.env.example

@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 # Copy to .env and fill in. .env is gitignored — the real registry hostname
 # must not end up in the repository.
 
-# Image coordinates. FOODSTER_REPO carries no tag.
-FOODSTER_REPO=registry.example.com/you/foodster
-FOODSTER_TAG=latest
+# Image coordinates. REPO carries no tag.
+REPO=registry.example.com/you/foodster
+TAG=latest
 
 # Shared household password. The app will not start without it.
-FOODSTER_PASSWORD=changeme
+PASSWORD=changeme
 
 # Hostname Traefik routes to. Kept here rather than in compose.yaml so no
 # infrastructure detail is committed.
-FOODSTER_HOST=foodster.example.com
+HOST=foodster.example.com
+
+# Anything other than prod is written into the browser tab title, so a dev
+# instance open beside the real one can be told apart.
+ENV=prod
 
 # The database lives in ./data, bind-mounted into the container. These must
 # match whoever owns that directory on the host, or the container cannot
 # write to it. `id -u` and `id -g` will tell you.
-FOODSTER_UID=1000
-FOODSTER_GID=1000
+#
+# Named PUID/PGID because UID is read-only in bash and a plain UID here would
+# be quietly replaced by the invoking shell's own.
+PUID=1000
+PGID=1000
 
 # Used for every calendar-day calculation. Set it in development too: under
 # UTC the date rolls over three hours late, which is exactly when dinner

Makefile

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ build: generate ## Build ./foodster
 		-ldflags="-s -w -X main.version=dev" -o $(BIN) $(PKG)
 
 run: generate ## Run locally on :8080 (database in ./data)
-	FOODSTER_PASSWORD=$${FOODSTER_PASSWORD:-dev} go run $(PKG)
+	PASSWORD=$${PASSWORD:-dev} ENV=dev go run $(PKG)
 
 seed: ## Import a dish bundle (SEED=seeds/testi.json)
 	go run $(PKG) -import $(SEED)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fix: ## Format Go and templ sources, tidy go.mod
 	go mod tidy
 
 image: ## Build and tag an image as vYYYYMMDD-N. Creates a git tag.
-	@test -n "$(FOODSTER_REPO)" || { echo "set FOODSTER_REPO in .env"; exit 1; }
+	@test -n "$(REPO)" || { echo "set REPO in .env"; exit 1; }
 	@# A release tag must point into main, or the tag records a commit that
 	@# was never released.
 	@branch=$$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD); \
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ image: ## Build and tag an image as vYYYYMMDD-N. Creates a git tag.
 	echo "==> $$tag"; \
 	git tag "$$tag"; \
 	podman build --platform linux/amd64 --build-arg VERSION="$$tag" \
-		-t "$(FOODSTER_REPO):$$tag" -t "$(FOODSTER_REPO):latest" . ; \
+		-t "$(REPO):$$tag" -t "$(REPO):latest" . ; \
 	echo "$$tag" > $(TAGFILE)
 
 # Pushing reported success while uploading the previous release once, because
@@ -107,18 +107,18 @@ image: ## Build and tag an image as vYYYYMMDD-N. Creates a git tag.
 # registry what it actually serves for each tag and fail if it is not the
 # image we just built.
 push: ## Push the newest tag and :latest, then verify the registry
-	@test -n "$(FOODSTER_REPO)" || { echo "set FOODSTER_REPO in .env"; exit 1; }
+	@test -n "$(REPO)" || { echo "set REPO in .env"; exit 1; }
 	@test -f $(TAGFILE) || { echo "nothing built - run make image"; exit 1; }; \
 	tag=$$(cat $(TAGFILE)); \
-	built=$$(podman image inspect "$(FOODSTER_REPO):$$tag" --format '{{.Id}}' 2>/dev/null) || \
+	built=$$(podman image inspect "$(REPO):$$tag" --format '{{.Id}}' 2>/dev/null) || \
 		{ echo "no local image tagged $$tag - run make image"; exit 1; }; \
-	podman push "$(FOODSTER_REPO):$$tag"; \
-	podman push "$(FOODSTER_REPO):latest"; \
+	podman push "$(REPO):$$tag"; \
+	podman push "$(REPO):latest"; \
 	echo "==> verifying $$tag"; \
 	for ref in "$$tag" latest; do \
-		podman pull -q "$(FOODSTER_REPO):$$ref" >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+		podman pull -q "$(REPO):$$ref" >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
 			{ echo "  FAIL  $$ref is not in the registry"; exit 1; }; \
-		served=$$(podman image inspect "$(FOODSTER_REPO):$$ref" --format '{{.Id}}'); \
+		served=$$(podman image inspect "$(REPO):$$ref" --format '{{.Id}}'); \
 		if [ "$$served" != "$$built" ]; then \
 			echo "  FAIL  $$ref serves $$served"; \
 			echo "        expected $$built"; \

PRD.md

@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ build and no asset bundler.
   is imported because the runtime image carries no zoneinfo. All date logic
   uses that location explicitly and never `time.Local`.
 - **Auth**: HTTP Basic with one shared household password read from
-  `FOODSTER_PASSWORD`; the username is ignored. Compared using
+  `PASSWORD`; the username is ignored. Compared using
   `subtle.ConstantTimeCompare` over SHA-256 digests so neither the value nor
   its length leaks through timing. `/healthz` is the only route outside auth.
 - **Exposure**: the app is served on a public hostname behind Traefik, which
@@ -395,21 +395,25 @@ on the server and run with Docker Compose.
   `/data/foodster.db`, bind-mounted from `./data` on the host rather than
   kept in a named volume, so the file can be listed and copied without going
   through the container engine. Backup is `cp -r data`. Because the image
-  runs as UID 65534, compose sets `user:` from `FOODSTER_UID`/`FOODSTER_GID`
+  runs as UID 65534, compose sets `user:` from `PUID`/`PGID`
   to match whoever owns that directory. `restart: unless-stopped`.
 - **Configuration**, entirely through environment variables (see
   `.env.example`):
-  - `FOODSTER_REPO` and `FOODSTER_TAG` — image coordinates.
-  - `FOODSTER_PASSWORD` — the shared password. Required; the app refuses to
-    start without it.
-  - `FOODSTER_DB` — database file path, default `./data/foodster.db`. The
-    directory is created on startup if missing.
-  - `FOODSTER_UID` / `FOODSTER_GID` — host owner of `./data`.
+  Names carry no application prefix: the container namespaces them already.
+  - `REPO` and `TAG` — image coordinates.
+  - `PASSWORD` — the shared password. Required; the app refuses to start
+    without it.
+  - `DB` — database file path, default `./data/foodster.db`. The directory is
+    created on startup if missing.
+  - `ENV` — anything but `prod` is prefixed to the browser tab title, so a
+    dev instance open beside the real one can be told apart.
+  - `PUID` / `PGID` — host owner of `./data`. Not `UID`, which is read-only
+    in bash and would be replaced by the invoking shell's own value.
   - `TZ` — default `Europe/Helsinki`.
 - The registry hostname exists only in `.env`, which is gitignored, because
   §11 leaves open the possibility of publishing this repository.
 - **Routing**: Traefik on an external `traefik` network, matching on
-  `FOODSTER_HOST` and terminating TLS. The container publishes no ports —
+  `HOST` and terminating TLS. The container publishes no ports —
   doing so would put an unencrypted copy of the app on the host, bypassing
   the proxy. The hostname lives in `.env` rather than `compose.yaml`, so no
   infrastructure detail is committed.

README.md

@@ -173,13 +173,19 @@ Everything is environment variables. `.env` is gitignored; start from
 
 | Variable | Default | Purpose |
 |---|---|---|
-| `FOODSTER_PASSWORD` | *required* | Shared password. The app will not start without it. |
-| `FOODSTER_DB` | `./data/foodster.db` | SQLite file path; the directory is created if missing. |
-| `FOODSTER_UID` / `FOODSTER_GID` | `1000` | Host owner of `./data`, for the bind mount. |
+| `PASSWORD` | *required* | Shared password. The app will not start without it. |
+| `DB` | `./data/foodster.db` | SQLite file path; the directory is created if missing. |
+| `ENV` | `prod` | Anything else is prefixed to the tab title (`dev · Foodster`). |
+| `ADDR` | `:8080` | Listen address. Only useful for a second local instance. |
+| `PUID` / `PGID` | `1000` | Host owner of `./data`, for the bind mount. |
 | `TZ` | `Europe/Helsinki` | Used for every calendar-day calculation. |
-| `FOODSTER_REPO` | *required to build* | Image repository, no tag. |
-| `FOODSTER_TAG` | `latest` | Tag to run under compose. |
-| `FOODSTER_PORT` | `8080` | Host port to publish. |
+
+Names carry no prefix: the container gives them their own namespace already.
+`PUID`/`PGID` are the exception — `UID` is read-only in bash, so a value set
+in `.env` would be silently replaced by the invoking shell's own.
+| `REPO` | *required to build* | Image repository, no tag. |
+| `TAG` | `latest` | Tag to run under compose. |
+| `HOST` | *required to run* | Hostname Traefik routes to. |
 
 Set `TZ` in development too. Under UTC the date rolls over three hours late,
 which is exactly when dinner gets logged.
@@ -204,7 +210,7 @@ the container, so a backup is `cp -r data` and you can inspect the file with
 any sqlite client without going through the engine.
 
 That directory must exist and be owned by the user compose runs as — `make up`
-creates it, and `FOODSTER_UID`/`FOODSTER_GID` in `.env` tell the container who
+creates it, and `PUID`/`PGID` in `.env` tell the container who
 that is. Get them from `id -u` and `id -g`.
 
 If the app exits with `cannot open /data/foodster.db ... unable to open
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ bind-mount directory as root, and the container is not root:
 
 ```sh
 ls -ldn data                      # whose is it?
-sudo chown -R 1000:1000 data      # match FOODSTER_UID / FOODSTER_GID
+sudo chown -R 1000:1000 data      # match PUID / PGID
 docker compose restart
 ```
 
@@ -235,7 +241,7 @@ counting it would lock the household out for simply opening the app.
 address, meaning it arrived through the proxy. A client connecting directly
 could otherwise forge a new address per attempt and skip the limiter.
 
-**None of this replaces a strong `FOODSTER_PASSWORD`.** Rate limiting removes
+**None of this replaces a strong `PASSWORD`.** Rate limiting removes
 brute force as a practical route; it does not make a guessable password safe.
 
 ## Mockups

cmd/foodster/main.go

@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ var staticFS embed.FS
 // version is replaced at build time with the CalVer tag (see `make image`).
 var version = "dev"
 
+// envTag marks the browser tab of anything that is not production, so a dev
+// instance and the real one open side by side are told apart at a glance.
+// Empty in production, which is the default.
+var envTag string
+
+func setEnvTag(value string) {
+	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+	if value == "" || strings.EqualFold(value, "prod") || strings.EqualFold(value, "production") {
+		envTag = ""
+		return
+	}
+	// Whatever it says, so ENV=staging labels itself too.
+	envTag = strings.ToLower(value)
+}
+
 const (
 	listenAddr = ":8080"
 	defaultTZ  = "Europe/Helsinki"
@@ -55,7 +70,7 @@ func run() error {
 		"import a JSON dish bundle (PRD §7.3 shape) and exit")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	db, err := openDB(cmp.Or(os.Getenv("FOODSTER_DB"), defaultDB))
+	db, err := openDB(cmp.Or(os.Getenv("DB"), defaultDB))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -66,9 +81,9 @@ func run() error {
 		return runImport(db, *importPath)
 	}
 
-	password := os.Getenv("FOODSTER_PASSWORD")
+	password := os.Getenv("PASSWORD")
 	if password == "" {
-		return errors.New("FOODSTER_PASSWORD is not set")
+		return errors.New("PASSWORD is not set")
 	}
 
 	// Fail rather than fall back to UTC: a silently wrong zone shifts logged
@@ -79,9 +94,11 @@ func run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("TZ: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// The container always publishes :8080; FOODSTER_ADDR exists so tests and
-	// a second local instance can pick another port.
-	addr := cmp.Or(os.Getenv("FOODSTER_ADDR"), listenAddr)
+	setEnvTag(os.Getenv("ENV"))
+
+	// The container always publishes :8080; ADDR exists so tests and a second
+	// local instance can pick another port.
+	addr := cmp.Or(os.Getenv("ADDR"), listenAddr)
 
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              addr,

cmd/foodster/main_test.go

@@ -105,6 +105,29 @@ func TestReadSignals(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEnvTagMarksNonProduction(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Cleanup(func() { envTag = "" })
+
+	cases := []struct{ env, want string }{
+		// Production is the default and must stay unmarked: the tag exists to
+		// pick the dev tab out of two identical ones.
+		{"", "Foodster"},
+		{"prod", "Foodster"},
+		{"PRODUCTION", "Foodster"},
+		{"  ", "Foodster"},
+		{"dev", "dev · Foodster"},
+		{"DEV", "dev · Foodster"},
+		{"staging", "staging · Foodster"},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		setEnvTag(c.env)
+		if got := pageTitle("Foodster"); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("ENV=%q: title = %q, want %q", c.env, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMigrateCreatesSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	db, err := openDB(t.TempDir() + "/test.db")
 	if err != nil {

cmd/foodster/views.templ

@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ func categoryLabels(d Dish) string {
 	return strings.Join(names, ", ")
 }
 
+// pageTitle prefixes the tab title on any instance that is not production.
+// The tab is the only place a browser shows which of two identical apps you
+// are looking at.
+func pageTitle(title string) string {
+	if envTag == "" {
+		return title
+	}
+	return envTag + " · " + title
+}
+
 // countFI renders "1 pääruoka" but "16 pääruokaa": Finnish takes the partitive
 // after every number except one.
 func countFI(n int, one, many string) string {
@@ -130,7 +140,7 @@ templ page(title, current string) {
 			// header rather than butting against it.
 			<meta name="theme-color" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" content="#FFFFFF"/>
 			<meta name="theme-color" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" content="#1C1E22"/>
-			<title>{ title }</title>
+			<title>{ pageTitle(title) }</title>
 			<link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon.svg" type="image/svg+xml"/>
 			<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch-icon.png"/>
 			<!-- use-credentials: the manifest is fetched behind Basic auth and

compose.yaml

@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 services:
   app:
-    image: ${FOODSTER_REPO:?set FOODSTER_REPO in .env}:${FOODSTER_TAG:-latest}
+    image: ${REPO:?set REPO in .env}:${TAG:-latest}
     restart: unless-stopped
 
-    # The database is a bind mount, not a named volume: it sits in ./data on
-    # the host where it can be listed, copied and opened with any sqlite
-    # client. The image runs as UID 65534, so the container has to be told
-    # which host user owns that directory.
-    user: "${FOODSTER_UID:-1000}:${FOODSTER_GID:-1000}"
+    # A bind mount rather than a named volume: the database sits in ./data on
+    # the host, where it can be listed, copied and backed up without going
+    # through the container engine. The image runs as UID 65534, so the
+    # container has to be told which host user owns that directory.
+    #
+    # PUID/PGID rather than UID/GID: UID is a read-only variable in bash, so a
+    # value set here would be silently replaced by the invoking shell's own.
+    user: "${PUID:-1000}:${PGID:-1000}"
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data
 
     environment:
-      FOODSTER_PASSWORD: ${FOODSTER_PASSWORD:?set FOODSTER_PASSWORD in .env}
-      FOODSTER_DB: /data/foodster.db
+      PASSWORD: ${PASSWORD:?set PASSWORD in .env}
+      DB: /data/foodster.db
+      ENV: ${ENV:-prod}
       TZ: ${TZ:-Europe/Helsinki}
 
     # No published ports: Traefik reaches the container over the shared
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ services:
     labels:
       - traefik.enable=true
       - traefik.http.routers.foodster.entrypoints=websecure
-      - traefik.http.routers.foodster.rule=Host(`${FOODSTER_HOST:?set FOODSTER_HOST in .env}`)
+      - traefik.http.routers.foodster.rule=Host(`${HOST:?set HOST in .env}`)
       - traefik.http.routers.foodster.tls=true
       - traefik.http.services.foodster.loadbalancer.server.port=8080
       - traefik.docker.network=traefik

scripts/smoke.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ trap 'kill ${srv:-0} 2>/dev/null || true; rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
 
 go build -o "$tmp/foodster" ./cmd/foodster
 
-FOODSTER_PASSWORD="$pass" FOODSTER_DB="$tmp/smoke.db" FOODSTER_ADDR="$addr" \
+PASSWORD="$pass" DB="$tmp/smoke.db" ADDR="$addr" \
 	"$tmp/foodster" >"$tmp/server.log" 2>&1 &
 srv=$!
 
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ check "theme script is served" \
 
 home=$(curl -s -u ":$pass" "http://$addr/")
 check "the header carries the brand" "$home" "Foodster"
+# ENV is unset here, so this instance is production and unmarked.
+check "production tabs are not tagged" "$home" "<title>Foodster</title>"
 check "dark is the default without JavaScript" "$home" '<html lang="fi" data-theme="dark">'
 check "the theme toggle is present" "$home" "data-theme-toggle"
 check "both theme icons ship so CSS can pick one" "$home" 'class="i-moon"'