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Symptom: after any commit / deploy on this box, the WebUI would log
users out ~60 seconds after they logged back in. Looked like a
short session timeout; was actually the auth file being deleted.
Cause: my recent update.sh change added --delete to the frontend
rsync so source-tree file removals propagate to the live install.
Excludes only protected data/. .auth.json sits at the top of
frontend/ (never in the source repo — it's the persisted credentials
+ JWT secret), so --delete nuked it on every deploy. The next
container start regenerated it with a fresh secret; all existing
cookies (signed with the old secret) became invalid. The dashboard's
60-second auto-refresh hits /data/system/*.json which is auth-gated,
gets 401, and the global 401 interceptor in auth-manager.js shows
the re-login overlay. Hence 'logged out after 60 seconds'.
Fix: extend the rsync exclude list with:
--exclude '.*' (any top-level dotfile — covers .auth.json
and future runtime state of the same shape)
--exclude '*.lock' (lockfiles like setup.lock if any ever land
outside data/)
--exclude '*.bak' (backup files from manual edits)
data/ exclude kept. JWT lifetime stays at 30 days as designed.
Also: feat(webui): icon on the 'Open Locations' button in the
backup → Migrate tab's empty state. Matches the location-pin icon
used by the sidebar's Locations entry so the visual carries over
when the user clicks through.
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
LibrePortal
Your own private corner of the internet — free, open, and yours.
LibrePortal is a self-hosted platform for running the apps you rely on, on your own server: one-click installs, a reverse proxy with automatic SSL, rootless Docker, optional VPN routing, and a clean web dashboard to manage it all.
⚠️ v0.1.0 — early days. Expect rough edges while things settle.
Why LibrePortal
Too many services today treat your data as theirs to take — quietly overstepping boundaries that should never have been crossed. LibrePortal grew out of frustration with that: it's a way to run the apps you depend on on your own server, where your data stays yours. Privacy here isn't a feature to toggle — it's the whole point.
Free & open — forever
The entire platform is free software under the GNU AGPLv3. Self-host it and you get everything — every feature, no paywalls, no telemetry. See our Promise for exactly what that means.
What you get
- 📦 One-click self-hosted apps (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, Gitea, …)
- 🔀 Traefik reverse proxy + automatic Let's Encrypt SSL
- 🔒 Rootless Docker, CrowdSec, sane security defaults
- 🛡️ Optional VPN routing (gluetun) for any app
- 🖥️ A web dashboard to install, configure, back up, and monitor everything
Quick start
curl -fsSL https://get.libreportal.org/install.sh | sudo bash
This installs a versioned, checksum-verified release (Debian/Ubuntu, root). Put
data on separate disks with --system-dir= / --containers-dir= / --backups-dir=.
The
get.libreportal.orghost is still being set up — until it's live, build a release and install from it locally (see the docs below).
Documentation
- docs/USER.md — install, place data on separate disks/drives, update, back up, uninstall.
- docs/DEVELOPMENT.md — run a dev copy, cut stable/edge releases, and test them before publishing.
LibrePortal Connect (optional)
Self-hosting is free and complete. If you'd rather not fiddle with the tricky parts — like reaching your server from your phone, or keeping off-site backups — LibrePortal Connect will handle them for you. Here's the catch that makes us different: we work like a courier carrying a sealed box. We move your data between your devices and store backup copies, but it stays locked and you hold the only key — we can't open it, and we never run your apps for you. Everything we offer, you can also set up yourself for free. Our Promise spells out exactly where that line sits.
Contributing
PRs welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md. We use a lightweight
DCO sign-off (git commit -s), no CLA.
Acknowledgments
LibrePortal has been built from scratch since 2023. Its spark of inspiration
was a small installer script from Brian McGonagill (OpenSourceIsAwesome):
gitlab.com/bmcgonag/docker_installs.
From that seed it grew start to finish — refined, extended, and refactored
into the platform it is today.
License
GNU AGPLv3. What's open stays open.