I’ve been focused on making ClarkLab easier to use and more fixable if it breaks.

One part of this was improving how the app behaves when connections are unstable. I worked on frontend reconnect behaviour and node reconnection so online nodes can be reconnected at any time instead of requiring it to be not responding first. I also fixed issues around agent/API update handling, as there were issues when using the update tool.

I introduced health checks in this log as well. Services can now be configured for health monitoring, and the frontend displays health status in the service detail page so it’s easier to see what’s working and what needs attention without investigation.

Chore wise, I updated CI checks so changes are safer and easier to maintain.

On the UI side, I made a number of usability improvements when deploying it for youself: site URL editing on the frontend, cleanup toward a more minimal interface, masking node IPs behind a reveal action for privacy, and fixes for issues like the API banner behaviour, node install flow, and port allocation notices.

Based on feedback from the last ship, It’s clear that I need to make it easier to setup. I’m planning on making a CLI-based setup flow with env setup etc there, but, that is not built yet. Overall, this devlog is less about new frontend features and more about making ClarkLab feel more stable and less buggy.