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Add local setup bootstrap script and fix stale credential docs - #41

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Why

Setting this repo up on a new machine had no documented path, and the README's instructions were stale — it told you to create a terraform.tfvars with hetzner_api_key and ssh_key_name, neither of which is a variable any more. Everything is in the Fleetyards 1Password vault; there just wasn't a way to get from a fresh clone to a working terraform plan.

What

scripts/setup — bootstraps a local checkout. Verifies terraform and op are installed and the vault is reachable, writes a gitignored .env (mode 600) with the S3 backend credentials and the 1Password service account token, then runs terraform init. Accepts --force to overwrite an existing .env and OP_VAULT to point at a different vault. Lives in scripts/ alongside maintenance.

Two implementation notes:

  • The auth check uses op vault get, not op whoami — the latter reports "account is not signed in" even when desktop-app integration is working fine, and would have rejected a valid setup.
  • When 1Password fails, the script prints op's own error. An unapproved desktop prompt returns "authorization timeout", and a generic "enable CLI integration" hint would point at the wrong problem.

Docs — README gets a Setup section replacing the tfvars instructions, including why .env is needed at all (the S3 backend initializes before any provider, so those two credentials can't come from the onepassword provider). AGENTS.md has the vault name corrected to Fleetyards (was fleetyards-infra). .env.example gains the missing OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN. Stale terraform.tfvars.example deleted.

Also documented an SSH caveat worth knowing: logins are provisioned by cloud-init via ssh_import_id: gh:<user>, which only runs at server creation, and user_data changes are lifecycle-ignored — so a new SSH key on a new machine won't reach servers that already exist.

Testing

Ran scripts/setup end to end on a clean path (no .env) and via --force over an existing one. Both write a valid file and terraform init succeeds against the S3 backend, confirming the vault's HETZNER_S3 credentials work; terraform workspace list returns default/live/stage. terraform validate passes — no .tf files changed.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added a setup command that checks required tools and 1Password access, retrieves credentials, and creates a permission-restricted .env file before initializing Terraform.
  • Documentation
    • Updated setup instructions to use 1Password and .env for backend credentials, then select a workspace and run Terraform plan or apply.
    • Clarified that SSH keys are imported when servers are created, and existing servers may need a key reused or added manually.

mortik and others added 2 commits October 7, 2026 13:26
Bootstraps a local checkout: verifies terraform and op are installed and
the Fleetyards vault is reachable, writes a gitignored .env with the S3
backend credentials and the 1Password service account token, and runs
terraform init.

The auth check uses `op vault get` rather than `op whoami`, which reports
"not signed in" even when desktop-app integration is working.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
The README still told you to create a terraform.tfvars with
hetzner_api_key and ssh_key_name, neither of which is a variable any
more — credentials come from the Fleetyards vault via the onepassword
provider. Replace that with a setup section pointing at scripts/setup,
and drop the stale terraform.tfvars.example.

Also correct the vault name in AGENTS.md (Fleetyards, not
fleetyards-infra) and document the SSH caveat: ssh_import_id only runs
at server creation, so a new key does not reach existing servers.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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The pull request adds scripts/setup to read Terraform credentials from 1Password, write them to a protected .env file, and initialize Terraform. It updates setup and SSH-key guidance, adds the service-account token to .env.example, and removes terraform.tfvars.example.

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Local Terraform setup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Credential inputs and 1Password access
.env.example, AGENTS.md, README.md, scripts/setup
The setup script accepts no argument or --force, checks for Terraform and the 1Password CLI, verifies vault access, and reads the required credential fields. The environment example and setup guidance now include the 1Password service-account token.
Environment file and Terraform initialization
scripts/setup, README.md, terraform.tfvars.example
The script writes credentials to .env with mode 600, sources the file, and runs terraform init -input=false. The README documents this setup flow and SSH-key handling for existing servers. The example Terraform variables file is removed.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  actor Developer
  participant Setup as scripts/setup
  participant Op as 1Password CLI
  participant Env as .env
  participant Terraform
  Developer->>Setup: Run setup
  Setup->>Op: Check vault and read credential fields
  Op-->>Setup: Return credential values
  Setup->>Env: Write credentials with mode 600
  Setup->>Env: Source credentials with automatic export
  Setup->>Terraform: Run terraform init -input=false
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The new setup script writes credentials into .env without escaping them. It also writes the file before restricting its permissions, so other local users could briefly read it. The impact is limited to local checkouts, but both fixes are small and worth making before merging.

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- Around line 81-84: Update the `.env` generation in the setup script to encode
`access_key`, `secret_key`, and `token` as literal values that remain safe when
loaded, rather than allowing shell syntax in credentials to execute.
- Around line 81-86: Update the `.env` creation flow in the setup script to set
a restrictive umask before creating the file and ensure an existing `.env` is
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Comment on lines +81 to +84
cat > .env <<EOF
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$access_key
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$secret_key
export OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=$token

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Encode credential values before writing shell assignments.

If a 1Password field contains shell syntax, Line 93 interprets that syntax when it sources .env. For example, a value containing $(command) executes command instead of remaining a literal credential. Write shell-escaped assignments, or use a format that does not execute credential text when loaded.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
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Review comment at @scripts/setup around lines 81 - 84:
Update the `.env` generation in the setup script to encode `access_key`,
`secret_key`, and `token` as literal values that remain safe when loaded, rather
than allowing shell syntax in credentials to execute.

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Comment thread scripts/setup
Comment on lines +81 to +86
cat > .env <<EOF
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$access_key
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=$secret_key
export OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN=$token
EOF
chmod 600 .env

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Set the .env mode before writing secrets.

If the process umask permits group or other reads, cat > .env creates a readable file until chmod 600 runs. If .env already exists, the write also retains its old mode until chmod succeeds. Set a restrictive umask before creating the file, and set the mode before overwriting an existing file. Based on learnings, secret files need an explicitly restrictive mode during creation.

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Review comment at @scripts/setup around lines 81 - 86:
Update the `.env` creation flow in the setup script to set a restrictive umask
before creating the file and ensure an existing `.env` is changed to mode 600
before it is overwritten, so secrets are never written while the file is
readable by group or others.

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