fix caching with gunicorn

app.py

@@ -705,7 +705,10 @@ def api_browse(subpath):
         
 
     root, *relative_parts = subpath.split('/')
-    base_path = session['folders'][root]
+    base_path = session.get('folders', {}).get(root)
+    if not base_path:
+        app.logger.warning(f"Requested root '{root}' not found in session folders")
+        return jsonify({'error': 'Directory not found'}), 404
     directory = os.path.join(base_path, *relative_parts)
     
     playfile = None
@@ -783,6 +786,7 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
     do_log = (
         not is_cache_request    # skip if upstream CDN asked us to cache
         and not is_audio_get    # skip audio GETs
+        and request.method != 'HEAD'
     )
 
     # 3) Pick cache
@@ -882,10 +886,29 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
         )
         os.close(fd)
 
+        # Write an initial chunk synchronously so the temp file exists with data
+        initial_bytes = 0
+        try:
+            with open(full_path, 'rb') as source, open(cache_file_path, 'wb') as dest:
+                chunk = source.read(1024 * 1024)  # 1MB
+                if chunk:
+                    dest.write(chunk)
+                    dest.flush()
+                    initial_bytes = len(chunk)
+        except Exception as e:
+            app.logger.error(f"Failed to prime cache file for {subpath}: {e}")
+            if os.path.exists(cache_file_path):
+                try:
+                    os.remove(cache_file_path)
+                except:
+                    pass
+            abort(503, description="Service temporarily unavailable - cache initialization failed")
+        
         # Start copying to our cache file in chunks
-        def copy_to_cache_chunked():
+        def copy_to_cache_chunked(start_offset):
             try:
-                with open(full_path, 'rb') as source, open(cache_file_path, 'wb') as dest:
+                with open(full_path, 'rb') as source, open(cache_file_path, 'ab') as dest:
+                    source.seek(start_offset)
                     while True:
                         chunk = source.read(1024 * 1024)  # 1MB chunks
                         if not chunk:
@@ -918,24 +941,9 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
                         pass
         
         # Start the background copy
-        cache_thread = threading.Thread(target=copy_to_cache_chunked, daemon=True)
+        cache_thread = threading.Thread(target=copy_to_cache_chunked, args=(initial_bytes,), daemon=True)
         cache_thread.start()
-        
-        # Wait for initial data to be written
-        max_wait = 5.0  # Maximum 5 seconds
-        wait_interval = 0.05  # Check every 50ms
-        elapsed = 0
-        
-        while elapsed < max_wait:
-            if os.path.exists(cache_file_path) and os.path.getsize(cache_file_path) > 0:
-                file_path = cache_file_path
-                break
-            time.sleep(wait_interval)
-            elapsed += wait_interval
-        else:
-            # Cache file not ready - abort
-            app.logger.error(f"Cache file not created in time for {subpath}")
-            abort(503, description="Service temporarily unavailable - cache initialization failed")
+        file_path = cache_file_path
 
     # 6) Build response for non-image
     if as_attachment:

docker-compose.yml

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ services:
           propagation: rshared
     environment:
       - FLASK_APP=app.py
-      - FLASK_ENV=development
-      - FLASK_DEBUG=1
+      - APP_ENV=${APP_ENV:-production}
     networks:
       - traefik
     labels:
@@ -38,10 +37,15 @@ services:
       # Internal port
       - "traefik.http.services.${CONTAINER_NAME}.loadbalancer.server.port=5000"
 
-    # Dev server with autoreload for live code changes
     command: >
       sh -c "pip install -r requirements.txt &&
-            flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=5000 --reload"
+            if [ \"$APP_ENV\" = \"development\" ]; then
+              export FLASK_ENV=development FLASK_DEBUG=1 &&
+              flask run --host=0.0.0.0 --port=5000 --reload;
+            else
+              export FLASK_ENV=production FLASK_DEBUG=0 &&
+              gunicorn -w 1 -k eventlet -b 0.0.0.0:5000 app:app;
+            fi"
 
 
 networks: