1# Production Configuration
2
3A complete Gordon configuration for production environments.
4
5## When to Use
6
7- Production deployments
8- Multiple applications
9- Services requiring databases
10
11## Configuration
12
13```toml
14# ~/.config/gordon/gordon.toml
15
16# Server settings
17[server]
18port = 8080                              # Cloudflare forwards 443 → 8080
19registry_port = 5000
20gordon_domain = "gordon.company.com"
21
22# Authentication with pass backend (recommended)
23[auth]
24enabled = true
25secrets_backend = "pass"
26token_secret = "gordon/auth/token_secret"
27
28# File-based logging with rotation
29[logging]
30level = "info"
31format = "json"
32
33[logging.file]
34enabled = true
35path = "~/.gordon/logs/gordon.log"
36max_size = 100
37max_backups = 10
38max_age = 90
39
40[logging.container_logs]
41enabled = true                           # enabled by default
42dir = "~/.gordon/logs/containers"
43max_size = 100
44max_backups = 10
45max_age = 90
46
47# Environment directory
48[env]
49dir = "~/.gordon/env"
50
51# Volume settings (all enabled by default)
52[volumes]
53auto_create = true
54prefix = "gordon"
55preserve = true
56
57# Network isolation for security
58[network_isolation]
59enabled = true
60network_prefix = "prod"
61
62# Application routes with pinned versions
63[routes]
64"app.company.com" = "company-app:v2.1.0"
65"api.company.com" = "company-api:v1.5.2"
66"admin.company.com" = "admin-panel:v1.0.1"
67"docs.company.com" = "company-docs:latest"
68
69# Network groups for shared services
70[network_groups]
71"backend" = ["app.company.com", "api.company.com"]
72
73# Service attachments
74[attachments]
75"backend" = ["company-redis:latest"]
76"app.company.com" = ["company-postgres:latest"]
77"api.company.com" = ["company-postgres:latest"]
78```
79
80## Setup Steps
81
82### 1. Install Pass
83
84```bash
85sudo apt install pass gnupg
86gpg --gen-key
87pass init your-gpg-key-id
88```
89
90### 2. Store Token Secret
91
92```bash
93# Generate random secret
94openssl rand -base64 32 | pass insert -m gordon/auth/token_secret
95```
96
97### 3. Generate CI Token
98
99```bash
100gordon auth token generate --subject ci-bot --scopes push,pull --expiry 0
101```
102
103### 4. Create Environment Files
104
105```bash
106# App environment
107cat > ~/.gordon/env/app_company_com.env <<EOF
108NODE_ENV=production
109PORT=3000
110DATABASE_URL=postgresql://company-postgres:5432/app
111DATABASE_PASSWORD=\${pass:company/db-password}
112REDIS_URL=redis://company-redis:6379
113EOF
114
115# API environment
116cat > ~/.gordon/env/api_company_com.env <<EOF
117NODE_ENV=production
118PORT=8080
119DATABASE_URL=postgresql://company-postgres:5432/api
120DATABASE_PASSWORD=\${pass:company/db-password}
121REDIS_URL=redis://company-redis:6379
122EOF
123```
124
125### 5. Configure Cloudflare
126
127| Type | Name | Content | Proxy |
128|------|------|---------|-------|
129| A | `app` | VPS IP | Yes |
130| A | `api` | VPS IP | Yes |
131| A | `admin` | VPS IP | Yes |
132| A | `registry` | VPS IP | Yes |
133
134### 6. Start Gordon
135
136```bash
137systemctl --user enable --now gordon
138```
139
140## Features Enabled
141
142| Feature | Status |
143|---------|--------|
144| Registry | Enabled |
145| Token Auth | Enabled |
146| File Logging | Enabled with rotation |
147| Container Logs | Enabled with rotation |
148| Network Isolation | Enabled |
149| Attachments | Configured |
150| Secrets (pass) | Enabled |
151
152## Deployment Workflow
153
154```bash
155# Build locally
156docker build -t company-app .
157
158# Tag with version
159docker tag company-app gordon.company.com/company-app:v2.2.0
160
161# Push to deploy
162docker push gordon.company.com/company-app:v2.2.0
163
164# Update config with new version
165vim ~/.config/gordon/gordon.toml
166# Change: "app.company.com" = "company-app:v2.2.0"
167
168# Reload to deploy
169gordon reload
170```
171
172## Related
173
174- [Minimal Configuration](./minimal.md)
175- [Secrets Configuration](/docs/config/secrets.md)
176- [Network Isolation](/docs/config/network-isolation.md)