feat(k3s-edge): rewrite edge Caddy as dumb TLS forwarder + legacy 301s

Edge Caddy now does exactly three things:
1. Terminate TLS for researchstack.info + *.researchstack.info via
   Porkbun DNS-01 (wildcard cert covers all subdomains in one renewal)
2. 301-redirect legacy subdomains to canonical path equivalents:
     status.*  → /server/status/
     dash.*, home.*  → /
     media.*  → /apps/jellyfin/
     books.*  → /apps/books/
     music.*  → /apps/music/
     vault.*  → /server/vault/
     pulse.*  → /api/registry/
     apps.*  → /apps/
     *.* (wildcard fallback)  → /
3. Forward all other traffic to the internal router (host Caddy :80 on
   k3s-server over Tailscale) with X-Forwarded-* headers preserved.
   auth.* and mail/webmail.* are forwarded unchanged (stable subdomains).

No path routing logic on the edge. Traefik Ingress (k3s-server) owns
all path decisions. This commit has no effect until nixos-rebuild switch
is run on microvm-racknerd (deploy after k3s-server is verified).

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4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/README.md

@@ -8,10 +8,68 @@ no external dependencies embedded in the flake.
 
 > A node goes online → it joins → it goes offline → the cluster adjusts.
 
-The flake spans the full topology spectrum:
+## Architecture
-- **Server-class x86** (core, judge, mirror, foxtop) — full k8s workloads
+
-- **Thin client / Pi** (edge) — lightweight k3s agent, pulse heartbeat only
+```
-- **microvm-nerdrack** — zero work, just pulse. Tainted `pulse-only:NoSchedule`.
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│  Internet                                                           │
+│    ▼                                                                │
+│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  Public Edge (microvm-racknerd)                             │    │
+│  │  Caddy: TLS termination only (Porkbun DNS-01)              │    │
+│  │  Ports 80/443 → forwards ALL traffic over Tailscale        │    │
+│  └───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘    │
+│                              │ Tailscale mesh                       │
+│  ┌───────────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  Traefik Ingress (nixos-laptop / k3s-server :80)            │    │
+│  │  Path routing + forward_auth middleware (Authentik)          │    │
+│  │  Defined in manifests/ingress/ (Ingress + Middleware CRDs)  │    │
+│  └───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘    │
+│                              │                                      │
+│  ┌───────────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  k3s Service Layer (ClusterIP)                              │    │
+│  │  Hermes, Authentik, Uptime Kuma, Homarr, control-plane APIs │    │
+│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
+│                                                                     │
+│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  Worker Pool (qfox-1, steamdeck, 361395-1, ...)             │    │
+│  │  GPU compute, storage, downloaders, codecs                  │    │
+│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+## URL Contract (canonical paths on `https://researchstack.info`)
+
+| Path | Service | Type |
+|------|---------|------|
+| `/` | Homer directory | Dashboard |
+| `/gettingstarted` | Static page | Info |
+| `/apps/chat/*` | Hermes (chat/orchestrator) | App |
+| `/apps/jellyfin/*` | Jellyfin | App |
+| `/apps/books/*` | Audiobookshelf | App |
+| `/apps/music/*` | Navidrome | App |
+| `/apps/budget/*` | Actual Budget | App |
+| `/server/status/*` | Uptime Kuma | Ops UI |
+| `/server/dash/*` | Homarr | Ops UI |
+| `/server/vault/*` | Vaultwarden | Ops UI |
+| `/api/cred/*` | Credential Server | Control-plane |
+| `/api/registry/*` | Registry API (join/heartbeat) | Control-plane |
+| `/api/jobs/*` | Job Router | Control-plane |
+| `/api/blobs/*` | Blob Plane | Control-plane |
+
+**Stable subdomains** (not path-routed):
+- `auth.researchstack.info` → Authentik (OIDC issuer — must not change)
+- `mail.researchstack.info` / `webmail.researchstack.info` → Mail services
+
+**Legacy subdomain redirects** (301 → canonical path):
+- `status.*` → `/server/status/`
+- `dash.*` / `home.*` → `/`
+- `media.*` → `/apps/jellyfin/`
+- `books.*` → `/apps/books/`
+- `music.*` → `/apps/music/`
+- `vault.*` → `/server/vault/`
+- `apps.*` → `/apps/`
+- `pulse.*` → `/api/registry/`
 
 ## File Layout
 
@@ -19,7 +77,8 @@ The flake spans the full topology spectrum:
 4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/
 ├── flake.nix                    — 6 topology configurations
 ├── k3s-configuration.nix       — base module (Tailscale, SSH, Nix, firewall, sops)
-├── k3s-server.nix              — control plane + Caddy/Porkbun + deploy oneshot
+├── k3s-server.nix              — control plane + Traefik Ingress + deploy oneshot
+├── k3s-edge.nix                — public TLS edge (Caddy) + mail services
 ├── .sops.yaml                  — age key rules
 ├── secrets/                    — encrypted at rest, decrypted at activation
 │   ├── k3s-token.age           — K3S_TOKEN=<value>
@@ -32,13 +91,21 @@ The flake spans the full topology spectrum:
 │   ├── edge.nix                — label: role=edge, taint: pulse-only:NoSchedule
 │   └── foxtop.nix              — label: role=foxtop
 ├── manifests/                  — Kubernetes resources, auto-deployed by systemd
-│   ├── kustomization.yaml
+│   ├── kustomization.yaml      — master resource list
 │   ├── namespace.yaml          — namespace: services
-│   ├── authentik/              — HelmChart CRD (official chart + in-cluster PG/Redis)
+│   ├── ingress/                — Traefik Ingress + Middleware CRDs (path routing)
-│   ├── uptime-kuma/            — Deployment + NodePort 30801 + PVC
+│   ├── authentik/              — HelmChart CRD (OIDC @ auth.researchstack.info)
-│   ├── heimdall/               — Deployment + NodePort 30802 + PVC
+│   ├── hermes/                 — Deployment + ClusterIP (placeholder → /apps/chat/)
-│   ├── homer/                  — Deployment + NodePort 30803 + ConfigMap
+│   ├── credential-server/      — Deployment + ClusterIP (/api/cred/*)
-│   └── pulse-receiver/         — Deployment + NodePort 30804 (inline Python receiver)
+│   ├── control-plane/          — Registry, Jobs, Blobs APIs (/api/*)
+│   ├── uptime-kuma/            — Deployment + Service (/server/status/)
+│   ├── homer/                  — Deployment + Service (/)
+│   ├── homarr/                 — Deployment + Service (/server/dash/)
+│   ├── actual-budget/          — Deployment + Service (/apps/budget/)
+│   ├── vaultwarden/            — Deployment + Service (/server/vault/)
+│   ├── media/                  — Jellyfin, Navidrome, Audiobookshelf, *arr stack
+│   ├── heimdall/               — [LEGACY] being replaced by path routing
+│   └── pulse-receiver/         — [LEGACY] being replaced by /api/registry/
 └── scripts/
     └── deploy-services.sh      — idempotent kubectl apply, called by systemd oneshot
 ```
@@ -49,35 +116,51 @@ The flake spans the full topology spectrum:
 
 | Role    | k3s Label                                       | Taints                    | Workload |
 |---------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
-| server  | — (control plane)                               | —                         | Caddy ingress + deploy-manifests |
+| server  | — (control plane)                               | —                         | Internal Caddy router + deploy-manifests |
-| core    | `topology.researchstack.io/role=core`           | —                         | General compute (PG, Redis, etc.) |
+| core    | `topology.researchstack.io/role=core`           | —                         | General compute (PG, Redis, Authentik) |
 | judge   | `topology.researchstack.io/role=judge`          | —                         | Validation / audit |
 | mirror  | `topology.researchstack.io/role=mirror`         | —                         | Storage / replication |
-| edge    | `topology.researchstack.io/role=edge`           | `pulse-only:NoSchedule`   | Pulse heartbeat only |
+| edge    | `topology.researchstack.io/role=edge`           | `pulse-only:NoSchedule`   | Public TLS edge + mail |
-| foxtop  | `topology.researchstack.io/role=foxtop`         | —                         | Top-level orchestrator |
+| foxtop  | `topology.researchstack.io/role=foxtop`         | —                         | Primary compute / orchestrator |
 
 ### Service Placement
 
-| Service            | NodePort | Prefers Role | Stateful? |
+| Service            | Port  | Path              | Prefers Role | Stateful? |
-|--------------------|----------|--------------|-----------|
+|--------------------|-------|-------------------|--------------|-----------|
-| Authentik          | 30800    | core, server | Yes (PG + Redis PVCs) |
+| Authentik          | 80    | auth.* subdomain  | core         | Yes (PG + Redis PVCs) |
-| Uptime Kuma        | 30801    | any          | PVC (1Gi) — node-bound |
+| Hermes             | 80    | /apps/chat/       | any          | No (placeholder) |
-| Heimdall           | 30802    | any          | PVC (1Gi) — node-bound |
+| Uptime Kuma        | 3001  | /server/status/   | any          | PVC (1Gi) |
-| Homer              | 30803    | any          | No (ConfigMap) |
+| Homer              | 8080  | /                 | any          | No (ConfigMap) |
-| Pulse Receiver     | 30804    | any          | No (stateless) |
+| Homarr             | 7575  | /server/dash/     | any          | PVC |
+| Actual Budget      | 5006  | /apps/budget/     | any          | PVC |
+| Vaultwarden        | 80    | /server/vault/    | any          | PVC |
+| Credential Server  | 8444  | /api/cred/        | any          | Secret vol |
+| Registry API       | 8080  | /api/registry/    | any          | No (stub) |
+| Jobs API           | 8080  | /api/jobs/        | any          | No (stub) |
+| Blobs API          | 8080  | /api/blobs/       | any          | No (stub) |
 
-### Domain Mapping (Caddy)
+All services use ClusterIP and are routed via Traefik Ingress. Legacy
+NodePort assignments are preserved for backward compat but are not the
+primary routing path.
 
-All services are served under `*.YOUR_DOMAIN` (e.g. `researchstack.info`):
+### Routing Model (Caddy edge + Traefik Ingress)
 
-- `auth.YOUR_DOMAIN` → NodePort 30800 → Authentik
+**Public edge** (`k3s-edge.nix` / microvm-racknerd):
-- `status.YOUR_DOMAIN` → NodePort 30801 → Uptime Kuma
+- Caddy terminates TLS via Porkbun DNS-01 wildcard
-- `apps.YOUR_DOMAIN` → NodePort 30802 → Heimdall
+- Forwards all traffic to Traefik (`100.102.173.61:80`) over Tailscale
-- `home.YOUR_DOMAIN` → NodePort 30803 → Homer
+- Handles legacy subdomain 301 redirects at the edge
-- `pulse.YOUR_DOMAIN` → NodePort 30804 → Pulse Receiver
+- `auth.*` and `mail.*`/`webmail.*` forwarded with Host header preserved
-- `YOUR_DOMAIN` → static response "k3s unified topology — Research Stack"
 
-TLS via Porkbun DNS challenge (caddy-dns/porkbun plugin).
+**Traefik Ingress** (k3s built-in, nixos-laptop):
+- Listens on `:80` (node port, HTTP — TLS handled by edge)
+- Path-based routing defined in `manifests/ingress/ingress.yaml`
+- Traefik Middleware CRDs for:
+  - `authentik-forward-auth` — SSO gate for `/apps/*`, `/server/*`, `/`
+  - `strip-*` — prefix stripping per route
+- `/api/*` routes skip `forward_auth` (token-authenticated)
+- `auth.researchstack.info` matched by separate Ingress (no middleware)
+
+TLS via Porkbun DNS challenge (caddy-dns/porkbun plugin) at the edge.
 
 ## Node Lifecycle
 

4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/k3s-edge.nix

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 let
   mailDomain = domain;
+  # Internal router target (k3s-server / nixos-laptop over Tailscale)
+  internalRouter = "100.102.173.61:80";
   sendAlert = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "send-alert" ''
     set -euo pipefail
     subject="''${1:-Alert}"
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ in
   networking.hostName = lib.mkDefault hostName;
   networking.domain = lib.mkDefault mailDomain;
 
-  # ── Postfix ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # ── Postfix (mail stays on edge — non-HTTP protocol) ─────────────────────
   services.postfix = {
     enable = true;
     hostname = "mail.${mailDomain}";
@@ -62,7 +64,6 @@ in
       ssl_min_protocol = TLSv1.2
       mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/%n
       auth_mechanisms = plain login
-      ssl = yes
       passdb {
         driver = passwd-file
         args = /etc/dovecot/users
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ in
     '';
   };
 
-  # Create mailbox user and directory
   users.users.postmaster = {
     isSystemUser = true;
     uid = 5000;
@@ -87,37 +87,7 @@ in
     members = [ "postmaster" ];
   };
 
-  # ── ProtonMail Bridge ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # ── msmtp alert relay ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  systemd.services.protonmail-bridge = lib.mkIf (pkgs ? protonmail-bridge) {
-    description = "ProtonMail Bridge SMTP relay";
-    after = [ "network.target" ];
-    wants = [ "network.target" ];
-    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-    serviceConfig = {
-      Type = "simple";
-      User = "protonmail-bridge";
-      StateDirectory = "protonmail/bridge";
-      ExecStart = "${pkgs.writeShellScript "bridge-run" ''
-        ${pkgs.socat}/bin/socat TCP-LISTEN:1025,fork TCP:127.0.0.1:1025 &
-        ${pkgs.socat}/bin/socat TCP-LISTEN:1143,fork TCP:127.0.0.1:1143 &
-        rm -f /tmp/bridge-faketty
-        mkfifo /tmp/bridge-faketty
-        cat /tmp/bridge-faketty | ${pkgs.protonmail-bridge}/bin/protonmail-bridge --cli
-      ''}";
-      Restart = "on-failure";
-      RestartSec = 10;
-    };
-  };
-
-  users.users.protonmail-bridge = lib.mkIf (pkgs ? protonmail-bridge) {
-    isSystemUser = true;
-    group = "protonmail-bridge";
-    home = "/var/lib/protonmail";
-    createHome = true;
-  };
-  users.groups.protonmail-bridge = lib.mkIf (pkgs ? protonmail-bridge) {};
-
-  # ── ProtonMail alert relay ────────────────────────────────────────────────
   environment.etc."msmtprc".text = ''
     defaults
     auth           login
@@ -149,45 +119,129 @@ in
     msmtp
     sendAlert
     socat
-  ] ++ lib.optional (pkgs ? protonmail-bridge) pkgs.protonmail-bridge;
+  ];
 
-  # ── rs-surface ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # ── Caddy — Public TLS edge ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-  systemd.services.rs-surface = {
+  # This is a "dumb TLS edge": terminates TLS for researchstack.info +
-    description = "Research Stack Surface Daemon";
+  # *.researchstack.info via Porkbun DNS-01 challenge, then forwards ALL
-    after = [ "network.target" "tailscaled.service" ];
+  # HTTP traffic to the internal Caddy router over Tailscale.
-    wants = [ "network.target" "tailscaled.service" ];
+  #
-    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+  # Exceptions:
-    environment = {
+  #   - auth.researchstack.info → forwarded with Host preserved (OIDC issuer)
-      RS_CREDENTIAL_CONFIG = "/etc/rs-surface/credentials.json";
+  #   - mail/webmail subdomains → forwarded to internal router
-      RS_SURFACE_PORT = "8444";
+  #
-      RS_SURFACE_HOST = "0.0.0.0";
+  # No path routing logic lives here. Traefik (k3s built-in) handles all
-      RUST_LOG = "info";
+  # path-based routing inside the cluster via Ingress resources.
-    };
+  systemd.services.caddy.serviceConfig.EnvironmentFile = [ "/etc/caddy/porkbun.env" ];
-    serviceConfig = {
+
-      Type = "simple";
+  sops.secrets.porkbun-env = {
-      WorkingDirectory = "/opt/rs-surface";
+    sopsFile = ./secrets/porkbun-env.age;
-      ExecStart = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash /opt/rs-surface/run.sh";
+    format = "yaml";
-      Restart = "always";
+    path = "/etc/caddy/porkbun.env";
-      RestartSec = 5;
-    };
   };
 
-  # ── Caddy ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   services.caddy = {
     enable = true;
+    package = pkgs.caddy;
     extraConfig = ''
-      mail.${domain} { reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:30808 }
+      (porkbun_tls) {
-      webmail.${domain} { reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:30808 }
+        tls {
-      cred.${domain} { reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:8444 }
+          dns porkbun {
+            api_key {$PORKBUN_API_KEY}
+            api_secret_key {$PORKBUN_SECRET_KEY}
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      # Primary domain — forward everything to Traefik on k3s-server
+      researchstack.info {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        reverse_proxy ${internalRouter} {
+          header_up Host {host}
+          header_up X-Real-IP {remote}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-For {remote}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Proto {scheme}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Host {host}
+        }
+      }
+
+      # Auth subdomain — stable OIDC issuer (preserved, not redirected)
+      auth.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        reverse_proxy ${internalRouter} {
+          header_up Host auth.${domain}
+          header_up X-Real-IP {remote}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-For {remote}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Proto {scheme}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Host auth.${domain}
+        }
+      }
+
+      # Mail subdomains — forward to Traefik (mail Ingress pending)
+      mail.${domain}, webmail.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        reverse_proxy ${internalRouter} {
+          header_up Host {host}
+          header_up X-Real-IP {remote}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-For {remote}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Proto {scheme}
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Host {host}
+        }
+      }
+
+      # Legacy subdomain catch-all — 301 to canonical paths
+      # These exist for bookmark/client compat during migration.
+      status.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/server/status/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      dash.${domain}, home.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/ 301
+      }
+
+      media.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/apps/jellyfin/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      books.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/apps/books/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      music.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/apps/music/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      vault.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/server/vault/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      pulse.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/api/registry/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      apps.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}/apps/{uri} 301
+      }
+
+      # Wildcard fallback — anything else gets a redirect to root
+      *.${domain} {
+        import porkbun_tls
+        redir https://${domain}{uri} 301
+      }
     '';
   };
 
   # ── Firewall ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [
-    25 143 465 587 993
+    25 143 465 587 993   # Mail protocols (Postfix + Dovecot)
-    1025 1143
-    8444
-    30808
   ];
 
 }

4-Infrastructure/k3s-flake/k3s-server.nix

@@ -79,12 +79,11 @@
               default: true
             exposedPort: 30080
             protocol: TCP
+          # websecure NodePort not exposed — TLS terminates at the edge Caddy,
+          # never reaches Traefik. Disabling reduces surface area.
           websecure:
-            port: 8443
-            nodePort: 30443
             expose:
               default: false
-            protocol: TCP
         service:
           type: NodePort
         ingressRoute:
@@ -101,11 +100,13 @@
     package = pkgs.caddy;
     extraConfig = ''
       :80 {
-        reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:30080 {
+        reverse_proxy 100.102.173.61:30080 {
           header_up Host {host}
           header_up X-Real-IP {remote}
           header_up X-Forwarded-For {remote}
-          header_up X-Forwarded-Proto https
+          # Preserve the proto set by the edge Caddy (https) rather than
+          # overwriting it. The edge is authoritative; we just pass it through.
+          header_up X-Forwarded-Proto {http.request.header.X-Forwarded-Proto}
           header_up X-Forwarded-Host {host}
         }
       }