Merge pull request #7 from Dvorinka/feat/dragonfly-selfhosted-auth

Dragonfly cache, remote-install fix, self-hosted email-only auth

.env.example

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# Local development env file. Use .env.prod for production.
+# Local development env file. install.sh writes ENVIRONMENT=production for
+# self-hosted installs - keep development here only for the checkout workflow.
 
 # Domain Configuration
 DOMAIN=localhost
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ API_PORT=8082
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 REDIS_PORT=6379
 
+# Image tag to pull from GHCR (e.g. latest, 0.1.1). Use CONTAINR_BUILD=1
+# with install.sh to build from source instead.
+CONTAINR_VERSION=latest
+
 # Database Configuration
 POSTGRES_DB=containr
 POSTGRES_USER=containr_user
@@ -24,9 +29,12 @@ AUTO_MIGRATE=true
 MIGRATION_LOCK_TIMEOUT=2m
 SEED_DATA_ON_START=false
 
-# Redis Configuration
+# Dragonfly Configuration (Redis-compatible cache - REDIS_* names kept for compatibility)
 REDIS_PASSWORD=your_secure_redis_password
 REDIS_URL=redis://:your_secure_redis_password@localhost:6379/0
+# DRAGONFLY_VERSION=latest
+# DRAGONFLY_THREADS=1
+# DRAGONFLY_MAXMEMORY=256mb
 
 # Application Configuration
 # In production this must be a strong value with at least 32 characters.
@@ -36,8 +44,11 @@ CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKEN=replace_with_strong_agent_secret
 # Optional rotation list (comma-separated). When set, this takes precedence.
 # CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKENS=current_secret,next_secret
 CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:8080
-VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8082
+# Optional build-time API URL overrides. Leave empty for the default
-VITE_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:8082/api/auth
+# same-origin setup - the frontend nginx proxies /api to the backend, which
+# works from any host or IP without rebuilding the image.
+# VITE_API_URL=https://api.example.com
+# VITE_AUTH_URL=https://api.example.com/api/auth
 AUTH_PORT=3001
 # In production this must be true.
 COOKIE_SECURE=false
@@ -50,6 +61,8 @@ BETTER_AUTH_AUTO_MIGRATE=true
 BETTER_AUTH_INTERNAL_TOKEN=PLACEHOLDER_INTERNAL_AUTH_TOKEN
 BETTER_AUTH_INTERNAL_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3001/internal/session
 BETTER_AUTH_PROXY_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3001
+# Extra trusted origins (comma-separated). Same-origin traffic is trusted
+# automatically, so this only needs entries for cross-origin callers.
 BETTER_AUTH_TRUSTED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:8082
 # Optional explicit auth DB settings (recommended when password contains URL special chars)
 DB_HOST=postgres
@@ -60,7 +73,9 @@ DB_PASSWORD=your_secure_postgres_password
 FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
 BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8082
 
-# OAuth (user auth)
+# OAuth (user auth) - GitHub/Google sign-in is reserved for the managed
+# offering. Self-hosted installs use email/password only; PLACEHOLDER_*
+# values are treated as unset and the buttons stay hidden.
 GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=PLACEHOLDER_GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID
 GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=PLACEHOLDER_GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET
 GITLAB_CLIENT_ID=PLACEHOLDER_GITLAB_CLIENT_ID
@@ -105,10 +120,21 @@ TRAEFIK_AUTH=admin:$$apr1$$b8mh8c8v$$KkR8hQZQZQZQZQZQZQZQZ/
 # Development convenience: true in local dev, false in production
 TRAEFIK_API_INSECURE=true
 
-# Optional: Cloudflare Tunnel (alternative to domain)
+# Optional: Cloudflare Tunnel (alternative to domain). Can also be set in-app
+# under Settings > Platform (in-app value overrides this).
 # Get token from: https://dash.cloudflare.com/argotunnel
 CLOUDFLARED_TOKEN=your_cloudflare_tunnel_token_here
 
+# Optional: reopen public registration after the owner account exists.
+# Manageable in-app under Settings > Platform (in-app value overrides this).
+# SIGNUP_ENABLED=false
+
+# Docker socket gid AS SEEN INSIDE containers - lets the backend manage
+# containers (deployments, cloudflared sidecar). install.sh detects it with a
+# throwaway container. Modern Docker maps the socket to root: use 0.
+# Older daemons expose the host docker gid: stat -c %g /var/run/docker.sock
+DOCKER_GID=0
+
 # Optional: Custom Docker Registry
 # DOCKER_REGISTRY=your-registry.com
 # DOCKER_USERNAME=your_username

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
           BETTER_AUTH_INTERNAL_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
           export BETTER_AUTH_SECRET BETTER_AUTH_INTERNAL_TOKEN
-          docker compose -f infra/docker-compose.yml up -d --build postgres redis backend frontend traefik
+          docker compose -f infra/docker-compose.yml up -d --build postgres dragonfly backend frontend traefik
 
       - name: Wait for backend health
         run: |

.gitignore

@@ -121,3 +121,5 @@ bin
 
 # Local reference checkouts (not project code)
 ref/
+.playwright-mcp/
+canvas-*.png

README.md

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="#quick-start">Quick Start</a> •
+  <a href="#screenshots">Screenshots</a> •
   <a href="#features">Features</a> •
-  <a href="#architecture">Architecture</a> •
   <a href="docs/guides/">Guides</a> •
   <a href="CONTRIBUTING.md">Contributing</a>
 </p>
@@ -22,124 +22,84 @@
   <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg" alt="License: MIT"></a>
 </p>
 
-## What is Containr?
+Containr is an open-source control plane for Docker. Create a project, drop
+services onto a visual canvas, wire them together with environment variables,
+and deploy — no Kubernetes, no cloud bill. Services appear as nodes with
+auto-inferred connections; logs, metrics, builds, and rollbacks are one
+click away.
 
-Containr is an open-source control plane for Docker. It gives you a
+## Screenshots
-project-first deployment workflow — create a project, drop services onto a
-visual canvas, wire them together with environment variables, and deploy —
-without Kubernetes, without a cloud bill, and without giving up control of
-your infrastructure.
 
-The UI is inspired by Railway's project canvas: services appear as nodes,
+| Projects dashboard | Project canvas |
-connections are inferred automatically, and everything — logs, metrics,
+| --- | --- |
-deployments, builds — is one click away.
+| ![Projects dashboard with host telemetry](docs/screenshots/dashboard.png) | ![Visual service canvas with two services](docs/screenshots/canvas.png) |
+
+| Service detail | Managed databases |
+| --- | --- |
+| ![Service view with metrics, logs and config tabs](docs/screenshots/service-detail.png) | ![Managed database list showing a running PostgreSQL](docs/screenshots/databases.png) |
 
 ## Features
 
-- **Project canvas** — visual service topology with groups, drag/drop layout,
+- **Project canvas** — visual service topology, groups, drag/drop, auto-inferred connections, right-click lifecycle actions
-  and auto-inferred connections
+- **Private networking** — every project gets an isolated Docker network; services reach each other by name (`web:3000`) and share variables via `${{service.KEY}}` references
-- **Deployments** — Docker-based deploys with history, logs, and rollback
+- **Deployments & builds** — Docker deploys with history, logs, image rollback, live build status
-- **Git integration** — deploy from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or Gitea;
+- **Runtime** — replicas, published ports, domains, health checks, restart policies; start/stop/restart/redeploy from canvas or service page
-  repository and branch pickers, webhooks, GitHub App support
+- **Git integration** — GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea; webhooks, GitHub App
-- **Builds** — build pipeline with live status over WebSocket
+- **Managed databases** — one-click provisioning with backup/restore
-- **Service metrics** — real CPU/memory/network telemetry from Docker stats
+- **Metrics** — per-service Docker stats plus host CPU/memory/disk telemetry
-- **Templates** — one-click service catalog (databases, apps, tooling)
+- **Templates, cron, previews** — service catalog, scheduled jobs, preview deploys
-- **Databases** — managed database services with backup/restore actions
+- **Auth & security** — Better Auth sessions (email/password self-hosted), audit logs, vuln scans
-- **Cron jobs** — scheduled jobs with execution history
+- **Networking** — Traefik reverse proxy, optional Cloudflare Tunnel
-- **Preview environments** — per-project preview deploys
+
-- **Variables & environments** — per-service env vars, production/preview/dev
+## Quick Start
-- **Node monitoring** — host CPU, memory, disk, and network telemetry
+
-- **Security** — audit logs, vulnerability scans, compliance reports
+Requires Docker with the Compose plugin, `openssl`, and `curl`:
-- **Auth** — Better Auth sessions (email + OAuth), per-user resource scoping
+
-- **Self-hosted networking** — Traefik reverse proxy, optional Cloudflare
+```bash
-  Tunnel for exposure without port forwarding
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dvorinka/Containr/main/install.sh | bash
+```
+
+Installs into `./containr`, generates secrets, pulls the published `:latest`
+images, and starts the stack — UI at `http://localhost:3000`, API at
+`http://localhost:8082`. Non-interactive; re-runs never overwrite `.env`.
+On first visit you create the owner account (email/password); registration
+then closes automatically. The owner can reopen it and configure a Cloudflare
+Tunnel token under **Settings → Platform** — in-app values override env vars.
+
+Override with env vars:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dvorinka/Containr/main/install.sh | \
+  HTTP_PORT=8080 CONTAINR_DIR=/opt/containr bash
+```
+
+`CONTAINR_VERSION` pins a release tag, `CONTAINR_REF` selects the git ref for
+downloaded files, `CONTAINR_BUILD=1` builds from source. From a git checkout,
+`./install.sh` installs in place; plain `docker compose up -d` pulls the same
+images (`--build` to compile locally).
+
+Local development and self-hosted deployment (Traefik + Cloudflare Tunnel):
+see [docs/guides/](docs/guides/) and `infra/docker-compose.yml`.
 
 ## Architecture
 
 ```
 app/frontend/   React 19 + Vite + TypeScript + Tailwind + React Flow
-app/backend/    Go API (Gin) · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker SDK · Better Auth sidecar
+app/backend/    Go API (Gin) · PostgreSQL · Dragonfly · Docker SDK · Better Auth sidecar
 infra/          Self-hosted compose: Traefik + Cloudflare Tunnel
 docs/           Guides, OpenAPI spec, design documents
 ```
 
-| Component    | Default port |
+All configuration is via environment variables — see `.env.example`. Never
-| ------------ | ------------ |
+commit `.env` or `.env.prod`; if a secret was ever committed, rotate it.
-| Frontend     | 3000 (prod) / 5173 (dev) |
-| API          | 8082 |
-| Auth sidecar | 3001 |
-| PostgreSQL   | 5432 |
-| Redis        | 6379 |
-
-## Quick Start
-
-### Easy install (recommended)
-
-Requires Docker with the Compose plugin, `openssl`, and `curl`.
-
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/Dvorinka/Containr.git
-cd Containr
-./install.sh
-```
-
-The script creates `.env` from `.env.example`, fills in all required secrets
-with random values, builds the images, and starts the stack. It keeps an
-existing `.env` untouched, so it is safe to re-run.
-
-Frontend at `http://localhost:3000`, API at `http://localhost:8082`.
-
-### Docker Compose (manual)
-
-```bash
-cp .env.example .env   # fill in secrets
-docker compose up -d --build
-```
-
-Host ports can be remapped in `.env` (`HTTP_PORT`, `API_PORT`,
-`POSTGRES_PORT`, `REDIS_PORT`) if the defaults collide with other services.
-
-### Local development
-
-```bash
-docker compose up -d postgres redis   # data services only
-cd app/backend && go run ./cmd/server # API + embedded auth sidecar
-cd app/frontend && npm install && npm run dev
-```
-
-Frontend dev server at `http://localhost:5173`.
-
-### Self-hosted with Traefik + Cloudflare Tunnel
-
-See `infra/docker-compose.yml` and
-[docs/guides/CLOUDFLARE_SETUP.md](docs/guides/CLOUDFLARE_SETUP.md).
-
-## Configuration
-
-All configuration is via environment variables — see `.env.example`.
-Required for production: `JWT_SECRET`, `BETTER_AUTH_SECRET`,
-`BETTER_AUTH_INTERNAL_TOKEN`, database and Redis credentials.
-
-**Never commit `.env` or `.env.prod`.** Both are gitignored; if a secret was
-ever committed, rotate it.
 
 ## Documentation
 
 - [docs/guides/](docs/guides/) — setup, deployment, Cloudflare, autoscaling
 - [docs/api/openapi.yaml](docs/api/openapi.yaml) — API contract
 - [docs/developers/onboarding.md](docs/developers/onboarding.md) — contributor onboarding
-- [docs/design/](docs/design/) — UI design references
 - `make help` — common tasks
 
-## Contributing
+---
 
-See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Issues and PRs welcome.
+[Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) · [Security](SECURITY.md) · [MIT License](LICENSE) © 2026 Tomas Dvorak
-
-## Security
-
-See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md). Report vulnerabilities privately — do not
-open public issues.
-
-## License
-
-[MIT](LICENSE) © 2026 Tomas Dvorak

app/backend/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build Go API binary
-FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS go-builder
+FROM golang:1.26-alpine AS go-builder
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache git ca-certificates tzdata
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo -o main cmd/server/main.go
 
 # Build embedded Better Auth runtime dependencies
-FROM node:20-alpine AS auth-builder
+FROM node:22-alpine AS auth-builder
 
 WORKDIR /auth
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RUN npm ci --omit=dev
 COPY auth/src ./src
 
 # Final runtime image (Go API + Better Auth sidecar in one container)
-FROM node:20-alpine
+FROM node:22-alpine
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata wget
 

app/backend/README_BACKEND.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ### Prerequisites
 - Go 1.21+
 - PostgreSQL 12+
-- Redis (optional)
+- Dragonfly (Redis-compatible cache)
 
 ### Environment Variables
 

app/backend/auth/package-lock.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "containr-auth",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "better-auth": "^1.3.4",
+        "better-auth": "^1.6.33",
         "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "kysely": "^0.28.15",
@@ -16,38 +16,39 @@
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     },
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+      "version": "1.6.33",
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         "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.1.0",
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+        "better-call": "1.4.0",
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         "@prisma/client": "^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0",
         "prisma": "^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0"
       },
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         }
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+      "version": "4.6.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.3.6.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }

app/backend/auth/package.json

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
     "start": "node src/server.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "better-auth": "^1.3.4",
+    "better-auth": "1.6.33",
     "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "kysely": "^0.28.15",
     "pg": "^8.16.3"
+  },
+  "overrides": {
+    "qs": "^6.16.0"
   }
 }

app/backend/auth/src/auth.js

@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ const database = new PostgresDialect({
   pool,
 });
 
-const githubClientId = env.GITHUB_CLIENT_ID?.trim() || '';
+const realCredential = (value) => {
-const githubClientSecret = env.GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET?.trim() || '';
+  const trimmed = (value || '').trim();
-const googleClientId = env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID?.trim() || '';
+  return trimmed && !trimmed.startsWith('PLACEHOLDER_') ? trimmed : '';
-const googleClientSecret = env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET?.trim() || '';
+};
+
+const githubClientId = realCredential(env.GITHUB_CLIENT_ID);
+const githubClientSecret = realCredential(env.GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET);
+const googleClientId = realCredential(env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID);
+const googleClientSecret = realCredential(env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET);
 
 const socialProviders = {};
 if (githubClientId && githubClientSecret) {
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ if (googleClientId && googleClientSecret) {
   };
 }
 
-const trustedOrigins = [
+const staticTrustedOrigins = [
   ...splitCsv(env.BETTER_AUTH_TRUSTED_ORIGINS),
   env.FRONTEND_URL,
   env.BACKEND_URL,
@@ -86,12 +91,33 @@ const trustedOrigins = [
   .map((origin) => (origin || '').trim())
   .filter(Boolean);
 
+// Self-hosted installs are reached over arbitrary hosts/IPs, so the static
+// list above cannot cover them. Trust an Origin only when it matches the
+// request's own Host header - that is genuine same-origin traffic (browsers
+// cannot forge either header cross-origin). Do NOT consult x-forwarded-host
+// here: clients can set it freely.
+const resolveTrustedOrigins = (request) => {
+  const origins = new Set(staticTrustedOrigins);
+  const host = request?.headers?.get('host');
+  const origin = request?.headers?.get('origin');
+  if (host && origin) {
+    try {
+      if (new URL(origin).host === host) {
+        origins.add(origin);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // malformed Origin header - leave untrusted
+    }
+  }
+  return [...origins];
+};
+
 export const auth = betterAuth({
   appName: env.BETTER_AUTH_APP_NAME || 'Containr',
   baseURL: env.BETTER_AUTH_URL || defaultBackendURL,
   basePath: '/api/auth',
   secret: env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET || 'PLACEHOLDER_BETTER_AUTH_SECRET_CHANGE_ME_32CHARS_MIN',
-  trustedOrigins,
+  trustedOrigins: resolveTrustedOrigins,
   database,
   user: {
     modelName: 'auth_users',

app/backend/cmd/server/main.go

@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Setup Gin router
 	if cfg.IsProduction() {
 		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+		if !cfg.CookieSecure {
+			log.Println("Warning: COOKIE_SECURE=false in production - session cookies are sent over plain HTTP. Enable TLS and set COOKIE_SECURE=true.")
+		}
 	}
 
 	router := gin.New()

app/backend/docker-compose.yml

@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ services:
       retries: 10
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  redis:
+  dragonfly:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
+    image: docker.dragonflydb.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly:latest
     env_file:
       - ../../.env.prod
-    command: ["sh", "-c", "redis-server --requirepass \"$$REDIS_PASSWORD\""]
+    command: ["sh", "-c", "exec dragonfly --requirepass \"$${REDIS_PASSWORD}\" --proactor_threads=1 --maxmemory=256mb --dir=/data"]
     ports:
       - "6379:6379"
     volumes:
-      - backend_redis_data:/data
+      - backend_dragonfly_data:/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli -a \"$${REDIS_PASSWORD}\" ping | grep PONG"]
       interval: 10s
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ services:
       - ../../.env.prod
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    group_add:
+      - "${DOCKER_GID:-0}"
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
-      redis:
+      dragonfly:
         condition: service_healthy
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
@@ -52,4 +56,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   backend_postgres_data:
-  backend_redis_data:
+  backend_dragonfly_data:

app/backend/go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module containr
 
-go 1.24.0
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/docker v28.5.2+incompatible
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ require (
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.9.1
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.30.1
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.0.0
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72
 	github.com/pressly/goose/v3 v3.24.1
+	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.10.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.10.2
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.21.0
 	github.com/sqlc-dev/pqtype v0.3.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.47.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.57.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sethvargo/go-retry v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.1-0.20240121214520-5f936abd7ae8 // indirect
@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ require (
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.11 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.60.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.40.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.41.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.40.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.40.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.41.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.40.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.40.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.40.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.41.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.41.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.49.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.59.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.48.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.42.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.49.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.2 // indirect

app/backend/go.sum

@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 h1:EBsztssimR/CONLSZZ04E8qAkxNYq4Qp9L
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 h1:CrxCmQqYDkv1z7lO7Wbh2HN93uovUHgrECaO5ZrCXAU=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.0.0 h1:1n1XNM9hk7O9mnQoNBGolZvzebBQ7p93ULHRc28XJUE=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2 h1:Rl4B7itRWVtYIHFrSNd7vhTiz9UpLdi6gZhZ3wEeDy8=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.0.0/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.2/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
@@ -182,20 +182,20 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 h1:jXsnJ4Lmnqd11kwkBV2LgLoFMZKizbCi5fNZ/ipaZ
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KRTj+aOaElaLi+wW1kO/DZRXwkF4C5xPbEe3ZiIhN7Y=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.60.0 h1:sbiXRNDSWJOTobXh5HyQKjq6wUC5tNybqjIqDpAY4CU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.60.0/go.mod h1:69uWxva0WgAA/4bu2Yy70SLDBwZXuQ6PbBpbsa5iZrQ=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.40.0 h1:oA5YeOcpRTXq6NN7frwmwFR0Cn3RhTVZvXsP4duvCms=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.41.0 h1:YlEwVsGAlCvczDILpUXpIpPSL/VPugt7zHThEMLce1c=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.40.0/go.mod h1:IMb+uXZUKkMXdPddhwAHm6UfOwJyh4ct1ybIlV14J0g=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.41.0/go.mod h1:Yt4UwgEKeT05QbLwbyHXEwhnjxNO6D8L5PQP51/46dE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.40.0 h1:QKdN8ly8zEMrByybbQgv8cWBcdAarwmIPZ6FThrWXJs=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.40.0/go.mod h1:bTdK1nhqF76qiPoCCdyFIV+N/sRHYXYCTQc+3VCi3MI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.40.0 h1:wVZXIWjQSeSmMoxF74LzAnpVQOAFDo3pPji9Y4SOFKc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.40.0/go.mod h1:khvBS2IggMFNwZK/6lEeHg/W57h/IX6J4URh57fuI40=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.40.0 h1:rcZe317KPftE2rstWIBitCdVp89A2HqjkxR3c11+p9g=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.41.0 h1:rFnDcs4gRzBcsO9tS8LCpgR0dxg4aaxWlJxCno7JlTQ=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.40.0/go.mod h1:ib/crwQH7N3r5kfiBZQbwrTge743UDc7DTFVZrrXnqc=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.41.0/go.mod h1:xPvCwd9pU0VN8tPZYzDZV/BMj9CM9vs00GuBjeKhJps=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.40.0 h1:KHW/jUzgo6wsPh9At46+h4upjtccTmuZCFAc9OJ71f8=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.40.0/go.mod h1:Ph7EFdYvxq72Y8Li9q8KebuYUr2KoeyHx0DRMKrYBUE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.40.0 h1:mtmdVqgQkeRxHgRv4qhyJduP3fYJRMX4AtAlbuWdCYw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.40.0/go.mod h1:4Z2bGMf0KSK3uRjlczMOeMhKU2rhUqdWNoKcYrtcBPg=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.40.0 h1:WA4etStDttCSYuhwvEa8OP8I5EWu24lkOzp+ZYblVjw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.41.0 h1:Vbk2co6bhj8L59ZJ6/xFTskY+tGAbOnCtQGVVa9TIN0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.40.0/go.mod h1:zeAhriXecNGP/s2SEG3+Y8X9ujcJOTqQ5RgdEJcawiA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.41.0/go.mod h1:U1NU4ULCoxeDKc09yCWdWe+3QoyweJcISEVa1RBzOis=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.9.0 h1:l706jCMITVouPOqEnii2fIAuO3IVGBRPV5ICjceRb/A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.9.0/go.mod h1:xE+Cx5E/eEHw+ISFkwPLwCZefwVjY+pqKg1qcK03+/4=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
@@ -205,26 +205,26 @@ go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.0.0-20210923205945-b76863e36670/go.mod h1:5om86z9Hs0C8fWVUuoMHwpExlXzs5Tkyp9hOrfG7pp8=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0 h1:02VY4/ZcO/gBOH6PUaoiptASxtXU10jazRCP865E97k=
 golang.org/x/arch v0.3.0/go.mod h1:5om86z9Hs0C8fWVUuoMHwpExlXzs5Tkyp9hOrfG7pp8=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.47.0 h1:V6e3FRj+n4dbpw86FJ8Fv7XVOql7TEwpHapKoMJ/GO8=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.57.0 h1:3ZVCjf8Ggz7zneR/EHRVx68Ctf+2pmIMP2UFhh9cC6M=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.47.0/go.mod h1:ff3Y9VzzKbwSSEzWqJsJVBnWmRwRSHt/6Op5n9bQc4A=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.57.0/go.mod h1:Fdz0i5U6CoizGwLda9DttjSk6qlZo25zYNtR+ycvuZA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b h1:M2rDM6z3Fhozi9O7NWsxAkg/yqS/lQJ6PmkyIV3YP+o=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250620022241-b7579e27df2b/go.mod h1:3//PLf8L/X+8b4vuAfHzxeRUl04Adcb341+IGKfnqS8=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 h1:HaW9xtz0+kOcWKwli0ZXy79Ix+UW/vOfmWI5QVd2tgI=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.41.0 h1:qJmnOUb4YB+FsEuM3HcWucdZASCPGhsX6uljO6pog0c=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0/go.mod h1:43JraMp9cGx1Rx3AqioxrbrhNsLl2l/iNAvuBkrezpg=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.41.0/go.mod h1:Ek9pY8RKWXwsWvd3rQiHYtMqkjSUV+s1Rj7j4H5Ur6o=
-golang.org/x/net v0.49.0 h1:eeHFmOGUTtaaPSGNmjBKpbng9MulQsJURQUAfUwY++o=
+golang.org/x/net v0.59.0 h1:5zfYln+w5XCxwrnMMJPufRgNoXEaGxl0wo5GqPXyues=
-golang.org/x/net v0.49.0/go.mod h1:/ysNB2EvaqvesRkuLAyjI1ycPZlQHM3q01F02UY/MV8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.59.0/go.mod h1:2DA/G1UfVbCpQPeWTmMPGY7Cs2PkBkwu743bVX5PIVg=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 h1:vV+1eWNmZ5geRlYjzm2adRgW2/mcpevXNg50YZtPCE4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0 h1:KameEIfc1IkluZyXWLn39Wd4tURc6GbCiISGiZm2bQk=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.23.0/go.mod h1:sUUOizhqBxiL6pEWpqNLUiaJn1ShEbZ6BBqskPbjZm0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220704084225-05e143d24a9e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.40.0 h1:DBZZqJ2Rkml6QMQsZywtnjnnGvHza6BTfYFWY9kjEWQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.48.0 h1:bbX/i/6MgT9BVLM9RT1thmxL04yeTAhbEz4SyadbXoo=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.40.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.48.0/go.mod h1:hNLxWAXmnKAxqDtdwIYC4bM9oQPEecfsnNMuSxOs3og=
-golang.org/x/text v0.33.0 h1:B3njUFyqtHDUI5jMn1YIr5B0IE2U0qck04r6d4KPAxE=
+golang.org/x/text v0.42.0 h1:JbOZXgfeCPU9gacVtYliJqOhD+zhrEqK4LfdpmlUZqI=
-golang.org/x/text v0.33.0/go.mod h1:LuMebE6+rBincTi9+xWTY8TztLzKHc/9C1uBCG27+q8=
+golang.org/x/text v0.42.0/go.mod h1:ojzP1Z+2QtioaF8DTtO8K5q7JWVVYwZKenzujK0Zd0E=
 golang.org/x/time v0.11.0 h1:/bpjEDfN9tkoN/ryeYHnv5hcMlc8ncjMcM4XBk5NWV0=
 golang.org/x/time v0.11.0/go.mod h1:CDIdPxbZBQxdj6cxyCIdrNogrJKMJ7pr37NYpMcMDSg=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0 h1:yLkxfA+Qnul4cs9QA3KnlFu0lVmd8JJfoq+E41uSutA=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.49.0 h1:3NI7VXzL9+1WZD52Dx2ttoPwD5DWrFGpl9mFZDlmisI=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0/go.mod h1:Ik/tzLRlbscWpqqMRjyWYDisX8bG13FrdXp3o4Sr9lc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.49.0/go.mod h1:SJNXV9DBKT0UbdttsQjbfJlAE/q+y36++zo3uL3N0Oo=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 h1:merA0rdPeUV3YIIfHHcH4qBkiQAc1nfCKSI7lB4cV2M=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409/go.mod h1:fl8J1IvUjCilwZzQowmw2b7HQB2eAuYBabMXzWurF+I=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260128011058-8636f8732409 h1:H86B94AW+VfJWDqFeEbBPhEtHzJwJfTbgE2lZa54ZAQ=

app/backend/internal/api/auth.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type User struct {
 	Email     string `json:"email"`
 	Name      string `json:"name"`
 	AvatarURL string `json:"avatar_url,omitempty"`
+	IsAdmin   bool   `json:"is_admin"`
 	CreatedAt string `json:"created_at"`
 }
 
@@ -63,10 +64,10 @@ func handleLogin(c *gin.Context) {
 	var user User
 	var hashedPassword string
 	err := db.QueryRow(`
-		SELECT id, email, password_hash, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), created_at 
+		SELECT id, email, password_hash, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), is_admin, created_at
-		FROM users 
+		FROM users
 		WHERE email = $1
-	`, req.Email).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &hashedPassword, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.CreatedAt)
+	`, req.Email).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &hashedPassword, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.IsAdmin, &user.CreatedAt)
 
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 		authUser, ok := verifyBetterAuthCredentials(c, req.Email, req.Password)
@@ -120,13 +121,32 @@ func handleAuthBootstrap(c *gin.Context) {
 		mode = "register"
 	}
 
+	providers := []string{}
+	for _, provider := range []string{"GITHUB", "GOOGLE"} {
+		if oauthProviderConfigured(provider) {
+			providers = append(providers, strings.ToLower(provider))
+		}
+	}
+
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
-		"has_users":  count > 0,
+		"has_users":      count > 0,
-		"user_count": count,
+		"user_count":     count,
-		"mode":       mode,
+		"mode":           mode,
+		"providers":      providers,
+		"signup_enabled": signupEnabled(db),
 	})
 }
 
+// oauthProviderConfigured reports whether an OAuth provider has real
+// credentials. Placeholder values from .env.example do not count, so
+// self-hosted installs default to email/password only.
+func oauthProviderConfigured(provider string) bool {
+	id := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(provider + "_CLIENT_ID"))
+	secret := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(provider + "_CLIENT_SECRET"))
+	return id != "" && secret != "" &&
+		!strings.HasPrefix(id, "PLACEHOLDER_") && !strings.HasPrefix(secret, "PLACEHOLDER_")
+}
+
 type betterAuthLoginUser struct {
 	ID    string `json:"id"`
 	Email string `json:"email"`
@@ -236,17 +256,23 @@ func createLocalUserFromBetterAuth(db *database.DB, authUser betterAuthLoginUser
 		return User{}, err
 	}
 
+	// A mirrored first account owns the platform, same as handleRegister.
+	var total int
+	if err := db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users").Scan(&total); err != nil {
+		return User{}, err
+	}
+
 	var user User
 	err = db.QueryRow(`
-		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name, avatar_url)
+		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name, avatar_url, is_admin)
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NULLIF($4, ''))
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NULLIF($4, ''), $5)
 		ON CONFLICT (email) DO UPDATE
 		SET name = EXCLUDED.name,
 		    avatar_url = COALESCE(EXCLUDED.avatar_url, users.avatar_url),
 		    updated_at = NOW()
-		RETURNING id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), created_at
+		RETURNING id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), is_admin, created_at
-	`, email, string(hashedPassword), name, strings.TrimSpace(authUser.Image)).
+	`, email, string(hashedPassword), name, strings.TrimSpace(authUser.Image), total == 0).
-		Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.CreatedAt)
+		Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.IsAdmin, &user.CreatedAt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return User{}, err
 	}
@@ -264,24 +290,26 @@ func handleRegister(c *gin.Context) {
 	db := c.MustGet("db").(*database.DB)
 	jwtSecret := c.MustGet("jwt_secret").(string)
 
-	count, err := countLocalUsers(db)
+	total, err := countLocalUsers(db)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Database error"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	if count > 0 {
+	// Closed once the first account exists unless the owner reopens registration.
+	if total > 0 && !signupEnabled(db) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "Public registration is disabled after bootstrap"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE email = $1", strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(req.Email))).Scan(&count)
+	var existing int
+	err = db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE email = $1", strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(req.Email))).Scan(&existing)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Database error"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	if count > 0 {
+	if existing > 0 {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusConflict, gin.H{"error": "User already exists"})
 		return
 	}
@@ -293,13 +321,13 @@ func handleRegister(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Create user
+	// First account owns the platform.
 	var user User
 	err = db.QueryRow(`
-		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name) 
+		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name, is_admin)
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3) 
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
-		RETURNING id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), created_at
+		RETURNING id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), is_admin, created_at
-	`, req.Email, string(hashedPassword), req.Name).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.CreatedAt)
+	`, req.Email, string(hashedPassword), req.Name, total == 0).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.IsAdmin, &user.CreatedAt)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to create user"})
@@ -320,13 +348,16 @@ func handleRegister(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func handleCreateUser(c *gin.Context) {
+	db, ok := requireAdmin(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
 	var req ManualUserCreateRequest
 	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
-
-	db := c.MustGet("db").(*database.DB)
 	req.Email = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(req.Email))
 	req.Name = strings.TrimSpace(req.Name)
 	if req.Email == "" || req.Name == "" {
@@ -363,8 +394,8 @@ func handleCreateUser(c *gin.Context) {
 	err = db.QueryRow(`
 		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name)
 		VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
-		RETURNING id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), created_at
+		RETURNING id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), is_admin, created_at
-	`, req.Email, string(hashedPassword), req.Name).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.CreatedAt)
+	`, req.Email, string(hashedPassword), req.Name).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.IsAdmin, &user.CreatedAt)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusConflict, gin.H{"error": "User already exists"})
 		return
@@ -459,10 +490,10 @@ func handleGetProfile(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	var user User
 	err := db.QueryRow(`
-		SELECT id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), created_at 
+		SELECT id, email, name, COALESCE(avatar_url, ''), is_admin, created_at
-		FROM users 
+		FROM users
 		WHERE id = $1
-	`, userID).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.CreatedAt)
+	`, userID).Scan(&user.ID, &user.Email, &user.Name, &user.AvatarURL, &user.IsAdmin, &user.CreatedAt)
 
 	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "User not found"})

app/backend/internal/api/auth_proxy.go

@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ func shouldBlockPublicBetterAuthSignup(c *gin.Context, cfg *config.Config, db *d
 		return true
 	}
 
-	return count > 0
+	// Registration is closed once the first account exists unless the owner
+	// reopens it in Settings (signup_enabled).
+	return count > 0 && !signupEnabled(db)
 }
 
 func parseAuthProxyTarget(rawTarget string) (*url.URL, error) {

app/backend/internal/api/deployments.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -120,6 +121,72 @@ func handleGetDeployments(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"deployments": deployments})
 }
 
+// RecentDeployment is a deployment row joined with its service and project names.
+type RecentDeployment struct {
+	ID          uuid.UUID  `json:"id"`
+	ServiceID   uuid.UUID  `json:"service_id"`
+	ServiceName string     `json:"service_name"`
+	ProjectName string     `json:"project_name"`
+	Status      string     `json:"status"`
+	ImageName   string     `json:"image_name"`
+	StartedAt   *time.Time `json:"started_at"`
+	CompletedAt *time.Time `json:"completed_at"`
+	CreatedAt   time.Time  `json:"created_at"`
+}
+
+// handleGetRecentDeployments lists the latest deployments across all of the
+// caller's services — feeds the dashboard deploy feed.
+func handleGetRecentDeployments(c *gin.Context) {
+	db, exists := c.Get("db")
+	if !exists {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Database connection not available"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	userID, exists := c.Get("user_id")
+	if !exists {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "User not authenticated"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	limit := 10
+	if v := c.Query("limit"); v != "" {
+		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil && n > 0 && n <= 50 {
+			limit = n
+		}
+	}
+
+	rows, err := db.(*database.DB).Query(
+		`SELECT d.id, d.service_id, s.name, p.name, d.status,
+		        COALESCE(d.image_name, ''), d.started_at, d.completed_at, d.created_at
+		 FROM deployments d
+		 JOIN services s ON s.id = d.service_id
+		 JOIN projects p ON p.id = s.project_id
+		 WHERE p.owner_id = $1
+		 ORDER BY d.created_at DESC
+		 LIMIT $2`,
+		userID.(string), limit,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to retrieve deployments"})
+		return
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	deployments := []RecentDeployment{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var d RecentDeployment
+		if err := rows.Scan(&d.ID, &d.ServiceID, &d.ServiceName, &d.ProjectName,
+			&d.Status, &d.ImageName, &d.StartedAt, &d.CompletedAt, &d.CreatedAt); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to scan deployment"})
+			return
+		}
+		deployments = append(deployments, d)
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"deployments": deployments})
+}
+
 func handleCreateDeployment(c *gin.Context) {
 	db, exists := c.Get("db")
 	if !exists {
@@ -153,8 +220,11 @@ func handleCreateDeployment(c *gin.Context) {
 	var service Service
 	var projectOwner string
 	err = db.(*database.DB).QueryRow(
-		`SELECT s.id, s.project_id, s.name, s.type, s.status, s.image, s.command, 
+		`SELECT s.id, s.project_id, s.name, s.type, s.status, s.image, s.command,
-		        s.environment, s.git_repo, s.git_branch, s.build_path, s.cpu, s.memory, 
+		        s.environment, s.git_repo, s.git_branch, s.build_path, s.cpu, s.memory,
+		        COALESCE(s.replicas, 1), COALESCE(s.port, 0),
+		        COALESCE(s.domain, ''), COALESCE(s.healthcheck_path, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
 		        s.created_at, s.updated_at, p.owner_id
 		 FROM services s
 		 JOIN projects p ON s.project_id = p.id
@@ -164,7 +234,8 @@ func handleCreateDeployment(c *gin.Context) {
 		&service.ID, &service.ProjectID, &service.Name, &service.Type, &service.Status,
 		&service.Image, &service.Command, &service.Environment, &service.GitRepo,
 		&service.GitBranch, &service.BuildPath, &service.CPU, &service.Memory,
-		&service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt, &projectOwner,
+		&service.Replicas, &service.Port, &service.Domain, &service.HealthCheckPath,
+		&service.RestartPolicy, &service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt, &projectOwner,
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -256,6 +327,22 @@ func runDeploymentAndSync(
 	service Service,
 	req CreateDeploymentRequest,
 	userID string,
+) {
+	runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(parentCtx, db, engine, dbDeployment, service, req, userID, "")
+}
+
+// runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage deploys imageOverride as a prebuilt image
+// (rollback / redeploy of an existing tag) when set; otherwise builds from
+// source or pulls the service image.
+func runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(
+	parentCtx context.Context,
+	db *database.DB,
+	engine *deployment.DeploymentEngine,
+	dbDeployment *DeploymentModel,
+	service Service,
+	req CreateDeploymentRequest,
+	userID string,
+	imageOverride string,
 ) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parentCtx, 30*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -265,21 +352,44 @@ func runDeploymentAndSync(
 		sourcePath = "."
 	}
 
+	// Resolve the runtime env: stored service variables (with ${{svc.KEY}}
+	// references expanded) plus any per-deployment overrides.
+	env, envErr := resolveServiceEnv(db, service)
+	if envErr != nil {
+		env = map[string]string{}
+	}
+	for k, v := range req.EnvVars {
+		env[k] = v
+	}
+
+	var command []string
+	if cmd := strings.TrimSpace(service.Command); cmd != "" {
+		command = strings.Fields(cmd)
+	}
+
+	replicas := service.Replicas
+	if replicas < 1 {
+		replicas = 1
+	}
+
 	deployReq := &deployment.DeploymentRequest{
 		ProjectID:   service.ProjectID.String(),
 		ServiceID:   service.ID.String(),
 		Environment: service.Environment,
 		Config: deployment.ServiceConfig{
-			Name:        service.Name,
+			Name:          service.Name,
-			Image:       service.Image,
+			Image:         service.Image,
-			Environment: req.EnvVars,
+			Command:       command,
-			Replicas:    1,
+			Environment:   env,
-		},
+			Replicas:      replicas,
-		BuildConfig: &deployment.BuildConfig{
+			PublicPort:    int32(service.Port),
-			BuildType:  "nixpacks",
+			Domain:        service.Domain,
-			SourcePath: sourcePath,
+			HealthPath:    service.HealthCheckPath,
-			Branch:     req.Branch,
+			RestartPolicy: service.RestartPolicy,
-			Commit:     req.CommitHash,
+			Resources: deployment.ResourceLimits{
+				MemoryBytes: parseMemoryLimit(service.Memory),
+				CPUQuota:    parseCPULimit(service.CPU),
+			},
 		},
 		Trigger: deployment.TriggerConfig{
 			Type:      req.Trigger,
@@ -289,6 +399,26 @@ func runDeploymentAndSync(
 		},
 	}
 
+	if imageOverride != "" {
+		deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+			BuildType:     "prebuilt",
+			PrebuiltImage: imageOverride,
+		}
+	} else if service.GitRepo == "" {
+		// Image-sourced service: pull the image instead of building.
+		deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+			BuildType:     "prebuilt",
+			PrebuiltImage: service.Image,
+		}
+	} else {
+		deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+			BuildType:  "nixpacks",
+			SourcePath: sourcePath,
+			Branch:     req.Branch,
+			Commit:     req.CommitHash,
+		}
+	}
+
 	engineDeployment, err := engine.Deploy(ctx, deployReq)
 	if err != nil {
 		failedAt := time.Now()
@@ -550,17 +680,58 @@ func handleRollbackDeployment(c *gin.Context) {
 		time.Now(), serviceID,
 	)
 
-	go func() {
+	// Real rollback: redeploy the target deployment's image.
-		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	engineValue, _ := c.Get("deployment_engine")
-		db.(*database.DB).Exec(
+	engine, _ := engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine)
-			`UPDATE deployments SET status = 'deployed', completed_at = $1, updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`,
+	targetImage := targetDeployment.ImageName
-			time.Now(), rollbackID,
+	if targetDeployment.ImageTag != "" {
+		targetImage += ":" + targetDeployment.ImageTag
+	}
+
+	if engine == nil || targetImage == "" {
+		completedAt := time.Now()
+		reason := "Rollback image unavailable"
+		if engine == nil {
+			reason = "Deployment engine unavailable. Docker may not be configured on this server."
+		}
+		_, _ = db.(*database.DB).Exec(
+			`UPDATE deployments SET status = 'failed', error = $1, completed_at = $2, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`,
+			reason, completedAt, rollbackID,
 		)
-		db.(*database.DB).Exec(
+		_, _ = db.(*database.DB).Exec(
-			`UPDATE services SET status = 'running', updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`,
+			`UPDATE services SET status = 'failed', updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`,
-			time.Now(), serviceID,
+			completedAt, serviceID,
 		)
-	}()
+	} else {
+		var service Service
+		_ = db.(*database.DB).QueryRow(
+			`SELECT s.id, s.project_id, s.name, s.type, s.status, s.image, s.command,
+			        s.environment, s.git_repo, s.git_branch, s.build_path, s.cpu, s.memory,
+			        COALESCE(s.replicas, 1), COALESCE(s.port, 0),
+			        COALESCE(s.domain, ''), COALESCE(s.healthcheck_path, ''),
+			        COALESCE(s.restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
+			        s.created_at, s.updated_at
+			 FROM services s WHERE s.id = $1`, serviceID,
+		).Scan(
+			&service.ID, &service.ProjectID, &service.Name, &service.Type, &service.Status,
+			&service.Image, &service.Command, &service.Environment, &service.GitRepo,
+			&service.GitBranch, &service.BuildPath, &service.CPU, &service.Memory,
+			&service.Replicas, &service.Port, &service.Domain, &service.HealthCheckPath,
+			&service.RestartPolicy, &service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt,
+		)
+
+		rollbackReq := CreateDeploymentRequest{
+			CommitHash: func() string {
+				if targetDeployment.CommitHash != nil {
+					return *targetDeployment.CommitHash
+				}
+				return ""
+			}(),
+			Trigger: "rollback",
+		}
+		// Reuse the stored image directly — no rebuild.
+		go runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(context.Background(), db.(*database.DB), engine, &rollback, service, rollbackReq, userID.(string), targetImage)
+	}
 
 	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, gin.H{
 		"deployment": DeploymentResponse{

app/backend/internal/api/logs.go

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
@@ -73,7 +75,21 @@ func handleGetLogs(c *gin.Context) {
 		respondEmptyServiceLogs(c, "Container log streaming is unavailable because Docker is not configured.")
 		return
 	}
-	containerName := fmt.Sprintf("containr-%s", serviceID)
+	// Replicas are named containr-<serviceID>-<n>; resolve them by label and
+	// merge logs across all of them.
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	containers, err := client.ListContainersFiltered(ctx, filters.NewArgs(
+		filters.Arg("label", "containr.service="+serviceID.String()),
+	), false)
+	if err != nil {
+		respondDependencyUnavailable(c, "docker", "Failed to fetch container logs. The container may be unavailable.")
+		return
+	}
+	if len(containers) == 0 {
+		respondEmptyServiceLogs(c, "No container logs are available for this service yet.")
+		return
+	}
+	sort.Slice(containers, func(i, j int) bool { return containers[i].Names[0] < containers[j].Names[0] })
 
 	logOpts := docker.LogOptions{
 		Stdout:     true,
@@ -83,17 +99,25 @@ func handleGetLogs(c *gin.Context) {
 		Timestamps: true,
 	}
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	var readers []io.ReadCloser
-	logsReader, err := client.GetContainerLogs(ctx, containerName, logOpts)
+	var streams []io.Reader
-	if err != nil {
+	for _, ctr := range containers {
-		if isDockerNotFoundError(err) {
+		r, rerr := client.GetContainerLogs(ctx, ctr.ID, logOpts)
-			respondEmptyServiceLogs(c, "No container logs are available for this service yet.")
+		if rerr == nil {
-			return
+			readers = append(readers, r)
+			streams = append(streams, r)
 		}
-		respondDependencyUnavailable(c, "docker", "Failed to fetch container logs. The container may be unavailable.")
+	}
+	if len(readers) == 0 {
+		respondEmptyServiceLogs(c, "No container logs are available for this service yet.")
 		return
 	}
-	defer logsReader.Close()
+	logsReader := io.MultiReader(streams...)
+	defer func() {
+		for _, r := range readers {
+			_ = r.Close()
+		}
+	}()
 
 	if follow {
 		c.Header("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")

app/backend/internal/api/production_behavior_test.go

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"containr/internal/database"
+
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
@@ -86,3 +88,30 @@ func TestRequireAuthenticatedUserIDRejectsMissingUserContext(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected status %d, got %d", http.StatusUnauthorized, rec.Code)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRecentDeploymentsRequireAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	router := gin.New()
+	router.GET("/api/v1/deployments", handleGetRecentDeployments)
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/deployments", nil)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+
+	// No db in context → dependency failure surfaces before auth.
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status %d, got %d", http.StatusInternalServerError, rec.Code)
+	}
+
+	// With db present but no user context → 401.
+	router2 := gin.New()
+	router2.GET("/api/v1/deployments", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.Set("db", &database.DB{})
+		handleGetRecentDeployments(c)
+	})
+	rec2 := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	router2.ServeHTTP(rec2, httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/api/v1/deployments", nil))
+	if rec2.Code != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf("expected status %d, got %d", http.StatusUnauthorized, rec2.Code)
+	}
+}

app/backend/internal/api/projects.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package api
 import (
 	"containr/internal/database"
 	"containr/internal/database/sqlcdb"
+	"containr/internal/deployment"
+	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
@@ -310,6 +312,16 @@ func handleDeleteProject(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Remove live containers and the project network before dropping rows.
+	// Best-effort: Docker may be unavailable; DB cleanup proceeds regardless.
+	if engineValue, exists := c.Get("deployment_engine"); exists && engineValue != nil {
+		engine := engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine)
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(c.Request.Context(), 30*time.Second)
+		_ = engine.RemoveProjectContainers(ctx, projectID.String())
+		_ = engine.RemoveProjectNetwork(ctx, projectID.String())
+		cancel()
+	}
+
 	deletedRows, err := queries.DeleteProjectByID(c.Request.Context(), projectID)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to delete project"})

app/backend/internal/api/routes.go

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func SetupRoutes(router *gin.Engine, db *database.DB, redis *database.Redis, cfg
 		dockerClient = client
 		buildManager = build.NewBuildManager("/tmp/containr-builds", dockerClient)
 		deploymentEngine = deployment.NewDeploymentEngine(buildManager, dockerClient)
+		// Restore managed sidecars (e.g. cloudflared) from saved settings.
+		syncManagedContainers(dockerClient, db)
 	}
 
 	// Initialize build handler
@@ -184,6 +186,10 @@ func SetupRoutes(router *gin.Engine, db *database.DB, redis *database.Redis, cfg
 			protected.PUT("/user/profile", handleUpdateProfile)
 			protected.POST("/users", handleCreateUser)
 
+			// Platform settings (admin-gated inside handlers)
+			protected.GET("/settings", handleGetSettings)
+			protected.PUT("/settings", handleUpdateSettings)
+
 			// Project routes
 			protected.GET("/projects", handleGetProjects)
 			protected.POST("/projects", handleCreateProject)
@@ -203,9 +209,17 @@ func SetupRoutes(router *gin.Engine, db *database.DB, redis *database.Redis, cfg
 			protected.DELETE("/services/:id", handleDeleteService)
 			protected.GET("/services/:id/metrics", handleGetServiceMetrics)
 
+			// Runtime lifecycle (Railway-style)
+			protected.GET("/services/:id/runtime", handleGetServiceRuntime)
+			protected.POST("/services/:id/start", handleServiceStart)
+			protected.POST("/services/:id/stop", handleServiceStop)
+			protected.POST("/services/:id/restart", handleServiceRestart)
+			protected.POST("/services/:id/redeploy", handleServiceRedeploy)
+
 			// Deployment routes
 			protected.GET("/services/:id/deployments", handleGetDeployments)
 			protected.POST("/services/:id/deployments", handleCreateDeployment)
+			protected.GET("/deployments", handleGetRecentDeployments)
 			protected.GET("/deployments/:id", handleGetDeployment)
 			protected.POST("/deployments/:id/rollback", handleRollbackDeployment)
 

app/backend/internal/api/runtime.go

@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"containr/internal/database"
+	"containr/internal/deployment"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// serviceRuntimeSpec builds the container spec for a service: stored env vars
+// merged with ${{Service.KEY}} references resolved across the project.
+func serviceRuntimeSpec(db *database.DB, service Service) (deployment.RuntimeSpec, error) {
+	env, err := resolveServiceEnv(db, service)
+	if err != nil {
+		return deployment.RuntimeSpec{}, err
+	}
+
+	spec := deployment.RuntimeSpec{
+		ProjectID:     service.ProjectID.String(),
+		ServiceID:     service.ID.String(),
+		Name:          service.Name,
+		Image:         service.Image,
+		Env:           env,
+		Replicas:      service.Replicas,
+		Port:          int32(service.Port),
+		Domain:        service.Domain,
+		HealthPath:    service.HealthCheckPath,
+		RestartPolicy: service.RestartPolicy,
+	}
+	if cmd := strings.TrimSpace(service.Command); cmd != "" {
+		spec.Command = strings.Fields(cmd)
+	}
+	if spec.Replicas < 1 {
+		spec.Replicas = 1
+	}
+	if spec.RestartPolicy == "" {
+		spec.RestartPolicy = "unless-stopped"
+	}
+	spec.NanoCPUs = parseCPULimit(service.CPU)
+	spec.MemoryBytes = parseMemoryLimit(service.Memory)
+	if spec.Port > 0 {
+		env["PORT"] = strconv.Itoa(service.Port)
+	}
+	return spec, nil
+}
+
+var refVarPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`\$\{\{\s*([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)\.([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\s*\}\}`)
+
+// resolveServiceEnv loads the service's variables (real values, including
+// secrets) and expands ${{service.KEY}} references. KEY may be a variable on
+// the referenced service, or the builtins HOST (service name alias) and PORT.
+func resolveServiceEnv(db *database.DB, service Service) (map[string]string, error) {
+	rows, err := db.Query(
+		`SELECT key, value FROM environment_variables WHERE service_id = $1`,
+		service.ID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	env := map[string]string{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var k, v string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&k, &v); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		env[k] = v
+	}
+
+	var refServices []struct{ ID, Name string }
+	svcRows, err := db.Query(
+		`SELECT id, name FROM services WHERE project_id = $1`,
+		service.ProjectID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer svcRows.Close()
+	for svcRows.Next() {
+		var s struct{ ID, Name string }
+		if err := svcRows.Scan(&s.ID, &s.Name); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		refServices = append(refServices, s)
+	}
+
+	byName := map[string]string{}
+	for _, s := range refServices {
+		byName[strings.ToLower(s.Name)] = s.ID
+	}
+
+	resolve := func(serviceName, key string) (string, bool) {
+		id, ok := byName[strings.ToLower(serviceName)]
+		if !ok {
+			return "", false
+		}
+		switch strings.ToUpper(key) {
+		case "HOST":
+			return serviceName, true
+		case "PORT":
+			var port int
+			if err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT COALESCE(port, 0) FROM services WHERE id = $1`, id).Scan(&port); err == nil && port > 0 {
+				return strconv.Itoa(port), true
+			}
+			return "", false
+		}
+		var value string
+		err := db.QueryRow(
+			`SELECT value FROM environment_variables WHERE service_id = $1 AND key = $2`,
+			id, key,
+		).Scan(&value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", false
+		}
+		return value, true
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range env {
+		env[k] = refVarPattern.ReplaceAllStringFunc(v, func(match string) string {
+			parts := refVarPattern.FindStringSubmatch(match)
+			if len(parts) != 3 {
+				return match
+			}
+			if resolved, ok := resolve(parts[1], parts[2]); ok {
+				return resolved
+			}
+			return match
+		})
+	}
+	return env, nil
+}
+
+func parseCPULimit(cpu string) int64 {
+	v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(cpu), 64)
+	if err != nil || v <= 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return int64(v * 1e9)
+}
+
+var memUnits = map[string]int64{"k": 1e3, "m": 1e6, "g": 1e9, "ki": 1 << 10, "mi": 1 << 20, "gi": 1 << 30}
+
+func parseMemoryLimit(mem string) int64 {
+	s := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(mem))
+	for suffix, mult := range memUnits {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(s, suffix) {
+			if v, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSuffix(s, suffix), 64); err == nil {
+				return int64(v * float64(mult))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if v, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64); err == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func getRuntimeEngine(c *gin.Context) (*deployment.DeploymentEngine, *database.DB, bool) {
+	dbValue, exists := c.Get("db")
+	if !exists {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Database connection not available"})
+		return nil, nil, false
+	}
+	engineValue, exists := c.Get("deployment_engine")
+	if !exists || engineValue == nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, gin.H{"error": "Deployment engine unavailable. Docker may not be configured on this server."})
+		return nil, nil, false
+	}
+	return engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine), dbValue.(*database.DB), true
+}
+
+func loadOwnedService(c *gin.Context, db *database.DB) (Service, bool) {
+	serviceID, err := uuid.Parse(c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "Invalid service ID"})
+		return Service{}, false
+	}
+	userID, exists := c.Get("user_id")
+	if !exists {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "User not authenticated"})
+		return Service{}, false
+	}
+
+	var service Service
+	var owner string
+	err = db.QueryRow(
+		`SELECT s.id, s.project_id, s.name,
+		        COALESCE(s.type, s.service_type, ''), COALESCE(s.status, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.image, s.image_name, ''), COALESCE(s.command, s.start_command, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.environment, ''), COALESCE(s.git_repo, s.source_url, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.git_branch, ''), COALESCE(s.build_path, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.cpu, ''), COALESCE(s.memory, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.replicas, 1), COALESCE(s.port, 0),
+		        COALESCE(s.domain, ''), COALESCE(s.healthcheck_path, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
+		        s.created_at, s.updated_at, p.owner_id
+		 FROM services s JOIN projects p ON s.project_id = p.id
+		 WHERE s.id = $1`,
+		serviceID,
+	).Scan(
+		&service.ID, &service.ProjectID, &service.Name, &service.Type, &service.Status,
+		&service.Image, &service.Command, &service.Environment, &service.GitRepo,
+		&service.GitBranch, &service.BuildPath, &service.CPU, &service.Memory,
+		&service.Replicas, &service.Port, &service.Domain, &service.HealthCheckPath,
+		&service.RestartPolicy, &service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt, &owner,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "Service not found"})
+		return Service{}, false
+	}
+	if owner != userID.(string) && !isAdminUser(db, userID.(string)) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "Access denied"})
+		return Service{}, false
+	}
+	return service, true
+}
+
+// handleServiceRuntime returns live container state for a service.
+func handleGetServiceRuntime(c *gin.Context) {
+	engine, db, ok := getRuntimeEngine(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	service, ok := loadOwnedService(c, db)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	state, err := engine.RuntimeState(c.Request.Context(), service.ID.String(), service.Replicas)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"runtime": state})
+}
+
+func reconcileNow(c *gin.Context, engine *deployment.DeploymentEngine, db *database.DB, service Service) bool {
+	spec, err := serviceRuntimeSpec(db, service)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return false
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	state, err := engine.ReconcileService(ctx, spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadGateway, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return false
+	}
+	status := "stopped"
+	if state != nil {
+		status = state.Status
+	}
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = $1, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`, status, time.Now(), service.ID)
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"runtime": state})
+	return true
+}
+
+// handleServiceStart starts all stopped replicas.
+func handleServiceStart(c *gin.Context) {
+	engine, db, ok := getRuntimeEngine(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	service, ok := loadOwnedService(c, db)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if err := engine.StartService(c.Request.Context(), service.ID.String()); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadGateway, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = 'running', updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`, time.Now(), service.ID)
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "running"})
+}
+
+// handleServiceStop stops all replicas without removing them.
+func handleServiceStop(c *gin.Context) {
+	engine, db, ok := getRuntimeEngine(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	service, ok := loadOwnedService(c, db)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if err := engine.StopService(c.Request.Context(), service.ID.String()); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadGateway, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = 'stopped', updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`, time.Now(), service.ID)
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "stopped"})
+}
+
+// handleServiceRestart restarts all replicas.
+func handleServiceRestart(c *gin.Context) {
+	engine, db, ok := getRuntimeEngine(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	service, ok := loadOwnedService(c, db)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
+	if err := engine.StopService(ctx, service.ID.String()); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadGateway, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+	if err := engine.StartService(ctx, service.ID.String()); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadGateway, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = 'running', updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`, time.Now(), service.ID)
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": "running"})
+}
+
+// handleServiceRedeploy re-applies the current spec: pulls the image for
+// image-sourced services and reconciles containers (env, ports, replicas).
+func handleServiceRedeploy(c *gin.Context) {
+	engine, db, ok := getRuntimeEngine(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	service, ok := loadOwnedService(c, db)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	image := service.Image
+	if image == "" {
+		// Git-sourced service: reuse the last successful deployment image.
+		err := db.QueryRow(
+			`SELECT image_name || ':' || image_tag FROM deployments
+			 WHERE service_id = $1 AND status = 'deployed' AND image_name <> ''
+			 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`,
+			service.ID,
+		).Scan(&image)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "No deployable image yet — run a deployment first"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	service.Image = image
+	reconcileNow(c, engine, db, service)
+}
+
+// liveServiceStatus reconciles the stored status with real container state.
+// No-op when Docker is unavailable — the stored status is returned as-is.
+func liveServiceStatus(c *gin.Context, db *database.DB, service *Service) {
+	engineValue, exists := c.Get("deployment_engine")
+	if !exists || engineValue == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	engine := engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(c.Request.Context(), 3*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	state, err := engine.RuntimeState(ctx, service.ID.String(), service.Replicas)
+	if err != nil || state == nil || len(state.Containers) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if state.Status != service.Status {
+		service.Status = state.Status
+		_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = $1, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`, state.Status, time.Now(), service.ID)
+	}
+	if service.Domain != "" {
+		service.PublicURL = "https://" + service.Domain
+	} else if len(state.URLs) > 0 {
+		service.PublicURL = state.URLs[0]
+	}
+}
+
+// runtimeScaleService adjusts replica count both in bookkeeping and reality.
+func runtimeScaleService(c *gin.Context, serviceID string, replicas int) error {
+	dbValue, _ := c.Get("db")
+	engineValue, _ := c.Get("deployment_engine")
+	db, _ := dbValue.(*database.DB)
+	engine, _ := engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine)
+	if db == nil || engine == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("runtime unavailable")
+	}
+
+	var service Service
+	var owner string
+	err := db.QueryRow(
+		`SELECT s.id, s.project_id, s.name,
+		        COALESCE(s.type, s.service_type, ''), COALESCE(s.status, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.image, s.image_name, ''), COALESCE(s.command, s.start_command, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.environment, ''), COALESCE(s.git_repo, s.source_url, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.git_branch, ''), COALESCE(s.build_path, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.cpu, ''), COALESCE(s.memory, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.replicas, 1), COALESCE(s.port, 0),
+		        COALESCE(s.domain, ''), COALESCE(s.healthcheck_path, ''),
+		        COALESCE(s.restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
+		        s.created_at, s.updated_at, p.owner_id
+		 FROM services s JOIN projects p ON s.project_id = p.id
+		 WHERE s.id = $1`, serviceID,
+	).Scan(
+		&service.ID, &service.ProjectID, &service.Name, &service.Type, &service.Status,
+		&service.Image, &service.Command, &service.Environment, &service.GitRepo,
+		&service.GitBranch, &service.BuildPath, &service.CPU, &service.Memory,
+		&service.Replicas, &service.Port, &service.Domain, &service.HealthCheckPath,
+		&service.RestartPolicy, &service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt, &owner,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if service.Image == "" {
+		if err := db.QueryRow(
+			`SELECT image_name || ':' || image_tag FROM deployments
+			 WHERE service_id = $1 AND status = 'deployed' AND image_name <> ''
+			 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`, service.ID,
+		).Scan(&service.Image); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no deployed image to scale")
+		}
+	}
+
+	spec, err := serviceRuntimeSpec(db, service)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	spec.Replicas = replicas
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	if _, err := engine.ReconcileService(ctx, spec); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET replicas = $1, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`, replicas, time.Now(), service.ID)
+	return nil
+}

app/backend/internal/api/scaling.go

@@ -204,7 +204,16 @@ func (h *ScalingHandler) ManualScale(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	event, err := h.autoScaler.ManualScale(c.Request.Context(), serviceID, request.Replicas, strings.TrimSpace(request.Reason))
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		// Service unknown to the autoscaler: the runtime is authoritative —
+		// reconcile containers directly and persist the replica count.
+		if runtimeErr := runtimeScaleService(c, serviceID, request.Replicas); runtimeErr != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error(), "runtime_error": runtimeErr.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+			"message": "Service scaled successfully",
+			"state":   gin.H{"service_id": serviceID, "desired_replicas": request.Replicas},
+		})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -214,11 +223,19 @@ func (h *ScalingHandler) ManualScale(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+	// Apply the replica change to live containers (best effort — the
+	// bookkeeping update above already succeeded).
+	runtimeErr := runtimeScaleService(c, serviceID, request.Replicas)
+
+	resp := gin.H{
 		"message": "Service scaled successfully",
 		"event":   event,
 		"state":   state,
-	})
+	}
+	if runtimeErr != nil {
+		resp["runtime_error"] = runtimeErr.Error()
+	}
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, resp)
 }
 
 // GetScalingStatus returns the overall status of the auto-scaler

app/backend/internal/api/services.go

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"containr/internal/database"
+	"containr/internal/deployment"
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,37 +26,54 @@ type Service struct {
 	BuildPath   string    `json:"build_path" db:"build_path"`
 	CPU         string    `json:"cpu" db:"cpu"`
 	Memory      string    `json:"memory" db:"memory"`
-	CreatedAt   time.Time `json:"created_at" db:"created_at"`
+	// Runtime spec
-	UpdatedAt   time.Time `json:"updated_at" db:"updated_at"`
+	Replicas        int       `json:"replicas" db:"replicas"`
+	Port            int       `json:"port" db:"port"`                         // container port to expose
+	Domain          string    `json:"domain" db:"domain"`                     // public hostname via Traefik
+	HealthCheckPath string    `json:"healthcheck_path" db:"healthcheck_path"` // probed on Port
+	RestartPolicy   string    `json:"restart_policy" db:"restart_policy"`
+	PublicURL       string    `json:"public_url,omitempty" db:"-"` // computed at read time
+	CreatedAt       time.Time `json:"created_at" db:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt       time.Time `json:"updated_at" db:"updated_at"`
 }
 
 // CreateServiceRequest represents a request to create a service
 type CreateServiceRequest struct {
-	ProjectID   uuid.UUID `json:"project_id"`
+	ProjectID       uuid.UUID `json:"project_id"`
-	Name        string    `json:"name" binding:"required,min=1,max=255"`
+	Name            string    `json:"name" binding:"required,min=1,max=255"`
-	Type        string    `json:"type" binding:"required,oneof=web worker database cron"`
+	Type            string    `json:"type" binding:"required,oneof=web worker database cron"`
-	Image       string    `json:"image"`
+	Image           string    `json:"image"`
-	Command     string    `json:"command"`
+	Command         string    `json:"command"`
-	Environment string    `json:"environment" binding:"required,oneof=production preview development"`
+	Environment     string    `json:"environment" binding:"required,oneof=production preview development"`
-	GitRepo     string    `json:"git_repo"`
+	GitRepo         string    `json:"git_repo"`
-	GitBranch   string    `json:"git_branch"`
+	GitBranch       string    `json:"git_branch"`
-	BuildPath   string    `json:"build_path"`
+	BuildPath       string    `json:"build_path"`
-	CPU         string    `json:"cpu"`
+	CPU             string    `json:"cpu"`
-	Memory      string    `json:"memory"`
+	Memory          string    `json:"memory"`
+	Replicas        int       `json:"replicas"`
+	Port            int       `json:"port"`
+	Domain          string    `json:"domain"`
+	HealthCheckPath string    `json:"healthcheck_path"`
+	RestartPolicy   string    `json:"restart_policy"`
 }
 
 // UpdateServiceRequest represents a request to update a service
 type UpdateServiceRequest struct {
-	Name        string `json:"name" binding:"omitempty,min=1,max=255"`
+	Name            string  `json:"name" binding:"omitempty,min=1,max=255"`
-	Type        string `json:"type" binding:"omitempty,oneof=web worker database cron"`
+	Type            string  `json:"type" binding:"omitempty,oneof=web worker database cron"`
-	Image       string `json:"image"`
+	Image           string  `json:"image"`
-	Command     string `json:"command"`
+	Command         string  `json:"command"`
-	Environment string `json:"environment" binding:"omitempty,oneof=production preview development"`
+	Environment     string  `json:"environment" binding:"omitempty,oneof=production preview development"`
-	GitRepo     string `json:"git_repo"`
+	GitRepo         string  `json:"git_repo"`
-	GitBranch   string `json:"git_branch"`
+	GitBranch       string  `json:"git_branch"`
-	BuildPath   string `json:"build_path"`
+	BuildPath       string  `json:"build_path"`
-	CPU         string `json:"cpu"`
+	CPU             string  `json:"cpu"`
-	Memory      string `json:"memory"`
+	Memory          string  `json:"memory"`
+	Replicas        *int    `json:"replicas"`
+	Port            *int    `json:"port"`
+	Domain          *string `json:"domain"`
+	HealthCheckPath *string `json:"healthcheck_path"`
+	RestartPolicy   string  `json:"restart_policy"`
 }
 
 // handleGetServices retrieves all services for a project
@@ -110,6 +129,9 @@ func handleGetServices(c *gin.Context) {
 				COALESCE(build_path, ''),
 				COALESCE(cpu, ''),
 				COALESCE(memory, ''),
+				COALESCE(replicas, 1), COALESCE(port, 0),
+				COALESCE(domain, ''), COALESCE(healthcheck_path, ''),
+				COALESCE(restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
 				created_at, updated_at 
 			FROM services 
 			WHERE project_id = $1 
@@ -129,7 +151,8 @@ func handleGetServices(c *gin.Context) {
 			&service.ID, &service.ProjectID, &service.Name, &service.Type, &service.Status,
 			&service.Image, &service.Command, &service.Environment, &service.GitRepo,
 			&service.GitBranch, &service.BuildPath, &service.CPU, &service.Memory,
-			&service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt,
+			&service.Replicas, &service.Port, &service.Domain, &service.HealthCheckPath,
+			&service.RestartPolicy, &service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to scan service"})
@@ -138,6 +161,11 @@ func handleGetServices(c *gin.Context) {
 		services = append(services, service)
 	}
 
+	// Reconcile stored status with live container state (no-op without Docker).
+	for i := range services {
+		liveServiceStatus(c, db.(*database.DB), &services[i])
+	}
+
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"services": services})
 }
 
@@ -213,21 +241,26 @@ func handleCreateService(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// Create new service
 	service := Service{
-		ID:          uuid.New(),
+		ID:              uuid.New(),
-		ProjectID:   req.ProjectID,
+		ProjectID:       req.ProjectID,
-		Name:        req.Name,
+		Name:            req.Name,
-		Type:        req.Type,
+		Type:            req.Type,
-		Status:      "stopped", // Initial status
+		Status:          "stopped", // Initial status
-		Image:       req.Image,
+		Image:           req.Image,
-		Command:     req.Command,
+		Command:         req.Command,
-		Environment: req.Environment,
+		Environment:     req.Environment,
-		GitRepo:     req.GitRepo,
+		GitRepo:         req.GitRepo,
-		GitBranch:   req.GitBranch,
+		GitBranch:       req.GitBranch,
-		BuildPath:   req.BuildPath,
+		BuildPath:       req.BuildPath,
-		CPU:         req.CPU,
+		CPU:             req.CPU,
-		Memory:      req.Memory,
+		Memory:          req.Memory,
-		CreatedAt:   time.Now(),
+		Replicas:        req.Replicas,
-		UpdatedAt:   time.Now(),
+		Port:            req.Port,
+		Domain:          req.Domain,
+		HealthCheckPath: req.HealthCheckPath,
+		RestartPolicy:   req.RestartPolicy,
+		CreatedAt:       time.Now(),
+		UpdatedAt:       time.Now(),
 	}
 
 	// Set default values if not provided
@@ -237,6 +270,12 @@ func handleCreateService(c *gin.Context) {
 	if service.Memory == "" {
 		service.Memory = "512Mi"
 	}
+	if service.Replicas < 1 {
+		service.Replicas = 1
+	}
+	if service.RestartPolicy == "" {
+		service.RestartPolicy = "unless-stopped"
+	}
 
 	environmentID, err := getProjectEnvironmentID(db.(*database.DB), service.ProjectID, service.Environment)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -248,15 +287,17 @@ func handleCreateService(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	// Insert service into database
 	_, err = db.(*database.DB).Exec(
-		`INSERT INTO services 
+		`INSERT INTO services
 			(id, project_id, name, environment_id, service_type, source_type, source_url, image_name,
 				 build_command, start_command, type, status, image, command, environment,
-				 git_repo, git_branch, build_path, cpu, memory, created_at, updated_at)
+				 git_repo, git_branch, build_path, cpu, memory, replicas, port, domain,
-			VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22)`,
+				 healthcheck_path, restart_policy, created_at, updated_at)
+			VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27)`,
 		service.ID, service.ProjectID, service.Name, environmentID, service.Type,
 		sourceType, firstNonEmpty(service.GitRepo, service.Image), service.Image,
 		"", service.Command, service.Type, service.Status, service.Image, service.Command,
 		service.Environment, service.GitRepo, service.GitBranch, service.BuildPath, service.CPU, service.Memory,
+		service.Replicas, service.Port, service.Domain, service.HealthCheckPath, service.RestartPolicy,
 		service.CreatedAt, service.UpdatedAt,
 	)
 
@@ -324,6 +365,9 @@ func handleGetService(c *gin.Context) {
 				COALESCE(s.build_path, ''),
 				COALESCE(s.cpu, ''),
 				COALESCE(s.memory, ''),
+				COALESCE(s.replicas, 1), COALESCE(s.port, 0),
+				COALESCE(s.domain, ''), COALESCE(s.healthcheck_path, ''),
+				COALESCE(s.restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
 				s.created_at, s.updated_at
 			FROM services s
 			JOIN projects p ON s.project_id = p.id
@@ -333,7 +377,8 @@ func handleGetService(c *gin.Context) {
 		&service.ID, &service.ProjectID, &service.Name, &service.Type, &service.Status,
 		&service.Image, &service.Command, &service.Environment, &service.GitRepo,
 		&service.GitBranch, &service.BuildPath, &service.CPU, &service.Memory,
-		&service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt,
+		&service.Replicas, &service.Port, &service.Domain, &service.HealthCheckPath,
+		&service.RestartPolicy, &service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt,
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -341,6 +386,7 @@ func handleGetService(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	liveServiceStatus(c, db.(*database.DB), &service)
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"service": service})
 }
 
@@ -386,6 +432,9 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 				COALESCE(s.build_path, ''),
 				COALESCE(s.cpu, ''),
 				COALESCE(s.memory, ''),
+				COALESCE(s.replicas, 1), COALESCE(s.port, 0),
+				COALESCE(s.domain, ''), COALESCE(s.healthcheck_path, ''),
+				COALESCE(s.restart_policy, 'unless-stopped'),
 				s.created_at, s.updated_at
 			FROM services s
 			JOIN projects p ON s.project_id = p.id
@@ -396,6 +445,8 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 		&existingService.Status, &existingService.Image, &existingService.Command,
 		&existingService.Environment, &existingService.GitRepo, &existingService.GitBranch,
 		&existingService.BuildPath, &existingService.CPU, &existingService.Memory,
+		&existingService.Replicas, &existingService.Port, &existingService.Domain,
+		&existingService.HealthCheckPath, &existingService.RestartPolicy,
 		&existingService.CreatedAt, &existingService.UpdatedAt,
 	)
 
@@ -435,18 +486,37 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 	if req.Memory != "" {
 		existingService.Memory = req.Memory
 	}
+	if req.Replicas != nil {
+		existingService.Replicas = *req.Replicas
+	}
+	if req.Port != nil {
+		existingService.Port = *req.Port
+	}
+	if req.Domain != nil {
+		existingService.Domain = *req.Domain
+	}
+	if req.HealthCheckPath != nil {
+		existingService.HealthCheckPath = *req.HealthCheckPath
+	}
+	if req.RestartPolicy != "" {
+		existingService.RestartPolicy = req.RestartPolicy
+	}
 
 	existingService.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
 
 	// Update service in database
 	_, err = db.(*database.DB).Exec(
-		`UPDATE services 
+		`UPDATE services
 			SET name = $1, type = $2, image = $3, command = $4, environment = $5,
-				git_repo = $6, git_branch = $7, build_path = $8, cpu = $9, memory = $10, updated_at = $11
+				git_repo = $6, git_branch = $7, build_path = $8, cpu = $9, memory = $10,
-			WHERE id = $12`,
+				replicas = $11, port = $12, domain = $13, healthcheck_path = $14,
+				restart_policy = $15, updated_at = $16
+			WHERE id = $17`,
 		existingService.Name, existingService.Type, existingService.Image, existingService.Command,
 		existingService.Environment, existingService.GitRepo, existingService.GitBranch,
 		existingService.BuildPath, existingService.CPU, existingService.Memory,
+		existingService.Replicas, existingService.Port, existingService.Domain,
+		existingService.HealthCheckPath, existingService.RestartPolicy,
 		existingService.UpdatedAt, existingService.ID,
 	)
 
@@ -455,6 +525,24 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// A replica change applies immediately when the service has live
+	// containers; other spec fields take effect on the next deploy.
+	if req.Replicas != nil && existingService.Status == "running" {
+		if engineValue, exists := c.Get("deployment_engine"); exists && engineValue != nil {
+			engine := engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine)
+			serviceCopy := existingService
+			go func() {
+				spec, err := serviceRuntimeSpec(db.(*database.DB), serviceCopy)
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+				ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+				defer cancel()
+				_, _ = engine.ReconcileService(ctx, spec)
+			}()
+		}
+	}
+
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"service": existingService})
 }
 
@@ -496,11 +584,18 @@ func handleDeleteService(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Check if user owns the project
-	if projectOwnerID != userID.(string) {
+	if projectOwnerID != userID.(string) && !isAdminUser(db.(*database.DB), userID.(string)) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "Access denied"})
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Remove runtime containers before dropping the row.
+	if engineValue, exists := c.Get("deployment_engine"); exists && engineValue != nil {
+		if engine, ok := engineValue.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine); ok {
+			_ = engine.RemoveServiceContainers(c.Request.Context(), serviceID.String())
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Delete service (cascade will handle related records)
 	_, err = db.(*database.DB).Exec(
 		"DELETE FROM services WHERE id = $1",

app/backend/internal/api/settings.go

@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"containr/internal/database"
+	"containr/internal/docker"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/registry"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// Platform setting keys. Values stored in app_settings take precedence over
+// environment variables; env remains the fallback for optional overrides.
+const (
+	settingSignupEnabled         = "signup_enabled"
+	settingCloudflareTunnelToken = "cloudflare_tunnel_token"
+
+	cloudflaredContainerName = "containr-cloudflared"
+	cloudflaredImage         = "cloudflare/cloudflared:latest"
+)
+
+// settingValue resolves a setting: app_settings row first, env fallback,
+// then the caller's default.
+func settingValue(db *database.DB, key, envKey, fallback string) string {
+	if db != nil && db.DB != nil {
+		var value string
+		err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT value FROM app_settings WHERE key = $1`, key).Scan(&value)
+		if err == nil {
+			return value
+		}
+		if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+			log.Printf("Failed to read setting %s: %v", key, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if envKey != "" {
+		if value := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(envKey)); value != "" {
+			return value
+		}
+	}
+	return fallback
+}
+
+func setSetting(db *database.DB, key, value string, secret bool) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec(`
+		INSERT INTO app_settings (key, value, is_secret, updated_at)
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NOW())
+		ON CONFLICT (key) DO UPDATE
+		SET value = EXCLUDED.value, is_secret = EXCLUDED.is_secret, updated_at = NOW()
+	`, key, value, secret)
+	return err
+}
+
+func deleteSetting(db *database.DB, key string) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec(`DELETE FROM app_settings WHERE key = $1`, key)
+	return err
+}
+
+// signupEnabled controls whether public registration stays open after the
+// first account exists. Defaults to closed; the platform owner can reopen it
+// in Settings or via SIGNUP_ENABLED=true.
+func signupEnabled(db *database.DB) bool {
+	return strings.EqualFold(settingValue(db, settingSignupEnabled, "SIGNUP_ENABLED", "false"), "true")
+}
+
+func isAdminUser(db *database.DB, userID string) bool {
+	var isAdmin bool
+	if err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT is_admin FROM users WHERE id = $1`, userID).Scan(&isAdmin); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return isAdmin
+}
+
+func requireAdmin(c *gin.Context) (*database.DB, bool) {
+	userID, ok := requireAuthenticatedUserID(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	db, _ := c.Get("db")
+	database, _ := db.(*database.DB)
+	if database == nil || database.DB == nil || !isAdminUser(database, userID) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": "Admin access required"})
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return database, true
+}
+
+type cloudflareTunnelStatus struct {
+	TokenSet  bool   `json:"token_set"`
+	Source    string `json:"source"` // "app" | "env" | "none"
+	Container string `json:"container"`
+}
+
+func handleGetSettings(c *gin.Context) {
+	db, ok := requireAdmin(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	dockerClient, _ := c.Get("docker_client")
+	client, _ := dockerClient.(*docker.Client)
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"signup_enabled":    signupEnabled(db),
+		"cloudflare_tunnel": cloudflareTunnelState(c.Request.Context(), db, client),
+	})
+}
+
+func handleUpdateSettings(c *gin.Context) {
+	db, ok := requireAdmin(c)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var req struct {
+		SignupEnabled         *bool   `json:"signup_enabled"`
+		CloudflareTunnelToken *string `json:"cloudflare_tunnel_token"`
+	}
+	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+
+	if req.SignupEnabled != nil {
+		value := "false"
+		if *req.SignupEnabled {
+			value = "true"
+		}
+		if err := setSetting(db, settingSignupEnabled, value, false); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to update signup setting"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if req.CloudflareTunnelToken != nil {
+		token := strings.TrimSpace(*req.CloudflareTunnelToken)
+		if token == "" {
+			if err := deleteSetting(db, settingCloudflareTunnelToken); err != nil {
+				c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to clear tunnel token"})
+				return
+			}
+		} else if err := setSetting(db, settingCloudflareTunnelToken, token, true); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to save tunnel token"})
+			return
+		}
+
+		if dockerClient, exists := c.Get("docker_client"); exists {
+			if client, ok := dockerClient.(*docker.Client); ok && client != nil {
+				go applyCloudflaredTunnel(client, token)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	handleGetSettings(c)
+}
+
+// resolvedTunnelToken prefers the in-app value and falls back to the env.
+func resolvedTunnelToken(db *database.DB) (string, string) {
+	if db != nil && db.DB != nil {
+		var value string
+		if err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT value FROM app_settings WHERE key = $1`, settingCloudflareTunnelToken).Scan(&value); err == nil && strings.TrimSpace(value) != "" {
+			return strings.TrimSpace(value), "app"
+		}
+	}
+	if value := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLARED_TOKEN")); value != "" && value != "your_cloudflare_tunnel_token_here" {
+		return value, "env"
+	}
+	return "", "none"
+}
+
+func cloudflareTunnelState(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, client *docker.Client) cloudflareTunnelStatus {
+	token, source := resolvedTunnelToken(db)
+	state := cloudflareTunnelStatus{TokenSet: token != "", Source: source, Container: "missing"}
+
+	if client == nil {
+		state.Container = "unavailable"
+		return state
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	container, err := findCloudflaredContainer(ctx, client)
+	if err != nil || container == "" {
+		return state
+	}
+	if inspect, err := client.GetContainer(ctx, container); err == nil && inspect.State != nil {
+		state.Container = inspect.State.Status
+	}
+	return state
+}
+
+// syncManagedContainers reconciles containers the platform manages from
+// settings - currently only the optional Cloudflare Tunnel sidecar.
+func syncManagedContainers(client *docker.Client, db *database.DB) {
+	token, _ := resolvedTunnelToken(db)
+	if token == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	go applyCloudflaredTunnel(client, token)
+}
+
+func findCloudflaredContainer(ctx context.Context, client *docker.Client) (string, error) {
+	containers, err := client.ListContainers(ctx, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	for _, item := range containers {
+		for _, name := range item.Names {
+			if strings.TrimPrefix(name, "/") == cloudflaredContainerName {
+				return item.ID, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+// applyCloudflaredTunnel ensures a cloudflared container mirrors the stored
+// token: created/recreated when set, removed when cleared. It joins the same
+// networks as the backend so tunnel targets can use compose service names.
+func applyCloudflaredTunnel(client *docker.Client, token string) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if existing, err := findCloudflaredContainer(ctx, client); err == nil && existing != "" {
+		if err := client.RemoveContainer(ctx, existing, true); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Failed to remove existing cloudflared container: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if token == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := client.PullImageWait(ctx, cloudflaredImage, registry.AuthConfig{}); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to pull %s: %v", cloudflaredImage, err)
+	}
+
+	networks, err := backendNetworks(ctx, client)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to resolve backend networks for cloudflared: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	id, err := client.CreateContainer(ctx, docker.ContainerConfig{
+		Name:          cloudflaredContainerName,
+		Image:         cloudflaredImage,
+		Cmd:           []string{"tunnel", "--no-autoupdate", "run", "--token", token},
+		RestartPolicy: "unless-stopped",
+		Labels:        map[string]string{"containr.managed": "cloudflared"},
+		Networks:      networks,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to create cloudflared container: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := client.StartContainer(ctx, id); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to start cloudflared container: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// backendNetworks returns the networks this backend container sits on, so the
+// managed cloudflared container can reach the frontend/backend by name.
+func backendNetworks(ctx context.Context, client *docker.Client) (map[string]*network.EndpointSettings, error) {
+	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	self, err := client.GetContainer(ctx, hostname)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	networks := map[string]*network.EndpointSettings{}
+	for name := range self.NetworkSettings.Networks {
+		networks[name] = &network.EndpointSettings{}
+	}
+	if len(networks) == 0 {
+		return nil, sql.ErrNoRows
+	}
+	return networks, nil
+}

app/backend/internal/build/manager.go

@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ func (bm *BuildManager) buildPrebuilt(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildReque
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("prebuilt image not specified")
 	}
 
-	// Pull the prebuilt image
+	// Pull the prebuilt image — must drain the pull stream or the daemon
+	// aborts it and the tag below races a missing image.
 	auth := registry.AuthConfig{}
-	_, err := bm.dockerClient.PullImage(ctx, req.PrebuiltImage, auth)
+	if err := bm.dockerClient.PullImageWait(ctx, req.PrebuiltImage, auth); err != nil {
-	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to pull prebuilt image: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (bm *BuildManager) buildPrebuilt(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildReque
 	if req.ImageName != "" && req.ImageTag != "" {
 		targetImage := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", req.ImageName, req.ImageTag)
 		if targetImage != req.PrebuiltImage {
-			err = bm.dockerClient.TagImage(ctx, req.PrebuiltImage, targetImage)
+			err := bm.dockerClient.TagImage(ctx, req.PrebuiltImage, targetImage)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to tag image: %w", err)
 			}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (bm *BuildManager) buildPrebuilt(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildReque
 
 	// Push to registry if specified
 	if req.RegistryURL != "" {
-		err = bm.dockerClient.PushImage(ctx, req.PrebuiltImage, req.RegistryURL)
+		err := bm.dockerClient.PushImage(ctx, req.PrebuiltImage, req.RegistryURL)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to push image: %w", err)
 		}

app/backend/internal/config/config.go

@@ -215,9 +215,8 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("SEED_DATA_ON_START must be false in production")
 		}
 
-		if !c.CookieSecure {
+		// COOKIE_SECURE=false is legal for plain-HTTP self-hosted installs and is
-			return fmt.Errorf("COOKIE_SECURE must be true in production")
+		// reported as a startup warning in main.go rather than a fatal error.
-		}
 
 		if c.BetterAuthEnabled {
 			if len(strings.TrimSpace(c.BetterAuthSecret)) < 32 ||

app/backend/internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestValidateAllowsWildcardCorsWithoutCredentialsInProduction(t *testing.T)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValidateRejectsInsecureCookieInProduction(t *testing.T) {
+func TestValidateAllowsInsecureCookieInProduction(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("ENVIRONMENT", "production")
 	cfg := Config{
 		JWTSecret:       "this-is-a-very-strong-production-secret-123",
@@ -120,9 +120,10 @@ func TestValidateRejectsInsecureCookieInProduction(t *testing.T) {
 		CORSCredentials: true,
 	}
 
-	err := cfg.Validate()
+	// Plain-HTTP self-hosted installs are a supported production deployment;
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "COOKIE_SECURE must be true") {
+	// insecure cookies are allowed and surfaced as a startup warning.
-		t.Fatalf("expected COOKIE_SECURE validation error, got %v", err)
+	if err := cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected production config with insecure cookies to validate, got %v", err)
 	}
 }
 

app/backend/internal/deployment/engine.go

@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"containr/internal/build"
 	"containr/internal/docker"
 	"containr/internal/types"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
-	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 )
 
 type DeploymentEngine struct {
@@ -56,6 +52,13 @@ type ServiceConfig struct {
 	Resources     ResourceLimits    `json:"resources,omitempty"`
 	HealthCheck   *HealthCheck      `json:"health_check,omitempty"`
 	Replicas      int               `json:"replicas"`
+	// PublicPort is the container port exposed to users (published host port,
+	// or Traefik routing when Domain is set). 0 = internal-only service.
+	PublicPort int32 `json:"public_port,omitempty"`
+	// Domain is a public hostname routed to PublicPort via Traefik.
+	Domain string `json:"domain,omitempty"`
+	// HealthPath is an HTTP path probed on PublicPort for container health.
+	HealthPath string `json:"health_path,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PortMapping struct {
@@ -297,91 +300,53 @@ func (de *DeploymentEngine) buildImage(ctx context.Context, deployment *Deployme
 	return response.ImageName, nil
 }
 
-// deployService deploys the service using the built image
+// deployService deploys the service using the built image. Containers are
+// reconciled onto the project network with a DNS alias per service name —
+// other services reach it at http://<name>:<port>.
 func (de *DeploymentEngine) deployService(ctx context.Context, deployment *Deployment) error {
-	// Convert service config to Docker container config
+	cfg := deployment.Config
-	containerConfig := &docker.ContainerConfig{
+
-		Name:     fmt.Sprintf("containr-%s-%s", deployment.ServiceID, deployment.ID),
+	spec := RuntimeSpec{
-		Image:    deployment.ImageName,
+		ProjectID:     deployment.ProjectID,
-		Cmd:      deployment.Config.Command,
+		ServiceID:     deployment.ServiceID,
-		Labels:   deployment.Config.Labels,
+		Name:          cfg.Name,
-		Networks: make(map[string]*network.EndpointSettings),
+		Image:         deployment.ImageName,
+		Command:       cfg.Command,
+		Env:           cfg.Environment,
+		Replicas:      cfg.Replicas,
+		Port:          cfg.PublicPort,
+		Domain:        cfg.Domain,
+		HealthPath:    cfg.HealthPath,
+		RestartPolicy: cfg.RestartPolicy,
+		MemoryBytes:   cfg.Resources.MemoryBytes,
+		NanoCPUs:      cfg.Resources.CPUQuota,
 	}
-
+	for _, pm := range cfg.PortMappings {
-	// Set environment variables
+		if spec.Port == 0 {
-	for k, v := range deployment.Config.Environment {
+			spec.Port = pm.ContainerPort
-		containerConfig.Env = append(containerConfig.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
-	}
-
-	// Set restart policy
-	containerConfig.RestartPolicy = deployment.Config.RestartPolicy
-
-	// Configure port mappings
-	portBindings := make(nat.PortMap)
-	for _, pm := range deployment.Config.PortMappings {
-		port := nat.Port(fmt.Sprintf("%d/%s", pm.ContainerPort, pm.Protocol))
-		if pm.HostPort > 0 {
-			portBindings[port] = []nat.PortBinding{
-				{
-					HostIP:   pm.HostIP,
-					HostPort: fmt.Sprintf("%d", pm.HostPort),
-				},
-			}
 		}
 	}
-	containerConfig.PortBindings = portBindings
+	if spec.RestartPolicy == "" {
-
+		spec.RestartPolicy = "unless-stopped"
-	// Configure resource limits
-	if deployment.Config.Resources.MemoryBytes > 0 {
-		containerConfig.Memory = deployment.Config.Resources.MemoryBytes
-	}
-	if deployment.Config.Resources.CPUQuota > 0 {
-		containerConfig.NanoCPUs = deployment.Config.Resources.CPUQuota
 	}
 
-	// Configure volume mounts
+	// Volume mounts aren't reconciled replicas-aware yet; still applied on the
-	for _, vm := range deployment.Config.VolumeMounts {
+	// container config of every replica via spec extension later if needed.
-		mount := mount.Mount{
+	state, err := de.ReconcileService(ctx, spec)
-			Type:     mount.Type(vm.Type),
+	if err != nil {
-			Source:   vm.Source,
+		return err
-			Target:   vm.Destination,
-			ReadOnly: vm.ReadOnly,
-		}
-		containerConfig.Mounts = append(containerConfig.Mounts, mount)
 	}
 
-	// Create containers based on replica count
+	deployment.Containers = make([]ContainerInfo, len(state.Containers))
-	deployment.Containers = make([]ContainerInfo, deployment.Config.Replicas)
+	for i, c := range state.Containers {
-	for i := 0; i < deployment.Config.Replicas; i++ {
-		containerName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", containerConfig.Name, i)
-
-		// Create container
-		containerID, err := de.dockerClient.CreateContainer(ctx, *containerConfig)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create container %d: %w", i, err)
-		}
-
-		// Start container
-		err = de.dockerClient.StartContainer(ctx, containerID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start container %d: %w", i, err)
-		}
-
-		// Get container info
-		_, err = de.dockerClient.GetContainer(ctx, containerID)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Failed to get container info for %s: %v", containerID, err)
-		}
-
 		deployment.Containers[i] = ContainerInfo{
-			ID:        containerID,
+			ID:        c.ID,
-			Name:      containerName,
+			Name:      c.Name,
-			Status:    "running",
+			Status:    c.State,
 			CreatedAt: time.Now(),
 			StartedAt: time.Now(),
 		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 

app/backend/internal/deployment/runtime.go

@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+package deployment
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"containr/internal/docker"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
+	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
+)
+
+// Container labels used to associate runtime containers with services.
+const (
+	LabelManaged    = "containr.managed"
+	LabelProject    = "containr.project"
+	LabelService    = "containr.service"
+	LabelReplica    = "containr.replica"
+	LabelSpecHash   = "containr.spec-hash"
+	LabelDeployment = "containr.deployment"
+)
+
+// RuntimeSpec is everything needed to run a service's containers.
+type RuntimeSpec struct {
+	ProjectID     string
+	ServiceID     string
+	Name          string // DNS alias on the project network
+	Image         string
+	Command       []string
+	Env           map[string]string // already resolved
+	Replicas      int
+	Port          int32  // container port to expose publicly; 0 = none
+	Domain        string // public hostname routed via Traefik; empty = none
+	HealthPath    string // http path probed on Port for container healthcheck
+	RestartPolicy string
+	MemoryBytes   int64
+	NanoCPUs      int64
+}
+
+// RuntimeContainer describes one live replica.
+type RuntimeContainer struct {
+	ID      string `json:"id"`
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	State   string `json:"state"` // running, exited, ...
+	Replica int    `json:"replica"`
+}
+
+// RuntimeState is the live view of a service's containers.
+type RuntimeState struct {
+	Desired    int                `json:"desired"`
+	Containers []RuntimeContainer `json:"containers"`
+	URLs       []string           `json:"urls"`
+	Status     string             `json:"status"` // running, degraded, stopped
+}
+
+func projectNetworkName(projectID string) string {
+	short := strings.ReplaceAll(projectID, "-", "")
+	if len(short) > 12 {
+		short = short[:12]
+	}
+	return "containr-proj-" + short
+}
+
+func serviceNamePrefix(serviceID string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("containr-%s-", serviceID)
+}
+
+// EnsureProjectNetwork creates the per-project bridge network if missing.
+// Containers on it resolve each other by service name (private networking).
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) EnsureProjectNetwork(ctx context.Context, projectID string) (string, error) {
+	name := projectNetworkName(projectID)
+
+	networks, err := de.dockerClient.ListNetworks(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	for _, n := range networks {
+		if n.Name == name {
+			return name, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err = de.dockerClient.CreateNetwork(ctx, docker.NetworkConfig{
+		Name:   name,
+		Driver: "bridge",
+		Labels: map[string]string{
+			LabelManaged: "true",
+			LabelProject: projectID,
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		// Concurrent reconciles race on create; re-resolve before failing.
+		networks, lerr := de.dockerClient.ListNetworks(ctx)
+		if lerr == nil {
+			for _, n := range networks {
+				if n.Name == name {
+					return name, nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("create project network: %w", err)
+	}
+	return name, nil
+}
+
+// traefikNetworkName finds the shared edge network (the infra stack's
+// containr-network where Traefik listens) if it exists.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) traefikNetworkName(ctx context.Context) string {
+	networks, err := de.dockerClient.ListNetworks(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	for _, n := range networks {
+		if n.Name == "containr-network" {
+			return n.Name
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// ListServiceContainers returns containers managed for a service.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) ListServiceContainers(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) ([]container.Summary, error) {
+	return de.dockerClient.ListContainersFiltered(ctx, filters.NewArgs(
+		filters.Arg("label", LabelService+"="+serviceID),
+	), true)
+}
+
+// ReconcileService brings live containers in line with the spec. When the
+// spec hash changed (image/env/ports/etc.) all replicas are recreated;
+// otherwise only the replica delta is applied.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) ReconcileService(ctx context.Context, spec RuntimeSpec) (*RuntimeState, error) {
+	if spec.Replicas < 1 {
+		spec.Replicas = 1
+	}
+
+	networkName, err := de.EnsureProjectNetwork(ctx, spec.ProjectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	edgeNetwork := ""
+	if spec.Domain != "" {
+		edgeNetwork = de.traefikNetworkName(ctx)
+	}
+
+	hash := specHash(spec)
+	existing, err := de.ListServiceContainers(ctx, spec.ServiceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	// Deterministic order: scale-down removes the highest replica indices.
+	sort.Slice(existing, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return replicaIndex(existing[i]) < replicaIndex(existing[j])
+	})
+
+	drifted := false
+	for _, c := range existing {
+		if c.Labels[LabelSpecHash] != hash {
+			drifted = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if drifted {
+		for _, c := range existing {
+			_ = de.dockerClient.RemoveContainer(ctx, c.ID, true)
+		}
+		existing = nil
+	}
+
+	for i := len(existing); i > spec.Replicas; i-- {
+		victim := existing[i-1]
+		_ = de.dockerClient.StopContainer(ctx, victim.ID, nil)
+		_ = de.dockerClient.RemoveContainer(ctx, victim.ID, true)
+		existing = existing[:i-1]
+	}
+
+	for i := len(existing); i < spec.Replicas; i++ {
+		if _, err := de.createReplica(ctx, spec, networkName, edgeNetwork, i, hash); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create replica %d: %w", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range existing {
+		if c.State != "running" {
+			_ = de.dockerClient.StartContainer(ctx, c.ID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return de.RuntimeState(ctx, spec.ServiceID, spec.Replicas)
+}
+
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) createReplica(ctx context.Context, spec RuntimeSpec, projectNet, edgeNet string, index int, hash string) (string, error) {
+	env := make([]string, 0, len(spec.Env))
+	for k, v := range spec.Env {
+		env = append(env, k+"="+v)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(env)
+
+	labels := map[string]string{
+		LabelManaged:  "true",
+		LabelProject:  spec.ProjectID,
+		LabelService:  spec.ServiceID,
+		LabelReplica:  fmt.Sprintf("%d", index),
+		LabelSpecHash: hash,
+	}
+
+	endpoints := map[string]*network.EndpointSettings{
+		projectNet: {Aliases: []string{spec.Name}},
+	}
+	if edgeNet != "" {
+		endpoints[edgeNet] = &network.EndpointSettings{}
+		labels["traefik.enable"] = "true"
+		labels["traefik.docker.network"] = edgeNet
+		labels["traefik.http.routers.svc-"+spec.ServiceID[:8]+".rule"] = "Host(`" + spec.Domain + "`)"
+		labels["traefik.http.routers.svc-"+spec.ServiceID[:8]+".entrypoints"] = "web"
+		labels["traefik.http.services.svc-"+spec.ServiceID[:8]+".loadbalancer.server.port"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", spec.Port)
+	}
+
+	cfg := docker.ContainerConfig{
+		Name:          fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", serviceNamePrefix(spec.ServiceID), index),
+		Image:         spec.Image,
+		Cmd:           spec.Command,
+		Env:           env,
+		Labels:        labels,
+		RestartPolicy: spec.RestartPolicy,
+		Memory:        spec.MemoryBytes,
+		NanoCPUs:      spec.NanoCPUs,
+		Networks:      endpoints,
+	}
+
+	if spec.Port > 0 {
+		port := nat.Port(fmt.Sprintf("%d/tcp", spec.Port))
+		cfg.ExposedPorts = nat.PortSet{port: struct{}{}}
+		// Always publish an ephemeral host port for direct access; a configured
+		// domain is additionally routed via Traefik when the edge network exists.
+		cfg.PortBindings = nat.PortMap{port: []nat.PortBinding{{HostIP: "0.0.0.0", HostPort: ""}}}
+		if spec.HealthPath != "" {
+			cfg.Healthcheck = &container.HealthConfig{
+				Test:        []string{"CMD-SHELL", fmt.Sprintf("wget -q -O /dev/null http://127.0.0.1:%d%s || exit 1", spec.Port, spec.HealthPath)},
+				Interval:    30 * time.Second,
+				Timeout:     5 * time.Second,
+				Retries:     3,
+				StartPeriod: 10 * time.Second,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	id, err := de.dockerClient.CreateContainer(ctx, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := de.dockerClient.StartContainer(ctx, id); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("start: %w", err)
+	}
+	return id, nil
+}
+
+// RuntimeState reads live container state for a service.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) RuntimeState(ctx context.Context, serviceID string, desired int) (*RuntimeState, error) {
+	containers, err := de.ListServiceContainers(ctx, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	state := &RuntimeState{Desired: desired, Status: "stopped"}
+	running := 0
+	for _, c := range containers {
+		rc := RuntimeContainer{ID: c.ID, Name: strings.TrimPrefix(c.Names[0], "/"), State: c.State, Replica: replicaIndex(c)}
+		state.Containers = append(state.Containers, rc)
+		if c.State == "running" {
+			running++
+		}
+		for _, p := range c.Ports {
+			if p.PublicPort != 0 {
+				state.URLs = append(state.URLs, fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d", p.PublicPort))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Slice(state.Containers, func(i, j int) bool { return state.Containers[i].Replica < state.Containers[j].Replica })
+	sort.Strings(state.URLs)
+
+	switch {
+	case running == 0:
+		state.Status = "stopped"
+	case running < desired:
+		state.Status = "degraded"
+	default:
+		state.Status = "running"
+	}
+	return state, nil
+}
+
+// StopService stops (but keeps) all replicas of a service.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) StopService(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) error {
+	containers, err := de.ListServiceContainers(ctx, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, c := range containers {
+		if c.State == "running" {
+			if err := de.dockerClient.StopContainer(ctx, c.ID, nil); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// StartService starts all stopped replicas.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) StartService(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) error {
+	containers, err := de.ListServiceContainers(ctx, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, c := range containers {
+		if c.State != "running" {
+			if err := de.dockerClient.StartContainer(ctx, c.ID); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RemoveServiceContainers deletes every replica of a service.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) RemoveServiceContainers(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) error {
+	containers, err := de.ListServiceContainers(ctx, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, c := range containers {
+		_ = de.dockerClient.RemoveContainer(ctx, c.ID, true)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RemoveProjectContainers deletes every managed container in a project.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) RemoveProjectContainers(ctx context.Context, projectID string) error {
+	containers, err := de.dockerClient.ListContainersFiltered(ctx, filters.NewArgs(
+		filters.Arg("label", LabelProject+"="+projectID),
+	), true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, c := range containers {
+		_ = de.dockerClient.RemoveContainer(ctx, c.ID, true)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RemoveProjectNetwork removes the per-project bridge network if present.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) RemoveProjectNetwork(ctx context.Context, projectID string) error {
+	return de.dockerClient.RemoveNetwork(ctx, projectNetworkName(projectID))
+}
+
+func replicaIndex(c container.Summary) int {
+	replica := 0
+	fmt.Sscanf(c.Labels[LabelReplica], "%d", &replica)
+	return replica
+}
+
+func specHash(spec RuntimeSpec) string {
+	payload, _ := json.Marshal(struct {
+		Image, Name, Domain, HealthPath, RestartPolicy string
+		Command                                        []string
+		Env                                            map[string]string
+		Port                                           int32
+		MemoryBytes, NanoCPUs                          int64
+	}{spec.Image, spec.Name, spec.Domain, spec.HealthPath, spec.RestartPolicy,
+		spec.Command, spec.Env, spec.Port, spec.MemoryBytes, spec.NanoCPUs})
+	sum := sha256.Sum256(payload)
+	return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:8])
+}

app/backend/internal/docker/client.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package docker
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"time"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/events"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/registry"
@@ -50,6 +52,14 @@ func (c *Client) ListContainers(ctx context.Context, all bool) ([]types.Containe
 	})
 }
 
+// ListContainersFiltered returns containers matching the given filters.
+func (c *Client) ListContainersFiltered(ctx context.Context, f filters.Args, all bool) ([]types.Container, error) {
+	return c.cli.ContainerList(ctx, container.ListOptions{
+		All:     all,
+		Filters: f,
+	})
+}
+
 // GetContainer returns detailed information about a specific container
 func (c *Client) GetContainer(ctx context.Context, containerID string) (types.ContainerJSON, error) {
 	return c.cli.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerID)
@@ -63,6 +73,7 @@ func (c *Client) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, config ContainerConfig) (s
 		Env:          config.Env,
 		Labels:       config.Labels,
 		ExposedPorts: config.ExposedPorts,
+		Healthcheck:  config.Healthcheck,
 	}
 
 	hostConfig := &container.HostConfig{
@@ -168,7 +179,9 @@ func (c *Client) ListImages(ctx context.Context, all bool) ([]image.Summary, err
 	})
 }
 
-// PullImage pulls an image from a registry
+// PullImage pulls an image from a registry. The pull runs as the returned
+// stream is consumed — callers must drain and close it (or use
+// PullImageWait) or the pull may be aborted.
 func (c *Client) PullImage(ctx context.Context, ref string, auth registry.AuthConfig) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	authStr, _ := registry.EncodeAuthConfig(auth)
 	return c.cli.ImagePull(ctx, ref, image.PullOptions{
@@ -176,6 +189,33 @@ func (c *Client) PullImage(ctx context.Context, ref string, auth registry.AuthCo
 	})
 }
 
+// PullImageWait pulls an image and blocks until the pull stream completes.
+func (c *Client) PullImageWait(ctx context.Context, ref string, auth registry.AuthConfig) error {
+	reader, err := c.PullImage(ctx, ref, auth)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+	// The daemon performs the pull while streaming progress; drain it fully
+	// and surface any errorDetail the daemon reports in the stream.
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(reader)
+	var msg struct {
+		ErrorDetail *struct {
+			Message string `json:"message"`
+		} `json:"errorDetail"`
+		Error string `json:"error"`
+	}
+	for dec.Decode(&msg) == nil {
+		if msg.ErrorDetail != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s", msg.ErrorDetail.Message)
+		}
+		if msg.Error != "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s", msg.Error)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BuildImage builds an image from a Dockerfile
 func (c *Client) BuildImage(ctx context.Context, buildContext io.Reader, options BuildOptions) (types.ImageBuildResponse, error) {
 	return c.cli.ImageBuild(ctx, buildContext, types.ImageBuildOptions{

app/backend/internal/docker/types.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package docker
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ type ContainerConfig struct {
 	NanoCPUs      int64
 	NetworkMode   string
 	Networks      map[string]*network.EndpointSettings
+	Healthcheck   *container.HealthConfig
 }
 
 // LogOptions represents options for retrieving container logs

app/backend/internal/middleware/middleware.go

@@ -248,11 +248,18 @@ func ensureLocalUserRecord(c *gin.Context, user betterAuthSessionUser) (string,
 		return "", hashErr
 	}
 
+	// The first mirrored account owns the platform.
+	var userCount int
+	if err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users`).Scan(&userCount); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	isFirstUser := userCount == 0
+
 	if err := db.QueryRow(`
-		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name, avatar_url)
+		INSERT INTO users (email, password_hash, name, avatar_url, is_admin)
-		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NULLIF($4, ''))
+		VALUES ($1, $2, $3, NULLIF($4, ''), $5)
 		RETURNING id
-	`, email, string(hashedPassword), name, avatarURL).Scan(&localUserID); err != nil {
+	`, email, string(hashedPassword), name, avatarURL, isFirstUser).Scan(&localUserID); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 

app/backend/migrations_goose/20260922000000_app_settings.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- In-app platform settings. Values here override environment variables;
+-- secrets (e.g. Cloudflare tunnel token) are flagged and masked in API reads.
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS public.app_settings (
+    key character varying(255) PRIMARY KEY,
+    value text NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    is_secret boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+    updated_at timestamp with time zone NOT NULL DEFAULT now()
+);
+
+ALTER TABLE public.users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS is_admin boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
+
+-- The first registered user owns the platform. Backfill existing installs:
+-- the earliest account becomes admin when no admin is set.
+UPDATE public.users
+SET is_admin = true
+WHERE id = (
+    SELECT id FROM public.users ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC LIMIT 1
+)
+  AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM public.users WHERE is_admin);
+
+-- +goose Down
+ALTER TABLE public.users DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS is_admin;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS public.app_settings;

app/backend/migrations_goose/20260923000000_service_runtime.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- Runtime spec for Railway-style services: replica count, the container port
+-- to expose, an optional public domain routed via Traefik, healthcheck path
+-- and restart policy.
+ALTER TABLE public.services ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS replicas integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 1;
+ALTER TABLE public.services ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS port integer NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+ALTER TABLE public.services ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS domain character varying(500) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
+ALTER TABLE public.services ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS healthcheck_path character varying(500) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
+ALTER TABLE public.services ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS restart_policy character varying(50) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'unless-stopped';
+
+-- +goose Down
+ALTER TABLE public.services DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS replicas;
+ALTER TABLE public.services DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS port;
+ALTER TABLE public.services DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS domain;
+ALTER TABLE public.services DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS healthcheck_path;
+ALTER TABLE public.services DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS restart_policy;

app/frontend/Dockerfile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build stage
-FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+FROM node:22-alpine AS builder
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ RUN npm ci
 # Copy source code
 COPY . .
 
-# Build-time API URL injection for Vite
+# Build-time API URL injection for Vite. Empty = same-origin via the nginx
-ARG VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:8082
+# /api/ proxy, which keeps the published image usable from any host.
-ARG VITE_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:8082/api/auth
+ARG VITE_API_URL=
+ARG VITE_AUTH_URL=
 ENV VITE_API_URL=${VITE_API_URL}
 ENV VITE_AUTH_URL=${VITE_AUTH_URL}
 

app/frontend/nginx.conf

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ http {
     keepalive_timeout 65;
     types_hash_max_size 2048;
 
+    # WebSocket upgrade support
+    map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
+        default upgrade;
+        ''      close;
+    }
+
     # Gzip compression
     gzip on;
     gzip_vary on;
@@ -51,6 +57,22 @@ http {
         add_header Referrer-Policy "no-referrer-when-downgrade" always;
         add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self' http: https: data: blob: 'unsafe-inline'" always;
 
+        # Same-origin API proxy - keeps the published image host-agnostic
+        location /api/ {
+            resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=10s;
+            set $backend_upstream http://backend:8080;
+            proxy_pass $backend_upstream;
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
+            proxy_read_timeout 3600s;
+            proxy_send_timeout 3600s;
+        }
+
         # Handle React Router
         location / {
             try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;

app/frontend/src/features/auth/pages.tsx

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export function SignInPage() {
     queryKey: ['auth-bootstrap'],
     queryFn: getAuthBootstrap,
   });
+  const providers = bootstrapQuery.data?.providers ?? [];
   const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
   const [password, setPassword] = useState('');
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -168,10 +169,14 @@ export function SignInPage() {
 
   return (
     <AuthLayout>
-      <AuthCard title="Sign In" subtitle="Use email/password, GitHub, or Google.">
+      <AuthCard
+        title="Sign In"
+        subtitle={providers.length > 0 ? 'Use email/password or a connected provider.' : 'Use your email and password.'}
+      >
         {error ? <AuthErrorNotice message={error} /> : null}
         {info ? <AuthInfoNotice message={info} /> : null}
         {bootstrapQuery.isLoading ? <AuthInfoNotice message="Checking platform access mode..." /> : null}
+        {bootstrapQuery.isError ? <AuthErrorNotice message="Cannot reach the Containr API - check that the backend container is running." /> : null}
 
         <form className="space-y-3" onSubmit={submitEmailPassword}>
           <label className="block text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--text-muted)]">
@@ -211,30 +216,38 @@ export function SignInPage() {
           </button>
         </form>
 
-        <div className="my-5 flex items-center gap-3">
+        {providers.length > 0 ? (
-          <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-[var(--border-subtle)]" />
+          <>
-          <span className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--text-muted)]">or continue with</span>
+            <div className="my-5 flex items-center gap-3">
-          <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-[var(--border-subtle)]" />
+              <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-[var(--border-subtle)]" />
-        </div>
+              <span className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--text-muted)]">or continue with</span>
+              <div className="h-px flex-1 bg-[var(--border-subtle)]" />
+            </div>
 
-        <div className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-2">
+            <div className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-2">
-          <button
+              {providers.includes('github') ? (
-            type="button"
+                <button
-            onClick={() => void signInWithGitHubProvider()}
+                  type="button"
-            className="inline-flex h-10 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)] text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors hover:border-[var(--border-default)]"
+                  onClick={() => void signInWithGitHubProvider()}
-          >
+                  className="inline-flex h-10 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)] text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors hover:border-[var(--border-default)]"
-            <Github size={15} />
+                >
-            GitHub
+                  <Github size={15} />
-          </button>
+                  GitHub
-          <button
+                </button>
-            type="button"
+              ) : null}
-            onClick={() => void signInWithGoogleProvider()}
+              {providers.includes('google') ? (
-            className="inline-flex h-10 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)] text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors hover:border-[var(--border-default)]"
+                <button
-          >
+                  type="button"
-            <GoogleMark />
+                  onClick={() => void signInWithGoogleProvider()}
-            Google
+                  className="inline-flex h-10 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)] text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors hover:border-[var(--border-default)]"
-          </button>
+                >
-        </div>
+                  <GoogleMark />
+                  Google
+                </button>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+          </>
+        ) : null}
 
         <div className="mt-5 flex items-center justify-between text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)]">
           <span>Need access?</span>
@@ -266,7 +279,8 @@ export function SignUpPage() {
     return <Navigate to={redirectPath} replace />;
   }
 
-  if (bootstrapQuery.data?.mode === 'login') {
+  // Registration stays available when the owner reopened it in Settings.
+  if (bootstrapQuery.data?.mode === 'login' && !bootstrapQuery.data.signupEnabled) {
     return <Navigate to={`/auth/sign-in?redirect=${encodeURIComponent(redirectPath)}`} replace />;
   }
 
@@ -289,9 +303,15 @@ export function SignUpPage() {
 
   return (
     <AuthLayout>
-      <AuthCard title="Create Account" subtitle="Create first platform owner account. Registration closes after bootstrap.">
+      <AuthCard
+        title="Create Account"
+        subtitle={bootstrapQuery.data?.mode === 'register'
+          ? 'Create first platform owner account. Registration closes after bootstrap.'
+          : 'Create a new account.'}
+      >
         {error ? <AuthErrorNotice message={error} /> : null}
         {bootstrapQuery.isLoading ? <AuthInfoNotice message="Checking platform bootstrap state..." /> : null}
+        {bootstrapQuery.isError ? <AuthErrorNotice message="Cannot reach the Containr API - check that the backend container is running." /> : null}
 
         <form className="space-y-3" onSubmit={submitSignUp}>
           <label className="block text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--text-muted)]">

app/frontend/src/features/projects/pages/ProjectsPage.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import {
   createProject,
   getHostMonitoring,
-  listBuilds,
+  listRecentDeployments,
   listProjects,
   type ProjectEntity,
   type ProjectStats,
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ export function ProjectsPage() {
     queryFn: getHostMonitoring,
     refetchInterval: 30_000,
   });
-  const buildsQuery = useQuery({
+  const deploysQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['recent-deploys'],
     enabled: !isDemoMode,
-    queryFn: () => listBuilds({ page: 1, limit: 5 }),
+    queryFn: () => listRecentDeployments(10),
     refetchInterval: 30_000,
   });
 
@@ -193,16 +193,16 @@ export function ProjectsPage() {
   const memPct = isDemoMode ? 72 : host ? Math.round(host.memory.usagePercent) : null;
   const diskPct = isDemoMode ? 73 : host ? Math.round(host.storage.usagePercent) : null;
   const fmtGB = (v: number) => `${(v / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)).toFixed(0)}G`;
-  const builds = isDemoMode ? [] : buildsQuery.data?.builds ?? [];
+  const deployments = isDemoMode ? [] : deploysQuery.data ?? [];
-  const deployCount = buildsQuery.data?.total ?? builds.length;
+  const deployCount = deployments.length;
   const feed = isDemoMode
     ? demoDeploys
-    : builds.map((b) => ({
+    : deployments.slice(0, 5).map((d) => ({
-        id: b.id,
+        id: d.id,
-        name: b.imageName || b.serviceId || b.id,
+        name: d.serviceName || d.imageName || d.serviceId || d.id,
-        project: '',
+        project: d.projectName,
-        status: (b.status || 'queued').toUpperCase(),
+        status: (d.status || 'queued').toUpperCase(),
-        when: formatRelative(b.startedAt ?? b.completedAt),
+        when: formatRelative(d.startedAt ?? d.completedAt ?? d.createdAt),
       }));
 
   const statusClass = (status: string) =>
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export function ProjectsPage() {
             <div className="v-k"><span>DEPLOYS</span></div>
             <div className="v-v">{isDemoMode ? 18 : deployCount}</div>
             <div className="v-meter"><i style={{ width: '94%' }} /></div>
-            <div className="v-d"><b style={{ color: 'var(--success)' }}>{isDemoMode ? '17 ok' : `${builds.filter((b) => (b.status ?? '').toLowerCase() !== 'failed').length} recent`}</b></div>
+            <div className="v-d"><b style={{ color: 'var(--success)' }}>{isDemoMode ? '17 ok' : `${deployments.filter((d) => (d.status ?? '').toLowerCase() !== 'failed').length} recent`}</b></div>
           </div>
         </div>
 

app/frontend/src/features/secondary/pages.tsx

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import {
   getGitHubAppInstallUrl,
   connectGitHubApp,
   updateCurrentUserProfile,
+  getPlatformSettings,
+  updatePlatformSettings,
   getHAStatus,
   setHAEnabled,
   triggerFailover,
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ import {
   ShieldCheck,
   Zap,
   HeartPulse,
+  Cloud,
+  ExternalLink,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 function SecondaryPageHeader({ title, description }: { title: string; description: string }) {
@@ -1077,6 +1081,144 @@ function GitProvidersSection() {
   );
 }
 
+function PlatformSettingsSection() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const settingsQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['platform-settings'],
+    queryFn: getPlatformSettings,
+  });
+
+  const [signupDraft, setSignupDraft] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
+  const [tokenDraft, setTokenDraft] = useState('');
+  const [feedback, setFeedback] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const signupEnabled = signupDraft ?? settingsQuery.data?.signupEnabled ?? false;
+  const tunnel = settingsQuery.data?.cloudflareTunnel;
+
+  const saveMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: updatePlatformSettings,
+    onSuccess: (settings) => {
+      queryClient.setQueryData(['platform-settings'], settings);
+      setSignupDraft(null);
+      setTokenDraft('');
+      setFeedback('Settings saved.');
+      setError(null);
+    },
+    onError: (err) => {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save settings');
+      setFeedback(null);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const saveSignup = (enabled: boolean) => {
+    setSignupDraft(enabled);
+    saveMutation.mutate({ signupEnabled: enabled });
+  };
+
+  const saveToken = () => {
+    if (!tokenDraft.trim()) return;
+    saveMutation.mutate({ cloudflareTunnelToken: tokenDraft.trim() });
+  };
+
+  const clearToken = () => {
+    saveMutation.mutate({ cloudflareTunnelToken: '' });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <section className="panel p-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-4">
+        <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--accent-primary-soft)] flex items-center justify-center">
+          <Cloud size={18} className="text-[var(--accent-primary)]" />
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)]">Platform</h2>
+          <p className="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">Owner only - values set here override environment variables</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {settingsQuery.isLoading ? (
+        <div className="py-6 text-center">
+          <Loader2 size={18} className="animate-spin mx-auto text-[var(--text-tertiary)]" />
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="space-y-4">
+          <label className="flex items-start gap-3 p-4 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)] cursor-pointer">
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              checked={signupEnabled}
+              onChange={(e) => saveSignup(e.target.checked)}
+              disabled={saveMutation.isPending}
+              className="mt-0.5 accent-[var(--accent-primary)]"
+            />
+            <div>
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)]">Open registration</span>
+              <p className="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mt-0.5">
+                Let anyone with the URL create an account. Off by default after the owner account is created.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </label>
+
+          <div className="p-4 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)]">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2">
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--text-muted)]">Cloudflare Tunnel</span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">
+                {tunnel?.tokenSet
+                  ? `token saved (${tunnel.source}) - ${tunnel.container}`
+                  : tunnel?.container === 'unavailable'
+                    ? 'Docker socket unavailable'
+                    : 'not configured'}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] mb-3">
+              Expose this instance through a Cloudflare Tunnel. Create a tunnel in the dashboard,
+              copy the token, paste it here - the cloudflared sidecar is managed for you.
+            </p>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <input
+                type="password"
+                value={tokenDraft}
+                onChange={(e) => setTokenDraft(e.target.value)}
+                className="flex-1 h-9 px-3 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--bg-void)] text-sm focus:border-[var(--accent-primary)] transition-colors"
+                placeholder={tunnel?.tokenSet ? 'Token saved - paste a new one to rotate' : 'eyJhIjo... tunnel token'}
+              />
+              <button
+                onClick={saveToken}
+                disabled={saveMutation.isPending || !tokenDraft.trim()}
+                className="h-9 px-4 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] text-sm font-medium text-[var(--accent-on)] disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed transition-colors"
+                style={{ background: 'var(--accent-primary)' }}
+              >
+                Save
+              </button>
+              {tunnel?.tokenSet && tunnel.source === 'app' ? (
+                <button
+                  onClick={clearToken}
+                  disabled={saveMutation.isPending}
+                  className="h-9 px-3 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--error-soft)] text-[var(--error)] text-sm font-medium hover:bg-[var(--error-soft)] disabled:opacity-50 transition-colors"
+                >
+                  Remove
+                </button>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+            <a
+              href="https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/"
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noreferrer"
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-3 text-xs text-[var(--accent-primary)] hover:underline"
+            >
+              Open Cloudflare Zero Trust dashboard - Networks → Tunnels → Create
+              <ExternalLink size={12} />
+            </a>
+          </div>
+
+          {feedback ? <p className="text-xs text-[var(--success)]">{feedback}</p> : null}
+          {error ? <p className="text-xs text-[var(--error)]">{error}</p> : null}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
 export function SettingsPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -1238,6 +1380,9 @@ export function SettingsPage() {
             )}
           </section>
 
+          {/* Platform Settings - owner only */}
+          {profileQuery.data?.isAdmin ? <PlatformSettingsSection /> : null}
+
           {/* Git Providers Section */}
           <GitProvidersSection />
 

app/frontend/src/features/service/pages/ServiceDetailPage.tsx

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import {
   execInService,
   rollbackDeployment,
   updateServiceVariables,
+  updateService,
+  restartService,
+  stopService,
+  getServiceRuntime,
   type CronJobEntity,
 } from '@/lib/api-client';
 import { getDemoProjectById, getDemoServiceById, getDemoCronJobsByService } from '@/lib/demo-data';
@@ -284,7 +288,11 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
   });
   const manualScaleMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: (replicas: number) => manualScaleService(serviceId, replicas),
-    onSuccess: invalidateScaling,
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      invalidateScaling();
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['service-runtime', serviceId] });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['project-services'] });
+    },
   });
 
   // --- Console ---
@@ -365,6 +373,39 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
     },
   });
 
+  const invalidateService = () => {
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['service', serviceId] });
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['service-runtime', serviceId] });
+    queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['project-services', projectId] });
+  };
+
+  const restartMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => restartService(serviceId),
+    onSuccess: invalidateService,
+  });
+  const stopMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => stopService(serviceId),
+    onSuccess: invalidateService,
+  });
+  const updateServiceMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (input: Parameters<typeof updateService>[1]) => updateService(serviceId, input),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      setNetworkForm(null);
+      invalidateService();
+    },
+  });
+
+  const runtimeQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['service-runtime', serviceId],
+    queryFn: () => getServiceRuntime(serviceId),
+    enabled: Boolean(serviceId) && !isDemoMode,
+    refetchInterval: 10_000,
+  });
+
+  const [networkForm, setNetworkForm] = useState<{
+    port: string; domain: string; healthcheckPath: string; restartPolicy: string; replicas: string;
+  } | null>(null);
+
   const project = isDemoMode ? getDemoProjectById(projectId) : projectQuery.data;
   const service = isDemoMode ? getDemoServiceById(serviceId) : serviceQuery.data;
 
@@ -552,21 +593,23 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
         <div>
           <div className="flex items-center" style={{ gap: '10px' }}>
             <span style={{ fontSize: '20px', fontWeight: 800, letterSpacing: '-0.5px', color: '#e8e9f0' }}>{service.name}</span>
-            <span className={`badge-${service.status === 'running' ? 'active' : 'stopped'}`}>
+            <span
+              className={`badge-${service.status === 'running' ? 'active' : service.status === 'degraded' ? 'degraded' : 'stopped'}`}
+            >
               {service.status === 'running' && <span className="live-dot" />}
-              {service.status === 'running' ? 'Active' : 'Stopped'}
+              {service.status === 'running' ? 'Active' : service.status === 'degraded' ? 'Degraded' : 'Stopped'}
             </span>
           </div>
           <div className="flex items-center" style={{ gap: '16px', marginTop: '4px' }}>
-            {service.status === 'running' && (
+            {(service.publicUrl || service.domain) && (
-              <a 
+              <a
-                href={`https://${service.name}.containr.dev`}
+                href={service.publicUrl ?? `https://${service.domain}`}
                 target="_blank"
                 rel="noopener noreferrer"
                 className="flex items-center hover:text-[#9295a4] transition-colors"
                 style={{ color: '#6b6e7d', fontSize: '12.5px', textDecoration: 'none', gap: '4px' }}
               >
-                https://{service.name}.containr.dev
+                {service.publicUrl ?? `https://${service.domain}`}
                 <svg width="11" height="11" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2" strokeLinecap="round">
                   <path d="M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6"/>
                   <polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"/>
@@ -590,15 +633,26 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
           {!isDemoMode && (
             <>
               <button
-                onClick={() => deployMutation.mutate('restart')}
+                onClick={() => stopMutation.mutate()}
-                disabled={deployMutation.isPending || service.status !== 'running'}
+                disabled={stopMutation.isPending || (service.status !== 'running' && service.status !== 'degraded')}
-                className={`btn-stop ${service.status !== 'running' ? 'disabled' : ''}`}
+                className={`btn-stop ${service.status !== 'running' && service.status !== 'degraded' ? 'disabled' : ''}`}
               >
                 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.2" strokeLinecap="round">
                   <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
                   <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3" fill="currentColor" stroke="none"/>
                 </svg>
-                STOP
+                {stopMutation.isPending ? 'STOPPING…' : 'STOP'}
+              </button>
+              <button
+                onClick={() => restartMutation.mutate()}
+                disabled={restartMutation.isPending || (service.status !== 'running' && service.status !== 'degraded')}
+                className={`btn-restart ${service.status !== 'running' && service.status !== 'degraded' ? 'disabled' : ''}`}
+              >
+                <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.2" strokeLinecap="round">
+                  <polyline points="1 4 1 10 7 10"/>
+                  <path d="M3.51 15a9 9 0 1 0 .49-4.5"/>
+                </svg>
+                {restartMutation.isPending ? 'RESTARTING…' : 'RESTART'}
               </button>
               <button
                 onClick={() => deployMutation.mutate('manual')}
@@ -606,10 +660,10 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
                 className={`btn-restart ${deployMutation.isPending ? 'disabled' : ''}`}
               >
                 <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.2" strokeLinecap="round">
-                  <polyline points="1 4 1 10 7 10"/>
+                  <path d="M4.5 16.5c-1.5 1.26-2 5-2 5s3.74-.5 5-2c.71-.84.7-2.13-.09-2.91a2.18 2.18 0 0 0-2.91-.09z"/>
-                  <path d="M3.51 15a9 9 0 1 0 .49-4.5"/>
+                  <path d="m12 15-3-3a22 22 0 0 1 2-3.95A12.88 12.88 0 0 1 22 2c0 2.72-.78 7.5-6 11a22.35 22.35 0 0 1-4 2z"/>
                 </svg>
-                RESTART
+                {deployMutation.isPending ? 'DEPLOYING…' : 'DEPLOY'}
               </button>
             </>
           )}
@@ -1078,7 +1132,11 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
                 </div>
                 <div>
                   <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)]">Environment Variables</h2>
-                  <p className="text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)]">Runtime values injected into the service container</p>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-[var(--text-secondary)]">
+                    Runtime values injected at deploy. Reference another service's variable with{' '}
+                    <code className="mono text-[var(--accent-primary)]">{'${{service.KEY}}'}</code> — e.g.{' '}
+                    <code className="mono text-[var(--accent-primary)]">{'${{postgres.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}}'}</code>
+                  </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -1543,9 +1601,11 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
                   <div className="rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] p-3">
                     <p className="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] uppercase tracking-wide">Replicas</p>
                     <p className="text-xl font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)]">
-                      {scalingStateQuery.data?.CurrentReplicas ?? '—'}
+                      {scalingStateQuery.data?.CurrentReplicas ??
+                        runtimeQuery.data?.containers.filter((c) => c.state === 'running').length ??
+                        '—'}
                       <span className="text-sm font-normal text-[var(--text-secondary)]">
-                        {' '}/ {scalingStateQuery.data?.DesiredReplicas ?? '—'} desired
+                        {' '}/ {scalingStateQuery.data?.DesiredReplicas ?? runtimeQuery.data?.desired ?? service?.replicas ?? '—'} desired
                       </span>
                     </p>
                   </div>
@@ -1585,7 +1645,7 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
                     </div>
                     <button
                       type="button"
-                      disabled={manualScaleMutation.isPending || !scaleReplicas || !scalingStateQuery.data}
+                      disabled={manualScaleMutation.isPending || !scaleReplicas}
                       onClick={() => manualScaleMutation.mutate(Number(scaleReplicas))}
                       className="px-4 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--accent-primary)] text-[var(--accent-contrast)] text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-50"
                     >
@@ -1775,6 +1835,159 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
               </div>
             </div>
 
+            {!isDemoMode && (
+              <div className="mt-6 pt-6 border-t border-[var(--border-subtle)]">
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+                  <h3 className="text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)]">Networking</h3>
+                  {networkForm === null && (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() =>
+                        setNetworkForm({
+                          port: service.port ? String(service.port) : '',
+                          domain: service.domain ?? '',
+                          healthcheckPath: service.healthcheckPath ?? '',
+                          restartPolicy: service.restartPolicy ?? 'unless-stopped',
+                          replicas: String(service.replicas ?? 1),
+                        })
+                      }
+                      className="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] text-xs font-medium hover:border-[var(--border-default)] transition-colors"
+                    >
+                      Edit
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+
+                {runtimeQuery.data && (
+                  <div className="mb-4 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)]/40 p-3">
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-xs">
+                      <span className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">
+                        Live: <span className="text-[var(--text-primary)] font-medium">{runtimeQuery.data.containers.filter((c) => c.state === 'running').length}/{runtimeQuery.data.desired}</span> replicas
+                      </span>
+                      <span className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">
+                        Internal: <span className="mono text-[var(--text-primary)]">{service.name}{service.port ? `:${service.port}` : ''}</span>
+                      </span>
+                      {runtimeQuery.data.urls.map((url) => (
+                        <a key={url} href={url} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="mono text-[var(--accent-primary)] hover:underline">
+                          {url}
+                        </a>
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+
+                {networkForm === null ? (
+                  <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-4 gap-3 text-xs">
+                    <div className="rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] p-3">
+                      <p className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)] uppercase tracking-wide">Port</p>
+                      <p className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)]">{service.port || '—'}</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] p-3">
+                      <p className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)] uppercase tracking-wide">Domain</p>
+                      <p className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)] truncate">{service.domain || '—'}</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] p-3">
+                      <p className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)] uppercase tracking-wide">Replicas</p>
+                      <p className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)]">{service.replicas ?? 1}</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] p-3">
+                      <p className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)] uppercase tracking-wide">Restart</p>
+                      <p className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium text-[var(--text-primary)]">{service.restartPolicy || 'unless-stopped'}</p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] p-4 space-y-4">
+                    <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
+                      <div>
+                        <label className="block text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mb-1">Container port</label>
+                        <input
+                          type="number"
+                          min={0}
+                          max={65535}
+                          value={networkForm.port}
+                          onChange={(e) => setNetworkForm({ ...networkForm, port: e.target.value })}
+                          placeholder="e.g. 3000"
+                          className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                        />
+                        <p className="mt-1 text-[10px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">Published on the host; routed via Traefik when a domain is set</p>
+                      </div>
+                      <div>
+                        <label className="block text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mb-1">Domain</label>
+                        <input
+                          value={networkForm.domain}
+                          onChange={(e) => setNetworkForm({ ...networkForm, domain: e.target.value })}
+                          placeholder="app.example.com"
+                          className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                      <div>
+                        <label className="block text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mb-1">Health check path</label>
+                        <input
+                          value={networkForm.healthcheckPath}
+                          onChange={(e) => setNetworkForm({ ...networkForm, healthcheckPath: e.target.value })}
+                          placeholder="/health"
+                          className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                      <div>
+                        <label className="block text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mb-1">Replicas</label>
+                        <input
+                          type="number"
+                          min={1}
+                          max={20}
+                          value={networkForm.replicas}
+                          onChange={(e) => setNetworkForm({ ...networkForm, replicas: e.target.value })}
+                          className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                      <div>
+                        <label className="block text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mb-1">Restart policy</label>
+                        <select
+                          value={networkForm.restartPolicy}
+                          onChange={(e) => setNetworkForm({ ...networkForm, restartPolicy: e.target.value })}
+                          className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--bg-secondary)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                        >
+                          <option value="unless-stopped">unless-stopped</option>
+                          <option value="always">always</option>
+                          <option value="on-failure">on-failure</option>
+                          <option value="no">no</option>
+                        </select>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        disabled={updateServiceMutation.isPending}
+                        onClick={() =>
+                          updateServiceMutation.mutate({
+                            port: Number(networkForm.port) || 0,
+                            domain: networkForm.domain,
+                            healthcheck_path: networkForm.healthcheckPath,
+                            restart_policy: networkForm.restartPolicy,
+                            replicas: Math.max(1, Math.min(20, Number(networkForm.replicas) || 1)),
+                          })
+                        }
+                        className="px-4 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--accent-primary)] text-[var(--accent-contrast)] text-sm font-medium disabled:opacity-50"
+                      >
+                        {updateServiceMutation.isPending ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => setNetworkForm(null)}
+                        className="px-4 py-2 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-primary)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                      >
+                        Cancel
+                      </button>
+                      <p className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">Takes effect on next deploy or redeploy</p>
+                    </div>
+                    {updateServiceMutation.isError && (
+                      <p className="text-xs text-[var(--error)]">{(updateServiceMutation.error as Error).message}</p>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             {!isDemoMode && (
               <div className="mt-6 pt-6 border-t border-[var(--border-subtle)]">
                 <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">

app/frontend/src/features/workspace/canvas/ProjectCanvas.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,16 @@ import {
   type NodeTypes,
 } from '@xyflow/react';
 import '@xyflow/react/dist/style.css';
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import type { ServiceEntity } from '@/lib/api-client';
+import {
+  createDeployment,
+  deleteService,
+  restartService,
+  startService,
+  stopService,
+} from '@/lib/api-client';
+import { useToast } from '@/shared/hooks/use-toast';
 import { inferAutoConnections, type ServiceVariable } from '../auto-connections';
 import {
   DEFAULT_VIEWPORT,
@@ -21,7 +30,20 @@ import {
 } from '../model';
 import { canvasStorageKey, loadCanvasMetadata, saveCanvasMetadata } from '../storage';
 import { GroupNode, ServiceNode, type GroupNodeData, type ServiceNodeData } from './nodes';
-import { Plus, Layers, Maximize2, RotateCcw, Box, Link2 } from 'lucide-react';
+import {
+  Plus,
+  Layers,
+  Maximize2,
+  RotateCcw,
+  Box,
+  Link2,
+  Play,
+  Square,
+  Rocket,
+  Trash2,
+  ArrowUpRight,
+  Globe,
+} from 'lucide-react';
 
 type CanvasProps = {
   projectId: string;
@@ -46,6 +68,12 @@ const nodeTypes: NodeTypes = {
   groupNode: GroupNode,
 };
 
+type ContextMenuState = {
+  serviceId: string;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+} | null;
+
 function toFlowNodes(metadata: ProjectCanvasMetadata, services: ServiceEntity[], onOpenService: CanvasProps['onOpenService']): CanvasNode[] {
   const groups = metadata.groups.map(
     (group): GroupCanvasNode => ({
@@ -91,27 +119,40 @@ function toFlowNodes(metadata: ProjectCanvasMetadata, services: ServiceEntity[],
   return [...groups, ...serviceNodes];
 }
 
-function toFlowEdges(links: ReturnType<typeof inferAutoConnections>): CanvasEdge[] {
+function toFlowEdges(
-  return links.map((link) => ({
+  links: ReturnType<typeof inferAutoConnections>,
-    id: link.edge.id,
+  positionOf: (serviceId: string) => { x: number; y: number } | undefined,
-    source: link.edge.sourceServiceId,
+): CanvasEdge[] {
-    target: link.edge.targetServiceId,
+  return links.map((link) => {
-    animated: false,
+    const source = positionOf(link.edge.sourceServiceId);
-    data: {
+    const target = positionOf(link.edge.targetServiceId);
-      reasons: link.reasons,
+    // Choose handle sides by relative position so edges flow forward
-    },
+    // instead of looping back through the canvas.
-    markerEnd: {
+    const forward = !source || !target || source.x <= target.x;
-      type: MarkerType.ArrowClosed,
+
-      color: 'var(--accent-secondary)',
+    return {
-      width: 14,
+      id: link.edge.id,
-      height: 14,
+      source: link.edge.sourceServiceId,
-    },
+      target: link.edge.targetServiceId,
-    style: {
+      sourceHandle: forward ? 's-r' : 's-l',
-      stroke: 'var(--accent-primary)',
+      targetHandle: forward ? 't-l' : 't-r',
-      strokeWidth: 2,
+      animated: false,
-    },
+      data: {
-    className: 'edge-premium',
+        reasons: link.reasons,
-  }));
+      },
+      markerEnd: {
+        type: MarkerType.ArrowClosed,
+        color: 'var(--accent-secondary)',
+        width: 14,
+        height: 14,
+      },
+      style: {
+        stroke: 'var(--accent-primary)',
+        strokeWidth: 2,
+      },
+      className: 'edge-premium',
+    };
+  });
 }
 
 function buildMetadataFromFlow(nodes: CanvasNode[], viewport: { x: number; y: number; zoom: number }): ProjectCanvasMetadata {
@@ -157,9 +198,24 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
   const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState<CanvasNode>([]);
   const [selectedServiceId, setSelectedServiceId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [viewportTick, setViewportTick] = useState(0);
+  const [envFilter, setEnvFilter] = useState<string>('all');
+  const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<ContextMenuState>(null);
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const toast = useToast();
 
   const { fitView, getInternalNode, getViewport, screenToFlowPosition, setViewport } = useReactFlow<CanvasNode, CanvasEdge>();
 
+  const environments = useMemo(() => {
+    const envs = new Set(services.map((service) => service.environment ?? 'production'));
+    return Array.from(envs).sort();
+  }, [services]);
+
+  const visibleServices = useMemo(
+    () => (envFilter === 'all' ? services : services.filter((service) => (service.environment ?? 'production') === envFilter)),
+    [services, envFilter],
+  );
+  const visibleIds = useMemo(() => new Set(visibleServices.map((service) => service.id)), [visibleServices]);
+
   const serviceFingerprint = useMemo(
     () => services.map((service) => service.id).sort().join('|'),
     [services],
@@ -168,7 +224,67 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
     () => inferAutoConnections(services, variablesByService),
     [services, variablesByService],
   );
-  const edges = useMemo(() => toFlowEdges(inferredLinks), [inferredLinks]);
+  const edges = useMemo(() => {
+    const positionOf = (serviceId: string) => nodes.find((node) => node.id === serviceId)?.position;
+    return toFlowEdges(inferredLinks, positionOf).filter(
+      (edge) => visibleIds.has(edge.source) && visibleIds.has(edge.target),
+    );
+  }, [inferredLinks, visibleIds, nodes]);
+
+  const invalidateServices = useCallback(() => {
+    void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['project-services', projectId] });
+    void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['service-runtime'] });
+  }, [projectId, queryClient]);
+
+  const actionError = (error: unknown) =>
+    toast.showToast(error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Action failed', 'error');
+
+  const deployMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (serviceId: string) => createDeployment(serviceId, { trigger: 'manual' }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast.showToast('Deployment started', 'success');
+      invalidateServices();
+    },
+    onError: actionError,
+  });
+  const startMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (serviceId: string) => startService(serviceId),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast.showToast('Service started', 'success');
+      invalidateServices();
+    },
+    onError: actionError,
+  });
+  const restartMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (serviceId: string) => restartService(serviceId),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast.showToast('Service restarted', 'success');
+      invalidateServices();
+    },
+    onError: actionError,
+  });
+  const stopMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (serviceId: string) => stopService(serviceId),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast.showToast('Service stopped', 'success');
+      invalidateServices();
+    },
+    onError: actionError,
+  });
+  const deleteMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (serviceId: string) => deleteService(serviceId),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      toast.showToast('Service deleted', 'success');
+      invalidateServices();
+    },
+    onError: actionError,
+  });
+  const actionPending =
+    deployMutation.isPending ||
+    startMutation.isPending ||
+    restartMutation.isPending ||
+    stopMutation.isPending ||
+    deleteMutation.isPending;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const hasStoredViewport = localStorage.getItem(canvasStorageKey(projectId)) !== null;
@@ -347,6 +463,35 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
     ]);
   }, [screenToFlowPosition, setNodes]);
 
+  // Env filter hides nodes via React Flow's `hidden` flag — positions and
+  // persisted layout stay intact for services outside the current filter.
+  const renderedNodes = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      nodes.map((node) =>
+        node.type === 'serviceNode' && !visibleIds.has(node.id) ? { ...node, hidden: true } : node,
+      ),
+    [nodes, visibleIds],
+  );
+
+  const onNodeContextMenu = useCallback(
+    (event: MouseEvent, node: CanvasNode) => {
+      if (node.type !== 'serviceNode') {
+        return;
+      }
+      event.preventDefault();
+      const bounds = wrapperRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+      setSelectedServiceId(node.id);
+      const menuW = 190;
+      const menuH = 230;
+      const x = Math.min(event.clientX - (bounds?.left ?? 0), Math.max(0, (bounds?.width ?? 0) - menuW));
+      const y = Math.min(event.clientY - (bounds?.top ?? 0), Math.max(0, (bounds?.height ?? 0) - menuH));
+      setContextMenu({ serviceId: node.id, x, y });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
+  const contextService = contextMenu ? services.find((service) => service.id === contextMenu.serviceId) ?? null : null;
+
   const selectedService = services.find((service) => service.id === selectedServiceId) ?? null;
   const selectedServiceLinkCount = selectedService
     ? inferredLinks.filter(
@@ -377,7 +522,29 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
           <Layers size={14} />
           Group
         </button>
-        
+
+        {environments.length > 1 && (
+          <>
+            <div className="w-px h-5 bg-[var(--border-subtle)] mx-1" />
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-lg bg-[var(--surface-muted)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] p-1">
+              {['all', ...environments].map((env) => (
+                <button
+                  key={env}
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setEnvFilter(env)}
+                  className={`px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md text-xs font-medium capitalize transition-all ${
+                    envFilter === env
+                      ? 'bg-[var(--surface-card)] text-[var(--text-primary)] shadow-sm'
+                      : 'text-[var(--text-tertiary)] hover:text-[var(--text-secondary)]'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  {env}
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </>
+        )}
+
         <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2">
           <button
             type="button"
@@ -411,14 +578,19 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
       </div>
 
       {/* Canvas */}
-      <div ref={wrapperRef} className="subtle-grid h-[66vh] min-h-[420px] bg-[var(--bg-void)]">
+      <div ref={wrapperRef} className="subtle-grid h-[66vh] min-h-[420px] bg-[var(--bg-void)] relative">
         <ReactFlow
-          nodes={nodes}
+          nodes={renderedNodes}
           edges={edges}
           nodeTypes={nodeTypes}
           onNodesChange={onNodesChange}
-          onPaneClick={() => setSelectedServiceId(null)}
+          onPaneClick={() => {
+            setSelectedServiceId(null);
+            setContextMenu(null);
+          }}
+          onMoveStart={() => setContextMenu(null)}
           onNodeClick={(_event, node) => {
+            setContextMenu(null);
             if (node.type === 'serviceNode') {
               setSelectedServiceId(node.id);
             }
@@ -428,6 +600,7 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
               onOpenService(node.id);
             }
           }}
+          onNodeContextMenu={onNodeContextMenu}
           onNodeDragStop={onNodeDragStop}
           onMoveEnd={() => setViewportTick((value) => value + 1)}
           panOnDrag
@@ -443,6 +616,132 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
           </svg>
           <Background color="rgba(255,255,255,0.05)" gap={28} />
         </ReactFlow>
+
+        {/* Empty state */}
+        {services.length === 0 && (
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pointer-events-none">
+            <div className="text-center pointer-events-auto">
+              <div className="w-14 h-14 mx-auto mb-4 rounded-2xl bg-[var(--surface-card)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] flex items-center justify-center">
+                <Rocket size={24} className="text-[var(--accent-primary)]" />
+              </div>
+              <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)]">Deploy your first service</h3>
+              <p className="text-sm text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mt-1 mb-4 max-w-xs">
+                Add a service from a git repo or Docker image — it runs on a private network with the rest of this
+                project.
+              </p>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={onAddService}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 h-9 px-4 rounded-lg text-[var(--accent-on)] text-sm font-medium shadow-lg"
+                style={{ background: 'var(--accent-primary)' }}
+              >
+                <Plus size={15} />
+                Add Service
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Node context menu */}
+        {contextMenu && contextService && (
+          <div
+            className="absolute z-50 min-w-[180px] rounded-[var(--radius-md)] border border-[var(--border-default)] bg-[var(--surface-card)] shadow-2xl py-1"
+            style={{ left: contextMenu.x, top: contextMenu.y }}
+          >
+            <div className="px-3 py-1.5 border-b border-[var(--border-subtle)] mb-1">
+              <p className="text-xs font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)] truncate">{contextService.name}</p>
+              <p className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">{contextService.status}</p>
+            </div>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => {
+                setContextMenu(null);
+                onOpenService(contextService.id);
+              }}
+              className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors"
+            >
+              <ArrowUpRight size={13} />
+              Open service
+            </button>
+            {(contextService.domain || contextService.publicUrl) && (
+              <a
+                href={contextService.domain ? `https://${contextService.domain}` : contextService.publicUrl}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors"
+              >
+                <Globe size={13} />
+                Visit {(contextService.domain ?? contextService.publicUrl ?? '').replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')}
+              </a>
+            )}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              disabled={actionPending}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setContextMenu(null);
+                deployMutation.mutate(contextService.id);
+              }}
+              className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              <Rocket size={13} />
+              Deploy
+            </button>
+            {contextService.status !== 'running' && (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                disabled={actionPending}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setContextMenu(null);
+                  startMutation.mutate(contextService.id);
+                }}
+                className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+              >
+                <Play size={13} />
+                Start
+              </button>
+            )}
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              disabled={actionPending || contextService.status !== 'running'}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setContextMenu(null);
+                restartMutation.mutate(contextService.id);
+              }}
+              className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              <Play size={13} />
+              Restart
+            </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              disabled={actionPending || contextService.status !== 'running'}
+              onClick={() => {
+                setContextMenu(null);
+                stopMutation.mutate(contextService.id);
+              }}
+              className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              <Square size={13} />
+              Stop
+            </button>
+            <div className="border-t border-[var(--border-subtle)] mt-1 pt-1">
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                disabled={actionPending}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setContextMenu(null);
+                  if (window.confirm(`Delete service "${contextService.name}"? Its containers will be removed.`)) {
+                    deleteMutation.mutate(contextService.id);
+                  }
+                }}
+                className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-[var(--error)] hover:bg-[var(--error-soft)] transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+              >
+                <Trash2 size={13} />
+                Delete
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       {/* Footer */}
@@ -465,7 +764,7 @@ function CanvasInner({ projectId, services, variablesByService, onAddService, on
           </div>
         ) : (
           <p className="text-xs text-[var(--text-tertiary)] text-center">
-            Click a service to select • Double-click to open • Drag to reposition • Connections auto-inferred from variables
+            Click to select • Double-click to open • Right-click for actions • Connections auto-inferred from variables
           </p>
         )}
       </div>

app/frontend/src/features/workspace/canvas/nodes.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Handle, Position, type Node, type NodeProps } from '@xyflow/react';
 import type { ServiceEntity } from '@/lib/api-client';
 import { serviceStatusClass } from '@/lib/api-client';
-import { Box, ArrowUpRight, Globe, Database, Terminal, MoreHorizontal, ExternalLink } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Box, Globe, Database, Terminal, ExternalLink, Copy, Layers } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 export type ServiceNodeData = {
@@ -17,40 +17,69 @@ export type GroupNodeData = {
 export type ServiceNodeType = Node<ServiceNodeData, 'serviceNode'>;
 export type GroupNodeType = Node<GroupNodeData, 'groupNode'>;
 
-function serviceTypeIcon(type: string): typeof Box {
+function renderServiceTypeIcon(type: string, size = 18) {
   switch (type) {
     case 'web':
-      return Globe;
+      return <Globe size={size} />;
     case 'database':
-      return Database;
+      return <Database size={size} />;
     case 'worker':
-      return Terminal;
+      return <Terminal size={size} />;
     default:
-      return Box;
+      return <Box size={size} />;
   }
 }
 
 function serviceTypeColor(type: string): string {
   switch (type) {
     case 'web':
-      return '#7ab8ff'; // Blue
+      return '#7ab8ff';
     case 'database':
-      return '#b4e34a'; // Purple
+      return '#b4e34a';
     case 'worker':
-      return 'var(--accent-primary)'; // Pink
+      return 'var(--accent-primary)';
     default:
-      return '#9295a4'; // Gray
+      return '#9295a4';
+  }
+}
+
+function statusLabel(status: string): string {
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'running':
+      return 'Online';
+    case 'degraded':
+      return 'Degraded';
+    case 'building':
+      return 'Deploying';
+    case 'failed':
+      return 'Failed';
+    default:
+      return 'Stopped';
+  }
+}
+
+function statusColor(status: string): string {
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'running':
+      return 'var(--success)';
+    case 'degraded':
+    case 'building':
+      return 'var(--warning)';
+    case 'failed':
+      return 'var(--error)';
+    default:
+      return 'var(--text-tertiary)';
   }
 }
 
 export function ServiceNode({ data }: NodeProps<ServiceNodeType>) {
-  const { service, selected, onOpen } = data;
+  const { service, selected } = data;
-  const iconType = serviceTypeIcon(service.type);
   const typeColor = serviceTypeColor(service.type);
-  const isRunning = service.status === 'running';
+  const replicas = service.replicas ?? 0;
+  const stateColor = statusColor(service.status);
 
-  // Generate a mock domain for display (in real app, this would come from service data)
+  const publicUrl = service.domain ? `https://${service.domain}` : service.publicUrl;
-  const domain = `${service.name}.containr.local`;
+  const internalAddr = service.port ? `${service.name}:${service.port}` : service.name;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -61,80 +90,91 @@ export function ServiceNode({ data }: NodeProps<ServiceNodeType>) {
       }`}
       style={{ minWidth: 220, maxWidth: 280 }}
     >
-      {/* Ambient overlay */}
       <div
         className="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300 pointer-events-none"
         style={{ background: `${typeColor}10` }}
       />
 
-      {/* Invisible connection points - required by React Flow for edge attachment */}
+      <Handle id="t-l" type="target" position={Position.Left} className="!opacity-0 !w-2 !h-2 !border-0" />
-      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Left} className="!opacity-0 !w-2 !h-2 !border-0" />
+      <Handle id="t-r" type="target" position={Position.Right} className="!opacity-0 !w-2 !h-2 !border-0" />
-      <Handle type="source" position={Position.Right} className="!opacity-0 !w-2 !h-2 !border-0" />
+      <Handle id="s-l" type="source" position={Position.Left} className="!opacity-0 !w-2 !h-2 !border-0" />
+      <Handle id="s-r" type="source" position={Position.Right} className="!opacity-0 !w-2 !h-2 !border-0" />
 
-      {/* Status indicator bar at top */}
+      <div
-      <div 
+        className={`absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-0.5 transition-all duration-300 ${service.status === 'running' ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-40'}`}
-        className={`absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-0.5 transition-all duration-300 ${isRunning ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-40'}`}
+        style={{ background: stateColor }}
-        style={{ background: isRunning ? 'var(--success)' : 'var(--text-tertiary)' }}
       />
 
-      {/* Action menu on hover */}
-      <button className="absolute top-3 right-3 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-all duration-200 text-[var(--text-tertiary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] p-1.5 rounded-lg hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)]">
-        <MoreHorizontal size={14} />
-      </button>
-
       <div className="relative p-4">
-        {/* Header with icon and name */}
         <div className="flex items-start gap-3 mb-3">
-          <div 
+          <div
             className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-xl flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0 transition-all duration-200 ${
               selected ? 'ring-2 ring-white/20' : ''
             }`}
-            style={{ 
+            style={{
               background: selected ? typeColor : `${typeColor}20`,
-              color: selected ? 'white' : typeColor
+              color: selected ? 'white' : typeColor,
             }}
           >
-            {iconType === Globe && <Globe size={18} />}
+            {renderServiceTypeIcon(service.type, 18)}
-            {iconType === Database && <Database size={18} />}
-            {iconType === Terminal && <Terminal size={18} />}
-            {iconType === Box && <Box size={18} />}
           </div>
           <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 pt-0.5">
             <h4 className="font-semibold text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)] truncate tracking-tight">{service.name}</h4>
-            <p className="text-[11px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] truncate mt-0.5">{service.type}</p>
+            <p className="text-[11px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] truncate mt-0.5">
+              {service.type}
+              {service.environment && service.environment !== 'production' ? ` · ${service.environment}` : ''}
+            </p>
           </div>
+          {replicas > 1 && (
+            <span className="flex items-center gap-1 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-[var(--surface-muted)] text-[10px] font-semibold text-[var(--text-secondary)]">
+              <Layers size={9} />
+              {replicas}
+            </span>
+          )}
         </div>
 
-        {/* Domain display - Railway style */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3 px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-[var(--surface-muted)]/50 border border-[var(--border-subtle)]/50 group/addr">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3 px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-[var(--surface-muted)]/50 border border-[var(--border-subtle)]/50">
           <ExternalLink size={10} className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)] flex-shrink-0" />
-          <span className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-secondary)] truncate mono">{domain}</span>
+          {publicUrl ? (
+            <a
+              href={publicUrl}
+              target="_blank"
+              rel="noopener noreferrer"
+              onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+              className="text-[10px] text-[var(--accent-primary)] truncate mono hover:underline"
+            >
+              {publicUrl.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '')}
+            </a>
+          ) : (
+            <span className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-secondary)] truncate mono" title="Internal network address">
+              {internalAddr}
+            </span>
+          )}
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            title="Copy internal address"
+            onClick={(e) => {
+              e.stopPropagation();
+              void navigator.clipboard?.writeText(internalAddr);
+            }}
+            className="ml-auto opacity-0 group-hover/addr:opacity-100 transition-opacity text-[var(--text-tertiary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+          >
+            <Copy size={10} />
+          </button>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Status and action row */}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
             <span className={`status-dot ${serviceStatusClass(service.status)}`} />
-            <span 
+            <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase" style={{ color: stateColor }}>
-              className="text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-wide uppercase" 
+              {statusLabel(service.status)}
-              style={{ color: isRunning ? 'var(--success)' : 'var(--text-tertiary)' }}
-            >
-              {isRunning ? 'Online' : service.status}
             </span>
           </div>
-
+          {service.image && (
-          <button
+            <span className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] truncate mono max-w-[120px]" title={service.image}>
-            type="button"
+              {service.image}
-            onClick={() => onOpen(service.id)}
+            </span>
-            className={`flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-[11px] font-semibold transition-all duration-200 ${
+          )}
-              selected
-                ? 'bg-[var(--accent-primary)] text-[var(--accent-on)] shadow-lg shadow-[var(--accent-primary-glow)]'
-                : 'border border-[var(--border-subtle)] text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:border-[var(--accent-primary)] hover:text-[var(--accent-primary)]'
-            }`}
-          >
-            Open
-            <ArrowUpRight size={10} />
-          </button>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -147,46 +187,41 @@ export function GroupNode({ data }: NodeProps<GroupNodeType>) {
   return (
     <div
       className="h-full w-full rounded-[var(--radius-xl)] border-2 border-dashed transition-all duration-200 relative overflow-hidden"
-      style={{ 
+      style={{
         borderColor: isHovered ? 'var(--accent-primary)' : 'var(--border-default)',
-        background: isHovered ? 'rgba(232, 49, 106, 0.03)' : 'var(--surface-muted)/30'
+        background: isHovered ? 'rgba(232, 49, 106, 0.03)' : 'var(--surface-muted)/30',
       }}
       onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
       onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
     >
-      {/* Ambient glow on hover */}
+      <div
-      <div 
         className="absolute inset-0 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-300 pointer-events-none"
-        style={{ 
+        style={{
           background: 'rgba(232,49,106,0.03)',
-          opacity: isHovered ? 1 : 0
+          opacity: isHovered ? 1 : 0,
         }}
       />
 
-      {/* Header */}
       <div className="relative p-4">
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
-            <div 
+            <div
               className="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center transition-colors duration-200"
-              style={{ 
+              style={{
                 background: isHovered ? 'var(--accent-primary-soft)' : 'var(--surface-card)',
-                color: isHovered ? 'var(--accent-primary)' : 'var(--text-tertiary)'
+                color: isHovered ? 'var(--accent-primary)' : 'var(--text-tertiary)',
               }}
             >
               <Box size={14} />
             </div>
             <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-[var(--text-primary)] tracking-tight">{data.title}</h3>
           </div>
-          {isHovered && (
-            <button className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] transition-colors p-1 rounded-lg hover:bg-[var(--surface-muted)]">
-              <MoreHorizontal size={14} />
-            </button>
-          )}
         </div>
 
-        {/* Helper text */}
+        <p
-        <p className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mt-2 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200" style={{ opacity: isHovered ? 1 : 0 }}>
+          className="text-[10px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] mt-2 transition-opacity duration-200"
+          style={{ opacity: isHovered ? 1 : 0 }}
+        >
           Drag services here to group them
         </p>
       </div>

app/frontend/src/generated/api-types.ts

@@ -604,6 +604,216 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/services/{id}/runtime": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Service runtime state
+         * @description Live container state — replicas, URLs, aggregate status
+         */
+        get: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path: {
+                    id: string;
+                };
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Runtime state */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": {
+                            runtime?: {
+                                desired?: number;
+                                /** @enum {string} */
+                                status?: "running" | "degraded" | "stopped";
+                                urls?: string[];
+                                containers?: {
+                                    id?: string;
+                                    name?: string;
+                                    state?: string;
+                                    replica?: number;
+                                }[];
+                            };
+                        };
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        put?: never;
+        post?: never;
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
+    "/services/{id}/start": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get?: never;
+        put?: never;
+        /**
+         * Start service
+         * @description Start all stopped replicas
+         */
+        post: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path: {
+                    id: string;
+                };
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Service started */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content?: never;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
+    "/services/{id}/stop": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get?: never;
+        put?: never;
+        /**
+         * Stop service
+         * @description Stop all replicas without removing them
+         */
+        post: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path: {
+                    id: string;
+                };
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Service stopped */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content?: never;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
+    "/services/{id}/restart": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get?: never;
+        put?: never;
+        /**
+         * Restart service
+         * @description Restart all replicas
+         */
+        post: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path: {
+                    id: string;
+                };
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Service restarted */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content?: never;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
+    "/services/{id}/redeploy": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get?: never;
+        put?: never;
+        /**
+         * Redeploy service
+         * @description Re-apply the current spec — pulls the image for image-sourced services, reuses the last deployed image otherwise
+         */
+        post: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path: {
+                    id: string;
+                };
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Reconciled runtime state */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content?: never;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/services/{id}/deployments": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -676,6 +886,59 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/deployments": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        /**
+         * List recent deployments
+         * @description Latest deployments across all services owned by the caller — feeds the dashboard deploy feed
+         */
+        get: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: {
+                    limit?: number;
+                };
+                header?: never;
+                path?: never;
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Recent deployments */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": {
+                            deployments?: {
+                                id?: string;
+                                service_id?: string;
+                                service_name?: string;
+                                project_name?: string;
+                                status?: string;
+                                image_name?: string;
+                                started_at?: string | null;
+                                completed_at?: string | null;
+                                created_at?: string;
+                            }[];
+                        };
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        put?: never;
+        post?: never;
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/deployments/{id}": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -2153,7 +2416,7 @@ export interface paths {
         };
         /**
          * Bootstrap status
-         * @description Reports whether the instance already has a registered user. Drives the first-run setup gate.
+         * @description Reports whether the instance already has a registered user, which auth providers are configured, and whether public registration is open. Drives the first-run setup gate.
          */
         get: {
             parameters: {
@@ -2171,9 +2434,18 @@ export interface paths {
                     };
                     content: {
                         "application/json": {
-                            /** @description True when no user exists yet */
+                            /** @description True when at least one account exists */
-                            needs_setup?: boolean;
+                            has_users?: boolean;
                             user_count?: number;
+                            /**
+                             * @description register when the instance has no users, login otherwise
+                             * @enum {string}
+                             */
+                            mode?: "register" | "login";
+                            /** @description OAuth providers with real credentials configured (e.g. github, google). Empty on self-hosted installs. */
+                            providers?: string[];
+                            /** @description True when the owner re-opened public registration in Settings */
+                            signup_enabled?: boolean;
                         };
                     };
                 };
@@ -2187,6 +2459,91 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/settings": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Read platform settings
+         * @description Admin only. Returns in-app settings that override environment variables.
+         */
+        get: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path?: never;
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Current platform settings */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": components["schemas"]["PlatformSettings"];
+                    };
+                };
+                /** @description Admin access required */
+                403: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content?: never;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        /**
+         * Update platform settings
+         * @description Admin only. Provided keys are applied immediately; the Cloudflare tunnel token starts/stops the managed cloudflared sidecar.
+         */
+        put: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path?: never;
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody: {
+                content: {
+                    "application/json": {
+                        /** @description Allow new public account registration after bootstrap */
+                        signup_enabled?: boolean;
+                        /** @description Cloudflare Tunnel token. Empty string clears the stored token and removes the cloudflared container. */
+                        cloudflare_tunnel_token?: string;
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Updated platform settings */
+                200: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": components["schemas"]["PlatformSettings"];
+                    };
+                };
+                /** @description Admin access required */
+                403: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content?: never;
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        post?: never;
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/users": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -6687,6 +7044,21 @@ export interface components {
             /** @description User display name */
             name: string;
         };
+        PlatformSettings: {
+            /** @description Whether public account registration is open after bootstrap */
+            signup_enabled?: boolean;
+            cloudflare_tunnel?: {
+                /** @description Whether a tunnel token is configured (value is never returned) */
+                token_set?: boolean;
+                /**
+                 * @description Where the active token comes from - in-app setting, env fallback, or unset
+                 * @enum {string}
+                 */
+                source?: "app" | "env" | "none";
+                /** @description cloudflared container state - running/exited/missing, or unavailable when Docker is unreachable */
+                container?: string;
+            };
+        };
         User: {
             /** @description User ID */
             id?: string;
@@ -6699,6 +7071,8 @@ export interface components {
             name?: string;
             /** @description Optional avatar image URL */
             avatar_url?: string;
+            /** @description True for the platform owner (first registered account) */
+            is_admin?: boolean;
             /**
              * Format: date-time
              * @description Account creation timestamp
@@ -6817,6 +7191,18 @@ export interface components {
             cpu?: string;
             /** @description Memory allocation */
             memory?: string;
+            /** @description Desired replica count */
+            replicas?: number;
+            /** @description Container port to expose (published host port, or Traefik when domain set) */
+            port?: number;
+            /** @description Public hostname routed via Traefik */
+            domain?: string;
+            /** @description HTTP path probed on port for container health */
+            healthcheck_path?: string;
+            /** @description Docker restart policy (default unless-stopped) */
+            restart_policy?: string;
+            /** @description Computed public URL (published port or domain) */
+            public_url?: string;
             /**
              * Format: date-time
              * @description Service creation timestamp
@@ -6860,6 +7246,16 @@ export interface components {
             cpu?: string;
             /** @description Memory allocation */
             memory?: string;
+            /** @description Desired replica count */
+            replicas?: number;
+            /** @description Container port to expose */
+            port?: number;
+            /** @description Public hostname routed via Traefik */
+            domain?: string;
+            /** @description HTTP path probed for container health */
+            healthcheck_path?: string;
+            /** @description Docker restart policy */
+            restart_policy?: string;
         };
         UpdateServiceRequest: {
             /** @description Service name */
@@ -6888,6 +7284,16 @@ export interface components {
             cpu?: string;
             /** @description Memory allocation */
             memory?: string;
+            /** @description Desired replica count */
+            replicas?: number;
+            /** @description Container port to expose */
+            port?: number;
+            /** @description Public hostname routed via Traefik */
+            domain?: string;
+            /** @description HTTP path probed for container health */
+            healthcheck_path?: string;
+            /** @description Docker restart policy */
+            restart_policy?: string;
         };
         Deployment: {
             /** @description Deployment ID */

app/frontend/src/index.css

@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ textarea {
   animation: pulse-ring 2s ease-out infinite;
 }
 
+.status-degraded {
+  background: var(--warning);
+}
+
 .status-building {
   background: var(--warning);
   animation: pulse-dot 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
@@ -979,6 +983,19 @@ textarea {
   transition: all 0.3s;
 }
 
+.badge-degraded {
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  background: rgba(242, 201, 76, 0.15);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.7px;
+  color: var(--warning);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
 /* Badge Stopped - self.html exact match */
 .badge-stopped {
   padding: 2px 8px;

app/frontend/src/lib/api-client.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { components, paths } from '@/generated/api-types';
 
-export type ServiceStatus = 'running' | 'stopped' | 'building' | 'failed' | 'unknown';
+export type ServiceStatus = 'running' | 'degraded' | 'stopped' | 'building' | 'failed' | 'unknown';
 
 export type ProjectStats = components['schemas']['ProjectStats'];
 
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@ export type UserProfile = {
   email: string;
   name: string;
   avatarUrl?: string;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
   createdAt?: string;
   updatedAt?: string;
 };
 
+export type PlatformSettings = {
+  signupEnabled: boolean;
+  cloudflareTunnel: {
+    tokenSet: boolean;
+    source: 'app' | 'env' | 'none';
+    container: string;
+  };
+};
+
 export type ServiceEntity = {
   id: string;
   projectId: string;
@@ -38,6 +48,26 @@ export type ServiceEntity = {
   buildPath?: string;
   cpu?: string;
   memory?: string;
+  replicas?: number;
+  port?: number;
+  domain?: string;
+  healthcheckPath?: string;
+  restartPolicy?: string;
+  publicUrl?: string;
+};
+
+export type RuntimeContainer = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  state: string;
+  replica: number;
+};
+
+export type ServiceRuntime = {
+  desired: number;
+  status: 'running' | 'degraded' | 'stopped';
+  urls: string[];
+  containers: RuntimeContainer[];
 };
 
 export type ServiceVariable = {
@@ -333,6 +363,7 @@ type RawNodeAgent = components['schemas']['NodeAgent'];
 
 export type CreateProjectInput = components['schemas']['CreateProjectRequest'];
 export type CreateServiceInput = components['schemas']['CreateServiceRequest'];
+export type UpdateServiceInput = components['schemas']['UpdateServiceRequest'];
 
 export class ApiError extends Error {
   readonly status: number;
@@ -348,7 +379,8 @@ type ProjectsResponse200 = paths['/projects']['get']['responses'][200]['content'
 
 type JsonLike = Record<string, unknown>;
 
-const rawBase = (import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL as string | undefined) ?? 'http://localhost:8082';
+const configuredBase = ((import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL as string | undefined) ?? '').trim();
+const rawBase = configuredBase || window.location.origin;
 const normalizedBase = rawBase.replace(/\/$/, '');
 const API_ROOT = normalizedBase.replace(/\/api\/v1$/, '').replace(/\/api$/, '');
 const API_BASE = /\/api\/v1$/.test(normalizedBase) ? normalizedBase : `${normalizedBase}/api/v1`;
@@ -441,11 +473,46 @@ function normalizeUserProfile(profile: RawUserProfile): UserProfile | null {
     email: profile.email,
     name: profile.name,
     avatarUrl: profile.avatar_url ?? undefined,
+    isAdmin: profile.is_admin ?? false,
     createdAt: profile.created_at ?? undefined,
     updatedAt: profile.updated_at ?? undefined,
   };
 }
 
+function normalizePlatformSettings(raw: components['schemas']['PlatformSettings']): PlatformSettings {
+  return {
+    signupEnabled: raw.signup_enabled ?? false,
+    cloudflareTunnel: {
+      tokenSet: raw.cloudflare_tunnel?.token_set ?? false,
+      source: raw.cloudflare_tunnel?.source ?? 'none',
+      container: raw.cloudflare_tunnel?.container ?? 'missing',
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export async function getPlatformSettings(): Promise<PlatformSettings> {
+  const raw = await requestJson<components['schemas']['PlatformSettings']>('/settings');
+  return normalizePlatformSettings(raw);
+}
+
+export async function updatePlatformSettings(input: {
+  signupEnabled?: boolean;
+  cloudflareTunnelToken?: string;
+}): Promise<PlatformSettings> {
+  const body: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  if (input.signupEnabled !== undefined) {
+    body.signup_enabled = input.signupEnabled;
+  }
+  if (input.cloudflareTunnelToken !== undefined) {
+    body.cloudflare_tunnel_token = input.cloudflareTunnelToken;
+  }
+  const raw = await requestJson<components['schemas']['PlatformSettings']>('/settings', {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    body: JSON.stringify(body),
+  });
+  return normalizePlatformSettings(raw);
+}
+
 function normalizeService(service: RawService): ServiceEntity | null {
   if (!service.id || !service.name || !service.project_id) {
     return null;
@@ -469,6 +536,12 @@ function normalizeService(service: RawService): ServiceEntity | null {
     buildPath: service.build_path,
     cpu: service.cpu,
     memory: service.memory,
+    replicas: service.replicas,
+    port: service.port,
+    domain: service.domain,
+    healthcheckPath: service.healthcheck_path,
+    restartPolicy: service.restart_policy,
+    publicUrl: service.public_url,
   };
 }
 
@@ -952,12 +1025,55 @@ export async function createService(projectId: string, input: CreateServiceInput
   return parsed;
 }
 
+export async function updateService(serviceId: string, input: UpdateServiceInput): Promise<ServiceEntity> {
+  const payload = await requestJson<RawService | { service?: RawService }>(`/services/${serviceId}`, {
+    method: 'PUT',
+    body: JSON.stringify(input),
+  });
+
+  const row = (payload as { service?: RawService }).service ?? (payload as RawService);
+  const parsed = normalizeService(row);
+
+  if (!parsed) {
+    throw new ApiError('Update service response is invalid', 500);
+  }
+
+  return parsed;
+}
+
 export async function deleteService(serviceId: string): Promise<void> {
   await requestJson<{ message?: string }>(`/services/${serviceId}`, {
     method: 'DELETE',
   });
 }
 
+export async function getServiceRuntime(serviceId: string): Promise<ServiceRuntime> {
+  const payload = await requestJson<{ runtime?: ServiceRuntime }>(`/services/${serviceId}/runtime`);
+  return (
+    payload.runtime ?? {
+      desired: 0,
+      status: 'stopped',
+      urls: [],
+      containers: [],
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+async function serviceAction(serviceId: string, action: 'start' | 'stop' | 'restart'): Promise<void> {
+  await requestJson<{ message?: string }>(`/services/${serviceId}/${action}`, { method: 'POST' });
+}
+
+export const startService = (serviceId: string) => serviceAction(serviceId, 'start');
+export const stopService = (serviceId: string) => serviceAction(serviceId, 'stop');
+export const restartService = (serviceId: string) => serviceAction(serviceId, 'restart');
+
+export async function redeployService(serviceId: string): Promise<ServiceRuntime> {
+  const payload = await requestJson<{ runtime?: ServiceRuntime }>(`/services/${serviceId}/redeploy`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+  });
+  return payload.runtime ?? { desired: 0, status: 'stopped', urls: [], containers: [] };
+}
+
 function normalizeServiceVariables(rows: RawServiceVariable[] | undefined): ServiceVariable[] {
   const result: ServiceVariable[] = [];
   for (const row of rows ?? []) {
@@ -1030,6 +1146,37 @@ export async function listDeployments(serviceId: string): Promise<DeploymentEnti
   return normalizeDeploymentArray(payload.deployments);
 }
 
+export type RecentDeploymentEntity = {
+  id: string;
+  serviceId: string;
+  serviceName: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  status: string;
+  imageName?: string;
+  startedAt?: string;
+  completedAt?: string;
+  createdAt?: string;
+};
+
+export async function listRecentDeployments(limit = 10): Promise<RecentDeploymentEntity[]> {
+  const payload = await requestJson<{ deployments?: Array<Record<string, unknown>> }>(
+    `/deployments?limit=${limit}`,
+  );
+  return (payload.deployments ?? [])
+    .map((d) => ({
+      id: String(d.id ?? ''),
+      serviceId: String(d.service_id ?? ''),
+      serviceName: String(d.service_name ?? ''),
+      projectName: String(d.project_name ?? ''),
+      status: String(d.status ?? ''),
+      imageName: d.image_name ? String(d.image_name) : undefined,
+      startedAt: d.started_at ? String(d.started_at) : undefined,
+      completedAt: d.completed_at ? String(d.completed_at) : undefined,
+      createdAt: d.created_at ? String(d.created_at) : undefined,
+    }))
+    .filter((d) => d.id !== '');
+}
+
 export async function createDeployment(
   serviceId: string,
   input: CreateDeploymentInput = {},
@@ -1203,6 +1350,8 @@ export function serviceStatusClass(status: ServiceStatus): string {
   switch (status) {
     case 'running':
       return 'status-running';
+    case 'degraded':
+      return 'status-degraded';
     case 'building':
       return 'status-building';
     case 'failed':

app/frontend/src/lib/auth-client.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export type AuthBootstrap = {
   hasUsers: boolean;
   userCount: number;
   mode: 'register' | 'login';
+  providers: string[];
+  signupEnabled: boolean;
 };
 
 export class AuthError extends Error {
@@ -32,15 +34,16 @@ export class AuthError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
-const rawAuthBase = (import.meta.env.VITE_AUTH_URL as string | undefined) ?? 'http://localhost:8082/api/auth';
+const configuredAuthBase = ((import.meta.env.VITE_AUTH_URL as string | undefined) ?? '').trim();
-const AUTH_BASE = rawAuthBase.replace(/\/$/, '');
+const AUTH_BASE = (configuredAuthBase || `${window.location.origin}/api/auth`).replace(/\/$/, '');
 
 export function getAuthBaseUrl(): string {
   return AUTH_BASE;
 }
 
 export async function getAuthBootstrap(): Promise<AuthBootstrap> {
-  const apiBase = ((import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL as string | undefined) ?? 'http://localhost:8082').replace(/\/$/, '');
+  const configuredApiBase = ((import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL as string | undefined) ?? '').trim();
+  const apiBase = (configuredApiBase || window.location.origin).replace(/\/$/, '');
   const normalizedApiBase = /\/api\/v1$/.test(apiBase) ? apiBase : `${apiBase}/api/v1`;
   const response = await fetch(`${normalizedApiBase}/auth/bootstrap`, {
     method: 'GET',
@@ -56,10 +59,16 @@ export async function getAuthBootstrap(): Promise<AuthBootstrap> {
     throw new AuthError(message, response.status);
   }
 
+  const providers = Array.isArray(payload?.providers)
+    ? payload.providers.filter((provider): provider is string => typeof provider === 'string')
+    : [];
+
   return {
     hasUsers: Boolean(payload?.has_users),
     userCount: typeof payload?.user_count === 'number' ? payload.user_count : 0,
     mode: payload?.mode === 'register' ? 'register' : 'login',
+    providers,
+    signupEnabled: Boolean(payload?.signup_enabled),
   };
 }
 

app/frontend/vite.config.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
     fs: {
       // Allow serving files from project root
       allow: ['..']
+    },
+    proxy: {
+      // Same-origin API path for dev - matches the nginx proxy in the shipped image
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:8082',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        ws: true,
+      },
     }
   },
   // Preview server optimization

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-name: containr
-
 services:
   postgres:
     image: postgres:15-alpine
@@ -18,13 +16,17 @@ services:
       retries: 10
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-  redis:
+  dragonfly:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
+    image: docker.dragonflydb.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly:${DRAGONFLY_VERSION:-latest}
-    command: redis-server --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}
+    command:
+      - --requirepass=${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}
+      - --proactor_threads=${DRAGONFLY_THREADS:-1}
+      - --maxmemory=${DRAGONFLY_MAXMEMORY:-256mb}
+      - --dir=/data
     ports:
       - "${REDIS_PORT:-6379}:6379"
     volumes:
-      - redis_data:/data
+      - dragonfly_data:/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli -a ${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123} ping | grep PONG"]
       interval: 10s
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   backend:
+    image: ghcr.io/dvorinka/containr-backend:${CONTAINR_VERSION:-latest}
+    pull_policy: missing
     build:
       context: ./app/backend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       - "${API_PORT:-8082}:8080"
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://${POSTGRES_USER:-containr_user}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-dev_password_123}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-containr}?sslmode=disable
-      REDIS_URL: redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}@redis:6379/0
+      REDIS_URL: redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}@dragonfly:6379/0
       PORT: 8080
       HOST: 0.0.0.0
       ENVIRONMENT: ${ENVIRONMENT:-development}
@@ -80,10 +84,17 @@ services:
       BITBUCKET_API_URL: ${BITBUCKET_API_URL:-https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0}
       BITBUCKET_BASE_URL: ${BITBUCKET_BASE_URL:-https://bitbucket.org}
       GITEA_BASE_URL: ${GITEA_BASE_URL:-https://gitea.example.com}
+    volumes:
+      # Required for service deployments and managed sidecars (e.g. cloudflared)
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    # Grants the non-root backend user access to the Docker socket.
+    # install.sh writes the host's docker gid into DOCKER_GID.
+    group_add:
+      - "${DOCKER_GID:-0}"
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
-      redis:
+      dragonfly:
         condition: service_healthy
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
@@ -94,12 +105,14 @@ services:
       start_period: 30s
 
   frontend:
+    image: ghcr.io/dvorinka/containr-frontend:${CONTAINR_VERSION:-latest}
+    pull_policy: missing
     build:
       context: ./app/frontend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
-        VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL:-http://localhost:8082}
+        VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL:-}
-        VITE_AUTH_URL: ${VITE_AUTH_URL:-http://localhost:8082/api/auth}
+        VITE_AUTH_URL: ${VITE_AUTH_URL:-}
     ports:
       - "${HTTP_PORT:-3000}:80"
     depends_on:
@@ -109,4 +122,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
-  redis_data:
+  dragonfly_data:

docs/api/openapi.yaml

@@ -424,6 +424,126 @@ paths:
         '204':
           description: Service deleted successfully
 
+  /services/{id}/runtime:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Services
+      summary: Service runtime state
+      description: Live container state — replicas, URLs, aggregate status
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Runtime state
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  runtime:
+                    type: object
+                    properties:
+                      desired:
+                        type: integer
+                      status:
+                        type: string
+                        enum: [running, degraded, stopped]
+                      urls:
+                        type: array
+                        items:
+                          type: string
+                      containers:
+                        type: array
+                        items:
+                          type: object
+                          properties:
+                            id:
+                              type: string
+                            name:
+                              type: string
+                            state:
+                              type: string
+                            replica:
+                              type: integer
+
+  /services/{id}/start:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - Services
+      summary: Start service
+      description: Start all stopped replicas
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Service started
+
+  /services/{id}/stop:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - Services
+      summary: Stop service
+      description: Stop all replicas without removing them
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Service stopped
+
+  /services/{id}/restart:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - Services
+      summary: Restart service
+      description: Restart all replicas
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Service restarted
+
+  /services/{id}/redeploy:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - Services
+      summary: Redeploy service
+      description: Re-apply the current spec — pulls the image for image-sourced services, reuses the last deployed image otherwise
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - name: id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Reconciled runtime state
+
   /services/{id}/deployments:
     get:
       tags:
@@ -475,6 +595,56 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/Deployment'
 
+  /deployments:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Deployments
+      summary: List recent deployments
+      description: Latest deployments across all services owned by the caller — feeds the dashboard deploy feed
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - name: limit
+          in: query
+          required: false
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+            default: 10
+            maximum: 50
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Recent deployments
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  deployments:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: object
+                      properties:
+                        id:
+                          type: string
+                        service_id:
+                          type: string
+                        service_name:
+                          type: string
+                        project_name:
+                          type: string
+                        status:
+                          type: string
+                        image_name:
+                          type: string
+                        started_at:
+                          type: string
+                          nullable: true
+                        completed_at:
+                          type: string
+                          nullable: true
+                        created_at:
+                          type: string
+
   /deployments/{id}:
     get:
       tags:
@@ -1432,7 +1602,7 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - Authentication
       summary: Bootstrap status
-      description: Reports whether the instance already has a registered user. Drives the first-run setup gate.
+      description: Reports whether the instance already has a registered user, which auth providers are configured, and whether public registration is open. Drives the first-run setup gate.
       responses:
         '200':
           description: Bootstrap state
@@ -1441,11 +1611,70 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 type: object
                 properties:
-                  needs_setup:
+                  has_users:
                     type: boolean
-                    description: True when no user exists yet
+                    description: True when at least one account exists
                   user_count:
                     type: integer
+                  mode:
+                    type: string
+                    enum: [register, login]
+                    description: register when the instance has no users, login otherwise
+                  providers:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: string
+                    description: OAuth providers with real credentials configured (e.g. github, google). Empty on self-hosted installs.
+                  signup_enabled:
+                    type: boolean
+                    description: True when the owner re-opened public registration in Settings
+
+  /settings:
+    get:
+      tags:
+        - Settings
+      summary: Read platform settings
+      description: Admin only. Returns in-app settings that override environment variables.
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Current platform settings
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlatformSettings'
+        '403':
+          description: Admin access required
+    put:
+      tags:
+        - Settings
+      summary: Update platform settings
+      description: Admin only. Provided keys are applied immediately; the Cloudflare tunnel token starts/stops the managed cloudflared sidecar.
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      requestBody:
+        required: true
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                signup_enabled:
+                  type: boolean
+                  description: Allow new public account registration after bootstrap
+                cloudflare_tunnel_token:
+                  type: string
+                  description: Cloudflare Tunnel token. Empty string clears the stored token and removes the cloudflared container.
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Updated platform settings
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlatformSettings'
+        '403':
+          description: Admin access required
 
   # User Management
   /users:
@@ -4111,6 +4340,26 @@ components:
           type: string
           description: User display name
 
+    PlatformSettings:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        signup_enabled:
+          type: boolean
+          description: Whether public account registration is open after bootstrap
+        cloudflare_tunnel:
+          type: object
+          properties:
+            token_set:
+              type: boolean
+              description: Whether a tunnel token is configured (value is never returned)
+            source:
+              type: string
+              enum: [app, env, none]
+              description: Where the active token comes from - in-app setting, env fallback, or unset
+            container:
+              type: string
+              description: cloudflared container state - running/exited/missing, or unavailable when Docker is unreachable
+
     User:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -4127,6 +4376,9 @@ components:
         avatar_url:
           type: string
           description: Optional avatar image URL
+        is_admin:
+          type: boolean
+          description: True for the platform owner (first registered account)
         created_at:
           type: string
           format: date-time
@@ -4290,6 +4542,24 @@ components:
         memory:
           type: string
           description: Memory allocation
+        replicas:
+          type: integer
+          description: Desired replica count
+        port:
+          type: integer
+          description: Container port to expose (published host port, or Traefik when domain set)
+        domain:
+          type: string
+          description: Public hostname routed via Traefik
+        healthcheck_path:
+          type: string
+          description: HTTP path probed on port for container health
+        restart_policy:
+          type: string
+          description: Docker restart policy (default unless-stopped)
+        public_url:
+          type: string
+          description: Computed public URL (published port or domain)
         created_at:
           type: string
           format: date-time
@@ -4342,6 +4612,21 @@ components:
         memory:
           type: string
           description: Memory allocation
+        replicas:
+          type: integer
+          description: Desired replica count
+        port:
+          type: integer
+          description: Container port to expose
+        domain:
+          type: string
+          description: Public hostname routed via Traefik
+        healthcheck_path:
+          type: string
+          description: HTTP path probed for container health
+        restart_policy:
+          type: string
+          description: Docker restart policy
 
     UpdateServiceRequest:
       type: object
@@ -4378,6 +4663,21 @@ components:
         memory:
           type: string
           description: Memory allocation
+        replicas:
+          type: integer
+          description: Desired replica count
+        port:
+          type: integer
+          description: Container port to expose
+        domain:
+          type: string
+          description: Public hostname routed via Traefik
+        healthcheck_path:
+          type: string
+          description: HTTP path probed for container health
+        restart_policy:
+          type: string
+          description: Docker restart policy
 
     Deployment:
       type: object

docs/guides/DOCKER_SETUP.md

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Internet → Traefik (Port 80/443)
     ├── Frontend (React/Nginx)
     ├── Backend (Go API)
     ├── PostgreSQL (Database)
-    └── Redis (Cache)
+    └── Dragonfly (Cache)
 ```
 
 ## Configuration Files
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ docker-compose up -d --force-recreate
 # Backup PostgreSQL
 docker-compose exec postgres pg_dump -U containr_user containr > backup.sql
 
-# Backup Redis
+# Backup Dragonfly (snapshot)
-docker-compose exec redis redis-cli --rdb /data/dump.rdb
+docker-compose exec dragonfly redis-cli -a "$REDIS_PASSWORD" save
 ```
 
 ### SSL Certificates
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ docker-compose up -d
 ### Performance Tuning
 
 1. **Nginx Caching** - Already configured in `nginx.conf`
-2. **Redis Caching** - Configure in your application
+2. **Dragonfly Caching** - Configure in your application
 3. **Database Pooling** - Adjust connection limits in Go app
 
 ## Production Tips

docs/guides/README_BACKEND.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ### Prerequisites
 - Go 1.21+
 - PostgreSQL 12+
-- Redis (optional)
+- Dragonfly or Redis-compatible cache (optional)
 
 ### Environment Variables
 

infra/docker-compose.yml

@@ -65,12 +65,16 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
 
-  redis:
+  dragonfly:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
+    image: docker.dragonflydb.io/dragonflydb/dragonfly:${DRAGONFLY_VERSION:-latest}
-    container_name: containr-redis
+    container_name: containr-dragonfly
-    command: redis-server --requirepass ${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}
+    command:
+      - --requirepass=${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}
+      - --proactor_threads=${DRAGONFLY_THREADS:-1}
+      - --maxmemory=${DRAGONFLY_MAXMEMORY:-256mb}
+      - --dir=/data
     volumes:
-      - redis_data:/data
+      - dragonfly_data:/data
     networks:
       - containr-network
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ services:
       - "8082:8080"
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://${POSTGRES_USER:-containr_user}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-dev_password_123}@postgres:5432/${POSTGRES_DB:-containr}?sslmode=disable
-      - REDIS_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}@redis:6379/0
+      - REDIS_URL=redis://:${REDIS_PASSWORD:-dev_redis_123}@dragonfly:6379/0
       - PORT=8080
       - HOST=0.0.0.0
       - ENVIRONMENT=${ENVIRONMENT:-production}
@@ -130,12 +134,16 @@ services:
       - BITBUCKET_API_URL=${BITBUCKET_API_URL:-https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0}
       - BITBUCKET_BASE_URL=${BITBUCKET_BASE_URL:-https://bitbucket.org}
       - GITEA_BASE_URL=${GITEA_BASE_URL:-https://gitea.example.com}
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    group_add:
+      - "${DOCKER_GID:-0}"
     networks:
       - containr-network
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
-      redis:
+      dragonfly:
         condition: service_healthy
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
@@ -160,8 +168,8 @@ services:
       context: ../app/frontend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
-        VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL:-http://localhost:8082}
+        VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL:-}
-        VITE_AUTH_URL: ${VITE_AUTH_URL:-http://localhost:8082/api/auth}
+        VITE_AUTH_URL: ${VITE_AUTH_URL:-}
     container_name: containr-frontend
     ports:
       - "3000:80"
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@ services:
 volumes:
   postgres_data:
     driver: local
-  redis_data:
+  dragonfly_data:
     driver: local
 
 networks:

install.sh

@@ -1,19 +1,62 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Containr one-shot installer: creates .env with generated secrets, builds
+# Containr installer. Works from a source checkout, or standalone:
-# images, boots the stack, and waits for the API to report healthy.
+#   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dvorinka/Containr/main/install.sh | bash
+#
+# Creates .env with generated secrets, pulls the published images (or builds
+# from source), boots the stack, and waits for the API to report healthy.
+#
+# Env overrides (all optional):
+#   CONTAINR_DIR      install dir when not run from a clone (default ./containr)
+#   CONTAINR_VERSION  image tag to pull (default latest, e.g. 0.1.1)
+#   CONTAINR_REF      git ref for downloaded files (default main)
+#   CONTAINR_BUILD=1  force building images from source
+#   HTTP_PORT API_PORT POSTGRES_PORT REDIS_PORT  host port remaps
 set -euo pipefail
 
-cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+cd "$(dirname "$0")" 2>/dev/null || true
 
 info() { printf '\033[1;34m==>\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
 err()  { printf '\033[1;31mError:\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
 
+CONTAINR_REF="${CONTAINR_REF:-main}"
+RAW_BASE="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dvorinka/Containr/${CONTAINR_REF}"
+
 # Dependencies
 command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "docker not found. Install Docker: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/"; exit 1; }
 docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "docker compose (v2) not found. Update Docker or install the compose plugin."; exit 1; }
 docker info >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "docker daemon is not running or not reachable."; exit 1; }
 command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "openssl not found (needed to generate secrets)."; exit 1; }
-command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "curl not found (needed for the health check)."; exit 1; }
+command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "curl not found (needed for downloads and the health check)."; exit 1; }
+
+# Install location: explicit CONTAINR_DIR wins; otherwise reuse the current
+# dir when it already looks like a checkout/install, else ./containr.
+if [[ -n "${CONTAINR_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$CONTAINR_DIR"
+    cd "$CONTAINR_DIR"
+elif [[ ! -f docker-compose.yml || ! -f .env.example ]]; then
+    CONTAINR_DIR="./containr"
+    mkdir -p "$CONTAINR_DIR"
+    cd "$CONTAINR_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Fetch compose file and env template when running standalone. Existing
+# files are kept so re-runs stay idempotent.
+if [[ ! -f docker-compose.yml ]]; then
+    info "Downloading docker-compose.yml (${CONTAINR_REF})..."
+    curl -fsSL "$RAW_BASE/docker-compose.yml" -o docker-compose.yml
+fi
+if [[ ! -f .env.example ]]; then
+    info "Downloading .env.example (${CONTAINR_REF})..."
+    curl -fsSL "$RAW_BASE/.env.example" -o .env.example
+fi
+
+# Source tarball, only needed when building images locally.
+ensure_source() {
+    [[ -d app/backend ]] && return 0
+    command -v tar >/dev/null 2>&1 || { err "tar not found (needed to unpack the source)."; exit 1; }
+    info "Downloading source (${CONTAINR_REF})..."
+    curl -fsSL "https://codeload.github.com/Dvorinka/Containr/tar.gz/${CONTAINR_REF}" | tar xz --strip-components=1
+}
 
 # Env file
 if [[ -f .env ]]; then
@@ -28,6 +71,7 @@ else
     }
 
     PG_PASS="$(gen)"; REDIS_PASS="$(gen)"
+    setvar ENVIRONMENT "production"
     setvar JWT_SECRET "$(gen)"
     setvar BETTER_AUTH_SECRET "$(gen)"
     setvar BETTER_AUTH_INTERNAL_TOKEN "$(gen)"
@@ -37,17 +81,46 @@ else
     # POSTGRES_PASSWORD, DATABASE_URL and DB_PASSWORD stay in sync.
     sed -i.bak "s|your_secure_postgres_password|$PG_PASS|g" .env
     sed -i.bak "s|your_secure_redis_password|$REDIS_PASS|g" .env
+
+    # Docker socket gid as seen INSIDE containers (modern Docker maps it to
+    # root). Probe a throwaway container; fall back to the host gid, then 0.
+    if [[ -z "${DOCKER_GID:-}" ]]; then
+        DOCKER_GID="$(docker run --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock alpine:3 stat -c %g /var/run/docker.sock 2>/dev/null \
+            || stat -c %g /var/run/docker.sock 2>/dev/null \
+            || stat -f %g /var/run/docker.sock 2>/dev/null \
+            || echo 0)"
+    fi
+    setvar DOCKER_GID "$DOCKER_GID"
+
+    # Persist any overrides passed via the environment.
+    for v in HTTP_PORT API_PORT POSTGRES_PORT REDIS_PORT CONTAINR_VERSION; do
+        [[ -n "${!v:-}" ]] && setvar "$v" "${!v}"
+    done
+
     rm -f .env.bak
     info ".env created with random secrets."
 fi
 
-# Ports (overridable via environment, matching docker-compose.yml vars)
+# Ports for the health wait: environment first, then .env, then defaults.
+HTTP_PORT="${HTTP_PORT:-$(grep -E '^HTTP_PORT=' .env | cut -d= -f2)}"
+API_PORT="${API_PORT:-$(grep -E '^API_PORT=' .env | cut -d= -f2)}"
 HTTP_PORT="${HTTP_PORT:-3000}"
 API_PORT="${API_PORT:-8082}"
 
-# Build and boot
+# Boot: pull published images by default (CONTAINR_VERSION pins a release).
-info "Building images and starting the stack..."
+# Build from source with CONTAINR_BUILD=1, or as fallback when the registry
-docker compose up -d --build
+# is unreachable.
+if [[ "${CONTAINR_BUILD:-}" == "1" ]]; then
+    info "CONTAINR_BUILD=1 - building images from source..."
+    ensure_source
+    docker compose build
+elif ! docker compose pull; then
+    info "Image pull failed - building from source instead..."
+    ensure_source
+    docker compose build
+fi
+info "Starting the stack..."
+docker compose up -d
 
 # Wait for the API
 info "Waiting for the API on http://localhost:${API_PORT}/health ..."
@@ -69,4 +142,4 @@ info "Containr is running."
 echo "  UI:  http://localhost:${HTTP_PORT}"
 echo "  API: http://localhost:${API_PORT}"
 echo ""
-echo "Manage with: docker compose logs -f | docker compose down"
+echo "Manage with: (cd ${CONTAINR_DIR:-.} && docker compose logs -f | docker compose down)"