- ci.yml: connect to the test MariaDB as root so Django creates the test
database itself (no client install/grant step), and drop actions/cache
(cache: pip/npm): Gitea's cache service hangs the job on restore/save.
- publish.yml: prefer the REGISTRY_USER/REGISTRY_TOKEN secrets (as on other
repos) and fall back to the automatic Actions token.
- AGENTS.md: note the CI layout, the runner labels and the cache caveat.
- MD5 auto-match now sends 75 md5: metatags per posts.json query, the same
batch size the original J621-Django app used (was 20); the limit cap no
longer truncates batches.
- every settled upload is upserted into the staged list right away, so the
Pending / Visual Similarity / Auto-uploaded columns move as files land
instead of waiting for the whole batch (auto-matched resolves and IQDB
results use the same path).
- finished upload tiles fade out and remove themselves ~2s after completing;
failures stay until cleared. Batch counters are tracked separately from the
visible tiles so the header and progress bar stay accurate as tiles vanish.
- AGENTS.md now points at the original Django app for reference behavior.
Verified live with a headless upload run: the columns showed the new files
immediately and the 8 tiles were gone ~3s after finishing.
Adds deploy/scheduler-entrypoint.sh to the backend image (entrypoint
j621-scheduler) and a scheduler service to the four composes that have a
backend. It waits until the database and migrations are ready, runs every
job once, then keeps to the intervals:
sync_followed_tags + sync_followed_pools every 30 min (J621_SYNC_EVERY)
cleanup_similarity hourly (J621_CLEAN_EVERY)
refresh_guest_blacklist daily (J621_BLACKLIST_EVERY)
It shares the backend image, media volume and env file, so commands see
the same library and database; failures are logged and retried next
interval. Output goes to docker compose logs scheduler; the frontend-only
composes have no backend and therefore no scheduler.
Verified against a real stack: the scheduler waited for migrations, ran all
four commands on start (follow syncs as anonymous, similarity cleanup, and
a guest blacklist refresh that pulled the real 14-tag list from e621), and
kept looping. All six composes still validate.
Builds deploy/.env from .env.example, generating SECRET_KEY and both
database passwords with openssl (base64/hex only, so nothing needs quoting
in the env file or the compose parser). Derives TS_HOSTNAME and
ALLOWED_HOSTS from the tailnet hostname, optionally sets
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS/CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS for split deployments, forces
DEBUG=False and writes the file with mode 600.
Modes: --no-prompt (defaults only), --update (refresh hostnames/auth key
while keeping the existing secrets, reading the stored FQDN from
ALLOWED_HOSTS), --force (rotate everything, with the SECRET_KEY warning in
the docs). Refuses to overwrite an existing file otherwise.
Verified: all modes, updated FQDN preservation, mode 600, and
docker compose config accepting the generated file.
Three more composes — compose.tailnet.yml, compose.tailnet.frontend.yml,
compose.tailnet.backend.yml — mirror the funnel set exactly but mount
serve.default/frontend/backend.tailnet.json, which drop AllowFunnel. The
sidecar still registers and serves HTTPS with a tailnet certificate, but
nothing is exposed publicly; Serve also needs no ACL change.
Project names carry a -tailnet suffix so both sets can coexist, and the
README explains that each set needs its own data directory (or host), plus
how to switch a host between funnel and tailnet by starting the other file
with the same .env.
Verified: all six composes validate with docker compose config, and the
six serve configs split cleanly into funnel (AllowFunnel present) and
tailnet-only (absent).
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.
The app can now operate backend-agnostically: a production build still
asks on first start, but /setup also offers 'Continue without a backend'
(stored as the sentinel 'none'), and the shell adapts:
- Local mode shows only the e621-facing pages: Online (search, post view,
favorites, blacklist editor, direct downloads) and Pools. Library,
uploads, duplicates, stats, users, follows and similarity are hidden
from the nav and palette and render a 'backend needed' state when
reached directly; /detail/<e621 id> still works while /detail/J-x asks
for a backend.
- e621 credentials are stored in this browser (j621.e621) and the
Account page becomes a credentials-only screen; the store reads/writes
locally instead of /api/auth/e621/.
- The header replaces the status pill and login/user area with an e621
credentials button and a 'Setup Backend' button; the footer shows
'Local mode — e621 features only' with the same entry point.
- In-library lookups (badges/browse markers) are skipped without a
backend; 'Download to client' links straight to the e621 file instead
of the backend proxy; follow buttons and palette follow toggles are
hidden; api() fails fast with a clear message if something slips
through.
Mode logic lives in lib/backend.ts (URL / '' same-origin / 'none') with
its matrix verified in Node; tsc, oxlint and the build are clean.
Replaces the build-time VITE_API_BASE knob with a runtime setup screen so
one build works same-origin and cross-origin:
- frontend/src/lib/backend.ts stores the API origin in localStorage
(empty = same origin). DEFAULT_BACKEND_URL is the clearly marked,
easily edited prefilled default — the matrix.org equivalent; set it to
your public API origin.
- Production builds show /setup before anything else on first start,
with a connection test against /health (or leave it blank for this
server). The route stays reachable from Account -> Backend connection;
switching backends clears the previous backend's token and reloads.
- Input normalisation: scheme defaulted (https, http for localhost),
trailing slashes trimmed; a failed cross-origin test points at
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS.
- Dev keeps defaulting to the same-origin Vite proxy; /setup can be
visited manually.
Verified: normalisation cases in Node, /health returns CORS headers for
an allowed origin, tsc/oxlint/build clean.
- 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).
Future sessions are told to fetch and grep https://e621.wiki/openapi.yaml
before touching e621 endpoints, with the response-shape gotchas we hit
(bare arrays vs wrapped objects, pool search parameters, the form-encoded
PATCH for user settings). The durable constraints — token auth, no
server-side media processing, no imgdd, no chat — are recorded too so a
compacted session cannot regress them.
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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