Update README with product-focused ACP overview

.gitea/workflows/commit.yaml

@@ -6,26 +6,21 @@ on:
       - dev
       - master
 jobs:
-  dev_tests:
-    if: gitea.ref_name == 'dev'
-    runs-on: debian-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        run: |
-          git clone --quiet --depth=1 --branch=${{ gitea.ref_name }} ${{ gitea.server_url }}/${{ gitea.repository }} repo
-      - name: Install Bats
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y bats
-      - name: Run Shell Tests
-        run: |
-          cd repo
-          bats tests/shell/git_update.bats
-
   deploy:
     if: gitea.ref_name == 'master'
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
+      - name: Deploy start marker
+        run: |
+          echo "=== speedBB deploy started ==="
+          echo "time: $(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
+          echo "branch: ${{ gitea.ref_name }}"
+          echo "sha: ${{ gitea.sha }}"
+          echo "actor: ${{ gitea.actor }}"
+          echo "message: ${{ gitea.event.head_commit.message }}"
+          echo "runner: $(hostname)"
+          echo "=============================="
+
       - name: Custom Checkout
         env:
           ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASSWORD }}

.gitignore

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 /storage/framework
 /storage/*.key
 /storage/pail
+/backups
 /storage/framework/views/*.php
 /bootstrap/cache/*.php
 /custom

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-27
+- Reworked ACP System navigation into `Health` and `Updates`.
+- Moved update/version actions into the new `Updates` area and grouped update checks under `Live Update`, `CLI`, and `CI/CD`.
+- Added CLI PHP interpreter `Check` action (no persistence) plus save-time validation endpoint.
+- Updated CLI PHP save UX to keep persistent inline errors and avoid duplicate danger toasts.
+- Added iconized, accent-styled `Check` and `Save` actions in ACP CLI settings.
+- Fixed system-status PHP detection to avoid false positives when a configured CLI binary is invalid.
+- Switched `Health` PHP requirement checks to the web runtime interpreter (`PHP_BINARY`/`PHP_VERSION`) instead of configured CLI binary.
+- Limited `Health` checks to runtime-relevant items (removed `tar`/`rsync` from Health view).
+- Fixed `public/storage` symlink health check to correctly resolve absolute and relative symlink targets.
+
+## 2026-02-24
+- Added login modal actions: `Cancel` button and accent-styled, right-aligned `Sign in` button.
+- Added functional `Forgot password?` flow with dedicated SPA route/page at `/reset-password`.
+- Implemented reset-link request UI wired to `POST /api/forgot-password`.
+- Implemented token-based new-password submission (`?token=...&email=...`) wired to `POST /api/reset-password`.
+- Updated reset flow UX to return to `/login` after successful reset-link request and after successful password update.
+- Added English and German translations for password reset screens/messages.
+- Added new `/ping` endpoint returning connection status, build status, and notification state.
+- Added frontend ping polling with active/hidden intervals and console diagnostics.
+- Added update-available detection comparing loaded build vs ping build, with footer refresh CTA.
+- Added update info modal prompting users to refresh when a newer build is detected.
+- Tuned global dark mode palette to reduce overly bright text/surfaces in dark theme.
+- Refined accent button state styling (hover/active/focus) to avoid Bootstrap blue fallback and preserve contrast.
+- Fixed deployment storage path handling by ensuring `public/storage` symlink is created in Ansible.
+- Changed `version:fetch` to sync DB version/build from `composer.json` metadata (host git recount removed).
+- Updated runtime version/ping responses to prefer `composer.json` metadata over DB values to avoid drift.
+- Restored local `master` as build metadata source of truth by removing CI write-back to `master`.
+- Updated local pre-commit hook to stamp `composer.json` build from local git count and stage the file automatically.
+- Bumped forum version to `26.0.3`.
+
 ## 2026-02-18
 - Added CLI default PHP version detection to system status (`php_default_version`) using the CLI `php` binary.
 - Updated ACP System -> CLI to show the CLI default PHP path/version in the panel header with sufficiency indicator and warning tooltip.

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,42 @@
-# SpeedBB Forum
+# speedBB
 
-Placeholder README for the forum application.
+speedBB is a modern forum application with a built-in Admin Control Panel (ACP), customizable branding, user/rank management, attachment support, and integrated update tooling.
 
-## Status
+## What It Does
 
-Work in progress.
+- Hosts classic forum discussions with categories, forums, topics, and replies.
+- Provides an ACP for everyday operations (settings, users, groups, ranks, attachments, and audit log).
+- Supports brand customization (name, theme, accents, logos, favicons).
+- Manages user media (avatars, rank badges, logos) with public delivery.
+- Includes built-in update and system-check workflows so admins can verify server health and apply updates from the ACP.
+
+## ACP Areas
+
+The ACP is organized into practical sections for day-to-day forum operations:
+
+- `General`: core board identity and visual setup (name, theme defaults, accents, logos, favicons).
+- `Forums`: structure and ordering of categories/forums.
+- `Users`: account overview and moderation/admin user management actions.
+- `Groups`: role and permission group administration.
+- `Ranks`: rank definitions and badge management.
+- `Attachments`: attachment policy and extension/group controls.
+- `Audit log`: activity trail for administrative actions.
+- `System`: environment checks and update operations.
+- `Custom`: space for project-specific custom assets/overrides.
+
+### System
+
+The System area is split into two focused views:
+
+- `Health`: shows whether the live website environment is healthy enough to run reliably.
+- `Updates`: provides update-related checks and update actions, including CLI interpreter validation.
+
+This separation is intentional:
+- `Health` answers “Is the site healthy right now?”
+- `Updates` answers “Is this server ready to run update operations?”
+
+## Current Product Status
+
+- Active version: `26.0.3`
+- Forum + ACP features are in active use.
+- Health and update checks are integrated directly into ACP System.

ansible/roles/speedBB/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -27,6 +27,34 @@
     state: directory
     mode: "0775"
 
+- name: Ensure public storage directory exists
+  file:
+    path: "{{ prod_base_dir }}/storage/app/public"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0775"
+
+- name: Migrate existing public/storage directory content before symlink
+  shell: |
+    set -e
+    cd "{{ prod_base_dir }}"
+    if [ -d public/storage ] && [ ! -L public/storage ]; then
+      if command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        rsync -a public/storage/ storage/app/public/
+      else
+        cp -a public/storage/. storage/app/public/
+      fi
+      rm -rf public/storage
+    fi
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+
+- name: Ensure public storage symlink exists
+  file:
+    src: "{{ prod_base_dir }}/storage/app/public"
+    dest: "{{ prod_base_dir }}/public/storage"
+    state: link
+    force: true
+
 - name: Download and installs all libs and dependencies
   block:
     - name: Composer install
@@ -93,8 +121,8 @@
     msg: "Database backed up to: {{ backup_result.stdout }}"
   when: env_file.stat.exists
 
-- name: Run database migrations safely
-  command: "keyhelp-php84 artisan migrate:safe --force"
+- name: Run database migrations
+  command: "keyhelp-php84 artisan migrate --force"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ prod_base_dir }}"
   register: migrate_result

app/Console/Commands/VersionFetch.php

@@ -4,94 +4,75 @@ namespace App\Console\Commands;
 
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 class VersionFetch extends Command
 {
     protected $signature = 'version:fetch';
 
-    protected $description = 'Update the build number based on the git commit count of master.';
+    protected $description = 'Sync version/build metadata into settings using composer.json as source of truth.';
 
     public function handle(): int
     {
-        $version = Setting::where('key', 'version')->value('value');
-        $build = $this->resolveBuildCount();
-
-        if ($version === null) {
-            $this->error('Unable to determine version from settings.');
+        $meta = $this->resolveComposerMetadata();
+        if ($meta === null) {
+            $this->error('Unable to determine version/build from composer.json.');
             return self::FAILURE;
         }
 
-        if ($build === null) {
-            $this->error('Unable to determine build number from git.');
-            return self::FAILURE;
-        }
+        $version = $meta['version'];
+        $build = $meta['build'];
+
+        Setting::updateOrCreate(
+            ['key' => 'version'],
+            ['value' => $version],
+        );
 
         Setting::updateOrCreate(
             ['key' => 'build'],
             ['value' => (string) $build],
         );
 
-        if (!$this->syncComposerMetadata($version, $build)) {
-            $this->error('Failed to sync version/build to composer.json.');
-            return self::FAILURE;
-        }
-
-        $this->info("Build number updated to {$build}.");
+        $this->info("Version/build synced: {$version} (build {$build}).");
 
         return self::SUCCESS;
     }
 
-    private function resolveBuildCount(): ?int
-    {
-        $commands = [
-            ['git', 'rev-list', '--count', 'master'],
-            ['git', 'rev-list', '--count', 'HEAD'],
-        ];
-
-        foreach ($commands as $command) {
-            $process = new Process($command, base_path());
-            $process->run();
-
-            if ($process->isSuccessful()) {
-                $output = trim($process->getOutput());
-                if (is_numeric($output)) {
-                    return (int) $output;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private function syncComposerMetadata(string $version, int $build): bool
+    private function resolveComposerMetadata(): ?array
     {
         $composerPath = base_path('composer.json');
 
         if (!is_file($composerPath) || !is_readable($composerPath)) {
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
         $raw = file_get_contents($composerPath);
         if ($raw === false) {
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
         $data = json_decode($raw, true);
         if (!is_array($data)) {
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
-        $data['version'] = $version;
-        $data['build'] = (string) $build;
+        $version = trim((string) ($data['version'] ?? ''));
+        $buildRaw = trim((string) ($data['build'] ?? ''));
 
-        $encoded = json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
-        if ($encoded === false) {
-            return false;
+        if ($version === '' || $buildRaw === '') {
+            return null;
         }
 
-        $encoded .= "\n";
+        if (!preg_match('/^\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:[-._][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/', $version)) {
+            return null;
+        }
 
-        return file_put_contents($composerPath, $encoded) !== false;
+        if (!ctype_digit($buildRaw)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'version' => $version,
+            'build' => (int) $buildRaw,
+        ];
     }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/PingController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use App\Models\Setting;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+class PingController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __invoke(): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $build = $this->readComposerBuild();
+        if ($build === null) {
+            $build = Setting::query()->where('key', 'build')->value('value');
+        }
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'connect' => 'ok',
+            'version_status' => [
+                'build' => $build !== null ? (int) $build : null,
+            ],
+            'notification_state' => false,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function readComposerBuild(): ?int
+    {
+        $path = base_path('composer.json');
+        if (!is_file($path) || !is_readable($path)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $raw = file_get_contents($path);
+        if ($raw === false) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $data = json_decode($raw, true);
+        if (!is_array($data)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $build = trim((string) ($data['build'] ?? ''));
+        return ctype_digit($build) ? (int) $build : null;
+    }
+}

app/Http/Controllers/SettingController.php

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Models\Setting;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 class SettingController extends Controller
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ class SettingController extends Controller
         ]);
 
         $value = $data['value'] ?? '';
+        if ($data['key'] === 'system.php_binary') {
+            $validationError = $this->validatePhpBinarySetting($value);
+            if ($validationError !== null) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => $validationError], 422);
+            }
+        }
 
         $setting = Setting::updateOrCreate(
             ['key' => $data['key']],
@@ -67,6 +74,12 @@ class SettingController extends Controller
         $updated = [];
 
         foreach ($data['settings'] as $entry) {
+            if (($entry['key'] ?? '') === 'system.php_binary') {
+                $validationError = $this->validatePhpBinarySetting($entry['value'] ?? '');
+                if ($validationError !== null) {
+                    return response()->json(['message' => $validationError], 422);
+                }
+            }
             $setting = Setting::updateOrCreate(
                 ['key' => $entry['key']],
                 ['value' => $entry['value'] ?? '']
@@ -80,4 +93,66 @@ class SettingController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json($updated);
     }
+
+    public function validateSystemPhpBinary(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $user = $request->user();
+        if (!$user || !$user->roles()->where('name', 'ROLE_ADMIN')->exists()) {
+            return response()->json(['message' => 'Forbidden'], 403);
+        }
+
+        $data = $request->validate([
+            'value' => ['required', 'string'],
+        ]);
+
+        $validationError = $this->validatePhpBinarySetting($data['value']);
+        if ($validationError !== null) {
+            return response()->json(['message' => $validationError], 422);
+        }
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'message' => 'PHP interpreter is valid.',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function validatePhpBinarySetting(string $value): ?string
+    {
+        $binary = trim($value);
+        if ($binary === '' || $binary === 'php') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if ($binary === 'keyhelp-php-domain') {
+            return '`keyhelp-php-domain` is disabled. Use a concrete binary (e.g. keyhelp-php84).';
+        }
+
+        $resolved = null;
+        if (str_contains($binary, '/')) {
+            if (!is_executable($binary)) {
+                return "Configured PHP binary '{$binary}' is not executable.";
+            }
+            $resolved = $binary;
+        } else {
+            $escapedBinary = escapeshellarg($binary);
+            $process = new Process(['sh', '-lc', "command -v {$escapedBinary}"]);
+            $process->setTimeout(5);
+            $process->run();
+            if (!$process->isSuccessful()) {
+                return "Configured PHP binary '{$binary}' was not found in PATH.";
+            }
+            $resolved = trim($process->getOutput());
+            if ($resolved === '') {
+                return "Configured PHP binary '{$binary}' was not found in PATH.";
+            }
+        }
+
+        $phpCheck = new Process([$resolved, '-r', 'echo PHP_VERSION;']);
+        $phpCheck->setTimeout(5);
+        $phpCheck->run();
+        if (!$phpCheck->isSuccessful() || trim($phpCheck->getOutput()) === '') {
+            return "Configured binary '{$binary}' is not a working PHP CLI executable.";
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/SystemStatusController.php

@@ -19,11 +19,22 @@ class SystemStatusController extends Controller
         $phpDefaultPath = $this->resolveBinary('php');
         $phpDefaultVersion = $phpDefaultPath ? $this->resolvePhpVersion($phpDefaultPath) : null;
         $phpConfiguredPath = trim((string) Setting::where('key', 'system.php_binary')->value('value'));
-        $phpSelectedPath = $phpConfiguredPath ?: (PHP_BINARY ?: $phpDefaultPath);
-        $phpSelectedOk = (bool) $phpSelectedPath;
+        $phpSelectedPath = null;
+        $phpSelectedVersion = null;
+        $phpSelectedOk = false;
+
+        if ($phpConfiguredPath !== '') {
+            $resolvedConfiguredPhpPath = $this->resolveConfiguredPhpBinaryPath($phpConfiguredPath);
+            $phpSelectedPath = $resolvedConfiguredPhpPath ?: $phpConfiguredPath;
+            $phpSelectedVersion = $resolvedConfiguredPhpPath ? $this->resolvePhpVersion($resolvedConfiguredPhpPath) : null;
+            $phpSelectedOk = $resolvedConfiguredPhpPath !== null && $phpSelectedVersion !== null;
+        } else {
+            $phpSelectedPath = PHP_BINARY ?: $phpDefaultPath;
             $phpSelectedVersion = $phpSelectedPath
-            ? ($this->resolvePhpVersion($phpSelectedPath) ?? PHP_VERSION)
-            : PHP_VERSION;
+                ? ($this->resolvePhpVersion($phpSelectedPath) ?? $phpDefaultVersion ?? PHP_VERSION)
+                : null;
+            $phpSelectedOk = $phpSelectedPath !== null && $phpSelectedVersion !== null;
+        }
         $minVersions = $this->resolveMinVersions();
         $composerPath = $this->resolveBinary('composer');
         $nodePath = $this->resolveBinary('node');
@@ -44,6 +55,8 @@ class SystemStatusController extends Controller
 
         return response()->json([
             'php' => PHP_VERSION,
+            'php_web_path' => PHP_BINARY ?: null,
+            'php_web_version' => PHP_VERSION ?: null,
             'php_default' => $phpDefaultPath,
             'php_default_version' => $phpDefaultVersion,
             'php_configured' => $phpConfiguredPath ?: null,
@@ -63,10 +76,36 @@ class SystemStatusController extends Controller
             'rsync_version' => $this->resolveBinaryVersion($rsyncPath, ['--version']),
             'proc_functions' => $procFunctionStatus,
             'storage_writable' => is_writable(storage_path()),
+            'storage_public_linked' => $this->isPublicStorageLinked(),
             'updates_writable' => is_writable(storage_path('app/updates')) || @mkdir(storage_path('app/updates'), 0755, true),
         ]);
     }
 
+    private function isPublicStorageLinked(): bool
+    {
+        $publicStorage = public_path('storage');
+        $storagePublic = storage_path('app/public');
+
+        if (!is_link($publicStorage)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $target = readlink($publicStorage);
+        if ($target === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $targetPath = $target;
+        if (!str_starts_with($target, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) && !preg_match('/^[A-Za-z]:[\\\\\\/]/', $target)) {
+            $targetPath = dirname($publicStorage) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $target;
+        }
+
+        $resolvedTarget = realpath($targetPath);
+        $expectedTarget = realpath($storagePublic);
+
+        return $resolvedTarget !== false && $expectedTarget !== false && $resolvedTarget === $expectedTarget;
+    }
+
     private function resolveBinary(string $name): ?string
     {
         $process = new Process(['sh', '-lc', "command -v {$name}"]);
@@ -95,6 +134,20 @@ class SystemStatusController extends Controller
         return $output !== '' ? $output : null;
     }
 
+    private function resolveConfiguredPhpBinaryPath(string $binary): ?string
+    {
+        $value = trim($binary);
+        if ($value === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (str_contains($value, '/')) {
+            return is_executable($value) ? $value : null;
+        }
+
+        return $this->resolveBinary($value);
+    }
+
     private function resolveBinaryVersion(?string $path, array $args): ?string
     {
         if (!$path) {

app/Http/Controllers/SystemUpdateController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 
 class SystemUpdateController extends Controller
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ class SystemUpdateController extends Controller
             $append('Syncing files...');
             $usedRsync = false;
             $rsyncPath = trim((string) shell_exec('command -v rsync'));
-            $protectedPaths = ['custom', 'public/custom'];
+            $protectedPaths = ['storage', 'public/storage', 'custom', 'public/custom'];
             if ($rsyncPath !== '') {
                 $usedRsync = true;
                 $rsync = new Process([
@@ -149,38 +150,9 @@ class SystemUpdateController extends Controller
                 File::copyDirectory($sourceDir, base_path());
             }
 
-            $append('Installing composer dependencies...');
-            $composer = new Process(['composer', 'install', '--no-dev', '--optimize-autoloader'], base_path());
-            $composer->setTimeout(600);
-            $composer->run();
-            if (!$composer->isSuccessful()) {
-                return response()->json([
-                    'message' => 'Composer install failed.',
-                    'log' => array_merge($log, [$composer->getErrorOutput()]),
-                ], 500);
-            }
+            $this->ensurePublicStorageLink();
 
-            $append('Installing npm dependencies...');
-            $npmInstall = new Process(['npm', 'install'], base_path());
-            $npmInstall->setTimeout(600);
-            $npmInstall->run();
-            if (!$npmInstall->isSuccessful()) {
-                return response()->json([
-                    'message' => 'npm install failed.',
-                    'log' => array_merge($log, [$npmInstall->getErrorOutput()]),
-                ], 500);
-            }
-
-            $append('Building assets...');
-            $npmBuild = new Process(['npm', 'run', 'build'], base_path());
-            $npmBuild->setTimeout(900);
-            $npmBuild->run();
-            if (!$npmBuild->isSuccessful()) {
-                return response()->json([
-                    'message' => 'npm run build failed.',
-                    'log' => array_merge($log, [$npmBuild->getErrorOutput()]),
-                ], 500);
-            }
+            $append('Using prebuilt release package (skipping composer/npm steps).');
 
             $phpBinary = trim((string) Setting::where('key', 'system.php_binary')->value('value'));
             if ($phpBinary === '') {
@@ -212,4 +184,39 @@ class SystemUpdateController extends Controller
             ], 500);
         }
     }
+
+    private function ensurePublicStorageLink(): void
+    {
+        $storagePublic = storage_path('app/public');
+        $publicStorage = public_path('storage');
+
+        if (file_exists($storagePublic) && !is_dir($storagePublic)) {
+            @rename($storagePublic, $storagePublic.'.bak.'.date('Ymd_His'));
+        }
+        if (!is_dir($storagePublic) && !@mkdir($storagePublic, 0775, true) && !is_dir($storagePublic)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Failed to prepare storage/app/public directory.');
+        }
+
+        if (is_link($publicStorage)) {
+            $target = readlink($publicStorage);
+            $resolved = $target !== false ? realpath(dirname($publicStorage).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$target) : false;
+            $expected = realpath($storagePublic);
+            if ($resolved !== $expected) {
+                @unlink($publicStorage);
+            }
+        } elseif (is_dir($publicStorage)) {
+            File::copyDirectory($publicStorage, $storagePublic);
+            File::deleteDirectory($publicStorage);
+        } elseif (file_exists($publicStorage)) {
+            @rename($publicStorage, $publicStorage.'.bak.'.date('Ymd_His'));
+        }
+
+        if (!is_link($publicStorage) && !@symlink($storagePublic, $publicStorage)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Failed to recreate public/storage symlink.');
+        }
+
+        foreach (['avatars', 'logos', 'favicons', 'rank-badges'] as $dir) {
+            File::ensureDirectoryExists($storagePublic.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$dir);
+        }
+    }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/UploadController.php

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 class UploadController extends Controller
 {
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ class UploadController extends Controller
         if (!$user) {
             return response()->json(['message' => 'Unauthorized'], 401);
         }
+        $this->ensurePublicStorageReady();
 
         $data = $request->validate([
             'file' => [
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ class UploadController extends Controller
         if (!$user || !$user->roles()->where('name', 'ROLE_ADMIN')->exists()) {
             return response()->json(['message' => 'Forbidden'], 403);
         }
+        $this->ensurePublicStorageReady();
 
         $data = $request->validate([
             'file' => ['required', 'file', 'mimes:jpg,jpeg,png,gif,webp,svg,ico', 'max:5120'],
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ class UploadController extends Controller
         if (!$user || !$user->roles()->where('name', 'ROLE_ADMIN')->exists()) {
             return response()->json(['message' => 'Forbidden'], 403);
         }
+        $this->ensurePublicStorageReady();
 
         $data = $request->validate([
             'file' => ['required', 'file', 'mimes:png,ico', 'max:2048'],
@@ -76,4 +81,49 @@ class UploadController extends Controller
             'url' => Storage::url($path),
         ]);
     }
+
+    private function ensurePublicStorageReady(): void
+    {
+        $storagePublic = storage_path('app/public');
+        $publicStorage = public_path('storage');
+
+        if (file_exists($storagePublic) && !is_dir($storagePublic)) {
+            @rename($storagePublic, $storagePublic.'.bak.'.date('Ymd_His'));
+        }
+        if (!is_dir($storagePublic) && !@mkdir($storagePublic, 0775, true) && !is_dir($storagePublic)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Failed to create storage/app/public directory.');
+        }
+
+        if (is_link($publicStorage)) {
+            $target = readlink($publicStorage);
+            $resolved = $target !== false ? realpath(dirname($publicStorage).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$target) : false;
+            $expected = realpath($storagePublic);
+            if ($resolved === $expected) {
+                $this->ensureUploadSubdirs($storagePublic);
+                return;
+            }
+            @unlink($publicStorage);
+        } elseif (is_dir($publicStorage)) {
+            File::copyDirectory($publicStorage, $storagePublic);
+            File::deleteDirectory($publicStorage);
+        } elseif (file_exists($publicStorage)) {
+            @rename($publicStorage, $publicStorage.'.bak.'.date('Ymd_His'));
+        }
+
+        if (!@symlink($storagePublic, $publicStorage) && !is_link($publicStorage)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Failed to create public/storage symlink.');
+        }
+
+        $this->ensureUploadSubdirs($storagePublic);
+    }
+
+    private function ensureUploadSubdirs(string $storagePublic): void
+    {
+        foreach (['avatars', 'favicons', 'logos', 'rank-badges'] as $dir) {
+            $path = $storagePublic.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$dir;
+            if (!is_dir($path)) {
+                @mkdir($path, 0775, true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php

@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ class UserController extends Controller
                 ->pluck('id')
                 ->all();
             $user->roles()->sync($roleIds);
+
+            if (in_array('ROLE_FOUNDER', $roleNames, true) && $user->email_verified_at === null) {
+                $user->forceFill(['email_verified_at' => now()])->save();
+            }
         }
 
         $user->loadMissing('rank');

app/Http/Controllers/VersionController.php

@@ -9,12 +9,39 @@ class VersionController extends Controller
 {
     public function __invoke(): JsonResponse
     {
-        $version = Setting::where('key', 'version')->value('value');
-        $build = Setting::where('key', 'build')->value('value');
+        $composer = $this->readComposerMetadata();
+        $version = $composer['version'] ?? Setting::where('key', 'version')->value('value');
+        $build = $composer['build'] ?? Setting::where('key', 'build')->value('value');
 
         return response()->json([
             'version' => $version,
             'build' => $build !== null ? (int) $build : null,
         ]);
     }
+
+    private function readComposerMetadata(): array
+    {
+        $path = base_path('composer.json');
+        if (!is_file($path) || !is_readable($path)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $raw = file_get_contents($path);
+        if ($raw === false) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $data = json_decode($raw, true);
+        if (!is_array($data)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $version = trim((string) ($data['version'] ?? ''));
+        $build = trim((string) ($data['build'] ?? ''));
+
+        return [
+            'version' => $version !== '' ? $version : null,
+            'build' => ctype_digit($build) ? (int) $build : null,
+        ];
+    }
 }

composer.json

@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@
     },
     "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
-    "version": "26.0.2",
-    "build": "72"
+    "version": "26.0.3",
+    "build": "107"
 }

git_update.sh

@@ -20,6 +20,39 @@ resolve_php_bin() {
   echo "php"
 }
 
+ensure_storage_link() {
+  local storage_public="storage/app/public"
+  local public_storage="public/storage"
+
+  echo "Ensuring public storage link..."
+
+  if [[ -e "$storage_public" && ! -d "$storage_public" ]]; then
+    local backup_path="${storage_public}.bak.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+    echo "Found invalid $storage_public (not a directory). Backing up to $backup_path"
+    mv "$storage_public" "$backup_path"
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p "$storage_public"
+
+  # If public/storage is a real directory, migrate files before converting to symlink.
+  if [[ -d "$public_storage" && ! -L "$public_storage" ]]; then
+    echo "Migrating existing files from $public_storage to $storage_public"
+    if command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      rsync -a "$public_storage"/ "$storage_public"/
+    else
+      cp -a "$public_storage"/. "$storage_public"/
+    fi
+    rm -rf "$public_storage"
+  elif [[ -e "$public_storage" && ! -L "$public_storage" ]]; then
+    local public_backup="${public_storage}.bak.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+    echo "Found invalid $public_storage (not a directory/symlink). Backing up to $public_backup"
+    mv "$public_storage" "$public_backup"
+  fi
+
+  ln -sfn ../storage/app/public "$public_storage"
+  mkdir -p "$storage_public/logos" "$storage_public/favicons" "$storage_public/rank-badges"
+}
+
 resolve_configured_php_bin() {
   local configured="${1:-}"
   local current="${2:-php}"
@@ -248,6 +281,8 @@ main() {
   echo "Running with PHP binary: $PHP_BIN artisan migrate --force"
   "$PHP_BIN" artisan migrate --force
 
+  ensure_storage_link
+
   echo "Syncing version/build to settings..."
   echo "Running with PHP binary: $PHP_BIN -r <read composer.json version>"
   VERSION="$("$PHP_BIN" -r '$c=json_decode(file_get_contents("composer.json"), true); echo $c["version"] ?? "";')"

resources/js/App.jsx

@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { BrowserRouter, Link, Route, Routes, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { Container, NavDropdown } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import { Button, Container, Modal, NavDropdown } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import { AuthProvider, useAuth } from './context/AuthContext'
 import Home from './pages/Home'
 import ForumView from './pages/ForumView'
 import ThreadView from './pages/ThreadView'
 import Login from './pages/Login'
 import Register from './pages/Register'
+import ResetPassword from './pages/ResetPassword'
 import { Acp } from './pages/Acp'
 import BoardIndex from './pages/BoardIndex'
 import Ucp from './pages/Ucp'
 import Profile from './pages/Profile'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { fetchSettings, fetchVersion, getForum, getThread } from './api/client'
+import { fetchPing, fetchSettings, fetchVersion, getForum, getThread } from './api/client'
 
 function PortalHeader({
         userMenu,
@@ -240,9 +241,16 @@ function PortalHeader({
 }
 
 function AppShell() {
+        const PING_INTERVAL_MS = 15000
+        const PING_INTERVAL_HIDDEN_MS = 60000
         const { t } = useTranslation()
         const { token, email, userId, logout, isAdmin, isModerator } = useAuth()
         const [versionInfo, setVersionInfo] = useState(null)
+        const [availableBuild, setAvailableBuild] = useState(null)
+        const [pingBuild, setPingBuild] = useState(null)
+        const [showUpdateModal, setShowUpdateModal] = useState(false)
+        const currentBuildRef = useRef(null)
+        const promptedBuildRef = useRef(null)
         const [theme, setTheme] = useState('auto')
         const [resolvedTheme, setResolvedTheme] = useState('light')
         const [accentOverride, setAccentOverride] = useState(
@@ -271,6 +279,73 @@ function AppShell() {
                         .catch(() => setVersionInfo(null))
         }, [])
 
+        useEffect(() => {
+                currentBuildRef.current =
+                        typeof versionInfo?.build === 'number' ? versionInfo.build : null
+        }, [versionInfo?.build])
+
+        useEffect(() => {
+                const currentBuild =
+                        typeof versionInfo?.build === 'number' ? versionInfo.build : null
+                if (currentBuild !== null && pingBuild !== null && pingBuild > currentBuild) {
+                        setAvailableBuild(pingBuild)
+                        return
+                }
+                setAvailableBuild(null)
+        }, [versionInfo?.build, pingBuild])
+
+        useEffect(() => {
+                if (availableBuild === null) return
+                if (promptedBuildRef.current === availableBuild) return
+                promptedBuildRef.current = availableBuild
+                setShowUpdateModal(true)
+        }, [availableBuild])
+
+        useEffect(() => {
+                let active = true
+                let timeoutId = null
+
+                const scheduleNext = () => {
+                        const delay = document.hidden ? PING_INTERVAL_HIDDEN_MS : PING_INTERVAL_MS
+                        timeoutId = window.setTimeout(runPing, delay)
+                }
+
+                const runPing = async () => {
+                        try {
+                                const data = await fetchPing()
+                                const currentBuild = currentBuildRef.current
+                                const remoteBuild =
+                                        typeof data?.version_status?.build === 'number'
+                                                ? data.version_status.build
+                                                : null
+                                console.log('speedBB ping', {
+                                        ...data,
+                                        current_version: currentBuild,
+                                })
+                                if (!active) return
+                                if (remoteBuild !== null) {
+                                        setPingBuild(remoteBuild)
+                                }
+                                window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('speedbb-ping', { detail: data }))
+                        } catch {
+                                // ignore transient ping failures
+                        } finally {
+                                if (active) {
+                                        scheduleNext()
+                                }
+                        }
+                }
+
+                runPing()
+
+                return () => {
+                        active = false
+                        if (timeoutId) {
+                                window.clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+                        }
+                }
+        }, [])
+
         useEffect(() => {
                 let active = true
                 const loadSettings = async () => {
@@ -466,6 +541,7 @@ function AppShell() {
                                 <Route path="/forum/:id" element={<ForumView />} />
                                 <Route path="/thread/:id" element={<ThreadView />} />
                                 <Route path="/login" element={<Login />} />
+                                <Route path="/reset-password" element={<ResetPassword />} />
                                 <Route path="/register" element={<Register />} />
                                 <Route path="/profile/:id" element={<Profile />} />
                                 <Route path="/acp/*" element={<Acp isAdmin={isAdmin} />} />
@@ -493,8 +569,35 @@ function AppShell() {
                                                         <span className="bb-version-label">)</span>
                                                 </span>
                                         )}
+                                        {availableBuild !== null && (
+                                                <Button
+                                                        type="button"
+                                                        size="sm"
+                                                        className="bb-accent-button"
+                                                        onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
+                                                >
+                                                        {t('version.update_available_short')} (build {availableBuild}) ·{' '}
+                                                        {t('version.update_now')}
+                                                </Button>
+                                        )}
                                 </div>
                         </footer>
+                        <Modal show={showUpdateModal} onHide={() => setShowUpdateModal(false)} centered>
+                                <Modal.Header closeButton>
+                                        <Modal.Title>{t('version.refresh_prompt_title')}</Modal.Title>
+                                </Modal.Header>
+                                <Modal.Body>
+                                        {t('version.refresh_prompt_body', { build: availableBuild ?? '-' })}
+                                </Modal.Body>
+                                <Modal.Footer className="justify-content-between">
+                                        <Button variant="outline-secondary" onClick={() => setShowUpdateModal(false)}>
+                                                {t('version.remind_later')}
+                                        </Button>
+                                        <Button className="bb-accent-button" onClick={() => window.location.reload()}>
+                                                {t('version.update_now')}
+                                        </Button>
+                                </Modal.Footer>
+                        </Modal>
                 </div>
         )
 }

resources/js/api/client.js

@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ export async function registerUser({ email, username, plainPassword }) {
     })
 }
 
+export async function requestPasswordReset(email) {
+    return apiFetch('/forgot-password', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email }),
+    })
+}
+
+export async function resetPassword({ token, email, password, password_confirmation }) {
+    return apiFetch('/reset-password', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ token, email, password, password_confirmation }),
+    })
+}
+
 export async function logoutUser() {
     return apiFetch('/logout', {
         method: 'POST',
@@ -115,6 +129,10 @@ export async function fetchVersion() {
     return apiFetch('/version')
 }
 
+export async function fetchPing() {
+    return apiFetch('/ping')
+}
+
 export async function fetchVersionCheck() {
     return apiFetch('/version/check')
 }
@@ -180,6 +198,13 @@ export async function saveSettings(settings) {
     })
 }
 
+export async function validateSystemPhpBinary(value) {
+    return apiFetch('/settings/system/php-binary/validate', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ value }),
+    })
+}
+
 export async function uploadLogo(file) {
     const body = new FormData()
     body.append('file', file)

resources/js/index.css

@@ -862,10 +862,17 @@ a {
 }
 
 [data-bs-theme="dark"] {
-  --bb-ink: #aaaeb4;
-  --bb-ink-muted: #6b7483;
-  --bb-border: #2a2f3a;
-  --bb-page-bg: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 20%, #141823 0%, #10131a 45%, #0b0e14 100%);
+  --bb-ink: #a3acb9;
+  --bb-ink-muted: #626d7e;
+  --bb-border: #242a35;
+  --bb-page-bg: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 20%, #10151f 0%, #0b1018 45%, #080b11 100%);
+  --bs-body-bg: #080b11;
+  --bs-body-color: #b3bdca;
+  --bs-secondary-bg: #121822;
+  --bs-tertiary-bg: #0f141d;
+  --bs-border-color: #242a35;
+  --bs-modal-bg: #121822;
+  --bs-modal-color: #b3bdca;
 }
 
 [data-bs-theme="dark"] .bb-hero {
@@ -875,11 +882,30 @@ a {
 
 [data-bs-theme="dark"] .bb-card,
 [data-bs-theme="dark"] .bb-form {
-  background: #171b22;
-  border-color: #2a2f3a;
+  background: #121822;
+  border-color: #242a35;
   box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
 }
 
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .modal-content {
+  background: #121822;
+  border-color: #242a35;
+  color: #b3bdca;
+}
+
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .modal-content .modal-body,
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .modal-content .modal-footer {
+  background: #121822;
+}
+
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .modal-content .modal-header {
+  color: #b7c0cc;
+}
+
+[data-bs-theme="dark"] .modal-content .modal-title {
+  color: #b7c0cc;
+}
+
 [data-bs-theme="light"] .bb-forum-row {
   background: #fff;
 }
@@ -2172,16 +2198,25 @@ a {
 }
 
 .bb-accent-button {
-  background: var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f);
-  border-color: var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f);
-  color: #0e121b;
+  --bs-btn-bg: var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f);
+  --bs-btn-border-color: var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f);
+  --bs-btn-color: #0e121b;
+  --bs-btn-hover-bg: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 85%, #000);
+  --bs-btn-hover-border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 85%, #000);
+  --bs-btn-hover-color: #fff;
+  --bs-btn-active-bg: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 80%, #000);
+  --bs-btn-active-border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 80%, #000);
+  --bs-btn-active-color: #fff;
+  --bs-btn-disabled-bg: var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f);
+  --bs-btn-disabled-border-color: var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f);
+  --bs-btn-disabled-color: #0e121b;
+  background: var(--bs-btn-bg);
+  border-color: var(--bs-btn-border-color);
+  color: var(--bs-btn-color);
 }
 
-.bb-accent-button:hover,
-.bb-accent-button:focus {
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 85%, #000);
-  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 85%, #000);
-  color: #0e121b;
+.bb-accent-button:focus-visible {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem color-mix(in srgb, var(--bb-accent, #f29b3f) 35%, transparent);
 }
 
 .bb-accent-button:disabled,

resources/js/pages/Acp.jsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useId } from 'react'
-import { Accordion, Button, ButtonGroup, Col, Container, Form, Modal, Row, Tab, Tabs, OverlayTrigger, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import { Accordion, Button, ButtonGroup, Col, Container, Form, Modal, Row, Tab, Tabs, OverlayTrigger, Toast, ToastContainer, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import DataTable, { createTheme } from 'react-data-table-component'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useDropzone } from 'react-dropzone'
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
     reorderForums,
     saveSetting,
     saveSettings,
+    validateSystemPhpBinary,
     createRank,
     deleteRank,
     updateUserRank,
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
     const [systemStatus, setSystemStatus] = useState(null)
     const [systemLoading, setSystemLoading] = useState(false)
     const [systemError, setSystemError] = useState('')
-    const [systemSection, setSystemSection] = useState('info')
+    const [systemSection, setSystemSection] = useState('overview')
+    const [systemUpdateSection, setSystemUpdateSection] = useState('insite')
     const [usersPage, setUsersPage] = useState(1)
     const [usersPerPage, setUsersPerPage] = useState(10)
     const [userSort, setUserSort] = useState({ columnId: 'name', direction: 'asc' })
@@ -206,7 +208,9 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         php_custom: '',
     })
     const [systemCliSaving, setSystemCliSaving] = useState(false)
+    const [systemCliChecking, setSystemCliChecking] = useState(false)
     const [systemCliError, setSystemCliError] = useState('')
+    const [systemCliToast, setSystemCliToast] = useState({ show: false, variant: 'success', message: '' })
     const settingsDetailMap = {
         forum_name: 'forumName',
         default_theme: 'defaultTheme',
@@ -385,28 +389,108 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         }
     }
 
+    const persistSystemPhpBinary = async (rawValue, mode) => {
+        const value = typeof rawValue === 'string' ? rawValue.trim() : String(rawValue ?? '')
+        if (!value) {
+            throw new Error('Please provide a PHP binary.')
+        }
+        if (value === 'keyhelp-php-domain') {
+            throw new Error('`keyhelp-php-domain` is disabled in ACP CLI settings. Use a custom binary (e.g. keyhelp-php84).')
+        }
+
+        await saveSetting('system.php_binary', value)
+
+        // Read-back verification avoids silent non-persist situations.
+        const allSettings = await fetchSettings()
+        const settingsMap = new Map(allSettings.map((setting) => [setting.key, setting.value]))
+        const persisted = settingsMap.get('system.php_binary') || ''
+        if (persisted !== value) {
+            throw new Error(`Persist failed: expected "${value}", got "${persisted || 'empty'}".`)
+        }
+
+        setSystemCliSettings((prev) => ({
+            ...prev,
+            php_mode: mode,
+            php_custom: mode === 'custom' ? value : '',
+        }))
+
+        setSystemCliToast({
+            show: true,
+            variant: 'success',
+            message: `PHP interpreter saved: ${value}`,
+        })
+    }
+
+    const resolveSystemCliBinaryValue = (formElement) => {
+        if (systemCliSettings.php_mode !== 'custom') {
+            return 'php'
+        }
+
+        if (formElement) {
+            const formData = new FormData(formElement)
+            const submitted = String(formData.get('system_php_custom') || '').trim()
+            if (submitted) {
+                return submitted
+            }
+        }
+
+        return typeof systemCliSettings.php_custom === 'string'
+            ? systemCliSettings.php_custom.trim()
+            : String(systemCliSettings.php_custom || '').trim()
+    }
+
     const handleSystemCliSave = async (event) => {
         event.preventDefault()
         setSystemCliSaving(true)
         setSystemCliError('')
         try {
-            let value = ''
-            if (systemCliSettings.php_mode === 'custom') {
-                value = typeof systemCliSettings.php_custom === 'string'
-                    ? systemCliSettings.php_custom.trim()
-                    : String(systemCliSettings.php_custom ?? '')
-            } else {
-                value = 'php'
+            const value = resolveSystemCliBinaryValue(event.currentTarget)
+            await persistSystemPhpBinary(value, systemCliSettings.php_mode)
+        } catch (err) {
+            setSystemCliError(err.message)
+        } finally {
+            setSystemCliSaving(false)
         }
-            if (value === 'keyhelp-php-domain') {
-                throw new Error('`keyhelp-php-domain` is disabled in ACP CLI settings. Use a custom binary (e.g. keyhelp-php84).')
     }
-            await saveSetting('system.php_binary', value)
+
+    const handleSystemCliCheck = async (event) => {
+        setSystemCliChecking(true)
+        setSystemCliError('')
+        try {
+            const formElement = event?.currentTarget?.form || null
+            const value = resolveSystemCliBinaryValue(formElement)
+            const response = await validateSystemPhpBinary(value)
+            setSystemCliToast({
+                show: true,
+                variant: 'success',
+                message: response?.message || `PHP interpreter check passed: ${value}`,
+            })
+        } catch (err) {
+            setSystemCliError(err.message)
+        } finally {
+            setSystemCliChecking(false)
+        }
+    }
+
+    const handleSystemCliModeChange = async (nextMode) => {
         setSystemCliSettings((prev) => ({
             ...prev,
-                php_mode: systemCliSettings.php_mode,
-                php_custom: systemCliSettings.php_mode === 'custom' ? value : '',
+            php_mode: nextMode,
+            php_custom:
+                nextMode === 'custom' && !String(prev.php_custom || '').trim()
+                    ? suggestedPhpBinary
+                    : prev.php_custom,
         }))
+        setSystemCliError('')
+
+        // "php" mode has no additional input, so persist immediately.
+        if (nextMode !== 'php') {
+            return
+        }
+
+        setSystemCliSaving(true)
+        try {
+            await persistSystemPhpBinary('php', 'php')
         } catch (err) {
             setSystemCliError(err.message)
         } finally {
@@ -468,14 +552,6 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         return mins.reduce((lowest, current) => (compareSemver(current, lowest) < 0 ? current : lowest))
     }
 
-    const cliDefaultPhpIsSufficient = useMemo(() => {
-        const minimum = parseMinPhpConstraint(systemStatus?.min_versions?.php)
-        const current = normalizeSemver(systemStatus?.php_default_version)
-        if (!minimum) return true
-        if (!current) return false
-        return compareSemver(current, minimum) >= 0
-    }, [systemStatus])
-
     const phpSelectedIsSufficient = useMemo(() => {
         if (!systemStatus?.php_selected_ok) return false
         const minimum = parseMinPhpConstraint(systemStatus?.min_versions?.php)
@@ -485,6 +561,41 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         return compareSemver(current, minimum) >= 0
     }, [systemStatus])
 
+    const phpWebIsSufficient = useMemo(() => {
+        const minimum = parseMinPhpConstraint(systemStatus?.min_versions?.php)
+        const current = normalizeSemver(systemStatus?.php_web_version)
+        if (!minimum) return true
+        if (!current) return false
+        return compareSemver(current, minimum) >= 0
+    }, [systemStatus])
+
+    const suggestedPhpBinary = useMemo(() => {
+        const minimum = parseMinPhpConstraint(systemStatus?.min_versions?.php)
+        if (!minimum) return 'php8.4'
+        return `php${minimum[0]}.${minimum[1]}`
+    }, [systemStatus])
+
+    const suggestedKeyhelpPhpBinary = useMemo(() => {
+        const minimum = parseMinPhpConstraint(systemStatus?.min_versions?.php)
+        if (!minimum) return 'keyhelp-php84'
+        return `keyhelp-php${minimum[0]}${minimum[1]}`
+    }, [systemStatus])
+
+    const systemUpdateMeta = useMemo(() => {
+        if (versionChecking) return t('version.checking')
+        if (versionCheckError) return t('version.unknown')
+        if (!versionCheck) return t('version.unknown')
+        if (versionCheck.is_latest === true) return t('version.up_to_date')
+        if (versionCheck.is_latest === false) {
+            return versionCheck.latest_version
+                ? t('version.update_available', { version: versionCheck.latest_version })
+                : t('version.update_available_short')
+        }
+        return t('version.unknown')
+    }, [t, versionCheck, versionCheckError, versionChecking])
+
+    const systemUpdateAvailable = versionCheck?.is_latest === false
+
     const systemChecks = useMemo(() => {
         if (!systemStatus) return []
         return [
@@ -536,6 +647,30 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                 current: systemStatus.rsync_version || '—',
                 status: systemStatus.rsync ? 'ok' : 'bad',
             },
+            {
+                id: 'storage',
+                label: t('system.storage_writable'),
+                path: 'storage/',
+                min: '—',
+                current: '—',
+                status: systemStatus.storage_writable ? 'ok' : 'bad',
+            },
+            {
+                id: 'updates',
+                label: t('system.updates_writable'),
+                path: 'storage/app/updates',
+                min: '—',
+                current: '—',
+                status: systemStatus.updates_writable ? 'ok' : 'bad',
+            },
+            {
+                id: 'storage_link',
+                label: t('system.storage_linked'),
+                path: 'public/storage -> storage/app/public',
+                min: '—',
+                current: '—',
+                status: systemStatus.storage_public_linked ? 'ok' : 'bad',
+            },
             {
                 id: 'proc',
                 label: 'proc_* functions',
@@ -555,35 +690,38 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                         : 'bad',
                 pathColSpan: 3,
             },
-            {
-                id: 'storage',
-                label: t('system.storage_writable'),
-                path: 'storage/',
-                min: '—',
-                current: '—',
-                status: systemStatus.storage_writable ? 'ok' : 'bad',
-            },
-            {
-                id: 'updates',
-                label: t('system.updates_writable'),
-                path: 'storage/app/updates',
-                min: '—',
-                current: '—',
-                status: systemStatus.updates_writable ? 'ok' : 'bad',
-            },
         ]
     }, [phpSelectedIsSufficient, systemStatus, t])
 
+    const systemHealthChecks = useMemo(() => {
+        if (!systemStatus) return []
+        return systemChecks.map((check) => {
+            if (check.id !== 'php') {
+                return check
+            }
+            return {
+                ...check,
+                path: systemStatus.php_web_path || '—',
+                current: systemStatus.php_web_version || '—',
+                status: phpWebIsSufficient ? 'ok' : 'bad',
+            }
+        })
+    }, [phpWebIsSufficient, systemChecks, systemStatus])
+
     const visibleSystemChecks = useMemo(() => {
         const visibilityBySection = {
-            insite: ['php', 'proc', 'storage', 'updates'],
-            cli: ['php', 'composer', 'node', 'npm', 'proc', 'storage', 'updates'],
-            ci: ['php', 'composer', 'node', 'npm', 'tar', 'rsync', 'proc', 'storage', 'updates'],
-            info: [],
+            insite: ['php', 'tar', 'rsync', 'storage', 'updates', 'storage_link', 'proc'],
+            cli: ['php', 'composer', 'node', 'npm', 'proc', 'storage', 'storage_link'],
+            ci: ['php', 'composer', 'node', 'npm', 'storage', 'updates', 'storage_link', 'proc'],
         }
-        const allowed = new Set(visibilityBySection[systemSection] || [])
+        const allowed = new Set(visibilityBySection[systemUpdateSection] || [])
         return systemChecks.filter((check) => allowed.has(check.id))
-    }, [systemChecks, systemSection])
+    }, [systemChecks, systemUpdateSection])
+
+    const visibleHealthChecks = useMemo(() => {
+        const allowed = new Set(['php', 'storage', 'updates', 'storage_link', 'proc'])
+        return systemHealthChecks.filter((check) => allowed.has(check.id))
+    }, [systemHealthChecks])
 
 
     const handleLogoUpload = async (file, settingKey) => {
@@ -1036,7 +1174,7 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
         }
     }
 
-    function renderSystemRequirementsPanel() {
+    function renderSystemRequirementsPanel(checks = visibleSystemChecks) {
         return (
             <div className="bb-acp-panel">
                 <div className="bb-acp-panel-header">
@@ -1068,7 +1206,7 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                                 </tr>
                             </thead>
                             <tbody>
-                                {visibleSystemChecks.map((check) => (
+                                {checks.map((check) => (
                                     <tr key={check.id}>
                                         <td>{check.label}</td>
                                     <td className="bb-acp-stats-value text-start" colSpan={check.pathColSpan || 1}>
@@ -1117,20 +1255,6 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
     }, [isAdmin])
 
     const statsLeft = useMemo(() => {
-        const versionMeta = (() => {
-            if (versionChecking) return t('version.checking')
-            if (versionCheckError) return t('version.unknown')
-            if (!versionCheck) return t('version.unknown')
-            if (versionCheck.is_latest === true) return t('version.up_to_date')
-            if (versionCheck.is_latest === false) {
-                return versionCheck.latest_version
-                    ? t('version.update_available', { version: versionCheck.latest_version })
-                    : t('version.update_available_short')
-            }
-            return t('version.unknown')
-        })()
-        const showUpdate = versionCheck?.is_latest === false
-
         return [
             { label: t('stats.board_started'), value: formatDateTime(boardStats?.board_started_at) },
             { label: t('stats.avatar_directory_size'), value: formatBytes(boardStats?.avatar_directory_size_bytes) },
@@ -1142,33 +1266,10 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
             { label: t('stats.orphan_attachments'), value: formatNumber(boardStats?.orphan_attachments) },
             {
                 label: t('stats.board_version'),
-                value: (
-                    <div className="bb-acp-version-inline">
-                        <span>{boardStats?.board_version || '—'}</span>
-                        <button
-                            type="button"
-                            className="btn btn-link p-0 bb-acp-version-link"
-                            onClick={handleVersionCheck}
-                            disabled={versionChecking}
-                        >
-                            {t('version.recheck')}
-                        </button>
-                        {showUpdate && (
-                            <button
-                                type="button"
-                                className="btn btn-link p-0 bb-acp-version-link"
-                                onClick={() => setUpdateModalOpen(true)}
-                                disabled={updateRunning}
-                            >
-                                {t('version.update_now')}
-                            </button>
-                        )}
-                        <span className="bb-acp-version-meta">{versionMeta}</span>
-                    </div>
-                ),
+                value: boardStats?.board_version || '—',
             },
         ]
-    }, [t, boardStats, formatBool, versionCheck, versionChecking, versionCheckError, updateRunning])
+    }, [t, boardStats, formatBool])
 
     const statsRight = useMemo(() => {
         return [
@@ -3793,82 +3894,101 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                                             <button
                                                 type="button"
                                                 className={`list-group-item list-group-item-action ${
-                                                    systemSection === 'info' ? 'is-active' : ''
+                                                    systemSection === 'overview' ? 'is-active' : ''
                                                 }`}
-                                                onClick={() => setSystemSection('info')}
+                                                onClick={() => setSystemSection('overview')}
                                             >
-                                                Overview
+                                                Health
                                             </button>
                                             <button
                                                 type="button"
                                                 className={`list-group-item list-group-item-action ${
-                                                    systemSection === 'insite' ? 'is-active' : ''
+                                                    systemSection === 'updates' ? 'is-active' : ''
                                                 }`}
-                                                onClick={() => setSystemSection('insite')}
+                                                onClick={() => setSystemSection('updates')}
                                             >
-                                                Live Update
-                                            </button>
-                                            <button
-                                                type="button"
-                                                className={`list-group-item list-group-item-action ${
-                                                    systemSection === 'cli' ? 'is-active' : ''
-                                                }`}
-                                                onClick={() => setSystemSection('cli')}
-                                            >
-                                                CLI
-                                            </button>
-                                            <button
-                                                type="button"
-                                                className={`list-group-item list-group-item-action ${
-                                                    systemSection === 'ci' ? 'is-active' : ''
-                                                }`}
-                                                onClick={() => setSystemSection('ci')}
-                                            >
-                                                CI/CD
+                                                Updates
                                             </button>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </Col>
                             <Col xs={12} lg>
-                                {systemSection === 'info' && (
-                                    <div className="bb-acp-panel">
-                                        <div className="bb-acp-panel-header">
-                                            <h5 className="mb-0">System overview</h5>
-                                        </div>
-                                        <div className="bb-acp-panel-body">
-                                            <p className="bb-muted mb-0">
-                                                Placeholder: summary, upgrade guidance, and environment health notes will
-                                                live here.
-                                            </p>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
+                                {systemSection === 'overview' && (
+                                    renderSystemRequirementsPanel(visibleHealthChecks)
                                 )}
-                                {systemSection === 'insite' && (
+                                {systemSection === 'updates' && (
                                     <>
                                         <div className="bb-acp-panel mb-3">
-                                            <div className="bb-acp-panel-body">
-                                                <p className="bb-muted mb-0">Live update controls will appear here.</p>
+                                            <div className="bb-acp-panel-header">
+                                                <h5 className="mb-0">{t('version.update_title')}</h5>
                                             </div>
-                                        </div>
-                                        {renderSystemRequirementsPanel()}
-                                    </>
+                                            <div className="bb-acp-panel-body d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center gap-2">
+                                                <Button
+                                                    type="button"
+                                                    variant="dark"
+                                                    onClick={handleVersionCheck}
+                                                    disabled={versionChecking}
+                                                >
+                                                    {t('version.recheck')}
+                                                </Button>
+                                                {systemUpdateAvailable && (
+                                                    <Button
+                                                        type="button"
+                                                        variant="primary"
+                                                        onClick={() => setUpdateModalOpen(true)}
+                                                        disabled={updateRunning}
+                                                    >
+                                                        {t('version.update_now')}
+                                                    </Button>
                                                 )}
-                                {systemSection === 'cli' && (
+                                                <span className="bb-acp-version-meta">{systemUpdateMeta}</span>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        <div className="bb-acp-panel mb-3">
+                                            <div className="bb-acp-panel-body">
+                                                <ButtonGroup aria-label="Updates sections">
+                                                    <Button
+                                                        type="button"
+                                                        variant={systemUpdateSection === 'insite' ? 'primary' : 'dark'}
+                                                        onClick={() => setSystemUpdateSection('insite')}
+                                                    >
+                                                        Live Update
+                                                    </Button>
+                                                    <Button
+                                                        type="button"
+                                                        variant={systemUpdateSection === 'cli' ? 'primary' : 'dark'}
+                                                        onClick={() => setSystemUpdateSection('cli')}
+                                                    >
+                                                        CLI
+                                                    </Button>
+                                                    <Button
+                                                        type="button"
+                                                        variant={systemUpdateSection === 'ci' ? 'primary' : 'dark'}
+                                                        onClick={() => setSystemUpdateSection('ci')}
+                                                    >
+                                                        CI/CD
+                                                    </Button>
+                                                </ButtonGroup>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </div>
+                                        {systemUpdateSection === 'insite' && renderSystemRequirementsPanel()}
+                                        {systemUpdateSection === 'cli' && (
                                             <div className="bb-acp-panel">
                                                 <div className="bb-acp-panel-header">
                                                     <h5 className="mb-0">CLI</h5>
                                                     <p className="bb-muted mb-0 mt-1">
                                                         CLI default php: {systemStatus?.php_default || '—'} (
                                                         {systemStatus?.php_default_version || 'unknown'}){' '}
-                                                {cliDefaultPhpIsSufficient ? (
+                                                        {phpSelectedIsSufficient ? (
                                                             <i className="bi bi-check-circle-fill text-success" aria-hidden="true" />
                                                         ) : (
                                                             <OverlayTrigger
                                                                 placement="top"
                                                                 overlay={
                                                                     <Tooltip id="cli-default-php-warning" data-bs-theme="light">
-                                                                You must select a custom PHP interpreter, as the system default is not sufficient.
+                                                                        The selected PHP interpreter is not sufficient for the required
+                                                                        composer.json PHP version.
                                                                     </Tooltip>
                                                                 }
                                                             >
@@ -3883,6 +4003,27 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                                                     </p>
                                                 </div>
                                                 <div className="bb-acp-panel-body">
+                                                    <ToastContainer position="top-end" className="p-0 mb-3">
+                                                        <Toast
+                                                            show={systemCliToast.show}
+                                                            onClose={() =>
+                                                                setSystemCliToast((prev) => ({ ...prev, show: false }))
+                                                            }
+                                                            delay={2800}
+                                                            autohide
+                                                            bg={systemCliToast.variant}
+                                                        >
+                                                            <Toast.Body
+                                                                className={
+                                                                    systemCliToast.variant === 'danger'
+                                                                        ? 'text-white'
+                                                                        : undefined
+                                                                }
+                                                            >
+                                                                {systemCliToast.message}
+                                                            </Toast.Body>
+                                                        </Toast>
+                                                    </ToastContainer>
                                                     {systemCliError && <p className="text-danger">{systemCliError}</p>}
                                                     <Form onSubmit={handleSystemCliSave}>
                                                         <Form.Group className="mb-3">
@@ -3890,57 +4031,64 @@ function Acp({ isAdmin }) {
                                                             <Form.Select
                                                                 className="mb-2"
                                                                 value={systemCliSettings.php_mode}
-                                                        onChange={(event) =>
-                                                            setSystemCliSettings((prev) => ({
-                                                                ...prev,
-                                                                php_mode: event.target.value,
-                                                            }))
-                                                        }
+                                                                onChange={(event) => handleSystemCliModeChange(event.target.value)}
+                                                                disabled={systemCliSaving || systemCliChecking}
                                                             >
                                                                 <option value="php">php (system default)</option>
-                                                        <option value="custom">Custom binary (e.g. keyhelp-php84)</option>
+                                                                <option value="custom">
+                                                                    {`Custom binary (e.g. ${suggestedPhpBinary} or ${suggestedKeyhelpPhpBinary})`}
+                                                                </option>
                                                             </Form.Select>
                                                             {systemCliSettings.php_mode === 'custom' && (
+                                                                <div className="d-flex gap-2 align-items-start">
                                                                     <Form.Control
                                                                         type="text"
-                                                            placeholder="keyhelp-php84"
+                                                                        name="system_php_custom"
+                                                                        placeholder={`Enter binary (e.g. ${suggestedPhpBinary})`}
                                                                         value={systemCliSettings.php_custom}
+                                                                        disabled={systemCliSaving || systemCliChecking}
                                                                         onChange={(event) =>
                                                                             setSystemCliSettings((prev) => ({
                                                                                 ...prev,
                                                                                 php_custom: event.target.value,
                                                                             }))
                                                                         }
+                                                                        onInput={() => setSystemCliError('')}
                                                                     />
+                                                                    <Button
+                                                                        type="button"
+                                                                        className="bb-accent-button flex-shrink-0"
+                                                                        onClick={handleSystemCliCheck}
+                                                                        disabled={systemCliSaving || systemCliChecking}
+                                                                    >
+                                                                        <span className="d-inline-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+                                                                            <i className="bi bi-search" aria-hidden="true" />
+                                                                            Check
+                                                                        </span>
+                                                                    </Button>
+                                                                    <Button
+                                                                        type="submit"
+                                                                        className="bb-accent-button flex-shrink-0"
+                                                                        disabled={systemCliSaving || systemCliChecking}
+                                                                    >
+                                                                        <span className="d-inline-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+                                                                            <i className="bi bi-floppy" aria-hidden="true" />
+                                                                            {t('acp.save')}
+                                                                        </span>
+                                                                    </Button>
+                                                                </div>
                                                             )}
                                                             <Form.Text className="bb-muted">
                                                                 Minimum required PHP (from composer.json):{' '}
                                                                 {systemStatus?.min_versions?.php || 'unknown'}. Use a custom binary
-                                                        on like php84. On KeyHelp setups use e.g. `keyhelp-php84`.
+                                                                e.g. {suggestedPhpBinary} or {suggestedKeyhelpPhpBinary}.
                                                             </Form.Text>
                                                         </Form.Group>
-                                                <Button type="submit" variant="dark" disabled={systemCliSaving}>
-                                                    {t('acp.save')}
-                                                </Button>
                                                     </Form>
                                                 </div>
                                             </div>
                                         )}
-                                {systemSection === 'cli' && renderSystemRequirementsPanel()}
-                                {systemSection === 'ci' && (
-                                    <>
-                                        <div className="bb-acp-panel">
-                                            <div className="bb-acp-panel-header">
-                                                <h5 className="mb-0">CI/CD</h5>
-                                            </div>
-                                            <div className="bb-acp-panel-body">
-                                                <p className="bb-muted mb-0">
-                                                    Placeholder: CI/CD pipelines, runner requirements, and deployment logs will
-                                                    live here.
-                                                </p>
-                                            </div>
-                                        </div>
-                                        {renderSystemRequirementsPanel()}
+                                        {(systemUpdateSection === 'cli' || systemUpdateSection === 'ci') && renderSystemRequirementsPanel()}
                                     </>
                                 )}
                             </Col>

resources/js/pages/Login.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Button, Card, Container, Form } from 'react-bootstrap'
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { useAuth } from '../context/AuthContext'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
@@ -53,10 +53,18 @@ export default function Login() {
                                 onChange={(event) => setPassword(event.target.value)}
                                 required
                             />
+                            <div className="mt-2 text-end">
+                                <Link to="/reset-password">{t('auth.forgot_password')}</Link>
+                            </div>
                         </Form.Group>
-                        <Button type="submit" variant="dark" disabled={loading}>
+                        <div className="d-flex w-100 align-items-center gap-2">
+                            <Button as={Link} to="/" type="button" variant="outline-secondary" disabled={loading}>
+                                {t('acp.cancel')}
+                            </Button>
+                            <Button type="submit" className="ms-auto bb-accent-button" disabled={loading}>
                                 {loading ? t('form.signing_in') : t('form.sign_in')}
                             </Button>
+                        </div>
                     </Form>
                 </Card.Body>
             </Card>

resources/js/pages/ResetPassword.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { Button, Card, Container, Form } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import { Link, useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
+import { requestPasswordReset, resetPassword } from '../api/client'
+
+export default function ResetPassword() {
+    const { t } = useTranslation()
+    const navigate = useNavigate()
+    const [searchParams] = useSearchParams()
+    const token = searchParams.get('token') || ''
+    const emailFromLink = searchParams.get('email') || ''
+    const isResetFlow = token.length > 0
+    const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+    const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+    const [passwordConfirmation, setPasswordConfirmation] = useState('')
+    const [error, setError] = useState('')
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (emailFromLink) {
+            setEmail(emailFromLink)
+        }
+    }, [emailFromLink])
+
+    const handleSubmit = async (event) => {
+        event.preventDefault()
+        setError('')
+        setLoading(true)
+        try {
+            if (isResetFlow) {
+                await resetPassword({
+                    token,
+                    email,
+                    password,
+                    password_confirmation: passwordConfirmation,
+                })
+                navigate('/login')
+            } else {
+                await requestPasswordReset(email)
+                navigate('/')
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            setError(err.message)
+        } finally {
+            setLoading(false)
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <Container fluid className="py-5">
+            <Card className="bb-card mx-auto" style={{ maxWidth: '480px' }}>
+                <Card.Body>
+                    <Card.Title className="mb-3">
+                        {isResetFlow ? t('auth.reset_password_title') : t('auth.forgot_password')}
+                    </Card.Title>
+                    <Card.Text className="bb-muted">
+                        {isResetFlow ? t('auth.reset_password_hint') : t('auth.forgot_password_hint')}
+                    </Card.Text>
+                    {error && <p className="text-danger">{error}</p>}
+                    <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+                        <Form.Group className="mb-4">
+                            <Form.Label>{t('form.email')}</Form.Label>
+                            <Form.Control
+                                type="email"
+                                value={email}
+                                onChange={(event) => setEmail(event.target.value)}
+                                placeholder={t('auth.reset_email_placeholder')}
+                                required
+                            />
+                        </Form.Group>
+                        {isResetFlow && (
+                            <>
+                                <Form.Group className="mb-3">
+                                    <Form.Label>{t('form.password')}</Form.Label>
+                                    <Form.Control
+                                        type="password"
+                                        value={password}
+                                        onChange={(event) => setPassword(event.target.value)}
+                                        required
+                                    />
+                                </Form.Group>
+                                <Form.Group className="mb-4">
+                                    <Form.Label>{t('auth.confirm_password')}</Form.Label>
+                                    <Form.Control
+                                        type="password"
+                                        value={passwordConfirmation}
+                                        onChange={(event) => setPasswordConfirmation(event.target.value)}
+                                        required
+                                    />
+                                </Form.Group>
+                            </>
+                        )}
+                        <div className="d-flex w-100 align-items-center gap-2">
+                            <Button as={Link} to="/login" type="button" variant="outline-secondary" disabled={loading}>
+                                {t('acp.cancel')}
+                            </Button>
+                            <Button type="submit" className="ms-auto bb-accent-button" disabled={loading}>
+                                {loading
+                                    ? isResetFlow
+                                        ? t('auth.resetting_password')
+                                        : t('auth.sending_reset_link')
+                                    : isResetFlow
+                                      ? t('auth.reset_password_submit')
+                                      : t('auth.send_reset_link')}
+                            </Button>
+                        </div>
+                    </Form>
+                </Card.Body>
+            </Card>
+        </Container>
+    )
+}

resources/lang/de.json

@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@
   "auth.login_title": "Anmelden",
   "auth.login_identifier": "E-Mail oder Benutzername",
   "auth.login_placeholder": "name@example.com oder benutzername",
+  "auth.forgot_password": "Passwort vergessen?",
+  "auth.forgot_password_hint": "Gib die E-Mail-Adresse deines Kontos ein, dann senden wir dir einen Link zum Zuruecksetzen.",
+  "auth.reset_email_placeholder": "name@example.com",
+  "auth.send_reset_link": "Reset-Link senden",
+  "auth.sending_reset_link": "Wird gesendet...",
+  "auth.reset_link_sent": "Falls ein Konto existiert, wurde ein Passwort-Reset-Link gesendet.",
+  "auth.reset_password_title": "Passwort zuruecksetzen",
+  "auth.reset_password_hint": "Gib deine E-Mail-Adresse ein und waehle ein neues Passwort.",
+  "auth.reset_password_submit": "Passwort zuruecksetzen",
+  "auth.resetting_password": "Wird zurueckgesetzt...",
+  "auth.password_reset_success": "Passwort erfolgreich zurueckgesetzt. Du kannst dich jetzt anmelden.",
+  "auth.confirm_password": "Passwort bestaetigen",
   "auth.register_hint": "Registriere dich mit E-Mail und einem eindeutigen Benutzernamen.",
   "auth.verify_notice": "Bitte bestätige deine E-Mail-Adresse, bevor du dich anmeldest.",
   "auth.register_title": "Konto erstellen",
@@ -174,6 +186,9 @@
   "version.up_to_date": "Aktuell",
   "version.update_available": "Update verfügbar (v{{version}})",
   "version.update_available_short": "Update verfügbar",
+  "version.refresh_prompt_title": "Update verfuegbar",
+  "version.refresh_prompt_body": "Ein neuerer Build ({{build}}) ist verfuegbar. Jetzt neu laden, um die aktuelle Version zu verwenden?",
+  "version.remind_later": "Spaeter",
   "version.unknown": "Version unbekannt",
   "version.update_now": "Jetzt aktualisieren",
   "version.update_title": "System aktualisieren",
@@ -189,6 +204,7 @@
   "system.none": "Keine",
   "system.not_found": "Nicht gefunden",
   "system.storage_writable": "Storage beschreibbar",
+  "system.storage_linked": "Storage Public-Link",
   "system.updates_writable": "Updates beschreibbar",
   "system.ok": "OK",
   "system.not_ok": "Nicht OK",

resources/lang/en.json

@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@
   "auth.login_title": "Log in",
   "auth.login_identifier": "Email or username",
   "auth.login_placeholder": "name@example.com or username",
+  "auth.forgot_password": "Forgot password?",
+  "auth.forgot_password_hint": "Enter your account email and we will send you a password reset link.",
+  "auth.reset_email_placeholder": "name@example.com",
+  "auth.send_reset_link": "Send reset link",
+  "auth.sending_reset_link": "Sending...",
+  "auth.reset_link_sent": "If an account exists, a password reset link has been sent.",
+  "auth.reset_password_title": "Reset password",
+  "auth.reset_password_hint": "Enter your email and choose a new password.",
+  "auth.reset_password_submit": "Reset password",
+  "auth.resetting_password": "Resetting...",
+  "auth.password_reset_success": "Password reset successful. You can now sign in.",
+  "auth.confirm_password": "Confirm password",
   "auth.register_hint": "Register with an email and a unique username.",
   "auth.verify_notice": "Check your email to verify your account before logging in.",
   "auth.register_title": "Create account",
@@ -164,6 +176,9 @@
   "version.up_to_date": "Up to date",
   "version.update_available": "Update available (v{{version}})",
   "version.update_available_short": "Update available",
+  "version.refresh_prompt_title": "Update available",
+  "version.refresh_prompt_body": "A newer build ({{build}}) is available. Refresh now to load the latest version?",
+  "version.remind_later": "Later",
   "version.unknown": "Version unknown",
   "version.update_now": "Update now",
   "version.update_title": "Update system",
@@ -179,6 +194,7 @@
   "system.none": "None",
   "system.not_found": "Not found",
   "system.storage_writable": "Storage writable",
+  "system.storage_linked": "Storage public link",
   "system.updates_writable": "Updates writable",
   "system.ok": "OK",
   "system.not_ok": "Not OK",

routes/api.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\AuthController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\ForumController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\I18nController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PortalController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\PingController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PostController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PostThankController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\PreviewController;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ Route::get('/email/verify/{id}/{hash}', [AuthController::class, 'verifyEmail'])
 Route::post('/logout', [AuthController::class, 'logout'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
 Route::post('/user/password', [AuthController::class, 'updatePassword'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
 
+Route::get('/ping', PingController::class);
 Route::get('/version', VersionController::class);
 Route::get('/version/check', VersionCheckController::class);
 Route::post('/system/update', SystemUpdateController::class)->middleware('auth:sanctum');
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ Route::get('/stats', StatsController::class);
 Route::get('/settings', [SettingController::class, 'index']);
 Route::post('/settings', [SettingController::class, 'store'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
 Route::post('/settings/bulk', [SettingController::class, 'bulkStore'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
+Route::post('/settings/system/php-binary/validate', [SettingController::class, 'validateSystemPhpBinary'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
 Route::get('/audit-logs', [AuditLogController::class, 'index'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
 Route::get('/user-settings', [UserSettingController::class, 'index'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');
 Route::post('/user-settings', [UserSettingController::class, 'store'])->middleware('auth:sanctum');

routes/web.php

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\InstallerController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\PingController;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\VerifyCsrfToken;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ Route::get('/reset-password', function () {
     return view('app');
 })->name('password.reset');
 
+Route::get('/ping', PingController::class);
+
 Route::get('/{any}', function () {
     if (!file_exists(base_path('.env'))) {
         return redirect('/install');

scripts/hooks/pre-commit

@@ -1,8 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Keep commits possible when local DB is offline.
-if ! php artisan version:fetch >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "pre-commit: skipped 'php artisan version:fetch' (database unreachable)." >&2
-  echo "pre-commit: start MySQL and run it manually when needed." >&2
-fi
+# Stamp composer.json build from local git commit count on master/HEAD.
+BUILD="$(git rev-list --count master 2>/dev/null || git rev-list --count HEAD)"
+
+BUILD="$BUILD" php -r '
+$path = "composer.json";
+$data = json_decode(file_get_contents($path), true);
+if (!is_array($data)) {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "pre-commit: invalid composer.json\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
+$build = getenv("BUILD");
+if ($build === false || $build === "") {
+    fwrite(STDERR, "pre-commit: missing BUILD value\n");
+    exit(1);
+}
+$current = (string)($data["build"] ?? "");
+if ($current === $build) {
+    exit(0);
+}
+$data["build"] = $build;
+file_put_contents($path, json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . PHP_EOL);
+fwrite(STDOUT, "pre-commit: composer.json build updated to {$build}\n");
+'
+
+git add composer.json

tests/Feature/PingControllerTest.php

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+it('returns ping status with build and notification state', function (): void {
+    $composer = json_decode((string) file_get_contents(base_path('composer.json')), true);
+    $expectedBuild = isset($composer['build']) ? (int) $composer['build'] : null;
+
+    $response = $this->getJson('/ping');
+
+    $response->assertOk();
+    $response->assertJson([
+        'connect' => 'ok',
+        'version_status' => [
+            'build' => $expectedBuild,
+        ],
+        'notification_state' => false,
+    ]);
+});

tests/Feature/UserControllerTest.php

@@ -285,3 +285,28 @@ it('updates user name and email as admin', function (): void {
     expect($target->email)->toBe('new@example.com');
     expect($target->email_verified_at)->toBeNull();
 });
+
+it('marks email verified when assigning founder role', function (): void {
+    $admin = makeAdmin();
+    $founderRole = Role::firstOrCreate(['name' => 'ROLE_FOUNDER'], ['color' => '#111111']);
+    $target = User::factory()->create([
+        'name' => 'Target',
+        'email' => 'target@example.com',
+        'email_verified_at' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    $admin->roles()->syncWithoutDetaching([$founderRole->id]);
+
+    Sanctum::actingAs($admin);
+    $response = $this->patchJson("/api/users/{$target->id}", [
+        'name' => 'Target',
+        'email' => 'target@example.com',
+        'rank_id' => null,
+        'roles' => ['ROLE_FOUNDER'],
+    ]);
+
+    $response->assertOk();
+
+    $target->refresh();
+    expect($target->email_verified_at)->not()->toBeNull();
+});

tests/Feature/VersionControllerTest.php

@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 <?php
 
-use App\Models\Setting;
-
-it('returns version and build info', function (): void {
-    Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
-    Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'build'], ['value' => '42']);
+it('returns version and build info from composer metadata', function (): void {
+    $composer = json_decode((string) file_get_contents(base_path('composer.json')), true);
+    $expectedVersion = (string) ($composer['version'] ?? '');
+    $expectedBuild = isset($composer['build']) ? (int) $composer['build'] : null;
 
     $response = $this->getJson('/api/version');
 
     $response->assertOk();
     $response->assertJsonFragment([
-        'version' => '1.2.3',
-        'build' => 42,
+        'version' => $expectedVersion,
+        'build' => $expectedBuild,
     ]);
 });

tests/Unit/ConsoleCommandTest.php

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ it('version set fails when invalid version', function (): void {
     expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
 });
 
-it('version fetch fails when no version', function (): void {
+it('version fetch succeeds without db version when composer version exists', function (): void {
     Setting::where('key', 'version')->delete();
     $exitCode = \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan::call('version:fetch');
-    expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
+    expect($exitCode)->toBe(0);
 });
 
 it('version release fails when missing config', function (): void {

tests/Unit/SystemStatusControllerUnitTest.php

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ it('returns system status for admins', function (): void {
             'rsync_version',
             'proc_functions',
             'storage_writable',
+            'storage_public_linked',
             'updates_writable',
         ]);
     });

tests/Unit/VersionFetchCommandTest.php

@@ -11,17 +11,6 @@ namespace App\Console\Commands {
             return \file_get_contents($path);
         }
     }
-
-    if (!function_exists(__NAMESPACE__ . '\\json_encode')) {
-        function json_encode($value, int $flags = 0): string|false
-        {
-            if (!empty($GLOBALS['version_fetch_json_encode_false']) && is_array($value) && array_key_exists('build', $value)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            return \json_encode($value, $flags);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 namespace {
@@ -40,84 +29,47 @@ namespace {
                 file_put_contents($path, $original);
             }
             $GLOBALS['version_fetch_file_get_contents_false'] = false;
-            $GLOBALS['version_fetch_json_encode_false'] = false;
-            $originalPath = $GLOBALS['version_fetch_path'] ?? null;
-            if ($originalPath !== null) {
-                putenv("PATH={$originalPath}");
-                $_ENV['PATH'] = $originalPath;
-                $_SERVER['PATH'] = $originalPath;
-                unset($GLOBALS['version_fetch_path']);
-            }
         }
     }
 
-    it('fetches build count and syncs composer metadata', function (): void {
+    it('syncs version and build from composer metadata', function (): void {
         withComposerBackupForFetch(function (): void {
-            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
+            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '0.0.0']);
+            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'build'], ['value' => '0']);
+
+            $composer = json_decode((string) file_get_contents(base_path('composer.json')), true);
+            $expectedVersion = (string) ($composer['version'] ?? '');
+            $expectedBuild = (string) ($composer['build'] ?? '');
 
             $exitCode = Artisan::call('version:fetch');
             expect($exitCode)->toBe(0);
-
-            $build = Setting::where('key', 'build')->value('value');
-            expect(is_numeric($build))->toBeTrue();
-        });
-    });
-
-    it('fails when build count cannot be resolved', function (): void {
-        withComposerBackupForFetch(function (): void {
-            $GLOBALS['version_fetch_path'] = getenv('PATH') ?: '';
-            putenv('PATH=/nope');
-            $_ENV['PATH'] = '/nope';
-            $_SERVER['PATH'] = '/nope';
-
-            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
-
-            $exitCode = Artisan::call('version:fetch');
-            expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
+            expect(Setting::where('key', 'version')->value('value'))->toBe($expectedVersion);
+            expect(Setting::where('key', 'build')->value('value'))->toBe($expectedBuild);
         });
     });
 
     it('fails when composer.json cannot be decoded', function (): void {
         withComposerBackupForFetch(function (string $path): void {
             file_put_contents($path, 'not-json');
-
-            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
-
             $exitCode = Artisan::call('version:fetch');
             expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
         });
     });
 
-    it('fails when composer.json is not readable', function (): void {
+    it('fails when composer.json is missing build', function (): void {
         withComposerBackupForFetch(function (string $path): void {
-            chmod($path, 0000);
-
-            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
+            $data = json_decode((string) file_get_contents($path), true);
+            unset($data['build']);
+            file_put_contents($path, json_encode($data, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . PHP_EOL);
 
             $exitCode = Artisan::call('version:fetch');
             expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
-
-            chmod($path, 0644);
         });
     });
 
     it('fails when file_get_contents returns false', function (): void {
         withComposerBackupForFetch(function (): void {
             $GLOBALS['version_fetch_file_get_contents_false'] = true;
-
-            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
-
-            $exitCode = Artisan::call('version:fetch');
-            expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
-        });
-    });
-
-    it('fails when json_encode returns false', function (): void {
-        withComposerBackupForFetch(function (): void {
-            $GLOBALS['version_fetch_json_encode_false'] = true;
-
-            Setting::updateOrCreate(['key' => 'version'], ['value' => '1.2.3']);
-
             $exitCode = Artisan::call('version:fetch');
             expect($exitCode)->toBe(1);
         });

tests/run-shell-tests.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+
+if ! command -v bats >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "bats is not installed. Install with: brew install bats-core" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+bats tests/shell/git_update.bats