Enhance logging and monitoring capabilities

- Added a new section in `REBUILD.md` for watching activity logs with usage instructions for different modes.
- Updated `rebuild.sh` to dynamically set the log file path and provide clearer log viewing instructions.
- Enhanced `watch-activity.sh` to support monitoring both systemd journal logs and specified log files, with improved error handling and user guidance.

REBUILD.md

@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ tail -f /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log
 ### Development Mode
 Logs appear directly in the terminal (foreground mode)
 
+### Watching Activity Logs
+```bash
+# If using rebuild.sh (production mode)
+./watch-activity.sh /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log
+
+# If using systemd service
+./watch-activity.sh
+
+# Or specify custom log file
+./watch-activity.sh /path/to/your/logfile.log
+```
+
 ## Manual Commands
 
 If you prefer to run commands manually:

rebuild.sh

@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Get the directory where this script is located
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
 MODE=${1:-prod}
 
 echo "========================================="
 echo "MirrorMatch - Clean Rebuild & Start"
 echo "Mode: ${MODE}"
+echo "Working directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
 echo "========================================="
 
 # Step 1: Kill everything
@@ -33,7 +38,6 @@ echo "✓ Ports freed"
 # Step 3: Clean build artifacts
 echo ""
 echo "Step 3: Cleaning build artifacts..."
-cd /home/beast/Code/mirrormatch
 rm -rf .next node_modules/.cache .next/cache .next/dev/lock 2>/dev/null || true
 echo "✓ Build artifacts cleaned"
 
@@ -59,19 +63,21 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "dev" ]; then
   unset AUTH_TRUST_HOST
   npm run dev
 else
+  LOG_FILE="${LOG_FILE:-/tmp/mirrormatch-server.log}"
   echo "Production mode - server running in background"
-  echo "View logs: tail -f /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log"
+  echo "View logs: tail -f $LOG_FILE"
   echo "========================================="
   echo ""
   export NODE_ENV=production
   unset AUTH_TRUST_HOST
-  npm run start > /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log 2>&1 &
+  npm run start > "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
   echo "Server PID: $!"
+  echo "Log file: $LOG_FILE"
   echo ""
   sleep 3
   if curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:3000 | grep -q "200\|307"; then
     echo "✓ Server is running on http://localhost:3000"
   else
-    echo "⚠ Server may still be starting. Check logs: tail -f /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log"
+    echo "⚠ Server may still be starting. Check logs: tail -f $LOG_FILE"
   fi
 fi

watch-activity.sh

@@ -1,29 +1,65 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Watch user activity logs in real-time
 # 
-# This script monitors systemd journal logs for MirrorMatch activity.
-# It filters for activity-related log entries including page visits, photo uploads, and guess submissions.
+# This script monitors logs for MirrorMatch activity.
+# It can watch systemd journal logs OR application log files.
 #
-# Usage: ./watch-activity.sh
+# Usage: ./watch-activity.sh [logfile]
+#   - No argument: Try systemd journal (requires systemd service)
+#   - With argument: Watch specified log file (e.g., ./watch-activity.sh /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log)
 #
-# Requirements:
-# - Systemd/journalctl (Linux systems with systemd)
-# - Appropriate permissions (may require sudo)
-# - Application running as a systemd service named "app-backend"
-#
-# For local development without systemd:
-# - Check application console output directly
-# - Use `npm run dev` and monitor terminal output
-# - Or redirect logs to a file and tail it: `npm run dev > app.log 2>&1 && tail -f app.log`
-#
-# Note: With the new structured logging system, you can also filter by log level:
-# - Set LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG to see all activity logs
-# - Set LOG_FORMAT=json for structured JSON logs
+# For local development:
+#   - If running via rebuild.sh: ./watch-activity.sh /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log
+#   - If running via npm run dev: ./watch-activity.sh app.log (if you redirect output)
+#   - If running as systemd service: ./watch-activity.sh (uses journalctl)
+
+LOG_FILE="${1:-}"
 
 echo "Watching user activity logs..."
 echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop"
 echo ""
 
-# Watch for activity logs (ACTIVITY, PHOTO_UPLOAD, GUESS_SUBMIT)
-# These patterns match the activity log format from lib/activity-log.ts
-sudo journalctl -u app-backend -f | grep -E "\[ACTIVITY\]|\[PHOTO_UPLOAD\]|\[GUESS_SUBMIT\]|Activity:"
+if [ -n "$LOG_FILE" ]; then
+  # Watch log file
+  if [ ! -f "$LOG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "⚠ Warning: Log file '$LOG_FILE' does not exist yet."
+    echo "   Waiting for it to be created..."
+    echo ""
+  fi
+  tail -f "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null | grep -E "\[ACTIVITY\]|\[PHOTO_UPLOAD\]|\[GUESS_SUBMIT\]|Activity:|INFO.*Activity:"
+elif systemctl is-active --quiet app-backend 2>/dev/null; then
+  # Use systemd journal if service is active
+  echo "Using systemd journal (app-backend service)"
+  echo ""
+  sudo journalctl -u app-backend -f | grep -E "\[ACTIVITY\]|\[PHOTO_UPLOAD\]|\[GUESS_SUBMIT\]|Activity:|INFO.*Activity:"
+else
+  # Try common log file locations
+  echo "Systemd service not found. Trying common log file locations..."
+  echo ""
+  
+  LOG_FILES=(
+    "/tmp/mirrormatch-server.log"
+    "app.log"
+    "./app.log"
+    "/var/log/mirrormatch/app.log"
+  )
+  
+  FOUND=false
+  for log in "${LOG_FILES[@]}"; do
+    if [ -f "$log" ]; then
+      echo "Found log file: $log"
+      echo ""
+      tail -f "$log" | grep -E "\[ACTIVITY\]|\[PHOTO_UPLOAD\]|\[GUESS_SUBMIT\]|Activity:|INFO.*Activity:"
+      FOUND=true
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  
+  if [ "$FOUND" = false ]; then
+    echo "❌ No log file found. Options:"
+    echo "   1. Specify log file: ./watch-activity.sh /path/to/logfile"
+    echo "   2. If using rebuild.sh, logs go to: /tmp/mirrormatch-server.log"
+    echo "   3. If using systemd, ensure app-backend service is running"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi