feat(deploy): redeploy dialog with keep-data or fresh-deploy option

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

app/routers/deployments.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.database import SessionLocal, get_db
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ router = APIRouter()
 async def manual_deploy(
     customer_id: int,
     background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
+    keep_data: bool = Query(
+        False,
+        description=(
+            "If True, preserve existing NetBird data (database, keys, peers). "
+            "Containers are recreated without wiping the instance directory. "
+            "If False (default), the instance is fully removed and redeployed from scratch."
+        ),
+    ),
     current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
 ):
@@ -29,6 +37,7 @@ async def manual_deploy(
 
     Args:
         customer_id: Customer ID.
+        keep_data: Whether to preserve existing NetBird data.
 
     Returns:
         Acknowledgement dict.
@@ -40,12 +49,12 @@ async def manual_deploy(
     customer.status = "deploying"
     db.commit()
 
-    async def _deploy_bg(cid: int) -> None:
+    async def _deploy_bg(cid: int, keep: bool) -> None:
         bg_db = SessionLocal()
         try:
-            # Remove existing deployment if present
             existing = bg_db.query(Deployment).filter(Deployment.customer_id == cid).first()
-            if existing:
+            if existing and not keep:
+                # Full redeploy: remove everything first
                 await netbird_service.undeploy_customer(bg_db, cid)
             await netbird_service.deploy_customer(bg_db, cid)
         except Exception:
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ async def manual_deploy(
         finally:
             bg_db.close()
 
-    background_tasks.add_task(_deploy_bg, customer_id)
+    background_tasks.add_task(_deploy_bg, customer_id, keep_data)
     return {"message": "Deployment started in background.", "status": "deploying"}
 
 

app/services/netbird_service.py

@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ async def deploy_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
             _log_action(db, customer_id, "deploy", "info",
                         "Auto-setup failed — admin must complete setup manually.")
 
-        # Step 9: Create NPM proxy host (production only)
+        # Step 9: Create NPM proxy host (production only).
-        npm_proxy_id = None
+        # If an existing deployment already has an NPM proxy, reuse it — this happens
-        npm_stream_id = None
+        # when keep_data=True was passed and undeploy_customer was NOT called beforehand.
-        if not local_mode:
+        npm_proxy_id = existing_deployment.npm_proxy_id if existing_deployment else None
+        npm_stream_id = existing_deployment.npm_stream_id if existing_deployment else None
+        if not local_mode and not npm_proxy_id:
             forward_host = npm_service._get_forward_host()
             npm_result = await npm_service.create_proxy_host(
                 api_url=config.npm_api_url,
@@ -304,9 +306,14 @@ async def deploy_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
                     "SSL certificate not created automatically. "
                     "Please create it manually in NPM or ensure DNS resolves and port 80 is reachable, then re-deploy.",
                 )
+        elif npm_proxy_id and not local_mode:
+            _log_action(db, customer_id, "deploy", "info",
+                        f"Reusing existing NPM proxy (ID {npm_proxy_id}) — data preserved.")
 
-        # Step 10: Create Windows DNS A-record (non-fatal — failure does not abort deployment)
+        # Step 10: Create Windows DNS A-record (non-fatal — failure does not abort deployment).
-        if config.dns_enabled and config.dns_server and config.dns_zone and config.dns_record_ip:
+        # Skip if an existing deployment is being kept (DNS record already exists).
+        if config.dns_enabled and config.dns_server and config.dns_zone and config.dns_record_ip \
+                and not existing_deployment:
             try:
                 dns_result = await dns_service.create_dns_record(customer.subdomain, config)
                 if dns_result["ok"]:

static/index.html

@@ -1267,6 +1267,49 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Modal: Redeploy Confirmation -->
+    <div class="modal fade" id="redeploy-modal" tabindex="-1">
+        <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
+            <div class="modal-content">
+                <div class="modal-header bg-primary text-white">
+                    <h5 class="modal-title" data-i18n="redeployModal.title">Redeploy Customer</h5>
+                    <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-body">
+                    <p><span data-i18n="redeployModal.intro">How should</span> <strong id="redeploy-customer-name"></strong> <span data-i18n="redeployModal.intro2">be redeployed?</span></p>
+                    <input type="hidden" id="redeploy-customer-id">
+                    <div class="row g-3 mt-1">
+                        <div class="col-md-6">
+                            <div class="card h-100 border-success" style="cursor:pointer" onclick="confirmRedeploy(true)" id="redeploy-card-keep">
+                                <div class="card-body">
+                                    <h6 class="card-title text-success"><i class="bi bi-shield-check me-2"></i><span data-i18n="redeployModal.keepTitle">Keep Data</span></h6>
+                                    <p class="card-text small" data-i18n="redeployModal.keepDesc">Containers are stopped and restarted. The NetBird database, peer configurations, and encryption keys are preserved. Use this after a config change or image update.</p>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="card-footer bg-success bg-opacity-10 text-success small" data-i18n="redeployModal.keepNote">
+                                    Peers stay connected after restart.
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="col-md-6">
+                            <div class="card h-100 border-danger" style="cursor:pointer" onclick="confirmRedeploy(false)" id="redeploy-card-fresh">
+                                <div class="card-body">
+                                    <h6 class="card-title text-danger"><i class="bi bi-trash me-2"></i><span data-i18n="redeployModal.freshTitle">Fresh Deploy</span></h6>
+                                    <p class="card-text small" data-i18n="redeployModal.freshDesc">All existing data is deleted — containers, volumes, config files, and the NetBird database. A completely new instance is created. All peers must re-enroll.</p>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="card-footer bg-danger bg-opacity-10 text-danger small" data-i18n="redeployModal.freshNote">
+                                    All peer data is lost. Cannot be undone.
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal" data-i18n="common.cancel">Cancel</button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <!-- Modal: Delete Confirmation -->
     <div class="modal fade" id="delete-modal" tabindex="-1">
         <div class="modal-dialog">

static/js/app.js

@@ -667,9 +667,13 @@ async function confirmDeleteCustomer() {
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Customer Actions (start/stop/restart)
+// Customer Actions (start/stop/restart/deploy)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 async function customerAction(id, action) {
+    if (action === 'deploy') {
+        showRedeployModal(id);
+        return;
+    }
     try {
         await api('POST', `/customers/${id}/${action}`);
         if (currentPage === 'dashboard') loadCustomers();
@@ -679,6 +683,26 @@ async function customerAction(id, action) {
     }
 }
 
+function showRedeployModal(id) {
+    const row = document.querySelector(`tr[data-customer-id="${id}"]`);
+    const name = row ? row.querySelector('td')?.textContent?.trim() : `#${id}`;
+    document.getElementById('redeploy-customer-id').value = id;
+    document.getElementById('redeploy-customer-name').textContent = name;
+    new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('redeploy-modal')).show();
+}
+
+async function confirmRedeploy(keepData) {
+    const id = document.getElementById('redeploy-customer-id').value;
+    bootstrap.Modal.getInstance(document.getElementById('redeploy-modal'))?.hide();
+    try {
+        await api('POST', `/customers/${id}/deploy?keep_data=${keepData}`);
+        if (currentPage === 'dashboard') loadCustomers();
+        if (currentCustomerId == id) viewCustomer(id);
+    } catch (err) {
+        alert(t('errors.actionFailed', { action: 'deploy', error: err.message }));
+    }
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Customer Detail
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

static/lang/de.json

@@ -354,6 +354,17 @@
     "saveAndDeploy": "Speichern & Bereitstellen",
     "saveChanges": "Änderungen speichern"
   },
+  "redeployModal": {
+    "title": "Kunde neu bereitstellen",
+    "intro": "Wie soll",
+    "intro2": "neu bereitgestellt werden?",
+    "keepTitle": "Daten behalten",
+    "keepDesc": "Container werden gestoppt und neu gestartet. Die NetBird-Datenbank, Peer-Konfigurationen und Verschlüsselungsschlüssel bleiben erhalten. Verwenden Sie dies nach einer Konfigurationsänderung oder einem Image-Update.",
+    "keepNote": "Peers bleiben nach dem Neustart verbunden.",
+    "freshTitle": "Neu aufsetzen",
+    "freshDesc": "Alle bestehenden Daten werden gelöscht — Container, Volumes, Konfigurationsdateien und die NetBird-Datenbank. Eine komplett neue Instanz wird erstellt. Alle Peers müssen sich neu registrieren.",
+    "freshNote": "Alle Peer-Daten gehen verloren. Kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden."
+  },
   "deleteModal": {
     "title": "Löschen bestätigen",
     "confirmText": "Möchten Sie den Kunden wirklich löschen:",

static/lang/en.json

@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@
     "saveAndDeploy": "Save & Deploy",
     "saveChanges": "Save Changes"
   },
+  "redeployModal": {
+    "title": "Redeploy Customer",
+    "intro": "How should",
+    "intro2": "be redeployed?",
+    "keepTitle": "Keep Data",
+    "keepDesc": "Containers are stopped and restarted. The NetBird database, peer configurations, and encryption keys are preserved. Use this after a config change or image update.",
+    "keepNote": "Peers stay connected after restart.",
+    "freshTitle": "Fresh Deploy",
+    "freshDesc": "All existing data is deleted — containers, volumes, config files, and the NetBird database. A completely new instance is created. All peers must re-enroll.",
+    "freshNote": "All peer data is lost. Cannot be undone."
+  },
   "deleteModal": {
     "title": "Confirm Deletion",
     "confirmText": "Are you sure you want to delete customer",