Use local faster-whisper only for transcription.

Drop cloud and Ollama engine choices so audio stays on-machine via Docker Whisper, and tighten orphan detection plus UI around a single local flow.

app/Http/Controllers/TranscribeController.php

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 class TranscribeController extends Controller
 {
     /**
-     * Queue transcription for the recording with the chosen engine.
+     * Queue local faster-whisper transcription for the recording.
      *
-     * Always allowed: stops any current run first, then starts the new engine.
+     * Always allowed: stops any current run first, then starts a new one.
      */
     public function __invoke(TranscribeRecordingRequest $request, Recording $recording): RedirectResponse
     {
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ class TranscribeController extends Controller
             $recording->refresh();
         }
 
-        $driver = $request->validated('driver');
-
         $recording->update([
-            'transcription_driver' => $driver,
-            'ollama_url' => $driver === 'ollama' ? rtrim($request->validated('ollama_url'), '/') : null,
+            'transcription_driver' => 'local',
+            'ollama_url' => null,
             'transcription_status' => 'pending',
             'transcription_progress' => 'Queued — waiting to start…',
             'transcription_percent' => 5,

app/Http/Requests/TranscribeRecordingRequest.php

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
-use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 
 class TranscribeRecordingRequest extends FormRequest
 {
@@ -17,27 +16,6 @@ class TranscribeRecordingRequest extends FormRequest
      */
     public function rules(): array
     {
-        return [
-            'driver' => ['required', Rule::in(['cloud', 'local', 'ollama'])],
-            'ollama_url' => [
-                Rule::requiredIf(fn () => $this->input('driver') === 'ollama'),
-                'nullable',
-                'url',
-                'regex:/^https?:\/\//i',
-            ],
-        ];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return array<string, string>
-     */
-    public function messages(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            'driver.required' => 'Choose a transcription engine.',
-            'ollama_url.required' => 'Enter the URL of the Ollama host (OpenAI-compatible Whisper endpoint).',
-            'ollama_url.url' => 'Enter a valid URL, e.g. http://192.168.1.50:8000',
-            'ollama_url.regex' => 'The host URL must start with http:// or https://',
-        ];
+        return [];
     }
 }