blumeops/docs/reference/infrastructure/gandi.md
Erich Blume 8e4afe77e0 Add Gandi DNS docs and rewrite homepage intro (#115)
## Summary
- New reference card (`docs/reference/infrastructure/gandi.md`) covering DNS records, Pulumi config, TLS integration
- New how-to guide (`docs/how-to/gandi-operations.md`) for DNS deployment and PAT cycling with `pbpaste` shortcut
- Rewritten homepage intro for wider audience ahead of public docs.eblu.me
- Cross-linked from reference index, routing, caddy, and how-to index
- Fixed PAT expiration inaccuracy in `pulumi/gandi/README.md` (max is 90 days, not 30)

## Test plan
- [ ] Verify wiki-links resolve in Quartz build
- [ ] Review gandi reference card for accuracy
- [ ] Review gandi-operations how-to for accuracy
- [ ] Check homepage reads well for external visitors

Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/115
2026-02-07 21:02:10 -08:00

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gandi
infrastructure
networking
dns

Gandi

DNS hosting provider for the eblu.me domain, managed via Pulumi IaC.

Quick Reference

Property Value
Domain eblu.me
Provider Gandi LiveDNS
IaC pulumi/gandi/
Stack eblu-me

What It Does

Gandi hosts the DNS records that make *.ops.eblu.me resolve to indri's Tailscale IP (100.98.163.89). Since Tailscale IPs are not publicly routable, this gives services real DNS names while keeping them private to the tailnet.

The target IP is resolved dynamically from indri.tail8d86e.ts.net at deploy time, so if indri's Tailscale IP changes, re-running the deployment is sufficient.

DNS Records

Record Type Value TTL
*.ops.eblu.me A indri's Tailscale IP 300s
ops.eblu.me A indri's Tailscale IP 300s

Both records point to indri, which runs caddy as the reverse proxy for all services. See routing for the full service URL map.

Pulumi Configuration

The Pulumi program lives in pulumi/gandi/:

  • __main__.py - Creates the two A records via pulumiverse_gandi
  • Pulumi.eblu-me.yaml - Stack config (domain, subdomain)

Stack config values:

Key Value
blumeops-dns:domain eblu.me
blumeops-dns:subdomain ops

A break-glass override is available via the BLUMEOPS_REVERSE_PROXY_IP environment variable, which bypasses dynamic IP resolution.

TLS Integration

caddy uses Gandi's API separately (via GANDI_BEARER_TOKEN) for ACME DNS-01 challenges to obtain a wildcard Let's Encrypt certificate for *.ops.eblu.me. This is a different credential from the Pulumi PAT.

Authentication

Gandi requires a Personal Access Token (PAT) for API access. PATs have a maximum lifetime of 90 days (currently set to 30). See gandi-operations for deployment and PAT cycling instructions.

  • gandi-operations - PAT cycling and deployment how-to
  • routing - Service URLs and routing architecture
  • caddy - Reverse proxy using Gandi for TLS
  • tailscale - Tailnet networking
  • indri - Server hosting Caddy (DNS target)