Auth mode resolution fell back to "none" (anonymous full admin) whenever
the configured method's prerequisites were missing: no local password
admin for builtin/OIDC, no Calibre-Web database, a blank proxy header,
an
unrecognized AUTH_METHOD (including "OIDC" in uppercase), or any error
while reading the config. Deleting or demoting the last local admin was
allowed on purpose because of that fallback, which exposed OIDC
instances publicly.
- Only an explicit AUTH_METHOD=none disables authentication. A
configured
method stays active when its prerequisites are missing, so sign-in
fails instead of opening up.
- An unrecognized or unreadable AUTH_METHOD resolves to "unavailable",
which still requires a session and accepts no login. Values are
normalized, so AUTH_METHOD=OIDC works.
- Restore the guard against deleting or demoting the last local password
admin while builtin/OIDC is active (unless DISABLE_LOCAL_AUTH is set).
- Require a local admin before enabling Local auth, as OIDC already did.
- Log a recovery hint at startup when builtin/OIDC runs without a local
admin, and document recovery via AUTH_METHOD=none.
- Drop the "will fall back to No Authentication" UI toasts and hints.
Fixes https://github.com/calibrain/shelfmark/issues/1387
- Clean up a few uses of config options that may miss the env variable
if this is set
- Add enhanced retry availability utilising the DB to persist download
errors / retries across restarts, request failures, and pass Prowlarr
detail through the download task to maintain retry data.
- Strip back entrypoint permissions for less intensive chown operations.
Fixes#796
- Updated frontend CSS to Tailwind v4
- Reverted socket IO origin restriction
- Fixed search queries not persisting after auth redirect
- Move advanced search options to left UI selector
- Unlock IRC source to be used for audiobook content_type
- Tweaked security settings env var syncing to be prioritised
- Fix AA "all languages" query generation
- Added language-free AA query as second fallback in case of no results
- Testing moving SeleniumBase scratch files to /tmp via symlink
- Added enhanced logging for activity dismissals and other events
- Removed iFrame restrictions
- Refactored activity backend for full user-level management, using the
db file
- Revamped the activity sidebar UX and categorisation
- Added download history and user filtering
- Added User Preferences modal, giving limited configuration for
non-admins - replaces the "restrict settings" config option.
- Many many bug fixes
- Many many new tests
- Moved backend OIDC functionality to external library Authlib to help
maintainability
- Separated User settings UI into individual components, allowing for
standard settings UI decorator components to be used.
- Added full support for reverse proxy and CWA users alongside local and
OIDC
- Added mapping and syncing functionality for OIDC, CWA and reverse
proxy users
- Added per-user settings into the app-wide config system. Each config
can be declared as user-overrideable, and app-wide functionality can now
receive user-specific options via standard config calls.
- Added per-user audiobook destination config
- Updated login modal UI for simplified login, plus custom labels for
OIDC login
- Added user visibility in header dropdown
- Unified "restrict settings to admin" to use app-wide user roles.
Closes#552
## Summary
Adds OIDC authentication and multi-user support to Shelfmark. Users can
now be managed individually with per-user download settings, while
maintaining full backwards compatibility with existing auth modes
(no-auth, builtin, proxy, CWA).
### Authentication
- **OIDC login** with PKCE, auto-discovery, group-based admin mapping
- **Password fallback** when OIDC is enabled (prevents admin lockout)
- **Auto-provisioning** of OIDC users (configurable on/off)
- **Email-based linking** of pre-created users to OIDC accounts
- **Lockout prevention** — requires a local admin before OIDC can be
enabled
### User Management
- **SQLite user database** (`users.db`) with admin CRUD API
- **Users management tab** in settings UI (admin-only)
- **Settings restricted to admins** in multi-user modes (builtin/OIDC) —
non-admin users cannot access settings
- Create, edit, and delete users with role assignment (admin/user)
- Password management for builtin auth users
- OIDC users shown with provider badge (password fields hidden)
- Per-user configurable settings:
- **Download destination** — custom folder path per user
- **BookLore library & path** — dropdown select, each user's books go to
their own library
- **Email recipients** — per-user email delivery targets
- **`{User}` template variable** — use in destination paths (e.g.,
`/books/{User}/`)
- Settings override model: per-user values override globals, empty/unset
falls back to global defaults
### Download Scoping
- **Per-user download visibility** — non-admins only see their own
downloads
- **Username display** in downloads sidebar (shows who requested each
download)
- **WebSocket room-based filtering** — admins see all, users see only
their own
- **Download progress scoping** — progress events routed to correct user
rooms
### BookLore Integration
- **Dynamic dropdown selects** for library/path (replaces text inputs)
- **Per-user library/path overrides** via user settings
- **Options cache refresh** after Test Connection
### Security
- SQL injection prevention (column whitelist on user updates)
- Generic OIDC error messages (no internal detail leakage)
- Admin self-deletion and last-local-admin deletion guards
- OIDC role overwrite fix (only updates role when admin_group is
configured)
## Migration
**No migration script needed.** The `users.db` is created automatically
on first startup. Existing builtin auth users are auto-migrated to the
database on their first login. All other auth modes (no-auth, proxy,
CWA) continue working unchanged.
## Test Plan
- [x] All 519 tests passing, 0 failures
- [ ] Test no-auth mode: settings accessible, downloads work without
login
- [ ] Test builtin auth: legacy credentials auto-migrate on login, new
users can be created
- [ ] Test OIDC auth: login flow, callback, auto-provisioning,
group-based admin
- [ ] Test CWA auth: unchanged behavior
- [ ] Test proxy auth: unchanged behavior
- [ ] Test per-user downloads: non-admin sees only own downloads
- [ ] Test BookLore dropdowns: library/path selection, per-user
overrides
- [ ] Test Docker build: no Dockerfile changes needed
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
CaliBrain
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Michael Joshua SaulandClaude Opus 4.6