Output image does not install `uhttpd` or `luci`

[TheRealGramdalf]

I've got the imagebuilder set up with the following file:

{
  inputs,
  pkgs,
  x-wifi-password ? "none",
  x-hashed-root-password ? "none",
  ...
}: let
  ssh-pub-key = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIL5ibKzd+V2eR1vmvBAfSWcZmPB8zUYFMAN3FS6xY9ma";

  argon = {
    ipk = builtins.fetchurl {
      url = "https://github.com/jerrykuku/luci-theme-argon/releases/download/v2.3.2/luci-theme-argon_2.3.2-r20250207_all.ipk";
      sha256 = "sha256:0csaa17wln1sy4x6v7dj2w6ly7v8s7xznxwhgb411mll1yxycdl8";
    };
    config-ipk = builtins.fetchurl {
      url = "https://github.com/jerrykuku/luci-app-argon-config/releases/download/v0.9/luci-app-argon-config_0.9_all.ipk";
      sha256 = "sha256:1mgz9a3b51m0mwr36y4105wfmqk97gnw0ilrx85df0fd6ddhb35x";
    };
    deps = [
      "luci-compat"
      "luci-lib-ipkg"
      "luci-lua-runtime"
      "curl"
    ];
    backgrounds = builtins.concatStringsSep " " [
      ./backgrounds/dragon-prince-3.jpg
      ./backgrounds/dragon-prince-4.jpg
    ];
  };

  profiles = inputs.openwrt-imagebuilder.lib.profiles {inherit pkgs;};

  config =
    profiles.identifyProfile "linksys_wrt1900ac-v1"
    // {
      release = "24.10.0";
      extraImageName = "killridge-ap";
      packages =
        [
          "iperf3"
          "luci-app-advanced-reboot"
          "luci-app-wifischedule"
        ]
        ++ argon.deps;
      files = pkgs.runCommand "image-files" {} ''

        ## Sub-optimally add extra ipk files to install (this takes up unneeded space)
        mkdir -p $out/root/extraPackages
        cp ${argon.ipk} $out/root/extraPackages/
        cp ${argon.config-ipk} $out/root/extraPackages/

        # Add argon backgrounds
        mkdir -p $out/www/luci-static/argon/background
        cp ${argon.backgrounds} $out/www/luci-static/argon/background/

        # Set UCI settings
        mkdir -p $out/etc/uci-defaults
        cat > $out/etc/uci-defaults/99-custom <<EOF
          exec >/root/uci-defaults.log 2>&1
          uci batch << EOI

            # Remove wan dhcp config
            del dhcp.wan
            # Set dhcp settings for LAN
            del dhcp.lan.ra_slaac
            set dhcp.lan.ignore='1'
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].authoritative
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].nonwildcard
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].boguspriv
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].filterwin2k
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].filter_aaaa
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].filter_a
            del dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].nonegcache
            set dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].local='/local/'
            set dhcp.@dnsmasq[0].domain='local'

            # Remove the WAN firewall zone
            del firewall.@zone[1]

            # Delete the WAN/WAN6 interfaces
            del network.wan
            del network.wan6

            # Set the static address so it won't conflict
            set network.lan.ipaddr='192.168.1.2'
            # Set the gateway and DNS server to the edge router
            set network.lan.gateway='192.168.1.1'
            add_list network.lan.dns='192.168.1.1'
            # Set the mDNS search domain
            add_list network.lan.dns_search='local'

            # Add the WAN port to the lan bridge
            del network.@device[0].ports
            add_list network.@device[0].ports='lan1'
            add_list network.@device[0].ports='lan2'
            add_list network.@device[0].ports='lan3'
            add_list network.@device[0].ports='lan4'
            add_list network.@device[0].ports='wan'
            set network.globals.packet_steering='1'


            # Set hostname, timezone
            del system.ntp.enabled
            del system.ntp.enable_server
            set system.@system[0].hostname='killridge'
            set system.@system[0].description='Wireless AP running OpenWRT'
            set system.@system[0].zonename='America/Vancouver'
            set system.@system[0].timezone='PST8PDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0'
            set system.@system[0].log_proto='udp'
            set system.@system[0].conloglevel='8'
            set system.@system[0].cronloglevel='7'

            # WiFi
            # sae-mixed is WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode
            set wireless.radio0.htmode='HT20'
            set wireless.radio0.country='CA'
            set wireless.radio0.cell_density='0'
            set wireless.radio0.channel='auto'
            set wireless.default_radio0.ssid='OpenWRT'
            set wireless.default_radio0.encryption='sae-mixed'
            set wireless.default_radio0.key='${x-wifi-password}'
            set wireless.default_radio0.ocv='0'

            set wireless.radio1.country='CA'
            set wireless.radio1.cell_density='0'
            set wireless.radio1.channel='auto'
            set wireless.default_radio1.ssid='Openwrt'
            set wireless.default_radio1.encryption='sae-mixed'
            set wireless.default_radio1.key='${x-wifi-password}'
            set wireless.default_radio1.ocv='0'

            # Enable WiFi
            del wireless.default_radio1.disabled='0'
            del wireless.default_radio0.disabled='0'
            del wireless.radio1.disabled='0'
            del wireless.radio0.disabled='0'
            
            # Disable password authentication (disabled for testing)
            #set dropbear.main.PasswordAuth='off'
            #set dropbear.main.RootPasswordAuth='off'


            # Redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS (LUCI)
            set uhttpd.main.redirect_https='1'

            # Set argon to dark mode
            set argon.@global[0].mode='dark'


            commit
          EOI

          # Add an ssh key
          echo "${ssh-pub-key}" >> /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys

          # Make a backup of /etc/shadow to /etc/shadow- as per the busybox passwd convention
          ##cp /etc/shadow /etc/shadow-
          # Change root password. Note the escaped \$ character in the regex.
          # The $pass variable must be defined as literal, as it contains special characters. Either escape said characters or use single quotes.
          ##sed -i -e "s;^root:[\$A-z0-9]*:;root:${x-hashed-root-password}:;" /etc/shadow

        EOF
      '';
    };
in
  inputs.openwrt-imagebuilder.lib.build config

But after building and flashing it, neither uhttpd or luci is installed, leaving a system without a WebUI.
Is this an issue with nix-openwrt-imagebuilder specifically, or is it a limitation/bug in the upstream imagebuilder itself? I swear I've seen a note somewhere on the OpenWRT wiki saying it doesn't include luci/uhttpd by default, but all I can find is the following: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/toolchain/use-buildsystem#using_official_build_config

[TheRealGramdalf]

After sshing to the device and running opkg update && opkg install luci everything resolved itself, as luci pulls in uhttpd automatically. I'm not sure what else may or may not be missing as compared to the official image for my device.

[SuperSandro2000]

You should be able to just add Luci as a package. I do the same for my device.

About it not being the default. I am not sure where those parts are being defined upstream, they probably add it somewhere in the CI but I don't think we can easily change it now anymore as it would install luci for everyone which could easily cause problems on devices with smaller flash size.