fix(desktop): don't let uiohook-napi rebuild abort the whole workspace install
The @backspace/desktop postinstall runs `electron-rebuild -f -w uiohook-napi`, which compiles a native module from source and needs a C++ toolchain (make/g++/python3). On a bare host without those — a typical VPS a self-hoster clones onto — that failure took the ENTIRE `pnpm install` down (exit 255), so the server never installed either, even though uiohook-napi is desktop-only and irrelevant to hosting. Make the rebuild non-fatal: on failure it now prints a clear one-line warning and continues. Machines with build tools (CI, desktop devs) are byte-identical — the fallback never fires; only toolless boxes (which aren't building the desktop app anyway) skip it. Verified on a bare x86 box: full `pnpm install` now exits 0 and the server builds and boots from source. Docs note the build-tool requirement for desktop work and point self-hosters at the Docker installer.
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@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ pnpm dev # API server on :3005, Vite dev server on :5173
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You can run the two halves separately with `pnpm dev:server` and `pnpm dev:web`.
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Working on the **desktop** app additionally needs a C++ toolchain (`make`, `g++`,
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`python3`) to build the native `uiohook-napi` module — on Debian/Ubuntu:
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`sudo apt install build-essential python3`. Without it `pnpm install` just warns
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and skips that one rebuild; the server and web client are unaffected.
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Voice and video are optional and require a LiveKit server; see the README for
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configuration. Text, federation, uploads, and everything else run fully without
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it.
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@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ cp .env.example .env # set JWT_SECRET (openssl rand -hex 32)
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pnpm dev # API server on :3005, Vite dev server on :5173
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```
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> **Server/web only?** `pnpm install` also builds the desktop app's native
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> keyboard-hook module (`uiohook-napi`), which needs a C++ toolchain
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> (`make`, `g++`, `python3`). If those are missing it now **warns and continues** —
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> the server and web client don't need it. Install a build toolchain
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> (Debian/Ubuntu: `sudo apt install build-essential python3`) only if you're
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> building the **desktop** app. And to *self-host*, use the Docker installer
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> above — it never touches the desktop package.
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Run the halves separately if you prefer:
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```bash
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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"clean": "rm -rf dist dist-electron",
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"test": "vitest run",
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"test:watch": "vitest",
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"postinstall": "electron-rebuild -f -w uiohook-napi"
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"postinstall": "electron-rebuild -f -w uiohook-napi || node -e \"console.warn('[desktop] uiohook-napi native rebuild skipped - needs build tools (make, g++, python3). Only required to RUN the desktop app; the server, web client, and Docker image are unaffected.')\""
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},
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"dependencies": {
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"electron-updater": "^6.3.0",
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