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Description

Adds a new use-case guide for running a fully private NetBird Reverse Proxy with no public inbound ports. LEGO issues a wildcard certificate over DNS-01 and deploys it into a shared volume, and the proxy serves it in wildcard certificate mode with NetBird-Only Access services. Covers both a new standalone Compose deployment and merging into an existing self-hosted stack.

This is the full Docker Compose walkthrough of the pattern introduced in Private Proxy Without Public Inbound Ports; the two pages cross-link.

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  • New page: src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx
  • Sidebar entry under Use Cases > Security in src/components/NavigationDocs.jsx
  • Tile on the Security use cases index (src/pages/use-cases/security/index.mdx)
  • Related link added to src/pages/use-cases/security/private-no-inbound.mdx

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  • New Features

    • Added a Security guide for deploying a private reverse proxy with LEGO-managed wildcard certificates.
    • Added navigation and related-content links for easier discovery.
  • Documentation

    • Documented DNS-01 validation, automated certificate renewal, secure certificate deployment, Docker Compose configurations, private access, verification, and troubleshooting.
    • Included setup instructions for both standalone and existing self-hosted deployments.

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Walkthrough

Adds a complete guide for running a private NetBird reverse proxy with LEGO-managed wildcard certificates. Updates Security navigation, guide tiles, and related links.

Changes

Private Proxy with LEGO

Layer / File(s) Summary
Guide foundation and discovery
src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx, src/pages/use-cases/security/index.mdx, src/components/NavigationDocs.jsx, src/pages/use-cases/security/private-no-inbound.mdx
Adds the guide introduction, architecture, prerequisites, setup instructions, DNS token configuration, and links from related Security documentation.
Certificate deployment and Compose stack
src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx
Adds a secure certificate deployment hook and a standalone Docker Compose configuration for LEGO and the NetBird proxy.
Existing deployment and private operation
src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx
Documents existing self-hosted integration, private listeners, service publication, certificate issuance, renewal, and proxy reload behavior.
Verification and troubleshooting
src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx
Adds certificate verification, fallback and static certificate options, troubleshooting guidance, and related references.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 09914

This guide adds an executable private reverse-proxy deployment, but its current instructions can expose the Cloudflare credential to local process observers and can restore the deployment without the certificates required by the proxy; mutable image tags also reduce reproducibility. The security and restore issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

Poem

A rabbit checks the proxy light
LEGO certificates bloom bright
DNS hops through the night
Private paths stay tucked from sight
Renewals keep the burrow right

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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx (2)

162-162: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Align the voice with the rest of the documentation.

Lines 390 and 443 use first person ("I do recommend"). Line 162 uses the informal "real quick". Use the impersonal instructional voice used in the other guides.

✏️ Proposed wording changes
-The file must contain only the token. You can verify real quick that Cloudflare recognizes it before starting LEGO:
+The file must contain only the token. Verify that Cloudflare recognizes it before you start LEGO:
-I do recommend backing up the `lego_state` volume. It contains the ACME account and certificate state required for reliable renewals.
+Back up the `lego_state` volume. It contains the ACME account and certificate state required for reliable renewals.

Also applies to: 390-390, 443-443

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In `@src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx` at line 162, Update
the instructional wording around “real quick” and the first-person phrasing at
the referenced recommendation points to use the documentation’s impersonal
instructional voice, while preserving the existing guidance and meaning.

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238-252: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the LEGO v4 storage migration

If an existing LEGO v4 storage directory is reused, run docker compose run --rm lego migrate --path /var/lib/lego once before the first v5 command. LEGO v5 supports both --domains and --path.

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In `@src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx` around lines 238 -
252, Update the LEGO usage documentation around the compose command to document
the v4-to-v5 storage migration: instruct users reusing an existing LEGO v4
storage directory to run the one-time migrate command with /var/lib/lego before
the first v5 command, while preserving the existing --domains and --path
options.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx`:
- Line 162: Update the instructional wording around “real quick” and the
first-person phrasing at the referenced recommendation points to use the
documentation’s impersonal instructional voice, while preserving the existing
guidance and meaning.
- Around line 238-252: Update the LEGO usage documentation around the compose
command to document the v4-to-v5 storage migration: instruct users reusing an
existing LEGO v4 storage directory to run the one-time migrate command with
/var/lib/lego before the first v5 command, while preserving the existing
--domains and --path options.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

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Inline comments:
In `@src/pages/use-cases/security/private-proxy-with-lego.mdx`:
- Line 401: Update the Docker Compose image references in the private proxy with
LEGO example to use tested, explicit patch-version tags for both the LEGO and
reverse-proxy images instead of floating tags; preserve the existing LEGO v5
syntax and configuration.
- Line 458: Update the backup guidance near the lego_state volume instruction to
include the proxy_certs volume as well, ensuring both ACME state and certificate
files are backed up for restoration.
- Line 173: Update the Cloudflare token verification command in the
private-proxy LEGO instructions so CF_LEGO_TOKEN is not expanded into curl
command-line arguments; provide the token header through standard input instead,
while preserving the existing token-only file requirement and verification flow.

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