blumeops/docs/how-to/manage-flyio-proxy.md
Erich Blume b0bac91ca9 Fix frontmatter field name for Quartz date display (#158)
## Summary

- Rename `date-modified` -> `modified` in all 80 docs and the `docs-check-frontmatter` task

Quartz's `CreatedModifiedDate` plugin recognizes `modified`, `lastmod`, `updated`, and `last-modified` — but not `date-modified`. The wrong field name caused Quartz to ignore frontmatter dates entirely and fall through to filesystem timestamps (UTC inside Dagger), showing Feb 12 on pages built late on Feb 11 PST.

## Test plan

- [x] `mise run docs-check-frontmatter` passes
- [ ] Kick off docs release after merge — verify rendered dates match frontmatter values

Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/158
2026-02-11 16:45:12 -08:00

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Manage Fly.io Proxy 2026-02-08
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Manage Fly.io Proxy

Operational tasks for the flyio-proxy public reverse proxy.

Deploy Changes

After modifying files in fly/:

mise run fly-deploy

Pushes to fly/ on main also trigger automatic deployment via the Forgejo CI workflow.

Add a New Public Service

See expose-service-publicly#Per-service setup for the full walkthrough. In short:

  1. Add a server block to fly/nginx.conf
  2. Add a Fly.io certificate: fly certs add <domain> -a blumeops-proxy
  3. Deploy: mise run fly-deploy
  4. Verify against blumeops-proxy.fly.dev with a Host header
  5. Add DNS CNAME via Pulumi: mise run dns-preview then mise run dns-up

Emergency Shutoff

If the proxy is causing issues (DDoS, unexpected traffic, bandwidth consumption on the home network):

Level 1 — Stop the container (seconds, reversible):

mise run fly-shutoff
# or: fly scale count 0 -a blumeops-proxy --yes

All public services go offline immediately. Tailscale tunnel drops. Zero traffic reaches indri. Restore with fly scale count 1 -a blumeops-proxy.

Level 2 — Revoke Tailscale access (seconds): Remove the flyio-proxy node in the Tailscale admin console. Even if the container is running, it cannot reach the tailnet. Use this if the container itself may be compromised.

Level 3 — Remove DNS (minutes to hours): Delete the CNAME records at Gandi. Takes time for DNS propagation but is the permanent shutoff.

Level 1 is the primary response. It is a single command, takes effect in seconds, and is trivially reversible. Keep mise run fly-shutoff somewhere easily accessible (e.g., pinned in a notes app) so it can be run quickly under stress.

Check Status

# App and machine status
fly status -a blumeops-proxy

# Live logs
fly logs -a blumeops-proxy

# Health check
curl -sf https://blumeops-proxy.fly.dev/healthz

# Certificate status
fly certs list -a blumeops-proxy

Rotate Tailscale Auth Key

The auth key expires every 90 days. To rotate:

  1. Re-apply Pulumi to generate a new key: mise run tailnet-up
  2. Re-run setup to stage the new secret: mise run fly-setup
  3. Deploy to pick up the new secret: mise run fly-deploy

Troubleshooting

502 Bad Gateway: Check fly logs for nginx upstream errors. Verify the backend Tailscale service is running (tailscale status from inside the container via fly ssh console).

Health check failing: fly ssh console -a blumeops-proxy then curl localhost:8080/healthz to test locally.

TLS errors on custom domain: Check cert status with fly certs show <domain> -a blumeops-proxy. Certs auto-provision via Let's Encrypt and may take a few minutes.