v0.8.1: add ISO by URL, zero-touch admin bootstrap

Ease-of-use pass inspired by Bootimus (Dnsmasq-PXE is a manual dnsmasq
setup guide — nothing to adopt; OpenPXE already replaces that stack).

Add ISO by URL:
- New http-api `fetch` module: a small FetchJobs registry + a background
  streaming download (reqwest) that pipes a remote .iso through the same
  UploadHandle + introspection path as an upload, so a URL-fetched image
  classifies and gains boot entries identically. Progress is polled by the
  Storage view and rendered as rows, mirroring uploads.
- Routes POST/GET/DELETE /api/isos/fetch. http/https only; .iso-only
  filename derived from Content-Disposition / URL basename with path
  traversal stripped; 16 GiB cap; cancel; credential-stripped URL display.
  Operator-gated, no boot-time outbound — offline boot is untouched.
- Storage upload card gains an "Or add by URL" field with progress + cancel.

Zero-touch admin bootstrap:
- OPENPXE_ADMIN_USERNAME + OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD (or _PASSWORD_FILE for
  Docker/K8s secrets) auto-create the admin on first run, so a fresh
  container is usable with no setup wizard. Seeds the first run only — a
  lingering env var can't reset a rotated password.

Tests: URL parse / filename / Content-Disposition unit tests + a wiremock
end-to-end fetch-into-store integration test. clippy/fmt/node clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <[email protected]>

Cargo.lock

@@ -2758,7 +2758,7 @@ checksum = "c08d65885ee38876c4f86fa503fb49d7b507c2b62552df7c70b2fce627e06381"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -2778,7 +2778,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-core"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-dhcp-proxy"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dhcproto",
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-http-api"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-ipxe-assets"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "openpxe-core",
  "rust-embed",
@@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-iso-store"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bcrypt",
@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-tftp"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "openpxe-core",
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openpxe-webui"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "p256"

Cargo.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.95"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"

README.md

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ OpenPXE collapses that whole stack into **one statically-linked binary in one co
   hierarchy — generated fresh on every request from current settings.
 
 #### ISO management & remote libraries
-- **Drag-and-drop chunked uploads** that don't 502 on multi-GB images.
+- **Drag-and-drop chunked uploads** that don't 502 on multi-GB images — drop several at once
+  and they upload concurrently.
+- **Add by URL** — paste an ISO link and the server streams it straight into storage and
+  auto-detects it, with progress; no download-then-reupload.
 - **Automatic introspection** — detects the distro family and generates the right
   kernel+initrd or Windows `wimboot` chain. No manual config.
 - **Remote ISO libraries, streamed on demand** (no local cache) over **SMB, NFS, or SFTP** —
@@ -88,6 +91,9 @@ OpenPXE collapses that whole stack into **one statically-linked binary in one co
 - **Prometheus `/metrics`**, a built-in operator **terminal**, live tracing log, and
   `/healthz` · `/readyz` probes.
 - **Layered config** — defaults → TOML file → `OPENPXE_*` env, in that order.
+- **Zero-touch first run** — set `OPENPXE_ADMIN_USERNAME` + `OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD` and a
+  fresh container comes up with the admin already created, no setup wizard. Automate the rest
+  from scripts/Postman with a per-install **API key** (`x-api-key`), shown in Settings → Advanced.
 
 ## Built in Rust
 
@@ -236,6 +242,8 @@ All settings have defaults and layer **defaults → TOML (`--config` / `OPENPXE_
 | `OPENPXE_ISO_DIR` | `/var/lib/openpxe/isos` | Uploaded ISOs |
 | `OPENPXE_WORK_DIR` | `/var/lib/openpxe/work` | Scratch, settings, share + branding state |
 | `OPENPXE_LOG` | `info,openpxe=info` | `tracing` filter |
+| `OPENPXE_ADMIN_USERNAME` | — | First-run only: with `OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD`, auto-creates the admin so no setup wizard is needed. Ignored once an admin exists. |
+| `OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD` | — | First-run admin password. Use `OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE` to read it from a file (Docker/K8s secret). |
 
 ## OpenShift
 

crates/http-api/src/app.rs

@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ pub fn build_router(state: AppState) -> Router {
         // JSON API.
         .route("/api/isos", get(api_list_isos).post(api_upload_iso))
         .route("/api/isos/{id}", delete(api_delete_iso))
+        // v0.8.1: add ISO by URL — server-side streaming download + progress
+        // polling. Static `fetch` coexists with `{id}` above (matchit
+        // prioritizes the literal), same as `/api/queue/join` vs `{entry_id}`.
+        .route(
+            "/api/isos/fetch",
+            get(crate::fetch::api_iso_fetch_list).post(crate::fetch::api_iso_fetch_start),
+        )
+        .route(
+            "/api/isos/fetch/{id}",
+            delete(crate::fetch::api_iso_fetch_cancel),
+        )
         .route("/api/uploads", post(api_upload_begin))
         .route(
             "/api/uploads/{upload_id}",
@@ -1857,6 +1868,12 @@ async fn api_docs() -> Json<serde_json::Value> {
                      "summary": "Clear an ISO's boot password."},
                     {"method": "PUT", "path": "/api/isos/{id}/category",
                      "summary": "Set the menu category. Body: { \"category\": \"os\" | \"tools\" }."},
+                    {"method": "POST", "path": "/api/isos/fetch",
+                     "summary": "Add an ISO by URL. Body: { \"url\", \"filename\"? }. The server streams the .iso into storage and introspects it. Returns { fetch_id }."},
+                    {"method": "GET", "path": "/api/isos/fetch",
+                     "summary": "Poll URL-fetch progress — [{ id, filename, url, downloaded, total, state }]. Completed jobs are returned once."},
+                    {"method": "DELETE", "path": "/api/isos/fetch/{id}",
+                     "summary": "Cancel an in-flight URL fetch, or dismiss a finished/failed one."},
                 ],
             },
             {

crates/http-api/src/fetch.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
+//! Server-side "add ISO by URL" — stream a remote `.iso` straight into the
+//! store, reusing the chunked-upload handle + introspection pipeline so a
+//! URL-fetched image classifies and gains boot entries exactly like an
+//! uploaded one. A small in-memory job registry tracks progress; the web UI
+//! polls it and renders rows just like browser uploads.
+//!
+//! This is operator-initiated and auth-gated (`/api/*`), never runs at boot,
+//! and adds no CDN assets — so it doesn't touch OpenPXE's offline-boot
+//! guarantee. On an air-gapped network it simply goes unused (upload
+//! instead). It's the same class of optional outbound the server already
+//! makes for webhooks and the update check.
+
+use crate::state::AppState;
+use axum::{
+    extract::{Path, State},
+    http::{header, StatusCode},
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+    Json,
+};
+use futures::StreamExt;
+use openpxe_core::{Error, Result};
+use openpxe_iso_store::IsoStore;
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+/// Hard ceiling on a URL-fetched image — matches the HTTP upload body cap
+/// (`DefaultBodyLimit` in `app.rs`).
+const MAX_ISO_BYTES: u64 = 16 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+/// How long a finished-with-error job lingers so the operator can read the
+/// failure before it's swept. Successful jobs are read-once (see
+/// [`FetchJobs::snapshot`]).
+const FAILED_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_mins(10);
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+enum Phase {
+    Downloading,
+    Done { iso_id: String },
+    Failed { error: String },
+    Canceled,
+}
+
+struct Job {
+    /// Best-known target filename (provisional from the URL, refined once
+    /// the response headers arrive).
+    filename: String,
+    /// Display-safe source URL — any `user:pass@` userinfo is stripped so
+    /// the UI/logs never echo embedded credentials.
+    url: String,
+    downloaded: u64,
+    /// Total bytes from `Content-Length`, or `0` when the server didn't
+    /// send one (progress then shows bytes-so-far without a percentage).
+    total: u64,
+    phase: Phase,
+    cancel: bool,
+    finished_at: Option<Instant>,
+}
+
+/// One row in the fetch-progress list the UI polls.
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct JobDto {
+    id: String,
+    filename: String,
+    url: String,
+    downloaded: u64,
+    total: u64,
+    /// `downloading` | `done` | `failed` | `canceled`.
+    state: &'static str,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    iso_id: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    error: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// In-memory registry of in-flight and recently-finished URL fetches.
+/// Cheap to clone (Arc-shared); contention is nil (a handful of jobs, brief
+/// per-chunk progress bumps).
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub struct FetchJobs {
+    inner: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Arc<Mutex<Job>>>>>,
+}
+
+impl FetchJobs {
+    /// Validate the URL, register a job, and spawn the background download.
+    /// Returns the job id. Fails fast on a bad/unsupported URL so the POST
+    /// gets an immediate error instead of a job that dies a moment later.
+    pub fn start(
+        &self,
+        store: IsoStore,
+        raw_url: &str,
+        filename_hint: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        let (url, display) = parse_and_sanitize(raw_url)?;
+        // Provisional filename for the first render; the task refines it
+        // from Content-Disposition / the post-redirect URL.
+        let provisional = filename_hint
+            .map(sanitize_filename)
+            .or_else(|| basename(&url))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "download.iso".to_string());
+
+        let id = Uuid::new_v4().simple().to_string();
+        let job = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Job {
+            filename: provisional,
+            url: display,
+            downloaded: 0,
+            total: 0,
+            phase: Phase::Downloading,
+            cancel: false,
+            finished_at: None,
+        }));
+        self.inner.lock().insert(id.clone(), job.clone());
+
+        let hint = filename_hint.map(str::to_string);
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Err(e) = download(&store, &job, url, hint).await {
+                let mut g = job.lock();
+                // A cancel flips the phase itself; don't overwrite it.
+                if !matches!(g.phase, Phase::Canceled) {
+                    g.phase = Phase::Failed {
+                        error: format!("{e}"),
+                    };
+                }
+                g.finished_at = Some(Instant::now());
+            }
+        });
+        Ok(id)
+    }
+
+    /// Snapshot every job for the UI, then sweep the terminal ones:
+    /// `Done`/`Canceled` are **read-once** (removed after this call, so the
+    /// UI reacts to completion exactly once and never loops on a lingering
+    /// "done" row), while `Failed` is retained until [`FAILED_TTL`] so the
+    /// error stays visible.
+    pub fn snapshot(&self) -> Vec<JobDto> {
+        let mut g = self.inner.lock();
+        let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(g.len());
+        for (id, job) in g.iter() {
+            let j = job.lock();
+            let (state, iso_id, error) = match &j.phase {
+                Phase::Downloading => ("downloading", None, None),
+                Phase::Done { iso_id } => ("done", Some(iso_id.clone()), None),
+                Phase::Failed { error } => ("failed", None, Some(error.clone())),
+                Phase::Canceled => ("canceled", None, None),
+            };
+            out.push(JobDto {
+                id: id.clone(),
+                filename: j.filename.clone(),
+                url: j.url.clone(),
+                downloaded: j.downloaded,
+                total: j.total,
+                state,
+                iso_id,
+                error,
+            });
+        }
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        g.retain(|_, job| {
+            let j = job.lock();
+            match &j.phase {
+                Phase::Downloading => true,
+                Phase::Done { .. } | Phase::Canceled => false, // read-once
+                Phase::Failed { .. } => j
+                    .finished_at
+                    .is_none_or(|t| now.duration_since(t) < FAILED_TTL),
+            }
+        });
+        out
+    }
+
+    /// Cancel an in-flight download, or dismiss a terminal one. Returns
+    /// `true` if a job with that id existed.
+    pub fn cancel(&self, id: &str) -> bool {
+        let g = self.inner.lock();
+        let Some(job) = g.get(id) else { return false };
+        let mut j = job.lock();
+        if matches!(j.phase, Phase::Downloading) {
+            j.cancel = true; // the download loop checks this each chunk
+        } else {
+            drop(j);
+            drop(g);
+            self.inner.lock().remove(id);
+        }
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+/// The background download: GET the URL, derive + validate the filename,
+/// then stream the body through an `UploadHandle` (which hashes, writes the
+/// `.partial`, and on `finish` renames + introspects).
+async fn download(
+    store: &IsoStore,
+    job: &Arc<Mutex<Job>>,
+    url: reqwest::Url,
+    filename_hint: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+        .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(15))
+        .user_agent(concat!("OpenPXE/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")))
+        .build()
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Other(e.into()))?;
+
+    let resp = client
+        .get(url)
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Invalid(format!("request failed: {e}")))?;
+    if !resp.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(format!("server returned {}", resp.status())));
+    }
+
+    let cd = resp
+        .headers()
+        .get(header::CONTENT_DISPOSITION)
+        .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok());
+    let filename = pick_filename(filename_hint.as_deref(), cd, resp.url())?;
+    let total = resp.content_length().unwrap_or(0);
+    if total > MAX_ISO_BYTES {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+            "declared size {total} exceeds the {MAX_ISO_BYTES}-byte cap"
+        )));
+    }
+    {
+        let mut g = job.lock();
+        g.filename.clone_from(&filename);
+        g.total = total;
+    }
+
+    let mut handle = store.begin_upload(&filename).await?;
+    let mut stream = resp.bytes_stream();
+    let mut received: u64 = 0;
+    while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
+        if job.lock().cancel {
+            let _ = handle.abort().await;
+            job.lock().phase = Phase::Canceled;
+            job.lock().finished_at = Some(Instant::now());
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let chunk = item.map_err(|e| Error::Invalid(format!("transfer error: {e}")))?;
+        received += chunk.len() as u64;
+        if received > MAX_ISO_BYTES {
+            let _ = handle.abort().await;
+            return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+                "download exceeded the {MAX_ISO_BYTES}-byte cap"
+            )));
+        }
+        if let Err(e) = handle.write_chunk(&chunk).await {
+            let _ = handle.abort().await;
+            return Err(e);
+        }
+        job.lock().downloaded = received;
+    }
+
+    let meta = handle.finish(store).await?;
+    tracing::info!(
+        target: "openpxe::http::fetch",
+        filename = %filename, bytes = received, family = ?meta.introspection.family,
+        "fetched ISO from URL"
+    );
+    let mut g = job.lock();
+    g.downloaded = received;
+    g.phase = Phase::Done { iso_id: meta.id };
+    g.finished_at = Some(Instant::now());
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Parse the URL, require an `http`/`https` scheme (no `file:`/`gopher:`/…),
+/// and return it alongside a credential-stripped display form.
+fn parse_and_sanitize(raw: &str) -> Result<(reqwest::Url, String)> {
+    let url = reqwest::Url::parse(raw.trim())
+        .map_err(|_| Error::Invalid("not a valid URL".to_string()))?;
+    if !matches!(url.scheme(), "http" | "https") {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(
+            "only http:// and https:// URLs are accepted".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+    let mut display = url.clone();
+    let _ = display.set_username("");
+    let _ = display.set_password(None);
+    Ok((url, display.to_string()))
+}
+
+/// Choose the target filename: explicit hint > `Content-Disposition` >
+/// post-redirect URL basename. Must end in `.iso` (case-insensitive).
+fn pick_filename(
+    explicit: Option<&str>,
+    content_disposition: Option<&str>,
+    final_url: &reqwest::Url,
+) -> Result<String> {
+    let candidate = explicit
+        .map(sanitize_filename)
+        .or_else(|| content_disposition.and_then(filename_from_disposition))
+        .or_else(|| basename(final_url))
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid("could not determine a filename".to_string()))?;
+    if !candidate.to_ascii_lowercase().ends_with(".iso") {
+        return Err(Error::Invalid(format!(
+            "URL does not point at an .iso (got '{candidate}')"
+        )));
+    }
+    Ok(candidate)
+}
+
+/// Last path segment of a URL, percent-decoded and reduced to a bare
+/// filename. `None` for a pathless URL.
+fn basename(url: &reqwest::Url) -> Option<String> {
+    let seg = url.path_segments()?.next_back()?;
+    if seg.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let decoded = percent_decode(seg);
+    Some(sanitize_filename(&decoded))
+}
+
+/// Pull `filename="x.iso"` (or bare `filename=x.iso`) out of a
+/// `Content-Disposition` header. RFC 5987 `filename*` is ignored — the
+/// common case is enough, and the URL basename is the fallback.
+fn filename_from_disposition(cd: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let idx = cd.to_ascii_lowercase().find("filename=")?;
+    let rest = &cd[idx + "filename=".len()..];
+    let val = rest.trim_start().trim_start_matches('"');
+    let end = val.find(['"', ';']).unwrap_or(val.len());
+    let name = val[..end].trim();
+    if name.is_empty() {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(sanitize_filename(name))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Reduce any path-ish string to a safe bare filename: last component only,
+/// no `/`, `\`, or NULs. Prevents a crafted `Content-Disposition`/URL from
+/// escaping the ISO directory.
+fn sanitize_filename(s: &str) -> String {
+    s.rsplit(['/', '\\'])
+        .next()
+        .unwrap_or(s)
+        .replace('\0', "")
+        .trim()
+        .to_string()
+}
+
+/// Minimal percent-decoding for a single path segment (enough for `%20`
+/// spaces in an ISO name); leaves malformed escapes untouched.
+fn percent_decode(s: &str) -> String {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+    let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(bytes.len());
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < bytes.len() {
+        if bytes[i] == b'%' && i + 2 < bytes.len() {
+            if let (Some(h), Some(l)) = (hexval(bytes[i + 1]), hexval(bytes[i + 2])) {
+                out.push(h << 4 | l);
+                i += 3;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        out.push(bytes[i]);
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    String::from_utf8_lossy(&out).into_owned()
+}
+
+fn hexval(b: u8) -> Option<u8> {
+    match b {
+        b'0'..=b'9' => Some(b - b'0'),
+        b'a'..=b'f' => Some(b - b'a' + 10),
+        b'A'..=b'F' => Some(b - b'A' + 10),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Handlers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct FetchBody {
+    pub url: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub filename: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// `POST /api/isos/fetch` — start a URL download.
+pub async fn api_iso_fetch_start(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(body): Json<FetchBody>,
+) -> Response {
+    match state
+        .fetch_jobs
+        .start(state.iso_store.clone(), &body.url, body.filename.as_deref())
+    {
+        Ok(id) => (StatusCode::ACCEPTED, Json(json!({ "fetch_id": id }))).into_response(),
+        Err(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(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// `GET /api/isos/fetch` — poll progress. Successful jobs appear once.
+pub async fn api_iso_fetch_list(State(state): State<AppState>) -> Response {
+    (
+        StatusCode::OK,
+        Json(json!({ "jobs": state.fetch_jobs.snapshot() })),
+    )
+        .into_response()
+}
+
+/// `DELETE /api/isos/fetch/{id}` — cancel an in-flight download or dismiss a
+/// finished/failed row.
+pub async fn api_iso_fetch_cancel(
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Path(id): Path<String>,
+) -> Response {
+    if state.fetch_jobs.cancel(&id) {
+        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response()
+    } else {
+        (
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            Json(json!({ "error": "no such fetch job" })),
+        )
+            .into_response()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scheme_is_restricted_and_credentials_are_stripped() {
+        assert!(parse_and_sanitize("file:///etc/passwd").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_and_sanitize("gopher://x/1").is_err());
+        assert!(parse_and_sanitize("not a url").is_err());
+        let (_, display) = parse_and_sanitize("https://user:[email protected]/a.iso").unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            !display.contains("secret"),
+            "credentials must be stripped: {display}"
+        );
+        assert!(display.starts_with("https://example.com/"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn filename_prefers_explicit_then_disposition_then_url() {
+        let u = reqwest::Url::parse("https://example.com/path/final.iso").unwrap();
+        // Explicit wins, and path traversal is stripped.
+        assert_eq!(
+            pick_filename(Some("../../evil/custom.iso"), None, &u).unwrap(),
+            "custom.iso"
+        );
+        // Content-Disposition next.
+        assert_eq!(
+            pick_filename(None, Some(r#"attachment; filename="rescue.iso""#), &u).unwrap(),
+            "rescue.iso"
+        );
+        // URL basename fallback (with percent-decoding).
+        let sp = reqwest::Url::parse("https://example.com/System%20Rescue.iso").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(pick_filename(None, None, &sp).unwrap(), "System Rescue.iso");
+        // Non-.iso is rejected.
+        assert!(pick_filename(
+            None,
+            None,
+            &reqwest::Url::parse("https://x/y.tar.gz").unwrap()
+        )
+        .is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn disposition_parsing_handles_quotes_and_bare() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            filename_from_disposition(r#"attachment; filename="a.iso"; size=1"#).as_deref(),
+            Some("a.iso")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            filename_from_disposition("inline; filename=b.iso").as_deref(),
+            Some("b.iso")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(filename_from_disposition("attachment").as_deref(), None);
+    }
+}

crates/http-api/src/lib.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 pub mod app;
 pub mod auth;
 pub mod error;
+pub mod fetch;
 pub mod grub_script;
 pub mod ipxe_script;
 pub mod log_stream;

crates/http-api/src/state.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::auth::SessionStore;
+use crate::fetch::FetchJobs;
 use crate::saml_routes::SamlRuntime;
 use crate::uploads::UploadSessions;
 use openpxe_core::{
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ pub struct AppState {
     /// through `IsoStore`, but the UI uses sessions so large ISO transfers
     /// can show deterministic progress and leave visible partial files.
     pub uploads: UploadSessions,
+    /// v0.8.1: server-side "add ISO by URL" jobs. Background downloads
+    /// streamed straight into the store (reusing the upload handle +
+    /// introspection); the Storage view polls their progress.
+    pub fetch_jobs: FetchJobs,
     /// 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/tests/full_flow.rs

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ async fn build_state() -> (AppState, tempfile::TempDir) {
         sftp_shares,
         unattended,
         uploads: openpxe_http_api::uploads::UploadSessions::default(),
+        fetch_jobs: openpxe_http_api::fetch::FetchJobs::default(),
         log_bus,
         started_at: time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
         public_base_url: "http://127.0.0.1".into(),
@@ -191,6 +192,55 @@ async fn api_key_authenticates_gated_endpoints() {
     assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK, "valid key must authenticate");
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn fetch_iso_by_url_downloads_into_store() {
+    // v0.8.1: add-ISO-by-URL. Serve a real ISO over HTTP, POST its URL, poll
+    // the fetch registry until the background download finishes, then assert
+    // the image landed in the store (classified like an upload).
+    use wiremock::matchers::{method, path};
+    use wiremock::{Mock, MockServer, ResponseTemplate};
+
+    let (state, _dir) = build_state().await;
+    let app = build_router(state);
+
+    let iso = fake_alpine_iso();
+    let server = MockServer::start().await;
+    Mock::given(method("GET"))
+        .and(path("/rescue.iso"))
+        .respond_with(ResponseTemplate::new(200).set_body_bytes(iso))
+        .mount(&server)
+        .await;
+    let url = format!("{}/rescue.iso", server.uri());
+
+    let (code, _) = post_json(&app, "/api/isos/fetch", &format!(r#"{{"url":"{url}"}}"#)).await;
+    assert_eq!(code, StatusCode::ACCEPTED, "fetch should start");
+
+    // Bounded poll for completion (the download runs on a spawned task).
+    let mut done = false;
+    for _ in 0..100 {
+        let (_, body) = get(&app, "/api/isos/fetch").await;
+        let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&body).unwrap();
+        let jobs = v["jobs"].as_array().cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+        assert!(
+            !jobs.iter().any(|j| j["state"] == "failed"),
+            "fetch failed: {jobs:?}"
+        );
+        if jobs.iter().any(|j| j["state"] == "done") {
+            done = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    }
+    assert!(done, "fetch did not complete in time");
+
+    // The fetched ISO is now in the store under the URL basename.
+    let (_, body) = get(&app, "/api/isos").await;
+    assert!(
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).contains("rescue.iso"),
+        "fetched ISO should appear in /api/isos"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn health_and_ready_endpoints() {
     let (state, _dir) = build_state().await;

crates/openpxe/src/main.rs

@@ -120,6 +120,38 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     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);
+    // v0.8.1: zero-touch first-run bootstrap. If no admin exists yet and the
+    // operator supplied OPENPXE_ADMIN_USERNAME + OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD (or
+    // …_PASSWORD_FILE, for Docker/K8s secrets), create the admin now so a
+    // fresh container is usable without the web setup wizard. Seeds the
+    // first run only — once an admin exists (including one made in the UI)
+    // this is a no-op, so a lingering env var can't reset a rotated password.
+    if !admin.is_configured() {
+        if let Ok(username) = std::env::var("OPENPXE_ADMIN_USERNAME") {
+            let password = std::env::var("OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD_FILE")
+                .ok()
+                .and_then(|p| std::fs::read_to_string(p).ok())
+                .map(|s| s.trim_end_matches(['\n', '\r']).to_string())
+                .or_else(|| std::env::var("OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD").ok());
+            if let Some(password) = password {
+                match admin.bootstrap(&username, &password) {
+                    Ok(p) => tracing::info!(
+                        target: "openpxe::auth", username = %p.username,
+                        "admin bootstrapped from environment"
+                    ),
+                    Err(e) => tracing::warn!(
+                        target: "openpxe::auth",
+                        "env admin bootstrap failed ({e}); use the web setup wizard"
+                    ),
+                }
+            } else {
+                tracing::warn!(
+                    target: "openpxe::auth",
+                    "OPENPXE_ADMIN_USERNAME set without OPENPXE_ADMIN_PASSWORD[_FILE]; skipping bootstrap"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
     let sso = openpxe_core::SsoStore::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
     let notify = openpxe_core::NotifyStore::load_or_default(&config.paths.work_dir);
     let api_key = openpxe_core::ApiKeyStore::load_or_init(&config.paths.work_dir);
@@ -213,6 +245,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         sftp_shares: sftp_shares.clone(),
         unattended: unattended.clone(),
         uploads: openpxe_http_api::uploads::UploadSessions::default(),
+        fetch_jobs: openpxe_http_api::fetch::FetchJobs::default(),
         log_bus: log_bus.clone(),
         started_at: time::OffsetDateTime::now_utc(),
         public_base_url: public_base_url.clone(),

crates/webui/src/app.js

@@ -768,6 +768,75 @@
         }
       }
 
+      // v0.8.1: add ISO by URL. Paste a link and the server streams it
+      // straight into the store and auto-detects it — no download-then-
+      // reupload. Progress polls /api/isos/fetch and shows rows below,
+      // mirroring uploads. On an air-gapped network, use the drop zone.
+      const urlInput = el('input', {type:'url', id:'iso-url', style:'flex:1',
+        placeholder:'https://example.com/systemrescue.iso'});
+      const fetchBtn = el('button', {class:'ghost', type:'button', style:'margin-left:8px'}, 'Fetch');
+      const fetchMsg = el('div', {class:'msg', style:'margin-top:6px'});
+      const fetchList = el('div', {id:'fetches', style:'display:grid;gap:12px;margin-top:12px'});
+      const urlRow = el('div', {style:'margin-top:14px'}, [
+        el('label', {class:'field', style:'margin-bottom:0'}, [
+          el('span', {class:'name'}, 'Or add by URL'),
+          el('div', {style:'display:flex;align-items:center'}, [urlInput, fetchBtn]),
+          el('span', {class:'hint'},
+            'The server downloads the .iso into storage and auto-detects it — same result as a drag-drop. Any http(s) .iso link works.'),
+        ]),
+        fetchMsg,
+      ]);
+
+      let fetchTimer = null;
+      const renderFetchRows = (jobs) => {
+        fetchList.replaceChildren(...jobs.map(j => {
+          const pct = j.total > 0 ? Math.min(100, (j.downloaded / j.total) * 100)
+                                  : (j.state === 'done' ? 100 : 0);
+          let text, cls = '';
+          if (j.state === 'downloading')
+            text = 'Downloading ' + fmtBytes(j.downloaded) +
+              (j.total ? ' of ' + fmtBytes(j.total) + ' (' + pct.toFixed(0) + '%)' : '');
+          else if (j.state === 'done') { text = 'Downloaded and analyzed.'; cls = 'ok'; }
+          else if (j.state === 'failed') { text = 'Failed: ' + (j.error || 'unknown error'); cls = 'err'; }
+          else text = 'Canceled — partial discarded.';
+          const btn = el('button', {class:'danger', type:'button', style:'margin-top:8px'},
+            j.state === 'downloading' ? 'Cancel' : 'Dismiss');
+          btn.onclick = async () => {
+            try { await fetch('/api/isos/fetch/' + encodeURIComponent(j.id), {method:'DELETE'}); } catch (_) {}
+            pollFetches();
+          };
+          return el('div', {}, [
+            el('div', {style:'font-weight:600;font-size:13px;margin-bottom:6px;word-break:break-all'},
+              j.filename + '  ·  ' + j.url),
+            el('div', {class:'progress' + (j.state === 'downloading' ? ' active' : '')},
+              el('div', {class:'bar', style:'width:' + pct.toFixed(1) + '%'})),
+            el('div', {class:'msg ' + cls}, text),
+            btn,
+          ]);
+        }));
+      };
+      async function pollFetches() {
+        if (fetchTimer) { clearTimeout(fetchTimer); fetchTimer = null; }
+        let jobs = [];
+        try { jobs = (await getJSON('/api/isos/fetch')).jobs || []; } catch (_) {}
+        renderFetchRows(jobs);
+        // A successful fetch is read-once on the server, so refreshing here
+        // shows the new image and won't re-trigger on the next poll. Keep
+        // polling only while a download is still in flight.
+        if (jobs.some(j => j.state === 'done')) { render('storage'); return; }
+        if (jobs.some(j => j.state === 'downloading')) fetchTimer = setTimeout(pollFetches, 1500);
+      }
+      async function startFetch() {
+        const url = urlInput.value.trim();
+        if (!url) return;
+        fetchMsg.textContent = 'Starting…'; fetchMsg.className = 'msg';
+        const r = await postJSON('/api/isos/fetch', { url });
+        if (r.ok) { urlInput.value = ''; fetchMsg.textContent = ''; pollFetches(); }
+        else { fetchMsg.textContent = 'Could not start: ' + (await r.text()).slice(0, 160); fetchMsg.className = 'msg err'; }
+      }
+      fetchBtn.onclick = startFetch;
+      urlInput.addEventListener('keydown', e => { if (e.key === 'Enter') { e.preventDefault(); startFetch(); } });
+
       // ── ISO table (mixed local + SMB) ──
       // Each row gets a "Password" cell that toggles a small inline
       // editor (a checkbox + a password field + Save button) inside the
@@ -1397,11 +1466,11 @@
         ]),
       ]);
 
-      return el('div', {}, [el('div', {class:'grid'}, [
+      const root = el('div', {}, [el('div', {class:'grid'}, [
         diskCard,
         el('div', {class:'card'}, [
           el('header', {}, el('h2', {}, 'Upload ISO')),
-          el('div', {class:'body'}, [drop, file, uploadsList]),
+          el('div', {class:'body'}, [drop, file, urlRow, uploadsList, fetchList]),
         ]),
         // v0.5.1: SMB + NFS unified into one "Remote shares" card with a
         // protocol dropdown. Backend endpoints are unchanged; this is a
@@ -1440,6 +1509,10 @@
           isoPager,
         ]),
       ]), unattendedAdvanced]);
+      // v0.8.1: resume/kick URL-fetch progress polling; stop it on view swap.
+      root._cleanup = () => { if (fetchTimer) clearTimeout(fetchTimer); };
+      pollFetches();
+      return root;
     },
 
     hosts: async () => {