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Redis, dashboard-API, and workflow api_port launches each handled port conflicts differently — some hopped, some crashed. Standardized them behind one shared port_utils (is_port_conflict/is_port_free/find_free_port) twinned in cli and core. Redis now hops to the next free port instead of sys.exit(1) on a conflict.

There was also a small newline fix in cli/canyonos/dashboard on the .env file that was fixed. Before adding new settings, it makes sure the last line ends with "\n". Edge error, but it triggered when the last line was a comment for me.

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  • New Features

    • Services now automatically try the next available port when a port conflict occurs during startup.
    • Improved detection of common port-conflict errors for more reliable retries.
  • Bug Fixes

    • User-configured API ports now fail immediately with a clear error when already in use, rather than being silently reassigned.
    • Project environment files are now written correctly when the existing file lacks a trailing newline.

Redis, dashboard-API, and workflow api_port launches each handled port
conflicts differently -- some hopped, some crashed. Standardized them behind
one shared port_utils (is_port_conflict/is_port_free/find_free_port) twinned in
cli and core. Redis now hops to the next free port instead of sys.exit(1) on a
conflict; re-added the workflow api_port fail-fast guard.

Note: core changes need a canyonos image rebuild+push to take effect.
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The change adds shared port probing and Docker conflict detection. Core startup now fails fast for occupied workflow API ports and hops Redis ports after conflicts. CLI startup uses the shared checks, and .env rewriting preserves line separation.

Port conflict handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared port utilities
canyonos_core/controller/utils/port_utils.py, cli/canyonos/port_utils.py
Adds identical helpers for bind-based port checks, Docker conflict detection, and sequential free-port selection.
Core startup handling
canyonos_core/controller/cloud_provider_logic/Local/_runtime.py, canyonos_core/controller/global_controller.py
Workflow agents reject occupied declared API ports. Redis startup removes failed containers and retries with incrementing ports after conflicts.
CLI port integration
cli/canyonos/constants.py, cli/canyonos/dashboard_stack.py, cli/canyonos/init.py
CLI port checks use the shared probe. Container retries use shared conflict markers. Environment updates preserve a missing trailing newline.
Port and startup validation
tests/test_port_utils_review.py
Tests cover utility behavior, module parity, workflow API ports, Redis retries, and environment-file updates.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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  participant GlobalController
  participant Docker
  participant port_utils
  GlobalController->>Docker: Launch Redis container
  Docker-->>GlobalController: Return status and stderr
  GlobalController->>port_utils: Check stderr for port conflict
  port_utils-->>GlobalController: Return conflict result
  GlobalController->>Docker: Remove failed container
  GlobalController->>Docker: Retry with next port
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Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 2c106

Redis conflict recovery can launch Redis on a new port while directing agents to the old one, preventing them from connecting. Remote workflows can also be rejected incorrectly. These issues should be fixed before merge.

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Comment thread canyonos_core/controller/utils/port_utils.py Fixed
_port_bound bound the probe socket to 0.0.0.0, tripping the
py/bind-socket-all-network-interfaces alert. A loopback bind still detects a
service published on all interfaces, so probe 127.0.0.1 instead. Also dropped a
stale comment in the redis launch.
@Saaketh0 Saaketh0 self-assigned this Sep 17, 2026
@Saaketh0 Saaketh0 added the bug Something isn't working label Sep 17, 2026
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Saaketh0 marked this pull request as ready for review September 17, 2026 23:01
Covers port_utils, the Redis port hop, the workflow api_port preflight
and the .env newline fix. 24 pass, 1 skips (needs a non-loopback
address), 3 fail against this branch head and are kept failing because
each pins a real defect:

  - find_free_port() walks past port 65535 and escapes with OverflowError
    instead of the documented RuntimeError.
  - the workflow api_port preflight lost main's `_is_local_host(host)`
    guard, so a remote host's port is probed on the controller's own
    loopback.
  - the hopped Redis host port is never written back to config, so
    teardown and the next launch still look for it on the configured port.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FqJaR95MwxWTumzMSJmPyL
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In `@canyonos_core/controller/cloud_provider_logic/Local/_runtime.py`:
- Around line 94-96: Restrict the workflow api_port preflight check to local
hosts by adding _is_local_host(host) to the condition guarding
_port_bound(api_port). Preserve the existing port validation for local workflows
and skip the loopback probe for remote workflow hosts.

In `@canyonos_core/controller/global_controller.py`:
- Around line 459-467: Persist the successfully selected Redis port alongside
each host’s container name in the shared controller state used by
write_agent_specs() and _launch_redis_containers(). Ensure retries update this
mapping, subsequent startups reuse the persisted port when probing existing
containers, and teardown continues to rely only on the container name.

In `@canyonos_core/controller/utils/port_utils.py`:
- Line 65: Update the port iteration in find_free_port to cap the exclusive
upper bound at 65536, preventing candidates above valid TCP port 65535 while
preserving the documented RuntimeError when no port is available. Apply the same
boundary fix in the corresponding cli/canyonos/port_utils.py implementation.

In `@tests/test_port_utils_review.py`:
- Around line 155-158: Update test_scan_does_not_run_past_the_last_valid_port to
mock port_utils.is_port_free so every candidate through port 65535 is reported
occupied, while asserting it is never called above 65535; retain the
RuntimeError assertion for find_free_port.
- Around line 318-319: Move the __main__ block containing unittest.main() to the
end of the file, after the WriteProjectEnvNewlineTests class definition, so all
tests are defined before discovery runs.

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Comment on lines +94 to +96
if ctrl_type == "workflow":
api_port = spec.get("api_port", 8080)
if _port_bound(api_port):

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restrict the preflight probe to local workflow hosts.

_port_bound() probes this controller's loopback interface. When host is remote, an occupied local api_port rejects the workflow even if the remote host can publish that port. Guard this check with _is_local_host(host).

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-    if ctrl_type == "workflow":
+    if ctrl_type == "workflow" and _is_local_host(host):
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if ctrl_type == "workflow":
api_port = spec.get("api_port", 8080)
if _port_bound(api_port):
if ctrl_type == "workflow" and _is_local_host(host):
api_port = spec.get("api_port", 8080)
if _port_bound(api_port):
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In `@canyonos_core/controller/cloud_provider_logic/Local/_runtime.py` around lines
94 - 96, Restrict the workflow api_port preflight check to local hosts by adding
_is_local_host(host) to the condition guarding _port_bound(api_port). Preserve
the existing port validation for local workflows and skip the loopback probe for
remote workflow hosts.

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Comment on lines 459 to +467
@@ -447,20 +463,36 @@ def _launch_redis_containers(self):
host,
redis_port,
)
else:
logger.critical(
"Failed to launch Redis on %s: %s",
launched = True
break

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Persist the selected Redis host port after a retry.

The current readiness check uses the hopped port, but write_agent_specs() rereads the original redis_port and publishes it to agents. Local runtimes then use that stale port in CANYONOS_REDIS_PORT, so they cannot reach Redis.

A later GlobalController startup also preserves the running container, probes the original port, and then exits when docker run reports the fixed-name conflict. Store the selected port per host in the state consumed by agent specifications and _launch_redis_containers(). Persist this mapping because startup intentionally reuses running containers from previous runs. Teardown only needs the container name.

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In `@canyonos_core/controller/global_controller.py` around lines 459 - 467,
Persist the successfully selected Redis port alongside each host’s container
name in the shared controller state used by write_agent_specs() and
_launch_redis_containers(). Ensure retries update this mapping, subsequent
startups reuse the persisted port when probing existing containers, and teardown
continues to rely only on the container name.

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The approach is right. Probing with a real bind on the host and parsing docker stderr inside the container are the two correct modes, and the module docstring explains the network namespace difference better than most code that does this.

Rebase on main before anything else. main gained a better _port_bound in #138 after this branch was cut, and the branch is conflicted right now, so resolving it by hand will probably drop those guards. Comments inline.

I pushed tests/test_port_utils_review.py to this branch. 24 pass, 1 skips, 3 fail on purpose because each pins one of the findings. Drop it or fold it in as you prefer.

Also: CI's ruff and ty job never ran on this PR, only CodeQL and Semgrep. ci.yml triggers on pull_request to main, so worth checking why

clients read that port back statically and must not have it moved out from
under them.
"""
return not is_port_free(port)

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main already has a _port_bound here, added in #138 after this branch was cut. That one sets SO_REUSEADDR on the probe, with a comment saying docker publishes with it and the probe reports a false conflict without it. This version drops that. The branch is conflicted, so resolving it by hand will likely keep this version and lose the guard.

Comment on lines +94 to +95
if ctrl_type == "workflow":
api_port = spec.get("api_port", 8080)

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main gates this on and _is_local_host(host). Without it, a workflow on an EC2 host gets its port probed on the controller's own loopback, which describes the wrong machine either way.

main also does int(spec.get("api_port", 8080)). Without the cast, api_port: "8080" from YAML reaches socket.bind as a string and raises TypeError instead of the RuntimeError below

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Comment thread cli/canyonos/dashboard_stack.py
@userAugustos userAugustos changed the title Hardening port bindings (CAN-386) Fix: hardening port bindings (CAN-386) Sep 18, 2026
@Saaketh0 Saaketh0 added Non-Critical Fix Something that fixes something, but is not of utmost importance CLI Pertaining to canyonos CLI, mainly in the CLI folder Core Pertaining to canyonos_core, the core systems in this repo and removed bug Something isn't working labels Sep 18, 2026
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