feat(mobile): env editing, domains, scaling, notifications (#61)

Companion app was read-mostly — quick fixes still needed a workstation.

- service/variables: full env editor — add/edit/delete rows, secret
  toggle, masked-secret preservation (untouched secrets resubmit the
  "********" placeholder so stored ciphertext survives the PUT).
- service/domains: list with default/TLS status, add, remove,
  set-default.
- service/settings: replicas stepper (0–16), container port, scale-to-
  zero toggle + idle minutes — saves via PUT /services/:id.
- (tabs)/notifications: alerts tab with unread badge on the tab bar,
  mark-read per item and mark-all.
- Service detail gains a Manage section linking all three screens.

State initializes at mount inside a child component rather than an
effect — post-save refetches no longer clobber in-flight edits, and
the react-hooks/set-state-in-effect lint stays clean.

Verified: tsc --noEmit, expo lint, expo export (android bundle,
1378 modules — router graph compiles).

Authored By: TDvorak <[email protected]>

.env.example

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKEN=replace_with_strong_agent_secret
 # CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKENS=current_secret,next_secret
 # Bundled agent binaries dir served at /api/agents/download/:platform.
 # CONTAINR_AGENT_BIN_DIR=/agents
+# Directory Traefik's file provider watches. The backend writes one
+# config per remote service here so domains route to node agents. The
+# infra compose wires a shared volume — set only for custom layouts.
+# TRAEFIK_DYNAMIC_DIR=/traefik-dynamic
 # Optional remote template catalog (another Containr instance). Its
 # templates merge into GET /templates as source:"registry" and
 # materialize locally on deploy. The bundled catalog works without it.

README.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dedicated console.
 - **Public project catalog** — approved projects are browsable anonymously; new projects stay private until an admin approves them
 - **Admin console** (`/admin`) — platform stats, project approval/edit/delete, user admin management
 - **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 & builds** — Docker deploys with history, image rollback, live build status
+- **Deployments & builds** — Docker deploys with history, image rollback, live build status; git-sourced services build directly on remote node agents (no registry required)
 - **Runtime** — replicas, published ports, domains, health checks, restart policies; start/stop/restart/redeploy from canvas or service page
 - **Git integration** — GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea; webhooks, GitHub App
 - **Managed databases** — create PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, Dragonfly, or ClickHouse directly from `/databases`, with backup/restore

ROADMAP2.md

@@ -296,11 +296,44 @@ and wired refs, one click or one CLI call.
   utilisation, then cpu, then container count, with uninstrumented
   agents sorting last. Lifecycle and `GET /runtime` are
   inventory-driven, so remote replicas show up and tear down wherever
-  they run. Remote nodes run registry-pulled
+  they run. Remote ingress shipped: the agent reports assigned host
-  images only — git builds, Traefik domains, and remote sleep are
+  ports in the `create_container` result, the backend renders a
-  documented ceilings. Remaining: `scheduling_rules` affinity
+  Traefik file-provider config per remote service into
-  policies, deployment status reported back from agent
+  `TRAEFIK_DYNAMIC_DIR` (shared volume, `watch=true`) pointing the
-  results, spread weighting by real capacity.
+  loadbalancer at each replica's mesh IP + published port; route files
+  are rewritten on every remote reconcile and removed on teardown or
+  local placement. Agents report managed-container states at every
+  heartbeat — exits, OOMs, and crash loops land in inventory between
+  reconciles (tombstones never resurrect). Remote sleep/wake shipped:
+  heartbeats carry per-container net counters, idle remote services
+  lose replicas via agent remove + tombstones, and the route file
+  repoints at `/internal/wake-page/:id` on the backend — first hit
+  retriggers the wake reconcile, which recreates replicas and restores
+  real upstreams. Remote nodes run
+  registry-pulled images only — git builds are the remaining
+  documented ceiling. Tag affinity shipped: `node_agents.tags`
+  (operator-set via `PUT /agents/:id` / `nodes update --tags`) +
+  `services.placement_tags` — `auto` and `spread` only consider
+  online schedulable agents carrying every required tag, tags are
+  re-evaluated each reconcile (a tag change re-spreads replicas),
+  unsatisfiable requirements fail with a clear error, pin + tags
+  and local + tags are rejected, empty array clears. Surfaces:
+  `--placement-tags` on services create/update, `--tags` on
+  `nodes update`, MCP args, OpenAPI, node-detail tag editor +
+  service-detail placement-tags input. Remaining: build-on-node,
+  remote sleep/wake, spread weighting by real capacity.
+- [x] **Agent self-upgrade** — `POST /agents/:id/upgrade` enqueues a
+  `self_upgrade` command carrying platform + sha256 + server version;
+  the agent downloads its replacement from `GET /agents/download/
+  :platform`, verifies the checksum, sanity-checks `--version`,
+  atomically swaps its own executable, reports the result, then
+  re-execs (`syscall.Exec`) — no supervisor needed. Agents now stamp
+  `main.version` via ldflags at image build and report it at
+  register/heartbeat (`node_agents.version` refreshes on re-register;
+  older agents keep their stored value). Surfaces: `nodes upgrade`
+  CLI, `containr_nodes_upgrade` MCP (confirm-gated), node-detail page
+  button (online-gated). Ceilings: linux amd64/arm64 only; agents on
+  other platforms get a `NO_BINARY` 409.
 - [🟡] **Build-on-node** — private registry pulls shipped: the dispatch
   payload carries the project owner's `registries` credentials for the
   image host; the agent `docker login`s for the pull and logs out after,

app/backend/Dockerfile

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -a -installsuffix cgo \
     -ldflags "-X containr/internal/api.Version=${VERSION}" -o main cmd/server/main.go
 
 # Node-agent binaries served by the API for SSH/bootstrap installs.
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o /agents/containr-agent-linux-amd64 ./cmd/agent && \
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=${VERSION}" -o /agents/containr-agent-linux-amd64 ./cmd/agent && \
-    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -o /agents/containr-agent-linux-arm64 ./cmd/agent
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=${VERSION}" -o /agents/containr-agent-linux-arm64 ./cmd/agent
 
 # Build embedded Better Auth runtime dependencies
 FROM node:22-alpine AS auth-builder
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ COPY auth/src ./src
 # Final runtime image (Go API + Better Auth sidecar in one container)
 FROM node:22-alpine
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata wget
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates tzdata wget git
 
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S appgroup && \
     adduser -u 1001 -S appuser -G appgroup

app/backend/cmd/agent/main.go

@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -104,7 +108,15 @@ type registerResponse struct {
 	Status  string `json:"status"`
 }
 
+// version is stamped at build time via -ldflags "-X main.version=…".
+// The server reports it on upgrades so agents can show what they run.
+var version = "dev"
+
 func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 && (os.Args[1] == "--version" || os.Args[1] == "version") {
+		fmt.Printf("containr-agent %s\n", version)
+		return
+	}
 	cfg, err := loadConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -167,6 +179,7 @@ func register(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg agentConfig) (string
 		"ip_address":   cfg.IP,
 		"port":         cfg.Port,
 		"capabilities": detectCapabilities(),
+		"version":      firstEnv("CONTAINR_AGENT_VERSION", version),
 		// Always send mesh so a removed interface clears stored state.
 		"mesh": detectMeshInterfaces(),
 	}
@@ -190,11 +203,93 @@ func sendHeartbeat(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg agentConfig, ag
 		"container_count": dockerContainerCount(),
 		"system_load":     readSystemLoad(),
 		"uptime":          readSystemUptime(),
-		"version":         firstEnv("CONTAINR_AGENT_VERSION", "dev"),
+		"version":         firstEnv("CONTAINR_AGENT_VERSION", version),
+		"containers":      managedContainerStates(),
 	}
 	return postJSON(ctx, client, cfg, "/api/agents/heartbeat", payload, nil)
 }
 
+// managedContainerStates lists every containr-managed container's docker
+// state plus cumulative network counters — state keeps runtime honest,
+// net bytes let the sleeper detect idle remote services.
+func managedContainerStates() []map[string]interface{} {
+	out, err := runDocker("ps", "-a",
+		"--filter", "label=containr.managed=true",
+		"--format", "{{.Names}}\t{{.State}}")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	netIO := containerNetIO()
+	var states []map[string]interface{}
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(out, "\n") {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(line, "\t", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 || parts[0] == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		entry := map[string]interface{}{"name": parts[0], "state": parts[1]}
+		if io, ok := netIO[parts[0]]; ok {
+			entry["rx_bytes"], entry["tx_bytes"] = io[0], io[1]
+		}
+		states = append(states, entry)
+	}
+	return states
+}
+
+// containerNetIO snapshots cumulative rx/tx per running container. Stats
+// only covers running containers — stopped replicas report state without
+// counters, which is all the sleeper needs.
+func containerNetIO() map[string][2]int64 {
+	out, err := runDocker("stats", "--no-stream",
+		"--format", "{{.Name}}\t{{.NetIO}}")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	result := map[string][2]int64{}
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(out, "\n") {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(line, "\t", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		io := strings.Split(parts[1], "/")
+		if len(io) != 2 {
+			continue
+		}
+		result[parts[0]] = [2]int64{parseHumanBytes(io[0]), parseHumanBytes(io[1])}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// parseHumanBytes converts docker's human units ("1.2kB", "3.4MB") to bytes.
+func parseHumanBytes(s string) int64 {
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	var num float64
+	var unit string
+	if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(s, "%f%s", &num, &unit); err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	switch strings.ToUpper(unit) {
+	case "B":
+		return int64(num)
+	case "KB":
+		return int64(num * 1e3)
+	case "MB":
+		return int64(num * 1e6)
+	case "GB":
+		return int64(num * 1e9)
+	case "TB":
+		return int64(num * 1e12)
+	case "KIB":
+		return int64(num * 1024)
+	case "MIB":
+		return int64(num * 1024 * 1024)
+	case "GIB":
+		return int64(num * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	case "TIB":
+		return int64(num * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	}
+	return int64(num)
+}
+
 func processCommands(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg agentConfig, agentID string) error {
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/agents/%s/commands", cfg.APIURL, agentID), nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -216,7 +311,13 @@ func processCommands(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg agentConfig,
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, item := range list.Commands {
-		result, runErr := executeCommand(item)
+		var result, reexecPath string
+		var runErr error
+		if item.Type == "self_upgrade" {
+			result, reexecPath, runErr = selfUpgrade(cfg, item.Payload)
+		} else {
+			result, runErr = executeCommand(cfg, item)
+		}
 		status := "completed"
 		errText := ""
 		if runErr != nil {
@@ -232,11 +333,17 @@ func processCommands(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cfg agentConfig,
 		if err := postJSON(ctx, client, cfg, path, payload, nil); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("report command result failed: command=%s err=%v", item.ID, err)
 		}
+		// Re-exec AFTER the result posts — the new binary picks up the loop.
+		if reexecPath != "" {
+			if err := syscall.Exec(reexecPath, os.Args, os.Environ()); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("re-exec after upgrade failed: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func executeCommand(item command) (string, error) {
+func executeCommand(cfg agentConfig, item command) (string, error) {
 	switch item.Type {
 	case "create_container":
 		return createContainer(item.Payload)
@@ -247,7 +354,16 @@ func executeCommand(item command) (string, error) {
 	case "restart_container":
 		return runDocker("restart", commandTarget(item.Payload))
 	case "remove_container":
-		return runDocker("rm", "-f", commandTarget(item.Payload))
+		out, err := runDocker("rm", "-f", commandTarget(item.Payload))
+		// A missing container is the desired end state — report success.
+		if err != nil && strings.Contains(out, "No such container") {
+			return out, nil
+		}
+		return out, err
+	case "build_image":
+		return buildImage(cfg, item.Payload)
+	case "load_image":
+		return loadImage(cfg, item.Payload)
 	case "prune":
 		return dockerPrune(item.Payload)
 	case "system_df":
@@ -257,6 +373,67 @@ func executeCommand(item command) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// selfUpgrade downloads the agent binary the server bundles for this
+// platform, verifies it, swaps it in atomically, and returns the path to
+// re-exec. On any failure the running binary is left untouched.
+func selfUpgrade(cfg agentConfig, payload map[string]interface{}) (string, string, error) {
+	platform := firstString(stringValue(payload["platform"]), runtime.GOOS+"-"+runtime.GOARCH)
+
+	exe, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("resolve own path: %w", err)
+	}
+	if resolved, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(exe); err == nil {
+		exe = resolved
+	}
+
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/agents/download/%s", cfg.APIURL, platform)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	resp, err := (&http.Client{Timeout: 2 * time.Minute}).Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("download %s: %w", platform, err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("download %s: server returned %d", platform, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	newPath := exe + ".new"
+	out, err := os.OpenFile(newPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0o755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("write %s: %w", newPath, err)
+	}
+	h := sha256.New()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(io.MultiWriter(out, h), resp.Body); err != nil {
+		out.Close()
+		os.Remove(newPath)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("download write: %w", err)
+	}
+	out.Close()
+
+	if want := stringValue(payload["sha256"]); want != "" {
+		if got := hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)); got != want {
+			os.Remove(newPath)
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("sha256 mismatch: got %s want %s", got, want)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Sanity: the new binary must at least report its version.
+	if verOut, err := exec.Command(newPath, "--version").CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(newPath)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("new binary failed sanity check: %s", strings.TrimSpace(string(verOut)))
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Rename(newPath, exe); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(newPath)
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("swap binary: %w", err)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("upgraded to %s (%s)", firstString(stringValue(payload["version"]), "latest"), platform), exe, nil
+}
+
 // dockerPrune runs a bounded docker system prune. Volumes are excluded
 // unless the payload explicitly opts in — a stray volume prune destroys
 // database data.
@@ -374,7 +551,139 @@ func createContainer(payload map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 		logs, _ := runDocker("logs", "--tail", "5", name)
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("container %s is %q after start: %s", name, state, logs)
 	}
-	return name, nil
+	// Report the real host port bindings — ephemeral publishes pick a port
+	// the server can't guess, and remote ingress needs the actual mapping.
+	hostPorts := map[string]string{}
+	portsJSON, _ := runDocker("inspect", "-f", "{{json .NetworkSettings.Ports}}", name)
+	var bindings map[string][]struct {
+		HostIP   string `json:"HostIp"`
+		HostPort string `json:"HostPort"`
+	}
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(portsJSON), &bindings) == nil {
+		for cport, addrs := range bindings {
+			for _, a := range addrs {
+				if a.HostPort != "" && a.HostPort != "0" {
+					hostPorts[cport] = a.HostPort
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	out, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"name": name, "host_ports": hostPorts})
+	return string(out), nil
+}
+
+// fetchArtifact downloads a server-side deploy artifact (build context or
+// docker-save tarball) into a temp file the docker CLI consumes.
+func fetchArtifact(cfg agentConfig, artifactID string) (*os.File, error) {
+	if len(artifactID) != 32 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid artifact id")
+	}
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/agents/artifacts/%s", cfg.APIURL, artifactID)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("X-Containr-Agent-Token", cfg.Token)
+	resp, err := (&http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Minute}).Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("download artifact: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("download artifact: server returned %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "containr-artifact-*.tar")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if _, err := io.Copy(f, resp.Body); err != nil {
+		f.Close()
+		os.Remove(f.Name())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("write artifact: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := f.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		f.Close()
+		os.Remove(f.Name())
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// buildImage docker-builds a packaged context tar on this node. The context
+// already carries its Dockerfile at the tar root, so `docker build -` can
+// stream it straight from stdin. Result reports the image digest so the
+// server records what each node actually produced.
+func buildImage(cfg agentConfig, payload map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+	image := stringValue(payload["image"])
+	artifactID := stringValue(payload["artifact_id"])
+	if image == "" || artifactID == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("build_image requires image and artifact_id")
+	}
+	f, err := fetchArtifact(cfg, artifactID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+
+	args := []string{"build", "-t", image}
+	if boolValue(payload["no_cache"]) {
+		args = append(args, "--no-cache")
+	}
+	// Bare --build-arg keys read their values from the process env — keeps
+	// token-bearing args out of the node's process list.
+	env := os.Environ()
+	if buildArgs, ok := payload["build_args"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		for k, v := range buildArgs {
+			args = append(args, "--build-arg", k)
+			env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%v", k, v))
+		}
+	}
+	args = append(args, "-")
+	cmd := exec.Command("docker", args...)
+	cmd.Stdin = f
+	cmd.Env = env
+	outBytes, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	out := strings.TrimSpace(string(outBytes))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("docker build failed: %s", tailOutput(out, 4096))
+	}
+	digest, _ := runDocker("inspect", "-f", "{{.Id}}", image)
+	size, _ := runDocker("inspect", "-f", "{{.Size}}", image)
+	result, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"image": image, "id": digest, "size": size,
+		"log_tail": tailOutput(out, 4096),
+	})
+	return string(result), nil
+}
+
+// loadImage imports a docker-save tarball — rollbacks of locally-built tags
+// reach remote nodes this way since no registry serves containr-* images.
+func loadImage(cfg agentConfig, payload map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+	artifactID := stringValue(payload["artifact_id"])
+	if artifactID == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("load_image requires artifact_id")
+	}
+	f, err := fetchArtifact(cfg, artifactID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+	out, err := runDockerStdin(f, "load")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("docker load failed: %s", tailOutput(out, 4096))
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// tailOutput bounds command results — full docker build logs would swamp
+// the agent_commands row.
+func tailOutput(s string, max int) string {
+	if len(s) <= max {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[len(s)-max:]
 }
 
 // registryHostOf mirrors the server's registryHost: first path segment with
@@ -588,6 +897,15 @@ func runDocker(args ...string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), err
 }
 
+// runDockerStdin pipes stdin into docker — build contexts and saved image
+// tarballs stream in without a second copy on disk.
+func runDockerStdin(stdin io.Reader, args ...string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("docker", args...)
+	cmd.Stdin = stdin
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), err
+}
+
 func dockerAvailable() bool {
 	_, err := exec.LookPath("docker")
 	if err != nil {

app/backend/internal/api/agents.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ type NodeAgent struct {
 	LastHeartbeat time.Time              `json:"last_heartbeat"`
 	AutoPrune     bool                   `json:"auto_prune"`
 	Schedulable   bool                   `json:"schedulable"`
+	// Tags are operator-set placement labels; services with placement_tags
+	// only schedule onto agents carrying every required tag.
+	Tags          []string               `json:"tags"`
 	CreatedAt     time.Time              `json:"created_at"`
 	UpdatedAt     time.Time              `json:"updated_at"`
 	Metadata      map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata"`
@@ -194,6 +198,17 @@ type AgentHeartbeat struct {
 	SystemLoad     SystemLoad    `json:"system_load"`
 	Uptime         int64         `json:"uptime"`
 	Version        string        `json:"version"`
+	// Containers reports managed-container liveness — {name, state} per
+	// containr.managed container on the node — so remote replica status
+	// reflects reality between reconciles (exits, OOMs, crash loops).
+	Containers []AgentContainerState `json:"containers,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type AgentContainerState struct {
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	State   string `json:"state"`
+	RxBytes int64  `json:"rx_bytes,omitempty"`
+	TxBytes int64  `json:"tx_bytes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type SystemLoad struct {
@@ -241,10 +256,15 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) ListNodeOptions(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	options := make([]gin.H, 0, len(rows))
 	for _, row := range rows {
+		var tags []string
+		if len(row.Tags) > 0 {
+			_ = json.Unmarshal(row.Tags, &tags)
+		}
 		options = append(options, gin.H{
 			"id":     row.ID,
 			"name":   row.Name,
 			"status": row.Status.String,
+			"tags":   tags,
 		})
 	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"nodes": options})
@@ -261,6 +281,7 @@ func agentFromRow(row sqlcdb.NodeAgent) NodeAgent {
 		Version:     row.Version.String,
 		AutoPrune:   row.AutoPrune,
 		Schedulable: row.Schedulable,
+		Tags:        []string{},
 		Metadata:    map[string]interface{}{},
 	}
 	if row.LastHeartbeat.Valid {
@@ -275,6 +296,9 @@ func agentFromRow(row sqlcdb.NodeAgent) NodeAgent {
 	unmarshalRaw(row.Capabilities, &agent.Capabilities)
 	unmarshalRaw(row.Resources, &agent.Resources)
 	unmarshalRaw(row.Metadata, &agent.Metadata)
+	if len(row.Tags) > 0 {
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(row.Tags, &agent.Tags)
+	}
 	return agent
 }
 
@@ -353,6 +377,7 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) RegisterAgent(c *gin.Context) {
 		IPAddress    string            `json:"ip_address" binding:"required"`
 		Port         int               `json:"port" binding:"required"`
 		Capabilities AgentCapabilities `json:"capabilities" binding:"required"`
+		Version      string            `json:"version"`
 		AuthToken    string            `json:"auth_token"`
 		Mesh         map[string]string `json:"mesh"`
 	}
@@ -392,13 +417,14 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) RegisterAgent(c *gin.Context) {
 			}
 		}
 		updated, err := h.q.UpdateAgent(ctx, sqlcdb.UpdateAgentParams{
-			ID:            existing.ID,
+			ID:        existing.ID,
-			Name:          req.Name,
+			Name:      req.Name,
-			Hostname:      existing.Hostname,
+			Hostname:  existing.Hostname,
-			IpAddress:     existing.IpAddress,
+			IpAddress: existing.IpAddress,
-			Port:          int32(req.Port),
+			Port:      int32(req.Port),
-			Status:        sql.NullString{String: "connecting", Valid: true},
+			Status:    sql.NullString{String: "connecting", Valid: true},
-			Version:       existing.Version,
+			// Older agents don't report a version — keep whatever's stored.
+			Version:       sql.NullString{String: firstNonEmpty(req.Version, existing.Version.String), Valid: true},
 			Capabilities:  rawJSON(req.Capabilities),
 			Resources:     existing.Resources,
 			LastHeartbeat: sql.NullTime{Time: time.Now(), Valid: true},
@@ -450,7 +476,7 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) RegisterAgent(c *gin.Context) {
 		IpAddress:     req.IPAddress,
 		Port:          int32(req.Port),
 		Status:        sql.NullString{String: "connecting", Valid: true},
-		Version:       sql.NullString{},
+		Version:       sql.NullString{String: req.Version, Valid: req.Version != ""},
 		Capabilities:  rawJSON(req.Capabilities),
 		Resources:     rawJSON(resources),
 		LastHeartbeat: sql.NullTime{Time: time.Now(), Valid: true},
@@ -543,7 +569,26 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) UpdateAgent(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"agent": agentFromRow(updated)})
+	// Tags persist through their own column write — UpdateAgent keeps the
+	// register-path signature untouched.
+	resp := agentFromRow(updated)
+	if raw, ok := updates["tags"]; ok {
+		var tags []string
+		if b, mErr := json.Marshal(raw); mErr == nil {
+			_ = json.Unmarshal(b, &tags)
+		}
+		tags = normalizePlacementTags(tags)
+		if err := h.q.SetAgentTags(ctx, sqlcdb.SetAgentTagsParams{
+			ID:      id,
+			Column2: json.RawMessage(tagsJSON(tags)),
+		}); err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to update agent tags"})
+			return
+		}
+		resp.Tags = tags
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"agent": resp})
 }
 
 // applyAgentUpdates merges whitelisted keys from an arbitrary update map.
@@ -631,6 +676,22 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) SendHeartbeat(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Reconcile remote container liveness — exits and crash loops surface
+	// in inventory between reconciles. Best-effort, never fatal.
+	for _, rc := range heartbeat.Containers {
+		if rc.Name == "" || rc.State == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		stateJSON, _ := json.Marshal(rc.State)
+		bytesJSON, _ := json.Marshal(rc.RxBytes + rc.TxBytes)
+		_ = h.q.UpdateContainerStateByName(ctx, sqlcdb.UpdateContainerStateByNameParams{
+			Name:        rc.Name,
+			NodeAgentID: heartbeat.NodeAgentID,
+			Column3:     stateJSON,
+			Column4:     bytesJSON,
+		})
+	}
+
 	c.Status(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -708,7 +769,9 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) CompleteCommand(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 // scrubCommandSecrets rewrites a completed command's payload with any
-// registry password blanked. Best-effort — a failed scrub leaves the row.
+// credential-bearing fields blanked — registry passwords and build-time
+// args (tokens like NPM_TOKEN ride along as build args). Best-effort — a
+// failed scrub leaves the row.
 func scrubCommandSecrets(ctx context.Context, q *sqlcdb.Queries, commandID string, payload pqtype.NullRawMessage) {
 	if !payload.Valid || len(payload.RawMessage) == 0 {
 		return
@@ -717,15 +780,24 @@ func scrubCommandSecrets(ctx context.Context, q *sqlcdb.Queries, commandID strin
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(payload.RawMessage, &doc); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	container, ok := doc["container"].(map[string]interface{})
+	dirty := false
-	if !ok {
+	if container, ok := doc["container"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		if reg, ok := container["registry"].(map[string]interface{}); ok && reg["password"] != nil {
+			reg["password"] = "***"
+			dirty = true
+		}
+	}
+	for _, key := range []string{"build_args", "environment"} {
+		if args, ok := doc[key].(map[string]interface{}); ok && len(args) > 0 {
+			for k := range args {
+				args[k] = "***"
+			}
+			dirty = true
+		}
+	}
+	if !dirty {
 		return
 	}
-	reg, ok := container["registry"].(map[string]interface{})
-	if !ok || reg["password"] == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	reg["password"] = "***"
 	if err := q.ScrubCommandPayload(ctx, sqlcdb.ScrubCommandPayloadParams{
 		ID:      commandID,
 		Payload: rawJSON(doc),
@@ -911,6 +983,76 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) PruneAgent(c *gin.Context) {
 	c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"command": command})
 }
 
+// UpgradeAgent enqueues a self_upgrade command: the agent downloads its
+// replacement binary from this server's bundled /download endpoint,
+// verifies the sha256, swaps it in, and re-execs. Fails fast when no
+// bundled binary exists for the agent's architecture.
+func (h *NodeAgentHandler) UpgradeAgent(c *gin.Context) {
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
+	id := c.Param("id")
+	agent, err := h.q.GetAgent(ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		respondError(c, http.StatusNotFound, "NOT_FOUND", "Agent not found")
+		return
+	}
+	if agent.Status.String != "online" {
+		respondError(c, http.StatusConflict, "NODE_OFFLINE", "node is offline — reconnect it before upgrading")
+		return
+	}
+
+	arch := "amd64"
+	var caps struct {
+		SupportedArchitectures []string `json:"supported_architectures"`
+	}
+	unmarshalRaw(agent.Capabilities, &caps)
+	if len(caps.SupportedArchitectures) > 0 && caps.SupportedArchitectures[0] != "" {
+		arch = caps.SupportedArchitectures[0]
+	}
+	platform := "linux-" + arch // agents only ship for linux today
+
+	dir := os.Getenv("CONTAINR_AGENT_BIN_DIR")
+	if dir == "" {
+		dir = "/agents"
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "containr-agent-"+platform)
+	sum, err := sha256File(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		respondError(c, http.StatusConflict, "NO_BINARY",
+			fmt.Sprintf("no bundled agent binary for %s on this server", platform))
+		return
+	}
+
+	command, err := h.q.CreateCommand(ctx, sqlcdb.CreateCommandParams{
+		ID:          uuid.New().String(),
+		Type:        "self_upgrade",
+		NodeAgentID: id,
+		Payload: rawJSON(map[string]interface{}{
+			"platform": platform,
+			"sha256":   sum,
+			"version":  Version,
+		}),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		respondError(c, http.StatusInternalServerError, "INTERNAL", "failed to enqueue upgrade")
+		return
+	}
+	LogAuditWithRequest(c, "node", id, "upgrade", map[string]interface{}{"platform": platform, "version": Version})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"command": command, "platform": platform, "version": Version})
+}
+
+func sha256File(path string) (string, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	h := sha256.New()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(h, f); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)), nil
+}
+
 // ExecuteCommand executes a command on an agent
 func (h *NodeAgentHandler) ExecuteCommand(c *gin.Context) {
 	agentID := c.Param("id")
@@ -1327,6 +1469,10 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) SetupPublicRoutes(router *gin.RouterGroup) {
 		// public; the enroll token is the actual secret.
 		agents.GET("/install.sh", h.ServeInstallScript)
 		agents.GET("/download/:platform", h.ServeAgentBinary)
+
+		// Deploy artifacts (build contexts, image tarballs) — token-gated;
+		// the blobs are per-deployment source code, not public bootstrap.
+		agents.GET("/artifacts/:id", h.ServeArtifact)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1390,6 +1536,7 @@ func (h *NodeAgentHandler) SetupAdminRoutes(router *gin.RouterGroup) {
 		agents.POST("/:id/cordon", h.CordonAgent)
 		agents.POST("/:id/uncordon", h.UncordonAgent)
 		agents.POST("/:id/drain", h.DrainAgent)
+		agents.POST("/:id/upgrade", h.UpgradeAgent)
 		agents.POST("/:id/prune", h.PruneAgent)
 		agents.POST("/:id/commands", h.ExecuteCommand)
 		agents.GET("/:id/commands", h.GetAgentCommands)

app/backend/internal/api/artifacts.go

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// containrWorkDir is the build workspace root — same dir the BuildManager
+// was constructed with; checkouts and agent artifacts live beneath it.
+const containrWorkDir = "/tmp/containr-builds"
+
+// artifacts is a one-shot blob store for node agents: build contexts and
+// docker-save tarballs the server produced on behalf of a deployment. Files
+// live under workdir/artifacts/<id> and are removed when the deployment
+// finishes or after maxArtifactAge.
+var artifacts = &artifactStore{files: map[string]string{}}
+
+type artifactStore struct {
+	mu    sync.Mutex
+	dir   string
+	files map[string]string
+}
+
+const maxArtifactAge = 2 // hours — a deployment can never outlive this
+
+// initArtifacts points the store at dir (created on demand).
+func initArtifacts(dir string) {
+	artifacts.mu.Lock()
+	defer artifacts.mu.Unlock()
+	artifacts.dir = dir
+	_ = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755)
+}
+
+// artifactDir returns the store root, defaulting under the build workdir.
+func artifactDir() string {
+	artifacts.mu.Lock()
+	defer artifacts.mu.Unlock()
+	if artifacts.dir != "" {
+		return artifacts.dir
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(containrWorkDir, "artifacts")
+}
+
+// putArtifact streams rc into the store and returns the artifact id.
+func putArtifact(rc io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, 16)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(buf); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	id := hex.EncodeToString(buf)
+	dir := artifactDir()
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, id+".tar")
+	f, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if _, err := io.Copy(f, rc); err != nil {
+		f.Close()
+		os.Remove(path)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	f.Close()
+
+	artifacts.mu.Lock()
+	artifacts.files[id] = path
+	artifacts.mu.Unlock()
+	return id, nil
+}
+
+// removeArtifact deletes the file and forgets the id. Safe on missing ids.
+func removeArtifact(id string) {
+	artifacts.mu.Lock()
+	path, ok := artifacts.files[id]
+	delete(artifacts.files, id)
+	artifacts.mu.Unlock()
+	if ok {
+		_ = os.Remove(path)
+		return
+	}
+	// Registered before a restart — remove best-effort by name.
+	if id != "" {
+		_ = os.Remove(filepath.Join(artifactDir(), id+".tar"))
+	}
+}
+
+// ServeArtifact streams a stored blob to a token-authenticated agent. Files
+// persist across downloads — spread builds share one context — and are
+// deleted by the deployment that created them.
+func (h *NodeAgentHandler) ServeArtifact(c *gin.Context) {
+	if !h.isValidAgentAuthToken(c.Request.Context(), agentAuthTokenFromRequest(c)) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"error": "Invalid auth token"})
+		return
+	}
+	id := c.Param("id")
+	raw, err := hex.DecodeString(id)
+	if len(id) != 32 || err != nil || len(raw) != 16 {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "Artifact not found"})
+		return
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(artifactDir(), id+".tar")
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil || info.IsDir() {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "Artifact not found"})
+		return
+	}
+	c.Header("Content-Type", "application/x-tar")
+	c.File(path)
+}
+
+// purgeStaleArtifacts drops files older than maxArtifactAge. Called on boot.
+func purgeStaleArtifacts() {
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(artifactDir())
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, e := range entries {
+		info, err := e.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if info.ModTime().Before(time.Now().Add(-maxArtifactAge * time.Hour)) {
+			_ = os.Remove(filepath.Join(artifactDir(), e.Name()))
+		}
+	}
+}

app/backend/internal/api/deployments.go

@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"containr/internal/deployment"
 	"containr/internal/deployqueue"
 	"containr/internal/docker"
+	"containr/internal/source"
+	"containr/internal/types"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -377,6 +381,23 @@ func runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parentCtx, 30*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	// The checkout and any shipped artifacts die with this deployment.
+	var artifactIDs []string
+	checkoutRoot := filepath.Join(containrWorkDir, "repos", dbDeployment.ID.String())
+	defer func() {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(checkoutRoot)
+		for _, id := range artifactIDs {
+			removeArtifact(id)
+		}
+	}()
+	failDeploy := func(msg string) {
+		failedAt := time.Now()
+		_, _ = db.Exec(
+			`UPDATE deployments SET status = 'failed', error = $1, completed_at = $2, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`,
+			msg, failedAt, dbDeployment.ID,
+		)
+	}
+
 	sourcePath := strings.TrimSpace(service.BuildPath)
 	if sourcePath == "" {
 		sourcePath = "."
@@ -421,19 +442,31 @@ func runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(
 		maintURL = maintenanceURL(db)
 	}
 
-	// Node-pinned services dispatch to the agent's command queue. Builds run
+	// Node-pinned and spread services dispatch to agent command queues.
-	// on the local host, so remote placement only works for registry-pulled
-	// images — git-sourced and rollback deploys fail fast with that message.
 	nodeID := serviceNodeID(db, service.ID)
 	spread := serviceSpread(db, service.ID)
-	if (nodeID != "" || spread) && (service.GitRepo != "" || imageOverride != "") {
+	remote := nodeID != "" || spread
-		failedAt := time.Now()
+
-		msg := "service uses remote node placement but remote nodes only run registry-pulled images (git builds and rollbacks stay local — build-on-node is not yet supported)"
+	// Materialize the git checkout — local builds consume it directly;
-		_, _ = db.Exec(
+	// remote builds package it into a context artifact the node builds.
-			`UPDATE deployments SET status = 'failed', error = $1, completed_at = $2, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`,
+	if service.GitRepo != "" && imageOverride == "" {
-			msg, failedAt, dbDeployment.ID,
+		var ownerID string
-		)
+		_ = db.QueryRow(`SELECT owner_id FROM projects WHERE id = $1`, service.ProjectID).Scan(&ownerID)
-		return
+		branch := req.Branch
+		if branch == "" {
+			branch = service.GitBranch
+		}
+		cloneSpec, err := resolveGitCloneSpec(db, ownerID, service.GitRepo, branch, req.CommitHash, service.BuildPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			failDeploy("resolve git source: " + err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		src, err := source.Checkout(ctx, checkoutRoot, cloneSpec)
+		if err != nil {
+			failDeploy("git checkout: " + err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+		sourcePath = src
 	}
 
 	deployReq := &deployment.DeploymentRequest{
@@ -480,14 +513,36 @@ func runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(
 		if image == "" {
 			image = service.Image
 		}
-		var ownerID string
+		if remote && strings.HasPrefix(image, "containr-") {
-		_ = db.QueryRow(`SELECT owner_id FROM projects WHERE id = $1`, service.ProjectID).Scan(&ownerID)
+			// Locally-built tag — no registry serves it. Ship the image
-		auth := registryAuthFor(db, ownerID, image)
+			// itself as a docker-save artifact; the node loads it.
-		deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+			rc, err := engine.DockerClient().SaveImage(ctx, image)
-			BuildType:     "prebuilt",
+			if err != nil {
-			PrebuiltImage: image,
+				failDeploy("export rollback image: " + err.Error())
-			PullUsername:  auth.Username,
+				return
-			PullPassword:  auth.Password,
+			}
+			artifactID, err := putArtifact(rc)
+			_ = rc.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				failDeploy("store rollback image artifact: " + err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+			artifactIDs = append(artifactIDs, artifactID)
+			deployReq.Config.RemoteLoad = &deployment.RemoteLoadSpec{ArtifactID: artifactID}
+			deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+				BuildType:     "remote",
+				PrebuiltImage: image,
+			}
+		} else {
+			var ownerID string
+			_ = db.QueryRow(`SELECT owner_id FROM projects WHERE id = $1`, service.ProjectID).Scan(&ownerID)
+			auth := registryAuthFor(db, ownerID, image)
+			deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+				BuildType:     "prebuilt",
+				PrebuiltImage: image,
+				PullUsername:  auth.Username,
+				PullPassword:  auth.Password,
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		// "auto" leaves BuildType empty so the manager detects it; the static
@@ -497,16 +552,54 @@ func runDeploymentAndSyncWithImage(
 		if service.Builder != "" && service.Builder != "auto" {
 			buildType = service.Builder
 		}
-		deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+		buildArgs := map[string]string{}
-			BuildType:  buildType,
+		buildCommand := ""
-			SourcePath: sourcePath,
-			Branch:     req.Branch,
-			Commit:     req.CommitHash,
-			NoCache:    req.NoCache,
-		}
 		if buildType == "static" {
-			deployReq.BuildConfig.BuildCommand = firstNonEmpty(service.StaticBuildCmd, "npm ci && npm run build")
+			buildCommand = firstNonEmpty(service.StaticBuildCmd, "npm ci && npm run build")
-			deployReq.BuildConfig.BuildArgs = map[string]string{"STATIC_DIR": firstNonEmpty(service.StaticDir, "dist")}
+			buildArgs["STATIC_DIR"] = firstNonEmpty(service.StaticDir, "dist")
+		}
+		if remote {
+			// Package the context — the node docker-builds it itself.
+			packReq := &types.BuildRequest{
+				BuildType:    buildType,
+				SourcePath:   sourcePath,
+				BuildCommand: buildCommand,
+				BuildArgs:    buildArgs,
+				Environment:  env,
+			}
+			rc, err := engine.BuildManager().PackageContext(ctx, packReq)
+			if err != nil {
+				failDeploy("package build context: " + err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+			artifactID, err := putArtifact(rc)
+			_ = rc.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				failDeploy("store build context artifact: " + err.Error())
+				return
+			}
+			artifactIDs = append(artifactIDs, artifactID)
+			deployReq.Config.RemoteBuild = &deployment.RemoteBuildSpec{
+				ArtifactID: artifactID,
+				BuildArgs:  buildArgs,
+				NoCache:    req.NoCache,
+			}
+			deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+				BuildType: "remote",
+				Branch:    req.Branch,
+				Commit:    req.CommitHash,
+				NoCache:   req.NoCache,
+			}
+		} else {
+			deployReq.BuildConfig = &deployment.BuildConfig{
+				BuildType:    buildType,
+				SourcePath:   sourcePath,
+				BuildCommand: buildCommand,
+				BuildArgs:    buildArgs,
+				Branch:       req.Branch,
+				Commit:       req.CommitHash,
+				NoCache:      req.NoCache,
+			}
 		}
 	}
 

app/backend/internal/api/gitcreds.go

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"containr/internal/database"
+	"containr/internal/source"
+)
+
+// resolveGitCloneSpec turns a service's git_repo (clone URL, ssh remote, or
+// owner/repo) into a source.Spec with the project owner's provider token.
+// Public repos get no token — the clone proceeds anonymously. github_app
+// providers store the installation id, not a usable token; a fresh
+// installation token is minted per deploy.
+func resolveGitCloneSpec(db *database.DB, ownerID, gitRepo, branch, commit, buildPath string) (source.Spec, error) {
+	raw := strings.TrimSpace(gitRepo)
+	cloneURL, err := source.NormalizeCloneURL(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return source.Spec{}, err
+	}
+
+	spec := source.Spec{Branch: branch, Commit: commit, BuildPath: buildPath}
+
+	var providerID string
+	if !strings.Contains(cloneURL, "://") {
+		// Bare owner/repo — the connected repository row knows the host.
+		err = db.QueryRow(
+			`SELECT clone_url, provider_id FROM git_repositories
+			 WHERE full_name = $1 AND user_id = $2 LIMIT 1`,
+			cloneURL, ownerID,
+		).Scan(&cloneURL, &providerID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return source.Spec{}, fmt.Errorf("repository %s is not connected — connect it under Git settings or store a clone URL", raw)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// URL form — match a connected repo for its provider when possible;
+		// an unmatched public URL still clones, just without credentials.
+		_ = db.QueryRow(
+			`SELECT provider_id FROM git_repositories
+			 WHERE clone_url = $1 AND user_id = $2 LIMIT 1`,
+			cloneURL, ownerID,
+		).Scan(&providerID)
+	}
+
+	if err := source.ValidateRemoteURL(cloneURL); err != nil {
+		return source.Spec{}, err
+	}
+	spec.CloneURL = cloneURL
+
+	if providerID == "" {
+		return spec, nil
+	}
+	var name, apiURL, token string
+	if err := db.QueryRow(
+		`SELECT name, api_url, access_token FROM git_providers
+		 WHERE id = $1 AND user_id = $2`,
+		providerID, ownerID,
+	).Scan(&name, &apiURL, &token); err != nil {
+		return spec, nil // provider row gone — anonymous clone still works for public repos
+	}
+
+	switch strings.ToLower(name) {
+	case "github_app":
+		installationID, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(token), 10, 64)
+		if err == nil && installationID > 0 {
+			if minted, err := getGitHubAppInstallationToken(apiURL, installationID); err == nil {
+				spec.Token = minted
+				spec.User = "x-access-token"
+			}
+		}
+	case "gitlab":
+		spec.Token = token
+		spec.User = "oauth2"
+	case "bitbucket":
+		spec.Token = token
+		spec.User = "x-token-auth"
+	default:
+		spec.Token = token
+		spec.User = "x-access-token"
+	}
+	return spec, nil
+}

app/backend/internal/api/ingress.go

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"containr/internal/database"
+	"containr/internal/database/sqlcdb"
+	"containr/internal/deployment"
+)
+
+// Remote ingress: replicas on node agents aren't on the hub's
+// containr-network, so Traefik's Docker provider can't see them. Instead
+// the backend renders one file-provider config per service into
+// TRAEFIK_DYNAMIC_DIR (a directory Traefik watches), pointing the
+// loadbalancer at the node's reachable IP + the ephemeral host port the
+// agent reported back after `create_container`.
+//
+// Empty dir → feature off (bare-metal dev). Files are best-effort: a
+// failed write never fails a reconcile.
+
+func ingressDir() string { return os.Getenv("TRAEFIK_DYNAMIC_DIR") }
+
+func ingressFile(serviceID string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(ingressDir(), "containr-"+serviceID+".yml")
+}
+
+// jsonInt coerces JSON-ish numbers (int/int32/int64/float64) to int —
+// spec fields arrive as int32, agent payloads unmarshal as float64.
+func jsonInt(v interface{}) int {
+	switch n := v.(type) {
+	case int:
+		return n
+	case int32:
+		return int(n)
+	case int64:
+		return int(n)
+	case float64:
+		return int(n)
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// reportedHostPorts parses the agent's create_container result —
+// {"name": ..., "host_ports": {"80/tcp": "32768"}}. Older agents return a
+// bare name string; JSON parse failure means no port info.
+func reportedHostPorts(result string) map[string]string {
+	var out struct {
+		HostPorts map[string]string `json:"host_ports"`
+	}
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(result), &out) != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return out.HostPorts
+}
+
+// nodeIngressIP picks the address the hub can reach the node on. Mesh
+// overlays first — the agent operator joined a mesh precisely so the hub
+// can reach it — then the reported primary IP as a LAN fallback.
+func nodeIngressIP(agent sqlcdb.NodeAgent) string {
+	var meta struct {
+		Mesh map[string]string `json:"mesh"`
+	}
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(agent.Metadata.RawMessage, &meta)
+	for _, prefix := range []string{"tailscale", "netbird", "wg", "zt"} {
+		var keys []string
+		for name := range meta.Mesh {
+			keys = append(keys, name)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(keys)
+		for _, name := range keys {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(name, prefix) && meta.Mesh[name] != "" {
+				return meta.Mesh[name]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return agent.IpAddress
+}
+
+// syncRemoteIngress rewrites the service's file-provider config from the
+// live remote replica set. Called after every remote reconcile so replica
+// adds/removals and node retargets converge the upstream list.
+func syncRemoteIngress(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, spec deployment.RuntimeSpec) {
+	if ingressDir() == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	domains := spec.Domains
+	if len(domains) == 0 && spec.Domain != "" {
+		domains = []string{spec.Domain}
+	}
+	if len(domains) == 0 || spec.Port <= 0 {
+		removeServiceIngress(spec.ServiceID)
+		return
+	}
+
+	q := sqlcdb.New(db.DB)
+	rows, err := q.ListServiceContainers(ctx, spec.ServiceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	type upstream struct{ ip, port string }
+	var servers []upstream
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		var st struct {
+			State string `json:"state"`
+		}
+		_ = json.Unmarshal(row.Status.RawMessage, &st)
+		if st.State != "running" {
+			continue
+		}
+		var port string
+		var plist []map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(row.Ports.RawMessage, &plist); err == nil {
+			for _, p := range plist {
+				if hp, ok := p["host_port"].(float64); ok && hp > 0 {
+					port = fmt.Sprintf("%d", int(hp))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if port == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		agent, err := q.GetAgent(ctx, row.NodeAgentID)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if ip := nodeIngressIP(agent); ip != "" {
+			servers = append(servers, upstream{ip, port})
+		}
+	}
+	if len(servers) == 0 {
+		removeServiceIngress(spec.ServiceID)
+		return
+	}
+
+	router := "svc-" + spec.ServiceID[:8]
+	rules := make([]string, 0, len(domains))
+	for _, d := range domains {
+		rules = append(rules, "Host(`"+d+"`)")
+	}
+	var b strings.Builder
+	b.WriteString("http:\n  routers:\n    " + router + ":\n")
+	b.WriteString("      rule: \"" + strings.Join(rules, " || ") + "\"\n")
+	b.WriteString("      entrypoints: [web]\n")
+	b.WriteString("      service: " + router + "\n")
+	b.WriteString("  services:\n    " + router + ":\n      loadBalancer:\n        servers:\n")
+	for _, s := range servers {
+		b.WriteString("          - url: \"http://" + s.ip + ":" + s.port + "\"\n")
+	}
+	// Atomic-ish: write temp then rename so Traefik's watcher never reads a
+	// truncated file.
+	tmp := ingressFile(spec.ServiceID) + ".tmp"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(tmp, []byte(b.String()), 0o644); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	_ = os.Rename(tmp, ingressFile(spec.ServiceID))
+}
+
+// removeServiceIngress deletes the service's remote route. Called on
+// remote teardown and when a service returns to local placement.
+func removeServiceIngress(serviceID string) {
+	if ingressDir() == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	_ = os.Remove(ingressFile(serviceID))
+}
+
+// wakeUpstreamURL is where a sleeping remote service's route points —
+// the backend's wake-page endpoint. Defaults to the compose service name;
+// TRAEFIK_BACKEND_URL overrides for custom layouts.
+func wakeUpstreamURL(apiPort int) string {
+	if v := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("TRAEFIK_BACKEND_URL")); v != "" {
+		return strings.TrimRight(v, "/")
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("http://containr-backend:%d", apiPort)
+}
+
+// writeWakeIngress routes the service's domains at the wake-page endpoint —
+// first hit triggers the wake reconcile and serves a reloading page.
+func writeWakeIngress(serviceID string, domains []string, apiPort int) {
+	if ingressDir() == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	sort.Strings(domains)
+	router := "svc-" + serviceID[:8] + "-wake"
+	rules := make([]string, 0, len(domains))
+	for _, d := range domains {
+		rules = append(rules, "Host(`"+d+"`)")
+	}
+	var b strings.Builder
+	mw := router + "-rw"
+	b.WriteString("http:\n  routers:\n    " + router + ":\n")
+	b.WriteString("      rule: \"" + strings.Join(rules, " || ") + "\"\n")
+	b.WriteString("      entrypoints: [web]\n")
+	b.WriteString("      service: " + router + "\n")
+	b.WriteString("      priority: 100\n")
+	b.WriteString("      middlewares: [" + mw + "]\n")
+	b.WriteString("  middlewares:\n    " + mw + ":\n")
+	b.WriteString("      replacePath:\n        path: \"/api/v1/internal/wake-page/" + serviceID + "\"\n")
+	b.WriteString("  services:\n    " + router + ":\n      loadBalancer:\n        servers:\n")
+	b.WriteString("          - url: \"" + wakeUpstreamURL(apiPort) + "\"\n")
+	tmp := ingressFile(serviceID) + ".tmp"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(tmp, []byte(b.String()), 0o644); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	_ = os.Rename(tmp, ingressFile(serviceID))
+}

app/backend/internal/api/noderunner.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ import (
 
 // agentNodeRunner implements deployment.NodeRunner by dispatching container
 // lifecycle commands to a node agent's command queue and waiting for the
-// reported result. Remote nodes have no Traefik — domains stay local-only
+// reported result. Domains route through the file provider —
-// until per-node ingress lands.
+// syncRemoteIngress renders per-service configs from live inventory.
 type agentNodeRunner struct {
 	q  *sqlcdb.Queries
 	db *database.DB
@@ -56,11 +57,18 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) ReconcileOnNode(ctx context.Context, spec deployment.R
 // sorted by id. Replicas wrap when they outnumber nodes. The local host is
 // not a spread target — pin "local" or leave unset for local execution.
 func (r *agentNodeRunner) ReconcileSpread(ctx context.Context, spec deployment.RuntimeSpec) (*deployment.RuntimeState, error) {
-	agents, err := r.q.ListSchedulableAgents(ctx)
+	tagsRaw, _ := json.Marshal(spec.PlacementTags)
+	if len(spec.PlacementTags) == 0 {
+		tagsRaw = []byte("[]")
+	}
+	agents, err := r.q.ListSchedulableAgentsMatching(ctx, json.RawMessage(tagsRaw))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list schedulable nodes: %w", err)
 	}
 	if len(agents) == 0 {
+		if len(spec.PlacementTags) > 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no online schedulable nodes carry placement tags %v — tag a node or relax the requirement", spec.PlacementTags)
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no online schedulable nodes — connect an agent or unset spread")
 	}
 	return r.reconcileOnAgents(ctx, spec, func(i int) string {
@@ -68,6 +76,22 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) ReconcileSpread(ctx context.Context, spec deployment.R
 	})
 }
 
+// ReconcileAuto resolves the least-loaded online agent matching the
+// service's placement tags and reconciles every replica onto it. Stale
+// replicas on other agents retire through reconcileOnAgents — a service
+// follows its tags when the matching set changes.
+func (r *agentNodeRunner) ReconcileAuto(ctx context.Context, spec deployment.RuntimeSpec) (*deployment.RuntimeState, error) {
+	tagsRaw, _ := json.Marshal(spec.PlacementTags)
+	if len(spec.PlacementTags) == 0 {
+		tagsRaw = []byte("[]")
+	}
+	agentID, err := r.q.PickLeastLoadedAgentMatching(ctx, json.RawMessage(tagsRaw))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no online nodes carry placement tags %v", spec.PlacementTags)
+	}
+	return r.reconcileOnAgents(ctx, spec, func(int) string { return agentID })
+}
+
 // RemoteRuntimeState reads the service's remote replicas from inventory.
 // Rows only carry the last dispatched state — the agent doesn't stream
 // container events — so "running" means "last create succeeded".
@@ -107,10 +131,6 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) RemoteRuntimeState(ctx context.Context, serviceID stri
 // targetFor and retires stale replicas on any agent — including leftovers
 // from a previous pin or a different spread assignment.
 func (r *agentNodeRunner) reconcileOnAgents(ctx context.Context, spec deployment.RuntimeSpec, targetFor func(replica int) string) (*deployment.RuntimeState, error) {
-	if len(spec.Domains) > 0 || spec.Domain != "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("domains are routed by the local Traefik — remove the service's domains or run it on the local node")
-	}
-
 	replicas := spec.Replicas
 	if replicas < 1 {
 		replicas = 1
@@ -127,7 +147,7 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) reconcileOnAgents(ctx context.Context, spec deployment
 		if keep {
 			continue
 		}
-		if cmdErr := r.enqueueAndWait(ctx, row.NodeAgentID, "", "remove_container",
+		if _, cmdErr := r.enqueueAndWait(ctx, row.NodeAgentID, "", "remove_container",
 			map[string]interface{}{"container_name": row.Name}); cmdErr != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("remove stale replica %s on node %s: %w", row.Name, row.NodeAgentID, cmdErr)
 		}
@@ -137,6 +157,45 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) reconcileOnAgents(ctx context.Context, spec deployment
 		})
 	}
 
+	// Ship the image to every distinct target agent before replicas start.
+	// RemoteBuild nodes docker-build from the packaged context artifact;
+	// RemoteLoad nodes docker-load a saved tarball (local-tag rollbacks).
+	// Registry-pullable images skip this — docker run pulls on demand.
+	if spec.RemoteBuild != nil || spec.RemoteLoad != nil {
+		seen := map[string]bool{}
+		for i := 0; i < replicas; i++ {
+			agentID := targetFor(i)
+			if seen[agentID] {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[agentID] = true
+			if spec.RemoteBuild != nil {
+				buildArgs := map[string]interface{}{}
+				for k, v := range spec.RemoteBuild.BuildArgs {
+					buildArgs[k] = v
+				}
+				_, err := r.enqueueAndWaitTimeout(ctx, agentID, "", "build_image",
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"artifact_id": spec.RemoteBuild.ArtifactID,
+						"image":       spec.Image,
+						"build_args":  buildArgs,
+						"no_cache":    spec.RemoteBuild.NoCache,
+					}, 25*time.Minute)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("build image on node %s: %w", agentID, err)
+				}
+			} else if spec.RemoteLoad != nil {
+				_, err := r.enqueueAndWaitTimeout(ctx, agentID, "", "load_image",
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"artifact_id": spec.RemoteLoad.ArtifactID,
+					}, 10*time.Minute)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("load image on node %s: %w", agentID, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	state := &deployment.RuntimeState{Desired: replicas, Status: "running"}
 	for i := 0; i < replicas; i++ {
 		agentID := targetFor(i)
@@ -161,18 +220,41 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) reconcileOnAgents(ctx context.Context, spec deployment
 			HealthCheck:   rawJSON(map[string]interface{}{"path": spec.HealthPath}),
 		})
 
-		if err := r.enqueueAndWait(ctx, agentID, containerID, "create_container",
+		result, err := r.enqueueAndWait(ctx, agentID, containerID, "create_container",
-			map[string]interface{}{"container": container}); err != nil {
+			map[string]interface{}{"container": container})
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("replica %d on node %s: %w", i, agentID, err)
 		}
-		_ = r.q.UpdateContainerStatus(ctx, sqlcdb.UpdateContainerStatusParams{
+		if assigned := reportedHostPorts(result); len(assigned) > 0 {
-			ID:     containerID,
+			for _, p := range ports {
-			Status: rawJSON(map[string]interface{}{"state": "running", "health": "none"}),
+				pm, ok := p.(map[string]interface{})
-		})
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+				cport := jsonInt(pm["container_port"])
+				proto, _ := pm["protocol"].(string)
+				if hp, ok := assigned[fmt.Sprintf("%d/%s", cport, proto)]; ok {
+					if n, err := strconv.Atoi(hp); err == nil {
+						pm["host_port"] = n
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			_ = r.q.UpdateContainerPorts(ctx, sqlcdb.UpdateContainerPortsParams{
+				ID:     containerID,
+				Status: rawJSON(map[string]interface{}{"state": "running", "health": "none"}),
+				Ports:  rawJSON(ports),
+			})
+		} else {
+			_ = r.q.UpdateContainerStatus(ctx, sqlcdb.UpdateContainerStatusParams{
+				ID:     containerID,
+				Status: rawJSON(map[string]interface{}{"state": "running", "health": "none"}),
+			})
+		}
 		state.Containers = append(state.Containers, deployment.RuntimeContainer{
 			ID: containerID, Name: name, State: "running", Replica: i,
 		})
 	}
+	syncRemoteIngress(ctx, r.db, spec)
 	return state, nil
 }
 
@@ -272,7 +354,17 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) ControlService(ctx context.Context, serviceID, agentID
 		if row.ServiceID != serviceID {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := r.enqueueAndWait(ctx, agentID, row.ID, cmdType,
+		// Tombstoned replicas are already gone remotely — skip the dispatch
+		// or a fresh docker rm on a missing name reports a false failure.
+		if action == "remove" {
+			var st struct {
+				State string `json:"state"`
+			}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(row.Status.RawMessage, &st); err == nil && st.State == "removed" {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if _, err := r.enqueueAndWait(ctx, agentID, row.ID, cmdType,
 			map[string]interface{}{"container_name": row.Name}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s %s on node: %w", action, row.Name, err)
 		}
@@ -290,16 +382,42 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) RemoveService(ctx context.Context, serviceID, agentID
 	if err := r.ControlService(ctx, serviceID, agentID, "remove"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return r.q.DeleteServiceContainersOnAgent(ctx, sqlcdb.DeleteServiceContainersOnAgentParams{
+	if err := r.q.DeleteServiceContainersOnAgent(ctx, sqlcdb.DeleteServiceContainersOnAgentParams{
 		NodeAgentID: agentID,
 		ServiceID:   serviceID,
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	removeServiceIngress(serviceID)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RetireService removes the service's remote replicas wherever they run —
+// called when the service converges to local placement so a cleared pin or
+// removed tag requirement doesn't leave containers behind.
+func (r *agentNodeRunner) RetireService(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) error {
+	agentIDs, err := r.q.ListServiceAgents(ctx, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, agentID := range agentIDs {
+		if err := r.RemoveService(ctx, serviceID, agentID); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("retire on node %s: %w", agentID, err)
+		}
+	}
+	removeServiceIngress(serviceID)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // enqueueAndWait pushes a command to the agent's queue and polls for the
-// reported result. Agents poll on their own interval (≥5s), so this blocks —
+// reported result, returning the agent's result string on success. Agents
-// it runs inside the deploy queue worker, never on a request path.
+// poll on their own interval (≥5s), so this blocks — it runs inside the
-func (r *agentNodeRunner) enqueueAndWait(ctx context.Context, agentID, containerID, cmdType string, payload map[string]interface{}) error {
+// deploy queue worker, never on a request path.
+func (r *agentNodeRunner) enqueueAndWait(ctx context.Context, agentID, containerID, cmdType string, payload map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+	return r.enqueueAndWaitTimeout(ctx, agentID, containerID, cmdType, payload, 8*time.Minute)
+}
+
+func (r *agentNodeRunner) enqueueAndWaitTimeout(ctx context.Context, agentID, containerID, cmdType string, payload map[string]interface{}, timeout time.Duration) (string, error) {
 	var cid sql.NullString
 	if containerID != "" {
 		cid = sql.NullString{String: containerID, Valid: true}
@@ -312,10 +430,10 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) enqueueAndWait(ctx context.Context, agentID, container
 		Payload:     rawJSON(payload),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(8 * time.Minute) // image pulls on a cold node
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(timeout) // image pulls/builds on a cold node
 	for {
 		row, err := r.q.GetCommandForAgent(ctx, sqlcdb.GetCommandForAgentParams{
 			ID:          cmd.ID,
@@ -324,36 +442,45 @@ func (r *agentNodeRunner) enqueueAndWait(ctx context.Context, agentID, container
 		if err == nil {
 			switch row.Status.String {
 			case "completed":
-				return nil
+				return row.Result.String, nil
 			case "failed":
 				if row.Error.Valid && row.Error.String != "" {
-					return fmt.Errorf("agent: %s", row.Error.String)
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("agent: %s", row.Error.String)
 				}
-				return fmt.Errorf("agent reported failure")
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("agent reported failure")
 			}
 		}
 		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("command %s timed out waiting for the agent", cmdType)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("command %s timed out waiting for the agent", cmdType)
 		}
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return ctx.Err()
+			return "", ctx.Err()
 		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // resolveNodePin validates or resolves a node_id request value. "auto" picks
-// the least-loaded online agent; "" / "local" clears the pin.
+// the least-loaded online agent that carries every required placement tag;
-func resolveNodePin(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, requested string) (string, error) {
+// "" / "local" clears the pin. An explicit pin bypasses tag filtering —
+// the operator is overriding placement on purpose.
+func resolveNodePin(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, requested string, requiredTags []string) (string, error) {
 	requested = strings.TrimSpace(requested)
 	if requested == "" || requested == "local" {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 	q := sqlcdb.New(db.DB)
 	if requested == "auto" {
-		id, err := q.PickLeastLoadedAgent(ctx)
+		tagsRaw, _ := json.Marshal(requiredTags)
+		if len(requiredTags) == 0 {
+			tagsRaw = []byte("[]")
+		}
+		id, err := q.PickLeastLoadedAgentMatching(ctx, json.RawMessage(tagsRaw))
 		if err != nil {
+			if len(requiredTags) > 0 {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("no online nodes carry placement tags %v", requiredTags)
+			}
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("no online nodes available")
 		}
 		return id, nil

app/backend/internal/api/routes.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"containr/internal/build"
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ 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)
+		initArtifacts(filepath.Join("/tmp/containr-builds", "artifacts"))
+		purgeStaleArtifacts()
 		// Node-pinned services dispatch container lifecycle to the agent's
 		// command queue instead of the local Docker socket.
 		deploymentEngine.SetNodeRunner(newAgentNodeRunner(db))
@@ -285,6 +288,7 @@ func SetupRoutes(router *gin.Engine, db *database.DB, redis *database.Redis, cfg
 			// Wake callback for sleep-mode placeholders. Unauthenticated but
 			// non-destructive: it only reconciles the service back to running.
 			public.Any("/internal/wake/:id", handleServiceWake)
+			public.Any("/internal/wake-page/:id", handleServiceWakePage)
 		}
 
 		// Read routes — public browsing. OptionalAuth resolves a session when

app/backend/internal/api/runtime.go

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func serviceRuntimeSpec(db *database.DB, service Service) (deployment.RuntimeSpe
 		RestartPolicy: service.RestartPolicy,
 		NodeID:        serviceNodeID(db, service.ID),
 		Spread:        serviceSpread(db, service.ID),
+		PlacementTags: servicePlacementTags(db, service.ID),
 	}
 	// Best effort: reuse the host port from the last live deployment so the
 	// public URL survives restarts. Column exists post-migration; older DBs

app/backend/internal/api/services.go

@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ type Service struct {
 	NodeName string `json:"node_name,omitempty" db:"-"`
 	// Spread distributes replicas across every online, schedulable agent.
 	// Mutually exclusive with an explicit NodeID pin.
-	Spread    bool      `json:"spread" db:"-"`
+	Spread bool `json:"spread" db:"-"`
-	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at" db:"created_at"`
+	// PlacementTags restrict auto/spread candidates to agents carrying all
-	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updated_at" db:"updated_at"`
+	// listed tags. An explicit pin overrides them — pin + tags is rejected.
+	PlacementTags []string  `json:"placement_tags,omitempty" db:"-"`
+	CreatedAt     time.Time `json:"created_at" db:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt     time.Time `json:"updated_at" db:"updated_at"`
 }
 
 // loadServiceSleep fills the sleep-mode columns, which live outside the
@@ -91,12 +94,51 @@ func serviceSpread(db *database.DB, serviceID uuid.UUID) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// loadServiceNode fills the pin + spread + the agent's display name for
+// servicePlacementTags reads the placement_tags column with the lazy pattern.
-// responses.
+func servicePlacementTags(db *database.DB, serviceID uuid.UUID) []string {
+	var raw []byte
+	if err := db.QueryRow(`SELECT placement_tags FROM services WHERE id = $1`, serviceID).Scan(&raw); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var tags []string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &tags); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return tags
+}
+
+// normalizePlacementTags trims, lowercases, and dedupes tag input. Tags are
+// matched verbatim against node_agents.tags.
+func normalizePlacementTags(tags []string) []string {
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(tags))
+	for _, t := range tags {
+		t = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(t))
+		if t == "" || seen[t] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[t] = true
+		out = append(out, t)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// tagsJSON marshals a tag list for a jsonb column; empty stays an array, not null.
+func tagsJSON(tags []string) []byte {
+	if len(tags) == 0 {
+		return []byte("[]")
+	}
+	raw, _ := json.Marshal(tags)
+	return raw
+}
+
+// loadServiceNode fills the pin + spread + placement tags + the agent's
+// display name for responses.
 func loadServiceNode(db *database.DB, s *Service) {
 	var name sql.NullString
 	s.NodeID = serviceNodeID(db, s.ID)
 	s.Spread = serviceSpread(db, s.ID)
+	s.PlacementTags = servicePlacementTags(db, s.ID)
 	if s.NodeID == "" {
 		return
 	}
@@ -188,6 +230,9 @@ type CreateServiceRequest struct {
 	// Spread distributes replicas across every online, schedulable agent.
 	// Mutually exclusive with an explicit node pin.
 	Spread *bool `json:"spread"`
+	// PlacementTags restrict auto/spread candidates to agents carrying all
+	// listed tags. Mutually exclusive with an explicit node pin.
+	PlacementTags []string `json:"placement_tags"`
 }
 
 // UpdateServiceRequest represents a request to update a service
@@ -222,6 +267,10 @@ type UpdateServiceRequest struct {
 	// Spread toggles multi-node replica distribution; pointer so false is
 	// a real update, not a missing field.
 	Spread *bool `json:"spread"`
+	// PlacementTags restrict auto/spread candidates to agents carrying all
+	// listed tags; pointer so [] clears the requirement. Mutually exclusive
+	// with an explicit node pin.
+	PlacementTags *[]string `json:"placement_tags"`
 }
 
 // handleGetServices retrieves all services for a project
@@ -465,12 +514,17 @@ func handleCreateService(c *gin.Context) {
 	if req.Spread != nil {
 		service.Spread = *req.Spread
 	}
+	service.PlacementTags = normalizePlacementTags(req.PlacementTags)
 	if req.NodeID != "" {
-		if service.Spread && req.NodeID != "auto" {
+		if service.Spread && req.NodeID != "auto" && req.NodeID != "local" {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "spread and an explicit node pin are mutually exclusive", "code": "VALIDATION"})
 			return
 		}
-		nodeID, nodeErr := resolveNodePin(c.Request.Context(), db.(*database.DB), req.NodeID)
+		if len(service.PlacementTags) > 0 && req.NodeID != "auto" {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "placement tags only apply to remote placement — set node_id=\"auto\" or omit it", "code": "VALIDATION"})
+			return
+		}
+		nodeID, nodeErr := resolveNodePin(c.Request.Context(), db.(*database.DB), req.NodeID, service.PlacementTags)
 		if nodeErr != nil {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": nodeErr.Error(), "code": "VALIDATION"})
 			return
@@ -488,9 +542,9 @@ func handleCreateService(c *gin.Context) {
 				 git_repo, git_branch, build_path, cpu, memory, replicas, port, domain,
 				 healthcheck_path, restart_policy, volumes,
 				 builder, cpu_reserve, memory_reserve, static_build_cmd, static_dir,
-				 node_id, spread, created_at, updated_at)
+				 node_id, spread, placement_tags, 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, $28, $29, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35)`,
+					$27, $28, $29, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36)`,
 		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,
@@ -500,6 +554,7 @@ func handleCreateService(c *gin.Context) {
 		service.StaticBuildCmd, service.StaticDir,
 		sql.NullString{String: service.NodeID, Valid: service.NodeID != ""},
 		service.Spread,
+		tagsJSON(service.PlacementTags),
 		service.CreatedAt, service.UpdatedAt,
 	)
 
@@ -807,13 +862,22 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 	} else {
 		existingService.Spread = serviceSpread(db.(*database.DB), serviceID)
 	}
+	if req.PlacementTags != nil {
+		existingService.PlacementTags = normalizePlacementTags(*req.PlacementTags)
+	} else {
+		existingService.PlacementTags = servicePlacementTags(db.(*database.DB), serviceID)
+	}
 	if req.NodeID != nil {
 		nodeValue := strings.TrimSpace(*req.NodeID)
 		if existingService.Spread && nodeValue != "" && nodeValue != "auto" && nodeValue != "local" {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "spread and an explicit node pin are mutually exclusive — set spread=false first", "code": "VALIDATION"})
 			return
 		}
-		nodeID, nodeErr := resolveNodePin(c.Request.Context(), db.(*database.DB), nodeValue)
+		if len(existingService.PlacementTags) > 0 && nodeValue != "" && nodeValue != "auto" {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "service has placement tags — clear them (placement_tags=[]) before pinning or going local", "code": "VALIDATION"})
+			return
+		}
+		nodeID, nodeErr := resolveNodePin(c.Request.Context(), db.(*database.DB), nodeValue, existingService.PlacementTags)
 		if nodeErr != nil {
 			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": nodeErr.Error(), "code": "VALIDATION"})
 			return
@@ -826,6 +890,10 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "service already has an explicit node pin — clear it (node_id=\"local\") before enabling spread", "code": "VALIDATION"})
 		return
 	}
+	if len(existingService.PlacementTags) > 0 && existingService.NodeID != "" {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "service already has an explicit node pin — clear it (node_id=\"local\") before setting placement tags", "code": "VALIDATION"})
+		return
+	}
 
 	existingService.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
 
@@ -838,7 +906,8 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 				restart_policy = $15, volumes = COALESCE($17::jsonb, volumes), updated_at = $16,
 				builder = $19, cpu_reserve = $20, memory_reserve = $21,
 				static_build_cmd = $22, static_dir = $23,
-				sleep_enabled = $24, sleep_idle_minutes = $25, node_id = $26, spread = $27
+				sleep_enabled = $24, sleep_idle_minutes = $25, node_id = $26, spread = $27,
+				placement_tags = $28::jsonb
 			WHERE id = $18`,
 		existingService.Name, existingService.Type, existingService.Image, existingService.Command,
 		existingService.Environment, existingService.GitRepo, existingService.GitBranch,
@@ -851,6 +920,7 @@ func handleUpdateService(c *gin.Context) {
 		existingService.SleepEnabled, existingService.SleepIdleMinutes,
 		sql.NullString{String: existingService.NodeID, Valid: existingService.NodeID != ""},
 		existingService.Spread,
+		tagsJSON(existingService.PlacementTags),
 	)
 
 	if err != nil {

app/backend/internal/api/sleeper.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"containr/internal/database"
+	"containr/internal/database/sqlcdb"
 	"containr/internal/deployment"
 	"containr/internal/docker"
 
@@ -100,7 +101,20 @@ func sweepSleeping(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, dc *docker.Client, engi
 	}
 	rows.Close()
 
+	q := sqlcdb.New(db.DB)
 	for _, svc := range candidates {
+		// Remote replicas live in inventory, not the local docker host —
+		// idleness comes from heartbeat-reported net counters instead.
+		if remote := remoteLiveContainers(ctx, q, svc.ID.String()); len(remote) > 0 {
+			var total uint64
+			for _, row := range remote {
+				total += rowNetBytes(row)
+			}
+			if markIdle(svc.ID, total, time.Duration(svc.IdleMinutes)*time.Minute) {
+				putToSleepRemote(ctx, db, q, svc, apiPort)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
 		containers, err := engine.ListServiceContainers(ctx, svc.ID.String())
 		if err != nil || len(containers) == 0 {
 			continue
@@ -125,6 +139,65 @@ func sweepSleeping(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, dc *docker.Client, engi
 	}
 }
 
+// remoteLiveContainers returns inventory rows whose replicas are alive on
+// node agents — the signal that idleness must be measured remotely.
+func remoteLiveContainers(ctx context.Context, q *sqlcdb.Queries, serviceID string) []sqlcdb.ListServiceContainersRow {
+	rows, err := q.ListServiceContainers(ctx, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	live := rows[:0]
+	for _, row := range rows {
+		var st struct {
+			State string `json:"state"`
+		}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(row.Status.RawMessage, &st); err == nil &&
+			st.State != "" && st.State != "removed" && st.State != "sleeping" {
+			live = append(live, row)
+		}
+	}
+	return live
+}
+
+// rowNetBytes reads the cumulative rx+tx the agent reported at its last
+// heartbeat — 0 for rows written before the counter existed.
+func rowNetBytes(row sqlcdb.ListServiceContainersRow) uint64 {
+	var res struct {
+		NetBytes uint64 `json:"net_bytes"`
+	}
+	_ = json.Unmarshal(row.Resources.RawMessage, &res)
+	return res.NetBytes
+}
+
+// putToSleepRemote removes the service's remote replicas via their agents,
+// marks the service sleeping, and repoints the domain route at the wake
+// endpoint so inbound traffic brings it back.
+func putToSleepRemote(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, q *sqlcdb.Queries, svc sleepCandidate, apiPort int) {
+	runner := newAgentNodeRunner(db)
+	for _, agentID := range remoteAgentsForService(ctx, db, svc.ID) {
+		if err := runner.ControlService(ctx, svc.ID.String(), agentID, "remove"); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("sleep: remote remove on %s failed: %v", agentID, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		_ = q.DeleteServiceContainersOnAgent(ctx, sqlcdb.DeleteServiceContainersOnAgentParams{
+			NodeAgentID: agentID,
+			ServiceID:   svc.ID.String(),
+		})
+	}
+	tracker.mu.Lock()
+	delete(tracker.activity, svc.ID)
+	tracker.mu.Unlock()
+	_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = 'sleeping', updated_at = $1 WHERE id = $2`, time.Now(), svc.ID)
+	log.Printf("sleep: %s (%s) remote replicas removed after idle timeout", svc.Name, svc.ID)
+
+	var domain string
+	_ = db.QueryRow(`SELECT COALESCE(domain,'') FROM services WHERE id = $1`, svc.ID).Scan(&domain)
+	domains := serviceDomainNames(db, svc.ID, domain)
+	if len(domains) > 0 {
+		writeWakeIngress(svc.ID.String(), domains, apiPort)
+	}
+}
+
 // markIdle returns true when the network counter stopped growing past the
 // timeout. First sighting only sets the baseline — no idle without history.
 func markIdle(id uuid.UUID, bytes uint64, timeout time.Duration) bool {
@@ -346,18 +419,40 @@ func pruneWakeContainers(ctx context.Context, db *database.DB, dc *docker.Client
 // idempotent and non-destructive, so no token is required; the endpoint
 // never mutates configuration.
 func handleServiceWake(c *gin.Context) {
+	code, body := triggerServiceWake(c)
+	if code != 0 {
+		c.JSON(code, body)
+	}
+}
+
+// handleServiceWakePage is the remote ingress wake target — Traefik routes
+// a sleeping remote service's domain here via the file provider. Every hit
+// (re)triggers the wake reconcile and returns a reloading page.
+func handleServiceWakePage(c *gin.Context) {
+	triggerServiceWake(c)
+	c.Header("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+	c.String(http.StatusOK, wakePageHTML)
+}
+
+const wakePageHTML = `<!doctype html><html><head><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="4"><title>Waking up</title>` +
+	`<style>body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#0b0d12;color:#dde2ea;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:100vh;margin:0}` +
+	`.card{text-align:center;max-width:34rem;padding:2rem}h1{font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:600}p{color:#98a2b3}</style></head>` +
+	`<body><div class="card"><h1>Service is waking up</h1><p>This Containr service was sleeping and is resuming now. The page reloads automatically.</p></div></body></html>`
+
+// triggerServiceWake loads the service and reconciles it back to running
+// in the background. Returns (0, nil) when a response was already written
+// by an embedded handler path, else the JSON status to send.
+func triggerServiceWake(c *gin.Context) (int, gin.H) {
 	dbVal, _ := c.Get("db")
 	db := dbVal.(*database.DB)
 	engineVal, _ := c.Get("deployment_engine")
 	engine, _ := engineVal.(*deployment.DeploymentEngine)
 	if engine == nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, gin.H{"error": "deployment engine unavailable"})
+		return http.StatusServiceUnavailable, gin.H{"error": "deployment engine unavailable"}
-		return
 	}
 	id, err := uuid.Parse(c.Param("id"))
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid service id"})
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid service id"}
-		return
 	}
 	var service Service
 	err = db.QueryRow(
@@ -385,12 +480,10 @@ func handleServiceWake(c *gin.Context) {
 		&service.CreatedAt, &service.UpdatedAt,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "service not found"})
+		return http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "service not found"}
-		return
 	}
 	if service.Status == "running" || service.Status == "deployed" {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": service.Status})
+		return http.StatusOK, gin.H{"status": service.Status}
-		return
 	}
 	go func() {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Minute)
@@ -411,7 +504,7 @@ func handleServiceWake(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		_, _ = db.Exec(`UPDATE services SET status = $1, updated_at = $2 WHERE id = $3`, status, time.Now(), service.ID)
 	}()
-	c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"status": "waking"})
+	return http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"status": "waking"}
 }
 
 // handleServiceSleep puts a service to sleep immediately (owner+ only).
@@ -438,7 +531,12 @@ func handleServiceSleep(c *gin.Context) {
 		Name:      service.Name,
 		Status:    service.Status,
 	}
-	go putToSleep(context.Background(), db, dc, engine, svc, apiPortFromContext(c))
+	q := sqlcdb.New(db.DB)
+	if len(remoteLiveContainers(c.Request.Context(), q, service.ID.String())) > 0 {
+		go putToSleepRemote(context.Background(), db, q, svc, apiPortFromContext(c))
+	} else {
+		go putToSleep(context.Background(), db, dc, engine, svc, apiPortFromContext(c))
+	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusAccepted, gin.H{"status": "sleeping"})
 }
 

app/backend/internal/build/dockerfile.go

@@ -539,12 +539,16 @@ func createBuildContext(sourcePath, dockerfileContent string) (io.ReadCloser, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Add source files to tar
+	// Add source files to tar. The checkout's .git metadata is never build
+	// context — it bloats the tar and ships clone URLs to remote daemons.
 	err = filepath.Walk(sourcePath, func(file string, fi os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if fi.IsDir() {
+			if fi.Name() == ".git" {
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
 			return nil
 		}
 

app/backend/internal/build/manager.go

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package build
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -92,6 +94,75 @@ func (bm *BuildManager) Build(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildRequest) (*ty
 	}
 }
 
+// PackageContext produces the same build-context tar Build would hand the
+// local daemon, without building it. Node agents download the tar and run
+// docker build themselves — the Dockerfile lands at the tar root.
+func (bm *BuildManager) PackageContext(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildRequest) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	if req.BuildType == "" {
+		detectedType, err := bm.DetectBuildType(ctx, req.SourcePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to detect build type: %w", err)
+		}
+		req.BuildType = string(detectedType)
+	}
+
+	var dockerfileContent string
+	switch BuildType(req.BuildType) {
+	case BuildTypeDockerfile:
+		name, err := bm.dockerfileBuilder.DetectDockerfile(ctx, req.SourcePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to detect Dockerfile: %w", err)
+		}
+		path := filepath.Join(req.SourcePath, name)
+		if optimized, err := bm.dockerfileBuilder.OptimizeDockerfile(ctx, path); err == nil {
+			path = optimized
+		}
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read Dockerfile: %w", err)
+		}
+		dockerfileContent = string(data)
+	case BuildTypeRailpack:
+		if err := bm.railpackBuilder.DetectRailpack(ctx, req.SourcePath); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Railpack cannot build this project: %w", err)
+		}
+		content, err := bm.railpackBuilder.generateDockerfile(ctx, req.SourcePath, &RailpackConfig{
+			BuildCmd: req.BuildCommand,
+			StartCmd: req.StartCommand,
+			Env:      req.Environment,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate Dockerfile with Railpack: %w", err)
+		}
+		dockerfileContent = content
+	case BuildTypeNixpacks:
+		plan, err := bm.nixpacksBuilder.GeneratePlan(ctx, req.SourcePath, &NixpacksConfig{
+			BuildCmd: req.BuildCommand,
+			StartCmd: req.StartCommand,
+			Env:      req.Environment,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate build plan: %w", err)
+		}
+		path, err := bm.nixpacksBuilder.generateDockerfile(plan)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate Dockerfile: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer os.Remove(path)
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read generated Dockerfile: %w", err)
+		}
+		dockerfileContent = string(data)
+	case BuildTypeStatic:
+		dockerfileContent = staticDockerfile
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported build type for remote packaging: %s", req.BuildType)
+	}
+
+	return createBuildContext(req.SourcePath, dockerfileContent)
+}
+
 // buildPrebuilt handles prebuilt image deployments
 func (bm *BuildManager) buildPrebuilt(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildRequest) (*types.BuildResponse, error) {
 	if req.PrebuiltImage == "" {

app/backend/internal/build/nixpacks.go

@@ -476,17 +476,22 @@ func (n *NixpacksBuilder) Build(ctx context.Context, req *types.BuildRequest) (*
 	}
 
 	// Create temporary Dockerfile
-	dockerfile, err := n.generateDockerfile(plan)
+	dockerfilePath, err := n.generateDockerfile(plan)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate Dockerfile: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer os.Remove(dockerfile)
+	defer os.Remove(dockerfilePath)
 
 	// Build Docker image
 	imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", req.ImageName, req.ImageTag)
 
-	// Create build context tar
+	// Create build context tar — createBuildContext takes the Dockerfile
-	buildCtx, err := createBuildContext(req.SourcePath, dockerfile)
+	// contents, not its path.
+	dockerfileData, err := os.ReadFile(dockerfilePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read generated Dockerfile: %w", err)
+	}
+	buildCtx, err := createBuildContext(req.SourcePath, string(dockerfileData))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create build context: %w", err)
 	}

app/backend/internal/cli/commands/nodes.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ var nodesDeleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 var nodesUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "update <id>",
-	Short: "Update a node agent (--name, --auto-prune)",
+	Short: "Update a node agent (--name, --auto-prune, --tags)",
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		c, err := client()
@@ -97,8 +98,18 @@ var nodesUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if cmd.Flags().Changed("auto-prune") {
 			body["auto_prune"], _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("auto-prune")
 		}
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("tags") {
+			raw, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("tags")
+			tags := []string{}
+			for _, t := range strings.Split(raw, ",") {
+				if t = strings.TrimSpace(t); t != "" {
+					tags = append(tags, t)
+				}
+			}
+			body["tags"] = tags
+		}
 		if len(body) == 0 {
-			return &APIError{Message: "nothing to update — pass --name or --auto-prune", ExitCode: ExitError}
+			return &APIError{Message: "nothing to update — pass --name, --auto-prune or --tags", ExitCode: ExitError}
 		}
 		data, err := c.Do("PUT", "/agents/"+args[0], body)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -190,6 +201,24 @@ var nodesDrainCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+var nodesUpgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "upgrade <id>",
+	Short: "Upgrade the node agent to the server's bundled binary",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		c, err := client()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		data, err := c.Do("POST", "/agents/"+args[0]+"/upgrade", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		PrintRaw(data)
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
 var nodesCommandsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "commands <id>",
 	Short: "List recent commands sent to a node agent",
@@ -274,8 +303,9 @@ var nodeTokensRevokeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	nodesUpdateCmd.Flags().String("name", "", "node display name")
 	nodesUpdateCmd.Flags().Bool("auto-prune", false, "enqueue a daily bounded docker prune")
+	nodesUpdateCmd.Flags().String("tags", "", "comma-separated placement tags (services with placement_tags only schedule onto matching nodes)")
 	nodesPruneCmd.Flags().String("until", "", "only prune objects older than this duration (e.g. 168h)")
 	nodesPruneCmd.Flags().Bool("volumes", false, "also prune volumes (destructive — asks twice)")
 	nodeTokensCmd.AddCommand(nodeTokensIssueCmd, nodeTokensListCmd, nodeTokensRevokeCmd)
-	NodesCmd.AddCommand(nodesListCmd, nodesGetCmd, nodesUpdateCmd, nodesCordonCmd, nodesUncordonCmd, nodesDrainCmd, nodesPruneCmd, nodesCommandsCmd, nodesDeleteCmd, nodeTokensCmd)
+	NodesCmd.AddCommand(nodesListCmd, nodesGetCmd, nodesUpdateCmd, nodesCordonCmd, nodesUncordonCmd, nodesDrainCmd, nodesUpgradeCmd, nodesPruneCmd, nodesCommandsCmd, nodesDeleteCmd, nodeTokensCmd)
 }

app/backend/internal/cli/commands/services.go

@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ var servicesCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("spread"); v {
 			body["spread"] = v
 		}
+		if v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("placement-tags"); v != "" {
+			tags := []string{}
+			for _, t := range strings.Split(v, ",") {
+				if t = strings.TrimSpace(t); t != "" {
+					tags = append(tags, t)
+				}
+			}
+			body["placement_tags"] = tags
+		}
 		data, err := c.Do("POST", "/projects/"+args[0]+"/services", body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -210,6 +219,16 @@ var servicesUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("spread")
 			body["spread"] = v
 		}
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("placement-tags") {
+			v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("placement-tags")
+			tags := []string{}
+			for _, t := range strings.Split(v, ",") {
+				if t = strings.TrimSpace(t); t != "" {
+					tags = append(tags, t)
+				}
+			}
+			body["placement_tags"] = tags
+		}
 		if cmd.Flags().Changed("sleep-idle") {
 			v, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("sleep-idle")
 			body["sleep_idle_minutes"] = v
@@ -503,6 +522,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.String("static-dir", "", "output dir for the static builder (default dist)")
 	f.String("node", "", "pin to a node agent id, or 'auto' for least-loaded (image services only)")
 	f.Bool("spread", false, "distribute replicas across all online schedulable nodes")
+	f.String("placement-tags", "", "comma-separated node tags required for remote placement (auto/spread only)")
 
 	uf := servicesUpdateCmd.Flags()
 	uf.String("name", "", "service name")
@@ -529,6 +549,7 @@ func init() {
 	uf.Int("sleep-idle", 0, "idle minutes before sleeping (1-1440)")
 	uf.String("node", "", "pin to a node agent id, 'auto' for least-loaded, 'local' to clear")
 	uf.Bool("spread", false, "spread replicas across all online schedulable nodes (--spread=false to disable)")
+	uf.String("placement-tags", "", "comma-separated node tags required for remote placement (empty clears)")
 
 	for _, a := range []string{"start", "stop", "restart", "redeploy", "sleep", "wake"} {
 		verb := a

app/backend/internal/database/sqlcdb/agents.sql.go

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ INSERT INTO node_agents (
     id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version,
     capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, metadata
 ) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11)
-RETURNING id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable
+RETURNING id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable, tags
 `
 
 type CreateAgentParams struct {
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (q *Queries) CreateAgent(ctx context.Context, arg CreateAgentParams) (NodeA
 		&i.Metadata,
 		&i.AutoPrune,
 		&i.Schedulable,
+		&i.Tags,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ func (q *Queries) DeleteServiceContainersOnAgent(ctx context.Context, arg Delete
 }
 
 const getAgent = `-- name: GetAgent :one
-SELECT id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable FROM node_agents WHERE id = $1
+SELECT id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable, tags FROM node_agents WHERE id = $1
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) GetAgent(ctx context.Context, id string) (NodeAgent, error) {
@@ -279,12 +280,13 @@ func (q *Queries) GetAgent(ctx context.Context, id string) (NodeAgent, error) {
 		&i.Metadata,
 		&i.AutoPrune,
 		&i.Schedulable,
+		&i.Tags,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
 
 const getAgentByHostAndIP = `-- name: GetAgentByHostAndIP :one
-SELECT id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable FROM node_agents
+SELECT id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable, tags FROM node_agents
 WHERE hostname = $1 AND ip_address = $2
 LIMIT 1
 `
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetAgentByHostAndIP(ctx context.Context, arg GetAgentByHostAnd
 		&i.Metadata,
 		&i.AutoPrune,
 		&i.Schedulable,
+		&i.Tags,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -520,7 +523,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListAgentHeartbeatsSince(ctx context.Context, arg ListAgentHea
 }
 
 const listAgents = `-- name: ListAgents :many
-SELECT id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable FROM node_agents ORDER BY created_at ASC
+SELECT id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable, tags FROM node_agents ORDER BY created_at ASC
 `
 
 func (q *Queries) ListAgents(ctx context.Context) ([]NodeAgent, error) {
@@ -548,6 +551,7 @@ func (q *Queries) ListAgents(ctx context.Context) ([]NodeAgent, error) {
 			&i.Metadata,
 			&i.AutoPrune,
 			&i.Schedulable,
+			&i.Tags,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -725,8 +729,72 @@ func (q *Queries) ListSchedulableAgents(ctx context.Context) ([]ListSchedulableA
 	return items, nil
 }
 
+const listSchedulableAgentsMatching = `-- name: ListSchedulableAgentsMatching :many
+SELECT id, name FROM node_agents
+WHERE status = 'online' AND schedulable
+  AND tags @> $1::jsonb
+ORDER BY id
+`
+
+type ListSchedulableAgentsMatchingRow struct {
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+// Only agents carrying every required placement tag (jsonb array containment).
+func (q *Queries) ListSchedulableAgentsMatching(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 json.RawMessage) ([]ListSchedulableAgentsMatchingRow, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, listSchedulableAgentsMatching, dollar_1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	items := []ListSchedulableAgentsMatchingRow{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i ListSchedulableAgentsMatchingRow
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Name); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const listServiceAgents = `-- name: ListServiceAgents :many
+SELECT DISTINCT node_agent_id FROM container_instances WHERE service_id = $1
+`
+
+// Distinct agents holding inventory rows for a service.
+func (q *Queries) ListServiceAgents(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, listServiceAgents, serviceID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	items := []string{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var node_agent_id string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&node_agent_id); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, node_agent_id)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
 const listServiceContainers = `-- name: ListServiceContainers :many
-SELECT id, name, node_agent_id, status FROM container_instances
+SELECT id, name, node_agent_id, status, ports, resources FROM container_instances
 WHERE service_id = $1
 `
 
@@ -735,6 +803,8 @@ type ListServiceContainersRow struct {
 	Name        string                `json:"name"`
 	NodeAgentID string                `json:"node_agent_id"`
 	Status      pqtype.NullRawMessage `json:"status"`
+	Ports       pqtype.NullRawMessage `json:"ports"`
+	Resources   pqtype.NullRawMessage `json:"resources"`
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) ListServiceContainers(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) ([]ListServiceContainersRow, error) {
@@ -751,6 +821,8 @@ func (q *Queries) ListServiceContainers(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) (
 			&i.Name,
 			&i.NodeAgentID,
 			&i.Status,
+			&i.Ports,
+			&i.Resources,
 		); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -794,6 +866,36 @@ func (q *Queries) PickLeastLoadedAgent(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	return id, err
 }
 
+const pickLeastLoadedAgentMatching = `-- name: PickLeastLoadedAgentMatching :one
+SELECT a.id FROM node_agents a
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+    SELECT h.container_count FROM agent_heartbeats h
+    WHERE h.node_agent_id = a.id
+    ORDER BY h.timestamp DESC LIMIT 1
+) h ON true
+WHERE a.status = 'online' AND a.schedulable
+  AND a.tags @> $1::jsonb
+ORDER BY
+    COALESCE(
+        (a.resources->'memory'->>'used')::double precision
+        / NULLIF((a.resources->'memory'->>'total')::double precision, 0),
+        1.0
+    ) ASC,
+    COALESCE((a.resources->'cpu'->>'usage')::double precision, 100.0) ASC,
+    COALESCE(h.container_count, 0) ASC,
+    a.created_at ASC
+LIMIT 1
+`
+
+// Same resource-aware ordering as PickLeastLoadedAgent, restricted to agents
+// carrying every required placement tag.
+func (q *Queries) PickLeastLoadedAgentMatching(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 json.RawMessage) (string, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, pickLeastLoadedAgentMatching, dollar_1)
+	var id string
+	err := row.Scan(&id)
+	return id, err
+}
+
 const scrubCommandPayload = `-- name: ScrubCommandPayload :exec
 UPDATE agent_commands SET payload = $2, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $1
 `
@@ -822,6 +924,20 @@ func (q *Queries) SetAgentSchedulable(ctx context.Context, arg SetAgentSchedulab
 	return err
 }
 
+const setAgentTags = `-- name: SetAgentTags :exec
+UPDATE node_agents SET tags = $2::jsonb, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $1
+`
+
+type SetAgentTagsParams struct {
+	ID      string          `json:"id"`
+	Column2 json.RawMessage `json:"column_2"`
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) SetAgentTags(ctx context.Context, arg SetAgentTagsParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.ExecContext(ctx, setAgentTags, arg.ID, arg.Column2)
+	return err
+}
+
 const updateAgent = `-- name: UpdateAgent :one
 UPDATE node_agents SET
     name = $2,
@@ -838,7 +954,7 @@ UPDATE node_agents SET
     schedulable = $13,
     updated_at = NOW()
 WHERE id = $1
-RETURNING id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable
+RETURNING id, name, hostname, ip_address, port, status, version, capabilities, resources, last_heartbeat, created_at, updated_at, metadata, auto_prune, schedulable, tags
 `
 
 type UpdateAgentParams struct {
@@ -890,6 +1006,7 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateAgent(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateAgentParams) (NodeA
 		&i.Metadata,
 		&i.AutoPrune,
 		&i.Schedulable,
+		&i.Tags,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -920,6 +1037,53 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateAgentHeartbeat(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateAgentHeart
 	return err
 }
 
+const updateContainerPorts = `-- name: UpdateContainerPorts :exec
+UPDATE container_instances SET status = $2, ports = $3, updated_at = NOW()
+WHERE id = $1
+`
+
+type UpdateContainerPortsParams struct {
+	ID     string                `json:"id"`
+	Status pqtype.NullRawMessage `json:"status"`
+	Ports  pqtype.NullRawMessage `json:"ports"`
+}
+
+// Agent reports the real host bindings after create — persist them with
+// the status flip so ingress can route to the assigned port.
+func (q *Queries) UpdateContainerPorts(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateContainerPortsParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.ExecContext(ctx, updateContainerPorts, arg.ID, arg.Status, arg.Ports)
+	return err
+}
+
+const updateContainerStateByName = `-- name: UpdateContainerStateByName :exec
+UPDATE container_instances SET
+    status = jsonb_set(status, '{state}', $3::jsonb),
+    resources = jsonb_set(COALESCE(resources, '{}'::jsonb), '{net_bytes}', $4::jsonb),
+    updated_at = NOW()
+WHERE name = $1 AND node_agent_id = $2
+  AND status->>'state' IS DISTINCT FROM 'removed'
+`
+
+type UpdateContainerStateByNameParams struct {
+	Name        string          `json:"name"`
+	NodeAgentID string          `json:"node_agent_id"`
+	Column3     json.RawMessage `json:"column_3"`
+	Column4     json.RawMessage `json:"column_4"`
+}
+
+// Agent heartbeat reports real docker state + net counters; reconcile
+// inventory for rows this node owns. Tombstones win — never resurrect a
+// removed replica. $4 is the cumulative rx+tx byte counter.
+func (q *Queries) UpdateContainerStateByName(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateContainerStateByNameParams) error {
+	_, err := q.db.ExecContext(ctx, updateContainerStateByName,
+		arg.Name,
+		arg.NodeAgentID,
+		arg.Column3,
+		arg.Column4,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
 const updateContainerStatus = `-- name: UpdateContainerStatus :exec
 UPDATE container_instances SET status = $2, updated_at = NOW()
 WHERE id = $1

app/backend/internal/database/sqlcdb/models.go

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ type NodeAgent struct {
 	Metadata      pqtype.NullRawMessage `json:"metadata"`
 	AutoPrune     bool                  `json:"auto_prune"`
 	Schedulable   bool                  `json:"schedulable"`
+	Tags          json.RawMessage       `json:"tags"`
 }
 
 type Notification struct {
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	StaticDir       string          `json:"static_dir"`
 	NodeID          sql.NullString  `json:"node_id"`
 	Spread          bool            `json:"spread"`
+	PlacementTags   json.RawMessage `json:"placement_tags"`
 }
 
 type ServiceDomain struct {

app/backend/internal/database/sqlcdb/querier.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package sqlcdb
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ type Querier interface {
 	// platform admin. Anonymous callers pass user_id = uuid.Nil, is_admin = false.
 	ListProjectsWithStatsByUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListProjectsWithStatsByUserParams) ([]ListProjectsWithStatsByUserRow, error)
 	ListSchedulableAgents(ctx context.Context) ([]ListSchedulableAgentsRow, error)
+	// Only agents carrying every required placement tag (jsonb array containment).
+	ListSchedulableAgentsMatching(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 json.RawMessage) ([]ListSchedulableAgentsMatchingRow, error)
+	// Distinct agents holding inventory rows for a service.
+	ListServiceAgents(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) ([]string, error)
 	ListServiceContainers(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) ([]ListServiceContainersRow, error)
 	ListServiceTemplatesByCategoryForUser(ctx context.Context, arg ListServiceTemplatesByCategoryForUserParams) ([]ServiceTemplate, error)
 	ListServiceTemplatesForUser(ctx context.Context, ownerID uuid.NullUUID) ([]ServiceTemplate, error)
@@ -107,10 +112,14 @@ type Querier interface {
 	// Resource-aware: lowest memory utilisation first, then cpu, then container
 	// count. Agents without telemetry sort last (NULL → worst score).
 	PickLeastLoadedAgent(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+	// Same resource-aware ordering as PickLeastLoadedAgent, restricted to agents
+	// carrying every required placement tag.
+	PickLeastLoadedAgentMatching(ctx context.Context, dollar_1 json.RawMessage) (string, error)
 	RevokeAgentAuthToken(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (AgentAuthToken, error)
 	RevokeUserToken(ctx context.Context, arg RevokeUserTokenParams) (int64, error)
 	ScrubCommandPayload(ctx context.Context, arg ScrubCommandPayloadParams) error
 	SetAgentSchedulable(ctx context.Context, arg SetAgentSchedulableParams) error
+	SetAgentTags(ctx context.Context, arg SetAgentTagsParams) error
 	SetDatabaseBackupRemoteKeyByID(ctx context.Context, arg SetDatabaseBackupRemoteKeyByIDParams) error
 	SetDatabaseBackupScheduleByIDAndUser(ctx context.Context, arg SetDatabaseBackupScheduleByIDAndUserParams) error
 	SetDatabaseBackupStatusByID(ctx context.Context, arg SetDatabaseBackupStatusByIDParams) error
@@ -127,6 +136,13 @@ type Querier interface {
 	UpdateAgentHeartbeat(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateAgentHeartbeatParams) error
 	UpdateBackupTargetByIDAndUser(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateBackupTargetByIDAndUserParams) error
 	UpdateBanner(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateBannerParams) (Banner, error)
+	// Agent reports the real host bindings after create — persist them with
+	// the status flip so ingress can route to the assigned port.
+	UpdateContainerPorts(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateContainerPortsParams) error
+	// Agent heartbeat reports real docker state + net counters; reconcile
+	// inventory for rows this node owns. Tombstones win — never resurrect a
+	// removed replica. $4 is the cumulative rx+tx byte counter.
+	UpdateContainerStateByName(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateContainerStateByNameParams) error
 	UpdateContainerStatus(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateContainerStatusParams) error
 	UpdateDatabaseServiceNameAndPlanByIDAndUser(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateDatabaseServiceNameAndPlanByIDAndUserParams) error
 	UpdateDatabaseServiceNameByIDAndUser(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateDatabaseServiceNameByIDAndUserParams) error

app/backend/internal/deployment/engine.go

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ type NodeRunner interface {
 	// ReconcileSpread distributes the service's replicas across every online,
 	// schedulable agent — replica i lands on agents[i % len].
 	ReconcileSpread(ctx context.Context, spec RuntimeSpec) (*RuntimeState, error)
+	// ReconcileAuto picks the least-loaded online agent carrying every tag in
+	// spec.PlacementTags and reconciles all replicas onto it. Re-resolved on
+	// every reconcile — the service follows the tag, not a stored node.
+	ReconcileAuto(ctx context.Context, spec RuntimeSpec) (*RuntimeState, error)
 	// ControlService fans a lifecycle action ("start"|"stop"|"restart"|"remove")
 	// out to every replica of the service on the agent.
 	ControlService(ctx context.Context, serviceID, agentID, action string) error
@@ -28,6 +32,9 @@ type NodeRunner interface {
 	// RemoteRuntimeState reads the service's remote replicas from inventory
 	// across all agents. nil/empty means nothing runs remotely.
 	RemoteRuntimeState(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) (*RuntimeState, error)
+	// RetireService removes every remote replica of the service across all
+	// agents — used when a service returns to local placement.
+	RetireService(ctx context.Context, serviceID string) error
 }
 
 type DeploymentEngine struct {
@@ -88,12 +95,29 @@ type ServiceConfig struct {
 	// reuses it so public URLs survive restarts. 0 = pick ephemeral.
 	PublishedPort int32 `json:"published_port,omitempty"`
 	// NodeID pins the service to a registered node agent; "" = local Docker
-	// host. Remote placement requires a registry-pullable image — builds stay
+	// host.
-	// on the local host (build-on-node is not yet supported).
 	NodeID string `json:"node_id,omitempty"`
 	// Spread distributes replicas across every online, schedulable agent.
-	// Same registry-image constraint as NodeID.
 	Spread bool `json:"spread,omitempty"`
+	// RemoteBuild, when set, makes each target node docker-build the image
+	// itself from a packaged context artifact instead of pulling a registry
+	// tag. The image name comes from the deployment, not the spec.
+	RemoteBuild *RemoteBuildSpec `json:"remote_build,omitempty"`
+	// RemoteLoad ships a docker-save tarball to each target node — used for
+	// rollbacks of locally-built tags that no registry can serve.
+	RemoteLoad *RemoteLoadSpec `json:"remote_load,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RemoteBuildSpec is the agent-side docker build request.
+type RemoteBuildSpec struct {
+	ArtifactID string            `json:"artifact_id"`
+	BuildArgs  map[string]string `json:"build_args,omitempty"`
+	NoCache    bool              `json:"no_cache,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RemoteLoadSpec asks the agent to docker-load an image tarball artifact.
+type RemoteLoadSpec struct {
+	ArtifactID string `json:"artifact_id"`
 }
 
 type PortMapping struct {
@@ -204,6 +228,12 @@ func (de *DeploymentEngine) DockerClient() *docker.Client {
 	return de.dockerClient
 }
 
+// BuildManager exposes the engine's builders for context packaging — remote
+// nodes build the tar this produces themselves.
+func (de *DeploymentEngine) BuildManager() *build.BuildManager {
+	return de.buildManager
+}
+
 // SetNodeRunner wires remote-node dispatch for services pinned to an agent.
 func (de *DeploymentEngine) SetNodeRunner(r NodeRunner) {
 	de.nodeRunner = r
@@ -319,11 +349,19 @@ func (de *DeploymentEngine) executeDeployment(ctx context.Context, deployment *D
 	})
 }
 
-// buildImage builds the container image
+// buildImage builds the container image. "remote" build types produce no
+// local image — the target node builds or loads it from an artifact; the
+// deployment still needs a deterministic tag so every node names it alike.
 func (de *DeploymentEngine) buildImage(ctx context.Context, deployment *Deployment, buildConfig *BuildConfig) (string, error) {
 	if buildConfig == nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("build config is required")
 	}
+	if buildConfig.BuildType == "remote" {
+		if buildConfig.PrebuiltImage != "" {
+			return buildConfig.PrebuiltImage, nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("containr-%s-%s:%s", deployment.ServiceID, deployment.Environment, deployment.ID), nil
+	}
 
 	buildReq := &types.BuildRequest{
 		BuildType:     buildConfig.BuildType,
@@ -386,6 +424,8 @@ func (de *DeploymentEngine) deployService(ctx context.Context, deployment *Deplo
 		BasicAuthUsers: cfg.BasicAuthUsers,
 		NodeID:         cfg.NodeID,
 		Spread:         cfg.Spread,
+		RemoteBuild:    cfg.RemoteBuild,
+		RemoteLoad:     cfg.RemoteLoad,
 	}
 	for _, pm := range cfg.PortMappings {
 		if spec.Port == 0 {

app/backend/internal/deployment/runtime.go

@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ type RuntimeSpec struct {
 	// Spread distributes replicas across all online, schedulable agents
 	// instead of a single node. Mutually exclusive with NodeID.
 	Spread bool
+	// PlacementTags restricts auto/spread candidates to agents carrying
+	// every listed tag. An explicit NodeID pin bypasses tag filtering.
+	PlacementTags []string
+	// RemoteBuild makes target nodes docker-build Image from a packaged
+	// context artifact before replicas start (git-sourced remote deploys).
+	RemoteBuild *RemoteBuildSpec
+	// RemoteLoad makes target nodes docker-load a saved image tarball —
+	// remote rollbacks of locally-built tags.
+	RemoteLoad *RemoteLoadSpec
 }
 
 // RuntimeContainer describes one live replica.
@@ -171,6 +180,20 @@ func (de *DeploymentEngine) ReconcileService(ctx context.Context, spec RuntimeSp
 		}
 		return de.nodeRunner.ReconcileOnNode(ctx, spec)
 	}
+	// Placement tags without a pin/spread resolve to the least-loaded
+	// matching agent on every reconcile — soft affinity, re-evaluated.
+	if len(spec.PlacementTags) > 0 {
+		if de.nodeRunner == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("service has placement tags but remote dispatch is unavailable")
+		}
+		return de.nodeRunner.ReconcileAuto(ctx, spec)
+	}
+	// Local placement: retire any remote leftovers from a previous pin,
+	// spread, or tag affinity before reconciling local replicas.
+	if de.nodeRunner != nil {
+		_ = de.nodeRunner.RetireService(ctx, spec.ServiceID)
+	}
+
 	if spec.Replicas < 1 {
 		spec.Replicas = 1
 	}

app/backend/internal/docker/client.go

@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ func (c *Client) BuildImage(ctx context.Context, buildContext io.Reader, options
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
+// SaveImage streams refs as a docker-save tarball. Remote nodes receive
+// these through the artifact endpoint and docker load them — that is how
+// locally-built rollback tags reach nodes without a registry.
+func (c *Client) SaveImage(ctx context.Context, refs ...string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return c.cli.ImageSave(ctx, refs)
+}
+
 // RemoveImage removes an image
 func (c *Client) RemoveImage(ctx context.Context, imageID string, force bool) ([]image.DeleteResponse, error) {
 	return c.cli.ImageRemove(ctx, imageID, image.RemoveOptions{

app/backend/internal/mcpserver/server.go

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 	// Services
 	register(spec{"containr_services_list", "List services in a project", "GET", "/projects/{project_id}/services", []string{"project_id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_services_get", "Get a service by id", "GET", "/services/{id}", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
-	register(spec{"containr_services_create", "Create a service in a project. Args: name (required), type, image, git_repo, git_branch, environment, port, domain, replicas, volumes = [{type: volume|bind, source, target, read_only}], builder = auto|railpack|nixpacks|dockerfile|static, cpu, memory, cpu_reserve, memory_reserve, static_build_cmd, static_dir, node_id (agent id | 'auto' = least-loaded online node; image services only — remote nodes can't run git builds), spread (bool — distribute replicas across every online schedulable node; mutually exclusive with a node pin).", "POST", "/projects/{project_id}/services", []string{"project_id"}, nil, false})
+	register(spec{"containr_services_create", "Create a service in a project. Args: name (required), type, image, git_repo, git_branch, environment, port, domain, replicas, volumes = [{type: volume|bind, source, target, read_only}], builder = auto|railpack|nixpacks|dockerfile|static, cpu, memory, cpu_reserve, memory_reserve, static_build_cmd, static_dir, node_id (agent id | 'auto' = least-loaded online node; image services only — remote nodes can't run git builds), spread (bool — distribute replicas across every online schedulable node; mutually exclusive with a node pin), placement_tags (string array — remote placement only onto nodes carrying every tag; re-resolved per reconcile, pin overrides).", "POST", "/projects/{project_id}/services", []string{"project_id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_services_delete", "Delete a service. Requires confirm:true.", "DELETE", "/services/{id}", []string{"id"}, nil, true})
 	register(spec{"containr_services_start", "Start a service", "POST", "/services/{id}/start", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_services_stop", "Stop a service", "POST", "/services/{id}/stop", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func init() {
 	register(spec{"containr_services_move", "Move a service to another project the caller owns. Args: id, project_id (required).", "POST", "/services/{id}/move", []string{"id"}, []string{"project_id"}, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_services_logs", "Get service runtime logs. Args: id, tail (default 100).", "GET", "/services/{id}/logs", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_services_exec", "Run a one-off command in the service container (30s ceiling). Args: id, command (required).", "POST", "/services/{id}/exec", []string{"id"}, []string{"command"}, false})
-	register(spec{"containr_services_update", "Update a service. Args: id, name, image, command, domain, restart_policy, healthcheck_path, cpu, memory, replicas, port, volumes = [{type: volume|bind, source, target, read_only}] — volumes replaces the whole mount list; pass [] to clear. maintenance_mode (bool), basic_auth = [{username, password}] — replaces all creds; [] clears. builder = auto|railpack|nixpacks|dockerfile|static, cpu_reserve, memory_reserve, static_build_cmd, static_dir (empty string clears reserves/static fields). sleep_enabled (bool) + sleep_idle_minutes (1-1440) enable scale-to-zero on idle; a wake placeholder answers traffic while the service resumes. node_id pins placement to a node agent ('auto' = least-loaded, 'local' = run on the Containr host). spread (bool) distributes replicas across every online schedulable node; mutually exclusive with a pin — clear node_id to 'local' first if pinned.", "PUT", "/services/{id}", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
+	register(spec{"containr_services_update", "Update a service. Args: id, name, image, command, domain, restart_policy, healthcheck_path, cpu, memory, replicas, port, volumes = [{type: volume|bind, source, target, read_only}] — volumes replaces the whole mount list; pass [] to clear. maintenance_mode (bool), basic_auth = [{username, password}] — replaces all creds; [] clears. builder = auto|railpack|nixpacks|dockerfile|static, cpu_reserve, memory_reserve, static_build_cmd, static_dir (empty string clears reserves/static fields). sleep_enabled (bool) + sleep_idle_minutes (1-1440) enable scale-to-zero on idle; a wake placeholder answers traffic while the service resumes. node_id pins placement to a node agent ('auto' = least-loaded, 'local' = run on the Containr host). spread (bool) distributes replicas across every online schedulable node; mutually exclusive with a pin — clear node_id to 'local' first if pinned. placement_tags (string array; [] clears) restricts auto/spread placement to nodes carrying every tag; mutually exclusive with an explicit pin — clear the pin first.", "PUT", "/services/{id}", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 
 	// Domains
 	register(spec{"containr_domains_list", "List domains attached to a service", "GET", "/services/{id}/domains", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@ func init() {
 	register(spec{"containr_nodes_get", "Get a node agent (admin)", "GET", "/agents/{id}", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_agent_tokens_issue", "Issue an agent onboarding token (admin). Args: label.", "POST", "/agent-tokens", nil, []string{"label"}, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_agent_tokens_list", "List agent onboarding tokens (admin)", "GET", "/agent-tokens", nil, nil, false})
-	register(spec{"containr_nodes_update", "Update a node agent (admin). Args: id; optional auto_prune, name.", "PUT", "/agents/{id}", []string{"id"}, []string{"auto_prune", "name"}, false})
+	register(spec{"containr_nodes_update", "Update a node agent (admin). Args: id; optional auto_prune, name, tags (string array — placement labels services can require via placement_tags; [] clears).", "PUT", "/agents/{id}", []string{"id"}, []string{"auto_prune", "name", "tags"}, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_nodes_cordon", "Cordon a node: blocks new pins and 'auto' placements; running replicas stay (admin). Args: id.", "POST", "/agents/{id}/cordon", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_nodes_uncordon", "Re-open a node for placement (admin). Args: id.", "POST", "/agents/{id}/uncordon", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 	register(spec{"containr_nodes_drain", "Drain a node: cordon + remove all service containers via the agent + unpin affected services so they redeploy locally. Requires the node online (admin). Args: id.", "POST", "/agents/{id}/drain", []string{"id"}, nil, true})
 	register(spec{"containr_nodes_prune", "Enqueue a bounded docker system prune on a node (admin). Args: id; optional until (e.g. 168h), volumes (danger, off by default).", "POST", "/agents/{id}/prune", []string{"id"}, []string{"until", "volumes"}, true})
+	register(spec{"containr_nodes_upgrade", "Upgrade a node's agent to the server's bundled binary: downloads over the API, verifies sha256, swaps atomically, re-execs. Node must be online (admin). Args: id.", "POST", "/agents/{id}/upgrade", []string{"id"}, nil, true})
 	register(spec{"containr_nodes_commands", "List recent commands sent to a node agent (admin). Args: id.", "GET", "/agents/{id}/commands", []string{"id"}, nil, false})
 
 	// Scaling / HA / security

app/backend/internal/source/source.go

@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+// Package source materializes git checkouts for builds. Services reference
+// a repository by URL (or owner/repo); deployments fetch the exact branch or
+// commit into an isolated workdir, then point the builders at build_path
+// inside it. Credentials travel through GIT_ASKPASS so tokens never land in
+// argv, .git/config, logs, or the build context.
+package source
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Spec describes one checkout.
+type Spec struct {
+	CloneURL  string // https URL (NormalizeCloneURL output); local paths allowed for tests
+	Branch    string // ref to fetch when Commit is empty
+	Commit    string // optional SHA pinned over Branch
+	BuildPath string // subdirectory inside the repo; "" or "." = repo root
+	Token     string // optional http credential
+	User      string // credential username; defaults per provider in ResolveUser
+}
+
+// NormalizeCloneURL converts the forms services store into an https clone
+// URL: ssh remotes (git@host:org/repo, ssh://git@host/org/repo) map onto
+// https so token auth works uniformly. A bare "owner/repo" is returned
+// unchanged — the caller resolves the host through git_repositories.
+func NormalizeCloneURL(raw string) (string, error) {
+	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if raw == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("empty repository reference")
+	}
+	// scp-style ssh remote: [email protected]:org/repo(.git)
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "git@") && strings.Contains(raw, ":") {
+		host := raw[len("git@"):strings.Index(raw, ":")]
+		path := strings.TrimPrefix(raw[strings.Index(raw, ":")+1:], "/")
+		return "https://" + host + "/" + path, nil
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "ssh://") {
+		u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid ssh remote %q", raw)
+		}
+		return "https://" + u.Host + u.Path, nil
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(raw, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(raw, "https://") {
+		return raw, nil
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(raw, "://") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported repository scheme in %q", raw)
+	}
+	if strings.Count(raw, "/") == 1 && !strings.ContainsAny(raw, " @:") {
+		return raw, nil // owner/repo — resolved against git_repositories upstream
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported repository reference %q", raw)
+}
+
+// ValidateRemoteURL rejects non-http(s) clones before a deploy accepts them.
+// Local checkouts (tests, mounted workspaces) bypass this via Checkout.
+func ValidateRemoteURL(cloneURL string) error {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(cloneURL, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(cloneURL, "https://") {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("clone URL must be http(s), got %q", cloneURL)
+}
+
+// Checkout fetches spec into destDir/repo and returns the directory the
+// builders should consume (checkout root + build_path). Callers
+// RemoveAll(destDir) — the checkout is a per-deployment workspace, never
+// shared. The askpass helper lives outside repo so it can't leak into the
+// build context.
+func Checkout(ctx context.Context, destDir string, spec Spec) (string, error) {
+	repoDir := filepath.Join(destDir, "repo")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(repoDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	env := append(os.Environ(), "GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0")
+	if spec.Token != "" {
+		// Askpass keeps the token out of argv and .git/config.
+		askpass := filepath.Join(destDir, ".git-askpass")
+		script := "#!/bin/sh\ncase \"$1\" in\n*sername*) printf '%s' \"$CONTAINR_GIT_USER\" ;;\n*) printf '%s' \"$CONTAINR_GIT_TOKEN\" ;;\nesac\n"
+		if err := os.WriteFile(askpass, []byte(script), 0o700); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("write askpass: %w", err)
+		}
+		user := spec.User
+		if user == "" {
+			user = "x-access-token"
+		}
+		env = append(env,
+			"GIT_ASKPASS="+askpass,
+			"CONTAINR_GIT_USER="+user,
+			"CONTAINR_GIT_TOKEN="+spec.Token,
+		)
+	}
+
+	run := func(args ...string) error {
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", args...)
+		cmd.Dir = repoDir
+		cmd.Env = env
+		out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("git %s: %s", args[0], strings.TrimSpace(string(out)))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := run("init", "-q"); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := run("remote", "add", "origin", spec.CloneURL); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	ref := spec.Commit
+	if ref == "" {
+		ref = spec.Branch
+	}
+	if ref == "" {
+		ref = "HEAD"
+	}
+	// Cheap path first, widening on failure: dumb transports reject
+	// --depth outright, and some hosts refuse direct SHA fetches so a
+	// pinned commit may only be reachable through its branch.
+	attempts := [][]string{
+		{"fetch", "--depth", "1", "origin", ref},
+		{"fetch", "origin", ref},
+	}
+	if spec.Commit != "" {
+		branchRef := spec.Branch
+		if branchRef == "" {
+			branchRef = "HEAD"
+		}
+		attempts = append(attempts,
+			[]string{"fetch", "--depth", "100", "origin", branchRef},
+			[]string{"fetch", "origin", branchRef},
+		)
+	}
+	var fetchErr error
+	for _, args := range attempts {
+		if fetchErr = run(args...); fetchErr == nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if fetchErr != nil {
+		return "", fetchErr
+	}
+	if err := run("checkout", "-q", spec.CommitOrFetchHead()); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return ResolveBuildPath(repoDir, spec.BuildPath)
+}
+
+// CommitOrFetchHead is the checkout target: the pinned commit or FETCH_HEAD.
+func (s Spec) CommitOrFetchHead() string {
+	if s.Commit != "" {
+		return s.Commit
+	}
+	return "FETCH_HEAD"
+}
+
+// ResolveBuildPath maps build_path onto the checkout and rejects escapes —
+// a path like ../../etc must never leave the workspace.
+func ResolveBuildPath(checkoutDir, buildPath string) (string, error) {
+	bp := strings.TrimSpace(buildPath)
+	if bp == "" || bp == "." {
+		return checkoutDir, nil
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(bp) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("build_path must be relative, got %q", bp)
+	}
+	clean := filepath.Clean(bp)
+	if clean == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(clean, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("build_path escapes the checkout: %q", bp)
+	}
+	resolved := filepath.Join(checkoutDir, clean)
+	info, err := os.Stat(resolved)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("build_path %q not found in checkout", bp)
+	}
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("build_path %q is not a directory", bp)
+	}
+	return resolved, nil
+}

app/backend/internal/source/source_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package source
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNormalizeCloneURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		in, want string
+		err      bool
+	}{
+		{"https://github.com/org/repo.git", "https://github.com/org/repo.git", false},
+		{"[email protected]:org/repo.git", "https://github.com/org/repo.git", false},
+		{"ssh://[email protected]/org/repo.git", "https://gitlab.example.com/org/repo.git", false},
+		{"org/repo", "org/repo", false},
+		{"  https://gitlab.com/a/b.git  ", "https://gitlab.com/a/b.git", false},
+		{"", "", true},
+		{"ftp://example.com/repo", "", true},
+		{"weird string", "", true},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		got, err := NormalizeCloneURL(c.in)
+		if c.err {
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("%q: expected error, got %q", c.in, got)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("%q: unexpected error %v", c.in, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("%q: got %q, want %q", c.in, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateRemoteURL(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := ValidateRemoteURL("https://github.com/o/r.git"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("https should pass: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := ValidateRemoteURL("file:///tmp/repo"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("file:// should be rejected")
+	}
+	if err := ValidateRemoteURL("/tmp/repo"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("local path should be rejected")
+	}
+}
+
+// initRepo creates a small git repo with a branch and returns its path.
+func initRepo(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	run := func(args ...string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		cmd := exec.Command("git", args...)
+		cmd.Dir = dir
+		cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(),
+			"GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=t", "GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=t@t",
+			"GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=t", "GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=t@t")
+		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("git %v: %s", args, out)
+		}
+	}
+	run("init", "-q", "-b", "main")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "app.txt"), []byte("v1"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(dir, "sub"), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "sub", "inner.txt"), []byte("sub"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	run("add", ".")
+	run("commit", "-q", "-m", "first")
+	return dir
+}
+
+func TestCheckoutBranch(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("git"); err != nil {
+		t.Skip("git not available")
+	}
+	repo := initRepo(t)
+	dest := t.TempDir()
+	dir, err := Checkout(context.Background(), dest, Spec{CloneURL: repo, Branch: "main"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("checkout: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "app.txt")); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected app.txt in checkout: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckoutBuildPath(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("git"); err != nil {
+		t.Skip("git not available")
+	}
+	repo := initRepo(t)
+	dest := t.TempDir()
+	dir, err := Checkout(context.Background(), dest, Spec{CloneURL: repo, Branch: "main", BuildPath: "sub"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("checkout: %v", err)
+	}
+	if filepath.Base(dir) != "sub" {
+		t.Errorf("expected sub build path, got %s", dir)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "inner.txt")); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected inner.txt under build path: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckoutCommit(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("git"); err != nil {
+		t.Skip("git not available")
+	}
+	repo := initRepo(t)
+	out, err := exec.Command("git", "-C", repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	sha := string(out[:len(out)-1])
+	dest := t.TempDir()
+	dir, err := Checkout(context.Background(), dest, Spec{CloneURL: repo, Commit: sha, Branch: "main"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("checkout commit: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "app.txt")); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected app.txt in pinned checkout: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResolveBuildPathEscapes(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	if _, err := ResolveBuildPath(root, "../../etc"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("escape should be rejected")
+	}
+	if _, err := ResolveBuildPath(root, "/abs/path"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("absolute path should be rejected")
+	}
+	if _, err := ResolveBuildPath(root, "missing"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("missing dir should be rejected")
+	}
+	if got, err := ResolveBuildPath(root, "."); err != nil || got != root {
+		t.Errorf("dot should resolve to root, got %q err=%v", got, err)
+	}
+}

app/backend/migrations_goose/20261112000000_placement_tags.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- Placement tags: operators label node_agents (tags jsonb array of strings),
+-- services require a tag set (placement_tags). "auto" and spread placement
+-- only consider online schedulable agents carrying every required tag.
+-- Explicit node_id pins bypass tag filtering — the pin is an operator override.
+ALTER TABLE services ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS placement_tags jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]';
+ALTER TABLE node_agents ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS tags jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]';
+
+-- +goose Down
+ALTER TABLE services DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS placement_tags;
+ALTER TABLE node_agents DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS tags;

app/backend/sqlc/queries/agents.sql

@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ RETURNING *;
 UPDATE container_instances SET status = $2, updated_at = NOW()
 WHERE id = $1;
 
+-- name: UpdateContainerPorts :exec
+-- Agent reports the real host bindings after create — persist them with
+-- the status flip so ingress can route to the assigned port.
+UPDATE container_instances SET status = $2, ports = $3, updated_at = NOW()
+WHERE id = $1;
+
 -- name: GetLastAgentCommandByType :one
 SELECT * FROM agent_commands
 WHERE node_agent_id = $1 AND type = $2
@@ -141,8 +147,40 @@ SELECT id, name FROM node_agents
 WHERE status = 'online' AND schedulable
 ORDER BY id;
 
+-- name: ListSchedulableAgentsMatching :many
+-- Only agents carrying every required placement tag (jsonb array containment).
+SELECT id, name FROM node_agents
+WHERE status = 'online' AND schedulable
+  AND tags @> $1::jsonb
+ORDER BY id;
+
+-- name: PickLeastLoadedAgentMatching :one
+-- Same resource-aware ordering as PickLeastLoadedAgent, restricted to agents
+-- carrying every required placement tag.
+SELECT a.id FROM node_agents a
+LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
+    SELECT h.container_count FROM agent_heartbeats h
+    WHERE h.node_agent_id = a.id
+    ORDER BY h.timestamp DESC LIMIT 1
+) h ON true
+WHERE a.status = 'online' AND a.schedulable
+  AND a.tags @> $1::jsonb
+ORDER BY
+    COALESCE(
+        (a.resources->'memory'->>'used')::double precision
+        / NULLIF((a.resources->'memory'->>'total')::double precision, 0),
+        1.0
+    ) ASC,
+    COALESCE((a.resources->'cpu'->>'usage')::double precision, 100.0) ASC,
+    COALESCE(h.container_count, 0) ASC,
+    a.created_at ASC
+LIMIT 1;
+
+-- name: SetAgentTags :exec
+UPDATE node_agents SET tags = $2::jsonb, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $1;
+
 -- name: ListServiceContainers :many
-SELECT id, name, node_agent_id, status FROM container_instances
+SELECT id, name, node_agent_id, status, ports, resources FROM container_instances
 WHERE service_id = $1;
 
 -- name: SetAgentSchedulable :exec
@@ -165,5 +203,20 @@ ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET
 -- name: DeleteServiceContainersOnAgent :exec
 DELETE FROM container_instances WHERE node_agent_id = $1 AND service_id = $2;
 
+-- name: UpdateContainerStateByName :exec
+-- Agent heartbeat reports real docker state + net counters; reconcile
+-- inventory for rows this node owns. Tombstones win — never resurrect a
+-- removed replica. $4 is the cumulative rx+tx byte counter.
+UPDATE container_instances SET
+    status = jsonb_set(status, '{state}', $3::jsonb),
+    resources = jsonb_set(COALESCE(resources, '{}'::jsonb), '{net_bytes}', $4::jsonb),
+    updated_at = NOW()
+WHERE name = $1 AND node_agent_id = $2
+  AND status->>'state' IS DISTINCT FROM 'removed';
+
+-- name: ListServiceAgents :many
+-- Distinct agents holding inventory rows for a service.
+SELECT DISTINCT node_agent_id FROM container_instances WHERE service_id = $1;
+
 -- name: ScrubCommandPayload :exec
 UPDATE agent_commands SET payload = $2, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $1;

app/backend/sqlc/schema.sql

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ CREATE TABLE services (
     static_build_cmd VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
     static_dir VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
     node_id VARCHAR(255),
-    spread BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false
+    spread BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+    placement_tags JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]'
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE registries (
@@ -196,7 +197,8 @@ CREATE TABLE node_agents (
     updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT NOW(),
     metadata JSONB,
     auto_prune BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
-    schedulable BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true
+    schedulable BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
+    tags JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]'
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE container_instances (

app/frontend/src/features/nodes/NodeDetailPage.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   listAgentContainers,
   pruneAgent,
   updateAgent,
+  upgradeAgent,
   type AgentMetricPoint,
 } from '@/lib/api-client';
 import { getCurrentUserProfile } from '@/lib/api-client';
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export function NodeDetailPage() {
   const [confirmDelete, setConfirmDelete] = useState(false);
   const [confirmVolumes, setConfirmVolumes] = useState(false);
   const [confirmDrain, setConfirmDrain] = useState(false);
+  const [tagDraft, setTagDraft] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const agentQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['node-agent', id],
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ export function NodeDetailPage() {
     queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['usage-agents'] });
   };
   const updateMutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: (body: { name?: string; auto_prune?: boolean }) => updateAgent(id, body),
+    mutationFn: (body: { name?: string; auto_prune?: boolean; tags?: string[] }) => updateAgent(id, body),
-    onSuccess: () => { setRename(null); invalidate(); },
+    onSuccess: () => { setRename(null); setTagDraft(null); invalidate(); },
   });
   const pruneMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: (volumes: boolean) => pruneAgent(id, { volumes }),
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@ export function NodeDetailPage() {
     mutationFn: () => drainAgent(id),
     onSuccess: () => { setConfirmDrain(false); invalidate(); },
   });
+  const upgradeMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => upgradeAgent(id),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+  });
 
   const agent = agentQuery.data;
   const metrics = useMemo(() => metricsQuery.data ?? [], [metricsQuery.data]);
@@ -172,6 +178,46 @@ export function NodeDetailPage() {
                   mesh: {meshAddresses(agent).map(([iface, ip]) => `${iface}=${ip}`).join(' · ')}
                 </p>
               )}
+              <p className="v-mono mt-1 text-[11px] text-[var(--text-tertiary)] flex items-center gap-1.5 flex-wrap">
+                tags:
+                {tagDraft === null ? (
+                  <>
+                    {agent.tags.length > 0
+                      ? agent.tags.map((t) => (
+                          <span key={t} className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded border border-[var(--border-subtle)] text-[var(--text-secondary)]">{t}</span>
+                        ))
+                      : <span className="text-[var(--text-muted)]">none</span>}
+                    {isAdmin && (
+                      <button
+                        onClick={() => setTagDraft(agent.tags.join(', '))}
+                        className="text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)]"
+                        title="Edit placement tags — services can require them via placement_tags"
+                      >
+                        <Pencil size={11} />
+                      </button>
+                    )}
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <>
+                    <input
+                      value={tagDraft}
+                      onChange={(e) => setTagDraft(e.target.value)}
+                      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                        if (e.key === 'Enter') updateMutation.mutate({ tags: tagDraft.split(',').map((t) => t.trim()).filter(Boolean) });
+                        if (e.key === 'Escape') setTagDraft(null);
+                      }}
+                      autoFocus
+                      placeholder="eu-west, gpu"
+                      className="rounded-md border border-[var(--border-subtle)] bg-[var(--bg-tertiary)] px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] text-[var(--text-primary)] w-52"
+                    />
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => updateMutation.mutate({ tags: tagDraft.split(',').map((t) => t.trim()).filter(Boolean) })}
+                      className="text-[var(--accent-primary)] hover:underline"
+                    >save</button>
+                    <button onClick={() => setTagDraft(null)} className="text-[var(--text-muted)] hover:underline">cancel</button>
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </p>
             </div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
               <span className={`v-mono text-[11px] px-2 py-1 rounded-md border ${online
@@ -215,6 +261,16 @@ export function NodeDetailPage() {
                   >
                     drain
                   </button>
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => upgradeMutation.mutate()}
+                    disabled={upgradeMutation.isPending || !online}
+                    title={online
+                      ? `Upgrade agent to the server's bundled binary (server ${upgradeMutation.data?.version ?? 'build'}) — the agent restarts itself`
+                      : 'Node must be online to upgrade'}
+                    className="v-mono text-[11px] px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md border border-[var(--border-subtle)] text-[var(--text-secondary)] hover:text-[var(--text-primary)] disabled:opacity-50"
+                  >
+                    {upgradeMutation.isPending ? 'upgrading…' : 'upgrade agent'}
+                  </button>
                   <button
                     onClick={() => setConfirmVolumes(true)}
                     disabled={pruneMutation.isPending}

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

@@ -2452,6 +2452,30 @@ export function ServiceDetailPage() {
                     <span className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)]">running on {service.nodeName}</span>
                   )}
                 </div>
+                {!service.nodeId && (
+                  <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+                    <label className="text-[var(--text-tertiary)]" htmlFor="placement-tags">
+                      required node tags
+                    </label>
+                    <input
+                      id="placement-tags"
+                      type="text"
+                      placeholder="e.g. eu-west, gpu — empty = any node"
+                      defaultValue={(service.placementTags ?? []).join(', ')}
+                      disabled={updateServiceMutation.isPending}
+                      title="Remote placement only targets nodes carrying every tag. Re-resolved each reconcile — the service follows the tag, not a stored node."
+                      onBlur={(e) => {
+                        const next = e.target.value.split(',').map((t) => t.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+                        const prev = service.placementTags ?? [];
+                        if (next.join('|') !== prev.join('|')) {
+                          updateServiceMutation.mutate({ placement_tags: next });
+                        }
+                      }}
+                      onKeyDown={(e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') (e.target as HTMLInputElement).blur(); }}
+                      className="px-2 py-1.5 rounded-[var(--radius-md)] bg-[var(--surface-muted)] border border-[var(--border-subtle)] text-sm text-[var(--text-primary)] w-72"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
                 {updateServiceMutation.isError && (
                   <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-[var(--error)]">{(updateServiceMutation.error as Error).message}</p>
                 )}

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

@@ -8008,6 +8008,7 @@ export interface paths {
                                 id?: string;
                                 name?: string;
                                 status?: string;
+                                tags?: string[];
                             }[];
                         };
                     };
@@ -8104,7 +8105,7 @@ export interface paths {
         };
         /**
          * Update node agent
-         * @description Partial update — accepts any subset of agent fields (name, status, labels, etc.).
+         * @description Partial update — accepts any subset of agent fields (name, status, auto_prune, tags). `tags` sets the node's placement labels; services with placement_tags only schedule onto agents carrying every required tag.
          */
         put: {
             parameters: {
@@ -8732,6 +8733,70 @@ export interface paths {
         patch?: never;
         trace?: never;
     };
+    "/agents/{id}/upgrade": {
+        parameters: {
+            query?: never;
+            header?: never;
+            path?: never;
+            cookie?: never;
+        };
+        get?: never;
+        put?: never;
+        /**
+         * Upgrade the node agent
+         * @description Enqueues a `self_upgrade` command. The agent downloads its replacement binary from this server's bundled `/agents/download` endpoint, verifies the sha256, atomically swaps the executable, and re-execs itself — the command result reports before the process swaps. The node must be online, and the server must bundle a binary for the node's architecture (`linux-amd64`/`linux-arm64`).
+         */
+        post: {
+            parameters: {
+                query?: never;
+                header?: never;
+                path: {
+                    /** @description Node agent ID */
+                    id: components["parameters"]["AgentIdParam"];
+                };
+                cookie?: never;
+            };
+            requestBody?: never;
+            responses: {
+                /** @description Upgrade command enqueued */
+                202: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": {
+                            command?: Record<string, never>;
+                            platform?: string;
+                            version?: string;
+                        };
+                    };
+                };
+                /** @description Agent not found */
+                404: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": components["schemas"]["Error"];
+                    };
+                };
+                /** @description Node offline or no bundled binary for its architecture */
+                409: {
+                    headers: {
+                        [name: string]: unknown;
+                    };
+                    content: {
+                        "application/json": components["schemas"]["Error"];
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+        delete?: never;
+        options?: never;
+        head?: never;
+        patch?: never;
+        trace?: never;
+    };
     "/agents/{id}/metrics": {
         parameters: {
             query?: never;
@@ -10880,6 +10945,8 @@ export interface components {
             node_name?: string;
             /** @description Replicas are distributed across every online, schedulable node agent (replica i → agents[i mod n]). Mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin. */
             spread?: boolean;
+            /** @description Node tags required for remote placement — auto/spread only consider agents carrying every tag; re-resolved each reconcile. Mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin (read-only on responses when a pin is set). */
+            placement_tags?: string[];
             /** @description Computed public URL (published port or domain) */
             public_url?: string;
             /**
@@ -10954,6 +11021,8 @@ export interface components {
             node_id?: string;
             /** @description Distribute replicas across every online, schedulable node agent; mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin */
             spread?: boolean;
+            /** @description Restrict remote placement to agents carrying every listed tag; mutually exclusive with an explicit pin or 'local' */
+            placement_tags?: string[];
         };
         UpdateServiceRequest: {
             /** @description Service name */
@@ -11019,6 +11088,8 @@ export interface components {
             node_id?: string;
             /** @description Distribute replicas across every online, schedulable node agent; mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin — send 'local' first to clear a pin */
             spread?: boolean;
+            /** @description Restrict remote placement to agents carrying every listed tag; [] clears. Mutually exclusive with a pin or 'local' — clear the pin first */
+            placement_tags?: string[];
         };
         ServiceDomain: {
             /** Format: uuid */
@@ -12138,6 +12209,8 @@ export interface components {
             auto_prune?: boolean;
             /** @description False on a cordoned/drained node — `auto` placement skips it and new explicit pins are rejected. */
             schedulable?: boolean;
+            /** @description Operator-set placement labels; services with placement_tags require all of them on the target node. */
+            tags?: string[];
             /** Format: date-time */
             last_heartbeat?: string;
             /** Format: date-time */

app/frontend/src/generated/docs-snapshot.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const bundledDocs: BundledDoc[] = [
     "path": "guides/CLI.md",
     "section": "guides",
     "title": "Containr CLI",
-    "markdown": "# Containr CLI\n\nThe CLI controls every part of a Containr instance — the same API surface\nthe web UI uses. Build it with `scripts/build-cli.sh` or\n`go build ./cmd/cli` from `app/backend`.\n\n## Authentication\n\nCreate a personal access token in the web UI under\n**Settings → Personal Access Tokens** (or `containr tokens create`), then:\n\n```bash\ncontainr auth login cnp_...                      # verify + store\ncontainr auth login cnp_... --url https://containr.example.com\ncontainr auth login cnp_... --name production    # named profile\ncontainr auth status                             # show active profile + identity\ncontainr auth logout\n```\n\nResolution order for every command: `--token`/`--api-url` flags >\n`CONTAINR_TOKEN`/`CONTAINR_API_URL` env > active profile >\n`http://localhost:8080/api/v1`. The active profile is `--profile` >\n`CONTAINR_PROFILE` > `current_profile` in `~/.containr.yaml`.\n\n## Output and scripting\n\n- `--json` prints the raw API response — safe to pipe and parse.\n- `--yes` / `-y` skips confirmation on destructive commands (delete,\n  revoke, restore, failover). Non-interactive shells refuse destructive\n  commands without it.\n- Exit codes are stable: `0` ok, `1` error, `2` auth/permission,\n  `3` not found, `4` validation, `5` unreachable.\n\n## Commands\n\n```\nauth login|logout|status         token auth and profiles\ntokens list|create|revoke        personal access tokens\nprojects list|get|create|delete\nservices list|get|create|update|delete|start|stop|restart|redeploy\nservices clone|move              duplicate config or re-parent a service\nservices domains list|add|remove|default|check   multi-domain + DNS preflight\nregistries list|add|update|remove  private-image pull credentials\nvolumes list|delete              docker volume inventory + cleanup (admin)\ndeploy <service-id>              trigger a deployment (--no-cache, --commit-hash, --branch)\ndeployments list|get|logs|rollback|cancel\nlogs <service-id> [--follow]     runtime logs (SSE follow)\nexec <service-id> -- <cmd>       one-off container command\nvariables list|set|unset         env vars (secrets masked; --redeploy applies them)\nvariables shared list|set|unset  project shared vars — referenced as ${{shared.KEY}}\ndatabases list|get|create|update|delete|action|backup|restore|download-backup|import-backup\n                               import-backup <id> <file.tar.gz|-> uploads an archive as a restore\n                               point; ships offsite too when a backup target is assigned\ndatabases list|get|create|update|delete|action|backup|restore|download-backup\n                               create --public exposes the port on all interfaces;\n                               update <id> --public/--public=false toggles it (container recreates, data persists)\ndatabases register <name>      register an external database (--type --host --port --database --username --password --ssl; probed before storing)\ndatabases test-connection      probe a connection — by id, or ad-hoc flags\nbackup-targets list|add|update|remove|test\n                               S3-compatible archive destinations; add/update probe the bucket\n                               first, empty --access-key/--secret-key on update keep stored keys;\n                               update <db-id> --backup-target assigns a target (\"\" clears it)\ncron list|get|create|delete|trigger|executions\ntemplates list|get|create|delete|deploy|plan|import-compose|deploy-graph\n                               deploy --name --var K=V; plan dry-resolves expressions;\n                               import-compose <compose.yml|-> converts a compose file into\n                               a v2 graph config; deploy-graph <project-id> <config.json|->\n                               deploys an ad-hoc service graph\nimport compose <project-id> <compose.yml|->\n                               deploys a docker-compose file straight into a project —\n                               no template row. DB images become managed databases\n                               attached under their service name; --var K=V overrides\n                               template variables\nnodes list|get|delete|tokens     node agents + onboarding tokens (admin)\nnodes add <user@host>            SSH bootstrap — one session installs the agent, then never needed again (--print for manual runs)\nnodes update|prune|commands      rename/auto-prune, bounded docker prune, command history\nmigrate railway                  pull a Railway project (services, vars, domains) via GraphQL and recreate it — --dry-run prints the plan\nmigrate dflow                    import a dflow project (services, vars, volumes, domains) via its Payload REST API — needs --url + --api-key, --dry-run prints the plan\nscaling status|policies|services|scale\nha status|alerts|health|policies|enable|disable|failover\nsecurity scan|vulnerabilities|metrics\ngateway services|keys|anLine truncated
+    "markdown": "# Containr CLI\n\nThe CLI controls every part of a Containr instance — the same API surface\nthe web UI uses. Build it with `scripts/build-cli.sh` or\n`go build ./cmd/cli` from `app/backend`.\n\n## Authentication\n\nCreate a personal access token in the web UI under\n**Settings → Personal Access Tokens** (or `containr tokens create`), then:\n\n```bash\ncontainr auth login cnp_...                      # verify + store\ncontainr auth login cnp_... --url https://containr.example.com\ncontainr auth login cnp_... --name production    # named profile\ncontainr auth status                             # show active profile + identity\ncontainr auth logout\n```\n\nResolution order for every command: `--token`/`--api-url` flags >\n`CONTAINR_TOKEN`/`CONTAINR_API_URL` env > active profile >\n`http://localhost:8080/api/v1`. The active profile is `--profile` >\n`CONTAINR_PROFILE` > `current_profile` in `~/.containr.yaml`.\n\n## Output and scripting\n\n- `--json` prints the raw API response — safe to pipe and parse.\n- `--yes` / `-y` skips confirmation on destructive commands (delete,\n  revoke, restore, failover). Non-interactive shells refuse destructive\n  commands without it.\n- Exit codes are stable: `0` ok, `1` error, `2` auth/permission,\n  `3` not found, `4` validation, `5` unreachable.\n\n## Commands\n\n```\nauth login|logout|status         token auth and profiles\ntokens list|create|revoke        personal access tokens\nprojects list|get|create|delete\nservices list|get|create|update|delete|start|stop|restart|redeploy\nservices clone|move              duplicate config or re-parent a service\nservices domains list|add|remove|default|check   multi-domain + DNS preflight\nregistries list|add|update|remove  private-image pull credentials\nvolumes list|delete              docker volume inventory + cleanup (admin)\ndeploy <service-id>              trigger a deployment (--no-cache, --commit-hash, --branch)\ndeployments list|get|logs|rollback|cancel\nlogs <service-id> [--follow]     runtime logs (SSE follow)\nexec <service-id> -- <cmd>       one-off container command\nvariables list|set|unset         env vars (secrets masked; --redeploy applies them)\nvariables shared list|set|unset  project shared vars — referenced as ${{shared.KEY}}\ndatabases list|get|create|update|delete|action|backup|restore|download-backup|import-backup\n                               import-backup <id> <file.tar.gz|-> uploads an archive as a restore\n                               point; ships offsite too when a backup target is assigned\ndatabases list|get|create|update|delete|action|backup|restore|download-backup\n                               create --public exposes the port on all interfaces;\n                               update <id> --public/--public=false toggles it (container recreates, data persists)\ndatabases register <name>      register an external database (--type --host --port --database --username --password --ssl; probed before storing)\ndatabases test-connection      probe a connection — by id, or ad-hoc flags\nbackup-targets list|add|update|remove|test\n                               S3-compatible archive destinations; add/update probe the bucket\n                               first, empty --access-key/--secret-key on update keep stored keys;\n                               update <db-id> --backup-target assigns a target (\"\" clears it)\ncron list|get|create|delete|trigger|executions\ntemplates list|get|create|delete|deploy|plan|import-compose|deploy-graph\n                               deploy --name --var K=V; plan dry-resolves expressions;\n                               import-compose <compose.yml|-> converts a compose file into\n                               a v2 graph config; deploy-graph <project-id> <config.json|->\n                               deploys an ad-hoc service graph\nimport compose <project-id> <compose.yml|->\n                               deploys a docker-compose file straight into a project —\n                               no template row. DB images become managed databases\n                               attached under their service name; --var K=V overrides\n                               template variables\nnodes list|get|delete|tokens     node agents + onboarding tokens (admin)\nnodes add <user@host>            SSH bootstrap — one session installs the agent, then never needed again (--print for manual runs)\nnodes update|prune|commands      rename/auto-prune, bounded docker prune, command history\nmigrate railway                  pull a Railway project (services, vars, domains) via GraphQL and recreate it — --dry-run prints the plan\nmigrate dflow                    import a dflow project (services, vars, volumes, domains) via its Payload REST API — needs --url + --api-key, --dry-run prints the plan\nscaling status|policies|services|scale\nha status|alerts|health|policies|enable|disable|failover\nsecurity scan|vulnerabilities|metrics\ngateway services|keys|anLine truncated
   },
   {
     "path": "guides/CLOUDFLARE_SETUP.md",

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

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export type ServiceEntity = {
   nodeId?: string;
   nodeName?: string;
   spread?: boolean;
+  placementTags?: string[];
   publicUrl?: string;
 };
 
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export type NodeOption = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   status: string;
+  tags?: string[];
 };
 
 export async function listNodeOptions(): Promise<NodeOption[]> {
@@ -358,6 +360,7 @@ export type NodeAgentEntity = {
   resources: NodeResources;
   autoPrune: boolean;
   schedulable: boolean;
+  tags: string[];
   metadata: Record<string, unknown>;
   lastHeartbeat?: string;
   createdAt?: string;
@@ -698,6 +701,7 @@ function normalizeService(service: RawService): ServiceEntity | null {
     nodeId: service.node_id,
     nodeName: service.node_name,
     spread: service.spread,
+    placementTags: service.placement_tags,
     publicUrl: service.public_url,
   };
 }
@@ -1100,6 +1104,7 @@ function normalizeAgent(agent: RawNodeAgent): NodeAgentEntity | null {
     lastHeartbeat: agent.last_heartbeat,
     autoPrune: agent.auto_prune ?? false,
     schedulable: agent.schedulable ?? true,
+    tags: Array.isArray(agent.tags) ? agent.tags : [],
     metadata: (agent.metadata ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,
     createdAt: agent.created_at,
     updatedAt: agent.updated_at,
@@ -1139,7 +1144,7 @@ export async function listAgents(): Promise<NodeAgentEntity[]> {
   return normalizeAgentArray(payload.agents);
 }
 
-export async function updateAgent(id: string, body: { name?: string; auto_prune?: boolean }): Promise<NodeAgentEntity | null> {
+export async function updateAgent(id: string, body: { name?: string; auto_prune?: boolean; tags?: string[] }): Promise<NodeAgentEntity | null> {
   const payload = await requestJson<{ agent?: RawNodeAgent }>(`/agents/${id}`, {
     method: 'PUT',
     body: JSON.stringify(body),
@@ -1164,6 +1169,12 @@ export async function drainAgent(id: string): Promise<DrainResult> {
   return requestJson<DrainResult>(`/agents/${id}/drain`, { method: 'POST' });
 }
 
+export type UpgradeResult = { platform: string; version: string };
+
+export async function upgradeAgent(id: string): Promise<UpgradeResult> {
+  return requestJson<UpgradeResult>(`/agents/${id}/upgrade`, { method: 'POST' });
+}
+
 export async function getAgent(id: string): Promise<NodeAgentEntity | null> {
   const payload = await requestJson<{ agent?: RawNodeAgent }>(`/agents/${id}`);
   return payload.agent ? normalizeAgent(payload.agent) : null;

app/mobile/src/api.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,36 @@ export interface Template {
   icon?: string;
 }
 
+export interface Variable {
+  id?: string;
+  key: string;
+  value: string;
+  is_secret: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface ServiceDomain {
+  id: string;
+  domain: string;
+  is_default: boolean;
+  cert_type?: string;
+  cert_status?: string;
+}
+
+export interface AppNotification {
+  id: string;
+  kind: string;
+  title: string;
+  body?: string;
+  resource_type?: string;
+  resource_id?: string;
+  read_at?: string | null;
+  created_at?: string;
+}
+
+// Masked value the API returns for secret variables; echoing it back on
+// update preserves the stored ciphertext.
+export const MASKED_SECRET = '********';
+
 export class ApiError extends Error {
   constructor(
     public status: number,
@@ -145,6 +175,69 @@ export class Api {
     return this.req<EnvCheck>('GET', `/services/${id}/env-check`);
   }
 
+  serviceVariables(id: string) {
+    return this.req<{ variables: Variable[] }>('GET', `/services/${id}/variables`).then(
+      (r) => r.variables ?? [],
+    );
+  }
+
+  updateVariables(id: string, variables: { key: string; value: string; is_secret: boolean }[]) {
+    return this.req<unknown>('PUT', `/services/${id}/variables`, { variables });
+  }
+
+  serviceDomains(id: string) {
+    return this.req<{ domains: ServiceDomain[] }>('GET', `/services/${id}/domains`).then(
+      (r) => r.domains ?? [],
+    );
+  }
+
+  addDomain(id: string, domain: string) {
+    return this.req<unknown>('POST', `/services/${id}/domains`, { domain });
+  }
+
+  deleteDomain(id: string, domainId: string) {
+    return this.req<unknown>('DELETE', `/services/${id}/domains/${domainId}`);
+  }
+
+  setDefaultDomain(id: string, domainId: string) {
+    return this.req<unknown>('POST', `/services/${id}/domains/${domainId}/default`);
+  }
+
+  updateService(
+    id: string,
+    patch: Partial<{
+      name: string;
+      command: string;
+      replicas: number;
+      port: number;
+      domain: string;
+      restart_policy: string;
+      healthcheck_path: string;
+      cpu: string;
+      memory: string;
+      sleep_enabled: boolean;
+      sleep_idle_minutes: number;
+      maintenance_mode: boolean;
+    }>,
+  ) {
+    return this.req<unknown>('PUT', `/services/${id}`, patch);
+  }
+
+  notifications() {
+    return this.req<{ notifications: AppNotification[]; unread: number }>(
+      'GET',
+      '/notifications?limit=50',
+    );
+  }
+
+  markNotificationRead(id: string) {
+    return this.req<unknown>('POST', `/notifications/${id}/read`);
+  }
+
+  markAllNotificationsRead() {
+    return this.req<unknown>('POST', '/notifications/read-all');
+  }
+
   serviceDeployments(id: string) {
     return this.req<{ deployments: Deployment[] }>(
       'GET',

app/mobile/src/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Tabs } from 'expo-router';
 import { Ionicons } from '@expo/vector-icons';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useApi } from '../../session';
 import { colors } from '../../theme';
 
 export default function TabsLayout() {
+  const api = useApi();
+  const notifs = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['notifications'],
+    queryFn: () => api.notifications(),
+    refetchInterval: 60_000,
+  });
+  const unread = notifs.data?.unread ?? 0;
+
   return (
     <Tabs
       screenOptions={{
@@ -41,6 +51,16 @@ export default function TabsLayout() {
           ),
         }}
       />
+      <Tabs.Screen
+        name="notifications"
+        options={{
+          title: 'Alerts',
+          tabBarBadge: unread > 0 ? unread : undefined,
+          tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
+            <Ionicons name="notifications-outline" size={size} color={color} />
+          ),
+        }}
+      />
       <Tabs.Screen
         name="settings"
         options={{

app/mobile/src/app/(tabs)/notifications.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { FlatList, RefreshControl, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useApi } from '../../session';
+import { colors } from '../../theme';
+import { relTime } from '../../time';
+import { ActionButton, Card, Empty, ErrorBox, Loading } from '../../components';
+
+const KIND_COLOR: Record<string, string> = {
+  deployment_failed: colors.err,
+  deployment: colors.accent,
+  alert: colors.warn,
+  scale: colors.info,
+};
+
+export default function Notifications() {
+  const api = useApi();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+
+  const notifs = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['notifications'],
+    queryFn: () => api.notifications(),
+    refetchInterval: 30_000,
+  });
+
+  const markAll = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => api.markAllNotificationsRead(),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['notifications'] }),
+  });
+  const markRead = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: string) => api.markNotificationRead(id),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['notifications'] }),
+  });
+
+  if (notifs.isLoading) return <Loading />;
+  if (notifs.error) return <ErrorBox error={notifs.error} />;
+
+  const items = notifs.data?.notifications ?? [];
+  const unread = notifs.data?.unread ?? 0;
+
+  return (
+    <FlatList
+      style={styles.root}
+      contentContainerStyle={{ padding: 16 }}
+      refreshControl={
+        <RefreshControl
+          refreshing={notifs.isRefetching}
+          onRefresh={() => notifs.refetch()}
+          tintColor={colors.accent}
+        />
+      }
+      ListHeaderComponent={
+        unread > 0 ? (
+          <ActionButton
+            label={`Mark all read (${unread})`}
+            disabled={markAll.isPending}
+            onPress={() => markAll.mutate()}
+          />
+        ) : null
+      }
+      ListEmptyComponent={<Empty text="No notifications" />}
+      data={items}
+      keyExtractor={(n) => n.id}
+      renderItem={({ item }) => {
+        const isUnread = !item.read_at;
+        const dot = KIND_COLOR[item.kind] ?? colors.accent;
+        return (
+          <Card
+            style={isUnread ? { borderColor: colors.accent } : undefined}
+          >
+            <View style={styles.row}>
+              <View style={[styles.dot, { backgroundColor: isUnread ? dot : colors.border }]} />
+              <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+                <Text style={[styles.title, !isUnread && { color: colors.textDim }]}>
+                  {item.title}
+                </Text>
+                {item.body ? <Text style={styles.body}>{item.body}</Text> : null}
+                <Text style={styles.meta}>
+                  {item.kind}
+                  {item.created_at ? ` · ${relTime(item.created_at)}` : ''}
+                </Text>
+              </View>
+              {isUnread ? (
+                <Text
+                  style={styles.markRead}
+                  onPress={() => markRead.mutate(item.id)}
+                >
+                  Mark read
+                </Text>
+              ) : null}
+            </View>
+          </Card>
+        );
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  root: { flex: 1, backgroundColor: colors.bg },
+  row: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'flex-start' },
+  dot: { width: 8, height: 8, borderRadius: 4, marginTop: 5, marginRight: 10 },
+  title: { color: colors.text, fontSize: 15, fontWeight: '600' },
+  body: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 13, marginTop: 4, lineHeight: 18 },
+  meta: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 11, marginTop: 6 },
+  markRead: { color: colors.accent, fontSize: 12, fontWeight: '600', marginLeft: 8 },
+});

app/mobile/src/app/_layout.tsx

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ function AuthGate() {
         <Stack.Screen name="project/[id]" options={{ title: 'Project' }} />
         <Stack.Screen name="service/[id]" options={{ title: 'Service' }} />
         <Stack.Screen name="service/logs" options={{ title: 'Logs' }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="service/variables" options={{ title: 'Variables' }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="service/domains" options={{ title: 'Domains' }} />
+        <Stack.Screen name="service/settings" options={{ title: 'Service settings' }} />
       </Stack.Protected>
       <Stack.Screen name="login" options={{ headerShown: false }} />
     </Stack>

app/mobile/src/app/service/[id].tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   Empty,
   ErrorBox,
   Loading,
+  Row,
   SectionTitle,
   StatusBadge,
 } from '../../components';
@@ -142,6 +143,28 @@ export default function ServiceDetail() {
         />
       </View>
 
+      <SectionTitle>Manage</SectionTitle>
+      <Card>
+        <Row
+          title="Variables"
+          subtitle="Environment and secrets"
+          onPress={() =>
+            router.push(`/service/variables?id=${s.id}&name=${encodeURIComponent(s.name)}`)
+          }
+        />
+        <Row
+          title="Domains"
+          subtitle={s.domain ?? 'Hostnames routed to this service'}
+          onPress={() => router.push(`/service/domains?id=${s.id}`)}
+        />
+        <Row
+          title="Scale & sleep"
+          subtitle={`${s.replicas ?? 1} replica${(s.replicas ?? 1) === 1 ? '' : 's'}` +
+            (s.sleep_enabled ? ` · sleeps after ${s.sleep_idle_minutes}m idle` : '')}
+          onPress={() => router.push(`/service/settings?id=${s.id}`)}
+        />
+      </Card>
+
       {s.sleep_enabled ? (
         <Text style={styles.hint}>
           Sleep enabled — scales to zero after {s.sleep_idle_minutes}m idle, wakes on traffic.

app/mobile/src/app/service/domains.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  ScrollView,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
+} from 'react-native';
+import { Ionicons } from '@expo/vector-icons';
+import { useLocalSearchParams } from 'expo-router';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useApi } from '../../session';
+import { colors } from '../../theme';
+import { ActionButton, Card, Empty, ErrorBox, Loading } from '../../components';
+
+export default function ServiceDomains() {
+  const { id } = useLocalSearchParams<{ id: string }>();
+  const api = useApi();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const [newDomain, setNewDomain] = useState('');
+
+  const domains = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['domains', id],
+    queryFn: () => api.serviceDomains(id!),
+    enabled: !!id,
+  });
+
+  const invalidate = () => {
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['domains', id] });
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['service', id] });
+  };
+  const onErr = (e: unknown) =>
+    Alert.alert('Failed', e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e));
+
+  const add = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (d: string) => api.addDomain(id!, d),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      setNewDomain('');
+      invalidate();
+    },
+    onError: onErr,
+  });
+  const del = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (domainId: string) => api.deleteDomain(id!, domainId),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+    onError: onErr,
+  });
+  const makeDefault = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (domainId: string) => api.setDefaultDomain(id!, domainId),
+    onSuccess: invalidate,
+    onError: onErr,
+  });
+
+  if (domains.isLoading) return <Loading />;
+  if (domains.error) return <ErrorBox error={domains.error} />;
+
+  const submit = () => {
+    const d = newDomain.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (d) add.mutate(d);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <ScrollView style={styles.root} contentContainerStyle={{ padding: 16 }}>
+      <Text style={styles.hint}>
+        Hostnames routed to this service. The default domain is the one shown on cards and used
+        for generated links.
+      </Text>
+
+      {domains.data?.length === 0 ? <Empty text="No domains configured" /> : null}
+      {(domains.data ?? []).map((d) => (
+        <Card key={d.id}>
+          <View style={styles.row}>
+            <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+              <Text style={styles.domain}>{d.domain}</Text>
+              <Text style={styles.meta}>
+                {d.is_default ? 'default · ' : ''}
+                {d.cert_status ? `tls: ${d.cert_status}` : 'tls pending'}
+              </Text>
+            </View>
+            {!d.is_default ? (
+              <TouchableOpacity
+                onPress={() => makeDefault.mutate(d.id)}
+                hitSlop={8}
+                style={styles.iconBtn}
+              >
+                <Ionicons name="star-outline" size={20} color={colors.accent} />
+              </TouchableOpacity>
+            ) : (
+              <Ionicons name="star" size={20} color={colors.warn} style={styles.iconBtn} />
+            )}
+            <TouchableOpacity
+              onPress={() =>
+                Alert.alert('Remove domain', `Detach ${d.domain} from this service?`, [
+                  { text: 'Cancel', style: 'cancel' },
+                  { text: 'Remove', style: 'destructive', onPress: () => del.mutate(d.id) },
+                ])
+              }
+              hitSlop={8}
+              style={styles.iconBtn}
+            >
+              <Ionicons name="trash-outline" size={18} color={colors.err} />
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+          </View>
+        </Card>
+      ))}
+
+      <View style={styles.addRow}>
+        <TextInput
+          style={styles.input}
+          value={newDomain}
+          onChangeText={setNewDomain}
+          placeholder="app.example.com"
+          placeholderTextColor={colors.textDim}
+          autoCapitalize="none"
+          autoCorrect={false}
+          keyboardType="url"
+          onSubmitEditing={submit}
+        />
+        <ActionButton
+          label={add.isPending ? '…' : 'Add'}
+          kind="primary"
+          disabled={add.isPending || newDomain.trim() === ''}
+          onPress={submit}
+        />
+      </View>
+    </ScrollView>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  root: { flex: 1, backgroundColor: colors.bg },
+  hint: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 12, marginBottom: 12, lineHeight: 17 },
+  row: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center' },
+  domain: { color: colors.text, fontSize: 15, fontWeight: '600' },
+  meta: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 12, marginTop: 3 },
+  iconBtn: { padding: 6, marginLeft: 10 },
+  addRow: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center', marginTop: 8 },
+  input: {
+    flex: 1,
+    color: colors.text,
+    backgroundColor: colors.surface,
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    borderColor: colors.border,
+    borderRadius: 10,
+    padding: 12,
+    marginRight: 8,
+    fontSize: 14,
+  },
+});

app/mobile/src/app/service/settings.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  ScrollView,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Switch,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
+} from 'react-native';
+import { useLocalSearchParams } from 'expo-router';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useApi } from '../../session';
+import { Service } from '../../api';
+import { colors } from '../../theme';
+import { ActionButton, Card, ErrorBox, Loading, SectionTitle } from '../../components';
+
+export default function ServiceSettings() {
+  const { id } = useLocalSearchParams<{ id: string }>();
+  const api = useApi();
+
+  const service = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['service', id],
+    queryFn: () => api.service(id!),
+    enabled: !!id,
+  });
+
+  if (service.isLoading) return <Loading />;
+  if (service.error || !service.data) {
+    return <ErrorBox error={service.error ?? new Error('Not found')} />;
+  }
+
+  // Form mounts once data exists; its state initializes from the fetch.
+  return <Form serviceId={id!} initial={service.data} />;
+}
+
+function Form({ serviceId, initial }: { serviceId: string; initial: Service }) {
+  const api = useApi();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const [replicas, setReplicas] = useState(initial.replicas ?? 1);
+  const [port, setPort] = useState(String(initial.port ?? 0));
+  const [sleepEnabled, setSleepEnabled] = useState(!!initial.sleep_enabled);
+  const [sleepMinutes, setSleepMinutes] = useState(
+    String(initial.sleep_idle_minutes || 30),
+  );
+
+  const save = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () =>
+      api.updateService(serviceId, {
+        replicas,
+        port: parseInt(port, 10) || 0,
+        sleep_enabled: sleepEnabled,
+        sleep_idle_minutes: Math.min(1440, Math.max(1, parseInt(sleepMinutes, 10) || 30)),
+      }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['service', serviceId] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['services'] });
+      Alert.alert('Saved', 'Changes apply on the next deploy.');
+    },
+    onError: (e) => Alert.alert('Save failed', e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)),
+  });
+
+  const clampReplicas = (n: number) => Math.min(16, Math.max(0, n));
+
+  return (
+    <ScrollView style={styles.root} contentContainerStyle={{ padding: 16 }}>
+      <SectionTitle>Scaling</SectionTitle>
+      <Card>
+        <View style={styles.stepRow}>
+          <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+            <Text style={styles.label}>Replicas</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.sub}>Containers run per deploy; 0 parks the service.</Text>
+          </View>
+          <TouchableOpacity
+            style={styles.stepBtn}
+            onPress={() => setReplicas((r) => clampReplicas(r - 1))}
+            disabled={replicas <= 0}
+          >
+            <Text style={styles.stepText}>−</Text>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+          <Text style={styles.stepValue}>{replicas}</Text>
+          <TouchableOpacity
+            style={styles.stepBtn}
+            onPress={() => setReplicas((r) => clampReplicas(r + 1))}
+            disabled={replicas >= 16}
+          >
+            <Text style={styles.stepText}>+</Text>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+        </View>
+        <View style={styles.field}>
+          <Text style={styles.label}>Container port</Text>
+          <TextInput
+            style={styles.input}
+            value={port}
+            onChangeText={setPort}
+            keyboardType="number-pad"
+            placeholder="0 = none"
+            placeholderTextColor={colors.textDim}
+          />
+        </View>
+      </Card>
+
+      <SectionTitle>Scale to zero</SectionTitle>
+      <Card>
+        <View style={styles.switchRow}>
+          <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+            <Text style={styles.label}>Sleep when idle</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.sub}>Scales to zero after idle; incoming traffic wakes it.</Text>
+          </View>
+          <Switch
+            value={sleepEnabled}
+            onValueChange={setSleepEnabled}
+            trackColor={{ false: colors.border, true: colors.accentDim }}
+            thumbColor={sleepEnabled ? colors.accent : colors.textDim}
+          />
+        </View>
+        {sleepEnabled ? (
+          <View style={styles.field}>
+            <Text style={styles.label}>Idle minutes before sleep (1–1440)</Text>
+            <TextInput
+              style={styles.input}
+              value={sleepMinutes}
+              onChangeText={setSleepMinutes}
+              keyboardType="number-pad"
+              placeholder="30"
+              placeholderTextColor={colors.textDim}
+            />
+          </View>
+        ) : null}
+      </Card>
+
+      <ActionButton
+        label={save.isPending ? 'Saving…' : 'Save settings'}
+        kind="primary"
+        disabled={save.isPending}
+        onPress={() => save.mutate()}
+      />
+    </ScrollView>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  root: { flex: 1, backgroundColor: colors.bg },
+  label: { color: colors.text, fontSize: 15, fontWeight: '600' },
+  sub: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 12, marginTop: 2 },
+  stepRow: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center' },
+  stepBtn: {
+    width: 38,
+    height: 38,
+    borderRadius: 8,
+    backgroundColor: colors.surfaceAlt,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  stepText: { color: colors.text, fontSize: 20, fontWeight: '700' },
+  stepValue: {
+    color: colors.text,
+    fontSize: 18,
+    fontWeight: '700',
+    minWidth: 36,
+    textAlign: 'center',
+  },
+  switchRow: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center' },
+  field: { marginTop: 12 },
+  input: {
+    color: colors.text,
+    backgroundColor: colors.surfaceAlt,
+    borderRadius: 8,
+    padding: 10,
+    marginTop: 6,
+    fontSize: 14,
+  },
+});

app/mobile/src/app/service/variables.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Alert,
+  KeyboardAvoidingView,
+  Platform,
+  ScrollView,
+  StyleSheet,
+  Text,
+  TextInput,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  View,
+} from 'react-native';
+import { Ionicons } from '@expo/vector-icons';
+import { useLocalSearchParams } from 'expo-router';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useApi } from '../../session';
+import { MASKED_SECRET, Variable } from '../../api';
+import { colors } from '../../theme';
+import { ActionButton, Card, Empty, ErrorBox, Loading } from '../../components';
+
+interface Row {
+  key: string;
+  value: string;
+  is_secret: boolean;
+  // Secret untouched by the user — submits the masked placeholder so the
+  // server keeps the stored ciphertext.
+  keepSecret: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function ServiceVariables() {
+  const { id, name } = useLocalSearchParams<{ id: string; name?: string }>();
+  const api = useApi();
+
+  const vars = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['variables', id],
+    queryFn: () => api.serviceVariables(id!),
+    enabled: !!id,
+  });
+
+  if (vars.isLoading) return <Loading />;
+  if (vars.error) return <ErrorBox error={vars.error} />;
+  if (!vars.data) return <ErrorBox error={new Error('Not found')} />;
+
+  // Editor mounts once data exists; its state initializes from the fetch.
+  return <Editor serviceId={id!} name={name} initial={vars.data} />;
+}
+
+function Editor({
+  serviceId,
+  name,
+  initial,
+}: {
+  serviceId: string;
+  name?: string;
+  initial: Variable[];
+}) {
+  const api = useApi();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const [rows, setRows] = useState<Row[]>(() =>
+    initial.map((v) => ({
+      key: v.key,
+      value: v.is_secret ? '' : v.value,
+      is_secret: v.is_secret,
+      keepSecret: v.is_secret,
+    })),
+  );
+
+  const save = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => {
+      const clean = rows
+        .filter((r) => r.key.trim() !== '')
+        .map((r) => ({
+          key: r.key.trim(),
+          value: r.keepSecret ? MASKED_SECRET : r.value,
+          is_secret: r.is_secret,
+        }));
+      return api.updateVariables(serviceId, clean);
+    },
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['variables', serviceId] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['env-check', serviceId] });
+      Alert.alert('Saved', 'Variables apply on the next deploy/restart.');
+    },
+    onError: (e) => Alert.alert('Save failed', e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)),
+  });
+
+  const set = (i: number, patch: Partial<Row>) =>
+    setRows((rs) => rs.map((r, j) => (j === i ? { ...r, ...patch } : r)));
+
+  return (
+    <KeyboardAvoidingView
+      style={styles.root}
+      behavior={Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'padding' : undefined}
+    >
+      <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={{ padding: 16 }}>
+        <Text style={styles.hint}>
+          Variables for {name ?? 'this service'}. Secret values are stored encrypted — leave a
+          secret blank to keep it, type to replace.
+        </Text>
+
+        {rows.length === 0 ? <Empty text="No variables yet" /> : null}
+        {rows.map((r, i) => (
+          <Card key={i}>
+            <View style={styles.rowHead}>
+              <TextInput
+                style={styles.keyInput}
+                value={r.key}
+                onChangeText={(t) => set(i, { key: t.toUpperCase().replace(/\s/g, '_') })}
+                placeholder="KEY"
+                placeholderTextColor={colors.textDim}
+                autoCapitalize="characters"
+                autoCorrect={false}
+              />
+              <TouchableOpacity
+                onPress={() =>
+                  set(i, r.is_secret ? { is_secret: false, keepSecret: false } : { is_secret: true })
+                }
+                hitSlop={8}
+                style={styles.iconBtn}
+              >
+                <Ionicons
+                  name={r.is_secret ? 'lock-closed' : 'lock-open-outline'}
+                  size={18}
+                  color={r.is_secret ? colors.warn : colors.textDim}
+                />
+              </TouchableOpacity>
+              <TouchableOpacity
+                onPress={() => setRows((rs) => rs.filter((_, j) => j !== i))}
+                hitSlop={8}
+                style={styles.iconBtn}
+              >
+                <Ionicons name="trash-outline" size={18} color={colors.err} />
+              </TouchableOpacity>
+            </View>
+            <TextInput
+              style={styles.valueInput}
+              value={r.value}
+              onChangeText={(t) => set(i, { value: t, keepSecret: false })}
+              placeholder={r.keepSecret ? '••••••••  (unchanged)' : 'value'}
+              placeholderTextColor={colors.textDim}
+              secureTextEntry={r.is_secret && !r.keepSecret}
+              autoCapitalize="none"
+              autoCorrect={false}
+              multiline={false}
+            />
+          </Card>
+        ))}
+
+        <ActionButton
+          label="+ Add variable"
+          onPress={() =>
+            setRows((rs) => [...rs, { key: '', value: '', is_secret: false, keepSecret: false }])
+          }
+        />
+        <ActionButton
+          label={save.isPending ? 'Saving…' : 'Save variables'}
+          kind="primary"
+          disabled={save.isPending}
+          onPress={() => save.mutate()}
+        />
+        <View style={{ height: 40 }} />
+      </ScrollView>
+    </KeyboardAvoidingView>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  root: { flex: 1, backgroundColor: colors.bg },
+  hint: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 12, marginBottom: 12, lineHeight: 17 },
+  rowHead: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'center', marginBottom: 6 },
+  keyInput: {
+    flex: 1,
+    color: colors.text,
+    fontSize: 14,
+    fontWeight: '700',
+    fontFamily: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'Menlo' : 'monospace',
+  },
+  valueInput: {
+    color: colors.text,
+    fontSize: 14,
+    fontFamily: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'Menlo' : 'monospace',
+    backgroundColor: colors.surfaceAlt,
+    borderRadius: 8,
+    padding: 10,
+  },
+  iconBtn: { padding: 6, marginLeft: 6 },
+});

docs/api/openapi.yaml

@@ -5107,6 +5107,9 @@ paths:
                           type: string
                         status:
                           type: string
+                        tags:
+                          type: array
+                          items: { type: string }
 
   /agents:
     get:
@@ -5157,7 +5160,7 @@ paths:
       tags:
         - Agents
       summary: Update node agent
-      description: Partial update — accepts any subset of agent fields (name, status, labels, etc.).
+      description: Partial update — accepts any subset of agent fields (name, status, auto_prune, tags). `tags` sets the node's placement labels; services with placement_tags only schedule onto agents carrying every required tag.
       security:
         - bearerAuth: []
       parameters:
@@ -5503,6 +5506,46 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
 
+  /agents/{id}/upgrade:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - Agents
+      summary: Upgrade the node agent
+      description: >-
+        Enqueues a `self_upgrade` command. The agent downloads its
+        replacement binary from this server's bundled `/agents/download`
+        endpoint, verifies the sha256, atomically swaps the executable, and
+        re-execs itself — the command result reports before the process
+        swaps. The node must be online, and the server must bundle a binary
+        for the node's architecture (`linux-amd64`/`linux-arm64`).
+      security:
+        - bearerAuth: []
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AgentIdParam'
+      responses:
+        '202':
+          description: Upgrade command enqueued
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  command: { type: object }
+                  platform: { type: string }
+                  version: { type: string }
+        '404':
+          description: Agent not found
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
+        '409':
+          description: Node offline or no bundled binary for its architecture
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
+
   /agents/{id}/metrics:
     get:
       tags:
@@ -6977,6 +7020,10 @@ components:
         spread:
           type: boolean
           description: Replicas are distributed across every online, schedulable node agent (replica i → agents[i mod n]). Mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin.
+        placement_tags:
+          type: array
+          items: { type: string }
+          description: Node tags required for remote placement — auto/spread only consider agents carrying every tag; re-resolved each reconcile. Mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin (read-only on responses when a pin is set).
         public_url:
           type: string
           description: Computed public URL (published port or domain)
@@ -7074,6 +7121,10 @@ components:
         spread:
           type: boolean
           description: Distribute replicas across every online, schedulable node agent; mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin
+        placement_tags:
+          type: array
+          items: { type: string }
+          description: Restrict remote placement to agents carrying every listed tag; mutually exclusive with an explicit pin or 'local'
 
     UpdateServiceRequest:
       type: object
@@ -7166,6 +7217,10 @@ components:
         spread:
           type: boolean
           description: Distribute replicas across every online, schedulable node agent; mutually exclusive with an explicit node_id pin — send 'local' first to clear a pin
+        placement_tags:
+          type: array
+          items: { type: string }
+          description: Restrict remote placement to agents carrying every listed tag; [] clears. Mutually exclusive with a pin or 'local' — clear the pin first
 
     ServiceDomain:
       type: object
@@ -9051,6 +9106,10 @@ components:
           description: >-
             False on a cordoned/drained node — `auto` placement skips it and
             new explicit pins are rejected.
+        tags:
+          type: array
+          items: { type: string }
+          description: Operator-set placement labels; services with placement_tags require all of them on the target node.
         last_heartbeat:
           type: string
           format: date-time

docs/guides/CLI.md

@@ -152,8 +152,22 @@ containr services update <id> --replicas 4 --spread    # replica i → node[i %
 containr services update <id> --spread=false           # back to single placement
 ```
 
-Remote nodes run registry-pulled images only — git builds, domains
+Constrain `auto`/`spread` placement to nodes carrying operator tags —
-(Traefik lives on the host), and sleep detection stay local. Start,
+`nodes update` labels a node, `--placement-tags` requires every listed tag
+(mutually exclusive with a pin; an empty value clears the requirement):
+
+```bash
+containr nodes update <id> --tags gpu,eu-west
+containr services update <id> --placement-tags gpu     # only gpu nodes are eligible
+```
+
+Remote nodes run registry-pulled images only — git builds stay local.
+Domains work remotely: the agent publishes the service port and the
+backend writes a Traefik file-provider route to the node's mesh IP
+(TRAEFIK_DYNAMIC_DIR — wired by the infra compose). Sleep mode works
+too: heartbeats carry per-container net counters, idle remote services
+lose their replicas via the agent, and the route repoints at the
+backend's wake page — the next hit reconciles the service back. Start,
 stop, restart, redeploy, and delete all fan out to the pinned node's
 agent. `services get` shows the resolved `node_name`.
 
@@ -163,8 +177,15 @@ Take a node out of rotation or empty it entirely (admin):
 containr nodes cordon <id>    # no new pins; running replicas stay
 containr nodes uncordon <id>
 containr nodes drain <id>     # cordon + remove its containers + unpin services
+containr nodes upgrade <id>   # agent pulls its replacement from the server, re-execs
 ```
 
+`nodes upgrade` swaps the agent binary for the one bundled in the running
+server image — the agent downloads it over the API, verifies the sha256 the
+server computed, sanity-checks it, atomically replaces its own executable,
+and re-execs. The node must be online and the server must ship a binary for
+its architecture (`linux-amd64`/`linux-arm64`).
+
 ## Service domains and access
 
 A service can carry multiple hostnames; the default is mirrored to

infra/docker-compose.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ services:
       - "--api.insecure=${TRAEFIK_API_INSECURE:-true}"
       - "--providers.docker=true"
       - "--providers.docker.exposedbydefault=false"
-      - "--providers.file.filename=/etc/traefik/traefik-dynamic.yml"
+      - "--providers.file.directory=/traefik-dynamic"
+      - "--providers.file.watch=true"
       - "--entrypoints.web.address=:80"
       - "--entrypoints.websecure.address=:443"
       - "--entrypoints.traefik.address=:8080"
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
       - ../data/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
-      - ./traefik-dynamic.yml:/etc/traefik/traefik-dynamic.yml:ro
+      - traefik_dynamic:/traefik-dynamic
+      - ./traefik-dynamic.yml:/traefik-dynamic/00-base.yml:ro
     networks:
       - containr-network
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ services:
       - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:-dev_jwt_secret_key_change_in_production}
       - CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKEN=${CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKEN:-}
       - CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKENS=${CONTAINR_AGENT_AUTH_TOKENS:-}
+      - TRAEFIK_DYNAMIC_DIR=/traefik-dynamic
+      - TRAEFIK_BACKEND_URL=http://containr-backend:8080
       - COOKIE_SECURE=${COOKIE_SECURE:-true}
       - TRUSTED_PROXY_CIDR=${TRUSTED_PROXY_CIDR:-172.20.0.0/16}
       - CORS_ORIGINS=${CORS_ORIGINS:-http://localhost,http://localhost:3000}
@@ -136,6 +140,7 @@ services:
       - GITEA_BASE_URL=${GITEA_BASE_URL:-https://gitea.example.com}
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - traefik_dynamic:/traefik-dynamic
     group_add:
       - "${DOCKER_GID:-0}"
     networks:
@@ -213,6 +218,8 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
   dragonfly_data:
     driver: local
+  traefik_dynamic:
+    driver: local
 
 networks:
   containr-network:

llms.txt

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Base URL: `https://<host>/api/v1`. OpenAPI: `docs/api/openapi.yaml`.
 - **Variables**: service env values support `${{service.KEY}}` cross-service refs (builtins HOST/PORT) and `${{shared.KEY}}` project shared variables (`GET|PUT /projects/{id}/variables`, CLI `variables shared …`). Resolved at deploy/reconcile, not live-updated.
 - **Volumes**: service mounts via `PUT /services/{id}` `volumes: [{type: volume|bind, source, target, read_only}]` — replaces the whole list (`[]` clears), applied on next deploy. `GET /admin/volumes` inventories node volumes with `in_use` flags; `DELETE /admin/volumes/{name}` removes unused ones (admin).
 - **Domains**: multiple hostnames per service via `GET|POST /services/{id}/domains`, `DELETE /services/{id}/domains/{domain_id}`, `POST …/{domain_id}/default` (mirrors `services.domain`). `GET /services/{id}/domains/check` returns `ok|wrong-target|pending` per domain vs `app_settings.public_ip`/`PUBLIC_IP`. `PUT` `maintenance_mode` redirects all traffic to `GET /maintenance` (needs `base_url`/`BASE_URL` setting); `basic_auth: [{username,password}]` stores bcrypt htpasswd and gates the route — responses return usernames only.
-- **Builders & resources**: service field `builder` = `auto|railpack|nixpacks|dockerfile|static` (auto detects; static builds assets with `static_build_cmd` and serves `static_dir` via nginx:80). `cpu`/`memory` are hard caps; `cpu_reserve`/`memory_reserve` are soft reservations (CPU shares / MemoryReservation) — empty string clears. `app_settings.default_cpu`/`default_memory` set instance defaults; `app_settings.capacity_policy=block` rejects deploys exceeding node memory (default `warn`).
+- **Builders & resources**: service field `builder` = `auto|railpack|nixpacks|dockerfile|static` (auto detects; static builds assets with `static_build_cmd` and serves `static_dir` via nginx:80). `cpu`/`memory` are hard caps; `cpu_reserve`/`memory_reserve` are soft reservations (CPU shares / MemoryReservation) — empty string clears. `app_settings.default_cpu`/`default_memory` set instance defaults; `app_settings.capacity_policy=block` rejects deploys exceeding node memory (default `warn`). Services pinned to remote node agents (`node_id`) build git sources on the node itself: the server checks out the repo, packages a Docker context artifact served over the agent-token endpoint (`GET /api/agents/artifacts/{id}`), and the node's `build_image` command runs `docker build` — no registry needed. Rollbacks of locally-built tags ship the image as a docker-save artifact consumed by `load_image`.
 - **Clone & move**: `POST /services/{id}/clone` `{name?, project_id?, environment?}` copies config, volumes, domains, access gates, and variables (secret ciphertext verbatim; clone starts stopped). `POST /services/{id}/move` `{project_id}` re-parents a service — both require ownership of source and target; name conflicts → `CONFLICT`. Cloned domains are verbatim copies: the same hostname on two services makes routing ambiguous.
 - **Registries**: `GET|POST /registries`, `PUT|DELETE /registries/{id}` — owner-scoped private-image pull credentials, encrypted at rest, never returned (`has_password` signals presence). `host` matched against the image reference on image deploys (`docker.io` for Docker Hub; scheme/case normalized). Empty `password` on update keeps the stored credential.
 - **External databases**: `POST /databases/register-external` (probes first; `{name,type,host,port,database,username,password,ssl}`), `POST /databases/test-connection` (ad-hoc probe → `{ok,latency_ms,error}`), `POST /databases/{id}/test-connection` (re-probe with stored credentials). Rows carry `provider:"external"` + `external{host,port,database,username,has_password,ssl}`; passwords encrypted at rest, never returned. Lifecycle actions and backups reject external rows — no container exists.