Redis backs the DRF throttles, and the stock RedisCache raises inside the
throttle check when Redis is unreachable or refusing writes (a failed RDB
snapshot disables writes by default) — turning a cache problem into a
blanket 500, which is exactly what took prod down. ResilientRedisCache
treats backend failures as cache misses, logs the first one per worker, and
lets rate limits degrade until Redis is back.
The dev Vite proxy rewrites the request Host to 127.0.0.1:8000, so the
backend's absolute signed file URLs pointed at a different origin than the
SPA (localhost:5173). Images tolerated it, but the auth'd fetch that reads
the staging blob for IQDB was blocked ('Cross-Origin Request Blocked') and
every similarity check died before reaching e621.
apiUrl() now keeps API-built absolute URLs on the page's origin whenever the
SPA is in same-origin mode (dev proxy, deploy nginx) and leaves them
absolute when an explicit backend URL is configured. All consumers use it:
staging previews and the bulk modal, library cards, optimizer (range sniff +
worker), IQDB card, delete page, similar page.
e621 identification now follows the documented 'App/version (developer)'
form: server-side requests send 'J621/<hash> (JakeBreath)' and the browser
_client gets the same string, with the hash baked into the frontend image
(GIT_HASH build arg; guarded at runtime so the dev server still works).
IQDB stalls: requests now time out after 20s (a hung fetch used to block the
serialized e621 queue forever), and all checks run through one serial drain
so repeated 'Check similarity' clicks can no longer start overlapping runs
that re-download the same staging blobs. Auth/rate-limit/timeout/network
failures stop the queue with the reason and a retry button instead of
grinding through the rest.
Verified live: staged file URL is same-origin through the proxy and fetches
200 through it.
Backend: GET /api/random/ (aliases /random and /random/) returns a random
library image with:
- rating=s,q,e filtering (comma separated, default any);
- fastfetch mode (?fastfetch=1 or any User-Agent containing "fastfetch")
that only considers png/jpg/gif - what terminal viewers can show;
- JSON with j_id, filename, extension, rating, size, e621 id plus absolute
url/download_url/thumbnail_url. Authenticated callers get signed URLs so
fastfetch and image viewers can load them without headers; guests get
unsigned URLs and never receive hidden_from_guests items.
Tests: apps/library/tests/test_random.py (8 tests) covering the response
contract, guest signatures, image-only default, the fastfetch format
restriction (flag and User-Agent), rating filters, guest visibility and the
short alias.
Frontend: /random page with rating pills, R to roll, Open/Download and a
library link, plus navigation and command palette entries; needs a backend,
hidden in local mode.
nginx: /random negotiates on Accept so browsers keep getting the SPA while
scripts get the JSON (verified with the proxy and frontend containers).
Also fixes a regression from the SSRF change: the guest download proxy
still referenced the removed 'parsed' variable on its success path, so
every proxied download would have 500'd. Redirect hops are now covered by
tests with a mocked requests.get.
Test suite (the manual audit harness, now a real test):
- backend/apps/core/tests/test_security.py: 20 transactional tests across
guest visibility, object ownership, staged-upload/similarity privacy,
staff role boundaries, deletion rules, encrypted credentials, throttling
and the download allowlist. Uses temp media folders and clears cache.
Needs a one-time GRANT on test_j621 (documented in the module + README).
Images (deploy/J621-Frontend, deploy/J621-Backend, repo root as context):
- Frontend: node build -> static nginx with SPA fallback, asset caching and
an internal health endpoint.
- Backend: gunicorn + whitenoise (admin static collected at build), ffmpeg
for video thumbnails, migrations applied on start, GIT_HASH build arg so
the shell's version pill shows the commit.
Composes (distinct project names so they coexist with the dev stack):
- compose.yml (both), compose.frontend.yml, compose.backend.yml.
- A shared nginx proxy service is the only entry point (no host nginx, no
published host ports): /api,/admin,/static,/health -> backend, everything
else -> SPA; both upstreams resolve at request time so one config serves
all variants.
- A Tailscale sidecar per compose shares the nginx network namespace;
serve.default/frontend/backend.json use funnel ports 443 and 8443 only
(10000 is the remaining allowance) with ${TS_CERT_DOMAIN} substitution.
Registry: push_frontend.sh / push_backend.sh / push_all.sh build multi-arch
images and push :latest + :<sha> to the Gitea registry, following the
existing Packs-site pattern.
Docs: deploy/README.md + .env.example, ROADMAP section 6 updated,
AGENTS.md deployment and test notes.
Verified: all three composes validate, both nginx configs pass nginx -t,
both images build, the combined stack boots against real MariaDB/Redis
(migrations applied, /health ok, whitenoise serving admin static, env=prod,
git hash baked in), the proxy serves the SPA and routes /api, and
manage.py test apps.core.tests passes 20/20.
Findings from the audit (50-check harness across guest/user/uploader/staff/
admin) and their fixes:
- SSRF: 'Download to Library' and the staged-upload resolve path fetched
any http(s) URL. services.validate_remote_url now enforces the e621
media allowlist and open_remote re-validates every redirect hop; the
download-task create endpoint and the guest proxy use them, so internal
addresses (127.0.0.1, LAN, metadata) are rejected with 400.
- Privilege escalation: staff could promote users to staff and demote
other staff. Role changes across the staff boundary now require an
admin, matching the account-deletion rules; the Users page hides what
the backend would refuse.
- SPA-only gating: /api/storage/ and /api/duplicates/* were readable by
any authenticated account (absolute paths, duplicate groups) while the
SPA only shows them to uploaders. They now require CanUpload.
- Throttling (REST_FRAMEWORK, env-overridable, counted in Redis):
anon 120/min, user 600/min, login 5/min, register 20/hour, guest e621
proxy 60/hour. Login now goes through a throttled view.
- e621 API keys are encrypted at rest with a Fernet key derived from
SECRET_KEY (apps/accounts/crypto.py); a data migration encrypts existing
rows and the column widens first. Reads decrypt transparently, legacy
plaintext still works, and a changed SECRET_KEY reads as 'not
configured' instead of leaking. Rotating SECRET_KEY now invalidates
stored keys as well as signed media URLs.
- Hardening: the server refuses to start with DEBUG=False while SECRET_KEY
is still the development default.
Verified: corrected harness 50/50 (guest visibility, IDOR, signed-URL
tamper/expiry, staged-upload/similarity privacy, role matrix, SSRF),
login throttles at the 6th attempt with 429, anon polling unaffected, the
guest proxy still reaches allowlisted hosts, live e621 auth works with the
decrypted key, and DB rows hold only ciphertext.
- django-cors-headers with env-driven CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS,
CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS, CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS and CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS;
same-origin traffic is unaffected and a disallowed origin gets no CORS
headers. Token auth needs no cookies, so credentials stay off by default.
- TRUST_PROXY_HEADERS=true lets a TLS-terminating proxy supply
X-Forwarded-Proto/Host for correct absolute URLs.
- API media URLs (raw/thumbnail/upload/similarity/staged previews) are now
absolute, built from the request host, so <img>/<video>/fetch() keep
working when the SPA is served from another origin. Signed URLs are still
per-user; nothing is stored in the DB.
- The SPA gains VITE_API_BASE (build-time, empty = same-origin) applied by
a small apiUrl() helper used for XHR/fetch and the few URL fallbacks.
Verified with a throwaway instance: preflight and GET responses carry the
allowed origin, foreign origins get nothing, media GETs include CORS for
cross-origin fetch(), and payload URLs use the request host (dev :8000
unchanged).
Something on the network polls /health (and /v1/models) every 30 seconds;
the former now answers 200 with a database check instead of a 404, and
django.request is limited to ERROR in the logging config so scanner 404s
stop filling backend/logs/j621.log. Real server errors still log, and the
dev server keeps printing every request to its console.
Backend: GET /api/stats/ (staff only) gathers psutil CPU/memory counters,
nvidia-smi GPU stats, the cached disk numbers and the running/finished
download + match jobs. Root logging now also writes a rotating file
(backend/logs/j621.log) so the dashboard can tail it, and psutil joins the
requirements. The storage payload computation is shared with the existing
storage endpoint.
Frontend: a /stats route + Stats nav entry for staff, polling every 2 s —
per-core CPU bars, memory and swap, GPUs (utilization, VRAM, temperature),
disk with the media/temp breakdown, active jobs with progress bars,
recently finished jobs with summaries, and the log tail with level colours
and an auto-scroll toggle. Section 4 of the roadmap is complete.
- /similar (nav: Similar): drop a file to get the exact MD5 match, the
perceptual matches against the library, and e621 IQDB candidates
(auto-run for images when credentials are configured). Read-only —
nothing enters the library.
- SimilarityCheck model + /api/similarity/ (create/list/retrieve/delete)
with signed preview URLs and an expires_at timestamp.
- Temp files are wiped on startup (AppConfig.ready, file-only so no
database access during initialization), lazily past
SIMILARITY_TTL_MINUTES (default 30, env-overridable), on delete, and
by manage.py cleanup_similarity.
- uploadFile() takes a target path; .env.example documents the TTL.
Backend (new apps.follows):
- FollowedTag/FollowedPool/FollowedPost models; per-user follows with
unseen tracking, plus FollowCloud for the cached blacklist cloud.
- Two periodic commands sharing one fetch path: sync_followed_tags and
sync_followed_pools fetch each followed tag/pool's newest posts (one
e621 search per unique follow), store unseen feed rows, refresh covers
and pool metadata; both fall back to anonymous e621 access.
- API: /api/follows/tags|pools (follow, unfollow, mark seen), a merged
feed with per-follow filtering, and /api/follows/cloud/ which rebuilds
the blacklisted-tag cloud in a daemon thread when its 10 min cache is
stale (polling returns building/ready).
- e621 client now supports anonymous reads; trimmed posts carry preview
URLs for covers and feed tiles.
Frontend:
- /followed page: follow forms, cover cards with unseen badges and
Mark seen, merged feed with filter/unseen toggle, and a blacklist
cloud panel that polls while building. Followed nav entry added.
Backend:
- Perceptual hashes (aHash/dHash/pHash/wHash via imagehash, no imgdd)
stored on items, computed on upload/download and by the new
compute_visual_hashes command
- Duplicates API: exact duplicates (multi-location items), visual matches
for one item, union-find similarity groups with pagination
- Delete API with ownership/staff checks, per-item and per-copy deletion,
watched-folder path validation; storage overview and temp cleanup;
file list accepts j_ids batches
- Staged uploads are flagged visual_match with their library matches
(threshold via VISUAL_MATCH_THRESHOLD)
- Staff users API: list with upload counts, set role and avatar by J-ID;
User.avatar FK with signed avatar URLs
- Download threads close their DB connection and stale tasks are reaped,
keeping behaviour Gunicorn-friendly
Frontend:
- /duplicates: exact duplicate groups with per-copy delete, visual
similarity controls, search similar to a J-ID, paginated groups with
selection, bulk delete and dismiss
- /delete: storage cards, delete by J-ID with preview grid, temp cleanup
- /users: staff directory with role selects and avatar J-ID inputs
- Nav + command palette entries; top-bar avatar; upload cards and the
metadata modal show library visual matches
Backend:
- DownloadTask model + background thread runner: streams the file with
progress (%, bytes, speed) and a cancel flag, then indexes it, names it
J-<id>.<ext> and applies the e621 metadata
- DownloadTaskViewSet (create/retrieve/cancel) replaces the synchronous
endpoint; the status footer's worker counts now reflect download jobs
- Client download proxy (/api/online/file/) streams an e621 original to
the browser with Content-Disposition: attachment, restricted to the
configured e621 CDN hosts so it cannot be used as an open proxy
Frontend:
- Online detail: progress bar with percentage, transferred size, speed
and cancel while downloading; success links to the new J-ID
- New 'Download to client' button available to everyone (guests too)
Backend:
- User.role (user/uploader/staff) with can_upload; uploads and downloads
gated to uploader+; owners and staff can edit their items
- MediaItem.uploaded_by plus J-<id> identity (serializer, admin,
scan_files --user, first superuser as default owner)
- API resolves J-<id>, bare numeric ids and MD5s; neighbors and lookup
return j_ids
- Guest safety: mirror e621's anonymous default blacklist into Redis
(parses comments, negations and wildcards), flag hidden_from_guests
and filter lists, details and lookups for anonymous users
- POST /api/online/downloads/ writes an e621 file into the watched
folder and indexes it for the uploader
- MariaDB + Redis via docker compose (host ports 3307/6380), PyMySQL
driver shim, Redis cache replacing the file cache; SQLite data
dumped and loaded into MariaDB
Frontend:
- Single /detail/:itemId route with an adaptive shell: J-<id> renders
the library item, bare numbers render the e621 post
- Legacy /view/<md5> and /online/view/<id> redirect to canonical URLs
- Cards expose J-IDs; library custom-data editor is read-only for
non-owners
- Role gating: Upload hidden/blocked for regular users, account shows
the role, guest hint on the library
Backend:
- apps.core with GET /api/status/ (env, git hash, OS, watched folder,
worker counts) and a TimingMiddleware adding X-Server-Time-Ms
- status endpoint reports its own server-side assembly time
Frontend:
- top bar shows the storage line (watched folder) and a status pill
with ENV, git hash, host OS, server time (e621 time once it exists)
- fixed 32px footer strip: storage path, active workers, build version
- collapsible filter sidebar: closed by default, Ctrl/Cmd+B toggle,
overlay drawer with backdrop blur under 1024px
- rating filters, per-page and sidebar state persist in localStorage
- Spec header, status pill and footer now document '<env> @ <hash>'
instead of invented release numbers
- Backend settings expose GIT_COMMIT_HASH / APP_ENV / APP_VERSION,
mirroring the original app
- Frontend bakes the short hash in at build time and shows it in the
top bar
Backend (Django 6.1 + DRF):
- Token auth with a custom User model (register/login/logout/me)
- Library models (MediaItem, MediaLocation) and REST endpoints
- File list/detail with search, rating filter, sorting, pagination
- Multipart upload with optional rating/tags/notes
- Range-aware media serving (video seeking) and ffmpeg thumbnails
- scan_files management command for the watched folder
Frontend (React 19 + Vite + TypeScript):
- Catppuccin Mocha design tokens from the design docs
- App shell, token persistence, protected routes
- Library grid with filters, file detail with custom data editor
- Upload page with per-file progress via XHR
- Dev proxy to the Django API
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