Fixes to get all servers running on netcup

inventory-server/src/routes/products.js

@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const multer = require('multer');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const { importProductsFromCSV } = require('../utils/csvImporter');
 const { PurchaseOrderStatus, ReceivingStatus } = require('../types/status-codes');
 
-// Configure multer for file uploads
-const upload = multer({ dest: 'uploads/' });
+// Configure multer for file uploads without silent fallbacks
+const configuredUploadsDir = process.env.UPLOADS_DIR;
+const uploadsDir = configuredUploadsDir
+  ? (path.isAbsolute(configuredUploadsDir)
+      ? configuredUploadsDir
+      : path.resolve(__dirname, '../../', configuredUploadsDir))
+  : path.resolve(__dirname, '../../uploads');
+
+try {
+  fs.mkdirSync(uploadsDir, { recursive: true });
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`Failed to initialize uploads directory at ${uploadsDir}:`, error);
+  throw error;
+}
+
+const upload = multer({ dest: uploadsDir });
 
 // Get unique brands
 router.get('/brands', async (req, res) => {
@@ -728,4 +744,4 @@ router.get('/:id/time-series', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = router; 
+module.exports = router; 

inventory-server/src/server.js

@@ -44,8 +44,21 @@ try {
   console.error('Error loading .env file:', error);
 }
 
-// Ensure required directories exist
-['logs', 'uploads'].forEach(dir => {
+// Resolve important directories relative to the project root
+const serverRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+const configuredUploadsDir = process.env.UPLOADS_DIR;
+const uploadsDir = configuredUploadsDir
+  ? (path.isAbsolute(configuredUploadsDir)
+      ? configuredUploadsDir
+      : path.resolve(serverRoot, configuredUploadsDir))
+  : path.resolve(serverRoot, 'uploads');
+
+// Persist the resolved uploads directory so downstream modules share the same path
+process.env.UPLOADS_DIR = uploadsDir;
+
+const requiredDirs = [path.resolve(serverRoot, 'logs'), uploadsDir];
+
+requiredDirs.forEach(dir => {
   if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
   }
@@ -209,4 +222,4 @@ const setupSSE = (req, res) => {
 };
 
 // Start the server
-startServer(); 
+startServer();