Windows installer: user-owned config (APPDATA, no admin), removed nssm...

Windows installer: user-owned config (APPDATA, no admin), removed nssm service, added user-run launcher. Build script now bundles ZIP: linux installer.sh + windows installer.exe + chrome-extension (from separate repo).

windows/build-all.sh

@@ -238,6 +238,57 @@ makensis "$DIST_DIR/installer.nsi" 2>&1 | tail -5
 
 if [ -f "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe" ]; then
     echo ""
+# ── Step 4: Build distribution bundle ────────────────────────────────────────
+echo ""
+echo "Building distribution bundle..."
+
+# Components
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+BUNDLE_DIR="$DIST_DIR/bundle"
+rm -rf "$BUNDLE_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$BUNDLE_DIR"
+
+# Linux installer
+cp ../install.sh "$BUNDLE_DIR/hermes-node-agent-linux-installer.sh"
+
+# Windows installer
+cp "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe" "$BUNDLE_DIR/hermes-node-agent-windows-installer.exe"
+
+# Chrome extension zip (from hermes-node-chrome repo)
+EXT_ZIP="/home/lisa/hermes-node-chrome/dist/hermes-node-chrome.zip"
+if [ -f "$EXT_ZIP" ]; then
+    cp "$EXT_ZIP" "$BUNDLE_DIR/hermes-browser-agent-chrome-extension.zip"
+    echo "  ✓ Chrome extension zip included"
+else
+    echo "  ⚠️  Chrome extension zip not found at $EXT_ZIP"
+fi
+
+# README
+if [ -f "../windows/README_BUILD.md" ]; then
+    cp ../windows/README_BUILD.md "$BUNDLE_DIR/README.md"
+fi
+
+# Create bundle zip
+rm -f "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip"
+(cd "$BUNDLE_DIR" && zip -r "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip" . > /dev/null 2>&1)
+
+if [ -f "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip" ]; then
+    echo "✅ Distribution bundle created: $DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip"
+    ls -lh "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip"
+else
+    echo "❌ Bundle creation failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Publish locally for testing
+WEB_DIR="/home/web/lisa.nexlab.net/files"
+mkdir -p "$WEB_DIR"
+cp "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe" "$WEB_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe"
+cp "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip" "$WEB_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip"
+chmod 644 "$WEB_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe" "$WEB_DIR/hermes-node-agent-bundle.zip"
+echo "✅ Published installer and bundle to web directory"
+
     echo "========== BUILD COMPLETE =========="
     echo "Installer created: $DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe"
     echo "Size: $(du -h "$DIST_DIR/hermes-node-agent-installer.exe" | cut -f1)"

windows/installer.nsi

+
 ; Hermes Node Agent Windows Installer — NSIS
-; Uses PyInstaller --onefile executables
+; User-owned config: $APPDATA\HermesNode\config.json
+; No admin rights required — installs for current user only
+; No Windows service — agent runs as background process
 
 !include "MUI2.nsh"
+!include "nsDialogs.nsh"
+!include "LogicLib.nsh"
 
 ; ── General ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Name "Hermes Node Agent"
 OutFile "hermes-node-agent-installer.exe"
-InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES64\HermesNode"
-RequestExecutionLevel admin
+InstallDir "$LOCALAPPDATA\HermesNode"
+RequestExecutionLevel user
 ShowInstDetails hide
 ShowUninstDetails hide
 
+; ── Variables ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+Var Dialog
+Var GatewayURLField
+Var NodeNameField
+Var TokenField
+Var GatewayURL
+Var NodeName
+Var Token
+Var StartMenuCheck
+Var DesktopCheck
+
+; ── Custom Config Page ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+Page custom ConfigPageCreate ConfigPageLeave
+
+Function ConfigPageCreate
+  !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "Node Configuration" \"Enter your gateway connection details\"
+  
+  nsDialogs::Create 1018
+  Pop $Dialog
+  
+  ${If} $Dialog == error
+    Abort
+  ${EndIf}
+  
+  ; Gateway URL
+  ${NSD_CreateLabel} 0 0 100% 12u \"Gateway URL:\"
+  Pop $0
+  ${NSD_CreateText} 0 14u 100% 12u \"wss://your-gateway:8765\"
+  Pop $GatewayURLField
+  
+  ; Node Name
+  ${NSD_CreateLabel} 0 32u 100% 12u \"Node Name:\"
+  Pop $0
+  ${NSD_CreateText} 0 46u 100% 12u \"$COMPUTERNAME\"
+  Pop $NodeNameField
+  
+  ; Token
+  ${NSD_CreateLabel} 0 64u 100% 12u \"Gateway Token:\"
+  Pop $0
+  ${NSD_CreateText} 0 78u 100% 12u \"\"
+  Pop $TokenField
+  
+  nsDialogs::Show
+FunctionEnd
+
+Function ConfigPageLeave
+  ${NSD_GetText} $GatewayURLField $GatewayURL
+  ${NSD_GetText} $NodeNameField $NodeName
+  ${NSD_GetText} $TokenField $Token
+FunctionEnd
+
 ; ── UI ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
-!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
+Page custom ConfigPageCreate ConfigPageLeave
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
-!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
-!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
+!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE \"English\"
 
 ; ── Sections ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-Section "Install"
-  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
+Section \"Install\"
+  SetOutPath \"$INSTDIR\"
   
-  ; PyInstaller-built executables (single-file bundles)
-  File "windows\dist\hermes-node-agent.exe"
-  File "windows\dist\hermes-node-manager.exe"
+  ; Executables
+  File \"windows\\dist\\hermes-node-agent.exe\"
+  File \"windows\\dist\\hermes-node-manager.exe\"
   
-  ; NSSM service wrapper
-  File "windows\nssm.exe"
+  ; Batch script to run agent as background process (user-owned)
+  File \"windows\\run-agent.bat\"
   
-  ; Documentation
-  File "WINDOWS_INSTALL.md"
+  ; Documentation & template
+  File \"WINDOWS_INSTALL.md\"
+  File \"windows\\config-template.json\"
   
   ; Create uninstaller
-  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
+  WriteUninstaller \"$INSTDIR\\uninstall.exe\"
   
-  ; Start menu shortcuts
-  CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Hermes Node"
-  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Hermes Node\Agent (Console).lnk" "$INSTDIR\hermes-node-agent.exe"
-  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Hermes Node\Manager.lnk" "$INSTDIR\hermes-node-manager.exe"
-  CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Hermes Node\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe"
+  ; Config directory (user-owned)
+  CreateDirectory \"$APPDATA\\HermesNode\"
   
-  ; Desktop shortcut (optional)
-  CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\Hermes Node Agent.lnk" "$INSTDIR\hermes-node-manager.exe"
+  ; Write config from collected values
+  FileOpen $0 \"$APPDATA\\HermesNode\\config.json\" w
+  FWrite $0 \"{\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"gateway_url\": \"\"$GatewayURL\"\",\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"node_name\": \"\"$NodeName\"\",\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"token\": \"\"$Token\"\",\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"sexec_path\": \"./sexec-template.ps1\",\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"reconnect_interval\": 5,\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"heartbeat_interval\": 30,\"
+  FWrite $0 \"  \"capabilities\": [\"exec\", \"browser_control\", \"computer_control\"]\"
+  FWrite $0 \"}\"
+  FileClose $0
   
-  ; Create config directory
-  CreateDirectory "$COMMONAPPDATA\hermes-node"
+  ; Start menu shortcuts (user only)
+  CreateDirectory \"$SMPROGRAMS\\Hermes Node\"
+  CreateShortCut \"$SMPROGRAMS\\Hermes Node\\Agent (Console).lnk\" \"$INSTDIR\\hermes-node-agent.exe\"
+  CreateShortCut \"$SMPROGRAMS\\Hermes Node\\Manager.lnk\" \"$INSTDIR\\hermes-node-manager.exe\"
+  CreateShortCut \"$SMPROGRAMS\\Hermes Node\\Uninstall.lnk\" \"$INSTDIR\\uninstall.exe\"
   
-  ; Register as Windows service using NSSM
-  nsExec::RunToLog '"$INSTDIR\nssm.exe" install HermesNodeAgent "$INSTDIR\hermes-node-agent.exe" --config "$COMMONAPPDATA\hermes-node\config.json"'
-  nsExec::RunToLog '"$INSTDIR\nssm.exe" set HermesNodeAgent AppDirectory "$INSTDIR"'
-  nsExec::RunToLog '"$INSTDIR\nssm.exe" set HermesNodeAgent Start SERVICE_AUTO_START'
-  nsExec::RunToLog '"$INSTDIR\nssm.exe" set HermesNodeAgent AppRestartDelay 5000'
+  ; Desktop shortcut (optional)
+  CreateShortCut \"$DESKTOP\\HermesNodeAgent.lnk\" \"$INSTDIR\\hermes-node-manager.exe\"
+  
+  ; Auto-start: Registry Run key (starts at user login)
+  WriteRegStr HKCU \"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\" \"HermesNodeAgent\" \"\"$INSTDIR\\hermes-node-agent.exe\" --config \"$APPDATA\\HermesNode\\config.json\"\"
   
-  ; Copy config template if not exists
-  IfFileExists "$COMMONAPPDATA\hermes-node\config.json" +2
-    File /oname="$COMMONAPPDATA\hermes-node\config.json" "windows\config-template.json"
+  ; Launch manager after install
+  Exec \"$INSTDIR\\hermes-node-manager.exe\"
 SectionEnd
 
-Section "Uninstall"
-  ; Stop and remove service
-  nsExec::RunToLog '"$INSTDIR\nssm.exe" stop HermesNodeAgent'
-  nsExec::RunToLog '"$INSTDIR\nssm.exe" remove HermesNodeAgent confirm'
+Section \"Uninstall\"
+  ; Remove auto-start
+  DeleteRegValue HKCU \"Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run\" \"HermesNodeAgent\"
+  
+  ; Kill running process
+  KillProcess \"hermes-node-agent.exe\" \"HERMES-KILL\"
   
   ; Remove files
-  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR"
-  RMDir /r "$SMPROGRAMS\Hermes Node"
-  Delete "$DESKTOP\Hermes Node Agent.lnk"
+  RMDir /r \"$INSTDIR\"
+  RMDir /r \"$SMPROGRAMS\\Hermes Node\"
+  Delete \"$DESKTOP\\HermesNodeAgent.lnk\"
   
-  ; Remove config (optional - keep logs?)
-  ; RMDir /r "$COMMONAPPDATA\hermes-node"
+  ; Remove config (optional — prompt user? for now remove)
+  ; RMDir /r \"$APPDATA\\HermesNode\"
 SectionEnd

windows/run-agent.bat

+@echo off
+REM Hermes Node Agent launcher (user-owned)
+REM Reads config from %APPDATA%\HermesNode\config.json
+
+setlocal
+
+set "AGENT_EXE=%~dp0hermes-node-agent.exe"
+set "CONFIG_FILE=%APPDATA%\HermesNode\config.json"
+
+if not exist "%CONFIG_FILE%" (
+    echo [ERROR] Config file not found: %CONFIG_FILE%
+    echo Please run the installer first to create your configuration.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+if not exist "%AGENT_EXE%" (
+    echo [ERROR] Agent executable not found: %AGENT_EXE%
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo [INFO] Starting Hermes Node Agent...
+echo [INFO] Config: %CONFIG_FILE%
+echo [INFO] Press Ctrl+C to stop.
+
+"%AGENT_EXE%" --config "%CONFIG_FILE%"
+
+endlocal