hyperhive/nix/modules/hive-gateway.nix
atlas 922057e81b docs/gateway.md: extract big-picture gateway docs, trim in-code comments (mara #775:9988)
mara on PR #775: "this is too much docs in code - move bigger picture
stuff to md files and put refs in code"

New `docs/gateway.md` consolidates the gateway architecture story
that was spreading across long inline comments in `hive-gateway.nix`,
`hive-matrix.nix`, and `hive-forge.nix`:

- vhost map (which URL serves what, which upstream, which option)
- matrix discovery flow (.well-known → sub-domain delegation
  sequence)
- Accept-header SPA fallback pattern (#686 / #729 design history)
- local-dev `localHostsEntry` story
- sub-domain rationale (mara verdict tracking) + when sub-path is
  right (hyperhive-internal apps)
- per-vhost tuning knobs (forge LFS, matrix long-poll, agent SSE)
- sequencing history (which PR added which routing piece)

In-code comments in the two nix modules get trimmed to short refs
into the doc — keeps the *why* in the markdown while the *what*
stays alongside the code:

- hive-gateway.nix: top-of-file comment, `agentPortsTable`,
  `appendHttpConfig`, every location block + vhost
- hive-matrix.nix: `fluffychat-web-fixed`, `fluffychat-web-imaging`,
  the dart compile postInstall

README.md gets a new row in the docs table pointing at gateway.md.

Verified `nix eval` still resolves the same vhost + location layout
after the comment trim — no behavioral change, just less in-code
prose.
2026-05-31 14:29:40 +02:00

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Nix

{
pkgs,
lib,
config,
...
}:
let
cfg = config.services.hyperhive.gateway;
hyperhiveDomain = config.services.hyperhive.domain;
matrixCfg = config.services.hyperhive.matrix;
forgeCfg = config.services.hyperhive.forge;
# Per-agent port table for `/agent/<name>/` routing. C0re writes
# this JSON on every topology change; gateway reads at deploy time.
# Missing file → empty map → no per-agent routes (graceful default).
# See `docs/gateway.md` for the discovery + rebuild flow.
agentPortsTable =
if cfg.agentPortsFile == null || !builtins.pathExists cfg.agentPortsFile then
{ }
else
builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile cfg.agentPortsFile);
in
{
# Single nginx in front of every hyperhive web surface — dashboard,
# per-agent UIs (sub-path), forge + matrix (sub-domain), .well-known
# delegations. Container `hive-gateway`, shared host netns,
# state-free. Full vhost map + discovery flow + design rationale in
# `docs/gateway.md`.
options.services.hyperhive.gateway = {
enable = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.bool;
default = true;
description = ''
Run hive-gateway a single nginx in front of every hyperhive
surface. On by default: the gateway hosts the matrix GUI static
dist (when `services.hyperhive.matrix.gui.enable` is true) and
proxies everything else to hive-c0re's dashboard upstream. Set
`services.hyperhive.gateway.enable = false` to bypass nginx
entirely and reach hive-c0re directly on its dashboard port
(7000 by default).
v0 is HTTP-only; TLS / public-domain shape is tracked
separately.
'';
};
port = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.port;
default = 80;
example = 8080;
description = ''
TCP port the gateway listens on. Default 80 (canonical web
port). nginx inside the container binds <1024 because the
container's init runs as root; if 80 is already taken on the
host (existing nginx, traefik, etc.) override to an unused
port like 8080 or move the conflicting service.
'';
};
upstreamHost = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.str;
default = "127.0.0.1";
description = ''
Host the gateway proxies non-static requests to. Defaults to
`127.0.0.1` because the gateway container shares the host
netns, so loopback resolves directly to hive-c0re.
'';
};
upstreamPort = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.port;
default = 7000;
description = ''
TCP port the gateway proxies non-static requests to. Defaults
to `7000` (hive-c0re's out-of-the-box dashboard port). Operators
who change `services.hyperhive.c0re.dashboardPort` should set
`upstreamPort` to match kept as a hardcoded default rather
than a cross-reference to keep this module's options eval
independent of c0re's option tree shape.
'';
};
openFirewall = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.bool;
default = false;
example = true;
description = ''
Open `port` in the host firewall. Off by default (#651,
secure-by-default). Flip to `true` to expose the gateway to
the operator's browser / external clients required for any
out-of-host reach, since the agents themselves talk to
hive-c0re via the per-agent unix sockets and don't need the
nginx vhost. Leave off when running behind another reverse
proxy (e.g. caddy / traefik on the host) that handles TLS
termination + forwards to `port`.
**Breaking change as of #651**: this used to default to
`true`. If you relied on the old default for external reach
(the common case the gateway is the operator's primary
entry point), add `services.hyperhive.gateway.openFirewall = true;`
to your host config before rebuilding.
'';
};
localHostsEntry = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.bool;
default = false;
example = true;
description = ''
Add an `/etc/hosts` entry mapping `services.hyperhive.domain`
to `127.0.0.1` on the host. Useful for local deployments +
tests where there's no real DNS for `services.hyperhive.domain`
but the operator (or browser-based tests) want to hit
`http://''${services.hyperhive.domain}` to exercise the
gateway shape. Off by default operators running with real
DNS shouldn't have a stale `/etc/hosts` entry sticking
around. Requires `services.hyperhive.domain` to be set.
'';
};
agentPortsFile = lib.mkOption {
type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.path;
default = "/var/lib/hyperhive/agent-ports.json";
example = "/var/lib/hyperhive/agent-ports.json";
description = ''
Path to a JSON file mapping sub-agent names to their web ports
for `/agent/<name>/` routing through the gateway (#15 v0).
Shape: `{ "<name>": <port>, ... }`. Written by hive-c0re on
every topology change (the rust side knows the canonical port
allocation via `lifecycle::agent_web_port`; the gateway just
reads what it's told).
For each `<name>: <port>` entry, the gateway adds a
`location /agent/<name>/` block that `proxy_pass`es to
`http://127.0.0.1:<port>/`. Empty / missing file no
per-agent routes generated gateway falls back to its pre-#15
shape (just `/` + matrix surfaces).
**Purely additive**: the old `http://<host>:<port>/` direct
reach keeps working in parallel; this just gives the operator
a single-origin route. Manager isn't included in the map (no
per-agent prefix needed; manager already gets the `/` route
via the c0re upstream block).
Set to `null` to disable per-agent routing entirely without
creating the file. Set to a custom path if the operator's c0re
writes the table elsewhere.
**Rebuild trigger**: the gateway container picks up new entries
on the next `nixos-rebuild switch` (or `hivectl gateway-sync`
if that helper lands). c0re writes are not auto-applied to a
running gateway see the follow-up in #15 for runtime nginx
include + reload + eventual per-agent unix sockets.
'';
};
};
config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
assertions = [
{
assertion = !cfg.localHostsEntry || hyperhiveDomain != null;
message = ''
services.hyperhive.gateway.localHostsEntry = true requires
services.hyperhive.domain to be set. Either pin a hostname
or leave `localHostsEntry` at its default of false.
'';
}
];
containers.hive-gateway = {
autoStart = true;
ephemeral = false;
# Share host netns — nginx then binds host-level ports directly,
# `localhost` upstream resolution reaches hive-c0re without any
# port-forward dance, and the firewall config below is the only
# layer that matters.
privateNetwork = false;
config =
{ pkgs, ... }:
{
system.stateVersion = "26.05";
services.nginx = {
enable = true;
recommendedProxySettings = true;
recommendedOptimisation = true;
# Accept-header SPA fallback (#686 / #729): navigations
# (`Accept: text/html,...`) fall to index.html, asset
# fetches (Accept *anything else*) fall to a sentinel
# nonexistent path → `try_files` returns 404. Pattern
# detailed in `docs/gateway.md` ("SPA fallback").
appendHttpConfig = lib.optionalString (matrixCfg.enable && matrixCfg.gui.enable) ''
map $http_accept $matrix_spa_target {
default "/__matrix_spa_no_html_fallback";
"~*text/html" "/index.html";
}
'';
virtualHosts = {
"_" = {
listen = [
{
addr = "0.0.0.0";
port = cfg.port;
}
];
locations =
# `<hive>/matrix/*` → 301 → `matrix.<hive>/$1`
# (fluffychat moved to sub-domain root in #772; this
# keeps bookmarks + deep-links working during the
# transition). See `docs/gateway.md` for the vhost
# map.
lib.optionalAttrs (
matrixCfg.enable
&& matrixCfg.gui.enable
&& matrixCfg.gatewayHost != null
) (
let
portSuffix = if cfg.port == 80 then "" else ":${toString cfg.port}";
target = "http://${matrixCfg.gatewayHost}${portSuffix}";
in
{
"/matrix/" = {
extraConfig = ''
rewrite ^/matrix/(.*)$ ${target}/$1 permanent;
'';
};
}
)
//
# `.well-known/matrix/{client,server}` discovery JSON.
# Points clients at `matrixCfg.gatewayHost` (sub-domain
# vhost) when set; falls back to direct `<hive>:<httpPort>`
# when no gateway target. CORS `*` per matrix spec.
# See `docs/gateway.md` "Discovery flow" for the full
# client-bootstrap sequence.
lib.optionalAttrs (matrixCfg.enable && hyperhiveDomain != null) (
let
portSuffix = if cfg.port == 80 then "" else ":${toString cfg.port}";
clientBaseUrl =
if matrixCfg.gatewayHost != null then
"http://${matrixCfg.gatewayHost}${portSuffix}"
else
"http://${hyperhiveDomain}:${toString matrixCfg.httpPort}";
serverHostPort =
if matrixCfg.gatewayHost != null then
"${matrixCfg.gatewayHost}${portSuffix}"
else
"${hyperhiveDomain}:${toString matrixCfg.httpPort}";
in
{
"= /.well-known/matrix/client" = {
extraConfig = ''
default_type application/json;
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
return 200 '{"m.homeserver":{"base_url":"${clientBaseUrl}"}}';
'';
};
"= /.well-known/matrix/server" = {
extraConfig = ''
default_type application/json;
return 200 '{"m.server":"${serverHostPort}"}';
'';
};
}
)
//
# Per-agent UIs (#15 v0). One `/agent/<name>/` block
# per entry in `agentPortsTable`. Trailing-slash pair
# strips the prefix; `X-Forwarded-Prefix` lets the
# harness build absolute URLs when relative isn't
# enough. See `docs/gateway.md` for the vhost map
# + tuning rationale.
lib.mapAttrs' (name: port: {
name = "/agent/${name}/";
value = {
proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString port}/";
proxyWebsockets = true;
extraConfig = ''
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Prefix /agent/${name};
proxy_buffering off;
proxy_read_timeout 1d;
'';
};
}) agentPortsTable
// {
# Everything else proxies to hive-c0re. Upgrade
# headers stay set so SSE (`/dashboard/stream`,
# `/events/stream`) + websocket (`/screen/ws`)
# endpoints keep working transparently.
"/" = {
proxyPass = "http://${cfg.upstreamHost}:${toString cfg.upstreamPort}";
proxyWebsockets = true;
extraConfig = ''
proxy_buffering off;
proxy_read_timeout 1d;
'';
};
};
};
}
//
# Forge sub-domain vhost (#749 / #754). `server_name =
# forge.domain`, proxies all `/` → forgejo. Tuned for
# git: `client_max_body_size 1G`, `proxy_read_timeout 1h`
# (multi-GB clones). SSH stays direct on `forge.sshPort`.
# See `docs/gateway.md`.
lib.optionalAttrs (forgeCfg.enable or false && forgeCfg.behindGateway or false) {
"${forgeCfg.domain}" = {
listen = [
{
addr = "0.0.0.0";
port = cfg.port;
}
];
locations."/" = {
proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString forgeCfg.httpPort}/";
proxyWebsockets = true;
extraConfig = ''
proxy_buffering off;
client_max_body_size 1G;
proxy_read_timeout 1h;
proxy_send_timeout 1h;
'';
};
};
}
//
# Matrix sub-domain vhost (#747 / #764). `server_name =
# matrixCfg.gatewayHost`. `/_matrix/*` → tuwunel (CORS *,
# 50M body cap, 1h long-poll timeout). `/` serves
# fluffychat (#772) or 404 if GUI off. nginx
# longer-prefix-wins puts `/_matrix/` ahead of `/`.
# See `docs/gateway.md`.
lib.optionalAttrs (matrixCfg.enable && matrixCfg.gatewayHost != null) {
"${matrixCfg.gatewayHost}" = {
listen = [
{
addr = "0.0.0.0";
port = cfg.port;
}
];
locations =
{
"/_matrix/" = {
proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString matrixCfg.httpPort}";
proxyWebsockets = true;
extraConfig = ''
proxy_buffering off;
client_max_body_size 50M;
proxy_read_timeout 1h;
proxy_send_timeout 1h;
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
'';
};
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (matrixCfg.gui.enable) (
{
# fluffychat at sub-domain root, SPA-fallback via
# the Accept-header `$matrix_spa_target` map.
"/" = {
alias = "${matrixCfg.gui.package}/";
extraConfig = ''
try_files $uri $uri/ $matrix_spa_target =404;
'';
};
}
// lib.optionalAttrs (hyperhiveDomain != null) {
# FluffyChat boot-config pre-fill so the client's
# `.well-known/matrix/client` lookup hits the
# right delegation endpoint (#736).
"= /config.json" = {
extraConfig = ''
default_type application/json;
return 200 '{"defaultHomeserver":"${hyperhiveDomain}"}';
'';
};
}
)
// lib.optionalAttrs (!matrixCfg.gui.enable) {
"/" = {
return = "404";
};
};
};
};
};
};
};
networking.firewall = lib.mkIf cfg.openFirewall {
allowedTCPPorts = [ cfg.port ];
};
# `/etc/hosts` entries for local dev — bare hive domain + any
# sub-domain modules that are on. `lib.unique` dedupes if any
# sub-domain happens to equal another. See `docs/gateway.md`
# ("Local dev").
networking.hosts = lib.mkIf (cfg.localHostsEntry && hyperhiveDomain != null) {
"127.0.0.1" = lib.unique (
[ hyperhiveDomain ]
++ lib.optional (
(config.services.hyperhive.forge.enable or false)
&& (config.services.hyperhive.forge.behindGateway or false)
) config.services.hyperhive.forge.domain
++ lib.optional (matrixCfg.enable && matrixCfg.gatewayHost != null) matrixCfg.gatewayHost
);
};
};
}