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Fix domain-assignment dead-ends and manual-provider honesty - #1225

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Problems

Two ways assigning a domain could dead-end:

  1. Dashboard card linked to an unconnected domain. The card linked to //host/admin/site as soon as a host was stored — so a custom domain that wasn't actually connected (no DNS/cert) opened an unreachable URL and looked like the assignment failed.

  2. Manual provider was dishonest about external/apex domains. It handed back a placeholder CNAME ("(point this at your Primo server)") — which an apex domain can't even use — and then optimistically flipped domain_status to live after one 30s status poll. So an apex assignment showed a useless record, then falsely claimed the site was live before any DNS existed. This read as "no response."

Changes

  • Card links only when reachable. New is_host_reachable(site) = assigned and (base-domain subdomain or domain_status === 'live'). site_editor_url uses it, falling back to the same-origin /admin/sites/{id} editor for not-yet-live domains. Applied in the dashboard and the post-create redirect in site/+layout.svelte.
  • Manual provider stays honest. For an external (non-base) domain, AttachDomain/DomainStatus now return pending with no records instead of a fake CNAME + auto-live. Base-domain subdomains still go live instantly.
  • Explicit confirm step. New POST /api/primo/sites/{siteId}/domain/mark-live, guarded to the manual provider, flips the domain to live once the operator has pointed DNS + fronted it with TLS. The connect dialog shows plain "point this at your server (A/ALIAS for apex, CNAME for subdomain), then Mark as connected" guidance + a button, and skips the poll (nothing advances server-side).
  • Expose domain_provider on /api/primo/info (and instance.ts) so the editor picks the right flow.

Notes

  • On a Railway-configured instance (PRIMO_DOMAIN_PROVIDER=railway) the manual path is dormant — external domains get real DNS records + automatic cert issuance via the existing Railway provider, and this PR leaves that path unchanged. The manual flow matters for self-hosters without a platform API.

Verification

  • go build ./...
  • go test ./internal/ ✅ (updated the two manual-provider tests to the new pending-with-no-records behavior)
  • svelte-check clean on all touched files; svelte-autofixer reports no issues on ConnectDomain.svelte
  • Not yet exercised end-to-end against a running server — will verify on staging.

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  • New Features

    • Added support for manually connecting self-hosted custom domains after DNS and TLS setup.
    • Added a “Mark as connected” action for eligible manual domains.
    • Added clearer setup guidance and status handling for manually managed domains.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Custom domains no longer appear live before confirmation.
    • Sites with unreachable custom domains now open through a reliable administrative route.
    • Base subdomains continue to open normally.

Assigning a domain could dead-end two ways. The dashboard card linked to
//host as soon as a host was stored, so a not-yet-connected custom domain
opened an unreachable URL; link there only once the host is actually
reachable (a base-domain subdomain, or domain_status live), else fall back
to the same-origin /admin/sites/{id} editor.

The manual provider handed a bogus placeholder CNAME for an external/apex
domain (an apex can't use a CNAME) and then optimistically flipped status
to live after one poll — claiming a site was serving before any DNS
existed. Manual external domains now stay pending with no records; the
operator points DNS + TLS out of band and confirms via a new
POST /domain/mark-live endpoint (guarded to the manual provider). The
connect dialog shows plain "point this at your server, then mark connected"
guidance instead of the records/poll UI. Exposes domain_provider on
/api/primo/info so the editor can pick the right flow.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Walkthrough

Manual-provider external domains remain pending until an operator marks them live. The UI provides DNS guidance and a mark-connected action. Site navigation uses host reachability to select vhost or ID-based routes.

Changes

Manual Domain Activation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Manual domain activation backend
internal/domain_provider.go, internal/domain.go, internal/domain_test.go
Manual external domains return pending status without routing records. The new mark-live endpoint validates the provider and assigned domain, then persists live status.
Manual provider connection flow
src/lib/instance.ts, src/lib/components/ConnectDomain.svelte
The dialog disables polling for manual external domains, shows DNS and HTTPS guidance, and posts to mark-live when the operator marks the domain connected.
Reachability-based site navigation
src/lib/site_host.ts, src/routes/site/+layout.svelte
Base subdomains are immediately reachable. Custom domains are reachable only when live, so pending domains use ID-based editor routes.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 20e4e

Manual domains can be marked live successfully, but local-development navigation may continue using the fallback editor URL until site data refreshes. This is a bounded usability issue and should be addressed with a refresh fallback.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Operator
  participant ConnectDomain
  participant MarkLiveEndpoint
  participant DomainState
  Operator->>ConnectDomain: Enter external manual domain
  ConnectDomain->>ConnectDomain: Show DNS and HTTPS guidance
  Operator->>ConnectDomain: Mark as connected
  ConnectDomain->>MarkLiveEndpoint: POST /api/primo/sites/{siteId}/domain/mark-live
  MarkLiveEndpoint->>DomainState: Apply live status
  DomainState-->>MarkLiveEndpoint: Updated domain response
  MarkLiveEndpoint-->>ConnectDomain: Return live domain
  ConnectDomain-->>Operator: Close dialog
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Inline comments:
In `@internal/domain.go`:
- Line 115: Preserve a manually confirmed live status during subsequent domain
status checks: update the manual provider status flow and/or applyDomainResult
so an unverifiable pending result cannot overwrite stored live state. Ensure
mark-live followed by /domain/status remains live, and add coverage for that
sequence.

In `@src/lib/components/ConnectDomain.svelte`:
- Line 415: Update the keyed each block over domain_records to include both
record.value and the record index in its key, ensuring duplicate type/host pairs
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Comment thread internal/domain.go
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elemdos and others added 3 commits September 7, 2026 01:08
The manual provider can't verify an external domain remotely, so its
status poll always reports pending — persisting that on GET /domain/status
silently reverted the operator's mark-live confirmation on the next check.
Serve the stored live status instead of polling; Railway still polls real
cert status.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Provider records carry no unique id and two TXT rows can share
type+host (verification + ACME challenge), which would crash the
keyed each block. The list is display-only and replaced wholesale
on each poll, so index identity is fine.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The seeding effect read `dirty`, so handle_connect clearing it re-ran
the effect against the stale site snapshot both call sites pass in —
wiping the just-connected state and resetting the dialog to its empty
initial prompt (same wipe on Cancel after Change domain). Read the
guard untracked; it decides whether to seed, it shouldn't trigger it.

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In `@src/lib/components/ConnectDomain.svelte`:
- Around line 74-79: The effect in ConnectDomain should not reseed local host,
status, or DNS state when apply_status updates domain_status. Separate polling
decisions from initial state seeding, or use site.domain_status only for
polling, while preserving the untracked dirty guard and ensuring stale site data
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The poll-decision read of local domain_status made every
apply_status() write re-run the seed effect against the stale site
snapshot, overwriting the fresher status a poll/refresh/mark-live
just delivered. Decide polling from site.domain_status instead.

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260-262: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add a refresh fallback for local development. Toolbar.svelte renders ConnectDomain without onconnected. mark_live() updates only local dialog state. Realtime updates refresh Sites only when subscriptions are enabled, but localhost disables them. In that environment, the stale domain_status can make site_editor_url() select /admin/sites/{id} instead of the live host.

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In `@src/lib/components/ConnectDomain.svelte` around lines 260 - 262, Update the
successful response path in ConnectDomain’s domain-connection handler to refresh
the page when no onconnected callback is provided, while preserving the existing
callback-driven flow and dialog close behavior. Ensure localhost without
realtime subscriptions reloads the site state so domain_status is current before
site_editor_url() selects the destination.
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In `@src/lib/components/ConnectDomain.svelte`:
- Around line 260-262: Update the successful response path in ConnectDomain’s
domain-connection handler to refresh the page when no onconnected callback is
provided, while preserving the existing callback-driven flow and dialog close
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