Updated server launch behavior to reliably treat JSON file arguments as config paths, including file-manager “Open with” cases. The CLI `serve` command now accepts an optional positional config path (equivalent to `--config`) and errors on conflicting values. `start.sh` and `start.bat` now parse config-related arguments more explicitly, validate required values, and always pass `--config` to avoid accidental positional forwarding. Added tests covering both positional and `--config` forms, plus README documentation for the new startup behavior.
Adds end-to-end Linux compatibility work for the dedicated server: new CI workflow (Ubuntu + Arch), line-ending/executable safeguards, and a local venv-first startup flow with split dependency files for server vs optional host GUI tooling. Improves runtime resilience with better bind error messages, stricter config validation, writable-state checks, cleaner socket/thread shutdown behavior, and SIGTERM-aware graceful stop handling for headless/systemd use. Updates deployment/startup docs and adds portability/runtime integration tests to lock in these behaviors.
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