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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Test Installers Build
+name: Multi-OS Tauri Releases
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -6,7 +6,23 @@ on:
       test_mode:
         description: "Run in test mode (skip release step)"
         required: false
-        default: "false"
+        default: "true"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - "true"
+          - "false"
+      platform:
+        description: "Platform to build (windows, macos, linux, or all)"
+        required: true
+        default: "all"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - all
+          - windows
+          - macos
+          - linux
+  push:
+    branches: [main, V2, V2-demo, V2-master]
   release:
     types: [created]
 
@@ -14,288 +30,500 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  read_versions:
+  determine-matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
       version: ${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
-      versionMac: ${{ steps.versionNumberMac.outputs.versionNumberMac }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
-      - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1
         with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 8.14
 
-      # ✅ Get version from Gradle
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
         run: |
+          echo "Running gradlew printVersion..."
+          ./gradlew printVersion --quiet
           VERSION=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)
+          echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
           echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      # ✅ Get Mac-specific version from Gradle
-      - name: Get version number mac
-        id: versionNumberMac
+      - name: Determine build matrix
+        id: set-matrix
         run: |
-          VERSION_MAC=$(./gradlew printMacVersion --quiet | tail -1)
-          echo "versionNumberMac=$VERSION_MAC" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  build-portable:
-    needs: read_versions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        disable_security: [true, false]
-        include:
-          - disable_security: false
-            file_suffix: "-with-login"
-          - disable_security: true
-            file_suffix: ""
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
-        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "21"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 8.14
-
-      - name: Generate jar (Disable Security=${{ matrix.disable_security }})
-        run: ./gradlew clean createExe
-        env:
-          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: ${{ matrix.disable_security }}
-          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
-
-      - name: Rename binaries
-        run: |
-          mkdir ./binaries
-          mv ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF.exe ./binaries/win-Stirling-PDF-portable-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
-          mv ./app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}.jar ./binaries/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
-
-      - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
-        with:
-          retention-days: 1
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          name: stirling${{ matrix.file_suffix }}-binaries
-          path: |
-            ./binaries/*
-
-  sign_verify-portable:
-    needs: [build-portable, read_versions]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        disable_security: [true, false]
-        include:
-          - disable_security: false
-            file_suffix: "with-login-"
-          - disable_security: true
-            file_suffix: ""
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Download build artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          name: stirling-${{ matrix.file_suffix }}binaries
-
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R
-
-      - name: Upload signed artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
-        with:
-          retention-days: 1
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          name: stirling-${{ matrix.file_suffix }}signed
-          path: |
-            ./*
-            !cosign.*
-
-  build-installers:
-    needs: read_versions
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: windows-latest
-            platform: win-
-          - os: macos-latest
-            platform: mac-
-          # - os: ubuntu-latest
-          #   platform: linux-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
-      
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
-        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "21"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 8.14
-
-      # Install Windows dependencies
-      - name: Install WiX Toolset
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          curl -L -o wix.exe https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases/download/wix3141rtm/wix314.exe
-          .\wix.exe /install /quiet
-
-      # Build installer
-      - name: Build Installer
-        run: ./gradlew build jpackage -x test --info
-        env:
-          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
-          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: true
-          BROWSER_OPEN: true
-
-      - name: Set up JDK (x86_64)
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-        run: |
-          curl -L -o jdk.tar.gz https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu17.56.15-ca-jdk17.0.14-macosx_x64.tar.gz
-          mkdir -p zulu17
-          tar -xzf jdk.tar.gz -C zulu17 --strip-components=1
-          echo "JAVA_HOME=$PWD/zulu17" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "$PWD/zulu17/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      -   name: Verify JDK architecture
-          if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-          run: file $JAVA_HOME/bin/java
-
-      -   name: Build project and run jpackage (x86_64)
-          if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-          run: arch -x86_64 ./gradlew jpackageMacX64
-
-      # Rename and collect artifacts based on OS
-      - name: Prepare artifacts
-        id: prepare
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          ls -lah ./build/jpackage/
-          mkdir ./binaries
-          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
-            mv "./build/jpackage/Stirling PDF-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}.exe" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe"
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.os }}" = "macos-latest" ]; then
-            mv "./build/jpackage/Stirling PDF-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.versionMac }}.dmg" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-mac-installer.dmg"
-            mv "./build/jpackage/x86_64/Stirling PDF (x86_64)-${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.versionMac }}.dmg" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-mac-x86_64-installer.dmg"
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            case "${{ github.event.inputs.platform }}" in
+              "windows")
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+              "macos")
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+              "linux")
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+              *)
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+            esac
           else
-            mv "./build/jpackage/stirling-pdf_${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}-1_amd64.deb" "./binaries/Stirling-PDF-linux-installer.deb"
+            # For push/release events, build all platforms
+            echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R ./binaries
-
-      - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
-        with:
-          retention-days: 1
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          name: ${{ matrix.platform }}binaries
-          path: |
-            ./binaries/*
-
-  sign_verify:
-    needs: [read_versions, build-installers]
+  build-jars:
+    needs: determine-matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: windows-latest
-            platform: win-
-          - os: macos-latest
-            platform: mac-
-          # - os: ubuntu-latest
-          #   platform: linux-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        variant:
+          - name: "default"
+            disable_security: true
+            build_frontend: true
+            file_suffix: ""
+          - name: "with-login"
+            disable_security: false
+            build_frontend: true
+            file_suffix: "-with-login"
+          - name: "server-only"
+            disable_security: true
+            build_frontend: false
+            file_suffix: "-server"
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Download build artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1
         with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.platform }}binaries
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
 
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 8.14
 
-      - name: Install Cosign
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d7543c93d881b35a8faa02e8e3605f69b7a1ce62 # v3.10.0
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        if: matrix.variant.build_frontend == true
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
 
-      - name: Generate key pair
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: cosign generate-key-pair
+      - name: Build JAR
+        run: ./gradlew clean build ${{ matrix.variant.build_frontend && '-PbuildWithFrontend=true' || '' }} -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
+        env:
+          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: ${{ matrix.variant.disable_security }}
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
 
-      - name: Sign and generate attestations
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      - name: Rename JAR
         run: |
-          cosign sign-blob \
-            --key ./cosign.key \
-            --yes \
-            --output-signature ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe.sig \
-            ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe
+          echo "Version from determine-matrix: ${{ needs.determine-matrix.outputs.version }}"
+          echo "Looking for: app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-${{ needs.determine-matrix.outputs.version }}.jar"
+          ls -la app/core/build/libs/
+          mkdir -p ./jar-dist
+          cp app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-${{ needs.determine-matrix.outputs.version }}.jar ./jar-dist/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.variant.file_suffix }}.jar
 
-          cosign attest-blob \
-            --predicate - \
-            --key ./cosign.key \
-            --yes \
-            --output-attestation ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe.intoto.jsonl \
-            ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe
-
-          cosign verify-blob \
-            --key ./cosign.pub \
-            --signature ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe.sig \
-            ./Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe
-
-      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R
-
-      - name: Upload signed artifacts
+      - name: Upload JAR artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
+          name: jar${{ matrix.variant.file_suffix }}
+          path: ./jar-dist/*.jar
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  build:
+    needs: determine-matrix
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.determine-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    env:
+      SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
+      WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev libsoup2.4-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev libsoup-3.0-dev
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          targets: ${{ (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1
+        with:
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Build Java backend with JLink
+        working-directory: ./
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./gradlew
+          echo "🔧 Building Stirling-PDF JAR..."
+          ./gradlew clean build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
+
+          # Find the built JAR
+          STIRLING_JAR=$(ls app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-*.jar | head -n 1)
+          echo "✅ Built JAR: $STIRLING_JAR"
+
+          # Create Tauri directories
+          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/libs
+          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime
+
+          # Copy JAR to Tauri libs
+          cp "$STIRLING_JAR" ./frontend/src-tauri/libs/
+          echo "✅ JAR copied to Tauri libs"
+
+          # Analyze JAR dependencies for jlink modules
+          echo "🔍 Analyzing JAR dependencies..."
+          if command -v jdeps &> /dev/null; then
+            DETECTED_MODULES=$(jdeps --print-module-deps --ignore-missing-deps "$STIRLING_JAR" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+            if [ -n "$DETECTED_MODULES" ]; then
+              echo "📋 jdeps detected modules: $DETECTED_MODULES"
+              MODULES="$DETECTED_MODULES,java.compiler,java.instrument,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
+            else
+              echo "⚠️ jdeps analysis failed, using predefined modules"
+              MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "⚠️ jdeps not available, using predefined modules"
+            MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
+          fi
+
+          # Create custom JRE with jlink
+          echo "🔧 Creating custom JRE with jlink..."
+          echo "📋 Using modules: $MODULES"
+
+          # Remove any existing JRE
+          rm -rf ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
+
+          # Create the custom JRE
+          jlink \
+            --add-modules "$MODULES" \
+            --strip-debug \
+            --compress=2 \
+            --no-header-files \
+            --no-man-pages \
+            --output ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
+
+          if [ ! -d "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to create JLink runtime"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Test the bundled runtime
+          if [ -f "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java" ]; then
+            RUNTIME_VERSION=$(./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java --version 2>&1 | head -n 1)
+            echo "✅ Custom JRE created successfully: $RUNTIME_VERSION"
+          else
+            echo "❌ Custom JRE executable not found"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Calculate runtime size
+          RUNTIME_SIZE=$(du -sh ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre | cut -f1)
+          echo "📊 Custom JRE size: $RUNTIME_SIZE"
+        env:
+          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+        run: npm install
+
+      # DigiCert KeyLocker Setup (Cloud HSM)
+      - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker
+        id: digicert-setup
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        uses: digicert/ssm-code-signing@v1.1.0
+        env:
+          SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
+          SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64: ${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}
+          SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}
+          SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}
+          SM_HOST: ${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}
+
+      - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker Certificate
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Setting up DigiCert KeyLocker environment..."
+
+          # Decode client certificate
+          $certBytes = [Convert]::FromBase64String("${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}")
+          $certPath = "D:\Certificate_pkcs12.p12"
+          [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($certPath, $certBytes)
+
+          # Set environment variables
+          echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE=D:\Certificate_pkcs12.p12" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_HOST=${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_API_KEY=${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS=${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+          # Get PKCS11 config path from DigiCert action
+          $pkcs11Config = $env:PKCS11_CONFIG
+          if ($pkcs11Config) {
+            Write-Host "Found PKCS11_CONFIG: $pkcs11Config"
+            echo "PKCS11_CONFIG=$pkcs11Config" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "PKCS11_CONFIG not set by DigiCert action, using default path"
+            $defaultPath = "C:\Users\RUNNER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\smtools-windows-x64\pkcs11properties.cfg"
+            if (Test-Path $defaultPath) {
+              Write-Host "Found config at default path: $defaultPath"
+              echo "PKCS11_CONFIG=$defaultPath" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "Warning: Could not find PKCS11 config file"
+            }
+          }
+
+      # Traditional PFX Certificate Import (fallback if KeyLocker not configured)
+      - name: Import Windows Code Signing Certificate
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY == '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        env:
+          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
+          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          if ($env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE) {
+            Write-Host "Importing Windows Code Signing Certificate..."
+
+            # Decode base64 certificate and save to file
+            $certBytes = [Convert]::FromBase64String($env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE)
+            $certPath = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "certificate.pfx"
+            [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($certPath, $certBytes)
+
+            # Import certificate to CurrentUser\My store
+            $cert = Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath $certPath -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD -AsPlainText -Force)
+
+            # Extract and set thumbprint as environment variable
+            $thumbprint = $cert.Thumbprint
+            Write-Host "Certificate imported with thumbprint: $thumbprint"
+            echo "WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_THUMBPRINT=$thumbprint" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+            # Clean up certificate file
+            Remove-Item $certPath
+
+            Write-Host "Windows certificate import completed."
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "⚠️ WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE secret not set - building unsigned binary"
+          }
+
+      - name: Import Apple Developer Certificate
+        if: (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
+        env:
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Importing Apple Developer Certificate..."
+          echo $APPLE_CERTIFICATE | base64 --decode > certificate.p12
+          # Create temporary keychain
+          KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
+          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
+          security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          # Import certificate
+          security import certificate.p12 -P "$APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD" -A -t cert -f pkcs12 -k $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -k "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          # Clean up
+          rm certificate.p12
+
+      - name: Verify Certificate
+        if: (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
+        run: |
+          echo "Verifying Apple Developer Certificate..."
+          KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
+          CERT_INFO=$(security find-identity -v -p codesigning $KEYCHAIN_PATH | grep "Developer ID Application")
+          echo "Certificate Info: $CERT_INFO"
+          CERT_ID=$(echo "$CERT_INFO" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          echo "Certificate ID: $CERT_ID"
+          echo "APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY=$CERT_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "Certificate imported successfully."
+
+      - name: Build Tauri app
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ env.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY }}
+          VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL }}
+          # Only enable Windows signing in Tauri when on release or V2-master
+          SIGN: ${{ (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') && (env.SM_API_KEY == '' && env.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE != '') && '1' || '0' }}
+          CI: true
+        with:
+          projectPath: ./frontend
+          tauriScript: npx tauri
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+
+      # Sign with DigiCert KeyLocker (post-build)
+      - name: Sign Windows binaries with DigiCert KeyLocker
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "=== DigiCert KeyLocker Signing ==="
+
+          # Test smctl connectivity first
+          Write-Host "Testing smctl connection..."
+          $healthCheck = & smctl healthcheck 2>&1
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Connected to DigiCert KeyLocker"
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to connect to DigiCert KeyLocker"
+            Write-Host $healthCheck
+            exit 1
+          }
+          Write-Host ""
+
+          # Sync certificates to Windows certificate store
+          Write-Host "Syncing certificates to Windows certificate store..."
+          $syncOutput = & smctl windows certsync 2>&1
+          Write-Host "Cert sync result: $syncOutput"
+          Write-Host ""
+
+          # Find only the files we need to sign
+          $filesToSign = @()
+
+          # Main application executable
+          $mainExe = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release" -Filter "stirling-pdf.exe" -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          if ($mainExe) { $filesToSign += $mainExe }
+
+          # MSI installer
+          $msiFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target" -Filter "*.msi" -Recurse -File
+          $filesToSign += $msiFiles
+
+          if ($filesToSign.Count -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] No files found to sign"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          Write-Host "Found $($filesToSign.Count) files to sign:"
+          foreach ($f in $filesToSign) { Write-Host "  - $($f.Name)" }
+          Write-Host ""
+
+          $signedCount = 0
+          foreach ($file in $filesToSign) {
+            Write-Host "Signing: $($file.Name)"
+
+            # Get PKCS11 config file path
+            $pkcs11Config = $env:PKCS11_CONFIG
+            if (-not $pkcs11Config) {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] PKCS11_CONFIG environment variable not set"
+              exit 1
+            }
+
+            Write-Host "Using PKCS11 config: $pkcs11Config"
+
+            # Try signing with certificate fingerprint first (if available)
+            $fingerprint = "${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}"
+            if ($fingerprint -and $fingerprint -ne "") {
+              Write-Host "Attempting to sign with certificate fingerprint..."
+              $output = & smctl sign --fingerprint "$fingerprint" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
+              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "No fingerprint provided, using keypair alias..."
+              $output = & smctl sign --keypair-alias "${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
+              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+            }
+
+            Write-Host "Exit code: $exitCode"
+            Write-Host "Output: $output"
+
+            if ($output -match "FAILED" -or $output -match "error" -or $output -match "Error") {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] Signing failed for $($file.Name)"
+              exit 1
+            }
+
+            if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to sign $($file.Name)"
+              Write-Host "Full error output:"
+              Write-Host $output
+              exit 1
+            }
+
+            $signedCount++
+            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed: $($file.Name)"
+            Write-Host ""
+          }
+
+          Write-Host "=== Summary ==="
+          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed $signedCount/$($filesToSign.Count) files successfully"
+
+      - name: Rename artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./dist
+          cd ./frontend/src-tauri/target
+
+          # Find and rename artifacts based on platform
+          if [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
+            find . -name "*.exe" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.exe" \;
+            find . -name "*.msi" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.msi" \;
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ] || [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15-intel" ]; then
+            find . -name "*.dmg" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.dmg" \;
+            find . -name "*.app" -exec cp -r {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.app" \;
+          else
+            find . -name "*.deb" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.deb" \;
+            find . -name "*.AppImage" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.AppImage" \;
+          fi
+
+      - name: Upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}
+          path: ./dist/*
           retention-days: 1
-          if-no-files-found: error
-          name: ${{ matrix.platform }}signed
-          path: |
-            ./Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.platform }}installer.*
-            ./Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.platform }}x86_64-installer.*
-            !cosign.*
 
   create-release:
-    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.inputs.test_mode != 'true'
-    needs: [read_versions, sign_verify, sign_verify-portable]
+    if: (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.test_mode != 'true') || github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+    needs: [determine-matrix, build, build-jars]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -305,14 +533,43 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Download signed artifacts
+      - name: Download all Tauri artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          pattern: Stirling-PDF-*
+          path: ./artifacts/tauri
+
+      - name: Download JAR artifact (default)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          name: jar
+          path: ./artifacts/jars
+
+      - name: Download JAR artifact (with login)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          name: jar-with-login
+          path: ./artifacts/jars
+
+      - name: Download JAR artifact (server only)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          name: jar-server
+          path: ./artifacts/jars
+
       - name: Display structure of downloaded files
-        run: ls -R
-      - name: Upload binaries, attestations and signatures to Release and create GitHub Release
+        run: ls -R ./artifacts
+
+      - name: Upload binaries to Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@62c96d0c4e8a889135c1f3a25910db8dbe0e85f7 # v2.3.4
         with:
-          tag_name: v${{ needs.read_versions.outputs.version }}
+          tag_name: v${{ needs.determine-matrix.outputs.version }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: |
-            ./*signed/*
+            ./artifacts/**/*.jar
+            ./artifacts/**/*.msi
+            ./artifacts/**/*.dmg
+            ./artifacts/**/*.deb
+            ./artifacts/**/*.AppImage
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false

.github/workflows/push-docker-v2.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+name: Push Docker Image - V2 Branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - V2-master
+
+# cancel in-progress jobs if a new job is triggered
+# This is useful to avoid running multiple builds for the same branch if a new commit is pushed
+# or a pull request is updated.
+# It helps to save resources and time by ensuring that only the latest commit is built and tested
+# This is particularly useful for long-running jobs that may take a while to complete.
+# The `group` is set to a combination of the workflow name, event name, and branch name.
+# This ensures that jobs are grouped by the workflow and branch, allowing for cancellation of
+# in-progress jobs when a new commit is pushed to the same branch or a new pull request is opened.
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref_name || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  push:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-8core
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 8.14
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        id: buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@e468171a9de216ec08956ac3ada2f0791b6bd435 # v3.11.1
+
+      - name: Get version number
+        id: versionNumber
+        run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Install cosign
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d7543c93d881b35a8faa02e8e3605f69b7a1ce62 # v3.10.0
+        with:
+          cosign-release: "v2.4.1"
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@29109295f81e9208d7d86ff1c6c12d2833863392 # v3.6.0
+
+      - name: Convert repository owner to lowercase
+        id: repoowner
+        run: echo "lowercase=$(echo ${{ github.repository_owner }} | awk '{print tolower($0)}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Generate tags for latest (V2-master branch - production)
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/s-pdf
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.repoowner.outputs.lowercase }}/s-pdf
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.repoowner.outputs.lowercase }}/stirling-pdf
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ORG_USERNAME }}/stirling-pdf
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - name: Generate tags for latest (V2-demo branch - test)
+        id: meta-test
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-demo'
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ghcr.io/stirling-tools/stirling-pdf-test
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+            type=raw,value=latest
+
+      - name: Build and push Unified Dockerfile (latest variant)
+        id: build-push-latest
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        with:
+          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/Dockerfile.unified
+          push: true
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          tags: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master' && steps.meta.outputs.tags || steps.meta-test.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master' && steps.meta.outputs.labels || steps.meta-test.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
+
+      - name: Sign regular images
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        env:
+          DIGEST: ${{ steps.build-push-latest.outputs.digest }}
+          TAGS: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$TAGS" | tr ',' '\n' | while read -r tag; do
+            cosign sign --yes \
+              --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY \
+              "${tag}@${DIGEST}"
+          done
+
+      - name: Generate tags for latest-fat (V2-master branch - production)
+        id: meta-fat
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/s-pdf
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.repoowner.outputs.lowercase }}/s-pdf
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.repoowner.outputs.lowercase }}/stirling-pdf
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ORG_USERNAME }}/stirling-pdf
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}-fat
+            type=raw,value=latest-fat
+
+      - name: Generate tags for latest-fat (V2-demo branch - test)
+        id: meta-fat-test
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-demo'
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ghcr.io/stirling-tools/stirling-pdf-test
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}-fat
+            type=raw,value=latest-fat
+
+      - name: Build and push Unified Dockerfile (fat variant)
+        id: build-push-fat
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        with:
+          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/Dockerfile.unified
+          push: true
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          tags: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master' && steps.meta-fat.outputs.tags || steps.meta-fat-test.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master' && steps.meta-fat.outputs.labels || steps.meta-fat-test.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
+
+      - name: Sign fat images
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        env:
+          DIGEST: ${{ steps.build-push-fat.outputs.digest }}
+          TAGS: ${{ steps.meta-fat.outputs.tags }}
+          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$TAGS" | tr ',' '\n' | while read -r tag; do
+            cosign sign --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY --yes "${tag}@${DIGEST}"
+          done
+
+      - name: Generate tags for ultra-lite (V2-master branch - production)
+        id: meta-lite
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/s-pdf
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.repoowner.outputs.lowercase }}/s-pdf
+            ghcr.io/${{ steps.repoowner.outputs.lowercase }}/stirling-pdf
+            ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_ORG_USERNAME }}/stirling-pdf
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}-ultra-lite
+            type=raw,value=latest-ultra-lite
+
+      - name: Generate tags for ultra-lite (V2-demo branch - test)
+        id: meta-lite-test
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@c1e51972afc2121e065aed6d45c65596fe445f3f # v5.8.0
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-demo'
+        with:
+          images: |
+            ghcr.io/stirling-tools/stirling-pdf-test
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}-ultra-lite
+            type=raw,value=latest-ultra-lite
+
+      - name: Build and push Unified Dockerfile (ultra-lite variant)
+        id: build-push-lite
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        with:
+          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/Dockerfile.unified-lite
+          push: true
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          tags: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master' && steps.meta-lite.outputs.tags || steps.meta-lite-test.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master' && steps.meta-lite.outputs.labels || steps.meta-lite-test.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: VERSION_TAG=${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
+
+      - name: Sign ultra-lite images
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
+        env:
+          DIGEST: ${{ steps.build-push-lite.outputs.digest }}
+          TAGS: ${{ steps.meta-lite.outputs.tags }}
+          COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "$TAGS" | tr ',' '\n' | while read -r tag; do
+            cosign sign --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY --yes "${tag}@${DIGEST}"
+          done

.github/workflows/releaseArtifacts.yml

@@ -2,85 +2,445 @@ name: Release Artifacts
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+    inputs:
+      platform:
+        description: "Platform to build (windows, macos, linux, or all)"
+        required: true
+        default: "all"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - all
+          - windows
+          - macos
+          - linux
+  push:
+    branches: [main, V2, V2-demo]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  determine-matrix:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        disable_security: [true, false]
-        include:
-          - disable_security: false
-            file_suffix: "-with-login"
-          - disable_security: true
-            file_suffix: ""
     outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
       version: ${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
     steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "17"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 8.14
-
-      - name: Generate jar (Disable Security=${{ matrix.disable_security }})
-        run: ./gradlew clean createExe
-        env:
-          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: ${{ matrix.disable_security }}
-          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
-
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
         run: |
           VERSION=$(grep "^version =" build.gradle | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
           echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Rename binaries
+      - name: Determine build matrix
+        id: set-matrix
         run: |
-          mv ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF.exe ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
-          mv ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF-${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}.jar ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            case "${{ github.event.inputs.platform }}" in
+              "windows")
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+              "macos")
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+              "linux")
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+              *)
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                ;;
+            esac
+          else
+            # For push events, build all platforms
+            echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
-      - name: Debug build artifacts
+  build:
+    needs: determine-matrix
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.determine-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    env:
+      SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
+      WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@002fdce3c6a235733a90a27c80493a3241e56863 # v2.12.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
-          echo "Current Directory: $(pwd)"
-          ls -R ./build/libs
-          ls -R ./build/launch4j
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev libsoup2.4-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev libsoup-3.0-dev
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          targets: ${{ (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1
+        with:
+          java-version: "21"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Build Java backend with JLink
+        working-directory: ./
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./gradlew
+          echo "🔧 Building Stirling-PDF JAR..."
+          ./gradlew clean build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
+
+          # Find the built JAR
+          STIRLING_JAR=$(ls app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-*.jar | head -n 1)
+          echo "✅ Built JAR: $STIRLING_JAR"
+
+          # Create Tauri directories
+          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/libs
+          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime
+
+          # Copy JAR to Tauri libs
+          cp "$STIRLING_JAR" ./frontend/src-tauri/libs/
+          echo "✅ JAR copied to Tauri libs"
+
+          # Analyze JAR dependencies for jlink modules
+          echo "🔍 Analyzing JAR dependencies..."
+          if command -v jdeps &> /dev/null; then
+            DETECTED_MODULES=$(jdeps --print-module-deps --ignore-missing-deps "$STIRLING_JAR" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+            if [ -n "$DETECTED_MODULES" ]; then
+              echo "📋 jdeps detected modules: $DETECTED_MODULES"
+              MODULES="$DETECTED_MODULES,java.compiler,java.instrument,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
+            else
+              echo "⚠️ jdeps analysis failed, using predefined modules"
+              MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "⚠️ jdeps not available, using predefined modules"
+            MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
+          fi
+
+          # Create custom JRE with jlink
+          echo "🔧 Creating custom JRE with jlink..."
+          echo "📋 Using modules: $MODULES"
+
+          # Remove any existing JRE
+          rm -rf ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
+
+          # Create the custom JRE
+          jlink \
+            --add-modules "$MODULES" \
+            --strip-debug \
+            --compress=2 \
+            --no-header-files \
+            --no-man-pages \
+            --output ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
+
+          if [ ! -d "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to create JLink runtime"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Test the bundled runtime
+          if [ -f "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java" ]; then
+            RUNTIME_VERSION=$(./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java --version 2>&1 | head -n 1)
+            echo "✅ Custom JRE created successfully: $RUNTIME_VERSION"
+          else
+            echo "❌ Custom JRE executable not found"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Calculate runtime size
+          RUNTIME_SIZE=$(du -sh ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre | cut -f1)
+          echo "📊 Custom JRE size: $RUNTIME_SIZE"
+        env:
+          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+        run: npm install
+
+      # DigiCert KeyLocker Setup (Cloud HSM)
+      - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker
+        id: digicert-setup
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        uses: digicert/ssm-code-signing@v1.1.0
+        env:
+          SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
+          SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64: ${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}
+          SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}
+          SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}
+          SM_HOST: ${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}
+
+      - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker Certificate
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Setting up DigiCert KeyLocker environment..."
+
+          # Decode client certificate
+          $certBytes = [Convert]::FromBase64String("${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE_B64 }}")
+          $certPath = "D:\Certificate_pkcs12.p12"
+          [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($certPath, $certBytes)
+
+          # Set environment variables
+          echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE=D:\Certificate_pkcs12.p12" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_HOST=${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_API_KEY=${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS=${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+          # Get PKCS11 config path from DigiCert action
+          $pkcs11Config = $env:PKCS11_CONFIG
+          if ($pkcs11Config) {
+            Write-Host "Found PKCS11_CONFIG: $pkcs11Config"
+            echo "PKCS11_CONFIG=$pkcs11Config" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "PKCS11_CONFIG not set by DigiCert action, using default path"
+            $defaultPath = "C:\Users\RUNNER~1\AppData\Local\Temp\smtools-windows-x64\pkcs11properties.cfg"
+            if (Test-Path $defaultPath) {
+              Write-Host "Found config at default path: $defaultPath"
+              echo "PKCS11_CONFIG=$defaultPath" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "Warning: Could not find PKCS11 config file"
+            }
+          }
+
+      # Traditional PFX Certificate Import (fallback if KeyLocker not configured)
+      - name: Import Windows Code Signing Certificate
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY == '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        env:
+          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
+          WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          if ($env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE) {
+            Write-Host "Importing Windows Code Signing Certificate..."
+
+            # Decode base64 certificate and save to file
+            $certBytes = [Convert]::FromBase64String($env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE)
+            $certPath = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "certificate.pfx"
+            [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($certPath, $certBytes)
+
+            # Import certificate to CurrentUser\My store
+            $cert = Import-PfxCertificate -FilePath $certPath -CertStoreLocation Cert:\CurrentUser\My -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $env:WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD -AsPlainText -Force)
+
+            # Extract and set thumbprint as environment variable
+            $thumbprint = $cert.Thumbprint
+            Write-Host "Certificate imported with thumbprint: $thumbprint"
+            echo "WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_THUMBPRINT=$thumbprint" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+            # Clean up certificate file
+            Remove-Item $certPath
+
+            Write-Host "Windows certificate import completed."
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "⚠️ WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE secret not set - building unsigned binary"
+          }
+
+      - name: Import Apple Developer Certificate
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel'
+        env:
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Importing Apple Developer Certificate..."
+          echo $APPLE_CERTIFICATE | base64 --decode > certificate.p12
+          # Create temporary keychain
+          KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
+          KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
+          security create-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security set-keychain-settings -lut 21600 $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security unlock-keychain -p "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          # Import certificate
+          security import certificate.p12 -P "$APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD" -A -t cert -f pkcs12 -k $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security list-keychain -d user -s $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          security set-key-partition-list -S apple-tool:,apple: -k "$KEYCHAIN_PASSWORD" $KEYCHAIN_PATH
+          # Clean up
+          rm certificate.p12
+
+      - name: Verify Certificate
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel'
+        run: |
+          echo "Verifying Apple Developer Certificate..."
+          KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
+          CERT_INFO=$(security find-identity -v -p codesigning $KEYCHAIN_PATH | grep "Developer ID Application")
+          echo "Certificate Info: $CERT_INFO"
+          CERT_ID=$(echo "$CERT_INFO" | awk -F'"' '{print $2}')
+          echo "Certificate ID: $CERT_ID"
+          echo "APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY=$CERT_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "Certificate imported successfully."
+
+      - name: Build Tauri app
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ env.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
+          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
+          APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
+          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY }}
+          VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL }}
+          # Only enable Windows signing in Tauri when on main
+          SIGN: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && (env.SM_API_KEY == '' && env.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE != '') && '1' || '0' }}
+          CI: true
+        with:
+          projectPath: ./frontend
+          tauriScript: npx tauri
+          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+
+      # Sign with DigiCert KeyLocker (post-build)
+      - name: Sign Windows binaries with DigiCert KeyLocker
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "=== DigiCert KeyLocker Signing ==="
+
+          # Test smctl connectivity first
+          Write-Host "Testing smctl connection..."
+          $healthCheck = & smctl healthcheck 2>&1
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Connected to DigiCert KeyLocker"
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to connect to DigiCert KeyLocker"
+            Write-Host $healthCheck
+            exit 1
+          }
+          Write-Host ""
+
+          # Sync certificates to Windows certificate store
+          Write-Host "Syncing certificates to Windows certificate store..."
+          $syncOutput = & smctl windows certsync 2>&1
+          Write-Host "Cert sync result: $syncOutput"
+          Write-Host ""
+
+          # Find only the files we need to sign (not build scripts)
+          $filesToSign = @()
+
+          # Main application executable
+          $mainExe = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release" -Filter "stirling-pdf.exe" -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          if ($mainExe) { $filesToSign += $mainExe }
+
+          # MSI installer
+          $msiFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target" -Filter "*.msi" -Recurse -File
+          $filesToSign += $msiFiles
+
+          if ($filesToSign.Count -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] No files found to sign"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          Write-Host "Found $($filesToSign.Count) files to sign:"
+          foreach ($f in $filesToSign) { Write-Host "  - $($f.Name)" }
+          Write-Host ""
+
+          $signedCount = 0
+          foreach ($file in $filesToSign) {
+            Write-Host "Signing: $($file.Name)"
+
+            # Get PKCS11 config file path (set by DigiCert action)
+            $pkcs11Config = $env:PKCS11_CONFIG
+            if (-not $pkcs11Config) {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] PKCS11_CONFIG environment variable not set"
+              Write-Host "DigiCert KeyLocker action may not have run correctly"
+              exit 1
+            }
+
+            Write-Host "Using PKCS11 config: $pkcs11Config"
+
+            # Try signing with certificate fingerprint first (if available)
+            $fingerprint = "${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}"
+            if ($fingerprint -and $fingerprint -ne "") {
+              Write-Host "Attempting to sign with certificate fingerprint..."
+              $output = & smctl sign --fingerprint "$fingerprint" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
+              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "No fingerprint provided, using keypair alias..."
+              # Use smctl to sign with keypair alias
+              $output = & smctl sign --keypair-alias "${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
+              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+            }
+
+            Write-Host "Exit code: $exitCode"
+            Write-Host "Output: $output"
+
+            # Check if output contains "FAILED" even with exit code 0
+            if ($output -match "FAILED" -or $output -match "error" -or $output -match "Error") {
+              Write-Host ""
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] Signing failed for $($file.Name)"
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] smctl returned success but output indicates failure"
+              exit 1
+            }
+
+            if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to sign $($file.Name)"
+              Write-Host "Full error output:"
+              Write-Host $output
+              exit 1
+            }
+
+            $signedCount++
+            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed: $($file.Name)"
+            Write-Host ""
+          }
+
+          Write-Host "=== Summary ==="
+          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed $signedCount/$($filesToSign.Count) files successfully"
+
+      - name: Rename artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./dist
+          cd ./frontend/src-tauri/target
+
+          # Find and rename artifacts based on platform
+          if [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
+            find . -name "*.exe" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.exe" \;
+            find . -name "*.msi" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.msi" \;
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ] || [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15-intel" ]; then
+            find . -name "*.dmg" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.dmg" \;
+            find . -name "*.app" -exec cp -r {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.app" \;
+          else
+            find . -name "*.deb" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.deb" \;
+            find . -name "*.AppImage" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.AppImage" \;
+          fi
 
       - name: Upload build artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
-          name: binaries${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
-          path: |
-            ./build/launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
-            ./build/libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
+          name: Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}
+          path: ./dist/*
+          retention-days: 30
 
   sign_verify:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: success()
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        disable_security: [true, false]
-        include:
-          - disable_security: false
-            file_suffix: "-with-login"
-          - disable_security: true
-            file_suffix: ""
+        name: [windows-x86_64, macos-aarch64, macos-x86_64, linux-x86_64]
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
@@ -90,7 +450,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download build artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
         with:
-          name: binaries${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+          name: Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}
+
       - name: Display structure of downloaded files
         run: ls -R
 
@@ -101,80 +462,74 @@ jobs:
         run: cosign generate-key-pair
 
       - name: Sign and generate attestations
+        shell: bash
         run: |
-          cosign sign-blob \
-            --key ./cosign.key \
-            --yes \
-            --output-signature ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar.sig \
-            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+          # Sign all artifacts for this platform
+          for file in *; do
+            if [ -f "$file" ] && [[ ! "$file" =~ \.(sig|intoto\.jsonl)$ ]]; then
+              echo "Signing: $file"
 
-          cosign attest-blob \
-            --predicate - \
-            --key ./cosign.key \
-            --yes \
-            --output-attestation ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar.intoto.jsonl \
-            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+              # Sign the artifact
+              cosign sign-blob \
+                --key ./cosign.key \
+                --yes \
+                --output-signature "${file}.sig" \
+                "$file"
 
-          cosign verify-blob \
-            --key ./cosign.pub \
-            --signature ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar.sig \
-            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.jar
+              # Generate attestation
+              cosign attest-blob \
+                --predicate - \
+                --key ./cosign.key \
+                --yes \
+                --output-attestation "${file}.intoto.jsonl" \
+                "$file"
 
-          cosign sign-blob \
-            --key ./cosign.key \
-            --yes \
-            --output-signature ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe.sig \
-            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+              # Verify the signature
+              cosign verify-blob \
+                --key ./cosign.pub \
+                --signature "${file}.sig" \
+                "$file"
 
-          cosign attest-blob \
-            --predicate - \
-            --key ./cosign.key \
-            --yes \
-            --output-attestation ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe.intoto.jsonl \
-            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
-
-          cosign verify-blob \
-            --key ./cosign.pub \
-            --signature ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe.sig \
-            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.exe
+              echo "✅ Signed and verified: $file"
+            fi
+          done
 
       - name: Upload signed artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
-          name: signed${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+          name: Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}-signed
           path: |
-            ./libs/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
-            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server${{ matrix.file_suffix }}.*
+            *
+            !cosign.key
+            !cosign.pub
+          retention-days: 30
 
   release:
-    needs: [build, sign_verify]
+    needs: [determine-matrix, build, sign_verify]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        disable_security: [true, false]
-        include:
-          - disable_security: false
-            file_suffix: "-with-login"
-          - disable_security: true
-            file_suffix: ""
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@f4a75cfd619ee5ce8d5b864b0d183aff3c69b55a # v2.13.1
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Download signed artifacts
+      - name: Download all signed artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
         with:
-          name: signed${{ matrix.file_suffix }}
+          pattern: Stirling-PDF-*-signed
+          path: ./artifacts
 
-      - name: Upload binaries, attestations and signatures to Release and create GitHub Release
+      - name: Display structure of downloaded files
+        run: ls -R ./artifacts
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@62c96d0c4e8a889135c1f3a25910db8dbe0e85f7 # v2.3.4
         with:
-          tag_name: v${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}
+          tag_name: v${{ needs.determine-matrix.outputs.version }}
           generate_release_notes: true
-          files: |
-            ./libs/Stirling-PDF*
-            ./launch4j/Stirling-PDF-Server*
+          files: ./artifacts/**/*
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false

.gitignore

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ local.properties
 version.properties
 
 #### Stirling-PDF Files ###
-pipeline/watchedFolders/
-pipeline/finishedFolders/
+pipeline/
+!pipeline/.gitkeep
 customFiles/
 configs/
 watchedFolders/
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ exampleYmlFiles/stirling/
 /testing/file_snapshots
 SwaggerDoc.json
 
+# Frontend build artifacts copied to backend static resources
+# These are generated by npm build and should not be committed
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/assets/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/index.html
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/locales/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/Login/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/classic-logo/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/modern-logo/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/og_images/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/samples/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/manifest-classic.json
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/robots.txt
+# Note: Keep backend-managed files like fonts/, css/, js/, pdfjs/, etc.
+
 # Gradle
 .gradle
 .gradle-home

LICENSE

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Portions of this software are licensed as follows:
 
 * All content that resides under the "app/proprietary/" directory of this repository,
 if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "app/proprietary/LICENSE".
+* All content that resides under the "frontend/src/proprietary/" directory of this repository,
+if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/src/proprietary/LICENSE".
+* All content that resides under the "frontend/src/desktop/" directory of this repository,
+if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/src/desktop/LICENSE".
 * Content outside of the above mentioned directories or restrictions above is
 available under the MIT License as defined below.
 

README.md

@@ -1,173 +1,69 @@
-<p align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/main/docs/stirling.png" width="80"></p>
-<h1 align="center">Stirling-PDF</h1>
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/main/docs/stirling.png" width="80" alt="Stirling PDF logo">
+</p>
 
-[![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/frooodle/s-pdf)](https://hub.docker.com/r/frooodle/s-pdf)
-[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/1068636748814483718?label=Discord)](https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU)
-[![OpenSSF Scorecard](https://api.scorecard.dev/projects/github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/badge)](https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)
-[![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stirling-tools/stirling-pdf?style=social)](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/stirling-pdf)
+<h1 align="center">Stirling PDF - The Open-Source PDF Platform</h1>
 
-<a href="https://www.producthunt.com/posts/stirling-pdf?embed=true&utm_source=badge-featured&utm_medium=badge&utm_souce=badge-stirling&#0045;pdf" target="_blank"><img src="https://api.producthunt.com/widgets/embed-image/v1/featured.svg?post_id=641239&theme=light" alt="Stirling&#0032;PDF - Open&#0032;source&#0032;locally&#0032;hosted&#0032;web&#0032;PDF&#0032;editor | Product Hunt" style="width: 250px; height: 54px;" width="250" height="54" /></a>
-[![Deploy to DO](https://www.deploytodo.com/do-btn-blue.svg)](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/apps/new?repo=https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/digitalOcean&refcode=c3210994b1af)
+Stirling PDF is a powerful, open-source PDF editing platform. Run it as a personal desktop app, in the browser, or deploy it on your own servers with a private API. Edit, sign, redact, convert, and automate PDFs without sending documents to external services.
 
-[Stirling-PDF](https://www.stirlingpdf.com) is a robust, locally hosted web-based PDF manipulation tool using Docker. It enables you to carry out various operations on PDF files, including splitting, merging, converting, reorganizing, adding images, rotating, compressing, and more. This locally hosted web application has evolved to encompass a comprehensive set of features, addressing all your PDF requirements.
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/frooodle/s-pdf" alt="Docker Pulls">
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/1068636748814483718?label=Discord" alt="Discord">
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://scorecard.dev/viewer/?uri=github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF">
+    <img src="https://api.scorecard.dev/projects/github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/badge" alt="OpenSSF Scorecard">
+  </a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/stirling-pdf">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stirling-tools/stirling-pdf?style=social" alt="GitHub Repo stars">
+  </a>
+</p>
 
-All files and PDFs exist either exclusively on the client side, reside in server memory only during task execution, or temporarily reside in a file solely for the execution of the task. Any file downloaded by the user will have been deleted from the server by that point.
+![Stirling PDF - Dashboard](images/home-light.png)
 
-Homepage: [https://stirlingpdf.com](https://stirlingpdf.com)
+## Key Capabilities
 
-All documentation available at [https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/)
+- **Everywhere you work** - Desktop client, browser UI, and self-hosted server with a private API.
+- **50+ PDF tools** - Edit, merge, split, sign, redact, convert, OCR, compress, and more.
+- **Automation & workflows** - No-code pipelines direct in UI with APIs to process millions of PDFs.
+- **Enterprise‑grade** - SSO, auditing, and flexible on‑prem deployments.
+- **Developer platform** - REST APIs available for nearly all tools to integrate into your existing systems.
+- **Global UI** - Interface available in 40+ languages.
 
-![stirling-home](images/stirling-home.jpg)
+For a full feature list, see the docs: **https://docs.stirlingpdf.com**
 
-## Features
+## Quick Start
 
-- 50+ PDF Operations
-- Parallel file processing and downloads
-- Dark mode support
-- Custom download options
-- Custom 'Pipelines' to run multiple features in a automated queue
-- API for integration with external scripts
-- Optional Login and Authentication support (see [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Advanced%20Configuration/System%20and%20Security) for documentation)
-- Database Backup and Import (see [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Advanced%20Configuration/DATABASE) for documentation)
-- Enterprise features like SSO (see [here](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Advanced%20Configuration/Single%20Sign-On%20Configuration) for documentation)
+```bash
+docker run -p 8080:8080 docker.stirlingpdf.com/stirlingtools/stirling-pdf
+```
 
-## PDF Features
+Then open: http://localhost:8080
 
-### Page Operations
+For full installation options (including desktop and Kubernetes), see our [Documentation Guide](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/#documentation-guide).
 
-- View and modify PDFs - View multi-page PDFs with custom viewing, sorting, and searching. Plus, on-page edit features like annotating, drawing, and adding text and images. (Using PDF.js with Joxit and Liberation fonts)
-- Full interactive GUI for merging/splitting/rotating/moving PDFs and their pages
-- Merge multiple PDFs into a single resultant file
-- Split PDFs into multiple files at specified page numbers or extract all pages as individual files
-- Reorganize PDF pages into different orders
-- Rotate PDFs in 90-degree increments
-- Remove pages
-- Multi-page layout (format PDFs into a multi-paged page)
-- Scale page contents size by set percentage
-- Adjust contrast
-- Crop PDF
-- Auto-split PDF (with physically scanned page dividers)
-- Extract page(s)
-- Convert PDF to a single page
-- Overlay PDFs on top of each other
-- PDF to a single page
-- Split PDF by sections
+## Resources
 
-### Conversion Operations
+- [**Documentation**](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com)
+- [**Homepage**](https://stirling.com)
+- [**API Docs**](https://registry.scalar.com/@stirlingpdf/apis/stirling-pdf-processing-api/)
+- [**Server Plan & Enterprise**](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Paid-Offerings)
 
-- Convert PDFs to and from images
-- Convert any common file to PDF (using LibreOffice)
-- Convert PDF to Word/PowerPoint/others (using LibreOffice)
-- Convert HTML to PDF
-- Convert PDF to XML
-- Convert PDF to CSV
-- URL to PDF
-- Markdown to PDF
+## Support
 
-### Security & Permissions
+- **Community** [Discord](https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU)
+- **Bug Reports**: [Github issues](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues)
 
-- Add and remove passwords
-- Change/set PDF permissions
-- Add watermark(s)
-- Certify/sign PDFs
-- Sanitize PDFs
-- Auto-redact text
+## Contributing
 
-### Other Operations
+We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
 
-- Add/generate/write signatures
-- Split by Size or PDF
-- Repair PDFs
-- Detect and remove blank pages
-- Compare two PDFs and show differences in text
-- Add images to PDFs
-- Compress PDFs to decrease their filesize (using qpdf)
-- Extract images from PDF
-- Remove images from PDF
-- Extract images from scans
-- Remove annotations
-- Add page numbers
-- Auto-rename files by detecting PDF header text
-- OCR on PDF (using Tesseract OCR)
-- PDF/A conversion (using LibreOffice)
-- Edit metadata
-- Flatten PDFs
-- Get all information on a PDF to view or export as JSON
-- Show/detect embedded JavaScript
+For development setup, see the [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md).
 
+For adding translations, see the [Translation Guide](devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md).
 
+## License
 
-# 📖 Get Started
-
-Visit our comprehensive documentation at [docs.stirlingpdf.com](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com) for:
-
-- Installation guides for all platforms
-- Configuration options
-- Feature documentation
-- API reference
-- Security setup
-- Enterprise features
-
-
-## Supported Languages
-
-Stirling-PDF currently supports 40 languages!
-
-| Language                                     | Progress                               |
-| -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
-| Arabic (العربية) (ar_AR)                        | ![87%](https://geps.dev/progress/87)   |
-| Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan Dili) (az_AZ)        | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Basque (Euskara) (eu_ES)                     | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Bulgarian (Български) (bg_BG)                | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Catalan (Català) (ca_CA)                     | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| Croatian (Hrvatski) (hr_HR)                  | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Czech (Česky) (cs_CZ)                        | ![84%](https://geps.dev/progress/84)   |
-| Danish (Dansk) (da_DK)                       | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| Dutch (Nederlands) (nl_NL)                   | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| English (English) (en_GB)                    | ![100%](https://geps.dev/progress/100) |
-| English (US) (en_US)                         | ![100%](https://geps.dev/progress/100) |
-| French (Français) (fr_FR)                    | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| German (Deutsch) (de_DE)                     | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Greek (Ελληνικά) (el_GR)                     | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Hindi (हिंदी) (hi_IN)                          | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Hungarian (Magyar) (hu_HU)                   | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) (id_ID)        | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| Irish (Gaeilge) (ga_IE)                      | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Italian (Italiano) (it_IT)                   | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| Japanese (日本語) (ja_JP)                    | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Korean (한국어) (ko_KR)                      | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Norwegian (Norsk) (no_NB)                    | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Persian (فارسی) (fa_IR)                      | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Polish (Polski) (pl_PL)                      | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Portuguese (Português) (pt_PT)               | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Portuguese Brazilian (Português) (pt_BR)     | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Romanian (Română) (ro_RO)                    | ![85%](https://geps.dev/progress/85)   |
-| Russian (Русский) (ru_RU)                    | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Serbian Latin alphabet (Srpski) (sr_LATN_RS) | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Simplified Chinese (简体中文) (zh_CN)         | ![87%](https://geps.dev/progress/87)   |
-| Slovakian (Slovensky) (sk_SK)                | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Slovenian (Slovenščina) (sl_SI)              | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Spanish (Español) (es_ES)                    | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Swedish (Svenska) (sv_SE)                    | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Thai (ไทย) (th_TH)                           | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Tibetan (བོད་ཡིག་) (bo_CN)                     | ![65%](https://geps.dev/progress/65) |
-| Traditional Chinese (繁體中文) (zh_TW)        | ![87%](https://geps.dev/progress/87)   |
-| Turkish (Türkçe) (tr_TR)                     | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Ukrainian (Українська) (uk_UA)               | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) (vi_VN)              | ![86%](https://geps.dev/progress/86)   |
-| Malayalam (മലയാളം) (ml_IN)              | ![73%](https://geps.dev/progress/73)   |
-
-## Stirling PDF Enterprise
-
-Stirling PDF offers an Enterprise edition of its software. This is the same great software but with added features, support and comforts.
-Check out our [Enterprise docs](https://docs.stirlingpdf.com/Pro)
-
-
-## 🤝 Looking to contribute?
-
-Join our community:
-- [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- [Translation Guide (How to add custom languages)](devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md)
-- [Developer Guide](devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md)
-- [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues)
-- [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/HYmhKj45pU)
+Stirling PDF is open-core. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/AnalysisApi.java

@@ -22,25 +22,13 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "Analysis",
         description =
                 """
-                Document analysis and information extraction services for content intelligence and insights.
+                Read-only inspection of PDFs: page count, page sizes, fonts, form fields, annotations, document properties, and security details.
+                Use these endpoints to understand what's inside a document without changing it.
 
-                This endpoint group provides analytical capabilities to understand document structure,
-                extract information, and generate insights from PDF content for automated processing.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Document inventory management and content audit for compliance verification
-                • Quality assurance workflows and business intelligence analytics
-                • Migration planning, accessibility evaluation, and document forensics
-
-                Business applications:
-                • Legal discovery, financial document review, and healthcare records analysis
-                • Academic research, government processing, and publishing optimization
-
-                Operational scenarios:
-                • Large-scale profiling, migration assessment, and performance optimization
-                • Automated quality control and content strategy development
-
-                Target users: Data analysts, QA teams, administrators, and business intelligence
-                professionals requiring detailed document insights.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Get page counts and dimensions for layout or print rules
+                • List fonts and annotations to spot compatibility issues
+                • Inspect form fields before deciding how to fill or modify them
+                • Pull metadata and security settings for audits or reports
                 """)
 public @interface AnalysisApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/ConvertApi.java

@@ -22,25 +22,13 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "Convert",
         description =
                 """
-                Document format transformation services for cross-platform compatibility and workflow integration.
+                Convert PDFs to and from other formats (Word, images, HTML, Markdown, PDF/A, CBZ/CBR, EML, etc.).
+                This group also powers the text-editor / jobId-based editing flow for incremental PDF edits.
 
-                This endpoint group enables transformation between various formats, supporting
-                diverse business workflows and system integrations for mixed document ecosystems.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Legacy system integration, document migration, and cross-platform sharing
-                • Archive standardization, publishing preparation, and content adaptation
-                • Accessibility compliance and mobile-friendly document preparation
-
-                Business applications:
-                • Enterprise content management, digital publishing, and educational platforms
-                • Legal document processing, healthcare interoperability, and government standardization
-
-                Integration scenarios:
-                • API-driven pipelines, automated workflow preparation, and batch conversions
-                • Real-time format adaptation for user requests
-
-                Target users: System integrators, content managers, digital archivists, and
-                organizations requiring flexible document format interoperability.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Turn PDFs into Word or text for editing
+                • Convert office files, images, HTML, or email (EML) into PDFs
+                • Create PDF/A for long-term archiving
+                • Export PDFs as images, HTML, CSV, or Markdown for search, analysis, or reuse
                 """)
 public @interface ConvertApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/FilterApi.java

@@ -22,25 +22,13 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "Filter",
         description =
                 """
-                Document content filtering and search operations for information discovery and organization.
+                Check basic properties of PDFs before you process them: page count, file size, page size/rotation, and whether they contain text or images.
+                Use these endpoints as a "pre-check" step to decide what to do with a file next.
 
-                This endpoint group enables intelligent content discovery and organization within
-                document collections for content-based processing and information extraction.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Legal discovery, research organization, and compliance auditing
-                • Content moderation, academic research, and business intelligence
-                • Quality assurance and content validation workflows
-
-                Business applications:
-                • Contract analysis, financial review, and healthcare records organization
-                • Government processing, educational curation, and IP protection
-
-                Workflow scenarios:
-                • Large-scale processing, automated classification, and information extraction
-                • Document preparation for further processing or analysis
-
-                Target users: Legal professionals, researchers, compliance officers, and
-                organizations requiring intelligent document content discovery and organization.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Reject files that are too big or too small
+                • Detect image-only PDFs that should go through OCR
+                • Ensure a document has enough pages before it enters a workflow
+                • Check orientation of pages before printing or merging
                 """)
 public @interface FilterApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/GeneralApi.java

@@ -22,21 +22,13 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "General",
         description =
                 """
-                Core PDF processing operations for fundamental document manipulation workflows.
+                Page-level PDF editing: split, merge, rotate, crop, rearrange, and scale pages.
+                These endpoints handle most daily "I opened a PDF editor just to…" type tasks.
 
-                This endpoint group provides essential PDF functionality that forms the foundation
-                of most document processing workflows across various industries.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Document preparation for archival systems and content organization
-                • File preparation for distribution, accessibility compliance, and batch processing
-                • Document consolidation for reporting and legal compliance workflows
-
-                Typical applications:
-                • Content management, publishing workflows, and educational content distribution
-                • Business process automation and archive management
-
-                Target users: Content managers, document processors, and organizations requiring
-                reliable foundational PDF manipulation capabilities.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Split a large PDF into smaller files (by pages, chapters, or size)
+                • Merge several PDFs into one report or pack
+                • Rotate or reorder pages before sending or archiving
+                • Turn a multi-page document into one long scrolling page
                 """)
 public @interface GeneralApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/MiscApi.java

@@ -22,25 +22,15 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "Misc",
         description =
                 """
-                Specialized utilities and supplementary tools for enhanced document processing workflows.
+                Tools that don't fit neatly elsewhere: OCR, compress, repair, flatten, extract images, update metadata, add stamps/page numbers/images, and more.
+                These endpoints help fix problem PDFs and prepare them for sharing, storage, or further processing.
 
-                This endpoint group provides utility operations that support core document processing
-                tasks and address specific workflow needs in real-world scenarios.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Document optimization for bandwidth-limited environments and storage cost management
-                • Document repair, content extraction, and validation for quality assurance
-                • Accessibility improvement and custom processing for specialized needs
-
-                Business applications:
-                • Web publishing optimization, email attachment management, and archive efficiency
-                • Mobile compatibility, print production, and legacy document recovery
-
-                Operational scenarios:
-                • Batch processing, quality control, and performance optimization
-                • Troubleshooting and recovery of problematic documents
-
-                Target users: System administrators, document specialists, and organizations requiring
-                specialized document processing and optimization tools.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Repair a damaged PDF or remove blank pages
+                • Run OCR on scanned PDFs so they become searchable
+                • Compress large PDFs for email or web download
+                • Extract embedded images or scans
+                • Add page numbers, stamps, or overlay an image (e.g. logo, seal)
+                • Update PDF metadata (title, author, etc.)
                 """)
 public @interface MiscApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/PipelineApi.java

@@ -22,25 +22,12 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "Pipeline",
         description =
                 """
-                Automated document processing workflows for complex multi-stage business operations.
+                Run several PDF operations in one configured pipeline instead of calling multiple endpoints yourself.
+                Useful when you always do the same steps in sequence (for example: convert → OCR → compress → watermark).
 
-                This endpoint group enables organizations to create sophisticated document processing
-                workflows that combine multiple operations into streamlined, repeatable processes.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Invoice processing, legal document review, and healthcare records standardization
-                • Government processing, educational content preparation, and publishing automation
-                • Contract lifecycle management and approval processes
-
-                Business applications:
-                • Automated compliance reporting, large-scale migration, and quality assurance
-                • Archive preparation, content delivery, and document approval workflows
-
-                Operational scenarios:
-                • Scheduled batch processing and event-driven document processing
-                • Multi-department coordination and business system integration
-
-                Target users: Business process managers, IT automation specialists, and organizations
-                requiring consistent, repeatable document processing workflows.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Process incoming invoices in one go (clean, OCR, compress, stamp, etc.)
+                • Normalise documents before they enter an archive
+                • Wrap a complex document flow behind a single API call for your own apps
                 """)
 public @interface PipelineApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/annotations/api/SecurityApi.java

@@ -22,25 +22,13 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
         name = "Security",
         description =
                 """
-                Document security and protection services for confidential and sensitive content.
+                Protect and clean PDFs: passwords, digital signatures, redaction, and sanitizing.
+                These endpoints help you control who can open a file, what they can do with it, and remove sensitive content when needed.
 
-                This endpoint group provides essential security operations for organizations handling
-                sensitive documents and materials requiring controlled access.
-
-                Common use cases:
-                • Legal confidentiality, healthcare privacy (HIPAA), and financial regulatory compliance
-                • Government classified handling, corporate IP protection, and educational privacy (FERPA)
-                • Contract security for business transactions
-
-                Business applications:
-                • Document authentication, confidential sharing, and secure archiving
-                • Content watermarking, access control, and privacy protection through redaction
-
-                Industry scenarios:
-                • Legal discovery, medical records exchange, financial audit documentation
-                • Enterprise policy enforcement and data governance
-
-                Target users: Legal professionals, healthcare administrators, compliance officers,
-                government agencies, and enterprises handling sensitive content.
+                Typical uses:
+                • Add or remove a password on a PDF
+                • Redact personal or confidential information (manually or automatically)
+                • Validate or remove digital signatures
+                • Sanitize a PDF to strip scripts and embedded content
                 """)
 public @interface SecurityApi {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/PersonalSignatureServiceInterface.java

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for personal signature access (proprietary feature). Implemented only in proprietary
+ * module to provide authenticated users access to their personal signatures.
+ */
+public interface PersonalSignatureServiceInterface {
+
+    /**
+     * Get a personal signature from the user's folder. Only checks personal folder, not shared
+     * folder.
+     *
+     * @param username Username of the signature owner
+     * @param fileName Signature filename
+     * @return Personal signature image bytes
+     * @throws IOException If file not found or read error
+     */
+    byte[] getPersonalSignatureBytes(String username, String fileName) throws IOException;
+}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/RequestUriUtils.java

@@ -7,23 +7,103 @@ public class RequestUriUtils {
     }
 
     public static boolean isStaticResource(String contextPath, String requestURI) {
-        return requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/css/")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/fonts/")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/js/")
-                || requestURI.endsWith(contextPath + "robots.txt")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/images/")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/public/")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/pdfjs/")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/pdfjs-legacy/")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/login")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/error")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/favicon")
-                || requestURI.endsWith(".svg")
-                || requestURI.endsWith(".png")
-                || requestURI.endsWith(".ico")
-                || requestURI.endsWith(".txt")
-                || requestURI.endsWith(".webmanifest")
-                || requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/api/v1/info/status");
+        if (requestURI == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String normalizedUri = stripContextPath(contextPath, requestURI);
+
+        // API routes are never static except for the public status endpoint
+        if (normalizedUri.startsWith("/api/")) {
+            return normalizedUri.startsWith("/api/v1/info/status");
+        }
+
+        // Well-known static asset directories (backend + React build artifacts)
+        if (normalizedUri.startsWith("/css/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/fonts/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/js/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/images/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/public/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/pdfjs/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/pdfjs-legacy/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/assets/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/locales/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/Login/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/samples/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/classic-logo/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/modern-logo/")
+                || normalizedUri.startsWith("/og_images/")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Specific static files bundled with the frontend
+        if (normalizedUri.equals("/robots.txt")
+                || normalizedUri.equals("/favicon.ico")
+                || normalizedUri.equals("/site.webmanifest")
+                || normalizedUri.equals("/manifest-classic.json")
+                || normalizedUri.equals("/index.html")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Login/error pages remain public
+        if (normalizedUri.startsWith("/login") || normalizedUri.startsWith("/error")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Treat common static file extensions as static resources
+        return normalizedUri.endsWith(".svg")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".png")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".ico")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".txt")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".webmanifest")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".js")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".css")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".mjs")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".html")
+                || normalizedUri.endsWith(".toml");
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isFrontendRoute(String contextPath, String requestURI) {
+        if (requestURI == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String normalizedUri = stripContextPath(contextPath, requestURI);
+
+        // APIs are never treated as frontend routes
+        if (normalizedUri.startsWith("/api/")) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Blocklist of backend/non-frontend paths that should still go through filters
+        String[] backendOnlyPrefixes = {
+            "/register",
+            "/invite",
+            "/pipeline",
+            "/pdfjs",
+            "/pdfjs-legacy",
+            "/fonts",
+            "/images",
+            "/files",
+            "/css",
+            "/js",
+            "/swagger",
+            "/v1/api-docs",
+            "/actuator"
+        };
+
+        for (String prefix : backendOnlyPrefixes) {
+            if (normalizedUri.equals(prefix) || normalizedUri.startsWith(prefix + "/")) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (normalizedUri.isBlank()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Allow root and any extensionless path (React Router will handle these)
+        return !normalizedUri.contains(".");
     }
 
     public static boolean isTrackableResource(String requestURI) {
@@ -43,6 +123,7 @@ public class RequestUriUtils {
                 || requestURI.endsWith(".svg")
                 || requestURI.endsWith("popularity.txt")
                 || requestURI.endsWith(".js")
+                || requestURI.endsWith(".toml")
                 || requestURI.contains("swagger")
                 || requestURI.startsWith("/api/v1/info")
                 || requestURI.startsWith("/site.webmanifest")
@@ -78,9 +159,18 @@ public class RequestUriUtils {
                 || trimmedUri.startsWith(
                         "/api/v1/proprietary/ui-data/login") // Login page config (SSO providers +
                 // enableLogin)
+                || trimmedUri.startsWith(
+                        "/api/v1/ui-data/footer-info") // Public footer configuration
                 || trimmedUri.startsWith("/v1/api-docs")
                 || trimmedUri.startsWith("/api/v1/invite/validate")
                 || trimmedUri.startsWith("/api/v1/invite/accept")
                 || trimmedUri.contains("/v1/api-docs");
     }
+
+    private static String stripContextPath(String contextPath, String requestURI) {
+        if (contextPath != null && !contextPath.isBlank() && requestURI.startsWith(contextPath)) {
+            return requestURI.substring(contextPath.length());
+        }
+        return requestURI;
+    }
 }

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/RequestUriUtilsTest.java

@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ public class RequestUriUtilsTest {
                 "API products should not be static");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testIsFrontendRoute() {
+        assertTrue(
+                RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute("", "/"), "Root path should be a frontend route");
+        assertTrue(
+                RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute("", "/app/dashboard"),
+                "React routes without extensions should be frontend routes");
+        assertFalse(
+                RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute("", "/api/v1/users"),
+                "API routes should not be frontend routes");
+        assertFalse(
+                RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute("", "/register"),
+                "Register should not be treated as a frontend route");
+        assertFalse(
+                RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute("", "/pipeline/jobs"),
+                "Pipeline should not be treated as a frontend route");
+        assertFalse(
+                RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute("", "/files/download"),
+                "Files path should not be treated as a frontend route");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testIsStaticResourceWithContextPath() {
         String contextPath = "/myapp";
@@ -83,6 +104,7 @@ public class RequestUriUtilsTest {
                 "/favicon.ico",
                 "/icon.svg",
                 "/image.png",
+                "/locales/en/translation.toml",
                 "/site.webmanifest",
                 "/app/logo.svg",
                 "/downloads/document.png",

app/core/build.gradle

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os
+
 repositories {
     maven { url = 'https://build.shibboleth.net/maven/releases' }
     maven { url = 'https://maven.pkg.github.com/jcefmaven/jcefmaven' }
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ configurations {
 spotless {
     java {
         target 'src/**/java/**/*.java'
+        targetExclude 'src/main/resources/static/**'
         googleJavaFormat(googleJavaFormatVersion).aosp().reorderImports(false)
 
         importOrder("java", "javax", "org", "com", "net", "io", "jakarta", "lombok", "me", "stirling")
@@ -25,12 +28,14 @@ spotless {
     }
     yaml {
         target '**/*.yml', '**/*.yaml'
+        targetExclude 'src/main/resources/static/**'
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
         leadingTabsToSpaces()
         endWithNewline()
     }
     format 'gradle', {
         target '**/gradle/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle'
+        targetExclude 'src/main/resources/static/**'
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
         leadingTabsToSpaces()
         endWithNewline()
@@ -157,5 +162,125 @@ springBoot {
     mainClass = 'stirling.software.SPDF.SPDFApplication'
 }
 
+// Frontend build tasks - only enabled with -PbuildWithFrontend=true
+def buildWithFrontend = project.hasProperty('buildWithFrontend') && project.property('buildWithFrontend') == 'true'
+def frontendDir = file('../../frontend')
+def frontendDistDir = file('../../frontend/dist')
+def resourcesStaticDir = file('src/main/resources/static')
+def generatedFrontendPaths = [
+    'assets',
+    'index.html',
+    'locales',
+    'Login',
+    'classic-logo',
+    'modern-logo',
+    'og_images',
+    'samples',
+    'manifest-classic.json'
+]
+
+tasks.register('npmInstall', Exec) {
+    enabled = buildWithFrontend
+    group = 'frontend'
+    description = 'Install frontend dependencies'
+    workingDir frontendDir
+    commandLine = Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS) ? ['cmd', '/c', 'npm', 'ci', '--prefer-offline'] : ['npm', 'ci', '--prefer-offline']
+    inputs.file(new File(frontendDir, 'package.json'))
+    inputs.file(new File(frontendDir, 'package-lock.json'))
+    outputs.dir(new File(frontendDir, 'node_modules'))
+
+    // Show live output
+    standardOutput = System.out
+    errorOutput = System.err
+
+    // Skip if node_modules exists and is up-to-date
+    onlyIf {
+        def nodeModules = new File(frontendDir, 'node_modules')
+        if (!nodeModules.exists()) {
+            println "node_modules not found, will install..."
+            return true
+        }
+        def packageJson = new File(frontendDir, 'package.json')
+        def packageLock = new File(frontendDir, 'package-lock.json')
+        def isOutdated = nodeModules.lastModified() < packageJson.lastModified() ||
+                        nodeModules.lastModified() < packageLock.lastModified()
+        if (isOutdated) {
+            println "package.json or package-lock.json changed, will reinstall..."
+        } else {
+            println "node_modules is up-to-date, skipping npm install"
+        }
+        return isOutdated
+    }
+
+    doFirst {
+        println "Installing npm dependencies in ${frontendDir}..."
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register('npmBuild', Exec) {
+    enabled = buildWithFrontend
+    group = 'frontend'
+    description = 'Build frontend application'
+    workingDir frontendDir
+    commandLine = Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS) ? ['cmd', '/c', 'npm', 'run', 'build'] : ['npm', 'run', 'build']
+    dependsOn npmInstall
+    inputs.dir(new File(frontendDir, 'src'))
+    inputs.file(new File(frontendDir, 'package.json'))
+    outputs.dir(frontendDistDir)
+
+    // Show live output
+    standardOutput = System.out
+    errorOutput = System.err
+
+    // Override VITE_API_BASE_URL to use relative paths for production builds
+    // This ensures JARs work regardless of how they're deployed (direct, proxied, etc.)
+    environment 'VITE_API_BASE_URL', '/'
+
+    doFirst {
+        println "Building frontend application for production (VITE_API_BASE_URL=/)"
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register('copyFrontendAssets', Copy) {
+    enabled = buildWithFrontend
+    group = 'frontend'
+    description = 'Copy frontend build to static resources'
+    dependsOn npmBuild
+    from(frontendDistDir) {
+        // Exclude files that conflict with backend static resources
+        exclude 'robots.txt'  // Backend already has this
+        exclude 'favicon.ico' // Backend already has this
+    }
+    into resourcesStaticDir
+    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE  // Let frontend overwrite when needed
+    doFirst {
+        println "Copying frontend build from ${frontendDistDir} to ${resourcesStaticDir}..."
+        println "Backend static resources will be preserved"
+    }
+    doLast {
+        println "Frontend assets copied successfully!"
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register('cleanFrontendAssets', Delete) {
+    group = 'frontend'
+    description = 'Remove previously generated frontend assets from static resources'
+    delete generatedFrontendPaths.collect { new File(resourcesStaticDir, it) }
+}
+
+// Ensure copyFrontendAssets runs after spotless tasks
+tasks.named('copyFrontendAssets').configure {
+    mustRunAfter tasks.matching { it.name.startsWith('spotless') }
+}
+
+if (buildWithFrontend) {
+    println "Frontend build enabled - JAR will include React frontend"
+    processResources.dependsOn copyFrontendAssets
+} else {
+    println "Frontend build disabled - JAR will be backend-only"
+    // When not building the UI, ensure any stale frontend assets are removed
+    processResources.dependsOn cleanFrontendAssets
+}
+
 bootJar.dependsOn ':common:jar'
 bootJar.dependsOn ':proprietary:jar'

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/SpringDocConfig.java

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                         "/api/v1/user/**",
                         "/api/v1/settings/**",
                         "/api/v1/team/**",
+                        "/api/v1/auth/**",
+                        "/api/v1/invite/**",
+                        "/api/v1/audit/**",
                         "/api/v1/ui-data/**",
                         "/api/v1/proprietary/ui-data/**",
                         "/api/v1/info/**",
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                                     openApi.getInfo()
                                             .title("Stirling PDF - Processing API")
                                             .description(
-                                                    "API documentation for PDF processing operations including conversion, manipulation, security, and utilities."));
+                                                    "APIs for converting, editing, securing, and analysing PDF documents. Use these endpoints to automate common PDF tasks (like split, merge, convert, OCR) and plug them into your own apps and backend jobs."));
                         })
                 .build();
     }
@@ -47,14 +50,17 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                         "/api/v1/admin/**",
                         "/api/v1/user/**",
                         "/api/v1/settings/**",
-                        "/api/v1/team/**")
+                        "/api/v1/team/**",
+                        "/api/v1/auth/**",
+                        "/api/v1/invite/**",
+                        "/api/v1/audit/**")
                 .addOpenApiCustomizer(
                         openApi -> {
                             openApi.info(
                                     openApi.getInfo()
-                                            .title("Stirling PDF - Admin API")
+                                            .title("Stirling PDF - Management API")
                                             .description(
-                                                    "API documentation for administrative functions, user management, and system configuration."));
+                                                    "Endpoints for authentication, user management, invitations, audit logging, and system configuration."));
                         })
                 .build();
     }
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                                     openApi.getInfo()
                                             .title("Stirling PDF - System API")
                                             .description(
-                                                    "API documentation for system information, UI data, and utility endpoints."));
+                                                    "System information, UI metadata, job status, and file management endpoints."));
                         })
                 .build();
     }

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/WebMvcConfig.java

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class WebMvcConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
             // Tauri v1 uses tauri://localhost, v2 uses http(s)://tauri.localhost
             logger.info("Tauri mode detected - enabling CORS for Tauri protocols (v1 and v2)");
             registry.addMapping("/**")
-                    .allowedOrigins(
+                    .allowedOriginPatterns(
                             "tauri://localhost",
                             "http://tauri.localhost",
                             "https://tauri.localhost")

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/UIDataController.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.Dependency;
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.SignatureFile;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.service.SignatureService;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.service.SharedSignatureService;
 import stirling.software.common.annotations.api.UiDataApi;
 import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
 import stirling.software.common.configuration.RuntimePathConfig;
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
 public class UIDataController {
 
     private final ApplicationProperties applicationProperties;
-    private final SignatureService signatureService;
+    private final SharedSignatureService signatureService;
     private final UserServiceInterface userService;
     private final ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
     private final RuntimePathConfig runtimePathConfig;
 
     public UIDataController(
             ApplicationProperties applicationProperties,
-            SignatureService signatureService,
+            SharedSignatureService signatureService,
             @Autowired(required = false) UserServiceInterface userService,
             ResourceLoader resourceLoader,
             RuntimePathConfig runtimePathConfig) {
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ public class UIDataController {
         this.runtimePathConfig = runtimePathConfig;
     }
 
+    @GetMapping("/footer-info")
+    @Operation(summary = "Get public footer configuration data")
+    public ResponseEntity<FooterData> getFooterData() {
+        FooterData data = new FooterData();
+        data.setAnalyticsEnabled(applicationProperties.getSystem().getEnableAnalytics());
+        data.setTermsAndConditions(applicationProperties.getLegal().getTermsAndConditions());
+        data.setPrivacyPolicy(applicationProperties.getLegal().getPrivacyPolicy());
+        data.setAccessibilityStatement(
+                applicationProperties.getLegal().getAccessibilityStatement());
+        data.setCookiePolicy(applicationProperties.getLegal().getCookiePolicy());
+        data.setImpressum(applicationProperties.getLegal().getImpressum());
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(data);
+    }
+
     @GetMapping("/home")
     @Operation(summary = "Get home page data")
     public ResponseEntity<HomeData> getHomeData() {
@@ -237,6 +252,16 @@ public class UIDataController {
     }
 
     // Data classes
+    @Data
+    public static class FooterData {
+        private Boolean analyticsEnabled;
+        private String termsAndConditions;
+        private String privacyPolicy;
+        private String accessibilityStatement;
+        private String cookiePolicy;
+        private String impressum;
+    }
+
     @Data
     public static class HomeData {
         private boolean showSurveyFromDocker;

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/GeneralWebController.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 import stirling.software.SPDF.model.SignatureFile;
-import stirling.software.SPDF.service.SignatureService;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.service.SharedSignatureService;
 import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
 import stirling.software.common.configuration.RuntimePathConfig;
 import stirling.software.common.service.UserServiceInterface;
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
 @Slf4j
 public class GeneralWebController {
 
-    private final SignatureService signatureService;
+    private final SharedSignatureService signatureService;
     private final UserServiceInterface userService;
     private final ResourceLoader resourceLoader;
     private final RuntimePathConfig runtimePathConfig;
 
     public GeneralWebController(
-            SignatureService signatureService,
+            SharedSignatureService signatureService,
             @Autowired(required = false) UserServiceInterface userService,
             ResourceLoader resourceLoader,
             RuntimePathConfig runtimePathConfig) {

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/ReactRoutingController.java

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.web;
 
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 
-// @Controller // Disabled - Backend-only mode, no Thymeleaf UI
+@Controller
 public class ReactRoutingController {
 
-    @GetMapping("/{path:^(?!api|static|robots\\.txt|favicon\\.ico)[^\\.]*$}")
+    @GetMapping(
+            "/{path:^(?!api|static|robots\\.txt|favicon\\.ico|pipeline|pdfjs|pdfjs-legacy|fonts|images|files|css|js)[^\\.]*$}")
     public String forwardRootPaths() {
         return "forward:/index.html";
     }
 
-    @GetMapping("/{path:^(?!api|static)[^\\.]*}/{subpath:^(?!.*\\.).*$}")
+    @GetMapping(
+            "/{path:^(?!api|static|pipeline|pdfjs|pdfjs-legacy|fonts|images|files|css|js)[^\\.]*}/{subpath:^(?!.*\\.).*$}")
     public String forwardNestedPaths() {
         return "forward:/index.html";
     }

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/SignatureController.java

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.web;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
-import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-
-import stirling.software.SPDF.service.SignatureService;
-import stirling.software.common.service.UserServiceInterface;
-
-// @Controller // Disabled - Backend-only mode, no Thymeleaf UI
-@RequestMapping("/api/v1/general")
-public class SignatureController {
-
-    private final SignatureService signatureService;
-
-    private final UserServiceInterface userService;
-
-    public SignatureController(
-            SignatureService signatureService,
-            @Autowired(required = false) UserServiceInterface userService) {
-        this.signatureService = signatureService;
-        this.userService = userService;
-    }
-
-    @GetMapping("/sign/{fileName}")
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> getSignature(@PathVariable(name = "fileName") String fileName)
-            throws IOException {
-        String username = "NON_SECURITY_USER";
-        if (userService != null) {
-            username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
-        }
-        // Verify access permission
-        if (!signatureService.hasAccessToFile(username, fileName)) {
-            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN).build();
-        }
-        byte[] imageBytes = signatureService.getSignatureBytes(username, fileName);
-        return ResponseEntity.ok()
-                .contentType( // Adjust based on file type
-                        MediaType.IMAGE_JPEG)
-                .body(imageBytes);
-    }
-}

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/web/SignatureImageController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.web;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.service.SharedSignatureService;
+import stirling.software.common.service.PersonalSignatureServiceInterface;
+import stirling.software.common.service.UserServiceInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Unified signature image controller that works for both authenticated and unauthenticated users.
+ * Uses composition pattern: - Core SharedSignatureService (always available): reads shared signatures -
+ * PersonalSignatureService (proprietary, optional): reads personal signatures For authenticated
+ * signature management (save/delete), see proprietary SignatureController.
+ */
+@Slf4j
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/v1/general")
+public class SignatureImageController {
+
+    private final SharedSignatureService sharedSignatureService;
+    private final PersonalSignatureServiceInterface personalSignatureService;
+    private final UserServiceInterface userService;
+
+    public SignatureImageController(
+            SharedSignatureService sharedSignatureService,
+            @Autowired(required = false) PersonalSignatureServiceInterface personalSignatureService,
+            @Autowired(required = false) UserServiceInterface userService) {
+        this.sharedSignatureService = sharedSignatureService;
+        this.personalSignatureService = personalSignatureService;
+        this.userService = userService;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a signature image (works for both authenticated and unauthenticated users). -
+     * Authenticated with proprietary: tries personal first, then shared - Unauthenticated or
+     * community: tries shared only
+     */
+    @GetMapping("/signatures/{fileName}")
+    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> getSignature(@PathVariable(name = "fileName") String fileName) {
+        try {
+            byte[] imageBytes = null;
+
+            // If proprietary service available and user authenticated, try personal folder first
+            if (personalSignatureService != null && userService != null) {
+                try {
+                    String username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
+                    imageBytes =
+                            personalSignatureService.getPersonalSignatureBytes(username, fileName);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    // Not found in personal folder or not authenticated, will try shared
+                    log.debug("Personal signature not found, trying shared: {}", e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+
+            // If not found in personal (or no personal service), try shared
+            if (imageBytes == null) {
+                imageBytes = sharedSignatureService.getSharedSignatureBytes(fileName);
+            }
+
+            // Determine content type from file extension
+            MediaType contentType = MediaType.IMAGE_PNG; // Default
+            String lowerFileName = fileName.toLowerCase();
+            if (lowerFileName.endsWith(".jpg") || lowerFileName.endsWith(".jpeg")) {
+                contentType = MediaType.IMAGE_JPEG;
+            }
+
+            return ResponseEntity.ok().contentType(contentType).body(imageBytes);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.debug("Signature not found: {}", fileName);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).build();
+        }
+    }
+}

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/api/signature/SavedSignatureRequest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.model.api.signature;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+public class SavedSignatureRequest {
+    private String id;
+    private String label;
+    private String type; // "canvas", "image", "text"
+    private String scope; // "personal", "shared"
+    private String dataUrl; // For canvas and image types
+    private String signerName; // For text type
+    private String fontFamily; // For text type
+    private Integer fontSize; // For text type
+    private String textColor; // For text type
+}

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/model/api/signature/SavedSignatureResponse.java

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.model.api.signature;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class SavedSignatureResponse {
+    private String id;
+    private String label;
+    private String type; // "canvas", "image", "text"
+    private String scope; // "personal", "shared"
+    private String dataUrl; // For canvas and image types (or URL to fetch image)
+    private String signerName; // For text type
+    private String fontFamily; // For text type
+    private Integer fontSize; // For text type
+    private String textColor; // For text type
+    private Long createdAt;
+    private Long updatedAt;
+}

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/SharedSignatureService.java

@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.service;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.SignatureFile;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.api.signature.SavedSignatureRequest;
+import stirling.software.SPDF.model.api.signature.SavedSignatureResponse;
+import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
+
+@Service
+@Slf4j
+public class SharedSignatureService {
+
+    private final String SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH;
+    private final String ALL_USERS_FOLDER = "ALL_USERS";
+    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+
+    public SharedSignatureService() {
+        SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH = InstallationPathConfig.getSignaturesPath();
+        this.objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasAccessToFile(String username, String fileName) throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(fileName);
+        // Check if file exists in user's personal folder or ALL_USERS folder
+        Path userPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username, fileName);
+        Path allUsersPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER, fileName);
+
+        return Files.exists(userPath) || Files.exists(allUsersPath);
+    }
+
+    public List<SignatureFile> getAvailableSignatures(String username) {
+        List<SignatureFile> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        // Get signatures from user's personal folder
+        if (StringUtils.hasText(username)) {
+            Path userFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
+            if (Files.exists(userFolder)) {
+                try {
+                    signatures.addAll(getSignaturesFromFolder(userFolder, "Personal"));
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    log.error("Error reading user signatures folder", e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Get signatures from ALL_USERS folder
+        Path allUsersFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER);
+        if (Files.exists(allUsersFolder)) {
+            try {
+                signatures.addAll(getSignaturesFromFolder(allUsersFolder, "Shared"));
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                log.error("Error reading shared signatures folder", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return signatures;
+    }
+
+    private List<SignatureFile> getSignaturesFromFolder(Path folder, String category)
+            throws IOException {
+        try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(folder)) {
+            return stream.filter(this::isImageFile)
+                    .map(path -> new SignatureFile(path.getFileName().toString(), category))
+                    .toList();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a signature from the shared (ALL_USERS) folder. This is always available for both
+     * authenticated and unauthenticated users.
+     */
+    public byte[] getSharedSignatureBytes(String fileName) throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(fileName);
+        Path allUsersPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER, fileName);
+        if (!Files.exists(allUsersPath)) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Shared signature file not found");
+        }
+        return Files.readAllBytes(allUsersPath);
+    }
+
+    private boolean isImageFile(Path path) {
+        String fileName = path.getFileName().toString().toLowerCase();
+        return fileName.endsWith(".jpg") || fileName.endsWith(".jpeg") || fileName.endsWith(".png");
+    }
+
+    private void validateFileName(String fileName) {
+        if (fileName.contains("..") || fileName.contains("/") || fileName.contains("\\")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid filename");
+        }
+        // Only allow alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore, and dot (for extensions)
+        if (!fileName.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Filename contains invalid characters");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String validateAndNormalizeExtension(String extension) {
+        String normalized = extension.toLowerCase().trim();
+        // Whitelist only safe image extensions
+        if (normalized.equals("png") || normalized.equals("jpg") || normalized.equals("jpeg")) {
+            return normalized;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported image extension: " + extension);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyPathWithinDirectory(Path resolvedPath, Path targetDirectory)
+            throws IOException {
+        Path canonicalTarget = targetDirectory.toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+        Path canonicalResolved = resolvedPath.toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+        if (!canonicalResolved.startsWith(canonicalTarget)) {
+            throw new IOException("Resolved path is outside the target directory");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Save a signature as image file */
+    public SavedSignatureResponse saveSignature(String username, SavedSignatureRequest request)
+            throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(request.getId());
+
+        // Determine folder based on scope
+        String scope = request.getScope();
+        if (scope == null || scope.isEmpty()) {
+            scope = "personal"; // Default to personal
+        }
+
+        String folderName = "shared".equals(scope) ? ALL_USERS_FOLDER : username;
+        Path targetFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, folderName);
+        Files.createDirectories(targetFolder);
+
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        SavedSignatureResponse response = new SavedSignatureResponse();
+        response.setId(request.getId());
+        response.setLabel(request.getLabel());
+        response.setType(request.getType());
+        response.setScope(scope);
+        response.setCreatedAt(timestamp);
+        response.setUpdatedAt(timestamp);
+
+        // Extract and save image data
+        String dataUrl = request.getDataUrl();
+        if (dataUrl != null && dataUrl.startsWith("data:image/")) {
+            // Extract base64 data
+            String base64Data = dataUrl.substring(dataUrl.indexOf(",") + 1);
+            byte[] imageBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(base64Data);
+
+            // Determine and validate file extension from data URL
+            String mimeType = dataUrl.substring(dataUrl.indexOf(":") + 1, dataUrl.indexOf(";"));
+            String rawExtension = mimeType.substring(mimeType.indexOf("/") + 1);
+            String extension = validateAndNormalizeExtension(rawExtension);
+
+            // Save image file only
+            String imageFileName = request.getId() + "." + extension;
+            Path imagePath = targetFolder.resolve(imageFileName);
+
+            // Verify path is within target directory
+            verifyPathWithinDirectory(imagePath, targetFolder);
+
+            Files.write(
+                    imagePath,
+                    imageBytes,
+                    StandardOpenOption.CREATE,
+                    StandardOpenOption.TRUNCATE_EXISTING);
+
+            // Store reference to image file
+            response.setDataUrl("/api/v1/general/sign/" + imageFileName);
+        }
+
+        log.info("Saved signature {} for user {}", request.getId(), username);
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /** Get all saved signatures for a user */
+    public List<SavedSignatureResponse> getSavedSignatures(String username) throws IOException {
+        List<SavedSignatureResponse> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        // Load personal signatures
+        Path personalFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
+        if (Files.exists(personalFolder)) {
+            try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(personalFolder)) {
+                stream.filter(this::isImageFile)
+                        .forEach(
+                                path -> {
+                                    try {
+                                        String fileName = path.getFileName().toString();
+                                        String id =
+                                                fileName.substring(0, fileName.lastIndexOf('.'));
+
+                                        SavedSignatureResponse sig = new SavedSignatureResponse();
+                                        sig.setId(id);
+                                        sig.setLabel(id); // Use ID as label
+                                        sig.setType("image"); // Default type
+                                        sig.setScope("personal");
+                                        sig.setDataUrl("/api/v1/general/sign/" + fileName);
+                                        sig.setCreatedAt(
+                                                Files.getLastModifiedTime(path).toMillis());
+                                        sig.setUpdatedAt(
+                                                Files.getLastModifiedTime(path).toMillis());
+
+                                        signatures.add(sig);
+                                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                                        log.error("Error reading signature file: " + path, e);
+                                    }
+                                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Load shared signatures
+        Path sharedFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER);
+        if (Files.exists(sharedFolder)) {
+            try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(sharedFolder)) {
+                stream.filter(this::isImageFile)
+                        .forEach(
+                                path -> {
+                                    try {
+                                        String fileName = path.getFileName().toString();
+                                        String id =
+                                                fileName.substring(0, fileName.lastIndexOf('.'));
+
+                                        SavedSignatureResponse sig = new SavedSignatureResponse();
+                                        sig.setId(id);
+                                        sig.setLabel(id); // Use ID as label
+                                        sig.setType("image"); // Default type
+                                        sig.setScope("shared");
+                                        sig.setDataUrl("/api/v1/general/sign/" + fileName);
+                                        sig.setCreatedAt(
+                                                Files.getLastModifiedTime(path).toMillis());
+                                        sig.setUpdatedAt(
+                                                Files.getLastModifiedTime(path).toMillis());
+
+                                        signatures.add(sig);
+                                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                                        log.error("Error reading signature file: " + path, e);
+                                    }
+                                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        return signatures;
+    }
+
+    /** Delete a saved signature */
+    public void deleteSignature(String username, String signatureId) throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(signatureId);
+
+        // Try to find and delete image file in personal folder
+        Path personalFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
+        boolean deleted = false;
+
+        if (Files.exists(personalFolder)) {
+            try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(personalFolder)) {
+                List<Path> matchingFiles =
+                        stream.filter(
+                                        path ->
+                                                path.getFileName()
+                                                        .toString()
+                                                        .startsWith(signatureId + "."))
+                                .toList();
+                for (Path file : matchingFiles) {
+                    Files.delete(file);
+                    deleted = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Try shared folder if not found in personal
+        if (!deleted) {
+            Path sharedFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER);
+            if (Files.exists(sharedFolder)) {
+                try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(sharedFolder)) {
+                    List<Path> matchingFiles =
+                            stream.filter(
+                                            path ->
+                                                    path.getFileName()
+                                                            .toString()
+                                                            .startsWith(signatureId + "."))
+                                    .toList();
+                    for (Path file : matchingFiles) {
+                        Files.delete(file);
+                        deleted = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!deleted) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Signature not found");
+        }
+
+        log.info("Deleted signature {} for user {}", signatureId, username);
+    }
+}

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/SignatureService.java

@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-package stirling.software.SPDF.service;
-
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
-
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
-
-import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
-
-import stirling.software.SPDF.model.SignatureFile;
-import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
-
-@Service
-@Slf4j
-public class SignatureService {
-
-    private final String SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH;
-    private final String ALL_USERS_FOLDER = "ALL_USERS";
-
-    public SignatureService() {
-        SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH = InstallationPathConfig.getSignaturesPath();
-    }
-
-    public boolean hasAccessToFile(String username, String fileName) throws IOException {
-        validateFileName(fileName);
-        // Check if file exists in user's personal folder or ALL_USERS folder
-        Path userPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username, fileName);
-        Path allUsersPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER, fileName);
-
-        return Files.exists(userPath) || Files.exists(allUsersPath);
-    }
-
-    public List<SignatureFile> getAvailableSignatures(String username) {
-        List<SignatureFile> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        // Get signatures from user's personal folder
-        if (StringUtils.hasText(username)) {
-            Path userFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
-            if (Files.exists(userFolder)) {
-                try {
-                    signatures.addAll(getSignaturesFromFolder(userFolder, "Personal"));
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    log.error("Error reading user signatures folder", e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Get signatures from ALL_USERS folder
-        Path allUsersFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER);
-        if (Files.exists(allUsersFolder)) {
-            try {
-                signatures.addAll(getSignaturesFromFolder(allUsersFolder, "Shared"));
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                log.error("Error reading shared signatures folder", e);
-            }
-        }
-
-        return signatures;
-    }
-
-    private List<SignatureFile> getSignaturesFromFolder(Path folder, String category)
-            throws IOException {
-        try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(folder)) {
-            return stream.filter(this::isImageFile)
-                    .map(path -> new SignatureFile(path.getFileName().toString(), category))
-                    .toList();
-        }
-    }
-
-    public byte[] getSignatureBytes(String username, String fileName) throws IOException {
-        validateFileName(fileName);
-        // First try user's personal folder
-        Path userPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username, fileName);
-        if (Files.exists(userPath)) {
-            return Files.readAllBytes(userPath);
-        }
-
-        // Then try ALL_USERS folder
-        Path allUsersPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER, fileName);
-        if (Files.exists(allUsersPath)) {
-            return Files.readAllBytes(allUsersPath);
-        }
-
-        throw new FileNotFoundException("Signature file not found");
-    }
-
-    private boolean isImageFile(Path path) {
-        String fileName = path.getFileName().toString().toLowerCase();
-        return fileName.endsWith(".jpg")
-                || fileName.endsWith(".jpeg")
-                || fileName.endsWith(".png")
-                || fileName.endsWith(".gif");
-    }
-
-    private void validateFileName(String fileName) {
-        if (fileName.contains("..") || fileName.contains("/") || fileName.contains("\\")) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid filename");
-        }
-    }
-}

app/core/src/main/resources/application.properties

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ server.servlet.session.timeout:30m
 springdoc.api-docs.path=/v1/api-docs
 # Set the URL of the OpenAPI JSON for the Swagger UI
 springdoc.swagger-ui.url=/v1/api-docs
-springdoc.swagger-ui.path=/index.html
+springdoc.swagger-ui.path=/swagger-ui.html
 # Force OpenAPI 3.0 specification version
 springdoc.api-docs.version=OPENAPI_3_0
 posthog.api.key=phc_fiR65u5j6qmXTYL56MNrLZSWqLaDW74OrZH0Insd2xq

app/core/src/main/resources/static/css/cookieconsentCustomisation.css

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     --cc-toggle-on-knob-bg: var(--cc-btn-primary-color);
     --cc-toggle-off-knob-bg: var(--cc-btn-primary-color);
 
-    --cc-toggle-enabled-icon-color: var(--cc-btn-primary-color);   
-    --cc-toggle-disabled-icon-color: var(--cc-btn-primary-color);  
+    --cc-toggle-enabled-icon-color: var(--cc-btn-primary-color);
+    --cc-toggle-disabled-icon-color: var(--cc-btn-primary-color);
 
     --cc-toggle-readonly-bg: var(--md-sys-color-surface);
     --cc-toggle-readonly-knob-bg: var(--md-sys-color-outline);
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
     --cc-section-category-border: var(--md-sys-color-outline);
 
     --cc-cookie-category-block-bg: var(--cc-btn-secondary-bg);
-    --cc-cookie-category-block-border: var(--cc-btn-secondary-bg); 
+    --cc-cookie-category-block-border: var(--cc-btn-secondary-bg);
     --cc-cookie-category-block-hover-bg: var(--cc-btn-secondary-bg);
     --cc-cookie-category-block-hover-border: var(--cc-btn-secondary-bg);
-    
+
     --cc-cookie-category-expanded-block-bg: var(--cc-btn-secondary-bg);
     --cc-cookie-category-expanded-block-hover-bg: var(--cc-toggle-readonly-bg);
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 */
     --cc-footer-bg: var(--cc-bg);
     --cc-footer-color: var(--cc-primary-color);
-    --cc-footer-border-color: var(--cc-bg); 
+    --cc-footer-border-color: var(--cc-bg);
 }
 .cm__body{
     max-width: 90% !important;
@@ -76,4 +76,9 @@
     .cm__btns{
         padding-top: 1rem !important;
     }
-}
+}
+
+/* Lower z-index so cookie banner appears behind onboarding modals */
+#cc-main {
+    z-index: 100 !important;
+}

app/core/src/test/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/SignatureServiceTest.java

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
 class SignatureServiceTest {
 
     @TempDir Path tempDir;
-    private SignatureService signatureService;
+    private SharedSignatureService signatureService;
     private Path personalSignatureFolder;
     private Path sharedSignatureFolder;
     private final String ALL_USERS_FOLDER = "ALL_USERS";
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class SignatureServiceTest {
                     .thenReturn(tempDir.toString());
 
             // Initialize the service with our temp directory
-            signatureService = new SignatureService();
+            signatureService = new SharedSignatureService();
         }
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class SignatureServiceTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetSignatureBytes_PersonalFile() throws IOException {
+    void testGetSharedSignatureBytes_SharedFile() throws IOException {
         // Mock static method for each test
         try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mockedConfig =
                 mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
@@ -173,28 +173,8 @@ class SignatureServiceTest {
                     .when(InstallationPathConfig::getSignaturesPath)
                     .thenReturn(tempDir.toString());
 
-            // Test
-            byte[] bytes = signatureService.getSignatureBytes(TEST_USER, "personal.png");
-
-            // Verify
-            assertEquals(
-                    "personal signature content",
-                    new String(bytes),
-                    "Should return the correct content for personal file");
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testGetSignatureBytes_SharedFile() throws IOException {
-        // Mock static method for each test
-        try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mockedConfig =
-                mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
-            mockedConfig
-                    .when(InstallationPathConfig::getSignaturesPath)
-                    .thenReturn(tempDir.toString());
-
-            // Test
-            byte[] bytes = signatureService.getSignatureBytes(TEST_USER, "shared.jpg");
+            // Test - core service only reads shared signatures
+            byte[] bytes = signatureService.getSharedSignatureBytes("shared.jpg");
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(
@@ -205,7 +185,7 @@ class SignatureServiceTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetSignatureBytes_FileNotFound() {
+    void testGetSharedSignatureBytes_FileNotFound() {
         // Mock static method for each test
         try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mockedConfig =
                 mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
@@ -216,13 +196,13 @@ class SignatureServiceTest {
             // Test and verify
             assertThrows(
                     FileNotFoundException.class,
-                    () -> signatureService.getSignatureBytes(TEST_USER, "nonexistent.png"),
+                    () -> signatureService.getSharedSignatureBytes("nonexistent.png"),
                     "Should throw exception for non-existent files");
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testGetSignatureBytes_InvalidFileName() {
+    void testGetSharedSignatureBytes_InvalidFileName() {
         // Mock static method for each test
         try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mockedConfig =
                 mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
@@ -233,11 +213,28 @@ class SignatureServiceTest {
             // Test and verify
             assertThrows(
                     IllegalArgumentException.class,
-                    () -> signatureService.getSignatureBytes(TEST_USER, "../invalid.png"),
+                    () -> signatureService.getSharedSignatureBytes("../invalid.png"),
                     "Should throw exception for file names with directory traversal");
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testGetSharedSignatureBytes_CannotAccessPersonalFiles() {
+        // Mock static method for each test
+        try (MockedStatic<InstallationPathConfig> mockedConfig =
+                mockStatic(InstallationPathConfig.class)) {
+            mockedConfig
+                    .when(InstallationPathConfig::getSignaturesPath)
+                    .thenReturn(tempDir.toString());
+
+            // Test and verify - core service should NOT be able to read personal files
+            assertThrows(
+                    FileNotFoundException.class,
+                    () -> signatureService.getSharedSignatureBytes("personal.png"),
+                    "Core service should not have access to personal signatures");
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testGetAvailableSignatures_EmptyUsername() throws IOException {
         // Mock static method for each test

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/controller/api/SignatureController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package stirling.software.proprietary.controller.api;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.DeleteMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.common.annotations.api.UserApi;
+import stirling.software.proprietary.model.api.signature.SavedSignatureRequest;
+import stirling.software.proprietary.model.api.signature.SavedSignatureResponse;
+import stirling.software.proprietary.security.service.UserService;
+import stirling.software.proprietary.service.SignatureService;
+
+/**
+ * Controller for managing user signatures in proprietary/authenticated mode only. Requires user
+ * authentication and enforces per-user storage limits. All endpoints require authentication
+ * via @PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()").
+ */
+@UserApi
+@Slf4j
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/v1/proprietary/signatures")
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+@PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
+public class SignatureController {
+
+    private final SignatureService signatureService;
+    private final UserService userService;
+
+    /**
+     * Save a new signature for the authenticated user. Enforces storage limits and authentication
+     * requirements.
+     */
+    @PostMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<SavedSignatureResponse> saveSignature(
+            @RequestBody SavedSignatureRequest request) {
+        try {
+            String username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
+
+            // Validate request
+            if (request.getDataUrl() == null || request.getDataUrl().isEmpty()) {
+                log.warn("User {} attempted to save signature without dataUrl", username);
+                return ResponseEntity.badRequest().build();
+            }
+
+            SavedSignatureResponse response = signatureService.saveSignature(username, request);
+            log.info("User {} saved signature {}", username, request.getId());
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            log.warn("Invalid signature save request: {}", e.getMessage());
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().build();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to save signature", e);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).build();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * List all signatures accessible to the authenticated user. Includes both personal and shared
+     * signatures.
+     */
+    @GetMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<List<SavedSignatureResponse>> listSignatures() {
+        try {
+            String username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
+            List<SavedSignatureResponse> signatures = signatureService.getSavedSignatures(username);
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(signatures);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to list signatures for user", e);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).build();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete a signature owned by the authenticated user. Users can only delete their own personal
+     * signatures, not shared ones.
+     */
+    @DeleteMapping("/{signatureId}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteSignature(@PathVariable String signatureId) {
+        try {
+            String username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
+            signatureService.deleteSignature(username, signatureId);
+            log.info("User {} deleted signature {}", username, signatureId);
+            return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.warn("Failed to delete signature {} for user: {}", signatureId, e.getMessage());
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).build();
+        }
+    }
+}

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/controller/api/form/FormFillController.java

@@ -34,7 +34,19 @@ import stirling.software.proprietary.util.FormUtils;
 
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/api/v1/form")
-@Tag(name = "Forms", description = "PDF form APIs")
+@Tag(
+        name = "Forms",
+        description =
+                """
+                Work with PDF form fields: read them, fill them, edit them, or remove them.
+                Treats a PDF as a structured form instead of just flat pages.
+
+                Typical uses:
+                • Inspect which form fields exist in a PDF
+                • Autofill forms from your own systems (e.g. CRM, ERP)
+                • Change or delete form fields before sending out a final, non-editable copy
+                • Unlock read-only form fields when you need to update them
+                """)
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class FormFillController {
 

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/model/api/signature/SavedSignatureRequest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package stirling.software.proprietary.model.api.signature;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+public class SavedSignatureRequest {
+    private String id;
+    private String label;
+    private String type; // "canvas", "image", "text"
+    private String scope; // "personal", "shared"
+    private String dataUrl; // For canvas and image types
+    private String signerName; // For text type
+    private String fontFamily; // For text type
+    private Integer fontSize; // For text type
+    private String textColor; // For text type
+}

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/model/api/signature/SavedSignatureResponse.java

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package stirling.software.proprietary.model.api.signature;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class SavedSignatureResponse {
+    private String id;
+    private String label;
+    private String type; // "canvas", "image", "text"
+    private String scope; // "personal", "shared"
+    private String dataUrl; // For canvas and image types (or URL to fetch image)
+    private String signerName; // For text type
+    private String fontFamily; // For text type
+    private Integer fontSize; // For text type
+    private String textColor; // For text type
+    private Long createdAt;
+    private Long updatedAt;
+}

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/configuration/MailConfig.java

@@ -35,15 +35,40 @@ public class MailConfig {
         JavaMailSenderImpl mailSender = new JavaMailSenderImpl();
         mailSender.setHost(mailProperties.getHost());
         mailSender.setPort(mailProperties.getPort());
-        mailSender.setUsername(mailProperties.getUsername());
-        mailSender.setPassword(mailProperties.getPassword());
         mailSender.setDefaultEncoding("UTF-8");
 
+        // Only set username and password if they are provided
+        String username = mailProperties.getUsername();
+        String password = mailProperties.getPassword();
+        boolean hasCredentials =
+                (username != null && !username.trim().isEmpty())
+                        || (password != null && !password.trim().isEmpty());
+
+        if (username != null && !username.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            mailSender.setUsername(username);
+            log.info("SMTP username configured");
+        } else {
+            log.info("SMTP username not configured - using anonymous connection");
+        }
+
+        if (password != null && !password.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            mailSender.setPassword(password);
+            log.info("SMTP password configured");
+        } else {
+            log.info("SMTP password not configured");
+        }
+
         // Retrieves the JavaMail properties to configure additional SMTP parameters
         Properties props = mailSender.getJavaMailProperties();
 
-        // Enables SMTP authentication
-        props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
+        // Only enable SMTP authentication if credentials are provided
+        if (hasCredentials) {
+            props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "true");
+            log.info("SMTP authentication enabled");
+        } else {
+            props.put("mail.smtp.auth", "false");
+            log.info("SMTP authentication disabled - no credentials provided");
+        }
 
         // Enables STARTTLS to encrypt the connection if supported by the SMTP server
         props.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", "true");

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/controller/api/AdminLicenseController.java

@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 package stirling.software.proprietary.security.controller.api;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
 
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
+import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
 import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
 import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
 import stirling.software.proprietary.security.configuration.ee.KeygenLicenseVerifier;
@@ -242,4 +252,154 @@ public class AdminLicenseController {
                     .body(Map.of("error", "Failed to retrieve license information"));
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Upload a license certificate file for offline activation. Accepts .lic or .cert files,
+     * validates the certificate format, saves to configs directory, and activates the license.
+     *
+     * @param file The license certificate file to upload
+     * @return Response with success status, license type, and file information
+     */
+    @PostMapping(value = "/license-file", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
+    @Operation(
+            summary = "Upload license certificate file",
+            description =
+                    "Upload a license certificate file (.lic, .cert) for offline activation."
+                            + " Validates the file format and activates the license.")
+    public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> uploadLicenseFile(
+            @RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file) {
+
+        // Validate file exists
+        if (file == null || file.isEmpty()) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(Map.of("success", false, "error", "File is empty"));
+        }
+
+        String filename = file.getOriginalFilename();
+        if (filename == null || filename.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(Map.of("success", false, "error", "Invalid filename"));
+        }
+        // Prevent path traversal and enforce single filename component
+        if (filename.contains("..") || filename.contains("/") || filename.contains("\\")) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(Map.of("success", false, "error", "Filename must not contain path separators or '..'"));
+        }
+
+        // Validate file extension
+        if (!isValidLicenseFile(filename)) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(
+                            Map.of(
+                                    "success",
+                                    false,
+                                    "error",
+                                    "Invalid file type. Expected .lic or .cert"));
+        }
+
+        // Check file size (max 1MB for license files)
+        if (file.getSize() > 1_048_576) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(Map.of("success", false, "error", "File too large. Maximum 1MB allowed"));
+        }
+
+        try {
+            // Validate certificate format by reading content
+            byte[] fileBytes = file.getBytes();
+            String content = new String(fileBytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            if (!content.trim().startsWith("-----BEGIN LICENSE FILE-----")) {
+                return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                        .body(
+                                Map.of(
+                                        "success",
+                                        false,
+                                        "error",
+                                        "Invalid license certificate format"));
+            }
+
+            // Get config directory and target path
+            Path configPath = Paths.get(InstallationPathConfig.getConfigPath());
+            Path targetPath = configPath.resolve(filename).normalize();
+            // Prevent directory traversal: ensure targetPath is inside configPath
+            if (!targetPath.startsWith(configPath.normalize().toAbsolutePath())) {
+                return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                        .body(Map.of("success", false, "error", "Invalid file path"));
+            }
+
+            // Backup existing file if present
+            if (Files.exists(targetPath)) {
+                Path backupDir = configPath.resolve("backup");
+                Files.createDirectories(backupDir);
+
+                String backupFilename = filename + ".bak." + System.currentTimeMillis();
+                Path backupPath = backupDir.resolve(backupFilename);
+
+                Files.copy(targetPath, backupPath, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                log.info("Backed up existing license file to: {}", backupPath);
+            }
+
+            // Write new license file
+            Files.write(targetPath, fileBytes);
+            log.info("License file saved to: {}", targetPath);
+
+            // assume premium enabled when setting license key
+            applicationProperties.getPremium().setEnabled(true);
+
+            // Update settings with file reference (relative path)
+            String fileReference = "file:configs/" + filename;
+            licenseKeyChecker.updateLicenseKey(fileReference);
+
+            // Get license status after activation
+            License license = licenseKeyChecker.getPremiumLicenseEnabledResult();
+
+            Map<String, Object> response = new HashMap<>();
+            response.put("success", true);
+            response.put("licenseType", license.name());
+            response.put("filename", filename);
+            response.put("filePath", "configs/" + filename);
+            response.put("enabled", applicationProperties.getPremium().isEnabled());
+            response.put("maxUsers", applicationProperties.getPremium().getMaxUsers());
+            response.put("message", "License file uploaded and activated");
+
+            log.info(
+                    "License file uploaded and activated: filename={}, type={}",
+                    filename,
+                    license.name());
+
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to save license file", e);
+            return ResponseEntity.internalServerError()
+                    .body(
+                            Map.of(
+                                    "success",
+                                    false,
+                                    "error",
+                                    "Failed to save license file: " + e.getMessage()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Failed to activate license from file", e);
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(
+                            Map.of(
+                                    "success",
+                                    false,
+                                    "error",
+                                    "Failed to activate license: " + e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validates if the filename has a valid license file extension (.lic or .cert)
+     *
+     * @param filename The filename to validate
+     * @return true if the filename ends with .lic or .cert (case-insensitive)
+     */
+    private boolean isValidLicenseFile(String filename) {
+        if (filename == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        String lower = filename.toLowerCase();
+        return lower.endsWith(".lic") || lower.endsWith(".cert");
+    }
 }

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/controller/api/UserController.java

@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ public class UserController {
     public ResponseEntity<?> inviteUsers(
             @RequestParam(name = "emails", required = true) String emails,
             @RequestParam(name = "role", defaultValue = "ROLE_USER") String role,
-            @RequestParam(name = "teamId", required = false) Long teamId)
+            @RequestParam(name = "teamId", required = false) Long teamId,
+            HttpServletRequest request)
             throws SQLException, UnsupportedProviderException {
 
         // Check if email invites are enabled
@@ -477,6 +478,9 @@ public class UserController {
             }
         }
 
+        // Build login URL
+        String loginUrl = buildLoginUrl(request);
+
         int successCount = 0;
         int failureCount = 0;
         StringBuilder errors = new StringBuilder();
@@ -488,7 +492,7 @@ public class UserController {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            InviteResult result = processEmailInvite(email, effectiveTeamId, role);
+            InviteResult result = processEmailInvite(email, effectiveTeamId, role, loginUrl);
             if (result.isSuccess()) {
                 successCount++;
             } else {
@@ -687,15 +691,45 @@ public class UserController {
         return ResponseEntity.ok(apiKey);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Helper method to build the login URL from the application configuration or request.
+     *
+     * @param request The HTTP request
+     * @return The login URL
+     */
+    private String buildLoginUrl(HttpServletRequest request) {
+        String baseUrl;
+        String configuredFrontendUrl = applicationProperties.getSystem().getFrontendUrl();
+        if (configuredFrontendUrl != null && !configuredFrontendUrl.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            // Use configured frontend URL (remove trailing slash if present)
+            baseUrl =
+                    configuredFrontendUrl.endsWith("/")
+                            ? configuredFrontendUrl.substring(0, configuredFrontendUrl.length() - 1)
+                            : configuredFrontendUrl;
+        } else {
+            // Fall back to backend URL from request
+            baseUrl =
+                    request.getScheme()
+                            + "://"
+                            + request.getServerName()
+                            + (request.getServerPort() != 80 && request.getServerPort() != 443
+                                    ? ":" + request.getServerPort()
+                                    : "");
+        }
+        return baseUrl + "/login";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper method to process a single email invitation.
      *
      * @param email The email address to invite
      * @param teamId The team ID to assign the user to
      * @param role The role to assign to the user
+     * @param loginUrl The URL to the login page
      * @return InviteResult containing success status and optional error message
      */
-    private InviteResult processEmailInvite(String email, Long teamId, String role) {
+    private InviteResult processEmailInvite(
+            String email, Long teamId, String role, String loginUrl) {
         try {
             // Validate email format (basic check)
             if (!email.contains("@") || !email.contains(".")) {
@@ -715,7 +749,7 @@ public class UserController {
 
             // Send invite email
             try {
-                emailService.get().sendInviteEmail(email, email, temporaryPassword);
+                emailService.get().sendInviteEmail(email, email, temporaryPassword, loginUrl);
                 log.info("Sent invite email to: {}", email);
                 return InviteResult.success();
             } catch (Exception emailEx) {

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/filter/UserAuthenticationFilter.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
 import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.Security.OAUTH2;
 import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties.Security.SAML2;
+import stirling.software.common.util.RequestUriUtils;
 import stirling.software.proprietary.security.model.ApiKeyAuthenticationToken;
 import stirling.software.proprietary.security.model.User;
 import stirling.software.proprietary.security.saml2.CustomSaml2AuthenticatedPrincipal;
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ public class UserAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
         // If we still don't have any authentication, check if it's a public endpoint. If not, deny
         // the request
         if (authentication == null || !authentication.isAuthenticated()) {
-            String method = request.getMethod();
             String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
 
             // Allow public auth endpoints to pass through without authentication
@@ -119,18 +119,18 @@ public class UserAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if ("GET".equalsIgnoreCase(method) && !requestURI.startsWith(contextPath + "/login")) {
-                response.sendRedirect(contextPath + "/login"); // redirect to the login page
-            } else {
-                response.setStatus(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.value());
-                response.getWriter()
-                        .write(
-                                """
-                                Authentication required. Please provide a X-API-KEY in request header.
-                                This is found in Settings -> Account Settings -> API Key
-                                Alternatively you can disable authentication if this is unexpected.
-                                """);
-            }
+            // For API requests, return 401 with JSON response (no redirects)
+            response.setStatus(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.value());
+            response.setContentType("application/json");
+            response.getWriter()
+                    .write(
+                            """
+                            {
+                              "error": "Unauthorized",
+                              "message": "Authentication required. Please provide valid credentials or X-API-KEY header.",
+                              "status": 401
+                            }
+                            """);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -179,8 +179,18 @@ public class UserAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
                 // Block user registration if not allowed by configuration
                 if (blockRegistration && !isUserExists) {
                     log.warn("Blocked registration for OAuth2/SAML user: {}", username);
-                    response.sendRedirect(
-                            request.getContextPath() + "/logout?oAuth2AdminBlockedUser=true");
+                    SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
+                    response.setStatus(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN.value());
+                    response.setContentType("application/json");
+                    response.getWriter()
+                            .write(
+                                    """
+                                    {
+                                      "error": "Forbidden",
+                                      "message": "User registration is blocked by administrator",
+                                      "status": 403
+                                    }
+                                    """);
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -194,13 +204,35 @@ public class UserAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Redirect to logout if credentials are invalid
+                // Return 401 if credentials are invalid (no redirects)
                 if (!isUserExists && notSsoLogin) {
-                    response.sendRedirect(request.getContextPath() + "/logout?badCredentials=true");
+                    SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
+                    response.setStatus(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED.value());
+                    response.setContentType("application/json");
+                    response.getWriter()
+                            .write(
+                                    """
+                                    {
+                                      "error": "Unauthorized",
+                                      "message": "Invalid credentials",
+                                      "status": 401
+                                    }
+                                    """);
                     return;
                 }
                 if (isUserDisabled) {
-                    response.sendRedirect(request.getContextPath() + "/logout?userIsDisabled=true");
+                    SecurityContextHolder.clearContext();
+                    response.setStatus(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN.value());
+                    response.setContentType("application/json");
+                    response.getWriter()
+                            .write(
+                                    """
+                                    {
+                                      "error": "Forbidden",
+                                      "message": "User account is disabled",
+                                      "status": 403
+                                    }
+                                    """);
                     return;
                 }
             }
@@ -250,33 +282,29 @@ public class UserAuthenticationFilter extends OncePerRequestFilter {
     protected boolean shouldNotFilter(HttpServletRequest request) {
         String uri = request.getRequestURI();
         String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
-        String[] permitAllPatterns = {
-            contextPath + "/login",
-            contextPath + "/register",
-            contextPath + "/invite",
-            contextPath + "/error",
-            contextPath + "/images/",
-            contextPath + "/public/",
-            contextPath + "/css/",
-            contextPath + "/fonts/",
-            contextPath + "/js/",
-            contextPath + "/pdfjs/",
-            contextPath + "/pdfjs-legacy/",
+
+        // Allow unauthenticated access to static resources and SPA routes (GET/HEAD only)
+        if ("GET".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getMethod())
+                || "HEAD".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getMethod())) {
+            if (RequestUriUtils.isStaticResource(contextPath, uri)
+                    || RequestUriUtils.isFrontendRoute(contextPath, uri)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // For API routes, only skip filter for these public endpoints
+        String[] publicApiPatterns = {
             contextPath + "/api/v1/info/status",
             contextPath + "/api/v1/auth/login",
             contextPath + "/api/v1/auth/refresh",
             contextPath + "/api/v1/auth/me",
             contextPath + "/api/v1/invite/validate",
             contextPath + "/api/v1/invite/accept",
-            contextPath + "/site.webmanifest"
+            contextPath + "/api/v1/ui-data/footer-info"
         };
 
-        for (String pattern : permitAllPatterns) {
-            if (uri.startsWith(pattern)
-                    || uri.endsWith(".svg")
-                    || uri.endsWith(".mjs")
-                    || uri.endsWith(".png")
-                    || uri.endsWith(".ico")) {
+        for (String pattern : publicApiPatterns) {
+            if (uri.startsWith(pattern)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/security/service/EmailService.java

@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ public class EmailService {
      * @param to The recipient email address
      * @param username The username for the new account
      * @param temporaryPassword The temporary password
+     * @param loginUrl The URL to the login page
      * @throws MessagingException If there is an issue with creating or sending the email.
      */
     @Async
-    public void sendInviteEmail(String to, String username, String temporaryPassword)
+    public void sendInviteEmail(
+            String to, String username, String temporaryPassword, String loginUrl)
             throws MessagingException {
         String subject = "Welcome to Stirling PDF";
 
@@ -144,6 +146,14 @@ public class EmailService {
                       <div style="background-color: #fff3cd; border-left: 4px solid #ffc107; padding: 15px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 4px;">
                         <p style="margin: 0; color: #856404;"><strong>⚠️ Important:</strong> You will be required to change your password upon first login for security reasons.</p>
                       </div>
+                      <!-- CTA Button -->
+                      <div style="text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;">
+                        <a href="%s" style="display: inline-block; background-color: #007bff; color: #ffffff; padding: 14px 28px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; font-weight: bold;">Log In to Stirling PDF</a>
+                      </div>
+                      <p style="font-size: 14px; color: #666;">Or copy and paste this link in your browser:</p>
+                      <div style="background-color: #f8f9fa; padding: 12px; margin: 15px 0; border-radius: 4px; word-break: break-all; font-size: 13px; color: #555;">
+                        %s
+                      </div>
                       <p>Please keep these credentials secure and do not share them with anyone.</p>
                       <p style="margin-bottom: 0;">— The Stirling PDF Team</p>
                     </div>
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ public class EmailService {
                 </div>
                 </body></html>
                 """
-                        .formatted(username, temporaryPassword);
+                        .formatted(username, temporaryPassword, loginUrl, loginUrl);
 
         sendPlainEmail(to, subject, body, true);
     }

app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/service/SignatureService.java

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+package stirling.software.proprietary.service;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.common.configuration.InstallationPathConfig;
+import stirling.software.common.service.PersonalSignatureServiceInterface;
+import stirling.software.proprietary.model.api.signature.SavedSignatureRequest;
+import stirling.software.proprietary.model.api.signature.SavedSignatureResponse;
+
+/**
+ * Service for managing user signatures with authentication and storage limits. This proprietary
+ * version enforces per-user quotas and requires authentication. Provides access to personal
+ * signatures only (shared signatures handled by core service).
+ */
+@Service
+@Slf4j
+public class SignatureService implements PersonalSignatureServiceInterface {
+
+    private final String SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH;
+    private final String ALL_USERS_FOLDER = "ALL_USERS";
+
+    // Storage limits per user
+    private static final int MAX_SIGNATURES_PER_USER = 20;
+    private static final long MAX_SIGNATURE_SIZE_BYTES = 2_000_000; // 2MB per signature
+    private static final long MAX_TOTAL_USER_STORAGE_BYTES = 20_000_000; // 20MB total per user
+
+    public SignatureService() {
+        SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH = InstallationPathConfig.getSignaturesPath();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a personal signature from the user's folder only. Does NOT check shared folder (that's
+     * handled by core service).
+     */
+    @Override
+    public byte[] getPersonalSignatureBytes(String username, String fileName) throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(fileName);
+        Path userPath = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username, fileName);
+
+        if (!Files.exists(userPath)) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Personal signature not found");
+        }
+
+        return Files.readAllBytes(userPath);
+    }
+
+    /** Save a signature with storage limits enforced. */
+    public SavedSignatureResponse saveSignature(String username, SavedSignatureRequest request)
+            throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(request.getId());
+
+        // Determine folder based on scope
+        String scope = request.getScope();
+        if (scope == null || scope.isEmpty()) {
+            scope = "personal"; // Default to personal
+        }
+
+        String folderName = "shared".equals(scope) ? ALL_USERS_FOLDER : username;
+        Path targetFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, folderName);
+
+        // Only enforce limits for personal signatures (not shared)
+        if ("personal".equals(scope)) {
+            enforceStorageLimits(username, request.getDataUrl());
+        }
+
+        Files.createDirectories(targetFolder);
+
+        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        SavedSignatureResponse response = new SavedSignatureResponse();
+        response.setId(request.getId());
+        response.setLabel(request.getLabel());
+        response.setType(request.getType());
+        response.setScope(scope);
+        response.setCreatedAt(timestamp);
+        response.setUpdatedAt(timestamp);
+
+        // Extract and save image data
+        String dataUrl = request.getDataUrl();
+        if (dataUrl != null && dataUrl.startsWith("data:image/")) {
+            // Validate dataUrl size before decoding
+            if (dataUrl.length() > MAX_SIGNATURE_SIZE_BYTES * 2) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                        "Signature data too large (max "
+                                + (MAX_SIGNATURE_SIZE_BYTES / 1024)
+                                + "KB)");
+            }
+
+            // Extract base64 data
+            String base64Data = dataUrl.substring(dataUrl.indexOf(",") + 1);
+            byte[] imageBytes = Base64.getDecoder().decode(base64Data);
+
+            // Validate decoded size
+            if (imageBytes.length > MAX_SIGNATURE_SIZE_BYTES) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                        "Signature image too large (max "
+                                + (MAX_SIGNATURE_SIZE_BYTES / 1024)
+                                + "KB)");
+            }
+
+            // Determine and validate file extension from data URL
+            String mimeType = dataUrl.substring(dataUrl.indexOf(":") + 1, dataUrl.indexOf(";"));
+            String rawExtension = mimeType.substring(mimeType.indexOf("/") + 1);
+            String extension = validateAndNormalizeExtension(rawExtension);
+
+            // Save image file
+            String imageFileName = request.getId() + "." + extension;
+            Path imagePath = targetFolder.resolve(imageFileName);
+
+            // Verify path is within target directory
+            verifyPathWithinDirectory(imagePath, targetFolder);
+
+            Files.write(
+                    imagePath,
+                    imageBytes,
+                    StandardOpenOption.CREATE,
+                    StandardOpenOption.TRUNCATE_EXISTING);
+
+            // Store reference to image file (unified endpoint for all signatures)
+            response.setDataUrl("/api/v1/general/signatures/" + imageFileName);
+        }
+
+        log.info("Saved signature {} for user {} (scope: {})", request.getId(), username, scope);
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    /** Get all saved signatures for a user (personal + shared). */
+    public List<SavedSignatureResponse> getSavedSignatures(String username) throws IOException {
+        List<SavedSignatureResponse> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        // Load personal signatures
+        Path personalFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
+        if (Files.exists(personalFolder)) {
+            signatures.addAll(loadSignaturesFromFolder(personalFolder, "personal", true));
+        }
+
+        // Load shared signatures
+        Path sharedFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, ALL_USERS_FOLDER);
+        if (Files.exists(sharedFolder)) {
+            signatures.addAll(loadSignaturesFromFolder(sharedFolder, "shared", false));
+        }
+
+        return signatures;
+    }
+
+    /** Delete a signature from user's personal folder. Cannot delete shared signatures. */
+    public void deleteSignature(String username, String signatureId) throws IOException {
+        validateFileName(signatureId);
+
+        // Only allow deletion from personal folder
+        Path personalFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
+        boolean deleted = false;
+
+        if (Files.exists(personalFolder)) {
+            try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(personalFolder)) {
+                List<Path> matchingFiles =
+                        stream.filter(
+                                        path ->
+                                                path.getFileName()
+                                                        .toString()
+                                                        .startsWith(signatureId + "."))
+                                .toList();
+                for (Path file : matchingFiles) {
+                    Files.delete(file);
+                    deleted = true;
+                    log.info("Deleted signature file: {}", file);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!deleted) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Signature not found or cannot be deleted");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Private helper methods
+
+    private void enforceStorageLimits(String username, String dataUrlToAdd) throws IOException {
+        Path userFolder = Paths.get(SIGNATURE_BASE_PATH, username);
+
+        if (!Files.exists(userFolder)) {
+            return; // First signature, no limits to check
+        }
+
+        // Count existing signatures
+        long signatureCount;
+        try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(userFolder)) {
+            signatureCount = stream.filter(this::isImageFile).count();
+        }
+
+        if (signatureCount >= MAX_SIGNATURES_PER_USER) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Maximum signatures limit reached (" + MAX_SIGNATURES_PER_USER + ")");
+        }
+
+        // Calculate total storage used
+        long totalSize = 0;
+        try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(userFolder)) {
+            totalSize =
+                    stream.filter(this::isImageFile)
+                            .mapToLong(
+                                    path -> {
+                                        try {
+                                            return Files.size(path);
+                                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                                            return 0;
+                                        }
+                                    })
+                            .sum();
+        }
+
+        // Estimate new signature size (base64 decodes to ~75% of original)
+        long estimatedNewSize = (long) (dataUrlToAdd.length() * 0.75);
+
+        if (totalSize + estimatedNewSize > MAX_TOTAL_USER_STORAGE_BYTES) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Storage quota exceeded (max "
+                            + (MAX_TOTAL_USER_STORAGE_BYTES / 1_000_000)
+                            + "MB)");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private List<SavedSignatureResponse> loadSignaturesFromFolder(
+            Path folder, String scope, boolean isPersonal) throws IOException {
+        List<SavedSignatureResponse> signatures = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        try (Stream<Path> stream = Files.list(folder)) {
+            stream.filter(this::isImageFile)
+                    .forEach(
+                            path -> {
+                                try {
+                                    String fileName = path.getFileName().toString();
+                                    String id = fileName.substring(0, fileName.lastIndexOf('.'));
+
+                                    SavedSignatureResponse sig = new SavedSignatureResponse();
+                                    sig.setId(id);
+                                    sig.setLabel(id);
+                                    sig.setType("image");
+                                    sig.setScope(scope);
+                                    sig.setCreatedAt(Files.getLastModifiedTime(path).toMillis());
+                                    sig.setUpdatedAt(Files.getLastModifiedTime(path).toMillis());
+
+                                    // Set unified URL path (works for both personal and shared)
+                                    sig.setDataUrl("/api/v1/general/signatures/" + fileName);
+
+                                    signatures.add(sig);
+                                } catch (IOException e) {
+                                    log.error("Error reading signature file: " + path, e);
+                                }
+                            });
+        }
+
+        return signatures;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isImageFile(Path path) {
+        String fileName = path.getFileName().toString().toLowerCase();
+        return fileName.endsWith(".jpg") || fileName.endsWith(".jpeg") || fileName.endsWith(".png");
+    }
+
+    private void validateFileName(String fileName) {
+        if (fileName.contains("..") || fileName.contains("/") || fileName.contains("\\")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid filename");
+        }
+        if (!fileName.matches("^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Filename contains invalid characters");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String validateAndNormalizeExtension(String extension) {
+        String normalized = extension.toLowerCase().trim();
+        if (normalized.equals("png") || normalized.equals("jpg") || normalized.equals("jpeg")) {
+            return normalized;
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported image extension: " + extension);
+    }
+
+    private void verifyPathWithinDirectory(Path resolvedPath, Path targetDirectory)
+            throws IOException {
+        Path canonicalTarget = targetDirectory.toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+        Path canonicalResolved = resolvedPath.toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+        if (!canonicalResolved.startsWith(canonicalTarget)) {
+            throw new IOException("Resolved path is outside the target directory");
+        }
+    }
+}

build.gradle

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ repositories {
 
 allprojects {
     group = 'stirling.software'
-    version = '2.0.0'
+    version = '2.0.2'
 
     configurations.configureEach {
         exclude group: 'commons-logging', module: 'commons-logging'

docker/Dockerfile.unified

@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ COPY frontend/package.json frontend/package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm ci
 
 COPY frontend .
-RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false npm run build
+# Override VITE_API_BASE_URL to use relative paths for production
+# This ensures frontend works with nginx proxy setup
+RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false VITE_API_BASE_URL=/ npm run build
 
-# Stage 2: Build Backend
+# Stage 2: Build Backend (server-only JAR - no UI)
 FROM gradle:8.14-jdk21 AS backend-build
 
 COPY build.gradle .
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ RUN ./gradlew build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube || re
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
+# Build server-only JAR (no frontend, includes security features controlled by DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY at runtime)
 RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false \
     STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false \
     ./gradlew clean build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
@@ -62,8 +65,7 @@ COPY docker/unified/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 COPY docker/unified/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
 # Environment Variables
-ENV DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false \
-    VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
+ENV VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
     JAVA_BASE_OPTS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
     JAVA_CUSTOM_OPTS="" \
     HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \

docker/Dockerfile.unified-lite

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Unified Ultra-Lite Dockerfile - Frontend + Backend in single container with minimal dependencies
+# Supports MODE parameter: BOTH (default), FRONTEND, BACKEND
+
+# Stage 1: Build Frontend
+FROM node:20-alpine AS frontend-build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+COPY frontend/package.json frontend/package-lock.json ./
+RUN npm ci
+
+COPY frontend .
+# Override VITE_API_BASE_URL to use relative paths for production
+# This ensures frontend works with nginx proxy setup
+RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=true VITE_API_BASE_URL=/ npm run build
+
+# Stage 2: Build Backend
+FROM gradle:8.14-jdk21 AS backend-build
+
+COPY build.gradle .
+COPY settings.gradle .
+COPY gradlew .
+COPY gradle gradle/
+COPY app/core/build.gradle core/.
+COPY app/common/build.gradle common/.
+COPY app/proprietary/build.gradle proprietary/.
+RUN ./gradlew build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube || return 0
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+
+RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=true \
+    STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false \
+    ./gradlew clean build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
+
+# Stage 3: Final unified ultra-lite image
+FROM alpine:3.22.1
+
+ARG VERSION_TAG
+
+# Labels
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="Stirling-PDF Unified Ultra-Lite"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Unified ultra-lite container for Stirling-PDF - Frontend + Backend with minimal dependencies"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.licenses="MIT"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.vendor="Stirling-Tools"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.url="https://www.stirlingpdf.com"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://docs.stirlingpdf.com"
+LABEL maintainer="Stirling-Tools"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="Stirling-Tools"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="${VERSION_TAG}"
+LABEL org.opencontainers.image.keywords="PDF, manipulation, unified, ultra-lite, API, Spring Boot, React"
+
+# Copy backend files
+COPY scripts/init-without-ocr.sh /scripts/init-without-ocr.sh
+COPY scripts/installFonts.sh /scripts/installFonts.sh
+COPY --from=backend-build /app/app/core/build/libs/*.jar app.jar
+
+# Copy frontend files
+COPY --from=frontend-build /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
+
+# Copy nginx configuration
+COPY docker/unified/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+COPY docker/unified/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Environment Variables
+ENV DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false \
+    VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
+    JAVA_BASE_OPTS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
+    JAVA_CUSTOM_OPTS="" \
+    HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \
+    PUID=1000 \
+    PGID=1000 \
+    UMASK=022 \
+    STIRLING_TEMPFILES_DIRECTORY=/tmp/stirling-pdf \
+    TMPDIR=/tmp/stirling-pdf \
+    TEMP=/tmp/stirling-pdf \
+    TMP=/tmp/stirling-pdf \
+    MODE=BOTH \
+    BACKEND_INTERNAL_PORT=8081 \
+    ENDPOINTS_GROUPS_TO_REMOVE=CLI
+
+# Install minimal dependencies
+RUN echo "@main https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    echo "@community https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    echo "@testing https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" | tee -a /etc/apk/repositories && \
+    apk upgrade --no-cache -a && \
+    apk add --no-cache \
+    ca-certificates \
+    tzdata \
+    tini \
+    bash \
+    curl \
+    shadow \
+    su-exec \
+    openjdk21-jre \
+    nginx && \
+    mkdir -p $HOME /configs /logs /customFiles /pipeline/watchedFolders /pipeline/finishedFolders /tmp/stirling-pdf /pipeline/watchedFolders /pipeline/finishedFolders && \
+    mkdir -p /usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto /var/lib/nginx/tmp /var/log/nginx && \
+    chmod +x /scripts/*.sh && \
+    chmod +x /entrypoint.sh && \
+    # User permissions
+    addgroup -S stirlingpdfgroup && adduser -S stirlingpdfuser -G stirlingpdfgroup && \
+    chown -R stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup $HOME /scripts /pipeline /configs /customFiles /pipeline /tmp/stirling-pdf /var/lib/nginx /var/log/nginx /usr/share/nginx && \
+    chown stirlingpdfuser:stirlingpdfgroup /app.jar
+
+EXPOSE 8080/tcp
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["tini", "--", "/entrypoint.sh"]

docker/backend/Dockerfile

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the entire project to the working directory
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the application with DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false
+# Build the application (server-only JAR - no UI, includes security features controlled at runtime)
 RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false \
     STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false \
     ./gradlew clean build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.version="${VERSION_TAG}"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.keywords="PDF, manipulation, backend, API, Spring Boot"
 
 # Set Environment Variables
-ENV DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false \
-    VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
+ENV VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
     JAVA_BASE_OPTS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
     JAVA_CUSTOM_OPTS="" \
     HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \

docker/backend/Dockerfile.fat

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the entire project to the working directory
 COPY . .
 
-# Build the application with DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false
+# Build the application (server-only JAR - no UI, includes security features controlled at runtime)
 RUN DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false \
     STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false \
     ./gradlew clean build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ COPY --from=build /app/build/libs/restart-helper.jar restart-helper.jar
 ARG VERSION_TAG
 
 # Set Environment Variables
-ENV DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=true \
-    VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
+ENV VERSION_TAG=$VERSION_TAG \
     JAVA_BASE_OPTS="-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=20 -XX:+G1PeriodicGCInvokesConcurrent -XX:G1PeriodicGCInterval=10000 -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -XX:G1PeriodicGCSystemLoadThreshold=70" \
     JAVA_CUSTOM_OPTS="" \
     HOME=/home/stirlingpdfuser \

docker/backend/Dockerfile.ultra-lite

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.22.1@sha256:4bcff63911fcb4448bd4fdacec207030997caf25e9bea4045fa6c8
 ARG VERSION_TAG
 
 # Set Environment Variables
-ENV DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=true \
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/cyyynthia"
+      }
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frontend/package.json

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "globals": "^16.4.0",
     "i18next": "^25.5.2",
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^8.2.0",
-    "i18next-http-backend": "^3.0.2",
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     "license-report": "^6.8.0",
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     "react-router-dom": "^7.9.1",
     "signature_pad": "^5.0.4",
+    "smol-toml": "^1.4.2",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.1.13",
     "web-vitals": "^5.1.0"
   },

frontend/public/css/cookieconsentCustomisation.css

@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@
     --cc-secondary-color: #b0b0b0;
 
     --cc-btn-primary-bg: #4dabf7;
-    --cc-btn-primary-color: #2d2d2d;
+    --cc-btn-primary-color: #ffffff;
     --cc-btn-primary-border-color: #4dabf7;
     --cc-btn-primary-hover-bg: #3d3d3d;
-    --cc-btn-primary-hover-color: #e5e5e5;
+    --cc-btn-primary-hover-color: #ffffff;
     --cc-btn-primary-hover-border-color: #3d3d3d;
 
     --cc-btn-secondary-bg: #3d3d3d;
-    --cc-btn-secondary-color: #e5e5e5;
+    --cc-btn-secondary-color: #ffffff;
     --cc-btn-secondary-border-color: #3d3d3d;
     --cc-btn-secondary-hover-bg: #4dabf7;
-    --cc-btn-secondary-hover-color: #2d2d2d;
+    --cc-btn-secondary-hover-color: #ffffff;
     --cc-btn-secondary-hover-border-color: #4dabf7;
 
     --cc-separator-border-color: #555555;
@@ -175,4 +175,32 @@
 #cc-main .pm {
     background: var(--cc-bg) !important;
     color: var(--cc-primary-color) !important;
+}
+
+/* Lower z-index so cookie banner appears behind onboarding modals */
+#cc-main {
+    z-index: 100 !important;
+}
+
+/* Ensure consent modal text is visible in both themes */
+#cc-main .cm {
+    background: var(--cc-bg) !important;
+    color: var(--cc-primary-color) !important;
+}
+
+#cc-main .cm__title {
+    color: var(--cc-primary-color) !important;
+}
+
+#cc-main .cm__desc {
+    color: var(--cc-primary-color) !important;
+}
+
+#cc-main .cm__footer {
+    color: var(--cc-primary-color) !important;
+}
+
+#cc-main .cm__footer-links a,
+#cc-main .cm__link {
+    color: var(--cc-primary-color) !important;
 }