Configuration Reference
Complete configuration reference with all options and their default values.
Full Configuration Example
# =============================================================================
# SERVER
# =============================================================================
[server]
port = 80 # HTTP proxy port
registry_port = 5000 # Container registry port
gordon_domain = "" # Required: Gordon domain (registry + API)
data_dir = "~/.gordon" # Data directory (varies by install type)
# =============================================================================
# AUTHENTICATION (required - Gordon won't start without credentials configured)
# =============================================================================
[auth]
enabled = true # Enable registry authentication (default: true)
secrets_backend = "unsafe" # "pass", "sops", or "unsafe"
token_secret = "" # Path in secrets backend to JWT signing key (REQUIRED)
token_expiry = "720h" # Token expiry duration (720h = 30 days)
# Optional: enable password authentication (for interactive login)
# username = "" # Username for password auth
# password_hash = "" # Path in secrets backend to bcrypt hash
# =============================================================================
# API (applies to both Registry and Admin endpoints)
# =============================================================================
[api.rate_limit]
enabled = true # Enable rate limiting (default: true)
global_rps = 500 # Max requests/second globally
per_ip_rps = 50 # Max requests/second per client IP
burst = 100 # Burst size for rate limiters
trusted_proxies = [] # IPs/CIDRs trusted to set X-Forwarded-For
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# LOGGING
# =============================================================================
[logging]
level = "info" # "debug", "info", "warn", "error"
format = "console" # "console" or "json"
[logging.file]
enabled = false # Enable file logging
path = "" # Log file path (default: {data_dir}/logs/gordon.log)
max_size = 100 # Max size in MB before rotation
max_backups = 3 # Number of old files to keep
max_age = 28 # Days to keep old files
[logging.container_logs]
enabled = true # Enable container log collection
dir = "" # Log directory (default: {data_dir}/container-logs)
max_size = 100 # Max size in MB before rotation
max_backups = 3 # Number of old files to keep
max_age = 28 # Days to keep old files
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# ENVIRONMENT
# =============================================================================
[env]
dir = "" # Env files directory (default: {data_dir}/env)
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# DEPLOYMENT
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[deploy]
pull_policy = "if-tag-changed" # "always", "if-tag-changed", "never"
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# AUTO-ROUTE
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[auto_route]
enabled = false # Create routes from image labels automatically
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# NETWORK ISOLATION
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[network_isolation]
enabled = false # Enable per-app Docker networks
network_prefix = "gordon" # Prefix for created networks
dns_suffix = ".internal" # DNS suffix for internal resolution
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# VOLUMES
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[volumes]
auto_create = true # Auto-create volumes from Dockerfile VOLUME
prefix = "gordon" # Volume name prefix
preserve = true # Keep volumes when containers are removed
# =============================================================================
# ROUTES
# =============================================================================
[routes]
# "domain.com" = "image:tag"
# "http://insecure.domain.com" = "image:tag" # HTTP-only (no HTTPS redirect)
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# EXTERNAL ROUTES
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[external_routes]
# "domain.com" = "host:port" # Proxy to non-container services
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# NETWORK GROUPS
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[network_groups]
# "group-name" = ["domain1.com", "domain2.com"]
# =============================================================================
# ATTACHMENTS
# =============================================================================
[attachments]
# "domain-or-group" = ["image1:tag", "image2:tag"]
Default Values Summary
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
server.port |
80 |
HTTP proxy port |
server.registry_port |
5000 |
Container registry port |
server.gordon_domain |
"" |
Required - Gordon domain |
server.data_dir |
~/.gordon |
Data directory |
auth.enabled |
true |
Enable authentication |
auth.secrets_backend |
"unsafe" |
Secrets storage |
auth.token_expiry |
"720h" |
30 days |
api.rate_limit.enabled |
true |
Enable rate limiting |
api.rate_limit.global_rps |
500 |
Global requests/second |
api.rate_limit.per_ip_rps |
50 |
Per-IP requests/second |
api.rate_limit.burst |
100 |
Burst size |
api.rate_limit.trusted_proxies |
[] |
IPs/CIDRs trusted for X-Forwarded-For |
logging.level |
"info" |
Log level |
logging.format |
"console" |
Log format |
logging.file.enabled |
false |
File logging disabled |
logging.file.max_size |
100 |
100 MB |
logging.file.max_backups |
3 |
Keep 3 old files |
logging.file.max_age |
28 |
28 days |
logging.container_logs.enabled |
true |
Container logs enabled |
logging.container_logs.max_size |
100 |
100 MB |
logging.container_logs.max_backups |
3 |
Keep 3 old files |
logging.container_logs.max_age |
28 |
28 days |
deploy.pull_policy |
"if-tag-changed" |
Pull on tag change |
auto_route.enabled |
false |
Auto-route disabled |
network_isolation.enabled |
false |
Isolation disabled |
network_isolation.network_prefix |
"gordon" |
Network prefix |
network_isolation.dns_suffix |
".internal" |
DNS suffix |
volumes.auto_create |
true |
Auto-create volumes |
volumes.prefix |
"gordon" |
Volume prefix |
volumes.preserve |
true |
Keep volumes |
Environment Variables
All configuration options can be set via environment variables using the pattern:
GORDON_<SECTION>_<KEY>=value
Examples:
GORDON_SERVER_PORT=8080
GORDON_SERVER_GORDON_DOMAIN=gordon.example.com
GORDON_AUTH_ENABLED=true
GORDON_LOGGING_LEVEL=debug
GORDON_NETWORK_ISOLATION_ENABLED=true
Nested keys use underscores:
GORDON_LOGGING_FILE_ENABLED=true
GORDON_LOGGING_FILE_MAX_SIZE=200
GORDON_LOGGING_CONTAINER_LOGS_ENABLED=false
Security Environment Variables
These special environment variables take priority over config file values:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
GORDON_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET |
JWT signing secret (avoids storing secret on disk) |
Example:
export GORDON_AUTH_TOKEN_SECRET="your-secure-32-char-secret-here"
gordon serve
Pull Policy Options
| Value | Behavior |
|---|---|
"always" |
Always pull image before deploying |
"if-tag-changed" |
Pull only if image tag differs from running container |
"never" |
Never pull, use local image only |
Secrets Backend Options
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
"pass" |
Unix password manager (recommended for production) |
"sops" |
Mozilla SOPS encrypted files |
"unsafe" |
Plain text files (development only) |
Log Level Options
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
"debug" |
Verbose debugging information |
"info" |
General operational information |
"warn" |
Warning conditions |
"error" |
Error conditions only |