fix: docker frontend + docs cleanup

backend/app.py

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     _configure_cors(application)
     register_routers(application)
     _register_lifecycle(application)
+    _mount_frontend(application)
 
     return application
 
@@ -104,6 +105,43 @@ def _configure_cors(application: FastAPI) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def _mount_frontend(application: FastAPI) -> None:
+    """Serve the built web frontend when present (Docker / web deployment).
+
+    The Dockerfile copies the Vite build output to ``/app/frontend/``.  When
+    that directory exists we mount static assets and add a catch-all route so
+    the React SPA handles client-side routing.  In dev or API-only mode the
+    directory is absent and this function is a no-op.
+    """
+    frontend_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "frontend"
+    if not frontend_dir.is_dir():
+        return
+
+    from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+    from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+
+    # Mount hashed assets (JS, CSS, images) that Vite places under /assets
+    assets_dir = frontend_dir / "assets"
+    if assets_dir.is_dir():
+        application.mount(
+            "/assets",
+            StaticFiles(directory=str(assets_dir)),
+            name="frontend-assets",
+        )
+
+    # SPA catch-all: serve files if they exist, otherwise index.html for
+    # client-side routes like /voices, /stories, /models, etc.
+    @application.get("/{full_path:path}")
+    async def serve_spa(full_path: str):
+        file_path = (frontend_dir / full_path).resolve()
+        # Guard against path traversal — only serve files inside frontend_dir
+        if full_path and file_path.is_file() and str(file_path).startswith(str(frontend_dir)):
+            return FileResponse(file_path)
+        return FileResponse(frontend_dir / "index.html", media_type="text/html")
+
+    logger.info("Frontend: serving SPA from %s", frontend_dir)
+
+
 def _get_gpu_status() -> str:
     """Return a human-readable string describing GPU availability."""
     backend_type = get_backend_type()

backend/routes/health.py

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
 import signal
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import torch
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from .. import config, models
@@ -15,12 +17,18 @@ from ..utils.platform_detect import get_backend_type
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
+# Frontend build directory — present in Docker, absent in dev/API-only mode
+_frontend_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent / "frontend"
+
 
 @router.get("/")
 async def root():
-    """Root endpoint."""
+    """Root endpoint — serves SPA index.html in Docker, JSON otherwise."""
     from .. import __version__
 
+    index = _frontend_dir / "index.html"
+    if index.is_file():
+        return FileResponse(index, media_type="text/html")
     return {"message": "voicebox API", "version": __version__}
 
 

docs/README.md

@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ This is a Next.js application generated with
 Run development server:
 
 ```bash
-npm run dev
-# or
-pnpm dev
-# or
-yarn dev
+bun run dev
 ```
 
 Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

docs/app/(home)/layout.tsx

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { HomeLayout } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/home';
-import { baseOptions } from '@/lib/layout.shared';
-
-export default function Layout({ children }: LayoutProps<'/'>) {
-  return <HomeLayout {...baseOptions()}>{children}</HomeLayout>;
-}

docs/app/(home)/page.tsx

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
-
-export default function HomePage() {
-  redirect('/docs');
-}

docs/app/[[...slug]]/layout.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { source } from '@/lib/source';
 import { DocsLayout } from 'fumadocs-ui/layouts/docs';
 import { baseOptions } from '@/lib/layout.shared';
+import { source } from '@/lib/source';
 
-export default function Layout({ children }: LayoutProps<'/docs'>) {
+export default function Layout({ children }: LayoutProps<'/[[...slug]]'>) {
   return (
     <DocsLayout tree={source.pageTree} {...baseOptions()}>
       {children}

docs/app/[[...slug]]/page.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { APIPage } from '@/components/api-page';
 import { getPageImage, source } from '@/lib/source';
 import { getMDXComponents } from '@/mdx-components';
 
-export default async function Page(props: PageProps<'/docs/[[...slug]]'>) {
+export default async function Page(props: PageProps<'/[[...slug]]'>) {
   const params = await props.params;
   const page = source.getPage(params.slug);
   if (!page) notFound();
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export async function generateStaticParams() {
   return source.generateParams();
 }
 
-export async function generateMetadata(props: PageProps<'/docs/[[...slug]]'>): Promise<Metadata> {
+export async function generateMetadata(props: PageProps<'/[[...slug]]'>): Promise<Metadata> {
   const params = await props.params;
   const page = source.getPage(params.slug);
   if (!page) notFound();

docs/content/docs/overview/docker.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+---
+title: "Docker Deployment"
+description: "Run Voicebox as a headless server with a web UI using Docker"
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Voicebox can run as a Docker container with a full web UI -- no desktop app required. This is ideal for headless servers, shared GPU machines, or self-hosted deployments.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/jamiepine/voicebox.git
+cd voicebox
+docker compose up
+```
+
+Open [http://localhost:17493](http://localhost:17493) in your browser. The full Voicebox UI is served directly from the backend.
+
+<Callout type="info">
+  The first build takes a few minutes (compiling the frontend, installing Python dependencies). Subsequent starts are fast thanks to Docker layer caching.
+</Callout>
+
+## How It Works
+
+The Docker image uses a 3-stage build:
+
+1. **Frontend** -- builds the React SPA with Bun and Vite
+2. **Backend** -- installs Python dependencies and TTS model packages
+3. **Runtime** -- combines both into a minimal image running the FastAPI server
+
+The backend serves the web UI automatically when the built frontend is present. All API routes work exactly as they do in the desktop app.
+
+## Configuration
+
+### docker-compose.yml
+
+The default `docker-compose.yml` binds to localhost only, mounts persistent volumes for data and model cache, and sets sensible resource limits:
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  voicebox:
+    build: .
+    container_name: voicebox
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:17493:17493"
+    volumes:
+      - ./output:/app/data/generations
+      - voicebox-data:/app/data
+      - huggingface-cache:/home/voicebox/.cache/huggingface
+    environment:
+      - LOG_LEVEL=info
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpus: '4'
+          memory: 8G
+```
+
+### Exposing to Your Network
+
+By default the container only listens on `127.0.0.1`. To allow other machines on your network to connect, change the port binding:
+
+```yaml
+ports:
+  - "0.0.0.0:17493:17493"
+```
+
+<Callout type="warn">
+  The API has no built-in authentication. Only expose to trusted networks, or put a reverse proxy with auth in front of it.
+</Callout>
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `LOG_LEVEL` | `info` | Logging verbosity (`debug`, `info`, `warning`, `error`) |
+| `VOICEBOX_MODELS_DIR` | (HuggingFace cache) | Custom path for model storage |
+| `VOICEBOX_CORS_ORIGINS` | (local origins) | Additional CORS origins, comma-separated |
+
+### Resource Limits
+
+The default compose file limits the container to 4 CPUs and 8GB RAM. Adjust these based on your hardware:
+
+```yaml
+deploy:
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      cpus: '8'
+      memory: 16G
+```
+
+<Callout type="info">
+  TTS model inference is memory-intensive. 8GB is the minimum for running a single engine. 16GB+ is recommended if you want multiple engines loaded simultaneously.
+</Callout>
+
+## Volumes
+
+| Volume | Container Path | Purpose |
+|--------|---------------|---------|
+| `./output` | `/app/data/generations` | Generated audio files (bind-mount, easy access from host) |
+| `voicebox-data` | `/app/data` | Profiles, database, cache |
+| `huggingface-cache` | `/home/voicebox/.cache/huggingface` | Downloaded models (persists across rebuilds) |
+
+The `huggingface-cache` volume is important -- without it, models would be re-downloaded every time the container is rebuilt.
+
+## GPU Acceleration
+
+### NVIDIA GPU (CUDA)
+
+To use your NVIDIA GPU inside the container, install the [NVIDIA Container Toolkit](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/latest/install-guide.html) and add GPU access to your compose file:
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  voicebox:
+    build: .
+    # ... existing config ...
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - driver: nvidia
+              count: 1
+              capabilities: [gpu]
+```
+
+### AMD GPU (ROCm)
+
+For AMD GPUs, use the ROCm runtime:
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  voicebox:
+    build: .
+    # ... existing config ...
+    devices:
+      - /dev/kfd
+      - /dev/dri
+    group_add:
+      - video
+```
+
+### CPU Only
+
+The default configuration runs on CPU. This works fine but generation will be slower. LuxTTS is the fastest engine on CPU (150x realtime).
+
+## Security
+
+The Docker image follows security best practices:
+
+- **Non-root user** -- the server runs as `voicebox`, not `root`
+- **Localhost binding** -- only accessible from the host machine by default
+- **Health checks** -- automatic restart if the server hangs (`/health` endpoint polled every 30s)
+- **CORS restricted** -- only local origins allowed by default
+
+### Running Behind a Reverse Proxy
+
+For production deployments, put Voicebox behind nginx or Caddy with TLS and authentication:
+
+```nginx
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name voicebox.example.com;
+
+    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/voicebox.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/voicebox.key;
+
+    auth_basic "Voicebox";
+    auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:17493;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Container starts but UI shows JSON
+
+If you see `{"message": "voicebox API", ...}` instead of the web UI, the frontend build may have failed during the Docker build. Check the build logs:
+
+```bash
+docker compose build --no-cache
+```
+
+Look for errors in the "Build frontend" stage.
+
+### Models downloading on every restart
+
+Make sure the `huggingface-cache` volume is configured. Without it, the model cache is lost when the container stops:
+
+```yaml
+volumes:
+  - huggingface-cache:/home/voicebox/.cache/huggingface
+```
+
+### Out of memory
+
+TTS models are large. If the container is killed by the OOM killer, increase the memory limit:
+
+```yaml
+deploy:
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      memory: 16G
+```
+
+### Port already in use
+
+```bash
+# Check what's using port 17493
+lsof -i :17493
+
+# Or use a different port
+ports:
+  - "127.0.0.1:8080:17493"
+```
+
+## Prebuilt Images (Coming Soon)
+
+We plan to publish prebuilt Docker images to GitHub Container Registry so you won't need to build locally:
+
+```bash
+# Not available yet — coming in a future release
+docker run -p 17493:17493 ghcr.io/jamiepine/voicebox:latest
+```
+
+The CPU image will be ~3-4 GB (Python + PyTorch + TTS packages). A separate CUDA tag (~6-8 GB) will be available for NVIDIA GPU users. This is normal for ML containers.
+
+For now, use `docker compose up` to build from source as described above.
+
+## Connecting the Desktop App
+
+You can also use the desktop app as a frontend for a Docker-hosted backend. In the desktop app, go to **Settings -> Server**, enable **Remote Mode**, and enter `http://<server-ip>:17493`.
+
+See the [Remote Mode guide](/overview/remote-mode) for details.

docs/content/docs/overview/meta.json

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "pages": [
     "introduction",
     "installation",
+    "docker",
     "quick-start",
     "voice-cloning",
     "stories-editor",

docs/lib/source.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { docs } from '@/.source';
 import { type InferPageType, loader } from 'fumadocs-core/source';
 import { lucideIconsPlugin } from 'fumadocs-core/source/lucide-icons';
+import { docs } from '@/.source';
 
 // See https://fumadocs.dev/docs/headless/source-api for more info
 export const source = loader({
-  baseUrl: '/docs',
+  baseUrl: '/',
   source: docs.toFumadocsSource(),
   plugins: [lucideIconsPlugin()],
 });