Editing a service/job only persisted to castle.yaml; the unit isn't
regenerated and the process isn't restarted (the Restart button just runs
'systemctl restart' on the *existing* unit), so a change like a new port
appeared saved but never took effect.
The config panel now, after saving a service/job, shows an amber 'not live
yet' banner with an Apply button that runs POST /deploy {name} (regenerate
unit + Caddyfile) then, for services, POST /services/{name}/restart — so the
edit actually goes live. Programs are unaffected (no deploy/restart needed).
App builds clean.
- Add a 'hint' to the shared Field/TextField; annotate the config forms with
short, accurate descriptions of each field:
- program: source (working copy castle builds from), behavior (tool/daemon/
frontend), stack (optional toolchain template), repo/ref (for clone),
system deps (listed for reference, NOT auto-installed), commands.
- service: port (listened-on, health-checked, proxied; map via ${port}),
health path, proxy path vs proxy host, runs.
- job: schedule (cron → systemd timer), runs.
- ProgramFields: the Commands section is now editable (build/test/lint/
type-check/run), so a program with no stack can declare its own dev verbs
by hand — a declared command overrides the stack default. Verified the
commands/build shape round-trips through the config API.
App builds clean.
A service/job's env is now exactly its defaults.env — castle injects no hidden
convention vars. Values support ${port}/${data_dir}/${name} placeholders
(resolved at deploy, alongside ${secret:…}), so a program's own env var names
map to castle's computed values without hardcoding.
Why: the auto-injected <PREFIX>_PORT/<PREFIX>_DATA_DIR were a guess at the
program's env names — right for castle-scaffolded services, dead weight for
adopted ones (lakehouse carried two dead vars; notification-bridge/backup jobs
too). They also weren't visible in the config editor (computed at deploy), which
was the source of the 'four env vars but the UI shows none' mystery.
- core: resolve_env_vars gains a context (${port}/${data_dir}/${name});
deploy builds env from defaults.env only — no <PREFIX>_* injection, no
port_env. Removed the port_env field and the dead _env_prefix helper.
- cli: 'service/job create' gains repeatable --env KEY=VALUE (replaces
--port-env); 'program create' scaffolds <PREFIX>_PORT/_DATA_DIR: ${…} for new
daemons.
- app: removed the 'Port env' field; the Environment editor (defaults.env) is
the single place, with a placeholder hint.
- live migration: central-context/castle-api/power-graph/protonmail mapped their
real vars explicitly; lakehouse → just LAKEHOUSED_DAEMON_PORT: ${port}, data
stays in ~/.lakehoused. Verified all services healthy on their ports, dead
vars gone, zero failed units.
- docs: registry.md/design.md/stack guides + findings updated to the explicit
model.
core 94 / cli 24 / api 52 green; ruff + app build clean.
The Stage 2 editor split dropped the old confirm() — Remove program/service/job
deleted immediately on click. Restored confirmation on all three (FormFooter
window.confirm with a per-type message).
Removing a program that still has services/jobs referencing it would orphan
their program: ref. Now blocked:
- API: DELETE /config/programs/{name} → 409 'Programs with active jobs or
services cannot be removed. Delete these first: …' (authoritative).
- App: ProgramFields shows the blocked reason instead of a Remove button when
the program has deployments.
- CLI: castle delete refuses a program with referencing deployments not named
the same (which would survive the delete dangling).
Verified live: DELETE program lakehouse → 409. api 52 / cli 24 green; build clean.
CreateDeploymentForm builds a service or job in castle.yaml (PUT /config/...),
then deploys it (POST /deploy {name} → unit + Caddyfile + reload) and, for a
service, starts it (POST /services/{name}/start), then navigates to the new
detail page.
Reachable two ways:
- Program page Deployments section: 'Create service' / 'Create job' buttons,
prefilled from the program (name, program ref, run target, runner).
- Dashboard: standalone '+ Add service' / '+ Add job' (deployments can run
anything, not just castle programs).
Service form covers port / port_env / health / proxy path / proxy host; job
form covers schedule. Name validated against existing services/jobs.
Verified: the configs the form builds validate (PUT 200) and round-trip clean.
App builds; api 52 / core 94 green from prior stages.
- ProgramActions: install/uninstall (activate) shown only for tools and
no-service frontends. Daemons activate via a service/job, so the program
page no longer offers a misleading Install/Uninstall (which secretly
enabled/disabled the service).
- Program page: new Deployments section listing the services/jobs that run
the program, as links (a program → 0-N services/jobs).
- Service page: 'Runs' row from the run_target summary field (the old code
dug into manifest.run, which was empty pre-Stage-1), a Host row for
proxy_host, and a convenience link to the referenced program.
- lifecycle.activate on a daemon with no service now errors toward
'castle expose' instead of silently installing its binary to PATH.
core 94 green; ruff + app build clean.
The single service-shaped DeploymentFields was reused for all three sections,
so the program page bled service fields (port/proxy/health) and couldn't edit
program config, and the job page couldn't edit its schedule. Replaced it with:
- ProgramFields — description, source, stack, behavior, version, repo/ref,
system deps (+ read-only commands). Edits the program catalog entry.
- ServiceFields — run target, port, port_env, health, proxy path + host,
env/secrets. Prefills correctly now (Stage 1) and round-trips through PUT.
- JobFields — schedule, run target, env/secrets.
ConfigPanel selects the form by section. Shared Field/TextField/useEnvSecrets/
FormFooter helpers in detail/fields.tsx. Retired DeploymentFields. run editing
only touches python/command specs (container/node/remote run blocks preserved).
Verified: GET service manifest → PUT back validates 200. App type-checks/builds.
The dashboard widgets were named after the old 'component' concept. Renamed
each to what it actually renders:
- ComponentCard → ServiceCard (ServiceSummary, /services/, service actions)
- ComponentTable → ProgramTable (ProgramSummary[], the program catalog)
- ComponentEditor→ DeploymentEditor (DeploymentDetail, the unified type)
- ComponentFields→ DeploymentFields (AnyDetail)
- AddComponent → AddDeployment
Also purged the domain term 'component' from the rest of the app: the
useComponent hook → useDeployment, ConfigPanel + the three detail pages'
`component` prop/var → `deployment`, and the gateway/node table headers
(Component → Program / Deployment). Props renamed to match (component →
service / program / deployment). The React UI directory app/src/components/
keeps its conventional name.
App type-checks and builds clean.
- Updated the terminology from "components" to "programs" across the codebase, including in config loading, saving, and manifest specifications.
- Introduced a new `stacks.py` file to handle lifecycle actions for development stacks, implementing handlers for Python and React Vite stacks.
- Adjusted tests to reflect the new program structure and ensure proper functionality.
- Revised documentation to align with the new terminology and structure, ensuring clarity on the purpose and configuration of programs, services, and jobs.
