Add installer script and serve static files

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+node_modules/
+.env

install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Backstor UI Installer Script
+
+set -e
+
+# Colors
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Starting Backstor UI Installation...${NC}"
+
+# Check for root/sudo
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then 
+  echo -e "${RED}Please run as root (use sudo)${NC}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+PROJECT_DIR=$(pwd)
+SERVER_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/server"
+SERVICE_NAME="backstor"
+
+# 1. Install Node.js Dependencies
+echo "Installing Node.js dependencies..."
+if [ -d "$SERVER_DIR" ]; then
+    cd "$SERVER_DIR"
+    if [ ! -d "node_modules" ]; then
+        npm install
+    else
+        echo "node_modules already exists. Skipping npm install."
+    fi
+else
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: server directory not found at $SERVER_DIR${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# 2. Setup Environment Variables
+echo "Setting up environment configuration..."
+if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+    if [ -f ".env.example" ]; then
+        cp .env.example .env
+        echo -e "${GREEN}Created .env from .env.example.${NC}"
+        echo "Please edit $SERVER_DIR/.env with your database configuration."
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}Warning: .env.example not found.${NC}"
+    fi
+else
+    echo ".env already exists."
+fi
+
+# 3. Create Systemd Service
+echo "Creating systemd service..."
+
+# Detect the user who owns the project directory to run the service as
+REAL_USER=$(stat -c '%U' "$PROJECT_DIR")
+NODE_PATH=$(which node)
+
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE_NAME.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Backstor UI Service
+After=network.target postgresql.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=$REAL_USER
+WorkingDirectory=$SERVER_DIR
+ExecStart=$NODE_PATH index.js
+Restart=on-failure
+Environment=PORT=3000
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Service file created at /etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE_NAME.service${NC}"
+
+# 4. Enable and Start Service
+echo "Enabling and starting service..."
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable $SERVICE_NAME
+systemctl restart $SERVICE_NAME
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}Installation Complete!${NC}"
+echo -e "You can check the status with: ${GREEN}systemctl status $SERVICE_NAME${NC}"
+echo -e "Access the UI at: ${GREEN}http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'):3000${NC}"

server/index.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
 const express = require('express');
+const path = require('path');
 const cors = require('cors');
 const { Pool } = require('pg');
 const { exec } = require('child_process');
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 app.use(cors());
 app.use(express.json());
 
+// Serve static files from the parent directory (frontend)
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../')));
+
 // Database Connection Pool (PostgreSQL)
 const pool = new Pool({
     host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',