builder/build.sh

@@ -149,10 +149,19 @@ if curl --silent --fail "${CADDY_API}/config/" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     else
     ROUTES_URL="${CADDY_API}/config/apps/http/servers/${CADDY_SERVER}/routes"
 
-    # Route JSON uses Caddy's forward_auth pattern:
-    #   1. HIY server checks the session cookie and app-level permission at /auth/verify
-    #   2. On 2xx  → Caddy proxies to the app container
-    #   3. On anything else (e.g. 302 redirect to /login) → Caddy passes through to the client
+    # Route JSON: public apps use plain reverse_proxy; private apps use forward_auth.
+    if [ "${IS_PUBLIC:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+        ROUTE_JSON=$(python3 -c "
+import json, sys
+upstream = sys.argv[1]
+app_host = sys.argv[2]
+route = {
+    'match':  [{'host': [app_host]}],
+    'handle': [{'handler': 'reverse_proxy', 'upstreams': [{'dial': upstream}]}]
+}
+print(json.dumps(route))
+" "${UPSTREAM}" "${APP_ID}.${DOMAIN_SUFFIX}")
+    else
         ROUTE_JSON=$(python3 -c "
 import json, sys
 upstream   = sys.argv[1]
@@ -187,6 +196,7 @@ route = {
 }
 print(json.dumps(route))
 " "${UPSTREAM}" "${APP_ID}.${DOMAIN_SUFFIX}")
+    fi
     # Upsert the route for this app.
     ROUTES=$(curl --silent --fail "${ROUTES_URL}" 2>/dev/null || echo "[]")
     # Remove existing route for the same host, rebuild list, keep dashboard as catch-all.

server/Cargo.toml

@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ aes-gcm         = "0.10"
 anyhow          = "1"
 futures         = "0.3"
 base64          = "0.22"
+reqwest         = { version = "0.12", features = ["json", "rustls-tls"], default-features = false }

server/src/builder.rs

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ async fn run_build(state: &AppState, deploy_id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .env("BUILD_DIR",    &build_dir)
         .env("MEMORY_LIMIT",   &app.memory_limit)
         .env("CPU_LIMIT",      &app.cpu_limit)
+        .env("IS_PUBLIC",      if app.is_public != 0 { "1" } else { "0" })
         .env("DOMAIN_SUFFIX",  &domain_suffix)
         .env("CADDY_API_URL",  &caddy_api_url)
         .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())

server/src/db.rs

@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ pub async fn migrate(pool: &DbPool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .execute(pool).await;
     let _ = sqlx::query("ALTER TABLE apps ADD COLUMN git_token TEXT")
         .execute(pool).await;
+    let _ = sqlx::query("ALTER TABLE apps ADD COLUMN is_public INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0")
+        .execute(pool).await;
 
     sqlx::query(
         r#"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS databases (

server/src/models.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct App {
     /// Encrypted git token for cloning private repos. Never serialised to API responses.
     #[serde(skip_serializing)]
     pub git_token: Option<String>,
+    pub is_public: i64,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ pub struct UpdateApp {
     pub memory_limit: Option<String>,
     pub cpu_limit: Option<String>,
     pub git_token: Option<String>,
+    pub is_public: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, sqlx::FromRow)]

server/src/routes/apps.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,91 @@ use crate::{
     AppState,
 };
 
+/// Build the Caddy route JSON for an app.
+/// Public apps get a plain reverse_proxy; private apps get forward_auth via HIY.
+fn caddy_route(app_host: &str, upstream: &str, is_public: bool) -> serde_json::Value {
+    if is_public {
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "match":  [{"host": [app_host]}],
+            "handle": [{"handler": "reverse_proxy", "upstreams": [{"dial": upstream}]}]
+        })
+    } else {
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "match": [{"host": [app_host]}],
+            "handle": [{
+                "handler": "subroute",
+                "routes": [{
+                    "handle": [{
+                        "handler": "reverse_proxy",
+                        "rewrite": {"method": "GET", "uri": "/auth/verify"},
+                        "headers": {"request": {"set": {
+                            "X-Forwarded-Method": ["{http.request.method}"],
+                            "X-Forwarded-Uri":    ["{http.request.uri}"],
+                            "X-Forwarded-Host":   ["{http.request.host}"],
+                            "X-Forwarded-Proto":  ["{http.request.scheme}"]
+                        }}},
+                        "upstreams": [{"dial": "server:3000"}],
+                        "handle_response": [{
+                            "match": {"status_code": [2]},
+                            "routes": [{"handle": [{"handler": "reverse_proxy", "upstreams": [{"dial": upstream}]}]}]
+                        }]
+                    }]
+                }]
+            }]
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Push a visibility change to Caddy without requiring a full redeploy.
+/// Best-effort: logs a warning on failure but does not surface an error to the caller.
+async fn push_visibility_to_caddy(app_id: &str, port: i64, is_public: bool) {
+    if let Err(e) = try_push_visibility_to_caddy(app_id, port, is_public).await {
+        tracing::warn!("caddy visibility update for {}: {}", app_id, e);
+    }
+}
+
+async fn try_push_visibility_to_caddy(app_id: &str, port: i64, is_public: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let caddy_api = std::env::var("CADDY_API_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "http://caddy:2019".into());
+    let domain    = std::env::var("DOMAIN_SUFFIX").unwrap_or_else(|_| "localhost".into());
+    let app_host  = format!("{}.{}", app_id, domain);
+    let upstream  = format!("hiy-{}:{}", app_id, port);
+    let client    = reqwest::Client::new();
+
+    // Discover the Caddy server name (Caddyfile adapter names it "srv0").
+    let servers: serde_json::Value = client
+        .get(format!("{}/config/apps/http/servers/", caddy_api))
+        .send().await?
+        .json().await?;
+    let server_name = servers.as_object()
+        .and_then(|m| m.keys().next().cloned())
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("no servers in Caddy config"))?;
+
+    let routes_url = format!("{}/config/apps/http/servers/{}/routes", caddy_api, server_name);
+
+    let routes: Vec<serde_json::Value> = client.get(&routes_url).send().await?.json().await?;
+
+    let dashboard = serde_json::json!({
+        "handle": [{"handler": "reverse_proxy", "upstreams": [{"dial": "server:3000"}]}]
+    });
+
+    let mut updated: Vec<serde_json::Value> = routes.into_iter()
+        .filter(|r| {
+            let is_this_app = r.pointer("/match/0/host")
+                .and_then(|h| h.as_array())
+                .map(|hosts| hosts.iter().any(|h| h.as_str() == Some(app_host.as_str())))
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+            let is_catchall = r.get("match").is_none();
+            !is_this_app && !is_catchall
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    updated.insert(0, caddy_route(&app_host, &upstream, is_public));
+    updated.push(dashboard);
+
+    client.patch(&routes_url).json(&updated).send().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub async fn list(State(s): State<AppState>) -> Result<Json<Vec<App>>, StatusCode> {
     let apps = sqlx::query_as::<_, App>("SELECT * FROM apps ORDER BY created_at DESC")
         .fetch_all(&s.db)
@@ -112,6 +197,17 @@ pub async fn update(
             .execute(&s.db).await
             .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;
     }
+    if let Some(v) = payload.is_public {
+        let flag: i64 = if v { 1 } else { 0 };
+        sqlx::query("UPDATE apps SET is_public = ?, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?")
+            .bind(flag).bind(&now).bind(&id)
+            .execute(&s.db).await
+            .map_err(|_| StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)?;
+        // Immediately reconfigure the Caddy route so the change takes effect
+        // without a full redeploy.
+        let app = fetch_app(&s, &id).await?;
+        push_visibility_to_caddy(&id, app.port, v).await;
+    }
     if let Some(v) = payload.git_token {
         if v.is_empty() {
             sqlx::query("UPDATE apps SET git_token = NULL, updated_at = ? WHERE id = ?")

server/src/routes/ui.rs

@@ -297,6 +297,14 @@ pub async fn app_detail(
         }
     };
 
+    let is_public = app.is_public != 0;
+    let visibility_badge = if is_public {
+        r#"<span class="badge badge-success">public</span>"#
+    } else {
+        r#"<span class="badge badge-unknown">private</span>"#
+    };
+    let visibility_toggle_label = if is_public { "Make private" } else { "Make public" };
+
     let (git_token_status, git_token_clear_btn) = if app.git_token.is_some() {
         (
             r#"<span class="badge badge-success">Token configured</span>"#.to_string(),
@@ -322,7 +330,10 @@ pub async fn app_detail(
         .replace("{{c_badge}}",            &container_badge(&container_state))
         .replace("{{db_card}}",            &db_card)
         .replace("{{git_token_status}}",      &git_token_status)
-        .replace("{{git_token_clear_btn}}", &git_token_clear_btn);
+        .replace("{{git_token_clear_btn}}",   &git_token_clear_btn)
+        .replace("{{visibility_badge}}",      visibility_badge)
+        .replace("{{visibility_toggle_label}}", visibility_toggle_label)
+        .replace("{{is_public_js}}",          if is_public { "true" } else { "false" });
 
     Html(page(&app.name, &body)).into_response()
 }

server/templates/app_detail.html

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     &nbsp;·&nbsp; branch <code>{{branch}}</code>
     &nbsp;·&nbsp; port <code>{{port}}</code>
     &nbsp;·&nbsp; <a href="http://{{name}}.{{host}}" target="_blank">{{name}}.{{host}}</a>
+    &nbsp;·&nbsp; {{visibility_badge}}
+    <button style="font-size:0.78rem;padding:2px 10px;margin-left:4px" onclick="toggleVisibility()">{{visibility_toggle_label}}</button>
 </p>
 
 <div class="card">
@@ -165,6 +167,16 @@ async function deprovisionDb() {
     if (r.ok) window.location.reload();
     else alert('Error: ' + await r.text());
 }
+const IS_PUBLIC = {{is_public_js}};
+async function toggleVisibility() {
+    const r = await fetch('/api/apps/' + APP_ID, {
+        method: 'PATCH',
+        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+        body: JSON.stringify({is_public: !IS_PUBLIC}),
+    });
+    if (r.ok) window.location.reload();
+    else alert('Error updating visibility: ' + await r.text());
+}
 async function saveGitToken() {
     const tok = document.getElementById('git-token-input').value;
     if (!tok) { alert('Enter a token first'); return; }