Universal Logout

This folder contains an Ansible role to deploy and configure the Universal Logout Service.

Description

This role sets up the universal logout proxy service, a Dockerized Python Flask container that coordinates logout requests across multiple OIDC-integrated applications. It also configures the necessary NGINX proxy snippets and environment variables to enable unified logout flows.

It solves the common challenge of logging a user out from all connected apps with a single action, especially in environments where apps live on multiple subdomains and use OIDC authentication.

Overview

  • Deploys the universal logout service container based on the official universal-logout GitHub repository.

  • Configures the logout domains dynamically based on application inventory and features using custom Ansible filters.

  • Provides an NGINX /logout proxy configuration snippet that handles CORS and forwards logout requests to the logout service.

  • Supplies a user-friendly logout conductor UI that requests logout on all configured domains and shows live status.

  • Designed to be used as the Front Channel Logout URL for Keycloak or other OpenID Connect providers, enabling a seamless, service-spanning logout experience.

Cosmos

The diagram places Universal Logout in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph deps [Dependencies]
        dep_svc_net_tor["svc-net-tor 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_app_matomo["web-app-matomo 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_app_prometheus["web-app-prometheus 🐳🐝"]
        dep_web_svc_css["web-svc-css 💻"]
    end
    subgraph role [web-svc-logout 🐳🐝]
        svc_logout["logout"]
        svc_matomo["matomo"]
        svc_css["css"]
        svc_javascript["javascript"]
        svc_prometheus["prometheus"]
        svc_tor["tor"]
    end
    subgraph dependents [Dependents]
        dpt_web_app_akaunting["web-app-akaunting 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_baserow["web-app-baserow 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bigbluebutton["web-app-bigbluebutton 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bluesky["web-app-bluesky 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_bookwyrm["web-app-bookwyrm 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_checkmk["web-app-checkmk 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_confluence["web-app-confluence 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_dashboard["web-app-dashboard 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_decidim["web-app-decidim 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_discourse["web-app-discourse 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_erpnext["web-app-erpnext 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_web_app_espocrm["web-app-espocrm 🐳🐝"]
        dpt_more["..."]
    end
    dep_svc_net_tor -. "0..1" .-> svc_tor
    dep_web_app_matomo -. "0..1" .-> svc_matomo
    dep_web_app_prometheus -. "0..1" .-> svc_prometheus
    dep_web_svc_css -. "0..1" .-> svc_css
    svc_logout -- "1:1" --> dpt_more
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_akaunting
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_baserow
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bigbluebutton
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bluesky
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_bookwyrm
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_checkmk
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_confluence
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_dashboard
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_decidim
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_discourse
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_erpnext
    svc_logout -. "0..1" .-> dpt_web_app_espocrm

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features

  • Automatic discovery of logout domains from applications with the features.logout flag enabled.

  • Centralized logout proxy that clears cookies and sessions across all configured subdomains.

  • Status page with live feedback on logout progress for each domain.

  • Built-in support for Docker Compose deployment and integration with the Infinito.Nexus ecosystem.

  • Includes security-conscious headers (CORS, CSP) for smooth cross-domain logout operations.

Quick Setup

Development

Clone, set up the workstation, and deploy Universal Logout onto the local stack:

git clone https://github.com/infinito-nexus/core.git
cd core
make onboard
make compose-deploy mode=reinstall apps=web-svc-logout full_cycle=false

Production

Run the published image to provision the inventory and deploy Universal Logout to a managed server (the mounted volume persists the inventory):

APP=web-svc-logout
HOST=<your-server>
DOMAIN=<your-domain>
TLS_MODE=self_signed
SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="<your-ssh-public-key>"

docker run --rm -it \
  -v "$PWD/inventories:/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories" \
  -e APP="$APP" -e HOST="$HOST" -e DOMAIN="$DOMAIN" -e TLS_MODE="$TLS_MODE" -e SSH_PUBLIC_KEY="$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" \
  ghcr.io/infinito-nexus/core/debian bash -c '
    INVENTORY=/etc/infinito.nexus/inventories/production
    infinito administration inventory provision "$INVENTORY" \
      --inventory-file "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
      --host "$HOST" \
      --include "$APP" \
      --vars "{\"TLS_MODE\": \"$TLS_MODE\", \"DOMAIN_PRIMARY\": \"$DOMAIN\", \"users\": {\"administrator\": {\"authorized_keys\": [\"$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY\"]}}}" &&
    infinito administration deploy dedicated "$INVENTORY/devices.yml" \
      --password-file "$INVENTORY/.password" \
      --diff -vv'

Further Resources

This role is licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).

Persona contract opt-outs

meta/services.yml declares no sso service, so this role is never registered as a Keycloak client. Its only HTTP surface is the anonymous logout conductor and the /logout endpoints proxied by templates/logout-proxy.conf.j2 — there is no login form, no account and no session to end. templates/playwright.env.j2 therefore declares PERSONA_BIBER_BLOCKED=true and PERSONA_ADMINISTRATOR_BLOCKED=true. The service’s real coverage is per consumer: files/playwright/playwright.spec.js parameterises the injected logout JS over roles_with_service('logout').

Credits

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).