Production Configuration

A complete Gordon configuration for production environments.

When to Use

• Production deployments
• Multiple applications
• Services requiring databases

Configuration

# ~/.config/gordon/gordon.toml

# Server settings
[server]
port = 8080                              # Cloudflare forwards 443 → 8080
registry_port = 5000
gordon_domain = "gordon.company.com"

# Authentication with pass backend (recommended)
[auth]
enabled = true
secrets_backend = "pass"
token_secret = "gordon/auth/token_secret"

# File-based logging with rotation
[logging]
level = "info"
format = "json"

[logging.file]
enabled = true
path = "~/.gordon/logs/gordon.log"
max_size = 100
max_backups = 10
max_age = 90

[logging.container_logs]
enabled = true                           # enabled by default
dir = "~/.gordon/logs/containers"
max_size = 100
max_backups = 10
max_age = 90

# Environment directory
[env]
dir = "~/.gordon/env"

# Volume settings (all enabled by default)
[volumes]
auto_create = true
prefix = "gordon"
preserve = true

# Network isolation for security
[network_isolation]
enabled = true
network_prefix = "prod"

# Application routes with pinned versions
[routes]
"app.company.com" = "company-app:v2.1.0"
"api.company.com" = "company-api:v1.5.2"
"admin.company.com" = "admin-panel:v1.0.1"
"docs.company.com" = "company-docs:latest"

# Network groups for shared services
[network_groups]
"backend" = ["app.company.com", "api.company.com"]

# Service attachments
[attachments]
"backend" = ["company-redis:latest"]
"app.company.com" = ["company-postgres:latest"]
"api.company.com" = ["company-postgres:latest"]

Setup Steps

1. Install Pass

sudo apt install pass gnupg
gpg --gen-key
pass init your-gpg-key-id

2. Store Token Secret

# Generate random secret
openssl rand -base64 32 | pass insert -m gordon/auth/token_secret

3. Generate CI Token

gordon auth token generate --subject ci-bot --scopes push,pull --expiry 0

4. Create Environment Files

# App environment
cat > ~/.gordon/env/app_company_com.env <<EOF
NODE_ENV=production
PORT=3000
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://company-postgres:5432/app
DATABASE_PASSWORD=\${pass:company/db-password}
REDIS_URL=redis://company-redis:6379
EOF

# API environment
cat > ~/.gordon/env/api_company_com.env <<EOF
NODE_ENV=production
PORT=8080
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://company-postgres:5432/api
DATABASE_PASSWORD=\${pass:company/db-password}
REDIS_URL=redis://company-redis:6379
EOF

5. Configure Cloudflare

6. Start Gordon

systemctl --user enable --now gordon

Features Enabled

Deployment Workflow

# Build locally
docker build -t company-app .

# Tag with version
docker tag company-app gordon.company.com/company-app:v2.2.0

# Push to deploy
docker push gordon.company.com/company-app:v2.2.0

# Update config with new version
vim ~/.config/gordon/gordon.toml
# Change: "app.company.com" = "company-app:v2.2.0"

# Reload to deploy
gordon reload

Related

• Minimal Configuration
• Secrets Configuration
• Network Isolation