chore: release 26.7-alpha

Ships the open_url manifest field + the Open button in /apps and on
the landing page, replacing the fileshare-only hardcoded deep-link
with a generalised {host}-templated URL. Fileshare seed manifest
bumps to 0.1.2; the furtka-apps catalog release that goes with this
adds matching open_url values for fileshare + uptime-kuma.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ This project uses calendar versioning: `YY.N-stage` (e.g. `26.0-alpha` = 2026, r
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [26.7-alpha] - 2026-04-20
+
+### Added
+
+- **Manifest `open_url` field + Open button in `/apps` and on the landing page.** Apps declare a URL template (e.g. `smb://{host}/files` for fileshare, `http://{host}:3001/` for Uptime Kuma); the UI substitutes `{host}` with the current browser's hostname at render time so the link follows however the user reached Furtka (furtka.local, raw IP, a future reverse-proxy hostname). The landing page's hardcoded `if app.name === 'fileshare'` special-case is gone — any app with an `open_url` in its manifest now gets a proper "Open" link. The core seed `apps/fileshare/manifest.json` bumps to v0.1.2 to carry it.
+
+### Changed
+
+- `.btn` CSS class introduced so an `<a>` rendered-as-button lines up with its `<button>` siblings in `.buttons`. Needed because "Open" is a real link (middle-click, copy URL, screen readers) and HTML doesn't let `<button>` carry `href`.
+
 ## [26.6-alpha] - 2026-04-20
 
 ### Added
@@ -114,7 +124,8 @@ First tagged snapshot. Pre-alpha — the installer does not yet boot, but the de
 - **Containers:** Docker + Compose
 - **License:** AGPL-3.0
 
-[Unreleased]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/compare/26.6-alpha...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/compare/26.7-alpha...HEAD
+[26.7-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.7-alpha
 [26.6-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.6-alpha
 [26.5-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.5-alpha
 [26.4-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.4-alpha

apps/fileshare/manifest.json

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "fileshare",
   "display_name": "Network Files",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "SMB share for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android devices on the LAN.",
   "description_long": "Alle Geräte im WLAN sehen einen gemeinsamen Ordner. Funktioniert mit Windows, Mac, Linux und Android. Verbinden zu smb://furtka.local — Anmeldung mit dem hier gesetzten Benutzernamen und Passwort.",
   "volumes": ["files"],
   "ports": [445, 139],
   "icon": "icon.svg",
+  "open_url": "smb://{host}/files",
   "settings": [
     {
       "name": "SMB_USER",

assets/www/index.html

@@ -92,11 +92,15 @@
         }
 
         function primaryAction(app) {
-            // Only fileshare has a direct "open" link today. Future apps with
-            // HTTP endpoints would surface a URL here; everything else falls
-            // back to the /apps manage page.
-            if (app.name === 'fileshare' && HOSTNAME) {
-                return { href: `smb://${HOSTNAME}.local/files`, label: 'Open files' };
+            // open_url is a manifest-declared template with a `{host}`
+            // placeholder — substituted against the current browser's
+            // hostname so smb://host/files and http://host:3001/ both
+            // follow however the user reached Furtka (furtka.local, raw
+            // IP, a future reverse-proxy hostname). Apps without a
+            // frontend fall back to /apps for management.
+            if (app.open_url) {
+                const host = HOSTNAME || location.hostname;
+                return { href: app.open_url.replace('{host}', host), label: 'Open' };
             }
             return { href: '/apps', label: 'Manage →' };
         }

assets/www/style.css

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ h2 {
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: flex-end;
 }
-button {
+button, .btn {
     background: var(--accent);
     border: none;
     color: var(--bg);
@@ -209,15 +209,21 @@ button {
     white-space: nowrap;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     font-family: inherit;
+    /* Anchor rendered-as-button: strip underline + keep the button's
+       rectangular hit area. `display: inline-flex` so an <a class="btn">
+       lines up vertically with its <button> siblings in .buttons. */
+    text-decoration: none;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
 }
-button.secondary {
+button.secondary, .btn.secondary {
     background: var(--card);
     color: var(--fg);
     border: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 button.danger { background: var(--danger); color: #fff; }
 button:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: wait; }
-button:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: var(--ring); }
+button:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: var(--ring); }
 .empty { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; padding: 0.5rem 0; }
 .catalog-row {
     display: flex;

furtka/api.py

@@ -248,6 +248,14 @@ async function refresh() {
   document.getElementById('installed').innerHTML = installed.length
     ? installed.map(a => {
         const hasSettings = a.has_settings;
+        const openHref = a.open_url ? a.open_url.replace('{host}', location.hostname) : '';
+        // Plain <a> rendered as a button so it behaves like a real link
+        // (middle-click, right-click "copy link", screen readers) instead
+        // of a JS onclick. Most installed apps will want this — fileshare
+        // deep-links to smb://, Kuma to http://host:3001/.
+        const openBtn = openHref
+          ? `<a class="btn" href="${esc(openHref)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open</a>`
+          : '';
         return `
       <div class="app">
         <div class="left">
@@ -258,6 +266,7 @@ async function refresh() {
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="buttons">
+          ${openBtn}
           ${hasSettings ? `<button data-op="edit" data-name="${esc(a.name)}">Settings</button>` : ''}
           <button class="secondary" data-op="update" data-name="${esc(a.name)}">Update</button>
           <button class="secondary" data-op="reinstall" data-name="${esc(a.name)}">Reinstall</button>
@@ -387,6 +396,9 @@ def _manifest_summary(m, app_dir=None):
         "icon": m.icon,
         "icon_svg": _read_icon_svg(app_dir, m.icon),
         "has_settings": bool(m.settings),
+        # Optional template URL with `{host}` placeholder; frontend
+        # substitutes against location.hostname at render time.
+        "open_url": m.open_url,
     }
 
 

furtka/manifest.py

@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class Manifest:
     icon: str
     description_long: str = ""
     settings: tuple[Setting, ...] = field(default_factory=tuple)
+    # Optional "Open" link for the landing page + installed-app row.
+    # `{host}` is substituted with the current browser hostname at render
+    # time so the URL follows whatever the user typed to reach Furtka —
+    # furtka.local, a raw IP, a future reverse-proxy hostname. Apps with
+    # no frontend (CLI-only, background workers) leave this empty.
+    open_url: str = ""
 
     def volume_name(self, short: str) -> str:
         # Namespace volume names so two apps can each declare e.g. "data"
@@ -127,6 +133,10 @@ def load_manifest(path: Path, expected_name: str | None = None) -> Manifest:
 
     settings = _parse_settings(raw.get("settings"), path)
 
+    open_url_raw = raw.get("open_url", "")
+    if not isinstance(open_url_raw, str):
+        raise ManifestError(f"{path}: open_url must be a string if set")
+
     return Manifest(
         name=name,
         display_name=str(raw["display_name"]),
@@ -137,4 +147,5 @@ def load_manifest(path: Path, expected_name: str | None = None) -> Manifest:
         icon=str(raw["icon"]),
         description_long=str(raw.get("description_long", "")),
         settings=settings,
+        open_url=open_url_raw,
     )

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "furtka"
-version = "26.6-alpha"
+version = "26.7-alpha"
 description = "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 readme = "README.md"

tests/test_manifest.py

@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ def test_settings_optional_default_empty(tmp_path):
     m = load_manifest(path)
     assert m.settings == ()
     assert m.description_long == ""
+    assert m.open_url == ""
+
+
+def test_open_url_stored_when_present(tmp_path):
+    payload = dict(VALID_MANIFEST, open_url="smb://{host}/files")
+    path = _write_app(tmp_path, "fileshare", payload)
+    m = load_manifest(path)
+    assert m.open_url == "smb://{host}/files"
+
+
+def test_open_url_non_string_rejected(tmp_path):
+    payload = dict(VALID_MANIFEST, open_url=42)
+    path = _write_app(tmp_path, "fileshare", payload)
+    with pytest.raises(ManifestError, match="open_url"):
+        load_manifest(path)
 
 
 def test_settings_parsed(tmp_path):

website/content/_index.de.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Furtka"
 description: "Offenes Heimserver-Betriebssystem — einfach genug für alle."
-status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.6-alpha</span> — in Arbeit"
+status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.7-alpha</span> — in Arbeit"
 ---
 
 **Furtka** ist ein offenes Heimserver-Betriebssystem.

website/content/_index.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Furtka"
 description: "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
-status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.6-alpha</span> — work in progress"
+status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.7-alpha</span> — work in progress"
 ---
 
 **Furtka** is an open-source home server OS.

website/hugo.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enableRobotsTXT = true
 
 [params]
   description = "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
-  version = "26.6-alpha"
+  version = "26.7-alpha"
   contactEmail = "hallo@furtka.org"
 
 [markup.goldmark.renderer]