Merge pull request #162 from theta42/wildcard-edit-and-nginx-fix

Fix wildcard-parent edit greying and deprecated nginx http2 directive

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,45 @@ correspond to git tags (`vX.Y.Z`) and `nodejs/package.json`'s `version`.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.12] - 2026-07-17
+
+### Fixed
+- The host edit form's "Parent Wildcard" option stayed greyed out even when a valid wildcard actually existed for that host, so an already-created host could never be switched onto one from the edit modal (only brand-new hosts, via the field's `keyup` handler, ever saw it become available). The underlying `/host/lookup/:item` check also had the same self-match issue as the recently-fixed backend bug: it resolved an already-existing host to its own record instead of a sibling wildcard. Added a dedicated `/host/wildcard-parent/:item` endpoint that checks both directions, and the edit form now actually runs the check when it opens.
+- Fixed an nginx startup warning: `the "listen ... http2" directive is deprecated, use the "http2" directive instead`. Migrated to the standalone `http2 on;` directive (nginx 1.25.1+).
+
+Bumps to v1.1.12.
+
+### Changed
+- Moved the help (❓) link out of the global header and onto each relevant card individually (Proxy List, Add/Edit host, Add DNS Provider, Dynamic A Records, Add New User, User List, Add Permission, Permissions, Add Group) — each now deep-links straight to the doc that actually covers it, instead of one generic header icon.
+
+Bumps to v1.1.11.
+
+### Added
+- A help icon (❓) in the top-right header now deep-links to the doc most relevant to the current page (falls back to the docs index elsewhere).
+- The in-app docs viewer (`/docs`) is now searchable — a simple line-substring search over the same local doc set, no new dependency, still works with no internet access.
+
+Bumps to v1.1.10.
+
+### Added
+- The host list now shows who created each host, and when.
+- Plain (non-wildcard) hosts can now be renamed after creation — the hostname field is no longer permanently locked. Wildcard hosts, wildcard children, and auto-created subdomain cache entries stay locked, since other records reference them by name.
+- More inline help text on the host create/edit form (Target SSL, wildcard matching behavior).
+
+### Fixed
+- The host create/edit modal's tabs could overflow awkwardly on narrow (mobile) screens — they now scroll horizontally instead.
+- Fixed a bug in the vendored `model-redis` library's record-rename path: renaming a record's primary key while another `always`-type field (e.g. `updated_on`) is defined earlier in the schema left a stray, incomplete hash behind under the old key, making that name permanently unavailable for reuse. Worked around in `Host.prototype.update()`.
+
+Bumps to v1.1.9.
+
+### Fixed
+- **Couldn't attach an existing host to a parent wildcard.** The host edit form's "Parent Wildcard" option submitted correctly, but `Host.prototype.update()` had no `challengeType` handling at all (only `Host.create()` did) — selecting it and saving silently did nothing. Added the same wildcard-parent lookup to `update()`.
+- **Couldn't register a wildcard's own base domain as a host.** A wildcard cert's `altNames` already cover both the base domain and `*.base domain`, but the lookup tree stores the wildcard one level below its base domain, and a lookup for the bare base domain landed on that empty parent node and found nothing — even though the already-issued cert covers it. `buildLookUpObj()` now also stamps the parent node so this resolves correctly, without re-issuing or duplicating the cert.
+
+Both required a corrected lookup: attaching an *existing* host (which already has its own tree leaf) needed a new `Host.lookUpWildcardParent()` that checks the sibling wildcard slot instead of resolving to the host's own record.
+
+### Changed
+- Redesigned the GitHub Pages docs site to match the app's own look (dark navbar/footer, Bootstrap 5, Font Awesome) instead of the generic `jekyll-theme-cayman` theme, added a real cross-page nav, SEO (`jekyll-seo-tag` + `jekyll-sitemap`, per-page descriptions, OG/Twitter tags, sitemap.xml, robots.txt), and mobile-responsive layout.
+
 ## [1.1.6] - 2026-07-16
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -49,7 +88,13 @@ First tagged release. Establishes the `vX.Y.Z` tag convention that the in-app up
 - Standalone backup script (`ops/backup.sh`) for deployments not using theta-env's orchestrator — snapshots Redis and `./config`, with retention.
 - Admin-only in-app banner that checks GitHub releases every 24h and surfaces available updates.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.6...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.12...HEAD
+[1.1.12]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.11...v1.1.12
+[1.1.11]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.10...v1.1.11
+[1.1.10]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.9...v1.1.10
+[1.1.9]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.8...v1.1.9
+[1.1.8]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.7...v1.1.8
+[1.1.7]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.6...v1.1.7
 [1.1.6]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.5...v1.1.6
 [1.1.5]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.4...v1.1.5
 [1.1.4]: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/compare/v1.1.3...v1.1.4

docs/_config.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
 title: Proxy
-description: A reverse proxy and HTTPS termination service using OpenResty/nginx with a management API and web GUI
+description: A reverse proxy and HTTPS termination service built on OpenResty/nginx, with an OIDC + LDAP-aware management API and web GUI.
-theme: jekyll-theme-cayman
+url: "https://theta42.github.io"
-show_downloads: false
+baseurl: "/proxy"
+logo: /assets/img/theta42.svg
+lang: en_US
+
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-seo-tag
+  - jekyll-sitemap
+
 github:
   repository_url: https://github.com/theta42/proxy
   zip_url: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
   tar_url: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/archive/refs/heads/master.tar.gz
   repository_name: theta42/proxy
+
+nav:
+  - title: Home
+    page: /
+    icon: fa-house
+  - title: Installation
+    page: /installation.html
+    icon: fa-download
+  - title: Architecture
+    page: /architecture.html
+    icon: fa-sitemap
+  - title: API
+    page: /api.html
+    icon: fa-code
+  - title: Docker
+    page: /docker.html
+    icon: fa-box
+  - title: Contributing
+    page: /contributing.html
+    icon: fa-code-branch
+  - title: Changelog
+    url: https://github.com/theta42/proxy/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
+    icon: fa-list
+
+defaults:
+  - scope:
+      path: ""
+      type: "pages"
+    values:
+      layout: default
+      image: /assets/img/theta42.svg

docs/_layouts/default.html

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+	<meta charset="utf-8">
+	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
+	<link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="{{ '/assets/img/favicon.svg' | relative_url }}">
+
+	{% seo title=false %}
+	<title>{% if page.title %}{{ page.title }} &middot; {% endif %}{{ site.title }}</title>
+
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.2/css/all.min.css">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ '/assets/css/style.css' | relative_url }}">
+</head>
+<body class="d-flex flex-column min-vh-100">
+
+	<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark fixed-top">
+		<div class="container-fluid px-3">
+			<a class="navbar-brand d-flex align-items-center" href="{{ '/' | relative_url }}">
+				<img src="{{ '/assets/img/theta42.svg' | relative_url }}" height="28" class="me-2" alt="">
+				{{ site.title }}
+			</a>
+			<button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navMain" aria-controls="navMain" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation">
+				<span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
+			</button>
+			<div class="collapse navbar-collapse justify-content-end" id="navMain">
+				<ul class="navbar-nav">
+					{% for item in site.nav %}
+					<li class="nav-item">
+						{% if item.page %}
+						<a class="nav-link{% if page.url == item.page %} active{% endif %}" href="{{ item.page | relative_url }}">
+							{% if item.icon %}<i class="fa-solid {{ item.icon }}"></i>{% endif %} {{ item.title }}
+						</a>
+						{% else %}
+						<a class="nav-link" href="{{ item.url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+							{% if item.icon %}<i class="fa-solid {{ item.icon }}"></i>{% endif %} {{ item.title }}
+						</a>
+						{% endif %}
+					</li>
+					{% endfor %}
+				</ul>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</nav>
+
+	<main class="flex-grow-1" style="margin-top: 4.5rem;">
+		<div class="container-fluid py-4 py-md-5">
+			<div class="row justify-content-center">
+				<div class="col-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8">
+					<div class="card shadow-lg">
+						<div class="card-body p-4 p-md-5 site-content">
+							{{ content }}
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</main>
+
+	<footer class="py-3 bg-dark text-light mt-auto">
+		<div class="container-fluid d-flex flex-wrap justify-content-between align-items-center small gap-2 px-3">
+			<span class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+				<a href="https://theta42.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+					<img width="40" src="{{ '/assets/img/theta42.svg' | relative_url }}" alt="theta42">
+				</a>
+				&copy; {{ 'now' | date: '%Y' }} theta42 &middot;
+				<a href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}/blob/master/LICENSE" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="text-light">MIT License</a>
+			</span>
+			<span class="d-flex align-items-center gap-3">
+				<a href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="text-light text-decoration-none">
+					<i class="fa-brands fa-github"></i> GitHub
+				</a>
+				<a href="{{ site.github.repository_url }}/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="text-light text-decoration-none">
+					<i class="fa-solid fa-list"></i> Changelog
+				</a>
+			</span>
+		</div>
+	</footer>
+
+	<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.3/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
+</body>
+</html>

docs/api.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 title: API Reference
+description: The proxy's management REST API — hosts, DNS providers, users, groups, and permissions.
 ---
 
 # API Documentation

docs/architecture.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 title: Architecture
+description: How the proxy's OIDC client, LDAP client, and OpenResty routing fit together.
 ---
 
 # Architecture

docs/assets/css/style.css

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/* theta42 docs site — shares the in-app dark navbar/footer + card look
+   (Bootstrap 5 + Font Awesome, same as the running apps) rather than a
+   generic Jekyll theme. */
+
+body {
+	background-color: #f4f5f6;
+}
+
+.navbar-brand img {
+	filter: drop-shadow(0 0 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4));
+}
+
+.navbar-nav .nav-link.active {
+	color: #fff;
+	font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+/* Markdown content typography, scoped to the card body so it doesn't leak
+   into the nav/footer. */
+.site-content h1:first-child {
+	margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.site-content h1,
+.site-content h2,
+.site-content h3 {
+	font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.site-content h2 {
+	margin-top: 2.5rem;
+	padding-bottom: .4rem;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #e9ecef;
+}
+
+.site-content h3 {
+	margin-top: 1.75rem;
+}
+
+.site-content a {
+	color: #a3671f;
+	text-decoration-color: rgba(163, 103, 31, .35);
+}
+
+.site-content a:hover {
+	color: #8a5a16;
+}
+
+.site-content pre {
+	background-color: #212529;
+	color: #f8f9fa;
+	padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+	border-radius: .375rem;
+	overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.site-content code {
+	color: #a3671f;
+	background-color: #f4f0e8;
+	padding: .15em .4em;
+	border-radius: .25rem;
+	font-size: .875em;
+}
+
+.site-content pre code {
+	color: inherit;
+	background: none;
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
+.site-content table {
+	display: block;
+	overflow-x: auto;
+	width: 100%;
+	border-collapse: collapse;
+	margin: 1.25rem 0;
+}
+
+.site-content table th,
+.site-content table td {
+	border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
+	padding: .5rem .75rem;
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+.site-content table th {
+	background-color: #f8f9fa;
+}
+
+.site-content blockquote {
+	border-left: 4px solid #C59341;
+	padding: .5rem 1rem;
+	margin: 1.25rem 0;
+	background-color: #f8f6f1;
+	color: #495057;
+}
+
+.site-content img {
+	max-width: 100%;
+	height: auto;
+}
+
+/* Screenshot grids in the markdown use width="49%" inline attrs for a
+   two-up desktop layout -- stack them on narrow screens instead of
+   squeezing to illegibility. */
+@media (max-width: 576px) {
+	.site-content img[width] {
+		width: 100% !important;
+		margin-bottom: .75rem;
+	}
+}
+
+.site-content hr {
+	margin: 2rem 0;
+	border-top: 1px solid #e9ecef;
+}

docs/assets/img/favicon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100">
+  <!-- Background circle -->
+  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="48" fill="#1a1a1a" stroke="#4a9eff" stroke-width="3"/>
+
+  <!-- Network nodes -->
+  <circle cx="30" cy="30" r="8" fill="#4a9eff"/>
+  <circle cx="70" cy="30" r="8" fill="#4a9eff"/>
+  <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="10" fill="#66b3ff"/>
+  <circle cx="30" cy="70" r="8" fill="#4a9eff"/>
+  <circle cx="70" cy="70" r="8" fill="#4a9eff"/>
+
+  <!-- Connection lines -->
+  <line x1="30" y1="30" x2="50" y2="50" stroke="#4a9eff" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <line x1="70" y1="30" x2="50" y2="50" stroke="#4a9eff" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <line x1="30" y1="70" x2="50" y2="50" stroke="#4a9eff" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <line x1="70" y1="70" x2="50" y2="50" stroke="#4a9eff" stroke-width="2"/>
+</svg>

docs/assets/img/theta42.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 400 400" width="100%" height="100%">
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="gold-grad" x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="100%">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#C59341" />
+      <stop offset="20%" stop-color="#E4B869" />
+      <stop offset="40%" stop-color="#FBF0B9" />
+      <stop offset="60%" stop-color="#DFB260" />
+      <stop offset="80%" stop-color="#BC8837" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#A36F28" />
+    </linearGradient>
+
+    <linearGradient id="text-grad" x1="0%" y1="100%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
+      <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#FFFFFF" />
+      <stop offset="40%" stop-color="#F5E3B5" />
+      <stop offset="70%" stop-color="#D4A343" />
+      <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#8A5A16" />
+    </linearGradient>
+
+    <filter id="drop-shadow" x="-20%" y="-20%" width="140%" height="140%">
+      <feDropShadow dx="0" dy="8" stdDeviation="6" flood-color="#000000" flood-opacity="0.4"/>
+    </filter>
+  </defs>
+
+  <g filter="url(#drop-shadow)">
+    <g fill="url(#gold-grad)">
+      <path d="M 200,40 
+               C 290,40 350,110 350,200 
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+
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+          text-anchor="middle"
+          letter-spacing="-2">42</text>
+  </g>
+</svg>

docs/contributing.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 title: Contributing
+description: How to contribute to the proxy — dev setup, tests, and code conventions.
 ---
 
 # Contributing Guide

docs/docker.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 title: Docker
+description: Running the proxy's all-in-one Docker image — OpenResty, the management app, and Redis in one container.
 ---
 
 # Docker Deployment

docs/index.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 title: Home
+description: A reverse proxy and HTTPS termination service built on OpenResty/nginx, with automatic Let's Encrypt certs, OIDC login, and direct LDAP access control per host.
 ---
 
 # Proxy

docs/installation.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default
 title: Installation
+description: Installing the proxy — Docker, bare metal, or as part of the unified theta-env stack.
 ---
 
 # Installation Guide

docs/robots.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+User-agent: *
+Allow: /
+
+Sitemap: https://theta42.github.io/proxy/sitemap.xml

nodejs/models/cert.js

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ async function getCert(host){
 	}
 }
 
+async function setCert(host, cert){
+	try{
+		return await client.SET(`${host}:latest`, JSON.stringify(cert));
+	}catch(error){
+		return {}
+	}
+}
+
 async function deleteCert(host){
 	try{
 		console.log('looking for', host);
@@ -23,4 +31,4 @@ async function deleteCert(host){
 	}
 }
 
-module.exports = {getCert, deleteCert};
+module.exports = {getCert, setCert, deleteCert};

nodejs/models/host.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const Table = require('.');
 const {Domain} = require('.').models;
-const {deleteCert} = require('./cert');
+const {getCert, setCert, deleteCert} = require('./cert');
 const ModelPs = require('../utils/model_pubsub');
 
 const tldExtract = require('tld-extract').parse_host;
@@ -320,12 +320,66 @@ class Host extends Table{
 		}
 	}
 
-	async update(...args){
+	async update(data, ...args){
 		try{
-			let out = await super.update(...args)
+			// Mirror Host.create()'s challengeType handling (lines above) so an
+			// existing HTTP-01 host can be attached to a parent wildcard's cert
+			// after creation -- previously this was silently dropped since only
+			// create() understood challengeType, leaving no way to convert an
+			// existing host onto a wildcard once one was issued.
+			if(data && data.challengeType === 'wildcardChild'){
+				// Not Host.lookUp() -- this.host already has its own leaf in the
+				// tree (it already exists), so a plain lookUp() would just find
+				// itself. lookUpWildcardParent() checks the sibling "*" slot
+				// instead. See its comment for why create()'s own wildcardChild
+				// branch doesn't need this (a host being newly created hasn't
+				// claimed its own leaf yet, so plain lookUp() already falls
+				// through to the wildcard correctly there).
+				let parentHost = Host.lookUpWildcardParent(this.host);
+				if(parentHost && parentHost.is_wildcard){
+					data.wildcard_parent = parentHost.host;
+				}else{
+					throw new Error(`No parent wild card for ${this.host}`);
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Real hostname rename. model-redis's own update() (see super.update()
+			// below) already handles the Redis primary-key RENAME + collision
+			// check, and Host.buildLookUpObj() below already rebuilds the lookup
+			// tree afterward -- but the cert cache (models/cert.js, `${host}:latest`)
+			// is a separate record keyed by hostname string that the generic field
+			// system doesn't know about, so it doesn't move on its own. Only
+			// wildcard hosts (createWildcardCert) ever populate this key -- for a
+			// plain HTTP-01 host this is a no-op (nothing to migrate; auto-ssl
+			// transparently issues a fresh cert under the new name on first
+			// access, same as it does for any newly-created host).
+			let oldHost = this.host;
+			let renaming = data && typeof data.host === 'string' && data.host !== oldHost;
+			if(renaming){
+				let cert = await getCert(oldHost);
+				if(cert && Object.keys(cert).length) await setCert(data.host, cert);
+			}
+
+			let out = await super.update(data, ...args)
 			await this.bustCache(this.host);
 			await Host.buildLookUpObj();
 
+			if(renaming){
+				await deleteCert(oldHost);
+
+				// Work around a model-redis bug (as of ^1.5.0): super.update()'s
+				// field-application loop iterates _keyMap's definition order and
+				// only reassigns this[_key] (this.host) to the NEW value once it
+				// reaches the `host` field itself -- but `updated_on` (always:
+				// true, so always included) is defined BEFORE `host` in _keyMap,
+				// so it gets HSET while this.host is still the OLD name. Redis's
+				// HSET on a non-existent key (the old hash, just RENAMEd away)
+				// silently recreates it -- leaving a stray, incomplete hash under
+				// the old hostname that makes Host.exists(oldHost) wrongly return
+				// true forever, blocking that name from ever being reused.
+				await this.constructor.redisClient.DEL(`${conf.redis.prefix || ''}Host_${oldHost}`);
+			}
+
 			return out;
 		} catch(error){
 			throw error;
@@ -385,6 +439,25 @@ class Host extends Table{
 					// #record denotes a leaf node on this tree.
 					if(fragments.length === 0){
 						pointer[fragment]['#record'] = await this.get(host)
+
+						// A single-level wildcard's issued cert also covers its own
+						// base domain (createWildcardCert requests altNames:
+						// [domain, *.domain] -- see utils/letsencrypt.js), but the
+						// base domain sits one level ABOVE the wildcard's own leaf
+						// in this tree (e.g. "*.cool.mysite.com" is a child of the
+						// node for "cool.mysite.com"). Without this, looking up the
+						// bare base domain when it has no host of its own falls
+						// through to nothing, even though the already-issued cert
+						// covers it. `pointer` here is still that parent node
+						// (reassigned to the child only below) -- stamp it too, but
+						// only if a real, explicitly-created host at that exact
+						// name hasn't already claimed this leaf (order-independent:
+						// this only ever fills a gap -- a real host's own pass
+						// through this loop always overwrites #record
+						// unconditionally when it's finalized, see above).
+						if(fragment === '*' && !pointer['#record']){
+							pointer['#record'] = pointer[fragment]['#record'];
+						}
 					}
 
 					// Advance the pointer to the next level of the tree.
@@ -445,6 +518,26 @@ class Host extends Table{
 		if(parent && parent['*'] && parent['*']['#record']) return parent['*']['#record'];
 	}
 
+	// Find the wildcard covering @host as its own base domain (e.g.
+	// "*.cool.mysite.com" for host="cool.mysite.com"), regardless of whether
+	// @host is already registered as its own host. Unlike lookUp(), which
+	// walks to and returns @host's own exact-match leaf when one exists, this
+	// walks to that exact position and looks one level deeper at its "*"
+	// child -- the sibling wildcard slot -- so it still finds the parent
+	// wildcard even when @host already has its own (non-wildcard) record.
+	// Used when attaching an already-created host to a wildcard after the
+	// fact (see update() below); Host.create()'s own wildcardChild handling
+	// can keep using plain lookUp() since a host being newly created hasn't
+	// claimed its own leaf yet.
+	static lookUpWildcardParent(host){
+		let place = this.lookUpObj;
+		for(let fragment of host.split('.').reverse()){
+			if(!place[fragment]) return undefined;
+			place = place[fragment];
+		}
+		if(place['*'] && place['*']['#record']) return place['*']['#record'];
+	}
+
 	static async lookUpReady(){
 		/*
 		Wait for the lookup tree to be built.

nodejs/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "proxy-api",
-  "version": "1.1.6",
+  "version": "1.1.12",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "proxy-api",
-      "version": "1.1.6",
+      "version": "1.1.12",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^7.3.0",

nodejs/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "proxy-api",
-  "version": "1.1.6",
+  "version": "1.1.12",
   "private": true,
   "author": [
     {

nodejs/routes/docs.js

@@ -60,6 +60,30 @@ router.get('/', function(req, res) {
 	res.render('docs_index', {...values, docs: docList});
 });
 
+// Plain, dependency-free line-substring search over the same allowlisted
+// doc set -- no separate index to build/maintain, no new dependency, and it
+// keeps working with no internet access (same reasoning as the rest of this
+// route). Must be registered before the /:slug catch-all below, or "search"
+// would be treated as a (nonexistent) doc slug and 404.
+router.get('/search', function(req, res) {
+	const q = (req.query.q || '').trim();
+	if (!q) return res.json({results: []});
+	const qLower = q.toLowerCase();
+
+	const results = [];
+	for (const [slug, doc] of Object.entries(DOCS)) {
+		try {
+			const content = fs.readFileSync(doc.file, 'utf8');
+			const matchLine = content.split('\n').find(line => line.toLowerCase().includes(qLower));
+			if (matchLine) {
+				results.push({slug, title: doc.title, snippet: matchLine.trim().slice(0, 200)});
+			}
+		} catch (error) { /* unreadable doc file -- skip it */ }
+	}
+
+	res.json({results});
+});
+
 router.get('/:slug', function(req, res, next) {
 	const doc = DOCS[req.params.slug];
 	if (!doc) return next({status: 404, message: 'Doc not found'});

nodejs/routes/host.js

@@ -128,6 +128,29 @@ router.get('/lookup/:item', authz.requireDomainRole('viewer', authz.resolve.host
 	}
 });
 
+// Is there a wildcard host that could serve as :item's parent (i.e. an
+// already-issued cert :item could reuse instead of getting its own)? Two
+// cases, covered by two different lookups: a brand-new subdomain that has
+// never been created (lookUp()'s normal wildcard fallback finds it, since
+// the name has no leaf of its own yet), and an ALREADY-EXISTING host or the
+// wildcard's own base domain (lookUp() would just resolve to that host's
+// own leaf -- lookUpWildcardParent() checks the sibling "*" slot instead;
+// see its comment in models/host.js). Used by the host create/edit form to
+// decide whether to offer "Parent Wildcard" as a challenge type.
+router.get('/wildcard-parent/:item', authz.requireDomainRole('viewer', authz.resolve.hostParam), async function(req, res, next){
+	try{
+		let match = Model.lookUp(req.params.item);
+		if(!match || !match.is_wildcard){
+			match = Model.lookUpWildcardParent(req.params.item);
+		}
+		return res.json({
+			results: (match && match.is_wildcard) ? match : null,
+		});
+	}catch(error){
+		return next(error);
+	}
+});
+
 // The full lookup tree exposes every host, so restrict it to admins.
 router.get('/lookupobj', authz.requireAdmin, async function(req, res, next){
 	try{

nodejs/test/unit/host_lookup.test.js

@@ -136,6 +136,175 @@ describe('Host Lookup Algorithm', () => {
 	});
 });
 
+/**
+ * Tests for the wildcard's-own-base-domain fix: a single-level wildcard's
+ * issued cert also covers its own base domain (altNames: [domain, *.domain],
+ * see utils/letsencrypt.js), but that base domain sits one tree level ABOVE
+ * the wildcard's own leaf. buildLookUpObj() now also stamps that parent
+ * node's #record, and lookUpWildcardParent() finds it even when the base
+ * domain is ALSO separately registered as its own plain host (the "attach an
+ * existing host to a parent wildcard" case, unlike lookUp() which would just
+ * resolve to that host's own record).
+ */
+describe('Host wildcard base-domain lookup', () => {
+
+	let Host;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		Host = createMockHostClassWithWildcardParentFix();
+	});
+
+	test('lookUp finds the wildcard record for its own bare base domain when no plain host exists', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com']);
+		const result = Host.lookUp('cool.mysite.com');
+		assert.ok(result, 'Should find a match');
+		assert.strictEqual(result.host, '*.cool.mysite.com');
+	});
+
+	test('lookUp still prefers an explicitly-created plain host over the wildcard, regardless of population order', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com', 'cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(Host.lookUp('cool.mysite.com').host, 'cool.mysite.com');
+
+		await populateTree(Host, ['cool.mysite.com', '*.cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(Host.lookUp('cool.mysite.com').host, 'cool.mysite.com');
+	});
+
+	test('lookUpWildcardParent finds the wildcard even when the base domain already has its own plain host', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com', 'cool.mysite.com']);
+		const result = Host.lookUpWildcardParent('cool.mysite.com');
+		assert.ok(result, 'Should find the sibling wildcard');
+		assert.strictEqual(result.host, '*.cool.mysite.com');
+	});
+
+	test('lookUpWildcardParent returns undefined when there is no wildcard sibling', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(Host.lookUpWildcardParent('cool.mysite.com'), undefined);
+	});
+
+	test('lookUpWildcardParent returns undefined for an unrelated host', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(Host.lookUpWildcardParent('other.example.com'), undefined);
+	});
+});
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the exact fallback combination used by
+ * routes/host.js's GET /wildcard-parent/:item (and, via hostMatchWildcard(),
+ * the host create/edit form's "Parent Wildcard" option) -- lookUp() first
+ * (handles a brand-new subdomain that has no leaf of its own yet), falling
+ * back to lookUpWildcardParent() only when lookUp() didn't resolve to a
+ * wildcard (handles an ALREADY-EXISTING host, which lookUp() would resolve
+ * to its own record). Regression coverage for the edit-form bug where the
+ * "Parent Wildcard" option stayed permanently greyed out for an existing
+ * host, because the route only ever tried lookUp().
+ */
+describe('Host wildcard-parent route fallback (lookUp then lookUpWildcardParent)', () => {
+
+	let Host;
+
+	before(async () => {
+		Host = createMockHostClassWithWildcardParentFix();
+	});
+
+	function findWildcardParent(host){
+		let match = Host.lookUp(host);
+		if(!match || !match.is_wildcard) match = Host.lookUpWildcardParent(host);
+		return (match && match.is_wildcard) ? match : null;
+	}
+
+	test('finds the wildcard for a brand-new subdomain that was never created', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com']);
+		const result = findWildcardParent('newthing.cool.mysite.com');
+		assert.ok(result);
+		assert.strictEqual(result.host, '*.cool.mysite.com');
+	});
+
+	test('finds the wildcard for the wildcard\'s own base domain, whether or not it is already a plain host', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(findWildcardParent('cool.mysite.com').host, '*.cool.mysite.com');
+
+		await populateTree(Host, ['*.cool.mysite.com', 'cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(findWildcardParent('cool.mysite.com').host, '*.cool.mysite.com');
+	});
+
+	test('returns null when the host has no wildcard sibling at all', async () => {
+		await populateTree(Host, ['cool.mysite.com']);
+		assert.strictEqual(findWildcardParent('cool.mysite.com'), null);
+	});
+});
+
+/**
+ * Same mock shape as createMockHostClass() above, plus the parent-record
+ * stamp in the tree-population loop and the lookUpWildcardParent() method --
+ * both copied from the real implementation in models/host.js.
+ */
+function createMockHostClassWithWildcardParentFix() {
+	return class MockHost {
+		static lookUpObj = {};
+
+		static lookUp(host) {
+			let place = this.lookUpObj;
+			let last_resort = {};
+			let parent = undefined;
+
+			for(let fragment of host.split('.').reverse()){
+				parent = place;
+				if(place['**']) last_resort = place['**'];
+				if({...last_resort, ...place}[fragment]){
+					place = {...last_resort, ...place}[fragment];
+				}else if(place['*']){
+					place = place['*']
+				}else if(last_resort){
+					place = last_resort;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if(place && place['#record']) return place['#record'];
+			if(parent && parent['*'] && parent['*']['#record']) return parent['*']['#record'];
+		}
+
+		static lookUpWildcardParent(host) {
+			let place = this.lookUpObj;
+			for(let fragment of host.split('.').reverse()){
+				if(!place[fragment]) return undefined;
+				place = place[fragment];
+			}
+			if(place['*'] && place['*']['#record']) return place['*']['#record'];
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+async function populateTree(Host, hosts) {
+	Host.lookUpObj = {};
+
+	for(let host of hosts){
+		let fragments = host.split('.');
+		let pointer = Host.lookUpObj;
+
+		while(fragments.length){
+			let fragment = fragments.pop();
+
+			if(!pointer[fragment]){
+				pointer[fragment] = {};
+			}
+
+			if(fragments.length === 0){
+				// is_wildcard mirrors the real Host model's own field (set
+				// whenever a host is DNS-01 wildcard-issued, i.e. starts with
+				// "*."), needed by tests that check it the same way the real
+				// /wildcard-parent/:item route does.
+				pointer[fragment]['#record'] = {host, is_wildcard: host.startsWith('*.')};
+
+				if(fragment === '*' && !pointer['#record']){
+					pointer['#record'] = pointer[fragment]['#record'];
+				}
+			}
+
+			pointer = pointer[fragment];
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a mock Host class with just the lookUp functionality
  * This allows us to test the algorithm without Redis dependencies

nodejs/views/dns.ejs

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
 					Add DNS Provider
 				</span>
 				<span class="float-end">
+					<a href="/docs/installation" 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>
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@
 			<div class="card-header d-flex align-items-center">
 				<span class="card-icon me-2"><i class="fa-solid fa-tower-broadcast"></i></span>
 				<span class="card-title">Dynamic A Records</span>
+				<a href="/docs/installation" class="text-reset ms-2" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
 				<span class="ms-auto text-muted small">
 					This server's public IP:
 					<span class="badge text-bg-primary fs-6"><i class="fa-solid fa-globe me-1"></i><span id="ddns-current-ip">…</span></span>

nodejs/views/docs_index.ejs

@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
 					A local copy of this project's documentation, readable from the
 					running app -- no internet access required.
 				</p>
-				<ul class="list-group">
+				<div class="input-group mb-3">
+					<span class="input-group-text"><i class="fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass"></i></span>
+					<input type="search" id="docs-search-input" class="form-control" placeholder="Search the docs…" oninput="docsSearch(this.value)">
+				</div>
+				<div id="docs-search-results" style="display:none"></div>
+				<ul id="docs-list" class="list-group">
 					<% docs.forEach(function(doc){ %>
 						<li class="list-group-item">
 							<a href="/docs/<%= doc.slug %>"><%= doc.title %></a>
@@ -22,5 +27,41 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	var docsSearchTimer;
+	function docsSearch(q){
+		clearTimeout(docsSearchTimer);
+		docsSearchTimer = setTimeout(function(){ docsSearchRun(q); }, 200);
+	}
+	function docsSearchRun(q){
+		q = (q || '').trim();
+		var $results = $('#docs-search-results');
+		var $list = $('#docs-list');
+		if(!q){
+			$results.hide().empty();
+			$list.show();
+			return;
+		}
+		// Not app.api.get() -- routes/docs.js is mounted at /docs directly,
+		// not under /api, unlike the rest of this app's endpoints.
+		$.getJSON('/docs/search', {q: q}, function(data){
+			$list.hide();
+			$results.empty().show();
+			var hits = (data && data.results) || [];
+			if(!hits.length){
+				$results.append($('<p class="text-muted"></p>').text('No results for "' + q + '".'));
+				return;
+			}
+			var $ul = $('<ul class="list-group"></ul>');
+			hits.forEach(function(hit){
+				var $li = $('<li class="list-group-item"></li>');
+				$('<a></a>').attr('href', '/docs/' + hit.slug).text(hit.title).appendTo($li);
+				$('<div class="text-muted small"></div>').text(hit.snippet).appendTo($li);
+				$ul.append($li);
+			});
+			$results.append($ul);
+		});
+	}
+</script>
 
 <%- include('bottom') %>

nodejs/views/groups.ejs

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 			<div class="card-header text-center">
 				<span class="card-icon float-start"><i class="fa-solid fa-users-gear"></i></span>
 				<span class="card-title">Add Group</span>
+				<a href="/docs/architecture" 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">

nodejs/views/hosts.ejs

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 	// Parse the JSON object for a host to something the UI wants
 	function hostParseRow(host) {
+		host['created_on_text'] = moment(host['created_on'], "x").fromNow();
 		host['updated_on_text'] = moment(host['updated_on'], "x").fromNow();
 		host['wildcard_expires_text'] = moment(host['wildcard_expires'], "x").fromNow();
 		host['targetssl_text'] = host['targetssl'] ? 'https://' : 'http://';
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
 		let $f = $(form);
 		$f.attr('method', 'POST').attr('action', 'host').attr('evalAJAX', 'hostModalClose()');
 		$f.find('[name=host]').prop('disabled', false);
+		$('#host-rename-help').hide();
 		if($f.validateClear) $f.validateClear();
 
 		// A fresh host only qualifies for HTTP-01 until the name says otherwise.
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@
 		hostModal().show();
 	}
 
-	function hostEditOpen(host){
+	async function hostEditOpen(host){
 		hostFormReset();
 		let h = $.scope.hosts.getByKey(host);
 		let $f = $('#hostForm');
@@ -247,11 +249,40 @@
 		hostAuthModeChanged(authMode);
 		hostRenderBasicAuthUsers(host, h.basicauth_users);
 
-		// The host name is the key; it can't change on edit. Wildcard hosts can
+		// The host name is the Redis record's key -- renaming it is a real
-		// still toggle their matching mode.
+		// migration (see Host.prototype.update() in models/host.js), scoped
-		$f.find('[name=host]').prop('disabled', true);
+		// there to plain hosts only: a wildcard's children reference it by
+		// name (wildcard_parent) and a cache entry's parent likewise, so
+		// renaming either would orphan those pointers. Keep the field locked
+		// for those cases; a plain host can be renamed freely.
+		let hostRenameable = !h.is_wildcard && !h.wildcard_parent && !h.is_cache;
+		$f.find('[name=host]').prop('disabled', !hostRenameable);
+		$('#host-rename-help').toggle(!hostRenameable);
+
+		// Reflect + enable the challenge-type options actually available for
+		// this host. Setting the host field's .val() above does not fire a
+		// 'keyup' event, so without this the "Parent Wildcard" option stayed
+		// permanently greyed out on edit even when a valid parent wildcard
+		// existed -- it only ever got un-greyed by the user re-typing the
+		// hostname (the keyup handler further down).
+		$('#challengeType-child-container, #challengeType-DNS-01-wildcard-container, #wildcard_matchAny-container')
+			.addClass('challengeType-container');
+
 		if(h.is_wildcard){
+			$('#challengeType-DNS-01-wildcard-container').removeClass('challengeType-container');
+			$('#challengeType-DNS-01-wildcard').prop('checked', true);
 			$('#wildcard_matchAny-container').removeClass('challengeType-container');
+		}else{
+			let wildcardParent = await hostMatchWildcard(h.host);
+			if(wildcardParent){
+				$('#challengeType-child-container').removeClass('challengeType-container');
+				$('#challengeType-child-relatedHost').text(wildcardParent.host);
+			}
+			if(h.wildcard_parent){
+				$('#challengeType-wildcardChild').prop('checked', true);
+			}else{
+				$('#challengeType-HTTP-01').prop('checked', true);
+			}
 		}
 
 		hostModal().show();
@@ -298,10 +329,12 @@
 
 	async function hostMatchWildcard(host){
 		try{
-			let res = await app.api.get(`host/lookup/${host}`);
+			// Not /host/lookup/ -- that resolves an ALREADY-EXISTING host to its
-			if(res.results && res.results.is_wildcard){
+			// own record, not a sibling wildcard (see the route's comment). This
-				return res.results;
+			// dedicated endpoint correctly finds a usable wildcard parent whether
-			}
+			// @host is brand new or already exists as its own host.
+			let res = await app.api.get(`host/wildcard-parent/${host}`);
+			return res.results || false;
 		}catch(error){
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -386,6 +419,7 @@
 				<span class="card-icon me-2"><i class="fa-solid fa-network-wired"></i></span>
 				<span class="card-title fw-bold">Proxy List</span>
 				<span class="ms-auto">
+					<a href="/docs/installation" class="text-reset me-2" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
 					<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary me-2" onclick="hostClearCache(this)" title="Clear cached wildcard subdomain lookups">
 						<i class="fa-solid fa-broom"></i>
 						Clear cache
@@ -423,6 +457,7 @@
 						<th>SSL Expire</th>
 						<th>Host Name</th>
 						<th>target</th>
+						<th class="hidden-xs">Created</th>
 						<th class="hidden-xs">Updated</th>
 						<th>Actions</th>
 					</thead>
@@ -454,6 +489,11 @@
 							<td>
 								{{{ targetssl_text }}}{{ ip }}:{{ targetPort }}
 							</td>
+							<td class="hidden-xs momentFromNow" data-date="{{ created_on }}" title="Created by {{ created_by }}">
+								{{ created_on_text }}
+								<br />
+								<small class="text-muted">{{ created_by }}</small>
+							</td>
 							<td class="hidden-xs momentFromNow" data-date="{{ updated_on }}" >
 								{{ updated_on_text }}
 							</td>
@@ -513,13 +553,14 @@
 		<div class="modal-content card border-0">
 			<div class="modal-header">
 				<h5 class="modal-title" id="hostModalTitle">Add host</h5>
+				<a href="/docs/installation" class="text-reset me-2" title="Help"><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i></a>
 				<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
 			</div>
 
 			<div class="card-header actionMessage m-0" style="display:none"></div>
 
 			<div class="modal-body">
-				<ul class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist">
+				<ul class="nav nav-tabs flex-nowrap overflow-x-auto" role="tablist">
 					<li class="nav-item"><button class="nav-link active" id="hostTab-general-btn" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#hostTab-general" type="button" role="tab">General</button></li>
 					<li class="nav-item"><button class="nav-link" id="hostTab-tls-btn" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#hostTab-tls" type="button" role="tab">TLS &amp; Wildcard</button></li>
 					<li class="nav-item"><button class="nav-link" id="hostTab-traffic-btn" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#hostTab-traffic" type="button" role="tab">Traffic</button></li>
@@ -542,6 +583,12 @@
 									for one subdomain level, <code>**.example.com</code> for any depth,
 									or <code>**</code> as a catch-all.
 								</small>
+								<small id="host-rename-help" class="field-help text-muted d-block" style="display:none">
+									Wildcard hosts, their children, and auto-created subdomain cache
+									entries can't be renamed here — the name is referenced elsewhere
+									(the wildcard's own children, or the cache entry's parent). Delete
+									and recreate instead.
+								</small>
 							</div>
 
 							<div class="form-group">
@@ -582,6 +629,7 @@
 										<input type="radio" name="targetssl" id="targetssl-true" value="true">
 										Proxy to HTTPS
 									</label></div>
+									<small class="field-help text-muted d-block">Whether the proxy talks to the target over HTTP or HTTPS. Independent of Incoming SSL above — clients can use HTTPS to reach the proxy while it still talks plain HTTP to the target, or vice versa.</small>
 								</div>
 							</div>
 						</div>
@@ -620,6 +668,14 @@
 									<input type="radio" name="wildcard_matchAny" id="wildcard_matchAny-true" value="true">
 									Match any subdomain and proxy to this host
 								</label></div>
+								<small class="field-help text-muted d-block">
+									"Recommended" only routes subdomains you've explicitly registered
+									as their own host (optionally as a "Parent Wildcard" child of this
+									one, to reuse this cert). "Match any" auto-creates a temporary
+									route to this host's target for <i>any</i> undefined subdomain the
+									first time it's requested — convenient, but it means every subdomain
+									typo or scan attempt also gets routed here.
+								</small>
 							</div>
 						</div>
 

nodejs/views/permissions.ejs

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 					<i class="fa-solid fa-user-shield"></i>
 				</span>
 				<span class="card-title">Add Permission</span>
+				<a href="/docs/architecture" 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>
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@
 					<i class="fa-solid fa-list-check"></i>
 				</span>
 				<span class="card-title">Permissions</span>
+				<a href="/docs/architecture" 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>

nodejs/views/users.ejs

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 					Add New User
 				</span>
 				<span class="float-end">
+					<a href="/docs/architecture" 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>
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 					User List
 				</span>
 				<span class="float-end">
+					<a href="/docs/architecture" 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>

ops/nginx_conf/autossl.conf

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-listen 443 ssl http2;
+listen 443 ssl;
 listen 4443 ssl;
+# The "http2" listen parameter is deprecated since nginx 1.25.1 in favor of
+# this standalone directive, which applies to every "listen ... ssl" in the
+# server block (both 443 and 4443 here).
+http2 on;
 
 ssl_protocols     TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
 ssl_prefer_server_ciphers  on;