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CARD TITLE (intent, not commit subject): linkwarden cannot boot: manifest DATABASE_URL points at localhost:5432 with no Postgres -- add the companion service on a FRESH branch cut from origin/dev (supersedes tsk-2hoir5)

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fix(linkwarden): add companion postgres service to docker compose manifest

Linkwarden's manifest shipped DATABASE_URL pointing at localhost:5432, but
nothing in the manifest starts a Postgres. The rendered compose file had
exactly one service (linkwarden), so the app came up pointing at a database
that did not exist.

This change adds a companion postgres service to the manifest and teaches
DockerInstaller._generate_compose to render companion services alongside
the main app service. The postgres data volume is persisted via a named
volume, and {secret_key} substitution is applied to companion env values
so POSTGRES_PASSWORD reuses the same per-app secret as NEXTAUTH_SECRET.

dev's #2837 behaviour is preserved intact: DATABASE_URL handling and the
0600 permissions on generated compose/config files remain unchanged.

RED:

tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion FAILED [ 33%]
tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_secret_key_persisted PASSED [ 66%]
tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_no_companions PASSED [100%]

=================================== FAILURES ===================================
_ TestLinkwardenCompose.test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion _

self = <test_installers.TestLinkwardenCompose object at 0x768cb7e5a510>
tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/exec-tsk-lwgxtx.tmp/pytest-of-jay/pytest-0/test_generate_compose_linkward0')

    @pytest.mark.asyncio
    async def test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion(self, tmp_path):
        installer = DockerInstaller(apps_dir=tmp_path)
        compose, host_port = installer._generate_compose(
            "linkwarden",
            {
                "image": "ghcr.io/linkwarden/linkwarden:latest",
                "volumes": ["data:/data/data"],
                "ports": [3000],
                "env": {
                    "NEXTAUTH_SECRET": "changeme",
                    "NEXTAUTH_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
                    "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://linkwarden:{secret_key}@postgres:5432/linkwarden",
                },
                "companions": [
                    {
                        "name": "postgres",
                        "image": "postgres:16-alpine",
                        "volumes": ["pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data"],
                        "env": {
                            "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "{secret_key}",
                            "POSTGRES_USER": "linkwarden",
                            "POSTGRES_DB": "linkwarden",
                        },
                    }
                ],
            },
        )
        # Compose must have both linkwarden and postgres services
        assert "linkwarden" in compose["services"]
>       assert "postgres" in compose["services"]
E       AssertionError: assert 'postgres' in {'linkwarden': {'image': 'ghcr.io/linkwarden/linkwarden:latest', 'restart': 'unless-stopped', 'volumes': ['data:/data/data'], 'environment': {'NEXTAUTH_SECRET': 'changeme', 'NEXTAUTH_URL': 'http://localhost:3000', 'DATABASE_URL': 'postgresql://linkwarden:d20135d1d21834ee5e916dec6d244dc181815eca36acc4ceb3cb0974847b0fc9@postgres:5432/linkwarden'}, ...}}

tests/test_installers.py:359: AssertionError
========================= short test summary info ============================
FAILED tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion
========================= 1 failed, 2 passed in 0.42s ==========================

GREEN:

35 passed, 1 warning in 0.60s

Docs-Reviewed: manifest companions are internal compose wiring, not a user-visible catalog listing change, so README.md does not need updating.

Files:
app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml | 11 +-
.../tsk-lwgxtx-linkwarden-postgres-companion.md | 3 +
tests/test_installers.py | 170 +++++++++++++++++++++
tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py | 47 +++++-
4 files changed, 229 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Linkwarden now runs with a dedicated PostgreSQL companion service and persistent database storage.
    • Companion services are automatically included in generated Docker Compose configurations, with configured credentials and secrets.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed Linkwarden startup failures caused by connecting to an unavailable local PostgreSQL instance.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for companion service configuration, persistence, credentials, networking, and port allocation.

…ifest

Linkwarden's manifest shipped DATABASE_URL pointing at localhost:5432, but
nothing in the manifest starts a Postgres. The rendered compose file had
exactly one service (linkwarden), so the app came up pointing at a database
that did not exist.

This change adds a companion postgres service to the manifest and teaches
DockerInstaller._generate_compose to render companion services alongside
the main app service. The postgres data volume is persisted via a named
volume, and {secret_key} substitution is applied to companion env values
so POSTGRES_PASSWORD reuses the same per-app secret as NEXTAUTH_SECRET.

dev's #2837 behaviour is preserved intact: DATABASE_URL handling and the
0600 permissions on generated compose/config files remain unchanged.

RED:
```
tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion FAILED [ 33%]
tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_secret_key_persisted PASSED [ 66%]
tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_no_companions PASSED [100%]

=================================== FAILURES ===================================
_ TestLinkwardenCompose.test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion _

self = <test_installers.TestLinkwardenCompose object at 0x768cb7e5a510>
tmp_path = PosixPath('/tmp/exec-tsk-lwgxtx.tmp/pytest-of-jay/pytest-0/test_generate_compose_linkward0')

    @pytest.mark.asyncio
    async def test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion(self, tmp_path):
        installer = DockerInstaller(apps_dir=tmp_path)
        compose, host_port = installer._generate_compose(
            "linkwarden",
            {
                "image": "ghcr.io/linkwarden/linkwarden:latest",
                "volumes": ["data:/data/data"],
                "ports": [3000],
                "env": {
                    "NEXTAUTH_SECRET": "changeme",
                    "NEXTAUTH_URL": "http://localhost:3000",
                    "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://linkwarden:{secret_key}@postgres:5432/linkwarden",
                },
                "companions": [
                    {
                        "name": "postgres",
                        "image": "postgres:16-alpine",
                        "volumes": ["pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data"],
                        "env": {
                            "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "{secret_key}",
                            "POSTGRES_USER": "linkwarden",
                            "POSTGRES_DB": "linkwarden",
                        },
                    }
                ],
            },
        )
        # Compose must have both linkwarden and postgres services
        assert "linkwarden" in compose["services"]
>       assert "postgres" in compose["services"]
E       AssertionError: assert 'postgres' in {'linkwarden': {'image': 'ghcr.io/linkwarden/linkwarden:latest', 'restart': 'unless-stopped', 'volumes': ['data:/data/data'], 'environment': {'NEXTAUTH_SECRET': 'changeme', 'NEXTAUTH_URL': 'http://localhost:3000', 'DATABASE_URL': 'postgresql://linkwarden:d20135d1d21834ee5e916dec6d244dc181815eca36acc4ceb3cb0974847b0fc9@postgres:5432/linkwarden'}, ...}}

tests/test_installers.py:359: AssertionError
========================= short test summary info ============================
FAILED tests/test_installers.py::TestLinkwardenCompose::test_generate_compose_linkwarden_has_postgres_companion
========================= 1 failed, 2 passed in 0.42s ==========================
```

GREEN:
```
35 passed, 1 warning in 0.60s
```

Docs-Reviewed: manifest companions are internal compose wiring, not a user-visible catalog listing change, so README.md does not need updating.
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The installer now generates optional Compose companion services. Linkwarden declares a PostgreSQL 16 companion with persistent storage and service-based credentials. Tests cover companion generation, secret reuse, port allocation, and configurations without companions.

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Companion Compose services

Layer / File(s) Summary
Compose companion generation
tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py, tests/test_installers.py
The installer generates companion services, named volumes, environment substitutions, and ordered service mappings. Tests cover companion and no-companion configurations.
Linkwarden PostgreSQL integration
app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml, changelog.d/tsk-lwgxtx-linkwarden-postgres-companion.md
Linkwarden routes database credentials to the postgres service and declares a PostgreSQL 16 Alpine companion with persistent storage. The changelog records the corrected Compose configuration.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant LinkwardenManifest
  participant DockerInstaller
  participant GeneratedCompose
  participant PostgresCompanion
  LinkwardenManifest->>DockerInstaller: Declare postgres companion and database settings
  DockerInstaller->>GeneratedCompose: Generate primary and companion services
  GeneratedCompose->>PostgresCompanion: Start PostgreSQL with configured credentials and volume
  GeneratedCompose->>LinkwardenManifest: Route database access through postgres
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If the stored secret is lost or corrupted, Linkwarden can no longer connect to its existing PostgreSQL data. Preserve or explicitly rotate the database credential before merging.

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all_services: dict[str, dict] = {}
all_services[app_id] = service
for i, comp_service in enumerate(companion_services):
all_services[companion_names[i]] = comp_service

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WARNING: Name collision risk — if a companion name equals app_id, all_services[companion_names[i]] = comp_service silently overwrites the main app service, producing a broken compose file with no app service.


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for comp in companions:
comp_name = comp.get("name", f"companion-{len(companion_services)}")

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WARNING: No validation for duplicate companion names — two companions with the same explicit name (or a default name collision) silently overwrite each other in all_services, dropping one service without warning.


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Status: 2 Issues Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

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| Severity | Count |
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| CRITICAL | 0 |
| WARNING | 2 |
| SUGGESTION | 0 |

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| tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py | 233 | Name collision: if a companion name equals app_id, the companion silently overwrites the main app service in the compose dict. |
| tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py | 179 | No validation for duplicate companion names; two companions with the same name silently overwrite each other. |

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In `@app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml`:
- Line 31: The PostgreSQL credential used by POSTGRES_PASSWORD must remain
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volumes:
- pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
env:
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "{secret_key}"

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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rg -n '_get_or_create_secret_key|secret_key|generate_compose|pgdata|POSTGRES_PASSWORD|DATABASE_URL' tinyagentos app-catalog tests
sed -n '130,255p' tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py
sed -n '15,45p' app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml
sed -n '385,470p' tests/test_installers.py

Repository: jaylfc/taOS

Length of output: 24872


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#!/bin/bash
set -e
printf '%s\n' '--- helper and install flow ---'
sed -n '1,125p' tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py
sed -n '235,285p' tinyagentos/installers/docker_installer.py
printf '%s\n' '--- Linkwarden/PostgreSQL recovery references ---'
rg -n -i 'linkwarden|pgdata|postgres.*password|password.*postgres|secret_key|DATABASE_URL|docker compose|compose.*up|reset.*password|rotate.*password|migration|recover' README.md docs app-catalog tinyagentos tests 2>/dev/null | head -n 240
printf '%s\n' '--- files mentioning Linkwarden ---'
git ls-files | rg -i 'linkwarden|postgres|docker|install' | head -n 160

Repository: jaylfc/taOS

Length of output: 43057


Keep the PostgreSQL password stable across reinstalls.

If .secret_key is missing or malformed, _get_or_create_secret_key() generates a new value. Compose then uses it for both Linkwarden’s DATABASE_URL and PostgreSQL’s POSTGRES_PASSWORD. With the existing pgdata volume, PostgreSQL retains the old role password because the environment variable applies only during initialization. Linkwarden can therefore lose database access.

Persist this database credential without silent regeneration, or rotate the PostgreSQL role password before updating DATABASE_URL.

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In `@app-catalog/services/linkwarden/manifest.yaml` at line 31, The PostgreSQL
credential used by POSTGRES_PASSWORD must remain stable across reinstalls and
existing pgdata volumes. Update the secret-handling flow around
_get_or_create_secret_key and the Linkwarden DATABASE_URL configuration to
persist and reuse the initialized password without silently regenerating it; if
rotation is intended, explicitly update the PostgreSQL role before changing
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Merged. The card's DONE WHEN list is satisfied item by item, and the branch mechanics that killed the two prior attempts are clean here: one commit, parent 0f0ed8cae on dev, nothing replayed from exec/tsk-enmc4g.

The correctness point the card did not ask for and I checked anyway: the app's DATABASE_URL password and the companion's POSTGRES_PASSWORD must be the same string or this fix would look right and still not boot. Both paths call _get_or_create_secret_key(app_id), which persists to <app_dir>/.secret_key, so they cannot diverge — and your own red output shows it resolving to one 64-hex value. That is the part that makes this a real fix rather than a plausible one.

Two gaps I found while reviewing. Neither blocks this PR — it delivered what it was cut for — so both are carded rather than held over you:

  • tsk-vh4mrm (p84): TestCatalogManifestAudit.test_no_hardcoded_secrets_in_manifests scans install.env and nothing else. This PR introduced a second place a manifest can carry env — install.companions[].env — so the gate that exists to stop literal secrets reaching the catalog now has a hole exactly the shape of the feature that was just added. Your companion is correct; the next one is unguarded.
  • tsk-ujb6hp (p78): the rendered compose has no depends_on and no healthcheck, so linkwarden can still attempt its first connection (Prisma migrates at start-up) before Postgres is accepting them. Worth stating in the card and here: plain depends_on would not fix this — it waits for the container to start, not for the database to be ready — so the card asks for condition: service_healthy against a real pg_isready check, and asks the test to assert the condition rather than the key.

Small wart for next time, not worth a push: test_generate_compose_linkwarden_secret_key_persisted constructs DockerInstaller(apps_dir=tmp_path) twice in a row and repeats its own docstring as a comment. Harmless, just noise.

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