commands (no systemd services)
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 TUNNEL_DIR="${TUNNEL_DIR:-$HOME/tinyboard/spoke}"
 COMPOSE_FILE="${COMPOSE_FILE:-$TUNNEL_DIR/compose.yaml}"
 RCLONE_REMOTE="${RCLONE_REMOTE:-brie-remote}"
-MOUNT_POINT="${MOUNT_POINT:-$HOME/mnt/$RCLONE_REMOTE}"
+MOUNT_POINT="${MOUNT_POINT:-/mnt/hub/$RCLONE_REMOTE}"
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Usage
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ SPOKE ACTIONS (docker-based, no systemd):
   logs          Show container logs
   show-cmd      Show manual autossh command (non-docker)
 
-HUB ACTIONS (systemd user service for rclone mount):
-  install       Install the rclone user service (needs service file)
-  start         Start the rclone mount service
-  stop          Stop the rclone mount service
-  status        Show service status
+HUB ACTIONS (simplified rclone mount - no systemd):
+  install       Show simplified setup instructions
+  start         Start rclone mount in background (uses nohup)
+  start-background Start rclone mount in background (for crontab)
+  stop          Stop rclone mount
+  status        Check mount status
   mount         Manual foreground mount (testing)
   unmount       Unmount manually
 
@@ -96,55 +97,72 @@ EOF
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
-# Hub actions (rclone user service)
+# Hub actions (simplified - no systemd templates)
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 hub_install() {
-  local SERVICE_DIR="$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
-  local SERVICE_FILE="$SERVICE_DIR/rclone-mount@.service"
-  local TEMPLATE_FILE="$(dirname "$0")/hub/rclone-mount@.service"
-
-  echo "Installing rclone mount systemd user service..."
-
-  # Create service directory if it doesn't exist
-  mkdir -p "$SERVICE_DIR"
-
-  # Check if template exists
-  if [ ! -f "$TEMPLATE_FILE" ]; then
-    die "Service template not found at $TEMPLATE_FILE"
-  fi
-
-  # Copy service template
-  cp "$TEMPLATE_FILE" "$SERVICE_FILE"
-  echo "Copied service template to $SERVICE_FILE"
-
-  # Check if user linger is enabled
-  if ! systemctl --user is-enabled --quiet user@$(id -u).service 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo "WARNING: User linger may not be enabled. Run: sudo loginctl enable-linger $USER"
-    echo "You may need to reboot for user services to start automatically."
-  fi
-
-  # Reload systemd
-  systemctl --user daemon-reload
-  echo "Systemd user daemon reloaded."
-
+  echo "Simplified hub setup:"
   echo ""
-  echo "Next steps:"
-  echo "1. Ensure /etc/fuse.conf has 'user_allow_other' uncommented"
-  echo "2. Ensure you're in the 'fuse' group: sudo usermod -aG fuse $USER"
-  echo "3. Start the service: $0 hub start"
-  echo "4. Enable auto-start: systemctl --user enable rclone-mount@${RCLONE_REMOTE}.service"
+  echo "1. Ensure /etc/fuse.conf has 'user_allow_other' uncommented:"
+  echo "   sudo sed -i 's/^#user_allow_other/user_allow_other/' /etc/fuse.conf"
+  echo ""
+  echo "2. Ensure you're in the 'fuse' group:"
+  echo "   sudo usermod -aG fuse $USER"
+  echo "   (You may need to log out and back in for this to take effect)"
+  echo ""
+  echo "3. Create mount point directory:"
+  echo "   mkdir -p \"$MOUNT_POINT\""
+  echo ""
+  echo "4. Test manual mount:"
+  echo "   $0 hub mount"
+  echo ""
+  echo "5. For auto-start, consider adding to crontab with @reboot:"
+  echo "   crontab -e"
+  echo "   Add: @reboot $0 hub start-background"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Note: This simplified version doesn't use systemd services."
 }
 
 hub_start() {
-  systemctl --user start "rclone-mount@${RCLONE_REMOTE}.service"
+  echo "Starting rclone mount in background..."
+  mkdir -p "$MOUNT_POINT"
+  nohup rclone mount "${RCLONE_REMOTE}:" "$MOUNT_POINT" \
+    --config "${HOME}/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" \
+    --vfs-cache-mode writes \
+    --allow-other \
+    --daemon >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+  echo "Mount started in background (PID: $!)"
+  echo "Check status with: $0 hub status"
+}
+
+hub_start_background() {
+  # Internal function for crontab/auto-start
+  mkdir -p "$MOUNT_POINT"
+  rclone mount "${RCLONE_REMOTE}:" "$MOUNT_POINT" \
+    --config "${HOME}/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" \
+    --vfs-cache-mode writes \
+    --allow-other \
+    --daemon
 }
 
 hub_stop() {
-  systemctl --user stop "rclone-mount@${RCLONE_REMOTE}.service"
+  echo "Stopping rclone mount..."
+  if hub_unmount; then
+    echo "Mount stopped."
+  else
+    echo "Could not unmount. Trying force unmount..."
+    fusermount -uz "$MOUNT_POINT" 2>/dev/null && echo "Force unmounted." || echo "Still could not unmount."
+  fi
 }
 
 hub_status() {
-  systemctl --user status "rclone-mount@${RCLONE_REMOTE}.service" --no-pager
+  if mountpoint -q "$MOUNT_POINT" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Mount point $MOUNT_POINT is mounted."
+    mount | grep "$MOUNT_POINT"
+  else
+    echo "Mount point $MOUNT_POINT is NOT mounted."
+    echo "Check if rclone process is running:"
+    pgrep -af rclone || echo "No rclone mount processes found."
+  fi
 }
 
 hub_mount() {
@@ -188,6 +206,7 @@ hub)
   case "$ACTION" in
   install) hub_install ;;
   start) hub_start ;;
+  start-background) hub_start_background ;;
   stop) hub_stop ;;
   status) hub_status ;;
   mount) hub_mount ;;

spoke/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y autossh openssh-client && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN echo "PermitRootLogin no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+RUN echo "PasswordAuthentication no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+RUN echo "Subsystem sftp internal-sftp" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
 ARG UID=1000
 ARG GID=1000
 RUN groupadd -g ${GID} armbian && useradd -m -u ${UID} -g armbian armbian

spoke/autossh-tunnel.service

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# For now, deprecated in favor of docker tunnel
-
-[Unit]
-Description=AutoSSH tunnel from spoke to hub
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Environment="AUTOSSH_GATETIME=0"
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/autossh -M 0 -NT -o "ServerAliveInterval 60" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -R 11111:localhost:22 -i /home/armbian/.ssh/armbian-brie-202604 armbian@oily.dad
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=10
-User=armbian
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target

spoke/compose.yaml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
     network_mode: host
     environment:
       - AUTOSSH_GATETIME=0
+    # @@@@@@@@@ BEWARE THE REVERSE TUNNEL PORT AND KEYS WHEN RUNNING THIS ON A NEW SPOKE @@@@@@@@@@
     command: >
       autossh -M 0 -NT
       -o "ServerAliveInterval=60"
@@ -17,4 +18,15 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /home/armbian/.ssh/oilykey2026:/home/armbian/.ssh/oilykey2026:ro
       - /home/armbian/.ssh/known_hosts:/home/armbian/.ssh/known_hosts:ro
-      - /home/armbian/share:/home/armbian/share
+    #  - /home/armbian/share:/home/armbian/
+  syncthing:
+    image: syncthing/syncthing
+    container_name: spoke-syncthing
+    hostname: spoke-syncthing
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    network_mode: host
+    environment:
+      - PUID=1000
+      - PGID=1000
+    volumes:
+      - /home/armbian/st:/var/syncthing