Option to deliver the original remote url instead of proxying

Author: b4u-mw

goosebit.yaml

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ poll_time: 00:01:00
 # Whether to track the IP of the device when it polls.  Useful for debugging, but can be turned off for privacy.
 #track_device_ip: true
 
+# When enabled, remote software URLs are delivered directly to devices instead of proxying through gooseBit.
+# This reduces server load but requires devices to have direct network access to the remote URLs.
+#remote_software_direct_url: false
+
 # Device authentication settings
 # Token-based device authentication
 #device_auth:

goosebit/settings/schema.py

@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class GooseBitSettings(BaseSettings):
 
     track_device_ip: bool = True
 
+    remote_software_direct_url: bool = False
+
     @field_validator("secret_key", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def import_secret_key(cls, v: Any) -> OctKey:

goosebit/updates/__init__.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from goosebit.db.models import Device, Hardware, Software
 from goosebit.device_manager import DeviceManager
 from goosebit.schema.updates import UpdateChunk, UpdateChunkArtifact
+from goosebit.settings import config
 from goosebit.storage import storage
 
 from . import swdesc
@@ -98,9 +99,12 @@ async def generate_chunk(request: Request, device: Device) -> list[UpdateChunk]:
     if software is None:
         return []
 
-    # Always use the download endpoint for consistency, the endpoint
-    # will handle both local and remote files appropriately.
-    href = str(request.url_for("download_artifact", dev_id=device.id))
+    # For remote images with direct URL delivery enabled, use the original remote URL.
+    # Otherwise, use the download endpoint which serves/proxies the file.
+    if not software.local and config.remote_software_direct_url:
+        href = software.uri
+    else:
+        href = str(request.url_for("download_artifact", dev_id=device.id))
 
     return [
         UpdateChunk(