What's Going Wrong?

Description :
When starting the Hermes container on Unraid (and likely other NAS/slower systems), the WhatsApp bridge fails to install dependencies because the npm install timeout is hardcoded to 60 seconds.

Environment :

• Platform: Unraid (Docker container)
• Hermes version: latest

Error:

[Whatsapp] Installing WhatsApp bridge dependencies...
[Whatsapp] Failed to install dependencies: Command '['npm', 'install', '--silent']' timed out after 60 seconds
[Whatsapp] Disconnecting (external bridge left running)

Location: /opt/hermes/gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py line 387

Suggested fix:
Increase timeout from 60s to 300s (5 minutes), or make it configurable via environment variable.

Workaround:
Manual npm install inside the container after startup:
bash
docker exec -it hermes-agent sh -c 'cd /opt/hermes/scripts/whatsapp-bridge && npm install --verbose'

Steps Taken

1. Updated Hermes Docker container on Unraid to latest version
2. Container started, WhatsApp bridge attempted to auto-install dependencies
3. npm install timed out after 60 seconds and bridge failed to start

Installation Method

Docker

Operating System

Unraid (Docker container)

Python Version

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Hermes Version

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Debug Report

Full Error Output

[Whatsapp] Installing WhatsApp bridge dependencies...
[Whatsapp] Failed to install dependencies: Command '['npm', 'install', '--silent']' timed out after 60 seconds
[Whatsapp] Disconnecting (external bridge left running)
[Whatsapp] Disconnected
[Whatsapp] Bridge process died (exit code 1)

What I've Already Tried

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