furtka/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to Furtka will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog. This project uses calendar versioning: YY.N-stage (e.g. 26.0-alpha = 2026, release 0, alpha stage).

Unreleased

Added

• In-browser app settings, so users no longer need SSH + vim to configure an app before first install. Manifest gains optional settings (name/label/description/type/required/default) and description_long fields. Installing a bundled app opens a form rendered from the manifest; installed apps grow a "Settings" button that edits merged values (password fields blank = keep current). API: POST /api/apps/install now accepts a settings object in the JSON body; new GET/POST /api/apps/<name>/settings for inspecting and updating an installed app. Password values never leave the server.
• nano added to the installer package list so users have a beginner-friendly editor at the console/SSH (was vim-only, which command not found'd under Arch 4.x because it was actually missing from the package set too).
• openssh added explicitly to the installer package list and sshd added to enabled services. archinstall: true in archinstall 4.x did not actually install openssh-server, so the documented recovery path (SSH → edit .env) silently failed.

Changed

• Keyboard layout at the TTY now follows the chosen installer language (de → de, pl → pl, en → us) instead of hardcoding us. Previously German users couldn't type /, -, or = at the recovery console.
• fileshare app: description_long + settings (SMB_USER, SMB_PASSWORD) for the new settings form. Docker-level healthcheck from dperson/samba is disabled in the compose override — it timed out under normal operation and marked a working share "unhealthy" in docker ps.
• Project name finalized: Furtka. Working title "Homebase" retired. Domain furtka.org registered via Strato 2026-04-13.
• Managed gateway NS hostnames updated from ns1.homebase.cloud / ns2.homebase.cloud to ns1.furtka.org / ns2.furtka.org.
• Python package renamed from homebase → furtka in pyproject.toml.

Added

• Forgejo Actions runner live on Proxmox VM (forge-runner-01, Ubuntu 24.04) with DinD sidecar — CI green end-to-end. Setup scripts in ops/forgejo-runner/.
• Walking-skeleton live ISO (iso/build.sh). Overlays an Arch releng profile with Flask + the webinstaller, bakes a systemd unit that auto-starts the wizard on boot, produces a hybrid BIOS/UEFI ISO via mkarchiso in a privileged archlinux:latest container. Tested booting under OVMF in Proxmox — wizard screens 1–3 respond at http://<vm-ip>:5000.
• Public website at furtka.org (website/). Hugo static site, English + German, served from /var/www/furtka.org on forge-runner-01 via nginx. Upstream openresty proxy handles TLS. Intentionally minimal single-page copy while the project is pre-alpha. Deploy is ./website/deploy.sh (rsync + remote Hugo build); one-time VM setup in ops/nginx/setup-vm.sh.

26.0-alpha - 2026-04-13

First tagged snapshot. Pre-alpha — the installer does not yet boot, but the design is locked and the prototype components are shaped.

Added

• Installer webapp prototype (webinstaller/) — Flask app with 3-step wizard (hostname → drive → overview), serves drive list via drives.py::list_scored_devices().
• Drive scoring module (webinstaller/drives.py) — scores attached disks by type (NVMe/SSD/HDD), SMART health (smartctl -H), and size. Consumed by the installer and usable as a CLI.
• Base archinstall configuration (archinstall/user_configuration.json) — systemd-boot, ext4, Docker + Compose preinstalled, server profile, SSH. Credentials template at archinstall/user_credentials.example.json (real credentials gitignored).
• Installer wireframes (docs/installer-wireframes.md) — Robert's hand-drawn 4-screen UX sketches.
• Competitor analysis (docs/competitors.md) — CasaOS, Umbrel, YunoHost reviewed across install flow, hardware detection, app store UX, reverse proxy/SSL, user complaints. Key finding: device-aware wizard + managed gateway are uncontested differentiators.
• Wizard flow spec (docs/wizard-flow.md) — 8-screen first-boot flow extending Robert's wireframe with YunoHost-style domain/SSL/diagnostic/confirm screens. Locked tech picks with rejected alternatives.
• Project README — vision, principles, architecture, key decisions, landscape, roadmap.

Decisions locked

• Reverse proxy: Caddy (auto Let's Encrypt, simplest config)
• Identity provider: Authentik (bundled SSO, every app auto-wired at install)
• Managed gateway DNS: NS delegation to ns1.furtka.org / ns2.furtka.org (wildcard cert via Let's Encrypt DNS-01)
• Local HTTPS: Local CA installed by user once (no browser warnings on *.proksi.local)
• Base OS: Arch (rolling, Debian remains fallback)
• Containers: Docker + Compose
• License: AGPL-3.0