## Implementation Complete ### Changes Made **Repository Configuration Files:** - .env.example: Replaced API_KEY with new auth env vars (ADMIN_USER, ADMIN_PASSWORD, SESSION_EXPIRY_DAYS) - docker-compose.yml: Updated backend environment to pass auth vars instead of API_KEY - frontend/.env.example: Removed NEXT_PUBLIC_API_KEY reference **Frontend Code Fixes:** - frontend/Dockerfile: Changed default NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL to empty string (relative URLs) - frontend/src/lib/api.ts: Changed to use ?? so empty string works for production - frontend/src/contexts/auth-context.tsx: Same fix for auth context API calls - frontend/src/components/rack-diagram-section.tsx: Updated to use Bearer token auth - frontend/src/app/settings/page.tsx: Updated to show session-based auth **Production Deployment:** - ~/setup/apc/.env: Added auth vars, removed API_KEY - ~/setup/apc/docker-compose.yml: Removed NEXT_PUBLIC_API_KEY build arg - ~/setup/apc/README.md: Updated documentation with auth section - /etc/caddy/apc.caddy: Added /auth/* route ### Verification - All 272 pytest tests pass - Backend creates admin user on startup - Web QA verified login flow works end-to-end - Dashboard loads after authentication

## QA PASSED See QA report document: 0d0e7599-3709-4a65-9491-c5390f455701 **All hypotheses tested - authentication flow verified working:** 1. Unauthenticated users redirected to /login - PASS 2. Login form renders correctly - PASS 3. No network errors (localhost:8000 issue resolved) - PASS 4. Credentials accepted, login successful - PASS 5. Dashboard loads with full content after login - PASS **Screenshots captured:** - /tmp/APC-32-step1-initial.png (login redirect) - /tmp/APC-32-step3-filled-form.png (credentials entered) - /tmp/APC-32-step5-dashboard.png (dashboard after login) The fix for the frontend API URL configuration is verified. End-to-end authentication works on https://apc.roboalch.com

## QA FAILED See QA report document: 948f7c6c-c76d-4ace-8086-c62f7caa11d6 **Critical Issue Found:** Frontend is configured to make API requests to `http://localhost:8000` instead of the production backend. **Evidence:** - Network request: `POST http://localhost:8000/auth/login` -> `net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED` - Error displayed: "Failed to fetch" **Root Cause:** Production `~/setup/apc/docker-compose.yml` has empty `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=` build arg, causing frontend to fall back to default localhost URL. **Backend is working correctly** - direct curl to `https://apc.roboalch.com/auth/login` returns valid auth token. **Required Fix:** 1. Set `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://apc.roboalch.com` in ~/setup/apc/docker-compose.yml build args 2. Rebuild frontend: `docker compose build --no-cache frontend` 3. Restart: `docker compose up -d frontend` Returning to in-progress for configuration fix.

## Feature Triage Re-assessed (2025-12-23) **Status:** PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED - Ready for implementation **Progress Since Last Triage:** - ✅ `app/main.py` now correctly calls `create_user_from_env()` during lifespan startup - ❌ All configuration/deployment files still reference legacy API_KEY **Remaining Work (Configuration Only - No Code Changes):** | File | Action Required | |------|-----------------| | `.env.example` | Replace API_KEY with ADMIN_USER, ADMIN_PASSWORD, SESSION_EXPIRY_DAYS | | `docker-compose.yml` | Update backend env vars, remove API_KEY | | `frontend/.env.example` | Remove NEXT_PUBLIC_API_KEY reference | | `~/setup/apc/.env` | Replace API_KEY with auth credentials | | `~/setup/apc/docker-compose.yml` | Remove NEXT_PUBLIC_API_KEY from frontend build args | | `~/setup/apc/README.md` | Document new session-based auth | **Complexity:** LOW - Pure configuration changes, no code needed **Auth Code Status:** 100% complete (backend + frontend) See detailed triage report: `/tmp/triage-APC-32.md`

## Feature Triage Complete **Status:** PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED **Summary:** The authentication system code is fully implemented (APC-25/26/27/29), but deployment configuration has not been updated to use it. The main gap is: 1. create_user_from_env() is never called during app startup - no admin user gets created 2. Environment files still reference old API_KEY instead of new auth vars 3. Docker compose files don't pass auth env vars 4. README documents API key auth instead of session-based auth **Implementation Location:** - app/main.py - Add create_user_from_env() call in lifespan - .env.example / docker-compose.yml - Update env vars - ~/setup/apc/* - Production deployment files - ~/setup/apc/README.md - Documentation **Complexity:** LOW - Configuration changes only, no new feature code needed **Critical:** The lifespan startup must call create_user_from_env() after init_db() for auth to work. See triage report: /tmp/triage-APC-32.md