Merge pull request #53 from cpfarhood/feat/helm-github-pages

feat: switch Helm repo to GitHub Pages

.claude/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "enabledPlugins": {
+    "voltagent-dev-exp@voltagent-subagents": true,
+    "voltagent-lang@voltagent-subagents": true
+  }
+}

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
   "enabledMcpjsonServers": [
     "kubernetes",
     "flux",
-    "playwright"
+    "playwright",
-  ]
+    "github",
+    "pgtuner",
+    "fetch",
+    "sequentialthinking"
+  ],
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(git add .claude/settings.local.json .claude/settings.json && git commit -m \"$\\(cat <<'EOF'\nchore: update Claude Code settings and enable voltagent plugins\n\nAdd fetch and sequentialthinking MCP servers to allowed list, and enable\nvoltagent dev-exp and lang subagent plugins.\n\nCo-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>\nEOF\n\\)\" && git status)"
+    ]
+  }
 }

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ Use this for all version releases:
 - ✅ Updates chart version
 - ✅ Creates git tag
 - ✅ Builds Docker image with all proper tags
-- ✅ Publishes Helm chart to GHCR
+- ✅ Publishes Helm chart to GitHub Pages (`https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer`)
 - ✅ Creates GitHub Release with changelog
-- ✅ No more `[skip ci]` blocking builds!
 
 ### 2️⃣ For Quick Fixes → **Quick Fix Build**
 Use this for emergency fixes without version changes:
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ Use this for emergency fixes without version changes:
 
 ### 3️⃣ Automatic CI → **Build and Push**
 Runs automatically on:
+- Pushes to `main` (builds and pushes; skipped for release commits via `[skip ci]`)
 - Pull requests (builds but doesn't push)
-- Tags starting with `v*` (builds and pushes)
 - Manual trigger available
 
 ## Workflow Files
@@ -90,5 +89,5 @@ gh run watch
 ### After (Simple! 🎉)
 - **3 total workflows** (down from 6+)
 - **1 button** for complete releases
-- **No more `[skip ci]`** blocking builds
+- Release builds its own Docker image — `[skip ci]` on the version commit prevents duplicate CI builds
 - **Clear separation** of concerns

.github/workflows/build-and-push.yaml

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    tags:
+      - 'feature/serverless-*'  # Build development images for serverless features
-      - 'v*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -46,11 +45,10 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             type=ref,event=branch
             type=ref,event=pr
-            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
-            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
-            type=semver,pattern={{major}}
             type=sha,prefix=sha-
             type=raw,value=latest,enable={{is_default_branch}}
+            # Development tags for serverless features
+            type=raw,value=2.0.0-dev,enable=${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/feature/serverless-2.0.0' }}
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -62,3 +60,48 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           platforms: linux/amd64
+
+  # Build routing proxy image for serverless features
+  build-routing-proxy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only build routing proxy for serverless feature branches
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/feature/serverless-2.0.0' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata for routing proxy
+        id: meta-proxy
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy
+          tags: |
+            type=raw,value=latest
+            type=raw,value=2.0.0-dev
+            type=sha,prefix=sha-
+
+      - name: Build and push routing proxy image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: ./serverless/routing-proxy
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta-proxy.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta-proxy.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          platforms: linux/amd64

.github/workflows/release-unified.yaml

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
-        description: 'Version to release (e.g., 0.1.25)'
+        description: 'Explicit version (e.g., 1.2.3). Leave blank to auto-increment.'
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
       release_type:
-        description: 'Release type'
+        description: 'Release type (used when version is blank)'
         required: true
         default: 'patch'
         type: choice
@@ -49,37 +49,34 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine Version
         id: version
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" != "" ]; then
+          INPUT_VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          if [ -n "$INPUT_VERSION" ]; then
+            VERSION="$INPUT_VERSION"
           else
-            # Auto-determine next version based on release type
+            # Auto-increment based on release_type
             CURRENT=$(grep '^version:' chart/Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
-            MAJOR=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f1)
+            # Strip any pre-release suffix (e.g., 2.0.0-dev -> 2.0.0)
-            MINOR=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f2)
+            CURRENT=$(echo "$CURRENT" | sed 's/-.*//')
-            PATCH=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f3)
+            MAJOR=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f1)
+            MINOR=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f2)
+            PATCH=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f3)
 
             case "${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}" in
-              major)
+              major) VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0" ;;
-                VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0"
+              minor) VERSION="${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0" ;;
-                ;;
+              patch) VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))" ;;
-              minor)
-                VERSION="${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0"
-                ;;
-              patch)
-                VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))"
-                ;;
             esac
           fi
 
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "tag=v${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "🚀 Releasing version ${VERSION}"
+          echo "Releasing version ${VERSION}"
 
       - name: Update Chart Version
         run: |
           sed -i "s/^version: .*/version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/" chart/Chart.yaml
           git add chart/Chart.yaml
-          git commit -m "chore: release version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git diff --quiet --staged || git commit -m "chore(release): ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} [skip ci]"
 
       - name: Create and Push Tag
         run: |
@@ -107,27 +104,69 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           platforms: linux/amd64
 
-      - name: Package Helm Chart
+      - name: Publish Helm Chart to GitHub Pages
         run: |
-          helm registry login ghcr.io \
-            --username ${{ github.actor }} \
-            --password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           helm package chart/
-          helm push devcontainer-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tgz oci://ghcr.io/cpfarhood/charts
+          CHART_TGZ="devcontainer-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tgz"
 
-      - name: Generate Release Notes
+          # Set up gh-pages in a temporary directory
-        id: notes
+          PAGES_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+          if git ls-remote --heads origin gh-pages | grep -q gh-pages; then
+            # gh-pages exists — shallow clone just that branch
+            git clone --single-branch --branch gh-pages \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" \
+              "$PAGES_DIR"
+          else
+            # First time — initialize gh-pages
+            git init "$PAGES_DIR"
+            git -C "$PAGES_DIR" checkout --orphan gh-pages
+            git -C "$PAGES_DIR" remote add origin \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+            cat > "$PAGES_DIR/index.html" <<'HTMLEOF'
+          <!DOCTYPE html>
+          <html>
+          <head><title>Dev Container Helm Chart Repository</title></head>
+          <body>
+          <h1>Dev Container Helm Chart Repository</h1>
+          <p>Add this repository to Helm:</p>
+          <pre>helm repo add devcontainer https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer</pre>
+          <p>Install the chart:</p>
+          <pre>helm install mydev devcontainer/devcontainer --set name=mydev</pre>
+          </body>
+          </html>
+          HTMLEOF
+          fi
+
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          # Copy chart package and rebuild index
+          cp "$CHART_TGZ" "$PAGES_DIR/"
+          if [ -f "$PAGES_DIR/index.yaml" ]; then
+            helm repo index "$PAGES_DIR" --url https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer --merge "$PAGES_DIR/index.yaml"
+          else
+            helm repo index "$PAGES_DIR" --url https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer
+          fi
+
+          # Commit and push
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" add .
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" commit -m "Publish chart ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" push origin gh-pages
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          # Get commits since last tag
+          # Build release notes
           PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           if [ -z "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
             COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" HEAD)
           else
-            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" ${PREV_TAG}..HEAD)
+            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" "${PREV_TAG}..HEAD")
           fi
 
-          cat << EOF > release-notes.md
+          cat > release-notes.md <<EOF
-          ## 🚀 Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          ## Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
 
           ### Changes
           ${COMMITS}
@@ -139,21 +178,12 @@ jobs:
 
           ### Helm Chart
           \`\`\`bash
-          helm install devcontainer oci://ghcr.io/cpfarhood/charts/devcontainer --version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          helm repo add devcontainer https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer
+          helm repo update
+          helm install mydev devcontainer/devcontainer --version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} --set name=mydev
           \`\`\`
           EOF
 
-          echo "notes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          gh release create "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" \
-          cat release-notes.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            --title "Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" \
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            --notes-file release-notes.md
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          body: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      packages: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Helm
-        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
-
-      - name: Extract version from tag
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
-          VERSION=${TAG#v}
-          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "🚀 Creating release for ${TAG}"
-
-      - name: Package and Push Helm Chart
-        run: |
-          helm registry login ghcr.io \
-            --username ${{ github.actor }} \
-            --password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          helm package chart/
-          helm push devcontainer-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tgz oci://ghcr.io/cpfarhood/charts
-
-      - name: Generate Release Notes
-        id: notes
-        run: |
-          # Get commits since last tag
-          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-          if [ -z "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
-            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }})
-          else
-            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" ${PREV_TAG}..${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }})
-          fi
-
-          cat << EOF > release-notes.md
-          ## 🚀 Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-
-          ### Changes
-          ${COMMITS}
-
-          ### Docker Image
-          \`\`\`bash
-          docker pull ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          \`\`\`
-
-          ### Helm Chart
-          \`\`\`bash
-          helm install devcontainer oci://ghcr.io/cpfarhood/charts/devcontainer --version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          \`\`\`
-          EOF
-
-          echo "notes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          cat release-notes.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          body: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false

CLAUDE.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 The Dev Container is a Docker-based cloud development environment that provides:
 - Web-based GUI IDE (VSCode/Antigravity) via VNC on port 5800
 - Claude Code, Happy Coder, OpenCode, and Crush AI coding agents (terminal-based)
+- Built-in web file manager for uploading/downloading files (optional, via `fileManager.enabled`)
 - Automatic GitHub repository cloning on startup
 - Kubernetes-native deployment with persistent home storage
 - MCP (Model Context Protocol) sidecars for AI assistant integrations
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ Container start
 
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| `Dockerfile` | Image definition — installs Chrome, Node.js, VSCode, Claude Code, Happy Coder, OpenCode, Crush; creates non-root user (UID 1000) |
+| `Dockerfile` | Image definition — installs Chrome, Node.js, VSCode, Helm, Claude Code, Happy Coder, OpenCode, Crush; creates non-root user (UID 1000) |
 | `scripts/init-repo.sh` | Configures git credentials, clones GitHub repo |
 | `scripts/startapp.sh` | Calls init-repo.sh then opens VSCode in the workspace |
 | `chart/` | Helm chart for Kubernetes deployment |
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ Container start
 | `chart/templates/pvc.yaml` | PersistentVolumeClaim for user home |
 | `chart/templates/service.yaml` | ClusterIP Service (VNC + optional SSH) |
 | `chart/values.yaml` | Default Helm values |
-| `.mcp.json` | MCP server connection config (GitHub Copilot, Kubernetes, Flux, Playwright, pgtuner) |
+| `.mcp.json` | MCP server connection config (GitHub Copilot, Kubernetes, Flux, Fetch, Sequential Thinking, Playwright, pgtuner) |
 | `Makefile` | Build/deploy automation |
 
 ### MCP Sidecars
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers run as sidecar containers in the pod, enabl
 |---------|-------|---------|------|----------|---------|
 | `kubernetes-mcp` | `quay.io/containers/kubernetes_mcp_server` | v0.0.57 | 8080 | `http://localhost:8080/sse` | Enabled |
 | `flux-mcp` | `ghcr.io/controlplaneio-fluxcd/flux-operator-mcp` | v0.41.1 | 8081 | `http://localhost:8081/sse` | Enabled |
+| `fetch-mcp` | `mcp/fetch` | latest | 8082 | `http://localhost:8082/sse` | Enabled |
+| `sequentialthinking-mcp` | `mcp/sequentialthinking` | latest | 8083 | `http://localhost:8083/sse` | Enabled |
 | `homeassistant-mcp` | `ghcr.io/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp` | stable | 8087 | `http://localhost:8087/sse` | Disabled |
 | `pgtuner-mcp` | `dog830228/pgtuner_mcp` | latest | 8085 | `http://localhost:8085/sse` | Disabled |
 | `playwright-mcp` | `mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp` | latest | 8086 | `http://localhost:8086/sse` | Enabled |
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers run as sidecar containers in the pod, enabl
 - GitHub MCP is accessed via the Copilot API (`https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/`), not as a sidecar
 - Kubernetes and Flux sidecars require `clusterAccess` != `none` to be deployed (they need RBAC permissions)
 - Kubernetes and Flux sidecars inherit the pod's ServiceAccount RBAC permissions
+- Fetch sidecar provides web content fetching capabilities and HTML to markdown conversion
+- Sequential thinking sidecar enables structured thinking and problem-solving processes
 - Home Assistant sidecar requires `HOMEASSISTANT_URL` and `HOMEASSISTANT_TOKEN` in the env secret
 - PostgreSQL tuner sidecar requires `DATABASE_URI` in the env secret (PostgreSQL connection string)
 - Playwright sidecar provides browser automation and web testing capabilities
@@ -112,6 +117,10 @@ mcp:
       enabled: false
     flux:
       enabled: false
+    fetch:
+      enabled: false
+    sequentialthinking:
+      enabled: false
     homeassistant:
       enabled: false
     pgtuner:
@@ -126,6 +135,10 @@ mcp:
       enabled: true  # Keep Kubernetes MCP enabled
     flux:
       enabled: false # Disable Flux MCP
+    fetch:
+      enabled: true  # Enable Fetch MCP for web content fetching
+    sequentialthinking:
+      enabled: true  # Enable Sequential Thinking MCP for problem-solving
     homeassistant:
       enabled: true  # Enable Home Assistant MCP (requires secrets)
     pgtuner:
@@ -171,18 +184,22 @@ helm install my-devcontainer ./chart -f custom-values.yaml
 - `USER_ID` / `GROUP_ID` — Override UID/GID (default 1000)
 - `HAPPY_SERVER_URL` / `HAPPY_WEBAPP_URL` — Custom Happy Coder endpoints
 - `HAPPY_HOME_DIR` / `HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL`
+- `WEB_FILE_MANAGER` — Set to `1` to enable the built-in web file manager (controlled via `fileManager.enabled` in Helm values)
+- `WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS` — Paths accessible by the file manager (default: `/workspace,/config`)
+- `WEB_FILE_MANAGER_DENIED_PATHS` — Paths to deny access to (takes precedence over allowed)
 
 ### CI/CD
 
 - **`build-and-push.yaml`** — Builds and pushes to GHCR on every push to `main`, version tags (`v*`), and PRs. Tags: `latest` (main), semver, branch name, commit SHA.
-- **`release.yaml`** — Creates a GitHub Release with docker pull instructions when a version tag is pushed.
+- **`release-unified.yaml`** — Manual release workflow: bumps chart version, builds Docker image, publishes Helm chart to GitHub Pages (`https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer`), and creates GitHub Release.
 - **`dependabot.yml`** — Weekly updates for GitHub Actions and Docker base image.
 
 Image registry: `ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer`
+Helm repo: `https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer`
 
 ## Kubernetes Notes
 
-- Deployed via Helm chart (`chart/`), published as OCI artifact to GHCR, reconciled by Flux
+- Deployed via Helm chart (`chart/`), published to GitHub Pages Helm repo, reconciled by Flux
 - Storage class is `ceph-filesystem` by default — change via `storage.className` in values
 - Resource limits: 1–4 CPU, 2–8Gi memory
 - Health checks (liveness/readiness probes) on port 5800

Dockerfile

@@ -72,9 +72,17 @@ RUN OPENCODE_VERSION=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/opencode-ai/opencod
 
 # Install Crush AI coding agent (OpenCode successor by Charm)
 RUN CRUSH_VERSION=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/charmbracelet/crush/releases/latest | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's/^v//') && \
-    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/releases/download/v${CRUSH_VERSION}/crush_${CRUSH_VERSION}_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz" | \
+    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/charmbracelet/crush/releases/download/v${CRUSH_VERSION}/crush_${CRUSH_VERSION}_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz" -o /tmp/crush.tar.gz && \
-    tar -xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin "crush_${CRUSH_VERSION}_Linux_x86_64/crush" && \
+    tar -xzf /tmp/crush.tar.gz -C /tmp && \
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/crush
+    mv /tmp/crush_${CRUSH_VERSION}_Linux_x86_64/crush /usr/local/bin/crush && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/crush && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/crush*
+
+# Install Helm CLI for Kubernetes chart management
+ARG HELM_VERSION=3.17.1
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v${HELM_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz" | \
+    tar -xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin linux-amd64/helm && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/helm
 
 # Install VSCode
 RUN wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg && \
@@ -89,10 +97,26 @@ RUN mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings && \
       gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/keyrings/antigravity-repo-key.gpg && \
     echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/antigravity-repo-key.gpg] https://us-central1-apt.pkg.dev/projects/antigravity-auto-updater-dev/ antigravity-debian main" \
       > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antigravity.list && \
+    # Clear package cache to force fresh repository data
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y antigravity && \
+    # Show available versions for debugging
+    apt-cache policy antigravity && \
+    # Install latest version
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends antigravity && \
+    # Display installed version
+    dpkg -l | grep antigravity && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Pre-configure Antigravity to skip onboarding/setup on first run
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/skel/.config/antigravity/User/globalStorage && \
+    echo '{"antigravityUnifiedStateSync.seenNuxOneTimeMigration": true, "antigravityUnifiedStateSync.browserOnboarding.completed": true, "antigravityUnifiedStateSync.hasOnboardingCompleted": true, "browserOnboarding.hasSeenWelcome": true, "antigravityUnifiedStateSync.browserPreferences.hasAddedLocalhostToAllowlist": true, "antigravityUnifiedStateSync.oauthToken.hasLegacyMigrated": true, "antigravityUnifiedStateSync.auth.tokenSyncEnabled": true, "antigravityUnifiedStateSync.auth.cloudSyncEnabled": true, "theme": "vs-dark"}' \
+      > /etc/skel/.config/antigravity/User/globalStorage/storage.json && \
+    echo '{"workbench.startupEditor": "none", "workbench.welcomePage.walkthroughs.openOnInstall": false, "workbench.tips.enabled": false, "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true, "telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off", "update.mode": "none", "extensions.autoUpdate": false, "extensions.autoCheckUpdates": false, "workbench.enableExperiments": true, "workbench.settings.enableNaturalLanguageSearch": true, "antigravity.onboarding.completed": true, "antigravity.browserOnboarding.completed": true, "antigravity.setup.completed": true, "antigravity.ai.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.autoComplete.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.chat.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.codeActions.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.explainCode.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.generateCode.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.optimizeCode.enabled": true, "antigravity.ai.autoSuggest.enabled": true, "antigravity.telemetry.crashReporter": "on", "antigravity.ai.acceptTerms": true, "antigravity.auth.syncState": true, "antigravity.auth.enableTokenSync": true, "antigravity.ai.enableCloudSync": true, "antigravity.settings.sync": true}' \
+      > /etc/skel/.config/antigravity/User/settings.json && \
+    # Validate Antigravity installation
+    /usr/share/antigravity/antigravity --version || echo "WARNING: Antigravity version check failed"
+
 # Install OpenSSH server (for SSH IDE mode)
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y openssh-server && \
@@ -115,6 +139,9 @@ RUN mkdir -p /workspace && \
 # Copy startup scripts
 COPY --chmod=755 scripts/startapp.sh /startapp.sh
 COPY --chmod=755 scripts/init-repo.sh /usr/local/bin/init-repo
+# Copy serverless scripts (conditional execution)
+COPY --chmod=755 serverless/scripts/dynamic-init-repo.sh /usr/local/bin/dynamic-init-repo
+COPY --chmod=755 serverless/scripts/serverless-startapp.sh /usr/local/bin/serverless-startapp
 # Fix app user shell after baseimage-gui creates it at runtime
 COPY --chmod=755 scripts/cont-init-user.sh /etc/cont-init.d/20-fix-user-shell.sh
 COPY --chmod=755 scripts/cont-init-sshd.sh /etc/cont-init.d/25-start-sshd.sh

Makefile

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Variables
 REGISTRY ?= ghcr.io/cpfarhood
-IMAGE_NAME ?= antigravity
+IMAGE_NAME ?= devcontainer
 IMAGE_TAG ?= latest
 FULL_IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME):$(IMAGE_TAG)
 
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ run:
 		-e HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL="true" \
 		-v $(PWD)/home:/home \
 		-v $(PWD)/workspace:/workspace \
-		--name antigravity \
+		--name devcontainer \
 		$(FULL_IMAGE)
 	@echo "Access at http://localhost:5800"
 
 # Stop the running container
 stop:
-	@echo "Stopping antigravity container..."
+	@echo "Stopping devcontainer..."
-	docker stop antigravity || true
+	docker stop devcontainer || true
-	docker rm antigravity || true
+	docker rm devcontainer || true
 
 # Clean up local volumes
 clean: stop
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ helm-port-forward:
 
 # Show help
 help:
-	@echo "Antigravity Dev Container Makefile"
+	@echo "Dev Container Makefile"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Usage: make [target]"
 	@echo ""
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ help:
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Variables:"
 	@echo "  REGISTRY           - Docker registry (default: ghcr.io/cpfarhood)"
-	@echo "  IMAGE_NAME         - Image name (default: antigravity)"
+	@echo "  IMAGE_NAME         - Image name (default: devcontainer)"
 	@echo "  IMAGE_TAG          - Image tag (default: latest)"
 	@echo "  RELEASE_NAME       - Helm release name (default: mydev)"
 	@echo "  NAMESPACE          - Kubernetes namespace (default: default)"

README.md

@@ -6,29 +6,38 @@ A containerized cloud development environment with web-based GUI access, featuri
 - **VSCode or Google Antigravity** via browser-based VNC (port 5800)
 - **SSH access** option (OpenSSH on port 22, additive with any IDE)
 - **Claude Code**, **Happy Coder**, **OpenCode**, and **Crush** AI coding agents (terminal-based)
+- **Built-in web file manager** for uploading/downloading files via the VNC web interface
+- **Helm CLI** included for Kubernetes chart development and deployment
 - **Automatic GitHub repo cloning** on startup
 - **Persistent home directory** via ReadWriteMany PVC
 - **Kubernetes-native** Helm chart deployment
 
 ## Quick Start
 
-### Option A: Quickstart (Recommended)
+### Option A: Install from Helm Repo (Recommended)
-
-For 80% of users, use the simplified quickstart values:
 
 ```bash
-# Copy and customize the quickstart template
+# Add the Helm repository
+helm repo add devcontainer https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer
+helm repo update
+
+# Deploy with one command
+helm install mydev devcontainer/devcontainer \
+  --set name=mydev \
+  --set githubRepo=https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo
+```
+
+### Option B: Install from Source
+
+```bash
+# Clone and customize the quickstart template
 cp chart/values-quickstart.yaml my-values.yaml
+# Edit my-values.yaml to set your name and repository
 
-# Edit my-values.yaml to set your name and repository:
-# name: mydev
-# githubRepo: https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo
-
-# Deploy with minimal configuration
 helm install mydev ./chart -f my-values.yaml
 ```
 
-### Option B: One-Command Deploy
+### Option C: One-Command from Source
 
 ```bash
 helm install mydev ./chart \
@@ -121,6 +130,7 @@ The Helm chart uses a logical organization with these main sections:
 | `githubRepo` | `""` | Repository to clone into `/workspace` on startup |
 | `ide.type` | `vscode` | IDE to launch — `vscode`, `antigravity`, or `none` (see below) |
 | `ssh.enabled` | `false` | Also start an OpenSSH server on port 22 (additive, any IDE) |
+| `fileManager.enabled` | `false` | Enable the built-in web file manager for upload/download |
 | `image.repository` | `ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer` | Container image |
 | `image.tag` | `latest` | Image tag |
 
@@ -161,6 +171,24 @@ kubectl port-forward deployment/devcontainer-mydev 2222:22
 ssh -p 2222 user@localhost
 ```
 
+### Web file manager
+
+The base image includes a built-in web file manager for uploading and downloading files through the VNC web interface (port 5800). No additional sidecar is needed.
+
+| Value | Default | Description |
+|-------|---------|-------------|
+| `fileManager.enabled` | `false` | Enable the web file manager |
+| `fileManager.allowedPaths` | `/workspace,/config` | Paths accessible by the file manager (`AUTO`, `ALL`, or comma-separated) |
+| `fileManager.deniedPaths` | `""` | Paths to deny (takes precedence over allowed) |
+
+```bash
+# Enable the file manager
+helm install mydev ./chart \
+  --set name=mydev \
+  --set githubRepo=https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo \
+  --set fileManager.enabled=true
+```
+
 ### Happy Coder
 
 | Value | Default | Description |

chart/Chart.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: devcontainer
-description: Dev Container with AI coding agents and MCP sidecars
+description: Dev Container with AI coding agents and MCP sidecars - supports persistent and dynamic deployment modes
 type: application
-version: 0.4.0
+version: 2.0.0-dev
 appVersion: "latest"
+keywords:
+  - development
+  - devcontainer
+  - vscode
+  - ai
+  - knative
+  - serverless

chart/templates/NOTES.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Dev Container "{{ .Values.name }}" has been deployed.
+
+{{- if ne (.Values.ide.type | default "vscode") "none" }}
+
+Access the IDE:
+  kubectl port-forward deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} 5800:5800 -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  Then open: http://localhost:5800
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- if .Values.ssh.enabled }}
+
+SSH access:
+  kubectl port-forward deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} 2222:22 -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  Then: ssh -p 2222 user@localhost
+{{- end }}
+
+Useful commands:
+  Logs:   kubectl logs -f deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  Shell:  kubectl exec -it deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} -- bash
+
+{{- if not (lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace (include "devcontainer.envSecretName" .)) }}
+
+Optional: Create a secret for GITHUB_TOKEN, VNC_PASSWORD, etc:
+  kubectl create secret generic {{ include "devcontainer.envSecretName" . }} \
+    --from-literal=GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx \
+    --from-literal=VNC_PASSWORD=changeme \
+    -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+{{- end }}
+
+Note: The PVC "{{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }}" is protected from deletion on helm uninstall.
+To remove it manually: kubectl delete pvc {{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}

chart/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Resource name prefix: devcontainer-{name}
 */}}
 {{- define "devcontainer.fullname" -}}
+{{- if not .Values.name }}
+{{- fail "values.name is required and must not be empty" }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- printf "devcontainer-%s" .Values.name }}
 {{- end }}
 
@@ -25,6 +28,18 @@ Common labels
 {{- define "devcontainer.labels" -}}
 app: devcontainer
 instance: {{ .Values.name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Values.name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels — keep narrow since changing these requires recreating the Deployment
+*/}}
+{{- define "devcontainer.selectorLabels" -}}
+app: devcontainer
+instance: {{ .Values.name }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*

chart/templates/deployment.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.deploymentMode "persistent" }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      {{- include "devcontainer.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
       {{- if and .Values.ide.type (eq .Values.ide.type "antigravity") }}
       initContainers:
         - name: setup-userdata
-          image: busybox:latest
+          image: busybox:1.37
           command: ['sh', '-c']
           args:
             - |
@@ -69,6 +70,16 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.display.height | quote }}
             - name: SECURE_CONNECTION
               value: {{ .Values.display.secureConnection | quote }}
+            {{- if .Values.fileManager.enabled }}
+            - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER
+              value: "1"
+            - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS
+              value: {{ .Values.fileManager.allowedPaths | quote }}
+            {{- if .Values.fileManager.deniedPaths }}
+            - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_DENIED_PATHS
+              value: {{ .Values.fileManager.deniedPaths | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
             - name: HAPPY_HOME_DIR
               value: {{ .Values.happy.homeDir | quote }}
             - name: HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -169,7 +180,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.enabled }}
         - name: homeassistant-mcp
           image: "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: ["fastmcp", "run", "--transport", "sse", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.port }}"]
           ports:
             - name: homeassistant
@@ -203,7 +214,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.enabled }}
         - name: pgtuner-mcp
           image: "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: Always  # pgtuner uses `latest` tag (no versioned releases available)
           command: ["python", "-m", "pgtuner_mcp", "--mode", "sse", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.port }}"]
           ports:
             - name: pgtuner
@@ -237,10 +248,16 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.enabled }}
         - name: playwright-mcp
           image: "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          command: ["node"]
           args:
-            - --transport
+            - cli.js
-            - sse
+            - --headless
+            - --browser
+            - chromium
+            - --no-sandbox
+            - --host
+            - 0.0.0.0
             - --port
             - {{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.port | quote }}
           ports:
@@ -272,3 +289,4 @@ spec:
         - name: userhome
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }}
+{{- end }}

chart/templates/dynamic-ingress.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{{- if and (eq .Values.deploymentMode "dynamic") .Values.dynamic.ingress.enabled .Values.dynamic.ingress.host }}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}-dynamic
+  labels:
+    {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: dynamic-ingress
+  annotations:
+    {{- if .Values.dynamic.ingress.className }}
+    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.className }}
+    {{- end }}
+
+    # SSL configuration
+    {{- if .Values.dynamic.ingress.tls.enabled }}
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.tls.issuer | quote }}
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "true"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/force-ssl-redirect: "true"
+    {{- end }}
+
+    # Authentik forward auth (if enabled)
+    {{- if .Values.dynamic.ingress.authentik.enabled }}
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-url: {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.authentik.authUrl | quote }}
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-signin: {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.authentik.signIn | quote }}
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-response-headers: "X-Authentik-Username,X-Authentik-Groups,X-Authentik-Email,X-Authentik-Name"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-snippet: |
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
+    {{- end }}
+
+    # WebSocket support for VNC connections
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout: "3600"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-send-timeout: "3600"
+
+    # Large file upload support (for file manager)
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/client-max-body-size: "100m"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: "100m"
+
+    # Custom server snippet for GitHub repo logging
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/server-snippet: |
+      location ~ ^/github/([^/]+/[^/]+) {
+        # Log the GitHub repo being accessed
+        access_log /var/log/nginx/devcontainer-access.log combined;
+
+        # Set additional headers for audit/monitoring
+        proxy_set_header X-GitHub-Repo-Requested https://github.com/$1;
+        proxy_set_header X-Request-Timestamp $time_iso8601;
+        proxy_set_header X-Client-IP $remote_addr;
+      }
+
+spec:
+  {{- if .Values.dynamic.ingress.tls.enabled }}
+  tls:
+  - hosts:
+    - {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.host }}
+    secretName: {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.tls.secretName | default (printf "%s-tls" (include "devcontainer.fullname" .)) }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+  - host: {{ .Values.dynamic.ingress.host }}
+    http:
+      paths:
+      - path: /
+        pathType: Prefix
+        backend:
+          service:
+            name: {{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}-routing-proxy
+            port:
+              number: 80
+{{- end }}

chart/templates/knative-service.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.deploymentMode "dynamic" }}
+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    # Knative scaling annotations
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale: {{ .Values.dynamic.knative.minScale | quote }}
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/maxScale: {{ .Values.dynamic.knative.maxScale | quote }}
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/target: {{ .Values.dynamic.knative.target | quote }}
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/scale-to-zero-grace-period: {{ .Values.dynamic.knative.scaleToZeroGracePeriod | quote }}
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        # Container configuration
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/targetPort: "5800"
+        serving.knative.dev/timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.dynamic.knative.timeoutSeconds | quote }}
+        # Scaling configuration
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/class: "kpa.autoscaling.knative.dev"
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/metric: "concurrency"
+    spec:
+      # Container startup timeout
+      timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.dynamic.knative.timeoutSeconds }}
+      containers:
+      - name: devcontainer
+        image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 5800
+          name: vnc-web
+        env:
+        # Dynamic mode flags
+        - name: SERVERLESS_MODE
+          value: "true"
+        - name: DYNAMIC_GITHUB_ROUTING
+          value: "true"
+        - name: DEPLOYMENT_MODE
+          value: "dynamic"
+        # Standard configuration
+        - name: IDE
+          value: {{ .Values.ide.type | default "vscode" | quote }}
+        - name: USER_ID
+          value: {{ .Values.user.id | quote }}
+        - name: GROUP_ID
+          value: {{ .Values.user.groupId | quote }}
+        - name: DISPLAY_WIDTH
+          value: {{ .Values.display.width | quote }}
+        - name: DISPLAY_HEIGHT
+          value: {{ .Values.display.height | quote }}
+        - name: SECURE_CONNECTION
+          value: {{ .Values.display.secureConnection | quote }}
+        # File manager (always enabled in dynamic mode for easy file transfer)
+        - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER
+          value: "1"
+        - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS
+          value: "/workspace,/tmp"  # No persistent /config in dynamic mode
+        # Happy Coder (ephemeral in dynamic mode)
+        - name: HAPPY_HOME_DIR
+          value: "/tmp/.happy"
+        - name: HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL
+          value: {{ .Values.happy.experimental | quote }}
+        {{- if .Values.happy.serverUrl }}
+        - name: HAPPY_SERVER_URL
+          value: {{ .Values.happy.serverUrl | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.happy.webappUrl }}
+        - name: HAPPY_WEBAPP_URL
+          value: {{ .Values.happy.webappUrl | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+        # Secret environment variables
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ include "devcontainer.envSecretName" . }}
+            optional: true
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.dynamic.knative.resources | nindent 10 }}
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: tmp-home
+          mountPath: /config
+        - name: shm
+          mountPath: /dev/shm
+        # Health probes (adjusted for dynamic mode startup time)
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 5800
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          failureThreshold: 10
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 5800
+          initialDelaySeconds: 120
+          periodSeconds: 30
+          timeoutSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
+      volumes:
+      - name: tmp-home
+        emptyDir: {}  # Ephemeral - each instance gets fresh home
+      - name: shm
+        emptyDir:
+          medium: Memory
+          sizeLimit: {{ .Values.shm.sizeLimit }}
+{{- end }}

chart/templates/pvc.yaml

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.deploymentMode "persistent" }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }}
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteMany
+  {{- if .Values.storage.className }}
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.storage.className }}
+  {{- end }}
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.storage.size }}
+{{- end }}

chart/templates/rbac.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.deploymentMode "persistent" }}
 {{- $access := .Values.clusterAccess | default "none" }}
 {{- $name   := include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}
 {{- $ns     := .Release.Namespace }}
@@ -95,3 +96,4 @@ roleRef:
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}

chart/templates/routing-proxy.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{{- if and (eq .Values.deploymentMode "dynamic") .Values.dynamic.routingProxy.enabled }}
+---
+# Routing proxy deployment for dynamic GitHub repo extraction
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}-routing-proxy
+  labels:
+    {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.dynamic.routingProxy.replicas }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "devcontainer.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: routing-proxy
+        image: "{{ .Values.dynamic.routingProxy.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.dynamic.routingProxy.image.tag }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.dynamic.routingProxy.image.pullPolicy }}
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+          name: http
+        env:
+        - name: DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL
+          value: "{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local"
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.dynamic.routingProxy.resources | nindent 10 }}
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: 8080
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: 8080
+          initialDelaySeconds: 2
+          periodSeconds: 5
+
+---
+# Service for routing proxy
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }}-routing-proxy
+  labels:
+    {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+spec:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    targetPort: 8080
+    name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "devcontainer.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+{{- end }}

chart/templates/service.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.deploymentMode "persistent" }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
@@ -20,3 +21,4 @@ spec:
     {{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}

chart/values-dynamic.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# Example values for dynamic (serverless) deployment mode
+# Copy this file and customize for your environment:
+# cp values-dynamic.yaml my-dynamic-values.yaml
+
+# =============================================================================
+# BASIC CONFIGURATION
+# =============================================================================
+
+name: "mydev"  # REQUIRED: Instance name
+deploymentMode: dynamic  # Use serverless/dynamic mode
+
+# Container images
+image:
+  repository: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer
+  tag: "2.0.0-dev"
+  pullPolicy: Always
+
+# githubRepo is ignored in dynamic mode - repos are specified via URL routing
+
+# =============================================================================
+# ACCESS & INTERFACE
+# =============================================================================
+
+ide:
+  type: vscode  # vscode | antigravity | none
+
+# SSH not supported in dynamic mode (ephemeral containers)
+ssh:
+  enabled: false
+
+# File manager automatically enabled in dynamic mode for file transfer
+fileManager:
+  enabled: true
+
+# =============================================================================
+# DYNAMIC MODE CONFIGURATION
+# =============================================================================
+
+dynamic:
+  # Knative Service auto-scaling configuration
+  knative:
+    minScale: 0        # Scale to zero when not in use
+    maxScale: 10       # Maximum concurrent instances
+    target: 1          # Requests per instance (1 = perfect isolation)
+    scaleToZeroGracePeriod: "5m"  # Keep instances warm for 5 minutes
+    timeoutSeconds: 600           # 10 minutes for repo cloning + IDE startup
+
+    # Resources per container instance
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        memory: "1Gi"
+        cpu: "500m"
+      limits:
+        memory: "4Gi"
+        cpu: "2000m"
+
+  # Routing proxy (extracts GitHub repo from URL path)
+  routingProxy:
+    enabled: true
+    replicas: 2  # High availability
+    image:
+      repository: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy
+      tag: latest
+      pullPolicy: Always
+
+  # Ingress configuration
+  ingress:
+    enabled: true
+    className: nginx
+    host: "devcontainer.example.com"  # REQUIRED: Set your domain
+
+    # SSL with cert-manager
+    tls:
+      enabled: true
+      # secretName: ""  # Auto-generated if empty
+      issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
+
+    # Authentik forward auth (configure after Authentik setup)
+    authentik:
+      enabled: false  # Set to true when ready
+      authUrl: "http://authentik.authentik.svc.cluster.local/outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx"
+      signIn: "https://auth.example.com/outpost.goauthentik.io/start?rd=$escaped_request_uri"
+
+# =============================================================================
+# STANDARD CONFIGURATION (applies to both modes)
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Display settings
+display:
+  width: "1920"
+  height: "1080"
+  secureConnection: "0"
+
+# User configuration
+user:
+  id: "1000"
+  groupId: "1000"
+
+# Resource allocation (container shared memory)
+shm:
+  sizeLimit: 2Gi
+
+# Happy Coder (ephemeral in dynamic mode)
+happy:
+  serverUrl: ""
+  webappUrl: ""
+  homeDir: "/tmp/.happy"  # Ephemeral location in dynamic mode
+  experimental: "true"
+
+# MCP sidecars are not supported in dynamic mode (Knative limitation)
+mcp:
+  sidecars:
+    kubernetes:
+      enabled: false
+    flux:
+      enabled: false
+    homeassistant:
+      enabled: false
+    pgtuner:
+      enabled: false
+    playwright:
+      enabled: false

chart/values.schema.json

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "title": "Dev Container Helm Chart Values Schema",
   "description": "Schema for validating values.yaml in the Dev Container Helm chart",
   "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": true,
   "properties": {
     "name": {
       "type": "string",
@@ -31,10 +32,101 @@
       },
       "required": ["repository", "tag"]
     },
+    "deploymentMode": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["persistent", "dynamic"],
+      "description": "Deployment mode: persistent (PVC-based) or dynamic (Knative serverless)"
+    },
     "githubRepo": {
       "type": "string",
-      "description": "GitHub repository URL to clone",
+      "description": "GitHub repository URL to clone (required in persistent mode, ignored in dynamic mode)"
-      "pattern": "^https://github\\.com/.+/.+$"
+    },
+    "fileManager": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "enabled": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Enable the built-in web file manager"
+        },
+        "allowedPaths": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Paths accessible by the file manager (AUTO, ALL, or comma-separated list)"
+        },
+        "deniedPaths": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Paths to deny access to (takes precedence over allowedPaths)"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["enabled"]
+    },
+    "dynamic": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Configuration for dynamic (serverless) deployment mode",
+      "properties": {
+        "knative": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "minScale": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 },
+            "maxScale": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
+            "target": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
+            "scaleToZeroGracePeriod": { "type": "string" },
+            "timeoutSeconds": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 60 },
+            "resources": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "requests": { "$ref": "#/$defs/resourceSpec" },
+                "limits": { "$ref": "#/$defs/resourceSpec" }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "routingProxy": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
+            "replicas": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
+            "image": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "repository": { "type": "string" },
+                "tag": { "type": "string" },
+                "pullPolicy": { "type": "string", "enum": ["Always", "IfNotPresent", "Never"] }
+              }
+            },
+            "resources": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "requests": { "$ref": "#/$defs/resourceSpec" },
+                "limits": { "$ref": "#/$defs/resourceSpec" }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "ingress": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
+            "className": { "type": "string" },
+            "host": { "type": "string" },
+            "tls": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
+                "secretName": { "type": "string" },
+                "issuer": { "type": "string" }
+              }
+            },
+            "authentik": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "enabled": { "type": "boolean" },
+                "authUrl": { "type": "string" },
+                "signIn": { "type": "string" }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
     },
     "ide": {
       "type": "object",
@@ -107,7 +199,7 @@
           "description": "Storage class name (must support ReadWriteMany)"
         }
       },
-      "required": ["size", "className"]
+      "required": ["size"]
     },
     "resources": {
       "type": "object",
@@ -142,12 +234,10 @@
       "properties": {
         "serverUrl": {
           "type": "string",
-          "format": "uri",
           "description": "Happy Coder server URL"
         },
         "webappUrl": {
           "type": "string",
-          "format": "uri",
           "description": "Happy Coder webapp URL"
         },
         "homeDir": {
@@ -160,7 +250,7 @@
           "description": "Enable experimental Happy features"
         }
       },
-      "required": ["serverUrl", "webappUrl", "homeDir", "experimental"]
+      "required": ["homeDir", "experimental"]
     },
     "mcp": {
       "type": "object",
@@ -192,6 +282,11 @@
     "envSecretName": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Custom environment secret name"
+    },
+    "resourceProfile": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["auto", "small", "medium", "large", "xlarge"],
+      "description": "Resource profile preset"
     }
   },
   "required": ["name"],
@@ -253,4 +348,4 @@
       "required": ["enabled", "image", "port", "resources"]
     }
   }
-}
+}

chart/values.yaml

@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@
 # Instance name — used to generate resource names (devcontainer-{name}, userhome-{name})
 name: ""
 
+# Deployment mode controls the infrastructure pattern
+# - persistent: Traditional model with PVC storage, single long-lived deployment
+# - dynamic: Serverless model with Knative, auto-scaling from 0, dynamic GitHub routing
+deploymentMode: persistent  # persistent | dynamic
+
 # Container image configuration
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer
-  tag: latest
+  tag: 2.0.0-dev
   pullPolicy: Always
 
-# GitHub repository to clone into /workspace
+# GitHub repository to clone into /workspace (ignored in dynamic mode - uses URL routing)
 githubRepo: ""
 
 # =============================================================================
@@ -27,6 +32,16 @@ ide:
 ssh:
   enabled: false
 
+# Web file manager — built-in upload/download via the VNC web interface (port 5800)
+# Uses the base image's WEB_FILE_MANAGER feature (no extra sidecar needed)
+fileManager:
+  enabled: false
+  # Paths the file manager can access (default: AUTO = mapped volumes)
+  # Options: AUTO | ALL | comma-separated list of paths
+  allowedPaths: "/workspace,/config"
+  # Paths to deny (takes precedence over allowedPaths)
+  deniedPaths: ""
+
 # VNC display settings
 display:
   width: "1920"
@@ -45,7 +60,7 @@ user:
 # Storage configuration
 storage:
   size: 32Gi
-  className: ceph-filesystem
+  className: ""  # Empty string uses the cluster's default StorageClass (must support ReadWriteMany)
 
 # Resource allocation
 resources:
@@ -70,8 +85,8 @@ clusterAccess: none
 
 # Happy Coder AI assistant configuration
 happy:
-  serverUrl: "https://happy.farh.net"
+  serverUrl: ""
-  webappUrl: "https://happy-coder.farh.net"
+  webappUrl: ""
   homeDir: "/config/userdata/.happy"
   experimental: "true"
 
@@ -108,12 +123,14 @@ mcp:
           memory: "256Mi"
           cpu: "500m"
 
+
+
     # Home Assistant smart home control
     homeassistant:
       enabled: false  # Requires HOMEASSISTANT_URL and HOMEASSISTANT_TOKEN
       image:
         repository: ghcr.io/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp
-        tag: stable
+        tag: v6.7.1
       port: 8087
       resources:
         requests:
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ mcp:
       enabled: true
       image:
         repository: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp
-        tag: latest
+        tag: v0.0.68
       port: 8086
       resources:
         requests:
@@ -168,6 +185,67 @@ autoDetect:
 # Override specific values above to customize
 resourceProfile: auto    # auto | small | medium | large | xlarge
 
+# =============================================================================
+# DYNAMIC MODE CONFIGURATION (deploymentMode: dynamic)
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Dynamic mode uses Knative Services and routing proxy for serverless operation
+dynamic:
+  # Knative Service configuration
+  knative:
+    # Scaling configuration
+    minScale: 0                    # Scale to zero when not in use
+    maxScale: 10                   # Maximum number of concurrent instances
+    target: 1                      # Requests per instance (isolation = 1 request per pod)
+    scaleToZeroGracePeriod: "5m"   # Keep instances warm for 5 minutes
+
+    # Container startup timeout (repo cloning + IDE startup)
+    timeoutSeconds: 600            # 10 minutes
+
+    # Resource configuration (per instance)
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        memory: "1Gi"
+        cpu: "500m"
+      limits:
+        memory: "4Gi"
+        cpu: "2000m"
+
+  # Routing proxy configuration (extracts GitHub repo from URL)
+  routingProxy:
+    enabled: true
+    replicas: 2                    # High availability
+    image:
+      repository: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy
+      tag: 2.0.0-dev
+      pullPolicy: Always
+
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        memory: "64Mi"
+        cpu: "100m"
+      limits:
+        memory: "256Mi"
+        cpu: "500m"
+
+  # Ingress configuration for dynamic mode
+  ingress:
+    enabled: true
+    className: nginx
+    host: ""                       # Set this to your domain (e.g., devcontainer.farh.net)
+
+    # TLS configuration
+    tls:
+      enabled: true
+      secretName: ""               # Auto-generated if empty
+      issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"   # cert-manager ClusterIssuer
+
+    # Authentik forward auth configuration
+    authentik:
+      enabled: false               # Set to true when Authentik is configured
+      authUrl: "http://authentik.authentik.svc.cluster.local/outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx"
+      signIn: "https://auth.example.com/outpost.goauthentik.io/start?rd=$escaped_request_uri"
+
 # =============================================================================
 # ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
 # =============================================================================

scripts/cont-init-user.sh

@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # Fix the app user (UID 1000) created by baseimage-gui at runtime.
 # baseimage-gui sets shell=/sbin/nologin and home=/dev/null, which
 # prevents VSCode from opening terminals.
-usermod -s /bin/bash app
+if id app >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-usermod -d /config/userdata app
+    usermod -s /bin/bash app
+    usermod -d /config/userdata app
+else
+    echo "WARNING: 'app' user not found, skipping usermod" >&2
+fi

scripts/init-repo.sh

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if [ -n "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
 
     # Create or update the credentials file
     CREDENTIALS_FILE="/config/userdata/.git-credentials"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CREDENTIALS_FILE")"
 
     # Support multiple git hosting providers
     # GitHub supports both oauth2 and token as username
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ else
 
     # Create an empty credentials file with proper permissions
     CREDENTIALS_FILE="/config/userdata/.git-credentials"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CREDENTIALS_FILE")"
     touch "$CREDENTIALS_FILE"
     chmod 600 "$CREDENTIALS_FILE"
 

scripts/startapp.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ set -e
 
 echo "=== Starting Dev Container ==="
 
-# Initialize repository
+# Check if we're in serverless mode
+if [[ "$SERVERLESS_MODE" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Serverless mode detected, using serverless startup script..."
+    exec /usr/local/bin/serverless-startapp
+fi
+
+# Traditional mode - initialize repository
 /usr/local/bin/init-repo
 
 # Get workspace directory
@@ -34,6 +40,9 @@ case "$IDE" in
         exec sleep infinity
         ;;
     *)
+        if [ "$IDE" != "vscode" ]; then
+            echo "WARNING: Unknown IDE value '$IDE', defaulting to VSCode"
+        fi
         echo "Opening VSCode in: $WORKSPACE_DIR"
         exec code --new-window --wait "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
         ;;

serverless/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# DevContainer Serverless 2.0 Makefile
+
+# Configuration
+REGISTRY ?= ghcr.io/cpfarhood
+ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE := $(REGISTRY)/devcontainer-routing-proxy
+DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE := $(REGISTRY)/devcontainer
+VERSION ?= 2.0.0-alpha
+NAMESPACE := devcontainers
+
+# Knative service name
+KN_SERVICE := devcontainer-serverless
+
+.PHONY: help build push deploy test clean
+
+help: ## Display this help message
+	@echo "DevContainer Serverless 2.0"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "} /^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## / {printf "  %-15s %s\n", $$1, $$2}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+# Build targets
+build-routing-proxy: ## Build the routing proxy image
+	@echo "Building routing proxy image..."
+	cd routing-proxy && docker build -t $(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):$(VERSION) .
+	docker tag $(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):$(VERSION) $(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):latest
+
+build-devcontainer: ## Build the main devcontainer image (from parent directory)
+	@echo "Building devcontainer image..."
+	cd .. && docker build -t $(DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE):$(VERSION) .
+	docker tag $(DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE):$(VERSION) $(DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE):latest
+
+build: build-routing-proxy build-devcontainer ## Build all images
+
+# Push targets
+push-routing-proxy: build-routing-proxy ## Push routing proxy image
+	@echo "Pushing routing proxy image..."
+	docker push $(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):$(VERSION)
+	docker push $(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):latest
+
+push-devcontainer: build-devcontainer ## Push devcontainer image
+	@echo "Pushing devcontainer image..."
+	docker push $(DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE):$(VERSION)
+	docker push $(DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE):latest
+
+push: push-routing-proxy push-devcontainer ## Push all images
+
+# Deployment targets
+create-namespace: ## Create the devcontainers namespace
+	@echo "Creating namespace..."
+	kubectl create namespace $(NAMESPACE) --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+
+deploy-secrets: create-namespace ## Deploy secrets (update values first!)
+	@echo "Deploying secrets..."
+	@echo "WARNING: Update the secret values in deployment.yaml first!"
+	kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
+	@echo "Don't forget to update the secret with real values:"
+	@echo "kubectl edit secret devcontainer-serverless-secrets -n $(NAMESPACE)"
+
+deploy-components: create-namespace ## Deploy routing proxy and Knative service
+	@echo "Deploying serverless components..."
+	kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
+
+deploy: deploy-secrets deploy-components ## Deploy everything
+
+# Configuration targets
+configure-authentik: ## Apply Authentik configuration
+	@echo "Applying Authentik configuration..."
+	kubectl apply -f authentik-config.yaml
+	@echo "Complete the setup in Authentik web UI:"
+	@echo "1. Create Forward Auth Provider"
+	@echo "2. Create Application"
+	@echo "3. Create Outpost"
+
+# Testing targets
+test-routing-proxy: ## Test routing proxy locally
+	@echo "Testing routing proxy..."
+	@echo "Starting local test..."
+	cd routing-proxy && docker run --rm -d --name devcontainer-routing-test \
+		-p 8080:8080 \
+		-e DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL=httpbin.org \
+		$(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):latest
+	@echo "Testing GitHub repo extraction..."
+	sleep 2
+	curl -v "http://localhost:8080/github/microsoft/vscode" || true
+	docker stop devcontainer-routing-test
+	@echo "Test complete!"
+
+test-knative: ## Test Knative service deployment
+	@echo "Testing Knative service..."
+	kubectl get ksvc $(KN_SERVICE) -n $(NAMESPACE)
+	kubectl describe ksvc $(KN_SERVICE) -n $(NAMESPACE)
+
+test: test-routing-proxy test-knative ## Run all tests
+
+# Status and debugging targets
+status: ## Show status of all components
+	@echo "=== Namespace ==="
+	kubectl get ns $(NAMESPACE) || echo "Namespace not found"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "=== Routing Proxy ==="
+	kubectl get deployment devcontainer-routing-proxy -n $(NAMESPACE) || echo "Routing proxy not found"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "=== Knative Service ==="
+	kubectl get ksvc $(KN_SERVICE) -n $(NAMESPACE) || echo "Knative service not found"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "=== Pods ==="
+	kubectl get pods -n $(NAMESPACE)
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "=== Ingress ==="
+	kubectl get ingress -n $(NAMESPACE)
+
+logs-routing-proxy: ## Show routing proxy logs
+	kubectl logs -n $(NAMESPACE) deployment/devcontainer-routing-proxy -f
+
+logs-knative: ## Show Knative service logs
+	kubectl logs -n $(NAMESPACE) -l serving.knative.dev/service=$(KN_SERVICE) -f
+
+# Cleanup targets
+clean-pods: ## Delete all pods in the namespace
+	kubectl delete pods --all -n $(NAMESPACE)
+
+clean-deployment: ## Delete the serverless deployment
+	kubectl delete -f deployment.yaml --ignore-not-found
+
+clean-namespace: ## Delete the entire namespace
+	kubectl delete namespace $(NAMESPACE) --ignore-not-found
+
+clean: clean-deployment ## Clean up deployment
+
+# Development targets
+dev-setup: ## Set up development environment
+	@echo "Setting up development environment..."
+	@echo "Prerequisites:"
+	@echo "- Kubernetes cluster with Knative Serving"
+	@echo "- kubectl configured"
+	@echo "- Docker for building images"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Run 'make build deploy' to get started"
+
+scale-to-zero: ## Force Knative service to scale to zero
+	@echo "Scaling Knative service to zero..."
+	kubectl patch ksvc $(KN_SERVICE) -n $(NAMESPACE) --type='merge' -p='{"spec":{"template":{"metadata":{"annotations":{"autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale":"0"}}}}}'
+
+scale-up: ## Trigger a scale-up of the Knative service
+	@echo "Triggering scale-up..."
+	curl -H "X-GitHub-Repo: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode" \
+		"http://devcontainer-routing-proxy.$(NAMESPACE).svc.cluster.local/github/microsoft/vscode" || \
+	kubectl run curl --rm -i --restart=Never --image=curlimages/curl -- \
+		-H "X-GitHub-Repo: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode" \
+		"http://devcontainer-routing-proxy.$(NAMESPACE).svc.cluster.local/github/microsoft/vscode"
+
+# Documentation targets
+docs: ## Generate documentation
+	@echo "Documentation files:"
+	@echo "- README.md: Main documentation"
+	@echo "- deployment.yaml: Kubernetes manifests"
+	@echo "- authentik-config.yaml: Authentik configuration"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "View online documentation at: https://github.com/cpfarhood/devcontainer/tree/feature/serverless-2.0.0/serverless"
+
+# Version management
+version: ## Show current version
+	@echo "Version: $(VERSION)"
+	@echo "Registry: $(REGISTRY)"
+	@echo "Images:"
+	@echo "  - $(ROUTING_PROXY_IMAGE):$(VERSION)"
+	@echo "  - $(DEVCONTAINER_IMAGE):$(VERSION)"
+
+# Quick development workflow
+dev: build deploy status ## Quick development: build, deploy, show status
+
+# Production deployment workflow
+prod: build push deploy configure-authentik status ## Production deployment workflow

serverless/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+# DevContainer Serverless 2.0
+
+A serverless, auto-scaling development container platform with dynamic GitHub repository routing, secured by Authentik authentication.
+
+## Architecture Overview
+
+```
+User Request: https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/microsoft/vscode
+     ↓
+Authentik (Authentication & Authorization)
+     ↓ (authenticated request with user headers)
+NGINX Ingress (SSL termination, rate limiting)
+     ↓
+Routing Proxy (extracts GitHub repo from URL, adds headers)
+     ↓ (with X-GitHub-Repo header)
+Knative Service (devcontainer-serverless)
+     ↓ (auto-scales from 0 to N instances)
+Dev Container Instances (ephemeral, repo-specific)
+```
+
+### Key Features
+
+- 🚀 **Scale to Zero**: Containers automatically scale down to zero when not in use
+- 🔐 **Authentik Integration**: Full authentication and authorization via Authentik
+- 🐙 **Dynamic GitHub Routing**: Access any repo via `/github/{owner}/{repo}`
+- ⚡ **Fast Cold Start**: Optimized startup for quick repository access
+- 📁 **Built-in File Manager**: Upload/download files via web interface
+- 🛠️ **Multiple IDEs**: VSCode, Antigravity, or headless mode
+- 🎯 **Per-User Isolation**: Each request gets its own container instance
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Kubernetes cluster with Knative Serving installed
+- Authentik deployed and configured
+- NGINX Ingress Controller
+- cert-manager for SSL certificates
+
+### 1. Deploy the Serverless Components
+
+```bash
+# Create namespace and deploy all components
+kubectl apply -f serverless/deployment.yaml
+
+# Build and push the routing proxy image
+cd serverless/routing-proxy
+docker build -t ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy:latest .
+docker push ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy:latest
+```
+
+### 2. Configure Authentik
+
+```bash
+# Apply Authentik configuration
+kubectl apply -f serverless/authentik-config.yaml
+
+# Configure the application via Authentik web UI:
+# 1. Go to Applications > Providers > Create
+# 2. Type: Forward Auth (single application)
+# 3. Name: devcontainer-forward-auth-provider
+# 4. External host: https://devcontainer.farh.net
+# 5. Create the Application pointing to this provider
+```
+
+### 3. Update DNS and SSL
+
+```bash
+# Point devcontainer.farh.net to your ingress controller
+# The cert-manager will automatically provision SSL certificates
+```
+
+### 4. Test the Deployment
+
+```bash
+# Visit in browser (will redirect to Authentik for login)
+https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/microsoft/vscode
+
+# Check pod scaling
+kubectl get pods -n devcontainers -w
+
+# View logs
+kubectl logs -n devcontainers deployment/devcontainer-routing-proxy -f
+kubectl logs -n devcontainers -l serving.knative.dev/service=devcontainer-serverless -f
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### URL Format
+
+```
+https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/{owner}/{repo}
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+```bash
+# Microsoft VSCode
+https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/microsoft/vscode
+
+# Kubernetes
+https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/kubernetes/kubernetes
+
+# Your private repo (requires GitHub token)
+https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/yourorg/private-repo
+```
+
+### Authentication Flow
+
+1. User visits `https://devcontainer.farh.net/github/owner/repo`
+2. NGINX Ingress checks with Authentik for authentication
+3. If not authenticated, redirects to Authentik login
+4. After successful login, request proceeds with user headers
+5. Routing proxy extracts repository from URL
+6. Knative spins up (or reuses) a container instance
+7. Container clones the specified repository and starts IDE
+
+### File Upload/Download
+
+Each container includes a built-in file manager accessible via the VNC web interface:
+
+1. Connect to your dev container via the browser
+2. Look for the file manager icon in the VNC toolbar
+3. Upload/download files directly through the web interface
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Environment Variables (Secret)
+
+Update the secret in `serverless/deployment.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+stringData:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: "ghp_your_github_token"      # For private repositories
+  VNC_PASSWORD: "your_secure_password"       # VNC access password
+  ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: "sk-ant-your_key"      # Claude API key
+  GIT_USER_NAME: "Your Name"                 # Git commit author
+  GIT_USER_EMAIL: "your.email@example.com"  # Git commit email
+```
+
+### Scaling Configuration
+
+Modify the Knative Service annotations in `deployment.yaml`:
+
+```yaml
+annotations:
+  autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale: "0"      # Scale to zero
+  autoscaling.knative.dev/maxScale: "20"     # Max instances
+  autoscaling.knative.dev/target: "1"        # 1 request per pod
+  autoscaling.knative.dev/scale-to-zero-grace-period: "10m"
+```
+
+### Resource Limits
+
+Adjust per-instance resources:
+
+```yaml
+resources:
+  requests:
+    memory: "1Gi"
+    cpu: "500m"
+  limits:
+    memory: "8Gi"    # More memory for large repos
+    cpu: "4000m"     # More CPU for compilation tasks
+```
+
+### IDE Selection
+
+Set the default IDE via environment variable:
+
+```yaml
+env:
+- name: IDE
+  value: "vscode"  # Options: vscode, antigravity, none
+```
+
+## Monitoring and Observability
+
+### Health Checks
+
+```bash
+# Routing proxy health
+curl http://devcontainer-routing-proxy.devcontainers.svc.cluster.local/health
+
+# Knative service status
+kn service describe devcontainer-serverless -n devcontainers
+
+# Check container logs
+kubectl logs -n devcontainers -l serving.knative.dev/service=devcontainer-serverless -f
+```
+
+### Metrics
+
+The setup includes Prometheus integration:
+
+- **Authentik metrics**: User authentication events
+- **Knative metrics**: Container scaling, cold starts, request latency
+- **NGINX metrics**: Request rates, response times
+- **Container metrics**: Resource usage per repository
+
+### Grafana Dashboards
+
+Import the provided dashboard for monitoring:
+
+```bash
+# TODO: Create Grafana dashboard JSON
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Network Policies
+
+```yaml
+# Restrict networking between components
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-serverless-network-policy
+  namespace: devcontainers
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      serving.knative.dev/service: devcontainer-serverless
+  policyTypes:
+  - Ingress
+  - Egress
+  ingress:
+  - from:
+    - podSelector:
+        matchLabels:
+          app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+    ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 5800
+  egress:
+  - to: []  # Allow all outbound (needed for git clone, package installs)
+    ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 443
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 80
+```
+
+### Repository Access Control
+
+Configure Authentik policies to control repository access:
+
+```python
+# Example Authentik expression policy
+github_repo = request.http_request.headers.get('X-GitHub-Repo', '')
+user_groups = [g.name for g in request.user.ak_groups.all()]
+
+# Allow admins access to everything
+if 'admins' in user_groups:
+    return True
+
+# Allow developers access to public repos and specific private repos
+if 'developers' in user_groups:
+    # Add logic for private repository access based on user attributes
+    if 'private-repo-access' in user.ak_attributes:
+        allowed_repos = user.ak_attributes['private-repo-access']
+        return github_repo in allowed_repos
+    return True  # Public repos only
+
+return False
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+1. **Container won't start**
+   ```bash
+   # Check Knative service status
+   kn service describe devcontainer-serverless -n devcontainers
+
+   # Check pod events
+   kubectl describe pod -n devcontainers -l serving.knative.dev/service=devcontainer-serverless
+   ```
+
+2. **Repository clone fails**
+   ```bash
+   # Check GitHub token in secret
+   kubectl get secret devcontainer-serverless-secrets -n devcontainers -o yaml
+
+   # Check container logs for git errors
+   kubectl logs -n devcontainers -l serving.knative.dev/service=devcontainer-serverless --tail=100
+   ```
+
+3. **Authentik authentication loop**
+   ```bash
+   # Check Authentik outpost logs
+   kubectl logs -n authentik -l app.kubernetes.io/name=authentik
+
+   # Verify ingress annotations
+   kubectl describe ingress devcontainer-serverless-ingress -n devcontainers
+   ```
+
+4. **Slow cold starts**
+   ```bash
+   # Check container startup time
+   kubectl logs -n devcontainers -l serving.knative.dev/service=devcontainer-serverless --timestamps
+
+   # Consider increasing timeout
+   # serving.knative.dev/timeoutSeconds: "900"  # 15 minutes
+   ```
+
+### Performance Tuning
+
+1. **Reduce cold start time**:
+   - Use minimal base image layers
+   - Pre-install common development tools
+   - Optimize git clone (shallow clone for large repos)
+
+2. **Resource optimization**:
+   - Set appropriate resource requests/limits
+   - Use `autoscaling.knative.dev/target-utilization-percentage`
+   - Consider persistent volumes for frequently accessed repos
+
+3. **Network optimization**:
+   - Use private container registry for faster image pulls
+   - Configure image pull policies appropriately
+   - Consider using a git cache proxy
+
+## Development
+
+### Building the Routing Proxy
+
+```bash
+cd serverless/routing-proxy
+docker build -t ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy:v2.0.0 .
+docker push ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy:v2.0.0
+```
+
+### Testing Locally
+
+```bash
+# Run the routing proxy locally
+cd serverless/routing-proxy
+docker run -p 8080:8080 \
+  -e DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL=host.docker.internal:5800 \
+  ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy:latest
+
+# Test routing
+curl -H "X-GitHub-Repo: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode" \
+  http://localhost:8080/github/microsoft/vscode
+```
+
+### Contributing
+
+1. Create feature branch from `feature/serverless-2.0.0`
+2. Make changes to serverless components
+3. Test with local Knative setup
+4. Submit pull request
+
+## Migration from 1.x
+
+The serverless 2.0 architecture is a complete redesign. Migration steps:
+
+1. **Backup existing data**: Export user configs, git credentials
+2. **Deploy 2.0 components**: Following the quick start guide
+3. **Migrate users**: Update Authentik with existing user accounts
+4. **Test extensively**: Verify repository access and functionality
+5. **Switch DNS**: Point domain to new infrastructure
+6. **Cleanup 1.x**: Remove old Helm deployments
+
+## Roadmap
+
+- [ ] GitLab support (`/gitlab/group/project`)
+- [ ] Bitbucket support
+- [ ] Repository templates and scaffolding
+- [ ] Collaborative editing features
+- [ ] IDE plugins and extensions management
+- [ ] Resource quotas per user/group
+- [ ] Repository caching and optimization
+- [ ] Integration with CI/CD pipelines

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+# Authentik configuration for DevContainer serverless auth
+# This assumes Authentik is already deployed in the 'authentik' namespace
+
+---
+# Application definition for DevContainer Serverless
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-devcontainer-app-config
+  namespace: authentik
+data:
+  # This will be applied via Authentik API or web interface
+  application.yaml: |
+    name: DevContainer Serverless
+    slug: devcontainer-serverless
+    provider: devcontainer-forward-auth-provider
+    launch_url: https://devcontainer.farh.net/
+    open_in_new_tab: true
+    meta_description: "Serverless development containers with dynamic GitHub repository routing"
+    meta_publisher: "DevContainer Team"
+    policy_engine_mode: "all"
+    group: "Development Tools"
+
+---
+# Forward Auth Provider configuration
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-devcontainer-provider-config
+  namespace: authentik
+data:
+  provider.yaml: |
+    name: devcontainer-forward-auth-provider
+    authorization_flow: default-authorization-flow  # Use your default flow
+    external_host: https://devcontainer.farh.net
+
+    # Advanced settings
+    token_validity: hours=24  # Long-lived sessions for dev work
+
+    # Headers to forward to the application
+    # These will be available as HTTP_* environment variables in containers
+    property_mappings:
+      - "authentik_core.x-authentik-username"
+      - "authentik_core.x-authentik-email"
+      - "authentik_core.x-authentik-name"
+      - "authentik_core.x-authentik-groups"
+
+---
+# Outpost configuration for forward auth
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-devcontainer-outpost-config
+  namespace: authentik
+data:
+  outpost.yaml: |
+    name: devcontainer-forward-auth-outpost
+    type: proxy
+    providers:
+      - devcontainer-forward-auth-provider
+
+    # Outpost configuration
+    config:
+      authentik_host: https://auth.farh.net
+      authentik_host_insecure: false
+      authentik_host_browser: https://auth.farh.net
+
+      # Log level for debugging
+      log_level: info
+
+      # Cookie settings
+      cookie_domain: .farh.net
+      cookie_secure: true
+
+      # NGINX ingress integration
+      external_host: https://devcontainer.farh.net
+      internal_host: http://authentik.authentik.svc.cluster.local
+
+      # Forward auth specific settings
+      mode: forward_single
+      skip_path_regex: "^/(health|metrics)$"  # Skip auth for health checks
+
+---
+# Example NGINX Ingress annotations for reference
+# (These go in the main ingress resource)
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-nginx-annotations
+  namespace: devcontainers
+data:
+  annotations.yaml: |
+    # Forward auth configuration
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-url: http://authentik.authentik.svc.cluster.local/outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-signin: https://auth.farh.net/outpost.goauthentik.io/start?rd=$escaped_request_uri
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-response-headers: X-Authentik-Username,X-Authentik-Groups,X-Authentik-Email,X-Authentik-Name
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-snippet: |
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
+
+    # Additional headers for the application
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/server-snippet: |
+      location ~ ^/github/([^/]+/[^/]+) {
+        # Log the GitHub repo being accessed
+        access_log /var/log/nginx/devcontainer-access.log combined;
+
+        # Set additional headers for audit/monitoring
+        proxy_set_header X-GitHub-Repo-Requested https://github.com/$1;
+        proxy_set_header X-Request-Timestamp $time_iso8601;
+        proxy_set_header X-Client-IP $remote_addr;
+      }
+
+---
+# Policy for controlling access (optional - can be configured via Authentik UI)
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-devcontainer-policies
+  namespace: authentik
+data:
+  # Example group-based access policy
+  group-access-policy.yaml: |
+    name: DevContainer Access Policy
+    policy_type: group_membership
+    groups:
+      - developers
+      - devops
+      - admins
+
+  # Example expression policy for advanced access control
+  repo-access-policy.yaml: |
+    name: Repository Access Policy
+    policy_type: expression
+    expression: |
+      # Allow access to public repositories for all authenticated users
+      # Require specific groups for private repositories
+
+      github_repo = request.http_request.headers.get('X-GitHub-Repo', '')
+
+      # Check if user has access to private repositories
+      if 'private-repo-access' in user.ak_groups.values_list('name', flat=True):
+          return True
+
+      # For now, allow all authenticated users to access any repository
+      # You can customize this based on your needs
+      return True
+
+---
+# Service Monitor for Prometheus (optional)
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-devcontainer-monitoring
+  namespace: authentik
+data:
+  servicemonitor.yaml: |
+    apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+    kind: ServiceMonitor
+    metadata:
+      name: devcontainer-authentik
+      namespace: authentik
+    spec:
+      selector:
+        matchLabels:
+          app.kubernetes.io/name: authentik
+      endpoints:
+      - port: http
+        interval: 30s
+        path: /metrics

serverless/deployment.yaml

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+---
+# Namespace for serverless components
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainers
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: serverless
+
+---
+# Secret for GitHub tokens, VNC passwords, etc.
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-serverless-secrets
+  namespace: devcontainers
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  # Update these values as needed
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ""
+  VNC_PASSWORD: "changeme"
+  ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ""
+  GIT_USER_NAME: "DevContainer User"
+  GIT_USER_EMAIL: "devcontainer@example.com"
+
+---
+# Routing proxy deployment (handles GitHub repo extraction)
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-routing-proxy
+  namespace: devcontainers
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+spec:
+  replicas: 2  # High availability
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: routing-proxy
+        image: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer-routing-proxy:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+          name: http
+        env:
+        - name: DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL
+          value: "devcontainer-serverless.devcontainers.svc.cluster.local"
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "64Mi"
+            cpu: "100m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "256Mi"
+            cpu: "500m"
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: 8080
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: 8080
+          initialDelaySeconds: 2
+          periodSeconds: 5
+
+---
+# Service for routing proxy
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-routing-proxy
+  namespace: devcontainers
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+spec:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    targetPort: 8080
+    name: http
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: routing-proxy
+
+---
+# Knative Service (auto-scaling devcontainer instances)
+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-serverless
+  namespace: devcontainers
+  annotations:
+    # Scale to zero when not in use (saves resources)
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale: "0"
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/maxScale: "10"
+    # Keep instances warm for 5 minutes after last request
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/scale-to-zero-grace-period: "5m"
+    # Target 1 concurrent request per pod (ensures isolation)
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/target: "1"
+    # Custom domain (optional - configure after Authentik setup)
+    # serving.knative.dev/domain: "devcontainer.farh.net"
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        # Container port for VNC web interface
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/targetPort: "5800"
+        # Timeout for cold starts (dev containers need time to initialize)
+        serving.knative.dev/timeoutSeconds: "600"  # 10 minutes for repo cloning
+        # Resource allocation per instance
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/class: "kpa.autoscaling.knative.dev"
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/metric: "concurrency"
+    spec:
+      # Give containers more time to start (repo cloning + IDE launch)
+      timeoutSeconds: 600  # 10 minutes
+      containers:
+      - name: devcontainer
+        image: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 5800
+          name: vnc-web
+        env:
+        # Flag to indicate serverless mode
+        - name: SERVERLESS_MODE
+          value: "true"
+        - name: DYNAMIC_GITHUB_ROUTING
+          value: "true"
+        - name: IDE
+          value: "vscode"
+        - name: DISPLAY_WIDTH
+          value: "1920"
+        - name: DISPLAY_HEIGHT
+          value: "1080"
+        - name: SECURE_CONNECTION
+          value: "0"
+        - name: USER_ID
+          value: "1000"
+        - name: GROUP_ID
+          value: "1000"
+        # Enable file manager for easy upload/download
+        - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER
+          value: "1"
+        - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS
+          value: "/workspace,/config"
+        # Happy Coder config (ephemeral in serverless mode)
+        - name: HAPPY_HOME_DIR
+          value: "/tmp/.happy"
+        - name: HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL
+          value: "true"
+        # Use secrets for sensitive data
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: devcontainer-serverless-secrets
+            optional: false
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "1Gi"
+            cpu: "500m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "4Gi"
+            cpu: "2000m"
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: tmp-home
+          mountPath: /config
+        - name: shm
+          mountPath: /dev/shm
+        # Readiness probe - VNC must be ready
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 5800
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          failureThreshold: 10
+        # Liveness probe - ensure container stays healthy
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 5800
+          initialDelaySeconds: 120
+          periodSeconds: 30
+          timeoutSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 3
+      volumes:
+      - name: tmp-home
+        emptyDir: {}  # Ephemeral - each instance gets fresh home
+      - name: shm
+        emptyDir:
+          medium: Memory
+          sizeLimit: 2Gi
+
+---
+# Ingress for the routing proxy (will be secured by Authentik)
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-serverless-ingress
+  namespace: devcontainers
+  annotations:
+    # Authentik forward auth annotations
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-url: http://authentik.authentik.svc.cluster.local/outpost.goauthentik.io/auth/nginx
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-signin: https://auth.farh.net/outpost.goauthentik.io/start?rd=$escaped_request_uri
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-response-headers: X-Authentik-Username,X-Authentik-Groups,X-Authentik-Email,X-Authentik-Name
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-snippet: |
+      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host;
+
+    # SSL and general settings
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "true"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/force-ssl-redirect: "true"
+
+    # WebSocket support for VNC
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout: "3600"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-send-timeout: "3600"
+
+    # Large file upload support (for file manager)
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/client-max-body-size: "100m"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: "100m"
+spec:
+  tls:
+  - hosts:
+    - devcontainer.farh.net
+    secretName: devcontainer-serverless-tls
+  rules:
+  - host: devcontainer.farh.net
+    http:
+      paths:
+      - path: /
+        pathType: Prefix
+        backend:
+          service:
+            name: devcontainer-routing-proxy
+            port:
+              number: 80

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+apiVersion: serving.knative.dev/v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-serverless
+  namespace: devcontainers
+  annotations:
+    # Scale to zero when not in use (saves resources)
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/minScale: "0"
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/maxScale: "10"
+    # Keep instances warm for 5 minutes after last request
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/scale-to-zero-grace-period: "5m"
+    # Target 1 concurrent request per pod (ensures isolation)
+    autoscaling.knative.dev/target: "1"
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        # Container port for VNC web interface
+        autoscaling.knative.dev/targetPort: "5800"
+        # Timeout for cold starts (dev containers need time to initialize)
+        serving.knative.dev/timeoutSeconds: "300"
+    spec:
+      # Give containers more time to start (repo cloning + IDE launch)
+      timeoutSeconds: 300
+      containers:
+      - name: devcontainer
+        image: ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 5800
+          name: vnc-web
+        env:
+        # Dynamic repo extraction will be handled by a startup script
+        - name: DYNAMIC_GITHUB_ROUTING
+          value: "true"
+        - name: IDE
+          value: "vscode"
+        - name: DISPLAY_WIDTH
+          value: "1920"
+        - name: DISPLAY_HEIGHT
+          value: "1080"
+        - name: SECURE_CONNECTION
+          value: "0"
+        - name: USER_ID
+          value: "1000"
+        - name: GROUP_ID
+          value: "1000"
+        # Enable file manager for easy upload/download
+        - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER
+          value: "1"
+        - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS
+          value: "/workspace,/config"
+        # Happy Coder config
+        - name: HAPPY_HOME_DIR
+          value: "/config/userdata/.happy"
+        - name: HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL
+          value: "true"
+        # Use secrets for sensitive data
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: devcontainer-serverless-secrets
+            optional: true
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: "1Gi"
+            cpu: "500m"
+          limits:
+            memory: "4Gi"
+            cpu: "2000m"
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: userhome
+          mountPath: /config
+        - name: shm
+          mountPath: /dev/shm
+        # Readiness probe - VNC must be ready
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 5800
+          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          periodSeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 3
+        # Liveness probe - ensure container stays healthy
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 5800
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+      volumes:
+      - name: userhome
+        emptyDir: {}  # Ephemeral - each instance gets fresh home
+      - name: shm
+        emptyDir:
+          medium: Memory
+          sizeLimit: 2Gi
+---
+# Secret template for GitHub tokens, VNC passwords, etc.
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: devcontainer-serverless-secrets
+  namespace: devcontainers
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  # Base64 encoded values - update as needed
+  # echo -n "your-github-token" | base64
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ""
+  # echo -n "your-vnc-password" | base64
+  VNC_PASSWORD: ""
+  # echo -n "your-anthropic-key" | base64
+  ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ""

serverless/routing-proxy/Dockerfile

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+# Lightweight routing proxy for dynamic GitHub repo routing
+FROM nginx:1.27-alpine
+
+# Install envsubst for template rendering
+RUN apk add --no-cache gettext
+
+# Copy nginx configuration template
+COPY nginx.conf.template /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.template
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]

serverless/routing-proxy/entrypoint.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Set default values for environment variables
+DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL=${DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL:-"devcontainer-serverless.devcontainers.svc.cluster.local"}
+
+# Create temp directories
+mkdir -p /tmp/client_temp /tmp/proxy_temp /tmp/fastcgi_temp /tmp/uwsgi_temp /tmp/scgi_temp
+
+# Substitute environment variables in nginx config
+envsubst '$DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL' < /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.template > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+echo "Starting routing proxy..."
+echo "Routing to: $DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL"
+
+# Start nginx
+exec "$@"

serverless/routing-proxy/nginx.conf.template

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+worker_processes auto;
+error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
+pid /tmp/nginx.pid;
+
+events {
+    worker_connections 1024;
+}
+
+http {
+    include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+    default_type application/octet-stream;
+
+    # Logging format
+    log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+                    '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+                    '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for" '
+                    'repo="$github_repo" user="$authentik_user"';
+
+    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log main;
+
+    # Basic settings
+    sendfile on;
+    tcp_nopush on;
+    tcp_nodelay on;
+    keepalive_timeout 65;
+    types_hash_max_size 2048;
+    client_max_body_size 100M;  # Allow large file uploads via file manager
+
+    # Temp directories (writable in container)
+    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;
+    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;
+    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;
+    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;
+    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;
+
+    # Upstream Knative service (will be resolved by Knative networking)
+    upstream devcontainer_serverless {
+        server ${DEVCONTAINER_SERVICE_URL};
+    }
+
+    # Map to extract GitHub repo from URL path
+    map $request_uri $github_repo {
+        ~^/github/([^/]+/[^/]+)(/.*)?$ https://github.com/$1;
+        default "";
+    }
+
+    # Extract Authentik user info from headers (set by Authentik forward auth)
+    map $http_x_authentik_username $authentik_user {
+        default $http_x_authentik_username;
+    }
+
+    server {
+        listen 8080;
+        server_name _;
+
+        # Health check endpoint
+        location /health {
+            access_log off;
+            return 200 "OK\n";
+            add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+        }
+
+        # GitHub repo routing
+        location ~ ^/github/([^/]+/[^/]+)(/.*)?$ {
+            # Validate the repo format
+            if ($github_repo = "") {
+                return 400 "Invalid GitHub repository format. Use: /github/owner/repo\n";
+            }
+
+            # Log the routing decision
+            access_log /var/log/nginx/routing.log main;
+
+            # Set headers for the devcontainer
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+
+            # Custom headers for dynamic repo routing
+            proxy_set_header X-GitHub-Repo $github_repo;
+            proxy_set_header X-Authentik-User $authentik_user;
+            proxy_set_header X-Request-Path $request_uri;
+
+            # Preserve Authentik auth headers
+            proxy_set_header X-Authentik-Username $http_x_authentik_username;
+            proxy_set_header X-Authentik-Email $http_x_authentik_email;
+            proxy_set_header X-Authentik-Name $http_x_authentik_name;
+            proxy_set_header X-Authentik-Groups $http_x_authentik_groups;
+
+            # Proxy settings for long-running connections (VNC)
+            proxy_http_version 1.1;
+            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+            proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
+            proxy_read_timeout 86400;  # 24 hours
+            proxy_send_timeout 86400;
+            proxy_connect_timeout 30;
+
+            # Buffer settings for file uploads
+            proxy_buffering off;
+            proxy_request_buffering off;
+
+            # Forward to the devcontainer
+            proxy_pass http://devcontainer_serverless$2;
+        }
+
+        # Root path - show available repositories or redirect to auth
+        location = / {
+            return 200 "DevContainer Serverless\nUsage: /github/{owner}/{repo}\nExample: /github/microsoft/vscode\n";
+            add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+        }
+
+        # Anything else
+        location / {
+            return 404 "Not found. Use /github/{owner}/{repo} to access repositories.\n";
+            add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+        }
+    }
+
+    # WebSocket upgrade handling
+    map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
+        default upgrade;
+        '' close;
+    }
+}

serverless/scripts/dynamic-init-repo.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Dynamic GitHub repository initialization for serverless mode
+# This script extracts the GitHub repo from HTTP headers set by the routing proxy
+
+set -e
+
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] DYNAMIC-INIT: $*" >&2
+}
+
+log "Starting dynamic repository initialization..."
+
+# In serverless mode, we expect the routing proxy to have set these environment variables
+# from the HTTP headers. If running standalone, fallback to GITHUB_REPO env var.
+
+if [[ "$SERVERLESS_MODE" == "true" ]]; then
+    log "Serverless mode detected"
+
+    # The routing proxy should have set these via HTTP headers -> env vars
+    # Check if we have the GitHub repo from the X-GitHub-Repo header
+    if [[ -n "$HTTP_X_GITHUB_REPO" ]]; then
+        GITHUB_REPO="$HTTP_X_GITHUB_REPO"
+        log "Using GitHub repo from header: $GITHUB_REPO"
+    elif [[ -n "$X_GITHUB_REPO" ]]; then
+        GITHUB_REPO="$X_GITHUB_REPO"
+        log "Using GitHub repo from X-GitHub-Repo: $GITHUB_REPO"
+    else
+        # Try to extract from a file written by an init container or sidecar
+        if [[ -f "/tmp/github-repo" ]]; then
+            GITHUB_REPO=$(cat /tmp/github-repo)
+            log "Using GitHub repo from file: $GITHUB_REPO"
+        else
+            log "ERROR: No GitHub repository specified in serverless mode"
+            log "Expected HTTP_X_GITHUB_REPO or X_GITHUB_REPO header from routing proxy"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Extract user info if available
+    if [[ -n "$HTTP_X_AUTHENTIK_USERNAME" ]]; then
+        export GIT_USER_NAME="${HTTP_X_AUTHENTIK_NAME:-$HTTP_X_AUTHENTIK_USERNAME}"
+        export GIT_USER_EMAIL="${HTTP_X_AUTHENTIK_EMAIL:-${HTTP_X_AUTHENTIK_USERNAME}@devcontainer.local}"
+        log "Using Authentik user: $GIT_USER_NAME <$GIT_USER_EMAIL>"
+    fi
+else
+    log "Traditional mode - using GITHUB_REPO environment variable"
+    if [[ -z "$GITHUB_REPO" ]]; then
+        log "ERROR: GITHUB_REPO environment variable is required"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Validate the GitHub repo URL
+if [[ ! "$GITHUB_REPO" =~ ^https://github\.com/[^/]+/[^/]+/?$ ]]; then
+    log "ERROR: Invalid GitHub repository URL: $GITHUB_REPO"
+    log "Expected format: https://github.com/owner/repo"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract owner and repo name for workspace directory
+REPO_OWNER=$(echo "$GITHUB_REPO" | sed 's|https://github.com/\([^/]*\)/.*|\1|')
+REPO_NAME=$(echo "$GITHUB_REPO" | sed 's|https://github.com/[^/]*/\([^/]*\)/?|\1|')
+WORKSPACE_DIR="/workspace/${REPO_OWNER}-${REPO_NAME}"
+
+log "Repository: $GITHUB_REPO"
+log "Owner: $REPO_OWNER"
+log "Name: $REPO_NAME"
+log "Workspace: $WORKSPACE_DIR"
+
+# Configure git user (use defaults if not set via Authentik)
+GIT_USER_NAME="${GIT_USER_NAME:-DevContainer User}"
+GIT_USER_EMAIL="${GIT_USER_EMAIL:-devcontainer@example.com}"
+
+log "Configuring git user: $GIT_USER_NAME <$GIT_USER_EMAIL>"
+git config --global user.name "$GIT_USER_NAME"
+git config --global user.email "$GIT_USER_EMAIL"
+
+# Configure git credentials if GitHub token is available
+if [[ -n "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
+    log "Configuring GitHub credentials..."
+    git config --global credential.helper store
+    echo "https://oauth2:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com" > ~/.git-credentials
+    chmod 600 ~/.git-credentials
+else
+    log "No GitHub token provided - using public access only"
+fi
+
+# Create workspace directory
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$WORKSPACE_DIR")"
+cd "$(dirname "$WORKSPACE_DIR")"
+
+# Clone the repository
+if [[ -d "$WORKSPACE_DIR" ]]; then
+    log "Repository directory exists, pulling latest changes..."
+    cd "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
+    git pull --ff-only || {
+        log "WARNING: Could not fast-forward, repository may have diverged"
+        log "Continuing with existing state..."
+    }
+else
+    log "Cloning repository..."
+    git clone "$GITHUB_REPO" "$WORKSPACE_DIR" || {
+        log "ERROR: Failed to clone repository $GITHUB_REPO"
+        log "This may be a private repository or the URL may be incorrect"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    cd "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Set the workspace directory for the IDE
+export WORKSPACE_DIR
+
+log "Repository initialization complete!"
+log "Workspace directory: $WORKSPACE_DIR"
+
+# Change to the workspace directory so the IDE opens in the right place
+cd "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
+
+# Export variables for the parent script
+export GITHUB_REPO
+export WORKSPACE_DIR
+export REPO_OWNER
+export REPO_NAME

serverless/scripts/serverless-startapp.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Serverless-aware startup script for devcontainer
+# This replaces the standard /startapp.sh when in serverless mode
+
+set -e
+
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] SERVERLESS-START: $*" >&2
+}
+
+log "Starting serverless devcontainer..."
+log "Mode: ${SERVERLESS_MODE:-traditional}"
+log "IDE: ${IDE:-vscode}"
+
+# Wait for HTTP headers to be available (in case of init container pattern)
+# In Knative, the headers should be available immediately as env vars
+sleep 2
+
+# Check if we're in serverless mode with dynamic routing
+if [[ "$SERVERLESS_MODE" == "true" && "$DYNAMIC_GITHUB_ROUTING" == "true" ]]; then
+    log "Dynamic GitHub routing enabled"
+
+    # In Knative, HTTP headers become environment variables with HTTP_ prefix
+    # But we also check for the unprefixed versions set by proxies
+    AVAILABLE_VARS=$(env | grep -E "(GITHUB|AUTHENTIK|X_)" | sort)
+    if [[ -n "$AVAILABLE_VARS" ]]; then
+        log "Available routing variables:"
+        echo "$AVAILABLE_VARS" | while read -r var; do
+            log "  $var"
+        done
+    else
+        log "No routing variables found, checking for alternatives..."
+        # Check if there's a file with the repo info
+        if [[ -f "/tmp/github-repo" ]]; then
+            export GITHUB_REPO=$(cat /tmp/github-repo)
+            log "Found repo file: $GITHUB_REPO"
+        else
+            log "ERROR: No GitHub repository information available"
+            log "Expected routing headers or /tmp/github-repo file"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Use the dynamic initialization script
+    source /usr/local/bin/dynamic-init-repo
+else
+    log "Using standard initialization..."
+    # Use the standard initialization
+    source /usr/local/bin/init-repo
+fi
+
+# At this point, WORKSPACE_DIR should be set by the init script
+WORKSPACE_DIR="${WORKSPACE_DIR:-/workspace}"
+log "Working directory: $WORKSPACE_DIR"
+
+# Ensure we're in the workspace directory
+cd "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
+
+# Launch the appropriate IDE based on the IDE environment variable
+case "${IDE:-vscode}" in
+    "vscode")
+        log "Starting VSCode..."
+        exec code --new-window --wait "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
+        ;;
+    "antigravity")
+        log "Starting Antigravity..."
+        exec antigravity \
+            --no-sandbox \
+            --user-data-dir ~/.config/antigravity \
+            --disable-dev-shm-usage \
+            --disable-gpu \
+            --disable-features=VizDisplayCompositor \
+            --new-window \
+            "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
+        ;;
+    "none")
+        log "No IDE requested, keeping container alive..."
+        exec sleep infinity
+        ;;
+    *)
+        log "ERROR: Unknown IDE type: $IDE"
+        log "Valid options: vscode, antigravity, none"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac