Fix: add aiohttp to minimal deps, lazy-load OnboardingManager

backend/alwrity_utils/__init__.py

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ ALwrity Utilities Package
 Modular utilities for ALwrity backend startup and configuration.
 """
 
+import os
+
+# Check podcast mode early to skip heavy imports
+_is_podcast = os.getenv("ALWRITY_ENABLED_FEATURES", "").strip().lower() == "podcast"
+
 from .dependency_manager import DependencyManager
 from .environment_setup import EnvironmentSetup
 from .database_setup import DatabaseSetup
@@ -11,7 +16,6 @@ from .health_checker import HealthChecker
 from .rate_limiter import RateLimiter
 from .frontend_serving import FrontendServing
 from .router_manager import RouterManager
-from .onboarding_manager import OnboardingManager
 from .feature_runtime import (
     get_active_profiles,
     get_enabled_groups,
@@ -21,20 +25,42 @@ from .feature_runtime import (
     is_enabled,
 )
 
-__all__ = [
-    'DependencyManager',
-    'EnvironmentSetup', 
-    'DatabaseSetup',
-    'ProductionOptimizer',
-    'HealthChecker',
-    'RateLimiter',
-    'FrontendServing',
-    'RouterManager',
-    'OnboardingManager',
-    'get_active_profiles',
-    'get_enabled_groups',
-    'get_enabled_optional_services',
-    'get_enabled_routers',
-    'get_enabled_startup_hooks',
-    'is_enabled'
-]
+# Lazy load OnboardingManager - it triggers heavy imports (aiohttp, etc.)
+if not _is_podcast:
+    from .onboarding_manager import OnboardingManager
+    __all__ = [
+        'DependencyManager',
+        'EnvironmentSetup', 
+        'DatabaseSetup',
+        'ProductionOptimizer',
+        'HealthChecker',
+        'RateLimiter',
+        'FrontendServing',
+        'RouterManager',
+        'OnboardingManager',
+        'get_active_profiles',
+        'get_enabled_groups',
+        'get_enabled_optional_services',
+        'get_enabled_routers',
+        'get_enabled_startup_hooks',
+        'is_enabled'
+    ]
+else:
+    OnboardingManager = None
+    __all__ = [
+        'DependencyManager',
+        'EnvironmentSetup', 
+        'DatabaseSetup',
+        'ProductionOptimizer',
+        'HealthChecker',
+        'RateLimiter',
+        'FrontendServing',
+        'RouterManager',
+        'OnboardingManager',
+        'get_active_profiles',
+        'get_enabled_groups',
+        'get_enabled_optional_services',
+        'get_enabled_routers',
+        'get_enabled_startup_hooks',
+        'is_enabled'
+    ]

backend/render-build.sh

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fastapi-clerk-auth>=0.0.7
 sqlalchemy>=2.0.25
 stripe>=8.0.0
 httpx>=0.27.2,<0.28.0
+aiohttp>=3.9.0
 openai>=1.3.0
 google-genai>=1.0.0
 gtts>=2.4.0
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ pytest-asyncio>=0.21.0
 apscheduler>=3.10.0
 redis>=5.0.0
 schedule>=1.2.0
+aiofiles>=23.2.0
+requests>=2.31.0
+beautifulsoup4>=4.12.0
+lxml>=4.9.0
+psutil>=5.9.0
 EOF
     python -m pip install --retries 10 --timeout 120 -r requirements_min.txt
 else