Package the panel as a Nix flake with a NixOS module

The panel now lives in its own repository instead of the nixos config.
The flake provides:

- packages.<system>.default: panelctl plus a panel-api wrapper, with the
  frontend under share/panel and runtime tools appended to PATH
- nixosModules.default: services.reudy-panel (service, directories,
  shared routes group, Caddy vhost with optional Authelia forward_auth,
  routes import and reload path unit, Forgejo integration)
- overlays.default, and checks that build the package and evaluate a
  host using the module

panelctl takes the routes file owner from PANEL_USER/PANEL_GROUP
instead of hardcoding reudy:panelroutes (defaults unchanged).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01UbWSNkXxZhYf7eqHTyx3Bf

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+result
+result-*

API.md

@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ Default bind: `127.0.0.1:9911`
 |--------|------|-------------|
 | GET | `/` | Web UI (served from `frontend/index.html`) |
 | GET | `/health` | Health check |
+| GET | `/status` | All apps with routes, container status and running operation (what the UI polls) |
+| GET | `/integrations` | Forgejo connection (`configured`, `url`, `has_token`, `user`) and the SSH deploy public key |
+| POST | `/integrations/forgejo` | `{"token": "..."}` — verify against Forgejo and store; `""` disconnects |
+| GET | `/forgejo/repos?q=` | Search repositories visible to the stored token (public ones without) |
+| GET | `/forgejo/branches?repo=owner/name` | Branch names of a Forgejo repository |
 
 ### Apps — Read
 
@@ -19,17 +24,27 @@ Default bind: `127.0.0.1:9911`
 |--------|------|-------------|
 | GET | `/apps` | List all apps |
 | GET | `/apps/<name>` | Show single app manifest |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/routes` | Get parsed route entries |
 | GET | `/apps/<name>/status` | Container status (running/stopped) |
 | GET | `/apps/<name>/compose` | Read compose.yaml content |
 | GET | `/apps/<name>/logs?tail=N` | Fetch last N log lines (default 100) |
 | GET | `/apps/<name>/backups` | List available backups |
 | GET | `/apps/<name>/backups/<file>` | Download backup zip |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/env` | Environment variables: `{"vars": [{"key", "value"}], "inject": true}` |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/repo` | Git source info (URL, web URL, provider, branch, deployed commit, local changes, deploy key for ssh) |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/repo?fetch=1` | Same, plus fetches the remote and reports `behind` / `remote` |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/volumes` | Volumes the file browser can open |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/volume/files?vol=&path=` | List a folder in a volume |
+| GET | `/apps/<name>/volume/download?vol=&path=` | Download a file from a volume |
+| PUT | `/apps/<name>/volume/files?vol=&path=` | Upload a file (raw body) |
+| DELETE | `/apps/<name>/volume/files?vol=&path=` | Delete a file or folder |
 
 ### Apps — Write
 
 | Method | Path | Description |
 |--------|------|-------------|
 | POST | `/apps/init` | Create a new app |
+| POST | `/apps/<name>/routes` | Update routes (hot — Caddy reloads automatically) |
 | POST | `/apps/<name>/deploy` | Deploy (compose up + caddy reload) |
 | POST | `/apps/<name>/restart` | Restart (compose down + up) |
 | POST | `/apps/<name>/stop` | Stop (compose down) |
@@ -39,55 +54,151 @@ Default bind: `127.0.0.1:9911`
 | POST | `/apps/<name>/backup` | Create volume backup (zip) |
 | POST | `/apps/<name>/restore` | Restore from backup |
 | POST | `/apps/<name>/remove` | Remove app |
+| POST | `/apps/<name>/repo-pull` | Git apps: fetch branch, hard-reset checkout to it, redeploy |
+| POST | `/apps/<name>/env` | Replace environment variables: `{"vars": [...], "inject": true, "deploy": false}` |
+| POST | `/apps/<name>/volume-clear` | Stop the app and empty its default data folder |
+
+Write operations are serialised per app. While one runs, another write to the
+same app returns `409` with `{"ok": false, "error": "...", "busy": "deploy"}`.
+`deploy` returns the compose output in `stdout` (or `stderr` on failure).
+
+### Create app (git repository, with environment variables)
+
+```json
+{
+  "name": "blog",
+  "routes": [{"domain": "blog.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18090"}],
+  "auth": true,
+  "source_type": "git",
+  "repo_url": "https://git.reudy.net/reudy-net/blog.git",
+  "repo_branch": "",
+  "use_forgejo_token": true,
+  "env": [{"key": "DATABASE_URL", "value": "postgres://..."}],
+  "env_inject": true
+}
+```
+
+- `repo_url` may be `https://…`, `ssh://git@host:port/owner/repo.git` or
+  `git@host:owner/repo.git`. ssh URLs use the panel's deploy key.
+- `repo_token` sets an https token explicitly; `use_forgejo_token` uses the
+  token stored in Settings (only for URLs on the configured Forgejo host).
+- An empty branch uses the repository's default branch. The compose file must
+  be at the repository root.
+- The older `source_type: "github"` with `github_url` / `github_branch` /
+  `github_pat` is still accepted.
+
+### Sync response (`repo-pull`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "stdout": "HEAD is now at d7df557 Bump image tag\n...compose output...",
+  "before": {"sha": "4fb7976...", "short": "4fb7976", "subject": "Initial compose", "author": "reudy", "time": 1790460618},
+  "after": {"sha": "d7df557...", "short": "d7df557", "subject": "Bump image tag", "author": "reudy", "time": 1790460643},
+  "changed": true
+}
+```
+
+### Status response (`/status`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "time": 1790460650,
+  "apps": [
+    {
+      "name": "whoami",
+      "routes": [{"domain": "whoami.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18080"}],
+      "auth": true,
+      "compose_file": "/var/lib/containers/stacks/whoami/compose.yaml",
+      "repo_url": "",
+      "repo_branch": "",
+      "busy": null,
+      "status": {
+        "state": "running",
+        "running": true,
+        "running_count": 1,
+        "total": 1,
+        "containers": [{"name": "whoami-app-1", "state": "running", "status": "Up 3 minutes", "image": "docker.io/traefik/whoami:latest", "running": true}]
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+`state` is one of `running`, `partial` (some containers down), `stopped` or `unknown`.
 
 ## Example payloads
 
-### Create app (single domain)
+### Create app (single route)
 
 ```json
 {
   "name": "whoami",
-  "domain": "whoami.srazka.com",
+  "routes": [
-  "port": 18080,
+    {"domain": "whoami.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18080"}
+  ],
   "auth": true
 }
 ```
 
-### Create app (multiple domains)
+### Create app (multiple routes, different ports)
 
 ```json
 {
   "name": "myapp",
-  "domain": "app.srazka.com,www.app.srazka.com",
+  "routes": [
-  "port": 18081,
+    {"domain": "app.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18080"},
+    {"domain": "api.app.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18081"}
+  ],
   "auth": true
 }
 ```
 
-Or using the `domains` array format:
+### Create app (multiple routes, different ports, with paths)
 
 ```json
 {
-  "name": "myapp",
+  "name": "pocketbase",
-  "domains": ["app.srazka.com", "www.app.srazka.com"],
+  "routes": [
-  "port": 18081,
+    {"domain": "pb.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:8090", "path": "/_/*"}
+  ],
   "auth": true
 }
 ```
 
+The `path` field is optional. When present, it generates a Caddy `reverse_proxy /_/* 127.0.0.1:8090` rule, letting you route requests to a specific path prefix within a domain.
+
 ### Create app (wildcard domain)
 
 ```json
 {
   "name": "wildcard",
-  "domain": "*.srazka.com",
+  "routes": [
-  "port": 18082,
+    {"domain": "*.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18082"}
+  ],
   "auth": false
 }
 ```
 
 Note: Wildcard domains require DNS challenge configuration in Caddy.
 
+### Update routes (hot)
+
+```json
+{
+  "routes": [
+    {"domain": "app.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18080"},
+    {"domain": "api.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18081"},
+    {"domain": "pb.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:8090", "path": "/_/*"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+The optional `path` field generates a Caddy `reverse_proxy <path> <upstream>` rule for sub-path routing.
+
+Caddy reloads automatically via the systemd path watcher. Containers stay running.
+
 ### Save compose
 
 ```json
@@ -112,6 +223,21 @@ Note: Wildcard domains require DNS challenge configuration in Caddy.
 }
 ```
 
+## Routes response
+
+```json
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "name": "myapp",
+  "routes": [
+    {"domain": "app.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18080"},
+    {"domain": "api.reudy.net", "upstream": "127.0.0.1:18081", "path": "/api/*"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+The `path` field is only present when a route has a path configured.
+
 ## Response format
 
 All JSON responses include an `ok` boolean:

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,51 @@
 
 Minimal container management panel for rootless Podman + Caddy.
 
+## Installing on NixOS
+
+This repository is a flake that provides the panel as a package
+(`packages.<system>.default`) and a NixOS module (`nixosModules.default`).
+Add it to your system flake:
+
+```nix
+{
+  inputs.panel = {
+    url = "git+https://git.reudy.net/reudy-net/panel";
+    inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { nixpkgs, panel, ... }: {
+    nixosConfigurations.vps = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+      modules = [
+        panel.nixosModules.default
+        {
+          services.reudy-panel = {
+            enable = true;
+            domain = "panel.example.com";     # Caddy virtual host
+            autheliaAddress = "127.0.0.1:9091"; # forward_auth in front of it
+          };
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+}
+```
+
+The module sets up the `panel-api` service, the directories below, the
+`panelroutes` group shared with Caddy, the Caddy import of the generated routes
+and a path unit that reloads Caddy when they change. With Forgejo enabled on
+the same host, its URLs are passed to the panel automatically
+(`services.reudy-panel.forgejo.enable`). See `nix/module.nix` for all options.
+
+To deploy a new panel version, bump the input and rebuild:
+
+```bash
+nix flake update panel
+sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#vps
+```
+
+Checks (package build and a module evaluation) run with `nix flake check`.
+
 ## Base directory
 
 `/var/lib/containers`
@@ -22,14 +67,19 @@ All app routes are written to a single `routes/routes.caddy` file that Caddy imp
 ## Quick workflow
 
 ```bash
-# Create a new app (single domain)
+# Routes are "domain|upstream[|path]" entries, comma-separated.
-panelctl init whoami whoami.srazka.com 18080 true
 
-# Create with multiple domains
+# Create a new app (single route, protected by Authelia)
-panelctl init myapp "app.srazka.com,www.srazka.com" 18081 true
+panelctl init whoami "whoami.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18080" true
+
+# Create with multiple routes (different ports, optional path)
+panelctl init myapp "app.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18081,api.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18082|/api/*" true
 
 # Create with wildcard domain (requires DNS challenge in Caddy)
-panelctl init wild "*.srazka.com" 18082 false
+panelctl init wild "*.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18083" false
+
+# Change routes later (Caddy reloads automatically)
+panelctl set-routes whoami "whoami.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18080,who.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18080"
 
 # Deploy (compose up + caddy reload)
 panelctl deploy whoami
@@ -85,15 +135,78 @@ panelctl remove whoami
 ## Web UI & API
 
 - Nix runs `panel-api` as a systemd service on `127.0.0.1:9911`.
-- Caddy proxies `https://panel.srazka.com` → panel-api with Authelia forward_auth.
+- Caddy proxies `https://panel.reudy.net` → panel-api with Authelia forward_auth.
-- Open `https://panel.srazka.com` for the web UI.
+- Open `https://panel.reudy.net` for the web UI.
 - API docs: [API.md](API.md)
 
 ### Web UI features
 
-- Create apps with multiple domains and wildcard support
+- Live status: one `/status` poll every few seconds (faster while something is
-- Live container status indicators (auto-refreshes)
+  running, paused when the tab is hidden) updates cards in place, so open tabs,
-- Deploy, restart, stop, remove from the UI
+  unsaved edits and scroll positions are never lost. The header shows when the
-- Inline compose editor with save, validate, and save+deploy
+  panel last synced and warns when the Authelia session has expired.
-- Log viewer with configurable tail length
+- Per-app status (running / partial / stopped), container list, and a busy
-- Volume backup management: create, list, download, restore
+  indicator that is shared between browsers while an operation runs.
+- New-app dialog: starter container, pasted compose file or git repository;
+  suggests the next free port and a domain based on the app name.
+- Compose editor with unsaved-changes tracking, Ctrl+S, save & deploy, validate.
+- Logs with follow mode, routes editor with validation, file browser with
+  drag-and-drop upload, backups with restore (and optional redeploy).
+- Git source tab: deployed commit, "check for updates", and sync & deploy.
+- Activity drawer with the output of every operation (e.g. why a deploy failed).
+- Keyboard: `/` search, `N` new app, `Esc` closes menus. Deep links like
+  `#/whoami/logs` open an app on a specific tab.
+
+### Git-backed apps
+
+Apps created from a repository (Forgejo, GitHub or any git host, over https or
+ssh) are cloned to `stacks/<app>/repo`.
+
+**Forgejo.** `panel.nix` points the panel at the local Forgejo
+(`PANEL_FORGEJO_URL`, `PANEL_FORGEJO_API_URL`, `PANEL_FORGEJO_SSH_URL`, taken
+from `forgejo.nix`). In the panel's **Settings** you can connect a Forgejo
+access token (read access to repositories and user). With it, the new-app
+dialog lists your repositories and branches, and private ones are cloned over
+https with the token. Without it, public repositories are listed and private
+ones are cloned over ssh with the deploy key. Commit and compare links point at
+Forgejo. The token is stored in `state/panel/forgejo-token` (mode 0600).
+
+**SSH / deploy key.** The panel generates an ed25519 key pair in
+`state/panel/ssh/` the first time it is needed. Its public half is shown in
+Settings (and next to ssh URLs); add it as a read-only deploy key to a
+repository — or to your Forgejo account for access to all repositories — to
+clone `ssh://git@git.reudy.net:14922/owner/repo.git` style URLs.
+
+**Sync** fetches the configured branch and
+hard-resets the checkout to it before redeploying, so the repository is the
+source of truth: compose edits made in the panel are discarded on the next sync
+(the UI warns about this). An access token for a private repository is stored in
+the clone's `.git/config`; use a read-only token.
+
+### Environment variables
+
+Each app can have environment variables (the **Environment** tab, or when
+creating the app; `.env` text can be pasted in). They are stored in
+`state/env/<app>.env` as `KEY=VALUE` lines (mode 0600) — outside the repository
+and stack directory, so git syncs never touch them — and `panelctl` passes them
+to every compose command:
+
+- They are always available for `${VAR}` interpolation in the compose file.
+  The UI points out variables the compose file uses without a default that
+  aren't set.
+- With **Pass to every container** (the default), `deploy`/`restart` also
+  generate `stacks/<app>/.panel-env.yaml`, a compose override that lists the
+  keys under every service's `environment:`. Compose reads the values from its
+  own environment, so they are never quoted into YAML, and they take
+  precedence over values set in the compose file.
+
+Values must be single-line. Names that would change how podman/compose run
+(`PATH`, `HOME`, `XDG_*`, `DOCKER_*`, `COMPOSE_*`, `PODMAN_*`, …) are rejected.
+Changes apply on the next deploy. Backups do not include variables.
+
+### Concurrency
+
+`panel-api` handles requests concurrently, so a long deploy never blocks status
+or logs. Mutating operations are serialised per app — a second operation on a
+busy app gets HTTP 409 — and `panelctl` takes a `flock` on the shared routes
+file while rewriting it.

flake.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1782847189,
+        "narHash": "sha256-twXPFqFsrrY5r28Zh7Homgcp2gUMBgQ6WDS98Q/3xFI=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "b6018f87da91d19d0ab4cf979885689b469cdd41",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-25.11",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}

flake.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+  description = "Small web panel for deploying Podman compose apps behind Caddy";
+
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-25.11";
+
+  outputs =
+    { self, nixpkgs }:
+    let
+      systems = [
+        "x86_64-linux"
+        "aarch64-linux"
+      ];
+      forAllSystems = f: nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs systems (system: f nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system});
+    in
+    {
+      packages = forAllSystems (pkgs: rec {
+        reudy-panel = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package.nix { };
+        default = reudy-panel;
+      });
+
+      overlays.default = final: _prev: {
+        reudy-panel = final.callPackage ./nix/package.nix { };
+      };
+
+      nixosModules = rec {
+        reudy-panel = ./nix/module.nix;
+        default = reudy-panel;
+      };
+
+      checks = forAllSystems (pkgs: {
+        package = self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.default;
+
+        # Evaluates a small host using the module, so option or wiring mistakes
+        # fail here rather than on the server.
+        module =
+          (nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+            system = pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
+            modules = [
+              self.nixosModules.default
+              {
+                boot.isContainer = true;
+                system.stateVersion = "25.11";
+                users.users.reudy.isNormalUser = true;
+                services.caddy.enable = true;
+                services.forgejo.enable = true;
+                services.reudy-panel = {
+                  enable = true;
+                  domain = "panel.example.com";
+                  autheliaAddress = "127.0.0.1:9091";
+                };
+              }
+            ];
+          }).config.system.build.toplevel;
+      });
+
+      formatter = forAllSystems (pkgs: pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style);
+    };
+}

nix/module.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.reudy-panel;
+  forgejoServer = config.services.forgejo.settings.server;
+  routesFile = "${cfg.baseDir}/routes/routes.caddy";
+in
+{
+  options.services.reudy-panel = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the panel for deploying Podman compose apps behind Caddy";
+
+    package = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.package;
+      default = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix { };
+      defaultText = lib.literalExpression "pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix { }";
+      description = "The panel package to use.";
+    };
+
+    user = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      default = "reudy";
+      description = ''
+        Existing user the panel runs as. Apps are deployed as rootless Podman
+        containers of this user, so it should have lingering enabled.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    group = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      default = "panelroutes";
+      description = "Group shared by the panel and Caddy for the generated routes file.";
+    };
+
+    baseDir = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.path;
+      default = "/var/lib/containers";
+      description = "Where stacks, volumes, routes, state and backups are kept.";
+    };
+
+    listenAddress = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      default = "127.0.0.1";
+      description = "Address the panel API listens on.";
+    };
+
+    port = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.port;
+      default = 9911;
+      description = "Port the panel API listens on.";
+    };
+
+    domain = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+      default = null;
+      example = "panel.example.com";
+      description = "Serve the panel on this domain through Caddy. Null disables the virtual host.";
+    };
+
+    autheliaAddress = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+      default = null;
+      example = "127.0.0.1:9091";
+      description = ''
+        Authelia instance that protects the panel's virtual host with
+        forward_auth. The panel has no login of its own, so leave this null
+        only if something else guards it.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    forgejo.enable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = config.services.forgejo.enable;
+      defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.services.forgejo.enable";
+      description = ''
+        Point the panel at the local Forgejo instance (repo picker, private
+        clones, commit links). URLs are taken from services.forgejo.settings.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    environment = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.str;
+      default = { };
+      description = "Extra environment variables for the panel API service.";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
+
+    users.groups.${cfg.group} = { };
+    users.users.${cfg.user}.extraGroups = [ cfg.group ];
+    users.users.caddy.extraGroups = lib.mkIf config.services.caddy.enable [ cfg.group ];
+
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules =
+      map (dir: "d ${cfg.baseDir}${dir} 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -") [
+        ""
+        "/stacks"
+        "/volumes"
+        "/routes"
+        "/state"
+        "/state/apps"
+        "/backups"
+      ]
+      ++ [ "f ${routesFile} 0640 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -" ];
+
+    systemd.services.panel-api = {
+      description = "Panel API";
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "simple";
+        User = cfg.user;
+        Group = cfg.group;
+        Restart = "always";
+        RestartSec = 3;
+        WorkingDirectory = cfg.baseDir;
+        ExecStart = lib.getExe cfg.package;
+      };
+
+      environment = {
+        PANEL_API_BIND = cfg.listenAddress;
+        PANEL_API_PORT = toString cfg.port;
+        PANEL_BASE_DIR = toString cfg.baseDir;
+        PANEL_USER = cfg.user;
+        PANEL_GROUP = cfg.group;
+        PANELCTL_PATH = lib.getExe' cfg.package "panelctl";
+      }
+      // lib.optionalAttrs cfg.forgejo.enable {
+        # The API is reached on localhost; clones use the public URLs.
+        PANEL_FORGEJO_URL = lib.removeSuffix "/" forgejoServer.ROOT_URL;
+        PANEL_FORGEJO_API_URL = "http://${forgejoServer.HTTP_ADDR}:${toString forgejoServer.HTTP_PORT}";
+        PANEL_FORGEJO_SSH_URL = "ssh://${
+          forgejoServer.BUILTIN_SSH_SERVER_USER or config.services.forgejo.user
+        }@${forgejoServer.DOMAIN}:${toString forgejoServer.SSH_PORT}";
+      }
+      // cfg.environment;
+    };
+
+    services.caddy = lib.mkIf config.services.caddy.enable {
+      # App routes generated by panelctl.
+      extraConfig = ''
+        import ${routesFile}
+      '';
+
+      virtualHosts = lib.mkIf (cfg.domain != null) {
+        ${cfg.domain}.extraConfig =
+          lib.optionalString (cfg.autheliaAddress != null) ''
+            forward_auth ${cfg.autheliaAddress} {
+              uri /api/authz/forward-auth
+              copy_headers Remote-User Remote-Groups Remote-Email Remote-Name
+            }
+          ''
+          + ''
+            reverse_proxy ${cfg.listenAddress}:${toString cfg.port}
+          '';
+      };
+    };
+
+    # Reload Caddy whenever panelctl rewrites the routes file.
+    systemd.paths.caddy-routes-reload = lib.mkIf config.services.caddy.enable {
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      pathConfig.PathChanged = routesFile;
+    };
+
+    systemd.services.caddy-routes-reload = lib.mkIf config.services.caddy.enable {
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "oneshot";
+        ExecStart = "${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemctl reload caddy.service";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}

nix/package.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  makeWrapper,
+  bash,
+  python3,
+  podman,
+  podman-compose,
+  curl,
+  coreutils,
+  gnugrep,
+  gnused,
+  gawk,
+  findutils,
+  zip,
+  unzip,
+  git,
+  util-linux,
+  openssh,
+}:
+
+let
+  # Tools panelctl shells out to. They are appended to PATH, so the host's own
+  # versions (e.g. the system podman) still take precedence when present.
+  runtimeDeps = [
+    podman
+    podman-compose
+    curl
+    coreutils
+    gnugrep
+    gnused
+    gawk
+    findutils
+    zip
+    unzip
+    git
+    util-linux # flock, used to serialise routes file writes
+    openssh # cloning repositories over ssh with the panel's deploy key
+  ];
+in
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "reudy-panel";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = lib.fileset.toSource {
+    root = ../.;
+    fileset = lib.fileset.unions [
+      ../panel-api.py
+      ../panelctl.sh
+      ../frontend
+    ];
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+  buildInputs = [ bash ];
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    install -Dm644 panel-api.py $out/share/panel/panel-api.py
+    cp -r frontend $out/share/panel/frontend
+
+    install -Dm755 panelctl.sh $out/bin/panelctl
+    patchShebangs --host $out/bin/panelctl
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/panelctl \
+      --suffix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath runtimeDeps}
+
+    makeWrapper ${python3.interpreter} $out/bin/panel-api \
+      --add-flags $out/share/panel/panel-api.py \
+      --suffix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath runtimeDeps} \
+      --set-default PANELCTL_PATH $out/bin/panelctl \
+      --set-default PANEL_FRONTEND_DIR $out/share/panel/frontend
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Small web panel for deploying Podman compose apps behind Caddy";
+    mainProgram = "panel-api";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}

panelctl.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@ VOLUMES_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/volumes"
 ROUTES_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/routes"
 STATE_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/state"
 APPS_DIR="${STATE_DIR}/apps"
+ENV_DIR="${STATE_DIR}/env"
 BACKUPS_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/backups"
+# Owner of generated files that Caddy has to read (via the shared group).
+PANEL_USER="${PANEL_USER:-reudy}"
+PANEL_GROUP="${PANEL_GROUP:-panelroutes}"
+
+# Set by load_app: compose file arguments, and the app's environment variables
+# as KEY=VALUE words (passed to compose via env(1), never sourced).
+COMPOSE_ARGS=()
+APP_ENV_ARGS=()
+APP_ENV_KEYS=()
 
 FORWARD_AUTH_BLOCK='  forward_auth 127.0.0.1:9091 {
     uri /api/authz/forward-auth
@@ -15,12 +25,39 @@ FORWARD_AUTH_BLOCK='  forward_auth 127.0.0.1:9091 {
   }
 '
 
+validate_route_entry() {
+  local entry="$1"
+  # Format: domain|upstream[/path] or domain|upstream  (path is optional)
+  IFS='|' read -r domain upstream path <<< "${entry}"
+  [[ -n "${domain}" ]] || fail "empty domain in route entry '${entry}'"
+  [[ -n "${upstream}" ]] || fail "empty upstream in route entry '${entry}'"
+  validate_single_domain "${domain}"
+  # Validate upstream has a port
+  local upstream_port="${upstream##*:}"
+  [[ "${upstream_port}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || fail "upstream '${upstream}' missing numeric port in route entry '${entry}'"
+  validate_port "${upstream_port}"
+  if [[ -n "${path}" ]]; then
+    [[ "${path}" == /* ]] || fail "path '${path}' must start with / in route entry '${entry}'"
+  fi
+}
+
+validate_routes() {
+  local routes_str="$1"
+  IFS=',' read -ra entries <<< "${routes_str}"
+  [[ ${#entries[@]} -ge 1 ]] || fail "at least one route is required"
+  for entry in "${entries[@]}"; do
+    entry="$(echo "${entry}" | xargs)"
+    validate_route_entry "${entry}"
+  done
+}
+
 usage() {
   cat <<'EOF'
 panelctl - minimal app panel helper
 
 Usage:
-  panelctl init <name> <domains> <port> [auth]
+  panelctl init <name> "<domain>|<upstream>[,...]" [auth]
+  panelctl set-routes <name> "<domain>|<upstream>[,...]"
   panelctl render-route <name>
   panelctl deploy <name>
   panelctl restart <name>
@@ -36,14 +73,15 @@ Usage:
   panelctl list
   panelctl show <name>
 
-Domains can be comma-separated for multiple domains:
+Each route is a domain|upstream pair. Upstream is host:port.
-  panelctl init myapp "app.example.com,www.example.com" 18080 true
+Multiple routes are comma-separated:
+  panelctl init myapp "app.example.com|127.0.0.1:18080,api.example.com|127.0.0.1:18081" true
 
 Wildcard domains are supported (requires DNS challenge in Caddy):
-  panelctl init myapp "*.example.com" 18080 true
+  panelctl init myapp "*.example.com|127.0.0.1:18080" true
 
 Examples:
-  panelctl init whoami whoami.srazka.com 18080 true
+  panelctl init whoami "whoami.reudy.net|127.0.0.1:18080" true
   panelctl deploy whoami
   panelctl restart whoami
   panelctl status whoami
@@ -121,6 +159,19 @@ app_route_file() {
   echo "${ROUTES_DIR}/routes.caddy"
 }
 
+# The routes file is shared by all apps and rewritten read-modify-write, so
+# concurrent panelctl runs (the API handles requests in parallel) must take turns.
+routes_lock() {
+  exec 9>"${ROUTES_DIR}/.routes.lock"
+  if command -v flock >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    flock -w 30 9 || fail "timed out waiting for the routes file lock"
+  fi
+}
+
+routes_unlock() {
+  exec 9>&-
+}
+
 load_app() {
   local name="$1"
   local manifest
@@ -128,6 +179,92 @@ load_app() {
   [[ -f "${manifest}" ]] || fail "app '${name}' does not exist"
   # shellcheck disable=SC1090
   source "${manifest}"
+
+  # Backward compat: migrate old APP_DOMAIN/APP_PORT/APP_UPSTREAM to APP_ROUTES
+  if [[ -z "${APP_ROUTES:-}" && -n "${APP_DOMAIN:-}" ]]; then
+    local upstream="${APP_UPSTREAM:-127.0.0.1:${APP_PORT:-18080}}"
+    local routes=""
+    local domains_str="${APP_DOMAINS:-${APP_DOMAIN}}"
+    IFS=',' read -ra domain_arr <<< "${domains_str}"
+    for d in "${domain_arr[@]}"; do
+      d="$(echo "${d}" | xargs)"
+      if [[ -n "${routes}" ]]; then
+        routes="${routes},${d}|${upstream}"
+      else
+        routes="${d}|${upstream}"
+      fi
+    done
+    APP_ROUTES="${routes}"
+  fi
+
+  load_app_env "${name}"
+}
+
+app_env_file() {
+  echo "${ENV_DIR}/$1.env"
+}
+
+# Generated compose override that passes the app's variables into every service.
+app_env_override() {
+  echo "${STACKS_DIR}/$1/.panel-env.yaml"
+}
+
+load_app_env() {
+  local name="$1"
+  local file line key override
+  file="$(app_env_file "${name}")"
+  APP_ENV_ARGS=()
+  APP_ENV_KEYS=()
+  if [[ -f "${file}" ]]; then
+    while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "${line}" ]]; do
+      [[ -z "${line}" || "${line}" == \#* || "${line}" != *=* ]] && continue
+      key="${line%%=*}"
+      [[ "${key}" =~ ^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$ ]] || continue
+      APP_ENV_ARGS+=("${line}")
+      APP_ENV_KEYS+=("${key}")
+    done <"${file}"
+  fi
+
+  COMPOSE_ARGS=(-f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}")
+  override="$(app_env_override "${name}")"
+  if [[ -f "${override}" ]]; then
+    COMPOSE_ARGS+=(-f "${override}")
+  fi
+}
+
+# (Re)generate the env override before containers are created. Variables are
+# always available for ${VAR} interpolation; with APP_ENV_INJECT (default true)
+# every service also receives them. Bare keys make compose read the values from
+# its own environment, so values never have to be quoted into YAML.
+prepare_env_override() {
+  local name="$1"
+  local override services svc key tmp
+  override="$(app_env_override "${name}")"
+
+  if [[ ${#APP_ENV_KEYS[@]} -eq 0 || "${APP_ENV_INJECT:-true}" != "true" ]]; then
+    rm -f "${override}"
+    COMPOSE_ARGS=(-f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}")
+    return
+  fi
+
+  services="$(run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" config --services 2>/dev/null)" \
+    || fail "could not list compose services to pass environment variables (is the compose file valid?)"
+
+  tmp="$(mktemp)"
+  {
+    echo "# Generated by panelctl from the app's environment variables. Do not edit."
+    echo "services:"
+    while IFS= read -r svc; do
+      [[ "${svc}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$ ]] || continue
+      printf '  "%s":\n    environment:\n' "${svc}"
+      for key in "${APP_ENV_KEYS[@]}"; do
+        printf '      - %s\n' "${key}"
+      done
+    done <<<"${services}"
+  } >"${tmp}"
+  install -m 0640 "${tmp}" "${override}"
+  rm -f "${tmp}"
+  COMPOSE_ARGS=(-f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" -f "${override}")
 }
 
 compose_command() {
@@ -194,28 +331,33 @@ run_compose() {
 
   if [[ "${compose}" == *" compose" ]]; then
     local podman_bin="${compose% compose}"
-    "${podman_bin}" compose "$@"
+    env "${APP_ENV_ARGS[@]}" "${podman_bin}" compose "$@"
     return
   fi
 
-  "${compose}" "$@"
+  env "${APP_ENV_ARGS[@]}" "${compose}" "$@"
 }
 
 write_default_compose() {
   local name="$1"
-  local port="$2"
+  local routes="$2"
   local stack_dir
   local volume_dir
   stack_dir="$(app_stack_dir "${name}")"
   volume_dir="$(app_volume_dir "${name}")"
 
+  # Use first route's upstream port for the default compose mapping
+  local first_route="${routes%%,*}"
+  local first_upstream="${first_route#*|}"
+  local container_port="${first_upstream##*:}"
+
   cat >"${stack_dir}/compose.yaml" <<EOF
 services:
   app:
     image: docker.io/traefik/whoami:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:${port}:80"
+      - "127.0.0.1:${container_port}:80"
     volumes:
       - ${volume_dir}/data:/data
 EOF
@@ -223,9 +365,8 @@ EOF
 
 write_manifest() {
   local name="$1"
-  local domains="$2"
+  local routes="$2"
-  local port="$3"
+  local auth="$3"
-  local auth="$4"
   local manifest
   local stack_dir
   local volume_dir
@@ -236,17 +377,9 @@ write_manifest() {
   volume_dir="$(app_volume_dir "${name}")"
   route_file="$(app_route_file)"
 
-  # First domain is the primary (used for APP_DOMAIN backward compat)
-  local primary_domain
-  IFS=',' read -ra domain_arr <<< "${domains}"
-  primary_domain="$(echo "${domain_arr[0]}" | xargs)"
-
   cat >"${manifest}" <<EOF
 APP_NAME="${name}"
-APP_DOMAIN="${primary_domain}"
+APP_ROUTES="${routes}"
-APP_DOMAINS="${domains}"
-APP_PORT="${port}"
-APP_UPSTREAM="127.0.0.1:${port}"
 APP_AUTH_PROTECTED="${auth}"
 APP_STACK_DIR="${stack_dir}"
 APP_COMPOSE_FILE="${stack_dir}/compose.yaml"
@@ -257,13 +390,11 @@ EOF
 
 cmd_init() {
   local name="$1"
-  local domains="$2"
+  local routes="$2"
-  local port="$3"
+  local auth="${3:-true}"
-  local auth="${4:-true}"
 
   validate_name "${name}"
-  validate_domains "${domains}"
+  validate_routes "${routes}"
-  validate_port "${port}"
   [[ "${auth}" == "true" || "${auth}" == "false" ]] || fail "auth must be true or false"
 
   ensure_base_dirs
@@ -278,8 +409,8 @@ cmd_init() {
   [[ ! -f "${manifest}" ]] || fail "app '${name}' already exists"
 
   mkdir -p "${stack_dir}" "${volume_dir}/data"
-  write_default_compose "${name}" "${port}"
+  write_default_compose "${name}" "${routes}"
-  write_manifest "${name}" "${domains}" "${port}" "${auth}"
+  write_manifest "${name}" "${routes}" "${auth}"
   cmd_render_route "${name}"
 
   log info "initialized app '${name}'"
@@ -295,22 +426,11 @@ cmd_render_route() {
     auth_block="${FORWARD_AUTH_BLOCK}"
   fi
 
-  # Build domain list for Caddy block header.
-  local caddy_domains=""
-  local domains_str="${APP_DOMAINS:-${APP_DOMAIN}}"
-  IFS=',' read -ra domain_arr <<< "${domains_str}"
-  for d in "${domain_arr[@]}"; do
-    d="$(echo "${d}" | xargs)"
-    if [[ -n "${caddy_domains}" ]]; then
-      caddy_domains="${caddy_domains}, ${d}"
-    else
-      caddy_domains="${d}"
-    fi
-  done
-
   local route_file
   route_file="$(app_route_file)"
 
+  routes_lock
+
   # Strip any existing block for this app from the aggregate file.
   local tmp
   tmp="$(mktemp)"
@@ -323,16 +443,35 @@ cmd_render_route() {
 
   {
     printf "# route:%s:start\n" "${name}"
-    printf "%s {\n" "${caddy_domains}"
+    IFS=',' read -ra route_entries <<< "${APP_ROUTES}"
-    if [[ -n "${auth_block}" ]]; then
+    for entry in "${route_entries[@]}"; do
-      printf "%s\n" "${auth_block}"
+      entry="$(echo "${entry}" | xargs)"
-    fi
+      IFS='|' read -r domain upstream path <<< "${entry}"
-    printf "  reverse_proxy %s\n" "${APP_UPSTREAM}"
+      # If upstream is empty (no second pipe), this is the old format
-    printf "}\n"
+      if [[ -z "${upstream}" ]]; then
+        upstream="${path}"
+        path=""
+      fi
+      if [[ -n "${path}" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "${auth_block}" ]]; then
+          printf "%s {\n%s  reverse_proxy %s %s\n}\n" "${domain}" "${auth_block}" "${path}" "${upstream}"
+        else
+          printf "%s {\n  reverse_proxy %s %s\n}\n" "${domain}" "${path}" "${upstream}"
+        fi
+      else
+        if [[ -n "${auth_block}" ]]; then
+          printf "%s {\n%s  reverse_proxy %s\n}\n" "${domain}" "${auth_block}" "${upstream}"
+        else
+          printf "%s {\n  reverse_proxy %s\n}\n" "${domain}" "${upstream}"
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
     printf "# route:%s:end\n" "${name}"
   } >>"${tmp}"
 
-  install -m 0664 -o reudy -g panelroutes "${tmp}" "${route_file}"
+  install -m 0664 -o "${PANEL_USER}" -g "${PANEL_GROUP}" "${tmp}" "${route_file}"
+  rm -f "${tmp}"
+  routes_unlock
   log info "rendered route ${route_file}"
 }
 
@@ -344,11 +483,19 @@ cmd_deploy() {
   log info "Starting deployment for app '${name}'"
 
   cmd_render_route "${name}"
+  prepare_env_override "${name}"
 
-  if ! run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" up -d --remove-orphans 2>&1 | systemd-cat -t panelctl -p info 2>/dev/null; then
+  # Capture compose output so callers (the web UI) can show why a deploy failed,
+  # and still forward it to the journal.
+  local output
+  if ! output="$(run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" up -d --build --remove-orphans 2>&1)"; then
+    printf '%s\n' "${output}" | systemd-cat -t panelctl -p err 2>/dev/null || true
+    printf '%s\n' "${output}" >&2
     log err "Deployment failed for app '${name}'"
     fail "compose up failed"
   fi
+  printf '%s\n' "${output}" | systemd-cat -t panelctl -p info 2>/dev/null || true
+  printf '%s\n' "${output}"
 
   log info "Successfully deployed app '${name}'"
 }
@@ -360,9 +507,10 @@ cmd_restart() {
 
   log info "Restarting app '${name}'"
 
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" down --remove-orphans || fail "compose down failed"
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" down --remove-orphans || fail "compose down failed"
+  prepare_env_override "${name}"
 
-  if ! run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" up -d --remove-orphans 2>&1; then
+  if ! run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" up -d --build --remove-orphans 2>&1; then
     fail "compose up failed during restart"
   fi
 
@@ -374,7 +522,7 @@ cmd_stop() {
   validate_name "${name}"
   load_app "${name}"
 
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" down --remove-orphans || fail "compose down failed"
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" down --remove-orphans || fail "compose down failed"
   log info "stopped app '${name}'"
 }
 
@@ -383,8 +531,8 @@ cmd_status() {
   validate_name "${name}"
   load_app "${name}"
 
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" ps --format json 2>/dev/null || \
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" ps --format json 2>/dev/null || \
-    run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" ps 2>/dev/null || \
+    run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" ps 2>/dev/null || \
     log info "no containers running"
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +555,7 @@ cmd_logs() {
     esac
   done
 
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" logs --tail "${tail_lines}" 2>&1 || log info "no logs available"
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" logs --tail "${tail_lines}" 2>&1 || log info "no logs available"
 }
 
 cmd_validate_compose() {
@@ -415,11 +563,11 @@ cmd_validate_compose() {
   validate_name "${name}"
   load_app "${name}"
 
-  if run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" config >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" config >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     log info "compose file is valid"
   else
     local output
-    output="$(run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" config 2>&1 || true)"
+    output="$(run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" config 2>&1 || true)"
     fail "compose validation failed: ${output}"
   fi
 }
@@ -430,19 +578,22 @@ cmd_remove() {
   validate_name "${name}"
   load_app "${name}"
 
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" down --remove-orphans 2>/dev/null || true
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" down --remove-orphans 2>/dev/null || true
 
   # Remove this app's block from the aggregate routes file.
   local route_file
   route_file="$(app_route_file)"
   if [[ -f "${route_file}" ]]; then
+    routes_lock
     local tmp
     tmp="$(mktemp)"
     sed "/^# route:${name}:start$/,/^# route:${name}:end$/d" "${route_file}" >"${tmp}" || true
-    install -m 0664 -o reudy -g panelroutes "${tmp}" "${route_file}"
+    install -m 0664 -o "${PANEL_USER}" -g "${PANEL_GROUP}" "${tmp}" "${route_file}"
+    rm -f "${tmp}"
+    routes_unlock
   fi
 
-  rm -f "$(app_manifest "${name}")"
+  rm -f "$(app_manifest "${name}")" "$(app_env_file "${name}")"
   rm -rf "${APP_STACK_DIR}"
 
   if [[ "${keep_volumes}" != "--keep-volumes" ]]; then
@@ -452,6 +603,45 @@ cmd_remove() {
   log info "removed app '${name}'"
 }
 
+cmd_set_routes() {
+  local name="$1"
+  local routes="$2"
+  local manifest
+
+  validate_name "${name}"
+  validate_routes "${routes}"
+  manifest="$(app_manifest "${name}")"
+  [[ -f "${manifest}" ]] || fail "app '${name}' does not exist"
+
+  # Update APP_ROUTES in the manifest file, strip old fields, preserve others
+  local tmp
+  tmp="$(mktemp)"
+  local found_routes=false
+  while IFS= read -r line; do
+    case "${line}" in
+      APP_ROUTES=*)
+        printf 'APP_ROUTES="%s"\n' "${routes}" >> "${tmp}"
+        found_routes=true
+        ;;
+      APP_DOMAIN=*|APP_DOMAINS=*|APP_PORT=*|APP_UPSTREAM=*)
+        # Strip old format fields
+        ;;
+      *)
+        printf '%s\n' "${line}" >> "${tmp}"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done < "${manifest}"
+  if ! "${found_routes}"; then
+    printf 'APP_ROUTES="%s"\n' "${routes}" >> "${tmp}"
+  fi
+  install -m 0664 "${tmp}" "${manifest}"
+
+  # Re-render Caddy routes (auto-reloads via systemd.path watcher)
+  cmd_render_route "${name}"
+
+  log info "updated routes for app '${name}'. Edit compose file if new ports need exposing."
+}
+
 cmd_backup() {
   local name="$1"
   validate_name "${name}"
@@ -469,10 +659,10 @@ cmd_backup() {
 
   # Stop containers before backup for consistency
   local was_running=false
-  if run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" ps --format json 2>/dev/null | grep -q '"running"' 2>/dev/null; then
+  if run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" ps --format json 2>/dev/null | grep -q '"running"' 2>/dev/null; then
     was_running=true
     log info "stopping containers for consistent backup..."
-    run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" down 2>/dev/null || true
+    run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" down 2>/dev/null || true
   fi
 
   (cd "${volume_dir}" && zip -r "${backup_file}" .) || fail "zip failed"
@@ -487,7 +677,7 @@ cmd_backup() {
   # Restart if it was running
   if [[ "${was_running}" == "true" ]]; then
     log info "restarting containers after backup..."
-    run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" up -d 2>/dev/null || true
+    run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" up -d 2>/dev/null || true
   fi
 
   local size
@@ -524,7 +714,7 @@ cmd_volume_clear() {
   load_app "${name}"
 
   log info "clearing volume data for app '${name}'"
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" down --remove-orphans 2>/dev/null || true
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" down --remove-orphans 2>/dev/null || true
 
   local data_dir="${APP_VOLUME_DIR}/data"
   if [[ -d "${data_dir}" ]]; then
@@ -561,7 +751,7 @@ cmd_restore() {
 
   # Stop containers before restore
   log info "stopping containers for restore..."
-  run_compose -f "${APP_COMPOSE_FILE}" down 2>/dev/null || true
+  run_compose "${COMPOSE_ARGS[@]}" down 2>/dev/null || true
 
   # Clear existing volume data and extract backup
   rm -rf "${volume_dir:?}"/*
@@ -589,7 +779,8 @@ cmd_inspect_volumes() {
   if [[ -n "${podman_bin}" ]]; then
     "${podman_bin}" volume ls --filter label=com.docker.compose.project="${name}" --format '{{.Name}}|{{.Mountpoint}}' 2>/dev/null || true
     "${podman_bin}" volume ls --filter label=io.podman.compose.project="${name}" --format '{{.Name}}|{{.Mountpoint}}' 2>/dev/null || true
-  fi | sort -u | grep -v '^$'
+  # grep exits 1 when there are no named volumes; that is not an error.
+  fi | sort -u | grep -v '^$' || true
 }
 
 cmd_list() {
@@ -599,9 +790,32 @@ cmd_list() {
     [[ -e "${mf}" ]] || continue
     found=1
     # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    source /dev/null  # reset any leftover variables
+    unset APP_REPO_URL APP_REPO_BRANCH APP_REPO_DIR 2>/dev/null || true
     source "${mf}"
-    local domains="${APP_DOMAINS:-${APP_DOMAIN}}"
+    # Backward compat: build APP_ROUTES from old format
-    echo "${APP_NAME} ${domains} ${APP_UPSTREAM} auth=${APP_AUTH_PROTECTED}"
+    local routes="${APP_ROUTES:-}"
+    if [[ -z "${routes}" && -n "${APP_DOMAIN:-}" ]]; then
+      local upstream="${APP_UPSTREAM:-127.0.0.1:${APP_PORT:-18080}}"
+      local domains_str="${APP_DOMAINS:-${APP_DOMAIN}}"
+      IFS=',' read -ra domain_arr <<< "${domains_str}"
+      for d in "${domain_arr[@]}"; do
+        d="$(echo "${d}" | xargs)"
+        if [[ -n "${routes}" ]]; then
+          routes="${routes},${d}|${upstream}"
+        else
+          routes="${d}|${upstream}"
+        fi
+      done
+    fi
+    # Show abbreviated: first route's domain + upstream, and count
+    local first_route="${routes%%,*}"
+    local route_count=1
+    if [[ "${routes}" == *","* ]]; then
+      route_count="$(( $(grep -o ',' <<< "${routes}" | wc -l) + 1 ))"
+    fi
+    local repo_info="${APP_REPO_URL:-}"
+    echo "${APP_NAME} ${first_route} routes=${route_count} auth=${APP_AUTH_PROTECTED} ${repo_info}"
   done
 
   if [[ "${found}" -eq 0 ]]; then
@@ -623,8 +837,12 @@ main() {
 
   case "${cmd}" in
     init)
-      [[ $# -ge 4 ]] || fail "usage: panelctl init <name> <domains> <port> [auth]"
+      [[ $# -ge 3 ]] || fail "usage: panelctl init <name> <routes> [auth]"
-      cmd_init "$2" "$3" "$4" "${5:-true}"
+      cmd_init "$2" "$3" "${4:-true}"
+      ;;
+    set-routes)
+      [[ $# -eq 3 ]] || fail "usage: panelctl set-routes <name> <routes>"
+      cmd_set_routes "$2" "$3"
       ;;
     render-route)
       [[ $# -eq 2 ]] || fail "usage: panelctl render-route <name>"