diff --git a/containers/authentik/authentik-django.nix b/containers/authentik/authentik-django.nix
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+# Authentik Python/Django backend
+#
+# Assembles the final package from:
+#   1. python-deps FOD (venv with stripped store references)
+#   2. opencontainers git dependency (fetched via Nix)
+#   3. Workspace packages (ak-guardian, django-channels-postgres, etc.)
+#   4. Authentik application source
+#   5. Lifecycle scripts, blueprints, manage.py
+#
+# autoPatchelfHook restores RPATHs that were stripped in the FOD.
+#
+# Output:
+#   $out/bin/python3.14                    venv python (symlink to nix python314)
+#   $out/lib/python3.14/site-packages/     all Python packages
+#   $out/lifecycle/                         lifecycle scripts (symlink)
+#   $out/blueprints/                        YAML blueprints
+#   $out/manage.py                          Django management script
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { }, sources ? import ./sources.nix { inherit pkgs; } }:
+
+let
+  python-deps = import ./python-deps.nix { inherit pkgs sources; };
+
+  # opencontainers is a git dependency not on PyPI — fetch separately
+  opencontainers-src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "vsoch";
+    repo = "oci-python";
+    rev = "ceb4fcc090851717a3069d78e85ceb1e86c2740c";
+    hash = pkgs.lib.fakeHash;
+  };
+
+  sp = "$out/lib/python3.14/site-packages";
+in
+
+pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "authentik-django";
+  version = sources.version;
+  inherit (sources) meta;
+
+  src = sources.src;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    autoPatchelfHook  # restores RPATHs stripped in the FOD
+  ];
+
+  # Libraries that autoPatchelfHook resolves NEEDED entries against
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    python314
+    stdenv.cc.cc.lib  # libstdc++, libgcc_s
+    libxml2
+    libxslt
+    xmlsec
+    openssl
+    libpq
+    krb5.lib
+    libtool.lib
+    libffi
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    # --- Copy venv from FOD ---
+    cp -r ${python-deps} $out
+    chmod -R +w $out
+
+    # Restore python path in pyvenv.cfg (was replaced with @python@ in FOD)
+    sed -i "s|@python@|${pkgs.python314}|g" $out/pyvenv.cfg
+
+    # Recreate bin/ (was removed in FOD to strip python store refs)
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    ln -s ${pkgs.python314}/bin/python3.14 $out/bin/python3.14
+    ln -s python3.14 $out/bin/python3
+    ln -s python3.14 $out/bin/python
+
+    # Recreate entry point scripts that were in the venv's bin/
+    # (gunicorn, etc. — use python from this venv)
+    for ep in gunicorn uvicorn dramatiq dumb-init; do
+      if [ -e ${sp}/$ep ] || $out/bin/python3.14 -c "import $ep" 2>/dev/null; then
+        cat > $out/bin/$ep << SCRIPT
+    #!$out/bin/python3.14
+    import sys
+    from importlib.metadata import entry_points
+    eps = entry_points(group='console_scripts', name='$ep')
+    if eps:
+        sys.exit(eps[0].load()())
+    SCRIPT
+        chmod +x $out/bin/$ep
+      fi
+    done 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    # --- opencontainers (git dependency, pure Python) ---
+    cp -r ${opencontainers-src}/opencontainers ${sp}/opencontainers
+
+    # --- Workspace packages (pure Python — direct copy) ---
+    # ak-guardian: hatch config maps to "guardian" package
+    cp -r packages/ak-guardian/guardian         ${sp}/guardian
+    cp -r packages/django-channels-postgres/django_channels_postgres ${sp}/
+    cp -r packages/django-dramatiq-postgres/django_dramatiq_postgres ${sp}/
+    cp -r packages/django-postgres-cache/django_postgres_cache       ${sp}/
+
+    # --- Authentik application + lifecycle ---
+    cp -r authentik ${sp}/authentik
+    cp -r lifecycle ${sp}/lifecycle
+    chmod +x ${sp}/lifecycle/ak
+
+    # --- Patches for Nix store paths ---
+
+    # BASE_DIR: point to $out instead of computing from settings.py's location
+    substituteInPlace ${sp}/authentik/root/settings.py \
+      --replace-fail \
+        'BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.parent' \
+        "BASE_DIR = Path(\"$out\")"
+
+    # blueprints_dir: point to $out/blueprints
+    substituteInPlace ${sp}/authentik/lib/default.yml \
+      --replace-fail 'blueprints_dir: /blueprints' \
+                     "blueprints_dir: $out/blueprints"
+
+    # Web asset paths: placeholder @webui@ for Go server card to resolve
+    substituteInPlace ${sp}/authentik/stages/email/utils.py \
+      --replace-fail 'Path("web/icons/icon_left_brand.png")' \
+                     'Path("@webui@/icons/icon_left_brand.png")' \
+      --replace-fail 'Path("web/dist/assets/icons/icon_left_brand.png")' \
+                     'Path("@webui@/dist/assets/icons/icon_left_brand.png")'
+
+    # Lifecycle bash script: use Nix store bash (no /usr/bin/env in containers)
+    substituteInPlace ${sp}/lifecycle/ak \
+      --replace-fail '#!/usr/bin/env -S bash' '#!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash'
+
+    # --- Top-level structure ---
+    ln -s ${sp}/lifecycle $out/lifecycle
+    cp -r blueprints $out/blueprints
+    cp manage.py $out/manage.py
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  # autoPatchelfHook runs in fixupPhase — don't disable it
+  dontPatchShebangs = true;
+}
diff --git a/containers/authentik/python-deps.nix b/containers/authentik/python-deps.nix
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+# Fixed-output derivation (FOD): download and install all external Python
+# dependencies into a venv using uv sync.
+#
+# FODs get network access because the output hash is declared upfront.
+# However, FODs must not reference other Nix store paths in their output.
+# Compiled .so files (from sdist builds) contain RPATHs to system libraries
+# (libxml2, krb5, etc.) which are Nix store paths. We strip these references
+# here; authentik-django.nix restores them via autoPatchelfHook.
+#
+# The venv's bin/ and pyvenv.cfg also reference the python store path, so we
+# replace them with placeholders that the main derivation restores.
+#
+# When uv.lock changes, reset outputHash to pkgs.lib.fakeHash, build to
+# get the correct hash from the error message, then update.
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { }, sources ? import ./sources.nix { inherit pkgs; } }:
+
+let
+  # All store paths that may end up referenced in the venv output.
+  # remove-references-to will replace each hash with 'eeee...' bytes.
+  refTargets = with pkgs; [
+    python314
+    stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+    libxml2.out
+    libxml2.dev
+    libxslt.out
+    libxslt.dev
+    xmlsec.out
+    openssl.out
+    openssl.dev
+    libpq.out
+    libpq.dev
+    krb5.out
+    krb5.dev
+    krb5.lib
+    libtool.out
+    libtool.lib
+    libffi.out
+    libffi.dev
+    zlib.out
+    zlib.dev
+    readline.out
+    ncurses.out
+    glibc.out
+  ];
+
+  removeRefsArgs = builtins.concatStringsSep " "
+    (map (t: "-t ${t}") refTargets);
+in
+
+pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "authentik-python-deps";
+  version = sources.version;
+
+  src = sources.src;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    python314
+    uv
+    git     # opencontainers is a git dependency in uv.lock
+    cacert  # HTTPS verification for PyPI + GitHub
+    pkg-config
+    removeReferencesTo
+    # Build tools on PATH for sdist compilation
+    postgresql.pg_config  # pg_config for psycopg-c
+    krb5                  # krb5-config for gssapi
+  ];
+
+  # System libraries for packages that must build from sdist:
+  #   lxml, xmlsec    — pyproject.toml [tool.uv] no-binary-package
+  #   psycopg-c       — sdist only on PyPI
+  #   gssapi          — no Linux wheels on PyPI
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    libxml2
+    libxslt
+    xmlsec
+    openssl
+    libpq       # psycopg-c links against libpq
+    libtool     # libltdl for xmlsec dynamic crypto backend loading
+    libffi
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+    export SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+    export GIT_SSL_CAINFO=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+    export UV_PYTHON=${pkgs.python314}/bin/python3.14
+    export UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+
+    # gssapi's pre-generated C code uses S4U functions declared in gssapi_ext.h
+    # but doesn't include it — force-include via compiler flag
+    export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="''${NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE:-} -include gssapi/gssapi_ext.h"
+
+    uv sync \
+      --frozen \
+      --no-install-project \
+      --no-install-workspace \
+      --no-dev
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+    mv .venv $out
+
+    # --- Strip Nix store references (FODs must be self-contained) ---
+    # autoPatchelfHook in authentik-django.nix restores correct RPATHs.
+
+    # Replace python store path in pyvenv.cfg with placeholder
+    sed -i "s|${pkgs.python314}|@python@|g" $out/pyvenv.cfg
+
+    # Remove bin/ entirely — main derivation recreates it
+    rm -rf $out/bin
+
+    # Strip store path references from shared objects
+    find $out -type f \( -name '*.so' -o -name '*.so.*' \) \
+      -exec remove-references-to ${removeRefsArgs} {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    # Strip store refs from .pyc files (contain embedded paths)
+    find $out -type f -name '*.pyc' -delete
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  outputHashMode = "recursive";
+  outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  outputHash = pkgs.lib.fakeHash;
+
+  dontFixup = true;
+}