fix(onebox): move Docker auto-install and swarm initialization into Onebox startup flow

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-16 - 1.14.5 - fix(onebox)
+move Docker auto-install and swarm initialization into Onebox startup flow
+
+- removes Docker setup from daemon service installation
+- ensures Docker is installed before Docker initialization during Onebox startup
+- preserves automatic Docker Swarm initialization on fresh servers
+
 ## 2026-03-16 - 1.14.4 - fix(repo)
 no changes to commit
 

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/onebox',
-  version: '1.14.4',
+  version: '1.14.5',
   description: 'Self-hosted container platform with automatic SSL and DNS - a mini Heroku for single servers'
 }

ts/classes/daemon.ts

@@ -46,59 +46,6 @@ export class OneboxDaemon {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Ensure Docker is installed, installing it if necessary
-   */
-  private async ensureDocker(): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      const cmd = new Deno.Command('docker', {
-        args: ['--version'],
-        stdout: 'piped',
-        stderr: 'piped',
-      });
-      const result = await cmd.output();
-      if (result.success) {
-        const version = new TextDecoder().decode(result.stdout).trim();
-        logger.info(`Docker found: ${version}`);
-        return;
-      }
-    } catch {
-      // docker command not found
-    }
-
-    logger.info('Docker not found. Installing Docker...');
-    const installCmd = new Deno.Command('bash', {
-      args: ['-c', 'curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh'],
-      stdin: 'inherit',
-      stdout: 'inherit',
-      stderr: 'inherit',
-    });
-    const installResult = await installCmd.output();
-    if (!installResult.success) {
-      throw new Error('Failed to install Docker. Please install it manually: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh');
-    }
-    logger.success('Docker installed successfully');
-
-    // Initialize Docker Swarm
-    logger.info('Initializing Docker Swarm...');
-    const swarmCmd = new Deno.Command('docker', {
-      args: ['swarm', 'init'],
-      stdout: 'piped',
-      stderr: 'piped',
-    });
-    const swarmResult = await swarmCmd.output();
-    if (swarmResult.success) {
-      logger.success('Docker Swarm initialized');
-    } else {
-      const stderr = new TextDecoder().decode(swarmResult.stderr);
-      if (stderr.includes('already part of a swarm')) {
-        logger.info('Docker Swarm already initialized');
-      } else {
-        logger.warn(`Docker Swarm init warning: ${stderr.trim()}`);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Install systemd service
    */
@@ -106,9 +53,6 @@ export class OneboxDaemon {
     try {
       logger.info('Installing Onebox daemon service...');
 
-      // Ensure Docker is installed
-      await this.ensureDocker();
-
       // Initialize smartdaemon if needed
       if (!this.smartdaemon) {
         this.smartdaemon = new plugins.smartdaemon.SmartDaemon();

ts/classes/onebox.ts

@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ export class Onebox {
       // Ensure default admin user exists
       await this.ensureDefaultUser();
 
+      // Ensure Docker is installed (auto-install on fresh servers)
+      await this.ensureDocker();
+
       // Initialize Docker
       await this.docker.init();
 
@@ -221,6 +224,59 @@ export class Onebox {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Ensure Docker is installed, installing it if necessary
+   */
+  private async ensureDocker(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const cmd = new Deno.Command('docker', {
+        args: ['--version'],
+        stdout: 'piped',
+        stderr: 'piped',
+      });
+      const result = await cmd.output();
+      if (result.success) {
+        const version = new TextDecoder().decode(result.stdout).trim();
+        logger.info(`Docker found: ${version}`);
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // docker command not found
+    }
+
+    logger.info('Docker not found. Installing Docker...');
+    const installCmd = new Deno.Command('bash', {
+      args: ['-c', 'curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh'],
+      stdin: 'inherit',
+      stdout: 'inherit',
+      stderr: 'inherit',
+    });
+    const installResult = await installCmd.output();
+    if (!installResult.success) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to install Docker. Please install it manually: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh');
+    }
+    logger.success('Docker installed successfully');
+
+    // Initialize Docker Swarm
+    logger.info('Initializing Docker Swarm...');
+    const swarmCmd = new Deno.Command('docker', {
+      args: ['swarm', 'init'],
+      stdout: 'piped',
+      stderr: 'piped',
+    });
+    const swarmResult = await swarmCmd.output();
+    if (swarmResult.success) {
+      logger.success('Docker Swarm initialized');
+    } else {
+      const stderr = new TextDecoder().decode(swarmResult.stderr);
+      if (stderr.includes('already part of a swarm')) {
+        logger.info('Docker Swarm already initialized');
+      } else {
+        logger.warn(`Docker Swarm init warning: ${stderr.trim()}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Check if Onebox is initialized
    */

ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/onebox',
-  version: '1.14.4',
+  version: '1.14.5',
   description: 'Self-hosted container platform with automatic SSL and DNS - a mini Heroku for single servers'
 }