# Infisical (Secrets Management)

Self-hosted Infisical instance running as a Docker stack on [DOCKER](docker.md) (10.100.0.35). Deployed via Ansible (role `infisical` in the [ansiblearr](https://github.com/dohejw01/ansiblearr) playbook); deployed 2026-04-29.

## Access

- **URL**: https://infisical.dohertylan.com (via Traefik + Cloudflare cert)
- **Auth**: native Infisical accounts (no Authelia middleware — Infisical has its own login)
- **First-time setup**: first sign-up becomes the admin. After bootstrapping, set `INVITE_ONLY_SIGNUP=true` in `roles/infisical/defaults/main.yml` and re-deploy to lock further signups.

## Stack layout (on docker host)

`/opt/infisical/` (compose project name `infisical`; service labels carry standard `com.docker.compose.*` only — no custom `project=lmxopcua`-style label):

| Container | Image | Internal port | Host port | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `infisical` | `infisical/infisical:latest-postgres` | 8080 (HTTP) | none — Traefik handles 443→8080 | — |
| `infisical-db` | `postgres:16-alpine` | 5432 | none | `/opt/infisical/postgres_data` |
| `infisical-redis` | `redis:7-alpine` | 6379 | none | `/opt/infisical/redis_data` |

Networks: `traefik` (external, shared with the rest of the stack) and `infisical` (internal-only bridge for db + redis).

## Configuration

Source of truth: `roles/infisical/defaults/main.yml` in the ansible repo. Re-deploys overwrite `/opt/infisical/docker-compose.yml`, so don't edit it on the host.

| Variable | Value (default) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `infisical_image` | `infisical/infisical:latest-postgres` | Standalone all-in-one image (API + frontend) |
| `infisical_subdomain` | `infisical` | Becomes `infisical.dohertylan.com` |
| `infisical_db_user` / `_db_name` | `infisical` / `infisical` | Internal-only — not exposed past the compose network |
| `infisical_db_password` | `[Infisical: homelab/apps/infisical/DB_PWD]` | Plaintext also lives in `roles/infisical/defaults/main.yml` (chicken-and-egg: the playbook must hold the value to deploy Infisical from scratch) |
| `infisical_encryption_key` | 32 hex chars | **Do not change after data exists** — used to envelope-encrypt secrets at rest. Changing it makes existing secrets unrecoverable; use Infisical's key-rotation flow if you need to rotate |
| `infisical_auth_secret` | random base64 | JWT signing key |
| `infisical_telemetry_enabled` | `false` | Anonymous telemetry opted out |

## Deploy / update

Three equivalent paths:

```bash
# Via Semaphore UI (or API): http://10.100.0.35:3000  →  template "Deploy Full Stack"
curl -s -c - http://localhost:3000/api/auth/login -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"auth":"dohertj2","password":"<semaphore-admin-pwd>"}' | grep semaphore | awk '{print $NF}' \
  | xargs -I{} curl -s -b "semaphore={}" -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/project/1/tasks \
       -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"template_id":8,"project_id":1}'

# Or directly on the docker host (skips going through Semaphore/git):
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'cd /opt/infisical && docker compose up -d'

# Or pull image only (without restart):
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'cd /opt/infisical && docker compose pull'
```

To make a change, edit `roles/infisical/defaults/main.yml` (or the template), commit + push to GitHub, then re-run the Semaphore template.

## Operations

```bash
# Status
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'docker ps --filter name=infisical'

# Logs
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'cd /opt/infisical && docker compose logs --tail=200 infisical'

# Restart just the app (keep db/redis up)
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'cd /opt/infisical && docker compose restart infisical'

# Full stack restart
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'cd /opt/infisical && docker compose up -d --force-recreate'

# psql shell into the db
ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.35 'docker exec -it infisical-db psql -U infisical -d infisical'
```

## Backups

Only state worth preserving: `/opt/infisical/postgres_data`. Redis is just a cache.

```bash
# Hot logical dump (run on docker host)
docker exec infisical-db pg_dump -U infisical -d infisical | gzip > /mnt/share/backups/infisical-$(date +%F).sql.gz
```

Restore: stop the stack, drop and recreate the DB, `gunzip < dump.sql.gz | docker exec -i infisical-db psql -U infisical -d infisical`, start the stack. Whatever encryption key was in `defaults/main.yml` at backup time must still be in place — the restored ciphertext is only readable with the same `ENCRYPTION_KEY`.

## Client setup (CLI on other machines)

Goal: from any host that needs a credential, run `infisical secrets get …` (or `infisical run -- <cmd>`) instead of finding the value in a `.md` file.

### 1. Create a per-host Machine Identity

One per host — never share. Each is independently revocable and shows up cleanly in the audit log.

1. https://infisical.dohertylan.com → **Org Settings → Access Control → Identities → Add**
2. Name it `claude-<hostname>` (e.g., `claude-mac`, `claude-ww-vm`, `claude-docker`). Auth method: **Universal Auth**.
3. Open the new identity → **Client Secrets** → **Create Client Secret** → save the `client_id` + `client_secret` (only shown once).
4. (Optional but recommended) Open the identity → **Authentication → Universal Auth** → set **Client Secret Trusted IPs** to `10.100.0.0/24` so the credential is unusable off-LAN.
5. Open the **Homelab** project → **Access Control → Identities → Add** → pick the new identity, role **Viewer** (read-only). Promote to Developer/Admin only if the host needs to write secrets.

### 2. Install the CLI

**Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Trixie):**
```bash
curl -1sLf 'https://artifacts-cli.infisical.com/setup.deb.sh' | sudo -E bash
sudo apt-get install -y infisical
```

**macOS:**
```bash
brew install infisical/get-cli/infisical
```

**Windows (PowerShell, admin):**
```powershell
winget install --id Infisical.InfisicalCLI -e
# or:
scoop bucket add main; scoop install infisical
```

Verify with `infisical --version`.

### 3. Configure auth + endpoint

The CLI reads `INFISICAL_API_URL` for the host (defaults to Infisical Cloud — must be overridden for self-hosted) and either env vars or a saved login for credentials. Recommended: env vars in your shell rc / Windows user env.

**Linux/macOS** (`~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`):
```bash
export INFISICAL_API_URL=https://infisical.dohertylan.com
export INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_ID="<client-id>"
export INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET="<client-secret>"
```

**Windows** (PowerShell — sets persistent user env):
```powershell
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('INFISICAL_API_URL','https://infisical.dohertylan.com','User')
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_ID','<client-id>','User')
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('INFISICAL_UNIVERSAL_AUTH_CLIENT_SECRET','<client-secret>','User')
# Open a new shell for these to take effect.
```

Each `infisical` command will use Universal Auth automatically when these are set. No `infisical login` needed.

### 4. Verify

```bash
# Should print one or more secrets from the homelab project
infisical secrets --env=infrastructure --path=/esxi --silent

# Get a single value (the GOVC password):
infisical secrets get GOVC_PASSWORD --env=infrastructure --path=/esxi --plain

# Run a command with secrets injected as env vars:
infisical run --env=infrastructure --path=/esxi -- printenv GOVC_PASSWORD
```

If the project ID can't be resolved automatically, pin it:
```bash
infisical secrets get GOVC_PASSWORD \
  --projectId=e36459c8-b071-4b86-a43c-795b31e75584 \
  --env=infrastructure --path=/esxi --plain
```

### 5. Common usage patterns

```bash
# govc — fetch the password into env via `infisical run`, no plaintext on disk
infisical run --env=infrastructure --path=/esxi -- \
  bash -c 'GOVC_URL=https://10.2.0.12/sdk GOVC_USERNAME=govc GOVC_INSECURE=true \
           govc vm.info WW_DEV_VM'

# .NET app reads SQL_DEV_SA_PWD from env at startup
infisical run --env=dev --path=/lmxopcua -- \
  dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Server

# Docker compose with secret env injection
infisical run --env=apps --path=/gitea -- docker compose up -d

# Shell into one secret quickly:
PWD=$(infisical secrets get WW_VM_ADMIN_PWD --env=infrastructure --path=/windows-hosts --plain)
sshpass -p "$PWD" ssh dohertj2@10.100.0.48 hostname
```

### 6. For Claude Code specifically

Claude can shell out to `infisical` like any other CLI tool. To make the pointer syntax in our docs (`[Infisical: homelab/<env>/<folder>/<KEY>]`) directly executable, drop this one-liner alias / function in your shell rc:

```bash
secret() {  # secret <env>/<path>/<KEY>
  local arg=$1 env="${arg%%/*}" rest="/${arg#*/}" key="${rest##*/}" folder="${rest%/*}"
  infisical secrets get "$key" --env="$env" --path="${folder:-/}" --plain
}
```

Now `secret infrastructure/esxi/GOVC_PASSWORD` returns the value, matching the doc pointer 1:1.

### 7. (Optional) Infisical MCP server for Claude Code

For native tool access (instead of shell-out), add an MCP server to `~/.claude/mcp.json`. The community package's name and exact config can shift — check the latest before depending on it. Outline:

```jsonc
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "infisical": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@infisical/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "INFISICAL_HOST": "https://infisical.dohertylan.com",
        "INFISICAL_CLIENT_ID": "<id>",
        "INFISICAL_CLIENT_SECRET": "<secret>",
        "INFISICAL_PROJECT_ID": "e36459c8-b071-4b86-a43c-795b31e75584"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Restart Claude Code and `mcp__infisical__*` tools will be available.

## Homepage entry

Listed under the **Infrastructure** group on https://home.dohertylan.com — icon `infisical.png` (from dashboard-icons), URL `https://infisical.dohertylan.com`, description "Secrets Management". Added in `roles/homepage/defaults/main.yml`.

## Risks / gotchas

- **`ENCRYPTION_KEY` is the master**. Treat changes to that var as a destructive operation. The default is checked into git in the private ansiblearr repo — fine while the repo stays internal; rotate immediately if it ever goes public.
- **First sign-up gets admin** with no out-of-band gating. Sign up immediately after the initial deploy so a passing scanner doesn't beat you to it.
- **No Authelia middleware**. Infisical's own auth is the only thing in front of the API — exposed via Cloudflare to the internet at `infisical.dohertylan.com`. Enable Infisical SSO + MFA before storing anything sensitive.
- **Single-instance**. Postgres + Redis run alongside the app on one box. Acceptable for a homelab; not HA. If the docker host goes down, secrets API is unavailable — plan integrations accordingly (don't make Infisical a hard dependency for things that need to recover during a docker host outage).