Let ArchiveBox reach 0.9 instead of staying on 0.7.4

uv pip install --system targets the container's Python 3.11, and every ArchiveBox
release from 0.9 on requires 3.13, so the resolver silently fell back to 0.7.4.
The package now lives in its own 3.13 venv, with the interpreter outside root's
home because ArchiveBox drops privileges while importing. The expect block is
gone: init and createsuperuser both run unattended now, and the server moved to
its new default port.

ct/archivebox.sh

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function update_script() {
   fi
 
   NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="@postlight/parser@latest,single-file-cli@latest" setup_nodejs
+  export UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/archivebox/python"
   PYTHON_VERSION="3.13" setup_uv
 
   ensure_dependencies chromium
@@ -40,15 +41,41 @@ function update_script() {
   systemctl stop archivebox
   msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
-  msg_info "Upgrading Playwright"
-  $STD uv pip install playwright --system --break-system-packages
-  $STD playwright install-deps chromium
-  msg_ok "Upgraded Playwright"
+  # Earlier installs used the system interpreter, which caps ArchiveBox at 0.7.4.
+  if [[ ! -x /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox ]]; then
+    msg_info "Moving ArchiveBox to its own Python 3.13 environment"
+    $STD uv venv --python 3.13 /opt/archivebox/venv
+    # Keep whatever port this container already answers on, or a reverse proxy in front
+    # of it would silently stop resolving.
+    local port
+    port="$(awk -F: '/^ExecStart=/ {print $NF}' /etc/systemd/system/archivebox.service 2>/dev/null)"
+    [[ "$port" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || port=5797
+    cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/archivebox.service
+[Unit]
+Description=ArchiveBox Server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=archivebox
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/archivebox/data
+ExecStart=/opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox server 0.0.0.0:${port}
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    msg_ok "Moved ArchiveBox to its own Python 3.13 environment (port ${port})"
+  fi
 
   msg_info "Updating ArchiveBox"
+  $STD uv pip install --python /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/python --upgrade archivebox playwright
+  $STD /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/playwright install-deps chromium
+  chown -R archivebox:archivebox /opt/archivebox/python /opt/archivebox/venv
+  # Without this a shell still reaches the old 0.7.4 entry point against a 0.9 collection.
+  ln -sf /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox /usr/local/bin/archivebox
   cd /opt/archivebox/data
-  $STD uv pip install --system --break-system-packages --upgrade --no-reinstall archivebox
-  sudo -u archivebox archivebox init
+  $STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox init
   msg_ok "Updated ArchiveBox"
 
   msg_info "Starting Service"
@@ -65,4 +92,4 @@ description
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
-echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:8000/admin/login${CL}"
+echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:5797/admin/login${CL}"

install/archivebox-install.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ update_os
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt-get install -y \
   git \
-  expect \
   libssl-dev \
   libldap2-dev \
   libsasl2-dev \
@@ -26,51 +25,33 @@ $STD apt-get install -y \
   chromium
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get install -y \
-  python3-ldap \
-  python3-msgpack \
-  python3-regex
-msg_ok "Installed Python Dependencies"
-
 NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="@postlight/parser@latest,single-file-cli@latest" setup_nodejs
+# ArchiveBox drops privileges on import, so its interpreter may not sit in root's home.
+export UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/archivebox/python"
 PYTHON_VERSION="3.13" setup_uv
 
-msg_info "Installing Playwright"
-$STD uv pip install playwright --system --break-system-packages
-$STD playwright install-deps chromium
-msg_ok "Installed Playwright"
-
 msg_info "Installing ArchiveBox"
 mkdir -p /opt/archivebox/{data,.npm,.cache,.local}
 $STD adduser --system --shell /bin/bash --gecos 'Archive Box User' --group --disabled-password --home /home/archivebox archivebox
-chown -R archivebox:archivebox /opt/archivebox/{data,.npm,.cache,.local}
+# A venv, not --system: the system interpreter is 3.11 and silently caps us at 0.7.4.
+$STD uv venv --python 3.13 /opt/archivebox/venv
+$STD uv pip install --python /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/python archivebox playwright
+$STD /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/playwright install-deps chromium
+ln -sf /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox /usr/local/bin/archivebox
+chown -R archivebox:archivebox /opt/archivebox
 chmod -R 755 /opt/archivebox/data
-$STD uv pip install archivebox --system --break-system-packages
-cd /opt/archivebox/data
-expect <<EOF
-set timeout -1
-log_user 0
-
-spawn sudo -u archivebox playwright install chromium
-spawn sudo -u archivebox archivebox setup
-
-expect "Username"
-send "\r"
-
-expect "Email address"
-send "\r"
-
-expect "Password"
-send "community-scripts.org\r"
-
-expect "Password (again)"
-send "community-scripts.org\r"
-
-expect eof
-EOF
 msg_ok "Installed ArchiveBox"
 
+msg_info "Initializing ArchiveBox"
+cd /opt/archivebox/data
+$STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox init
+$STD sudo -u archivebox env \
+  DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME=admin \
+  DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL=admin@archivebox.local \
+  DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=community-scripts.org \
+  /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox manage createsuperuser --noinput
+msg_ok "Initialized ArchiveBox"
+
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/archivebox.service
 [Unit]
@@ -80,7 +61,7 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User=archivebox
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/archivebox/data
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000
+ExecStart=/opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox server 0.0.0.0:5797
 Restart=always
 
 [Install]