mono/packages/ui/docs/pm.md

Polymech Server Operations

Hot Reloading via API

To update the server code without requiring root access or SSH:

1. Deploy Code: Sync the new dist/ folder to the server (e.g., using scripts/deploy.sh or rclone).
2. Trigger Restart: Send a POST request to the restart endpoint with an admin token.

curl -X POST https://api.polymech.info/api/admin/system/restart \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <ADMIN_TOKEN>"

How it works

• The endpoint /api/admin/system/restart is protected by admin authentication.
• When called, it waits 1 second (to flush the response) and then calls process.exit(0).
• The systemd service is configured with Restart=always (or on-failure), so it automatically restarts the node process.
• The new process loads the updated code from the disk.

Systemd Configuration

Ensure your pm-pics.service file includes:

[Service]
Restart=always
# or
Restart=on-failure