- self-updater: per-instance notify secret (auto-generated), notifyAndApply()
triggers an immediate check+apply for the publishing host
- routes: POST /api/system/update-notify (X-DashCaddy-Notify-Secret gated,
added to public-routes allowlist so TOTP doesn't block machine-to-machine)
- dashcaddy-update.sh: include VERSION in backup/deploy/rollback copy lists;
belt-and-suspenders write trigger.json commit to VERSION post-deploy.
Fixes drift where /app/VERSION stayed at the old commit after self-update.
- release.sh: mirror failures are non-fatal+loud; HTTP-verify get2 after
rsync; auto-notify co-located instance via /opt/dashcaddy/updates/notify-secret
(or honour DASHCADDY_NOTIFY_TARGETS for multi-instance setups).
These endpoints must be accessible without TOTP auth for the dashboard
to load site config (TLD, DNS servers, custom logo) and service status
(bulk probe results). Without them, the dashboard shows all services
as OFF and loses custom branding after any session expiry.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
License status, services list, config, and license feature checks
were being rate-limited (429) after ~14 minutes of dashboard polling,
causing the license to show FREE TIER and services to fail loading.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
DNS server IDs (dns1, dns2, dns3) were hardcoded throughout the frontend
and backend. Now config.json's dnsServers object is the single source of
truth — adding or removing a DNS server in config automatically updates
the dashboard cards, credential modal, health checks, and probes.
- credentials.js: rebuild modal sections dynamically from SITE.dnsServers
- globals.js: add getPrimaryDnsId() helper for primary DNS lookups
- service-create.js, service-infrastructure.js: use dynamic DNS ID
- startup-validator.js: dynamic topCardServices from config
- middleware.js: add license endpoints to public routes
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Full codebase including API server (32 modules + routes), dashboard frontend,
DashCA certificate distribution, installer script, and deployment skills.
Sami