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Frank 3cc99d81cc Authentik SSO + homepage naked domain
Auth layer (Authentik 2026.8.0):
- compose: 3-service stack (authentik-postgres, authentik-server, authentik-worker),
  postgres health-gated, bind mounts under /home/dank/authentik
- Caddyfile: auth.franksdank.cloud vhost; forward_auth on the no-auth vhosts
  (homepage, SearXNG, Hermes, Prometheus, RomM, Copyparty); outpost path
  proxied first in a route block
- .env.example: AUTHENTIK_PG_PASS + AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY
- deploy.sh: render only CADDY_BASICAUTH_HASH (the homepage per-user hashes
  are retired; grafana + pihole keep basicauth)
- tests/authentik.bats (new) + updated homepage/caddyfile/pihole seams
- docs: Authentik.md + per-service pages; Caddy.md + Homepage.md updated

Homepage (naked domain):
- Caddyfile: dankclaw.franksdank.cloud -> franksdank.cloud www.franksdank.cloud;
  dankclaw + dankserver redirect to it; bare-IP catch-all updated
- addn-hosts: A records for the naked domain, www, and auth (all -> 143)
- tests/pihole.bats: vhost_names handles multi-address blocks; TLD check
  allows the naked domain

All 146 tests pass.
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# Caddy
Caddy is the single reverse proxy for both hosts. It runs as a container on Dankclaw (192.168.0.143), terminates TLS with real Let's Encrypt certificates, routes hostnames to containers on both hosts, and protects the homepage and sensitive services with HTTP basic auth.
**Docs:** https://caddyserver.com/docs
## Facts (live inventory)
| Item | Value |
|------|-------|
| Image | `franksdank/caddy-porkbun:latest` (local build, `dankclaw/caddy/Containerfile`) |
| Config | `/home/dank/Containers/caddy/Caddyfile` (bind mount, rendered by deploy) |
| Data | `/home/dank/Containers/caddy/data` (certs) and `.../config` (ACME state) |
| Ports | 80, 443 on 192.168.0.143 |
| TLS | Let's Encrypt, DNS-01 via the Porkbun module (one cert per vhost) |
| Runs on | Dankclaw only — Dankserver has no Caddy |
The Caddyfile in git (`dankclaw/Caddyfile`) carries a `REPLACE_WITH_HASH` placeholder. `scripts/deploy.sh` renders the real basicauth hash from the host `.env` (`CADDY_BASICAUTH_HASH`) into the mounted path before `up`. See [[Deployment Flow]].
## The porkbun image
Stock Caddy cannot solve the ACME challenge because the router exposes no inbound port 80/443. The local image adds the `github.com/caddy-dns/porkbun` module, which answers the DNS-01 challenge by creating and deleting a `_acme-challenge` TXT record through the Porkbun API. No inbound port is needed. Rebuild only when Caddy or the module needs an update:
```
podman build -t franksdank/caddy-porkbun:latest -f dankclaw/caddy/Containerfile .
```
The Caddyfile references the credentials through the environment:
```
acme_dns porkbun {
api_key {env.PORKBUN_API_KEY}
api_secret_key {env.PORKBUN_API_SECRET_KEY}
}
```
compose passes both variables from the host `.env`. Keep the real keys in `.env` only; `.env.example` holds placeholders. The Porkbun account holds only `franksdank.cloud`.
## Vhost map
Every vhost uses the flat `franksdank.cloud` convention. The full list lives in `dankclaw/Caddyfile`. Routing by host:
| Upstream | Reach |
|----------|-------|
| Dankclaw services (compose network) | by container name, e.g. `comfyui:8188` |
| Dankclaw quadlet services | by published LAN port, e.g. `192.168.0.143:3000` (Gitea) |
| Dankserver services | by published LAN port, e.g. `192.168.0.235:8085` (RomM) |
The bare-IP catch-all `:80` 302-redirects to `https://dankclaw.franksdank.cloud/`. The legacy name `dankserver.franksdank.cloud` 302-redirects there too. `plex.franksdank.casa` is the only plain-HTTP vhost; it cannot get a DNS-01 cert because `franksdank.casa` is not in the Porkbun account. The canonical Plex name is `plex.franksdank.cloud`.
## Basic auth
The Caddyfile in git carries a **bare** placeholder; deploy.sh substitutes the **full** hash from the host `.env` (`CADDY_BASICAUTH_HASH`):
```
chat.franksdank.cloud {
basicauth {
dank REPLACE_WITH_HASH
}
reverse_proxy 192.168.0.143:3005
}
```
After rendering, the line reads `dank $2a$14$xxxx…` (one complete hash). Do not put a `$2a$14$` prefix in the template: it would render a double-prefixed, invalid hash (2026-08-22 incident — every basicauth vhost returned 401 for every password). `tests/deployment_flow.bats` pins the render contract.
The homepage (and SearXNG, Hermes, Prometheus, RomM, Copyparty) use `forward_auth` (Authentik SSO) rather than basicauth; see [[Homepage]] and [[Authentik]]. The basicauth hash above is still rendered for the vhosts that keep it (Grafana, Pi-hole).
## Operations
Validate before a reload:
```
caddy validate --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile --adapter caddyfile
```
The admin endpoint stays on (loopback-only, unpublished port), so a Caddyfile change hot-reloads within seconds via the file watcher. deploy.sh also issues an explicit reload after rendering. Manual reload from the host:
```
podman exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile --adapter caddyfile
```
Certificates and ACME state live in the caddy data volume. Back it up with the stack. Each vhost owns one certificate; renewals are automatic and also use DNS-01.
## Gotchas
- `admin off` disables the config file watcher: rendered changes then sit on disk while Caddy serves its stale in-memory config until the container is recreated, and nothing logs an error (2026-08-22: a broken basicauth hash survived several deploys this way). `tests/caddyfile.bats` forbids `admin off`.
- The basicauth template must stay a bare `REPLACE_WITH_HASH` token (no `$2a$14$` prefix) — the rendered value is the complete hash. A double prefix silently rejects every password with 401; no Caddy error is logged.
- A new vhost needs three things: a Pi-hole `addn-hosts` line, a Porkbun A record, and the Caddyfile block. See [[LAN-DNS]].
- The G36 has no NAT loopback, so LAN clients must resolve the name to the LAN IP. That is the Pi-hole role in [[LAN-DNS]].
- Caddy serves HTTPS on 443 and HTTP on 80 (redirects). The router needs no 80/443 port forward for LAN use.
## See Also
- [[LAN-DNS]] — how names resolve on the LAN and WAN
- [[Network Architecture]] — topology, access policy
- [[Homepage]]
- [[Dankclaw Stack]]