From 658e931aa6ada70a71c9fddb456380d43bb51ddf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:30:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 01/24] Initial commit

---
 installers/raspap-network-activity.sh | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 installers/raspap-network-activity.sh

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh b/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ae42e1ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# RaspAP network activity monitor
+# Reads from /proc/net/dev to get TX/RX byte counters for a given interface (wlan0 by default),
+# calculates the difference and writes to /dev/shm/net_activity.
+#
+# Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
+# Author URI: https://github.com/billz/
+# License: GNU General Public License v3.0
+# License URI: https://github.com/raspap/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
+#
+# /usr/local/bin/raspap-network-activity.sh
+
+# Exit on error
+set -o errexit
+# Exit on error inside functions
+set -o errtrace
+# Turn on traces, disabled by default
+# set -o xtrace
+
+IFACE="${1:-wlan0}"              # default to wlan0 if not specified
+TMPFILE="/dev/shm/net_activity"  # tmpfs that resides in RAM 
+INTERVAL=0.05 # 50 ms
+
+# Initialize
+prev_rx=0
+prev_tx=0
+
+get_bytes() {
+  awk -v iface="$IFACE" '$1 ~ iface":" {
+    gsub(":", "", $1);
+    print $2, $10
+  }' /proc/net/dev
+}
+
+read rx tx < <(get_bytes)
+prev_rx=$rx
+prev_tx=$tx
+
+while true; do
+  sleep $INTERVAL
+  read rx tx < <(get_bytes)
+
+  rx_diff=$((rx - prev_rx))
+  tx_diff=$((tx - prev_tx))
+  total_diff=$((rx_diff + tx_diff))
+  echo "$total_diff"
+  echo "$total_diff" > "$TMPFILE"
+
+  prev_rx=$rx
+  prev_tx=$tx
+done
+

From 1d80b5090d75e9a2ed13a0c853738d95666be20d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:32:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 02/24] Create updateActivityLED()

---
 app/js/custom.js | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/js/custom.js b/app/js/custom.js
index ffd2fc39..bf376dc0 100644
--- a/app/js/custom.js
+++ b/app/js/custom.js
@@ -1022,6 +1022,30 @@ function disableValidation(form) {
     });
 }
 
+function updateActivityLED() {
+  fetch('/app/net_activity')
+    .then(res => res.text())
+    .then(data => {
+      const activity = parseInt(data.trim());
+      console.log(activity);
+      const led = document.getElementById('hostapd-led');
+
+      if (!isNaN(activity)) {
+        if (activity > 170) {
+          led.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
+          setTimeout(() => led.removeAttribute('data-active'), 50);
+          led.classList.add('led-pulse');
+        } else {
+          led.classList.remove('led-pulse');
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.warn('Unexpected data:', data);
+      }
+    })
+    .catch(() => { /* ignore fetch errors */ });
+}
+setInterval(updateActivityLED, 200);
+
 $(document).ready(function() {
     const $htmlElement = $('html');
     const $modeswitch = $('#night-mode');

From 6fe48d0e4e7b642b71e6ad7a2e631d8064ee138f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:33:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 03/24] Update status panel w/ hostapd-led ID

---
 includes/functions.php | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 6ef53ea4..c000104a 100755
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ function renderStatus($hostapd_led, $hostapd_status, $memused_led, $memused, $cp
       <div class="col ml-2">
         <div class="ml-1 sb-status">Status</div>
         <div class="info-item-xs"><span class="icon">
-          <i class="fas fa-circle <?php echo ($hostapd_led); ?>"></i></span> <?php echo _("Hotspot").' '. _($hostapd_status); ?>
+          <i id="hostapd-led" class="fas fa-circle <?php echo ($hostapd_led); ?>"></i></span> <?php echo _("Hotspot").' '. _($hostapd_status); ?>
         </div>
         <div class="info-item-xs"><span class="icon">
           <i class="fas fa-circle <?php echo ($memused_led); ?>"></i></span> <?php echo _("Mem Use").': '. htmlspecialchars(strval($memused), ENT_QUOTES); ?>%

From 03e2b853be85193337068cee91d8507350ec167c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:37:50 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 04/24] Remove debug output, format comments

---
 installers/raspap-network-activity.sh | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh b/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
index ae42e1ee..fb88f4a0 100755
--- a/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ set -o errtrace
 
 IFACE="${1:-wlan0}"              # default to wlan0 if not specified
 TMPFILE="/dev/shm/net_activity"  # tmpfs that resides in RAM 
-INTERVAL=0.05 # 50 ms
+INTERVAL=0.05                    # 50 ms
 
-# Initialize
+# initialize
 prev_rx=0
 prev_tx=0
 
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ while true; do
   rx_diff=$((rx - prev_rx))
   tx_diff=$((tx - prev_tx))
   total_diff=$((rx_diff + tx_diff))
-  echo "$total_diff"
   echo "$total_diff" > "$TMPFILE"
 
   prev_rx=$rx

From 12b343b5700346057225c144d4dd669e1755d9f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:04:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 05/24] Added led-pulse animation + keyframes, #hostapd-led

---
 app/css/all.css | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/css/all.css b/app/css/all.css
index b42a34e2..edd38bd3 100644
--- a/app/css/all.css
+++ b/app/css/all.css
@@ -661,3 +661,23 @@ a.inactive:focus {
   max-width: 250px;
 }
 
+.led-pulse {
+  /* animation: pulse 0.25s infinite; */
+  opacity: 0.3 !important;
+}
+@keyframes pulse {
+  0% { opacity: 1; }
+  50% { opacity: 0.3; }
+  100% { opacity: 1; }
+}
+
+#hostapd-led {
+  color: #28a745;
+  opacity: 1;
+  transition: opacity 0.05s;
+}
+
+#hostapd-led[data-active="true"] {
+  opacity: 0.3;
+}
+

From 97b846b2b66b288864719e3a5a86e3d553b97828 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:04:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 06/24] Revise updateActivityLED() to handle multiple
 hostapd-led classes

---
 app/js/custom.js | 28 ++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/js/custom.js b/app/js/custom.js
index bf376dc0..6af1313e 100644
--- a/app/js/custom.js
+++ b/app/js/custom.js
@@ -1023,28 +1023,32 @@ function disableValidation(form) {
 }
 
 function updateActivityLED() {
+  const threshold_bytes = 300;
   fetch('/app/net_activity')
     .then(res => res.text())
     .then(data => {
       const activity = parseInt(data.trim());
-      console.log(activity);
-      const led = document.getElementById('hostapd-led');
+      const leds = document.querySelectorAll('.hostapd-led');
 
       if (!isNaN(activity)) {
-        if (activity > 170) {
-          led.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
-          setTimeout(() => led.removeAttribute('data-active'), 50);
-          led.classList.add('led-pulse');
-        } else {
-          led.classList.remove('led-pulse');
-        }
-      } else {
-        console.warn('Unexpected data:', data);
+        leds.forEach(led => {
+          if (activity > threshold_bytes) {
+            led.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
+            led.classList.add('led-pulse');
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              led.removeAttribute('data-active');
+              led.classList.remove('led-pulse');
+            }, 50);
+          } else {
+            led.classList.remove('led-pulse');
+            led.removeAttribute('data-active');
+          }
+        });
       }
     })
     .catch(() => { /* ignore fetch errors */ });
 }
-setInterval(updateActivityLED, 200);
+setInterval(updateActivityLED, 100);
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
     const $htmlElement = $('html');

From 73df916184ef661f15b365d41597095323d8bfc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:06:28 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 07/24] Add hostapd-led to fas class in template

---
 includes/functions.php  | 2 +-
 templates/dashboard.php | 2 +-
 templates/hostapd.php   | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index c000104a..c31d16fd 100755
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ function renderStatus($hostapd_led, $hostapd_status, $memused_led, $memused, $cp
       <div class="col ml-2">
         <div class="ml-1 sb-status">Status</div>
         <div class="info-item-xs"><span class="icon">
-          <i id="hostapd-led" class="fas fa-circle <?php echo ($hostapd_led); ?>"></i></span> <?php echo _("Hotspot").' '. _($hostapd_status); ?>
+          <i class="fas fa-circle hostapd-led <?php echo ($hostapd_led); ?>"></i></span> <?php echo _("Hotspot").' '. _($hostapd_status); ?>
         </div>
         <div class="info-item-xs"><span class="icon">
           <i class="fas fa-circle <?php echo ($memused_led); ?>"></i></span> <?php echo _("Mem Use").': '. htmlspecialchars(strval($memused), ENT_QUOTES); ?>%
diff --git a/templates/dashboard.php b/templates/dashboard.php
index c7db88f0..29b217b5 100755
--- a/templates/dashboard.php
+++ b/templates/dashboard.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col">
             <button class="btn btn-light btn-icon-split btn-sm service-status float-end">
-              <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-circle service-status-<?php echo $state ?>"></i></span>
+              <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-circle hostapd-led service-status-<?php echo $state ?>"></i></span>
               <span class="text service-status"><?php echo strtolower($interface) .' '. _($state) ?></span>
             </button>
           </div>
diff --git a/templates/hostapd.php b/templates/hostapd.php
index ccdc1a62..746034b6 100755
--- a/templates/hostapd.php
+++ b/templates/hostapd.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col">
             <button class="btn btn-light btn-icon-split btn-sm service-status float-end">
-              <span class="icon text-gray-600"><i class="fas fa-circle service-status-<?php echo $serviceStatus ?>"></i></span>
+              <span class="icon text-gray-600"><i class="fas fa-circle hostapd-led service-status-<?php echo $serviceStatus ?>"></i></span>
               <span class="text service-status">hostapd <?php echo _($serviceStatus) ?></span>
             </button>
           </div>

From 1ab39066322d2eb7fcd1b1e6390636836347838a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:07:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 08/24] Initial commit

---
 ...etwork-activity.sh => network-activity.sh} | 31 ++++++++++++++++---
 installers/raspap-network-activity.service    | 15 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 rename installers/{raspap-network-activity.sh => network-activity.sh} (63%)
 create mode 100644 installers/raspap-network-activity.service

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh b/installers/network-activity.sh
similarity index 63%
rename from installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
rename to installers/network-activity.sh
index fb88f4a0..9c8db6da 100755
--- a/installers/raspap-network-activity.sh
+++ b/installers/network-activity.sh
@@ -18,16 +18,34 @@ set -o errtrace
 # Turn on traces, disabled by default
 # set -o xtrace
 
-IFACE="${1:-wlan0}"              # default to wlan0 if not specified
+# Default interface
+interface="wlan0"
+
+# Parse arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  key="$1"
+  case $key in
+    -i|--interface)
+      interface="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    *)    # unknown option
+      echo "Unknown option: $1"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 TMPFILE="/dev/shm/net_activity"  # tmpfs that resides in RAM 
-INTERVAL=0.05                    # 50 ms
+INTERVAL=0.1                     # 100 ms
 
 # initialize
 prev_rx=0
 prev_tx=0
 
 get_bytes() {
-  awk -v iface="$IFACE" '$1 ~ iface":" {
+  awk -v iface="$interface" '$1 ~ iface":" {
     gsub(":", "", $1);
     print $2, $10
   }' /proc/net/dev
@@ -44,7 +62,12 @@ while true; do
   rx_diff=$((rx - prev_rx))
   tx_diff=$((tx - prev_tx))
   total_diff=$((rx_diff + tx_diff))
-  echo "$total_diff" > "$TMPFILE"
+
+  # write to a temp file then atomically rename
+  tmpfile=$(mktemp /dev/shm/net_activity.XXXXXX)
+  echo "$total_diff" > "$tmpfile"
+  chmod 644 "$tmpfile"
+  mv "$tmpfile" "$TMPFILE"
 
   prev_rx=$rx
   prev_tx=$tx
diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity.service b/installers/raspap-network-activity.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..474c4306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-activity.service
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Author: BillZ <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
+
+[Unit]
+Description=RaspAP Network Activity Monitor
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/network-activity.sh --interface wlan0
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=2
+User=root
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+

From 5c7ccfb64f5106bf80fcfc78141402e71ace38c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:36:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 09/24] Remove --interface wlan0 arugment (set by default)

---
 installers/raspap-network-activity.service | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity.service b/installers/raspap-network-activity.service
index 474c4306..fc74ebb6 100644
--- a/installers/raspap-network-activity.service
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-activity.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Description=RaspAP Network Activity Monitor
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/network-activity.sh --interface wlan0
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/network-activity.sh
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2
 User=root

From 3cb2e673876bfa8db4690996dd20bd1e677317ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:38:45 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 10/24] Cleanup unused classes + setAttribute defs

---
 app/css/all.css  | 12 +-----------
 app/js/custom.js |  3 ---
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/css/all.css b/app/css/all.css
index edd38bd3..6c054e18 100644
--- a/app/css/all.css
+++ b/app/css/all.css
@@ -662,22 +662,12 @@ a.inactive:focus {
 }
 
 .led-pulse {
-  /* animation: pulse 0.25s infinite; */
   opacity: 0.3 !important;
 }
-@keyframes pulse {
-  0% { opacity: 1; }
-  50% { opacity: 0.3; }
-  100% { opacity: 1; }
-}
 
-#hostapd-led {
+.hostapd-led {
   color: #28a745;
   opacity: 1;
   transition: opacity 0.05s;
 }
 
-#hostapd-led[data-active="true"] {
-  opacity: 0.3;
-}
-
diff --git a/app/js/custom.js b/app/js/custom.js
index 6af1313e..fba8b8bf 100644
--- a/app/js/custom.js
+++ b/app/js/custom.js
@@ -1033,15 +1033,12 @@ function updateActivityLED() {
       if (!isNaN(activity)) {
         leds.forEach(led => {
           if (activity > threshold_bytes) {
-            led.setAttribute('data-active', 'true');
             led.classList.add('led-pulse');
             setTimeout(() => {
-              led.removeAttribute('data-active');
               led.classList.remove('led-pulse');
             }, 50);
           } else {
             led.classList.remove('led-pulse');
-            led.removeAttribute('data-active');
           }
         });
       }

From 1bf91277da2313a778a4bc03360ce2c50f567fb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:33:19 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 11/24] Rename systemd unit file template @.service

---
 ...work-activity.service => raspap-network-activity@.service} | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 rename installers/{raspap-network-activity.service => raspap-network-activity@.service} (55%)

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity.service b/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service
similarity index 55%
rename from installers/raspap-network-activity.service
rename to installers/raspap-network-activity@.service
index fc74ebb6..dbca808d 100644
--- a/installers/raspap-network-activity.service
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Author: BillZ <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
 
 [Unit]
-Description=RaspAP Network Activity Monitor
+Description=RaspAP Network Activity Monitor for %i
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/network-activity.sh
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/network-activity.sh --interface %i
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2
 User=root

From 2d7d52150162088ba25a7c017429cfd06cf7b073 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:33:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 12/24] Add start/stop raspap-network-activity@*.service

---
 installers/raspap.sudoers | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/installers/raspap.sudoers b/installers/raspap.sudoers
index c770a01b..9933cf18 100644
--- a/installers/raspap.sudoers
+++ b/installers/raspap.sudoers
@@ -80,3 +80,5 @@ www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/bin/truncate -s 0 /tmp/*.log,/bin/truncate -s 0 /va
 www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/vnstat *
 www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/visudo -cf *
 www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/etc/raspap/plugins/plugin_helper.sh
+www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl start raspap-network-activity@*.service
+www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/systemctl stop raspap-network-activity@*.service

From d7428e40e376d33ff129029fc406b75ac13f3343 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:34:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 13/24] Create _enable_network_activity_monitor() +
 _symlink_net_activity()

---
 installers/common.sh | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index a6a56261..59642605 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ function _update_raspap() {
     _download_latest_files
     _change_file_ownership
     _patch_system_files
+    _symlink_net_activity
     _create_plugin_scripts
     _install_complete
 }
@@ -818,9 +819,32 @@ function _configure_networking() {
         echo -e
         _enable_raspap_daemon
     fi
+
+    # Enable RaspAP network activity monitor
+    _enable_network_activity_monitor
+
     _install_status 0
  }
 
+# Install and enable RaspAP network activity monitor
+function _enable_network_activity_monitor() {
+    _install_log "Enabling RaspAP network activity monitor"
+    sudo cp $webroot_dir/installers/network-activity.sh "$raspap_dir/hostapd" || _install_status 1 "Unable to copy network-activity.sh"
+    sudo cp $webroot_dir/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service /lib/systemd/system/ || _install_status 1 "Unable to move raspap-network-activity.service file"
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    sudo systemctl enable raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service || _install_status 1 "Failed to enable raspap-network-activity.service"
+    sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service || _install_status 1 "Failed to start raspap-network-activity.service"
+    sleep 0.5
+    _symlink_net_activity
+    echo "Network activity monitor enabled"
+}
+
+function _symlink_net_activity() {
+    echo "Symlinking /dev/shm/net_activity to $webroot_dir/app/net_activity"
+    sudo ln -sf /dev/shm/net_activity $webroot_dir/app/net_activity || _install_status 1 "Failed to link net_activity to ${webroot_dir}/app"
+    sudo chown -R $raspap_user:$raspap_user $webroot_dir/app/net_activity || _install_status 1 "Unable to set ownership of ${webroot_dir}/app/net_activity"
+}
+
 # Prompt to configure TCP BBR option
 function _prompt_configure_tcp_bbr() {
     _install_log "Configure TCP BBR congestion control"

From cc215530d3149db4fee958136fdcdf80e4d62f6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:35:21 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 14/24] Stop raspap-network-activity@*.service, start service
 template w/ iface

---
 includes/hostapd.php | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/includes/hostapd.php b/includes/hostapd.php
index 93386c5e..1c10084f 100755
--- a/includes/hostapd.php
+++ b/includes/hostapd.php
@@ -58,10 +58,19 @@ function DisplayHostAPDConfig()
             $status->addMessage('Attempting to start hotspot', 'info');
             if ($arrHostapdConf['BridgedEnable'] == 1) {
                 exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface br0 --seconds 2', $return);
+                exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
+                exec("sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@br0.service");
             } elseif ($arrHostapdConf['WifiAPEnable'] == 1) {
                 exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface uap0 --seconds 2', $return);
+                exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
+                exec("sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@uap0.service");
             } else {
                 exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --seconds 2', $return);
+                exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
+                if (!empty($_SESSION['ap_interface'])) {
+                    $iface = escapeshellarg($_SESSION['ap_interface']);
+                    exec("sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@{$iface}.service");
+                }
             }
             foreach ($return as $line) {
                 $status->addMessage($line, 'info');
@@ -69,6 +78,7 @@ function DisplayHostAPDConfig()
         } elseif (isset($_POST['StopHotspot'])) {
             $status->addMessage('Attempting to stop hotspot', 'info');
             exec('sudo /bin/systemctl stop hostapd.service', $return);
+            exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
             foreach ($return as $line) {
                 $status->addMessage($line, 'info');
             }

From de7e36cb8c055c7cb20d392fcfc9ab2ea726759d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:36:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 15/24] Add app/net_activity to .gitignore

---
 .gitignore | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0642d6e..71641545 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ rootCA.pem
 vendor
 .env
 locale/**/*.mo
+app/net_activity

From b900c401fef3838fef5c78e6b4527dc6b07e4ac6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:07:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 16/24] Initial commit

---
 installers/raspap-network-monitor.c | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 installers/raspap-network-monitor.c

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c b/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89acaf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// network-monitor.c
+
+/*
+RaspAP Network Activity Monitor
+Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
+Author URI: https://github.com/billz/
+License: GNU General Public License v3.0
+License URI: https://github.com/raspap/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
+*/
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define TMPFILE "/dev/shm/net_activity"
+#define POLL_INTERVAL_MS 100 // 100 milliseconds
+
+unsigned long read_interface_bytes(const char *iface) {
+    FILE *fp = fopen("/proc/net/dev", "r");
+    if (!fp) return 0;
+
+    char line[512];
+    unsigned long rx = 0, tx = 0;
+
+    while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp)) {
+        if (strstr(line, iface)) {
+            char *ptr = strchr(line, ':');
+            if (ptr) {
+                sscanf(ptr + 1, "%lu %*u %*u %*u %*u %*u %*u %*u %lu", &rx, &tx);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fclose(fp);
+    return rx + tx;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <interface>\n", argv[0]);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    const char *iface = argv[1];
+    unsigned long prev_total = read_interface_bytes(iface);
+
+    // create a timerfd
+    int tfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, 0);
+    if (tfd == -1) {
+        perror("timerfd_create");
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    struct itimerspec timer;
+    timer.it_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+    timer.it_interval.tv_nsec = POLL_INTERVAL_MS * 1000000; // interval
+    timer.it_value.tv_sec = 0;
+    timer.it_value.tv_nsec = POLL_INTERVAL_MS * 1000000;    // initial expiration
+
+    if (timerfd_settime(tfd, 0, &timer, NULL) == -1) {
+        perror("timerfd_settime");
+        close(tfd);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    struct pollfd fds;
+    fds.fd = tfd;
+    fds.events = POLLIN;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        int ret = poll(&fds, 1, -1);
+        if (ret == -1) {
+            perror("poll");
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (fds.revents & POLLIN) {
+            uint64_t expirations;
+            read(tfd, &expirations, sizeof(expirations)); // clear timer
+
+            unsigned long curr_total = read_interface_bytes(iface);
+            unsigned long diff = (curr_total >= prev_total) ? (curr_total - prev_total) : 0;
+            prev_total = curr_total;
+
+            FILE *out = fopen(TMPFILE, "w");
+            if (out) {
+                fprintf(out, "%lu\n", diff);
+                fclose(out);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    close(tfd);
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+

From f30ff24ed49e8456b51599a1da8f5bd4472a2400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:08:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 17/24] Update _enable_network_activity_monitor() compile
 raspap-network-monitor.c

---
 installers/common.sh | 15 ++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index 59642605..ccb7e245 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function _update_raspap() {
     _download_latest_files
     _change_file_ownership
     _patch_system_files
-    _symlink_net_activity
+    _enable_network_activity_monitor
     _create_plugin_scripts
     _install_complete
 }
@@ -829,20 +829,21 @@ function _configure_networking() {
 # Install and enable RaspAP network activity monitor
 function _enable_network_activity_monitor() {
     _install_log "Enabling RaspAP network activity monitor"
-    sudo cp $webroot_dir/installers/network-activity.sh "$raspap_dir/hostapd" || _install_status 1 "Unable to copy network-activity.sh"
+    echo "Compiling raspap-network-monitor.c to /usr/local/bin/"
+    sudo gcc -O2 -o /usr/local/bin/raspap-network-monitor $webroot_dir/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c || _install_status 1 "Failed to compile raspap-network-monitor.c"
+    echo "Copying raspap-network-activity@.service to /lib/systemd/system/"
     sudo cp $webroot_dir/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service /lib/systemd/system/ || _install_status 1 "Unable to move raspap-network-activity.service file"
     sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    echo "Enabling raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service"
     sudo systemctl enable raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service || _install_status 1 "Failed to enable raspap-network-activity.service"
+    echo "Starting raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service"
     sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service || _install_status 1 "Failed to start raspap-network-activity.service"
     sleep 0.5
-    _symlink_net_activity
-    echo "Network activity monitor enabled"
-}
-
-function _symlink_net_activity() {
     echo "Symlinking /dev/shm/net_activity to $webroot_dir/app/net_activity"
     sudo ln -sf /dev/shm/net_activity $webroot_dir/app/net_activity || _install_status 1 "Failed to link net_activity to ${webroot_dir}/app"
+    echo "Setting ownership for ${raspap_user} on ${webroot_dir}/app/net_activity"
     sudo chown -R $raspap_user:$raspap_user $webroot_dir/app/net_activity || _install_status 1 "Unable to set ownership of ${webroot_dir}/app/net_activity"
+    echo "Network activity monitor enabled"
 }
 
 # Prompt to configure TCP BBR option

From b34f96d351a12bd7d9f414c5721c2504f9c1559f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:09:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 18/24] Update ExecStart path to
 /usr/local/bin/raspap-network-monitor %i

---
 installers/network-activity.sh              | 75 ---------------------
 installers/raspap-network-activity@.service |  4 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100755 installers/network-activity.sh

diff --git a/installers/network-activity.sh b/installers/network-activity.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9c8db6da..00000000
--- a/installers/network-activity.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# RaspAP network activity monitor
-# Reads from /proc/net/dev to get TX/RX byte counters for a given interface (wlan0 by default),
-# calculates the difference and writes to /dev/shm/net_activity.
-#
-# Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
-# Author URI: https://github.com/billz/
-# License: GNU General Public License v3.0
-# License URI: https://github.com/raspap/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
-#
-# /usr/local/bin/raspap-network-activity.sh
-
-# Exit on error
-set -o errexit
-# Exit on error inside functions
-set -o errtrace
-# Turn on traces, disabled by default
-# set -o xtrace
-
-# Default interface
-interface="wlan0"
-
-# Parse arguments
-while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-  key="$1"
-  case $key in
-    -i|--interface)
-      interface="$2"
-      shift # past argument
-      shift # past value
-      ;;
-    *)    # unknown option
-      echo "Unknown option: $1"
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-done
-
-TMPFILE="/dev/shm/net_activity"  # tmpfs that resides in RAM 
-INTERVAL=0.1                     # 100 ms
-
-# initialize
-prev_rx=0
-prev_tx=0
-
-get_bytes() {
-  awk -v iface="$interface" '$1 ~ iface":" {
-    gsub(":", "", $1);
-    print $2, $10
-  }' /proc/net/dev
-}
-
-read rx tx < <(get_bytes)
-prev_rx=$rx
-prev_tx=$tx
-
-while true; do
-  sleep $INTERVAL
-  read rx tx < <(get_bytes)
-
-  rx_diff=$((rx - prev_rx))
-  tx_diff=$((tx - prev_tx))
-  total_diff=$((rx_diff + tx_diff))
-
-  # write to a temp file then atomically rename
-  tmpfile=$(mktemp /dev/shm/net_activity.XXXXXX)
-  echo "$total_diff" > "$tmpfile"
-  chmod 644 "$tmpfile"
-  mv "$tmpfile" "$TMPFILE"
-
-  prev_rx=$rx
-  prev_tx=$tx
-done
-
diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service b/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service
index dbca808d..615a7547 100644
--- a/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Author: BillZ <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
 
 [Unit]
-Description=RaspAP Network Activity Monitor for %i
+Description=RaspAP Network Activity Monitor for %I
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/network-activity.sh --interface %i
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/raspap-network-monitor %i
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2
 User=root

From 89dfa02d967c7e8e4e45f9fd93620ce7ab64b0ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:12:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 19/24] Minor: comments

---
 installers/raspap-network-monitor.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c b/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c
index 89acaf6e..93a556cf 100644
--- a/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c
+++ b/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// network-monitor.c
+// raspap-network-monitor.c
 
 /*
 RaspAP Network Activity Monitor
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
 Author URI: https://github.com/billz/
 License: GNU General Public License v3.0
 License URI: https://github.com/raspap/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
+
+Usage: raspap-network-monitor [interface]
 */
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE

From 12c28f3f60c022e9a6663be78a6b4830ea05a12c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:12:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 20/24] Update to stop/start raspap-network-activity@.service

---
 installers/servicestart.sh | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/installers/servicestart.sh b/installers/servicestart.sh
index 377678ca..64e79143 100755
--- a/installers/servicestart.sh
+++ b/installers/servicestart.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ systemctl stop systemd-networkd
 systemctl stop hostapd.service
 systemctl stop dnsmasq.service
 systemctl stop dhcpcd.service
+systemctl stop 'raspap-network-activity@*.service'
 
 if [ "${action}" = "stop" ]; then
     echo "Services stopped. Exiting."
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ sleep "${seconds}"
 
 systemctl start dnsmasq.service
 
+echo "Starting raspap-network-activity@${interface}.service"
+systemctl start raspap-network-activity@${interface}.service
+
 if [ $OPENVPNENABLED -eq 1 ]; then
     systemctl start openvpn-client@client
 fi

From 5d8b71b76857d36706cc608ff76ad69b6bda1142 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:14:04 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 21/24] Delegate raspap-network-activity@*.service control to
 raspapd.service

---
 includes/hostapd.php | 19 ++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/includes/hostapd.php b/includes/hostapd.php
index 1c10084f..f9bd53bc 100755
--- a/includes/hostapd.php
+++ b/includes/hostapd.php
@@ -57,19 +57,16 @@ function DisplayHostAPDConfig()
          if (isset($_POST['StartHotspot']) || isset($_POST['RestartHotspot'])) {
             $status->addMessage('Attempting to start hotspot', 'info');
             if ($arrHostapdConf['BridgedEnable'] == 1) {
-                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface br0 --seconds 2', $return);
-                exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
-                exec("sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@br0.service");
+                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface br0 --seconds 1', $return);
             } elseif ($arrHostapdConf['WifiAPEnable'] == 1) {
-                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface uap0 --seconds 2', $return);
-                exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
-                exec("sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@uap0.service");
+                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface uap0 --seconds 1', $return);
             } else {
-                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --seconds 2', $return);
-                exec('sudo systemctl stop "raspap-network-activity@*.service"');
-                if (!empty($_SESSION['ap_interface'])) {
-                    $iface = escapeshellarg($_SESSION['ap_interface']);
-                    exec("sudo systemctl start raspap-network-activity@{$iface}.service");
+                // systemctl expects a unit name like raspap-network-activity@wlan0.service, no extra quotes
+                $iface_nonescaped = $_POST['interface'];
+                if (preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$/', $iface_nonescaped)) { // validate interface name
+                    exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface ' .$iface_nonescaped. ' --seconds 1', $return);
+                } else {
+                    throw new \Exception('Invalid network interface');
                 }
             }
             foreach ($return as $line) {

From 0ad82da51cbbac82b77950f1213cff0d7a583573 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:47:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 22/24] Default to interface value in /etc/raspap/hostapd.ini

---
 installers/raspapd.service |  2 +-
 installers/servicestart.sh | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)

diff --git a/installers/raspapd.service b/installers/raspapd.service
index c5738465..776cb16b 100644
--- a/installers/raspapd.service
+++ b/installers/raspapd.service
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface uap0 --seconds 3
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /etc/raspap/hostapd/servicestart.sh --seconds 1
 RemainAfterExit=no
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/installers/servicestart.sh b/installers/servicestart.sh
index 64e79143..6121e061 100755
--- a/installers/servicestart.sh
+++ b/installers/servicestart.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ esac
 done
 set -- "${positional[@]}"
 
+# Load config file into associative array
+declare -A config
+if [ -r "$CONFIGFILE" ]; then
+    while IFS=" = " read -r key value; do
+        config["$key"]="$value"
+    done < "$CONFIGFILE"
+fi
+
+# Set interface from config if not set by parameter
+if [ -z "$interface" ] && [ -n "${config[WifiInterface]}" ]; then
+    interface="${config[WifiInterface]}"
+    echo "Interface not provided. Using WifiInterface from config: $interface"
+fi
+
 echo "Stopping network services..."
 if [ $OPENVPNENABLED -eq 1 ]; then
     systemctl stop openvpn-client@client
@@ -49,58 +63,51 @@ if [ "${action}" = "stop" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-if [ -f "$DAEMONPATH" ] && [ ! -z "$interface" ]; then
+if [ -f "$DAEMONPATH" ] && [ -n "$interface" ]; then
     echo "Changing RaspAP Daemon --interface to $interface"
     sed -i "s/\(--interface \)[[:alnum:]]*/\1$interface/" "$DAEMONPATH"
 fi
 
-if [ -r "$CONFIGFILE" ]; then
-    declare -A config
-    while IFS=" = " read -r key value; do
-        config["$key"]="$value"
-    done < "$CONFIGFILE"
+if [ "${config[BridgedEnable]}" = 1 ]; then
+    if [ "${interface}" = "br0" ]; then
+        echo "Stopping systemd-networkd"
+        systemctl stop systemd-networkd
 
-    if [ "${config[BridgedEnable]}" = 1 ]; then
-        if [ "${interface}" = "br0" ]; then
-            echo "Stopping systemd-networkd"
-            systemctl stop systemd-networkd
+        echo "Restarting eth0 interface..."
+        ip link set down eth0
+        ip link set up eth0
 
-            echo "Restarting eth0 interface..."
-            ip link set down eth0
-            ip link set up eth0
+        echo "Removing uap0 interface..."
+        iw dev uap0 del
 
-            echo "Removing uap0 interface..."
-            iw dev uap0 del
+        echo "Enabling systemd-networkd"
+        systemctl start systemd-networkd
+        systemctl enable systemd-networkd
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Disabling systemd-networkd"
+    systemctl disable systemd-networkd
 
-            echo "Enabling systemd-networkd"
-            systemctl start systemd-networkd
-            systemctl enable systemd-networkd
-        fi
-    else
-        echo "Disabling systemd-networkd"
-        systemctl disable systemd-networkd
+    ip link ls up | grep -q 'br0' &> /dev/null
+    if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+        echo "Removing br0 interface..."
+        ip link set down br0
+        ip link del dev br0
+    fi
 
-        ip link ls up | grep -q 'br0' &> /dev/null
-        if [ $? == 0 ]; then
-            echo "Removing br0 interface..."
-            ip link set down br0
-            ip link del dev br0
-        fi
+    if [ "${config[WifiAPEnable]}" = 1 ]; then
+        if [ "${interface}" = "uap0" ]; then
 
-        if [ "${config[WifiAPEnable]}" = 1 ]; then
-            if [ "${interface}" = "uap0" ]; then
-
-                ip link ls up | grep -q 'uap0' &> /dev/null
-                if [ $? == 0 ]; then
-                    echo "Removing uap0 interface..."
-                    iw dev uap0 del
-                fi
-
-                echo "Adding uap0 interface to ${config[WifiManaged]}"
-                iw dev ${config[WifiManaged]} interface add uap0 type __ap
-                # Bring up uap0 interface
-                ifconfig uap0 up
+            ip link ls up | grep -q 'uap0' &> /dev/null
+            if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+                echo "Removing uap0 interface..."
+                iw dev uap0 del
             fi
+
+            echo "Adding uap0 interface to ${config[WifiManaged]}"
+            iw dev ${config[WifiManaged]} interface add uap0 type __ap
+            # Bring up uap0 interface
+            ifconfig uap0 up
         fi
     fi
 fi
@@ -122,8 +129,6 @@ if [ $OPENVPNENABLED -eq 1 ]; then
     systemctl start openvpn-client@client
 fi
 
-# @mp035 found that the wifi client interface would stop every 8 seconds
-# for about 16 seconds. Reassociating seems to solve this
 if [ "${config[WifiAPEnable]}" = 1 ]; then
     echo "Reassociating wifi client interface..."
     sleep "${seconds}"

From 384e1df1b7f78f6bfedf62d72c6ce4eb7f199007 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:58:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 23/24] Minor: echo output

---
 installers/servicestart.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/installers/servicestart.sh b/installers/servicestart.sh
index 6121e061..157a41a4 100755
--- a/installers/servicestart.sh
+++ b/installers/servicestart.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fi
 # Set interface from config if not set by parameter
 if [ -z "$interface" ] && [ -n "${config[WifiInterface]}" ]; then
     interface="${config[WifiInterface]}"
-    echo "Interface not provided. Using WifiInterface from config: $interface"
+    echo "Interface not provided. Using interface from config: $interface"
 fi
 
 echo "Stopping network services..."

From 9528927ccad9c680ca5b590882ec4d2d7210a92f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 01:44:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 24/24] Check for presence of gcc, install if needed w/ apt

---
 installers/common.sh | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index ccb7e245..2b619304 100755
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -830,6 +830,11 @@ function _configure_networking() {
 function _enable_network_activity_monitor() {
     _install_log "Enabling RaspAP network activity monitor"
     echo "Compiling raspap-network-monitor.c to /usr/local/bin/"
+    if ! command -v gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "gcc not found, installing..."
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y gcc || _install_status 1 "Failed to install gcc"
+    fi
     sudo gcc -O2 -o /usr/local/bin/raspap-network-monitor $webroot_dir/installers/raspap-network-monitor.c || _install_status 1 "Failed to compile raspap-network-monitor.c"
     echo "Copying raspap-network-activity@.service to /lib/systemd/system/"
     sudo cp $webroot_dir/installers/raspap-network-activity@.service /lib/systemd/system/ || _install_status 1 "Unable to move raspap-network-activity.service file"