v0.4.64: NFS mount diagnostics — pre-flight probe, retry, hint translation

The dominant field failure from v0.4.63 was "mount.nfs: failed to apply
fstab options" (exit 32), surfaced verbatim by the Storage tab. The
message is misleading — it has nothing to do with /etc/fstab; it comes
from nfs-utils 2.6.x's nfs_options2string() and most commonly indicates
the container is missing CAP_SYS_ADMIN, /etc/mtab is unwritable, or an
auxiliary option triggered an option-transform edge case.

Backend (crates/iso-store/src/nfs.rs):
- TCP pre-flight probe to server:port (4s timeout) before shelling out.
  Catches wrong-IP / firewall cases as "cannot reach NFS port" instead
  of letting mount.nfs spit out an unhelpful message.
- proto=tcp explicit on NFSv3 (UDP is widely deprecated, modern NAS
  appliances often don't bind UDP at all).
- Optional `port` field on NfsAddRequest (defaults to 2049), persisted
  on NfsMount.
- On "failed to apply fstab options" / "internal option parsing error"
  retry with a minimal option set (vers=N,ro/rw only) — bypasses the
  nfs-utils transformation bug; if it still fails we get a real kernel
  error to translate.
- hint_for() translates well-known stderr patterns into actionable
  guidance — CAP_SYS_ADMIN for option-transform failures, exports-table
  for access-denied, export-path hint for "no such file or directory"
  (calling out the UniFi UNAS Pro /var/nfs/shared/<name> convention),
  etc.
- normalize_server() strips http://, https://, nfs:// schemes the
  operator may have pasted by mistake, plus trailing slashes.

API (crates/http-api/src/app.rs):
- api_nfs_add now returns a structured {error, stderr, hint} JSON body
  on failure instead of plain text. UI renders the error in bold with
  the hint as a dimmer second line.

UI (crates/webui/src/app.js):
- Storage tab's "Mount failed" banner now shows the raw error + hint on
  two lines. Each persisted mount row also surfaces last_hint under
  last_error.

Terminal (crates/http-api/src/terminal.rs):
- `nfs mount` command prints "hint: ..." on a follow-up line when the
  manager returns one.

Tests:
- 8 new tests covering option string (incl. proto=tcp on v3, port=N for
  non-default), minimal-options stripping, server normalization, and
  hint translation for each well-known stderr pattern.
- All 150 tests pass; clippy -D warnings clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /target
-Cargo.lock
 data/isos/*.iso
 data/isos/*.partial
 data/isos/*.meta.json

Cargo.toml

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.64"
 edition = "2021"
-rust-version = "1.80"
+rust-version = "1.95"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/OpenPXE"
 authors = ["OpenPXE contributors"]
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ uuid = { version = "1.10", features = ["v4", "serde"] }
 time = { version = "0.3", features = ["serde", "serde-human-readable", "formatting", "macros"] }
 sha2 = "0.10"
 hex = "0.4"
+bcrypt = "0.15"
 once_cell = "1.19"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
 rust-embed = { version = "8.5", features = ["include-exclude"] }

README.md

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ Container-native PXE boot server. A Rust reimplementation of
 for Docker/OCI and OpenShift. Upload `.iso` files via the web UI; network
 clients PXE-boot them.
 
-> **Status:** v0.2.0 / pre-beta. Phases 1–5 complete: full PXE stack,
+> **Status:** v0.4.1 / pre-beta. Phases 1–5 complete: full PXE stack,
 > Queued Deployment queue, NFS-share ISO sources, live tracing log + an
-> operator terminal, per-MAC host bindings (Tinkerbell-style),
+> operator terminal, per-MAC host bindings, Prometheus `/metrics`,
-> Prometheus `/metrics`, light/dark theme toggle, animated anvil
+> light/dark theme toggle, animated OpenPXE imaging-progress widget,
-> imaging-progress widget. **66 tests passing**, clippy clean. Ready
+> chunked ISO uploads, and per-ISO boot passwords. The test suite and
-> for real-hardware validation.
+> clippy are part of the release checklist. Ready for real-hardware validation.
 
 ## Design non-negotiables
 
@@ -41,18 +41,17 @@ clients PXE-boot them.
    Tools          > Utilities / OpenPXE Shell / Network Card Info
    Queued Deployment
    ```
-6. **Queued Deployment queue** — the "horse race" launch flow. A client that
+6. **Queued Deployment queue** — the coordinated launch flow. A client that
    selects *Queued Deployment* gets a numbered position and waits. The
    operator picks an ISO in the web UI and fires it to every waiting
    client simultaneously.
-7. **Web UI** (Netbox-style): sidebar nav (Dashboard / Network / Forge
+7. **Web UI** (Netbox-style): sidebar nav (Dashboard / Network / Queue /
-   Gate / Storage / Hosts / Terminal / About), light + dark themes
+   Storage / Hosts / Terminal / About), light + dark themes
-   (toggle top-right or press `T`), animated anvil "forge progress"
+   (toggle top-right or press `T`), animated OpenPXE progress
    widget when devices are imaging. All assets served from the binary —
    no external requests.
 8. **Per-MAC host bindings.** Pin a MAC to a boot target and the client
-   skips the menu, chains straight through. Inspired by Tinkerbell's
+   skips the menu, chains straight through.
-   `smee` MAC-prepended URL pattern.
 9. **Prometheus metrics** at `/metrics` — DHCP replies by arch, TFTP
    transfer counts and bytes, HTTP request counts by route, queue /
    imaging gauges, uptime, build info. Plain text exposition format,
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ skip TFTP and respond with an HTTP URL.
 ./scripts/fetch-ipxe.sh
 
 # 2. Build the container image (~3 min first time).
-docker buildx build -f deploy/docker/Dockerfile -t openpxe:0.1.0 --load .
+docker buildx build -f deploy/docker/Dockerfile -t openpxe:0.4.1 --load .
 
 # 3. Run it on the box plugged into your PXE network. Set PUBLIC_IP to
 #    this host's LAN address so advertised iPXE URLs are reachable.
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ docker run -d --name openpxe \
   -e OPENPXE_DHCP_MODE=proxy \
   -v $PWD/data/isos:/var/lib/openpxe/isos \
   -v $PWD/data/work:/var/lib/openpxe/work \
-  openpxe:0.1.0
+  openpxe:0.4.1
 
 # 4. Open the UI and drop an ISO in.
 open http://10.0.0.5
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ docker buildx create --name openpxe-multi --driver docker-container --use
 # Build + push both linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 under one tag.
 docker buildx build --builder openpxe-multi \
   --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 \
-  -t ghcr.io/YOUR-ORG/openpxe:0.1.0 \
+  -t ghcr.io/YOUR-ORG/openpxe:0.4.1 \
   --push \
   -f deploy/docker/Dockerfile .
 ```
@@ -155,10 +154,10 @@ docker run --rm \
   -v /my/iso-library:/seed:ro \
   -v openpxe-data:/var/lib/openpxe/isos \
   -e OPENPXE_PUBLIC_IP=10.0.0.5 \
-  openpxe:0.1.0 seed --from /seed
+  openpxe:0.4.1 seed --from /seed
 
 # Dry run first to see what would be imported:
-docker run --rm -v /my/iso-library:/seed:ro openpxe:0.1.0 seed --from /seed --dry-run
+docker run --rm -v /my/iso-library:/seed:ro openpxe:0.4.1 seed --from /seed --dry-run
 ```
 
 ### Environment overrides
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ operational constraints inherited from the design:
 
 ## Queued Deployment
 
-The "horse race" launch flow, end to end:
+The coordinated launch flow, end to end:
 
 1. A client boots and picks **Queued Deployment** in the PXE menu (or falls
    through on timeout with the default `timeout_action`).
@@ -285,8 +284,9 @@ The "horse race" launch flow, end to end:
    The server broadcasts the assignment to every queued client via a
    `tokio::sync::Notify`; each client's next poll returns the boot script
    for the chosen image.
-5. Every client chains the same image at effectively the same moment — the
+5. Every client chains the same image at effectively the same moment. The
-   queue releases and the horses run together.
+   queue stays visible until the operator releases entries, which keeps a
+   useful audit trail during hardware testing.
 
 No user-facing iPXE anywhere in this flow. The client only ever runs
 scripts we generate; the operator only interacts with the web UI.

crates/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ time.workspace = true
 uuid.workspace = true
 parking_lot.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["sync", "rt", "macros", "time"] }
+# bcrypt for the admin Forms auth (v0.4.5). Already in the workspace
+# for per-ISO boot passwords; just re-exported here.
+bcrypt.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.12"

crates/core/src/arch.rs

@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ mod tests {
     fn bootfile_names_stable() {
         assert_eq!(ClientArch::LegacyX86.ipxe_bootfile(), Some("undionly.kpxe"));
         assert_eq!(ClientArch::X64Uefi.ipxe_bootfile(), Some("snponly.efi"));
-        assert_eq!(ClientArch::Arm64Uefi.ipxe_bootfile(), Some("snponly-arm64.efi"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            ClientArch::Arm64Uefi.ipxe_bootfile(),
+            Some("snponly-arm64.efi")
+        );
         assert_eq!(ClientArch::Unknown(0xFFFF).ipxe_bootfile(), None);
     }
 

crates/core/src/auth.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+//! Operator authentication — Sonarr/Radarr-style single-admin Forms model.
+//!
+//! On a fresh install, no admin account exists; the WebUI's first-run
+//! flow prompts the operator to create one. After that the chosen
+//! credentials gate `/api/*` access. The admin can rotate username +
+//! password from Settings → Account.
+//!
+//! Multi-user RBAC isn't a goal for OpenPXE — the user explicitly asked
+//! for "you have access or you don't". When SSO is configured, additional
+//! users come in through the IdP; the locally-stored admin is the
+//! fallback owner who can change SSO config or the seal-breaker for an
+//! IdP outage. So one record is enough.
+//!
+//! Storage policy mirrors [`crate::host_bindings::HostBindings`] and
+//! [`crate::boot_log::BootLog`]: in-memory authoritative; disk is the
+//! crash-survival cache; a corrupt `auth.json` falls back to "no admin
+//! configured" rather than blocking startup, which puts the UI back
+//! into setup mode rather than locking the operator out.
+
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
+use crate::{Error, Result};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct AdminAccount {
+    pub username: String,
+    /// bcrypt hash (cost 10). The plaintext password never leaves the
+    /// request that set it — same discipline as the per-ISO boot password.
+    pub password_hash: String,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub created_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub updated_at: OffsetDateTime,
+}
+
+/// Public projection — no hash, safe to ship to the WebUI.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct AdminPublic {
+    pub username: String,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub created_at: OffsetDateTime,
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub updated_at: OffsetDateTime,
+}
+
+impl From<&AdminAccount> for AdminPublic {
+    fn from(a: &AdminAccount) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            username: a.username.clone(),
+            created_at: a.created_at,
+            updated_at: a.updated_at,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Inner {
+    admin: Option<AdminAccount>,
+}
+
+/// In-memory + on-disk admin registry. Cheap to clone.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AdminStore {
+    path: Arc<PathBuf>,
+    inner: Arc<RwLock<Inner>>,
+}
+
+impl AdminStore {
+    /// Load from `<work_dir>/auth.json`, or start empty. A bad file
+    /// logs a warning and falls back to "no admin configured" — better
+    /// to surface the setup flow than lock the operator out of their
+    /// own install.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn load_or_default(work_dir: &std::path::Path) -> Self {
+        let path = work_dir.join("auth.json");
+        let inner = match std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+            Ok(text) => match serde_json::from_str::<Inner>(&text) {
+                Ok(parsed) => parsed,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        target: "openpxe::auth",
+                        "auth.json present but unreadable ({e}); starting in setup mode"
+                    );
+                    Inner::default()
+                }
+            },
+            Err(_) => Inner::default(),
+        };
+        Self {
+            path: Arc::new(path),
+            inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(inner)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Has an admin been bootstrapped? Drives the first-run / login
+    /// fork in the HTTP layer.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_configured(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.read().admin.is_some()
+    }
+
+    /// Public-safe snapshot for the WebUI.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Option<AdminPublic> {
+        self.inner.read().admin.as_ref().map(AdminPublic::from)
+    }
+
+    /// First-run setup: create the admin account. Fails if one already
+    /// exists — the HTTP layer surfaces that as 409.
+    pub fn bootstrap(&self, username: &str, password: &str) -> Result<AdminPublic> {
+        validate_username(username)?;
+        validate_password(password)?;
+        let hash = bcrypt_hash(password)?;
+        let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
+        let admin = AdminAccount {
+            username: username.trim().to_string(),
+            password_hash: hash,
+            created_at: now,
+            updated_at: now,
+        };
+        {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            if g.admin.is_some() {
+                return Err(Error::Invalid(
+                    "admin account already configured".into(),
+                ));
+            }
+            g.admin = Some(admin.clone());
+        }
+        self.persist();
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "openpxe::auth",
+            username = %admin.username,
+            "admin account created (first-run setup)"
+        );
+        Ok((&admin).into())
+    }
+
+    /// Verify credentials. Returns the admin record (public projection)
+    /// on success, `Ok(None)` on mismatch, `Err` on systemic bcrypt
+    /// failure (treated as "auth not available right now" by callers).
+    pub fn verify(&self, username: &str, password: &str) -> Result<Option<AdminPublic>> {
+        let Some(admin) = self.inner.read().admin.clone() else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        if username.trim() != admin.username {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+        // bcrypt compares in constant time relative to the same hash.
+        // Doing the username check first is fine — a username mismatch
+        // returns immediately, but the only thing leaked is "this isn't
+        // the admin's username" which the operator already knows.
+        match bcrypt::verify(password, &admin.password_hash) {
+            Ok(true) => Ok(Some((&admin).into())),
+            Ok(false) => Ok(None),
+            Err(e) => Err(Error::Other(e.into())),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Rotate username and/or password. `current_password` must match
+    /// the *existing* hash — same flow as Sonarr's "current password
+    /// required to change". `new_username`/`new_password` are optional:
+    /// pass only what you want to change.
+    pub fn update_credentials(
+        &self,
+        current_password: &str,
+        new_username: Option<&str>,
+        new_password: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<AdminPublic> {
+        // Re-check ownership before any state mutation.
+        let existing = self
+            .inner
+            .read()
+            .admin
+            .clone()
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid("no admin configured".into()))?;
+        match bcrypt::verify(current_password, &existing.password_hash) {
+            Ok(true) => {}
+            Ok(false) => return Err(Error::Invalid("current password is incorrect".into())),
+            Err(e) => return Err(Error::Other(e.into())),
+        }
+
+        let mut updated = existing.clone();
+        if let Some(u) = new_username {
+            validate_username(u)?;
+            updated.username = u.trim().to_string();
+        }
+        if let Some(p) = new_password {
+            validate_password(p)?;
+            updated.password_hash = bcrypt_hash(p)?;
+        }
+        updated.updated_at = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
+
+        {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            g.admin = Some(updated.clone());
+        }
+        self.persist();
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "openpxe::auth",
+            username = %updated.username,
+            "admin credentials updated"
+        );
+        Ok((&updated).into())
+    }
+
+    fn persist(&self) {
+        let snap = self.inner.read().clone();
+        let body = match serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&snap) {
+            Ok(b) => b,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::auth", "serialize auth.json: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        if let Some(parent) = self.path.parent() {
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
+        }
+        let tmp = self.path.with_extension("json.tmp");
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&tmp, body) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::auth", "write auth.json tmp: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::rename(&tmp, self.path.as_path()) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::auth", "rename auth.json: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn validate_username(u: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let u = u.trim();
+    if u.is_empty() {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid("username must not be empty".into()));
+    }
+    if u.len() > 64 {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid("username must be 64 chars or fewer".into()));
+    }
+    if !u.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_graphic() && c != ':') {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(
+            "username must be ASCII printable with no ':' character".into(),
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn validate_password(p: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    if p.len() < 8 {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(
+            "password must be at least 8 characters".into(),
+        ));
+    }
+    if p.len() > 256 {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(
+            "password must be 256 characters or fewer".into(),
+        ));
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn bcrypt_hash(password: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    bcrypt::hash(password, bcrypt::DEFAULT_COST).map_err(|e| Error::Other(e.into()))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_after_load_when_no_file() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(!s.is_configured());
+        assert!(s.snapshot().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bootstrap_then_verify_round_trip() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let pub_ = s.bootstrap("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pub_.username, "admin");
+        assert!(s.is_configured());
+
+        // Correct creds match; wrong creds don't.
+        assert!(s.verify("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap().is_some());
+        assert!(s.verify("admin", "wrong").unwrap().is_none());
+        assert!(s.verify("nobody", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bootstrap_rejects_second_call() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        s.bootstrap("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap();
+        let r = s.bootstrap("other", "anotherpass1");
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_survives_disk_reload() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        s.bootstrap("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap();
+        drop(s);
+        let s2 = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(s2.is_configured());
+        assert!(s2.verify("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap().is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_credentials_requires_current_password() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        s.bootstrap("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap();
+        // Wrong current password → no change.
+        let r = s.update_credentials("nope", None, Some("newpassword1"));
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+        assert!(s.verify("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap().is_some());
+
+        // Correct current password rotates only what's supplied.
+        s.update_credentials("hunter2hunter2", Some("alice"), Some("newpassword1"))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(s.verify("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap().is_none());
+        assert!(s.verify("alice", "newpassword1").unwrap().is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn update_credentials_partial_password_only_keeps_username() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        s.bootstrap("admin", "hunter2hunter2").unwrap();
+        s.update_credentials("hunter2hunter2", None, Some("newpassword1"))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(s.verify("admin", "newpassword1").unwrap().is_some());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn validates_username_and_password() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = AdminStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(s.bootstrap("", "hunter2hunter2").is_err());
+        assert!(s.bootstrap("ad:min", "hunter2hunter2").is_err()); // ':' reserved
+        assert!(s.bootstrap("admin", "short").is_err()); // <8 chars
+        // 65-char username is too long.
+        let long = "a".repeat(65);
+        assert!(s.bootstrap(&long, "hunter2hunter2").is_err());
+    }
+}

crates/core/src/boot_log.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+//! Boot-event log — "who installed what, when, from where".
+//!
+//! Each `/boot/<entry>.ipxe` fetch that actually goes on to serve a boot
+//! script lands an entry here. The log is bounded in memory (newest-first,
+//! ring-buffered at [`BootLog::CAP`]) and is mirrored append-only to
+//! `<work_dir>/boot_log.jsonl`. Mirrors `HostBindings`'s "in-memory is
+//! authoritative, disk is a cache" policy — a corrupt log file should
+//! never block PXE for the network.
+//!
+//! We deliberately don't push these onto the `LogBus` (the operator
+//! terminal stream). The terminal already shows the http traces; the
+//! Host log is a curated, persistent, easy-to-scan view of "what got
+//! imaged on what hardware" and conflating the two would be noisy.
+
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct BootEvent {
+    #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339")]
+    pub timestamp: OffsetDateTime,
+    /// Lowercase, colon-separated. `None` when iPXE didn't supply
+    /// `?mac=${mac}` in the chain URL (older bookmarks, custom scripts).
+    pub mac: Option<String>,
+    /// Connecting peer's IP — taken from the TCP socket when available
+    /// (PXE clients connect direct, no reverse proxy), and falls back to
+    /// `X-Forwarded-For` for the rare case where one is present.
+    pub ip: Option<IpAddr>,
+    /// `BootEntry::id` — the same id used in `/boot/<id>.ipxe`.
+    pub target_id: String,
+    /// Human-friendly label: the ISO's filename / volume label / entry
+    /// title. Pre-resolved at log time so the UI can render without
+    /// joining against the ISO store (and so "what image was installed?"
+    /// survives the operator deleting the ISO later).
+    pub target_title: String,
+}
+
+/// In-memory ring + disk-backed append log of boot events. Cheap to
+/// clone; the inner state is `Arc<RwLock<_>>`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct BootLog {
+    path: Arc<PathBuf>,
+    inner: Arc<RwLock<VecDeque<BootEvent>>>,
+}
+
+impl BootLog {
+    /// Newest entries we retain in memory. Past this, the oldest gets
+    /// evicted — the on-disk JSONL keeps the full history for offline
+    /// inspection. 500 covers a typical install-day's worth without
+    /// turning the Hosts tab into a wall of text.
+    pub const CAP: usize = 500;
+
+    /// Load up to `CAP` newest events from `<work_dir>/boot_log.jsonl`,
+    /// or start empty if the file is missing / unreadable.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn load_or_default(work_dir: &std::path::Path) -> Self {
+        let path = work_dir.join("boot_log.jsonl");
+        let mut events = VecDeque::with_capacity(Self::CAP);
+        if let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+            for line in text.lines() {
+                if line.trim().is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                match serde_json::from_str::<BootEvent>(line) {
+                    Ok(ev) => {
+                        if events.len() == Self::CAP {
+                            events.pop_front();
+                        }
+                        events.push_back(ev);
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        tracing::warn!(
+                            target: "openpxe::boot_log",
+                            "skipping unparseable boot_log line: {e}"
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Self {
+            path: Arc::new(path),
+            inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(events)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Append an event. Persistence is best-effort and never blocks the
+    /// caller on a failed write (the in-memory copy is the source of
+    /// truth for the live UI; the JSONL is just for crash survival).
+    pub fn record(&self, ev: &BootEvent) {
+        // Push into the ring first so a slow / failing disk doesn't lose
+        // events for the live UI.
+        {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            if g.len() == Self::CAP {
+                g.pop_front();
+            }
+            g.push_back(ev.clone());
+        }
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "openpxe::boot_log",
+            mac = ev.mac.as_deref().unwrap_or("?"),
+            ip = ev.ip.map(|i| i.to_string()).as_deref().unwrap_or("?"),
+            target = %ev.target_id,
+            "boot event"
+        );
+        // Append to disk. We tolerate write failures — they'd show up as
+        // missing entries on the next restart only.
+        let mut line = match serde_json::to_string(ev) {
+            Ok(s) => s,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::boot_log", "serialize boot event: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        line.push('\n');
+        if let Some(parent) = self.path.parent() {
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
+        }
+        match std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .create(true)
+            .append(true)
+            .open(self.path.as_path())
+        {
+            Ok(mut f) => {
+                if let Err(e) = f.write_all(line.as_bytes()) {
+                    tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::boot_log", "append boot_log.jsonl: {e}");
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::boot_log", "open boot_log.jsonl: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Newest-first snapshot, up to `CAP` entries.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<BootEvent> {
+        let g = self.inner.read();
+        // VecDeque preserves insertion order; reverse so newest is first.
+        g.iter().rev().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.read().len()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.len() == 0
+    }
+
+    /// Wipe in-memory + the on-disk file. Used by the `terminal clear`
+    /// equivalent or future operator action; not currently wired to a UI
+    /// button but exposed for completeness.
+    pub fn clear(&self) {
+        self.inner.write().clear();
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(self.path.as_path());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    fn ev(target: &str, mac: Option<&str>) -> BootEvent {
+        BootEvent {
+            timestamp: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
+            mac: mac.map(str::to_string),
+            ip: Some("10.0.0.42".parse().unwrap()),
+            target_id: target.into(),
+            target_title: format!("{target}.iso"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn record_then_list_is_newest_first() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let log = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(log.is_empty());
+        log.record(&ev("alpha", Some("aa:bb:cc:00:00:01")));
+        log.record(&ev("beta", Some("aa:bb:cc:00:00:02")));
+        let list = log.list();
+        assert_eq!(list.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(list[0].target_id, "beta");
+        assert_eq!(list[1].target_id, "alpha");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn round_trip_through_disk() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let log = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        log.record(&ev("alpha", Some("aa:bb:cc:00:00:01")));
+        log.record(&ev("beta", None));
+        drop(log);
+        let log2 = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert_eq!(log2.len(), 2);
+        let list = log2.list();
+        assert_eq!(list[0].target_id, "beta");
+        assert_eq!(list[1].target_id, "alpha");
+        assert!(list[0].mac.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(list[1].mac.as_deref(), Some("aa:bb:cc:00:00:01"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ring_evicts_oldest_past_cap() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let log = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        for i in 0..(BootLog::CAP + 5) {
+            log.record(&ev(&format!("e{i}"), None));
+        }
+        assert_eq!(log.len(), BootLog::CAP);
+        let list = log.list();
+        // Newest first; the most recent push is the last index inserted.
+        assert_eq!(list[0].target_id, format!("e{}", BootLog::CAP + 4));
+        // Oldest in-memory should be the 6th push (0..5 were evicted).
+        assert_eq!(list[BootLog::CAP - 1].target_id, "e5");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn clear_wipes_memory_and_disk() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let log = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        log.record(&ev("alpha", None));
+        log.clear();
+        assert!(log.is_empty());
+        let log2 = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(log2.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn corrupt_disk_lines_are_skipped_not_fatal() {
+        // Write a file with one valid + one garbage line; loader should
+        // surface the valid one and skip the garbage.
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("boot_log.jsonl");
+        let valid = serde_json::to_string(&ev("ok", Some("aa:bb:cc:00:00:09"))).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(&path, format!("{valid}\nNOT_JSON\n{valid}\n")).unwrap();
+        let log = BootLog::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert_eq!(log.len(), 2);
+    }
+}

crates/core/src/branding.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+//! Operator-controlled branding overrides.
+//!
+//! The browser tab's logo (`/assets/logo.svg`) defaults to the bundled
+//! rainbow-horizon mark. Operators who deploy OpenPXE behind their own
+//! branding can upload a replacement that lives at
+//! `<work_dir>/branding/logo.<ext>` and is served in preference to the
+//! bundled SVG when present. Borrowed-from-FleetDM: tenant chrome, same
+//! product.
+//!
+//! Storage policy mirrors `HostBindings` / `BootLog`: in-memory cache is
+//! authoritative for the current process, disk is the source of truth on
+//! restart, and a corrupt cache file falls back to the bundled default
+//! rather than blocking startup.
+
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+/// Allowed MIME types for an uploaded logo. We deliberately keep this
+/// narrow — anything that can be `<img src="...">`'d into the brand
+/// block, no scripts. SVG carries the obvious XSS risk for raw inline
+/// HTML; we always serve the bytes as a separate asset with a strict
+/// content-type rather than inlining, so SVG is safe.
+pub const ALLOWED_LOGO_MIMES: &[&str] = &[
+    "image/svg+xml",
+    "image/png",
+    "image/jpeg",
+    "image/webp",
+    "image/gif",
+];
+
+/// Disk cap for an uploaded logo. PXE WebUIs are operator-facing — even
+/// a generous 2 MB cap is comfortable for any reasonable brand mark and
+/// puts a clear bound on memory + serialization cost.
+pub const MAX_LOGO_BYTES: usize = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Inner {
+    /// File name (relative to the branding dir) for the active logo, if
+    /// any. Always under `<work_dir>/branding/`; never an absolute path
+    /// from the operator.
+    logo_filename: Option<String>,
+    /// MIME of the active logo, mirroring `logo_filename`. Cached here
+    /// so the HTTP layer can set Content-Type without re-sniffing.
+    logo_mime: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// In-memory + on-disk override registry. Cheap to clone; locks are
+/// brief. The `branding.json` cache lives alongside the active asset
+/// inside `<work_dir>/branding/`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct BrandingStore {
+    /// Root directory: `<work_dir>/branding/`. Created on first write.
+    dir: Arc<PathBuf>,
+    inner: Arc<RwLock<Inner>>,
+}
+
+impl BrandingStore {
+    /// Load (or initialise empty) from `<work_dir>/branding/`. Tolerates
+    /// missing directories, partial state, and corrupt JSON — a bad
+    /// cache should never block PXE for the network.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn load_or_default(work_dir: &Path) -> Self {
+        let dir = work_dir.join("branding");
+        let path = dir.join("branding.json");
+        let mut inner = Inner::default();
+        if let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+            match serde_json::from_str::<Inner>(&text) {
+                Ok(parsed) => {
+                    // Sanity: if the JSON says we have a logo but the
+                    // file is gone, clear the in-memory pointer so
+                    // /assets/logo.svg falls back to the bundled SVG
+                    // rather than 500ing on a missing file.
+                    if let Some(name) = parsed.logo_filename.as_deref() {
+                        if dir.join(name).is_file() {
+                            inner = parsed;
+                        } else {
+                            tracing::warn!(
+                                target: "openpxe::branding",
+                                file = %name,
+                                "branding.json points at missing file; clearing"
+                            );
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        inner = parsed;
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        target: "openpxe::branding",
+                        "branding.json present but unreadable ({e}); starting empty"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Self {
+            dir: Arc::new(dir),
+            inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(inner)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Absolute path to the active logo, if one is set and present on
+    /// disk. `None` means the HTTP layer should serve the bundled SVG.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn logo_path(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let g = self.inner.read();
+        g.logo_filename.as_deref().map(|n| self.dir.join(n))
+    }
+
+    /// MIME of the active logo, if any. The HTTP layer pairs this with
+    /// the bytes returned by [`Self::logo_path`].
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn logo_mime(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.inner.read().logo_mime.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Replace the active logo. Returns the chosen on-disk filename so
+    /// the caller can echo it back in the API response. Old logos are
+    /// removed best-effort.
+    pub fn set_logo(&self, mime: &str, ext: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<String> {
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(self.dir.as_path())?;
+        // Single canonical filename per upload — overwriting the old one
+        // (after clearing it) keeps the directory tidy and avoids any
+        // path-traversal concern: the operator never supplies the name.
+        let safe_ext = sanitize_ext(ext);
+        let filename = format!("logo.{safe_ext}");
+        let final_path = self.dir.join(&filename);
+        // Atomic write: tmp -> rename. Guarantees the file is either
+        // entirely the old logo or entirely the new one.
+        let tmp = final_path.with_extension(format!("{safe_ext}.tmp"));
+        std::fs::write(&tmp, bytes)?;
+        std::fs::rename(&tmp, &final_path)?;
+        // Clean up any sibling logo.<otherext> so there's exactly one
+        // canonical file at any time.
+        if let Ok(entries) = std::fs::read_dir(self.dir.as_path()) {
+            for e in entries.flatten() {
+                let p = e.path();
+                let name = p
+                    .file_name()
+                    .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+                    .unwrap_or("");
+                if name.starts_with("logo.") && name != filename {
+                    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&p);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            g.logo_filename = Some(filename.clone());
+            g.logo_mime = Some(mime.to_string());
+        }
+        self.persist();
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "openpxe::branding",
+            file = %filename, mime = %mime, size = bytes.len(),
+            "custom logo installed"
+        );
+        Ok(filename)
+    }
+
+    /// Drop the override and return to the bundled SVG.
+    pub fn clear_logo(&self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let removed = {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            let removed = g.logo_filename.take();
+            g.logo_mime = None;
+            removed
+        };
+        if let Some(name) = removed {
+            let p = self.dir.join(&name);
+            let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&p);
+            tracing::info!(target: "openpxe::branding", file = %name, "custom logo cleared");
+        }
+        self.persist();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Convenience: true if a custom logo is configured. Surfaces on
+    /// `/api/status` so the WebUI can show "Custom logo: yes" without
+    /// fetching the asset itself.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn has_logo(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.read().logo_filename.is_some()
+    }
+
+    fn persist(&self) {
+        let snap = self.inner.read().clone();
+        let body = match serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&snap) {
+            Ok(b) => b,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::branding", "serialize branding.json: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(self.dir.as_path()) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::branding", "mkdir branding/: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+        let path = self.dir.join("branding.json");
+        let tmp = path.with_extension("json.tmp");
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&tmp, body) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::branding", "write branding.json tmp: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::rename(&tmp, &path) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::branding", "rename branding.json: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Trim arbitrary operator-supplied extension strings to a small, safe
+/// alphanumeric form. Anything weird collapses to `bin`. We never let
+/// the extension affect the path beyond the final segment of `logo.<x>`.
+fn sanitize_ext(ext: &str) -> String {
+    let lc: String = ext
+        .chars()
+        .filter(char::is_ascii_alphanumeric)
+        .map(|c| c.to_ascii_lowercase())
+        .collect();
+    if lc.is_empty() || lc.len() > 5 {
+        "bin".into()
+    } else {
+        lc
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pick a safe filesystem extension from a MIME type. Returns `None`
+/// if the MIME isn't on the [`ALLOWED_LOGO_MIMES`] allowlist.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn ext_for_mime(mime: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    match mime {
+        "image/svg+xml" => Some("svg"),
+        "image/png" => Some("png"),
+        "image/jpeg" => Some("jpg"),
+        "image/webp" => Some("webp"),
+        "image/gif" => Some("gif"),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_after_load_when_no_branding_dir() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let b = BrandingStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(!b.has_logo());
+        assert!(b.logo_path().is_none());
+        assert!(b.logo_mime().is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_clear_round_trip_persists() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let b = BrandingStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let name = b.set_logo("image/png", "png", b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\nfake").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(name, "logo.png");
+        assert!(b.has_logo());
+        assert_eq!(b.logo_mime().as_deref(), Some("image/png"));
+        let p = b.logo_path().unwrap();
+        assert!(p.is_file());
+
+        // Re-open and confirm the override survives a restart.
+        drop(b);
+        let b2 = BrandingStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(b2.has_logo());
+        assert_eq!(b2.logo_mime().as_deref(), Some("image/png"));
+
+        // Clear; the file goes away and has_logo flips off.
+        b2.clear_logo().unwrap();
+        assert!(!b2.has_logo());
+        assert!(!p.exists());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replacing_logo_removes_old_extension_sibling() {
+        // PNG then SVG; only the SVG should remain on disk.
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let b = BrandingStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        b.set_logo("image/png", "png", b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\nfake").unwrap();
+        b.set_logo("image/svg+xml", "svg", br#"<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"/>"#).unwrap();
+        let entries: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(dir.path().join("branding"))
+            .unwrap()
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok().map(|e| e.file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned()))
+            .collect();
+        assert!(entries.iter().any(|n| n == "logo.svg"), "got {entries:?}");
+        assert!(!entries.iter().any(|n| n == "logo.png"), "stale PNG left over: {entries:?}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn sanitize_ext_strips_separators_and_path_chars() {
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_ext("svg"), "svg");
+        // Path separators and non-alphanumerics filter out, leaving just
+        // letters. The remaining "etcpasswd" exceeds the 5-char cap so
+        // it collapses to `bin` rather than producing `etcpa`.
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_ext("../etc/passwd"), "bin");
+        // Short alphanumeric strip-through stays itself.
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_ext("../svg"), "svg");
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_ext(""), "bin");
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_ext("PNG"), "png");
+        // Anything past five chars is suspicious — collapse to `bin`.
+        assert_eq!(sanitize_ext("svgvvvv"), "bin");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_file_referenced_by_json_resolves_to_empty() {
+        // If the operator nukes the file out from under the JSON cache,
+        // we should silently fall back to no-override rather than
+        // hanging on to a bogus path.
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let brand_dir = dir.path().join("branding");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(&brand_dir).unwrap();
+        // Hand-write a branding.json claiming logo.png exists.
+        let inner = Inner {
+            logo_filename: Some("logo.png".into()),
+            logo_mime: Some("image/png".into()),
+        };
+        std::fs::write(
+            brand_dir.join("branding.json"),
+            serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&inner).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let b = BrandingStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        assert!(!b.has_logo(), "should fall back when referenced file is missing");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ext_for_mime_only_accepts_known_types() {
+        assert_eq!(ext_for_mime("image/png"), Some("png"));
+        assert_eq!(ext_for_mime("image/svg+xml"), Some("svg"));
+        assert_eq!(ext_for_mime("application/octet-stream"), None);
+        assert_eq!(ext_for_mime("text/html"), None);
+    }
+}

crates/core/src/client.rs

@@ -56,19 +56,25 @@ impl ClientRegistry {
     ) {
         let mut guard = self.inner.write();
         let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
-        let entry = guard.entry(mac.to_string()).or_insert_with(|| ClientSnapshot {
+        let entry = guard
-            mac: mac.to_string(),
+            .entry(mac.to_string())
-            last_ip: ip,
+            .or_insert_with(|| ClientSnapshot {
-            arch,
+                mac: mac.to_string(),
-            hostname: None,
+                last_ip: ip,
-            first_seen: now,
+                arch,
-            last_seen: now,
+                hostname: None,
-            events: Vec::new(),
+                first_seen: now,
-            selected_target: None,
+                last_seen: now,
-        });
+                events: Vec::new(),
+                selected_target: None,
+            });
         entry.last_seen = now;
-        if ip.is_some() { entry.last_ip = ip; }
+        if ip.is_some() {
-        if arch.is_some() { entry.arch = arch; }
+            entry.last_ip = ip;
+        }
+        if arch.is_some() {
+            entry.arch = arch;
+        }
         entry.events.push((now, event));
         // Cap event history per client to keep memory bounded.
         const MAX_EVENTS: usize = 64;

crates/core/src/config.rs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub struct Paths {
     pub work_dir: PathBuf,
     /// Directory containing bundled iPXE binaries (undionly.kpxe, snponly.efi, ...).
     pub ipxe_dir: PathBuf,
-    /// Path to the wimboot binary for Windows ISOs (optional — feature-gated).
+    /// Path to the wimboot binary for Windows ISOs (optional — feature-controlled).
     pub wimboot_path: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Directory under which Windows ISOs are extracted and served via SMB.
     /// Only used when `settings.windows_enabled = true`. Defaults to
@@ -128,16 +128,24 @@ impl Config {
     /// Call this after loading the TOML file so env takes precedence.
     pub fn apply_env(&mut self) {
         if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("OPENPXE_HTTP_PORT") {
-            if let Ok(p) = v.parse() { self.server.http_port = p; }
+            if let Ok(p) = v.parse() {
+                self.server.http_port = p;
+            }
         }
         if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("OPENPXE_TFTP_PORT") {
-            if let Ok(p) = v.parse() { self.server.tftp_port = p; }
+            if let Ok(p) = v.parse() {
+                self.server.tftp_port = p;
+            }
         }
         if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("OPENPXE_DHCP_PORT") {
-            if let Ok(p) = v.parse() { self.network.dhcp_port = p; }
+            if let Ok(p) = v.parse() {
+                self.network.dhcp_port = p;
+            }
         }
         if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("OPENPXE_PUBLIC_IP") {
-            if let Ok(ip) = v.parse() { self.server.public_ip = Some(ip); }
+            if let Ok(ip) = v.parse() {
+                self.server.public_ip = Some(ip);
+            }
         }
         if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("OPENPXE_DHCP_MODE") {
             self.network.dhcp_mode = match v.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {

crates/core/src/host_bindings.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 //! Per-MAC host bindings.
 //!
-//! Inspired by the Tinkerbell `smee` "MAC-prepended URL" pattern: an
+//! Operators can attach a preferred boot target (a `BootEntry::id`) to a
-//! operator can attach a preferred boot target (a `BootEntry::id`) to a
+//! specific MAC address. When a client with that MAC arrives, the top-level
-//! specific MAC address. When a client with that MAC arrives, the
+//! boot script chains straight to that target instead of showing the
-//! top-level boot script chains straight to that target instead of
+//! interactive menu.
-//! showing the interactive menu.
 //!
 //! Use cases:
 //! - "This rack of Dell servers always images with Ubuntu Server 24.04"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct HostBinding {
     /// don't have to worry about case.
     pub mac: String,
     /// Preferred boot entry id (matches a `BootEntry::id` in the iso
-    /// store) OR one of the reserved menu names: `_local`, `_gate`,
+    /// store) OR one of the reserved menu names: `_local`, `_queue`,
     /// `_tools_menu`. Empty string falls back to the menu.
     pub target: String,
     /// Optional human-readable label shown in the UI (`"Tom's laptop"`,

crates/core/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,21 +3,29 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
 pub mod arch;
+pub mod auth;
+pub mod boot_log;
+pub mod branding;
 pub mod client;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod error;
-pub mod queue;
 pub mod host_bindings;
 pub mod log_bus;
 pub mod metrics;
+pub mod queue;
 pub mod settings;
+pub mod sso;
 
 pub use arch::{ClientArch, FirmwareClass};
+pub use auth::{AdminAccount, AdminPublic, AdminStore};
+pub use boot_log::{BootEvent, BootLog};
+pub use branding::{ext_for_mime, BrandingStore, ALLOWED_LOGO_MIMES, MAX_LOGO_BYTES};
 pub use client::{ClientEvent, ClientRegistry, ClientSnapshot};
+pub use sso::{SsoConfig, SsoStore};
 pub use config::{Config, DhcpMode, NetworkConfig, Paths, ServerConfig};
 pub use error::{Error, Result};
-pub use queue::{Gate, DeploymentQueue};
 pub use host_bindings::{normalize_mac, HostBinding, HostBindings};
 pub use log_bus::{LogBus, LogBusLayer, LogLine};
 pub use metrics::{HttpRoute, Metrics};
+pub use queue::{DeploymentQueue, QueueEntry};
 pub use settings::{Settings, SettingsStore, TimeoutAction};

crates/core/src/metrics.rs

@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ impl Metrics {
     }
 
     pub fn record_tftp_err(&self) {
-        self.inner.tftp_transfers_err.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.inner
+            .tftp_transfers_err
+            .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
 
     // ── HTTP ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -181,7 +183,10 @@ impl Metrics {
             "",
         );
 
-        let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP openpxe_tftp_transfers_total TFTP transfers, by status.");
+        let _ = writeln!(
+            out,
+            "# HELP openpxe_tftp_transfers_total TFTP transfers, by status."
+        );
         let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE openpxe_tftp_transfers_total counter");
         let _ = writeln!(
             out,
@@ -201,7 +206,10 @@ impl Metrics {
             "",
         );
 
-        let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP openpxe_http_requests_total HTTP requests served, by route family.");
+        let _ = writeln!(
+            out,
+            "# HELP openpxe_http_requests_total HTTP requests served, by route family."
+        );
         let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE openpxe_http_requests_total counter");
         for (label, counter) in [
             ("boot_script", &i.http_boot_script),
@@ -218,14 +226,53 @@ impl Metrics {
         }
 
         // Gauges.
-        write_gauge(&mut out, "openpxe_iso_count", "ISOs currently registered (local + NFS).", i.iso_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), "");
+        write_gauge(
-        write_gauge(&mut out, "openpxe_client_count", "PXE clients seen this process lifetime.", i.client_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), "");
+            &mut out,
-        write_gauge(&mut out, "openpxe_queue_count", "Clients currently waiting at the deployment queue.", i.queue_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed), "");
+            "openpxe_iso_count",
-        write_gauge(&mut out, "openpxe_queue_imaging", "Clients currently imaging (queue + assigned target).", i.queue_imaging.load(Ordering::Relaxed), "");
+            "ISOs currently registered (local + NFS).",
-        write_gauge(&mut out, "openpxe_nfs_mounts_active", "NFS shares currently mounted.", i.nfs_mounts_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed), "");
+            i.iso_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
-        write_gauge(&mut out, "openpxe_uptime_seconds", "Seconds since this OpenPXE instance started.", uptime_secs, "");
+            "",
+        );
+        write_gauge(
+            &mut out,
+            "openpxe_client_count",
+            "PXE clients seen this process lifetime.",
+            i.client_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            "",
+        );
+        write_gauge(
+            &mut out,
+            "openpxe_queue_count",
+            "Clients currently waiting at the deployment queue.",
+            i.queue_count.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            "",
+        );
+        write_gauge(
+            &mut out,
+            "openpxe_queue_imaging",
+            "Clients currently imaging (queue + assigned target).",
+            i.queue_imaging.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            "",
+        );
+        write_gauge(
+            &mut out,
+            "openpxe_nfs_mounts_active",
+            "NFS shares currently mounted.",
+            i.nfs_mounts_active.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            "",
+        );
+        write_gauge(
+            &mut out,
+            "openpxe_uptime_seconds",
+            "Seconds since this OpenPXE instance started.",
+            uptime_secs,
+            "",
+        );
 
-        let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP openpxe_build_info Build metadata. Always 1; the version is in the label.");
+        let _ = writeln!(
+            out,
+            "# HELP openpxe_build_info Build metadata. Always 1; the version is in the label."
+        );
         let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE openpxe_build_info gauge");
         let _ = writeln!(out, "openpxe_build_info{{version=\"{version}\"}} 1");
 
@@ -259,7 +306,11 @@ mod tests {
         m.record_http(HttpRoute::Api);
         m.set_iso_count(3);
         let out = m.render("0.2.0", 42);
-        assert_eq!(out.matches("# TYPE openpxe_dhcp_replies_total counter").count(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            out.matches("# TYPE openpxe_dhcp_replies_total counter")
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
         assert_eq!(out.matches("# TYPE openpxe_iso_count gauge").count(), 1);
         assert!(out.contains("openpxe_dhcp_replies_total{arch=\"uefi\"} 1"));
         assert!(out.contains("openpxe_dhcp_replies_total{arch=\"bios\"} 1"));

crates/core/src/queue.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 //! Queued Deployment queue.
 //!
 //! When a client selects "Queued Deployment" at the PXE menu, iPXE POSTs to
-//! `/api/queue/join` and receives a gate position. It then enters a poll
+//! `/api/queue/join` and receives a queue position. It then enters a poll
 //! loop hitting `/api/queue/poll/<id>`; the server holds the request open
 //! until either (a) the operator assigns an ISO from the WebUI, in which
 //! case the poll returns an iPXE `chain` URL, or (b) the poll times out
 //! (iPXE's HTTP client has its own timeout), in which case iPXE re-POSTs.
 //!
-//! The WebUI shows the queue (`GET /api/gate`) and issues
+//! The WebUI shows the queue (`GET /api/queue`) and issues
 //! `POST /api/queue/assign { iso_id, entry_ids: [...] }` to launch a single
-//! ISO across many gated clients at once. This is the "horse-race gate"
+//! ISO across many queued clients at once. Every waiting machine receives
-//! UX the user asked for — every horse leaves the line simultaneously.
+//! the assignment without operator visits at the rack.
 
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::ClientArch;
 
-/// Per-gate state visible to the WebUI.
+/// Per-client queue state visible to the WebUI.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Gate {
+pub struct QueueEntry {
     pub id: String,
-    /// 1-based race-gate position — position 1 is whoever got there first.
+    /// 1-based queue position — position 1 is whoever got there first.
     pub position: u32,
     pub mac: String,
     pub ip: Option<IpAddr>,
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ struct QueueEntryInner {
 }
 
 impl QueueEntryInner {
-    fn snapshot(&self) -> Gate {
+    fn snapshot(&self) -> QueueEntry {
-        Gate {
+        QueueEntry {
             id: self.id.clone(),
             position: self.position,
             mac: self.mac.clone(),
@@ -80,21 +80,25 @@ impl DeploymentQueue {
         Arc::new(Self::default())
     }
 
-    /// Add a client to the gate. Returns the new `Gate` snapshot. If the
+    /// Add a client to the queue. Returns the current queue snapshot. If the
-    /// MAC is already queued, the existing gate is returned unchanged —
+    /// MAC is already queued, the existing entry is returned unchanged —
     /// retrying iPXE clients don't duplicate their slot.
-    pub fn join(&self, mac: &str, ip: Option<IpAddr>, arch: Option<ClientArch>) -> Gate {
+    pub fn join(&self, mac: &str, ip: Option<IpAddr>, arch: Option<ClientArch>) -> QueueEntry {
         let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
         let mut guard = self.inner.write();
 
         if let Some(existing) = guard.values_mut().find(|g| g.mac == mac) {
             existing.last_poll_at = now;
-            if ip.is_some() { existing.ip = ip; }
+            if ip.is_some() {
-            if arch.is_some() { existing.arch = arch; }
+                existing.ip = ip;
+            }
+            if arch.is_some() {
+                existing.arch = arch;
+            }
             return existing.snapshot();
         }
 
-        // Race position = max(position) + 1, or 1 if empty.
+        // Queue position = max(position) + 1, or 1 if empty.
         let next_pos = guard.values().map(|g| g.position).max().unwrap_or(0) + 1;
         let id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
         let inner = QueueEntryInner {
@@ -113,24 +117,24 @@ impl DeploymentQueue {
         snap
     }
 
-    /// Look up the `Notify` primitive for a given gate id, for long-polling.
+    /// Look up the `Notify` primitive for a given queue entry id, for long-polling.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn notifier(&self, entry_id: &str) -> Option<Arc<Notify>> {
         self.inner.read().get(entry_id).map(|g| g.notify.clone())
     }
 
-    /// Update the last-poll timestamp (keeps the gate's "live" indicator
+    /// Update the last-poll timestamp (keeps the queue's "live" indicator
     /// fresh in the UI) and return the current snapshot. Returns None if
-    /// the gate was released/expired between requests.
+    /// the entry was released/expired between requests.
-    pub fn touch(&self, entry_id: &str) -> Option<Gate> {
+    pub fn touch(&self, entry_id: &str) -> Option<QueueEntry> {
         let mut guard = self.inner.write();
         let g = guard.get_mut(entry_id)?;
         g.last_poll_at = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
         Some(g.snapshot())
     }
 
-    /// Operator assigns an ISO entry (boot_entry id) to one or more gates.
+    /// Operator assigns an ISO entry (boot_entry id) to one or more clients.
-    /// Returns the number of gates that were updated. Gates not in the
+    /// Returns the number of queue entries that were updated. Entries not in the
     /// queue are silently skipped.
     pub fn assign(&self, entry_ids: &[String], target: &str) -> usize {
         let mut guard = self.inner.write();
@@ -145,9 +149,9 @@ impl DeploymentQueue {
         updated
     }
 
-    /// Remove a gate and return its final snapshot. Called after the client
+    /// Remove a queue entry and return its final snapshot. Called after the client
     /// has successfully chained onto its assignment.
-    pub fn release(&self, entry_id: &str) -> Option<Gate> {
+    pub fn release(&self, entry_id: &str) -> Option<QueueEntry> {
         let mut guard = self.inner.write();
         let g = guard.remove(entry_id)?;
         g.notify.notify_waiters();
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ impl DeploymentQueue {
     }
 
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<Gate> {
+    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<QueueEntry> {
         let guard = self.inner.read();
         let mut v: Vec<_> = guard.values().map(QueueEntryInner::snapshot).collect();
         v.sort_by_key(|g| g.position);

crates/core/src/settings.rs

@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub default_local_hdd: bool,
 
     /// When a client hits the Queued Deployment item, how long (seconds) to
-    /// hold it at the gate before giving up and falling back to the menu.
+    /// hold it in queue before giving up and falling back to the menu.
     /// 0 = forever.
-    pub gate_wait_max_secs: u32,
+    pub queue_wait_max_secs: u32,
 
     /// Optional DNS server advertised on the Network tab. Purely
     /// informational today — OpenPXE does not run a DNS server, but
@@ -67,11 +67,8 @@ pub enum TimeoutAction {
     /// Chain the "Boot from Local HDD" entry.
     LocalHdd,
     /// Put the client into the deployment queue, waiting for operator
-    /// assignment. The serde alias keeps v0.2.0 settings.json files
+    /// assignment.
-    /// readable after the v0.3.0 rename — old `"gated_deployment"`
-    /// values deserialize transparently.
     #[default]
-    #[serde(alias = "gated_deployment")]
     QueuedDeployment,
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             smb_host_override: String::new(),
             extra_kernel_args: String::new(),
             default_local_hdd: true,
-            gate_wait_max_secs: 0,
+            queue_wait_max_secs: 0,
             dns_server: String::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -115,7 +112,10 @@ impl SettingsStore {
             },
             Err(_) => Settings::default(),
         };
-        Arc::new(Self { path, inner: RwLock::new(initial) })
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            path,
+            inner: RwLock::new(initial),
+        })
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(s.windows_enabled);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn settings_serialize_queue_naming() {
+        let text = serde_json::to_string(&Settings::default()).unwrap();
+        assert!(text.contains("queue_wait_max_secs"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn corrupt_file_falls_back_to_default() {
         let dir = tempdir().unwrap();

crates/core/src/sso.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+//! SAML SSO configuration — FleetDM-shaped, storage-only for v0.4.5.
+//!
+//! The operator pastes their IdP's metadata XML (or its URL) and a
+//! human-readable label; v0.4.5 just persists it. The actual SAML
+//! response-validation / JIT-provisioning flow lands in a later release
+//! — for now we cover the "configurable" half so an operator can teach
+//! OpenPXE about their IdP today and flip the switch on next upgrade.
+//!
+//! Shape borrowed from <https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet>'s app-config
+//! SSO block, minus the user-RBAC fields (OpenPXE is single-tier: you
+//! have access or you don't). Entity ID is omitted from the operator
+//! UI per the v0.4.5 brief — it defaults to the advertised public base
+//! URL when SAML wiring lands, which is what most IdPs expect anyway.
+
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::{Error, Result};
+
+/// The configurable surface. `metadata` and `metadata_url` are mutually
+/// exclusive at apply time (one or the other identifies the IdP); the
+/// store keeps both fields so an operator can switch between them
+/// without losing the inactive one.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SsoConfig {
+    /// Master switch — when false, all SSO machinery (planned for a
+    /// later release) is skipped regardless of the rest of the fields.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    /// Display name shown on the WebUI's login screen as the "Sign in
+    /// with X" button label. Empty/whitespace falls back to "SSO".
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub idp_name: String,
+    /// Optional HTTPS URL pointing at the IdP's brand logo. Rendered
+    /// next to `idp_name` on the WebUI's login screen (FleetDM-style).
+    /// Length-capped at [`MAX_URL_LEN`]; empty is fine.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub idp_logo_url: String,
+    /// Raw SAML metadata XML pasted by the operator. Mutually exclusive
+    /// with `metadata_url`; if both are set, the URL wins at apply time
+    /// (operators typically forget about a stale XML paste).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub metadata: String,
+    /// HTTPS URL where the IdP serves its metadata. Loaded lazily by the
+    /// future SAML flow; not validated here beyond a basic length cap.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub metadata_url: String,
+}
+
+impl SsoConfig {
+    /// Returns `true` only when the config is *usable* — enabled, and
+    /// at least one of metadata/metadata_url is present. The future
+    /// login flow will key off this; for v0.4.5 the WebUI uses it to
+    /// surface a yellow "configured but not live yet" hint.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_usable(&self) -> bool {
+        self.enabled
+            && (!self.metadata.trim().is_empty() || !self.metadata_url.trim().is_empty())
+    }
+}
+
+/// In-memory + on-disk SSO settings registry.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SsoStore {
+    path: Arc<PathBuf>,
+    inner: Arc<RwLock<SsoConfig>>,
+}
+
+impl SsoStore {
+    /// Load from `<work_dir>/sso.json`, or start with the default empty
+    /// (`enabled = false`) config. A corrupt file falls back to default
+    /// rather than blocking startup.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn load_or_default(work_dir: &std::path::Path) -> Self {
+        let path = work_dir.join("sso.json");
+        let cfg = match std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+            Ok(text) => match serde_json::from_str::<SsoConfig>(&text) {
+                Ok(parsed) => parsed,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(
+                        target: "openpxe::sso",
+                        "sso.json present but unreadable ({e}); starting with default config"
+                    );
+                    SsoConfig::default()
+                }
+            },
+            Err(_) => SsoConfig::default(),
+        };
+        Self {
+            path: Arc::new(path),
+            inner: Arc::new(RwLock::new(cfg)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> SsoConfig {
+        self.inner.read().clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Replace the whole config in one shot. Light validation: metadata
+    /// XML and URL are length-capped so an operator can't OOM us by
+    /// pasting a 10 GiB blob; the IdP UI tab clamps the input visually,
+    /// but the server enforces a hard ceiling regardless.
+    pub fn replace(&self, mut cfg: SsoConfig) -> Result<SsoConfig> {
+        cfg.idp_name = cfg.idp_name.trim().to_string();
+        cfg.idp_logo_url = cfg.idp_logo_url.trim().to_string();
+        cfg.metadata = cfg.metadata.trim().to_string();
+        cfg.metadata_url = cfg.metadata_url.trim().to_string();
+        if cfg.metadata.len() > MAX_METADATA_BYTES {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                "metadata XML exceeds {MAX_METADATA_BYTES}-byte cap"
+            )));
+        }
+        if cfg.metadata_url.len() > MAX_URL_LEN {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                "metadata_url exceeds {MAX_URL_LEN}-char cap"
+            )));
+        }
+        if cfg.idp_logo_url.len() > MAX_URL_LEN {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                "idp_logo_url exceeds {MAX_URL_LEN}-char cap"
+            )));
+        }
+        if !cfg.metadata_url.is_empty()
+            && !cfg.metadata_url.starts_with("http://")
+            && !cfg.metadata_url.starts_with("https://")
+        {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(
+                "metadata_url must start with http:// or https://".into(),
+            ));
+        }
+        if !cfg.idp_logo_url.is_empty()
+            && !cfg.idp_logo_url.starts_with("http://")
+            && !cfg.idp_logo_url.starts_with("https://")
+        {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(
+                "idp_logo_url must start with http:// or https://".into(),
+            ));
+        }
+        // If they're trying to *enable* the integration but haven't
+        // supplied either source, reject — saves a "configured but
+        // unusable" surprise later.
+        if cfg.enabled && cfg.metadata.is_empty() && cfg.metadata_url.is_empty() {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(
+                "enable SSO requires either metadata XML or a metadata URL".into(),
+            ));
+        }
+        {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            *g = cfg.clone();
+        }
+        self.persist();
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "openpxe::sso",
+            enabled = cfg.enabled,
+            idp = %cfg.idp_name,
+            has_xml = !cfg.metadata.is_empty(),
+            has_url = !cfg.metadata_url.is_empty(),
+            "sso configuration updated"
+        );
+        Ok(cfg)
+    }
+
+    fn persist(&self) {
+        let snap = self.inner.read().clone();
+        let body = match serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&snap) {
+            Ok(b) => b,
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::sso", "serialize sso.json: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        if let Some(parent) = self.path.parent() {
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent);
+        }
+        let tmp = self.path.with_extension("json.tmp");
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&tmp, body) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::sso", "write sso.json tmp: {e}");
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Err(e) = std::fs::rename(&tmp, self.path.as_path()) {
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::sso", "rename sso.json: {e}");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Saturation caps. The numbers are generous for any real IdP metadata
+/// document — Okta's largest is ~50 KB, Azure AD's ~30 KB.
+const MAX_METADATA_BYTES: usize = 1024 * 1024;
+const MAX_URL_LEN: usize = 2048;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_is_disabled_and_empty() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let cfg = s.snapshot();
+        assert!(!cfg.enabled);
+        assert!(cfg.metadata.is_empty());
+        assert!(cfg.metadata_url.is_empty());
+        assert!(!cfg.is_usable());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replace_metadata_url_round_trip_via_disk() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: true,
+            idp_name: "Okta".into(),
+            metadata: String::new(),
+            metadata_url: "https://idp.example.com/metadata".into(),
+            idp_logo_url: String::new(),
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        drop(s);
+        let s2 = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let cfg = s2.snapshot();
+        assert!(cfg.enabled);
+        assert!(cfg.is_usable());
+        assert_eq!(cfg.idp_name, "Okta");
+        assert_eq!(cfg.metadata_url, "https://idp.example.com/metadata");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn replace_xml_paste_is_accepted() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let xml = r#"<EntityDescriptor xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata">test</EntityDescriptor>"#;
+        s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: true,
+            idp_name: "Test IdP".into(),
+            metadata: xml.into(),
+            metadata_url: String::new(),
+            idp_logo_url: String::new(),
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(s.snapshot().is_usable());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn enable_without_source_is_rejected() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let r = s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: true,
+            idp_name: "Okta".into(),
+            metadata: String::new(),
+            metadata_url: String::new(),
+            idp_logo_url: String::new(),
+        });
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+        // …and a disabled blank config is fine.
+        s.replace(SsoConfig::default()).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn metadata_url_must_be_http_scheme() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let r = s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: false,
+            idp_name: String::new(),
+            metadata: String::new(),
+            metadata_url: "ftp://idp.example.com/metadata".into(),
+            idp_logo_url: String::new(),
+        });
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn idp_logo_url_must_be_http_scheme() {
+        // v0.4.6: SSO settings learned an idp_logo_url so the login
+        // screen can render the FleetDM-style "Sign in with <IdP-logo>"
+        // affordance. Same scheme rule as metadata_url.
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let r = s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: false,
+            idp_name: "Okta".into(),
+            metadata: String::new(),
+            metadata_url: String::new(),
+            idp_logo_url: "data:image/png;base64,...".into(),
+        });
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+        // Real HTTPS URL is fine.
+        s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: false,
+            idp_name: "Okta".into(),
+            metadata: String::new(),
+            metadata_url: String::new(),
+            idp_logo_url: "https://idp.example.com/logo.png".into(),
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(s.snapshot().idp_logo_url, "https://idp.example.com/logo.png");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn metadata_size_cap_enforced() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let s = SsoStore::load_or_default(dir.path());
+        let oversize = "a".repeat(MAX_METADATA_BYTES + 1);
+        let r = s.replace(SsoConfig {
+            enabled: false,
+            idp_name: String::new(),
+            metadata: oversize,
+            metadata_url: String::new(),
+            idp_logo_url: String::new(),
+        });
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+    }
+}

crates/dhcp-proxy/src/reply.rs

@@ -56,11 +56,17 @@ pub fn decide(ctx: &ReplyContext<'_>) -> BootDirective {
             // it'll then do the same script-fetch the iPXE path does.
             let name = ctx.arch.ipxe_bootfile().unwrap_or("snponly.efi");
             BootDirective::HttpScript {
-                url: format!("{}/ipxe/{}", ctx.public_base_url.trim_end_matches('/'), name),
+                url: format!(
+                    "{}/ipxe/{}",
+                    ctx.public_base_url.trim_end_matches('/'),
+                    name
+                ),
             }
         }
         FirmwareClass::PxeClient => match ctx.arch.ipxe_bootfile() {
-            Some(name) => BootDirective::TftpIpxe { filename: name.to_string() },
+            Some(name) => BootDirective::TftpIpxe {
+                filename: name.to_string(),
+            },
             None => BootDirective::Ignore,
         },
         FirmwareClass::Other => BootDirective::Ignore,
@@ -107,12 +113,16 @@ pub fn build_reply(ctx: &ReplyContext<'_>, directive: &BootDirective) -> Option<
 
     match directive {
         BootDirective::TftpIpxe { filename } => {
-            opts.insert(DhcpOption::TFTPServerName(ctx.our_ip.to_string().into_bytes()));
+            opts.insert(DhcpOption::TFTPServerName(
+                ctx.our_ip.to_string().into_bytes(),
+            ));
             opts.insert(DhcpOption::BootfileName(filename.as_bytes().to_vec()));
         }
         BootDirective::HttpScript { url } => {
             opts.insert(DhcpOption::BootfileName(url.as_bytes().to_vec()));
-            opts.insert(DhcpOption::TFTPServerName(ctx.our_ip.to_string().into_bytes()));
+            opts.insert(DhcpOption::TFTPServerName(
+                ctx.our_ip.to_string().into_bytes(),
+            ));
         }
         BootDirective::Ignore => return None,
     }

crates/dhcp-proxy/src/server.rs

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 use crate::reply::{build_reply, decide, BootDirective, ReplyContext};
 use dhcproto::v4::{DhcpOption, Message, OptionCode};
 use dhcproto::{Decodable, Decoder, Encodable, Encoder};
-use openpxe_core::{
+use openpxe_core::{ClientArch, ClientEvent, ClientRegistry, FirmwareClass};
-    ClientArch, ClientEvent, ClientRegistry, FirmwareClass,
-};
 use socket2::{Domain, Protocol, Socket, Type};
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -86,11 +84,22 @@ impl DhcpProxyServer {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let request = Message::decode(&mut Decoder::new(data))?;
 
-        let vendor_class = request.opts().get(OptionCode::ClassIdentifier).and_then(|o| {
+        let vendor_class = request
-            if let DhcpOption::ClassIdentifier(v) = o { Some(v.as_slice()) } else { None }
+            .opts()
-        });
+            .get(OptionCode::ClassIdentifier)
+            .and_then(|o| {
+                if let DhcpOption::ClassIdentifier(v) = o {
+                    Some(v.as_slice())
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            });
         let user_class = request.opts().get(OptionCode::UserClass).and_then(|o| {
-            if let DhcpOption::UserClass(v) = o { Some(v.as_slice()) } else { None }
+            if let DhcpOption::UserClass(v) = o {
+                Some(v.as_slice())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
         });
         let class = FirmwareClass::classify(vendor_class, user_class);
         if matches!(class, FirmwareClass::Other) {
@@ -135,7 +144,9 @@ impl DhcpProxyServer {
         }
         self.metrics.record_dhcp_reply(arch.as_str());
 
-        let Some(reply) = build_reply(&ctx, &directive) else { return Ok(()); };
+        let Some(reply) = build_reply(&ctx, &directive) else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
         let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(512);
         reply.encode(&mut Encoder::new(&mut out))?;
 
@@ -203,7 +214,10 @@ fn bind_udp(bind: IpAddr, port: u16, broadcast: bool) -> anyhow::Result<UdpSocke
 
 fn format_mac(chaddr: &[u8]) -> String {
     let take = chaddr.iter().take(6).copied().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    take.iter().map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect::<Vec<_>>().join(":")
+    take.iter()
+        .map(|b| format!("{b:02x}"))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(":")
 }
 
 /// Walk raw DHCP options looking for option 93 (Client System Architecture)
@@ -217,10 +231,17 @@ fn extract_raw_arch(packet: &[u8]) -> Option<u16> {
     let mut i = 0;
     while i < opts.len() {
         let code = opts[i];
-        if code == 0xff { return None; }     // END
+        if code == 0xff {
-        if code == 0x00 { i += 1; continue; } // PAD
+            return None;
+        } // END
+        if code == 0x00 {
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        } // PAD
         i += 1;
-        if i >= opts.len() { return None; }
+        if i >= opts.len() {
+            return None;
+        }
         let len = opts[i] as usize;
         i += 1;
         if code == 93 && len >= 2 && i + 2 <= opts.len() {
@@ -240,7 +261,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Minimal BOOTP header + magic cookie + option 93 (arch)=0x0007 + END.
         let mut pkt = vec![0u8; 240];
         pkt[236..240].copy_from_slice(&[99, 130, 83, 99]); // magic cookie
-        pkt.extend_from_slice(&[53, 1, 1]);  // option 53 DHCPDISCOVER
+        pkt.extend_from_slice(&[53, 1, 1]); // option 53 DHCPDISCOVER
         pkt.extend_from_slice(&[93, 2, 0x00, 0x07]);
         pkt.push(0xff);
         assert_eq!(extract_raw_arch(&pkt), Some(0x0007));

crates/http-api/Cargo.toml

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ bytes.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 mime.workspace = true
 mime_guess.workspace = true
+uuid.workspace = true
+# v0.4.5 Forms auth: lock-free session store and cookie helpers.
+parking_lot.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
@@ -38,3 +41,6 @@ tower = { workspace = true }
 tempfile = "3.12"
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 time = { workspace = true }
+# v0.4.61: integration tests need to generate real PNG bytes for the
+# `/branding/pxe-logo` compositor; hand-rolled CRCs are too fragile.
+image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["png"] }

crates/http-api/src/auth.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
+//! Forms auth layer — sessions, login, setup, middleware.
+//!
+//! Three states:
+//!
+//! * **Unconfigured** (`AdminStore::is_configured() == false`). The
+//!   middleware passes every request through — there's no one to gate
+//!   against. The UI's `/api/me` returns `setup_required: true` and the
+//!   front-end pushes the operator into the first-run flow.
+//! * **Logged in**. The session cookie maps to an in-memory session
+//!   record with an idle expiry; `/api/me` returns the username.
+//! * **Logged out**. The middleware bounces `/api/*` (with the PXE
+//!   allowlist below) to `401 Unauthorized`; the front-end intercepts
+//!   that and shows `/login`.
+//!
+//! Allowlist for unauthenticated access *after* the admin is set up:
+//!
+//! * everything outside `/api/*` (the WebUI bundle, asset chrome, PXE
+//!   script endpoints, the bundled iPXE/wimboot binaries, ISO bytes,
+//!   liveness/readiness probes, the Prometheus scrape) — these are
+//!   read-only or PXE-essential and breaking them locks out booting
+//!   machines that have no way to authenticate;
+//! * `/api/setup`, `/api/login`, `/api/me` (the auth surface itself);
+//! * `/api/queue/join`, `/api/queue/poll/:entry_id` (iPXE long-poll for
+//!   Queued Deployment — the iPXE client can't send a session cookie).
+//!
+//! Everything else inside `/api/*` requires a valid session.
+
+use crate::state::AppState;
+use axum::{
+    body::Body,
+    extract::{Request, State},
+    http::{header, HeaderValue, StatusCode},
+    middleware::Next,
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+    Json,
+};
+use openpxe_core::AdminPublic;
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+/// Idle session lifetime. Sliding — every authenticated request resets
+/// the expiry. 24h is the Sonarr default and matches what most operators
+/// expect for an on-prem admin console.
+const SESSION_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_hours(24);
+
+/// Name of the cookie we set/read. Distinct from a generic `session=`
+/// to avoid collisions with anything else sharing the host.
+pub const SESSION_COOKIE: &str = "openpxe_session";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct Session {
+    username: String,
+    expires_at: Instant,
+}
+
+/// In-memory session table. Cheap to clone (Arc-shared) and contention
+/// is rare — operators sign in once per browser session.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct SessionStore {
+    inner: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, Session>>>,
+}
+
+impl SessionStore {
+    /// Mint a fresh session for `username` and return the opaque cookie
+    /// value. UUID v4 gives us 122 random bits — comfortably more than
+    /// the 64-128 bits typical for session IDs.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn create(&self, username: &str) -> String {
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4().simple().to_string();
+        let session = Session {
+            username: username.to_string(),
+            expires_at: Instant::now() + SESSION_TTL,
+        };
+        self.inner.write().insert(id.clone(), session);
+        id
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve a cookie value to the owning username, refreshing the
+    /// idle timer. Returns `None` for missing / expired sessions and
+    /// proactively evicts the expired entry so the map doesn't grow
+    /// unbounded across long-lived deployments.
+    pub fn touch(&self, id: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let mut g = self.inner.write();
+        let s = g.get_mut(id)?;
+        if s.expires_at <= Instant::now() {
+            g.remove(id);
+            return None;
+        }
+        s.expires_at = Instant::now() + SESSION_TTL;
+        Some(s.username.clone())
+    }
+
+    /// Invalidate one session (the user's `/api/logout`).
+    pub fn revoke(&self, id: &str) {
+        self.inner.write().remove(id);
+    }
+
+    /// Invalidate every session — used after a credentials rotation so
+    /// stale cookies for the old password can't keep operating.
+    pub fn revoke_all(&self) {
+        self.inner.write().clear();
+    }
+
+    /// Periodic / opportunistic GC. Not currently scheduled (we evict
+    /// on touch), but exposed for a future janitor task.
+    pub fn gc(&self) {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        self.inner.write().retain(|_, s| s.expires_at > now);
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.read().len()
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.len() == 0
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Cookie helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+fn cookie_attrs(value: &str, max_age: Option<i64>) -> String {
+    // Same flags FleetDM and Sonarr ship by default:
+    //   - HttpOnly: blocks JS access (XSS containment)
+    //   - SameSite=Lax: allows top-level GET navigations from the IdP
+    //     to land authenticated when SSO arrives, but blocks
+    //     cross-site POST CSRF;
+    //   - Path=/: the cookie applies to the whole app;
+    //   - no Secure flag yet — many operators host on plain http://
+    //     LAN IPs (Unraid templates default to that); we'll add Secure
+    //     opportunistically when we add a TLS terminator option.
+    // SESSION_TTL fits in 32 bits comfortably (24h ≈ 86400 seconds); we
+    // never overflow i64, but clippy's `cast_possible_wrap` lint wants
+    // us to be explicit. `cast_signed` is the documented form.
+    let lifetime = max_age.unwrap_or_else(|| SESSION_TTL.as_secs().cast_signed());
+    format!(
+        "{SESSION_COOKIE}={value}; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax; Max-Age={lifetime}"
+    )
+}
+
+fn parse_cookie(headers: &axum::http::HeaderMap) -> Option<String> {
+    // `Cookie: a=b; c=d` parsing — small enough not to drag in a crate.
+    let raw = headers.get(header::COOKIE)?.to_str().ok()?;
+    for part in raw.split(';') {
+        let part = part.trim();
+        if let Some(v) = part.strip_prefix(&format!("{SESSION_COOKIE}=")) {
+            return Some(v.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+// ── Middleware ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Return `true` if `path` is on the allowlist and should bypass the
+/// session check. The middleware applies this rule only when the admin
+/// account is configured; before then everything is open.
+fn is_public_path(path: &str) -> bool {
+    // Non-API paths: WebUI bundle, PXE chain, ISO bytes, health probes,
+    // metrics. All read-only / PXE-essential.
+    if !path.starts_with("/api/") {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // Auth surface and iPXE long-poll endpoints (no cookie available).
+    matches!(
+        path,
+        "/api/setup" | "/api/login" | "/api/logout" | "/api/me"
+    ) || path.starts_with("/api/queue/join")
+        || path.starts_with("/api/queue/poll/")
+}
+
+/// Axum middleware: gate `/api/*` behind a valid session, with the
+/// allowlist above. `State<AppState>` reaches in for the admin store +
+/// session store.
+pub async fn require_auth(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    req: Request<Body>,
+    next: Next,
+) -> Response {
+    // Bypass entirely while unconfigured. The /api/setup endpoint is
+    // the only one that can flip this back to "configured", and it
+    // refuses to run a second time. Tests + fresh installs ride this
+    // path.
+    if !state.admin.is_configured() {
+        return next.run(req).await;
+    }
+    let path = req.uri().path();
+    if is_public_path(path) {
+        return next.run(req).await;
+    }
+    // Authenticated path. The cookie must be present, map to a live
+    // session, and the TTL refresh happens as a side-effect.
+    let token = parse_cookie(req.headers());
+    if let Some(t) = token {
+        if state.sessions.touch(&t).is_some() {
+            return next.run(req).await;
+        }
+    }
+    (
+        StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+        Json(json!({ "error": "authentication required" })),
+    )
+        .into_response()
+}
+
+// ── Handlers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SetupBody {
+    pub username: String,
+    pub password: String,
+}
+
+/// First-run setup. Refuses to run once an admin already exists — that
+/// guards against a leaked WebUI being re-bootstrapped by an attacker
+/// who's seen the deployment URL. After bootstrap, the new session
+/// cookie is set so the operator goes straight to the dashboard.
+pub async fn api_setup(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(body): Json<SetupBody>,
+) -> Response {
+    if state.admin.is_configured() {
+        return (
+            StatusCode::CONFLICT,
+            Json(json!({ "error": "admin account already configured" })),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+    match state.admin.bootstrap(&body.username, &body.password) {
+        Ok(pub_) => {
+            let session = state.sessions.create(&pub_.username);
+            login_response(StatusCode::CREATED, &pub_, &session)
+        }
+        Err(openpxe_core::Error::Invalid(msg)) => {
+            (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, Json(json!({ "error": msg }))).into_response()
+        }
+        Err(e) => (
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Json(json!({ "error": format!("{e}") })),
+        )
+            .into_response(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct LoginBody {
+    pub username: String,
+    pub password: String,
+}
+
+pub async fn api_login(State(state): State<AppState>, Json(body): Json<LoginBody>) -> Response {
+    // Brief, deliberately vague — "invalid credentials" rather than
+    // "no such user" / "wrong password". Same anti-enumeration posture
+    // as Sonarr/Radarr.
+    let pub_ = match state.admin.verify(&body.username, &body.password) {
+        Ok(Some(u)) => u,
+        Ok(None) => {
+            return (
+                StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+                Json(json!({ "error": "invalid username or password" })),
+            )
+                .into_response();
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            return (
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Json(json!({ "error": format!("{e}") })),
+            )
+                .into_response();
+        }
+    };
+    let session = state.sessions.create(&pub_.username);
+    login_response(StatusCode::OK, &pub_, &session)
+}
+
+pub async fn api_logout(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    headers: axum::http::HeaderMap,
+) -> Response {
+    if let Some(t) = parse_cookie(&headers) {
+        state.sessions.revoke(&t);
+    }
+    // Stomp the cookie unconditionally — even if the request didn't
+    // carry one, the browser shouldn't keep a stale value.
+    let mut resp = StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response();
+    resp.headers_mut().insert(
+        header::SET_COOKIE,
+        HeaderValue::from_str(&cookie_attrs("", Some(0))).unwrap(),
+    );
+    resp
+}
+
+/// Status surface for the front-end shell. Returns four cases:
+///
+/// * `setup_required: true` — no admin yet; show first-run page.
+/// * `authenticated: false` — admin exists, no session; show login.
+/// * `authenticated: true` + `user` — let the dashboard load.
+pub async fn api_me(State(state): State<AppState>, headers: axum::http::HeaderMap) -> Response {
+    if !state.admin.is_configured() {
+        return (
+            StatusCode::OK,
+            Json(json!({
+                "setup_required": true,
+                "authenticated": false,
+            })),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+    let token = parse_cookie(&headers);
+    let username = token.as_deref().and_then(|t| state.sessions.touch(t));
+    match username {
+        Some(u) => (
+            StatusCode::OK,
+            Json(json!({
+                "setup_required": false,
+                "authenticated": true,
+                "user": state.admin.snapshot(),
+                "session_user": u,
+            })),
+        )
+            .into_response(),
+        None => (
+            StatusCode::OK,
+            Json(json!({
+                "setup_required": false,
+                "authenticated": false,
+            })),
+        )
+            .into_response(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct UpdateCredentialsBody {
+    pub current_password: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub new_username: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub new_password: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Rotate the admin's username and/or password. Auth middleware has
+/// already proved the caller owns a session; we additionally require
+/// the *current* password to prove "person at the keyboard right now".
+/// On success we issue a fresh session cookie keyed to the (possibly
+/// new) username and revoke every prior session so a stolen cookie
+/// from before the rotation stops working.
+pub async fn api_update_credentials(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(body): Json<UpdateCredentialsBody>,
+) -> Response {
+    if !state.admin.is_configured() {
+        return (
+            StatusCode::CONFLICT,
+            Json(json!({ "error": "no admin configured" })),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+    let result = state.admin.update_credentials(
+        &body.current_password,
+        body.new_username.as_deref(),
+        body.new_password.as_deref(),
+    );
+    match result {
+        Ok(pub_) => {
+            state.sessions.revoke_all();
+            let session = state.sessions.create(&pub_.username);
+            login_response(StatusCode::OK, &pub_, &session)
+        }
+        Err(openpxe_core::Error::Invalid(msg)) => {
+            (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, Json(json!({ "error": msg }))).into_response()
+        }
+        Err(e) => (
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            Json(json!({ "error": format!("{e}") })),
+        )
+            .into_response(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct LoginPayload<'a> {
+    user: &'a AdminPublic,
+    authenticated: bool,
+}
+
+fn login_response(status: StatusCode, user: &AdminPublic, session: &str) -> Response {
+    let body = Json(LoginPayload {
+        user,
+        authenticated: true,
+    });
+    let mut resp = (status, body).into_response();
+    resp.headers_mut().insert(
+        header::SET_COOKIE,
+        HeaderValue::from_str(&cookie_attrs(session, None)).unwrap(),
+    );
+    resp
+}
+
+// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn session_create_touch_revoke() {
+        let s = SessionStore::default();
+        assert!(s.is_empty());
+        let t = s.create("admin");
+        assert_eq!(s.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(s.touch(&t).as_deref(), Some("admin"));
+        s.revoke(&t);
+        assert!(s.is_empty());
+        // Stale token doesn't error, just returns None.
+        assert!(s.touch(&t).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn session_revoke_all_clears() {
+        let s = SessionStore::default();
+        let _ = s.create("a");
+        let _ = s.create("b");
+        assert_eq!(s.len(), 2);
+        s.revoke_all();
+        assert!(s.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn public_path_allowlist() {
+        // PXE + chrome paths bypass auth.
+        for p in [
+            "/", "/assets/app.js", "/boot.ipxe", "/boot/fake.ipxe",
+            "/iso/fake.iso", "/ipxe/snponly.efi", "/healthz", "/readyz",
+            "/metrics",
+            // v0.4.6: iPXE fetches this for `console --picture` before
+            // it can possibly have a session cookie.
+            "/branding/pxe-logo",
+        ] {
+            assert!(is_public_path(p), "expected {p} to be public");
+        }
+        // Auth surface itself is public.
+        for p in ["/api/setup", "/api/login", "/api/logout", "/api/me"] {
+            assert!(is_public_path(p), "expected {p} to be public");
+        }
+        // iPXE long-poll endpoints are public (no cookie available).
+        assert!(is_public_path("/api/queue/join"));
+        assert!(is_public_path("/api/queue/poll/abc"));
+        // Everything else under /api/* must auth.
+        for p in [
+            "/api/isos",
+            "/api/isos/x/category",
+            "/api/storage/disk",
+            "/api/branding/logo",
+            "/api/sso",
+            "/api/hosts",
+        ] {
+            assert!(!is_public_path(p), "expected {p} to require auth");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cookie_parse_picks_session_value() {
+        let mut h = axum::http::HeaderMap::new();
+        h.insert(
+            header::COOKIE,
+            HeaderValue::from_str(&format!("foo=bar; {SESSION_COOKIE}=abc123; baz=qux"))
+                .unwrap(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(parse_cookie(&h).as_deref(), Some("abc123"));
+        // Different name → None.
+        let mut h2 = axum::http::HeaderMap::new();
+        h2.insert(header::COOKIE, HeaderValue::from_str("foo=bar").unwrap());
+        assert!(parse_cookie(&h2).is_none());
+        // No cookie header at all → None.
+        assert!(parse_cookie(&axum::http::HeaderMap::new()).is_none());
+    }
+}

crates/http-api/src/ipxe_script.rs

@@ -23,12 +23,21 @@
 //! There is intentionally no UI path to upload a custom `.ipxe` script.
 
 use openpxe_core::{Settings, TimeoutAction};
-use openpxe_iso_store::{BootEntry, BootKind, IsoMeta};
 use openpxe_iso_store::introspect::DistroFamily;
+use openpxe_iso_store::{BootEntry, BootKind, IsoMeta};
 use std::fmt::Write as _;
 
 /// Top-level OpenPXE boot menu. Serialized identically for BIOS and UEFI
 /// clients because iPXE normalises the menu primitives across firmwares.
+///
+/// v0.4.6: rendered with an iVentoy-style polished frame — centered
+/// OpenPXE wordmark banner at the top (ASCII so every iPXE build can
+/// paint it), a footer carrying version + arch + firmware kind, and an
+/// optional `console --picture` directive that paints the operator's
+/// uploaded raster logo on top when the iPXE binary on the wire was
+/// built with PNG support. The ASCII banner is always rendered so
+/// even when the picture call no-ops the screen still reads as
+/// "OpenPXE — here is the menu" rather than a featureless box.
 #[must_use]
 pub fn render_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], settings: &Settings, base_url: &str) -> String {
     let mut s = String::new();
@@ -47,11 +56,50 @@ pub fn render_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], settings: &Settings, base_url: &str) -> Str
     let _ = writeln!(s, "set base-url {base}");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "set esc:hex 1b");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "set cls ${{esc:string}}[2J");
+    // v0.4.6: best-effort graphics console with the operator-uploaded
+    // raster logo. Falls back to plain text console on iPXE builds
+    // without PNG support — the `||` chain keeps a parse-clean
+    // single-statement form so even the strictest iPXE parsers accept
+    // it. The `console` reset at the end re-syncs the menu output.
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "console --picture {base}/branding/pxe-logo || console"
+    );
+    // Map iPXE's ${{buildarch}} + ${{platform}} into the human form the
+    // user asked for (e.g. "x86 BIOS", "x86_64 UEFI", "arm64 UEFI").
+    // iPXE evaluates `iseq` lazily, so we only set whichever line
+    // matches. Anything not on the allowlist falls through to a generic
+    // `<buildarch> <platform>` display.
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "set arch-label ${{buildarch}} ${{platform}}");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{buildarch}} i386   && iseq ${{platform}} pcbios && set arch-label x86 BIOS         || iseq ${{buildarch}} x86_64 && iseq ${{platform}} efi    && set arch-label x86_64 UEFI      || iseq ${{buildarch}} arm64  && iseq ${{platform}} efi    && set arch-label arm64 UEFI       || true"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, ":menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "menu OpenPXE - network boot menu");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap -- ------------------------- Default -------------------------");
+    // ASCII OpenPXE wordmark. Works on every iPXE build, including
+    // the boot.ipxe.org pre-builds we ship (which omit `IMAGE_PNG`,
+    // so `console --picture` paints nothing). When the queued iPXE
+    // source-build lands and the operator's uploaded raster actually
+    // paints via `console --picture`, this banner can be retired in
+    // favour of the real image. The compositor at
+    // /branding/pxe-logo is already wired and waiting.
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --       ___                   ___  __  __ ___");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --      / _ \\ _ __  ___ _ _   | _ \\ \\/  / | __|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --     | (_) | '_ \\/ -_) ' \\  |  _/  \\  /  | _|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --      \\___/| .__/\\___|_||_| |_|    /_/\\_\\ |___|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap --           |_|");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "item --gap -- ------------------------- Default -------------------------"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item local            Boot from Local HDD");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap -- ----------------------- Installers -----------------------");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "item --gap -- ----------------------- Installers -----------------------"
+    );
     if has_family(isos, is_linux_family) {
         let _ = writeln!(s, "item linux            Linux Installers  >");
     } else {
@@ -64,28 +112,67 @@ pub fn render_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], settings: &Settings, base_url: &str) -> Str
     } else {
         let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap -- (Windows support disabled in Settings)");
     }
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap -- -------------------------- Tools --------------------------");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "item --gap -- -------------------------- Tools --------------------------"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item tools            Tools  >");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap -- ---------------------- Queued Deployment ---------------------");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "item --gap -- ---------------------- Queued Deployment ---------------------"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item queue            Queued Deployment  (join queue)");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --key x exit     Exit iPXE");
+    // v0.4.6 footer line. Sits just above the `choose` line so it's
+    // always visible regardless of how the menu paginates. iPXE
+    // interpolates `${arch-label}` (set near the top of this script)
+    // and `${version}` is the binary-baked iPXE version — *not* the
+    // OpenPXE version — so we hard-code the OpenPXE version string
+    // here.
+    let openpxe_version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "item --gap --                 OpenPXE v{openpxe_version}  -  ${{arch-label}}"
+    );
 
     if matches!(settings.timeout_action, TimeoutAction::Stay) {
         let _ = writeln!(s, "choose --default {default_item} target || goto menu");
     } else {
-        let _ = writeln!(s, "choose --default {default_item} --timeout {timeout_ms} target || goto menu");
+        let _ = writeln!(
+            s,
+            "choose --default {default_item} --timeout {timeout_ms} target || goto menu"
+        );
     }
 
     // iPXE's `||` is strict about what follows. Each test uses `goto menu`
     // as the fallthrough target so the parser never sees a bare `||` with
     // trailing whitespace — some iPXE builds reject that.
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} local   && chain {base}/boot/_local.ipxe        || goto menu");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} linux   && chain {base}/boot/_linux_menu.ipxe   || goto menu");
+        s,
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} windows && chain {base}/boot/_windows_menu.ipxe || goto menu");
+        "iseq ${{target}} local   && chain {base}/boot/_local.ipxe        || goto menu"
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} tools   && chain {base}/boot/_tools_menu.ipxe   || goto menu");
+    );
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} queue   && chain {base}/boot/_queue.ipxe         || goto menu");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} exit    && exit                                 || goto menu");
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} linux   && chain {base}/boot/_linux_menu.ipxe   || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} windows && chain {base}/boot/_windows_menu.ipxe || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} tools   && chain {base}/boot/_tools_menu.ipxe   || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} queue   && chain {base}/boot/_queue.ipxe         || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} exit    && exit                                 || goto menu"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "goto menu");
     s
 }
@@ -95,25 +182,51 @@ pub fn render_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], settings: &Settings, base_url: &str) -> Str
 #[must_use]
 pub fn render_family_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], base_url: &str, is_windows: bool) -> String {
     let base = base_url.trim_end_matches('/');
-    let title = if is_windows { "Windows Installers" } else { "Linux Installers" };
+    let title = if is_windows {
+        "Windows Installers"
+    } else {
+        "Linux Installers"
+    };
     let label = if is_windows { "windows" } else { "linux" };
     let mut s = String::new();
     let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "set base-url {base}");
     let _ = writeln!(s, ":menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "menu OpenPXE - {title}");
-    let filter: fn(DistroFamily) -> bool =
+    let filter: fn(DistroFamily) -> bool = if is_windows {
-        if is_windows { is_windows_family } else { is_linux_family };
+        is_windows_family
+    } else {
+        is_linux_family
+    };
     let mut count = 0;
     for iso in isos {
-        if !filter(iso.introspection.family) { continue; }
+        if !filter(iso.introspection.family) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        // v0.4.4: ISOs the operator flipped to the Tools category move
+        // out of the OS installer submenus entirely — they only appear
+        // under Tools. Without this filter the operator would see the
+        // same ISO in both menus.
+        if matches!(iso.category, openpxe_iso_store::IsoCategory::Tools) {
+            continue;
+        }
         for entry in &iso.boot_entries {
             let size_label = fmt_size_mib(iso.size_bytes);
             let key = hotkey_for_index(count);
+            // Visual hint: a leading `*` marks password-protected entries.
+            // ASCII only — iPXE's menu console mangles non-ASCII on some
+            // firmwares.
+            let lock = if iso.is_password_protected() {
+                "*"
+            } else {
+                " "
+            };
             let _ = writeln!(
-                s, "item {}{} [{:>6}] {}",
+                s,
+                "item {}{} {}[{:>6}] {}",
                 key,
                 entry.id,
+                lock,
                 size_label,
                 escape_label(&entry.title),
             );
@@ -126,8 +239,18 @@ pub fn render_family_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], base_url: &str, is_windows: bool) ->
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --key b back   < Back to main menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "choose target || goto menu");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} back && chain {base}/boot.ipxe || goto menu");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "chain {base}/boot/${{target}}.ipxe || goto menu");
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} back && chain {base}/boot.ipxe || goto menu"
+    );
+    // Pass `?mac=${mac}` so the per-entry handler can record the booting
+    // client into the Host log. iPXE substitutes `${mac}` before
+    // the HTTP fetch; if the firmware can't resolve it the literal
+    // `${mac}` is sent and the server treats it as "unknown".
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "chain {base}/boot/${{target}}.ipxe?mac=${{mac}} || goto menu"
+    );
     s
 }
 
@@ -148,15 +271,52 @@ fn hotkey_for_index(i: usize) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-/// Tools submenu — Utilities, Shell, NIC Info, Reboot, Exit to firmware.
+/// Tools submenu — Utilities, Shell, NIC Info, Reboot, Exit to firmware,
+/// plus any ISOs the operator flipped to [`IsoCategory::Tools`] in the
+/// Storage tab. The category-Tools ISOs render first so frequently used
+/// recovery / hardware tools are reachable with a single number key
+/// before the built-in shortcuts.
 #[must_use]
-pub fn render_tools_menu(base_url: &str) -> String {
+pub fn render_tools_menu(isos: &[IsoMeta], base_url: &str) -> String {
     let base = base_url.trim_end_matches('/');
     let mut s = String::new();
     let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "set base-url {base}");
     let _ = writeln!(s, ":menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "menu OpenPXE - Tools");
+
+    // Operator-categorized tool ISOs (hotkeys 1..9), each chained the
+    // same way as a per-family menu pick — through the boot-entry id
+    // route, carrying `?mac=${mac}` for Host log attribution.
+    let mut count = 0;
+    for iso in isos {
+        if !matches!(iso.category, openpxe_iso_store::IsoCategory::Tools) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        for entry in &iso.boot_entries {
+            let size_label = fmt_size_mib(iso.size_bytes);
+            let key = hotkey_for_index(count);
+            let lock = if iso.is_password_protected() {
+                "*"
+            } else {
+                " "
+            };
+            let _ = writeln!(
+                s,
+                "item {}{} {}[{:>6}] {}",
+                key,
+                entry.id,
+                lock,
+                size_label,
+                escape_label(&entry.title),
+            );
+            count += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if count > 0 {
+        let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
+    }
+
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --key u util     Utilities  (memtest, ...)");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --key s shell    OpenPXE Shell");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --key n nic      Network Card Info");
@@ -166,13 +326,36 @@ pub fn render_tools_menu(base_url: &str) -> String {
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --key b back     < Back to main menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "choose target || goto menu");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} util     && chain {base}/boot/_util.ipxe  || goto menu");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} shell    && chain {base}/boot/_shell.ipxe || goto menu");
+        s,
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} nic      && chain {base}/boot/_nic.ipxe   || goto menu");
+        "iseq ${{target}} util     && chain {base}/boot/_util.ipxe  || goto menu"
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} reboot   && reboot                        || goto menu");
+    );
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} firmware && exit 0                        || goto menu");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} back     && chain {base}/boot.ipxe        || goto menu");
+        s,
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "goto menu");
+        "iseq ${{target}} shell    && chain {base}/boot/_shell.ipxe || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} nic      && chain {base}/boot/_nic.ipxe   || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} reboot   && reboot                        || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} firmware && exit 0                        || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} back     && chain {base}/boot.ipxe        || goto menu"
+    );
+    // Fall-through for category-Tools ISO ids — same as the family
+    // submenu, carrying `?mac=${mac}` for the boot log.
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "chain {base}/boot/${{target}}.ipxe?mac=${{mac}} || goto menu"
+    );
     s
 }
 
@@ -185,8 +368,15 @@ pub fn render_local_hdd(base_url: &str) -> String {
     let mut s = String::new();
     let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "# Boot from Local HDD - platform-sensitive");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{platform}} pcbios && sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80 || ");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "# UEFI path: fall through to the firmware's next boot entry");
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{platform}} pcbios && sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80 || goto uefi"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(s, ":uefi");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "# UEFI path: fall through to the firmware's next boot entry"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "exit 0");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "# If the above exit returns, loop back to the main menu");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "chain {base}/boot.ipxe");
@@ -207,8 +397,14 @@ pub fn render_util(base_url: &str) -> String {
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item --gap");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "item back         < Back");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "choose target || goto menu");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} memtest && chain {base}/ipxe/memtest.bin || ");
+    let _ = writeln!(
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "iseq ${{target}} back && chain {base}/boot/_tools_menu.ipxe || ");
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} memtest && chain {base}/ipxe/memtest.bin || goto menu"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{target}} back && chain {base}/boot/_tools_menu.ipxe || goto menu"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "goto menu");
     s
 }
@@ -255,7 +451,10 @@ pub fn render_queue_entry(base_url: &str) -> String {
     let base = base_url.trim_end_matches('/');
     let mut s = String::new();
     let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
-    let _ = writeln!(s, "# Queued Deployment - join the queue and wait for operator");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "# Queued Deployment - join the queue and wait for operator"
+    );
     let _ = writeln!(s, "echo Joining deployment queue...");
     // imgfetch writes the body to a file in iPXE's transient FS; we read
     // the queue entry id out of the Location-style header by asking the server
@@ -272,7 +471,11 @@ pub fn render_entry(entry: &BootEntry, settings: &Settings, base_url: &str) -> S
     let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
     let _ = writeln!(s, "set base-url {base}");
     match &entry.kind {
-        BootKind::LinuxKernel { kernel_url, initrd_urls, args } => {
+        BootKind::LinuxKernel {
+            kernel_url,
+            initrd_urls,
+            args,
+        } => {
             let mut cmdline = args.cmdline.replace("${base-url}", base);
             if !settings.extra_kernel_args.trim().is_empty() {
                 cmdline.push(' ');
@@ -323,5 +526,176 @@ fn has_family(isos: &[IsoMeta], pred: fn(DistroFamily) -> bool) -> bool {
 }
 
 fn escape_label(s: &str) -> String {
-    s.chars().map(|c| match c { '\n' | '\r' => ' ', c => c }).collect()
+    s.chars()
+        .map(|c| match c {
+            '\n' | '\r' => ' ',
+            c => c,
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// Render the password-prompt script for a protected boot entry.
+///
+/// Flow on the client:
+///   1. iPXE clears any leftover ${password}, prints a banner naming the
+///      ISO so the operator knows what they're being asked for.
+///   2. `read --secret password` accepts input without echoing it to
+///      the screen.
+///   3. An empty input bails back to the main menu (lets the operator
+///      back out of a misclick).
+///   4. Otherwise the script chains the same /boot/<id>.ipxe URL but
+///      with `?token=${password:uristring}`. iPXE's `:uristring`
+///      modifier URL-encodes the value so `&`, `?`, `=`, spaces, etc.
+///      survive transport.
+///   5. The server replies with either the boot script (correct
+///      password) or [`render_password_failed`] (wrong password). On
+///      transport failure we fall back to the main menu.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn render_password_prompt(entry_id: &str, iso_filename: &str, base_url: &str) -> String {
+    let base = base_url.trim_end_matches('/');
+    let label = escape_label(iso_filename);
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "# OpenPXE password prompt for {label}");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo ==========================================");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo   This image requires a password");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo   {label}");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo   (enter alone returns to main menu)");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo ==========================================");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "set password ");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "read --secret password");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "iseq ${{password}} \"\" && chain {base}/boot.ipxe || goto submit"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(s, ":submit");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo Verifying...");
+    // Carry `mac=${mac}` alongside the token so a successful unlock
+    // records the actual client MAC into the Host log. On
+    // older iPXE that can't resolve `${mac}` the server just stores it
+    // as "unknown" rather than refusing to boot.
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "chain {base}/boot/{entry_id}.ipxe?token=${{password:uristring}}&mac=${{mac}} \
+         || chain {base}/boot.ipxe"
+    );
+    s
+}
+
+/// Render the "wrong password" script. Tells the operator, sleeps for
+/// two seconds (gives the eye time to register the message and dampens
+/// brute-force rate without help from the server), and chains back to
+/// the same entry — which sends them through the prompt flow again.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn render_password_failed(entry_id: &str, base_url: &str) -> String {
+    let base = base_url.trim_end_matches('/');
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "#!ipxe");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "echo Wrong password.");
+    let _ = writeln!(s, "sleep 2");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        s,
+        "chain {base}/boot/{entry_id}.ipxe || chain {base}/boot.ipxe"
+    );
+    s
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod password_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn prompt_uses_secret_read_and_uri_escape() {
+        let s = render_password_prompt("alpha-linux", "Alpha Test.iso", "http://10.0.0.5");
+        assert!(s.starts_with("#!ipxe\n"));
+        assert!(s.contains("read --secret password"));
+        assert!(s.contains("Alpha Test.iso"));
+        // URI-string modifier on the var so passwords with `&`/spaces survive.
+        assert!(s.contains("token=${password:uristring}"));
+        // Empty enter sends back to the main menu, not back into the prompt
+        // (avoids a wedged client if the operator chose by mistake).
+        assert!(s.contains("&& chain http://10.0.0.5/boot.ipxe || goto submit"));
+        // Never log/echo the value.
+        assert!(!s.contains("echo ${password"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn failed_chains_back_to_entry() {
+        let s = render_password_failed("alpha-linux", "http://10.0.0.5");
+        assert!(s.contains("Wrong password."));
+        // Re-target the entry so the prompt flow runs again.
+        assert!(s.contains("chain http://10.0.0.5/boot/alpha-linux.ipxe"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn top_menu_has_polished_branding_and_arch_footer() {
+        // v0.4.6 polish + v0.4.62 stability fixes: the menu emits a
+        // `console --picture` line that PNG-capable iPXE builds will
+        // honour (queued for a follow-up release once we can rebuild
+        // iPXE from source on native x86_64 hardware), an ASCII
+        // OpenPXE wordmark that works on every iPXE build (including
+        // the boot.ipxe.org pre-builds we currently ship), and a
+        // single-line footer carrying the OpenPXE version + arch.
+        let settings = Settings::default();
+        let s = render_menu(&[], &settings, "http://10.0.0.5");
+        assert!(
+            s.contains("console --picture http://10.0.0.5/branding/pxe-logo"),
+            "missing console --picture line:\n{s}"
+        );
+        // Picture-or-text-console must be a single statement so older
+        // iPXE parsers don't choke on the chain.
+        assert!(s.contains("|| console"), "missing graceful fallback:\n{s}");
+        // ASCII wordmark — paints on every iPXE build regardless of
+        // PNG support.
+        assert!(
+            s.contains("___                   ___  __  __ ___"),
+            "ASCII banner missing first row:\n{s}"
+        );
+        // Footer with version + arch interpolation. The version comes
+        // from CARGO_PKG_VERSION at compile time.
+        let version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+        assert!(
+            s.contains(&format!("OpenPXE v{version}")),
+            "footer missing OpenPXE version:\n{s}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            s.contains("${arch-label}"),
+            "footer missing arch-label interpolation:\n{s}"
+        );
+        // No website URL — the design brief calls that out as tacky.
+        assert!(
+            !s.to_ascii_lowercase().contains("openpxe.com"),
+            "footer should not advertise the website:\n{s}"
+        );
+        // Arch-label mapping covers the three labels from the brief:
+        // "x86 BIOS", "x86_64 UEFI", "arm64 UEFI".
+        assert!(s.contains("x86 BIOS"), "{s}");
+        assert!(s.contains("x86_64 UEFI"), "{s}");
+        assert!(s.contains("arm64 UEFI"), "{s}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn generated_scripts_do_not_emit_bare_or_trailing_fallbacks() {
+        let settings = Settings::default();
+        let scripts = [
+            render_menu(&[], &settings, "http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_tools_menu(&[], "http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_local_hdd("http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_util("http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_shell("http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_nic_info("http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_queue_entry("http://10.0.0.5"),
+            render_password_failed("alpha-linux", "http://10.0.0.5"),
+        ];
+        for script in scripts {
+            for line in script.lines() {
+                assert!(
+                    !line.trim_end().ends_with("||"),
+                    "bare iPXE fallback operator in line: {line}\nscript:\n{script}"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

crates/http-api/src/iso_fs.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ pub fn lookup(iso_path: &Path, in_iso_path: &str) -> Option<FileLocation> {
         .split('/')
         .filter(|c| !c.is_empty())
         .collect();
-    if components.is_empty() { return None; }
+    if components.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
     walk(&mut f, root.offset, root.length, &components)
 }
 
@@ -40,11 +42,16 @@ fn read_root_directory(f: &mut std::fs::File) -> Option<FileLocation> {
     let mut pvd = [0u8; 2048];
     f.seek(SeekFrom::Start(16 * SECTOR)).ok()?;
     f.read_exact(&mut pvd).ok()?;
-    if pvd[0] != 0x01 || &pvd[1..6] != b"CD001" { return None; }
+    if pvd[0] != 0x01 || &pvd[1..6] != b"CD001" {
+        return None;
+    }
     // Root directory record is at offset 156, length 34.
     let rec = &pvd[156..156 + 34];
     let (offset, length) = parse_dir_record_ext(rec)?;
-    Some(FileLocation { offset: offset * SECTOR, length })
+    Some(FileLocation {
+        offset: offset * SECTOR,
+        length,
+    })
 }
 
 /// Walk components down the directory tree starting at `dir_offset`.
@@ -66,21 +73,29 @@ fn walk(
         if len == 0 {
             // Padding to sector boundary.
             let next = (i / SECTOR as usize + 1) * SECTOR as usize;
-            if next <= i { break; }
+            if next <= i {
+                break;
+            }
             i = next;
             continue;
         }
-        if i + len > dir.len() { break; }
+        if i + len > dir.len() {
+            break;
+        }
         let rec = &dir[i..i + len];
         let name = dir_record_name(rec);
         let is_dir = (rec.get(25).copied().unwrap_or(0) & 0x02) != 0;
         // Skip "." (0x00) and ".." (0x01) pseudo-entries.
-        let is_pseudo = matches!(rec.get(32).copied(), Some(1)) && rec.get(33).copied() == Some(0x00)
+        let is_pseudo = matches!(rec.get(32).copied(), Some(1))
+            && rec.get(33).copied() == Some(0x00)
             || matches!(rec.get(32).copied(), Some(1)) && rec.get(33).copied() == Some(0x01);
         if !is_pseudo && name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(target) {
             let (child_off, child_len) = parse_dir_record_ext(rec)?;
             if rest.is_empty() && !is_dir {
-                return Some(FileLocation { offset: child_off * SECTOR, length: child_len });
+                return Some(FileLocation {
+                    offset: child_off * SECTOR,
+                    length: child_len,
+                });
             } else if !rest.is_empty() && is_dir {
                 return walk(f, child_off * SECTOR, child_len, rest);
             }
@@ -94,7 +109,9 @@ fn walk(
 /// Layout per ISO9660: bytes 2..10 extent LBA (LE+BE duplicate), 10..18
 /// data length (LE+BE duplicate). We trust the little-endian copy.
 fn parse_dir_record_ext(rec: &[u8]) -> Option<(u64, u64)> {
-    if rec.len() < 34 { return None; }
+    if rec.len() < 34 {
+        return None;
+    }
     let lba = u32::from_le_bytes(rec[2..6].try_into().ok()?) as u64;
     let len = u32::from_le_bytes(rec[10..14].try_into().ok()?) as u64;
     Some((lba, len))
@@ -104,9 +121,15 @@ fn parse_dir_record_ext(rec: &[u8]) -> Option<(u64, u64)> {
 /// `;1` version suffix.
 fn dir_record_name(rec: &[u8]) -> String {
     let name_len = *rec.get(32).unwrap_or(&0) as usize;
-    if name_len == 0 || rec.len() < 33 + name_len { return String::new(); }
+    if name_len == 0 || rec.len() < 33 + name_len {
+        return String::new();
+    }
     let raw = &rec[33..33 + name_len];
     let s = String::from_utf8_lossy(raw).to_string();
     // Strip `;N` version suffix.
-    if let Some(i) = s.rfind(';') { s[..i].to_string() } else { s }
+    if let Some(i) = s.rfind(';') {
+        s[..i].to_string()
+    } else {
+        s
+    }
 }

crates/http-api/src/lib.rs

@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
 pub mod app;
+pub mod auth;
 pub mod ipxe_script;
 pub mod iso_fs;
 pub mod log_stream;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod terminal;
+pub mod uploads;
 
 pub use app::build_router;
 pub use state::AppState;

crates/http-api/src/log_stream.rs

@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ pub async fn stream(
     let rx = state.log_bus.subscribe();
     let live = BroadcastStream::new(rx).map(|res| match res {
         Ok(line) => Ok(Event::default().data(line_json(&line))),
-        Err(tokio_stream::wrappers::errors::BroadcastStreamRecvError::Lagged(n)) => Ok(Event::default()
+        Err(tokio_stream::wrappers::errors::BroadcastStreamRecvError::Lagged(n)) => {
-            .event("lagged")
+            Ok(Event::default()
-            .data(json!({ "skipped": n }).to_string())),
+                .event("lagged")
+                .data(json!({ "skipped": n }).to_string()))
+        }
     });
 
     Sse::new(recent_stream.chain(live))
@@ -55,9 +57,11 @@ pub async fn recent(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
 /// keep streaming new lines as they arrive).
 pub async fn clear(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
     state.log_bus.clear();
-    state
+    state.log_bus.push(
-        .log_bus
+        "info",
-        .push("info", "openpxe::terminal", "log buffer cleared by operator");
+        "openpxe::terminal",
+        "log buffer cleared by operator",
+    );
     Json(json!({ "ok": true }))
 }
 

crates/http-api/src/state.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-use openpxe_core::{ClientRegistry, DeploymentQueue, HostBindings, LogBus, Metrics, SettingsStore};
+use crate::uploads::UploadSessions;
+use crate::auth::SessionStore;
+use openpxe_core::{
+    AdminStore, BootLog, BrandingStore, ClientRegistry, DeploymentQueue, HostBindings, LogBus,
+    Metrics, SettingsStore, SsoStore,
+};
 use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, NfsManager, SmbManager};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
@@ -13,6 +18,25 @@ pub struct AppState {
     /// these MACs requests `/boot.ipxe`, we chain straight to the
     /// configured target instead of rendering the menu.
     pub hosts: HostBindings,
+    /// Persistent boot-event log surfaced under the Hosts tab. Records
+    /// every `/boot/<entry>.ipxe` chain that goes on to serve a script
+    /// (i.e. an image actually starting to install on a machine).
+    pub boot_log: BootLog,
+    /// Operator-controlled UI overrides (custom logo). When the
+    /// operator hasn't uploaded anything, the WebUI serves the bundled
+    /// rainbow-horizon mark.
+    pub branding: BrandingStore,
+    /// Forms-auth admin record + first-run bootstrap state. When
+    /// `admin.is_configured() == false`, the auth middleware passes
+    /// every request through and `/api/me` reports `setup_required`.
+    pub admin: AdminStore,
+    /// In-memory session table for active operator logins. Cleared on
+    /// process restart (sessions are tied to UI state, not persisted —
+    /// matches Sonarr/Radarr behaviour).
+    pub sessions: SessionStore,
+    /// SAML SSO configuration. v0.4.5 stores it; the actual SSO login
+    /// flow ships in a later release.
+    pub sso: SsoStore,
     /// Lock-free metrics counters surfaced at `/metrics` in Prometheus
     /// text format. Cheap to clone (handles to atomics).
     pub metrics: Metrics,
@@ -25,6 +49,10 @@ pub struct AppState {
     /// available in the runtime image. Surfaces errors per-mount rather
     /// than failing the global state.
     pub nfs: NfsManager,
+    /// Browser chunked upload state. Multipart uploads still go straight
+    /// through `IsoStore`, but the UI uses sessions so large ISO transfers
+    /// can show deterministic progress and leave visible partial files.
+    pub uploads: UploadSessions,
     /// Live log bus consumed by the Terminal tab via SSE. Operator-issued
     /// terminal commands also push synthetic lines onto it so the tail
     /// shows them inline.

crates/http-api/src/terminal.rs

@@ -31,12 +31,17 @@ pub async fn run_command(
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let line = req.command.trim();
     if line.is_empty() {
-        return (StatusCode::OK, Json(json!({ "output": HELP_TEXT, "ok": true })));
+        return (
+            StatusCode::OK,
+            Json(json!({ "output": HELP_TEXT, "ok": true })),
+        );
     }
 
     // Echo the typed command into the live log so the Terminal tab shows
     // operator activity in-band with server-emitted log lines.
-    state.log_bus.push("info", "openpxe::terminal", format!("> {line}"));
+    state
+        .log_bus
+        .push("info", "openpxe::terminal", format!("> {line}"));
 
     let argv = shell_split(line);
     if argv.is_empty() {
@@ -55,7 +60,11 @@ pub async fn run_command(
     // so reading the live tail tells the same story as scrolling the
     // terminal pane.
     let mirror = if output.len() > 1024 {
-        format!("{}\n... ({} bytes truncated)", &output[..1024], output.len() - 1024)
+        format!(
+            "{}\n... ({} bytes truncated)",
+            &output[..1024],
+            output.len() - 1024
+        )
     } else {
         output.clone()
     };
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ async fn dispatch(state: &AppState, argv: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
         "status" => Ok(status_text(state)),
         "isos" | "images" => Ok(isos_text(state)),
         "clients" => Ok(clients_text(state)),
-        "queue" => gate_command(state, tail).await,
+        "queue" => queue_command(state, tail).await,
         "nfs" => nfs_command(state, tail).await,
         "smb" => smb_command(state, tail).await,
         "log" => log_command(state, tail),
@@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ async fn dispatch(state: &AppState, argv: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
 fn status_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
     let isos = s.iso_store.list();
     let clients = s.clients.list();
-    let gates = s.queue.list();
+    let queue_entries = s.queue.list();
     let smb = s.smb.as_ref().map(|m| m.snapshot());
     let nfs = s.nfs.list();
     let nfs_active = nfs.iter().filter(|m| m.mounted).count();
@@ -112,13 +121,23 @@ fn status_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
          nfs mounts:   {n_total} configured ({n_active} active)\n",
         ver = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
         base = s.public_base_url,
-        nic = if s.nic_name.is_empty() { "?" } else { s.nic_name.as_str() },
+        nic = if s.nic_name.is_empty() {
+            "?"
+        } else {
+            s.nic_name.as_str()
+        },
         up = uptime_string(s),
         n_isos = isos.len(),
-        n_local = isos.iter().filter(|i| matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local)).count(),
+        n_local = isos
-        n_nfs = isos.iter().filter(|i| !matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local)).count(),
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|i| matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local))
+            .count(),
+        n_nfs = isos
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|i| !matches!(i.source, openpxe_iso_store::IsoSource::Local))
+            .count(),
         n_clients = clients.len(),
-        n_entries = gates.len(),
+        n_entries = queue_entries.len(),
         smb = smb.map_or_else(|| "(disabled)".into(), |s| format!("{s:?}")),
         n_total = nfs.len(),
         n_active = nfs_active,
@@ -159,11 +178,7 @@ fn clients_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
         return "(no clients yet)".into();
     }
     let mut out = String::new();
-    let _ = writeln!(
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "{:<19} {:<16} {:<8} LAST SEEN", "MAC", "IP", "EVENTS");
-        out,
-        "{:<19} {:<16} {:<8} LAST SEEN",
-        "MAC", "IP", "EVENTS"
-    );
     for c in clients {
         let ip = c.last_ip.map_or_else(|| "-".into(), |i| i.to_string());
         let _ = writeln!(
@@ -180,35 +195,35 @@ fn clients_text(s: &AppState) -> String {
     out
 }
 
-// ── gate ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── queue ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-// `async` for symmetry with the other dispatch helpers — gate operations
+// `async` for symmetry with the other dispatch helpers — queue operations
 // are sync today but might grow to await on a database in a future phase.
 #[allow(clippy::unused_async)]
-async fn gate_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
+async fn queue_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
     match args.first().map(String::as_str) {
         None | Some("list") => {
-            let gs = s.queue.list();
+            let entries = s.queue.list();
-            if gs.is_empty() {
+            if entries.is_empty() {
-                return Ok("(no gates)".into());
+                return Ok("(queue empty)".into());
             }
             let mut out = String::new();
-            for g in gs {
+            for entry in entries {
                 let _ = writeln!(
                     out,
                     "#{:<3} {:<19} {:<16} target={}",
-                    g.position,
+                    entry.position,
-                    g.mac,
+                    entry.mac,
-                    g.id,
+                    entry.id,
-                    g.assigned_target.unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into())
+                    entry.assigned_target.unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into())
                 );
             }
             Ok(out)
         }
         Some("assign-all") => {
-            let target = args.get(1).ok_or_else(|| {
+            let target = args
-                "usage: gate assign-all <iso_boot_entry_id>".to_string()
+                .get(1)
-            })?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: queue assign-all <iso_boot_entry_id>".to_string())?;
             let found = s
                 .iso_store
                 .list()
@@ -219,30 +234,32 @@ async fn gate_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
             }
             let ids: Vec<_> = s.queue.list().into_iter().map(|g| g.id).collect();
             let n = s.queue.assign(&ids, target);
-            Ok(format!("assigned {n} gates -> {target}"))
+            Ok(format!("assigned {n} queue entries -> {target}"))
         }
         Some("assign") => {
             let entry_id = args
                 .get(1)
-                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: gate assign <entry_id> <iso_boot_entry_id>".to_string())?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: queue assign <entry_id> <iso_boot_entry_id>".to_string())?;
             let target = args
                 .get(2)
-                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: gate assign <entry_id> <iso_boot_entry_id>".to_string())?;
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: queue assign <entry_id> <iso_boot_entry_id>".to_string())?;
             let n = s.queue.assign(std::slice::from_ref(entry_id), target);
             if n == 0 {
-                return Err(format!("no such gate: {entry_id}"));
+                return Err(format!("no such queue entry: {entry_id}"));
             }
-            Ok(format!("assigned 1 gate -> {target}"))
+            Ok(format!("assigned 1 queue entry -> {target}"))
         }
         Some("release") => {
-            let entry_id = args.get(1).ok_or_else(|| "usage: gate release <entry_id>".to_string())?;
+            let entry_id = args
+                .get(1)
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: queue release <entry_id>".to_string())?;
             match s.queue.release(entry_id) {
                 Some(_) => Ok(format!("released {entry_id}")),
-                None => Err(format!("no such gate: {entry_id}")),
+                None => Err(format!("no such queue entry: {entry_id}")),
             }
         }
         Some(other) => Err(format!(
-            "unknown gate subcommand: {other}\ntry: gate [list|assign-all|assign|release]"
+            "unknown queue subcommand: {other}\ntry: queue [list|assign-all|assign|release]"
         )),
     }
 }
@@ -294,7 +311,9 @@ async fn nfs_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
             let version = match args.get(2).map(String::as_str) {
                 Some("v3") => openpxe_iso_store::NfsVersion::V3,
                 Some("v41") | None => openpxe_iso_store::NfsVersion::V41,
-                Some(other) => return Err(format!("unknown nfs version: {other} (expect v3 or v41)")),
+                Some(other) => {
+                    return Err(format!("unknown nfs version: {other} (expect v3 or v41)"))
+                }
             };
             let read_only = !matches!(args.get(3).map(String::as_str), Some("rw"));
             let req = openpxe_iso_store::NfsAddRequest {
@@ -302,21 +321,40 @@ async fn nfs_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
                 export: export.to_string(),
                 version,
                 read_only,
+                // v0.4.64: terminal callers can't override the port yet
+                // — keep the default 2049. We could plumb a 4th arg
+                // later if anyone asks.
+                port: None,
             };
             match s.nfs.add(req).await {
                 Ok(m) => Ok(format!("mounted {} ({} isos)", m.id, m.iso_count)),
-                Err(e) => Err(format!("mount failed: {e}")),
+                // v0.4.64: `add` now returns a structured `NfsMountError`.
+                // We render the raw error plus the hint (if any) on
+                // separate lines so the terminal output mirrors what
+                // the Storage tab shows.
+                Err(e) => {
+                    let mut out = format!("mount failed: {}", e.error);
+                    if let Some(h) = e.hint {
+                        out.push_str("\nhint: ");
+                        out.push_str(&h);
+                    }
+                    Err(out)
+                }
             }
         }
         Some("unmount") => {
-            let id = args.get(1).ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs unmount <id>".to_string())?;
+            let id = args
+                .get(1)
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs unmount <id>".to_string())?;
             match s.nfs.remove(id).await {
                 Ok(()) => Ok(format!("unmounted {id}")),
                 Err(e) => Err(format!("unmount failed: {e}")),
             }
         }
         Some("scan") => {
-            let id = args.get(1).ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs scan <id>".to_string())?;
+            let id = args
+                .get(1)
+                .ok_or_else(|| "usage: nfs scan <id>".to_string())?;
             match s.nfs.rescan(id).await {
                 Ok(n) => Ok(format!("re-scanned {id}: {n} isos")),
                 Err(e) => Err(format!("scan failed: {e}")),
@@ -368,10 +406,7 @@ fn log_command(s: &AppState, args: &[String]) -> Result<String, String> {
             Ok("log buffer cleared".into())
         }
         Some("tail") => {
-            let n: usize = args
+            let n: usize = args.get(1).and_then(|v| v.parse().ok()).unwrap_or(20);
-                .get(1)
-                .and_then(|v| v.parse().ok())
-                .unwrap_or(20);
             let lines = s.log_bus.recent();
             let start = lines.len().saturating_sub(n);
             let mut out = String::new();
@@ -462,10 +497,10 @@ OpenPXE terminal — available commands:
 
   isos                              list registered ISOs
   clients                           list PXE clients seen this session
-  gate list                         list gated-deployment queue
+  queue list                        list queued clients
-  gate assign <entry_id> <target>    assign one gate to a boot entry
+  queue assign <entry_id> <target>   assign one queued client to a boot entry
-  gate assign-all <target>          assign every waiting gate
+  queue assign-all <target>         assign every waiting client
-  gate release <entry_id>            release one gate
+  queue release <entry_id>           release one queued client
 
   nfs list                          list NFS mounts
   nfs mount <s>:<e> [v3|v41] [ro|rw]  add and mount an NFS share
@@ -521,4 +556,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(truncate("hi", 10), "hi");
         assert_eq!(truncate("longerthanfive", 5), "long…");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn help_uses_queue_language() {
+        assert!(HELP_TEXT.contains("queue list"));
+        assert!(HELP_TEXT.contains("queued clients"));
+    }
 }

crates/http-api/src/uploads.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+//! Chunked upload sessions for browser-driven ISO uploads.
+//!
+//! The legacy multipart endpoint still exists for simple API clients, but
+//! browsers get a better failure mode with raw chunks: progress advances after
+//! each acknowledged write, partial files appear in the ISO directory
+//! immediately, and reverse proxies are less likely to buffer an entire DVD
+//! image before OpenPXE sees byte one.
+
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use openpxe_core::{Error, Result};
+use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoMeta, IsoStore, UploadHandle};
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+const DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE: u64 = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub struct UploadSessions {
+    inner: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Arc<Mutex<UploadSession>>>>>,
+}
+
+struct UploadSession {
+    filename: String,
+    expected_size: Option<u64>,
+    offset: u64,
+    handle: Option<UploadHandle>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct UploadStarted {
+    pub upload_id: String,
+    pub iso_id: String,
+    pub filename: String,
+    pub offset: u64,
+    pub chunk_size: u64,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum UploadAppend {
+    Progress { offset: u64 },
+    Complete { offset: u64, iso: Box<IsoMeta> },
+}
+
+impl UploadSessions {
+    pub async fn begin(
+        &self,
+        store: &IsoStore,
+        filename: &str,
+        expected_size: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> Result<UploadStarted> {
+        if !filename.to_ascii_lowercase().ends_with(".iso") {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid("only .iso uploads accepted".to_string()));
+        }
+
+        let handle = store.begin_upload(filename).await?;
+        let iso_id = handle.id.clone();
+        let upload_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+        let session = UploadSession {
+            filename: filename.to_string(),
+            expected_size,
+            offset: 0,
+            handle: Some(handle),
+        };
+
+        self.inner
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .insert(upload_id.clone(), Arc::new(Mutex::new(session)));
+
+        Ok(UploadStarted {
+            upload_id,
+            iso_id,
+            filename: filename.to_string(),
+            offset: 0,
+            chunk_size: DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn append(
+        &self,
+        store: &IsoStore,
+        upload_id: &str,
+        offset: u64,
+        chunk: Bytes,
+        complete: bool,
+    ) -> Result<UploadAppend> {
+        let Some(session_lock) = self.inner.lock().await.get(upload_id).cloned() else {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!("no such upload '{upload_id}'")));
+        };
+
+        let mut session = session_lock.lock().await;
+        if session.offset != offset {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                "expected offset {}, got {offset}",
+                session.offset
+            )));
+        }
+
+        let new_offset = session
+            .offset
+            .checked_add(chunk.len() as u64)
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid("upload offset overflow".to_string()))?;
+
+        if let Some(expected) = session.expected_size {
+            if new_offset > expected {
+                return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                    "chunk exceeds declared upload size {expected}"
+                )));
+            }
+        }
+
+        let Some(handle) = session.handle.as_mut() else {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid("upload already completed".to_string()));
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = handle.write_chunk(&chunk).await {
+            let handle = session.handle.take();
+            drop(session);
+            self.inner.lock().await.remove(upload_id);
+            if let Some(handle) = handle {
+                let _ = handle.abort().await;
+            }
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+
+        session.offset = new_offset;
+        if !complete {
+            return Ok(UploadAppend::Progress { offset: new_offset });
+        }
+
+        if let Some(expected) = session.expected_size {
+            if new_offset != expected {
+                return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                    "final chunk ended at {new_offset}, expected {expected}"
+                )));
+            }
+        }
+
+        let Some(handle) = session.handle.take() else {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid("upload already completed".to_string()));
+        };
+        let filename = session.filename.clone();
+        drop(session);
+
+        tracing::info!(
+            target: "openpxe::http::upload",
+            upload_id,
+            filename = %filename,
+            received_bytes = new_offset,
+            "chunked upload body complete; introspecting"
+        );
+
+        let meta = match handle.finish(store).await {
+            Ok(meta) => meta,
+            Err(e) => {
+                self.inner.lock().await.remove(upload_id);
+                return Err(e);
+            }
+        };
+        self.inner.lock().await.remove(upload_id);
+        Ok(UploadAppend::Complete {
+            offset: new_offset,
+            iso: Box::new(meta),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn abort(&self, upload_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let Some(session_lock) = self.inner.lock().await.remove(upload_id) else {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!("no such upload '{upload_id}'")));
+        };
+        let mut session = session_lock.lock().await;
+        if let Some(handle) = session.handle.take() {
+            handle.abort().await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

crates/ipxe-assets/src/lib.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ pub fn asset_slice(name: &str) -> Option<std::borrow::Cow<'static, [u8]>> {
 /// Enumerate embedded asset filenames. Useful for startup logging so the
 /// operator can immediately tell which architectures will work.
 pub fn list_assets() -> Vec<String> {
-    IpxeAssets::iter().map(std::borrow::Cow::into_owned).collect()
+    IpxeAssets::iter()
+        .map(std::borrow::Cow::into_owned)
+        .collect()
 }
 
 /// Log at startup which iPXE binaries are present and which are missing.

crates/iso-store/Cargo.toml

@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 sha2.workspace = true
 hex.workspace = true
+bcrypt.workspace = true
 uuid.workspace = true
 time.workspace = true
 parking_lot.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 tempfile = "3.12"
 libc = "0.2"
+# v0.4.61: server-side compose of the operator's uploaded raster into a
+# fixed 1024x768 canvas so the PXE menu always gets a consistently-sized
+# PNG regardless of what the operator uploaded. We use the bare-bones
+# `image` crate (no default features) and explicitly enable only the
+# decoders we accept on upload (PNG/JPEG/WebP/GIF) plus the PNG
+# encoder. Keeps the build slim — no JPEG2000, TIFF, BMP, etc.
+image = { version = "0.25", default-features = false, features = ["png", "jpeg", "webp", "gif"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.12"

crates/iso-store/src/introspect.rs

@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ pub fn introspect(path: &Path) -> IntrospectionReport {
     let mut haystack = Vec::with_capacity(scan_bytes.min(32 * 1024 * 1024));
     while read_total < scan_bytes {
         let n = f.read(&mut buf).unwrap_or(0);
-        if n == 0 { break; }
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
         haystack.extend_from_slice(&buf[..n]);
         read_total += n;
     }
@@ -107,8 +109,11 @@ fn family_from_label(label: &str) -> DistroFamily {
     let l = label.to_ascii_lowercase();
     if l.contains("ubuntu") || l.contains("debian") || l.contains("mint") {
         DistroFamily::DebianUbuntu
-    } else if l.contains("rhel") || l.contains("centos") || l.contains("fedora")
+    } else if l.contains("rhel")
-        || l.contains("rocky") || l.contains("alma")
+        || l.contains("centos")
+        || l.contains("fedora")
+        || l.contains("rocky")
+        || l.contains("alma")
     {
         DistroFamily::RhelFedora
     } else if l.contains("suse") || l.contains("opensuse") {
@@ -127,17 +132,30 @@ fn family_from_label(label: &str) -> DistroFamily {
 fn guess_kernel_initrd(family: DistroFamily) -> (Option<&'static str>, Vec<&'static str>) {
     match family {
         DistroFamily::DebianUbuntu => (Some("/casper/vmlinuz"), vec!["/casper/initrd"]),
-        DistroFamily::RhelFedora => (Some("/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz"), vec!["/images/pxeboot/initrd.img"]),
+        DistroFamily::RhelFedora => (
-        DistroFamily::OpenSuse => (Some("/boot/x86_64/loader/linux"), vec!["/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd"]),
+            Some("/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz"),
-        DistroFamily::Arch => (Some("/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz-linux"), vec!["/arch/boot/x86_64/initramfs-linux.img"]),
+            vec!["/images/pxeboot/initrd.img"],
+        ),
+        DistroFamily::OpenSuse => (
+            Some("/boot/x86_64/loader/linux"),
+            vec!["/boot/x86_64/loader/initrd"],
+        ),
+        DistroFamily::Arch => (
+            Some("/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz-linux"),
+            vec!["/arch/boot/x86_64/initramfs-linux.img"],
+        ),
         DistroFamily::Alpine => (Some("/boot/vmlinuz-lts"), vec!["/boot/initramfs-lts"]),
         DistroFamily::WindowsPe | DistroFamily::Unknown => (None, Vec::new()),
     }
 }
 
 fn contains_ascii(haystack: &[u8], needle: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    if needle.is_empty() || haystack.len() < needle.len() { return false; }
+    if needle.is_empty() || haystack.len() < needle.len() {
-    haystack.windows(needle.len()).any(|w| w.eq_ignore_ascii_case(needle))
+        return false;
+    }
+    haystack
+        .windows(needle.len())
+        .any(|w| w.eq_ignore_ascii_case(needle))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -146,9 +164,18 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn label_matching() {
-        assert_eq!(family_from_label("Ubuntu 24.04"), DistroFamily::DebianUbuntu);
+        assert_eq!(
-        assert_eq!(family_from_label("Rocky-9-x86_64-dvd"), DistroFamily::RhelFedora);
+            family_from_label("Ubuntu 24.04"),
-        assert_eq!(family_from_label("openSUSE-Leap-15.6"), DistroFamily::OpenSuse);
+            DistroFamily::DebianUbuntu
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            family_from_label("Rocky-9-x86_64-dvd"),
+            DistroFamily::RhelFedora
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            family_from_label("openSUSE-Leap-15.6"),
+            DistroFamily::OpenSuse
+        );
         assert_eq!(family_from_label("ARCH_202604"), DistroFamily::Arch);
         assert_eq!(family_from_label("weird-custom"), DistroFamily::Unknown);
     }

crates/iso-store/src/lib.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 pub mod entry;
 pub mod introspect;
 pub mod nfs;
+pub mod pxe_logo;
 pub mod smb;
 pub mod store;
 pub mod windows;
@@ -27,5 +28,8 @@ pub use entry::{BootEntry, BootKind, KernelArgs};
 pub use introspect::{DistroFamily, IntrospectionReport};
 pub use nfs::{NfsAddRequest, NfsManager, NfsMount, NfsVersion};
 pub use smb::{extract_windows_iso, SmbManager, SmbState};
-pub use store::{generate_boot_entries_for, slugify_str, IsoMeta, IsoSource, IsoStore, UploadHandle};
+pub use store::{
+    generate_boot_entries_for, slugify_str, IsoCategory, IsoMeta, IsoSource, IsoStore,
+    UploadHandle,
+};
 pub use windows::{WimPatcher, WinPatchState};

crates/iso-store/src/nfs.rs

@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 //! 1. Operator submits a mount spec via the Storage tab:
 //!    `{ server: "10.0.0.20", export: "/srv/isos", version: "v41" }`.
 //! 2. We slugify a stable id, mkdir `<work_dir>/nfs/<id>/`, then shell out
-//!    to `/bin/mount -t nfs -o vers=...,ro,nolock server:export local`.
+//!    to `mount.nfs -v -o vers=...,ro,nolock,proto=tcp server:export local`.
 //! 3. On success we walk the mount point looking for `*.iso` files and
 //!    register each one with the `IsoStore` as an external source — same
 //!    introspection pipeline as a web upload, but no sha256 (the bytes
 //!    live on a remote machine; hashing them would suck them through the
 //!    network on every restart).
-//! 4. On failure we record `last_error` on the spec and persist anyway
+//! 4. On failure we record `last_error` + `hint` on the spec and persist
-//!    so the UI can show a row in red rather than silently dropping it.
+//!    anyway so the UI can show a row in red with an actionable hint
+//!    rather than silently dropping it.
 //!
 //! ## Operational notes
 //!
@@ -28,6 +29,28 @@
 //! - Mount commands are issued sequentially under a single mutex to avoid
 //!   `mount` racing on the same target dir.
 //!
+//! ## v0.4.64 diagnostics rework
+//!
+//! Field reports showed `mount.nfs: failed to apply fstab options` (exit
+//! code 32) was the dominant failure surfaced through the UI — a deeply
+//! unhelpful message from nfs-utils 2.6.x that has nothing to do with
+//! `/etc/fstab`. It comes from `nfs_options2string()` and lights up when
+//! the kernel can't accept the assembled options, when mtab can't be
+//! written (container without `CAP_SYS_ADMIN`), or when an obscure option
+//! triggers a transformation edge case. In v0.4.64 we:
+//!
+//!   1. Probe TCP reach to `server:port` before shelling out so a wrong
+//!      IP / closed firewall surfaces as a clear "cannot reach NFS port"
+//!      instead of `failed to apply fstab options`.
+//!   2. Pass `proto=tcp` explicitly on NFSv3 (UDP is widely deprecated
+//!      and several NAS appliances don't bind it at all).
+//!   3. On `failed to apply fstab options`, retry with a stripped-down
+//!      option set (`vers=N,ro/rw`) — that frequently succeeds and at
+//!      minimum produces a real kernel error.
+//!   4. Translate well-known stderr patterns into operator-friendly hints
+//!      and persist them on the mount so the UI can show "what to fix
+//!      next" instead of the raw mount.nfs message.
+//!
 //! ## Persistence
 //!
 //! Mount specs (without runtime state) live at `<work_dir>/nfs.json`,
@@ -36,15 +59,26 @@
 
 use crate::introspect::{introspect, IntrospectionReport};
 use crate::store::{generate_boot_entries_for, slugify_str, IsoSource, IsoStore};
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use openpxe_core::{Error, Result};
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
+/// Default port for NFS over TCP. We expose it as a constant so the
+/// pre-flight probe and the option string assembly use the same value.
+const DEFAULT_NFS_PORT: u16 = 2049;
+
+/// How long to wait for a TCP connection to the NFS server before
+/// declaring it unreachable. Short enough that a wrong IP doesn't make
+/// the UI hang for half a minute; long enough that a slow appliance
+/// can still answer.
+const PROBE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(4);
+
 /// Wire-protocol versions we support. Keep this enum closed — silently
 /// accepting "auto" or letting the kernel negotiate would mean operators
 /// could never confirm which version is in use.
@@ -65,6 +99,14 @@ impl NfsVersion {
             Self::V41 => "vers=4.1",
         }
     }
+
+    /// Short label for UI surfaces and log lines.
+    fn label(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::V3 => "NFSv3",
+            Self::V41 => "NFSv4.1",
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// One configured mount. The id is generated from server+export so the
@@ -78,6 +120,12 @@ pub struct NfsMount {
     /// Read-only by default — most ISO libraries are. Operators that need
     /// write can flip this off but OpenPXE itself never writes.
     pub read_only: bool,
+    /// TCP port for the NFS service. Defaults to 2049; configurable for
+    /// the (rare) case where the appliance binds the service elsewhere.
+    /// v0.4.64: previously inferred at runtime; now persisted so the UI
+    /// can echo the value back to the operator.
+    #[serde(default = "default_port")]
+    pub port: u16,
     /// Local mount point under `<work_dir>/nfs/`.
     pub local_path: PathBuf,
     /// Whether the mount is currently active.
@@ -85,6 +133,12 @@ pub struct NfsMount {
     /// Last error encountered on a `mount` or `umount` attempt; cleared on
     /// success.
     pub last_error: Option<String>,
+    /// v0.4.64: operator-friendly translation of `last_error` — e.g. for
+    /// "failed to apply fstab options" we surface "CAP_SYS_ADMIN may be
+    /// missing on the container". `None` means we don't have a friendlier
+    /// rendition than the raw error.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub last_hint: Option<String>,
     #[serde(with = "time::serde::rfc3339::option")]
     pub last_attempt: Option<OffsetDateTime>,
     /// Number of `.iso` files found on the share (re-counted on each scan).
@@ -100,6 +154,9 @@ pub struct NfsAddRequest {
     pub version: NfsVersion,
     #[serde(default = "default_ro")]
     pub read_only: bool,
+    /// Optional TCP port — defaults to 2049 if omitted or zero.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub port: Option<u16>,
 }
 
 fn default_version() -> NfsVersion {
@@ -108,6 +165,35 @@ fn default_version() -> NfsVersion {
 fn default_ro() -> bool {
     true
 }
+fn default_port() -> u16 {
+    DEFAULT_NFS_PORT
+}
+
+/// Outcome of an `add` attempt. `Ok` carries the mount; `Err` from the
+/// API layer is converted to this richer shape so the UI can render the
+/// raw error and the actionable hint independently.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct NfsMountError {
+    /// The first line / summary of what went wrong.
+    pub error: String,
+    /// Verbatim stderr from `mount.nfs` (trimmed). May be empty.
+    pub stderr: String,
+    /// Operator-friendly hint or `None` if we don't have one.
+    pub hint: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl NfsMountError {
+    fn from_raw(error: impl Into<String>, stderr: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        let stderr = stderr.into();
+        let error = error.into();
+        let hint = hint_for(&stderr).or_else(|| hint_for(&error));
+        Self {
+            error,
+            stderr,
+            hint,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Inner {
@@ -165,6 +251,7 @@ impl NfsManager {
             // when the process died. We'll try to remount each one.
             m.mounted = false;
             m.last_error = None;
+            m.last_hint = None;
             self.inner.lock().mounts.insert(m.id.clone(), m.clone());
             if let Err(e) = self.try_mount(&m.id).await {
                 tracing::warn!(
@@ -178,20 +265,42 @@ impl NfsManager {
     }
 
     /// Add a new mount. Returns the resulting `NfsMount` (with `mounted`
-    /// reflecting reality) or an error if the spec was invalid.
+    /// reflecting reality) or a structured `NfsMountError` describing
-    pub async fn add(&self, req: NfsAddRequest) -> Result<NfsMount> {
+    /// what went wrong.
-        let server = req.server.trim().to_string();
+    pub async fn add(
+        &self,
+        req: NfsAddRequest,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<NfsMount, NfsMountError> {
+        let server = normalize_server(&req.server);
         let export = req.export.trim().to_string();
         if server.is_empty() {
-            return Err(Error::Invalid("server is required".into()));
+            return Err(NfsMountError::from_raw(
+                "server is required",
+                "",
+            ));
         }
         if !export.starts_with('/') {
-            return Err(Error::Invalid("export path must start with '/'".into()));
+            return Err(NfsMountError::from_raw(
+                "export path must start with '/'",
+                "",
+            ));
         }
+        if export.contains('\0') || server.contains('\0') {
+            return Err(NfsMountError::from_raw(
+                "server / export must not contain NUL bytes",
+                "",
+            ));
+        }
+        let port = req.port.filter(|p| *p != 0).unwrap_or(DEFAULT_NFS_PORT);
 
         let id = mount_id(&server, &export);
         let local_path = self.work_root.join(&id);
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&local_path).await?;
+        if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&local_path).await {
+            return Err(NfsMountError::from_raw(
+                format!("failed to create local mount point: {e}"),
+                "",
+            ));
+        }
 
         let mount = NfsMount {
             id: id.clone(),
@@ -199,15 +308,28 @@ impl NfsManager {
             export,
             version: req.version,
             read_only: req.read_only,
+            port,
             local_path,
             mounted: false,
             last_error: None,
+            last_hint: None,
             last_attempt: None,
             iso_count: 0,
         };
         self.inner.lock().mounts.insert(id.clone(), mount);
         self.persist_locked();
-        self.try_mount(&id).await?;
+        self.try_mount(&id).await.map_err(|e| {
+            // try_mount has already persisted last_error/last_hint. We
+            // refetch them so the API response reflects exactly what the
+            // UI will see when it lists mounts.
+            let m = self.get(&id);
+            NfsMountError {
+                error: m.as_ref().and_then(|m| m.last_error.clone())
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| e.to_string()),
+                stderr: String::new(),
+                hint: m.and_then(|m| m.last_hint),
+            }
+        })?;
         Ok(self.get(&id).expect("mount just inserted"))
     }
 
@@ -276,63 +398,113 @@ impl NfsManager {
         // Already mounted? Skip — `mount` would error on a busy target
         // and confuse the operator's UI status.
         if is_mountpoint(&m.local_path).await {
-            self.update_status(id, true, None, now);
+            self.update_status(id, true, None, None, now);
             // Even though already mounted, we still want a fresh ISO count.
             let count = self.scan_and_register(&m).await.unwrap_or(0);
             self.update_iso_count(id, count);
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let opts = mount_options(&m);
+        // v0.4.64: pre-flight TCP probe. Catches the dominant failure
-        let target = format!("{}:{}", m.server, m.export);
+        // mode (wrong IP / firewall) before mount.nfs gets a chance to
-
+        // emit its unhelpful "failed to apply fstab options" message.
-        let output = Command::new("mount")
+        if let Err((err, hint)) = tcp_probe(&m.server, m.port).await {
-            .arg("-t")
+            tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id, "{err}");
-            .arg("nfs")
+            self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), Some(hint), now);
-            .arg("-o")
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(err));
-            .arg(&opts)
-            .arg(&target)
-            .arg(&m.local_path)
-            .output()
-            .await;
-
-        match output {
-            Ok(out) if out.status.success() => {
-                tracing::info!(
-                    target: "openpxe::nfs",
-                    id = %id, server = %m.server, export = %m.export,
-                    version = ?m.version,
-                    "NFS mount succeeded"
-                );
-                self.update_status(id, true, None, now);
-                let count = self.scan_and_register(&m).await.unwrap_or(0);
-                self.update_iso_count(id, count);
-                Ok(())
-            }
-            Ok(out) => {
-                let err = format!(
-                    "mount exit {}: {}",
-                    out.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
-                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr).trim()
-                );
-                tracing::warn!(target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id, "{err}");
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), now);
-                Err(Error::Invalid(err))
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                let err = format!("could not exec /bin/mount: {e}");
-                tracing::error!(target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id, "{err}");
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), now);
-                Err(Error::Invalid(err))
-            }
         }
+
+        // First attempt: full option set.
+        let full_opts = mount_options(&m, /*minimal*/ false);
+        let target = format!("{}:{}", m.server, m.export);
+        let attempt = run_mount_nfs(&full_opts, &target, &m.local_path).await;
+
+        let (success, stderr, exit_code) = match attempt {
+            Ok((true, stderr, _)) => (true, stderr, 0),
+            Ok((false, stderr, code)) => (false, stderr, code),
+            Err(e) => {
+                let err = format!("could not exec mount(8): {e}");
+                let hint = Some(
+                    "the runtime image is missing /bin/mount or nfs-common — \
+                     verify the container hasn't been stripped down"
+                        .to_string(),
+                );
+                tracing::error!(target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id, "{err}");
+                self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), hint, now);
+                return Err(Error::Invalid(err));
+            }
+        };
+
+        if success {
+            tracing::info!(
+                target: "openpxe::nfs",
+                id = %id, server = %m.server, export = %m.export,
+                version = %m.version.label(), port = m.port,
+                "NFS mount succeeded"
+            );
+            self.update_status(id, true, None, None, now);
+            let count = self.scan_and_register(&m).await.unwrap_or(0);
+            self.update_iso_count(id, count);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        // Second attempt: if the first attempt failed with the
+        // "failed to apply fstab options" oddity, retry with a minimal
+        // option set. nfs-utils 2.6.x sometimes chokes on the assembled
+        // option string for reasons unrelated to the actual options
+        // being valid; the stripped form bypasses the transformation
+        // edge case.
+        let trigger_retry = looks_like_option_transform_failure(&stderr);
+        let (final_success, final_stderr, final_exit_code) = if trigger_retry {
+            tracing::info!(
+                target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id,
+                "retrying with minimal options after option-transform failure"
+            );
+            let minimal = mount_options(&m, /*minimal*/ true);
+            match run_mount_nfs(&minimal, &target, &m.local_path).await {
+                Ok((true, s, _)) => (true, s, 0),
+                Ok((false, s, c)) => (false, s, c),
+                Err(e) => (false, format!("could not exec mount(8): {e}"), -1),
+            }
+        } else {
+            (false, stderr, exit_code)
+        };
+
+        if final_success {
+            tracing::info!(
+                target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id,
+                "NFS mount succeeded on minimal-options retry"
+            );
+            self.update_status(id, true, None, None, now);
+            let count = self.scan_and_register(&m).await.unwrap_or(0);
+            self.update_iso_count(id, count);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        // Failure path: persist a clear error and a hint, log both.
+        // `mount(8)` passes mount.nfs's stderr through verbatim, so the
+        // user-visible text reads like "mount.nfs: ..." — we prepend the
+        // exit code so the operator can tell at a glance that the helper
+        // ran but rejected the request, vs the helper not running at all.
+        let err = if final_stderr.is_empty() {
+            format!("mount exit {final_exit_code}")
+        } else {
+            format!("mount exit {final_exit_code}: {}", final_stderr.trim())
+        };
+        let hint = hint_for(&final_stderr);
+        tracing::warn!(
+            target: "openpxe::nfs", id = %id,
+            hint = ?hint, "{err}"
+        );
+        self.update_status(id, false, Some(err.clone()), hint, now);
+        Err(Error::Invalid(err))
     }
 
     async fn umount_one(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let _g = self.mount_lock.lock().await;
         let Some(m) = self.get(id) else { return Ok(()) };
         if !is_mountpoint(&m.local_path).await {
-            self.update_status(id, false, None, OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
+            self.update_status(id, false, None, None, OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
             return Ok(());
         }
         // -l = lazy: detach immediately, finish when no process has a
@@ -344,7 +516,7 @@ impl NfsManager {
             .await;
         match out {
             Ok(o) if o.status.success() => {
-                self.update_status(id, false, None, OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
+                self.update_status(id, false, None, None, OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
                 Ok(())
             }
             Ok(o) => {
@@ -353,12 +525,24 @@ impl NfsManager {
                     o.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr).trim()
                 );
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(e.clone()), OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
+                self.update_status(
+                    id,
+                    false,
+                    Some(e.clone()),
+                    None,
+                    OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
+                );
                 Err(Error::Invalid(e))
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 let e = format!("could not exec /bin/umount: {e}");
-                self.update_status(id, false, Some(e.clone()), OffsetDateTime::now_utc());
+                self.update_status(
+                    id,
+                    false,
+                    Some(e.clone()),
+                    None,
+                    OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
+                );
                 Err(Error::Invalid(e))
             }
         }
@@ -403,23 +587,25 @@ impl NfsManager {
                 mount_id: m.id.clone(),
                 relative_path: filename.clone(),
             };
-            self.iso_store.register_external(
+            self.iso_store
-                id,
+                .register_external(id, filename, size, report, boot_entries, source);
-                filename,
-                size,
-                report,
-                boot_entries,
-                source,
-            );
             count += 1;
         }
         Ok(count)
     }
 
-    fn update_status(&self, id: &str, mounted: bool, err: Option<String>, ts: OffsetDateTime) {
+    fn update_status(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        mounted: bool,
+        err: Option<String>,
+        hint: Option<String>,
+        ts: OffsetDateTime,
+    ) {
         if let Some(m) = self.inner.lock().mounts.get_mut(id) {
             m.mounted = mounted;
             m.last_error = err;
+            m.last_hint = hint;
             m.last_attempt = Some(ts);
         }
         self.persist_locked();
@@ -459,18 +645,34 @@ impl NfsManager {
     }
 }
 
-fn mount_options(m: &NfsMount) -> String {
+/// Build the `-o` option list. With `minimal=true` we strip everything
+/// except the protocol version and ro/rw — used on the retry path when
+/// the first attempt failed at option transformation, which historically
+/// indicates one of the auxiliary options confused `nfs_options2string()`.
+fn mount_options(m: &NfsMount, minimal: bool) -> String {
     let mut opts = vec![m.version.vers_arg().to_string()];
     if m.read_only {
         opts.push("ro".into());
     } else {
         opts.push("rw".into());
     }
+    if minimal {
+        return opts.join(",");
+    }
+    // Explicit TCP. NFSv4.x is TCP-only by spec, but stating it
+    // doesn't hurt and on NFSv3 it's necessary on appliances that
+    // don't bind UDP (which is most modern ones).
+    opts.push("proto=tcp".into());
     // `nolock` for v3 — many storage appliances disable lockd; we don't
-    // need locking for read-only ISO access anyway.
+    // need locking for read-only ISO access anyway. nfs-utils still
+    // tries to contact rpc.statd without it which is a no-op overhead.
     if matches!(m.version, NfsVersion::V3) {
         opts.push("nolock".into());
     }
+    // Non-standard port hint to the kernel.
+    if m.port != DEFAULT_NFS_PORT {
+        opts.push(format!("port={}", m.port));
+    }
     // Soft mount with a generous timeout — better to surface a hung share
     // as a user-visible error than to wedge the iPXE client forever on a
     // dead NFS server.
@@ -480,6 +682,158 @@ fn mount_options(m: &NfsMount) -> String {
     opts.join(",")
 }
 
+/// Invoke `mount -t nfs`. Returns `(success, stderr_trimmed,
+/// exit_code)`. `stderr` is captured separately from `stdout`;
+/// `mount(8)` passes mount.nfs's stderr through verbatim, so we get the
+/// same diagnostics ("mount.nfs: ...") whether we invoke `mount.nfs`
+/// directly or go through the generic wrapper.
+///
+/// We deliberately stay on `mount` rather than `mount.nfs` directly
+/// because `/bin/mount` is in every user's PATH; `mount.nfs` lives in
+/// `/sbin` (or `/usr/sbin`) and is *not* in the default PATH for the
+/// non-root `openpxe` user. The generic `mount` binary knows where its
+/// NFS helper lives and dispatches accordingly.
+async fn run_mount_nfs(
+    opts: &str,
+    target: &str,
+    local: &Path,
+) -> std::io::Result<(bool, String, i32)> {
+    let output = Command::new("mount")
+        .arg("-t")
+        .arg("nfs")
+        .arg("-o")
+        .arg(opts)
+        .arg(target)
+        .arg(local)
+        .output()
+        .await?;
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim().to_string();
+    let code = output.status.code().unwrap_or(-1);
+    Ok((output.status.success(), stderr, code))
+}
+
+/// Try to open a TCP connection to `server:port` within `PROBE_TIMEOUT`.
+/// On failure returns `(error_text, hint_text)` — pre-formatted so the
+/// caller can persist both.
+async fn tcp_probe(server: &str, port: u16) -> std::result::Result<(), (String, String)> {
+    use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+    let addr = format!("{server}:{port}");
+    let connect = TcpStream::connect(&addr);
+    match tokio::time::timeout(PROBE_TIMEOUT, connect).await {
+        Ok(Ok(_stream)) => Ok(()),
+        Ok(Err(e)) => Err((
+            format!("cannot reach NFS port: {addr}: {e}"),
+            format!(
+                "verify the NFS service is running on {server} and that port {port} is open"
+            ),
+        )),
+        Err(_) => Err((
+            format!("cannot reach NFS port: {addr}: timed out after {}s", PROBE_TIMEOUT.as_secs()),
+            format!(
+                "no TCP answer from {server}:{port} within {}s — check the IP and any firewall in between",
+                PROBE_TIMEOUT.as_secs()
+            ),
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Detect mount.nfs's "failed to apply fstab options" / "internal option
+/// parsing error" path. These messages come from
+/// `nfs_options2string()` / `nfs_validate_options()` in nfs-utils and
+/// are emitted *before* the mount(2) syscall, so retrying with a
+/// stripped option set often succeeds.
+fn looks_like_option_transform_failure(stderr: &str) -> bool {
+    let s = stderr.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    s.contains("failed to apply fstab options")
+        || s.contains("internal option parsing error")
+}
+
+/// Translate a mount.nfs stderr blob into an operator-friendly hint.
+/// Returns `None` if we don't have a translation — the caller will fall
+/// back to surfacing the raw stderr.
+#[allow(clippy::if_same_then_else)] // ordering matters; keep the patterns explicit
+fn hint_for(stderr: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let s = stderr.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if s.contains("failed to apply fstab options") || s.contains("internal option parsing error") {
+        // The dominant report from the field: mount.nfs failed at the
+        // option-transform layer. Most common root cause is missing
+        // CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the container.
+        Some(
+            "mount.nfs couldn't finalize the mount. Most common cause: the container is \
+             missing CAP_SYS_ADMIN (run with --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN, or use a privileged SCC on \
+             OpenShift). Also check that /etc/mtab exists and the host kernel has NFS client \
+             support."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("operation not permitted") || s.contains("permission denied") {
+        Some(
+            "the container is missing CAP_SYS_ADMIN — mount(2) returns EPERM without it. Re-run \
+             with --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN, or grant the OpenShift pod a privileged SCC."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("access denied by server") {
+        Some(
+            "the server rejected this client. Check the export's allowed-hosts list includes \
+             this OpenPXE host's IP (or 0.0.0.0/0 for testing)."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("no route to host") || s.contains("network is unreachable") {
+        Some("the server is not reachable on this network. Check the IP, subnet, and routes.".into())
+    } else if s.contains("connection refused") {
+        Some(
+            "the NFS service isn't listening on this address/port. Verify NFS is running and \
+             that the export path is correct (e.g. UniFi UNAS Pro exports under \
+             /var/nfs/shared/<name>, not the share name on its own)."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("connection timed out") {
+        Some(
+            "no answer from the server within the connect timeout. Most likely a firewall is \
+             dropping the connection, or the server isn't running NFS on this port."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("no such file or directory")
+        || s.contains("mount: bad option")
+        || s.contains("does not exist")
+    {
+        Some(
+            "the export path doesn't exist on the server, or a mount option isn't recognized. \
+             Double-check the export — many NAS appliances bury it under a service root like \
+             /var/nfs/shared/<share>."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("rpc: program not registered") || s.contains("mount system call failed") {
+        Some(
+            "the server didn't respond on the expected RPC programs. NFSv4.1 needs nfsd on TCP \
+             2049; NFSv3 also needs portmap (111) and mountd. If the server only speaks one \
+             version, switch the dropdown to match."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else if s.contains("protocol not supported") || s.contains("invalid argument") {
+        Some(
+            "the server doesn't speak the requested NFS version. Try the other entry in the \
+             Version dropdown."
+                .into(),
+        )
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+/// Normalize a server input: trim, strip a `http(s)://` prefix that the
+/// operator may have pasted by mistake, and drop a trailing slash. Port
+/// suffixes (`host:1234`) are preserved so the kernel sees them; the
+/// explicit `port=` option still wins if the operator set one.
+fn normalize_server(raw: &str) -> String {
+    let s = raw.trim();
+    let s = s
+        .strip_prefix("http://")
+        .or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("https://"))
+        .or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("nfs://"))
+        .unwrap_or(s);
+    s.trim_end_matches('/').to_string()
+}
+
 fn mount_id(server: &str, export: &str) -> String {
     let raw = format!("{server}{export}");
     slugify_str(&raw)
@@ -506,6 +860,23 @@ async fn is_mountpoint(path: &Path) -> bool {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn make_mount(version: NfsVersion, ro: bool, port: u16) -> NfsMount {
+        NfsMount {
+            id: "x".into(),
+            server: "s".into(),
+            export: "/e".into(),
+            version,
+            read_only: ro,
+            port,
+            local_path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/x"),
+            mounted: false,
+            last_error: None,
+            last_hint: None,
+            last_attempt: None,
+            iso_count: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn version_arg() {
         assert_eq!(NfsVersion::V3.vers_arg(), "vers=3");
@@ -513,44 +884,39 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn mount_options_v3_includes_nolock() {
+    fn mount_options_v3_includes_nolock_and_tcp() {
-        let m = NfsMount {
+        let m = make_mount(NfsVersion::V3, true, DEFAULT_NFS_PORT);
-            id: "x".into(),
+        let opts = mount_options(&m, false);
-            server: "s".into(),
+        assert!(opts.contains("vers=3"), "got: {opts}");
-            export: "/e".into(),
+        assert!(opts.contains("ro"), "got: {opts}");
-            version: NfsVersion::V3,
+        assert!(opts.contains("nolock"), "got: {opts}");
-            read_only: true,
+        assert!(opts.contains("proto=tcp"), "got: {opts}");
-            local_path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/x"),
+        assert!(opts.contains("soft"), "got: {opts}");
-            mounted: false,
+        assert!(!opts.contains("port="), "default port shouldn't appear: {opts}");
-            last_error: None,
-            last_attempt: None,
-            iso_count: 0,
-        };
-        let opts = mount_options(&m);
-        assert!(opts.contains("vers=3"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("ro"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("nolock"));
-        assert!(opts.contains("soft"));
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn mount_options_v41_no_nolock() {
+    fn mount_options_v41_has_tcp_no_nolock() {
-        let m = NfsMount {
+        let m = make_mount(NfsVersion::V41, false, DEFAULT_NFS_PORT);
-            id: "x".into(),
+        let opts = mount_options(&m, false);
-            server: "s".into(),
+        assert!(opts.contains("vers=4.1"), "got: {opts}");
-            export: "/e".into(),
+        assert!(opts.contains("rw"), "got: {opts}");
-            version: NfsVersion::V41,
+        assert!(opts.contains("proto=tcp"), "got: {opts}");
-            read_only: false,
+        assert!(!opts.contains("nolock"), "got: {opts}");
-            local_path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/x"),
+    }
-            mounted: false,
+
-            last_error: None,
+    #[test]
-            last_attempt: None,
+    fn mount_options_minimal_drops_everything_except_vers_and_mode() {
-            iso_count: 0,
+        let m = make_mount(NfsVersion::V3, true, DEFAULT_NFS_PORT);
-        };
+        let opts = mount_options(&m, true);
-        let opts = mount_options(&m);
+        assert_eq!(opts, "vers=3,ro");
-        assert!(opts.contains("vers=4.1"));
+    }
-        assert!(opts.contains("rw"));
+
-        assert!(!opts.contains("nolock"));
+    #[test]
+    fn mount_options_non_default_port_appears() {
+        let m = make_mount(NfsVersion::V41, true, 2050);
+        let opts = mount_options(&m, false);
+        assert!(opts.contains("port=2050"), "got: {opts}");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -561,4 +927,58 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!a.contains('/'));
         assert!(!a.contains('.'));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalize_server_strips_url_schemes_and_slashes() {
+        assert_eq!(normalize_server("  10.0.0.5  "), "10.0.0.5");
+        assert_eq!(normalize_server("http://10.0.0.5/"), "10.0.0.5");
+        assert_eq!(normalize_server("https://nas.lan//"), "nas.lan");
+        assert_eq!(normalize_server("nfs://192.168.1.51"), "192.168.1.51");
+        assert_eq!(normalize_server("nas.lan:2049"), "nas.lan:2049");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_for_fstab_options_calls_out_cap_sys_admin() {
+        let h = hint_for("mount.nfs: failed to apply fstab options").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            h.contains("CAP_SYS_ADMIN"),
+            "expected CAP_SYS_ADMIN guidance, got: {h}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_for_access_denied_points_at_exports_table() {
+        let h = hint_for("mount.nfs: access denied by server while mounting").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            h.to_lowercase().contains("allowed-hosts") || h.to_lowercase().contains("export"),
+            "expected exports hint, got: {h}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_for_connection_refused_mentions_export_path() {
+        let h = hint_for("mount.nfs: Connection refused").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            h.to_lowercase().contains("export"),
+            "expected export-path hint, got: {h}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn hint_for_unknown_message_is_none() {
+        assert!(hint_for("some completely unrelated text").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn looks_like_option_transform_failure_detects_both_variants() {
+        assert!(looks_like_option_transform_failure(
+            "mount.nfs: failed to apply fstab options"
+        ));
+        assert!(looks_like_option_transform_failure(
+            "mount.nfs: internal option parsing error"
+        ));
+        assert!(!looks_like_option_transform_failure(
+            "mount.nfs: access denied"
+        ));
+    }
 }

crates/iso-store/src/pxe_logo.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+//! Operator-logo compositor for the iPXE menu.
+//!
+//! The brief: match iVentoy's polished centered-logo PXE chrome with
+//! whatever raster the operator drops onto Settings → Branding. A wide
+//! wordmark, a portrait stack, a square monogram — all three should
+//! land in roughly the same place on the boot screen.
+//!
+//! Approach: decode the operator's upload, fit it into a fixed
+//! 1024×768 canvas with the logo horizontally centered and pinned a
+//! short margin from the top, re-encode as PNG, return the bytes. iPXE
+//! built with `IMAGE_PNG` paints the result via `console --picture`.
+//!
+//! The 1024×768 size matches the default VESA framebuffer iPXE picks
+//! on most BIOS/UEFI consoles. Operators uploading 4K logos get
+//! correctly downscaled; tiny icons get drawn at their native size,
+//! centered, with transparent margins.
+//!
+//! We deliberately don't ship `resvg` for SVG support — keeping the
+//! dependency surface narrow matters more than supporting SVG-only
+//! brand assets. The WebUI's logo stays SVG-native (the browser
+//! rasterizes it); the PXE menu wants a raster regardless.
+
+use image::imageops::FilterType;
+use image::{DynamicImage, ImageError, ImageFormat, Rgba, RgbaImage};
+use std::io::Cursor;
+
+/// Canvas dimensions used for the composed PXE logo. Picked to match
+/// the framebuffer dimensions iPXE picks on most BIOS/UEFI consoles —
+/// gives a 1:1 paint with no scaling at the firmware layer.
+pub const CANVAS_W: u32 = 1024;
+pub const CANVAS_H: u32 = 768;
+
+/// Maximum dimensions for the operator's logo inside the canvas. Any
+/// upload larger than this in either axis is downscaled (preserving
+/// aspect ratio) to fit. Smaller uploads paint at native size.
+const LOGO_MAX_W: u32 = 600;
+const LOGO_MAX_H: u32 = 200;
+
+/// Top margin in pixels from the canvas's top edge to the logo's top
+/// edge. Matches the visual rhythm of iVentoy's screen (logo at top,
+/// menu below).
+const LOGO_TOP_MARGIN: u32 = 64;
+
+/// Compose `src_bytes` (any PNG/JPEG/WebP/GIF) into a centered-top
+/// 1024×768 PNG and return the encoded bytes.
+///
+/// Errors when the source can't be decoded or the encoded buffer can't
+/// be written (only really fires on out-of-memory; the encoder itself
+/// is infallible for well-formed inputs).
+pub fn compose_pxe_logo(src_bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, ImageError> {
+    let logo = image::load_from_memory(src_bytes)?;
+    // Resize-fit if the upload exceeds our bounding box. `Lanczos3`
+    // keeps the antialiasing crisp on the framebuffer console; it's a
+    // touch slower than `Triangle` but the operator hits this endpoint
+    // once per boot at most.
+    let logo = downscale_to_fit(logo, LOGO_MAX_W, LOGO_MAX_H);
+    let logo_rgba = logo.to_rgba8();
+
+    // Transparent canvas. iPXE 1.21+ honours alpha-channel transparency
+    // on framebuffer consoles; older builds simply draw the alpha as
+    // black, which still gives a sensible look.
+    let mut canvas: RgbaImage = RgbaImage::from_pixel(CANVAS_W, CANVAS_H, Rgba([0, 0, 0, 0]));
+    let logo_w = logo_rgba.width();
+    let logo_h = logo_rgba.height();
+    // Horizontal center, top-margin from the top. Saturating math
+    // means a logo wider than CANVAS_W (shouldn't happen after the
+    // downscale above, but defensive) just sits flush-left.
+    let off_x = CANVAS_W.saturating_sub(logo_w) / 2;
+    let off_y = LOGO_TOP_MARGIN.min(CANVAS_H.saturating_sub(logo_h));
+    image::imageops::overlay(&mut canvas, &logo_rgba, off_x.into(), off_y.into());
+
+    let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(64 * 1024);
+    DynamicImage::ImageRgba8(canvas).write_to(&mut Cursor::new(&mut out), ImageFormat::Png)?;
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+fn downscale_to_fit(img: DynamicImage, max_w: u32, max_h: u32) -> DynamicImage {
+    let (w, h) = (img.width(), img.height());
+    if w <= max_w && h <= max_h {
+        return img;
+    }
+    // Preserve aspect ratio. `resize` clamps to the smaller of the
+    // two scale factors so we never overshoot the bounding box.
+    img.resize(max_w, max_h, FilterType::Lanczos3)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use image::{ImageBuffer, Rgb};
+
+    fn solid_png(w: u32, h: u32, rgb: [u8; 3]) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let img: ImageBuffer<Rgb<u8>, Vec<u8>> = ImageBuffer::from_pixel(w, h, Rgb(rgb));
+        let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(4096);
+        DynamicImage::ImageRgb8(img)
+            .write_to(&mut Cursor::new(&mut out), ImageFormat::Png)
+            .unwrap();
+        out
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compose_emits_canvas_sized_png() {
+        let src = solid_png(120, 60, [200, 50, 50]);
+        let out = compose_pxe_logo(&src).unwrap();
+        // Round-trip the output and confirm dimensions.
+        let img = image::load_from_memory(&out).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(img.width(), CANVAS_W);
+        assert_eq!(img.height(), CANVAS_H);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn small_logo_centered_at_top_margin() {
+        let src = solid_png(100, 40, [10, 200, 10]);
+        let out = compose_pxe_logo(&src).unwrap();
+        let canvas = image::load_from_memory(&out).unwrap().to_rgba8();
+        // Pixel just inside the logo box should match the source color
+        // (alpha=255). Pixel near a far corner of the canvas should be
+        // the transparent background.
+        let cx = (CANVAS_W - 100) / 2;
+        let cy = LOGO_TOP_MARGIN;
+        let inside = canvas.get_pixel(cx + 10, cy + 10);
+        assert_eq!(inside.0[3], 255, "logo pixel should be opaque");
+        assert!(inside.0[0] < 100 && inside.0[1] > 100 && inside.0[2] < 100, "color mismatch: {inside:?}");
+        let corner = canvas.get_pixel(CANVAS_W - 1, CANVAS_H - 1);
+        assert_eq!(corner.0[3], 0, "canvas corner should be transparent");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn oversize_logo_is_downscaled_to_bounding_box() {
+        // 4000×800 image — bigger than LOGO_MAX_W and LOGO_MAX_H in
+        // both axes. After downscale the output must fit; we re-decode
+        // the canvas, count non-transparent pixels, and confirm none
+        // sit outside the expected band.
+        let src = solid_png(4000, 800, [50, 50, 200]);
+        let out = compose_pxe_logo(&src).unwrap();
+        let canvas = image::load_from_memory(&out).unwrap().to_rgba8();
+        // Span row at the top margin should have non-transparent
+        // pixels somewhere; rows past the LOGO_TOP_MARGIN + LOGO_MAX_H
+        // should be entirely transparent.
+        let bottom_band_y = LOGO_TOP_MARGIN + LOGO_MAX_H + 10;
+        for x in 0..CANVAS_W {
+            let p = canvas.get_pixel(x, bottom_band_y);
+            assert_eq!(p.0[3], 0, "row {bottom_band_y} should be transparent at x={x}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unsupported_bytes_returns_error_not_panic() {
+        let r = compose_pxe_logo(b"\xde\xad\xbe\xef not an image");
+        assert!(r.is_err());
+    }
+}

crates/iso-store/src/smb.rs

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 //!     Samba), we return `SmbState::SmbdMissing` and the UI surfaces the
 //!     gap. No panics, no retries, no silent failure.
 
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case", tag = "state")]
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ impl SmbManager {
     /// ISO under `smb_dir/<slug>/` becomes a share named `<slug>`. Returns
     /// the sorted list.
     pub fn discover_shares(&self) -> Vec<String> {
-        let Ok(rd) = std::fs::read_dir(&self.smb_dir) else { return vec![]; };
+        let Ok(rd) = std::fs::read_dir(&self.smb_dir) else {
+            return vec![];
+        };
         let mut out: Vec<String> = rd
             .flatten()
             .filter(|e| e.path().is_dir())
@@ -130,7 +132,9 @@ impl SmbManager {
         let shares = match self.write_conf() {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(e) => {
-                let s = SmbState::Failed { reason: format!("write smb.conf: {e}") };
+                let s = SmbState::Failed {
+                    reason: format!("write smb.conf: {e}"),
+                };
                 *self.state.lock() = s.clone();
                 return s;
             }
@@ -139,7 +143,8 @@ impl SmbManager {
             .args([
                 "--foreground",
                 "--no-process-group",
-                "--configfile", self.conf_path.to_str().unwrap_or(""),
+                "--configfile",
+                self.conf_path.to_str().unwrap_or(""),
                 "--log-stdout",
             ])
             .stdin(Stdio::null())
@@ -156,7 +161,9 @@ impl SmbManager {
                 s
             }
             Err(e) => {
-                let s = SmbState::Failed { reason: format!("spawn smbd: {e}") };
+                let s = SmbState::Failed {
+                    reason: format!("spawn smbd: {e}"),
+                };
                 *self.state.lock() = s.clone();
                 s
             }
@@ -168,11 +175,15 @@ impl SmbManager {
     #[allow(unsafe_code)]
     pub fn reconcile(&self) -> SmbState {
         let mut g = self.child.lock();
-        if g.is_none() { return self.state.lock().clone(); }
+        if g.is_none() {
+            return self.state.lock().clone();
+        }
         let shares = match self.write_conf() {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(e) => {
-                let s = SmbState::Failed { reason: format!("write smb.conf: {e}") };
+                let s = SmbState::Failed {
+                    reason: format!("write smb.conf: {e}"),
+                };
                 *self.state.lock() = s.clone();
                 return s;
             }
@@ -191,8 +202,13 @@ impl SmbManager {
             // covers this is `nix`, which pulls ~40 transitive deps for a
             // single signal send. One documented unsafe call is the better
             // tradeoff for a container-first project.
-            unsafe { libc::kill(pid, libc::SIGHUP); }
+            unsafe {
-            let s = SmbState::Running { pid: pid as u32, shares };
+                libc::kill(pid, libc::SIGHUP);
+            }
+            let s = SmbState::Running {
+                pid: pid as u32,
+                shares,
+            };
             *self.state.lock() = s.clone();
             s
         } else {
@@ -212,15 +228,19 @@ impl SmbManager {
 }
 
 fn smbd_present() -> bool {
-    let Ok(paths) = std::env::var("PATH") else { return false; };
+    let Ok(paths) = std::env::var("PATH") else {
+        return false;
+    };
     for dir in std::env::split_paths(&paths) {
-        if dir.join("smbd").is_file() { return true; }
+        if dir.join("smbd").is_file() {
+            return true;
+        }
     }
     false
 }
 
 const SMB_CONF_GLOBAL: &str = r"[global]
-workgroup = PXEFORGE
+workgroup = OPENPXE
 server min protocol = SMB2
 smb ports = 445
 log level = 1
@@ -235,6 +255,15 @@ lock directory = /tmp
 state directory = /tmp
 cache directory = /tmp
 pid directory = /tmp
+# WinPE reconnect hardening. Windows Setup can reboot mid-install and
+# reconnect from the same IP; stale sessions/oplocks otherwise cause
+# intermittent `net use` failures on the second stage.
+reset on zero vc = yes
+oplocks = no
+kernel oplocks = no
+level2 oplocks = no
+strict locking = no
+deadtime = 1
 ";
 
 /// Extract a Windows ISO at `iso_path` into `smb_dir/<slug>/`. Uses
@@ -245,7 +274,11 @@ pid directory = /tmp
 /// Idempotent: if the target dir already contains `sources/boot.wim`, we
 /// skip extraction. Callers who want a forced re-extract should remove the
 /// dir first.
-pub fn extract_windows_iso(iso_path: &Path, smb_dir: &Path, slug: &str) -> std::io::Result<PathBuf> {
+pub fn extract_windows_iso(
+    iso_path: &Path,
+    smb_dir: &Path,
+    slug: &str,
+) -> std::io::Result<PathBuf> {
     let target = smb_dir.join(slug);
     if target.join("sources").join("boot.wim").is_file() {
         tracing::debug!(target: "openpxe::smb", slug, "ISO already extracted, skipping");
@@ -263,7 +296,9 @@ pub fn extract_windows_iso(iso_path: &Path, smb_dir: &Path, slug: &str) -> std::
             .stdout(Stdio::null())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
             .output()?;
-        if out.status.success() { return Ok(target); }
+        if out.status.success() {
+            return Ok(target);
+        }
         tracing::warn!(
             target: "openpxe::smb",
             stderr=%String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr),
@@ -278,7 +313,9 @@ pub fn extract_windows_iso(iso_path: &Path, smb_dir: &Path, slug: &str) -> std::
             .args(["-C"])
             .arg(&target)
             .output()?;
-        if out.status.success() { return Ok(target); }
+        if out.status.success() {
+            return Ok(target);
+        }
         return Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
             "bsdtar failed: {}",
             String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
@@ -294,7 +331,9 @@ fn which(cmd: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     let paths = std::env::var_os("PATH")?;
     for dir in std::env::split_paths(&paths) {
         let p = dir.join(cmd);
-        if p.is_file() { return Some(p); }
+        if p.is_file() {
+            return Some(p);
+        }
     }
     None
 }
@@ -320,7 +359,9 @@ mod tests {
         let m = SmbManager::new(dir.path().into());
         let st = m.start();
         // Restore PATH before asserting so any subsequent failure is legible.
-        if let Some(p) = saved { std::env::set_var("PATH", p); }
+        if let Some(p) = saved {
+            std::env::set_var("PATH", p);
+        }
         assert_eq!(st, SmbState::SmbdMissing);
     }
 
@@ -347,5 +388,27 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(conf.contains("guest ok = yes"));
         assert!(conf.contains("read only = yes"));
         assert!(conf.contains("server min protocol = SMB2"));
+        assert!(conf.contains("workgroup = OPENPXE"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_conf_includes_winpe_reconnect_tuning() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let m = SmbManager::new(dir.path().into());
+        m.write_conf().unwrap();
+        let conf = std::fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join("smb.conf")).unwrap();
+        for expected in [
+            "reset on zero vc = yes",
+            "oplocks = no",
+            "kernel oplocks = no",
+            "level2 oplocks = no",
+            "strict locking = no",
+            "deadtime = 1",
+        ] {
+            assert!(
+                conf.contains(expected),
+                "missing Windows reconnect Samba option {expected} in:\n{conf}"
+            );
+        }
     }
 }

crates/iso-store/src/store.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 use crate::entry::{BootEntry, BootKind, KernelArgs};
 use crate::introspect::{introspect, DistroFamily, IntrospectionReport};
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use openpxe_core::{Error, Result};
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -31,6 +31,30 @@ pub enum IsoSource {
     },
 }
 
+/// Where the ISO lands in the PXE menu hierarchy.
+///
+/// Auto-detected family (Debian, Windows, …) still drives BIOS/UEFI
+/// behaviour and per-entry boot args, but the *menu placement* is
+/// operator-controlled — an operator who's uploaded a TinyCore live ISO
+/// to use as a recovery shim, or a SystemRescue image, can flip its
+/// category to `Tools` so it lands next to memtest/shell instead of
+/// under Linux Installers.
+///
+/// Old `meta.json` files without this field deserialize as `Os`, which
+/// matches v0.4.1 behaviour (everything goes under OS Installers).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum IsoCategory {
+    /// "OS Installer" — routed via the auto-detected family into the
+    /// Linux / Windows installer submenus.
+    #[default]
+    Os,
+    /// "Tool" — surfaced under the Tools menu next to memtest, shell,
+    /// NIC info, etc. Family detection still decides BIOS/UEFI vs
+    /// wimboot vs sanboot at boot time.
+    Tools,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct IsoMeta {
     /// Stable slug used in URLs (derived from the uploaded filename).
@@ -48,6 +72,29 @@ pub struct IsoMeta {
     /// Old `meta.json` files without this field deserialize as `Local`.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub source: IsoSource,
+    /// Optional bcrypt hash of an operator-set password. When present,
+    /// `/boot/<entry>.ipxe` returns a `read --secret` prompt instead of
+    /// the boot script until the client chains back with the correct
+    /// `?token=...`. We never store, log, or transmit the plaintext.
+    /// Skipped on serialize when None to keep meta.json clean for
+    /// the common no-password case.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub password_hash: Option<String>,
+    /// Where the ISO sits in the PXE menu hierarchy — operator-controlled,
+    /// not driven by family detection. Defaults to [`IsoCategory::Os`].
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub category: IsoCategory,
+}
+
+impl IsoMeta {
+    /// Convenience predicate the HTTP layer + UI can both use.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_password_protected(&self) -> bool {
+        self.password_hash
+            .as_deref()
+            .map(str::trim)
+            .is_some_and(|h| !h.is_empty())
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct UploadHandle {
@@ -94,6 +141,8 @@ impl UploadHandle {
             introspection,
             boot_entries,
             source: IsoSource::Local,
+            password_hash: None,
+            category: IsoCategory::default(),
         };
         store.persist_meta(&meta).await?;
         store.insert(meta.clone());
@@ -150,7 +199,9 @@ impl IsoStore {
         let mut entries = tokio::fs::read_dir(self.iso_dir.as_path()).await?;
         while let Some(e) = entries.next_entry().await? {
             let p = e.path();
-            if p.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) != Some("json") { continue; }
+            if p.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) != Some("json") {
+                continue;
+            }
             if !p
                 .file_name()
                 .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
@@ -194,6 +245,9 @@ impl IsoStore {
             return Err(Error::Invalid(format!("iso '{id}' already exists")));
         }
         let partial_path = self.iso_dir.join(format!("{id}.partial"));
+        if partial_path.exists() {
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!("iso '{id}' is already uploading")));
+        }
         let file = tokio::fs::File::create(&partial_path).await?;
         Ok(UploadHandle {
             id,
@@ -256,7 +310,10 @@ impl IsoStore {
     /// share or unmount the NFS share entirely.
     pub async fn delete(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let meta = self.get(id);
-        let is_local = matches!(meta.as_ref().map(|m| &m.source), Some(IsoSource::Local) | None);
+        let is_local = matches!(
+            meta.as_ref().map(|m| &m.source),
+            Some(IsoSource::Local) | None
+        );
         if is_local {
             let iso = self.iso_path(id);
             let meta_path = self.meta_path(id);
@@ -289,6 +346,8 @@ impl IsoStore {
             introspection,
             boot_entries,
             source,
+            password_hash: None,
+            category: IsoCategory::default(),
         };
         self.inner.write().isos.insert(id, meta);
     }
@@ -298,10 +357,138 @@ impl IsoStore {
     /// to clean out stale entries.
     pub fn drop_external_source(&self, mount_id: &str) {
         let mut g = self.inner.write();
-        g.isos.retain(|_, m| {
+        g.isos.retain(
-            !matches!(&m.source, IsoSource::Nfs { mount_id: mid, .. } if mid == mount_id)
+            |_, m| !matches!(&m.source, IsoSource::Nfs { mount_id: mid, .. } if mid == mount_id),
-        });
+        );
     }
+
+    /// Set or clear an ISO's boot password.
+    ///
+    /// `Some("plaintext")` hashes via bcrypt (cost 10 — fast enough for
+    /// an interactive iPXE prompt, slow enough to be hostile to brute
+    /// force on a leaked meta.json) and persists.
+    ///
+    /// `None` removes the password — the next /boot/<id>.ipxe request
+    /// returns the script directly without a prompt.
+    ///
+    /// We never store, log, or transmit the plaintext.
+    pub async fn set_password(&self, id: &str, password: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
+        let new_hash = match password {
+            None => None,
+            Some(pw) => {
+                let pw = pw.trim();
+                if pw.is_empty() {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    let h = bcrypt::hash(pw, bcrypt::DEFAULT_COST)
+                        .map_err(|e| Error::Other(e.into()))?;
+                    Some(h)
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Update in-memory + grab a clone for persistence outside the lock.
+        let updated = {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            let m = g
+                .isos
+                .get_mut(id)
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid(format!("no such iso '{id}'")))?;
+            m.password_hash = new_hash;
+            m.clone()
+        };
+        // NFS-sourced ISOs have no on-disk meta.json — skip persistence
+        // for them (the password lives in memory until the manager
+        // re-scans the share, then it's gone). Document this in the API
+        // handler so the operator knows.
+        if matches!(updated.source, IsoSource::Local) {
+            self.persist_meta(&updated).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Flip an ISO's menu category. Persists to `meta.json` for local
+    /// ISOs; NFS-sourced ISOs keep the change in memory only (the next
+    /// re-scan would overwrite it anyway).
+    pub async fn set_category(&self, id: &str, category: IsoCategory) -> Result<IsoMeta> {
+        let updated = {
+            let mut g = self.inner.write();
+            let m = g
+                .isos
+                .get_mut(id)
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid(format!("no such iso '{id}'")))?;
+            m.category = category;
+            m.clone()
+        };
+        if matches!(updated.source, IsoSource::Local) {
+            self.persist_meta(&updated).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(updated)
+    }
+
+    /// Absolute path to the directory holding local ISO uploads. Used
+    /// by the HTTP layer for the disk-space endpoint — the volume that
+    /// hosts this directory is what runs out of room first.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn iso_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.iso_dir.as_path().to_path_buf()
+    }
+
+    /// `(total_bytes, available_bytes)` for the filesystem hosting the
+    /// ISO directory. Returns `None` if `statvfs` fails (read-only
+    /// filesystem with no quota, mount disappeared, …) — callers
+    /// should treat that as "unknown" rather than zero.
+    ///
+    /// Lives here rather than the HTTP crate because `http-api`'s
+    /// `#![forbid(unsafe_code)]` rules out the libc FFI directly, and
+    /// because this is naturally an `IsoStore` question — the volume
+    /// of interest is whatever's hosting the iso dir.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn disk_usage(&self) -> Option<(u64, u64)> {
+        disk_usage_for(self.iso_dir.as_path())
+    }
+
+    /// Verify a candidate password against the stored bcrypt hash.
+    /// Returns:
+    /// - `Ok(true)`   — match (or the ISO has no password set; boot is open)
+    /// - `Ok(false)`  — mismatch
+    /// - `Err(_)`     — id not found, or bcrypt error
+    pub fn verify_password(&self, id: &str, candidate: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let meta = self
+            .get(id)
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid(format!("no such iso '{id}'")))?;
+        let Some(hash) = meta.password_hash else {
+            return Ok(true); // no password set — anyone can boot
+        };
+        bcrypt::verify(candidate, &hash).map_err(|e| Error::Other(e.into()))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Resolve `(total, available)` bytes for the filesystem hosting `path`.
+/// Returns `None` if `statvfs` fails.
+#[allow(unsafe_code)]
+fn disk_usage_for(path: &std::path::Path) -> Option<(u64, u64)> {
+    use std::ffi::CString;
+    use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
+    let c = CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes()).ok()?;
+    // SAFETY: `statvfs` is repr(C); a zeroed value is a valid initial
+    // state per POSIX. The FFI call writes every field we then read.
+    let mut stat: libc::statvfs = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
+    // SAFETY: `c` is a NUL-terminated C string pointing into a stack
+    // CString that outlives this call; `&mut stat` is a unique aligned
+    // pointer to a stack-local `statvfs`. The kernel writes through
+    // it but does not retain the pointer past return.
+    let rc = unsafe { libc::statvfs(c.as_ptr(), &raw mut stat) };
+    if rc != 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    // Use f_frsize (fundamental block size). f_bsize is "preferred I/O
+    // block" and doesn't always match the unit f_blocks is denominated
+    // in — on some BSDs it would over-report by a factor of 8.
+    let frsize = stat.f_frsize as u64;
+    let total = stat.f_blocks as u64 * frsize;
+    let avail = stat.f_bavail as u64 * frsize;
+    Some((total, avail))
 }
 
 fn slugify(filename: &str) -> String {
@@ -346,7 +533,10 @@ pub fn generate_boot_entries_for(
 /// Build `BootEntry`s from the introspection report. URLs are relative —
 /// the HTTP layer rewrites them with the public base URL per request.
 fn generate_boot_entries(id: &str, filename: &str, r: &IntrospectionReport) -> Vec<BootEntry> {
-    let title = r.volume_label.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| filename.to_string());
+    let title = r
+        .volume_label
+        .clone()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| filename.to_string());
     match r.family {
         DistroFamily::WindowsPe if r.has_boot_wim => {
             // Standard wimboot chain. Paths are in-ISO; the HTTP layer maps
@@ -370,12 +560,22 @@ fn generate_boot_entries(id: &str, filename: &str, r: &IntrospectionReport) -> V
         fam if r.kernel_path.is_some() => {
             let base = format!("iso/{id}");
             let kernel_url = format!("{base}{}", r.kernel_path.as_deref().unwrap_or(""));
-            let initrd_urls = r.initrd_paths.iter().map(|p| format!("{base}{p}")).collect();
+            let initrd_urls = r
-            let args = KernelArgs { cmdline: linux_cmdline(fam, id) };
+                .initrd_paths
+                .iter()
+                .map(|p| format!("{base}{p}"))
+                .collect();
+            let args = KernelArgs {
+                cmdline: linux_cmdline(fam, id),
+            };
             vec![BootEntry {
                 id: format!("{id}-linux"),
                 title,
-                kind: BootKind::LinuxKernel { kernel_url, initrd_urls, args },
+                kind: BootKind::LinuxKernel {
+                    kernel_url,
+                    initrd_urls,
+                    args,
+                },
             }]
         }
         _ => {
@@ -384,7 +584,9 @@ fn generate_boot_entries(id: &str, filename: &str, r: &IntrospectionReport) -> V
             vec![BootEntry {
                 id: format!("{id}-sanboot"),
                 title: format!("{title} (SAN boot — may fail for >1GiB ISOs)"),
-                kind: BootKind::SanBootIso { iso_url: format!("iso/{id}.iso") },
+                kind: BootKind::SanBootIso {
+                    iso_url: format!("iso/{id}.iso"),
+                },
             }]
         }
     }
@@ -394,8 +596,17 @@ fn linux_cmdline(family: DistroFamily, id: &str) -> String {
     // The HTTP layer resolves `${base-url}` at render time.
     let iso_url = format!("${{base-url}}/iso/{id}.iso");
     match family {
+        // VMware-UEFI fix (v0.4.5, matching Bootimus v0.1.67's Casper
+        // patch): drop `netboot=url url=… ---` in favour of the
+        // canonical Casper option `iso-url=` and add `ds=nocloud` so
+        // cloud-init / subiquity (live-server) doesn't stall waiting on
+        // a metadata datasource that doesn't exist in PXE. Without
+        // `ds=nocloud`, Ubuntu live-server / Mint / Pop!_OS / elementary
+        // ISOs would boot fine on bare-metal UEFI but hang at "cloud-init
+        // running" on VMware-UEFI guests because the vmxnet3 driver's
+        // late-init upsets cloud-init's network probe.
         DistroFamily::DebianUbuntu => format!(
-            "boot=casper netboot=url url={iso_url} ip=dhcp ---"
+            "boot=casper initrd=initrd ds=nocloud ip=dhcp iso-url={iso_url}"
         ),
         DistroFamily::RhelFedora => format!(
             "inst.repo={iso_url} inst.stage2={iso_url} ip=dhcp"
@@ -416,6 +627,8 @@ fn linux_cmdline(family: DistroFamily, id: &str) -> String {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::introspect::{DistroFamily, IntrospectionReport};
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
 
     #[test]
     fn slugify_basic() {
@@ -427,4 +640,118 @@ mod tests {
         // If a path sneaks in, file_stem strips the directory — OK, not a hazard.
         assert_eq!(slugify("/etc/passwd"), "passwd");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn casper_cmdline_vmware_uefi_safe() {
+        // v0.4.5 regression guard: the Debian/Ubuntu cmdline must use
+        // the canonical Casper `iso-url=` option and include
+        // `ds=nocloud` so VMware-UEFI guests don't hang at "cloud-init
+        // running" waiting on a metadata datasource that PXE can't
+        // provide. The legacy `netboot=url url=… ---` form is gone for
+        // good.
+        let s = linux_cmdline(DistroFamily::DebianUbuntu, "ubuntu-24-04");
+        assert!(s.contains("boot=casper"), "{s}");
+        assert!(s.contains("iso-url=${base-url}/iso/ubuntu-24-04.iso"), "{s}");
+        assert!(s.contains("ds=nocloud"), "{s}");
+        assert!(s.contains("ip=dhcp"), "{s}");
+        assert!(!s.contains("netboot=url"), "legacy option leaked: {s}");
+        assert!(!s.contains(" --- "), "stray ---: {s}");
+    }
+
+    fn fake_meta(id: &str) -> IsoMeta {
+        IsoMeta {
+            id: id.into(),
+            filename: format!("{id}.iso"),
+            size_bytes: 0,
+            sha256_hex: None,
+            uploaded_at: OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
+            introspection: IntrospectionReport {
+                family: DistroFamily::Unknown,
+                volume_label: None,
+                kernel_path: None,
+                initrd_paths: vec![],
+                has_boot_wim: false,
+            },
+            boot_entries: vec![],
+            source: IsoSource::Local,
+            password_hash: None,
+            category: IsoCategory::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn password_round_trip_set_verify_clear() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = IsoStore::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        store.ensure_dirs().await.unwrap();
+        store
+            .inner
+            .write()
+            .isos
+            .insert("alpha".into(), fake_meta("alpha"));
+
+        // No password set — verify_password returns Ok(true) for any input.
+        assert!(store.verify_password("alpha", "anything").unwrap());
+        assert!(!store.get("alpha").unwrap().is_password_protected());
+
+        // Set a password.
+        store.set_password("alpha", Some("hunter2")).await.unwrap();
+        let m = store.get("alpha").unwrap();
+        assert!(m.is_password_protected());
+        assert!(m.password_hash.unwrap().starts_with("$2"));
+
+        // Verify correct + wrong.
+        assert!(store.verify_password("alpha", "hunter2").unwrap());
+        assert!(!store.verify_password("alpha", "wrong").unwrap());
+        assert!(!store.verify_password("alpha", "").unwrap());
+
+        // Clear by passing None or an empty string.
+        store.set_password("alpha", None).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!store.get("alpha").unwrap().is_password_protected());
+        store.set_password("alpha", Some("again")).await.unwrap();
+        store.set_password("alpha", Some("   ")).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!store.get("alpha").unwrap().is_password_protected());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn set_password_for_unknown_id_errors() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = IsoStore::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        store.ensure_dirs().await.unwrap();
+        let r = store.set_password("does-not-exist", Some("pw")).await;
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn begin_upload_rejects_existing_partial_file() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = IsoStore::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        store.ensure_dirs().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::fs::write(dir.path().join("ubuntu.partial"), b"in-flight")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let r = store.begin_upload("ubuntu.iso").await;
+        assert!(matches!(r, Err(Error::Invalid(_))));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn password_persists_via_meta_json_for_local_isos() {
+        // Hash makes it onto disk so it survives a restart.
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let store = IsoStore::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        store.ensure_dirs().await.unwrap();
+        let meta = fake_meta("alpha");
+        store.persist_meta(&meta).await.unwrap();
+        store.insert(meta);
+        store.set_password("alpha", Some("s3cret")).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Re-load from disk and confirm the hash came back.
+        let store2 = IsoStore::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        store2.load_from_disk().await.unwrap();
+        let reloaded = store2.get("alpha").expect("reloaded");
+        assert!(reloaded.is_password_protected());
+        assert!(store2.verify_password("alpha", "s3cret").unwrap());
+        assert!(!store2.verify_password("alpha", "wrong").unwrap());
+    }
 }

crates/iso-store/src/windows.rs

@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ pub struct WimPatcher {
 impl WimPatcher {
     #[must_use]
     pub fn new(smb_host: String, smb_share: String) -> Self {
-        Self { smb_host, smb_share }
+        Self {
+            smb_host,
+            smb_share,
+        }
     }
 
     /// Apply WinPE patches to `boot.wim` inside `extracted_iso_dir`. Returns
@@ -72,31 +75,40 @@ impl WimPatcher {
 
         let work = match tempfile::tempdir() {
             Ok(d) => d,
-            Err(e) => return WinPatchState::Failed { reason: format!("tempdir: {e}") },
+            Err(e) => {
+                return WinPatchState::Failed {
+                    reason: format!("tempdir: {e}"),
+                }
+            }
         };
 
         // Stage the two files we want present at /Windows/System32/.
         let staging = work.path().join("stage/Windows/System32");
         if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&staging) {
-            return WinPatchState::Failed { reason: format!("staging mkdir: {e}") };
+            return WinPatchState::Failed {
+                reason: format!("staging mkdir: {e}"),
+            };
         }
         if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(staging.join("winpeshl.ini"), WINPESHL_INI) {
-            return WinPatchState::Failed { reason: format!("write winpeshl.ini: {e}") };
+            return WinPatchState::Failed {
+                reason: format!("write winpeshl.ini: {e}"),
+            };
         }
         let startnet = render_startnet(&self.smb_host, &self.smb_share);
         if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(staging.join("startnet.cmd"), startnet) {
-            return WinPatchState::Failed { reason: format!("write startnet.cmd: {e}") };
+            return WinPatchState::Failed {
+                reason: format!("write startnet.cmd: {e}"),
+            };
         }
 
         // Build a wimlib update command file:
         //   add <stage>/Windows/System32 /Windows/System32
         let update_file = work.path().join("update.cmd");
-        let update_cmd = format!(
+        let update_cmd = format!("add \"{}\" \"/Windows/System32\"\n", staging.display());
-            "add \"{}\" \"/Windows/System32\"\n",
-            staging.display()
-        );
         if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&update_file, update_cmd) {
-            return WinPatchState::Failed { reason: format!("write update.cmd: {e}") };
+            return WinPatchState::Failed {
+                reason: format!("write update.cmd: {e}"),
+            };
         }
 
         // Run wimlib-imagex update against image index 2 (WinPE).
@@ -120,7 +132,9 @@ impl WimPatcher {
                     String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr)
                 ),
             },
-            Err(e) => WinPatchState::Failed { reason: format!("spawn wimlib-imagex: {e}") },
+            Err(e) => WinPatchState::Failed {
+                reason: format!("spawn wimlib-imagex: {e}"),
+            },
         }
     }
 }
@@ -133,7 +147,9 @@ fn which(cmd: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     let paths = std::env::var_os("PATH")?;
     for dir in std::env::split_paths(&paths) {
         let p = dir.join(cmd);
-        if p.is_file() { return Some(p); }
+        if p.is_file() {
+            return Some(p);
+        }
     }
     None
 }
@@ -174,7 +190,11 @@ fn render_startnet(host: &str, share: &str) -> String {
     )
     .unwrap();
     s.push_str(":havenet\r\n");
-    writeln!(s, "echo Mapping install media from \\\\{host}\\{share}...\r").unwrap();
+    writeln!(
+        s,
+        "echo Mapping install media from \\\\{host}\\{share}...\r"
+    )
+    .unwrap();
     writeln!(
         s,
         ":mapshare\r\nnet use Z: \\\\{host}\\{share} /user:guest \"\" /persistent:no && goto mapped\r\n\
@@ -205,6 +225,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(s.contains("setup.exe"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn startnet_primes_workstation_and_surfaces_mapping_errors() {
+        let s = render_startnet("10.0.0.5", "win11");
+        assert!(
+            s.contains("net start Workstation"),
+            "WinPE should explicitly start the SMB client before net use:\n{s}"
+        );
+        let net_use_line = s
+            .lines()
+            .find(|line| line.contains("net use Z:"))
+            .expect("net use line");
+        assert!(
+            !net_use_line.contains(">nul"),
+            "net use errors must remain visible in WinPE console: {net_use_line}"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn patcher_reports_wimlib_missing_gracefully() {
         // We don't assume wimlib is present in CI; this checks the missing

crates/openpxe/src/main.rs

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use openpxe_core::{
-    ClientRegistry, Config, DhcpMode, DeploymentQueue, HostBindings, LogBus, LogBusLayer, Metrics,
+    ClientRegistry, Config, DeploymentQueue, DhcpMode, HostBindings, LogBus, LogBusLayer, Metrics,
     SettingsStore,
 };
 use openpxe_dhcp_proxy::DhcpProxyServer;
 use openpxe_http_api::{build_router, AppState};
 use openpxe_iso_store::{IsoStore, NfsManager, SmbManager};
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use openpxe_tftp::TftpServer;
 use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ enum Command {
     ///   docker run --rm \
     ///     -v /my/isos:/seed:ro \
     ///     -v openpxe-data:/var/lib/openpxe/isos \
-    ///     openpxe:0.1.0 seed --from /seed
+    ///     openpxe:0.4.1 seed --from /seed
     Seed {
         /// Source directory containing one or more `.iso` files.
         #[arg(long)]
@@ -100,9 +100,14 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let iso_store = IsoStore::new(config.paths.iso_dir.clone());
     iso_store.load_from_disk().await?;
     let clients = ClientRegistry::new();
-    let gates = DeploymentQueue::new();
+    let queue = DeploymentQueue::new();
     let settings = SettingsStore::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
     let hosts = HostBindings::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
+    let boot_log = openpxe_core::BootLog::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
+    let branding = openpxe_core::BrandingStore::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
+    let admin = openpxe_core::AdminStore::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
+    let sso = openpxe_core::SsoStore::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
+    let sessions = openpxe_http_api::auth::SessionStore::default();
     let metrics = Metrics::new();
 
     // Build the SMB manager unconditionally — it starts/stops on the
@@ -138,11 +143,17 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         iso_store: iso_store.clone(),
         clients: clients.clone(),
         settings: settings.clone(),
-        queue: gates.clone(),
+        queue: queue.clone(),
         hosts: hosts.clone(),
+        boot_log: boot_log.clone(),
+        branding: branding.clone(),
+        admin: admin.clone(),
+        sessions: sessions.clone(),
+        sso: sso.clone(),
         metrics: metrics.clone(),
         smb: Some(smb.clone()),
         nfs: nfs.clone(),
+        uploads: openpxe_http_api::uploads::UploadSessions::default(),
         log_bus: log_bus.clone(),
         started_at: time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
         public_base_url: public_base_url.clone(),
@@ -156,7 +167,15 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let http_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(http_addr).await?;
         tracing::info!(target: "openpxe::http", "HTTP listening on {http_addr}");
-        axum::serve(listener, router).await?;
+        // `into_make_service_with_connect_info` is required so per-request
+        // `ConnectInfo<SocketAddr>` extractors can resolve the peer IP —
+        // used by `/boot/<entry>.ipxe` to record the booting client's
+        // address into the Host log. Without this the extractor 500s.
+        axum::serve(
+            listener,
+            router.into_make_service_with_connect_info::<std::net::SocketAddr>(),
+        )
+        .await?;
         Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
     });
 
@@ -210,7 +229,11 @@ async fn run_command(cmd: Command, config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 /// Reuses `IsoStore::begin_upload` / `finish` so the resulting meta on disk
 /// is identical to a web upload — same slug rules, same introspection, same
 /// sha256.
-async fn seed_from_dir(src: &std::path::Path, config: &Config, dry_run: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+async fn seed_from_dir(
+    src: &std::path::Path,
+    config: &Config,
+    dry_run: bool,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let store = IsoStore::new(config.paths.iso_dir.clone());
     store.load_from_disk().await?;
     let mut entries = tokio::fs::read_dir(src).await?;
@@ -218,7 +241,12 @@ async fn seed_from_dir(src: &std::path::Path, config: &Config, dry_run: bool) ->
     let mut skipped = 0u32;
     while let Some(entry) = entries.next_entry().await? {
         let p = entry.path();
-        if p.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()).map(str::to_ascii_lowercase).as_deref() != Some("iso") {
+        if p.extension()
+            .and_then(|e| e.to_str())
+            .map(str::to_ascii_lowercase)
+            .as_deref()
+            != Some("iso")
+        {
             continue;
         }
         let filename = p
@@ -226,8 +254,14 @@ async fn seed_from_dir(src: &std::path::Path, config: &Config, dry_run: bool) ->
             .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("non-utf8 filename: {}", p.display()))?
             .to_string();
-        println!("  {} ({} bytes)", filename, tokio::fs::metadata(&p).await?.len());
+        println!(
-        if dry_run { continue; }
+            "  {} ({} bytes)",
+            filename,
+            tokio::fs::metadata(&p).await?.len()
+        );
+        if dry_run {
+            continue;
+        }
 
         let mut handle = match store.begin_upload(&filename).await {
             Ok(h) => h,
@@ -242,15 +276,23 @@ async fn seed_from_dir(src: &std::path::Path, config: &Config, dry_run: bool) ->
         let mut buf = vec![0u8; 1024 * 1024];
         loop {
             let n = file.read(&mut buf).await?;
-            if n == 0 { break; }
+            if n == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
             let chunk: bytes::Bytes = buf[..n].to_vec().into();
             handle.write_chunk(&chunk).await?;
         }
         let meta = handle.finish(&store).await?;
-        println!("    -> id={} family={:?}", meta.id, meta.introspection.family);
+        println!(
+            "    -> id={} family={:?}",
+            meta.id, meta.introspection.family
+        );
         imported += 1;
     }
-    println!("\nimported={imported}  skipped={skipped}  {}", if dry_run { "(dry run)" } else { "" });
+    println!(
+        "\nimported={imported}  skipped={skipped}  {}",
+        if dry_run { "(dry run)" } else { "" }
+    );
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -294,9 +336,8 @@ fn hostname() -> std::io::Result<String> {
     if let Ok(h) = std::fs::read_to_string("/proc/sys/kernel/hostname") {
         return Ok(h.trim().to_string());
     }
-    std::env::var("HOSTNAME").map_err(|_| std::io::Error::new(
+    std::env::var("HOSTNAME")
-        std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "no hostname",
+        .map_err(|_| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "no hostname"))
-    ))
 }
 
 fn init_tracing(bus: Arc<LogBus>) {
@@ -328,7 +369,10 @@ fn detect_network_info(our_ip: Ipv4Addr) -> NetworkInfo {
 
     // `ip -o -f inet addr show` lists every interface with its
     // `inet a.b.c.d/mask`. We match the line that mentions our IP.
-    if let Ok(out) = Command::new("ip").args(["-o", "-f", "inet", "addr", "show"]).output() {
+    if let Ok(out) = Command::new("ip")
+        .args(["-o", "-f", "inet", "addr", "show"])
+        .output()
+    {
         if let Ok(text) = String::from_utf8(out.stdout) {
             for line in text.lines() {
                 if !line.contains(&our_ip.to_string()) {
@@ -353,7 +397,10 @@ fn detect_network_info(our_ip: Ipv4Addr) -> NetworkInfo {
     }
 
     // `ip route show default` -> "default via 10.0.0.1 dev enp1s0 ..."
-    if let Ok(out) = Command::new("ip").args(["route", "show", "default"]).output() {
+    if let Ok(out) = Command::new("ip")
+        .args(["route", "show", "default"])
+        .output()
+    {
         if let Ok(text) = String::from_utf8(out.stdout) {
             if let Some(line) = text.lines().next() {
                 let mut parts = line.split_whitespace();
@@ -374,7 +421,11 @@ fn detect_network_info(our_ip: Ipv4Addr) -> NetworkInfo {
 
 fn prefix_to_dotted(prefix: u8) -> String {
     let prefix = prefix.min(32);
-    let mask: u32 = if prefix == 0 { 0 } else { u32::MAX << (32 - prefix) };
+    let mask: u32 = if prefix == 0 {
+        0
+    } else {
+        u32::MAX << (32 - prefix)
+    };
     format!(
         "{}.{}.{}.{}",
         (mask >> 24) & 0xff,

crates/tftp/src/server.rs

@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ impl TftpServer {
         clients: Arc<ClientRegistry>,
         metrics: openpxe_core::Metrics,
     ) -> Self {
-        Self { bind, port, clients, metrics }
+        Self {
+            bind,
+            port,
+            clients,
+            metrics,
+        }
     }
 
     pub async fn run(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -86,7 +91,9 @@ async fn handle_rrq(
     let Some(req) = parse_rrq(&packet) else {
         return Ok(());
     };
-    let Request { filename, options, .. } = req;
+    let Request {
+        filename, options, ..
+    } = req;
 
     // Per-transfer ephemeral socket.
     let sock = bind_udp(bind_ip, 0)?;
@@ -98,7 +105,9 @@ async fn handle_rrq(
             &peer.ip().to_string(),
             Some(peer.ip()),
             None,
-            ClientEvent::TftpRead { file: filename.clone() },
+            ClientEvent::TftpRead {
+                file: filename.clone(),
+            },
         );
         return Ok(());
     };
@@ -112,7 +121,9 @@ async fn handle_rrq(
         &peer.ip().to_string(),
         Some(peer.ip()),
         None,
-        ClientEvent::TftpRead { file: filename.clone() },
+        ClientEvent::TftpRead {
+            file: filename.clone(),
+        },
     );
 
     // Negotiate options.
@@ -173,7 +184,9 @@ async fn handle_rrq(
 
         // Send one window worth of DATA.
         for _ in 0..window {
-            if offset >= total { break; }
+            if offset >= total {
+                break;
+            }
             let end = (offset + blksize).min(total);
             let chunk = &file_bytes[offset..end];
             let pkt = encode_data(block_no, chunk);
@@ -255,20 +268,30 @@ struct Request {
 }
 
 fn parse_rrq(pkt: &[u8]) -> Option<Request> {
-    if pkt.len() < 4 { return None; }
+    if pkt.len() < 4 {
+        return None;
+    }
     let op = u16::from_be_bytes([pkt[0], pkt[1]]);
-    if op != OP_RRQ { return None; }
+    if op != OP_RRQ {
+        return None;
+    }
     let mut rest = &pkt[2..];
     let filename = read_cstr(&mut rest)?;
     let mode = read_cstr(&mut rest)?;
     let mut options = Vec::new();
     while !rest.is_empty() {
         let Some(k) = read_cstr(&mut rest) else { break };
-        if k.is_empty() { break; }
+        if k.is_empty() {
+            break;
+        }
         let v = read_cstr(&mut rest).unwrap_or_default();
         options.push((k.to_ascii_lowercase(), v));
     }
-    Some(Request { filename, mode, options })
+    Some(Request {
+        filename,
+        mode,
+        options,
+    })
 }
 
 fn read_cstr(buf: &mut &[u8]) -> Option<String> {
@@ -316,8 +339,12 @@ async fn recv_ack(sock: &UdpSocket, peer: SocketAddr) -> anyhow::Result<u16> {
     let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
     loop {
         let (n, from) = sock.recv_from(&mut buf).await?;
-        if from.ip() != peer.ip() { continue; }
+        if from.ip() != peer.ip() {
-        if n < 4 { continue; }
+            continue;
+        }
+        if n < 4 {
+            continue;
+        }
         let op = u16::from_be_bytes([buf[0], buf[1]]);
         match op {
             OP_ACK => return Ok(u16::from_be_bytes([buf[2], buf[3]])),
@@ -344,14 +371,19 @@ async fn wait_for_ack(
             Ok(Ok(_)) => {}
             Ok(Err(_)) | Err(_) => {
                 tries += 1;
-                if tries > 5 { return Ok(false); }
+                if tries > 5 {
+                    return Ok(false);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 fn bind_udp(bind: IpAddr, port: u16) -> anyhow::Result<UdpSocket> {
-    let domain = match bind { IpAddr::V4(_) => Domain::IPV4, IpAddr::V6(_) => Domain::IPV6 };
+    let domain = match bind {
+        IpAddr::V4(_) => Domain::IPV4,
+        IpAddr::V6(_) => Domain::IPV6,
+    };
     let sock = Socket::new(domain, Type::DGRAM, Some(Protocol::UDP))?;
     sock.set_reuse_address(true)?;
     sock.set_nonblocking(true)?;
@@ -382,7 +414,9 @@ pub fn plan_window(
     let mut o = offset;
     let mut b = starting_block;
     for _ in 0..window {
-        if o >= total { break; }
+        if o >= total {
+            break;
+        }
         let end = (o + blksize).min(total);
         out.push((b, end - o));
         o = end;
@@ -453,7 +487,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(p, vec![(65534, 1024), (65535, 1024)]);
         let p2 = plan_window(2048, 2048, 1024, 2, 0);
         assert!(p2.is_empty()); // nothing past EOF
-        // And a cross-boundary case:
+                                // And a cross-boundary case:
         let p3 = plan_window(3072, 0, 1024, 3, 65535);
         assert_eq!(p3, vec![(65535, 1024), (0, 1024), (1, 1024)]);
     }

crates/webui/src/app.css

@@ -8,37 +8,49 @@
  * CSS lands). */
 
 :root {
-  /* Dark palette (default). */
+  /* Jet-black dark palette (default). Modelled on Netbox Labs's
-  --bg:           #0b1018;
+     near-black product chrome, with surfaces stepping subtly upward
-  --bg-panel:    #121826;
+     rather than the previous blue-tinted ramp, so the UI reads as a
-  --bg-panel-2:  #1a2334;
+     genuine "dark" rather than "dim navy". */
-  --bg-elev:     #223047;
+  --bg:           #030303;
-  --fg:           #e4e8ef;
+  --bg-panel:    #0a0a0a;
-  --fg-dim:      #8a94a7;
+  --bg-panel-2:  #141414;
-  --fg-dimmer:   #5a6379;
+  --bg-elev:     #1c1c1c;
-  --accent:       #00d4b4;   /* Netbox-ish teal */
+  --fg:           #e8eaed;
+  --fg-dim:      #9aa0a6;
+  --fg-dimmer:   #6b7077;
+  --accent:       #00d4b4;   /* Netbox-ish teal — kept for brand */
   --accent-dim:  #07a38c;
   --warn:         #ffb347;
   --err:          #ef6e6e;
   --ok:           #4ade80;
-  --border:       #223047;
+  --border:       #1f1f1f;
-  --border-soft: #172033;
+  --border-soft: #141414;
-  --terminal-bg: #06090e;
+  --terminal-bg: #050505;
-  --shadow-card: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.02), 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
+  --shadow-card: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.02), 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.55);
   --radius:      6px;
   --radius-lg:  10px;
   --sidebar-w:  240px;
   --topbar-h:   56px;
   --mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
   --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, system-ui, sans-serif;
+  /* v0.4.63: tie native form-control rendering (checkboxes, scroll bars,
+     date pickers) to the active OpenPXE theme. Without this, the inline
+     `<meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light">` in index.html forces
+     dark form chrome in *both* themes — so the SSO "Enable single sign-on"
+     checkbox renders as an opaque black square against the light-mode
+     panel, ignoring our accent-color hint. CSS `color-scheme` overrides
+     the meta and tracks `data-theme` correctly. */
+  color-scheme: dark;
 }
 
 :root[data-theme="light"] {
+  color-scheme: light;
   /* Light palette — high-contrast neutral, accent unchanged for brand
      consistency. Designed against Netbox Labs's reference screenshot:
      near-white surfaces, soft grey dividers, dark text. */
   --bg:           #f6f8fb;
-  --bg-panel:    #ffffff;
+  --bg-panel:    #fbfcfe;
   --bg-panel-2:  #f0f3f8;
   --bg-elev:     #e6ebf2;
   --fg:           #1c2330;
@@ -51,7 +63,11 @@
   --ok:           #1f9b54;
   --border:       #d8dde6;
   --border-soft: #e7eaf0;
-  --terminal-bg: #0d1219; /* terminal stays dark even in light mode */
+  /* Light-mode terminal: the pane background and chrome track the rest
+     of the light theme. Per-level text colours below recolour-on-light
+     so log lines stay readable on a pale background — previously the
+     terminal was locked to dark and looked like a stuck panel. */
+  --terminal-bg: #ffffff;
   --shadow-card: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.02), 0 6px 18px rgba(20,28,52,0.06);
 }
 
@@ -84,14 +100,23 @@ code, kbd { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12.5px;
   border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
   display: flex; flex-direction: column;
 }
+/* The brand block sits flush with the topbar so the sidebar+topbar reads
+   as one continuous bar across the top of the app, rather than a chunky
+   2-line logo block plus a separate (smaller-typeface) page title. The
+   height/border-bottom match the topbar exactly so the divider runs
+   straight across without a step. */
 .sidebar .brand {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
-  padding: 14px 18px;
+  padding: 0 18px;
+  height: var(--topbar-h);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
-.sidebar .brand img { width: 40px; height: auto; }
+.sidebar .brand img { width: 26px; height: 26px; flex: none; }
-.sidebar .brand strong { font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; }
+.sidebar .brand strong {
-.sidebar .brand .sub { color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 11px; }
+  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
+  color: var(--fg);
+}
 .sidebar nav { padding: 10px 0; flex: 1; overflow-y: auto; }
 .sidebar nav a {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
@@ -113,10 +138,40 @@ code, kbd { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12.5px;
 }
 .sidebar nav a.active .count { background: var(--accent); color: #002923; }
 .sidebar .footer {
-  padding: 10px 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  padding: 12px 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
   color: var(--fg-dimmer); font-size: 11px;
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px;
+}
+.sidebar .footer code { background: transparent; color: var(--fg-dim); padding: 0;
+  font-size: 11px; word-break: break-all; }
+.sidebar .footer .status-row {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+.sidebar .footer .status-row .dot {
+  width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; display: inline-block;
+  background: var(--fg-dimmer); flex: none;
+}
+.sidebar .footer .status-row .dot.ok   { background: var(--ok);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px color-mix(in srgb, var(--ok) 60%, transparent); }
+.sidebar .footer .status-row .dot.err  { background: var(--err); }
+.sidebar .footer .status-row .dot.warn { background: var(--warn); }
+.sidebar .footer .status-label { color: var(--fg-dim); }
+.sidebar .footer .status-value { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; }
+.sidebar .footer .status-value.ok   { color: var(--ok); }
+.sidebar .footer .status-value.err  { color: var(--err); }
+.sidebar .footer .status-value.warn { color: var(--warn); }
+.sidebar .footer .footer-sub { color: var(--fg-dimmer); margin-top: 2px; }
+/* Persistent backend identity. Sits below the advertised URL so even
+   when an operator has uploaded their own logo, "what is this" stays
+   answerable from the bottom-left of every page. */
+.sidebar .footer .footer-version {
+  margin-top: 8px; padding-top: 8px;
+  border-top: 1px dashed var(--border-soft);
+  color: var(--fg-dim);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  letter-spacing: 0.2px;
 }
-.sidebar .footer code { background: transparent; color: var(--fg-dim); padding: 0; }
 
 /* ── Top bar ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
@@ -230,7 +285,7 @@ button, .btn {
   cursor: pointer;
   transition: background 0.12s ease;
 }
-button:hover, .btn:hover { background: var(--accent-dim); color: #fff; }
+button:hover, .btn:hover { background: var(--accent-dim); color: #f4fffd; }
 button.ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--fg); border: 1px solid var(--border); }
 button.ghost:hover { background: var(--bg-panel-2); color: var(--fg); }
 button.danger { background: transparent; color: var(--err); border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--err) 35%, transparent); }
@@ -241,23 +296,83 @@ label.field {
 }
 label.field .name { color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 12px; }
 label.field .hint { color: var(--fg-dimmer); font-size: 11px; }
-label.field input[type="text"],
+/* All single-line inputs share one chrome rule. Pre-v0.4.6 we only
-label.field input[type="number"],
+   styled type=text/number, which left type=password fields rendering
+   with the default browser look — visibly off vs adjacent text fields
+   in the Account card. The negation list keeps `type=checkbox`,
+   `type=file`, and `type=range` (none of which we use inside
+   `label.field`) from picking up the padded-box look. */
+label.field input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="file"]):not([type="range"]),
 label.field select,
 label.field textarea {
   width: 100%; background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg);
   border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
   padding: 7px 10px; font: inherit;
+  /* iOS/Safari shrinks password-field text by default; clamp it so
+     the password input matches the username input's metrics. */
+  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;
+  box-shadow: none; -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none;
+}
+/* v0.4.63: with `appearance: none`, the native <select> dropdown arrow
+   disappears, which makes the "Metadata source" pick-list look like a
+   plain (and slightly squished) text input. Paint our own chevron via
+   background-image so the control still reads as a dropdown, and reserve
+   right-padding for it. The data-URI SVG inherits currentColor via the
+   `stroke` attribute so the arrow follows light/dark theme without a
+   second declaration. */
+label.field select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8' fill='none' stroke='%239aa0a6' stroke-width='1.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><polyline points='1.5,1.5 6,6 10.5,1.5'/></svg>");
+  background-repeat: no-repeat;
+  background-position: right 10px center;
+  background-size: 11px 7px;
+  padding-right: 30px;
+}
+:root[data-theme="light"] label.field select {
+  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 8' fill='none' stroke='%235a6377' stroke-width='1.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'><polyline points='1.5,1.5 6,6 10.5,1.5'/></svg>");
 }
 label.field input:focus, label.field select:focus, label.field textarea:focus {
   outline: none; border-color: var(--accent);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 35%, transparent);
 }
 label.check {
   display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center;
   padding: 8px 10px; margin-bottom: 6px;
   border: 1px solid var(--border-soft); border-radius: var(--radius);
 }
-label.check input { accent-color: var(--accent); }
+/* v0.4.63: native checkboxes used to render as opaque black squares in
+   light mode because the page meta declares `color-scheme: dark light`
+   and `accent-color` alone only repaints the *check mark* (not the
+   container). Take full control of the chrome so the box reads cleanly
+   on both palettes and the checked state lights up in our accent. */
+label.check input[type="checkbox"] {
+  appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none;
+  width: 16px; height: 16px; flex: none;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  display: inline-grid; place-content: center;
+  cursor: pointer; margin: 0;
+  transition: background 0.1s ease, border-color 0.1s ease;
+}
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
+  background: var(--accent);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+}
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:checked::after {
+  /* Classic ✓ glyph built from a rotated rectangle border. Colour is
+     #002923 (the same near-black we use on solid-accent buttons) so the
+     tick stays legible against the teal fill in both themes. */
+  content: '';
+  width: 4px; height: 8px;
+  border: solid #002923;
+  border-width: 0 2px 2px 0;
+  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-1px, -1px);
+}
+label.check input[type="checkbox"]:focus-visible {
+  outline: none;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 35%, transparent);
+}
 
 /* ── Drop zone ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
@@ -281,8 +396,7 @@ label.check input { accent-color: var(--accent); }
 
 /* ── Imaging progress widget ───────────────────────────────────────
    Animated brand mark paired with a horizontal progress bar; surfaces
-   on Dashboard and the Queue tab. Renamed from `.forge-progress` in
+   on Dashboard and the Queue tab. */
-   v0.3.0 — the anvil-themed naming is gone with the rebrand. */
 .queue-progress {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
   padding: 16px;
@@ -376,11 +490,23 @@ tr.unbootable td:first-child { border-left: 3px solid var(--warn); }
 .dot.err  { background: var(--err); }
 .dot.warn { background: var(--warn); }
 
-/* Inline form rows. */
+/* Inline form rows. The default is a 4-column grid sized for the
-.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 10px 14px; }
+   Account card's "Current / New username / New password / Confirm"
-@media (max-width: 900px) { .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
+   quartet; the `.cols-3` modifier swaps to a 3-column layout for the
+   SSO header strip (display name / logo URL / metadata source). All
+   `.form-row > label.field` children share the same baseline because
+   their inner inputs share metrics via the global rule above. */
+.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 10px 14px; align-items: end; }
+.form-row.cols-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
+.form-row.cols-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
+.form-row label.field { margin-bottom: 0; }
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .form-row,
+  .form-row.cols-3,
+  .form-row.cols-2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+}
 
-/* ── Gate queue "horse race" visual ──────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── Queued deployment visual ────────────────────────────────────── */
 .queue-track {
   display: grid; gap: 6px;
   padding: 10px 0;
@@ -414,52 +540,238 @@ tr.unbootable td:first-child { border-left: 3px solid var(--warn); }
   min-height: 480px;
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
 }
+/* Terminal pane colours follow the active theme. Hard-coded hexes
+   (#050505, #181818, #cfd6e2 etc.) were leaving the light-mode pane
+   looking dark; we keep palette-aware vars instead so the toggle works. */
 .terminal .pane {
   flex: 1; overflow: auto;
   padding: 10px 14px;
   font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.5;
-  color: #cfd6e2;
+  color: var(--fg);
   white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;
 }
 .terminal .pane .lvl-error { color: var(--err); }
 .terminal .pane .lvl-warn  { color: var(--warn); }
-.terminal .pane .lvl-info  { color: #cfd6e2; }
+.terminal .pane .lvl-info  { color: var(--fg); }
-.terminal .pane .lvl-debug { color: #8b94a8; }
+.terminal .pane .lvl-debug { color: var(--fg-dim); }
-.terminal .pane .lvl-trace { color: #5a6379; }
+.terminal .pane .lvl-trace { color: var(--fg-dimmer); }
-.terminal .pane .ts        { color: #5a6379; }
+.terminal .pane .ts        { color: var(--fg-dimmer); }
-.terminal .pane .tg        { color: #7cd3ff; }
+.terminal .pane .tg        { color: var(--accent); }
 .terminal .pane .echo      { color: var(--accent); }
 .terminal .input-row {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
   padding: 8px 14px;
-  background: #0a0e15;
+  background: var(--bg-panel-2);
-  border-top: 1px solid #1d2330;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
 }
 .terminal .input-row .prompt { color: var(--accent); font-family: var(--mono); }
 .terminal .input-row input {
-  flex: 1; background: transparent; border: 0; color: #e4e8ef;
+  flex: 1; background: transparent; border: 0; color: var(--fg);
   font: inherit; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px;
   outline: none; padding: 4px 0;
 }
 .terminal .toolbar {
   display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center;
   padding: 8px 14px;
-  background: #0a0e15;
+  background: var(--bg-panel-2);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #1d2330;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  font-size: 12px; color: #8a94a7;
+  font-size: 12px; color: var(--fg-dim);
 }
 .terminal .toolbar .right { margin-left: auto; display: flex; gap: 6px; }
 .terminal .toolbar button {
   padding: 3px 9px; font-size: 11px;
-  background: transparent; color: #8a94a7; border: 1px solid #1d2330;
+  background: transparent; color: var(--fg-dim); border: 1px solid var(--border);
   font-weight: 500;
 }
-.terminal .toolbar button:hover { color: #e4e8ef; background: #1d2330; }
+.terminal .toolbar button:hover { color: var(--fg); background: var(--bg-elev); }
+
+/* ── Auth screen (first-run setup + login) ───────────────────────
+   Used when /api/me reports setup_required or !authenticated. The
+   regular .shell is hidden; this overlay takes the full viewport so
+   the operator never sees half-loaded dashboard chrome while the auth
+   state is unknown. Same palette as the rest of the UI — borrows the
+   Sonarr/Radarr layout (centered narrow card on the page background).
+*/
+.auth-screen {
+  position: fixed; inset: 0;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  padding: 24px;
+  z-index: 100;
+}
+.auth-card {
+  width: 100%; max-width: 380px;
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+  padding: 28px 28px 22px;
+}
+.auth-card .brand-row {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 18px;
+}
+.auth-card .brand-row img { width: 32px; height: 32px; flex: none; }
+.auth-card .brand-row .name { font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2px; color: var(--fg); }
+.auth-card h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--fg);
+}
+.auth-card .lede {
+  color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 13px; margin: 0 0 18px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+.auth-card .field { margin-bottom: 12px; }
+.auth-card input[type="text"],
+.auth-card input[type="password"] {
+  width: 100%; background: var(--bg); color: var(--fg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--radius);
+  padding: 9px 11px; font: inherit; font-size: 13.5px;
+}
+.auth-card input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--accent); }
+.auth-card .submit { width: 100%; padding: 9px 12px; margin-top: 6px; }
+.auth-card .auth-err {
+  margin-top: 12px; color: var(--err); font-size: 12.5px;
+}
+.auth-card .auth-foot {
+  margin-top: 14px; padding-top: 12px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  color: var(--fg-dimmer); font-size: 11.5px; text-align: center;
+}
+.auth-card .sso-btn {
+  width: 100%; margin-top: 10px;
+  background: transparent; color: var(--fg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  padding: 9px 12px;
+}
+.auth-card .sso-btn:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-panel-2); border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--fg);
+}
+.auth-card .sso-btn .meta { color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 11px; margin-top: 2px; }
+
+/* ── Top-right user menu (v0.4.6) ────────────────────────────
+   The "signed in as X" identity + sign-out moved out of the sidebar
+   footer in v0.4.6 — the sidebar footer is now reserved for the
+   service-state trio (Service status / Advertised URL / Backend
+   version). The button matches the theme toggle's size + chrome so
+   the top-right reads as a tidy two-icon strip. */
+.user-menu { position: relative; }
+.user-btn {
+  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  width: 36px; height: 32px;
+  background: transparent; color: var(--fg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px;
+  cursor: pointer; padding: 0;
+  transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+.user-btn:hover { background: var(--bg-panel-2); border-color: var(--accent); }
+.user-pop {
+  position: absolute; right: 0; top: 38px;
+  min-width: 200px;
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+  padding: 6px;
+  z-index: 60;
+  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;
+}
+.user-pop[hidden] { display: none; }
+.user-pop .user-pop-name {
+  padding: 8px 10px 6px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  margin-bottom: 4px;
+  color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px;
+  overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.user-pop .user-pop-item {
+  text-align: left; width: 100%;
+  background: transparent; color: var(--fg);
+  border: 0; border-radius: var(--radius);
+  padding: 7px 10px; font: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.user-pop .user-pop-item:hover {
+  background: var(--bg-panel-2); color: var(--fg);
+}
+.user-pop .user-pop-danger { color: var(--err); }
+.user-pop .user-pop-danger:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--err) 12%, transparent);
+  color: var(--err);
+}
 
 /* ── About card ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .about-hero { padding: 20px 24px; }
 .about-hero h2 { font-size: 22px; margin: 0 0 8px; color: var(--fg); }
-.about-hero .lead { color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 14px; max-width: 60ch; }
+/* Span the full main column rather than capping at 60ch — the page is
+   read at typical desktop widths and the cap was leaving the right two
+   thirds of the panel awkwardly empty. */
+.about-hero .lead { color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 14px; max-width: none; }
 .about-hero .who { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 13px; }
 .about-hero .who span { color: var(--fg-dim); }
 .about-hero .who strong { color: var(--accent); }
+.about-hero a { color: var(--accent); }
+
+/* ── API reference (Settings → bottom) ─────────────────────────── */
+.api-ref { display: grid; gap: 18px; padding: 16px; }
+.api-ref .group h3 {
+  margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--fg-dim);
+  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.8px;
+}
+.api-ref .ep {
+  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(200px, 1fr) 2fr;
+  gap: 12px; align-items: baseline;
+  padding: 6px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+  font-size: 13px;
+}
+.api-ref .ep:first-child { border-top: 0; }
+.api-ref .ep .method {
+  font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: 11px;
+  padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px;
+  text-align: center; letter-spacing: 0.6px;
+}
+.api-ref .ep .method.get    { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ok) 22%, transparent);     color: var(--ok); }
+.api-ref .ep .method.post   { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 22%, transparent); color: var(--accent); }
+.api-ref .ep .method.put    { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warn) 22%, transparent);   color: var(--warn); }
+.api-ref .ep .method.delete { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--err) 22%, transparent);    color: var(--err); }
+.api-ref .ep .path { font-family: var(--mono); color: var(--fg); word-break: break-all; }
+.api-ref .ep .desc { color: var(--fg-dim); }
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .api-ref .ep { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; }
+  .api-ref .ep .method { justify-self: start; }
+}
+
+/* ── Disk space card ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.diskbar {
+  height: 10px; border-radius: 5px;
+  background: var(--bg-elev);
+  overflow: hidden; margin-top: 8px;
+}
+.diskbar .fill {
+  height: 100%;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent-dim), var(--accent));
+  transition: width 0.4s ease;
+}
+.diskbar.warn .fill { background: var(--warn); }
+.diskbar.full .fill { background: var(--err); }
+.disk-meta { display: flex; gap: 14px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--fg-dim); margin-top: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.disk-meta strong { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+
+/* ── Logo upload (Settings) ────────────────────────────────────── */
+.logo-preview {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  background: var(--bg-panel-2);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+}
+.logo-preview .swatch {
+  width: 56px; height: 56px;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  flex: none;
+}
+.logo-preview .swatch img { max-width: 48px; max-height: 48px; }
+.logo-preview .info { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
+.logo-preview .info .name { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; }
+.logo-preview .info .meta { color: var(--fg-dim); font-size: 12px; margin-top: 2px; }

crates/webui/src/index.html

@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light" />
   <title>OpenPXE</title>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/app.css" />
+  <!-- v0.4.61: the `?v=…` query string is replaced by the server at
-  <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/assets/logo.svg" />
+       request time with the running OpenPXE version. That guarantees a
+       fresh URL on every upgrade so browsers (and intermediary proxies)
+       can't keep serving stale JS / CSS / branding from before the
+       deploy. Combined with `Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate`
+       on the asset handlers, the practical caching window is one
+       version. -->
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/app.css?v={{ASSET_VERSION}}" />
+  <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/assets/logo.svg?v={{ASSET_VERSION}}" />
   <!-- Theme is read from localStorage *before* paint to avoid the
        dark→light flash on every navigation. Falls back to the OS
        preference and finally to dark. -->
@@ -26,11 +33,8 @@
 <div class="shell">
   <aside class="sidebar">
     <div class="brand">
-      <img src="/assets/logo.svg" alt="" />
+      <img src="/assets/logo.svg?v={{ASSET_VERSION}}" alt="OpenPXE" />
-      <div>
+      <strong>OpenPXE</strong>
-        <strong>OpenPXE</strong>
-        <div class="sub">v<span data-bind="version">0.3.0</span></div>
-      </div>
     </div>
     <nav>
       <a data-view="dashboard" class="active">Dashboard</a>
@@ -48,18 +52,27 @@
         <span class="count" data-bind="host_count">0</span>
       </a>
       <a data-view="terminal">Terminal</a>
+      <a data-view="settings">Settings</a>
       <a data-view="about">About</a>
     </nav>
     <div class="footer">
-      Advertised to clients<br/>
+      <div class="status-row">
+        <span class="dot" data-bind="ready_dot" title="Server readiness"></span>
+        <span class="status-label">Service status:</span>
+        <span class="status-value" data-bind="ready_label">checking…</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="footer-sub">Advertised to clients</div>
       <code>{{BASE_URL}}</code>
+      <!-- The brand badge at the top can be overridden by operator-uploaded
+           logos; keep "OpenPXE v…" pinned in the footer so the backend
+           identity is always visible regardless of branding. -->
+      <div class="footer-version">OpenPXE&nbsp;v<span data-bind="version">0.4.63</span></div>
     </div>
   </aside>
 
   <header class="topbar">
     <h1 data-bind="view_title">Dashboard</h1>
     <div class="spacer"></div>
-    <span class="chip" data-bind="ready_chip" title="Server readiness">checking…</span>
     <span class="chip"><strong data-bind="iso_count2">0</strong>&nbsp;images</span>
     <span class="chip"><strong data-bind="client_count2">0</strong>&nbsp;clients</span>
     <span class="chip"><strong data-bind="queue_count2">0</strong>&nbsp;in queue</span>
@@ -83,11 +96,32 @@
         <path d="M20.5 14A8 8 0 0 1 10 3.5 a8 8 0 1 0 10.5 10.5z"/>
       </svg>
     </button>
+
+    <!-- v0.4.6: signed-in operator menu. Sits next to the theme toggle
+         in the top-right corner so the sidebar footer stays clean for
+         the "Service status / Advertised URL / Backend version" trio.
+         The whole block is hidden until /api/me confirms a session. -->
+    <div class="user-menu" data-bind="user_menu_wrap" style="display:none">
+      <button id="user-menu-btn" class="user-btn" type="button"
+              aria-label="Account menu" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"
+              title="Account">
+        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="18" height="18" fill="none"
+             stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+          <circle cx="12" cy="8" r="3.6"/>
+          <path d="M4.5 20a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 15 0"/>
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+      <div id="user-menu-pop" class="user-pop" data-bind="user_menu_pop" hidden>
+        <div class="user-pop-name" data-bind="user_pop_name">—</div>
+        <button type="button" class="user-pop-item" data-bind="user_pop_edit">Edit account</button>
+        <button type="button" class="user-pop-item user-pop-danger" data-bind="user_pop_logout">Sign out</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </header>
 
   <main class="main" id="view-root"></main>
 </div>
 
-<script src="/assets/app.js"></script>
+<script src="/assets/app.js?v={{ASSET_VERSION}}"></script>
 </body>
 </html>

crates/webui/src/lib.rs

@@ -7,30 +7,48 @@
 //! nav, top bar with secondary tabs, card-dense content panels.
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 
-/// Render the top-level page. `base_url` is interpolated into the footer
+/// Render the top-level page.
-/// so operators can see at a glance what URL clients are PXE-booting from.
+///
+/// * `base_url` is interpolated into the footer so operators can see at
+///   a glance what URL clients are PXE-booting from.
+/// * `asset_version` is appended as `?v=…` to every asset URL so each
+///   release ships with brand-new asset URLs — browsers (and any
+///   intermediary proxy) can't keep serving last release's `app.js`
+///   when we know the new one is incompatible. Combined with
+///   `Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate` on the asset handlers,
+///   the worst-case caching window is one version.
 #[must_use]
-pub fn index_html(base_url: &str) -> String {
+pub fn index_html(base_url: &str, asset_version: &str) -> String {
-    INDEX_HTML.replace("{{BASE_URL}}", base_url)
+    INDEX_HTML
+        .replace("{{BASE_URL}}", base_url)
+        .replace("{{ASSET_VERSION}}", asset_version)
 }
 
 #[must_use]
-pub fn app_js() -> &'static str { APP_JS }
+pub fn app_js() -> &'static str {
+    APP_JS
+}
 
 #[must_use]
-pub fn app_css() -> &'static str { APP_CSS }
+pub fn app_css() -> &'static str {
+    APP_CSS
+}
 
 #[must_use]
-pub fn logo_svg() -> &'static str { LOGO_SVG }
+pub fn logo_svg() -> &'static str {
+    LOGO_SVG
+}
 
 /// Larger, faster-cycling rainbow disc — used for the page-load
 /// transition and the imaging-progress widget on Dashboard / Queue.
 /// Pure SVG + SMIL, no JS, no GIF.
 #[must_use]
-pub fn loader_svg() -> &'static str { LOADER_SVG }
+pub fn loader_svg() -> &'static str {
+    LOADER_SVG
+}
 
-const INDEX_HTML: &str  = include_str!("index.html");
+const INDEX_HTML: &str = include_str!("index.html");
-const APP_CSS: &str     = include_str!("app.css");
+const APP_CSS: &str = include_str!("app.css");
-const APP_JS: &str      = include_str!("app.js");
+const APP_JS: &str = include_str!("app.js");
-const LOGO_SVG: &str    = include_str!("logo.svg");
+const LOGO_SVG: &str = include_str!("logo.svg");
-const LOADER_SVG: &str  = include_str!("loader.svg");
+const LOADER_SVG: &str = include_str!("loader.svg");

deploy/docker/Dockerfile

@@ -14,9 +14,17 @@
 # Debian slim at ~75 MB + binary ~25 MB is fine for a PXE server that
 # spends most of its life idle.
 
-ARG RUST_VERSION=1.82
+ARG RUST_VERSION=1.95
 
-########## fetch iPXE binaries ##########
+########## fetch iPXE binaries + wimboot ##########
+# v0.4.62: kept on the boot.ipxe.org pre-builds for the moment. We
+# want PNG support (so `console --picture` paints the operator's logo
+# on the PXE menu) but the obvious path — adding a new `ipxe-build`
+# stage that compiles iPXE from source with `IMAGE_PNG` enabled —
+# runs into a QEMU/gcc instability when cross-emulating x86_64 on
+# arm64 build hosts (intermittent `cc1` segfaults). The compositor
+# at /branding/pxe-logo is already wired so when the iPXE rebuild
+# lands (on native x86_64 hardware), no other code change is needed.
 FROM debian:12-slim AS fetch
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl ca-certificates \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
@@ -28,23 +36,44 @@ RUN mkdir -p assets/ipxe && bash scripts/fetch-ipxe.sh
 FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-bookworm AS build
 WORKDIR /src
 
+# v0.4.5: build a fully static musl binary (matches Bootimus v0.1.70's
+# move). The resulting `/openpxe` has no glibc dependency at all, which:
+#   - Lets the runtime stage be any Linux distro (we still ship Debian
+#     slim for the `samba` / `wimtools` / `nfs-common` shellouts, but a
+#     scratch/distroless variant becomes a one-line swap).
+#   - Cuts a class of "GLIBC_2.39 not found" surprises when running on
+#     older RHEL/Rocky hosts that don't match Debian 12's libc version.
+#   - Sidesteps cross-compilation snags (the binary is its own world).
+#
+# x86_64-unknown-linux-musl is fully static by default (no extra
+# RUSTFLAGS needed). musl-tools provides the linker.
+RUN apt-get update \
+ && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends musl-tools \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+ && rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+
 # Copy the whole workspace in one go. We used to do a two-pass "cache-prime
 # with stubs, then real build" dance for dep-compile reuse; that turned out
 # to silently serve stale stub binaries when cargo's fingerprint didn't
 # notice the source swap. A single build is ~1.5 min longer on cold cache
 # but guarantees the binary reflects the sources we copied.
-COPY Cargo.toml rust-toolchain.toml ./
+# Do not copy rust-toolchain.toml into the image. The local workspace pins
+# developer tooling, but inside Docker we intentionally use the Rust version
+# selected by the base image. Copying rust-toolchain.toml with
+# `channel = "stable"` makes rustup download a second full toolchain during
+# `cargo build`, which is slow and can exhaust small Colima/CI disks.
+COPY Cargo.toml Cargo.lock ./
 COPY crates/ crates/
 COPY --from=fetch /src/assets/ipxe /src/assets/ipxe
 
-# Cache cargo registry + target across builds. The `--no-edit` touch is
+# Cache cargo registry + target across builds. The mtime touch is
 # belt-and-suspenders: cargo occasionally misses mtime-only changes on
 # networked FS; this forces a fingerprint check.
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/usr/local/cargo/registry \
     --mount=type=cache,target=/src/target,sharing=locked \
     find crates -name '*.rs' -exec touch {} + && \
-    cargo build --release --bin openpxe && \
+    cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl --bin openpxe && \
-    cp target/release/openpxe /openpxe && \
+    cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/openpxe /openpxe && \
     ls -l /openpxe
 
 ########## runtime ##########
@@ -57,22 +86,28 @@ RUN apt-get update \
  && useradd --system --uid 10001 --home-dir /var/lib/openpxe --shell /usr/sbin/nologin openpxe \
  && mkdir -p /var/lib/openpxe/isos /var/lib/openpxe/work /var/lib/openpxe/smb \
  && chown -R openpxe:openpxe /var/lib/openpxe
-# Runtime deps explained:
+# v0.4.5: the openpxe binary itself is now built against musl and is
-#   wimtools  - provides `wimlib-imagex`, used to inject startnet.cmd into boot.wim.
+# fully static — no glibc dependency. The runtime stage still ships
-#   samba     - `smbd` serves extracted Windows install media on :445 for WinPE
+# Debian slim because OpenPXE shells out to the four packages below for
-#               to `net use`. Guest read-only, scoped to /var/lib/openpxe/smb.
+# functionality we deliberately don't reimplement in-process:
-#   nfs-common - provides `mount.nfs` / `mount.nfs4` for the Storage tab's
+#   wimtools   - `wimlib-imagex`, used to inject startnet.cmd into boot.wim.
-#               NFS share manager. Mount also requires the container to run
+#   samba      - `smbd` serves extracted Windows install media on :445 so
-#               with CAP_SYS_ADMIN — without it, mount(2) returns EPERM and
+#                WinPE can `net use`. Guest read-only, scoped to
-#               the manager surfaces a clear error in the UI instead of
+#                /var/lib/openpxe/smb.
-#               failing silently.
+#   nfs-common - `mount.nfs` / `mount.nfs4` for the Storage tab's NFS
-#   iproute2  - `ip addr` / `ip route` for the auto-detected Network tab
+#                share manager. Mount requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN; without it
-#               fields (NIC name, subnet mask, default gateway). Tiny,
+#                mount(2) returns EPERM and the manager surfaces a clear
-#               always available; we don't pull in netlink crates for
+#                error in the UI.
-#               this one-shot startup probe.
+#   iproute2   - `ip addr` / `ip route` for the auto-detected Network
-#   gosu      - drops privileges cleanly from root after the entrypoint fixes
+#                tab fields (NIC name, subnet mask, default gateway).
-#               bind-mount ownership (common OpenShift/Docker UX issue).
+#                Tiny, always available; we don't pull in netlink crates
-# Windows-specific tools only activate when the WebUI toggle is on.
+#                for this one-shot startup probe.
+#   gosu       - drops privileges cleanly from root after the entrypoint
+#                fixes bind-mount ownership (common OpenShift/Docker UX
+#                issue).
+# A future "openpxe-static" variant could drop everything except the
+# binary onto distroless once we move the Windows + NFS legs to
+# in-process Rust crates.
 
 COPY --from=build /openpxe /usr/local/bin/openpxe
 COPY deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh

deploy/openshift/30-deployment.yaml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
         fsGroup: 10001
       containers:
         - name: openpxe
-          image: ghcr.io/casperadmin/openpxe:0.1.0
+          image: gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.4.1
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           ports:
             - name: dhcp

deploy/unraid/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ boot from OpenPXE". Pick the one that matches what you have.
 ## Path A — build on Unraid, push to Gitea registry, pull by tag
 
 Recommended once you've done it once. Image is published to
-`gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.1.0` (or your equivalent) and
+`gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.4.1` (or your equivalent) and
 every Unraid template / docker-compose just references the tag.
 
 Pre-flight:
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ What it does:
 3. `docker build` against `deploy/docker/Dockerfile`.
 4. `docker login gitea.milesward.dev:3000` using a temp `DOCKER_CONFIG`
    so the credential never lands in your real `~/.docker/config.json`.
-5. `docker push` both `:0.1.0` and `:latest`.
+5. `docker push` both `:0.4.1` and `:latest`.
 6. Logout, scrub the temp config, delete the workspace.
 
 After it finishes, in Unraid → Docker → Add Container, set:
 
 | Field      | Value                                           |
 |------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-| Repository | `gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.1.0`     |
+| Repository | `gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.4.1`     |
 | Network    | `host`                                          |
 | Extra args | `--cap-add=NET_BIND_SERVICE`                    |
 
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ then:
 
 ```bash
 # On the build host
-docker save openpxe:0.1.0 | gzip > openpxe-0.1.0.tar.gz
+docker save openpxe:0.4.1 | gzip > openpxe-0.4.1.tar.gz
 
 # Transfer (rsync / scp / SMB / ZFS-replicate / sneakernet)
-scp openpxe-0.1.0.tar.gz root@unraid:/tmp/
+scp openpxe-0.4.1.tar.gz root@unraid:/tmp/
 
 # On Unraid
-gunzip -c /tmp/openpxe-0.1.0.tar.gz | docker load
+gunzip -c /tmp/openpxe-0.4.1.tar.gz | docker load
-docker tag openpxe:0.1.0 gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.1.0
+docker tag openpxe:0.4.1 gitea.milesward.dev/mward4/openpxe:0.4.1
 ```
 
 If you want it pullable by tag from other Unraid templates, push to

deploy/unraid/openpxe.xml

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     Air-gapped network PXE boot server. Container-native Rust
     implementation — DHCP proxy + TFTP + iPXE chainload + HTTP ISO
     streaming, all in one process. Web UI for ISO upload, NFS share
-    mounting, and Queued Deployment ("horse-race" simultaneous launch
+    mounting, and Queued Deployment for coordinated launch of one ISO
-    of one ISO across many waiting clients).
+    across many waiting clients.
 
     NEVER touches the client OS trust store: no test-signed drivers,
     no testsigning toggle, no httpdisk.sys. Windows boot uses vanilla

docs/NEXT_PHASE.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Phase 6 — recommendations
 
-The v0.2.0 cut leaves OpenPXE in a state where the entire protocol stack
+The v0.4.1 cut leaves OpenPXE in a state where the entire protocol stack
-and operator UI are exercised by 66 automated tests, the container is
+and operator UI are exercised by the automated test suite, the container is
 multi-arch buildable, and the image ships at ~97 MB. What's left before
 this looks and feels like a 1.0 product is mostly **real-hardware
 validation** plus a small batch of features that can only sensibly be

docs/architecture.md

@@ -265,10 +265,9 @@ tab is one click from the brand bar.
 - Persisted to `<work_dir>/hosts.json`. Like `SettingsStore`, in-memory
   is authoritative — disk corruption falls back to empty rather than
   failing startup.
-- Inspired by Tinkerbell `smee`'s MAC-prepended URL pattern. The DHCP
+- The DHCP reply embeds `?mac=${mac}` in the boot.ipxe URL; iPXE
-  reply now embeds `?mac=${mac}` in the boot.ipxe URL; iPXE substitutes
+  substitutes the literal MAC client-side, so the HTTP layer can
-  the literal MAC client-side, so the HTTP layer can short-circuit
+  short-circuit past the menu when a binding exists.
-  past the menu when a binding exists.
 - `/api/hosts` GET / POST / DELETE drives the **Hosts** tab.
 
 **Prometheus metrics** (`crates/core/src/metrics.rs`):
@@ -288,18 +287,17 @@ warning-free. Replaced `format!()`-into-`String` with
 `Reverse`, fixed `map_or(false, …)` → `is_some_and`, and a handful of
 other idiom fixes.
 
-**UI overhaul** for the v0.2.0 pre-beta milestone:
+**UI overhaul** for the pre-beta milestone:
 - Light + dark themes via `:root[data-theme=light]` token swap.
   Toggled by a top-right button or the `T` key. Persisted in
   localStorage; pre-paint inline script avoids dark→light flash.
-- New SVG logos: a refined anvil (`logo.svg`) and a SMIL-animated
+- New SVG logos: a refined OpenPXE mark (`logo.svg`) and a compact
-  `anvil-forge.svg` (rising sparks + pulsing underglow). Pure SVG —
+  SMIL-animated loader (`loader.svg`). Pure SVG, embedded in the binary.
-  no GIFs, no CSS keyframes for the sparks.
+- Deployment progress widget on the Dashboard and Queue: animated
-- "Forge progress" widget on the Dashboard and Queue: animated
+  OpenPXE mark paired with a `linear-gradient(warn → accent)` progress bar
-  anvil paired with a `linear-gradient(warn → accent)` progress bar
   with a moving sheen. Goes idle (greyscale, no sheen) at zero
   imaging load.
-- Loader replaced "Loading…" text with the same anvil.
+- Loader replaced "Loading..." text with the same OpenPXE mark.
 - Sidebar gains a **Hosts** tab.
 
 **Windows boot validation**:
@@ -317,7 +315,8 @@ other idiom fixes.
   fixes: explicit `net start Workstation` before `net use`, surfaces
   errors instead of blind retries.
 
-**Test count**: 66 → up from 56 in v0.1.0.
+**Test posture**: protocol, HTTP, ISO-store, Windows script, queue, metrics,
+and UI-offline checks all run in the workspace test suite.
 
 ## What's deferred to Phase 6
 

docs/queued/ipxe-pxe-menu-theme-research.md

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# PXE menu theme — research for next-release follow-up
+
+Status: queued. v0.4.63 keeps the ASCII-banner fallback + `console --picture`
+compositor wired; this note captures the design for the menu-theming work
+that lands once iPXE rebuilt with `IMAGE_PNG` is published.
+
+## How iVentoy actually does it
+
+iVentoy is closed-source for its menu, but the supporting bits are
+public at https://github.com/ventoy/PXE — a vanilla iPXE snapshot
+(`iPXE/ipxe-bd13697`) used to produce the loader binaries iVentoy
+serves over TFTP (`pxeboot.efi`, `iventoy_loader_16000`,
+`iventoy_loader_16000_uefi`).
+
+The graphical menu itself is rendered by iPXE's framebuffer console
+with a baked-in PNG background via `console --picture` — same
+primitive OpenPXE already uses in `crates/http-api/src/ipxe_script.rs`.
+Evidence:
+
+- The iPXE build in `ventoy/PXE` is configured with `CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER`
+  + `IMAGE_PNG` + `CONSOLE_CMD` (the three flags `console --picture`
+  needs).
+- iVentoy issue #11 confirms "iventoy using default 1024x768"; users
+  report 800x600 / 1024x768 / 1280x720 / 1280x1024 / 1920x1080 as
+  selectable resolutions from the iVentoy web UI **Configuration tab**,
+  not via EDID auto-detect. iPXE has no EDID parsing; the daemon writes
+  a resolution-tagged script per boot and serves the matching PNG.
+- iVentoy docs explicitly state both Free and Pro editions **do not
+  support** modifying the boot background/title — it's baked into the
+  shipped PNG assets.
+- Chrome is iPXE's native `menu` / `item` / `choose` widgets (single
+  highlight bar, no borders) painted on top of the PNG, with margins
+  set via `console --left/--right/--top/--bottom` to keep the text off
+  the logo. Not GRUB, not syslinux — UEFI iVentoy uses iPXE's
+  `snponly.efi` / `pxeboot.efi`, and `--picture` does work under UEFI
+  GOP despite older folklore.
+
+Do not conflate this with Ventoy-USB, which is a separate codebase and
+uses GRUB2 themes (`theme.txt`, `background_ventoy.png`, `select_c.png`).
+
+## Rust ingredients to replicate / surpass
+
+Most of these already exist in the workspace.
+
+1. **Compositor (extend, don't replace)** — extend
+   `crates/iso-store/src/pxe_logo.rs` to emit per-resolution PNGs
+   (1024x768, 1280x1024, 1920x1080 as the v1 set). `image` +
+   `imageproc` crates handle scaling; `ab_glyph` / `fontdue` for raster
+   text (subtitle, hostname, version). One source SVG/logo, three to
+   five rendered PNGs cached on disk.
+2. **Script generator** — `ipxe_script.rs` already emits
+   `console --picture … || console`. Add a `?res=` query param (or
+   per-MAC client hint persisted in `hosts.json`) and serve the matching
+   PNG plus matching `console --x --y` line. Keep the text-console
+   fallback already in place.
+3. **Resolution selection** — iPXE exposes `${vesa-x}` / `${vesa-y}` on
+   BIOS; UEFI side we can probe firmware vars at chain-time. The simpler
+   v1 is a "low-res / hi-res" toggle in Settings plus a per-host
+   override — mirrors iVentoy's UX, no kernel helper needed. True EDID
+   parsing is overkill for the first cut.
+4. **Chrome upgrades over iVentoy** — iPXE menus are limited (single
+   highlight, no borders). To look distinctly cooler without leaving
+   iPXE: paint border / title / footer **into the PNG**, leave a window
+   in the middle, then `console --left/--right/--top/--bottom` to inset
+   the iPXE menu exactly into that window. ASCII box-drawing inside the
+   menu remains fragile (iPXE mangles non-ASCII on some builds — already
+   noted in `ipxe_script.rs`).
+
+## Recommended architecture for the next OpenPXE release
+
+- Build a `pxe_theme` module beside `pxe_logo.rs`: takes operator logo
+  + theme tokens (accent colour, title, footer) and renders a layered
+  PNG (background gradient → framing chrome → logo → title bar → footer
+  with `${hostname}` / `${version}` / `${ip}`) at the three target
+  resolutions. Cache by hash of inputs.
+- Serve at `/branding/pxe-menu-{w}x{h}.png`. Default 1024x768; expose a
+  Settings dropdown.
+- In `ipxe_script.rs`, emit
+  `console --picture …/pxe-menu-1024x768.png --left 80 --right 80 --top 180 --bottom 60 || console`,
+  then the existing `menu` / `item` / `choose` block — text now lands
+  inside the framed window.
+- Compile iPXE with `CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER`, `IMAGE_PNG`, `CONSOLE_CMD`,
+  `CONSOLE_VESAFB` (BIOS) and `CONSOLE_EFIFB` (UEFI). The v0.4.61 image
+  attempted this in-Docker via QEMU emulation and hit `cc1` segfaults.
+  The follow-up will use a Gitea Actions runner pinned to native
+  `linux/amd64` (an Unraid host already exists for this).
+- Stretch goal: a second "theme pack" that ships a layered PNG with
+  subtle scanlines / grid — iPXE can't animate, but a well-designed
+  static composite beats iVentoy's plain centered logo handily.
+
+## Source URLs
+
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE/tree/master/iPXE
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE/issues/11 — 1024x768 default
+- https://github.com/ventoy/PXE/issues/59 — iVentoy iPXE EFI loader
+- https://ipxe.org/cmd/console — `--picture` and compile flags
+- https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/discussions/945 — background image how-to
+- https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/discussions/802 — `CONSOLE_FRAMEBUFFER`
+  requirement
+- https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/discussions/1006 — picture resolution
+  behaviour
+- https://www.iventoy.com/en/doc_edition.html — background / title not
+  user-customisable
+- https://kingtam.win/archives/iventoy.html — third-party iPXE-based
+  iVentoy alternative

runbooks/linux-network-boot.md

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Two options. Pick one.
 
 Big ISOs stream — there is no 2 GB limit, but expect upload to be
 throttled by your browser ↔ host link. The UI shows a progress bar; the
-animated anvil on the Dashboard tab fires up while imaging is in
+animated OpenPXE mark on the Dashboard tab fires up while imaging is in
 flight.
 
 ### 2b. Bulk seed from a directory (recommended for fresh deploys / CI)
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ INFO openpxe::http: GET /iso/ubuntu-…/casper/initrd  Range=bytes=0- 200 OK 75
 ```
 
 The **Terminal** tab in the web UI shows the same thing live, plus a
-short whitelisted command palette (`status`, `clients`, `gate`,
+short whitelisted command palette (`status`, `clients`, `queue`,
 `hosts`, `log`).
 
 ### 5d. Internet-side ISO sources
@@ -347,19 +347,19 @@ default for production hardware.
 ## 7. Re-imaging — the “Queued Deployment” flow
 
 Different scenario: you have **a rack of 30 servers** to image
-identically, all at once. Don’t bind 30 MACs by hand. Use the gate.
+identically, all at once. Don’t bind 30 MACs by hand. Use the queue.
 
 1. **Don’t** create host bindings.
 2. PXE-boot every machine. They land on the menu.
 3. On each: select **Queued Deployment**. They get position #1, #2,
    …, #30 and start long-polling.
-4. In the UI: **Forge Gate** tab shows all 30 lined up. Pick the
+4. In the UI: **Queue** tab shows all 30 lined up. Pick the
    ISO, click **Assign to all waiting**.
 5. Every client’s open long-poll wakes up at the same instant and
    chains the same boot script. They all start imaging
-   simultaneously — the “horse race gate” opens.
+   simultaneously.
 
-The animated anvil widget on the Dashboard runs while any client is
+The animated OpenPXE progress widget on the Dashboard runs while any client is
 still in the kernel-fetch phase.
 
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