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# Vacuum Wall — Agent Instructions
## What This Is
SSL proxy / firewall appliance. Python 3 Flask WebUI behind nginx reverse proxy.
Deploys on Debian 13 (trixie). Install dir: `/opt/vacuum-wall`.
## Architecture
```
Client ──→ nginx (SSL + basic auth) ──→ Flask (127.0.0.1:9090)
Flask ──→ lib/*.py ──→ sudo <cmd> ──→ system service
```
- `webui/server.py` — Flask app entry point. **Only** file that creates the `app`.
- `webui/api/*.py` — Flask blueprints, one per subsystem. Routes prefix `/api/<subsystem>/`.
- `lib/*.py` — Backend modules. Wrap system commands via `subprocess.run(["sudo", ...])`.
- `data/` — Runtime artifacts (generated .confs, `.htpasswd`, ACME certs, firewall backup, dnsmasq fragments).
- `config/<subsystem>/config.json` — Declarative JSON configs (source of truth). Generated `.conf` in `data/nginx/sites-enabled/`. Certs in `data/acme/`.
- `system/` — System file templates. `systemd/` (service units installed to `/etc/systemd/system/`), `sudoers.d/`, `nginx/`.
Project uses `.venv`. Install deps with `pip install -e .` (from `pyproject.toml`). `__init__.py` files in `webui/` and `lib/` are intentionally empty — no `sys.path` boilerplate needed.
## Deployment
`install.sh` deploys to `/opt/vacuum-wall` by rsyncing the repo. The `vacuum-wall` system user has `HOME=/opt/vacuum-wall` but no actual home directory (`--no-create-home`).
All Python modules use `Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent` for `PROJECT_DIR` — no hardcoded paths. ACME certs live at `PROJECT_DIR/data/acme/`.
## Local Dev
```bash
.venv/bin/python webui/server.py # binds 127.0.0.1:9090
```
In production the systemd unit runs as the `vacuum-wall` system user (`NoNewPrivileges`, `ProtectSystem=strict`, loopback-only networking).
## Blueprint ↔ lib Mapping (Naming Is Not 1:1)
| Blueprint | URL prefix | Backend module |
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| `webui/api/firewall` | `/api/firewall/` | `lib.firewall` |
| `webui/api/dhcp` | `/api/dhcp/` | `lib.dnsmasq` |
| `webui/api/proxy` | `/api/proxy/` | `lib.nginx` |
| `webui/api/certs` | `/api/certs/` | `lib.acme` |
| `webui/api/wireguard` | `/api/wireguard/` | `lib.wireguard` |
## Privileged Operations
`lib/` modules call `sudo` for everything that touches system services. Whitelist is `system/sudoers.d/vacuum-wall`.
**acme.sh must never run as root** — always as the service user via `sudo -u`.
Pattern for mutations: write JSON → render native config → `sudo <cmd>` to apply.
Adding a new privileged command requires a sudoers entry **and** the `lib/` code.
## API Response Contract
- Success: `{"ok": true, "data": <value>}` — helper `_ok(data)`
- Error: `{"ok": false, "error": "msg"}` — helper `_error(msg, code=400)`
- HTTP codes: `400` bad request, `404` not found, `500` internal failure
- Full spec: `docs/api.md`
## Page Routes vs API
`server.py` serves HTML pages with Jinja templates. All data is wrapped in `_safely(fn, default)` so page routes never 500 — they render with fallback values instead.
## Deploy
`install.sh` is the single deploy script. Run as root, requires `MGMT_DOMAIN`, `MGMT_PASS`, `ACME_EMAIL` env vars.
## Lint and Tests
**Linter / formatter:** Ruff (`ruff check` + `ruff format`). Config in `pyproject.toml` under `[tool.ruff]`.
**Tests:** pytest in `tests/`. Run with `python -m pytest`. Tests mock out subprocess calls (firewalld, acme.sh, WireGuard, nginx, dnsmasq) — no system services required.
```bash
.venv/bin/ruff check lib/ webui/ tests/ # lint
.venv/bin/ruff format lib/ webui/ tests/ # format
.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -v # test (154 tests)
```
Install dev tooling with `pip install -e ".[dev]"`.
## Docs
`docs/` contains the authoritative reference. `docs/architecture.md` covers request flow, zone model, and data directory layout in detail.