feat: WiFi onboarding via balena wifi-connect#2
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Alternative to the bumi/hub-os-config captive portal (PR #1), using the de-facto-standard first-boot WiFi provisioning tool instead of a bespoke build-from-source binary. - Pinned wifi-connect release (v4.11.84) + UI bundle, downloaded and checksum-verified in the chroot — same reproducible pattern as the Alby Hub binary, and no CI cross-compile step (balena ships prebuilt arm64 binaries). - wifi-connect.service runs as a blocking oneshot ordered Before=albyhub.service: it serves the "albyhub-setup" portal on :80 only when offline and exits once WiFi is set, so the hub cleanly takes :80 afterward — no separate wait gate. - WiFi-only by design; all hub settings are configured in Alby Hub's own onboarding UI once online. - Keeps the baked WiFi regdom (AP mode needs one; wifi-connect sets none). - Includes the albyhub.local hostname fix (BASE_OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME).
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Alternative onboarding approach to #1 (bumi/hub-os-config), branched off
masterso the two can be compared directly.Approach
Uses balena wifi-connect — the de-facto-standard first-boot WiFi captive portal for headless Linux — instead of a bespoke, build-from-source Go service.
v4.11.84) + UI bundle, downloaded and checksum-verified in the chroot (same reproducible pattern as the Alby Hub binary). No CI cross-compile step — balena ships arm64 binaries.wifi-connect.serviceis a blockingoneshotorderedBefore=albyhub.service: it serves thealbyhub-setupportal on:80only when offline and exits once WiFi is configured, so the hub cleanly takes:80afterward. No separate:80wait-gate needed.ALBYHUB_WIFI_COUNTRY=US) — AP mode needs one and wifi-connect sets none.albyhub.localhostname fix (BASE_OVERRIDE_HOSTNAME).vs #1 (bumi/hub-os-config)
.envkeysNot yet done
Closes nothing — this is a candidate to potentially supersede #1.