From 7c6101e8190427a5047114501199e181ebe1f2c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: proddy <paul@derbyshire.nl>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:03:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] prevent reboot on filesystem upload

---
 src/core/emsesp.cpp | 17 +++++++++--------
 src/core/system.cpp | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/core/emsesp.cpp b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
index 6fecba8f9..8f26c0e6e 100644
--- a/src/core/emsesp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
@@ -1774,6 +1774,15 @@ void EMSESP::start() {
     // start web log service. now we can start capturing logs to the web log
     webLogService.begin();
 
+#ifndef EMSESP_STANDALONE
+    // apply any uploaded settings before any service loads them from the filesystem
+    if (system_.check_restore()) {
+        root             = LittleFS.open(EMSESP_SETTINGS_FILE);
+        factory_settings = !root;
+        root.close();
+    }
+#endif
+
     // loads core system services settings (mqtt, ap, ntp etc)
     esp32React.begin();
 
@@ -1829,14 +1838,6 @@ void EMSESP::start() {
     LOG_INFO("Last system reset reason Core0: %s, Core1: %s", system_.reset_reason(0).c_str(), system_.reset_reason(1).c_str());
 #endif
 
-// see if we're restoring a settings file
-#ifndef EMSESP_STANDALONE
-    if (system_.check_restore()) {
-        LOG_WARNING("EMS-ESP will restart to apply new settings. Please wait.");
-        system_.system_restart();
-    };
-#endif
-
     webSettingsService.begin(); // load EMS-ESP Application settings
 
     LOG_DEBUG("System name: %s", system_.system_name().c_str());
diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 3d24b4f61..a0bc7306a 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -1362,8 +1362,9 @@ void System::show_system(uuid::console::Shell & shell) {
 
 // see if there is a restore of an older settings file that needs to be applied
 // note there can be only one file at a time
+// called at boot before any services load their settings, returns true if system settings files were restored
 bool System::check_restore() {
-    bool reboot_required = false; // true if we need to reboot
+    bool settings_restored = false; // true if system settings files were restored
 
 #ifndef EMSESP_STANDALONE
     File new_file = LittleFS.open(TEMP_FILENAME_PATH);
@@ -1378,7 +1379,7 @@ bool System::check_restore() {
 
             // system backup, which is a consolidated json object with all the settings files
             if (settings_type == "systembackup") {
-                reboot_required    = true;
+                settings_restored  = true;
                 JsonArray sections = input["systembackup"].as<JsonArray>();
                 for (JsonObject section : sections) {
                     std::string section_type = section["type"];
@@ -1507,14 +1508,14 @@ bool System::check_restore() {
                 }
             }
 
-            // It's a single settings file. Parse each section separately. If it's system related it will require a reboot
+            // It's a single settings file. Parse each section separately
             else if (settings_type == "settings") {
-                reboot_required = saveSettings(NETWORK_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
-                reboot_required |= saveSettings(AP_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
-                reboot_required |= saveSettings(MQTT_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
-                reboot_required |= saveSettings(NTP_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
-                reboot_required |= saveSettings(SECURITY_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
-                reboot_required |= saveSettings(EMSESP_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
+                settings_restored = saveSettings(NETWORK_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
+                settings_restored |= saveSettings(AP_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
+                settings_restored |= saveSettings(MQTT_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
+                settings_restored |= saveSettings(NTP_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
+                settings_restored |= saveSettings(SECURITY_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
+                settings_restored |= saveSettings(EMSESP_SETTINGS_FILE, input);
             } else if (settings_type == "customizations") {
                 saveSettings(EMSESP_CUSTOMIZATION_FILE, input);
             } else if (settings_type == "schedule") {
@@ -1526,7 +1527,7 @@ bool System::check_restore() {
                 new_file.close();
                 if (LittleFS.rename(TEMP_FILENAME_PATH, EMSESP_CUSTOMSUPPORT_FILE)) {
                     LOG_INFO("Custom support file stored");
-                    return false; // no need to reboot
+                    return false;
                 } else {
                     LOG_ERROR("Failed to save custom support file");
                 }
@@ -1543,7 +1544,7 @@ bool System::check_restore() {
     }
 #endif
 
-    return reboot_required;
+    return settings_restored;
 }
 
 // handle upgrades from previous versions