diff --git a/nodejs/conf/base.js b/nodejs/conf/base.js
index cd92e08..bc0b0a9 100644
--- a/nodejs/conf/base.js
+++ b/nodejs/conf/base.js
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ module.exports = {
 	// Per-user overrides are Grant records managed in the app.
 	auth: {
 		// Members of these SSO/LDAP groups are always global admins.
-		adminGroups: [],
+		// app_super_admin is the cross-app super admin group (sso, proxy, jump-host).
+		adminGroups: ['app_super_admin'],
 		// Optional default role mapping for groups, e.g.
 		//   { 'dns-team': { role: 'manager', scope: 'domain', domain: 'foo.com' } }
 		//   { 'proxy-viewers': { role: 'viewer', scope: 'global' } }
diff --git a/nodejs/models/host.js b/nodejs/models/host.js
index fd88a5f..69826c3 100755
--- a/nodejs/models/host.js
+++ b/nodejs/models/host.js
@@ -9,10 +9,23 @@ const tldExtract = require('tld-extract').parse_host;
 const LetsEncrypt = require('../utils/letsencrypt');
 const conf = require('@simpleworkjs/conf');
 
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// Defaults to the same persisted volume Redis uses (/data, see
+// docker-entrypoint.sh's REDIS_DATA_DIR) instead of the old CWD-relative
+// default (./le_key.cert -> /app/le_key.cert), which lives in the
+// container's writable layer and was lost on every rebuild. Falls back to
+// the old relative path when /data isn't present (e.g. local dev outside
+// docker), so it stays writable there too.
+const dataDir = process.env.REDIS_DATA_DIR || '/data';
+const accountKeyPath = fs.existsSync(dataDir) ? path.join(dataDir, 'le_key.cert') : './le_key.cert';
+
 const letsEncrypt = new LetsEncrypt({
 	directoryUrl: conf.environment === "production" ?
 		LetsEncrypt.AcmeClient.directory.letsencrypt.production :
 		LetsEncrypt.AcmeClient.directory.letsencrypt.staging,
+	accountKeyPath,
 });
 
 class Host extends Table{
diff --git a/nodejs/views/permissions.ejs b/nodejs/views/permissions.ejs
index 0652bd2..e674106 100644
--- a/nodejs/views/permissions.ejs
+++ b/nodejs/views/permissions.ejs
@@ -40,6 +40,50 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	function permissionAddOpen(){
+		app.modal.open({title: 'Add Permission', bodyHtml:
+			'<form action="permission/" onsubmit="formAJAX(this)" evalAJAX="app.modal.close();">'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Subject type</label>'
+			+     '<select class="form-control" name="subjectType" onchange="subjectTypeChanged(this)">'
+			+       '<option value="user">User</option>'
+			+       '<option value="group">Group</option>'
+			+     '</select>'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Subject (username or group)</label>'
+			+     '<input type="text" class="form-control" name="subject" list="subjectUsers" placeholder="alice" autocomplete="off" />'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Scope</label>'
+			+     '<select class="form-control" name="scope">'
+			+       '<option value="domain">Domain</option>'
+			+       '<option value="global">Global</option>'
+			+     '</select>'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Domain (for domain scope)</label>'
+			+     '<input type="text" class="form-control" name="domain" placeholder="example.com" autocomplete="off" />'
+			+     '<div class="field-hint text-muted">'
+			+       'Wildcards: <code>*.example.com</code> matches one label, '
+			+       '<code>**.example.com</code> matches any depth (incl. the apex), '
+			+       '<code>**</code> matches every domain.'
+			+     '</div>'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Role</label>'
+			+     '<select class="form-control" name="role">'
+			+       '<option value="viewer">Viewer (read)</option>'
+			+       '<option value="manager">Manager (full over domain)</option>'
+			+       '<option value="admin">Admin (global only)</option>'
+			+     '</select>'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<hr />'
+			+   '<button type="submit" class="btn btn-info">Add Permission</button>'
+			+ '</form>',
+		});
+	}
+
 	function removePermission(id){
 		app.permission.remove(id, function(error, data){
 			if(error) return app.messages.action(error, $.scope.Permission.$this, 'danger');
@@ -79,63 +123,7 @@
 <datalist id="subjectGroups"></datalist>
 
 <div class="row" style="display:none">
-	<div class="col-md-4">
-		<div class="card shadow-lg">
-
-			<div class="card-header text-center">
-				<span class="card-icon float-start">
-					<i class="fa-solid fa-user-shield"></i>
-				</span>
-				<span class="card-title">Add Permission</span>
-				<a href="/docs/access" class="text-reset float-end" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="card-header actionMessage" style="display:none"></div>
-			<div class="card-body">
-				<form action="permission/" onsubmit="formAJAX(this)">
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Subject type</label>
-						<select class="form-control" name="subjectType" onchange="subjectTypeChanged(this)">
-							<option value="user">User</option>
-							<option value="group">Group</option>
-						</select>
-					</div>
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Subject (username or group)</label>
-						<input type="text" class="form-control" name="subject" list="subjectUsers" placeholder="alice" autocomplete="off" />
-					</div>
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Scope</label>
-						<select class="form-control" name="scope">
-							<option value="domain">Domain</option>
-							<option value="global">Global</option>
-						</select>
-					</div>
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Domain (for domain scope)</label>
-						<input type="text" class="form-control" name="domain" placeholder="example.com" autocomplete="off" />
-						<div class="field-hint text-muted">
-							Wildcards: <code>*.example.com</code> matches one label,
-							<code>**.example.com</code> matches any depth (incl. the apex),
-							<code>**</code> matches every domain.
-						</div>
-					</div>
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Role</label>
-						<select class="form-control" name="role">
-							<option value="viewer">Viewer (read)</option>
-							<option value="manager">Manager (full over domain)</option>
-							<option value="admin">Admin (global only)</option>
-						</select>
-					</div>
-					<hr />
-					<button type="submit" class="btn btn-info">Add Permission</button>
-				</form>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-	<div class="col-md-8">
+	<div class="col-12">
 		<div class="card shadow-lg">
 
 			<div class="card-header text-center">
@@ -143,7 +131,13 @@
 					<i class="fa-solid fa-list-check"></i>
 				</span>
 				<span class="card-title">Permissions</span>
-				<a href="/docs/access" class="text-reset float-end" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
+				<span class="float-end">
+					<a href="/docs/access" class="text-reset me-2" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
+					<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-success" onclick="permissionAddOpen()">
+						<i class="fa-solid fa-user-shield"></i>
+						Add Permission
+					</button>
+				</span>
 			</div>
 
 			<div class="card-header actionMessage" style="display:none"></div>
diff --git a/nodejs/views/users.ejs b/nodejs/views/users.ejs
index 25f3bab..0d2ea30 100755
--- a/nodejs/views/users.ejs
+++ b/nodejs/views/users.ejs
@@ -47,6 +47,32 @@
 		});
 	}
 
+	function userAddOpen(){
+		app.modal.open({title: 'Add New User', bodyHtml:
+			'<form action="user/" onsubmit="formAJAX(this)" evalAJAX="'
+			+ '$.scope.users.splice(0, 0, processUser(data));'
+			+ 'setTimeout(function(){ app.util.revealItem($(\'#user-row-\' + data.username)); }, 100);'
+			+ 'app.modal.close();'
+			+ '">'
+			+   '<input type="hidden" class="form-control" name="delete" value="false" />'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">User-name</label>'
+			+     '<input type="text" class="form-control" name="username" placeholder="Letter, numbers, -, _, . and @ only" validate="user:3" />'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Password</label>'
+			+     '<input type="password" class="form-control" name="password" placeholder="8+ chars; mix upper/lower/number/symbol (or 12+)" validate="password"/>'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<div class="form-group">'
+			+     '<label class="control-label">Again</label>'
+			+     '<input type="password" class="form-control" name="passwordMatch" placeholder="Retype password" validate="eq:password"/>'
+			+   '</div>'
+			+   '<hr />'
+			+   '<button type="submit" class="btn btn-info">Add</button>'
+			+ '</form>',
+		});
+	}
+
 	$(document).ready(function(){
 		populateUsers(); //populate the table
 
@@ -61,50 +87,7 @@
 </script>
 <div class="container mt-4">
 <div class="row" style="display:none">
-	<div class="col-md-4">
-		<div class="card shadow-lg">
-
-			<div class="card-header text-center">
-				<span class="card-icon float-start">
-					<i class="fa-solid fa-user-plus"></i>
-				</span>
-				<span class="card-title">
-					Add New User
-				</span>
-				<span class="float-end">
-					<a href="/docs/access" class="text-reset me-2" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
-					<i class="fa-solid fa-circle-minus"></i>
-				</span>
-			</div>
-
-			<div class="card-header actionMessage" style="display:none"></div>
-			<div class="card-body">
-				<form action="user/" onsubmit="formAJAX(this)" evalAJAX="
-					$.scope.users.splice(0, 0, processUser(data));
-					setTimeout(function(){ app.util.revealItem($('#user-row-' + data.username)); }, 100);
-				">
-					<input type="hidden" class="form-control" name="delete" value="false" />
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">User-name</label>
-						<input type="text" class="form-control" name="username" placeholder="Letter, numbers, -, _, . and @ only" validate="user:3" />
-					</div>
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Password</label>
-						<input type="password" class="form-control" name="password" placeholder="8+ chars; mix upper/lower/number/symbol (or 12+)" validate="password"/>
-					</div>
-					<div class="form-group">
-						<label class="control-label">Again</label>
-						<input type="password" class="form-control" name="passwordMatch" placeholder="Retype password" validate="eq:password"/>
-					</div>
-					<hr />
-					<button type="submit" class="btn btn-info">
-						Add
-					</button>
-				</form>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-	<div class="col-md-8">
+	<div class="col-12">
 		<div class="card shadow-lg">
 
 			<div class="card-header text-center">
@@ -116,7 +99,10 @@
 				</span>
 				<span class="float-end">
 					<a href="/docs/access" class="text-reset me-2" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
-					<i class="fa-solid fa-circle-minus"></i>
+					<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-success" onclick="userAddOpen()">
+						<i class="fa-solid fa-user-plus"></i>
+						Add User
+					</button>
 				</span>
 			</div>