README

.gitignore

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dist/
 *.lock
 package-lock.json
 paskia.sqlite
-paskia.jsonl
+*.paskiadb
 /paskia/frontend-build
 /paskia/_version.py
 coverage-html/

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ uv tool install paskia
 
 ## Configuration
 
-All configuration is passed by CLI arguments, of which there are just a few.
+You will need to specify your main domain to which all passkeys will be tied as rp-id. Use your main domain even if Paskia is not running there. All other options are optional.
 
 ```text
 paskia [options]
@@ -61,9 +61,12 @@ paskia [options]
 |--------|-------------|---------|
 | -l, --listen *endpoint* | Listen address: *host*:*port*, :*port* (all interfaces), or */path.sock* | **localhost:4401** |
 | --rp-id *domain* | Main/top domain for passkeys | **localhost** |
-| --rp-name *"text"* | Name shown during passkey registration | Same as rp-id |
+| --rp-name *"text"* | Branding name for the entire system (passkey auth, login dialog). | Same as rp-id |
-| --origin *url* | Restrict allowed origins for WebSocket auth (repeatable) | All under rp-id |
+| --origin *url* | Only sites listed can login (repeatable) | rp-id and all subdomains |
 | --auth-host *url* | Dedicated authentication site, e.g. **auth.example.com** | Use **/auth/** path on each site |
+| --save | Save current options to database | (only --rp-id required on further invocations) |
+
+To clear a stored setting, pass an empty value like `--auth-host=`. The database is stored in `{rp-id}.paskiadb` in current directory. This can be overridden by environment `PASKIA_DB` if needed.
 
 ## Tutorial: From Local Testing to Production
 
@@ -84,10 +87,10 @@ This starts the server on [localhost:4401](http://localhost:4401) with passkeys
 For a real deployment, configure Paskia with your domain name (rp-id). This enables SSO setup for that domain and any subdomains.
 
 ```fish
-paskia --rp-id example.com --rp-name "Example Corp"
+paskia --rp-id example.com --rp-name "Example Corp" --save
 ```
 
-This binds passkeys to `*.example.com`. The `--rp-name` is shown to users during passkey registration.
+This binds passkeys to `*.example.com`. The `--rp-name` is shown to users during passkey registration. The `--save` option stores these settings in the database, so future runs only need `paskia --rp-id example.com`.
 
 ### Step 3: Set Up Caddy
 
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ Description=Paskia Authentication Server
 Type=simple
 User=paskia
 WorkingDirectory=/srv/paskia
-ExecStart=uvx paskia --rp-id example.com --rp-name "Example Corp"
+ExecStart=uvx paskia --rp-id=example.com
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target

frontend/vite-plugin-fastapi.js

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 /**
  * FastAPI-Vue Vite Plugin
+ * auto-upgrade@fastapi-vue-setup -- remove this if you edit the plugin
  *
  * Configures Vite for FastAPI backend integration:
  * - Proxies /api/* requests to the FastAPI backend
  * - Builds to the Python module's frontend-build directory
  *
- * Environment variables (with defaults):
+ * Options:
- *   FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:5180 - Backend API URL for proxying
+ *   paths - Array of paths to proxy (default: ["/api"])
  */
 
-const backendUrl = process.env.FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:5180"
-
 export default function fastapiVue({ paths = ["/api"] } = {}) {
+  const backendUrl = process.env.PASKIA_BACKEND_URL || "http://localhost:4402"
+
   // Build proxy configuration for each path
   const proxy = {}
   for (const path of paths) {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export default function fastapiVue({ paths = ["/api"] } = {}) {
   }
 
   return {
-    name: "fastapi-vite",
+    name: "vite-plugin-fastapi-paskia",
     config: () => ({
       server: { proxy },
       build: {

paskia/db/operations.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import uuid7
 
 from paskia.config import SESSION_LIFETIME
 from paskia.db.jsonl import (
-    DB_PATH_DEFAULT,
     JsonlStore,
 )
 from paskia.db.structs import (
@@ -42,15 +41,14 @@ _db._store = _store
 _initialized = False
 
 
-async def init(*args, **kwargs):
+async def init(rp_id: str = "localhost", *args, **kwargs):
     """Load database from JSONL file."""
     global _db, _initialized
     if _initialized:
         _logger.debug("Database already initialized, skipping reload")
         return
-    db_path = os.environ.get("PASKIA_DB", DB_PATH_DEFAULT)
+    default_path = f"{rp_id}.paskiadb"
-    if db_path.startswith("json:"):
+    db_path = os.environ.get("PASKIA_DB", default_path)
-        db_path = db_path[5:]
     await _store.load(db_path)
     _db = _store.db
     _initialized = True
@@ -823,3 +821,19 @@ def bootstrap(
         _db.reset_tokens[reset_token.key] = reset_token
 
     return reset_passphrase
+
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Config operations
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_config() -> Config:
+    """Get the stored configuration."""
+    return _db.config
+
+
+async def set_config(config: Config) -> None:
+    """Update the stored configuration."""
+    async with _db.transaction("update_config"):
+        _db.config = config

paskia/db/structs.py

@@ -397,6 +397,16 @@ class SessionContext(msgspec.Struct):
     permissions: list[Permission] = []
 
 
+class Config(msgspec.Struct, dict=True, omit_defaults=True):
+    """Stored configuration for the instance."""
+
+    rp_id: str | None = None
+    rp_name: str | None = None
+    origins: list[str] | None = None
+    auth_host: str | None = None
+    listen: str | None = None
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Database storage structure
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -412,6 +422,7 @@ class DB(msgspec.Struct, dict=True, omit_defaults=False):
     credentials: dict[UUID, Credential] = {}
     sessions: dict[str, Session] = {}
     reset_tokens: dict[bytes, ResetToken] = {}
+    config: Config = Config()
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         # Store reference for persistence (not serialized)

paskia/fastapi/__main__.py

@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ from uvicorn import run as uvicorn_run
 from paskia import globals as _globals
 from paskia.bootstrap import bootstrap_if_needed
 from paskia.config import PaskiaConfig
+from paskia.db import get_config, set_config
+from paskia.db import init as db_init
 from paskia.db.background import flush
+from paskia.db.structs import Config
 from paskia.util import startupbox
 from paskia.util.hostutil import normalize_origin
 
 DEFAULT_PORT = 4401
+DEVMODE = bool(os.getenv("PASKIA_FRONTEND_URL"))
 
 EPILOG = """\
 Example:
@@ -61,6 +65,11 @@ def add_common_options(p: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
         "--auth-host",
         help=("Dedicated authentication site (optionally with scheme/port)"),
     )
+    p.add_argument(
+        "--save",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Save the CLI options to database for future runs.",
+    )
 
 
 def main():
@@ -87,6 +96,28 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # Handle clearing options
+    if getattr(args, "auth_host", None) == "":
+        args.auth_host = None
+    if getattr(args, "rp_name", None) == "":
+        args.rp_name = None
+    if getattr(args, "listen", None) == "":
+        args.listen = None
+
+    # Init db and load stored config
+    asyncio.run(db_init(rp_id=args.rp_id))
+    stored_config = get_config()
+
+    # Apply defaults from stored config
+    if args.rp_name is None and stored_config.rp_name is not None:
+        args.rp_name = stored_config.rp_name
+    if args.origins is None and stored_config.origins is not None:
+        args.origins = stored_config.origins
+    if args.auth_host is None and stored_config.auth_host is not None:
+        args.auth_host = stored_config.auth_host
+    if args.listen is None and stored_config.listen is not None:
+        args.listen = stored_config.listen
+
     # Parse endpoint using fastapi_vue.hostutil
     endpoints = parse_endpoint(args.listen, DEFAULT_PORT)
 
@@ -167,14 +198,22 @@ def main():
 
     startupbox.print_startup_config(config)
 
-    devmode = bool(os.environ.get("FASTAPI_VUE_FRONTEND_URL"))
+    if args.save:
+        new_config = Config(
+            rp_id=args.rp_id,
+            rp_name=args.rp_name,
+            origins=args.origins,
+            auth_host=args.auth_host,
+            listen=args.listen,
+        )
+        asyncio.run(set_config(new_config))
 
     run_kwargs: dict = {
         "log_level": "warning",  # Suppress startup messages; we use custom logging
         "access_log": False,  # We use custom AccessLogMiddleware instead
     }
 
-    if devmode:
+    if DEVMODE:
         # Security: dev mode must run on localhost:4402 to prevent
         # accidental public exposure of the Vite dev server
         if host != "localhost" or port != 4402:
@@ -200,7 +239,7 @@ def main():
                             Config(app="paskia.fastapi:app", **run_kwargs, **ep)
                         ).serve()
                     )
-        elif devmode:
+        elif DEVMODE:
             # Use uvicorn.run for proper reload support (it handles subprocess spawning)
             ep = endpoints[0]
             uvicorn_run("paskia.fastapi:app", **run_kwargs, **ep)

paskia/fastapi/mainapp.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from paskia import globals
 from paskia.db import start_background, stop_background
 from paskia.db.logging import configure_db_logging
 from paskia.fastapi import admin, api, auth_host, ws
+from paskia.fastapi.__main__ import DEVMODE
 from paskia.fastapi.logging import AccessLogMiddleware, configure_access_logging
 from paskia.fastapi.session import AUTH_COOKIE
 from paskia.util import hostutil, passphrase, vitedev
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):  # pragma: no cover - startup path
 
     # Restore uvicorn info logging (suppressed during startup in dev mode)
     # Keep uvicorn.error at WARNING to suppress WebSocket "connection open/closed" messages
-    if frontend.devmode:
+    if app.debug:
         logging.getLogger("uvicorn").setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger("uvicorn.error").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     await frontend.load()
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ app = FastAPI(
     docs_url=None,
     redoc_url=None,
     openapi_url=None,
+    debug=DEVMODE,
 )
 
 # Custom access logging (uvicorn's access_log is disabled)

paskia/globals.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async def init(
 
     Database configuration:
         Set PASKIA_DB environment variable to specify the JSONL database file path.
-        Default: paskia.jsonl
+        Default: {rp_id}.paskiadb
     """
 
     # Initialize passkey instance with provided parameters
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async def init(
     )
 
     # Initialize database
-    await db.init()
+    await db.init(rp_id=rp_id)
 
     # Initialize remote auth manager
     await remoteauth.init()

paskia/sansio.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This module provides a unified interface for WebAuthn operations including:
 """
 
 import json
+import re
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from uuid import UUID
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ class Passkey:
             ValueError: If any origin domain doesn't match or isn't a subdomain of rp_id.
         """
         self.rp_id = rp_id
+        self._validate_rp_id(rp_id)
         self.rp_name = rp_name or rp_id
         self.allowed_origins: set[str] | None = None
         if origins:
@@ -75,6 +77,21 @@ class Passkey:
             COSEAlgorithmIdentifier.RSASSA_PKCS1_v1_5_SHA_256,
         ]
 
+    def _validate_rp_id(self, rp_id: str) -> None:
+        """Validate that rp_id is a valid domain name."""
+        if not rp_id:
+            raise ValueError("rp_id cannot be empty")
+        # Allow localhost, or domain-like strings
+        if rp_id == "localhost":
+            return
+        # Regex for valid domain: letters, digits, hyphens, dots, but not starting/ending with hyphen, etc.
+        # Simplified: alphanumeric, dots, hyphens
+        if not re.match(
+            r"^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$",
+            rp_id,
+        ):
+            raise ValueError(f"rp_id '{rp_id}' is not a valid domain name")
+
     def _validate_origin(self, origin: str, rp_id: str) -> None:
         """Validate an origin URL against the rp_id."""
         hostname = urlparse(origin).hostname

scripts/devserver.py

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ All other options are forwarded to `paskia`.
 Backend always listens on localhost:4402.
 
 Environment:
-    FASTAPI_VUE_FRONTEND_URL    Set by this script for the backend to know where Vite is.
+    PASKIA_FRONTEND_URL    Set by this script for the backend to know where Vite is.
-    FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL     Set by this script for Vite to know where to proxy API calls.
+    PASKIA_BACKEND_URL     Set by this script for Vite to know where to proxy API calls.
-    PASKIA_SITE_URL             User-facing URL for reset links (Caddy HTTPS or Vite HTTP).
+    PASKIA_SITE_URL        User-facing URL for reset links (Caddy HTTPS or Vite HTTP).
 
 Options:
     --caddy         Run Caddy as HTTPS proxy on port 443 (requires sudo)
@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-from fastapi_vue.hostutil import parse_endpoint
-
 # Import utilities from scripts/fastapi-vue (not a package, so we adjust sys.path)
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).with_name("fastapi-vue")))
-from buildutil import find_dev_tool, find_install_tool, logger  # noqa: E402
+from devutil import (  # noqa: E402
-from devutil import ProcessGroup, check_ports_free  # noqa: E402
+    ProcessGroup,
+    check_ports_free,
+    logger,
+    ready,
+    setup_cli,
+    setup_vite,
+)
 
 DEFAULT_VITE_PORT = 4403  # overrides by CLI option
 BACKEND_PORT = 4402  # hardcoded, also in vite.config.ts
@@ -60,35 +64,6 @@ SITE_ADDR {
 """
 
 
-def build_vite_cmd(vite_host: str, vite_port: int) -> list[str] | None:
-    """Build the Vite dev command, or None if not available."""
-    devpath = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "frontend"
-    if not (devpath / "package.json").exists():
-        logger.warning("Frontend source not found at %s", devpath)
-        return None
-
-    try:
-        cmd = find_dev_tool()
-    except RuntimeError as e:
-        logger.warning(str(e))
-        return None
-
-    # Add Vite CLI args for host/port
-    cmd.extend([f"--port={vite_port}", "--logLevel=silent"])
-    if vite_host and vite_host != "localhost":
-        cmd.append("--host" if vite_host == "0.0.0.0" else f"--host={vite_host}")
-
-    return cmd
-
-
-def build_npm_install_cmd() -> list[str] | None:
-    """Build the npm install command, or None if not available."""
-    try:
-        return find_install_tool()
-    except RuntimeError:
-        return None
-
-
 def build_caddyfile(origins: list[str], vite_port: int) -> str:
     """Build a Caddyfile for the given origins."""
     caddyfile_parts = []
@@ -181,22 +156,26 @@ async def run_caddy(origins: list[str], vite_port: int) -> asyncio.subprocess.Pr
 
 async def run_devserver(args: argparse.Namespace, remaining: list[str]) -> None:
     """Run the development server with all components."""
-    # Parse Vite endpoint
+    reporoot = Path(__file__).parent.parent
-    endpoints = parse_endpoint(args.listen, DEFAULT_VITE_PORT)
+    frontend_path = reporoot / "frontend"
-    ep = endpoints[0]
+    if not (frontend_path / "package.json").exists():
-
+        logger.warning("Frontend source not found at %s", frontend_path)
-    if "uds" in ep:
-        logger.warning("Unix sockets are not supported for Vite frontend")
         raise SystemExit(1)
 
-    vite_host = ep["host"]
+    viteurl, npm_install, vite = setup_vite(args.listen, DEFAULT_VITE_PORT)
-    vite_port = ep["port"]
+    backurl, paskia = setup_cli("paskia", f"localhost:{BACKEND_PORT}", BACKEND_PORT)
-    # Multiple endpoints means all-interfaces (:port syntax)
-    if len(endpoints) > 1:
-        vite_host = "0.0.0.0"
 
-    vite_url = f"http://localhost:{vite_port}"
+    # Extract vite port for Caddy config
-    backend_url = f"http://localhost:{BACKEND_PORT}"
+    vite_port = int(viteurl.rsplit(":", 1)[1])
+
+    # Build paskia command with options
+    paskia.extend(["--rp-id", args.rp_id])
+    if args.auth_host:
+        paskia.extend(["--auth-host", args.auth_host])
+    if args.origins:
+        for origin in args.origins:
+            paskia.extend(["--origin", origin])
+    paskia.extend(remaining)
 
     # Compute origins for Caddy
     caddy_origins = []
@@ -217,30 +196,13 @@ async def run_devserver(args: argparse.Namespace, remaining: list[str]) -> None:
     seen = set()
     caddy_origins = [x for x in caddy_origins if not (x in seen or seen.add(x))]
 
-    # Check ports are free before starting
-    await check_ports_free(vite_url, backend_url)
-
     # Set environment for subprocesses
-    os.environ["FASTAPI_VUE_FRONTEND_URL"] = vite_url
+    os.environ["PASKIA_FRONTEND_URL"] = viteurl
-    os.environ["FASTAPI_VUE_BACKEND_URL"] = backend_url
+    os.environ["PASKIA_BACKEND_URL"] = backurl
-    os.environ["PASKIA_SITE_URL"] = caddy_origins[0] if args.caddy else vite_url
+    os.environ["PASKIA_SITE_URL"] = caddy_origins[0] if args.caddy else viteurl
     if args.auth_host:
         os.environ["PASKIA_AUTH_HOST"] = args.auth_host
 
-    # Build commands
-    frontend_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "frontend"
-    vite_cmd = build_vite_cmd(vite_host, vite_port)
-    install_cmd = build_npm_install_cmd()
-
-    paskia_cmd = ["paskia", "-l", f"localhost:{BACKEND_PORT}"]
-    paskia_cmd.extend(["--rp-id", args.rp_id])
-    if args.auth_host:
-        paskia_cmd.extend(["--auth-host", args.auth_host])
-    if args.origins:
-        for origin in args.origins:
-            paskia_cmd.extend(["--origin", origin])
-    paskia_cmd.extend(remaining)
-
     async with ProcessGroup() as pg:
         # Start Caddy first if requested (needs to bind ports)
         if args.caddy:
@@ -248,29 +210,11 @@ async def run_devserver(args: argparse.Namespace, remaining: list[str]) -> None:
             pg._procs.append(caddy_proc)
             pg._cmds[caddy_proc.pid] = "caddy"
 
-        # Run npm install concurrently with backend startup
+        npm_proc = await pg.spawn(*npm_install, cwd=frontend_path)
-        if install_cmd and (frontend_path / "package.json").exists():
+        await check_ports_free(viteurl, backurl)
-            npm_proc = await pg.spawn(*install_cmd, cwd=str(frontend_path))
+        await pg.spawn(*paskia)
-        else:
+        await pg.wait(npm_proc, ready(backurl, path="/api/health?from=devserver.py"))
-            npm_proc = None
+        await pg.spawn(*vite, cwd=frontend_path)
-
-        # Start paskia backend
-        logger.info(">>> (devmode) %s", " ".join(paskia_cmd))
-        paskia_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*paskia_cmd)
-        pg._procs.append(paskia_proc)
-        pg._cmds[paskia_proc.pid] = "paskia"
-
-        # Wait for npm install to complete before starting Vite
-        if npm_proc:
-            await pg.wait(npm_proc)
-
-        # Start Vite dev server
-        if vite_cmd:
-            await pg.spawn(*vite_cmd, cwd=str(frontend_path))
-        else:
-            logger.info(
-                "Backend expects Vite at %s - start it manually if needed", vite_url
-            )
 
 
 def main():

scripts/fastapi-vue/buildutil.py

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def find_dev_tool() -> list[str]:
     Raises RuntimeError if no runtime is found.
     """
     dev_args = {
-        "deno": ("run", "dev", "--"),
+        "deno": ("run", "-A", "npm:vite"),
         "npm": ("--silent", "run", "dev", "--"),
         "bun": ("run", "dev", "--"),
     }

scripts/fastapi-vue/devutil.py

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class ProcessGroup:
         self._cmds: dict[int, str] = {}  # pid -> command name
 
     async def spawn(
-        self, *cmd: str, cwd: str | None = None, env: dict | None = None
+        self, *cmd: str, cwd: str | None = None
     ) -> asyncio.subprocess.Process:
         """Spawn a subprocess and track it."""
         cmd_name = Path(cmd[0]).stem
         logger.info(">>> %s", " ".join([cmd_name, *cmd[1:]]))
-        proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*cmd, cwd=cwd, env=env)
+        proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*cmd, cwd=cwd)
         self._procs.append(proc)
         self._cmds[proc.pid] = cmd_name
         return proc
@@ -188,3 +188,24 @@ def setup_fastapi(
         "--forwarded-allow-ips=*",
     ]
     return f"http://{host}:{port}", cmd
+
+
+def setup_cli(
+    cli: str, endpoint: str, default_port: int = 8000
+) -> tuple[str, list[str]]:
+    """Parse backend endpoint and build CLI command.
+
+    Returns (url, cli_cmd).
+    Raises SystemExit(1) on invalid config.
+    """
+    endpoints = parse_endpoint(endpoint, default_port)
+
+    if "uds" in endpoints[0]:
+        logger.warning("Unix sockets not supported with vite devserver")
+        raise SystemExit(1)
+
+    host = endpoints[0]["host"]
+    port = endpoints[0]["port"]
+
+    cmd = [cli, f"--listen={host}:{port}"]
+    return f"http://{host}:{port}", cmd