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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -36,6 +36,35 @@ Or from a checkout: `docker compose up -d` (see `docker-compose.yml`).
2. Attach a **volume** mounted at `/data`.
3. That's it — the server listens on Railway's `PORT` automatically.

### NixOS
Add this repository as a flake input and add the module to your configuration:
```nix
{
crosspoint-sync.url = "github:rogierknoester/crosspoint-sync";
crosspoint-sync.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
...
}: {
nixosConfigurations = {
myServer = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
...
modules = [
./configuration.nix
crosspoint-sync.nixosModules.crosspoint-sync
];
};
};
}
```
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Now you can enable it in your `configuration.nix`:
```nix
services.crosspoint-sync = {
enable = true;
port = 8080;
registration = true;
};
```

### Bare Node (≥ 22.13)

```sh
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33 changes: 33 additions & 0 deletions flake.nix
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{
description = "crosspoint-sync flake";

inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
};

outputs =
{
nixpkgs,
flake-utils,
...
}:
{
nixosModules = {
crosspoint-sync = import ./nix/module.nix;
};
}
// flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (
system:
let
pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
crosspoint-sync = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package.nix { };
in
{
packages = {
inherit crosspoint-sync;
default = crosspoint-sync;
};
}
);
}
120 changes: 120 additions & 0 deletions nix/module.nix
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{
pkgs,
lib,
config,
...
}:

let

cfg = config.services.crosspoint-sync;
crosspoint-sync = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix { };
in
with lib;
{

options.services.crosspoint-sync = {
enable = mkEnableOption "Enable crosspoint-sync server";

port = mkOption {
type = types.int;
description = "Port to run crosspoint-sync server on";
default = 8080;
};

dataDir = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = "Path to the folder containing all data";
default = "/var/lib/crosspoint-sync";
};

databaseFile = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = "Filename of the SQLite database in, in the dataDir";
default = "crosspoint.db";
};

registration = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
description = "Have registration enabled or not";
default = true;
};

tokenEncryptionKeyFile = mkOption {
type = types.nullOr types.str;
description = "Path to the secret that contains the encryption key";
};

authRateLimit = mkOption {
type = types.int;
description = "Per-IP limit on registrations";
default = 30;
};

user = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = "User to run crosspoint-sync with";
default = "crosspoint-sync";
};

group = mkOption {
type = types.str;
description = "Group to run crosspoint-sync with";
default = "crosspoint-sync";
};

};

config = mkIf cfg.enable {
systemd.services.crosspoint-sync = {
description = "crosspoint-sync server";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];

serviceConfig = {
Type = "simple";
ExecStart =
if (cfg.tokenEncryptionKeyFile != null) then
pkgs.writeShellScript "crosspoint-sync-credential-loader" ''
export TOKEN_ENC_KEY = $(cat ${cfg.tokenEncryptionKeyFile})
exec ${lib.getExe crosspoint-sync}
''
else
"${lib.getExe crosspoint-sync}";
Restart = "on-failure";

User = cfg.user;
Group = cfg.group;

ReadWritePaths = [ cfg.dataDir ];
StateDirectory = mkIf (cfg.dataDir == "/var/lib/crosspoint-sync") "crosspoint-sync";
ProtectSystem = "strict";
ProtectHome = true;
NoNewPrivileges = true;
PrivateDevices = true;
AmbientCapabilities = mkIf (cfg.port <= 1024) [ "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE" ];
};
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When using DynamicUser= in a systemd service, managing directory ownership and permissions requires understanding how systemd isolates these resources to prevent security issues related to UID/GID recycling [1][2]. Key mechanisms and best practices include: 1. Use Built-in Directory Directives Instead of using generic ReadWritePaths= to manage custom directory access, it is strongly recommended to use StateDirectory=, CacheDirectory=, and LogsDirectory= [1][2]. These directives handle directory creation and ownership automatically in a secure manner [1][3]. - Systemd creates these directories in private sub-paths (e.g., /var/lib/private/) which are inaccessible to other users, preventing other services from accessing files if a dynamic UID is reused [4][3][5]. - Systemd automatically manages ownership of these directories for the dynamic user assigned to your service [3][5]. 2. Ownership and Persistence - When DynamicUser= is active, systemd ensures these directories are owned by the service's current dynamic user [3][5]. - If the directory already exists, systemd may recursively change the ownership to match the current dynamic UID to ensure the service has access [3][6]. - As an optimization, if the directory is already owned by the correct user, systemd skips recursive changes to existing files, which helps with performance [3]. - To further aid efficiency, systemd attempts to reuse UIDs that already own these specified state/cache/log directories, minimizing the need for frequent recursive chown operations [7][8]. 3. Handling Custom Paths If you absolutely must use custom directories outside of the standard State/Cache/Logs structures: - You must use ReadWritePaths= to allow-list the directory access [1][2]. - Caution is required: because systemd does not automatically manage ownership for these arbitrary paths, you are responsible for ensuring the dynamic user has the necessary permissions. - Using BindPaths= or other manual workarounds to expose directories can bypass the security guarantees provided by DynamicUser= and is generally discouraged due to the risks of UID/GID recycling [1][2]. In summary, to avoid manual ownership management and security risks, define your service's data requirements using StateDirectory=, CacheDirectory=, or LogsDirectory=, and allow systemd to manage the underlying ownership and namespace mapping automatically [1][3][5].

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printf '%s\n' '--- module documentation and examples ---'
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module = Path("nix/module.nix").read_text()
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assert not re.search(r'^\s*(User|DynamicUser)\s*=', service, re.M)
assert 'ReadWritePaths = [ cfg.dataDir ];' in service
assert 'StateDirectory = mkIf (cfg.dataDir == "/var/lib/crosspoint-sync") "crosspoint-sync";' in service

source = Path("src/db/db.ts").read_text()
assert "fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(dbPath), { recursive: true });" in source
print("serviceConfig has no User/DynamicUser; it allow-lists cfg.dataDir.")
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Run the service with a non-root identity.

Set DynamicUser = true or configure a dedicated User. If dataDir is custom, provision it with permissions for that identity because ReadWritePaths does not set ownership.

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In `@nix/module.nix` around lines 61 - 72, Update the systemd service
configuration around serviceConfig to run crosspoint-sync under a non-root
identity by enabling DynamicUser or configuring a dedicated User. Ensure
cfg.dataDir, including custom paths, is provisioned with ownership and
permissions usable by that identity; retain the existing ReadWritePaths
restriction.


environment = {
PORT = builtins.toString cfg.port;
DATABASE_PATH = builtins.toString (lib.path.append (/. + cfg.dataDir) cfg.databaseFile);
REGISTRATION_DISABLED = if !cfg.registration then "true" else "false";
AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE = builtins.toString cfg.authRateLimit;
};

};

networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ cfg.port ];

users = {
users.crosspoint-sync = mkIf (cfg.user == "crosspoint-sync") {
description = "crosspoint-sync service user";
isSystemUser = true;
group = cfg.group;
};

groups.crosspoint-sync = mkIf (cfg.group == "crosspoint-sync") { };
};

};

}
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{ pkgs, lib }:

with pkgs;
buildNpmPackage {
pname = "crosspoint-sync";
version = "git";
src = ../.;

npmDeps = importNpmLock {
npmRoot = ../.;
};

npmConfigHook = importNpmLock.npmConfigHook;

buildPhase = ''
npm run build
'';

installPhase = ''
runHook preInstall
mkdir -p $out/lib $out/bin
cp -r package.json dist node_modules assets migrations $out/lib/
makeWrapper ${lib.getExe nodejs} $out/bin/crosspoint-sync \
--add-flags "$out/lib/dist/index.js"
runHook postInstall
'';

nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.makeWrapper ];

meta = {
description = "Lightweight KoSync Server for Syncing Crosspoint/CrossInk stats & progress";
homepage = "https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-sync";
mainProgram = "crosspoint-sync";
};
}
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