v2.26.5: fix database errors crashing entire UI (#190)

get_setting() now catches sqlite3.OperationalError and returns the
default value. Previously, an inaccessible database (e.g. root-owned
instance/ from sudo) caused inject_offline_settings to crash every
page render with 500 Internal Server Error.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.dockerignore

@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ tasks/
 
 # Runtime data (mounted as volume)
 instance/
-data/
+
+# data/ is a Python package — only exclude non-code files
+data/*.json
+data/*.csv
+data/*.db
 
 # Build scripts
 build-multiarch.sh

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,34 @@
 
 All notable changes to iNTERCEPT will be documented in this file.
 
+## [2.26.5] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Fixed
+- **Database errors crash entire UI** — `get_setting()` now catches `sqlite3.OperationalError` and returns the default value instead of propagating the exception. Previously, if the database was inaccessible (e.g. root-owned `instance/` directory from running with `sudo`), the `inject_offline_settings` context processor would crash every page render with a 500 Internal Server Error. (#190)
+
+---
+
+## [2.26.4] - 2026-03-14
+
+### Fixed
+- **Environment Configurator crash** — `read_env_var()` crashed with "Setup failed at line 2333" when `.env` existed but didn't contain the variable being looked up. `grep` returned exit code 1 (no match), which `pipefail` propagated and `set -e` turned into a fatal error. Fixed by appending `|| true` to the pipeline. (#191)
+
+---
+
+## [2.26.3] - 2026-03-13
+
+### Fixed
+- **SatDump AVX2 crash** — SatDump now compiles with `-march=x86-64` on x86_64 platforms (Docker and `setup.sh`), preventing "Illegal instruction" crashes on CPUs without AVX2. SIMD plugins still use runtime detection for acceleration on capable hardware. (#185)
+
+---
+
+## [2.26.2] - 2026-03-13
+
+### Fixed
+- **Docker startup crash** — `.dockerignore` excluded the entire `data/` directory, which is now a Python package (`data.oui`, `data.patterns`, `data.satellites`). Caused `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'data.oui'` on container startup. Fixed by only excluding non-code files from `data/`.
+
+---
+
 ## [2.26.1] - 2026-03-13
 
 ### Fixed

Dockerfile

@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ RUN cd /tmp \
     && git clone --depth 1 --branch 1.2.2 https://github.com/SatDump/SatDump.git \
     && cd SatDump \
     && mkdir build && cd build \
-    && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_GUI=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib .. \
+    && ARCH_FLAGS=""; if [ "$(uname -m)" = "x86_64" ]; then ARCH_FLAGS="-march=x86-64"; fi \
+    && cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_GUI=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
+           -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$ARCH_FLAGS" \
+           -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$ARCH_FLAGS" .. \
     && make -j$(nproc) \
     && make install \
     && ldconfig \

config.py

@@ -7,10 +7,38 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 # Application version
-VERSION = "2.26.1"
+VERSION = "2.26.5"
 
 # Changelog - latest release notes (shown on welcome screen)
 CHANGELOG = [
+    {
+        "version": "2.26.5",
+        "date": "March 2026",
+        "highlights": [
+            "Fix database errors crashing the entire UI — pages now degrade gracefully",
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "2.26.4",
+        "date": "March 2026",
+        "highlights": [
+            "Fix Environment Configurator crash when .env exists but variable is missing",
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "2.26.3",
+        "date": "March 2026",
+        "highlights": [
+            "Fix SatDump AVX2 crash on older CPUs — build now targets baseline x86-64",
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        "version": "2.26.2",
+        "date": "March 2026",
+        "highlights": [
+            "Fix Docker startup crash — data/ Python package was excluded by .dockerignore",
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "version": "2.26.1",
         "date": "March 2026",

docs/index.html

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <canvas id="bg-canvas"></canvas>
     <nav class="navbar">
         <div class="nav-container">
-            <a href="#" class="nav-logo">iNTERCEPT</a>
+            <a href="#" class="nav-logo"><span class="brand-i"><svg viewBox="36 14 28 68" width="1em" height="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle cx="50" cy="20" r="6" fill="#00ff88"/><rect x="44" y="33" width="12" height="45" rx="2" fill="#00d4ff"/><rect x="38" y="33" width="24" height="4" rx="1" fill="#00d4ff"/><rect x="38" y="74" width="24" height="4" rx="1" fill="#00d4ff"/></svg></span>NTERCEPT</a>
             <div class="nav-links">
                 <a href="#features">Features</a>
                 <a href="#screenshots">Screenshots</a>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <header class="hero">
         <div class="hero-content">
             <div class="hero-badge">Open Source SIGINT Platform</div>
-            <h1>iNTERCEPT</h1>
+            <h1><span class="brand-i"><svg viewBox="36 14 28 68" width="1em" height="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle cx="50" cy="20" r="6" fill="#00ff88"/><rect x="44" y="33" width="12" height="45" rx="2" fill="#00d4ff"/><rect x="38" y="33" width="24" height="4" rx="1" fill="#00d4ff"/><rect x="38" y="74" width="24" height="4" rx="1" fill="#00d4ff"/></svg></span>NTERCEPT</h1>
             <p class="hero-subtitle">A unified web interface for software-defined radio tools. Monitor pagers, track aircraft, scan WiFi networks, and more — all from your browser.</p>
             <div class="hero-buttons">
                 <a href="#installation" class="btn btn-primary">Get Started</a>
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ docker compose --profile basic up -d --build</code></pre>
         <div class="container">
             <div class="footer-content">
                 <div class="footer-brand">
-                    <span class="footer-logo">iNTERCEPT</span>
+                    <span class="footer-logo"><span class="brand-i"><svg viewBox="36 14 28 68" width="1em" height="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><circle cx="50" cy="20" r="6" fill="#00ff88"/><rect x="44" y="33" width="12" height="45" rx="2" fill="#00d4ff"/><rect x="38" y="33" width="24" height="4" rx="1" fill="#00d4ff"/><rect x="38" y="74" width="24" height="4" rx="1" fill="#00d4ff"/></svg></span>NTERCEPT</span>
                     <p>Signal Intelligence Platform</p>
                 </div>
                 <div class="footer-links">

docs/style.css

@@ -86,6 +86,21 @@ body {
     letter-spacing: 2px;
 }
 
+/* Branded "i" — inline SVG glyph matching the app logo */
+.brand-i {
+    display: inline-block;
+    width: 0.55em;
+    height: 0.9em;
+    vertical-align: baseline;
+    position: relative;
+    top: 0.05em;
+}
+.brand-i svg {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
 .nav-links {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "intercept"
-version = "2.26.1"
+version = "2.26.5"
 description = "Signal Intelligence Platform - Pager/433MHz/ADS-B/Satellite/WiFi/Bluetooth"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"

setup.sh

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ read_env_var() {
   local fallback="${2:-}"
   if [[ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]]; then
     local val
-    val=$(grep -E "^${key}=" "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | cut -d'=' -f2-)
+    val=$(grep -E "^${key}=" "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | cut -d'=' -f2- || true)
     if [[ -n "$val" ]]; then
       # Strip surrounding quotes
       val="${val#\"}"
@@ -957,8 +957,14 @@ install_satdump_from_source_debian() {
     ) &
     progress_pid=$!
 
+    local arch_flags=""
+    if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]]; then
+      arch_flags="-march=x86-64"
+    fi
+
     if cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_GUI=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Wno-template-body" .. >"$build_log" 2>&1 \
+        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="$arch_flags" \
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$arch_flags -Wno-template-body" .. >"$build_log" 2>&1 \
         && make -j "$(nproc)" >>"$build_log" 2>&1; then
       kill $progress_pid 2>/dev/null; wait $progress_pid 2>/dev/null
       $SUDO make install >/dev/null 2>&1

utils/database.py

@@ -661,32 +661,36 @@ def get_setting(key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
     Returns:
         Setting value (auto-converted from JSON for complex types)
     """
-    with get_db() as conn:
+    try:
-        cursor = conn.execute(
+        with get_db() as conn:
-            'SELECT value, value_type FROM settings WHERE key = ?',
+            cursor = conn.execute(
-            (key,)
+                'SELECT value, value_type FROM settings WHERE key = ?',
-        )
+                (key,)
-        row = cursor.fetchone()
+            )
+            row = cursor.fetchone()
 
-        if row is None:
+            if row is None:
-            return default
-
-        value, value_type = row['value'], row['value_type']
-
-        # Convert based on type
-        if value_type == 'json':
-            try:
-                return json.loads(value)
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
                 return default
-        elif value_type == 'int':
+
-            return int(value)
+            value, value_type = row['value'], row['value_type']
-        elif value_type == 'float':
+
-            return float(value)
+            # Convert based on type
-        elif value_type == 'bool':
+            if value_type == 'json':
-            return value.lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes')
+                try:
-        else:
+                    return json.loads(value)
-            return value
+                except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                    return default
+            elif value_type == 'int':
+                return int(value)
+            elif value_type == 'float':
+                return float(value)
+            elif value_type == 'bool':
+                return value.lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes')
+            else:
+                return value
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+        logger.warning("Database unavailable reading setting '%s', using default", key)
+        return default
 
 
 def set_setting(key: str, value: Any) -> None: