Split some services to new hosts - #617
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This is a large refactor so it will come as piecemeal as i figure things out
…enable conditions to require top-level enable flag
📝 WalkthroughSummary by CodeRabbit
WalkthroughThe change adds NixAuth and NixDB hosts, separates database, storage, and authentication primary-host roles, moves related secrets and services, updates shared metrics behaviour, and documents the new server hosts. ChangesServer primary-host framework
Identity service
Database service
Storage service
Documentation
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to This change splits services across new hosts, but the NixAuth ACME credentials appear encrypted for the wrong host, which can prevent Cloudflare credentials from being installed during activation and leave the identity service unavailable. Merge should be blocked until the credential encryption is corrected; the certificate default and credential-rotation follow-ups should also be addressed or explicitly accepted. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant NixAuth
participant SOPS
participant ACME
participant Kanidm
NixAuth->>SOPS: Load identity secrets
NixAuth->>ACME: Configure certificate
ACME->>Kanidm: Reload TLS certificate
NixAuth->>Kanidm: Provision users, groups, and OAuth2 clients
sequenceDiagram
participant ServerConfig
participant NixDB
participant PostgreSQL
participant PgAdmin
ServerConfig->>NixDB: Collect server database secrets
NixDB->>PostgreSQL: Configure database services
NixDB->>PgAdmin: Configure pgAdmin credentials
PostgreSQL->>NixDB: Expose the database service endpoint
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In `@docs/src/hosts/server/nixauth.md`:
- Line 35: Update the documentation sentence describing generated secrets to use
“a corresponding SOPS secret path,” correcting the capitalization and singular
terminology while preserving the rest of the wording.
In `@docs/src/hosts/server/nixdb.md`:
- Line 60: Update the PostgreSQL secrets workflow statement in the documentation
to match the host configuration: remote POSTGRES password secrets retain and use
their source host’s sopsFile, and are not required to be duplicated in the
Database Coordinator’s secrets.yaml. Ensure the surrounding guidance and the
comment in the NixDB configuration describe the same contract.
- Line 28: Update the authentication description in the server documentation to
state that local socket connections use peer authentication, matching the first
applicable local rule. Only describe trust or scram-sha-256 if the configuration
rules are reordered to make either method effective.
In `@hosts/server/nixauth/default.nix`:
- Line 21: Update the NixAuth sops configuration referenced by sopsFile so the
ACME/Cloudflare credentials are encrypted for the NixAuth host SSH key as an AGE
identity; alternatively, move those credentials to a NixAuth-specific secrets
file and reference it from the NixAuth configuration.
In `@modules/nixos/server/database/guardian.nix`:
- Around line 124-126: Update the sops.secrets."DB_GUARDIAN_PSK" definition with
explicit owner, group, and restrictive mode values, and add restartUnits entries
for both db-guardian and db-database-coordinator so credential rotation restarts
each service and reloads the PSK.
In `@modules/nixos/server/identity/default.nix`:
- Line 41: Update the tlsCertificateDomain default near the identity
configuration to use config.server.identity.domain instead of constructing a
hostname from config.server.proxy.domain, while preserving explicit
tlsCertificateDomain overrides.
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- hosts/server/nixio/default.nix
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GitHub Actions: Build packages / 1_Discover Packages.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
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GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 0_Build nixosConfigurations.nixmi.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
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##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 1_Build nixosConfigurations.nixdb.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 2_Build nixosConfigurations.nixcloud.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 3_Build nixosConfigurations.nixai.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 4_Build nixosConfigurations.nixdev.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 5_Build nixosConfigurations.nixstor.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 6_Build nixosConfigurations.nixio.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 7_Build nixosConfigurations.nixserv.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 8_Build nixosConfigurations.nixarr.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 9_Build homeConfigurations.racci.activationPackage on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 10_Build nixosConfigurations.nixauth.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
GitHub Actions: Build and test flake outputs / 11_Build nixosConfigurations.nixmon.config.system.build.toplevel on x86_64-linux.txt: Split some services to new hosts
Conclusion: failure
##[group]Configure Attic
Logging in to Attic cache
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic login --set-default *** *** ***
✍️ Configuring server "***"
Adding Attic cache to substituters
[command]/home/runner/.nix-profile/bin/attic use ***
Configuring Nix to use "***" on "***":
+ Substituter: ***/***
+ Trusted Public Key: ***:OKNSxDYKp8Q8Tr5/5Bc7CYVSfvdFQV0dMhpG0fOAG0k=
+ Access Token
Collecting store paths before build
[command]/usr/bin/sh -c nix path-info --all --json --json-format 2 > ${RUNNER_TEMP:-/tmp}/attic-action-store-paths
error: unrecognised flag '--json-format'
Try 'nix --help' for more information.
##[error]Action failed with error: Error: The process '/usr/bin/sh' failed with exit code 1
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📓 Path-based instructions (26)
For hosts requiring CUDA or ROCm acceleration support, add the host name to the corresponding array in `flake/nixos/flake-module.nix` under `accelerationHosts`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/hosts/SKILL.md)
Files:
flake/nixos/flake-module.nix
Each host must have a `secrets.yaml` file in `hosts///` for SOPS-encrypted secrets like SSH key and passwords
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/hosts/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/nixstor/secrets.yamlhosts/server/nixauth/secrets.yamlhosts/server/nixdb/secrets.yamlhosts/server/nixio/secrets.yaml
Server hosts in `default.nix` should set `host.device.isHeadless = true` to indicate they are headless systems
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/hosts/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/nixstor/default.nixhosts/server/shared/default.nixhosts/server/nixauth/default.nixhosts/server/nixdb/default.nix
Store server-specific secrets in `hosts/server/secrets.yaml`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/secrets/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/secrets.yaml
Store single host secrets in `hosts///secrets.yaml`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/secrets/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/nixstor/secrets.yamlhosts/server/nixauth/secrets.yamlhosts/server/nixdb/secrets.yamlhosts/server/nixio/secrets.yaml
Register modules in the appropriate parent `default.nix`, using imports for subdirectories and attribute-set exports for top-level module directories.
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/modules/SKILL.md)
Files:
modules/nixos/server/database/default.nixmodules/nixos/server/identity/default.nixmodules/nixos/server/default.nix
Each host must have a `default.nix` file in `hosts///` as the main config entry point
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/hosts/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/nixstor/default.nixhosts/server/shared/default.nixhosts/server/nixauth/default.nixhosts/server/nixdb/default.nix
Per-machine NixOS configurations should be placed in `hosts///default.nix`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/nixstor/default.nixhosts/server/shared/default.nixhosts/server/nixauth/default.nixhosts/server/nixdb/default.nix
Create NixOS modules under `modules/nixos//.nix`, defining options and conditional configuration with the standard module pattern.
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/modules/SKILL.md)
Files:
modules/nixos/core/activation.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/default.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/redis.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/postgres.nixmodules/nixos/server/proxy/options.nixmodules/nixos/server/storage/seaweedfs.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/guardian.nixmodules/nixos/server/monitoring/exporters/redis.nixmodules/nixos/server/identity/default.nixmodules/nixos/server/default.nixmodules/nixos/services/metrics.nix
Reusable NixOS module fragments should be placed in `modules/nixos/`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md)
Files:
modules/nixos/core/activation.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/default.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/redis.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/postgres.nixmodules/nixos/server/proxy/options.nixmodules/nixos/server/storage/seaweedfs.nixmodules/nixos/server/database/guardian.nixmodules/nixos/server/monitoring/exporters/redis.nixmodules/nixos/server/identity/default.nixmodules/nixos/server/default.nixmodules/nixos/services/metrics.nix
Server machine-specific NixOS configs should be placed in `hosts/server//`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md)
Files:
hosts/server/nixstor/default.nixhosts/server/nixcloud/immich.nixhosts/server/nixio/storage.nixhosts/server/shared/default.nixhosts/server/nixauth/default.nixhosts/server/nixdb/default.nix
NixOS flake module definitions should be organized in `flake/nixos/`
📄 CodeRabbit inference engine (.opencode/skills/project-structure/SKILL.md)
Files:
flake/nixos/flake-module.nix
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Use underscore filenames (e.g., `my_new_feature.md`) instead of hyphens for documentation files
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When modifying an existing module, understand its options, extend the configuration, test affected configurations, and run `nix fmt` on changed files.
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Add new path rules to `.sops.yaml` when creating new secrets files, including age keys for all users with access
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SOPS encryption rules should be defined in `.sops.yaml`
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.sops.yaml
Verify documentation accurately reflects new behavior in docs/ directory before proceeding to commit
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Declare secrets in Nix using `sops.secrets` with nested key paths using forward slashes (e.g., `SERVICE/API_KEY`)
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Documentation in docs/ MUST be updated simultaneously with code changes to corresponding .nix files
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Follow Nix code style conventions and best practices
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Format code and check syntax using `nix fmt`
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Store sensitive data in `secrets.yaml` encrypted with sops instead of hardcoding passwords, API keys, or tokens in plain text
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Use `builtins.trace` to add trace statements and inspect values during Nix evaluation (format: `builtins.trace "message: ${toString var}" var`)
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Correct the SOPS wording.
Replace “a corresponding sops secret path” with “a corresponding SOPS secret path”. The current wording uses incorrect capitalisation and treats sops as a plural noun.
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[grammar] ~35-~35: The plural noun “sops” cannot be used with the article “a”. Did you mean “a corresponding sop” or “corresponding sops”?
Context: ...m.oauth2`, the host file auto-generates a corresponding sops secret path: ```nix "KANIDM/OAUTH2/${t...
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In `@docs/src/hosts/server/nixauth.md` at line 35, Update the documentation
sentence describing generated secrets to use “a corresponding SOPS secret path,”
correcting the capitalization and singular terminology while preserving the rest
of the wording.
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| Authentication uses `scram-sha-256` for all network connections from `server.network.subnets`, and `peer`/`trust`/`scram-sha-256` for local socket connections. |
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PostgreSQL 17 pg_hba.conf first matching record official documentation
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In PostgreSQL 17, the pg_hba.conf file is processed sequentially for each connection attempt [1]. The system uses the first record that matches the connection's parameters—specifically the connection type, client IP address range (if applicable), requested database, and user name—to determine the authentication method [1]. Key aspects of this behavior include: - Sequential Processing: Records are examined in the order they appear in the file; therefore, the order is significant [1]. - No Fall-through: Once a matching record is found, that record is used [1]. There is no "fall-through" or "backup" mechanism; if the chosen record's authentication fails, subsequent records in the file are not considered [1]. - Default Deny: If no record in the file matches the connection's parameters, access is denied [1]. Because of this, it is standard practice to place more specific or restrictive rules (e.g., trust for local connections) before more general or permissive rules in the file [1].
Citations:
Document the effective local authentication method.
local all all peer is the first matching rule, so PostgreSQL uses peer for local socket connections. Update the documentation or reorder the rules if trust and scram-sha-256 are intended.
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In `@docs/src/hosts/server/nixdb.md` at line 28, Update the authentication
description in the server documentation to state that local socket connections
use peer authentication, matching the first applicable local rule. Only describe
trust or scram-sha-256 if the configuration rules are reordered to make either
method effective.
Source: Coding guidelines
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| All postgres secrets MUST be declared both in the source host's `sopsFile` and in the Database Coordinator's own `secrets.yaml`. |
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Align the secret workflow documentation with the host configuration.
hosts/server/nixdb/default.nix:39-132 preserves each remote POSTGRES/*_PASSWORD secret's original sopsFile. Its comment also states that hosts/server/secrets.yaml does not yet contain those remote keys. The MUST statement requiring a duplicate in NixDB's own secrets.yaml contradicts the current contract. Document the source-file behaviour, or change the configuration and migration together.
As per coding guidelines, documentation in docs/ must accurately reflect new behaviour.
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In `@docs/src/hosts/server/nixdb.md` at line 60, Update the PostgreSQL secrets
workflow statement in the documentation to match the host configuration: remote
POSTGRES password secrets retain and use their source host’s sopsFile, and are
not required to be duplicated in the Database Coordinator’s secrets.yaml. Ensure
the surrounding guidance and the comment in the NixDB configuration describe the
same contract.
Source: Coding guidelines
| owner = "acme"; | ||
| group = "acme"; | ||
| mode = "0400"; | ||
| sopsFile = ../nixio/secrets.yaml; |
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printf '%s\n' '--- related host configuration and secret metadata ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- NixAuth host identity configuration ---'
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rg -n -C 6 'nixauth|nixio|ssh_host_ed25519_key\.pub|hostName|server\.host' --glob '*.nix' --glob '!**/secrets.yaml' .
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printf '%s\n' '--- SOPS key map ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- NixAuth and NixIO host public keys ---'
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Encrypt the ACME credentials for NixAuth.
NixAuth uses its persistent host SSH key as an AGE identity, but hosts/server/nixio/secrets.yaml contains only the NixIO host recipient. sops-nix can therefore fail to install the Cloudflare credentials during activation. Encrypt the file for the NixAuth host key, or move the credentials to hosts/server/nixauth/secrets.yaml.
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In `@hosts/server/nixauth/default.nix` at line 21, Update the NixAuth sops
configuration referenced by sopsFile so the ACME/Cloudflare credentials are
encrypted for the NixAuth host SSH key as an AGE identity; alternatively, move
those credentials to a NixAuth-specific secrets file and reference it from the
NixAuth configuration.
| sops.secrets."DB_GUARDIAN_PSK" = { | ||
| sopsFile = "${self}/hosts/server/secrets.yaml"; | ||
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printf '%s\n' '--- repository sops secret lifecycle patterns ---'
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Systemd credentials, when loaded via the LoadCredential= directive, are immutable for the duration of a service's runtime [1]. They are acquired at the moment of service activation and are released only when the service is deactivated [1]. Because these credentials reside in a dedicated namespace/mount point determined at service start, they do not update automatically when the source file on disk changes [1][2]. To handle secret rotation or changes, you must restart the service to cause systemd to re-read the credentials and mount them into the service's runtime environment [2]. In the context of sops-nix, the restartUnits (or reloadUnits) options are used to automate this process [3][4]. When sops-nix detects a change in a secret (by comparing the newly decrypted file on disk with the previous version), it adds the specified unit names to an activation-time restart or reload queue [5]. Note that as of mid-2026, using sops-nix to restart or reload systemd units from within the activation script is considered deprecated in NixOS [6]. This practice triggers a warning during system activation and is slated for removal in future releases [6]. Efforts are underway to transition sops-nix toward more direct management or newer mechanisms for unit lifecycle control [6]. Summary of key points: - Immutability: Systemd credentials are static once the service has started [1][2]. - Rotation: A full service restart is required to refresh credentials [2]. - Automation: sops-nix manages this by monitoring for file changes and queuing units for restart/reload [3][5]. - Deprecation Notice: Automated restarts via activation scripts are being phased out in NixOS [6].
Citations:
- 1: https://systemd.io/CREDENTIALS/
- 2: GitHub issue 21099 in systemd/systemd (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 3: https://github.com/Mic92/sops-nix?tab=readme-ov-file
- 4: https://github.com/Mic92/sops-nix/blob/master/README.md
- 5: https://github.com/Mic92/sops-nix/blob/73bf36912e31a6b21af6e0f39218e067283c67ef/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/main.go
- 6: GitHub issue 934 in Mic92/sops-nix (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
Configure lifecycle controls for DB_GUARDIAN_PSK.
Set explicit owner, group, and restrictive mode values. Add a restartUnits entry for the service that loads the credential on each host. LoadCredential values remain fixed for the service runtime, so PSK rotation can leave db-guardian and db-database-coordinator using different credentials after an independent restart.
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In `@modules/nixos/server/database/guardian.nix` around lines 124 - 126, Update
the sops.secrets."DB_GUARDIAN_PSK" definition with explicit owner, group, and
restrictive mode values, and add restartUnits entries for both db-guardian and
db-database-coordinator so credential rotation restarts each service and reloads
the PSK.
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Make the certificate default follow server.identity.domain.
When an operator sets server.identity.domain but leaves tlsCertificateDomain unset, Line 41 still requests a certificate for auth.${config.server.proxy.domain}. Kanidm then serves the configured identity domain with a certificate for a different name. Set this default to config.server.identity.domain.
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In `@modules/nixos/server/identity/default.nix` at line 41, Update the
tlsCertificateDomain default near the identity configuration to use
config.server.identity.domain instead of constructing a hostname from
config.server.proxy.domain, while preserving explicit tlsCertificateDomain
overrides.
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