forgejo/README.md

# forgejo

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Self-hosted Forgejo git server for archiving GitHub repos and mirroring active ones. Runs on a single EC2 instance within the Sea Haven VPC, fronted by the `seahaven-com` ALB for HTTPS.

## Architecture

- **EC2**: t4g.small (arm64), Amazon Linux 2023, 20 GiB gp3 root (no state lives on it) — look up instance ID with:
  ```
  aws cloudformation describe-stacks --stack-name forgejo --query 'Stacks[0].Outputs[?OutputKey==`InstanceId`].OutputValue' --output text
  ```
  The AMI is cached in the committed `cdk.context.json` (`cachedInContext: true`) so deploys never pick up a new AL2023 release implicitly — an AMI change forces instance replacement and must be deliberate (`cdk context --reset <ami key> && cdk synth`).
- **Data volume**: standalone 50 GiB gp3 encrypted EBS volume (`RemovalPolicy.RETAIN`) mounted at `/var/lib/forgejo` — sqlite database, repositories, and logs all live here and **survive instance replacement and stack deletion**. UserData waits for the volume attachment, mounts the existing filesystem (a `blkid` guard prevents formatting a disk that has one), and tags it `forgejo-backup=true` for DLM snapshots.
- **Restore-on-boot**: if the data volume has no database on boot (first boot or total volume loss), UserData automatically downloads the latest S3 dump and restores it before starting the service — volume loss self-heals to ≤24h-old state with no manual steps.
- **Network**: Private subnet (us-east-1a), behind `seahaven-com` ALB for SSL termination
- **DNS**: `forgejo.seahaven.com` — Route53 alias record pointing to the `seahaven-com` ALB (not a direct A record)
- **TLS**: Wildcard cert on ALB, HTTP internally on port 3000
- **Backup**: Nightly `forgejo dump` to S3 + EBS snapshots via DLM (see [3-2-1 Backup Strategy](#3-2-1-backup-strategy))
- **Admin access**: SSM Session Manager (no SSH port exposed)
- **CI/CD**: GitHub Actions with OIDC role `githubdeploy-forgejo`

### Ports

| Port | Protocol | Source | Purpose |
|------|----------|--------|---------|
| 443 | HTTPS | ALB (public) | Web UI + HTTP git clone |
| 3000 | HTTP | ALB → instance | Internal traffic from ALB |
| 2222 | SSH | VPC + VPN | Git SSH operations |

## 3-2-1 Backup Strategy

All backups follow a 3-2-1 strategy: 3 copies, 2 storage types, 1 offsite provider.

| Copy | Location | Type | Retention |
|------|----------|------|-----------|
| Live | Standalone EBS data volume, RETAIN (us-east-1) | Block | N/A |
| Near-site | S3 replica (us-west-2) | Object | Archive: indefinite, noncurrent versions: 90d |
| Offsite | GCS `forgejo-backups-offsite-seahaven` (GCP us-central1) | Object | 2-year locked retention |

**Daily data flow:**

| Time (UTC) | Event |
|------------|-------|
| 05:00 | `forgejo dump` → `s3://forgejo-backups-328440206208/archive/{date}/` |
| ~05:01 | S3 CRR replicates to `forgejo-backups-replica-328440206208` (us-west-2) |
| 06:00 | DLM EBS snapshot (30-day retention) |
| 08:00 | Verification Lambda checks all 3 locations, posts to Slack |
| 10:00 | GCS Storage Transfer pulls from S3 to GCS offsite |

**S3 source lifecycle:** Standard 30d → Glacier (no expiration).

**Immutability layers:**
- S3 Versioning on both source and replica buckets
- S3 Object Lock (Governance, 90d) on the replica bucket
- GCS Bucket Lock (2yr, irreversible) on the offsite bucket

### Verification

The `forgejo-backup-verification` Lambda runs daily at 08:00 UTC and checks:
1. S3 source has a recent dump under `archive/`
2. S3 replica has replicated the latest dump
3. GCS offsite has received the latest transfer
4. EBS snapshots exist within the last 48 hours

On the 1st of each month at 09:00 UTC, it runs a restore test: downloads the latest dump, extracts the archive, and runs SQLite integrity checks.

Two CloudWatch alarms watch the verification Lambda (both notify the `site-alerts` SNS topic, ALARM action only):
- `forgejo-backup-verification-errors` — Errors ≥ 1 in an hour, missing data = not breaching ("when it runs, did it fail")
- `forgejo-backup-verification-not-running` — Invocations < 1 over 24h, missing data = breaching ("did it run at all")

### Manual backup

```bash
sudo /usr/local/bin/forgejo-backup.sh
```

### Restore from S3

For backups older than 30 days (Glacier), restore the object first:

```bash
aws s3api restore-object --bucket forgejo-backups-328440206208 \
  --key "archive/<date>/forgejo-<date>.tar.gz" \
  --restore-request '{"Days":7,"GlacierJobParameters":{"Tier":"Standard"}}'
# Wait ~3-5 hours for restore to complete, then:
```

Download and restore:

```bash
aws s3 cp s3://forgejo-backups-328440206208/archive/<date>/forgejo-<date>.tar.gz /tmp/
systemctl stop forgejo
mkdir -p /tmp/forgejo-restore && tar -xzf /tmp/forgejo-<date>.tar.gz -C /tmp/forgejo-restore
cd /tmp/forgejo-restore
cp app.ini /etc/forgejo/app.ini
cp gitea-db.sqlite3 /var/lib/forgejo/data/forgejo.db
rm -rf /var/lib/forgejo/data/repositories
cp -a repos /var/lib/forgejo/data/repositories
cp -a data/. /var/lib/forgejo/data/
[ -d lfs ] && cp -a lfs/. /var/lib/forgejo/data/lfs/
[ -d custom ] && cp -a custom/. /var/lib/forgejo/custom/
chown -R forgejo:forgejo /var/lib/forgejo /etc/forgejo/app.ini
systemctl start forgejo
rm -rf /tmp/forgejo-restore /tmp/forgejo-<date>.tar.gz
```

### Restore from GCS (disaster recovery)

```bash
gcloud config set project sea-haven-backups
gsutil cp gs://forgejo-backups-offsite-seahaven/archive/<date>/forgejo-<date>.tar.gz /tmp/
# Then follow the same restore steps as S3 above
```

## Autodiscovery

An hourly cron job checks the `Sea-Haven-Industries` GitHub org for new repositories and mirrors them into Forgejo automatically.

- **Active repos** are created as mirrors (ongoing sync).
- **Archived repos** are created as static one-time imports.
- **Script**: `/usr/local/bin/forgejo-autodiscover.sh`
- **Log**: `/var/log/forgejo-autodiscover.log`

## Token Refresh

A daily cron at 4:30 UTC reads the GitHub PAT from Secrets Manager (`forgejo/github-pat`) and updates the git remote URL on every mirror repository so credentials stay current.

- **Script**: `/usr/local/bin/forgejo-refresh-tokens.sh`

## PAT Rotation

The GitHub personal access token used for mirroring is a fine-grained PAT scoped to `Sea-Haven-Industries` with **Contents: Read-only** permissions and a 1-year expiration. It is stored in Secrets Manager at `forgejo/github-pat`.

To rotate:

1. Create a new fine-grained PAT on GitHub with the same scope.
2. Update the secret value in Secrets Manager (`forgejo/github-pat`).
3. The daily token-refresh cron will pick it up automatically.

To force immediate propagation:

```bash
sudo /usr/local/bin/forgejo-refresh-tokens.sh
```

## Secrets Manager

| Secret | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `forgejo/admin-password` | Forgejo admin user password |
| `forgejo/api-token` | Forgejo API token (used by autodiscovery and token refresh scripts) |
| `forgejo/github-pat` | GitHub fine-grained PAT for mirroring |
| `forgejo/gcs-sa-key` | GCP service account key for offsite backup verification |
| `forgejo/gcs-transfer-credentials` | AWS IAM credentials for GCS Storage Transfer Service |
| `forgejo/slack-webhook` | Slack webhook URL for backup verification alerts |

## First-time setup

After the stack deploys, connect via SSM and create the admin user:

```bash
INSTANCE_ID=$(aws cloudformation describe-stacks --stack-name forgejo --query 'Stacks[0].Outputs[?OutputKey==`InstanceId`].OutputValue' --output text)
aws ssm start-session --target "$INSTANCE_ID"

sudo -u forgejo /usr/local/bin/forgejo admin user create \
  --admin \
  --username adam \
  --password '<password>' \
  --email adam@seahavenind.com \
  --config /etc/forgejo/app.ini
```

Admin password is stored in Secrets Manager at `forgejo/admin-password`.

Access the web UI at `https://forgejo.seahaven.com`.

## Migrating repos from GitHub

### Archived repos (one-time import)

In the Forgejo web UI: **New Migration → GitHub** → paste the GitHub repo URL. Use a GitHub personal access token for private repos. These are full imports (code, issues, PRs, releases).

### Active repos (mirror sync)

Same migration flow, but check **This Repository Will Be A Mirror**. Forgejo polls GitHub hourly (`DEFAULT_INTERVAL = 1h` in app.ini) and keeps the mirror in sync.

## GCP Offsite Setup (one-time)

Run the setup script to create the GCS offsite bucket, service account, and store credentials:

```bash
./scripts/gcp-setup.sh
```

This creates the `sea-haven-backups` GCP project with a locked-retention GCS bucket. After running, configure the Storage Transfer job in the GCP Console using the AWS credentials from `forgejo/gcs-transfer-credentials`.

## Infrastructure as Code (CDK)

All AWS infrastructure is defined as an [AWS CDK](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/) v2 app written in TypeScript. There is no console-managed infrastructure — every resource in the sections above is synthesized from this repo.

### Project layout

| Path | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `bin/app.ts` | CDK app entry point. Instantiates both stacks and wires the dependency between them. |
| `lib/forgejo-stack.ts` | Main stack (`forgejo`, us-east-1): EC2 instance, security groups, IAM, ALB target/DNS, secrets, EBS data volume, DLM snapshots, and the backup-verification construct. Holds the `FORGEJO_VERSION` constant. |
| `lib/forgejo-replica-stack.ts` | Replica stack (`forgejo-replica`, us-west-2): the S3 CRR replica bucket with versioning, Object Lock (Governance, 90d), and Glacier lifecycle. |
| `lib/constructs/backup-verification.ts` | `BackupVerification` construct — the daily verification Lambda, its schedule, and CloudWatch alarms. |
| `lambda/backup-verification/` | Python 3.12 handler (`app.py` + `requirements.txt`) bundled via `@aws-cdk/aws-lambda-python-alpha`. |
| `scripts/gcp-setup.sh` | One-time GCP offsite bucket/service-account provisioning (see [GCP Offsite Setup](#gcp-offsite-setup-one-time)). |
| `cdk.json` | CDK configuration — the `app` command and context feature flags. |
| `cdk.context.json` | Cached context lookups (VPC + AMI), committed so synth is deterministic. |

### Stacks

The app defines two stacks, both pinned to account `328440206208` with explicit kebab-case `stackName`s:

- **`forgejo-replica`** (us-west-2) — the S3 replica bucket. Deployed first; exports the replica bucket ARN and name.
- **`forgejo`** (us-east-1) — the main stack. Consumes the replica bucket ARN/name and declares a dependency on `forgejo-replica`, so CDK always deploys the replica first.

### `cdk.json`

`cdk.json` is the CDK entry configuration, committed to the repo:

- **`app`**: `tsx bin/app.ts` — runs the TypeScript app directly via `tsx` (a pinned `devDependency`), so no separate `tsc` build step is needed for synth.
- **`watch`**: include/exclude globs for `cdk watch`.
- **`context`**: CDK feature flags (e.g. `@aws-cdk/core:target-partitions`). Cached lookup context (VPC subnets, the AL2023 arm64 AMI) lives separately in `cdk.context.json` — `cdk.json` holds only feature flags.

`aws-cdk-lib` is pinned to an exact version (no `^`/`~`) per the CDK version policy; Dependabot keeps it current.

### Common commands

```bash
npm install
npm run synth        # cdk synth  — emit CloudFormation without deploying
npm run diff         # cdk diff   — diff local app against deployed stacks
npm run deploy       # cdk deploy — deploy (pass -- --all for both stacks)
```

## Deployment

```bash
npm install
npx cdk deploy --all
```

This deploys two stacks:
- `forgejo-replica` (us-west-2) — S3 replica bucket with Object Lock
- `forgejo` (us-east-1) — main stack with Forgejo instance, CRR, and verification Lambda

CI/CD is handled by GitHub Actions — PRs run CI, merges to `main` deploy via the reusable CDK workflow.

## Post-deploy: store Slack webhook

Store the Slack webhook URL for backup verification alerts:

```bash
aws secretsmanager create-secret --name forgejo/slack-webhook \
  --secret-string "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL" \
  --region us-east-1
```

## Updating Forgejo

Update the `FORGEJO_VERSION` constant in `lib/forgejo-stack.ts` and deploy. This replaces the instance, so ensure the latest EBS snapshot is available for data recovery if needed. Alternatively, update in-place via SSM:

```bash
INSTANCE_ID=$(aws cloudformation describe-stacks --stack-name forgejo --query 'Stacks[0].Outputs[?OutputKey==`InstanceId`].OutputValue' --output text)
aws ssm start-session --target "$INSTANCE_ID"

sudo systemctl stop forgejo
sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/forgejo "https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/releases/download/v<NEW_VERSION>/forgejo-<NEW_VERSION>-linux-arm64"
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/forgejo
sudo systemctl start forgejo
```