pal-e-docs

Review: Keycloak SMTP via Postmark for password reset + email verification

review-1802-2026-07-05 Review

review approved
Project

Verdict: APPROVED

Re-reviewed 2026-07-05. Original verdict was NEEDS_REFINEMENT due to incorrect file path and missing arch note. The [BODY] fix has been applied (k3s.tfvars corrected to terraform/k3s.tfvars, line reference updated). The [SCOPE] item (missing architecture notes) is a project-level gap acknowledged on the project page and does not block ticket execution.

Template Completeness

  • [x] Type — Feature
  • [x] Lineage — present, correctly notes dependency on pal-e-platform issue
  • [x] Repo — ldraney/pal-e-services
  • [x] User Story — present
  • [x] Context — present, thorough
  • [x] File Targets — 3 targets listed
  • [x] Feature Flag — none (appropriate)
  • [x] Acceptance Criteria — 8 items
  • [x] Test Expectations — present
  • [x] Constraints — present
  • [x] Checklist — present
  • [x] Related — present

Traceability

  • [x] story:transactional-email label — Transactional Email Flows
  • [x] story note verified — found in project-postmark-email user-stories section
  • [x] arch:keycloak label — present on board item
  • [ ] arch note MISSING — [SCOPE] No arch-keycloak note exists yet. Project page acknowledges "Architecture notes pending." Does not block ticket.
  • [x] Forgejo issue — pal-e-services#174, open

File Targets

  • [x] terraform/k3s.tfvars — verified: exists (symlink to ../../secrets/pal-e-services/k3s.tfvars). Path corrected from original k3s.tfvars.
  • [x] terraform/variables.tf — verified: exists, already has smtp variable type definition (line 129-130)
  • [x] terraform/keycloak.tf — verified: exists, dynamic "smtp_server" block confirmed at lines 54-68 (handles host, port, from, starttls, ssl, auth)

Repo Placement

Correct. Keycloak realm SMTP config belongs in pal-e-services. Issue correctly notes that module changes belong in pal-e-platform.

Dependencies

Depends on pal-e-platform#517 (Postmark provider/module). Documented in Lineage. The Postmark server API token output from #517 is consumed as SMTP credentials here. Both items are on board-postmark-email.

Acceptance Criteria

8 ACs. 6 verifiable via terraform and Postmark dashboard. 2 require manual E2E testing (password reset flow, registration verification). Test Expectations correctly notes manual validation. All criteria are clear and testable.

Blast Radius

Medium but well-scoped. SMTP config changes affect target realms only. Westside-basketball SMTP block excluded. Test mode limits blast to verified domains.

Decomposition Assessment

3 file targets in 1 repo, 8 ACs. Estimated agent work under 5 minutes. No decomposition needed.

Recommendation

  • [SCOPE] Create architecture notes for postmark-email project as a follow-up. Does not block this ticket.