diff --git a/ansible/roles/devpi/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/devpi/tasks/main.yml
index 72e7853..985ca46 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/devpi/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/devpi/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
     creates: "{{ devpi_venv }}/bin/python"
 
 - name: Install devpi-server and devpi-web into venv
+  # Always bootstrap from upstream PyPI — devpi is the index it would otherwise resolve through,
+  # and that's a circular dependency (devpi cannot install itself from itself).
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: >-
       {{ devpi_uv_binary }} pip install
       --python {{ devpi_venv }}/bin/python
+      --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/
       devpi-server=={{ devpi_server_version }}
       devpi-web=={{ devpi_web_version }}
   register: devpi_pip_install
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
       --serverdir {{ devpi_server_dir }}
       --root-passwd {{ devpi_root_password }}
   when: not devpi_serverversion.stat.exists
+  changed_when: true
   no_log: true
 
 - name: Deploy devpi LaunchAgent plist
diff --git a/argocd/apps/devpi.yaml b/argocd/apps/devpi.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a15672..0000000
--- a/argocd/apps/devpi.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# devpi PyPI Caching Proxy
-# Provides PyPI cache and private package hosting
-#
-# After first deployment, initialize devpi:
-#   kubectl -n devpi exec -it devpi-0 -- devpi-init --serverdir /devpi --root-passwd <password>
-#   kubectl -n devpi rollout restart statefulset devpi
-#
-# Then create user/index:
-#   uvx devpi use https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net
-#   uvx devpi login root
-#   uvx devpi user -c eblume email=blume.erich@gmail.com
-#   uvx devpi index -c eblume/dev bases=root/pypi
-apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Application
-metadata:
-  name: devpi
-  namespace: argocd
-spec:
-  project: default
-  source:
-    repoURL: ssh://forgejo@forge.ops.eblu.me:2222/eblume/blumeops.git
-    targetRevision: main
-    path: argocd/manifests/devpi
-  destination:
-    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
-    namespace: devpi
-  syncPolicy:
-    syncOptions:
-      - CreateNamespace=true
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/devpi/README.md b/argocd/manifests/devpi/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 11fd697..0000000
--- a/argocd/manifests/devpi/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-# devpi PyPI Caching Proxy
-
-devpi-server running in Kubernetes, providing:
-- PyPI caching proxy at `root/pypi`
-- Private package hosting at `eblume/dev`
-
-## Setup
-
-### 1. Create the root password secret
-
-```fish
-kubectl create namespace devpi
-op inject -i argocd/manifests/devpi/secret-root.yaml.tpl | kubectl apply -f -
-```
-
-### 2. Deploy via ArgoCD
-
-```fish
-argocd app sync apps
-argocd app sync devpi
-```
-
-The container will auto-initialize on first startup using the root password from the secret.
-
-### 3. Create user and index (first time only)
-
-After the pod is running:
-
-```fish
-# Login to devpi as root
-uvx --from devpi-client devpi use https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net
-uvx --from devpi-client devpi login root
-# Enter root password when prompted
-
-# Create eblume user (prompts for password - use the one from 1Password)
-uvx --from devpi-client devpi user -c eblume email=blume.erich@gmail.com
-
-# Create private index inheriting from PyPI
-uvx --from devpi-client devpi index -c eblume/dev bases=root/pypi
-```
-
-## Usage
-
-### As pip index (caching proxy)
-
-Configure `~/.config/pip/pip.conf`:
-
-```ini
-[global]
-index-url = https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net/root/pypi/+simple/
-trusted-host = pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net
-```
-
-### Upload private packages
-
-```fish
-cd ~/code/personal/your-package
-uv build
-uv publish --publish-url https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net/eblume/dev/
-```
-
-## URLs
-
-- Web UI: https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net
-- PyPI cache: https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net/root/pypi/+simple/
-- Private index: https://pypi.tail8d86e.ts.net/eblume/dev/+simple/
-
-## Credentials
-
-Stored in 1Password vault `blumeops`, item `kyhzfifryqnuk7jeyibmmjvxxm`:
-- `root password` - devpi root user
-- `password` - eblume user password
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/devpi/external-secret.yaml b/argocd/manifests/devpi/external-secret.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 290ea67..0000000
--- a/argocd/manifests/devpi/external-secret.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# ExternalSecret for devpi root password
-#
-# Replaces the manual op inject workflow from secret-root.yaml.tpl
-#
-# 1Password item: "devpi" in blumeops vault
-# Field: "root password"
-#
-apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1
-kind: ExternalSecret
-metadata:
-  name: devpi-root
-  namespace: devpi
-spec:
-  refreshInterval: 1h
-  secretStoreRef:
-    kind: ClusterSecretStore
-    name: onepassword-blumeops
-  target:
-    name: devpi-root
-    creationPolicy: Owner
-  data:
-  - secretKey: password
-    remoteRef:
-      key: devpi
-      property: root password
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/devpi/ingress-tailscale.yaml b/argocd/manifests/devpi/ingress-tailscale.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 474bf72..0000000
--- a/argocd/manifests/devpi/ingress-tailscale.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: devpi-tailscale
-  namespace: devpi
-  annotations:
-    tailscale.com/proxy-class: "default"
-    tailscale.com/proxy-group: "ingress"
-    gethomepage.dev/enabled: "true"
-    gethomepage.dev/name: "PyPI"
-    gethomepage.dev/group: "Infrastructure"
-    gethomepage.dev/icon: "pypi.png"
-    gethomepage.dev/description: "PyPI cache"
-    gethomepage.dev/href: "https://pypi.ops.eblu.me"
-    gethomepage.dev/pod-selector: "app=devpi"
-spec:
-  ingressClassName: tailscale
-  defaultBackend:
-    service:
-      name: devpi
-      port:
-        number: 3141
-  tls:
-    - hosts:
-        - pypi
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/devpi/kustomization.yaml b/argocd/manifests/devpi/kustomization.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2083aaa..0000000
--- a/argocd/manifests/devpi/kustomization.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
-kind: Kustomization
-
-namespace: devpi
-
-resources:
-  - statefulset.yaml
-  - service.yaml
-  - ingress-tailscale.yaml
-  - external-secret.yaml
-
-images:
-  - name: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/devpi
-    newTag: v6.19.3-37b8a21
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/devpi/service.yaml b/argocd/manifests/devpi/service.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 42e1543..0000000
--- a/argocd/manifests/devpi/service.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: devpi
-  namespace: devpi
-spec:
-  selector:
-    app: devpi
-  ports:
-    - name: http
-      port: 3141
-      targetPort: 3141
-      protocol: TCP
diff --git a/argocd/manifests/devpi/statefulset.yaml b/argocd/manifests/devpi/statefulset.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 91875df..0000000
--- a/argocd/manifests/devpi/statefulset.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: StatefulSet
-metadata:
-  name: devpi
-  namespace: devpi
-spec:
-  serviceName: devpi
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: devpi
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: devpi
-    spec:
-      securityContext:
-        fsGroup: 1000
-        seccompProfile:
-          type: RuntimeDefault
-      containers:
-        - name: devpi
-          image: registry.ops.eblu.me/blumeops/devpi:kustomized
-          env:
-            - name: DEVPI_ROOT_PASSWORD
-              valueFrom:
-                secretKeyRef:
-                  name: devpi-root
-                  key: password
-            - name: DEVPI_OUTSIDE_URL
-              value: "https://pypi.ops.eblu.me"
-          ports:
-            - containerPort: 3141
-              name: http
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: data
-              mountPath: /devpi
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              memory: "256Mi"
-              cpu: "100m"
-            limits:
-              memory: "2Gi"  # High limit for initial PyPI index build, reclaimed after
-              cpu: "500m"
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /+api
-              port: 3141
-            initialDelaySeconds: 30
-            periodSeconds: 30
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /+api
-              port: 3141
-            initialDelaySeconds: 10
-            periodSeconds: 10
-  volumeClaimTemplates:
-    - metadata:
-        name: data
-      spec:
-        accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
-        resources:
-          requests:
-            storage: 50Gi
diff --git a/docs/changelog.d/migrate-devpi-to-indri.infra.md b/docs/changelog.d/migrate-devpi-to-indri.infra.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..418db70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog.d/migrate-devpi-to-indri.infra.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Migrated devpi (PyPI mirror at `pypi.ops.eblu.me`) from a minikube StatefulSet to a launchd-managed service on indri. devpi-server now runs in a uv-managed venv with pinned `devpi-server` and `devpi-web` versions, listens on `127.0.0.1:3141`, and is fronted by Caddy. The minikube StatefulSet was crash-looping under memory pressure (and breaking the Python toolchain everywhere); the new layout removes a layer of dependency on cluster health for critical-path tooling. See [[devpi-on-indri]].
diff --git a/docs/how-to/operations/restart-indri.md b/docs/how-to/operations/restart-indri.md
index a956644..e92581e 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/operations/restart-indri.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/operations/restart-indri.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Native services managed by launchd will stop automatically during macOS shutdown
 ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.forgejo.plist'
 ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.caddy.plist'
 ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.zot.plist'
+ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.devpi.plist'  # see [[devpi-on-indri]]
 ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.jellyfin.plist'
 ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.alloy.plist'
 ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.borgmatic.plist'
diff --git a/service-versions.yaml b/service-versions.yaml
index 0a4fe93..e819c6c 100644
--- a/service-versions.yaml
+++ b/service-versions.yaml
@@ -214,10 +214,11 @@ services:
     upstream-source: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools/releases
 
   - name: devpi
-    type: argocd
-    last-reviewed: 2026-04-18
+    type: ansible
+    last-reviewed: 2026-04-29
     current-version: "6.19.3"
     upstream-source: https://github.com/devpi/devpi/releases
+    notes: Installed via uv into a venv on indri; version pinned in ansible/roles/devpi/defaults/main.yml
 
   - name: cv
     type: argocd