Add GitOps validation promotion flow

.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml

@@ -4,10 +4,35 @@ name: Homelab Main
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - dev
 
 jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: homelab-debian
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -exec rm -rf -- {} +
+          git init
+          git remote add origin ssh://git@192.168.100.73:32222/jv/my-homelab-configs.git
+          git fetch --prune origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main +refs/heads/dev:refs/remotes/origin/dev +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*
+          git checkout --force "${{ gitea.sha }}"
+          git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
+
+      - name: Validate repository
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          ./jeannie validate
+
   deploy:
     runs-on: homelab-debian
+    needs:
+      - validate
+    if: ${{ gitea.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -21,12 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           git checkout --force "${{ gitea.sha }}"
           git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
 
-      - name: Check generated docs
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          scripts/render-docs --check
-
       - name: Block automatic deploy for external Gitea changes
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail

README.md

@@ -760,8 +760,21 @@ ls -lh /home/jv/backups/gitea-restore-drills
 ## Gitea Actions
 
 This repo includes a Gitea Actions workflow at
-`.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml`. It runs only on pushes to `main` and targets
-a repository-scoped Debian host runner with the label `homelab-debian`.
+`.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml`. It runs validation on pushes to `dev` and
+`main`, and deploys only from `main`. That keeps the promotion path simple:
+
+```text
+dev -> ./jeannie validate in Gitea Actions -> main -> Argo CD sync
+```
+
+The workflow targets a repository-scoped Debian host runner with the label
+`homelab-debian`.
+
+Run the same validation locally before promoting:
+
+```bash
+./jeannie validate
+```
 
 The workflow only blocks automatic deploy for external Gitea service
 changes: files under `infra/gitea/`, or edits inside the `deploy_gitea`,

README.md.tmpl

@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ Run a read-only health snapshot from the Debian server with:
 
 It reports host memory/disk, systemd services, Docker Compose stacks,
 Kubernetes health when the API is reachable, Pimox worker VM status, RPi
-services, Tailscale, and key local/public HTTP endpoints.
+services, Tailscale, key local/public HTTP endpoints, and "what broke" signals
+such as deployment readiness, pod restarts, node pressure, disk pressure,
+Traefik 5xx/404 log evidence, and recent Gitea errors.
 
 Focused doctor commands run narrower read-only checks and print the most likely
 next step:
@@ -758,8 +760,21 @@ ls -lh /home/jv/backups/gitea-restore-drills
 ## Gitea Actions
 
 This repo includes a Gitea Actions workflow at
-`.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml`. It runs only on pushes to `main` and targets
-a repository-scoped Debian host runner with the label `homelab-debian`.
+`.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml`. It runs validation on pushes to `dev` and
+`main`, and deploys only from `main`. That keeps the promotion path simple:
+
+```text
+dev -> ./{{ main_script }} validate in Gitea Actions -> main -> Argo CD sync
+```
+
+The workflow targets a repository-scoped Debian host runner with the label
+`homelab-debian`.
+
+Run the same validation locally before promoting:
+
+```bash
+./{{ main_script }} validate
+```
 
 The workflow only blocks automatic deploy for external Gitea service
 changes: files under `infra/gitea/`, or edits inside the `deploy_gitea`,

docs/jeannie.1.md

@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ the older detailed tables. The cascade includes "what broke" signals for recent
 deployment readiness, pod restarts, node pressure, disk pressure, Traefik
 5xx/404 log evidence, and recent Gitea errors.
 
+`validate`
+: Run non-mutating repository checks used by the GitOps promotion flow:
+inventory, generated docs, Bash syntax, shellcheck, YAML parsing, OpenTofu
+formatting, tailnet policy validation, and optional static security checks.
+
 `nuke`
 : Destroy Kubernetes state and Pimox worker VMs. Requires
 `LAB_CONFIRM_NUKE=homelab`.

jeannie

@@ -5939,6 +5939,10 @@ security_attack_path() {
     "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/security-attack-path" "${@:2}"
 }
 
+validate_homelab() {
+    "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/validate-homelab"
+}
+
 case "${1:-}" in
     up)
         up
@@ -5958,6 +5962,9 @@ case "${1:-}" in
     status)
         status_report
         ;;
+    validate)
+        validate_homelab
+        ;;
     apps)
         require_debian_server "apps"
         jeannie_log_start "apps"
@@ -6087,7 +6094,7 @@ case "${1:-}" in
         echo "Log: ${JEANNIE_LOG_FILE}"
         ;;
     *)
-        echo "Usage: $0 {up|plan [all|provisioning|cluster|platform|apps|edge]|rebuild-cluster|stop-cluster|start-cluster|status|apps|website-translation-model|website-ollama-listen|ollama-setup|deploy-gitea|rpi-services|bootstrap-gitea-repo|backup-gitea|drill-gitea-restore|install-gitea-runner|move-prometheus-stack-workers|doctor-versions|doctor-edge|doctor-gitea|doctor-rpi|doctor-cluster|preflight|doctor-preapply|inventory-check|state-backup|fix-debian-docker-root|secrets-init|secrets-check|tailnet-policy-check|ai-index|ai-check|security-scan|security-prepare|security-zap|security-k8s|security-host|security-trivy|security-secrets|security-nuclei|security-web|security-logs|security-runtime|security-attack-path|openwrt|nuke}"
+        echo "Usage: $0 {up|plan [all|provisioning|cluster|platform|apps|edge]|rebuild-cluster|stop-cluster|start-cluster|status|validate|apps|website-translation-model|website-ollama-listen|ollama-setup|deploy-gitea|rpi-services|bootstrap-gitea-repo|backup-gitea|drill-gitea-restore|install-gitea-runner|move-prometheus-stack-workers|doctor-versions|doctor-edge|doctor-gitea|doctor-rpi|doctor-cluster|preflight|doctor-preapply|inventory-check|state-backup|fix-debian-docker-root|secrets-init|secrets-check|tailnet-policy-check|ai-index|ai-check|security-scan|security-prepare|security-zap|security-k8s|security-host|security-trivy|security-secrets|security-nuclei|security-web|security-logs|security-runtime|security-attack-path|openwrt|nuke}"
         exit 1
         ;;
 esac

scripts/validate-homelab

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+
+run_step() {
+    local label="$1"
+    shift
+
+    printf '\n== %s ==\n' "${label}"
+    "$@"
+}
+
+shell_files() {
+    local path
+
+    git -C "${REPO_ROOT}" ls-files | while IFS= read -r path; do
+        case "${path}" in
+            jeannie | *.sh)
+                printf '%s\n' "${path}"
+                ;;
+            scripts/*)
+                if head -n 1 "${REPO_ROOT}/${path}" | grep -Eq 'sh|bash'; then
+                    printf '%s\n' "${path}"
+                fi
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+validate_bash_syntax() {
+    local files=()
+    local file
+
+    while IFS= read -r file; do
+        files+=("${REPO_ROOT}/${file}")
+    done < <(shell_files)
+
+    if ((${#files[@]} == 0)); then
+        echo "no shell files found"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    bash -n "${files[@]}"
+}
+
+validate_shellcheck() {
+    local files=()
+    local file
+
+    while IFS= read -r file; do
+        files+=("${REPO_ROOT}/${file}")
+    done < <(shell_files)
+
+    if ! command -v shellcheck >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "shellcheck not installed; skipping"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if ((${#files[@]} == 0)); then
+        echo "no shell files found"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    shellcheck "${files[@]}"
+}
+
+validate_yaml() {
+    if command -v ruby >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        ruby -e 'require "yaml"; (Dir["**/*.yml"] + Dir["**/*.yaml"]).each { |path| next if path.start_with?(".git/"); YAML.load_stream(File.read(path)) }; puts "yaml parse ok"'
+        return 0
+    fi
+    echo "ruby not installed; skipping generic YAML parse"
+}
+
+validate_tofu_fmt() {
+    if ! command -v tofu >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "tofu not installed; skipping fmt check"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    tofu fmt -check -recursive "${REPO_ROOT}/bootstrap"
+}
+
+validate_security_static() {
+    "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/validate-tailnet-policy"
+    if command -v trivy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        trivy config --quiet "${REPO_ROOT}"
+    else
+        echo "trivy not installed; skipping IaC security static scan"
+    fi
+}
+
+main() {
+    cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
+    run_step "Inventory" "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/validate-homelab-inventory" "${HOMELAB_INVENTORY_FILE:-${REPO_ROOT}/homelab.yml}"
+    run_step "Generated docs" "${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/render-docs" --check
+    run_step "Bash syntax" validate_bash_syntax
+    run_step "Shellcheck" validate_shellcheck
+    run_step "YAML parse" validate_yaml
+    run_step "OpenTofu formatting" validate_tofu_fmt
+    run_step "Security static checks" validate_security_static
+}
+
+main "$@"