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Each linked overlay gets a checkbox on the blueprint detail page that opts
its server.cfg in as exec server_overlay_<id>. The web app builds the
spec with {path, alias} per overlay and prepends exec server_overlay_<id>
lines to the blueprint config in lowest-overlay-first order. The host
stages those copies in the overlayfs upper layer before mounting (avoids
copy-up writes against a sandbox-uid file). A live preview block above the
Config textarea shows what gets auto-executed.
Schema:
- alembic 0007: BlueprintOverlay.expose_server_cfg BOOLEAN
Spec contract:
- l4d2host OverlayRef(path, alias?). load_spec accepts both bare-string
and {path, alias} entries.
Side effects folded in (same file in l4d2_facade):
- start_server auto-initializes; the manual Initialize step is no longer
needed before Start.
- initialize_server no longer runs blueprint builders — builds happen on
overlay save, not on every server Start.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| __init__.py | ||
| alembic.ini | ||
| app.py | ||
| auth.py | ||
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l4d2-web-app
Flask web app for managing L4D2 servers through user-private blueprints.
Key v1 behaviors
- Local username/password login; no public signup
- Admin-managed overlay catalog
- Private blueprints per user
- Server creation from blueprints (live-linked; no per-server blueprint overrides)
- Async job model with persisted command logs in
job_logs - Desired vs actual state model
- Live logs for jobs and servers via SSE endpoints
- Host operations go through
l4d2ctlvia a local host command runner, not directl4d2hostimports
Frontend constraints
- Server-rendered templates (Jinja)
- Vendored HTMX (
static/vendor/htmx.min.js) - Custom CSS only
- Tokenized, consistent link and accent colors
Development
python3 -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/pip install -e .
.venv/bin/pytest tests -q
Configuration
The web app reads these settings from the environment:
DATABASE_URL: SQLAlchemy database URL, for examplesqlite:////var/lib/left4me/left4me.db.SECRET_KEY: Flask secret key used for sessions and CSRF-sensitive state.JOB_WORKER_THREADS: number of background job worker threads.
In the systemd deployment, environment is loaded from /etc/left4me/host.env and /etc/left4me/web.env.
Admin Bootstrap
Create the first admin account with the Flask CLI. Provide the password through LEFT4ME_ADMIN_PASSWORD:
LEFT4ME_ADMIN_PASSWORD='change-me' flask create-user <username> --admin