infra/stacks/android-emulator/README.md

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# android-emulator — shared in-cluster Android testing instance
Android 16 (API 36, `google_apis/x86_64`) emulator running under KVM in the
cluster, so agents can natively test app/PWA changes before shipping (first
tenant: tripit). Decision record: `docs/adr/0001-android-emulator-in-cluster.md`.
## Endpoints
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| adb | `adb connect 10.0.20.200:5555` (LAN only; adb is unauthenticated — never expose publicly) |
| Screen (noVNC) | <https://android-emulator.viktorbarzin.lan/vnc.html> (LAN only) |
## Agent quickstart (from a devvm)
```bash
# one-time: user-local platform-tools
wget -qO /tmp/pt.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-linux.zip
unzip -q /tmp/pt.zip -d ~/android-sdk # → ~/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb
adb="$HOME/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb"
$adb connect 10.0.20.200:5555
$adb -s 10.0.20.200:5555 install app-debug.apk # install an APK
$adb -s 10.0.20.200:5555 shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d https://tripit.viktorbarzin.me # open a URL
$adb -s 10.0.20.200:5555 shell input tap 540 1200 # drive the UI
$adb -s 10.0.20.200:5555 exec-out screencap -p > /tmp/screen.png # screenshot
```
The emulator is a single shared instance — `adb shell pm list packages`,
uninstall your test app when done, and presence-claim
(`presence claim service:android-emulator`) for long destructive sessions
(wipes, system-image changes).
## How it works
- The container image (built from `docker/`) holds only JDK 17, cmdline-tools,
emulator native libs, Xvfb/x11vnc/noVNC and socat — ~1GB.
- The SDK proper (platform-tools, emulator, system image, AVD, snapshots)
lives on the `android-emulator-sdk` PVC (`proxmox-lvm`); the entrypoint
installs it idempotently. **First boot downloads ~2.5GB (≈9GB unpacked on the PVC) and takes ~15 min**
(startup probe allows 30); subsequent restarts boot in ~12 min.
- The emulator renders via swiftshader (CPU) — deliberately NOT scheduled on
the contended T4 GPU node.
## Rebuilding the image (rare — tool/library bumps only)
```bash
cd stacks/android-emulator/docker
docker build -t forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator:<new-tag> .
docker push forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator:<new-tag>
# then bump var.image_tag default in variables.tf and land via CI
```
Built manually from a devvm on purpose: it changes rarely, and a one-off push
doesn't warrant CI plumbing (the off-infra-CI rule targets *repeated* build IO).
## Troubleshooting
- Pod CrashLoops with `FATAL: /dev/kvm not present` → node lost the device or
the privileged/Kyverno exclude regressed (`android-emulator` must be in
`security_policy_exclude_namespaces`, stacks/kyverno).
- Wedged Android (won't boot, storage full) → delete the PVC + pod: next boot
re-downloads cleanly. Snapshots/AVD state are disposable by design.
- Different API level: set `API_LEVEL` env on the deployment (entrypoint
installs that system image on the same PVC) or recreate the AVD.