v26.10.3 (#1692)

* feat: shell controller, TabStage, layout and theme plugins with repair view

* feat: move the classic layout into its own bundled plugin

* feat: move color themes into a bundled themes plugin

* fix: plugin tests and type checks work with a linked sdk

* fix: home tab, layout switch and missing layout fallbacks for looks

* chore: add classic layout and themes to the readme

* chore: drop example plugin links from the plugin guide

* feat: plugin filters by type, paged browse, hide plugins needing newer termix

* feat: move desktop, status, import, audit and branding features into plugins

* feat: host lock api so a plugin can load hosts from a config file (#1581)

* chore: add hosts config to the plugin table

* feat: login policy hook for plugins and optional https redirect (#1584)

* chore: add login security to the plugin table

* feat: api key socket tickets so a master can open remote sessions (#1654)

* feat: sync moves to a plugin, desktop gets multiple accounts (#1580, #1654)

* chore: add sync to the plugin table

* feat: move the sync screens and wizard out of core into the plugin (#1580)

* fix: add a neutral linked desktop hook for plugins (#1580)

* fix: show the linked account's name and admin flag in the app (#1580)

* feat: ssh transport providers, core ssh relay and plugin folders api

* feat: support FIDO2 security keys through ssh agent

* feat: add companion panels beside host tabs

* feat: mTLS client certificates for desktop server links

* feat: native web view for plugins in the desktop app

* fix: detect the desktop link window by Electron's default user agent

Fixes #1675

* fix: changelog for desktop link fix

* fix: keep text primary keys in the plugin data export

* fix: ship sharp binaries for Windows arm64 builds

* feat: client cert on the sync link types (sdk 1.0.18)

* chore: update translations

* feat: themed title bar for the desktop app (#1690)

* chore: changelog for the themed title bar

* fix: draw the title bar in the sidebar color

* feat: per host layout for the terminal panel bar

* chore: sdk 1.0.19 for the panel bar layout

* chore: bundle all 43 plugins for 26.10.3

* chore: update translations

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Co-authored-by: SirHephaistos <60616553+SirHephaistos@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Giovanny Aranda <garanda21@gmail.com>

src/backend/starter.ts

@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ async function provisionLocalDesktopUserIfNeeded(): Promise<void> {
     const { runCoreBootMigrations } = await import("./boot.js");
     await runCoreBootMigrations();
 
-    const { hostStatusService } =
-      await import("./hosts/status/host-status-service.js");
-    hostStatusService.start();
+    // Status comes from whichever plugin provides it; none means unknown.
+    const { hostStatus } = await import("./plugins/host-status-provider.js");
+    hostStatus.start();
 
     // Counted before the desktop user is provisioned, so a first desktop
     // run counts as a fresh install too.
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ async function provisionLocalDesktopUserIfNeeded(): Promise<void> {
     // Plugins serve their routes under /plugin-api/<id>/ and /plugin-ws/<id>/
     // through ctx on activate, and start their own schedulers there, so
     // disabling one answers 503 instead of leaving a dead import here. The
-    // dashboard's own uptime and recent-activity routes are core and are
+    // dashboard's uptime and recent-activity routes are core forwarders and are
     // mounted on the main server in database.ts.
 
     // Initialize log level from database settings
@@ -265,17 +265,15 @@ async function provisionLocalDesktopUserIfNeeded(): Promise<void> {
       });
     }
 
-    // After plugins, so their sync entities are registered before a pass.
+    // Sync itself starts with the plugin that provides it.
     if (process.env.ELECTRON_EMBEDDED === "true") {
       try {
-        const { startDesktopSync } = await import("./sync/client/engine.js");
-        startDesktopSync();
         const { startDesktopUpdateCheck } =
           await import("./updates/desktop-update-check.js");
         startDesktopUpdateCheck();
       } catch (error) {
-        systemLogger.warn("Desktop sync failed to start", {
-          operation: "sync_start",
+        systemLogger.warn("Desktop update check failed to start", {
+          operation: "update_check_start",
           error: getErrorMessage(error),
         });
       }