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# Open WebUI chat theme
The member chat (chat.inference.coop) is styled to the co-op's house palette
using Open WebUI's **native** `/static/custom.css` hook — no image patching, no
license issues (the branding surface is untouched; we only load styles).
## Files
- `openwebui-custom.css` — the theme (copied to the chat app as `/app/data/coop-theme.css`, served as `/static/custom.css`)
- `figtree-*.woff2` — the four Figtree weights (OFL), copied into the chat app's static dir and served same-origin from `/static/fonts/` (avoids cross-origin font CORS problems)
## How it's deployed
State on the chat app (`50ae6c97-…` on Cloudron):
1. **Persistent copies** live in `/app/data/` (survives app updates):
- `/app/data/coop-theme.css`
- `/app/data/fonts/figtree-*.woff2`
2. **Startup hook** in `/app/data/env.sh` (appended, labeled "Co-op theme"):
```bash
if [ -f /app/data/coop-theme.css ]; then
cp /app/data/coop-theme.css /run/openwebui/static/custom.css 2>/dev/null || true
mkdir -p /run/openwebui/static/fonts
cp /app/data/fonts/*.woff2 /run/openwebui/static/fonts/ 2>/dev/null || true
fi
```
This is needed because Open WebUI's start script recreates
`/run/openwebui/static/` from pristine image files on every boot.
3. **Live serving** — Open WebUI's built `index.html` already contains
`<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/custom.css">`, so no HTML changes.
## To update the theme
```bash
# 1. Push the new CSS to the app's persistent storage
cloudron push --app 50ae6c97-e851-4d17-b013-51ca7a4e5be0 \
openwebui-custom.css /app/data/coop-theme.css
# 2. Apply immediately (no restart needed)
cloudron exec --app 50ae6c97-e851-4d17-b013-51ca7a4e5be0 -- \
cp /app/data/coop-theme.css /run/openwebui/static/custom.css
```
Verify at `https://chat.inference.coop/static/custom.css`.
## Contrast notes (v2, 2026-09-29)
v1 remapped the full Tailwind gray scale, which drifted body text and
placeholders toward olive and hurt readability. v2 rules:
- **Tint surfaces, not text.** Backgrounds/borders (gray-50..300) get the
cream/olive treatment; text-side tokens (gray-600+) stay near Tailwind
defaults in light mode.
- **Explicit text contrast fixes** for message bodies (`.markdown-prose`),
placeholders, and secondary text, both modes.
- Links darkened to `#3f6e3e` on cream (AA); lightened in dark mode.