case 4690 - report browser downloads under the data path, not beside the app; manual updated

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ops-config-report-render-browser-path.md

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 This optional setting sets the _full_ path to the Chrome web browser executable that is used by AyaNova to render reports.
 
-If not set, AyaNova will attempt to automatically download a copy of Chrome to a `Chrome` and `ChromeHeadlessShell` folders under the AyaNova executable folder on first report rendering.
+If not set, AyaNova will attempt to automatically download a copy of Chrome to `Chrome` and `ChromeHeadlessShell` folders inside a `report-browser` folder under the [data path](ops-config-data-path.md) on first report rendering. The data folder must allow programs to run from it (on Linux it must not be on a `noexec` mount).
+
+Versions before 8.3.0 downloaded Chrome to the AyaNova program folder instead. Those `Chrome` and `ChromeHeadlessShell` folders in the program folder are no longer used and can be deleted.
 
 This setting is typically not required to be set.
 

docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ops-install-linux-server.md

@@ -154,15 +154,7 @@ Create the data directory. AyaNova will automatically create subfolders under th
 sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/data
 ```
 
-Create the Chrome binary directories:
-
-```bash
-sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/Chrome
-```
-
-```bash
-sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell
-```
+The Chrome report rendering engine is downloaded automatically into a `report-browser` folder under this data directory the first time a report is rendered, so the data directory must not be on a `noexec` mount.
 
 ### 7\. Download and unzip the AyaNova binaries archive
 
@@ -234,18 +226,6 @@ Set permissions to read / write for the AyaNova data directory:
 sudo chmod -R g+rw /var/ayanova/data
 ```
 
-Set permissions to read / write / execute for the .Chrome directory:
-
-```bash
-chmod -R g+rwx /var/ayanova/Chrome
-```
-
-Set permissions to read / write / execute for the .ChromeHeadlessShell directory:
-
-```bash
-chmod -R g+rwx /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell
-```
-
 Set permissions for the AyaNova folder
 
 ```bash

docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ops-upgrade-linux-desktop.md

@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ From a terminal window run the following commands:
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && \
 sudo apt-get install -y aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 && \
-sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/Chrome && \
-sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell && \
 sudo chown -vR :www-data /var/ayanova && \
-sudo chmod -R g+rwx /var/ayanova/Chrome && \
-sudo chmod -R g+rwx /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell && \
 sudo chmod g+rw /var/ayanova/
 ```
 
@@ -64,6 +60,8 @@ sudo ./AyaNova
 
 If there is an issue or error break apart the commands and execute each one individually to find the error.
 
+From 8.3.0 the Chrome report rendering engine is downloaded into a `report-browser` folder under the data directory instead of the program folder. After upgrading from an earlier version any old `Chrome` and `ChromeHeadlessShell` folders in the AyaNova program folder are no longer used and can be removed.
+
 AyaNova should restart on it's own and perform any database schema updates if required automatically.
 
 Open the login form in your browser and after a short delay you should see the new version number at the bottom of the login form.

docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/ops-upgrade-linux-server.md

@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ From a terminal window run the following commands:
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && \
 sudo apt-get install -y aspnetcore-runtime-8.0 && \
-sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/Chrome && \
-sudo mkdir /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell && \
 sudo chown -vR :www-data /var/ayanova && \
-sudo chmod -R g+rwx /var/ayanova/Chrome && \
-sudo chmod -R g+rwx /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell && \
 sudo chmod g+rw /var/ayanova/
 ```
 
@@ -58,6 +54,12 @@ sudo systemctl start ayanova.service
 
 If there is an issue or error break apart the commands and execute each one individually to find the error.
 
+From 8.3.0 the Chrome report rendering engine is downloaded into a `report-browser` folder under the data directory instead of the program folder. After upgrading from an earlier version the old folders are no longer used and can be removed:
+
+```bash
+sudo rm -r /var/ayanova/Chrome /var/ayanova/ChromeHeadlessShell
+```
+
 AyaNova should restart on it's own and perform any database schema updates if required automatically.
 
 Open the login form in your browser and after a short delay you should see the new version number at the bottom of the login form.