mb-service-linux 2.0.2-dev-20260702-75c365b → 2.0.3-dev-20260704-e589e6d

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,13 +24,27 @@ If you like this project and find it useful, please consider giving it a star on
 
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-## [2.0.2] - Dev branch
+## [2.0.3] - Dev branch
 
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-## [2.0.1] - 2026-07-01
+## [2.0.2] - 2026-07-04
 
-- [help]: Update usage instructions in help output to include additional commands.
+### Added
+
+- [service]: Create the Matterbridge directories (~/Matterbridge, ~/.matterbridge, ~/.mattercert) on create and change their ownership to the service user.
+- [service]: Add SyslogIdentifier to the service file.
+
+### Changed
+
+- [service]: Set WorkingDirectory to the Matterbridge directory in the home of the service user.
+- [service]: Send stdout and stderr to the journal in the service file.
+- [package]: Update dependencies.
+- [package]: Upgrade package.
+
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+
+## [2.0.1] - 2026-07-01
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -38,6 +52,10 @@ If you like this project and find it useful, please consider giving it a star on
 - [service]: Add Environment PATH to the service file.
 - [service]: Add network-online.target to the service file.
 
+### Changed
+
+- [help]: Update usage instructions in help output to include additional commands.
+
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 ## [2.0.0] - 2026-07-01

package/dist/module.js

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ function getServicePath(root) {
 function getUserServiceDirectory() {
     return `${process.env.HOME}/.config/systemd/user`;
 }
+function getUserHomeDirectory(user) {
+    return user === 'root' ? '/root' : `/home/${user}`;
+}
 function getDiagnosticUser() {
     return process.env.SUDO_USER ?? process.env.USER ?? 'unknown';
 }
@@ -190,6 +193,11 @@ function printHelp() {
 }
 function createServiceConfig(root) {
     const user = process.env.SUDO_USER || process.env.USER;
+    if (!user) {
+        console.error('Could not determine the user to run the service. Please set SUDO_USER or USER environment variable.');
+        return;
+    }
+    const home = getUserHomeDirectory(user);
     const rootConfig = `[Unit]\n` +
         `Description=matterbridge\n` +
         `After=network-online.target\n` +
@@ -202,10 +210,11 @@ function createServiceConfig(root) {
         `# PATH for any child process Matterbridge/plugins spawn (bun/node/npm lookups).\n` +
         `Environment="PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"\n` +
         `ExecStart=matterbridge --service\n` +
-        `WorkingDirectory=%h\n` +
+        `WorkingDirectory=${home}/Matterbridge\n` +
         `# Logs go to the journal (should be persistent). Read with: journalctl -u matterbridge -n 1000 -f --output cat\n` +
-        `StandardOutput=inherit\n` +
-        `StandardError=inherit\n` +
+        `StandardOutput=journal\n` +
+        `StandardError=journal\n` +
+        `SyslogIdentifier=matterbridge\n` +
         `Restart=always\n` +
         `RestartSec=5\n` +
         `TimeoutStopSec=60\n` +
@@ -229,10 +238,11 @@ function createServiceConfig(root) {
         `# --bun forces the Bun runtime even though the matterbridge bin has a node shebang,\n` +
         `# and shims any \`node\` the process spawns to Bun as well.\n` +
         (isBun() ? `ExecStart=%h/.bun/bin/bun --bun %h/.bun/bin/matterbridge --service\n` : `ExecStart=matterbridge --service\n`) +
-        `WorkingDirectory=%h\n` +
+        `WorkingDirectory=${home}/Matterbridge\n` +
         `# Logs go to the journal (should be persistent). Read with: journalctl --user -u matterbridge -n 1000 -f --output cat\n` +
-        `StandardOutput=inherit\n` +
-        `StandardError=inherit\n` +
+        `StandardOutput=journal\n` +
+        `StandardError=journal\n` +
+        `SyslogIdentifier=matterbridge\n` +
         `Restart=always\n` +
         `RestartSec=5\n` +
         `TimeoutStopSec=60\n` +
@@ -240,14 +250,26 @@ function createServiceConfig(root) {
         `[Install]\n` +
         `WantedBy=default.target\n`;
     const servicePath = getServicePath(root);
-    if (!user) {
-        console.error('Could not determine the user to run the service. Please set SUDO_USER or USER environment variable.');
-        return;
-    }
     if (existsSync(servicePath)) {
         console.log(`Service configuration already exists at ${servicePath}. No changes made.`);
         return;
     }
+    const matterbridgeDirectories = [`${home}/Matterbridge`, `${home}/.matterbridge`, `${home}/.mattercert`];
+    try {
+        for (const directory of matterbridgeDirectories) {
+            mkdirSync(directory, { recursive: true });
+        }
+        if (root) {
+            const chown = spawnSync('chown', ['-R', `${user}:${user}`, ...matterbridgeDirectories], { stdio: 'inherit' });
+            if (chown.error) {
+                console.error('Failed to change the ownership of the Matterbridge directories:', chown.error.message);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        console.error(`Failed to create the Matterbridge directories: ${String(err)}`);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
     try {
         if (!root) {
             mkdirSync(getUserServiceDirectory(), { recursive: true });

package/npm-shrinkwrap.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mb-service-linux",
-  "version": "2.0.2-dev-20260702-75c365b",
+  "version": "2.0.3-dev-20260704-e589e6d",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mb-service-linux",
-      "version": "2.0.2-dev-20260702-75c365b",
+      "version": "2.0.3-dev-20260704-e589e6d",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
         "mb-service": "bin/mb-service"

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mb-service-linux",
-  "version": "2.0.2-dev-20260702-75c365b",
+  "version": "2.0.3-dev-20260704-e589e6d",
   "description": "Matterbridge service command line interface",
   "author": "https://github.com/Luligu",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",