about-netalertx-project-structure

Development

Navigate the NetAlertX codebase structure. Use this when asked about file locations, project structure, where to find code, or key paths.

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Project Navigation

Key Paths

Component	Path
Workspace root	`/workspaces/NetAlertX`
Backend entry	`server/__main__.py`
API server	`server/api_server/api_server_start.py`
Plugin system	`server/plugin.py`
Initialization	`server/initialise.py`
Frontend	`front/`
Frontend JS	`front/js/common.js`
Frontend PHP	`front/php/server/*.php`
Plugins	`front/plugins/`
Plugin template	`front/plugins/__template`
Database helpers	`server/db/db_helper.py`
Device model	`server/models/device_instance.py`
Messaging	`server/messaging/`
Workflows	`server/workflows/`

Architecture

NetAlertX uses a frontend–backend architecture: the frontend runs on PHP + Nginx (see front/), the backend is implemented in Python (see server/), and scheduled tasks are managed by a supercronic scheduler that runs periodic jobs.

Runtime Paths

Data	Path
Config (runtime)	`/data/config/app.conf`
Config (default)	`back/app.conf`
Database	`/data/db/app.db`
API JSON cache	`/tmp/api/*.json`
Logs	`/tmp/log/`
Plugin logs	`/tmp/log/plugins/`

Environment Variables

Use these NETALERTX_* instead of hardcoding paths. Examples:

NETALERTX_DB
NETALERTX_LOG
NETALERTX_CONFIG
NETALERTX_DATA
NETALERTX_APP

Documentation

Topic	Path
Plugin development	`docs/PLUGINS_DEV.md`
System settings	`docs/SETTINGS_SYSTEM.md`
API docs	`docs/API_*.md`
Debug guides	`docs/DEBUG_*.md`