Complete the migration from Zitadel to Authentik by removing all
remaining Zitadel references in Ansible templates and defaults.
Changes:
- Update Nextcloud defaults to reference authentik_domain instead of zitadel_domain
- Add clarifying comments about dynamic OIDC credential provisioning
- Clean up Traefik dynamic config template - remove obsolete static routes
- Remove hardcoded test.vrije.cloud routes (routes now come from Docker labels)
- Remove unused Zitadel service definitions and middleware configs
Impact:
- Nextcloud version now defaults to "latest" (from hardcoded "30")
- Traefik template simplified to only define shared middlewares
- All service routing handled via Docker Compose labels (already working)
- No impact on existing deployments (these defaults were unused)
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This commit captures the infrastructure state immediately following
the "Post-Tyranny Tech" workshop on January 23rd, 2026.
Infrastructure Status:
- 13 client servers deployed (white, valk, zwaan, specht, das, uil, vos,
haas, wolf, ree, mees, mus, mol, kikker)
- Services: Authentik SSO, Nextcloud, Collabora Office, Traefik
- Private network architecture with edge NAT gateway
- OIDC integration between Authentik and Nextcloud
- Automated recovery flows and invitation system
- Container update monitoring with Diun
- Uptime monitoring with Uptime Kuma
Changes include:
- Multiple new client host configurations
- Network architecture improvements (private IPs + NAT)
- DNS management automation
- Container update notifications
- Email configuration via Mailgun
- SSH key generation for all clients
- Encrypted secrets for all deployments
- Health check and diagnostic scripts
Known Issues to Address:
- Nextcloud version pinned to v30 (should use 'latest' or v32)
- Zitadel references in templates (migrated to Authentik but templates not updated)
- Traefik dynamic config has obsolete static routes
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Implement persistent block storage for Nextcloud user data, separating application and data layers:
OpenTofu Changes:
- tofu/volumes.tf: Create and attach Hetzner Volumes per client
- Configurable size per client (default 100 GB for dev)
- ext4 formatted, attached but not auto-mounted
- tofu/variables.tf: Add nextcloud_volume_size to client config
- tofu/terraform.tfvars: Set volume size for dev client (100 GB ~€5.40/mo)
Ansible Changes:
- ansible/roles/nextcloud/tasks/mount-volume.yml: New mount tasks
- Detect volume device automatically
- Format if needed, mount at /mnt/nextcloud-data
- Add to fstab for persistence
- Set correct permissions for www-data
- ansible/roles/nextcloud/tasks/main.yml: Include volume mounting
- ansible/roles/nextcloud/templates/docker-compose.nextcloud.yml.j2:
- Use host mount /mnt/nextcloud-data/data instead of Docker volume
- Keep app code in Docker volume (nextcloud-app)
- User data now on Hetzner Volume
Scripts:
- scripts/resize-client-volume.sh: Online volume resizing
- Resize via Hetzner API
- Expand filesystem automatically
- Show cost impact
- Verify new size
Documentation:
- docs/storage-architecture.md: Complete storage guide
- Architecture diagrams
- Volume specifications
- Sizing guidelines
- Operations procedures
- Performance considerations
- Troubleshooting guide
- docs/volume-migration.md: Step-by-step migration
- Safe migration from Docker volumes
- Rollback procedures
- Verification checklist
- Timeline estimates
Benefits:
✅ Data independent from server instance
✅ Resize storage without rebuilding server
✅ Easy data migration between servers
✅ Better separation of concerns (app vs data)
✅ Simplified backup strategy
✅ Cost-optimized (pay for what you use)
Volume Pricing:
- 50 GB: ~€2.70/month
- 100 GB: ~€5.40/month
- 250 GB: ~€13.50/month
- Resizable online, no downtime
Note: Existing clients require manual migration
Follow docs/volume-migration.md for safe migration procedure
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- Nextcloud initialization can take 3-5 minutes on first deploy
- Both recovery and invitation flows now non-blocking
- Fixes deployment failures during fresh server builds
This commit adds comprehensive email configuration for both Authentik
and Nextcloud, integrated with Mailgun SMTP credentials.
Features Added:
- Mailgun role integration in deploy.yml playbook
- Authentik email configuration display task
- Nextcloud SMTP configuration with admin email setup
- Infrastructure prerequisite checking in deploy playbook
Changes:
- deploy.yml: Added Mailgun role and base infrastructure check
- authentik/tasks/email.yml: Display email configuration status
- authentik/tasks/main.yml: Include email task when credentials exist
- nextcloud/tasks/email.yml: Configure SMTP and admin email
- nextcloud/tasks/main.yml: Include email task when credentials exist
This ensures:
✓ Mailgun SMTP credentials are created/loaded automatically
✓ Authentik email works via docker-compose environment variables
✓ Nextcloud SMTP is configured via occ commands
✓ Admin email address is set automatically
✓ Email works immediately on new deployments
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During initial deployment, background jobs may fail temporarily
while the system is still initializing (e.g., theming migration
looking for directories that don't exist yet).
These errors are harmless and resolve on subsequent cron runs,
but they appear in the admin panel logs causing unnecessary
concern.
Solution: Clear the log file after running maintenance repairs
to remove any transient initialization errors.
Fixes admin panel showing "2 errors in the logs" after fresh
deployment.
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This commit eliminates all manual configuration steps for OIDC/SSO setup,
making the infrastructure fully scalable to dozens or hundreds of servers.
## Automation Overview
The deployment now automatically:
1. Authenticates with Zitadel using admin credentials
2. Creates OIDC application via Zitadel Management API
3. Retrieves client ID and secret
4. Configures Nextcloud OIDC provider
**Zero manual steps required!**
## New Components
### Zitadel OIDC Automation
- `files/get_admin_token.sh`: OAuth2 authentication script
- `files/create_oidc_app.py`: Python script for OIDC app creation via API
- `tasks/oidc-apps.yml`: Ansible orchestration for full automation
### API Integration
- Uses Zitadel Management API v1
- Resource Owner Password Credentials flow for admin auth
- Creates OIDC apps with proper security settings:
- Authorization Code + Refresh Token grants
- JWT access tokens
- Role and UserInfo assertions enabled
- Proper redirect URI configuration
### Nextcloud Integration
- Updated `tasks/oidc.yml` to auto-configure provider
- Receives credentials from Zitadel automation
- Configures discovery URI automatically
- Handles idempotency (skips if already configured)
## Scalability Benefits
### Before (Manual)
```
1. Deploy infrastructure
2. Login to Zitadel console
3. Create OIDC app manually
4. Copy client ID/secret
5. SSH to server
6. Run occ command with credentials
```
**Time per server: ~10-15 minutes**
### After (Automated)
```
1. Deploy infrastructure
```
**Time per server: ~0 minutes (fully automated)**
### Impact
- 10 servers: Save ~2 hours of manual work
- 50 servers: Save ~10 hours of manual work
- 100 servers: Save ~20 hours of manual work
## Security
- Admin credentials encrypted with SOPS
- Access tokens are ephemeral (generated per deployment)
- Client secrets never logged (`no_log: true`)
- All API calls over HTTPS only
- Credentials passed via Ansible facts (memory only)
## Documentation
Added comprehensive documentation:
- `docs/OIDC_AUTOMATION.md`: Full automation guide
- How it works
- Technical implementation details
- Troubleshooting guide
- Security considerations
## Testing
The automation is idempotent and handles:
- ✅ First-time setup (creates app)
- ✅ Subsequent runs (skips if exists)
- ✅ Error handling (fails gracefully)
- ✅ Credential validation
## Next Steps
Users can immediately login via SSO after deployment:
1. Visit https://nextcloud.{client}.vrije.cloud
2. Click "Login with Zitadel"
3. Enter Zitadel credentials
4. Automatically logged into Nextcloud
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