Known Issues

HTTP Server Port is Dynamic

Problem: The Tauri app starts the HTTP server on a random port (not fixed at 54321).

Current Workaround:

1. Open Spacedrive Tauri app
2. Open browser devtools
3. Find an image thumbnail URL (e.g., in Network tab or inspect an `` tag)
4. Note the port number (e.g., 127.0.0.1:56851)
5. Run the GPUI app with that port:

SD_HTTP_URL="http://127.0.0.1:56851" ./run.sh

Why This Happens: The HTTP server binds to (LOCALHOST, 0) which picks a random available port. This prevents port conflicts but makes it hard for external processes to find the server.

Permanent Solutions:

Option 1: Add daemon query for HTTP URL

Add a new daemon query that returns the current HTTP server URL:

// In core
Query: "core.http_url" -> Returns current HTTP URL

Option 2: Write URL to file

Have the daemon write the HTTP URL to a known location:

~/.spacedrive/http_url.txt

Option 3: Use fixed port

Change server.rs to use a fixed port (e.g., 54321) but this risks conflicts.

Option 4: Read from Tauri state

Since GPUI app is separate, this doesn't work directly, but we could:

• Add a Tauri command that spawns GPUI with correct URL
• Or have GPUI query Tauri via IPC

Recommended: Option 1 - add a daemon query. This is cleanest and works for any client.

Implementation for Option 1

// In core/src/ops/core/queries.rs (or similar)
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Type)]
pub struct HttpUrlQuery;

impl CoreQuery for HttpUrlQuery {
    type Output = Option<String>;

    async fn execute(&self, ctx: &CoreContext) -> Result<Self::Output> {
        Ok(ctx.http_server_url().cloned())
    }
}

Then the GPUI app can query on startup:

let http_url = client.execute("query:core.http_url", ()).await?;

For now, just check the browser devtools for the port!