Bark Server: keep data in the app dir and preserve it on update

Agent: pi (deepseek/deepseek-flash)

Author: chazkii

ct/bark-server.sh

@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ function update_script() {
     systemctl stop bark-server
     msg_ok "Stopped Bark Server"
 
+    create_backup /opt/bark-server/bark.db
+
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "bark-server" "Finb/bark-server" "singlefile" "latest" "/opt/bark-server" "bark-server_linux_$(arch_resolve "amd64" "armv8")"
 
+    restore_backup
+
     msg_info "Starting Bark Server"
     systemctl start bark-server
     msg_ok "Started Bark Server"

install/bark-server-install.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ update_os
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "bark-server" "Finb/bark-server" "singlefile" "latest" "/opt/bark-server" "bark-server_linux_$(arch_resolve "amd64" "armv8")"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
-mkdir -p /opt/bark-server_data
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/bark-server.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Bark Server
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ Type=simple
 User=root
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/bark-server
 Environment=BARK_SERVER_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0:8080
-Environment=BARK_SERVER_DATA_DIR=/opt/bark-server_data
+Environment=BARK_SERVER_DATA_DIR=/opt/bark-server
 ExecStart=/opt/bark-server/bark-server
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5

json/bark-server.json

@@ -33,19 +33,11 @@
   },
   "notes": [
     {
-      "text": "Bark Server has no authentication by default: anyone who can reach port 8080 can register a device key and send pushes. Keep it on a private network or behind an auth-protected reverse proxy, and set BARK_SERVER_BASIC_AUTH_USER / BARK_SERVER_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD to enable HTTP Basic auth.",
+      "text": "Bark Server has no authentication by default, set BARK_SERVER_BASIC_AUTH_USER / BARK_SERVER_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD to enable HTTP Basic auth.",
       "type": "warning"
     },
     {
-      "text": "The container needs outbound access to Apple's push service (api.push.apple.com:443).",
-      "type": "info"
-    },
-    {
-      "text": "Device keys are stored in /opt/bark-server_data, outside the application directory, so they survive updates. Include it in your backups.",
-      "type": "info"
-    },
-    {
-      "text": "Verify the server with: curl http://<IP>:8080/ping — it returns {\"code\":200,\"message\":\"pong\"}. The web UI itself lives in the Bark iOS app, which is pointed at this URL.",
+      "text": "Verify the server with: curl http://<IP>:8080/ping — it returns {\"code\":200,\"message\":\"pong\"}.",
       "type": "info"
     }
   ]