Review: DNS A record + Caddy block for paldocs.app (re-review)

Verdict: READY

Previous NEEDS_REFINEMENT Resolution

• story-paldocs-ios-testflight — created. note_type: user-story, status: active, project: paldocs. Includes role, acceptance criteria (6 items), success metric, critical path (4 ordered dependencies), sprint mapping, and related architecture references.
• arch-infra — created. note_type: architecture, status: active, project: paldocs. Includes mermaid diagram (full traffic flow), components table (6 components), key decisions (4 items), and related note links.

Template Completeness

• [x] Type — Feature
• [x] Lineage — references paldocs #46
• [x] Repo — ldraney/pal-e-platform
• [x] User Story — well-formed (platform owner, public URL access)
• [x] Context — good background, references existing pattern
• [x] File Targets — terraform/dns.tf identified
• [x] Feature Flag — none (correct for infra work)
• [x] Acceptance Criteria — 5 items
• [x] Test Expectations — 3 items
• [x] Constraints — 3 items, references existing pattern
• [x] Checklist — present
• [x] Related — present

Traceability

• [x] story:ios-testflight label — present on board item
• [x] story note verified — story-paldocs-ios-testflight exists (id 2374, note_type: user-story, status: active, project: paldocs). Full content with acceptance criteria, critical path, and sprint mapping.
• [x] arch:infra label — present on board item
• [x] arch note verified — arch-infra exists (id 2096, note_type: architecture, status: active, project: paldocs). Includes mermaid diagram, components table, and key decisions.
• [x] Forgejo issue — ldraney/pal-e-platform#490, open

File Targets

• [x] terraform/dns.tf — verified: file exists at ~/pal-e-platform/terraform/dns.tf with 3 existing godaddy_dns_record resources (palinks_a, landscaping_assistant_a, westside_a) all using module.hetzner_edge.server_ipv4. Pattern is clear and well-established.
• [x] terraform/modules/hetzner-edge/ — correctly marked as do-not-touch. Directory exists with 5 files (main.tf, variables.tf, outputs.tf, versions.tf, cloud-init.yaml). VPS already provisioned.

Repo Placement

Dependencies

• No blocking dependencies. This ticket can proceed independently.
• This ticket IS a dependency for board item #1520 (paldocs #46 — Ship paldocs.app to TestFlight, sprint:4). Lineage correctly documents this relationship.
• Also a prerequisite for auth tickets (#1387 paldocs #26 Keycloak client, #1389 paldocs #28 Rails OIDC) — public domain affects Keycloak redirect URIs. The arch-infra note documents this relationship.
• No conflicts with other sprint:3 items (auth track items are independent until they need the public URL).

Acceptance Criteria

• AC1 (godaddy_dns_record resource) — agent-verifiable via code review
• AC2 (tofu apply + DNS propagation) — manual, requires TF credentials and apply
• AC3 (Caddy block on VPS) — manual, not in repo. Constraints correctly note this.
• AC4 (curl https://paldocs.app returns 200) — manual end-to-end verification
• AC5 (TLS auto-provisioned) — manual, Caddy handles automatically

Blast Radius

Decomposition Assessment

• 1 file target across 1 repo — no decomposition needed
• 5 acceptance criteria but only 1 is a code change — within limits
• Estimated agent work: less than 2 minutes (copy existing pattern, change domain name)
• No decomposition needed

Recommendation

• [SCOPE] Add story-paldocs-ios-testflight link to project-paldocs user-stories section — the note exists but the project page list has not been updated to reference it. This is a minor housekeeping item and does not block the ticket.