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+# =============================================================================
+# nomad/jobs/edge.hcl — Edge proxy (Caddy + dispatcher sidecar) (Nomad service job)
+#
+# Part of the Nomad+Vault migration (S5.1, issue #988). Caddy reverse proxy
+# routes traffic to Forgejo, Woodpecker, staging, and chat services. The
+# dispatcher sidecar polls disinto-ops for vault actions and dispatches them
+# via Nomad batch jobs.
+#
+# Host_volume contract:
+#   This job mounts caddy-data from nomad/client.hcl. Path
+#   /srv/disinto/caddy-data is created by lib/init/nomad/cluster-up.sh before
+#   any job references it. Keep the `source = "caddy-data"` below in sync
+#   with the host_volume stanza in client.hcl.
+#
+# Build step (S5.1):
+#   docker/edge/Dockerfile is custom (adds bash, jq, curl, git, docker-cli,
+#   python3, openssh-client, autossh to caddy:latest). Build as
+#   disinto/edge:local using the same pattern as disinto/agents:local.
+#   Command: docker build -t disinto/edge:local -f docker/edge/Dockerfile docker/edge
+#
+# Not the runtime yet: docker-compose.yml is still the factory's live stack
+# until cutover. This file exists so CI can validate it and S5.2 can wire
+# `disinto init --backend=nomad --with edge` to `nomad job run` it.
+# =============================================================================
+
+job "edge" {
+  type        = "service"
+  datacenters = ["dc1"]
+
+  group "edge" {
+    count = 1
+
+    # ── Vault workload identity for dispatcher (S5.1, issue #988) ──────────
+    # Service role for dispatcher task to fetch vault actions from KV v2.
+    # Role defined in vault/roles.yaml, policy in vault/policies/service-dispatcher.hcl.
+    vault {
+      role = "service-dispatcher"
+    }
+
+    # ── Network ports (S5.1, issue #988) ──────────────────────────────────
+    # Caddy listens on :80 and :443. Expose both on the host.
+    network {
+      port "http" {
+        static = 80
+        to     = 80
+      }
+
+      port "https" {
+        static = 443
+        to     = 443
+      }
+    }
+
+    # ── Host-volume mounts (S5.1, issue #988) ─────────────────────────────
+    # caddy-data: ACME certificates, Caddy config state.
+    volume "caddy-data" {
+      type      = "host"
+      source    = "caddy-data"
+      read_only = false
+    }
+
+    # ops-repo: disinto-ops clone for vault actions polling.
+    volume "ops-repo" {
+      type      = "host"
+      source    = "ops-repo"
+      read_only = false
+    }
+
+    # ── Conservative restart policy ───────────────────────────────────────
+    # Caddy should be stable; dispatcher may restart on errors.
+    restart {
+      attempts = 3
+      interval = "5m"
+      delay    = "15s"
+      mode     = "delay"
+    }
+
+    # ── Service registration ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # Caddy is an HTTP reverse proxy — health check on port 80.
+    service {
+      name     = "edge"
+      port     = "http"
+      provider = "nomad"
+
+      check {
+        type     = "http"
+        path     = "/"
+        interval = "10s"
+        timeout  = "3s"
+      }
+    }
+
+    # ── Caddy task (S5.1, issue #988) ─────────────────────────────────────
+    task "caddy" {
+      driver = "docker"
+
+      config {
+        # Use pre-built disinto/edge:local image (custom Dockerfile adds
+        # bash, jq, curl, git, docker-cli, python3, openssh-client, autossh).
+        image      = "disinto/edge:local"
+        force_pull = false
+        ports      = ["http", "https"]
+
+        # apparmor=unconfined matches docker-compose — needed for autossh
+        # in the entrypoint script.
+        security_opt = ["apparmor=unconfined"]
+      }
+
+      # Mount Caddy config from repo (docker/Caddyfile).
+      volume_mount {
+        volume      = "caddy-data"
+        destination = "/data"
+        read_only   = false
+      }
+
+      # ── Non-secret env ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      env {
+        FORGE_URL      = "http://forgejo:3000"
+        FORGE_REPO     = "disinto-admin/disinto"
+        DISINTO_CONTAINER = "1"
+        PROJECT_NAME   = "disinto"
+      }
+
+      # Caddy needs CPU + memory headroom for reverse proxy work.
+      resources {
+        cpu    = 200
+        memory = 256
+      }
+    }
+
+    # ── Dispatcher task (S5.1, issue #988) ────────────────────────────────
+    task "dispatcher" {
+      driver = "docker"
+
+      config {
+        # Use same disinto/agents:local image as other agents.
+        image      = "disinto/agents:local"
+        force_pull = false
+
+        # apparmor=unconfined matches docker-compose.
+        security_opt = ["apparmor=unconfined"]
+      }
+
+      # Mount ops-repo for vault actions polling.
+      volume_mount {
+        volume      = "ops-repo"
+        destination = "/home/agent/repos/disinto-ops"
+        read_only   = false
+      }
+
+      # Mount docker.sock for legacy docker backend (S5.1 — kept for compat).
+      # Note: S5.5 will add nomad dispatch backend; this mount may be removed.
+      volume_mount {
+        volume      = "docker-socket"
+        destination = "/var/run/docker.sock"
+        read_only   = true
+      }
+
+      # ── Vault-templated secrets (S5.1, issue #988) ──────────────────────
+      # Renders FORGE_TOKEN from Vault KV v2 for ops repo access.
+      template {
+        destination          = "secrets/dispatcher.env"
+        env                  = true
+        change_mode          = "restart"
+        error_on_missing_key = false
+        data                 = <<EOT
+{{- with secret "kv/data/disinto/bots/vault" -}}
+FORGE_TOKEN={{ .Data.data.token }}
+{{- else -}}
+# WARNING: kv/disinto/bots/vault is empty — run tools/vault-seed-agents.sh
+FORGE_TOKEN=seed-me
+{{- end }}
+EOT
+      }
+
+      # ── Non-secret env ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+      env {
+        DISPATCHER_BACKEND   = "nomad"
+        FORGE_URL            = "http://forgejo:3000"
+        FORGE_REPO           = "disinto-admin/disinto"
+        FORGE_OPS_REPO       = "disinto-admin/disinto-ops"
+        PRIMARY_BRANCH       = "main"
+        DISINTO_CONTAINER    = "1"
+        OPS_REPO_ROOT        = "/home/agent/repos/disinto-ops"
+        FORGE_ADMIN_USERS    = "vault-bot,admin"
+      }
+
+      # Dispatcher is lightweight — minimal CPU + memory.
+      resources {
+        cpu    = 100
+        memory = 256
+      }
+    }
+
+    # ── Docker socket volume (S5.1, issue #988) ───────────────────────────
+    # Declared here for dispatcher task (legacy docker backend).
+    # Path /var/run/docker.sock on the host.
+    volume "docker-socket" {
+      type      = "host"
+      source    = "/var/run/docker.sock"
+      read_only = true
+    }
+  }
+}