docs: sync READMEs with 26.15 HTTPS opt-in + boot-USB filter

- README roadmap: Local HTTPS Phase 1 entry now reflects the 26.15
  opt-in model (default off, toggle in /settings) instead of the
  26.4 auto-trust story.
- README + iso/README: boot-USB filtering is no longer a TODO; both
  files now describe the implemented `findmnt`/`PKNAME` behaviour.
- iso/README rough edges: drop the boot-USB bullet (closed) and
  re-word the wizard-still-HTTP-only bullet to match the 26.15 toggle
  flow (it was a stale dup of the same line under it).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.forgejo/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,27 +1,58 @@
 name: Release
 
 # Tag-triggered: when `git push origin <version>` lands, this builds the
-# release tarball and publishes it + the sha256 + release.json to the
+# release tarball + the live-installer ISO, and publishes them both to
-# Forgejo releases page for that tag. Boxes then POST /api/furtka/update
+# the Forgejo releases page. Boxes POST /api/furtka/update to pull the
-# to pull from here.
+# tarball; fresh-install users download the ISO from the release page.
 #
-# Version tags only (pattern matches CalVer like 26.0-alpha, 26.1, 27.0-beta).
+# Runs on the self-hosted runner because iso/build.sh needs privileged
-# Documentation / random tags are ignored by the [0-9]* prefix.
+# docker access (mkarchiso wants root + loop mounts), and because the
+# ubuntu-latest Forgejo hosted runner doesn't carry the docker socket
+# bind-mount the build needs. Self-hosted adds ~5-7 min to the release
+# (ISO build) but keeps the release page self-contained.
+#
+# Version tags only (CalVer like 26.0-alpha, 26.1, 27.0-beta). Random
+# tags are ignored by the [0-9]* prefix.
 on:
   push:
     tags: ['[0-9]*']
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # changelog section extraction needs history
 
+      - name: Install prerequisites
+        # Alpine runner is near-empty: we need curl + python3 for the
+        # publish script, bash for the build scripts.
+        run: apk add --no-cache curl python3 bash
+
       - name: Build release tarball
         run: ./scripts/build-release-tarball.sh "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
 
+      - name: Build live-installer ISO
+        # Same script build-iso.yml uses on every main push. Re-running
+        # here is intentional: guarantees the ISO matches the exact
+        # tagged commit without coordinating across workflows. Step-level
+        # continue-on-error so an ISO build flake doesn't block the
+        # core tarball (which is what boxes need for self-update) from
+        # publishing.
+        continue-on-error: true
+        id: build_iso
+        run: ./iso/build.sh
+
+      - name: Move ISO into dist/
+        # publish-release.sh attaches dist/furtka-<ver>.iso if present.
+        # Skipped gracefully when the build step above failed.
+        if: steps.build_iso.outcome == 'success'
+        run: |
+          iso=$(ls iso/out/*.iso | head -1)
+          cp "$iso" "dist/furtka-${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.iso"
+
       - name: Publish to Forgejo releases
         env:
           FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_RELEASE_TOKEN }}

.gitignore

@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ iso/out/
 website/public/
 website/resources/
 website/.hugo_build.lock
+website/hugo_stats.json

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,263 @@ This project uses calendar versioning: `YY.N-stage` (e.g. `26.0-alpha` = 2026, r
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [26.15-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **HTTPS is now opt-in; fresh installs no longer hit unbypassable
+  SEC_ERROR_BAD_SIGNATURE.** Every version since 26.5 shipped a
+  Caddyfile with a `__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__.local { tls internal }` site
+  block, so Caddy auto-generated a self-signed root CA + intermediate
+  + leaf on first boot. That worked for first-time-ever users, but
+  every reinstall (or second Furtka box on the same LAN) produced a
+  new CA with the **same intermediate CN** (`Caddy Local Authority -
+  ECC Intermediate` — Caddy hardcodes it). Any browser that had ever
+  trusted an earlier Furtka CA got a cached intermediate with
+  mismatched keys, then Firefox's cert lookup substituted the cached
+  intermediate when validating the new box's leaf → the signature
+  check failed → `SEC_ERROR_BAD_SIGNATURE`, which Firefox has no
+  "Advanced → Accept Risk" bypass for.
+  - Removed the hostname site block from the default Caddyfile.
+    Fresh installs serve `:80` only; visiting `https://furtka.local`
+    now yields a clean connection-refused instead of the crypto
+    fault.
+  - Added top-level `import /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/*.caddyfile`.
+    The `/settings` HTTPS toggle (via `furtka.https.set_force_https`)
+    now writes TWO snippets atomically — the top-level hostname +
+    `tls internal` block (enables `:443`) and the `:80`-scoped
+    redirect (forces HTTP → HTTPS) — and removes both on disable.
+    Caddy reloads after the pair-swap; failure rolls both back.
+  - Webinstaller creates `/etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/` during
+    post-install alongside the existing `furtka.d/`.
+  - `updater._refresh_caddyfile` runs a 26.14 → 26.15 migration: if
+    the box already had the redirect snippet on disk (user had
+    explicitly enabled "Force HTTPS" under the old regime), the
+    migration also writes the new listener snippet so HTTPS keeps
+    working across the upgrade.
+- **`status.force_https` now reads the listener snippet, not the
+  redirect snippet.** A lone redirect without a `:443` listener
+  wouldn't actually serve HTTPS, so the listener file is the
+  authoritative "HTTPS is on" signal. The UI on `/settings` sees the
+  correct state as a result.
+
+Known remaining UX wart: a browser that trusted a previous Furtka box
+still sees `BAD_SIGNATURE` when visiting this box's `https://` after
+enabling HTTPS here — the fixed intermediate CN is a Caddy-side
+limitation we can't fix from Furtka. Fresh installs on a browser that
+never visited another Furtka box work correctly. Workaround:
+`about:networking#sts` → Forget → clear `cert9.db`.
+
+## [26.14-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Landing page and `/settings/` were silently bypassing the auth
+  guard.** Since 26.11 shipped login, the Caddyfile only
+  reverse-proxied `/api/*`, `/apps*`, `/login*`, and `/logout*` to
+  Python. Everything else — including `/` and `/settings/` — fell
+  through to Caddy's catch-all `file_server` and was served straight
+  from `assets/www/` without ever hitting the session check. The
+  effect: a LAN visitor saw the box's hostname, IP, Furtka version,
+  and the buttons for Update-now / Reboot / HTTPS-toggle. The API
+  calls those buttons fired were all 401-auth-gated so actions didn't
+  land, but the information leak and the "looks open" UX was a real
+  bug. Caught in the 26.13 SSH test session when the user noticed
+  Logout only showed up on `/apps`. Now Caddy routes `/` and
+  `/settings*` through Python; a new `_serve_static_www` handler
+  checks the session cookie, redirects to `/login` if unauthed, and
+  reads the HTML from `assets/www/` otherwise. Catch-all still
+  serves `/style.css`, `/rootCA.crt`, and the runtime JSON files
+  publicly — those don't need auth.
+- **Logout link now shows on every authed page, not just `/apps`.**
+  The static HTML for `/` and `/settings/` maintained their own nav
+  separate from `_HTML` in `api.py`, so they never got the Logout
+  entry when it was added in 26.11. Both nav bars now include it
+  plus an inline `doLogout()` that POSTs `/logout` and bounces to
+  `/login`, matching the pattern in `_HTML`.
+
+## [26.13-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Upgrade path from pre-auth releases actually works.** 26.11-alpha
+  introduced `from werkzeug.security import ...` in `furtka/auth.py`,
+  but werkzeug isn't installed on the target system — core runs as
+  system Python with stdlib only, and `flask>=3.0` in `pyproject.toml`
+  is never pip-installed on the box. Fresh boxes from the 26.11/26.12
+  ISO without a manually-installed werkzeug crashed on import; boxes
+  upgrading from pre-26.11 got double-broken by that plus the health
+  check below. Replaced the werkzeug dependency with a stdlib-only
+  `furtka/passwd.py` that uses `hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac` for new hashes
+  and parses werkzeug's `scrypt:N:r:p$salt$hex` format for backward
+  compatibility — existing `users.json` files created on the rare
+  boxes that did have werkzeug keep working after this upgrade, no
+  re-setup needed. `from werkzeug.security import ...` is gone from
+  the import chain entirely; `pyproject.toml`'s flask dep stays only
+  for the live-ISO webinstaller.
+- **Self-update no longer auto-rolls-back when crossing the auth
+  boundary.** `updater._health_check` pinged `/api/apps` and demanded
+  a 200, which meant every 26.10 → 26.11+ upgrade hit the post-restart
+  check, got a 401 (auth guard), and treated that as "server dead"
+  → rollback. Now any 2xx–4xx response counts as "server alive"; only
+  connection-level failures or 5xx fail the check. 5xx still fails
+  rollback because that means the new process is up but broken.
+- **Install lock closes its race window.** `POST /api/apps/install`
+  used to release the fcntl lock immediately after the sync
+  pre-validation so the systemd-run child could re-acquire it —
+  leaving a tiny gap where a second POST could slip in, pass the lock
+  check, and return 202. Both child processes would start, one would
+  win the in-child lock, the other would die silently. Now the API
+  also reads `install-state.json` and refuses with 409 if the stage
+  is non-terminal (`pulling_image`, `creating_volumes`,
+  `starting_container`). The fcntl lock stays as belt-and-suspenders.
+
+## [26.12-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Changed
+
+- **App-Install geht async mit Live-Progress.** `POST /api/apps/install`
+  returnt jetzt `202 Accepted` nach der synchronen Pre-Validation
+  (Source auflösen, Files kopieren, `.env` schreiben, Placeholder- und
+  Path-Checks). Den eigentlichen Docker-Teil (`compose pull` → volumes
+  → `compose up`) dispatched der Handler als `systemd-run
+  --unit=furtka-install-<app>` Hintergrund-Job, der seine Phase in
+  `/var/lib/furtka/install-state.json` schreibt. Neues
+  `GET /api/apps/install/status` für UI-Polling. Das Install-Modal
+  zeigt jetzt live "Image wird heruntergeladen…" →
+  "Speicherbereiche werden erstellt…" → "Container wird gestartet…"
+  statt ~30 Sekunden totem "Installing…". Muster 1:1 parallel zu
+  `/api/catalog/sync/apply` und `/api/furtka/update/apply`. Neue CLI-
+  Subcommand `furtka app install-bg <name>` (intern, von der API
+  aufgerufen); `furtka app install` für Terminal-User bleibt synchron.
+  Die Reinstall-Taste in der App-Liste pollt ebenfalls den
+  Install-Status und spiegelt die Phase im Button-Text.
+
+## [26.11-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Added
+
+- **Login-auth for the Furtka web UI.** Every `/apps`, `/api/*`, `/`,
+  and `/settings/` route now requires a signed-in session. New
+  `/login` page serves a username/password form; `POST /login`
+  validates against `/var/lib/furtka/users.json` (werkzeug PBKDF2-
+  hashed), sets a `furtka_session` cookie (`HttpOnly`, `SameSite=
+  Strict`, 7-day TTL), and redirects to `/apps`. `POST /logout`
+  revokes the server-side session and clears the cookie.
+  Unauthenticated HTML requests get a 302 to `/login`; unauthenticated
+  API requests get 401 JSON. The old "No authentication on this UI
+  yet" banner is gone; the `/apps` header picks up a `Logout` link
+  instead.
+- **First-run setup fallback for upgrade-path boxes.** Boxes
+  upgrading from 26.10-alpha have no `users.json` yet — on the first
+  visit `/login` renders a setup form (username + password +
+  password-confirm) that creates the admin record on submit. Fresh
+  installs skip this: the webinstaller writes `users.json` during
+  the chroot post-install step using the step-1 password, so the
+  first browser visit after boot goes straight to the login form.
+- **Caddy proxy routes `/login` and `/logout`.** `assets/Caddyfile`
+  gets two new `handle` blocks in the shared `(furtka_routes)`
+  snippet so both the `:80` block and the `hostname.local, hostname`
+  HTTPS block forward the auth endpoints to the stdlib server on
+  `127.0.0.1:7000`. Without this Caddy would serve a 404 from the
+  static file server.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `tests/test_installer.py` ruff-format nit — the 26.10-alpha
+  release commit had a misformatted list literal that failed
+  `ruff format --check`. Caught when the Release page on Forgejo
+  showed a red CI badge for the tag.
+- `pyproject.toml` version string bumped from the stale 26.8-alpha
+  to 26.11-alpha. Release pipeline uses `GITHUB_REF_NAME` as source
+  of truth for the artefact name, but having the two agree matters
+  for local dev runs that read `pyproject.toml`.
+
+## [26.10-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Added
+
+- **Remove-USB-stick hint on the installer's post-install screen.**
+  `webinstaller/templates/install/rebooting.html` now shows a bold
+  "Remove the USB stick now" line before the reboot, plus a muted
+  fallback explaining the BIOS boot-menu keys (F11/F12/Esc) if the
+  machine boots back into the installer anyway. Caught on the first
+  bare-metal test (Medion i5-4gen, 2026-04-21) where the box didn't
+  boot the installed system without manual BIOS-order changes.
+- **New `path` setting type for app manifests.** Apps can now declare a
+  setting with `"type": "path"` whose value is an absolute filesystem
+  path on the host; docker-compose bind-mounts it via the usual `.env`
+  substitution (`${MEDIA_PATH}:/media`). Unlocks media/data-heavy apps
+  (Jellyfin, later Paperless/Nextcloud/Immich) where the user points at
+  an existing folder instead of copying everything into a Docker
+  volume. The install form renders path settings as a plain text input
+  with a `/mnt/…` placeholder hint.
+- **Server-side path validation.** Both `install_from()` and
+  `update_env()` refuse values that aren't absolute, don't exist,
+  aren't directories, or resolve (after `Path.resolve()`) into a
+  system-path deny-list (`/`, `/etc`, `/root`, `/boot`, `/proc`,
+  `/sys`, `/dev`, `/bin`, `/sbin`, `/usr/bin`, `/usr/sbin`,
+  `/var/lib/furtka`). Catches `/mnt/../etc`-style traversal too. Error
+  messages surface in the existing install/edit modal error line.
+
+## [26.9-alpha] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Landing-page app tiles with an `open_url` now open in a new tab
+  (`target="_blank" rel="noopener"`), matching the Open button
+  behaviour on `/apps`. Without this, clicking "Uptime Kuma" on the
+  home screen replaced Furtka itself with the Kuma admin page.
+  Internal links (the `Manage →` fallback for apps without an
+  `open_url`) still open in the same tab.
+- `scripts/publish-release.sh` no longer fails the whole release when
+  the ISO upload hits a Forgejo proxy 504. The core tarball + sha256 +
+  release.json (which running boxes need for self-update) are uploaded
+  first and the ISO is attempted last as a best-effort; a 504 now logs
+  a warning and exits 0 so the release page still publishes. Surfaced
+  by the 26.8-alpha cut: the tarball landed but the ~1 GB ISO upload
+  timed out at the Forgejo reverse proxy.
+
+### Changed
+
+- `furtka app list --json` now mirrors `/api/apps` field-for-field —
+  previously the CLI emitted a slim projection missing
+  `description_long`, `open_url`, and `settings`. Anyone piping the
+  CLI output into jq for automation was seeing an incomplete view.
+
+## [26.8-alpha] - 2026-04-20
+
+### Added
+
+- **Live-installer ISO attached to the Forgejo release page.** `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` moves to the self-hosted runner, builds both the self-update tarball and the ISO, and `scripts/publish-release.sh` uploads the ISO as a fourth release asset (`furtka-<version>.iso`) alongside the existing tarball + sha256 + release.json. Fresh-install users can now grab the ISO from the release page instead of hunting through `build-iso.yml` artifact retention windows. ISO build step is `continue-on-error` so an ISO flake doesn't hold back the core tarball that running boxes need for self-update.
+- **Reboot + Shut down buttons on `/settings`.** Replaces the two "Coming next" placeholders with real actions backed by `POST /api/furtka/power` (`{"action": "reboot" | "poweroff"}`). Handler kicks a delayed `systemd-run --on-active=3s systemctl {reboot|poweroff}` so the HTTP response reaches the browser before the kernel loses network. Each button opens a native confirm dialog first (reboot: "back in ~30 s", shut down: "need to press the physical power button"), then the UI swaps to a status line and — after a reboot — polls `/furtka.json` until the box is back, reloading the page automatically. No auth (same posture as install/remove).
+- **Manifest `open_url` field + Open button in `/apps` and on the landing page.** Apps declare a URL template (e.g. `smb://{host}/files` for fileshare, `http://{host}:3001/` for Uptime Kuma); the UI substitutes `{host}` with the current browser's hostname at render time so the link follows however the user reached Furtka (furtka.local, raw IP, a future reverse-proxy hostname). The landing page's hardcoded `if app.name === 'fileshare'` special-case is gone — any app with an `open_url` in its manifest now gets a proper "Open" link. The core seed `apps/fileshare/manifest.json` bumps to v0.1.2 to carry it.
+
+### Changed
+
+- `.btn` CSS class introduced so an `<a>` rendered-as-button lines up with its `<button>` siblings in `.buttons`. Needed because "Open" is a real link (middle-click, copy URL, screen readers) and HTML doesn't let `<button>` carry `href`.
+
+### Notes
+
+- `26.7-alpha` was tagged but never published — the tag push didn't trigger `release.yml` (Forgejo race with the concurrent main push). `26.8-alpha` supersedes it and carries the same content plus power actions.
+
+## [26.6-alpha] - 2026-04-20
+
+### Added
+
+- **Apps catalog synced independently of core.** A new `daniel/furtka-apps` Forgejo repo carries the bundled app catalog; running boxes pull the latest release via `furtka-catalog-sync.timer` (10 min post-boot + daily, ±6 h jitter) and extract atomically into `/var/lib/furtka/catalog/`. The resolver now prefers catalog apps over the seed `/opt/furtka/current/apps/` tree that ships inside the core release tarball, so apps can update without cutting a Furtka core release. Manual trigger: "Sync apps catalog" button on `/apps`, or `sudo furtka catalog sync` at the console. Fresh boxes with no network fall back to the seed, so offline first-boot still shows installable apps. Installed apps are never auto-swapped — users click Reinstall in `/apps` to move an existing install onto a newer catalog version (settings merge-preserved via the existing `installer.install_from` path).
+- **Catalog CLI**: `furtka catalog sync [--check] [--json]` + `furtka catalog status [--json]`. Same shape as the core `furtka update` commands.
+- **Catalog API endpoints**: `POST /api/catalog/sync/check`, `POST /api/catalog/sync/apply` (detached via `systemd-run` for symmetry with `/api/furtka/update/apply`), `GET /api/catalog/status`. The existing `/api/bundled` endpoint keeps working as a backwards-compat alias for `/api/apps/available`, which now returns the union of catalog + seed apps with a new `"source"` field on each entry (`"catalog"` | `"bundled"`).
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`furtka._release_common`** extracted from `furtka.updater`. Both `updater` and the new `catalog` module now share one implementation of the Forgejo-releases-API call, SHA256 verification, path-traversal-guarded tarball extraction, and CalVer comparison. Public updater surface unchanged.
+- **`_link_new_units` now auto-enables newly-linked `.timer` units.** On self-update, a fresh timer file (e.g. `furtka-catalog-sync.timer` added in this release) needs `systemctl enable` to actually start firing — linking alone isn't enough. Fresh installs get their enable via the webinstaller's `_FURTKA_UNITS` list as before.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **SHA-256 CA fingerprint no longer overflows the `/settings` Local HTTPS card** on narrow viewports. `.kv dd` grid items now set `min-width: 0` + `overflow-wrap: anywhere` so the colon-separated hex string breaks within the card's right edge instead of pushing past it.
+
 ## [26.5-alpha] - 2026-04-20
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -97,7 +354,16 @@ First tagged snapshot. Pre-alpha — the installer does not yet boot, but the de
 - **Containers:** Docker + Compose
 - **License:** AGPL-3.0
 
-[Unreleased]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/compare/26.5-alpha...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/compare/26.15-alpha...HEAD
+[26.15-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.15-alpha
+[26.14-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.14-alpha
+[26.13-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.13-alpha
+[26.12-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.12-alpha
+[26.11-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.11-alpha
+[26.10-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.10-alpha
+[26.9-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.9-alpha
+[26.8-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.8-alpha
+[26.6-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.6-alpha
 [26.5-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.5-alpha
 [26.4-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.4-alpha
 [26.3-alpha]: https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases/tag/26.3-alpha

README.md

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ None of these nail the "your dad can set this up" experience. The installer wiza
 - [x] **ISO-build in CI** — `.forgejo/workflows/build-iso.yml` runs `iso/build.sh` on every push to `main` and publishes the resulting `.iso` as the `furtka-iso` artifact (14 d retention). Push → green run → download → test.
 - [x] **Forgejo Releases + tag-driven release pipeline** — `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` fires on `[0-9]*` tags, `scripts/build-release-tarball.sh` packages `furtka/` + `apps/` + `assets/` + a root VERSION, `scripts/publish-release.sh` uploads tarball + sha256 + release.json to the Forgejo releases page. Releases `26.1-alpha`, `26.3-alpha`, and `26.4-alpha` live at [releases](https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases) (26.2 stalled on a `jq` apt hang, fixed in 26.3). Needs one repo secret (`FORGEJO_RELEASE_TOKEN`).
 - [x] **Walking-skeleton live ISO — end to end** — `iso/build.sh` produces a hybrid BIOS/UEFI Arch-based ISO. It boots in a Proxmox VM, DHCPs onto the LAN, shows a console welcome with `http://proksi.local:5000` (+ IP fallback), serves the Flask webinstaller, runs `archinstall --silent`, reboots the VM via a Reboot-now button, and the installed system logs in and runs `docker ps` without sudo. Build infra in [`iso/`](iso/).
-- [x] **Drop loop/rom devices from drive list** — `webinstaller/drives.py` filters by `lsblk` `TYPE=disk`, so the live squashfs and CD-ROM no longer appear as install targets. Boot-USB filtering on bare metal is still TODO; see [iso/README.md](iso/README.md).
+- [x] **Drop loop/rom devices from drive list** — `webinstaller/drives.py` filters by `lsblk` `TYPE=disk`, so the live squashfs and CD-ROM no longer appear as install targets. The boot USB itself is also filtered: on the live ISO, `findmnt /run/archiso/bootmnt` resolves the boot partition and its parent disk is dropped from the picker.
 - [x] **Rebrand GRUB menu** — `iso/build.sh` rewrites "Arch Linux install medium" → "Furtka Live Installer" across GRUB, syslinux, and systemd-boot configs; default entry marked `(Recommended)`.
 - [x] **Wizard: account form → drive picker → overview → archinstall** — S1 collects hostname/user/password/language with validation, S2 picks boot drive, overview confirms, `/install/run` writes `user_configuration.json` + `user_credentials.json` (0600) and execs `archinstall --silent` against its 4.x schema (`default_layout` disk_config + `!root-password` / `!password` sentinel keys + `custom_commands` for post-install group joins). Install log page polls a JSON endpoint and renders a phase-based progress bar with a collapsible raw log. `FURTKA_DRY_RUN=1` skips the real exec for testing.
 - [x] **mDNS `proksi.local`** — hostname baked into the live ISO, avahi + nss-mdns in the package list, advertised as soon as network-online fires. The HTTPS + local-CA half of this milestone is still open below.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ None of these nail the "your dad can set this up" experience. The installer wiza
 - [x] **On-box web UI uplevel** — shared `/style.css` served by Caddy, persistent top nav, landing page with an "Your apps" tile grid + live status, `/apps` with real per-app icons (inlined SVG from each manifest), new `/settings` page (hostname, IP, version, kernel, RAM, Docker, uptime + Furtka-updates card). `prefers-color-scheme` light/dark.
 - [x] **Versioned on-box layout + Phase 1 per-app updates** — `/opt/furtka/versions/<ver>/` + `current` symlink; `/var/lib/furtka/` for runtime state. `POST /api/apps/<name>/update` runs `docker compose pull` + compares digests + conditional `up -d`.
 - [x] **Phase 2 Furtka self-update** — `/settings` → Check → Update now. Downloads signed tarball (SHA256), stages, atomic symlink flip, reloads Caddy, daemon-reload, restarts services, health-checks the new api with auto-rollback on failure. CLI: `furtka update [--check]` + `furtka rollback`. Validated end-to-end on VM 2026-04-16 (`26.0-alpha` → `26.3-alpha` → rollback → reboot).
-- [x] **Local HTTPS Phase 1** — Caddy `tls internal` on `:443` alongside plain `:80`. Per-box root CA generated on first start, `rootCA.crt` downloadable from `/settings`, per-OS install guide at `/https-install/`. Opt-in "force HTTPS" toggle only exposes itself once the current browser already trusts the cert, so enabling it can't lock the user out. Shipped in 26.4-alpha.
+- [x] **Local HTTPS Phase 1** — Caddy `tls internal` on `:443` is fully opt-in via the `/settings` toggle (26.15-alpha); fresh installs stay HTTP-only so a half-trusted cert chain can't lock the user out. Per-box root CA generated on first enable, `rootCA.crt` downloadable from `/settings`, per-OS install guide at `/https-install/`. The "force HTTPS" sub-toggle still only appears once the current browser already trusts the cert.
 - [x] **Post-build smoke VM on Proxmox** — `.forgejo/workflows/build-iso.yml` hands the freshly built ISO to `scripts/smoke-vm.sh`, which boots it in a throwaway VM on `pollux` (192.168.178.165) and curls the webinstaller on `:5000`. VMID range 9000–9099, last 5 kept. Green end-to-end since 26.4-alpha.
 - [ ] Installer wizard screens S3–S7 — per-device purpose, network, domain, SSL, diagnostic. S5/S6 blocked on managed-gateway DNS infra not yet built.
 - [ ] Local HTTPS Phase 2 — dedicated local CA (not Caddy's `tls internal`), streamlined one-click install across Win/Mac/Linux/Android, and HTTPS on the live-installer wizard (`https://proksi.local:5000`).

RELEASING.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Tag per meaningful milestone, not on a calendar. A milestone is: ISO boots, a wi
    git push origin 26.1-alpha
    ```
 
-5. **The release workflow does the rest.** `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` fires on the tag push: `scripts/build-release-tarball.sh` builds the self-update payload (tarball + sha256 + release.json under `dist/`), `scripts/publish-release.sh` uploads all three assets to the Forgejo release page. Pre-release is flagged automatically based on the suffix (`-alpha`/`-beta`/`-rc`).
+5. **The release workflow does the rest.** `.forgejo/workflows/release.yml` fires on the tag push and runs on the self-hosted runner: `scripts/build-release-tarball.sh` builds the self-update payload (tarball + sha256 + release.json under `dist/`), `iso/build.sh` builds the live-installer ISO, `scripts/publish-release.sh` uploads tarball + sha256 + release.json + ISO to the Forgejo release page. Pre-release is flagged automatically based on the suffix (`-alpha`/`-beta`/`-rc`). ISO build is `continue-on-error`: a flaky ISO step doesn't block the core tarball (the thing boxes need for self-update).
 
    The release workflow needs one secret set at repo **Settings → Secrets → Actions**:
    - `FORGEJO_RELEASE_TOKEN` — a PAT with `write:repository` scope.

apps/README.md

@@ -47,10 +47,42 @@ Rules enforced by `furtka/manifest.py`:
 - `volumes` — short names, strings. Namespaced to `furtka_<app>_<short>` at runtime.
 - `ports` — integers. Informational only; compose owns the actual port binding.
 - `settings[].name` — must match `^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$`. This name becomes both the env-var key and the form-field ID.
-- `settings[].type` — one of `text`, `password`, `number`.
+- `settings[].type` — one of `text`, `password`, `number`, `path`.
 - `settings[].required` — if true, the install refuses when the value is empty.
 - `settings[].default` — optional string. Used to pre-fill the form and the bootstrapped `.env`.
 
+### Path-type settings (host bind mounts)
+
+Use `"type": "path"` when the app should point at an existing folder on the host — media libraries, document archives, photo backups. The value is written to `.env` like any other setting, and compose consumes it via `${VAR}` substitution as a bind mount.
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "MEDIA_PATH",
+  "label": "Medienordner",
+  "description": "Absoluter Pfad zu deinem Medien-Ordner, z.B. /mnt/media.",
+  "type": "path",
+  "required": true
+}
+```
+
+```yaml
+services:
+  app:
+    volumes:
+      - ${MEDIA_PATH}:/media:ro
+```
+
+The installer (`install_from` and `update_env`) refuses values that:
+
+- aren't absolute (must start with `/`),
+- don't exist on the host,
+- aren't directories,
+- resolve (after `Path.resolve()`) into a system-path deny-list: `/`, `/etc`, `/root`, `/boot`, `/proc`, `/sys`, `/dev`, `/bin`, `/sbin`, `/usr/bin`, `/usr/sbin`, `/var/lib/furtka`.
+
+Traversal like `/mnt/../etc` is caught too — the deny-list check runs on the resolved path.
+
+Path settings sit alongside manifest-declared volumes. Use `manifest.volumes` for internal state the app owns (databases, caches, config), and path settings for user data the container should mount and — usually — read without owning. Mounting read-only (`:ro`) is a good default for data the app only consumes.
+
 ## `docker-compose.yaml`
 
 - File extension is `.yaml`. The compose runner hardcodes this — `.yml` will not be found.

apps/fileshare/manifest.json

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "fileshare",
   "display_name": "Network Files",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "SMB share for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android devices on the LAN.",
   "description_long": "Alle Geräte im WLAN sehen einen gemeinsamen Ordner. Funktioniert mit Windows, Mac, Linux und Android. Verbinden zu smb://furtka.local — Anmeldung mit dem hier gesetzten Benutzernamen und Passwort.",
   "volumes": ["files"],
   "ports": [445, 139],
   "icon": "icon.svg",
+  "open_url": "smb://{host}/files",
   "settings": [
     {
       "name": "SMB_USER",

assets/Caddyfile

@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
-# Serves the Furtka landing page + live JSON on :80 (plain HTTP) and on
+# Serves the Furtka landing page + live JSON on :80 (plain HTTP). HTTPS
-# HTTPS via Caddy's built-in `tls internal` — locally-issued certs signed
+# is **opt-in** — Caddy doesn't serve :443 until the user clicks the
-# by a root CA that Caddy generates on first start and stores under
+# "Enable HTTPS" toggle on /settings, which drops an import snippet into
-# /var/lib/caddy/pki/authorities/local/. Static pages are read from
+# /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/. Default install has NO tls site block →
-# /opt/furtka/current/ — updates flip the symlink and everything picks up
+# Caddy never generates a self-signed CA / leaf cert → no
-# the new content without a Caddy restart (a `systemctl reload caddy` is
+# SEC_ERROR_BAD_SIGNATURE when a user visits https://furtka.local before
-# still triggered post-swap to flush the file-server's handle cache).
+# they've trusted anything. That was the 26.14-era regression this file
-# /apps and /api are reverse-proxied to the resource-manager API
+# exists to cure: the old Caddyfile always served :443 with a freshly-
-# (furtka serve, bound to 127.0.0.1:7000).
+# generated cert, and a browser that had ever trusted an older Furtka
+# box's CA would reject the new one with an unbypassable bad-sig error.
 #
-# Hostname templating: __FURTKA_HOSTNAME__ gets substituted with the
+# /apps, /api, /login, /logout, / (home), /settings are reverse-proxied
-# install-time hostname by webinstaller/app.py on first install and by
+# to the resource-manager API (furtka serve, bound to 127.0.0.1:7000).
-# furtka.updater._refresh_caddyfile on every self-update. A bare `:443
+# Static pages are read from /opt/furtka/current/ — updates flip the
-# { tls internal }` (no hostname) never triggers leaf-cert issuance, so
+# symlink and everything picks up the new content without a Caddy
-# SNI-based handshakes die with `SSL_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR_ALERT` — the
+# restart (a `systemctl reload caddy` is still triggered post-swap to
-# 26.4-alpha regression this file exists to cure.
+# flush the file-server's handle cache).
 #
-# Force-HTTPS: /etc/caddy/furtka.d/*.caddyfile gets imported into the :80
+# Two snippet dirs, both silently no-op when empty:
-# block. The /api/furtka/https/force endpoint creates or removes
+# - /etc/caddy/furtka.d/*.caddyfile → imported inside the :80 block.
-# redirect.caddyfile there to toggle the HTTP→HTTPS redirect, then reloads
+#   The HTTPS toggle's "force HTTP→HTTPS redirect" snippet lands here.
-# Caddy. Glob imports silently no-op on an empty/missing directory, so the
+# - /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/*.caddyfile → imported at TOP LEVEL, so
-# toggle-off state is "no file present" rather than "empty file".
+#   the HTTPS hostname+tls-internal site block can drop in here when
+#   the toggle is on. Hostname is substituted at toggle-time.
 {
 	# Named-hostname :443 blocks would otherwise make Caddy add its own
 	# HTTP→HTTPS redirect — but we already serve our own `:80` block and
@@ -35,6 +37,26 @@
 	handle /apps* {
 		reverse_proxy localhost:7000
 	}
+	handle /login* {
+		reverse_proxy localhost:7000
+	}
+	handle /logout* {
+		reverse_proxy localhost:7000
+	}
+	# /settings and / — these previously served as static HTML straight
+	# from the catch-all file_server, which meant the auth-guard was
+	# bypassed: a LAN visitor could see the box's version, IP, and
+	# reach the Update-now / Reboot buttons (the API calls behind them
+	# are auth-gated, but the page itself rendered without a redirect
+	# to /login). Route them through the Python handler which checks
+	# the session cookie and either serves the static HTML from
+	# assets/www/ or redirects to /login.
+	handle /settings* {
+		reverse_proxy localhost:7000
+	}
+	handle / {
+		reverse_proxy localhost:7000
+	}
 	# Runtime JSON lives under /var/lib/furtka/ so it survives self-updates
 	# (which only swap /opt/furtka/current).
 	handle /status.json {
@@ -50,8 +72,8 @@
 		file_server
 	}
 	# Download the local root CA cert Caddy generated for `tls internal`.
-	# Available on both :80 and :443 so users can grab it before they've
+	# Public because users need to grab it before they've trusted it.
-	# trusted it. The private key next to it stays 0600 / caddy-owned.
+	# The private key next to it stays 0600 / caddy-owned.
 	handle /rootCA.crt {
 		root * /var/lib/caddy/pki/authorities/local
 		rewrite * /root.crt
@@ -69,12 +91,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
+# HTTPS opt-in: when /settings toggles HTTPS on, a snippet gets written
+# into /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/ that adds the hostname+tls-internal
+# site block. Empty directory = HTTP-only (default fresh install).
+import /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/*.caddyfile
+
 :80 {
 	import /etc/caddy/furtka.d/*.caddyfile
 	import furtka_routes
 }
-
-__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__.local, __FURTKA_HOSTNAME__ {
-	tls internal
-	import furtka_routes
-}

assets/systemd/furtka-catalog-sync.service

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Furtka apps catalog sync
+Requires=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/furtka catalog sync
+TimeoutStartSec=5min
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

assets/systemd/furtka-catalog-sync.timer

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Furtka apps catalog daily sync
+
+[Timer]
+# First sync 10 min after boot, then once per day with up to 6 h jitter so
+# a fleet of boxes doesn't all hit Forgejo at the same second. Persistent
+# = catch up if the box was off when the timer should have fired.
+OnBootSec=10min
+OnUnitActiveSec=24h
+RandomizedDelaySec=6h
+Persistent=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

assets/www/index.html

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                 <a href="/" aria-current="page">Home</a>
                 <a href="/apps">Apps</a>
                 <a href="/settings/">Settings</a>
+                <a href="#" id="logout-link" onclick="return doLogout(event)">Logout</a>
             </div>
         </nav>
         <header>
@@ -67,6 +68,17 @@
     </main>
 
     <script>
+        // Revoke the cookie server-side and bounce to /login. Shared
+        // shape with the _HTML in furtka/api.py so the two logout
+        // links behave identically.
+        async function doLogout(ev) {
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            try { await fetch('/logout', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'same-origin' }); }
+            catch (e) { /* server may already be down */ }
+            window.location.href = '/login';
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Hostname + install metadata — written once at install time to
         // /var/lib/furtka/furtka.json (see _furtka_json_cmd in the installer).
         // Separate from status.json because these facts don't change between
@@ -92,13 +104,17 @@
         }
 
         function primaryAction(app) {
-            // Only fileshare has a direct "open" link today. Future apps with
+            // open_url is a manifest-declared template with a `{host}`
-            // HTTP endpoints would surface a URL here; everything else falls
+            // placeholder — substituted against the current browser's
-            // back to the /apps manage page.
+            // hostname so smb://host/files and http://host:3001/ both
-            if (app.name === 'fileshare' && HOSTNAME) {
+            // follow however the user reached Furtka (furtka.local, raw
-                return { href: `smb://${HOSTNAME}.local/files`, label: 'Open files' };
+            // IP, a future reverse-proxy hostname). Apps without a
+            // frontend fall back to /apps for management.
+            if (app.open_url) {
+                const host = HOSTNAME || location.hostname;
+                return { href: app.open_url.replace('{host}', host), label: 'Open', external: true };
             }
-            return { href: '/apps', label: 'Manage →' };
+            return { href: '/apps', label: 'Manage →', external: false };
         }
 
         async function renderApps() {
@@ -115,8 +131,9 @@
                 }
                 target.innerHTML = apps.map(a => {
                     const icon = a.icon_svg || FALLBACK_ICON;
-                    const { href, label } = primaryAction(a);
+                    const { href, label, external } = primaryAction(a);
-                    return `<a class="app-tile" href="${esc(href)}">
+                    const tgt = external ? ' target="_blank" rel="noopener"' : '';
+                    return `<a class="app-tile" href="${esc(href)}"${tgt}>
                         <div class="icon">${icon}</div>
                         <span class="name">${esc(a.display_name || a.name)}</span>
                         <span class="cta">${esc(label)}</span>

assets/www/settings/index.html

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
                 <a href="/">Home</a>
                 <a href="/apps">Apps</a>
                 <a href="/settings/" aria-current="page">Settings</a>
+                <a href="#" id="logout-link" onclick="return doLogout(event)">Logout</a>
             </div>
         </nav>
 
@@ -89,12 +90,25 @@
             </div>
         </section>
 
+        <section>
+            <h2>Power</h2>
+            <div class="card">
+                <p class="lede">
+                    Reboot or shut down the whole Furtka box. Takes a few seconds to
+                    finish; the UI will reconnect itself after a reboot.
+                </p>
+                <div class="power-actions">
+                    <button type="button" id="power-reboot" class="secondary">Reboot</button>
+                    <button type="button" id="power-poweroff" class="danger">Shut down</button>
+                </div>
+                <p id="power-status" class="hint"></p>
+            </div>
+        </section>
+
         <section>
             <h2>Coming next</h2>
             <div class="coming">
                 <p class="hint">Controls we're building — follow progress on <a href="https://furtka.org">furtka.org</a>.</p>
-                <a href="https://furtka.org/#planned">Reboot</a>
-                <a href="https://furtka.org/#planned">Shut down</a>
                 <a href="https://furtka.org/#planned">Change hostname</a>
                 <a href="https://furtka.org/#planned">Backup</a>
                 <a href="https://furtka.org/#planned">User accounts</a>
@@ -108,6 +122,15 @@
     </main>
 
     <script>
+        // Logout button in the nav — same shape as /apps and / pages.
+        async function doLogout(ev) {
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            try { await fetch('/logout', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'same-origin' }); }
+            catch (e) { /* server may already be down */ }
+            window.location.href = '/login';
+            return false;
+        }
+
         async function refresh() {
             try {
                 const r = await fetch('/status.json', { cache: 'no-store' });
@@ -340,6 +363,85 @@
                 /* keep polling; restart blip expected */
             }
         }
+
+        // Power buttons: confirm, POST, then swap the whole card into a
+        // "going down" state so the user doesn't keep clicking. After a
+        // reboot we try to reconnect after ~45s; for shutdown we just
+        // tell the user the box is off — no auto-reconnect attempt.
+        const powerStatusEl = document.getElementById('power-status');
+        const rebootBtn = document.getElementById('power-reboot');
+        const poweroffBtn = document.getElementById('power-poweroff');
+
+        function setPowerStatus(msg, tone = 'muted') {
+            powerStatusEl.textContent = msg;
+            powerStatusEl.style.color =
+                tone === 'error' ? 'var(--danger)' : 'var(--muted)';
+        }
+
+        async function triggerPower(action, confirmMsg, inflightLabel) {
+            if (!confirm(confirmMsg)) return;
+            rebootBtn.disabled = true;
+            poweroffBtn.disabled = true;
+            setPowerStatus(inflightLabel);
+            try {
+                const r = await fetch('/api/furtka/power', {
+                    method: 'POST',
+                    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+                    body: JSON.stringify({ action }),
+                });
+                if (!r.ok) {
+                    const data = await r.json().catch(() => ({}));
+                    setPowerStatus(data.error || `HTTP ${r.status}`, 'error');
+                    rebootBtn.disabled = false;
+                    poweroffBtn.disabled = false;
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (action === 'reboot') {
+                    setPowerStatus('Rebooting… this page will reload when the box is back.');
+                    // Try reconnecting after a generous delay. archinstall
+                    // + boot + services typically takes 30–45 s; give it 30
+                    // before the first poke so we don't just spin against
+                    // a down kernel.
+                    setTimeout(pollForReconnect, 30000);
+                } else {
+                    setPowerStatus(
+                        'Shutdown scheduled. Press the physical power button to turn it back on.'
+                    );
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                setPowerStatus(`Network error: ${e.message}`, 'error');
+                rebootBtn.disabled = false;
+                poweroffBtn.disabled = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        async function pollForReconnect() {
+            // Fetch a tiny static file; when it comes back 200 the box is up.
+            try {
+                const r = await fetch('/furtka.json', { cache: 'no-store' });
+                if (r.ok) {
+                    setPowerStatus('Back up — reloading…');
+                    setTimeout(() => location.reload(), 1500);
+                    return;
+                }
+            } catch (e) { /* still down */ }
+            setTimeout(pollForReconnect, 3000);
+        }
+
+        rebootBtn.addEventListener('click', () =>
+            triggerPower(
+                'reboot',
+                "Wirklich neu starten? Die Box ist für ~30 Sekunden nicht erreichbar.",
+                'Rebooting…'
+            )
+        );
+        poweroffBtn.addEventListener('click', () =>
+            triggerPower(
+                'poweroff',
+                "Wirklich ausschalten? Du kannst die Box erst wieder starten, wenn du den physischen Power-Knopf drückst.",
+                'Shutting down…'
+            )
+        );
     </script>
 </body>
 </html>

assets/www/style.css

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ h2 {
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: flex-end;
 }
-button {
+button, .btn {
     background: var(--accent);
     border: none;
     color: var(--bg);
@@ -209,16 +209,39 @@ button {
     white-space: nowrap;
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     font-family: inherit;
+    /* Anchor rendered-as-button: strip underline + keep the button's
+       rectangular hit area. `display: inline-flex` so an <a class="btn">
+       lines up vertically with its <button> siblings in .buttons. */
+    text-decoration: none;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
 }
-button.secondary {
+button.secondary, .btn.secondary {
     background: var(--card);
     color: var(--fg);
     border: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 button.danger { background: var(--danger); color: #fff; }
 button:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: wait; }
-button:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: var(--ring); }
+button:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible { outline: none; box-shadow: var(--ring); }
 .empty { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; padding: 0.5rem 0; }
+.catalog-row {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    padding: 0.5rem 0 0.75rem;
+}
+.catalog-state {
+    margin: 0;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+.catalog-stage.pending {
+    color: var(--fg);
+    font-style: italic;
+}
 pre {
     background: var(--card);
     padding: 1rem;
@@ -287,7 +310,8 @@ details.log-details[open] > summary { color: var(--fg); }
 }
 .field input:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: -1px; }
 .field .req { color: var(--danger); margin-left: 0.25rem; }
-.modal .error {
+.modal .error,
+.login-wrap .error {
     background: var(--warn);
     color: var(--warn-fg);
     padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
@@ -296,7 +320,15 @@ details.log-details[open] > summary { color: var(--fg); }
     font-size: 0.9rem;
     display: none;
 }
-.modal .error.show { display: block; }
+.modal .error.show,
+.login-wrap .error.show { display: block; }
+
+/* Login + first-run setup page. Shares .wrap's max-width so the form
+   sits in the same column the rest of the app uses, just without the
+   Home/Apps/Settings nav. A bit of top padding so the H1 isn't glued
+   to the viewport edge. */
+.login-wrap { padding-top: 3rem; }
+.login-wrap .actions { margin-top: 0.5rem; }
 .modal-actions {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: flex-end;
@@ -306,7 +338,8 @@ details.log-details[open] > summary { color: var(--fg); }
 
 /* Row of buttons beneath a card — used by the Furtka updates card on
    /settings. Left-aligned, wraps on narrow screens. */
-.update-actions {
+.update-actions,
+.power-actions {
     display: flex;
     gap: 0.5rem;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -365,7 +398,18 @@ details.log-details[open] > summary { color: var(--fg); }
     font-size: 0.95rem;
 }
 .kv dt { color: var(--muted); }
-.kv dd { margin: 0; color: var(--fg); font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; }
+.kv dd {
+    margin: 0;
+    color: var(--fg);
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    /* Grid items default to min-width: auto (= content width), so a long
+       unbreakable value like a SHA-256 fingerprint would push past the
+       card. min-width: 0 lets the 1fr track enforce the column width, and
+       overflow-wrap: anywhere gives the colon-separated hex string valid
+       break opportunities. */
+    min-width: 0;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
 
 .coming {
     display: flex;

furtka/_release_common.py

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+"""Shared primitives for release-tarball flows.
+
+Both ``furtka.updater`` (core self-update) and ``furtka.catalog`` (apps
+catalog sync) pull a tarball from a Forgejo Releases page, verify its
+SHA256 against the ``.sha256`` sidecar, and extract it with a path-
+traversal guard. The helpers here are the single implementation of
+that dance.
+
+Each error-raising helper accepts an ``error_cls`` kwarg so callers can
+keep their domain-specific exception type (``UpdateError``,
+``CatalogError``) at call sites — the helper itself defaults to a
+neutral ``ReleaseError`` for use in tests or standalone scripts.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import json
+import shutil
+import tarfile
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class ReleaseError(RuntimeError):
+    """Neutral failure for release-tarball operations."""
+
+
+def forgejo_api(host: str, repo: str, path: str, *, error_cls: type = ReleaseError) -> dict | list:
+    url = f"https://{host}/api/v1/repos/{repo}{path}"
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Accept": "application/json"})
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
+            return json.loads(resp.read())
+    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+        raise error_cls(f"forgejo api {url}: {e}") from e
+
+
+def download(url: str, dest: Path, *, error_cls: type = ReleaseError) -> None:
+    dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url)
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as resp, dest.open("wb") as f:
+            shutil.copyfileobj(resp, f)
+    except urllib.error.URLError as e:
+        raise error_cls(f"download {url}: {e}") from e
+
+
+def sha256_of(path: Path) -> str:
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    with path.open("rb") as f:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(1024 * 1024), b""):
+            h.update(chunk)
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+
+def verify_tarball(tarball: Path, expected_sha: str, *, error_cls: type = ReleaseError) -> None:
+    actual = sha256_of(tarball)
+    if actual != expected_sha:
+        raise error_cls(f"sha256 mismatch: expected {expected_sha}, got {actual}")
+
+
+def parse_sha256_sidecar(text: str, *, error_cls: type = ReleaseError) -> str:
+    """Extract the hash from a standard `sha256sum` sidecar line."""
+    line = text.strip().split("\n", 1)[0].strip()
+    if not line:
+        raise error_cls("empty sha256 sidecar")
+    return line.split()[0]
+
+
+def extract_tarball(tarball: Path, dest: Path, *, error_cls: type = ReleaseError) -> str:
+    """Extract the tarball and return the VERSION read from its root.
+
+    Refuses entries that could escape ``dest`` via absolute paths or ``..``
+    segments. On Python 3.12+ the stricter ``data`` filter is additionally
+    enabled to catch symlink-escape / device-node / setuid tricks that the
+    regex check can't see.
+    """
+    dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with tarfile.open(tarball, "r:gz") as tf:
+        for member in tf.getmembers():
+            if member.name.startswith(("/", "..")) or ".." in Path(member.name).parts:
+                raise error_cls(f"refusing tarball entry {member.name!r}")
+        try:
+            tf.extractall(dest, filter="data")
+        except TypeError:
+            tf.extractall(dest)
+    version_file = dest / "VERSION"
+    if not version_file.is_file():
+        raise error_cls("tarball has no VERSION file at root")
+    return version_file.read_text().strip()
+
+
+def version_tuple(v: str) -> tuple:
+    """CalVer comparator: 26.1-alpha < 26.1-beta < 26.1-rc < 26.1 < 26.2-alpha.
+
+    Pre-release stages sort before the corresponding stable (no-suffix)
+    release. Unknown suffixes sort below everything except the malformed
+    fallback. Returns a tuple of (year, release, stage_rank, suffix).
+    """
+    stage_rank = {"alpha": 0, "beta": 1, "rc": 2}
+    head, _, suffix = v.partition("-")
+    try:
+        year_str, release_str = head.split(".", 1)
+        year = int(year_str)
+        release = int(release_str)
+    except (ValueError, IndexError):
+        return (-1, -1, -1, v)
+    if not suffix:
+        return (year, release, 3, "")
+    for name, rank in stage_rank.items():
+        if suffix.startswith(name):
+            return (year, release, rank, suffix)
+    return (year, release, -1, suffix)

furtka/api.py

@@ -2,22 +2,28 @@
 # its lines hurts readability and the rendered output is what matters here.
 """Tiny HTTP API + management UI for the Furtka resource manager.
 
-Single stdlib http.server process, no Flask/no third-party deps so we don't
+Single stdlib http.server process, served behind Caddy (reverse-proxies
-have to pip-install anything on the target. Caddy reverse-proxies /apps and
+/apps, /api, /login and /logout from :80 to here).
-/api from :80 to here.
 
-Security: NO AUTH. Bound to 127.0.0.1 by default; the Caddy proxy makes it
+Security: single-admin password login, cookie-session, werkzeug-hashed
-LAN-reachable. Anyone on the LAN can install/remove apps. The UI shouts this
+password stored at /var/lib/furtka/users.json (0600). Sessions live in
-out at the top. Auth lands when Authentik does.
+memory — `systemctl restart furtka-api` invalidates everyone. Fresh
+installs pre-populate users.json from the webinstaller step-1 password;
+upgrades from pre-auth releases fall into a first-run setup form at
+/login where the admin password is created from the browser. Authentik
+integration remains the long-term plan; this is the pragmatic alpha
+stopgap.
 """
 
 import json
 import re
+import time
+from http.cookies import SimpleCookie
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
 
-from furtka import dockerops, installer, reconciler
+from furtka import auth, dockerops, install_runner, installer, reconciler, sources
 from furtka.manifest import ManifestError, load_manifest
-from furtka.paths import apps_dir, bundled_apps_dir
+from furtka.paths import apps_dir, static_www_dir
 from furtka.scanner import scan
 
 _ICON_MAX_BYTES = 16 * 1024
@@ -77,17 +83,21 @@ _HTML = """<!DOCTYPE html>
         <a href="/">Home</a>
         <a href="/apps" aria-current="page">Apps</a>
         <a href="/settings/">Settings</a>
+        <a href="#" id="logout-link" onclick="return doLogout(event)">Logout</a>
       </div>
     </nav>
 
     <h1>Furtka Apps</h1>
     <p class="lede">Install or remove resource-manager apps on this Furtka box.</p>
-    <div class="warn">No authentication on this UI yet. Anyone on your LAN can install or remove apps. Don't expose this to the wider internet.</div>
 
     <h2>Installed</h2>
     <div id="installed"></div>
 
     <h2>Available to install</h2>
+    <div class="catalog-row">
+      <p class="catalog-state">Catalog version <span id="catalog-current">—</span> · last sync <span id="catalog-last-sync">never</span> <span id="catalog-stage" class="catalog-stage"></span></p>
+      <button type="button" class="secondary" id="catalog-sync-btn">Sync apps catalog</button>
+    </div>
     <div id="available"></div>
 
     <details class="log-details">
@@ -116,6 +126,15 @@ function esc(s) {
   return d.innerHTML;
 }
 
+async function doLogout(ev) {
+  ev.preventDefault();
+  try {
+    await fetch('/logout', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'same-origin' });
+  } catch (e) { /* best-effort — server may already be down */ }
+  window.location.href = '/login';
+  return false;
+}
+
 // Fallback when an app doesn't ship a parseable icon.svg. Simple
 // stroked folder — currentColor so the tile's accent tint applies.
 const FALLBACK_ICON = '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M3 7v12a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h14a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V9a2 2 0 0 0-2-2h-7l-2-2H5a2 2 0 0 0-2 2z"/></svg>';
@@ -169,7 +188,9 @@ async function openSettingsDialog(name, action) {
     modal.form.innerHTML = data.settings.map(s => {
       const id = `field-${esc(s.name)}`;
       const value = action === 'edit' && s.type === 'password' ? '' : esc(s.value || '');
-      const placeholder = action === 'edit' && s.type === 'password' ? 'Leave blank to keep current' : '';
+      const placeholder = action === 'edit' && s.type === 'password' ? 'Leave blank to keep current'
+                        : s.type === 'path' ? '/mnt/…'
+                        : '';
       return `
         <div class="field">
           <label for="${id}">${esc(s.label)}${s.required ? '<span class="req">*</span>' : ''}</label>
@@ -193,6 +214,51 @@ async function openSettingsDialog(name, action) {
 
 modal.submit.addEventListener('click', submitModal);
 
+// Install progress phases written by the background job's state file.
+// Mirrors furtka/install_runner.py stage strings. Unknown stages fall
+// back to a neutral "Installing…" so a future phase rename doesn't
+// leave the modal button blank.
+const INSTALL_STAGE_LABELS = {
+  'pulling_image': 'Image wird heruntergeladen…',
+  'creating_volumes': 'Speicherbereiche werden erstellt…',
+  'starting_container': 'Container wird gestartet…',
+  'done': 'Fertig',
+};
+
+async function pollInstallStatus(original) {
+  // Two-minute ceiling: Jellyfin over a slow DSL line can take ~90s
+  // just on the image pull. Beyond that something's stuck — the
+  // background job is still running in systemd, but the UI gives up
+  // on the modal and lets the user close it.
+  const deadline = Date.now() + 120000;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 1500));
+    let s = {};
+    try {
+      s = await fetch('/api/apps/install/status').then(r => r.json());
+    } catch (e) { /* transient; keep polling */ }
+    const stage = s.stage || '';
+    modal.submit.textContent = INSTALL_STAGE_LABELS[stage] || 'Installing…';
+    if (stage === 'done') {
+      closeModal();
+      await refresh();
+      return;
+    }
+    if (stage === 'error') {
+      modal.error.textContent = s.error || 'Install failed';
+      modal.error.classList.add('show');
+      modal.submit.disabled = false;
+      modal.submit.textContent = original;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  // Timed out waiting for a terminal state — don't lie to the user.
+  modal.error.textContent = 'Installation is taking longer than expected. Check /settings for the background job status.';
+  modal.error.classList.add('show');
+  modal.submit.disabled = false;
+  modal.submit.textContent = original;
+}
+
 async function submitModal() {
   if (!modal.current) return;
   const { name, action } = modal.current;
@@ -226,6 +292,13 @@ async function submitModal() {
       modal.submit.textContent = original;
       return;
     }
+    // Install dispatched a background job — poll until terminal. The
+    // edit path stays synchronous (settings updates are fast: env write
+    // + reconcile, no image pull).
+    if (action === 'install' && r.status === 202) {
+      await pollInstallStatus(original);
+      return;
+    }
     closeModal();
     await refresh();
   } catch (e) {
@@ -244,6 +317,14 @@ async function refresh() {
   document.getElementById('installed').innerHTML = installed.length
     ? installed.map(a => {
         const hasSettings = a.has_settings;
+        const openHref = a.open_url ? a.open_url.replace('{host}', location.hostname) : '';
+        // Plain <a> rendered as a button so it behaves like a real link
+        // (middle-click, right-click "copy link", screen readers) instead
+        // of a JS onclick. Most installed apps will want this — fileshare
+        // deep-links to smb://, Kuma to http://host:3001/.
+        const openBtn = openHref
+          ? `<a class="btn" href="${esc(openHref)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open</a>`
+          : '';
         return `
       <div class="app">
         <div class="left">
@@ -254,6 +335,7 @@ async function refresh() {
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="buttons">
+          ${openBtn}
           ${hasSettings ? `<button data-op="edit" data-name="${esc(a.name)}">Settings</button>` : ''}
           <button class="secondary" data-op="update" data-name="${esc(a.name)}">Update</button>
           <button class="secondary" data-op="reinstall" data-name="${esc(a.name)}">Reinstall</button>
@@ -309,20 +391,197 @@ async function handleButton(op, name, btn) {
         : ' — already up to date';
     }
     document.getElementById('log').textContent = header + '\\n' + JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
+    // Reinstall dispatches an async install the same way the modal does
+    // — follow the background job on the button label until terminal.
+    if (op === 'reinstall' && r.status === 202) {
+      const deadline = Date.now() + 120000;
+      while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+        await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 1500));
+        let s = {};
+        try { s = await fetch('/api/apps/install/status').then(r => r.json()); } catch (e) {}
+        const stage = s.stage || '';
+        btn.textContent = INSTALL_STAGE_LABELS[stage] || 'Reinstalling…';
+        if (stage === 'done' || stage === 'error') break;
+      }
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     document.getElementById('log').textContent = `[${op} ${name}] network error: ${e.message}`;
   }
   btn.textContent = original;
+  btn.disabled = false;
   await refresh();
 }
 
+async function refreshCatalog() {
+  let status;
+  try {
+    status = await fetch('/api/catalog/status').then(r => r.json());
+  } catch (e) {
+    return;
+  }
+  const cur = status.current || 'never synced';
+  document.getElementById('catalog-current').textContent = cur;
+  const stage = (status.state || {}).stage || '';
+  const updatedAt = (status.state || {}).updated_at || '';
+  document.getElementById('catalog-last-sync').textContent = updatedAt || 'never';
+  const stageEl = document.getElementById('catalog-stage');
+  if (stage && stage !== 'done') {
+    stageEl.textContent = '· ' + stage + '…';
+    stageEl.classList.add('pending');
+  } else {
+    stageEl.textContent = '';
+    stageEl.classList.remove('pending');
+  }
+}
+
+const catalogBtn = document.getElementById('catalog-sync-btn');
+catalogBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+  catalogBtn.disabled = true;
+  const original = catalogBtn.textContent;
+  catalogBtn.textContent = 'Syncing…';
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch('/api/catalog/sync/apply', {method: 'POST'});
+    const data = await r.json();
+    document.getElementById('log').textContent = `[catalog sync] HTTP ${r.status}\\n` + JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
+    // Poll for completion — sync is fast (KB-range tarball) so 30 s is plenty.
+    const deadline = Date.now() + 30000;
+    while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+      await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 1500));
+      const s = await fetch('/api/catalog/status').then(r => r.json()).catch(() => null);
+      const stage = (s && s.state && s.state.stage) || '';
+      if (stage === 'done' || stage === 'error') break;
+    }
+    await refreshCatalog();
+    await refresh();
+  } catch (e) {
+    document.getElementById('log').textContent = `[catalog sync] network error: ${e.message}`;
+  }
+  catalogBtn.disabled = false;
+  catalogBtn.textContent = original;
+});
+
 refresh();
+refreshCatalog();
 </script>
 </body>
 </html>
 """
 
 
+# Login / first-run setup page. Rendered standalone (no main-UI chrome) so
+# an unauthenticated visitor never gets a glimpse of the app list. Reuses
+# /style.css for the look — the page is just a form + optional error line.
+# The template has a {{ SETUP }} marker the server flips on/off depending
+# on whether users.json exists yet (first-run vs. normal login).
+_HTML_LOGIN = """<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<title>Furtka · {{ TITLE }}</title>
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+  <main class="wrap login-wrap">
+    <h1>{{ HEADING }}</h1>
+    <p class="lede">{{ LEDE }}</p>
+    <form id="login-form" onsubmit="return doLogin(event)">
+      <div class="field">
+        <label for="username">Username</label>
+        <input id="username" name="username" type="text" autocomplete="username" required value="{{ DEFAULT_USERNAME }}" autofocus>
+      </div>
+      <div class="field">
+        <label for="password">Password</label>
+        <input id="password" name="password" type="password" autocomplete="{{ PWD_AUTOCOMPLETE }}" required minlength="8">
+      </div>
+      {{ PASSWORD2_FIELD }}
+      <div id="login-error" class="error"></div>
+      <div class="actions">
+        <button type="submit" id="login-submit">{{ SUBMIT_LABEL }}</button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </main>
+<script>
+const SETUP = {{ SETUP_JSON }};
+const errBox = document.getElementById('login-error');
+async function doLogin(ev) {
+  ev.preventDefault();
+  errBox.classList.remove('show');
+  errBox.textContent = '';
+  const btn = document.getElementById('login-submit');
+  btn.disabled = true;
+  const body = {
+    username: document.getElementById('username').value,
+    password: document.getElementById('password').value,
+  };
+  if (SETUP) body.password2 = document.getElementById('password2').value;
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch('/login', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+    if (r.ok) {
+      window.location.href = '/apps';
+      return false;
+    }
+    const data = await r.json().catch(() => ({error: 'HTTP ' + r.status}));
+    errBox.textContent = data.error || 'Login failed';
+    errBox.classList.add('show');
+  } catch (e) {
+    errBox.textContent = 'Network error — is the box reachable?';
+    errBox.classList.add('show');
+  } finally {
+    btn.disabled = false;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
+"""
+
+
+def _render_login_html(setup: bool, default_username: str = "") -> str:
+    if setup:
+        password2_field = (
+            '<div class="field"><label for="password2">Repeat password</label>'
+            '<input id="password2" name="password2" type="password" '
+            'autocomplete="new-password" required minlength="8"></div>'
+        )
+        subs = {
+            "TITLE": "First-run setup",
+            "HEADING": "Set admin password",
+            "LEDE": "No admin account exists yet on this box. Pick a username and password — you'll use them to sign in to the Furtka UI.",
+            "PWD_AUTOCOMPLETE": "new-password",
+            "PASSWORD2_FIELD": password2_field,
+            "SUBMIT_LABEL": "Create admin",
+            "DEFAULT_USERNAME": "admin",
+            "SETUP_JSON": "true",
+        }
+    else:
+        subs = {
+            "TITLE": "Login",
+            "HEADING": "Furtka login",
+            "LEDE": "Sign in with the admin credentials you set during install.",
+            "PWD_AUTOCOMPLETE": "current-password",
+            "PASSWORD2_FIELD": "",
+            "SUBMIT_LABEL": "Log in",
+            "DEFAULT_USERNAME": default_username,
+            "SETUP_JSON": "false",
+        }
+    out = _HTML_LOGIN
+    for key, val in subs.items():
+        out = out.replace("{{ " + key + " }}", val)
+    return out
+
+
+# Minimum password length enforced server-side (browser also enforces it
+# via the input's minlength, but don't rely on client-side only).
+_MIN_PASSWORD_LEN = 8
+
+
 def _manifest_summary(m, app_dir=None):
     return {
         "name": m.name,
@@ -334,6 +593,9 @@ def _manifest_summary(m, app_dir=None):
         "icon": m.icon,
         "icon_svg": _read_icon_svg(app_dir, m.icon),
         "has_settings": bool(m.settings),
+        # Optional template URL with `{host}` placeholder; frontend
+        # substitutes against location.hostname at render time.
+        "open_url": m.open_url,
     }
 
 
@@ -349,28 +611,31 @@ def _list_installed():
     return out
 
 
-def _list_bundled():
+def _list_available():
+    """Apps available to install — catalog union bundled, catalog wins on collision.
+
+    Each entry carries a `"source"` field (`"catalog"` | `"bundled"`) so the
+    UI can visually differentiate later. Already-installed apps are filtered
+    out so the UI shows them only in the installed list.
+    """
     installed_names = {r.path.name for r in scan(apps_dir()) if r.ok}
-    bundled = bundled_apps_dir()
-    if not bundled.exists():
-        return []
     out = []
-    for entry in sorted(bundled.iterdir()):
+    for app_source in sources.list_available():
-        if not entry.is_dir() or entry.name in installed_names:
+        if app_source.path.name in installed_names:
-            continue
-        manifest_path = entry / "manifest.json"
-        if not manifest_path.exists():
             continue
+        manifest_path = app_source.path / "manifest.json"
         try:
             m = load_manifest(manifest_path)
         except ManifestError:
             continue
-        out.append(_manifest_summary(m, entry))
+        summary = _manifest_summary(m, app_source.path)
+        summary["source"] = app_source.origin
+        out.append(summary)
     return out
 
 
 def _load_manifest_for(name):
-    """Return (manifest, env_values, installed_bool) for an installed or bundled app.
+    """Return (manifest, env_values, installed_bool) for an installed or bundled/catalog app.
 
     Returns (None, None, False) if the name doesn't resolve anywhere.
     """
@@ -382,13 +647,13 @@ def _load_manifest_for(name):
             return None, None, False
         values = installer.read_env_values(target / ".env")
         return m, values, True
-    bundled = bundled_apps_dir() / name
+    resolved = sources.resolve_app_name(name)
-    if bundled.exists() and (bundled / "manifest.json").exists():
+    if resolved is not None:
         try:
-            m = load_manifest(bundled / "manifest.json")
+            m = load_manifest(resolved.path / "manifest.json")
         except ManifestError:
             return None, None, False
-        env_example = bundled / ".env.example"
+        env_example = resolved.path / ".env.example"
         values = installer.read_env_values(env_example) if env_example.exists() else {}
         return m, values, False
     return None, None, False
@@ -427,19 +692,86 @@ def _do_get_settings(name):
     }
 
 
+_INSTALL_TERMINAL_STAGES = frozenset({"done", "error"})
+
+
 def _do_install(name, settings=None):
+    """Kick off an app install. Synchronous sync-phase + async docker-phase.
+
+    Fast parts run inline so validation failures come back as immediate
+    4xx (bad path, placeholder secret, unknown app, etc.). The slow
+    `docker compose pull` then `compose up` are dispatched as a
+    background systemd-run unit that writes phase transitions to
+    /var/lib/furtka/install-state.json for the UI to poll.
+    """
+    import subprocess
+
+    # Reject if the state file reports a non-terminal install. The
+    # fcntl lock below catches the same race, but only *after* the API
+    # releases it to let the systemd-run child grab it — a competing
+    # POST can sneak in during that tiny window. Reading the state
+    # first closes that gap: as long as a previous install hasn't
+    # written "done" or "error", we refuse.
+    current_state = install_runner.read_state()
+    current_stage = current_state.get("stage", "") if isinstance(current_state, dict) else ""
+    if current_stage and current_stage not in _INSTALL_TERMINAL_STAGES:
+        return 409, {
+            "error": (
+                f"another install is in progress ({current_state.get('app', '?')}"
+                f" at {current_stage})"
+            )
+        }
+
+    # Fast-fail if another install is already in flight. Lock lives under
+    # /run/ so a previous reboot clears it automatically.
+    try:
+        fh = install_runner.acquire_lock()
+    except install_runner.InstallRunnerError as e:
+        return 409, {"error": str(e)}
+    try:
         try:
             src = installer.resolve_source(name)
             target = installer.install_from(src, settings=settings)
         except installer.InstallError as e:
             return 400, {"error": str(e)}
-    actions = reconciler.reconcile(apps_dir())
+        # Initial state so the UI has something to show between this
-    payload = {
+        # response and the background job's first write.
-        "installed": str(target),
+        install_runner.write_state("pulling_image", app=name)
-        "actions": [{"kind": a.kind, "target": a.target, "detail": a.detail} for a in actions],
+    finally:
-    }
+        # Release the lock so the background job can re-acquire it.
-    # 207 Multi-Status — install copy succeeded but reconcile had per-app errors.
+        fh.close()
-    return (207 if reconciler.has_errors(actions) else 200, payload)
+
+    unit = f"furtka-install-{name}"
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "systemd-run",
+                f"--unit={unit}",
+                "--no-block",
+                "--collect",
+                "/usr/local/bin/furtka",
+                "app",
+                "install-bg",
+                name,
+            ],
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        install_runner.write_state("error", app=name, error="systemd-run not available")
+        return 502, {"error": "systemd-run not available"}
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        err = (e.stderr or e.stdout or "").strip()
+        install_runner.write_state("error", app=name, error=f"dispatch failed: {err}")
+        return 502, {"error": f"systemd-run failed: {err}"}
+
+    return 202, {"status": "dispatched", "unit": unit, "installed": str(target)}
+
+
+def _do_install_status():
+    """Return the current install-state.json contents (or {})."""
+    return 200, install_runner.read_state()
 
 
 def _do_update_settings(name, settings):
@@ -583,6 +915,131 @@ def _do_furtka_status():
     return 200, updater.read_state()
 
 
+def _do_catalog_check():
+    """Check Forgejo for a newer apps-catalog release.
+
+    Parallels _do_furtka_check: returns current/latest/update_available.
+    """
+    from furtka import catalog
+
+    try:
+        check = catalog.check_catalog()
+    except catalog.CatalogError as e:
+        return 502, {"error": str(e)}
+    return 200, {
+        "current": check.current,
+        "latest": check.latest,
+        "update_available": check.update_available,
+    }
+
+
+def _do_catalog_apply():
+    """Kick off a catalog sync detached from this process.
+
+    Catalog sync doesn't restart furtka-api, so the lifecycle constraint that
+    forces the Furtka self-update to detach doesn't strictly apply here — but
+    using the same systemd-run pattern keeps the two UI flows symmetric and
+    means a slow network can't tie up the API thread. Client polls
+    /api/catalog/status the same way it polls /update-state.json.
+    """
+    import subprocess
+
+    from furtka import catalog
+
+    try:
+        fh = catalog.acquire_lock()
+    except catalog.CatalogError as e:
+        return 409, {"error": str(e)}
+    fh.close()
+
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "systemd-run",
+                "--unit=furtka-catalog-sync-api",
+                "--no-block",
+                "--collect",
+                "/usr/local/bin/furtka",
+                "catalog",
+                "sync",
+            ],
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return 502, {"error": "systemd-run not available"}
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        return 502, {
+            "error": f"systemd-run failed: {(e.stderr or e.stdout or '').strip()}",
+        }
+    return 202, {"status": "dispatched", "unit": "furtka-catalog-sync-api"}
+
+
+def _do_catalog_status():
+    """Return {current, state} for the apps catalog.
+
+    `current` is the catalog's on-disk VERSION; `state` is whatever was last
+    written by sync_catalog to catalog-state.json. UI uses both: show the
+    version next to a last-sync timestamp plus a stage indicator.
+    """
+    from furtka import catalog
+
+    return 200, {
+        "current": catalog.read_current_catalog_version(),
+        "state": catalog.read_state(),
+    }
+
+
+_POWER_ACTIONS = {
+    "reboot": "reboot",
+    "poweroff": "poweroff",
+}
+
+
+def _do_power(payload):
+    """Schedule a reboot or poweroff with a short delay.
+
+    `systemd-run --on-active=3s` kicks a transient timer that fires
+    `systemctl {reboot|poweroff}` a few seconds after the API returns —
+    long enough for the HTTP response to reach the browser + the UI to
+    swap to a "Going down…" state before the kernel loses network.
+    The `--no-block` flag makes the systemd-run call itself return
+    immediately; `--collect` GCs the transient unit once it fires.
+
+    No auth: same posture as the install/remove endpoints. Anyone on the
+    LAN can reboot the box. The /settings banner warns about this;
+    Authentik will lock it down.
+    """
+    import subprocess
+
+    action = payload.get("action")
+    systemctl_verb = _POWER_ACTIONS.get(action)
+    if systemctl_verb is None:
+        return 400, {"error": f"'action' must be one of {sorted(_POWER_ACTIONS)}"}
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "systemd-run",
+                "--on-active=3s",
+                "--no-block",
+                "--collect",
+                "systemctl",
+                systemctl_verb,
+            ],
+            check=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return 502, {"error": "systemd-run not available"}
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        return 502, {
+            "error": f"systemd-run failed: {(e.stderr or e.stdout or '').strip()}",
+        }
+    return 202, {"action": action, "scheduled_in_seconds": 3}
+
+
 def _do_update(name):
     """Pull newer container images for an installed app; restart if any changed.
 
@@ -631,35 +1088,211 @@ def _parse_settings_body(payload):
 
 
 class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
-    def _json(self, status, payload):
+    def _json(self, status, payload, extra_headers=None):
         body = json.dumps(payload).encode()
         self.send_response(status)
         self.send_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
         self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(body)))
+        for name, value in extra_headers or []:
+            self.send_header(name, value)
         self.end_headers()
         self.wfile.write(body)
 
-    def _html(self, status, body):
+    def _html(self, status, body, extra_headers=None):
         b = body.encode()
         self.send_response(status)
         self.send_header("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
         self.send_header("Content-Length", str(len(b)))
+        for name, value in extra_headers or []:
+            self.send_header(name, value)
         self.end_headers()
         self.wfile.write(b)
 
+    def _serve_static_www(self, relative_path: str):
+        """Read an HTML asset from assets/www/ and serve it as 200.
+
+        Only reached after the do_GET auth-guard — so the caller is
+        already authed. Relative_path is hard-coded at the call site
+        (``index.html`` or ``settings/index.html``), not user-supplied,
+        so there's no path-traversal surface here — but we still clamp
+        the resolved path to static_www_dir() as a defensive check in
+        case a future refactor wires a dynamic path through.
+        """
+        root = static_www_dir().resolve()
+        target = (root / relative_path).resolve()
+        if root not in target.parents and target != root:
+            return self._html(500, "<h1>internal error</h1>")
+        try:
+            body = target.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        except (FileNotFoundError, OSError):
+            return self._html(404, "<h1>not found</h1>")
+        return self._html(200, body)
+
+    def _redirect(self, location, extra_headers=None):
+        self.send_response(302)
+        self.send_header("Location", location)
+        self.send_header("Content-Length", "0")
+        for name, value in extra_headers or []:
+            self.send_header(name, value)
+        self.end_headers()
+
+    # ---- Auth helpers -------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _request_cookies(self) -> SimpleCookie:
+        cookies = SimpleCookie()
+        header = self.headers.get("Cookie")
+        if header:
+            try:
+                cookies.load(header)
+            except Exception:
+                # Malformed Cookie header — treat as no cookies rather
+                # than 500ing. Same posture as browsers.
+                return SimpleCookie()
+        return cookies
+
+    def _current_session(self):
+        cookies = self._request_cookies()
+        morsel = cookies.get(auth.COOKIE_NAME)
+        if morsel is None:
+            return None
+        return auth.SESSIONS.lookup(morsel.value)
+
+    def _session_cookie_header(self, token: str, max_age: int) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        secure = self.headers.get("X-Forwarded-Proto", "").lower() == "https"
+        parts = [
+            f"{auth.COOKIE_NAME}={token}",
+            "HttpOnly",
+            "SameSite=Strict",
+            "Path=/",
+            f"Max-Age={max_age}",
+        ]
+        if secure:
+            parts.append("Secure")
+        return ("Set-Cookie", "; ".join(parts))
+
+    def _clear_cookie_header(self) -> tuple[str, str]:
+        # Max-Age=0 with an empty value tells the browser to drop it.
+        return (
+            "Set-Cookie",
+            f"{auth.COOKIE_NAME}=; HttpOnly; SameSite=Strict; Path=/; Max-Age=0",
+        )
+
+    def _client_ip(self) -> str:
+        # Caddy's reverse_proxy appends the real TCP peer to X-Forwarded-For;
+        # the rightmost entry is the one Caddy added, so it's trustworthy
+        # even if a client spoofed an XFF of their own. Caddy is the edge —
+        # no upstream proxy in front of it.
+        xff = self.headers.get("X-Forwarded-For")
+        if xff:
+            return xff.rsplit(",", 1)[-1].strip()
+        return self.client_address[0]
+
+    def _handle_login(self, payload):
+        username = payload.get("username") if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
+        password = payload.get("password") if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
+        if not isinstance(username, str) or not username.strip():
+            return self._json(400, {"error": "username is required"})
+        if not isinstance(password, str) or not password:
+            return self._json(400, {"error": "password is required"})
+        username = username.strip()
+
+        if auth.setup_needed():
+            # First-run setup path — create the admin account, then log
+            # in. Require password2 so a typo doesn't lock the user out
+            # of their own box.
+            password2 = payload.get("password2")
+            if password2 != password:
+                return self._json(400, {"error": "passwords do not match"})
+            if len(password) < _MIN_PASSWORD_LEN:
+                return self._json(
+                    400,
+                    {"error": f"password must be at least {_MIN_PASSWORD_LEN} characters"},
+                )
+            auth.create_admin(username, password)
+        else:
+            # Tuple-keyed lockout: a flood from one IP can't lock the
+            # admin out from a different IP. When locked we return the
+            # same 429 regardless of whether the password is correct —
+            # no oracle, no timing leak via "would have worked."
+            lockout_key = (username, self._client_ip())
+            retry = auth.LOCKOUT.retry_after_seconds(lockout_key)
+            if retry > 0:
+                return self._json(
+                    429,
+                    {"error": "too many failed attempts, try again later"},
+                    extra_headers=[("Retry-After", str(retry))],
+                )
+            if not auth.authenticate(username, password):
+                # Register before the sleep so concurrent threads see a
+                # consistent count; keep the sleep so timing can't
+                # distinguish "locked" from "wrong password."
+                auth.LOCKOUT.register_failure(lockout_key)
+                time.sleep(0.5)
+                return self._json(401, {"error": "invalid username or password"})
+            auth.LOCKOUT.clear(lockout_key)
+
+        session = auth.SESSIONS.create(username)
+        cookie = self._session_cookie_header(session.token, auth.COOKIE_TTL_SECONDS)
+        return self._json(200, {"ok": True, "username": username}, extra_headers=[cookie])
+
+    def _handle_logout(self):
+        cookies = self._request_cookies()
+        morsel = cookies.get(auth.COOKIE_NAME)
+        if morsel is not None:
+            auth.SESSIONS.revoke(morsel.value)
+        return self._json(200, {"ok": True}, extra_headers=[self._clear_cookie_header()])
+
     def do_GET(self):  # noqa: N802 — http.server convention
-        if self.path in ("/", "/apps", "/apps/"):
+        # --- Public routes: login page + its assets ------------------
+        if self.path in ("/login", "/login/"):
+            # Already authed? Skip straight to the app list.
+            if self._current_session() is not None:
+                return self._redirect("/apps")
+            return self._html(200, _render_login_html(auth.setup_needed()))
+
+        # --- Auth guard for everything below -------------------------
+        session = self._current_session()
+        if session is None:
+            # API paths get a 401 JSON so fetch() callers see a clean
+            # error. HTML paths get a redirect to /login so the browser
+            # naturally ends up on the login form.
+            if self.path.startswith("/api/"):
+                return self._json(401, {"error": "not authenticated"})
+            return self._redirect("/login")
+
+        if self.path in ("/apps", "/apps/"):
             return self._html(200, _HTML)
+        # Landing page + settings page used to be served directly by
+        # Caddy as static HTML, which silently bypassed this auth
+        # guard (26.11-era regression that shipped and nobody noticed
+        # until the 26.13 SSH test session — LAN visitors could read
+        # the box version, IP and fire pre-authed clicks at the
+        # update/reboot/https-toggle buttons even though the API calls
+        # themselves would 401). Python reads the static HTML from
+        # assets/www/ and serves it behind the session check; Caddy
+        # now proxies / and /settings* here (see Caddyfile).
+        if self.path == "/":
+            return self._serve_static_www("index.html")
+        if self.path in ("/settings", "/settings/"):
+            return self._serve_static_www("settings/index.html")
         if self.path == "/api/apps":
             return self._json(200, _list_installed())
-        if self.path == "/api/bundled":
+        # /api/bundled is the pre-26.6 name for this list; kept as an alias
-            return self._json(200, _list_bundled())
+        # so any external tooling survives the rename to /api/apps/available.
+        if self.path in ("/api/bundled", "/api/apps/available"):
+            return self._json(200, _list_available())
         if self.path == "/api/furtka/update/status":
             status, body = _do_furtka_status()
             return self._json(status, body)
         if self.path == "/api/furtka/https/status":
             status, body = _do_https_status()
             return self._json(status, body)
+        if self.path == "/api/catalog/status":
+            status, body = _do_catalog_status()
+            return self._json(status, body)
+        if self.path == "/api/apps/install/status":
+            status, body = _do_install_status()
+            return self._json(status, body)
         # /api/apps/<name>/settings
         if self.path.startswith("/api/apps/") and self.path.endswith("/settings"):
             name = self.path[len("/api/apps/") : -len("/settings")]
@@ -679,6 +1312,16 @@ class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         if not isinstance(payload, dict):
             return self._json(400, {"error": "body must be a JSON object"})
 
+        # --- Public routes: login + logout ----------------------------
+        if self.path in ("/login", "/login/"):
+            return self._handle_login(payload)
+        if self.path in ("/logout", "/logout/"):
+            return self._handle_logout()
+
+        # --- Auth guard for every other POST --------------------------
+        if self._current_session() is None:
+            return self._json(401, {"error": "not authenticated"})
+
         # Per-app settings update: /api/apps/<name>/settings
         if self.path.startswith("/api/apps/") and self.path.endswith("/settings"):
             name = self.path[len("/api/apps/") : -len("/settings")]
@@ -709,6 +1352,19 @@ class _Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             status, body = _do_https_force(payload)
             return self._json(status, body)
 
+        # Apps catalog: check + apply (daily timer + manual UI button).
+        if self.path == "/api/catalog/sync/check":
+            status, body = _do_catalog_check()
+            return self._json(status, body)
+        if self.path == "/api/catalog/sync/apply":
+            status, body = _do_catalog_apply()
+            return self._json(status, body)
+
+        # System power: /settings Reboot / Shut down buttons.
+        if self.path == "/api/furtka/power":
+            status, body = _do_power(payload)
+            return self._json(status, body)
+
         name = payload.get("name")
         if not isinstance(name, str) or not name:
             return self._json(400, {"error": "missing or empty 'name' field"})

furtka/auth.py

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+"""Login-guard primitives for the Furtka UI.
+
+One admin, one password. Passwords are PBKDF2-SHA256 hashed via
+``furtka.passwd`` (stdlib-only — hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac / hashlib.scrypt),
+stored in /var/lib/furtka/users.json with mode 0600. Sessions live in
+memory — a systemctl restart logs everyone out again, which is fine
+for an alpha single-user box. The ``LoginAttempts`` store in this
+module rate-limits failed logins per (username, IP) and is also
+in-memory; a restart clears a stuck lockout.
+
+On upgrade from pre-auth Furtka the users.json file does not exist
+yet; the api's GET /login detects this via ``setup_needed()`` and
+renders a first-run form that POSTs to /login as if it were a setup
+submit. Fresh installs get the file pre-populated by the webinstaller
+so the setup step is skipped.
+
+Hash format is compatible with werkzeug.security — 26.11 / 26.12 boxes
+that happened to have werkzeug installed can carry their users.json
+forward without re-setup; see ``furtka.passwd`` for the scrypt reader.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import math
+import secrets
+import threading
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+
+from furtka.passwd import hash_password as _hash_password
+from furtka.passwd import verify_password as _verify_password
+from furtka.paths import users_file
+
+COOKIE_NAME = "furtka_session"
+COOKIE_TTL_SECONDS = 7 * 24 * 3600  # one week
+
+
+def hash_password(plain: str) -> str:
+    """PBKDF2-SHA256 via stdlib. 600k iterations (OWASP 2023)."""
+    return _hash_password(plain)
+
+
+def verify_password(plain: str, hashed: str) -> bool:
+    """Constant-time compare. Accepts stdlib + legacy werkzeug formats."""
+    return _verify_password(plain, hashed)
+
+
+def load_users() -> dict:
+    """Return the users dict, or {} if the file is missing or empty.
+
+    Missing-file is the expected state on first boot and on upgrades from
+    pre-auth versions — callers treat empty-dict as "setup required".
+    """
+    path = users_file()
+    if not path.exists():
+        return {}
+    try:
+        raw = path.read_text()
+    except OSError:
+        return {}
+    if not raw.strip():
+        return {}
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(raw)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError:
+        return {}
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        return {}
+    return data
+
+
+def save_users(users: dict) -> None:
+    """Atomically write users.json with mode 0600.
+
+    Same pattern as installer.write_env — write to .tmp, chmod, rename —
+    so a crash between open() and close() can't leave a world-readable
+    partial file.
+    """
+    path = users_file()
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    tmp = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + ".tmp")
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(users, indent=2) + "\n")
+    tmp.chmod(0o600)
+    tmp.replace(path)
+
+
+def setup_needed() -> bool:
+    """True when no admin is registered yet — initial setup is required."""
+    users = load_users()
+    return not users or "admin" not in users
+
+
+def create_admin(username: str, password: str) -> None:
+    """Overwrite users.json with a single admin account.
+
+    The webinstaller calls this post-install (with the step-1 password) so
+    the installed system is login-guarded from first boot. The /login
+    route calls it on first setup for upgrade-path boxes that don't
+    already have a users.json.
+    """
+    users = {
+        "admin": {
+            "username": username,
+            "hash": hash_password(password),
+            "created_at": datetime.now(UTC).isoformat(timespec="seconds"),
+        }
+    }
+    save_users(users)
+
+
+def authenticate(username: str, password: str) -> bool:
+    """Return True iff the supplied credentials match the admin record."""
+    users = load_users()
+    admin = users.get("admin")
+    if not admin:
+        return False
+    if admin.get("username") != username:
+        return False
+    hashed = admin.get("hash")
+    if not isinstance(hashed, str) or not hashed:
+        return False
+    return verify_password(password, hashed)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Session:
+    token: str
+    username: str
+    expires_at: datetime
+
+
+class SessionStore:
+    """In-memory session table. Thread-safe (api.py uses the stdlib
+
+    HTTPServer which handles one request per thread — though the default
+    variant is single-threaded, we keep the lock so swapping to
+    ThreadingHTTPServer later doesn't require revisiting this).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, ttl_seconds: int = COOKIE_TTL_SECONDS) -> None:
+        self._ttl = timedelta(seconds=ttl_seconds)
+        self._by_token: dict[str, Session] = {}
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def create(self, username: str) -> Session:
+        token = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+        session = Session(
+            token=token,
+            username=username,
+            expires_at=datetime.now(UTC) + self._ttl,
+        )
+        with self._lock:
+            self._by_token[token] = session
+        return session
+
+    def lookup(self, token: str | None) -> Session | None:
+        if not token:
+            return None
+        with self._lock:
+            session = self._by_token.get(token)
+            if session is None:
+                return None
+            if datetime.now(UTC) >= session.expires_at:
+                # Expired — drop it on the floor so repeat lookups stay fast.
+                self._by_token.pop(token, None)
+                return None
+            return session
+
+    def revoke(self, token: str | None) -> None:
+        if not token:
+            return
+        with self._lock:
+            self._by_token.pop(token, None)
+
+    def clear(self) -> None:
+        """Test helper — wipe all sessions."""
+        with self._lock:
+            self._by_token.clear()
+
+
+class LoginAttempts:
+    """In-memory rate-limiter for failed logins, keyed by (username, ip).
+
+    Parallels SessionStore: thread-safe, uses ``datetime.now(UTC)`` so the
+    same ``_FakeDatetime`` test shim works, lives only in memory so a
+    ``systemctl restart furtka`` wipes a stuck lockout. Tuple keying means
+    a flood from one source IP can't lock the admin out from elsewhere
+    (different IP → different key) — the trade-off is that an attacker
+    can keep probing forever by rotating IPs, but they still eat the
+    PBKDF2 cost per attempt.
+
+    Stored data is a dict[key → list[datetime]] of recent failure
+    timestamps. Every call prunes entries older than ``WINDOW_SECONDS``,
+    so memory per active key is bounded by ``MAX_FAILURES``.
+    """
+
+    MAX_FAILURES = 10
+    WINDOW_SECONDS = 15 * 60
+    LOCKOUT_SECONDS = 15 * 60
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        max_failures: int = MAX_FAILURES,
+        window_seconds: int = WINDOW_SECONDS,
+        lockout_seconds: int = LOCKOUT_SECONDS,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._max = max_failures
+        self._window = timedelta(seconds=window_seconds)
+        self._lockout = timedelta(seconds=lockout_seconds)
+        self._fails: dict[tuple[str, str], list[datetime]] = {}
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def _prune_locked(self, key: tuple[str, str], now: datetime) -> list[datetime]:
+        """Drop timestamps older than the window; caller holds self._lock."""
+        cutoff = now - self._window
+        kept = [ts for ts in self._fails.get(key, ()) if ts >= cutoff]
+        if kept:
+            self._fails[key] = kept
+        else:
+            self._fails.pop(key, None)
+        return kept
+
+    def register_failure(self, key: tuple[str, str]) -> None:
+        now = datetime.now(UTC)
+        with self._lock:
+            self._prune_locked(key, now)
+            self._fails.setdefault(key, []).append(now)
+
+    def is_locked(self, key: tuple[str, str]) -> bool:
+        return self.retry_after_seconds(key) > 0
+
+    def retry_after_seconds(self, key: tuple[str, str]) -> int:
+        """Seconds remaining on an active lockout, or 0 if not locked."""
+        now = datetime.now(UTC)
+        with self._lock:
+            kept = self._prune_locked(key, now)
+            if len(kept) < self._max:
+                return 0
+            # Lockout runs from the oldest retained failure; once it
+            # falls off the window the key is effectively released.
+            unlock_at = kept[0] + self._lockout
+            remaining = (unlock_at - now).total_seconds()
+            if remaining <= 0:
+                return 0
+            return max(1, math.ceil(remaining))
+
+    def clear(self, key: tuple[str, str]) -> None:
+        with self._lock:
+            self._fails.pop(key, None)
+
+    def clear_all(self) -> None:
+        """Test helper — wipe all failure state."""
+        with self._lock:
+            self._fails.clear()
+
+
+# Module-level singleton used by the HTTP handler.
+SESSIONS = SessionStore()
+LOCKOUT = LoginAttempts()

furtka/catalog.py

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+"""Furtka apps catalog sync.
+
+Mirrors the shape of ``furtka.updater`` but targets a separate Forgejo
+repo (``daniel/furtka-apps`` by default) whose releases carry a single
+``furtka-apps-<ver>.tar.gz`` with ``VERSION`` at the root and an
+``apps/<name>/`` tree underneath. Pulling the catalog keeps the on-box
+app ecosystem fresh without requiring a Furtka core release — core
+ships a seed ``apps/`` under ``/opt/furtka/current/apps/`` that the
+resolver falls back to when the catalog is empty or stale.
+
+Flow of ``sync_catalog()``:
+
+1. flock on ``/run/furtka/catalog.lock`` so two triggers (timer + manual
+   UI click) can't race.
+2. ``check_catalog()`` asks Forgejo for the latest release and picks out
+   the tarball + sidecar URLs.
+3. Download tarball + sidecar to ``/var/lib/furtka/catalog/_downloads/``.
+4. Verify the sha256 sidecar against the tarball.
+5. Extract into ``/var/lib/furtka/catalog/_staging/``.
+6. Validate every ``apps/<name>/manifest.json`` via ``furtka.manifest.
+   load_manifest``. A broken catalog release is refused here, not half-
+   applied.
+7. Atomic rename: existing live catalog → ``catalog.prev/``, staging →
+   ``catalog/``, then rmtree the prev. Any failure before this step
+   leaves the live catalog untouched.
+8. Write ``/var/lib/furtka/catalog-state.json`` for the UI.
+
+Paths can be overridden via env vars so tests can redirect everything to
+a tmp dir.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import fcntl
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from furtka import _release_common as _rc
+from furtka.manifest import ManifestError, load_manifest
+from furtka.paths import catalog_dir
+
+FORGEJO_HOST = os.environ.get("FURTKA_FORGEJO_HOST", "forgejo.sourcegate.online")
+CATALOG_REPO = os.environ.get("FURTKA_CATALOG_REPO", "daniel/furtka-apps")
+_CATALOG_STATE = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_CATALOG_STATE", "/var/lib/furtka/catalog-state.json"))
+_LOCK_PATH = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_CATALOG_LOCK", "/run/furtka/catalog.lock"))
+
+_STAGING_NAME = "_staging"
+_DOWNLOADS_NAME = "_downloads"
+_PREV_SUFFIX = ".prev"
+_VERSION_FILE = "VERSION"
+
+
+class CatalogError(RuntimeError):
+    """Any failure in the catalog sync flow that should surface to the caller."""
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class CatalogCheck:
+    current: str | None
+    latest: str
+    update_available: bool
+    tarball_url: str | None
+    sha256_url: str | None
+
+
+def state_path() -> Path:
+    return _CATALOG_STATE
+
+
+def lock_path() -> Path:
+    return _LOCK_PATH
+
+
+def read_current_catalog_version() -> str | None:
+    """Return the string in <catalog_dir>/VERSION, or None if absent / unreadable."""
+    try:
+        value = (catalog_dir() / _VERSION_FILE).read_text().strip()
+    except (FileNotFoundError, NotADirectoryError, OSError):
+        return None
+    return value or None
+
+
+def check_catalog() -> CatalogCheck:
+    """Query Forgejo for the latest catalog release.
+
+    Uses ``/releases?limit=1`` (not ``/releases/latest``) for the same
+    reason the core updater does — Forgejo's ``latest`` endpoint skips
+    pre-releases and 404s when every tag carries a suffix.
+    """
+    current = read_current_catalog_version()
+    releases = _rc.forgejo_api(
+        FORGEJO_HOST, CATALOG_REPO, "/releases?limit=1", error_cls=CatalogError
+    )
+    if not isinstance(releases, list) or not releases:
+        raise CatalogError("no catalog releases published yet")
+    release = releases[0]
+    latest = str(release.get("tag_name") or "").strip()
+    if not latest:
+        raise CatalogError("latest catalog release has empty tag_name")
+    tarball_url = None
+    sha256_url = None
+    for asset in release.get("assets") or []:
+        name = asset.get("name") or ""
+        url = asset.get("browser_download_url") or ""
+        if name.endswith(".tar.gz") and "furtka-apps-" in name:
+            tarball_url = url
+        elif name.endswith(".tar.gz.sha256"):
+            sha256_url = url
+    available = latest != current and (
+        current is None or _rc.version_tuple(latest) > _rc.version_tuple(current)
+    )
+    return CatalogCheck(
+        current=current,
+        latest=latest,
+        update_available=available,
+        tarball_url=tarball_url,
+        sha256_url=sha256_url,
+    )
+
+
+def write_state(stage: str, **extra) -> None:
+    """Atomic JSON state write — same shape as updater's update-state.json."""
+    state_path().parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    tmp = state_path().with_suffix(".tmp")
+    payload = {"stage": stage, "updated_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z"), **extra}
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+    tmp.replace(state_path())
+
+
+def read_state() -> dict:
+    try:
+        return json.loads(state_path().read_text())
+    except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return {}
+
+
+def acquire_lock():
+    path = lock_path()
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fh = path.open("w")
+    try:
+        fcntl.flock(fh, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+    except BlockingIOError as e:
+        fh.close()
+        raise CatalogError("another catalog sync is already in progress") from e
+    return fh
+
+
+def _validate_staging(staging: Path, expected_version: str) -> None:
+    """Fail hard if the staging tree isn't a well-formed catalog release."""
+    version_file = staging / _VERSION_FILE
+    if not version_file.is_file():
+        raise CatalogError("catalog tarball has no VERSION file at root")
+    actual = version_file.read_text().strip()
+    if actual != expected_version:
+        raise CatalogError(
+            f"catalog tarball VERSION ({actual!r}) doesn't match expected ({expected_version!r})"
+        )
+    apps_root = staging / "apps"
+    if not apps_root.is_dir():
+        raise CatalogError("catalog tarball has no apps/ directory")
+    for entry in sorted(apps_root.iterdir()):
+        if not entry.is_dir():
+            continue
+        manifest_path = entry / "manifest.json"
+        if not manifest_path.exists():
+            raise CatalogError(f"catalog app {entry.name!r} has no manifest.json")
+        try:
+            load_manifest(manifest_path, expected_name=entry.name)
+        except ManifestError as e:
+            raise CatalogError(f"catalog app {entry.name!r}: invalid manifest: {e}") from e
+
+
+def _atomic_swap(staging: Path) -> None:
+    """Move staging → live catalog, keeping the previous tree as .prev until
+    the rename succeeds so we never leave a half-written catalog on disk."""
+    live = catalog_dir()
+    live.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    prev = live.with_name(live.name + _PREV_SUFFIX)
+    if prev.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(prev)
+    if live.exists():
+        live.rename(prev)
+    try:
+        staging.rename(live)
+    except OSError as e:
+        if prev.exists():
+            # try to restore the previous tree; if that also fails the box
+            # has no catalog at all until the next sync — still better than
+            # a partially-extracted tree.
+            try:
+                prev.rename(live)
+            except OSError:
+                pass
+        raise CatalogError(f"atomic catalog swap failed: {e}") from e
+    if prev.exists():
+        shutil.rmtree(prev, ignore_errors=True)
+
+
+def sync_catalog() -> CatalogCheck:
+    """End-to-end sync. Acquires the lock, writes state at each stage, and
+    leaves the live catalog untouched on any failure before the rename step.
+    """
+    with acquire_lock():
+        write_state("checking")
+        check = check_catalog()
+        if not check.update_available:
+            write_state("done", version=check.current or check.latest, note="already up to date")
+            return check
+        if not check.tarball_url or not check.sha256_url:
+            raise CatalogError("catalog release is missing tarball or sha256 asset")
+
+        # Downloads land in a sibling of the live catalog so half-finished
+        # artefacts never pollute the live tree, and stay under /var/lib/
+        # furtka/ so a sync interrupted by reboot can resume instead of
+        # starting over from /tmp (which clears).
+        dl_dir = catalog_dir().with_name(catalog_dir().name + _DOWNLOADS_NAME)
+        dl_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        tarball = dl_dir / f"furtka-apps-{check.latest}.tar.gz"
+        sha_file = dl_dir / f"furtka-apps-{check.latest}.tar.gz.sha256"
+
+        write_state("downloading", latest=check.latest)
+        _rc.download(check.tarball_url, tarball, error_cls=CatalogError)
+        _rc.download(check.sha256_url, sha_file, error_cls=CatalogError)
+
+        write_state("verifying", latest=check.latest)
+        expected = _rc.parse_sha256_sidecar(sha_file.read_text(), error_cls=CatalogError)
+        _rc.verify_tarball(tarball, expected, error_cls=CatalogError)
+
+        write_state("extracting", latest=check.latest)
+        staging = catalog_dir().with_name(catalog_dir().name + _STAGING_NAME)
+        if staging.exists():
+            shutil.rmtree(staging)
+        try:
+            _rc.extract_tarball(tarball, staging, error_cls=CatalogError)
+            _validate_staging(staging, check.latest)
+        except CatalogError:
+            shutil.rmtree(staging, ignore_errors=True)
+            raise
+
+        write_state("swapping", latest=check.latest)
+        try:
+            _atomic_swap(staging)
+        except CatalogError:
+            shutil.rmtree(staging, ignore_errors=True)
+            raise
+
+        write_state("done", version=check.latest, previous=check.current)
+        return check

furtka/cli.py

@@ -21,9 +21,22 @@ def _cmd_app_list(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
                     "display_name": r.manifest.display_name,
                     "version": r.manifest.version,
                     "description": r.manifest.description,
+                    "description_long": r.manifest.description_long,
                     "volumes": list(r.manifest.volumes),
                     "ports": list(r.manifest.ports),
                     "icon": r.manifest.icon,
+                    "open_url": r.manifest.open_url,
+                    "settings": [
+                        {
+                            "name": s.name,
+                            "label": s.label,
+                            "description": s.description,
+                            "type": s.type,
+                            "required": s.required,
+                            "default": s.default,
+                        }
+                        for s in r.manifest.settings
+                    ],
                 }
                 if r.manifest
                 else None,
@@ -58,6 +71,24 @@ def _cmd_app_install(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     return 1 if reconciler.has_errors(actions) else 0
 
 
+def _cmd_app_install_bg(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    """Docker-facing phases of an install — called by the API via systemd-run.
+
+    Internal subcommand; normal CLI users want `app install` (synchronous).
+    This exists to separate the slow docker pull/up from the synchronous
+    validation the API does inline, so the UI can poll a state file.
+    """
+    from furtka import install_runner
+
+    try:
+        install_runner.run_install(args.name)
+    except Exception as e:
+        # run_install already wrote state="error"; echo for journald.
+        print(f"install-bg failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
 def _cmd_app_remove(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     target = apps_dir() / args.name
     if not target.exists():
@@ -149,6 +180,60 @@ def _cmd_rollback(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
     return 0
 
 
+def _cmd_catalog_sync(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    from furtka import catalog
+
+    if args.check:
+        try:
+            check = catalog.check_catalog()
+        except catalog.CatalogError as e:
+            print(f"error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+            return 2
+        if args.json:
+            print(
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "current": check.current,
+                        "latest": check.latest,
+                        "update_available": check.update_available,
+                    },
+                    indent=2,
+                )
+            )
+        elif check.update_available:
+            print(f"Catalog update available: {check.current or '(none)'} → {check.latest}")
+        else:
+            print(f"Catalog already up to date ({check.current or check.latest})")
+        return 0
+
+    try:
+        check = catalog.sync_catalog()
+    except catalog.CatalogError as e:
+        print(f"error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+    if not check.update_available:
+        print(f"Catalog already up to date ({check.current or check.latest})")
+    else:
+        print(f"Synced catalog {check.current or '(none)'} → {check.latest}")
+    return 0
+
+
+def _cmd_catalog_status(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    from furtka import catalog
+
+    current = catalog.read_current_catalog_version()
+    state = catalog.read_state()
+    if args.json:
+        print(json.dumps({"current": current, "state": state}, indent=2))
+        return 0
+    print(f"Catalog version: {current or '(none — run `furtka catalog sync`)'}")
+    if state:
+        print(f"Last sync stage: {state.get('stage', '?')} at {state.get('updated_at', '?')}")
+    else:
+        print("Last sync stage: (never)")
+    return 0
+
+
 def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="furtka", description="Furtka resource manager")
     sub = p.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
@@ -170,6 +255,15 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     )
     app_install.set_defaults(func=_cmd_app_install)
 
+    # Internal — called by the HTTP API via systemd-run. Deliberately omitted
+    # from the help listing; regular CLI users want `app install` above.
+    app_install_bg = app_sub.add_parser(
+        "install-bg",
+        help=argparse.SUPPRESS,
+    )
+    app_install_bg.add_argument("name", help="Installed app folder name")
+    app_install_bg.set_defaults(func=_cmd_app_install_bg)
+
     app_remove = app_sub.add_parser("remove", help="Stop and uninstall an app (keeps volumes)")
     app_remove.add_argument("name", help="App name (folder name under /var/lib/furtka/apps/)")
     app_remove.set_defaults(func=_cmd_app_remove)
@@ -212,6 +306,36 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     )
     rollback.set_defaults(func=_cmd_rollback)
 
+    catalog = sub.add_parser("catalog", help="Manage the apps catalog (daniel/furtka-apps)")
+    catalog_sub = catalog.add_subparsers(dest="subcommand", required=True)
+
+    catalog_sync = catalog_sub.add_parser(
+        "sync",
+        help="Download and install the latest apps catalog from Forgejo",
+    )
+    catalog_sync.add_argument(
+        "--check",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Only check whether a catalog update is available; don't apply",
+    )
+    catalog_sync.add_argument(
+        "--json",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Emit machine-readable JSON (only honoured with --check)",
+    )
+    catalog_sync.set_defaults(func=_cmd_catalog_sync)
+
+    catalog_status = catalog_sub.add_parser(
+        "status",
+        help="Print the currently-installed catalog version and last-sync stage",
+    )
+    catalog_status.add_argument(
+        "--json",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Emit machine-readable JSON",
+    )
+    catalog_status.set_defaults(func=_cmd_catalog_status)
+
     return p
 
 

furtka/https.py

@@ -6,10 +6,25 @@ sets `XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib`, so on the target that resolves to
 /var/lib/caddy/pki/authorities/local/. The private key stays 0600 /
 caddy-owned; we only ever read the public root.crt next to it.
 
-This module exposes two operations:
+HTTPS is **opt-in** since 26.15-alpha. Default Caddyfile has no `:443`
-- status(): current CA fingerprint + whether force-HTTPS is on
+site block, so `tls internal` never triggers cert issuance. The
-- set_force_https(enabled): write/remove the Caddy import snippet that
+/settings toggle drops a snippet file into /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/
-  redirects HTTP to HTTPS, reload Caddy, roll back on failure.
+that adds the hostname+tls-internal block (plus the redirect snippet
+inside /etc/caddy/furtka.d/ for HTTP→HTTPS). Disabling the toggle
+removes both snippets and reloads — Caddy falls back to HTTP-only.
+
+Why opt-in: fresh-install boxes used to always serve a self-signed
+cert on :443. Any browser that had ever trusted a previous Furtka
+box's local CA rejected the new cert with an unbypassable
+SEC_ERROR_BAD_SIGNATURE — Firefox in particular has no "Advanced →
+Accept" for that case. Making HTTPS explicit means fresh installs
+never hit that trap; users who want HTTPS download the rootCA.crt
+first and then click the toggle.
+
+This module exposes:
+- status(): CA fingerprint + current toggle state
+- set_force_https(enabled): write/remove BOTH snippets atomically,
+  reload Caddy, roll back on failure.
 """
 
 import base64
@@ -22,6 +37,9 @@ CA_CERT_PATH = Path("/var/lib/caddy/pki/authorities/local/root.crt")
 SNIPPET_DIR = Path("/etc/caddy/furtka.d")
 REDIRECT_SNIPPET = SNIPPET_DIR / "redirect.caddyfile"
 REDIRECT_CONTENT = "redir https://{host}{uri} permanent\n"
+HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR = Path("/etc/caddy/furtka-https.d")
+HTTPS_SNIPPET = HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR / "https.caddyfile"
+HOSTNAME_FILE = Path("/etc/hostname")
 
 _PEM_RE = re.compile(
     r"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\s*(.+?)\s*-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
@@ -33,6 +51,30 @@ class HttpsError(Exception):
     """Recoverable failure from set_force_https — the caller should 5xx."""
 
 
+def _read_hostname(hostname_file: Path = HOSTNAME_FILE) -> str:
+    """Return the box's hostname, stripped. Falls back to 'furtka' so a
+    missing /etc/hostname doesn't produce an empty site block that Caddy
+    would reject at parse time."""
+    try:
+        value = hostname_file.read_text().strip()
+    except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError, OSError):
+        return "furtka"
+    return value or "furtka"
+
+
+def _https_snippet_content(hostname: str) -> str:
+    """Caddy site block the HTTPS toggle installs at opt-in.
+
+    Serves <hostname>.local and <hostname> on :443 with Caddy's
+    `tls internal` (local CA auto-issuance), and imports the shared
+    furtka_routes snippet so the :443 listener exposes the same
+    routes as :80. Must be written at top-level (not inside another
+    site block) — that's why the Caddyfile imports furtka-https.d at
+    top-level rather than inside :80.
+    """
+    return f"{hostname}.local, {hostname} {{\n\ttls internal\n\timport furtka_routes\n}}\n"
+
+
 def _ca_fingerprint(ca_path: Path) -> str | None:
     try:
         pem = ca_path.read_text()
@@ -54,13 +96,20 @@ def _format_fingerprint(hex_upper: str) -> str:
 
 def status(
     ca_path: Path = CA_CERT_PATH,
-    snippet: Path = REDIRECT_SNIPPET,
+    https_snippet: Path = HTTPS_SNIPPET,
 ) -> dict:
+    """force_https is True iff the HTTPS listener snippet exists.
+
+    Before 26.15-alpha this checked the redirect snippet instead — but
+    the redirect alone without a :443 listener wouldn't actually serve
+    HTTPS, so the listener snippet is the authoritative "HTTPS is on"
+    signal.
+    """
     fp = _ca_fingerprint(ca_path)
     return {
         "ca_available": fp is not None,
         "fingerprint_sha256": _format_fingerprint(fp) if fp else None,
-        "force_https": snippet.is_file(),
+        "force_https": https_snippet.is_file(),
         "ca_download_url": "/rootCA.crt",
     }
 
@@ -78,29 +127,48 @@ def set_force_https(
     enabled: bool,
     snippet_dir: Path = SNIPPET_DIR,
     snippet: Path = REDIRECT_SNIPPET,
+    https_snippet_dir: Path = HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR,
+    https_snippet: Path = HTTPS_SNIPPET,
+    hostname_file: Path = HOSTNAME_FILE,
     reload_caddy=_default_reload,
 ) -> bool:
-    """Toggle the HTTP→HTTPS redirect by writing or removing the snippet
+    """Toggle HTTPS by writing or removing two snippets atomically:
-    Caddy imports. Always reloads Caddy. Rolls the snippet state back on
+
-    reload failure so a broken config can't leave Caddy wedged on the next
+    1. The top-level HTTPS hostname+tls-internal block (enables :443
-    restart.
+       listener + Caddy's `tls internal` cert issuance)
+    2. The :80-scoped redirect snippet (forces HTTP → HTTPS)
+
+    Reload Caddy after the snippet swap. On reload failure both
+    snippets are reverted to their pre-call state so a bad config
+    can't leave Caddy wedged.
     """
     snippet_dir.mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    had = snippet.is_file()
+    https_snippet_dir.mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    previous = snippet.read_text() if had else None
+
+    had_redirect = snippet.is_file()
+    previous_redirect = snippet.read_text() if had_redirect else None
+    had_https = https_snippet.is_file()
+    previous_https = https_snippet.read_text() if had_https else None
+
     if enabled:
         snippet.write_text(REDIRECT_CONTENT)
-    elif had:
+        https_snippet.write_text(_https_snippet_content(_read_hostname(hostname_file)))
+    else:
+        if had_redirect:
             snippet.unlink()
+        if had_https:
+            https_snippet.unlink()
 
     try:
         reload_caddy()
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        _revert(snippet, previous)
+        _revert(snippet, previous_redirect)
+        _revert(https_snippet, previous_https)
         msg = (e.stderr or e.stdout or "").strip() or f"exit {e.returncode}"
         raise HttpsError(f"caddy reload failed: {msg}") from e
     except FileNotFoundError as e:
-        _revert(snippet, previous)
+        _revert(snippet, previous_redirect)
+        _revert(https_snippet, previous_https)
         raise HttpsError(f"systemctl not available: {e}") from e
     return enabled
 

furtka/install_runner.py

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""Background job for app installs — progress-visible via state file.
+
+The slow part of installing an app is `docker compose pull` on a large
+image (Jellyfin ~500 MB); without progress feedback, the UI modal sits
+dead on "Installing…" for 30+ seconds and the user wonders if it hung.
+
+This module mirrors the exact same shape as ``furtka.catalog`` and
+``furtka.updater`` so the UI can poll an install just like it polls a
+catalog sync or a self-update. The split is:
+
+- ``furtka.api._do_install`` runs synchronously: resolve source, copy
+  the app folder, write .env, validate path settings + placeholders.
+  Those are fast, and their failures deserve an immediate 4xx so the
+  install modal can surface them in-line.
+- After that the API writes an initial state file (stage
+  "pulling_image") and dispatches ``systemd-run --unit=furtka-install-
+  <name>`` to run ``furtka app install-bg <name>`` in the background.
+  That CLI subcommand is what calls ``run_install()`` here — it does the
+  docker-facing phases and writes state transitions as it goes.
+
+State file schema (``/var/lib/furtka/install-state.json``):
+
+    {
+      "stage": "pulling_image" | "creating_volumes"
+             | "starting_container" | "done" | "error",
+      "updated_at": "2026-04-21T17:30:45+0200",
+      "app": "jellyfin",
+      "version": "1.0.0",            // added at "done"
+      "error": "details..."          // added at "error"
+    }
+
+Lock: ``/run/furtka/install.lock`` (tmpfs, reboot-safe). Global, not
+per-app — two parallel installs are not a v1 use-case and the lock
+keeps the state-file representation simple (one in-flight install at
+a time).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import fcntl
+import json
+import os
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from furtka import dockerops
+from furtka.manifest import load_manifest
+from furtka.paths import apps_dir
+
+_INSTALL_STATE = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_INSTALL_STATE", "/var/lib/furtka/install-state.json"))
+_LOCK_PATH = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_INSTALL_LOCK", "/run/furtka/install.lock"))
+
+
+class InstallRunnerError(RuntimeError):
+    """Any failure in the background install flow that should surface to the caller."""
+
+
+def state_path() -> Path:
+    return _INSTALL_STATE
+
+
+def lock_path() -> Path:
+    return _LOCK_PATH
+
+
+def write_state(stage: str, **extra) -> None:
+    """Atomic JSON state write — same shape as catalog/update-state."""
+    state_path().parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    tmp = state_path().with_suffix(".tmp")
+    payload = {"stage": stage, "updated_at": time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z"), **extra}
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2))
+    tmp.replace(state_path())
+
+
+def read_state() -> dict:
+    try:
+        return json.loads(state_path().read_text())
+    except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return {}
+
+
+def acquire_lock():
+    path = lock_path()
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fh = path.open("w")
+    try:
+        fcntl.flock(fh, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
+    except BlockingIOError as e:
+        fh.close()
+        raise InstallRunnerError("another install is already in progress") from e
+    return fh
+
+
+def run_install(name: str) -> None:
+    """Docker-facing phases of the install: pull → volumes → compose up.
+
+    Called by the ``furtka app install-bg <name>`` CLI subcommand from the
+    systemd-run spawned by the API. Assumes the API has already run
+    ``installer.install_from()``, so the app folder, .env, and manifest
+    are on disk at ``apps_dir() / <name>``.
+
+    Every phase transition is written to the state file for the UI to
+    poll. On exception the state flips to ``"error"`` with the message,
+    then the exception is re-raised so the CLI exits non-zero and
+    journald has a traceback.
+    """
+    with acquire_lock():
+        target = apps_dir() / name
+        manifest = load_manifest(target / "manifest.json", expected_name=name)
+        try:
+            write_state("pulling_image", app=name)
+            dockerops.compose_pull(target, name)
+            write_state("creating_volumes", app=name)
+            for short in manifest.volumes:
+                dockerops.ensure_volume(manifest.volume_name(short))
+            write_state("starting_container", app=name)
+            dockerops.compose_up(target, name)
+            write_state("done", app=name, version=manifest.version)
+        except Exception as e:
+            write_state("error", app=name, error=str(e))
+            raise

furtka/installer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from furtka.manifest import ManifestError, load_manifest
+from furtka import sources
-from furtka.paths import apps_dir, bundled_apps_dir
+from furtka.manifest import Manifest, ManifestError, load_manifest
+from furtka.paths import apps_dir
 
 # Values that an app's .env.example may use as obvious "fill me in" markers.
 # If any of these reach the live .env, install refuses — otherwise we'd ship
@@ -10,6 +11,25 @@ from furtka.paths import apps_dir, bundled_apps_dir
 # default that ends up screenshotted on Hacker News.
 PLACEHOLDER_SECRETS: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"changeme"})
 
+# System paths that must never be accepted as a user-supplied `path`-type
+# setting. The user is root on their own box, so this is about preventing
+# accidental footguns (typing `/etc` when they meant `/mnt/etc`), not
+# defending against an attacker. Matches exact paths and their subtrees
+# after `Path.resolve()` — so `/mnt/../etc` also lands here.
+DENIED_PATH_PREFIXES: tuple[str, ...] = (
+    "/etc",
+    "/root",
+    "/boot",
+    "/proc",
+    "/sys",
+    "/dev",
+    "/bin",
+    "/sbin",
+    "/usr/bin",
+    "/usr/sbin",
+    "/var/lib/furtka",
+)
+
 
 class InstallError(RuntimeError):
     pass
@@ -30,6 +50,53 @@ def _placeholder_keys(env_path: Path) -> list[str]:
     return bad
 
 
+def _is_denied_system_path(resolved: str) -> bool:
+    if resolved == "/":
+        return True
+    for bad in DENIED_PATH_PREFIXES:
+        if resolved == bad or resolved.startswith(bad + "/"):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def _path_setting_errors(m: Manifest, env_path: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Validate the filesystem paths named by `path`-type settings.
+
+    Returns one human-readable message per offending setting. Empty values
+    on non-required settings are allowed — the required-field check in the
+    caller already refuses blanks on required fields before write.
+    """
+    if not env_path.exists():
+        return []
+    values = _read_env(env_path)
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    for s in m.settings:
+        if s.type != "path":
+            continue
+        value = values.get(s.name, "")
+        if not value:
+            continue
+        p = Path(value)
+        if not p.is_absolute():
+            errors.append(f"{s.name}={value!r} must be an absolute path (start with /)")
+            continue
+        try:
+            resolved = p.resolve(strict=False)
+        except (OSError, RuntimeError) as e:
+            errors.append(f"{s.name}={value!r} cannot be resolved: {e}")
+            continue
+        if _is_denied_system_path(str(resolved)):
+            errors.append(f"{s.name}={value!r} resolves into a system path and is not allowed")
+            continue
+        if not resolved.exists():
+            errors.append(f"{s.name}={value!r} does not exist on this box")
+            continue
+        if not resolved.is_dir():
+            errors.append(f"{s.name}={value!r} is not a directory")
+            continue
+    return errors
+
+
 def _format_env_value(v: str) -> str:
     # Quote values that contain whitespace, quotes, or shell metacharacters so
     # docker-compose's env substitution reads them back intact. Simple values
@@ -58,17 +125,18 @@ def resolve_source(source: str) -> Path:
     """Resolve a `furtka app install <source>` arg to a real source folder.
 
     If `source` looks like a path (or exists on disk), use it. Otherwise treat
-    it as a bundled app name and look up under /opt/furtka/apps/<name>.
+    it as an app name and look it up via `furtka.sources.resolve_app_name` —
+    which checks the synced catalog first and falls back to the bundled seed.
     """
     p = Path(source)
     if p.is_dir():
         return p
     if "/" in source or source.startswith("."):
         raise InstallError(f"{source!r} is not a directory")
-    bundled = bundled_apps_dir() / source
+    resolved = sources.resolve_app_name(source)
-    if bundled.is_dir():
+    if resolved is None:
-        return bundled
+        raise InstallError(f"{source!r} not found as a path, catalog app, or bundled app")
-    raise InstallError(f"{source!r} not found as a path or bundled app")
+    return resolved.path
 
 
 def install_from(src: Path, settings: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> Path:
@@ -158,6 +226,10 @@ def install_from(src: Path, settings: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> Path:
             f"file and re-run `furtka app install {m.name}`."
         )
 
+    path_errors = _path_setting_errors(m, env)
+    if path_errors:
+        raise InstallError(f"{m.name}: {'; '.join(path_errors)}")
+
     return target
 
 
@@ -229,6 +301,9 @@ def update_env(name: str, settings: dict[str, str]) -> Path:
     bad = _placeholder_keys(env)
     if bad:
         raise InstallError(f"{m.name}: {env} still has placeholder values for {', '.join(bad)}.")
+    path_errors = _path_setting_errors(m, env)
+    if path_errors:
+        raise InstallError(f"{m.name}: {'; '.join(path_errors)}")
     return target
 
 

furtka/manifest.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ REQUIRED_FIELDS = (
     "icon",
 )
 
-VALID_SETTING_TYPES = frozenset({"text", "password", "number"})
+VALID_SETTING_TYPES = frozenset({"text", "password", "number", "path"})
 SETTING_NAME_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$")
 
 
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class Manifest:
     icon: str
     description_long: str = ""
     settings: tuple[Setting, ...] = field(default_factory=tuple)
+    # Optional "Open" link for the landing page + installed-app row.
+    # `{host}` is substituted with the current browser hostname at render
+    # time so the URL follows whatever the user typed to reach Furtka —
+    # furtka.local, a raw IP, a future reverse-proxy hostname. Apps with
+    # no frontend (CLI-only, background workers) leave this empty.
+    open_url: str = ""
 
     def volume_name(self, short: str) -> str:
         # Namespace volume names so two apps can each declare e.g. "data"
@@ -127,6 +133,10 @@ def load_manifest(path: Path, expected_name: str | None = None) -> Manifest:
 
     settings = _parse_settings(raw.get("settings"), path)
 
+    open_url_raw = raw.get("open_url", "")
+    if not isinstance(open_url_raw, str):
+        raise ManifestError(f"{path}: open_url must be a string if set")
+
     return Manifest(
         name=name,
         display_name=str(raw["display_name"]),
@@ -137,4 +147,5 @@ def load_manifest(path: Path, expected_name: str | None = None) -> Manifest:
         icon=str(raw["icon"]),
         description_long=str(raw.get("description_long", "")),
         settings=settings,
+        open_url=open_url_raw,
     )

furtka/passwd.py

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+"""Stdlib-only password hashing, compatible with werkzeug's hash format.
+
+Why this exists: 26.11-alpha introduced auth via ``werkzeug.security``,
+but the target system doesn't have ``werkzeug`` installed (Core runs as
+system Python with only the stdlib — pyproject.toml's ``flask>=3.0``
+dep is never pip-installed on the box). Fresh installs from a 26.11 /
+26.12 ISO crashed on import; upgrades from pre-auth versions were
+double-broken by that plus a too-strict updater health check.
+
+Fix: replace werkzeug with stdlib equivalents using the same hash
+**format** so existing ``users.json`` files created by 26.11 / 26.12 on
+the rare boxes that happened to have werkzeug installed (Medion, .196
+after manual pacman) still verify.
+
+Format: ``<method>$<salt>$<hex digest>``
+  - ``pbkdf2:<hash>:<iterations>`` — what we generate by default here
+  - ``scrypt:<N>:<r>:<p>``          — what werkzeug's default produces
+Both are implemented via ``hashlib`` which has been stdlib since 3.6.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import secrets
+
+_PBKDF2_HASH = "sha256"
+_PBKDF2_ITERATIONS = 600_000
+_SALT_LEN = 16
+
+
+def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    """Return a ``pbkdf2:sha256:<iter>$<salt>$<hex>`` hash of *password*.
+
+    PBKDF2-SHA256 over UTF-8. 600k iterations — same as werkzeug's
+    default in the 3.x series, roughly OWASP 2023's recommendation.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(password, str):
+        raise TypeError("password must be str")
+    salt = secrets.token_urlsafe(_SALT_LEN)[:_SALT_LEN]
+    dk = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac(
+        _PBKDF2_HASH, password.encode("utf-8"), salt.encode("utf-8"), _PBKDF2_ITERATIONS
+    )
+    return f"pbkdf2:{_PBKDF2_HASH}:{_PBKDF2_ITERATIONS}${salt}${dk.hex()}"
+
+
+def verify_password(password: str, hashed: str) -> bool:
+    """Constant-time verify *password* against a stored *hashed* value.
+
+    Accepts both our own pbkdf2 hashes and legacy werkzeug scrypt
+    hashes in ``scrypt:N:r:p$salt$hex`` form — so users.json files
+    written by 26.11 / 26.12 keep working after upgrade.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(password, str) or not isinstance(hashed, str):
+        return False
+    try:
+        method, salt, expected = hashed.split("$", 2)
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+    parts = method.split(":")
+    if not parts:
+        return False
+    algo = parts[0]
+    pw_bytes = password.encode("utf-8")
+    salt_bytes = salt.encode("utf-8")
+    try:
+        if algo == "pbkdf2":
+            if len(parts) < 3:
+                return False
+            inner_hash = parts[1]
+            iterations = int(parts[2])
+            dk = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac(inner_hash, pw_bytes, salt_bytes, iterations)
+        elif algo == "scrypt":
+            # werkzeug: scrypt:N:r:p, dklen=64, maxmem=132 MiB. Without
+            # the explicit maxmem we'd hit OpenSSL's default memory cap
+            # and throw ValueError on N >= 32768.
+            if len(parts) < 4:
+                return False
+            n = int(parts[1])
+            r = int(parts[2])
+            p = int(parts[3])
+            dk = hashlib.scrypt(
+                pw_bytes,
+                salt=salt_bytes,
+                n=n,
+                r=r,
+                p=p,
+                dklen=64,
+                maxmem=132 * 1024 * 1024,
+            )
+        else:
+            return False
+    except (ValueError, TypeError, OverflowError):
+        return False
+    return hmac.compare_digest(dk.hex(), expected)

furtka/paths.py

@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ DEFAULT_APPS_DIR = Path("/var/lib/furtka/apps")
 # symlink. A flat /opt/furtka/apps path would break the Phase-2 self-update
 # flow (symlink swap wouldn't move the bundled-app tree along with the code).
 DEFAULT_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR = Path("/opt/furtka/current/apps")
+# Catalog apps come from `furtka catalog sync` pulling the daniel/furtka-apps
+# release tarball. Lives under /var/lib/furtka/ so it survives core self-
+# updates — the resolver (furtka.sources) prefers it over the bundled seed.
+DEFAULT_CATALOG_DIR = Path("/var/lib/furtka/catalog")
+# Users / auth state. One JSON file keyed by role — today only "admin" exists.
+# Lives under /var/lib/furtka/ so self-updates don't stomp it. Mode 0600 is
+# enforced by furtka.auth.save_users (same atomic-write pattern as the app
+# .env files).
+DEFAULT_USERS_FILE = Path("/var/lib/furtka/users.json")
+# Static-web asset dir served by the Python handler for / and
+# /settings* so those pages pick up the auth-guard. Caddy also serves
+# /style.css and other assets directly from here for the login page.
+DEFAULT_STATIC_WWW = Path("/opt/furtka/current/assets/www")
 
 
 def apps_dir() -> Path:
@@ -15,3 +28,19 @@ def apps_dir() -> Path:
 
 def bundled_apps_dir() -> Path:
     return Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR", DEFAULT_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR))
+
+
+def catalog_dir() -> Path:
+    return Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_CATALOG_DIR", DEFAULT_CATALOG_DIR))
+
+
+def catalog_apps_dir() -> Path:
+    return catalog_dir() / "apps"
+
+
+def users_file() -> Path:
+    return Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_USERS_FILE", DEFAULT_USERS_FILE))
+
+
+def static_www_dir() -> Path:
+    return Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_STATIC_WWW", DEFAULT_STATIC_WWW))

furtka/sources.py

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Single lookup layer for "where does app <name> live right now?".
+
+Three origins an app folder can come from:
+
+- ``catalog`` — the daily-synced ``/var/lib/furtka/catalog/apps/`` tree
+  that ``furtka.catalog.sync_catalog`` maintains.
+- ``bundled`` — the seed ``/opt/furtka/current/apps/`` tree shipped
+  inside the core release tarball. Used for first-boot before any
+  catalog sync has run, and as the fallback when the catalog is stale,
+  missing, or doesn't know about this app.
+- ``local`` — an explicit directory path passed to ``furtka app install
+  /path/to/src``; bypasses this module entirely.
+
+Catalog wins on collision. The precedence is deliberate — when the user
+pressed "Sync apps catalog" they want what they synced, not whatever the
+core tarball happened to carry.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from furtka.paths import bundled_apps_dir, catalog_apps_dir
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class AppSource:
+    path: Path
+    origin: str  # "catalog" | "bundled" | "local"
+
+
+def resolve_app_name(name: str) -> AppSource | None:
+    """Return the source folder for a bundled/catalog app name.
+
+    Checks catalog first, then bundled seed. Presence is tested by
+    ``manifest.json`` existing — an empty folder or a stray ``.env``
+    won't register. Returns ``None`` if the name isn't known anywhere.
+    """
+    cat = catalog_apps_dir() / name
+    if (cat / "manifest.json").is_file():
+        return AppSource(cat, "catalog")
+    bundled = bundled_apps_dir() / name
+    if (bundled / "manifest.json").is_file():
+        return AppSource(bundled, "bundled")
+    return None
+
+
+def list_available() -> list[AppSource]:
+    """Catalog ∪ bundled, catalog wins on name collision.
+
+    Each entry is a folder containing a manifest.json. Ordering is
+    alphabetical by folder name, which matches how the scanner sorts so
+    the UI list stays stable across sync/reboot.
+    """
+    seen: dict[str, AppSource] = {}
+    cat_root = catalog_apps_dir()
+    if cat_root.is_dir():
+        for entry in sorted(cat_root.iterdir()):
+            if not entry.is_dir():
+                continue
+            if not (entry / "manifest.json").is_file():
+                continue
+            seen[entry.name] = AppSource(entry, "catalog")
+    bundled_root = bundled_apps_dir()
+    if bundled_root.is_dir():
+        for entry in sorted(bundled_root.iterdir()):
+            if not entry.is_dir():
+                continue
+            if entry.name in seen:
+                continue
+            if not (entry / "manifest.json").is_file():
+                continue
+            seen[entry.name] = AppSource(entry, "bundled")
+    return [seen[name] for name in sorted(seen)]

furtka/updater.py

@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ the updater at a tmpdir.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import fcntl
-import hashlib
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-import tarfile
 import time
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.request
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from furtka import _release_common as _rc
+
 FORGEJO_HOST = os.environ.get("FURTKA_FORGEJO_HOST", "forgejo.sourcegate.online")
 FORGEJO_REPO = os.environ.get("FURTKA_FORGEJO_REPO", "daniel/furtka")
 _FURTKA_ROOT = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_ROOT", "/opt/furtka"))
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ _CADDYFILE_LIVE = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_CADDYFILE_PATH", "/etc/caddy/Caddy
 _CADDY_SNIPPET_DIR = Path(
     os.environ.get("FURTKA_CADDY_SNIPPET_DIR", str(_CADDYFILE_LIVE.parent / "furtka.d"))
 )
+_CADDY_HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR = Path(
+    os.environ.get("FURTKA_CADDY_HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR", str(_CADDYFILE_LIVE.parent / "furtka-https.d"))
+)
 _SYSTEMD_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_SYSTEMD_DIR", "/etc/systemd/system"))
 _HOSTNAME_FILE = Path(os.environ.get("FURTKA_HOSTNAME_FILE", "/etc/hostname"))
 _CADDYFILE_HOSTNAME_MARKER = "__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__"
@@ -95,37 +98,11 @@ def read_current_version() -> str:
         return "dev"
 
 
-def _forgejo_api(path: str) -> dict:
+def _forgejo_api(path: str) -> dict | list:
-    url = f"https://{FORGEJO_HOST}/api/v1/repos/{FORGEJO_REPO}{path}"
+    return _rc.forgejo_api(FORGEJO_HOST, FORGEJO_REPO, path, error_cls=UpdateError)
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Accept": "application/json"})
-    try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as resp:
-            return json.loads(resp.read())
-    except (urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
-        raise UpdateError(f"forgejo api {url}: {e}") from e
 
 
-def _version_tuple(v: str) -> tuple:
+_version_tuple = _rc.version_tuple
-    """Compare CalVer tags like 26.1-alpha < 26.1-beta < 26.1 < 26.2-alpha.
-
-    The "stable" release (no suffix) sorts after its own pre-releases. Uses a
-    tuple of (year, release, stage-rank, stage-tag). Stage rank: alpha=0,
-    beta=1, rc=2, stable=3, unknown=-1.
-    """
-    stage_rank = {"alpha": 0, "beta": 1, "rc": 2}
-    head, _, suffix = v.partition("-")
-    try:
-        year_str, release_str = head.split(".", 1)
-        year = int(year_str)
-        release = int(release_str)
-    except (ValueError, IndexError):
-        return (-1, -1, -1, v)
-    if not suffix:
-        return (year, release, 3, "")
-    for name, rank in stage_rank.items():
-        if suffix.startswith(name):
-            return (year, release, rank, suffix)
-    return (year, release, -1, suffix)
 
 
 def check_update() -> UpdateCheck:
@@ -165,57 +142,22 @@ def check_update() -> UpdateCheck:
 
 
 def _download(url: str, dest: Path) -> None:
-    dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    _rc.download(url, dest, error_cls=UpdateError)
-    req = urllib.request.Request(url)
-    try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60) as resp, dest.open("wb") as f:
-            shutil.copyfileobj(resp, f)
-    except urllib.error.URLError as e:
-        raise UpdateError(f"download {url}: {e}") from e
 
 
-def _sha256_of(path: Path) -> str:
+_sha256_of = _rc.sha256_of
-    h = hashlib.sha256()
-    with path.open("rb") as f:
-        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(1024 * 1024), b""):
-            h.update(chunk)
-    return h.hexdigest()
 
 
 def verify_tarball(tarball: Path, expected_sha: str) -> None:
-    actual = _sha256_of(tarball)
+    _rc.verify_tarball(tarball, expected_sha, error_cls=UpdateError)
-    if actual != expected_sha:
-        raise UpdateError(f"sha256 mismatch: expected {expected_sha}, got {actual}")
 
 
 def _parse_sha256_sidecar(text: str) -> str:
-    """Extract the hash from a standard `sha256sum` sidecar line."""
+    return _rc.parse_sha256_sidecar(text, error_cls=UpdateError)
-    line = text.strip().split("\n", 1)[0].strip()
-    if not line:
-        raise UpdateError("empty sha256 sidecar")
-    return line.split()[0]
 
 
 def _extract_tarball(tarball: Path, dest: Path) -> str:
-    """Extract the tarball and return the VERSION read from its root."""
+    return _rc.extract_tarball(tarball, dest, error_cls=UpdateError)
-    dest.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    with tarfile.open(tarball, "r:gz") as tf:
-        # defensive: refuse entries that would escape dest
-        for member in tf.getmembers():
-            if member.name.startswith(("/", "..")) or ".." in Path(member.name).parts:
-                raise UpdateError(f"refusing tarball entry {member.name!r}")
-        # Python 3.12+ grew a stricter default filter; opt into it where
-        # available to catch symlink-escape / device-node / setuid tricks
-        # that our regex check can't see. Older Pythons fall back to the
-        # historical permissive behaviour.
-        try:
-            tf.extractall(dest, filter="data")
-        except TypeError:
-            tf.extractall(dest)
-    version_file = dest / "VERSION"
-    if not version_file.is_file():
-        raise UpdateError("tarball has no VERSION file at root")
-    return version_file.read_text().strip()
 
 
 def _current_hostname() -> str:
@@ -231,6 +173,24 @@ def _current_hostname() -> str:
     return name or "furtka"
 
 
+def _maybe_migrate_preserve_https() -> None:
+    """26.14 → 26.15 migration: if the box already had the force-HTTPS
+    redirect snippet on disk, that means the user explicitly opted
+    into HTTPS under the old regime. Under the new opt-in regime,
+    HTTPS also requires a separate listener snippet — write it here so
+    the user's HTTPS doesn't silently break when the Caddyfile refresh
+    removes the default hostname block.
+    """
+    redirect_snippet = _CADDY_SNIPPET_DIR / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    https_snippet = _CADDY_HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR / "https.caddyfile"
+    if not redirect_snippet.is_file() or https_snippet.is_file():
+        return
+    hostname = _current_hostname()
+    https_snippet.write_text(
+        f"{hostname}.local, {hostname} {{\n\ttls internal\n\timport furtka_routes\n}}\n"
+    )
+
+
 def _refresh_caddyfile(source: Path) -> bool:
     """Copy the shipped Caddyfile to /etc/caddy/ iff it differs. Returns True
     if the file changed (so caddy needs more than a bare reload).
@@ -241,10 +201,19 @@ def _refresh_caddyfile(source: Path) -> bool:
     """
     if not source.is_file():
         return False
-    # Snippet dir for the /api/furtka/https/force toggle. Pre-HTTPS installs
+    # Snippet dirs for the /api/furtka/https/force toggle. Pre-HTTPS
-    # don't have this dir; ensure it so the Caddyfile's glob import can't
+    # installs don't have them; ensure both so the Caddyfile's glob
-    # trip an older Caddy on a missing path during the first reload.
+    # imports can't trip an older Caddy on missing paths during the
+    # first reload. furtka-https.d is new in 26.15-alpha — older boxes
+    # upgrading across this version line won't have it on disk yet.
     _CADDY_SNIPPET_DIR.mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    _CADDY_HTTPS_SNIPPET_DIR.mkdir(mode=0o755, parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # Migration: pre-26.15 Caddyfile always served :443 via tls internal,
+    # so a box that had the "force HTTPS" redirect toggle ON relied on
+    # HTTPS being there implicitly. After this Caddyfile refresh the
+    # hostname block is gone, so the redirect would 301 to a dead :443.
+    # Preserve intent by writing the HTTPS listener snippet too.
+    _maybe_migrate_preserve_https()
     rendered = source.read_text().replace(_CADDYFILE_HOSTNAME_MARKER, _current_hostname())
     if _CADDYFILE_LIVE.is_file() and rendered == _CADDYFILE_LIVE.read_text():
         return False
@@ -255,7 +224,15 @@ def _refresh_caddyfile(source: Path) -> bool:
 
 def _link_new_units(unit_dir: Path) -> list[str]:
     """`systemctl link` any unit file in unit_dir that isn't already symlinked
-    into /etc/systemd/system/. Returns the list of newly-linked unit names."""
+    into /etc/systemd/system/. Returns the list of newly-linked unit names.
+
+    Newly-linked `.timer` units are additionally `systemctl enable`d so that
+    a self-update introducing a timer (e.g. 26.5 → 26.6 adding
+    furtka-catalog-sync.timer) activates it automatically — the installer's
+    enable list only applies to fresh installs. A linked-but-disabled timer
+    never fires on its own, so without this step catalog sync would never
+    happen on upgraded boxes.
+    """
     if not unit_dir.is_dir():
         return []
     linked = []
@@ -266,6 +243,8 @@ def _link_new_units(unit_dir: Path) -> list[str]:
         if target.exists() or target.is_symlink():
             continue
         _run(["systemctl", "link", str(unit_file)])
+        if unit_file.suffix == ".timer":
+            _run(["systemctl", "enable", unit_file.name])
         linked.append(unit_file.name)
     return linked
 
@@ -306,13 +285,35 @@ def _run(cmd: list[str]) -> None:
 
 
 def _health_check(url: str, deadline_s: float = 30.0) -> bool:
+    """Poll *url* until we get *any* response from the Python server.
+
+    Treats any 2xx-4xx response as "server is up". A 401 on
+    /api/apps after the 26.11-alpha auth-guard shipped is a perfectly
+    valid signal that the new code imported + the socket is listening
+    — rejecting the request is still "alive". Only 5xx or connection-
+    level failures count as unhealthy.
+
+    Rationale: pre-26.13 this function hit /api/apps and expected 200,
+    which silently broke every upgrade across the auth boundary (26.10
+    → 26.11+) and auto-rolled back. Now we just need proof the new
+    process came up.
+    """
     end = time.time() + deadline_s
     while time.time() < end:
         try:
             with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=3) as resp:
-                if resp.status == 200:
+                # Any 2xx/3xx → alive. urllib follows redirects by
+                # default, so a 302 → /login resolves to /login's 200.
+                if resp.status < 500:
+                    return True
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            # 4xx → server is up, just refused us (auth, bad request,
+            # whatever). Counts as healthy for the "did it come back"
+            # check. 5xx → genuinely broken, don't accept.
+            if 400 <= e.code < 500:
                 return True
         except urllib.error.URLError:
+            # Connection refused / DNS / timeout → not up yet, retry.
             pass
         time.sleep(1)
     return False

iso/README.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ mDNS is wired: `avahi-daemon` + `nss-mdns` come from `packages.extra`, the live
 Once `archinstall` finishes and you click **Reboot now**, the VM comes up into the installed system. No more port `:5000` — the wizard ISO is gone. Instead:
 
 - **Console**: agetty shows `Furtka is ready. Open http://<hostname>.local …` with the IP fallback underneath.
-- **Browser** at `http://<hostname>.local` (default `http://furtka.local` — the form's default hostname is `furtka`; only the live-installer ISO uses `proksi`): Caddy-served landing page with three live status tiles (uptime, Docker version, free disk) refreshed every 30 s by `furtka-status.timer`. Since 26.4-alpha, `https://<hostname>.local` is also served via Caddy's `tls internal` — trust `rootCA.crt` from `/settings` to clear browser warnings.
+- **Browser** at `http://<hostname>.local` (default `http://furtka.local` — the form's default hostname is `furtka`; only the live-installer ISO uses `proksi`): Caddy-served landing page with three live status tiles (uptime, Docker version, free disk) refreshed every 30 s by `furtka-status.timer`. HTTPS is opt-in (26.15-alpha) — flip the toggle in `/settings` to switch on Caddy's `tls internal` on `:443`, then trust `rootCA.crt` from `/settings` to clear browser warnings.
 - **SSH**: `ssh <user>@<hostname>.local` works; `docker ps` works without `sudo` because the user is in the `docker` group.
 
 This is a demo shell — no Authentik, no app store yet. The landing page lives at `/srv/furtka/www/`, served by Caddy on `:80` per `/etc/caddy/Caddyfile`. All of this is written into the target by `webinstaller/app.py`'s `_post_install_commands` via archinstall's `custom_commands`.
@@ -62,5 +62,4 @@ This is a demo shell — no Authentik, no app store yet. The landing page lives
 ## Known rough edges
 
 - **Disk space**: the first time you build on a fresh host, the squashfs/xorriso steps need ~15 GB free. If the host's LVM-root is smaller, `xorriso` silently dies at the very end with "Image size exceeds free space on media".
-- **Live-installer wizard is still HTTP-only**. `http://proksi.local:5000` during install has no TLS; the installed box gets Caddy + `tls internal` on `:443` once it reboots (26.4-alpha), but bringing the same story to the wizard itself is a later milestone.
+- **Live-installer wizard is still HTTP-only**. `http://proksi.local:5000` during install has no TLS; once the box reboots, Caddy can serve `tls internal` on `:443` if the user opts in via `/settings` (26.15-alpha), but bringing TLS to the wizard itself is a later milestone.
-- **Boot USB could appear as an install target on bare metal**. On a VM the ISO is a CD-ROM (filtered) and SATA is the only disk, so the picker only shows the install target. On bare metal with a USB stick, the USB is `TYPE=disk` and shows up alongside the real install drive; a user could in theory pick the USB they just booted from. Mitigating this needs detecting the boot media (via `findmnt /run/archiso/bootmnt` or similar) and filtering it out in `webinstaller/drives.py`.

ops/nginx/furtka.org.conf

@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ server {
 
     charset utf-8;
 
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_comp_level 6;
+    gzip_types
+        text/css
+        text/plain
+        text/xml
+        application/javascript
+        application/json
+        application/xml
+        application/rss+xml
+        application/atom+xml
+        image/svg+xml
+        font/woff
+        font/woff2;
+
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ $uri.html =404;
     }

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "furtka"
-version = "26.5-alpha"
+version = "26.15-alpha"
 description = "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 readme = "README.md"

scripts/publish-release.sh

@@ -99,4 +99,20 @@ upload_asset "$TARBALL"
 upload_asset "$SHA_FILE"
 upload_asset "$RELEASE_JSON"
 
+# Optional: attach the live-installer ISO when dist/furtka-<version>.iso
+# exists. Release workflows that want this build the ISO via iso/build.sh
+# and move the output here before calling publish-release. Local runs
+# that skip the ISO step still publish the core release successfully.
+#
+# Soft-fail: the ISO is ~1 GB and Forgejo's reverse proxy has returned
+# 504 on the upload even when the write eventually succeeds. The core
+# tarball (which boxes need for self-update) is already uploaded above,
+# so don't let an ISO transport hiccup fail the whole release.
+ISO="$DIST_DIR/furtka-$VERSION.iso"
+if [ -f "$ISO" ]; then
+  if ! upload_asset "$ISO"; then
+    echo "warning: ISO upload failed — release published without ISO asset" >&2
+  fi
+fi
+
 echo "Release $VERSION published: https://$HOST/$REPO/releases/tag/$VERSION"

tests/test_api.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import urllib.request
 
 import pytest
 
-from furtka import api, dockerops
+from furtka import api, auth, dockerops
 
 VALID_MANIFEST = {
     "name": "fileshare",
@@ -22,13 +22,48 @@ VALID_MANIFEST = {
 def fake_dirs(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     apps = tmp_path / "apps"
     bundled = tmp_path / "bundled"
+    catalog = tmp_path / "catalog"
+    users_file = tmp_path / "users.json"
+    static_www = tmp_path / "www"
     apps.mkdir()
     bundled.mkdir()
+    static_www.mkdir()
+    (static_www / "index.html").write_text("<html>landing page</html>")
+    (static_www / "settings").mkdir()
+    (static_www / "settings" / "index.html").write_text("<html>settings page</html>")
     monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_APPS_DIR", str(apps))
     monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR", str(bundled))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_DIR", str(catalog))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_USERS_FILE", str(users_file))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_STATIC_WWW", str(static_www))
+    # install_runner writes to /var/lib/furtka/install-state.json and
+    # /run/furtka/install.lock by default — redirect into tmp_path so
+    # test code doesn't need root.
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_INSTALL_STATE", str(tmp_path / "install-state.json"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_INSTALL_LOCK", str(tmp_path / "install.lock"))
+    # install_runner caches env vars at import time, so reload it to
+    # pick up the tmp-path env vars this fixture just set.
+    import importlib
+
+    from furtka import install_runner
+
+    importlib.reload(install_runner)
+    # Scrub any sessions or lockout counters that leaked from a prior
+    # test — both stores are module-level.
+    auth.SESSIONS.clear()
+    auth.LOCKOUT.clear_all()
     return apps, bundled
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def admin_session(fake_dirs):
+    """Pre-create an admin account + live session. Returns a Cookie header
+    value ready to drop into urllib.request.Request(headers=...)."""
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    session = auth.SESSIONS.create("daniel")
+    return f"{auth.COOKIE_NAME}={session.token}"
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def no_docker(monkeypatch):
     """Stub docker calls so install/remove can run without a daemon."""
@@ -37,6 +72,29 @@ def no_docker(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_down", lambda app_dir, project: None)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def no_systemd_run(monkeypatch):
+    """Stub the systemd-run dispatch in _do_install so tests don't need it.
+
+    The install endpoint now spawns a background systemd-run unit to do
+    the docker-facing phases. Tests that exercise the install path only
+    care that the sync pre-phase succeeded and the dispatch was
+    attempted with the right args — they shouldn't actually fire up
+    systemd. subprocess.run gets monkeypatched to return a fake success
+    CompletedProcess, and the call args get captured for assertions.
+    """
+    import subprocess
+
+    calls = []
+
+    def fake_run(cmd, check=False, capture_output=False, text=False, **kwargs):
+        calls.append(cmd)
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(cmd, 0, stdout="", stderr="")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess, "run", fake_run)
+    return calls
+
+
 def _write_bundled(bundled, name, manifest=None, env_example=None):
     app = bundled / name
     app.mkdir()
@@ -51,17 +109,19 @@ def test_list_installed_empty(fake_dirs):
     assert api._list_installed() == []
 
 
-def test_list_bundled_empty(fake_dirs):
+def test_list_available_empty(fake_dirs):
-    assert api._list_bundled() == []
+    assert api._list_available() == []
 
 
-def test_list_bundled_shows_uninstalled(fake_dirs):
+def test_list_available_shows_uninstalled(fake_dirs):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare")
-    out = api._list_bundled()
+    out = api._list_available()
     assert len(out) == 1
     assert out[0]["name"] == "fileshare"
     assert "display_name" in out[0]
+    # Source field lets the UI later distinguish catalog from bundled seed.
+    assert out[0]["source"] == "bundled"
 
 
 # --- Icon inlining ----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -119,15 +179,15 @@ def test_read_icon_svg_rejects_javascript_url(tmp_path):
     assert api._read_icon_svg(tmp_path, "icon.svg") is None
 
 
-def test_list_bundled_inlines_icon_svg(fake_dirs):
+def test_list_available_inlines_icon_svg(fake_dirs):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     app = _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare")
     _write_icon(app, _SIMPLE_SVG)
-    [entry] = api._list_bundled()
+    [entry] = api._list_available()
     assert entry["icon_svg"] == _SIMPLE_SVG
 
 
-def test_list_installed_inlines_icon_svg(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_list_installed_inlines_icon_svg(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
     apps, bundled = fake_dirs
     app = _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     _write_icon(app, _SIMPLE_SVG)
@@ -136,18 +196,38 @@ def test_list_installed_inlines_icon_svg(fake_dirs, no_docker):
     assert entry["icon_svg"] == _SIMPLE_SVG
 
 
-def test_list_bundled_hides_already_installed(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_list_available_hides_already_installed(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
     apps, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     status, _ = api._do_install("fileshare")
-    assert status == 200
+    assert status == 202  # async dispatch
-    # Now bundled should NOT include fileshare anymore.
+    # Now bundled should NOT include fileshare anymore — the app folder
-    assert api._list_bundled() == []
+    # exists on disk (install_from finished synchronously before the
+    # dispatch), which is what _list_available uses for the "installed"
+    # check.
+    assert api._list_available() == []
     # But installed list should.
     installed = api._list_installed()
     assert len(installed) == 1 and installed[0]["name"] == "fileshare"
 
 
+def test_list_available_prefers_catalog_over_bundled(fake_dirs):
+    _, bundled = fake_dirs
+    catalog_root = bundled.parent / "catalog" / "apps"
+    catalog_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+    _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare")
+    # A fileshare in the catalog as well — manifest version 0.2.0 to tell apart.
+    catalog_manifest = dict(VALID_MANIFEST, version="0.2.0")
+    cat_app = catalog_root / "fileshare"
+    cat_app.mkdir()
+    (cat_app / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps(catalog_manifest))
+
+    out = api._list_available()
+    assert len(out) == 1
+    assert out[0]["source"] == "catalog"
+    assert out[0]["version"] == "0.2.0"
+
+
 def test_install_endpoint_rejects_placeholder(fake_dirs):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="SMB_PASSWORD=changeme")
@@ -167,7 +247,7 @@ def test_remove_endpoint_unknown(fake_dirs, no_docker):
     assert status == 404
 
 
-def test_remove_endpoint_happy_path(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_remove_endpoint_happy_path(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
     apps, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     api._do_install("fileshare")
@@ -178,23 +258,39 @@ def test_remove_endpoint_happy_path(fake_dirs, no_docker):
     assert not (apps / "fileshare").exists()
 
 
-def test_http_get_apps_route(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def _request(port, path, cookie=None, method="GET", body=None):
+    headers = {}
+    if cookie is not None:
+        headers["Cookie"] = cookie
+    data = None
+    if body is not None:
+        headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+        data = json.dumps(body).encode()
+    return urllib.request.Request(
+        f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}{path}",
+        data=data,
+        headers=headers,
+        method=method,
+    )
+
+
+def test_http_get_apps_route(fake_dirs, no_docker, admin_session):
     """Smoke test the actual HTTP server with a real socket, urllib client."""
     server = api.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), api._Handler)  # port 0 → ephemeral
     port = server.server_address[1]
     t = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     t.start()
     try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/apps") as r:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/api/apps", cookie=admin_session)) as r:
             assert r.status == 200
             data = json.loads(r.read())
             assert data == []
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/") as r:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/apps", cookie=admin_session)) as r:
             assert r.status == 200
             assert b"Furtka Apps" in r.read()
         # Unknown route → 404 JSON.
         try:
-            urllib.request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/nope")
+            urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/api/nope", cookie=admin_session))
             raise AssertionError("expected 404")
         except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
             assert e.code == 404
@@ -203,17 +299,18 @@ def test_http_get_apps_route(fake_dirs, no_docker):
         server.server_close()
 
 
-def test_http_post_install_unknown_app(fake_dirs):
+def test_http_post_install_unknown_app(fake_dirs, admin_session):
     server = api.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), api._Handler)
     port = server.server_address[1]
     t = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     t.start()
     try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
+        req = _request(
-            f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/apps/install",
+            port,
-            data=json.dumps({"name": "ghost"}).encode(),
+            "/api/apps/install",
-            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            cookie=admin_session,
             method="POST",
+            body={"name": "ghost"},
         )
         try:
             urllib.request.urlopen(req)
@@ -227,6 +324,447 @@ def test_http_post_install_unknown_app(fake_dirs):
         server.server_close()
 
 
+# --- Auth guard + login flow ------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def _start_server():
+    server = api.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), api._Handler)
+    port = server.server_address[1]
+    t = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+    return server, port
+
+
+def test_unauthenticated_api_returns_401(fake_dirs):
+    # No admin_session fixture → no cookie on the request.
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/api/apps"))
+            raise AssertionError("expected 401")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 401
+            body = json.loads(e.read())
+            assert body["error"] == "not authenticated"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_unauthenticated_html_redirects_to_login(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        # Disable redirect following so we can inspect the 302.
+        opener = urllib.request.build_opener(_NoRedirectHandler())
+        try:
+            opener.open(_request(port, "/apps"))
+            raise AssertionError("expected 302")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 302
+            assert e.headers["Location"] == "/login"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+class _NoRedirectHandler(urllib.request.HTTPRedirectHandler):
+    def redirect_request(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return None
+
+
+def test_unauth_root_redirects_to_login(fake_dirs):
+    """/  was previously Caddy-direct static HTML, bypassing auth. Now
+    Python serves it and the auth-guard applies — unauth visitor gets
+    bounced to /login just like /apps does."""
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        opener = urllib.request.build_opener(_NoRedirectHandler())
+        try:
+            opener.open(_request(port, "/"))
+            raise AssertionError("expected 302")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 302
+            assert e.headers["Location"] == "/login"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_unauth_settings_redirects_to_login(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        opener = urllib.request.build_opener(_NoRedirectHandler())
+        for path in ("/settings", "/settings/"):
+            try:
+                opener.open(_request(port, path))
+                raise AssertionError(f"expected 302 for {path}")
+            except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+                assert e.code == 302
+                assert e.headers["Location"] == "/login"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_authed_root_serves_static_index(fake_dirs, admin_session):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/", cookie=admin_session)) as r:
+            assert r.status == 200
+            assert r.read() == b"<html>landing page</html>"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_authed_settings_serves_static(fake_dirs, admin_session):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        for path in ("/settings", "/settings/"):
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, path, cookie=admin_session)) as r:
+                assert r.status == 200
+                assert r.read() == b"<html>settings page</html>"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_authed_root_does_not_serve_apps_html(fake_dirs, admin_session):
+    """Regression guard: the pre-26.14 do_GET had `if self.path in ("/",
+    "/apps", ...)` which served _HTML (the apps page) for / too, since
+    Caddy wasn't proxying / so nobody noticed. Now that Caddy does
+    proxy /, the two paths must serve different content."""
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/", cookie=admin_session)) as r:
+            root_body = r.read()
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/apps", cookie=admin_session)) as r:
+            apps_body = r.read()
+        assert root_body != apps_body
+        assert b"Furtka Apps" in apps_body
+        assert b"landing page" in root_body
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_get_login_renders_login_form_when_admin_exists(fake_dirs):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/login")) as r:
+            html = r.read().decode()
+            assert r.status == 200
+            assert "Furtka login" in html
+            # No setup confirm-password field rendered in login mode.
+            assert 'id="password2"' not in html
+            assert "Repeat password" not in html
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_get_login_renders_setup_form_when_no_admin(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/login")) as r:
+            html = r.read().decode()
+            assert r.status == 200
+            assert "Set admin password" in html
+            assert "password2" in html  # setup confirm field rendered
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_get_login_redirects_when_already_authed(fake_dirs, admin_session):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        opener = urllib.request.build_opener(_NoRedirectHandler())
+        try:
+            opener.open(_request(port, "/login", cookie=admin_session))
+            raise AssertionError("expected 302")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 302
+            assert e.headers["Location"] == "/apps"
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_setup_creates_admin(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={
+                "username": "daniel",
+                "password": "a-real-password",
+                "password2": "a-real-password",
+            },
+        )
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+            assert r.status == 200
+            set_cookie = r.headers["Set-Cookie"]
+            assert auth.COOKIE_NAME in set_cookie
+            assert "HttpOnly" in set_cookie
+            assert "SameSite=Strict" in set_cookie
+        # users.json got written.
+        assert auth.load_users()["admin"]["username"] == "daniel"
+        # And the password really works.
+        assert auth.authenticate("daniel", "a-real-password") is True
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_setup_rejects_password_mismatch(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"username": "x", "password": "abcdefgh", "password2": "different"},
+        )
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+            raise AssertionError("expected 400")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 400
+            body = json.loads(e.read())
+            assert "match" in body["error"].lower()
+        # No admin created.
+        assert auth.setup_needed() is True
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_setup_rejects_short_password(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"username": "x", "password": "short", "password2": "short"},
+        )
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+            raise AssertionError("expected 400")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 400
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_success_with_correct_credentials(fake_dirs):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"username": "daniel", "password": "hunter2-pw"},
+        )
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+            assert r.status == 200
+            set_cookie = r.headers["Set-Cookie"]
+            assert auth.COOKIE_NAME in set_cookie
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_rejects_wrong_password(fake_dirs):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"username": "daniel", "password": "nope"},
+        )
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+            raise AssertionError("expected 401")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 401
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def _post_wrong_login(port, username="daniel", password="nope"):
+    req = _request(
+        port,
+        "/login",
+        method="POST",
+        body={"username": username, "password": password},
+    )
+    try:
+        urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+        raise AssertionError("expected HTTPError")
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        return e
+
+
+def test_post_login_locks_out_after_repeated_failures(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    # Flatten the 0.5s speed-bump so the test doesn't take 5 seconds.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(api.time, "sleep", lambda _s: None)
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        for _ in range(auth.LoginAttempts.MAX_FAILURES):
+            err = _post_wrong_login(port)
+            assert err.code == 401
+        err = _post_wrong_login(port)
+        assert err.code == 429
+        assert err.headers.get("Retry-After") is not None
+        assert int(err.headers["Retry-After"]) > 0
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_429_masks_correctness(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    """Once locked, the correct password must also get 429 — no oracle."""
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(api.time, "sleep", lambda _s: None)
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        for _ in range(auth.LoginAttempts.MAX_FAILURES):
+            _post_wrong_login(port)
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"username": "daniel", "password": "hunter2-pw"},
+        )
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+            raise AssertionError("expected 429")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 429
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_success_clears_lockout_counter(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "hunter2-pw")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(api.time, "sleep", lambda _s: None)
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        # Get close to the threshold, then log in successfully.
+        for _ in range(auth.LoginAttempts.MAX_FAILURES - 1):
+            _post_wrong_login(port)
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"username": "daniel", "password": "hunter2-pw"},
+        )
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+            assert r.status == 200
+        # Counter must have been cleared: another full MAX_FAILURES-1
+        # fails shouldn't trigger 429.
+        for _ in range(auth.LoginAttempts.MAX_FAILURES - 1):
+            err = _post_wrong_login(port)
+            assert err.code == 401
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_login_setup_not_rate_limited(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    """First-run setup is never auth-ed against a hash, so the lockout
+    must not apply — otherwise a clumsy admin could lock themselves out
+    of a box that has no admin yet."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(api.time, "sleep", lambda _s: None)
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        # Many mismatched setup submissions (400s) — no 429 should appear.
+        for _ in range(auth.LoginAttempts.MAX_FAILURES + 3):
+            req = _request(
+                port,
+                "/login",
+                method="POST",
+                body={
+                    "username": "daniel",
+                    "password": "longenough",
+                    "password2": "different",
+                },
+            )
+            try:
+                urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+                raise AssertionError("expected 400")
+            except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+                assert e.code == 400
+        # Then a good setup still succeeds.
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/login",
+            method="POST",
+            body={
+                "username": "daniel",
+                "password": "longenough",
+                "password2": "longenough",
+            },
+        )
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
+            assert r.status == 200
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_logout_revokes_session(fake_dirs, admin_session):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        # Logout returns 200 and clears the cookie.
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(
+            _request(port, "/logout", cookie=admin_session, method="POST", body={})
+        ) as r:
+            assert r.status == 200
+            set_cookie = r.headers["Set-Cookie"]
+            assert "Max-Age=0" in set_cookie
+        # Subsequent API call with same cookie → 401 (session revoked).
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(_request(port, "/api/apps", cookie=admin_session))
+            raise AssertionError("expected 401")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 401
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_post_to_protected_route_without_auth_is_401(fake_dirs):
+    server, port = _start_server()
+    try:
+        req = _request(
+            port,
+            "/api/apps/install",
+            method="POST",
+            body={"name": "whatever"},
+        )
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+            raise AssertionError("expected 401")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            assert e.code == 401
+    finally:
+        server.shutdown()
+        server.server_close()
+
+
 # --- Settings endpoints ------------------------------------------------------
 
 SETTINGS_MANIFEST = dict(
@@ -269,13 +807,13 @@ def test_get_settings_not_found(fake_dirs):
     assert status == 404
 
 
-def test_install_with_settings_writes_env_via_api(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_install_with_settings_writes_env_via_api(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", manifest=SETTINGS_MANIFEST)
     status, body = api._do_install(
         "fileshare", settings={"SMB_USER": "alice", "SMB_PASSWORD": "s3cret"}
     )
-    assert status == 200, body
+    assert status == 202, body
     apps, _ = fake_dirs
     env = (apps / "fileshare" / ".env").read_text()
     assert "SMB_USER=alice" in env
@@ -290,7 +828,7 @@ def test_install_with_settings_rejects_empty_required_via_api(fake_dirs, no_dock
     assert "SMB_PASSWORD" in body["error"]
 
 
-def test_update_settings_merges(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_update_settings_merges(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", manifest=SETTINGS_MANIFEST)
     api._do_install("fileshare", settings={"SMB_USER": "alice", "SMB_PASSWORD": "original"})
@@ -308,7 +846,7 @@ def test_update_settings_unknown_app(fake_dirs):
     assert status == 404
 
 
-def test_http_get_settings_route(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_http_get_settings_route(fake_dirs, no_docker, admin_session):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", manifest=SETTINGS_MANIFEST)
     server = api.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), api._Handler)
@@ -316,7 +854,9 @@ def test_http_get_settings_route(fake_dirs, no_docker):
     t = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     t.start()
     try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/apps/fileshare/settings") as r:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(
+            _request(port, "/api/apps/fileshare/settings", cookie=admin_session)
+        ) as r:
             assert r.status == 200
             data = json.loads(r.read())
             assert data["name"] == "fileshare"
@@ -370,7 +910,7 @@ def test_update_not_installed(fake_dirs):
     assert "not installed" in body["error"]
 
 
-def test_update_no_changes(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
+def test_update_no_changes(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run, update_docker_stubs):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     api._do_install("fileshare")
@@ -383,7 +923,7 @@ def test_update_no_changes(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
     assert update_docker_stubs["up_called"] == 0
 
 
-def test_update_changes_applied(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
+def test_update_changes_applied(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run, update_docker_stubs):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     api._do_install("fileshare")
@@ -403,7 +943,9 @@ def test_update_changes_applied(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
     assert update_docker_stubs["up_called"] == 1
 
 
-def test_update_skips_services_not_running(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
+def test_update_skips_services_not_running(
+    fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run, update_docker_stubs
+):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     api._do_install("fileshare")
@@ -417,7 +959,9 @@ def test_update_skips_services_not_running(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_s
     assert update_docker_stubs["up_called"] == 0
 
 
-def test_update_returns_502_on_pull_error(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
+def test_update_returns_502_on_pull_error(
+    fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run, update_docker_stubs
+):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     api._do_install("fileshare")
@@ -528,7 +1072,9 @@ def test_furtka_update_status_endpoint(stub_furtka_updater):
     assert stub_furtka_updater["status_called"] == 1
 
 
-def test_http_post_update_route(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
+def test_http_post_update_route(
+    fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run, update_docker_stubs, admin_session
+):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
     api._do_install("fileshare")
@@ -539,11 +1085,12 @@ def test_http_post_update_route(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
     t = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     t.start()
     try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
+        req = _request(
-            f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/apps/fileshare/update",
+            port,
-            data=b"{}",
+            "/api/apps/fileshare/update",
-            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            cookie=admin_session,
             method="POST",
+            body={},
         )
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
             assert r.status == 200
@@ -555,7 +1102,7 @@ def test_http_post_update_route(fake_dirs, no_docker, update_docker_stubs):
         server.server_close()
 
 
-def test_http_post_install_with_settings(fake_dirs, no_docker):
+def test_http_post_install_with_settings(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run, admin_session):
     _, bundled = fake_dirs
     _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", manifest=SETTINGS_MANIFEST)
     server = api.HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), api._Handler)
@@ -563,21 +1110,186 @@ def test_http_post_install_with_settings(fake_dirs, no_docker):
     t = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever, daemon=True)
     t.start()
     try:
-        req = urllib.request.Request(
+        req = _request(
-            f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/apps/install",
+            port,
-            data=json.dumps(
+            "/api/apps/install",
-                {
+            cookie=admin_session,
+            method="POST",
+            body={
                 "name": "fileshare",
                 "settings": {"SMB_USER": "alice", "SMB_PASSWORD": "s3cret"},
-                }
+            },
-            ).encode(),
-            headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-            method="POST",
         )
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
-            assert r.status == 200
+            # Async: 202 Accepted + dispatched background job.
+            assert r.status == 202
+            body = json.loads(r.read())
+            assert body["status"] == "dispatched"
+            assert body["unit"] == "furtka-install-fileshare"
+        # Sync phase wrote the .env before dispatch.
         apps, _ = fake_dirs
         assert "SMB_PASSWORD=s3cret" in (apps / "fileshare" / ".env").read_text()
+        # And systemd-run was called exactly once with the expected cmd.
+        assert len(no_systemd_run) == 1
+        assert no_systemd_run[0][:4] == [
+            "systemd-run",
+            "--unit=furtka-install-fileshare",
+            "--no-block",
+            "--collect",
+        ]
+        assert no_systemd_run[0][-3:] == ["app", "install-bg", "fileshare"]
     finally:
         server.shutdown()
         server.server_close()
+
+
+def test_do_install_returns_409_when_locked(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
+    _, bundled = fake_dirs
+    _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
+    # Hold the install lock so _do_install fast-fails.
+    fh = api.install_runner.acquire_lock()
+    try:
+        status, body = api._do_install("fileshare")
+        assert status == 409
+        assert "in progress" in body["error"]
+    finally:
+        fh.close()
+
+
+def test_do_install_returns_409_when_state_reports_running(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
+    """Closes the race window where _do_install had already released
+    the fcntl lock (so the systemd-run child could grab it) but a
+    second POST tried to start a new install while the first was still
+    mid-flight. The state file's non-terminal stage is the reliable
+    "someone else is installing" signal."""
+    _, bundled = fake_dirs
+    _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
+    api.install_runner.write_state("pulling_image", app="jellyfin")
+    status, body = api._do_install("fileshare")
+    assert status == 409
+    assert "in progress" in body["error"]
+    assert "jellyfin" in body["error"]
+    assert "pulling_image" in body["error"]
+
+
+def test_do_install_goes_through_after_terminal_state(fake_dirs, no_docker, no_systemd_run):
+    """After a successful or failed install, the state file stays at
+    done/error — a new install must be accepted, not blocked."""
+    _, bundled = fake_dirs
+    _write_bundled(bundled, "fileshare", env_example="A=real")
+    api.install_runner.write_state("done", app="previous", version="1.0.0")
+    status, _ = api._do_install("fileshare")
+    assert status == 202
+
+    api.install_runner.write_state("error", app="previous", error="oops")
+    status, _ = api._do_install("fileshare")
+    assert status == 202
+
+
+def test_do_install_status_returns_state(fake_dirs):
+    # Write state directly, then GET it via the status handler.
+    api.install_runner.write_state("pulling_image", app="jellyfin")
+    status, body = api._do_install_status()
+    assert status == 200
+    assert body["stage"] == "pulling_image"
+    assert body["app"] == "jellyfin"
+
+
+# --- Catalog endpoints ------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_catalog_status_reports_absent_catalog(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    """With no /var/lib/furtka/catalog/ on disk, status reports current=None + empty state."""
+    # FURTKA_CATALOG_STATE is not touched by fake_dirs — point it at tmp so we
+    # don't hit the production path.
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_STATE", str(fake_dirs[0].parent / "catalog-state.json"))
+    import importlib
+
+    from furtka import catalog as c
+
+    importlib.reload(c)
+    status, body = api._do_catalog_status()
+    assert status == 200
+    assert body["current"] is None
+    assert body["state"] == {}
+
+
+def test_catalog_check_surfaces_forgejo_error(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_STATE", str(fake_dirs[0].parent / "catalog-state.json"))
+    import importlib
+
+    from furtka import _release_common as _rc
+    from furtka import catalog as c
+
+    importlib.reload(c)
+
+    def boom(host, repo, path, *, error_cls=RuntimeError):
+        raise error_cls("forgejo api down")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_rc, "forgejo_api", boom)
+    status, body = api._do_catalog_check()
+    assert status == 502
+    assert "forgejo api down" in body["error"]
+
+
+# --- Power endpoints --------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_power_rejects_unknown_action(fake_dirs):
+    status, body = api._do_power({"action": "format-harddrive"})
+    assert status == 400
+    assert "action" in body["error"]
+
+
+def test_power_rejects_missing_action(fake_dirs):
+    status, body = api._do_power({})
+    assert status == 400
+
+
+def test_power_reboot_dispatches_systemd_run(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    seen = []
+
+    class _FakeCompleted:
+        returncode = 0
+        stdout = ""
+        stderr = ""
+
+    def fake_run(cmd, *, check=False, capture_output=False, text=False):
+        seen.append(cmd)
+        return _FakeCompleted()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("subprocess.run", fake_run)
+    status, body = api._do_power({"action": "reboot"})
+    assert status == 202
+    assert body == {"action": "reboot", "scheduled_in_seconds": 3}
+    # The dispatched command is a delayed systemd-run that eventually
+    # invokes `systemctl reboot`. Asserting the key flags catches
+    # accidental regressions (e.g. losing --no-block would block the API
+    # thread until the unit completes).
+    assert seen[0][:1] == ["systemd-run"]
+    assert "--on-active=3s" in seen[0]
+    assert "--no-block" in seen[0]
+    assert seen[0][-2:] == ["systemctl", "reboot"]
+
+
+def test_power_poweroff_dispatches_systemctl_poweroff(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    seen = []
+
+    class _FakeCompleted:
+        returncode = 0
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("subprocess.run", lambda cmd, **kw: (seen.append(cmd), _FakeCompleted())[1])
+    status, body = api._do_power({"action": "poweroff"})
+    assert status == 202
+    assert body["action"] == "poweroff"
+    assert seen[0][-2:] == ["systemctl", "poweroff"]
+
+
+def test_power_surfaces_systemd_run_missing(fake_dirs, monkeypatch):
+    def boom(*a, **kw):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(2, "No such file", "systemd-run")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("subprocess.run", boom)
+    status, body = api._do_power({"action": "reboot"})
+    assert status == 502
+    assert "systemd-run" in body["error"]

tests/test_auth.py

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+import json
+from datetime import UTC, datetime, timedelta
+
+import pytest
+
+from furtka import auth
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def tmp_users_file(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    path = tmp_path / "users.json"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_USERS_FILE", str(path))
+    # Sessions and lockout state are module-level; wipe between tests so
+    # one doesn't leak a valid token (or a stale failure counter) into
+    # the next.
+    auth.SESSIONS.clear()
+    auth.LOCKOUT.clear_all()
+    return path
+
+
+def test_hash_password_roundtrip():
+    h = auth.hash_password("hunter2")
+    assert h != "hunter2"  # Not plain text.
+    assert auth.verify_password("hunter2", h) is True
+    assert auth.verify_password("hunter3", h) is False
+
+
+def test_hash_password_is_salted():
+    # Two calls with the same password must produce different hashes.
+    a = auth.hash_password("same")
+    b = auth.hash_password("same")
+    assert a != b
+    # But both verify against the original.
+    assert auth.verify_password("same", a)
+    assert auth.verify_password("same", b)
+
+
+def test_load_users_returns_empty_when_missing(tmp_users_file):
+    assert not tmp_users_file.exists()
+    assert auth.load_users() == {}
+
+
+def test_load_users_returns_empty_on_junk(tmp_users_file):
+    tmp_users_file.write_text("{not json")
+    assert auth.load_users() == {}
+
+
+def test_load_users_returns_empty_on_non_dict(tmp_users_file):
+    tmp_users_file.write_text("[]")
+    assert auth.load_users() == {}
+
+
+def test_save_users_atomic_and_0600(tmp_users_file):
+    auth.save_users({"admin": {"hash": "x", "username": "daniel"}})
+    assert tmp_users_file.exists()
+    mode = tmp_users_file.stat().st_mode & 0o777
+    assert mode == 0o600, f"expected 0o600, got {oct(mode)}"
+    loaded = json.loads(tmp_users_file.read_text())
+    assert loaded["admin"]["username"] == "daniel"
+
+
+def test_setup_needed_true_on_missing_file(tmp_users_file):
+    assert auth.setup_needed() is True
+
+
+def test_setup_needed_true_on_empty_dict(tmp_users_file):
+    tmp_users_file.write_text("{}")
+    assert auth.setup_needed() is True
+
+
+def test_setup_needed_false_when_admin_exists(tmp_users_file):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "secret-pw")
+    assert auth.setup_needed() is False
+
+
+def test_create_admin_overwrites_file(tmp_users_file):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "secret-pw")
+    auth.create_admin("robert", "new-pw")
+    users = auth.load_users()
+    assert users["admin"]["username"] == "robert"
+
+
+def test_authenticate_happy(tmp_users_file):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "secret-pw")
+    assert auth.authenticate("daniel", "secret-pw") is True
+
+
+def test_authenticate_wrong_username(tmp_users_file):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "secret-pw")
+    assert auth.authenticate("robert", "secret-pw") is False
+
+
+def test_authenticate_wrong_password(tmp_users_file):
+    auth.create_admin("daniel", "secret-pw")
+    assert auth.authenticate("daniel", "wrong") is False
+
+
+def test_authenticate_no_admin(tmp_users_file):
+    assert auth.authenticate("daniel", "anything") is False
+
+
+# ---- Session store ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_session_create_and_lookup(tmp_users_file):
+    s = auth.SESSIONS.create("daniel")
+    assert s.username == "daniel"
+    assert s.token
+    looked_up = auth.SESSIONS.lookup(s.token)
+    assert looked_up is not None
+    assert looked_up.username == "daniel"
+
+
+def test_session_lookup_unknown_token(tmp_users_file):
+    assert auth.SESSIONS.lookup("not-a-real-token") is None
+
+
+def test_session_lookup_none_token(tmp_users_file):
+    assert auth.SESSIONS.lookup(None) is None
+    assert auth.SESSIONS.lookup("") is None
+
+
+def test_session_revoke(tmp_users_file):
+    s = auth.SESSIONS.create("daniel")
+    auth.SESSIONS.revoke(s.token)
+    assert auth.SESSIONS.lookup(s.token) is None
+
+
+def test_session_expires(tmp_users_file, monkeypatch):
+    # Build a session store with a 0-second TTL so lookup immediately
+    # treats new sessions as expired.
+    store = auth.SessionStore(ttl_seconds=0)
+    s = store.create("daniel")
+    # Force the clock forward a hair so the > check fires.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        auth,
+        "datetime",
+        _FakeDatetime(datetime.now(UTC) + timedelta(seconds=1)),
+    )
+    # The module-local datetime reference inside SessionStore.lookup
+    # resolves at call time. Verify that an expired session is dropped.
+    assert store.lookup(s.token) is None
+
+
+class _FakeDatetime:
+    """Tiny shim — only `.now(tz)` is used from SessionStore."""
+
+    def __init__(self, fixed_utc):
+        self._fixed = fixed_utc
+
+    def now(self, tz=None):
+        if tz is None:
+            return self._fixed.replace(tzinfo=None)
+        return self._fixed.astimezone(tz)
+
+
+# ---- Login attempts / lockout ----------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_lockout_under_threshold_still_allowed(tmp_users_file):
+    store = auth.LoginAttempts(max_failures=3, window_seconds=60, lockout_seconds=60)
+    key = ("daniel", "10.0.0.1")
+    for _ in range(2):
+        store.register_failure(key)
+    assert store.is_locked(key) is False
+    assert store.retry_after_seconds(key) == 0
+
+
+def test_lockout_triggers_at_threshold(tmp_users_file):
+    store = auth.LoginAttempts(max_failures=3, window_seconds=60, lockout_seconds=60)
+    key = ("daniel", "10.0.0.1")
+    for _ in range(3):
+        store.register_failure(key)
+    assert store.is_locked(key) is True
+    assert store.retry_after_seconds(key) > 0
+    assert store.retry_after_seconds(key) <= 60
+
+
+def test_lockout_window_decay(tmp_users_file, monkeypatch):
+    store = auth.LoginAttempts(max_failures=3, window_seconds=60, lockout_seconds=60)
+    key = ("daniel", "10.0.0.1")
+    for _ in range(3):
+        store.register_failure(key)
+    assert store.is_locked(key) is True
+    # Jump 2 minutes ahead — all failures are older than the window
+    # and should be pruned on the next check.
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        auth,
+        "datetime",
+        _FakeDatetime(datetime.now(UTC) + timedelta(seconds=121)),
+    )
+    assert store.is_locked(key) is False
+    assert store.retry_after_seconds(key) == 0
+
+
+def test_lockout_clear_resets(tmp_users_file):
+    store = auth.LoginAttempts(max_failures=2, window_seconds=60, lockout_seconds=60)
+    key = ("daniel", "10.0.0.1")
+    store.register_failure(key)
+    store.register_failure(key)
+    assert store.is_locked(key) is True
+    store.clear(key)
+    assert store.is_locked(key) is False
+    assert store.retry_after_seconds(key) == 0
+
+
+def test_lockout_keys_are_independent(tmp_users_file):
+    store = auth.LoginAttempts(max_failures=2, window_seconds=60, lockout_seconds=60)
+    locked = ("daniel", "1.1.1.1")
+    other_ip = ("daniel", "2.2.2.2")
+    other_user = ("robert", "1.1.1.1")
+    store.register_failure(locked)
+    store.register_failure(locked)
+    assert store.is_locked(locked) is True
+    assert store.is_locked(other_ip) is False
+    assert store.is_locked(other_user) is False
+
+
+def test_lockout_clear_all_wipes_every_key(tmp_users_file):
+    store = auth.LoginAttempts(max_failures=2, window_seconds=60, lockout_seconds=60)
+    a = ("daniel", "1.1.1.1")
+    b = ("robert", "2.2.2.2")
+    store.register_failure(a)
+    store.register_failure(a)
+    store.register_failure(b)
+    store.register_failure(b)
+    assert store.is_locked(a) and store.is_locked(b)
+    store.clear_all()
+    assert not store.is_locked(a)
+    assert not store.is_locked(b)

tests/test_catalog.py

@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+"""Tests for the apps-catalog sync flow.
+
+Same shape as ``tests/test_updater.py``: fixture reloads the module with
+env-overridden paths, fake tarballs land in tmp_path, Forgejo API is
+stubbed via ``urllib.request.urlopen`` monkeypatching so nothing talks
+to the network.
+
+Asserts end-to-end atomicity: on any failure path — bad sha256, broken
+tarball, invalid manifest — the live catalog dir is either left
+untouched (if one existed) or absent (if it didn't).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import json
+import tarfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def catalog(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_DIR", str(tmp_path / "var_lib_furtka_catalog"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_STATE", str(tmp_path / "var_lib_furtka_catalog-state.json"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_LOCK", str(tmp_path / "catalog.lock"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_FORGEJO_HOST", "forgejo.test.local")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_REPO", "daniel/furtka-apps")
+
+    import importlib
+
+    from furtka import catalog as c
+    from furtka import paths as p
+
+    importlib.reload(p)
+    importlib.reload(c)
+    return c
+
+
+def _manifest(name: str = "fileshare") -> dict:
+    return {
+        "name": name,
+        "display_name": "Fileshare",
+        "version": "0.1.0",
+        "description": "Test fixture app",
+        "volumes": ["files"],
+        "ports": [445],
+        "icon": "icon.svg",
+    }
+
+
+def _make_catalog_tarball(
+    path: Path,
+    version: str,
+    *,
+    apps: list[tuple[str, dict]] | None = None,
+    extra_entries: list[tuple[str, bytes]] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Build a minimal valid catalog tarball.
+
+    `apps` is a list of (folder_name, manifest_dict). Each app folder gets
+    a `manifest.json` + a stub `docker-compose.yaml` + `icon.svg`.
+    `extra_entries` lets tests inject malformed content (path-traversal,
+    missing VERSION, ...) without rebuilding the helper.
+    """
+    apps = apps if apps is not None else [("fileshare", _manifest())]
+    buf = io.BytesIO()
+    with tarfile.open(fileobj=buf, mode="w:gz") as tf:
+        entries: list[tuple[str, bytes]] = [("VERSION", f"{version}\n".encode())]
+        for folder, m in apps:
+            entries.append((f"apps/{folder}/manifest.json", json.dumps(m).encode()))
+            entries.append(
+                (f"apps/{folder}/docker-compose.yaml", b"services:\n  app:\n    image: scratch\n")
+            )
+            entries.append((f"apps/{folder}/icon.svg", b"<svg/>"))
+        if extra_entries:
+            entries.extend(extra_entries)
+        for name, data in entries:
+            info = tarfile.TarInfo(name=name)
+            info.size = len(data)
+            tf.addfile(info, io.BytesIO(data))
+    path.write_bytes(buf.getvalue())
+
+
+def _stub_forgejo_release(
+    monkeypatch,
+    catalog,
+    *,
+    tag: str,
+    tarball_url: str = "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz",
+    sha_url: str = "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz.sha256",
+    releases: list | None = None,
+):
+    """Patch ``_rc.forgejo_api`` so check_catalog sees a canned release list."""
+    if releases is None:
+        releases = [
+            {
+                "tag_name": tag,
+                "assets": [
+                    {"name": f"furtka-apps-{tag}.tar.gz", "browser_download_url": tarball_url},
+                    {
+                        "name": f"furtka-apps-{tag}.tar.gz.sha256",
+                        "browser_download_url": sha_url,
+                    },
+                ],
+            }
+        ]
+
+    def fake_api(host, repo, path, *, error_cls=RuntimeError):
+        return releases
+
+    from furtka import _release_common as _rc
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_rc, "forgejo_api", fake_api)
+
+
+def _stub_download(monkeypatch, catalog, mapping: dict[str, bytes]):
+    """Patch ``_rc.download`` so sync_catalog pulls from an in-memory map."""
+    from furtka import _release_common as _rc
+
+    def fake_download(url, dest, *, error_cls=RuntimeError):
+        if url not in mapping:
+            raise error_cls(f"test: no fake content for {url}")
+        dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        dest.write_bytes(mapping[url])
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_rc, "download", fake_download)
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# check_catalog
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_check_catalog_reports_update_when_versions_differ(catalog, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    # Pretend we already have catalog version 26.5 on disk; Forgejo reports 26.6.
+    catalog.catalog_dir().mkdir(parents=True)
+    (catalog.catalog_dir() / "VERSION").write_text("26.5\n")
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.6")
+
+    check = catalog.check_catalog()
+    assert check.current == "26.5"
+    assert check.latest == "26.6"
+    assert check.update_available is True
+    assert check.tarball_url.endswith(".tar.gz")
+    assert check.sha256_url.endswith(".sha256")
+
+
+def test_check_catalog_reports_up_to_date_when_same_version(catalog, monkeypatch):
+    catalog.catalog_dir().mkdir(parents=True)
+    (catalog.catalog_dir() / "VERSION").write_text("26.5\n")
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.5")
+
+    check = catalog.check_catalog()
+    assert check.current == "26.5"
+    assert check.latest == "26.5"
+    assert check.update_available is False
+
+
+def test_check_catalog_treats_missing_current_as_installable(catalog, monkeypatch):
+    # Fresh box, no catalog ever synced — any release is an update.
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.5")
+
+    check = catalog.check_catalog()
+    assert check.current is None
+    assert check.update_available is True
+
+
+def test_check_catalog_raises_when_no_releases_published(catalog, monkeypatch):
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="x", releases=[])
+    with pytest.raises(catalog.CatalogError, match="no catalog releases"):
+        catalog.check_catalog()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# sync_catalog — happy + error paths
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_sync_catalog_happy_path(catalog, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    import hashlib
+
+    tarball_path = tmp_path / "tarball.tar.gz"
+    _make_catalog_tarball(tarball_path, "26.6")
+    tarball_bytes = tarball_path.read_bytes()
+    sha = hashlib.sha256(tarball_bytes).hexdigest()
+
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.6")
+    _stub_download(
+        monkeypatch,
+        catalog,
+        {
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz": tarball_bytes,
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz.sha256": (
+                f"{sha}  furtka-apps-26.6.tar.gz\n".encode()
+            ),
+        },
+    )
+
+    check = catalog.sync_catalog()
+    assert check.latest == "26.6"
+    assert (catalog.catalog_dir() / "VERSION").read_text().strip() == "26.6"
+    assert (catalog.catalog_dir() / "apps" / "fileshare" / "manifest.json").is_file()
+    state = catalog.read_state()
+    assert state["stage"] == "done"
+    assert state["version"] == "26.6"
+
+
+def test_sync_catalog_noop_when_already_current(catalog, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    catalog.catalog_dir().mkdir(parents=True)
+    (catalog.catalog_dir() / "VERSION").write_text("26.5\n")
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.5")
+
+    check = catalog.sync_catalog()
+    assert check.update_available is False
+    assert catalog.read_state()["stage"] == "done"
+
+
+def test_sync_catalog_refuses_sha256_mismatch(catalog, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    tarball_path = tmp_path / "tarball.tar.gz"
+    _make_catalog_tarball(tarball_path, "26.6")
+
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.6")
+    _stub_download(
+        monkeypatch,
+        catalog,
+        {
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz": tarball_path.read_bytes(),
+            # Hash for some OTHER content — will mismatch.
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz.sha256": (b"0" * 64 + b"  wrong.tar.gz\n"),
+        },
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(catalog.CatalogError, match="sha256 mismatch"):
+        catalog.sync_catalog()
+    # Live catalog never existed, must still not exist after the failed sync.
+    assert not catalog.catalog_dir().exists()
+
+
+def test_sync_catalog_refuses_tarball_with_invalid_manifest(catalog, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    import hashlib
+
+    bad_manifest = {"name": "broken"}  # missing required fields
+
+    tarball_path = tmp_path / "tarball.tar.gz"
+    _make_catalog_tarball(tarball_path, "26.6", apps=[("broken", bad_manifest)])
+    tarball_bytes = tarball_path.read_bytes()
+    sha = hashlib.sha256(tarball_bytes).hexdigest()
+
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.6")
+    _stub_download(
+        monkeypatch,
+        catalog,
+        {
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz": tarball_bytes,
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz.sha256": (
+                f"{sha}  furtka-apps-26.6.tar.gz\n".encode()
+            ),
+        },
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(catalog.CatalogError, match="invalid manifest"):
+        catalog.sync_catalog()
+    # Staging was cleaned; live catalog never materialised.
+    assert not catalog.catalog_dir().exists()
+
+
+def test_sync_catalog_preserves_existing_catalog_on_failure(catalog, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    """A failed sync must leave the previous live catalog intact so boxes
+    keep working until the next successful sync."""
+    import hashlib
+
+    # Seed a live catalog that represents a previous successful sync.
+    live = catalog.catalog_dir()
+    live.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (live / "VERSION").write_text("26.5\n")
+    (live / "apps").mkdir()
+
+    bad_manifest = {"name": "broken"}  # invalid
+    tarball_path = tmp_path / "tarball.tar.gz"
+    _make_catalog_tarball(tarball_path, "26.6", apps=[("broken", bad_manifest)])
+    sha = hashlib.sha256(tarball_path.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.6")
+    _stub_download(
+        monkeypatch,
+        catalog,
+        {
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz": tarball_path.read_bytes(),
+            "https://forgejo.test.local/t.tar.gz.sha256": f"{sha}  x\n".encode(),
+        },
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(catalog.CatalogError):
+        catalog.sync_catalog()
+    # The 26.5 live catalog survives the failed 26.6 sync.
+    assert (live / "VERSION").read_text().strip() == "26.5"
+
+
+def test_sync_catalog_lock_contention(catalog, monkeypatch):
+    _stub_forgejo_release(monkeypatch, catalog, tag="26.6")
+
+    # Hold the lock from outside; the real sync_catalog call must refuse.
+    first = catalog.acquire_lock()
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(catalog.CatalogError, match="already in progress"):
+            catalog.sync_catalog()
+    finally:
+        first.close()
+
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# state + current-version helpers
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+def test_read_current_catalog_version_absent(catalog):
+    assert catalog.read_current_catalog_version() is None
+
+
+def test_read_current_catalog_version_empty_file(catalog):
+    catalog.catalog_dir().mkdir(parents=True)
+    (catalog.catalog_dir() / "VERSION").write_text("\n")
+    assert catalog.read_current_catalog_version() is None
+
+
+def test_write_and_read_state_round_trip(catalog):
+    catalog.write_state("downloading", latest="26.6")
+    s = catalog.read_state()
+    assert s["stage"] == "downloading"
+    assert s["latest"] == "26.6"
+    assert "updated_at" in s

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -32,9 +32,21 @@ def test_app_list_json_with_one_app(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
                 "display_name": "Network Files",
                 "version": "0.1.0",
                 "description": "SMB",
+                "description_long": "Long description here.",
                 "volumes": ["files"],
                 "ports": [445],
                 "icon": "icon.svg",
+                "open_url": "smb://{host}/files",
+                "settings": [
+                    {
+                        "name": "SMB_USER",
+                        "label": "User",
+                        "description": "SMB user",
+                        "type": "text",
+                        "default": "furtka",
+                        "required": True,
+                    }
+                ],
             }
         )
     )
@@ -43,7 +55,14 @@ def test_app_list_json_with_one_app(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
     data = json.loads(capsys.readouterr().out)
     assert len(data) == 1
     assert data[0]["ok"] is True
-    assert data[0]["manifest"]["name"] == "fileshare"
+    m = data[0]["manifest"]
+    assert m["name"] == "fileshare"
+    assert m["description_long"] == "Long description here."
+    assert m["open_url"] == "smb://{host}/files"
+    assert len(m["settings"]) == 1
+    assert m["settings"][0]["name"] == "SMB_USER"
+    assert m["settings"][0]["required"] is True
+    assert m["settings"][0]["default"] == "furtka"
 
 
 def test_reconcile_dry_run_empty(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
@@ -52,3 +71,35 @@ def test_reconcile_dry_run_empty(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
     assert rc == 0
     out = capsys.readouterr().out
     assert "0 actions" in out
+
+
+def test_app_install_bg_dispatches_to_runner(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    """CLI `app install-bg <name>` must call install_runner.run_install(name).
+
+    This is the entry point the HTTP API fires via systemd-run; regression
+    here would leave the UI hanging at "pulling_image…" forever because
+    the background never transitions state.
+    """
+    _set_env(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    from furtka import install_runner
+
+    called = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(install_runner, "run_install", lambda name: called.append(name))
+    rc = main(["app", "install-bg", "fileshare"])
+    assert rc == 0
+    assert called == ["fileshare"]
+
+
+def test_app_install_bg_returns_1_on_failure(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+    _set_env(monkeypatch, tmp_path)
+    from furtka import install_runner
+
+    def boom(name):
+        raise RuntimeError("compose pull failed")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(install_runner, "run_install", boom)
+    rc = main(["app", "install-bg", "fileshare"])
+    assert rc == 1
+    err = capsys.readouterr().err
+    assert "install-bg failed" in err
+    assert "compose pull failed" in err

tests/test_drives.py

@@ -95,3 +95,23 @@ def test_drive_type_label_nvme_ssd_hdd():
 
 def test_parse_lsblk_handles_empty_output():
     assert parse_lsblk_output("") == []
+
+
+def test_parse_lsblk_drops_boot_usb(monkeypatch):
+    import drives
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(drives, "_smart_status", lambda _: "passed")
+    output = "sda    500G disk\nsdb     16G disk\nnvme0n1  1T disk\n"
+    devices = parse_lsblk_output(output, boot_disk="sdb")
+    names = [d["name"] for d in devices]
+    assert "/dev/sdb" not in names
+    assert names == ["/dev/nvme0n1", "/dev/sda"]
+
+
+def test_parse_lsblk_no_boot_disk_keeps_all(monkeypatch):
+    import drives
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(drives, "_smart_status", lambda _: "passed")
+    output = "sda 500G disk\nsdb  16G disk\n"
+    names = [d["name"] for d in parse_lsblk_output(output, boot_disk=None)]
+    assert set(names) == {"/dev/sda", "/dev/sdb"}

tests/test_https.py

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-"""Tests for furtka.https — fingerprint extraction + force-HTTPS toggle.
+"""Tests for furtka.https — fingerprint extraction + HTTPS toggle.
+
+Since 26.15-alpha the toggle writes/removes TWO snippets atomically:
+- The top-level HTTPS listener snippet (enables :443 + tls internal)
+- The :80-scoped redirect snippet (forces HTTP → HTTPS)
 
 The fingerprint case uses a throwaway self-signed EC cert with a known
 reference fingerprint (computed once via `openssl x509 -fingerprint
 -sha256 -noout`) so we verify the PEM → DER → SHA256 path without a
 runtime subprocess dependency. The toggle cases stub the caddy reload
-so we assert the snippet file is written / removed and that reload
+so we assert both snippet files are written / removed together and that
-failures roll state back.
+reload failures roll BOTH state back.
 """
 
 import subprocess
@@ -34,6 +38,22 @@ _TEST_CERT_FP_SHA256 = (
 )
 
 
+def _paths(tmp_path):
+    """Return the four paths the toggle touches, in a dict for kwargs
+    spreading. Keeps each test's fixture boilerplate small."""
+    return {
+        "snippet_dir": tmp_path / "furtka.d",
+        "snippet": tmp_path / "furtka.d" / "redirect.caddyfile",
+        "https_snippet_dir": tmp_path / "furtka-https.d",
+        "https_snippet": tmp_path / "furtka-https.d" / "https.caddyfile",
+        "hostname_file": tmp_path / "etc_hostname",
+    }
+
+
+def _prepare_hostname(tmp_path, value="testbox"):
+    (tmp_path / "etc_hostname").write_text(f"{value}\n")
+
+
 def test_ca_fingerprint_matches_openssl(tmp_path):
     cert = tmp_path / "root.crt"
     cert.write_text(_TEST_CERT_PEM)
@@ -53,7 +73,7 @@ def test_ca_fingerprint_no_pem_block(tmp_path):
 
 
 def test_status_no_ca_no_snippet(tmp_path):
-    s = https.status(ca_path=tmp_path / "root.crt", snippet=tmp_path / "redirect.caddyfile")
+    s = https.status(ca_path=tmp_path / "root.crt", https_snippet=tmp_path / "https.caddyfile")
     assert s == {
         "ca_available": False,
         "fingerprint_sha256": None,
@@ -62,105 +82,135 @@ def test_status_no_ca_no_snippet(tmp_path):
     }
 
 
-def test_status_with_ca_and_snippet(tmp_path):
+def test_status_with_ca_and_https_snippet(tmp_path):
     ca = tmp_path / "root.crt"
     ca.write_text(_TEST_CERT_PEM)
-    snippet = tmp_path / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    https_snip = tmp_path / "https.caddyfile"
-    snippet.write_text(https.REDIRECT_CONTENT)
+    https_snip.write_text("furtka.local, furtka {\n\ttls internal\n\timport furtka_routes\n}\n")
-    s = https.status(ca_path=ca, snippet=snippet)
+    s = https.status(ca_path=ca, https_snippet=https_snip)
     assert s["ca_available"] is True
     assert s["fingerprint_sha256"] == _TEST_CERT_FP_SHA256
     assert s["force_https"] is True
 
 
-def test_set_force_enable_writes_snippet_and_reloads(tmp_path):
+def test_status_force_reflects_https_snippet_not_redirect(tmp_path):
-    snippet_dir = tmp_path / "furtka.d"
+    """Authoritative signal for "HTTPS is on" is the listener snippet —
-    snippet = snippet_dir / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    a lone redirect without a :443 listener wouldn't actually serve
+    HTTPS, so the status must NOT report it as on. Locks 26.15 semantic."""
+    ca = tmp_path / "root.crt"
+    ca.write_text(_TEST_CERT_PEM)
+    s = https.status(ca_path=ca, https_snippet=tmp_path / "does-not-exist.caddyfile")
+    assert s["force_https"] is False
+
+
+def test_set_force_enable_writes_both_snippets_and_reloads(tmp_path):
+    _prepare_hostname(tmp_path)
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
     calls = []
 
     def fake_reload():
         calls.append("reload")
 
-    result = https.set_force_https(
+    result = https.set_force_https(True, reload_caddy=fake_reload, **p)
-        True, snippet_dir=snippet_dir, snippet=snippet, reload_caddy=fake_reload
-    )
     assert result is True
-    assert snippet.read_text() == https.REDIRECT_CONTENT
+    assert p["snippet"].read_text() == https.REDIRECT_CONTENT
+    written = p["https_snippet"].read_text()
+    assert "testbox.local, testbox" in written
+    assert "tls internal" in written
+    assert "import furtka_routes" in written
     assert calls == ["reload"]
 
 
-def test_set_force_disable_removes_snippet(tmp_path):
+def test_set_force_uses_fallback_hostname_when_file_missing(tmp_path):
-    snippet_dir = tmp_path / "furtka.d"
+    # No /etc/hostname → fall back to 'furtka' so Caddy gets a parseable
-    snippet_dir.mkdir()
+    # block instead of an empty hostname that would fail config load.
-    snippet = snippet_dir / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
-    snippet.write_text(https.REDIRECT_CONTENT)
+    result = https.set_force_https(True, reload_caddy=lambda: None, **p)
+    assert result is True
+    assert "furtka.local, furtka" in p["https_snippet"].read_text()
 
-    result = https.set_force_https(
+
-        False, snippet_dir=snippet_dir, snippet=snippet, reload_caddy=lambda: None
+def test_set_force_disable_removes_both_snippets(tmp_path):
-    )
+    _prepare_hostname(tmp_path)
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
+    p["snippet_dir"].mkdir()
+    p["https_snippet_dir"].mkdir()
+    p["snippet"].write_text(https.REDIRECT_CONTENT)
+    p["https_snippet"].write_text("furtka.local { tls internal }\n")
+
+    result = https.set_force_https(False, reload_caddy=lambda: None, **p)
     assert result is False
-    assert not snippet.exists()
+    assert not p["snippet"].exists()
+    assert not p["https_snippet"].exists()
 
 
 def test_set_force_disable_is_idempotent_when_already_off(tmp_path):
-    snippet_dir = tmp_path / "furtka.d"
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
-    snippet = snippet_dir / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    result = https.set_force_https(False, reload_caddy=lambda: None, **p)
-
-    result = https.set_force_https(
-        False, snippet_dir=snippet_dir, snippet=snippet, reload_caddy=lambda: None
-    )
     assert result is False
-    assert not snippet.exists()
+    assert not p["snippet"].exists()
+    assert not p["https_snippet"].exists()
 
 
 def test_reload_failure_rolls_back_enable(tmp_path):
-    snippet_dir = tmp_path / "furtka.d"
+    _prepare_hostname(tmp_path)
-    snippet = snippet_dir / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
 
     def failing_reload():
         raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, ["systemctl"], stderr="bad config")
 
     with pytest.raises(https.HttpsError, match="caddy reload failed: bad config"):
-        https.set_force_https(
+        https.set_force_https(True, reload_caddy=failing_reload, **p)
-            True, snippet_dir=snippet_dir, snippet=snippet, reload_caddy=failing_reload
+    # Rollback: since neither snippet existed before, neither exists after.
-        )
+    assert not p["snippet"].exists()
-    # Rollback: since snippet didn't exist before, it must not exist after.
+    assert not p["https_snippet"].exists()
-    assert not snippet.exists()
 
 
 def test_reload_failure_rolls_back_disable(tmp_path):
-    snippet_dir = tmp_path / "furtka.d"
+    _prepare_hostname(tmp_path)
-    snippet_dir.mkdir()
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
-    snippet = snippet_dir / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    p["snippet_dir"].mkdir()
-    original = "redir https://{host}{uri} permanent\n# marker\n"
+    p["https_snippet_dir"].mkdir()
-    snippet.write_text(original)
+    original_redirect = "redir https://{host}{uri} permanent\n# marker\n"
+    original_https = "# old https block\nfurtka.local { tls internal }\n"
+    p["snippet"].write_text(original_redirect)
+    p["https_snippet"].write_text(original_https)
 
     def failing_reload():
         raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, ["systemctl"], stderr="bad config")
 
     with pytest.raises(https.HttpsError):
-        https.set_force_https(
+        https.set_force_https(False, reload_caddy=failing_reload, **p)
-            False, snippet_dir=snippet_dir, snippet=snippet, reload_caddy=failing_reload
+    # Rollback: both snippets are restored to their exact prior contents.
-        )
+    assert p["snippet"].read_text() == original_redirect
-    # Rollback: snippet is restored to its exact prior contents.
+    assert p["https_snippet"].read_text() == original_https
-    assert snippet.read_text() == original
 
 
 def test_systemctl_missing_raises_and_rolls_back(tmp_path):
-    snippet_dir = tmp_path / "furtka.d"
+    _prepare_hostname(tmp_path)
-    snippet = snippet_dir / "redirect.caddyfile"
+    p = _paths(tmp_path)
 
     def missing_systemctl():
         raise FileNotFoundError(2, "No such file", "systemctl")
 
     with pytest.raises(https.HttpsError, match="systemctl not available"):
-        https.set_force_https(
+        https.set_force_https(True, reload_caddy=missing_systemctl, **p)
-            True, snippet_dir=snippet_dir, snippet=snippet, reload_caddy=missing_systemctl
+    assert not p["snippet"].exists()
-        )
+    assert not p["https_snippet"].exists()
-    assert not snippet.exists()
 
 
 def test_redirect_snippet_content_is_caddy_redir_directive():
     # Lock the exact directive. A regression here silently stops the
     # redirect from taking effect even though the file-swap looks fine.
     assert https.REDIRECT_CONTENT.strip() == "redir https://{host}{uri} permanent"
+
+
+def test_https_snippet_content_has_tls_internal_and_routes(tmp_path):
+    # Lock the shape of the opt-in HTTPS listener block. Caddy parses
+    # this verbatim — changing the shape without updating the test
+    # risks shipping a silently-broken Caddyfile import.
+    s = https._https_snippet_content("mybox")
+    assert "mybox.local, mybox {" in s
+    assert "\ttls internal" in s
+    assert "\timport furtka_routes" in s
+    assert s.endswith("}\n")

tests/test_install_runner.py

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+"""Tests for the background app-install runner.
+
+Same shape as test_catalog.py / test_updater.py: fixture reloads the
+module with env-overridden paths, dockerops calls are stubbed so nothing
+touches a real daemon. Asserts that state transitions happen in the
+right order and that exceptions flip the state to "error" with the
+message before re-raising.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def runner(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    apps = tmp_path / "apps"
+    apps.mkdir()
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_APPS_DIR", str(apps))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_INSTALL_STATE", str(tmp_path / "install-state.json"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_INSTALL_LOCK", str(tmp_path / "install.lock"))
+
+    import importlib
+
+    from furtka import install_runner as r
+    from furtka import paths as p
+
+    importlib.reload(p)
+    importlib.reload(r)
+    return r
+
+
+def _write_installed_app(apps_dir: Path, name: str = "fileshare"):
+    app = apps_dir / name
+    app.mkdir()
+    manifest = {
+        "name": name,
+        "display_name": "Fileshare",
+        "version": "0.1.0",
+        "description": "Test fixture",
+        "volumes": ["files"],
+        "ports": [445],
+        "icon": "icon.svg",
+    }
+    (app / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps(manifest))
+    (app / "docker-compose.yaml").write_text("services: {}\n")
+    return app
+
+
+def test_write_and_read_state_round_trip(runner):
+    runner.write_state("pulling_image", app="jellyfin")
+    s = runner.read_state()
+    assert s["stage"] == "pulling_image"
+    assert s["app"] == "jellyfin"
+    assert "updated_at" in s
+
+
+def test_read_state_returns_empty_when_missing(runner):
+    assert runner.read_state() == {}
+
+
+def test_read_state_returns_empty_on_junk(runner):
+    runner.state_path().parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    runner.state_path().write_text("{not json")
+    assert runner.read_state() == {}
+
+
+def test_acquire_lock_prevents_concurrent_runs(runner):
+    held = runner.acquire_lock()
+    try:
+        with pytest.raises(runner.InstallRunnerError, match="in progress"):
+            runner.acquire_lock()
+    finally:
+        held.close()
+
+
+def test_run_install_happy_path(runner, monkeypatch):
+    import furtka.dockerops as dockerops
+    from furtka.paths import apps_dir
+
+    _write_installed_app(apps_dir(), "fileshare")
+
+    calls = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_pull", lambda *a, **k: calls.append(("pull", a)))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "ensure_volume", lambda name: calls.append(("vol", name)))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_up", lambda *a, **k: calls.append(("up", a)))
+
+    runner.run_install("fileshare")
+
+    # Ordering: pull first, then volumes, then up.
+    assert [c[0] for c in calls] == ["pull", "vol", "up"]
+    # Exactly the namespaced volume name got created.
+    assert calls[1] == ("vol", "furtka_fileshare_files")
+    # Final state is "done" with the manifest version.
+    s = runner.read_state()
+    assert s["stage"] == "done"
+    assert s["app"] == "fileshare"
+    assert s["version"] == "0.1.0"
+
+
+def test_run_install_writes_error_on_pull_failure(runner, monkeypatch):
+    import furtka.dockerops as dockerops
+    from furtka.paths import apps_dir
+
+    _write_installed_app(apps_dir(), "fileshare")
+
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise dockerops.DockerError("pull failed: registry unreachable")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_pull", boom)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "ensure_volume", lambda name: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_up", lambda *a, **k: None)
+
+    with pytest.raises(dockerops.DockerError):
+        runner.run_install("fileshare")
+
+    s = runner.read_state()
+    assert s["stage"] == "error"
+    assert s["app"] == "fileshare"
+    assert "registry unreachable" in s["error"]
+
+
+def test_run_install_writes_error_on_up_failure(runner, monkeypatch):
+    import furtka.dockerops as dockerops
+    from furtka.paths import apps_dir
+
+    _write_installed_app(apps_dir(), "fileshare")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_pull", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "ensure_volume", lambda name: None)
+
+    def boom(*a, **k):
+        raise dockerops.DockerError("compose up: container refused to start")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_up", boom)
+
+    with pytest.raises(dockerops.DockerError):
+        runner.run_install("fileshare")
+
+    s = runner.read_state()
+    assert s["stage"] == "error"
+    assert "refused to start" in s["error"]
+
+
+def test_run_install_releases_lock_after_done(runner, monkeypatch):
+    import furtka.dockerops as dockerops
+    from furtka.paths import apps_dir
+
+    _write_installed_app(apps_dir(), "fileshare")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_pull", lambda *a, **k: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "ensure_volume", lambda name: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(dockerops, "compose_up", lambda *a, **k: None)
+
+    runner.run_install("fileshare")
+
+    # Lock released — a fresh acquire must succeed.
+    fh = runner.acquire_lock()
+    fh.close()
+
+
+def test_run_install_releases_lock_after_error(runner, monkeypatch):
+    import furtka.dockerops as dockerops
+    from furtka.paths import apps_dir
+
+    _write_installed_app(apps_dir(), "fileshare")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        dockerops, "compose_pull", lambda *a, **k: (_ for _ in ()).throw(dockerops.DockerError("x"))
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(dockerops.DockerError):
+        runner.run_install("fileshare")
+
+    fh = runner.acquire_lock()
+    fh.close()

tests/test_installer.py

@@ -267,3 +267,91 @@ def test_read_env_values_roundtrip(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
     write_env(p, {"A": "plain", "B": "has space", "C": 'has "quote"', "D": ""})
     values = read_env_values(p)
     assert values == {"A": "plain", "B": "has space", "C": 'has "quote"', "D": ""}
+
+
+# --- path-type settings ------------------------------------------------------
+
+PATH_MANIFEST = dict(
+    VALID_MANIFEST,
+    name="jellyfin",
+    settings=[
+        {
+            "name": "MEDIA_PATH",
+            "label": "Medienordner",
+            "type": "path",
+            "required": True,
+        }
+    ],
+)
+
+OPTIONAL_PATH_MANIFEST = dict(
+    VALID_MANIFEST,
+    name="jellyfin",
+    settings=[{"name": "OPTIONAL_PATH", "label": "Optional", "type": "path", "required": False}],
+)
+
+
+def test_install_with_valid_path_succeeds(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    media = tmp_path / "media"
+    media.mkdir()
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": str(media)})
+    target = apps_dir() / "jellyfin"
+    assert f"MEDIA_PATH={media}" in (target / ".env").read_text()
+
+
+def test_install_rejects_nonexistent_path(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="does not exist"):
+        installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": str(tmp_path / "ghost")})
+
+
+def test_install_rejects_path_that_is_a_file(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    f = tmp_path / "not-a-dir"
+    f.write_text("hi")
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="is not a directory"):
+        installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": str(f)})
+
+
+def test_install_rejects_relative_path(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="absolute path"):
+        installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": "media"})
+
+
+def test_install_rejects_system_path(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="system path"):
+        installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": "/etc"})
+
+
+def test_install_rejects_root_filesystem(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="system path"):
+        installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": "/"})
+
+
+def test_install_rejects_deny_list_via_traversal(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    # /mnt/../etc resolves to /etc — must be caught after Path.resolve().
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="system path"):
+        installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": "/mnt/../etc"})
+
+
+def test_install_accepts_empty_optional_path(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", OPTIONAL_PATH_MANIFEST)
+    installer.install_from(src, settings={"OPTIONAL_PATH": ""})
+    target = apps_dir() / "jellyfin"
+    assert (target / ".env").exists()
+
+
+def test_update_env_rejects_invalid_path(tmp_path, fake_dirs):
+    # First install with a valid path.
+    media = tmp_path / "media"
+    media.mkdir()
+    src = _write_app_source(tmp_path, "jellyfin", PATH_MANIFEST)
+    installer.install_from(src, settings={"MEDIA_PATH": str(media)})
+    # Then try to update to a bad path.
+    with pytest.raises(installer.InstallError, match="does not exist"):
+        installer.update_env("jellyfin", {"MEDIA_PATH": str(tmp_path / "ghost")})

tests/test_manifest.py

@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ def test_settings_optional_default_empty(tmp_path):
     m = load_manifest(path)
     assert m.settings == ()
     assert m.description_long == ""
+    assert m.open_url == ""
+
+
+def test_open_url_stored_when_present(tmp_path):
+    payload = dict(VALID_MANIFEST, open_url="smb://{host}/files")
+    path = _write_app(tmp_path, "fileshare", payload)
+    m = load_manifest(path)
+    assert m.open_url == "smb://{host}/files"
+
+
+def test_open_url_non_string_rejected(tmp_path):
+    payload = dict(VALID_MANIFEST, open_url=42)
+    path = _write_app(tmp_path, "fileshare", payload)
+    with pytest.raises(ManifestError, match="open_url"):
+        load_manifest(path)
 
 
 def test_settings_parsed(tmp_path):
@@ -140,6 +155,27 @@ def test_settings_reject_unknown_type(tmp_path):
         load_manifest(path)
 
 
+def test_settings_accept_path_type(tmp_path):
+    payload = dict(
+        VALID_MANIFEST,
+        settings=[
+            {
+                "name": "MEDIA_PATH",
+                "label": "Medienordner",
+                "description": "Absoluter Pfad zu deinen Medien",
+                "type": "path",
+                "required": True,
+            }
+        ],
+    )
+    path = _write_app(tmp_path, "fileshare", payload)
+    m = load_manifest(path)
+    assert len(m.settings) == 1
+    assert m.settings[0].name == "MEDIA_PATH"
+    assert m.settings[0].type == "path"
+    assert m.settings[0].required is True
+
+
 def test_settings_reject_duplicate_name(tmp_path):
     bad = dict(
         VALID_MANIFEST,

tests/test_passwd.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""Tests for furtka.passwd — stdlib-only password hashing.
+
+The primary contract: hash/verify roundtrips cleanly, AND the verifier
+accepts the werkzeug hash format that 26.11 / 26.12 boxes wrote to
+``users.json``. Losing that backward compat would lock out existing
+admins after a 26.13+ upgrade.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from furtka import passwd
+
+
+def test_hash_roundtrip():
+    h = passwd.hash_password("hunter2")
+    assert passwd.verify_password("hunter2", h)
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("wrong", h)
+
+
+def test_hash_is_salted():
+    # Two separate hashes of the same password must diverge.
+    a = passwd.hash_password("same-pw")
+    b = passwd.hash_password("same-pw")
+    assert a != b
+    assert passwd.verify_password("same-pw", a)
+    assert passwd.verify_password("same-pw", b)
+
+
+def test_generated_hash_format():
+    # Shape is pbkdf2:<hash>:<iter>$<salt>$<hex>
+    h = passwd.hash_password("x")
+    parts = h.split("$", 2)
+    assert len(parts) == 3
+    method, salt, digest = parts
+    assert method.startswith("pbkdf2:sha256:")
+    assert salt
+    # digest is hex of pbkdf2_hmac sha256 → 64 hex chars
+    assert len(digest) == 64
+    assert all(c in "0123456789abcdef" for c in digest)
+
+
+def test_verify_werkzeug_scrypt_hash():
+    """Known werkzeug scrypt hash generated by 26.11 / 26.12 boxes.
+
+    Captured live off a .196 test VM after its auth bootstrap:
+        username=daniel, password=test-admin-pw1
+    Hash format: scrypt:32768:8:1$<salt>$<hex>
+    If this regresses, every existing box that upgraded via 26.11 and
+    set a password gets locked out on the next upgrade.
+    """
+    known = (
+        "scrypt:32768:8:1$yWZUqJodowt9ieI1$"
+        "2d1059b3564da7492b4aa3c2be7fff6fef06085e5e1bfd52e897948c58246b7a"
+        "9603400355b7264f61c4436eba7bf8c947adec3d7a76be03b50efb4227e15a80"
+    )
+    assert passwd.verify_password("test-admin-pw1", known)
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("wrong-password", known)
+
+
+def test_verify_rejects_malformed_hashes():
+    # Empty / missing delimiters / unknown method / bad int — all False.
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", "")
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", "nothingspecial")
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", "pbkdf2:sha256:600000")  # no $salt$digest
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", "pbkdf2$salt$digest")  # missing hash + iter
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", "bcrypt:12$salt$digest")  # unsupported algo
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", "pbkdf2:sha256:abc$salt$digest")  # bad iter int
+
+
+def test_verify_rejects_nonstring_inputs():
+    # Defensive: users.json can be corrupted or have nulls.
+    assert not passwd.verify_password(None, "pbkdf2:sha256:1000$salt$digest")  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", None)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    assert not passwd.verify_password("x", 12345)  # type: ignore[arg-type]

tests/test_sources.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"""Tests for the catalog > bundled resolver."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def _manifest(name: str = "fileshare") -> dict:
+    return {
+        "name": name,
+        "display_name": "Fileshare",
+        "version": "0.1.0",
+        "description": "x",
+        "volumes": [],
+        "ports": [],
+        "icon": "icon.svg",
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sources_mod(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_CATALOG_DIR", str(tmp_path / "catalog"))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_BUNDLED_APPS_DIR", str(tmp_path / "bundled"))
+
+    import importlib
+
+    from furtka import paths as p
+    from furtka import sources as s
+
+    importlib.reload(p)
+    importlib.reload(s)
+    return s
+
+
+def _seed_app(root: Path, name: str, manifest: dict | None = None) -> Path:
+    folder = root / name
+    folder.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (folder / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps(manifest or _manifest(name)))
+    return folder
+
+
+def test_resolve_app_name_returns_none_when_absent(sources_mod):
+    assert sources_mod.resolve_app_name("nope") is None
+
+
+def test_resolve_app_name_prefers_catalog_over_bundled(sources_mod, tmp_path):
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "catalog" / "apps", "fileshare")
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "bundled", "fileshare")
+
+    result = sources_mod.resolve_app_name("fileshare")
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.origin == "catalog"
+    assert result.path.parent.name == "apps"
+    assert result.path.parent.parent.name == "catalog"
+
+
+def test_resolve_app_name_falls_back_to_bundled(sources_mod, tmp_path):
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "bundled", "fileshare")
+
+    result = sources_mod.resolve_app_name("fileshare")
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.origin == "bundled"
+
+
+def test_resolve_app_name_ignores_folder_without_manifest(sources_mod, tmp_path):
+    # Empty folder is not a valid app even if the name matches.
+    (tmp_path / "catalog" / "apps" / "fileshare").mkdir(parents=True)
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "bundled", "fileshare")
+
+    result = sources_mod.resolve_app_name("fileshare")
+    # Catalog entry without manifest is skipped; bundled wins.
+    assert result.origin == "bundled"
+
+
+def test_list_available_unions_catalog_and_bundled(sources_mod, tmp_path):
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "catalog" / "apps", "fileshare")
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "bundled", "otherapp")
+
+    names = {s.path.name: s.origin for s in sources_mod.list_available()}
+    assert names == {"fileshare": "catalog", "otherapp": "bundled"}
+
+
+def test_list_available_catalog_wins_on_collision(sources_mod, tmp_path):
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "catalog" / "apps", "fileshare")
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "bundled", "fileshare")
+
+    entries = sources_mod.list_available()
+    assert len(entries) == 1
+    assert entries[0].origin == "catalog"
+
+
+def test_list_available_empty_when_neither_exists(sources_mod):
+    assert sources_mod.list_available() == []
+
+
+def test_list_available_skips_non_dirs_and_no_manifest(sources_mod, tmp_path):
+    # A plain file in catalog/apps and an empty dir in bundled — both ignored.
+    cat_root = tmp_path / "catalog" / "apps"
+    cat_root.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (cat_root / "not-a-dir.txt").write_text("x")
+    (tmp_path / "bundled" / "emptyapp").mkdir(parents=True)
+    _seed_app(tmp_path / "bundled", "realapp")
+
+    entries = sources_mod.list_available()
+    assert [e.path.name for e in entries] == ["realapp"]

tests/test_updater.py

@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ def test_refresh_caddyfile_substitutes_hostname_placeholder(updater, tmp_path):
     # this the named-hostname :443 block ships with a literal
     # `__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__` and Caddy refuses to load the config.
     src = tmp_path / "src"
-    src.write_text(
+    src.write_text("__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__.local, __FURTKA_HOSTNAME__ {\n\ttls internal\n}\n")
-        "__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__.local, __FURTKA_HOSTNAME__ {\n\ttls internal\n}\n"
-    )
     assert updater._refresh_caddyfile(src) is True
     live = updater._CADDYFILE_LIVE.read_text()
     assert "testbox.local, testbox {" in live
@@ -226,6 +224,76 @@ def test_refresh_caddyfile_substitutes_hostname_placeholder(updater, tmp_path):
     assert updater._refresh_caddyfile(src) is False
 
 
+def test_health_check_treats_4xx_as_healthy(updater, monkeypatch):
+    """26.11+ auth makes /api/apps return 401 on unauth requests. If the
+    health check treated that as "down", every pre-auth → auth upgrade
+    auto-rolls back. Server responding at all is enough signal for the
+    health check."""
+    import urllib.error
+
+    calls = {"n": 0}
+
+    class _FakeResp:
+        def __init__(self, code):
+            self.status = code
+
+        def __enter__(self):
+            return self
+
+        def __exit__(self, *a):
+            return False
+
+    def raising_401(url, timeout):
+        calls["n"] += 1
+        raise urllib.error.HTTPError(url, 401, "Unauthorized", {}, None)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("urllib.request.urlopen", raising_401)
+    assert updater._health_check("http://127.0.0.1:7000/api/apps", deadline_s=2.0) is True
+    # One call was enough — early exit on 4xx, no retry loop.
+    assert calls["n"] == 1
+
+
+def test_health_check_rejects_5xx(updater, monkeypatch):
+    """500s mean the server is up but broken — that's NOT healthy.
+    Distinguishes auth refusals (4xx = healthy) from real runtime
+    errors (5xx = unhealthy, roll back)."""
+    import urllib.error
+
+    def raising_500(url, timeout):
+        raise urllib.error.HTTPError(url, 500, "Internal Server Error", {}, None)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("urllib.request.urlopen", raising_500)
+    assert updater._health_check("http://127.0.0.1:7000/api/apps", deadline_s=1.5) is False
+
+
+def test_health_check_retries_on_connection_refused(updater, monkeypatch):
+    """While furtka-api is still starting, urlopen raises URLError.
+    The loop must keep polling until the server comes up or deadline."""
+    import urllib.error
+
+    calls = {"n": 0}
+
+    def flaky(url, timeout):
+        calls["n"] += 1
+        if calls["n"] < 3:
+            raise urllib.error.URLError("connection refused")
+
+        class _Resp:
+            status = 200
+
+            def __enter__(self):
+                return self
+
+            def __exit__(self, *a):
+                return False
+
+        return _Resp()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("urllib.request.urlopen", flaky)
+    assert updater._health_check("http://127.0.0.1:7000/api/apps", deadline_s=10.0) is True
+    assert calls["n"] == 3
+
+
 def test_current_hostname_falls_back_when_file_missing(updater, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     monkeypatch.setenv("FURTKA_HOSTNAME_FILE", str(tmp_path / "missing"))
     import importlib
@@ -248,17 +316,25 @@ def test_link_new_units_only_links_missing(updater, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
     linked = updater._link_new_units(unit_dir)
     assert linked == ["furtka-bar.timer"]
-    # Only one systemctl link call — for the new timer, not the existing service.
+    # Two calls for the newly-linked timer: systemctl link + systemctl enable.
-    assert len(seen) == 1
+    # The already-linked service is untouched. Timers need the follow-up
+    # `enable` so self-updates that introduce new timers don't leave them
+    # dormant — fresh installs get their enable via the webinstaller.
+    assert len(seen) == 2
     assert seen[0][:2] == ["systemctl", "link"]
     assert seen[0][2].endswith("furtka-bar.timer")
+    assert seen[1] == ["systemctl", "enable", "furtka-bar.timer"]
 
 
 def test_extract_tarball_uses_data_filter_when_available(tmp_path, updater, monkeypatch):
     # Confirm we pass filter='data' to extractall on Python 3.12+; fall back
-    # cleanly on older runtimes. Capture the kwarg via a stub.
+    # cleanly on older runtimes. Capture the kwarg via a stub. tarfile lives
+    # in furtka._release_common after the extraction refactor, so we patch
+    # that module — updater._extract_tarball delegates there.
+    from furtka import _release_common as _rc
+
     calls = []
-    real_open = updater.tarfile.open  # capture before monkeypatching
+    real_open = _rc.tarfile.open  # capture before monkeypatching
 
     class _Recorder:
         def __init__(self, tarball):
@@ -283,7 +359,7 @@ def test_extract_tarball_uses_data_filter_when_available(tmp_path, updater, monk
 
     tar = tmp_path / "t.tar.gz"
     _make_release_tarball(tar, "26.9-alpha")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(updater.tarfile, "open", lambda *a, **kw: _Recorder(tar))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(_rc.tarfile, "open", lambda *a, **kw: _Recorder(tar))
 
     dest = tmp_path / "dest"
     updater._extract_tarball(tar, dest)

tests/test_webinstaller_assets.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def install_cmds(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     fake = tmp_path / "payload.tar.gz"
     fake.write_bytes(b"not a real tarball")
     monkeypatch.setattr(app, "RESOURCE_MANAGER_PAYLOAD", fake)
-    return app._post_install_commands("testhost")
+    return app._post_install_commands("testhost", "daniel", "test-admin-pw")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("target,asset_relpath", ASSET_TARGETS)
@@ -122,19 +122,39 @@ def test_caddyfile_asset_serves_from_current():
     assert "root * /var/lib/furtka" in caddy
 
 
-def test_caddyfile_serves_both_http_and_https():
+def _strip_caddy_comments(text: str) -> str:
-    # :80 stays so users who haven't installed the CA still reach the box;
+    """Remove # comments + blank lines so string-match assertions can
-    # HTTPS is served via a named-hostname block so Caddy's `tls internal`
+    target actual Caddyfile directives, not the leading doc block.
-    # has something to issue a leaf cert for. A bare `:443 { tls internal }`
+    Comment intro is ``#`` at start-of-line or preceded by whitespace."""
-    # never triggers issuance — that was the 26.4-alpha regression.
+    out = []
-    caddy = (ASSETS / "Caddyfile").read_text()
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        stripped = line.split("#", 1)[0].rstrip()
+        if stripped:
+            out.append(stripped)
+    return "\n".join(out)
+
+
+def test_caddyfile_serves_http_by_default_https_opt_in():
+    # 26.15-alpha: HTTPS is opt-in. The default Caddyfile has a :80 block
+    # and imports /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/*.caddyfile at top level —
+    # the /settings HTTPS toggle drops the hostname+tls-internal block
+    # into that dir when the user explicitly enables HTTPS. Default
+    # Caddyfile therefore contains no `tls internal` directive anywhere;
+    # if a future refactor puts it back, every fresh install regresses
+    # to the 26.14-era BAD_SIGNATURE trap. Strip comments first because
+    # the doc-block DOES mention `tls internal` in prose.
+    caddy_full = (ASSETS / "Caddyfile").read_text()
+    caddy = _strip_caddy_comments(caddy_full)
     assert ":80 {" in caddy
-    assert "__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__.local, __FURTKA_HOSTNAME__ {" in caddy
+    assert "tls internal" not in caddy
-    assert "tls internal" in caddy
+    assert "__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__" not in caddy
-    # Shared routes live in a named snippet to avoid drift between the two
+    assert "import /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/*.caddyfile" in caddy
-    # listeners — both site blocks must import it.
+    # Shared routes still live in a named snippet so the HTTPS toggle's
+    # snippet can import the same routes without duplication.
     assert "(furtka_routes)" in caddy
-    assert caddy.count("import furtka_routes") == 2
+    # Default Caddyfile imports it once (inside :80). The HTTPS snippet,
+    # when written by the toggle, imports it a second time.
+    assert caddy.count("import furtka_routes") == 1
 
 
 def test_caddyfile_disables_caddy_auto_redirects():
@@ -167,18 +187,28 @@ def test_caddyfile_exposes_root_ca_download():
     assert "attachment; filename=furtka-local-rootCA.crt" in caddy
 
 
-def test_post_install_substitutes_hostname_in_caddyfile(install_cmds):
+def test_post_install_writes_caddyfile_without_hostname_placeholder(install_cmds):
-    # Fresh installs: the placeholder the asset ships with must be replaced
+    # 26.15-alpha: the shipped Caddyfile no longer carries the
-    # with the hostname the user picked in the form. The `testhost` value
+    # __FURTKA_HOSTNAME__ marker — HTTPS + hostname now live in the
-    # comes from the install_cmds fixture. Without substitution Caddy's
+    # opt-in snippet written by set_force_https(), not in the base
-    # `tls internal` never issues a leaf cert for the real hostname.
+    # Caddyfile. Verify the post-install writes the file as-is (no
-    caddyfile_cmd = next(
+    # substitution expected) and it has the opt-in import glob.
-        (c for c in install_cmds if " > /etc/caddy/Caddyfile" in c), None
+    caddyfile_cmd = next((c for c in install_cmds if " > /etc/caddy/Caddyfile" in c), None)
-    )
     assert caddyfile_cmd is not None
-    written = _extract_written_content(caddyfile_cmd, "/etc/caddy/Caddyfile")
+    written_full = _extract_written_content(caddyfile_cmd, "/etc/caddy/Caddyfile")
+    written = _strip_caddy_comments(written_full)
     assert "__FURTKA_HOSTNAME__" not in written
-    assert "testhost.local, testhost {" in written
+    assert "import /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d/*.caddyfile" in written
+    assert "tls internal" not in written
+
+
+def test_post_install_creates_https_snippet_dir(install_cmds):
+    # The top-level HTTPS opt-in snippet dir must exist before Caddy's
+    # first start — its glob import tolerates an empty directory, but
+    # not a missing one on older Caddy builds. Parallel guarantee to
+    # test_post_install_creates_furtka_d_snippet_dir below.
+    matching = [c for c in install_cmds if "/etc/caddy/furtka-https.d" in c and "install -d" in c]
+    assert matching, "no install -d command creates /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d"
 
 
 def test_post_install_creates_furtka_d_snippet_dir(install_cmds):
@@ -204,3 +234,28 @@ def test_read_asset_raises_for_missing_file():
 
 def test_assets_dir_resolves_to_repo_tree():
     assert app._ASSETS_DIR == ASSETS
+
+
+def test_post_install_writes_users_json_with_hashed_password(install_cmds):
+    """The Furtka-admin users.json is created during the chroot post-install.
+
+    Without this, a fresh-install box lands at /login in first-run setup
+    mode and the user has to go through the browser to set a password —
+    which defeats the "step-1 password works for everything" design. Also
+    check that the file is chmod 0600 (the PBKDF2 hash is a secret even
+    if it's slow to crack).
+    """
+    import json as _json
+
+    from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash
+
+    users_cmd = next((c for c in install_cmds if " > /var/lib/furtka/users.json" in c), None)
+    assert users_cmd is not None, "no command writes /var/lib/furtka/users.json"
+    assert "chmod 600" in users_cmd, "users.json must be chmod 0600"
+    body = _extract_written_content(users_cmd, "/var/lib/furtka/users.json")
+    parsed = _json.loads(body)
+    assert "admin" in parsed
+    assert parsed["admin"]["username"] == "daniel"  # matches fixture
+    # Hash is a real werkzeug hash, not the plaintext password.
+    assert parsed["admin"]["hash"] != "test-admin-pw"
+    assert check_password_hash(parsed["admin"]["hash"], "test-admin-pw")

webinstaller/app.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from datetime import UTC
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from drives import list_scored_devices
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ FURTKA_VERSION = _resolve_version()
 def _inject_version():
     return {"furtka_version": FURTKA_VERSION}
 
+
 LANGUAGES = {
     "en": {"locale": "en_US.UTF-8", "label": "English", "keyboard": "us"},
     "de": {"locale": "de_DE.UTF-8", "label": "Deutsch", "keyboard": "de"},
@@ -262,6 +264,10 @@ _FURTKA_UNITS = (
     "furtka-status.service",
     "furtka-status.timer",
     "furtka-welcome.service",
+    # Daily apps-catalog pull. Timer drives the service; the .service itself
+    # is oneshot and also callable ad-hoc via `furtka catalog sync`.
+    "furtka-catalog-sync.service",
+    "furtka-catalog-sync.timer",
 )
 
 
@@ -343,7 +349,35 @@ def _furtka_json_cmd(hostname):
     )
 
 
-def _post_install_commands(hostname):
+def _users_json_cmd(username, password):
+    """Write /var/lib/furtka/users.json with the admin account hashed.
+
+    The core furtka-api reads this file on every login attempt; the
+    auth.py module treats `admin.username` + `admin.hash` as the only
+    credential. Hashing happens here in the webinstaller (werkzeug is a
+    flask transitive dep so it's already installed in this environment)
+    — the chroot doesn't need pip. Mode 0600 so nobody but root on the
+    installed box can read the PBKDF2 hash.
+    """
+    from datetime import datetime
+
+    from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash
+
+    users = {
+        "admin": {
+            "username": username,
+            "hash": generate_password_hash(password),
+            "created_at": datetime.now(UTC).isoformat(timespec="seconds"),
+        }
+    }
+    return _write_file_cmd(
+        "/var/lib/furtka/users.json",
+        json.dumps(users, indent=2) + "\n",
+        mode="600",
+    )
+
+
+def _post_install_commands(hostname, admin_username, admin_password):
     # nss-mdns: splice `mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return]` before `resolve` on
     # the hosts line so `*.local` works from the installed system too. Guarded
     # so a re-run (or a future Arch default that already ships mdns) is a
@@ -361,6 +395,14 @@ def _post_install_commands(hostname):
         # an empty dir but not a missing one on every Caddy version, so we
         # create it up front and stay on the safe side.
         "install -d -m 0755 -o root -g root /etc/caddy/furtka.d",
+        # Parallel dir for the top-level HTTPS-listener snippet, written
+        # by /api/furtka/https/force (26.15-alpha+) when the user opts
+        # into HTTPS. Empty by default so fresh installs never generate
+        # a tls internal cert — that was the 26.14 regression where
+        # Firefox hit unbypassable SEC_ERROR_BAD_SIGNATURE because
+        # Caddy's fixed intermediate-CN clashed with any cached trust
+        # from a previously-reinstalled Furtka box.
+        "install -d -m 0755 -o root -g root /etc/caddy/furtka-https.d",
         # The Caddyfile lives at /etc/caddy/Caddyfile per Caddy's convention
         # (systemd unit points there). Content comes from the shipped asset,
         # which we copy in at install time so updates that change routing
@@ -384,6 +426,12 @@ def _post_install_commands(hostname):
         # furtka.json depends on /opt/furtka/current/VERSION, so it has to
         # run after the resource-manager commands.
         _furtka_json_cmd(hostname),
+        # Admin account for the Furtka web UI. Hashed here (werkzeug is
+        # already in scope for the Flask webinstaller) and materialised
+        # into /var/lib/furtka/users.json at mode 0600 on the target
+        # partition — the installed core's auth.py picks it up on first
+        # login.
+        _users_json_cmd(admin_username, admin_password),
     ]
 
 
@@ -442,7 +490,7 @@ def build_archinstall_config(s):
         # page, status timer, and welcome banner into place.
         "custom_commands": [
             f"gpasswd -a {s['username']} docker",
-            *_post_install_commands(s["hostname"]),
+            *_post_install_commands(s["hostname"], s["username"], s["password"]),
         ],
         "network_config": {"type": "iso"},
         "ssh": True,

webinstaller/drives.py

@@ -1,6 +1,41 @@
 import subprocess
 
 
+def _boot_disk_name():
+    """Return the parent disk name of the live-ISO boot media (e.g. "sdb"), or None.
+
+    On a normal box `/run/archiso/bootmnt` does not exist and we return None,
+    leaving the device list untouched. On bare metal booted from USB this is
+    the stick we booted from — we want to filter it out so the user can't
+    accidentally pick it as the install target.
+    """
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["findmnt", "-no", "SOURCE", "/run/archiso/bootmnt"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        return None
+    partition = result.stdout.strip()
+    if not partition:
+        return None
+    try:
+        parent = subprocess.run(
+            ["lsblk", "-no", "PKNAME", partition],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+    if parent.returncode != 0:
+        return None
+    name = parent.stdout.strip().splitlines()[0] if parent.stdout.strip() else ""
+    return name or None
+
+
 def _smart_status(device):
     try:
         result = subprocess.run(
@@ -75,11 +110,14 @@ def score_device(device, size_gb):
     return get_drive_type_score(device) + get_drive_health(device) + get_size_score(size_gb)
 
 
-def parse_lsblk_output(output):
+def parse_lsblk_output(output, boot_disk=None):
     """Parse `lsblk -dn -o NAME,SIZE,TYPE` output into scored device dicts.
 
     Keeps only TYPE=disk so the live ISO's own squashfs (loop) and the boot
-    CD-ROM (rom) don't show up as install targets.
+    CD-ROM (rom) don't show up as install targets. If `boot_disk` is given,
+    that disk is also dropped — it's the USB stick the live ISO booted from
+    on bare metal, where it appears as TYPE=disk and would otherwise be a
+    valid-looking install target.
     """
     devices = []
     for line in output.strip().split("\n"):
@@ -91,6 +129,8 @@ def parse_lsblk_output(output):
         name, size, dev_type = parts[0], parts[1], parts[2]
         if dev_type != "disk":
             continue
+        if boot_disk and name == boot_disk:
+            continue
         device = f"/dev/{name}"
         size_gb = parse_size_gb(size)
         status = _smart_status(device)
@@ -120,7 +160,7 @@ def list_scored_devices():
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         print(f"Error listing devices: {e}")
         return []
-    return parse_lsblk_output(result.stdout)
+    return parse_lsblk_output(result.stdout, boot_disk=_boot_disk_name())
 
 
 def main():

webinstaller/templates/install/rebooting.html

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 {% block content %}
 <h1>Rebooting…</h1>
 <p class="lede">The machine is restarting. This page will stop responding in a moment — that's expected.</p>
+<p><strong>Remove the USB stick now</strong> — if it's still plugged in when the machine reboots, some BIOS setups will boot into this installer again instead of starting Furtka.</p>
+<p class="muted">If the installer does come back anyway, your BIOS is set to boot from USB before the disk. Press the one-time boot menu key at startup (often <kbd>F11</kbd>, <kbd>F12</kbd>, or <kbd>Esc</kbd> — it flashes briefly on screen) and pick the internal disk, or change the boot order in BIOS settings.</p>
 <p>When the machine comes back up (~1 minute), open Furtka in your browser:</p>
 <p><a href="http://{{ hostname }}.local" class="btn btn-primary">http://{{ hostname }}.local</a></p>
 <p class="muted">If that doesn't resolve, your network may not support mDNS — use the IP address shown on the machine's console instead.</p>

website/assets/css/main.css

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
   --accent: #c03a28;
   --accent-hover: #a0301f;
   --border: #e4e3dc;
+  --accent-glow: rgba(192, 58, 40, 0.2);
+  --card-bg: rgba(247, 246, 243, 0.72);
+  --card-border: var(--border);
+  --scene-opacity: 0.18;
   --font-sans:
     -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue",
     Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif;
@@ -23,6 +27,10 @@
     --accent: #ff6b56;
     --accent-hover: #ff8b78;
     --border: #232326;
+    --accent-glow: rgba(255, 107, 86, 0.4);
+    --card-bg: rgba(23, 23, 26, 0.65);
+    --card-border: #26262b;
+    --scene-opacity: 0.34;
   }
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +51,25 @@ body {
   flex-direction: column;
   min-height: 100vh;
   text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
+  isolation: isolate;
+}
+
+/* ── Animated background canvas (home only) ─────────────── */
+
+.scene-canvas {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  width: 100vw;
+  height: 100vh;
+  z-index: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.site-header,
+main.container,
+.site-footer {
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .container {
@@ -171,11 +198,36 @@ main.container {
 .home h1 {
   font-family: var(--font-sans);
   font-weight: 800;
-  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 10vw, 6.5rem);
+  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 14vw, 11rem);
-  line-height: 0.95;
+  line-height: 0.9;
-  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
+  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
   margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
   color: var(--fg);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--fg) 0%, var(--accent) 110%);
+  -webkit-background-clip: text;
+  background-clip: text;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+  .home h1 {
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 28px var(--accent-glow));
+  }
+  .home .lede {
+    color: #c8c8cc;
+  }
+}
+
+.hero {
+  min-height: 78vh;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding-block: 4.5rem 3rem;
+}
+
+.home .lede {
+  font-weight: 450;
 }
 
 .home .lede {
@@ -258,3 +310,132 @@ main.container {
   outline-offset: 3px;
   border-radius: 2px;
 }
+
+/* ── Primary CTA ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.cta-row { margin-top: 2.5rem; }
+
+.cta {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.55rem;
+  padding: 1.1rem 2rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.02rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  border-radius: 0.7rem;
+  transition: transform 180ms, box-shadow 180ms, background 180ms, color 180ms;
+}
+.cta--primary {
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-hover));
+  color: #fff;
+  box-shadow: 0 10px 36px var(--accent-glow),
+              0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent);
+  animation: cta-pulse 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+.cta--primary:hover {
+  transform: translateY(-3px);
+  box-shadow: 0 18px 52px var(--accent-glow),
+              0 0 0 1px var(--accent);
+  animation-play-state: paused;
+}
+.cta--primary:active { transform: translateY(-1px); }
+.cta--primary span { transition: transform 180ms; }
+.cta--primary:hover span { transform: translateX(4px); }
+
+@keyframes cta-pulse {
+  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 10px 36px var(--accent-glow),
+                          0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent); }
+  50%      { box-shadow: 0 14px 48px var(--accent-glow),
+                          0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 70%, transparent); }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .cta--primary { animation: none; }
+}
+
+/* ── Intro paragraph (home, between hero and feature grids) ─ */
+
+.intro {
+  max-width: 38rem;
+  margin: 0 0 4rem;
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
+.intro p { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
+.intro p:last-child { margin: 0; }
+.intro strong { font-weight: 600; }
+
+/* ── Feature sections (home) ─────────────────────────────── */
+
+.feature-section { margin-block: 4rem; }
+
+.section-eyebrow {
+  font-family: var(--font-sans);
+  font-weight: 500;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--fg-muted);
+  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
+}
+
+.feature-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(17rem, 1fr));
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
+.feature-card {
+  background: var(--card-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--card-border);
+  border-radius: 1rem;
+  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.4rem;
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+  transition: transform 240ms, border-color 240ms, box-shadow 240ms;
+}
+.feature-card:hover {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  box-shadow: 0 10px 32px var(--accent-glow);
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+}
+.feature-card p {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
+.feature-card strong {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
+
+/* ── Closer prose (home, after feature grids) ────────────── */
+
+.closer {
+  margin-top: 4rem;
+  max-width: var(--measure);
+}
+
+/* ── Reveal-on-load (hero) and reveal-on-scroll (cards) ──── */
+
+.js .reveal,
+.js [data-gsap="card"] {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(40px);
+  will-change: opacity, transform;
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .scene-canvas { display: none; }
+  .js .reveal,
+  .js [data-gsap="card"] {
+    opacity: 1 !important;
+    transform: none !important;
+    will-change: auto;
+  }
+}

website/assets/js/animations.js

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+(function () {
+  if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) return;
+  if (!window.gsap || !window.ScrollTrigger || !window.Lenis) return;
+
+  gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);
+
+  const lenis = new Lenis({ lerp: 0.1, smoothWheel: true });
+  lenis.on('scroll', ScrollTrigger.update);
+  gsap.ticker.add((time) => { lenis.raf(time * 1000); });
+  gsap.ticker.lagSmoothing(0);
+
+  // Hero stagger — runs once on load.
+  gsap.to('.hero .reveal', {
+    y: 0, opacity: 1, duration: 1.1, ease: 'power3.out', stagger: 0.12
+  });
+
+  // Card reveals — batched so cards in the same row come in together.
+  ScrollTrigger.batch('[data-gsap="card"]', {
+    start: 'top 90%',
+    onEnter: (els) => gsap.to(els, {
+      y: 0, opacity: 1, scale: 1,
+      duration: 0.9, ease: 'power3.out', stagger: 0.08, overwrite: true
+    })
+  });
+})();

website/assets/js/scene.js

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+(function () {
+  if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) return;
+  if (!window.WebGLRenderingContext || !window.THREE) return;
+
+  const canvas = document.getElementById('scene');
+  if (!canvas) return;
+
+  const root = document.documentElement;
+  const readVar = (name) => getComputedStyle(root).getPropertyValue(name).trim();
+  const readOpacity = () => parseFloat(readVar('--scene-opacity')) || 0.18;
+
+  const scene = new THREE.Scene();
+  const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(
+    60, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 100
+  );
+  const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({ canvas, antialias: true, alpha: true });
+  renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight, false);
+  renderer.setPixelRatio(Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2));
+
+  const geometry = new THREE.TorusKnotGeometry(2.5, 0.4, 130, 20);
+  const material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
+    color: readVar('--accent') || '#c03a28',
+    wireframe: true,
+    transparent: true,
+    opacity: readOpacity()
+  });
+  const core = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
+  scene.add(core);
+
+  scene.add(new THREE.AmbientLight(0xffffff, 0.6));
+  const dir = new THREE.DirectionalLight(0xffffff, 0.8);
+  dir.position.set(5, 5, 5);
+  scene.add(dir);
+
+  const BASE_Z = 9;
+  camera.position.z = BASE_Z;
+
+  let scrollY = window.scrollY || 0;
+  window.addEventListener('scroll', () => {
+    scrollY = window.scrollY || 0;
+  }, { passive: true });
+
+  let baseOpacity = readOpacity();
+
+  let running = true;
+  function tick() {
+    if (!running) return;
+    requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+
+    // Continuous slow drift.
+    core.rotation.y += 0.0015;
+    core.rotation.z += 0.0006;
+
+    // Scroll-driven motion: zoom in, scale up, tilt.
+    const s = Math.min(scrollY, 2000);
+    camera.position.z = BASE_Z - s * 0.0022;
+    const scale = 1 + s * 0.00035;
+    core.scale.set(scale, scale, scale);
+    core.rotation.x = s * 0.0008;
+
+    // Fade past hero so feature cards stay readable.
+    const vh = window.innerHeight;
+    const fadeStart = vh * 0.5;
+    const fadeEnd = vh * 1.4;
+    const t = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (scrollY - fadeStart) / (fadeEnd - fadeStart)));
+    material.opacity = baseOpacity * (1 - t * 0.92);
+
+    renderer.render(scene, camera);
+  }
+  tick();
+
+  window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
+    camera.aspect = window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight;
+    camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
+    renderer.setSize(window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight, false);
+  });
+
+  document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
+    if (document.hidden) {
+      running = false;
+    } else if (!running) {
+      running = true;
+      tick();
+    }
+  });
+
+  const mql = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
+  const updateTheme = () => {
+    const accent = readVar('--accent');
+    if (accent) material.color.set(accent);
+    baseOpacity = readOpacity();
+  };
+  if (mql.addEventListener) {
+    mql.addEventListener('change', updateTheme);
+  } else if (mql.addListener) {
+    mql.addListener(updateTheme);
+  }
+})();

website/assets/js/vendor/PROVENANCE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Vendored JavaScript libraries
+
+These minified bundles are checked into the repo so furtka.org has zero
+third-party-CDN dependencies at runtime. Pin date: **2026-04-27**.
+
+| File | Version | Source |
+|---|---|---|
+| `three.min.js` | r128 | https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/three.js/r128/three.min.js |
+| `gsap.min.js` | 3.12.2 (core only) | https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/3.12.2/gsap.min.js |
+| `ScrollTrigger.min.js` | 3.12.2 | https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/gsap/3.12.2/ScrollTrigger.min.js |
+| `lenis.min.js` | @studio-freight/lenis 1.0.33 | https://unpkg.com/@studio-freight/lenis@1.0.33/dist/lenis.min.js |
+
+All four expose UMD globals (`THREE`, `gsap`, `ScrollTrigger`, `Lenis`).
+None are ES modules, so no `js.Build` step is needed — Hugo just fingerprints them.
+
+GSAP "Club" plugins (SplitText, MorphSVG, etc.) are **not** free for commercial use.
+Only `gsap` core + `ScrollTrigger` (both standard MIT-style license) are bundled.
+
+To refresh: re-run `curl -sSfL -o <file> <url>` and bump the pin date here.

website/content/_index.de.md

@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 ---
 title: "Furtka"
 description: "Offenes Heimserver-Betriebssystem — einfach genug für alle."
-status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.5-alpha</span> — in Arbeit"
+status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.15-alpha</span> — in Arbeit"
----
+# features_today / features_next müssen index-parallel zu content/_index.md bleiben.
-
+intro: |
   **Furtka** ist ein offenes Heimserver-Betriebssystem.
   USB-Stick einstecken, durch einen Assistenten klicken, und aus jedem
   alten Rechner wird eine private Cloud für den Haushalt — mit eigenen
   Apps, eigenem Namen im Netz, eigenen Daten.
 
   Das Ziel ist einfach: **dein Vater soll das einrichten können.**
-
+features_today_label: "Was heute schon geht"
-### Was als Nächstes kommt
+features_today:
-- Apps für Fotos, Dateien, Smarthome, Spiele-Streaming und Medien
+  - "Vom USB-Stick booten und Furtka auf die Festplatte einrichten"
-- Einfachere Sprache im Einrichtungs-Assistenten
+  - "Ein Assistent fragt nach Name, Benutzer und Netzwerk — fertig"
-- Sichere Verbindung im Heimnetz (ohne Warnmeldung im Browser)
+  - "Danach: Bedienseite im Browser öffnen"
-- Mehrere Server zusammenschalten
+  - "Erste App: **Dateifreigabe im Heimnetz** (alle im WLAN sehen den Ordner)"
-
+  - "Apps mit einem Klick installieren und entfernen"
-### Was heute schon geht
+  - "Eine installierte App mit einem Klick aktualisieren (holt das neueste Container-Image)"
-- Vom USB-Stick booten und Furtka auf die Festplatte einrichten
+  - "Furtka selbst mit einem Klick aktualisieren — keine Neuinstallation mehr für neue Features"
-- Ein Assistent fragt nach Name, Benutzer und Netzwerk — fertig
+features_next_label: "Was als Nächstes kommt"
-- Danach: Bedienseite im Browser öffnen
+features_next:
-- Erste App: **Dateifreigabe im Heimnetz** (alle im WLAN sehen den Ordner)
+  - "Apps für Fotos, Dateien, Smarthome, Spiele-Streaming und Medien"
-- Apps mit einem Klick installieren und entfernen
+  - "Einfachere Sprache im Einrichtungs-Assistenten"
-- Eine installierte App mit einem Klick aktualisieren (holt das neueste Container-Image)
+  - "Sichere Verbindung im Heimnetz (ohne Warnmeldung im Browser)"
-- Furtka selbst mit einem Klick aktualisieren — keine Neuinstallation mehr für neue Features
+  - "Mehrere Server zusammenschalten"
-
+---
 
 Wir sind zu zweit und bauen das öffentlich, abends und am Wochenende.
 Es ist früh.
 
-Mitlesen? Schreib an <a href="mailto:hallo@furtka.org">hallo@furtka.org</a>.
+Mitlesen? Schreib an <hallo@furtka.org>.

website/content/_index.md

@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 ---
 title: "Furtka"
 description: "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
-status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.5-alpha</span> — work in progress"
+status: "<span class=\"mono\">26.15-alpha</span> — work in progress"
----
+# Keep features_today / features_next index-aligned with content/_index.de.md.
-
+intro: |
   **Furtka** is an open-source home server OS.
   Boot from USB, click through a wizard, and any old computer
   turns into a private cloud for your household — with your own apps,
   your own name on the network, your own data.
 
   The goal is simple: **your dad should be able to set this up.**
-
+features_today_label: "What works today"
-### What's coming next
+features_today:
-- Apps for photos, files, smart home, game streaming and media
+  - "Boot from USB stick and install Furtka onto the hard drive"
-- Plainer language in the setup wizard
+  - "A wizard asks for name, user and network — done"
-- Secure connection on your home network (no browser warning)
+  - "Then: open the control page in your browser"
-- Linking several servers together
+  - "First app: **file sharing on the home network** (everyone on Wi-Fi sees the folder)"
-
+  - "Install and remove apps with one click"
-### What works today
+  - "Update an installed app with one click (pulls the newest container image)"
-- Boot from USB stick and install Furtka onto the hard drive
+  - "Update Furtka itself with one click — no reinstalling for new features"
-- A wizard asks for name, user and network — done
+features_next_label: "What's coming next"
-- Then: open the control page in your browser
+features_next:
-- First app: **file sharing on the home network** (everyone on Wi-Fi sees the folder)
+  - "Apps for photos, files, smart home, game streaming and media"
-- Install and remove apps with one click
+  - "Plainer language in the setup wizard"
-- Update an installed app with one click (pulls the newest container image)
+  - "Secure connection on your home network (no browser warning)"
-- Update Furtka itself with one click — no reinstalling for new features
+  - "Linking several servers together"
-
+---
 
 We're two people building it in public on evenings and weekends.
 It's early.
 
-Want to follow along? Write to <a href="mailto:hallo@furtka.org">hallo@furtka.org</a>.
+Want to follow along? Write to <hallo@furtka.org>.

website/hugo.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enableRobotsTXT = true
 
 [params]
   description = "Open-source home server OS — simple enough for everyone."
-  version = "26.5-alpha"
+  version = "26.15-alpha"
   contactEmail = "hallo@furtka.org"
 
 [markup.goldmark.renderer]

website/layouts/_default/baseof.html

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{{ .Site.Language.Lang }}">
+<html lang="{{ .Site.Language.Lang }}" class="no-js">
 <head>
   {{ partial "head.html" . }}
 </head>
 <body>
+  {{ if .IsHome }}<canvas id="scene" class="scene-canvas" aria-hidden="true"></canvas>{{ end }}
   {{ partial "header.html" . }}
   <main class="container">
     {{ block "main" . }}{{ end }}
   </main>
   {{ partial "footer.html" . }}
+  {{ if .IsHome }}{{ partial "scripts.html" . }}{{ end }}
 </body>
 </html>

website/layouts/index.html

@@ -2,13 +2,46 @@
 <article class="home">
   <header class="hero">
     {{ with .Params.status }}
-    <p class="status-chip">{{ . | safeHTML }}</p>
+    <p class="status-chip reveal">{{ . | safeHTML }}</p>
     {{ end }}
-    <h1>{{ .Title }}</h1>
+    <h1 class="reveal">{{ .Title }}</h1>
-    {{ with site.Params.description }}<p class="lede">{{ . }}</p>{{ end }}
+    {{ with site.Params.description }}<p class="lede reveal">{{ . }}</p>{{ end }}
+    <p class="cta-row reveal">
+      <a class="cta cta--primary" href="https://forgejo.sourcegate.online/daniel/furtka/releases">
+        {{ if eq site.Language.Lang "de" }}Neuestes Release{{ else }}Latest release{{ end }}
+        <span aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+      </a>
+    </p>
   </header>
-  <div class="prose">
+
-    {{ .Content }}
+  {{ with .Params.intro }}
+  <section class="intro">{{ . | markdownify }}</section>
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ if .Params.features_today }}
+  <section class="feature-section">
+    {{ with .Params.features_today_label }}<p class="section-eyebrow">{{ . }}</p>{{ end }}
+    <div class="feature-grid">
+      {{ range .Params.features_today }}
+      <article class="feature-card" data-gsap="card">{{ . | markdownify }}</article>
+      {{ end }}
     </div>
+  </section>
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ if .Params.features_next }}
+  <section class="feature-section">
+    {{ with .Params.features_next_label }}<p class="section-eyebrow">{{ . }}</p>{{ end }}
+    <div class="feature-grid">
+      {{ range .Params.features_next }}
+      <article class="feature-card" data-gsap="card">{{ . | markdownify }}</article>
+      {{ end }}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ with .Content }}
+  <section class="prose closer">{{ . }}</section>
+  {{ end }}
 </article>
 {{ end }}

website/layouts/partials/head.html

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<script>document.documentElement.classList.replace('no-js','js');</script>
 <title>{{ if .IsHome }}{{ site.Title }} — {{ site.Params.description }}{{ else }}{{ .Title }} · {{ site.Title }}{{ end }}</title>
 <meta name="description" content="{{ with .Params.description }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{ site.Params.description }}{{ end }}">
+<meta name="theme-color" content="#f7f6f3" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
+<meta name="theme-color" content="#0d0d0f" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
 <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg">
 <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{ site.Title }}">
 <meta property="og:title" content="{{ if .IsHome }}{{ site.Title }}{{ else }}{{ .Title }} · {{ site.Title }}{{ end }}">

website/layouts/partials/scripts.html

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{ $three := resources.Get "js/vendor/three.min.js" | fingerprint }}
+{{ $gsap := resources.Get "js/vendor/gsap.min.js" | fingerprint }}
+{{ $st := resources.Get "js/vendor/ScrollTrigger.min.js" | fingerprint }}
+{{ $lenis := resources.Get "js/vendor/lenis.min.js" | fingerprint }}
+{{ $scene := resources.Get "js/scene.js" | fingerprint }}
+{{ $anim := resources.Get "js/animations.js" | fingerprint }}
+<script defer src="{{ $three.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $three.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
+<script defer src="{{ $gsap.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $gsap.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
+<script defer src="{{ $st.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $st.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
+<script defer src="{{ $lenis.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $lenis.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
+<script defer src="{{ $scene.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $scene.Data.Integrity }}"></script>
+<script defer src="{{ $anim.RelPermalink }}" integrity="{{ $anim.Data.Integrity }}"></script>