add restart tolerance

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.gitignore

@@ -507,3 +507,4 @@ web/test-results/frontend/playwright-storybook.xml
 
 # mkdocs build output
 /site
+

docs/web/database.md

@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ updates (`UPDATE ... WHERE ... AND RowVersion = @RowVersion`).
 | `UserAccount`         | `Domain.Entities.UserAccount`, `Features.Users`             | `Username` and `Email` are unique                                                                                                                                                                         |
 | `UserCredential`      | `Domain.Entities.UserCredential`, `Features.Users`          | Argon2id password hash; `IsRevoked`/`RevokedAt` track credential rotation, not JWTs                                                                                                                       |
 | `UserVerification`    | `Domain.Entities.UserVerification`, `Features.Users`        | Written when a user confirms their email                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| `UserProfile`         | `Domain.Entities.UserProfile`, `Features.Users`             | 1:1 with `UserAccount`; holds the user's biography; written via `IUserProfileRepository`, read via `IUserListRepository`'s left joins in both `GetByIdAsync` and `GetAllAsync`                                                  |
-| `UserAvatar`          | `Domain.Entities.UserAvatar`, `Features.Users`              | Links a `UserProfile` to a `Photo` as its avatar; written via `IUserProfileRepository.SaveAvatarAsync`, read via `IUserListRepository`'s `ValidTo IS NULL` join for the active avatar                                                                                           |
+| `UserProfile`         | `Domain.Entities.UserProfile`, `Features.Users`             | 1:1 with `UserAccount`; holds the user's biography; written via `IUserProfileRepository`, read via `IUserListRepository.GetByIdAsync`'s left join                                                         |
+| `UserAvatar`          | `Domain.Entities.UserAvatar`, `Features.Users`              | Links a `UserProfile` to a `Photo` as its avatar; written via `IUserProfileRepository.SaveAvatarAsync`                                                                                                    |
 | `BreweryPost`         | `Domain.Entities.BreweryPost`, `Features.Breweries`         | A user-submitted brewery listing                                                                                                                                                                          |
 | `BreweryPostLocation` | `Domain.Entities.BreweryPostLocation`, `Features.Breweries` | 1:1 with `BreweryPost`; `Coordinates` is a `GEOGRAPHY` column, read via a plain Dapper query that selects `CONVERT(varbinary(max), Coordinates)`, since Dapper can't deserialize SQL Server UDTs directly |
 | `City`                | `Domain.Entities.City`, `Features.Locations`                | Referenced by `BreweryPostLocation.CityID`; `CityName` and `StateProvinceID` together are unique; written via `ILocationRepository`, read via `ILocationRepository` and `IBreweryRepository`'s location joins, currently written only by `Database.Seed` |
 | `StateProvince`       | `Domain.Entities.StateProvince`, `Features.Locations`       | Referenced by `City.StateProvinceID`; created on demand by `ILocationRepository.GetOrCreateCityIdAsync`, read via `IBreweryRepository`'s location joins                                                   |
 | `Country`             | `Domain.Entities.Country`, `Features.Locations`             | Referenced by `StateProvince.CountryID`; created on demand by `ILocationRepository.GetOrCreateCityIdAsync`, read via `IBreweryRepository`'s location joins                                                |
-| `Photo`               | `Domain.Entities.Photo`, `Features.PhotoUpload`             | Written via `IPhotoUploadRepository.CreateAsync`, sent as an `UploadPhotoCommand` from other features' handlers; `Hyperlink` holds the object key within the bucket, which readers sign into a time-limited URL via `IFileStorageProvider.GetPresignedUrl`; the active avatar's row is also read via `IUserListRepository`'s `Media.Photo` join; not yet seeded by `Database.Seed`                                                |
+| `Photo`               | `Domain.Entities.Photo`, `Features.PhotoUpload`             | Written via `IPhotoUploadRepository.CreateAsync`, sent as an `UploadPhotoCommand` from other features' handlers; not yet seeded by `Database.Seed`                                                        |
 
 ### Tables defined in the schema but not yet wired to a feature slice
 

docs/web/diagrams/deployment.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ no data flowing over them.
 | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | **Dev network** (`devnet`, bridge)   | Internal DNS resolves service names such as `sqlserver` and `api.core`. Volumes: `sqlserverdata-dev`, `nuget-cache-dev`, `seaweedfsdata-dev`. Startup order: SQL Server (health check) → migrations (run-once) → seed (run-once, depends on `seaweedfs`) → API (long-running, depends on seed).                                                                 |
 | **Test network** (`testnet`, bridge) | All test components are isolated; fresh DB instance each run (`CLEAR_DATABASE=true`, ephemeral `sqlserverdata-test` / `seaweedfsdata-test` volumes). `api.specs`, `unit.tests`, and `frontend.tests` all run as separate containers, in parallel once seeding completes; results are aggregated.                                                                |
-| **Prod network** (`prodnet`, bridge, named `biergarten-prodnet`) | Isolated from dev/test networks. Volumes: `biergartendata-prod` and `seaweedfsdata-prod`, both external, so `down -v` keeps them. Startup order: SeaweedFS (health check) → API (health check) → frontend, with `frontend` the only service publishing a host port, bound to `127.0.0.1`. Migrating and seeding run on demand as their own run-once jobs joining `biergarten-prodnet`, so an `up` or a reboot replays neither.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| **Prod network** (`prodnet`, bridge, named `biergarten-prodnet`) | Isolated from dev/test networks. Volumes: `biergartendata-prod` and `seaweedfsdata-prod` (both external, so `down -v` keeps them), plus `nuget-cache-prod`. Startup order: SQL Server (health check) → migrations → API → frontend, with `frontend` the only service publishing a host port. Seeding runs on demand from `docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml`, as its own Compose project joining `biergarten-prodnet`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | **Database-only environment**        | Same devnet volumes/images as `docker-compose.dev.yaml`, minus `api.core`, `frontend`, and `mailpit` — for working against the database (and object storage, since `seaweedfs` is still included) without running the API or website.                                                                                                                           |
 | **Minimal environment**              | Database + migrations + seed + `seaweedfs` + mailpit, no API or frontend container — for frontend development against an `API.Core` process run outside Docker.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `unit.tests`                         | Builds `Dockerfile.tests`, which restores/builds against `Biergarten.API.slnx` and then runs `dotnet test` for every `Features/*.Tests` project in turn (`Features.Users.Tests`, `Features.Breweries.Tests`, `Features.Emails.Tests`, `Features.PhotoUpload.Tests`), mocking each handler's repository/service dependencies with Moq — no real database needed. |

docs/web/diagrams/deployment/prod.mmd

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 sequenceDiagram
     box Production Environment (docker-compose.prod.yaml)
     participant ProdDB as SQL Server 2022<br/>Biergarten Database<br/>no host port published
-    participant ProdS3 as SeaweedFS<br/>S3 gateway :8333<br/>no host port published
+    participant ProdMig as Migrations (run-once)
     participant ProdAPI as API Container<br/>ASP.NET Core 10<br/>:8080 HTTP / :8081 HTTPS
-    participant ProdWeb as Frontend Container<br/>Express + React Router<br/>127.0.0.1:5656
     end
 
-    ProdAPI-->>ProdS3: depends_on: seaweedfs healthy
-    ProdWeb-->>ProdAPI: depends_on: api.core healthy
+    ProdMig-->>ProdDB: depends_on: sqlserver healthy
+    ProdMig->>ProdDB: Run migrations
+    ProdAPI-->>ProdMig: depends_on: migrations completed
     ProdAPI->>ProdDB: Connect and serve
-    ProdAPI->>ProdS3: Store and read photos
-    Note over ProdDB: Migrating and seeding are separate run-once jobs,<br/>run at deploy time rather than by the stack
+    Note over ProdDB: Seeding is a separate run-once job<br/>(docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml)

docs/web/docker.md

@@ -149,17 +149,13 @@ containers, which would end the run prematurely. See
 **Services**:
 
 ```yaml
-sqlserver         # Production SQL Server (internal only)
+sqlserver          # Production SQL Server (internal only)
+database.migrations # Schema updates only
 api.core          # Production API (internal only, no published ports)
 seaweedfs         # S3-compatible object storage (internal only)
 frontend          # Production website (127.0.0.1:5656, the only host binding)
 ```
 
-Migrating and seeding are run-once jobs kept outside this file, so an `up` or a
-restart touches neither the schema nor the catalogue. Run them explicitly at
-deploy time: see [Migrating production](#migrating-production) and
-[Seeding production](#seeding-production-docker-composeprodseedyaml).
-
 **Deploy Production**:
 
 ```bash
@@ -175,32 +171,14 @@ Docker seeds each volume with the ownership the image expects and labels it for
 SELinux, so the host needs no `chown` and no `:z`/`:Z` mount options on
 enforcing distributions such as RHEL, AlmaLinux and Fedora.
 
-#### Migrating production
-
-`database.migrations` is a run-once job rather than a service in the prod stack,
-so the schema is migrated when an operator asks for it instead of on every boot.
-Build the image and run it against the network the prod stack creates:
-
-```bash
-docker build -t database.migrations \
-  -f web/backend/Database/Database.Migrations/Dockerfile \
-  --build-arg BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release --build-arg APP_UID=1000 \
-  web/backend
-
-docker run --rm --env-file web/.env.prod --network biergarten-prodnet \
-  -e DOTNET_RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER=true database.migrations
-```
-
-DbUp records every script it has applied, so a re-run applies only what is new.
-Run this with `sqlserver` already up and healthy, and before the seed job.
-
 #### Restart tolerance
 
 `sqlserver`, `api.core`, `seaweedfs` and `frontend` run under
 `restart: unless-stopped`, so the stack returns on its own after a container
 crash, a Docker daemon restart or a host reboot, provided Docker itself starts at
-boot (`systemctl enable docker`). The migration and seed jobs stay out of the
-stack, so a reboot replays neither.
+boot (`systemctl enable docker`). `database.migrations` keeps `restart: "no"`: it
+is a one-shot job that runs once per deploy and stays exited across a reboot, so
+the schema is migrated on deploy rather than on every boot.
 
 The daemon replays restart policies without replaying the `depends_on` graph, so
 after a reboot the containers come back in arbitrary order and each one tolerates
@@ -231,7 +209,7 @@ docker compose --env-file web/.env.prod -f web/docker-compose.prod.yaml ps
 #### Seeding production (`docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml`)
 
 `database.seed` lives in its own compose file, run on demand once the prod stack
-is up, `sqlserver` is healthy, and the schema is migrated:
+is up and `sqlserver` is healthy:
 
 ```bash
 docker compose --env-file web/.env.prod -f web/docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml \
@@ -242,8 +220,8 @@ The job runs as the `biergarten-prod-seed` Compose project and attaches to the
 external `biergarten-prodnet` network, which the main prod stack creates, so it
 reaches `sqlserver` and `seaweedfs` under the same hostnames the API uses. It
 exits when seeding finishes; `--rm` removes the container. Bring the prod stack
-up first, because the seed project has no visibility into the other project's
-health checks, so a run started before SQL Server is accepting connections fails.
+up first — the seed project has no visibility into the other project's health
+checks, so a run started before SQL Server is accepting connections fails.
 
 #### Production data
 
@@ -254,7 +232,7 @@ anyone interacting with an application seeded from it has to be told upfront tha
 the content is AI-generated.
 
 The website meets that obligation with `AiDisclosureDialog`
-(`web/frontend/app/features/home/components/AiDisclosureDialog.tsx`), which
+(`web/frontend/app/features/disclosure/components/AiDisclosureDialog.tsx`), which
 the root route renders on every full page load, whichever route the visitor lands
 on. It is part of the server-rendered HTML rather than mounted after hydration, so
 the disclosure is on screen with the first paint. Acknowledging it hides the
@@ -324,11 +302,11 @@ graph TD
 In development, `api.core` also depends on `seaweedfs`
 (`condition: service_started`, not a health check) alongside `database.seed`.
 
-Production has a shorter chain, because the migration and seed jobs run outside
-the stack: `api.core` waits for `seaweedfs` to pass its health check, and
-`frontend` waits for `api.core` to report healthy. This ordering applies to
-`docker compose up`; see [Restart tolerance](#restart-tolerance) for what happens
-on a host reboot.
+In production the chain is gated on health instead: `api.core` waits for
+`seaweedfs` to pass its health check and for `database.migrations` to exit
+successfully, and `frontend` waits for `api.core` to report healthy. This ordering
+applies to `docker compose up`; see
+[Restart tolerance](#restart-tolerance) for what happens on a host reboot.
 
 **Health Check Example** (SQL Server):
 
@@ -372,6 +350,7 @@ api.core:
 
 - `biergartendata-prod` - Database files, external; survives `down -v`
 - `seaweedfsdata-prod` - SeaweedFS object storage, external; survives `down -v`
+- `nuget-cache-prod` - Production NuGet cache
 
 See [Production data volumes](#production-data-volumes).
 
@@ -394,11 +373,10 @@ stack down and leaves the database and the uploaded photos in place. Deleting
 them takes an explicit `docker volume rm`.
 
 The trade-off is that Compose creates neither one, and `up` fails with a clear
-error until both exist, hence the `docker volume create` step in
+error until both exist — hence the `docker volume create` step in
 [Deploy Production](#3-production-docker-composeprodyaml). External volumes also
-carry their literal name rather than a `<project>_` prefix, so `docker volume ls`
-shows `biergartendata-prod` and `seaweedfsdata-prod` unprefixed, unlike the
-`web_`-prefixed volumes of the dev and test stacks.
+carry their literal name rather than a `<project>_` prefix, which is why
+`docker volume ls` shows `biergartendata-prod` next to `web_nuget-cache-prod`.
 
 Both live under `/var/lib/docker/volumes`. To put them on a specific disk, point
 the daemon's `data-root` at it in `/etc/docker/daemon.json`, or mount the disk at

docs/web/environment-variables.md

@@ -260,25 +260,17 @@ and retrieving photos via an S3-compatible object store.
 
 ```bash
 SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL=http://seaweedfs:8333   # Required, no default
-SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:8333    # Optional, defaults to SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL
 SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=admin                 # Required, no default
 SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=secret            # Required, no default
 SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET=my-bucket                    # Required, no default
 ```
 
 - **Implementation**: `S3FileStorageProvider` throws on construction if any of
-  the four required values is missing
+  these four values is missing
 - **Local dev**: point at the `seaweedfs` Docker service (S3 API on port 8333)
 - **Production**: point at any S3-compatible endpoint (AWS S3, a hosted
   SeaweedFS cluster, and so on); `ForcePathStyle` is always enabled, which
   SeaweedFS requires and AWS S3 also accepts
-- **`SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL`**: the endpoint download URLs are signed against,
-  used by `GetPresignedUrl` and reaching the API response as
-  `PublicUserProfileDto.AvatarUrl`. A presigned URL is signed over its host, so
-  this has to be the address the browser uses (`http://localhost:8333` with the
-  dev compose file, which publishes the S3 API port), separate from the
-  in-network `SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL` the API uploads through. The two can be the
-  same value wherever one address serves both
 
 ## Docker-specific variables
 
@@ -349,7 +341,6 @@ from the template in place; edit them manually if you go that route.
 | `SMTP_FROM_EMAIL`             |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |   Yes    | Email sender address         |
 | `SMTP_FROM_NAME`              |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |    No    | Defaults to `The Biergarten` |
 | `SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL`       |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |   Yes    | S3-compatible endpoint URL   |
-| `SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL`        |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |    No    | Endpoint download URLs are signed against; defaults to `SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL` |
 | `SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`     |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |   Yes    | S3 access key                |
 | `SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |   Yes    | S3 secret key                |
 | `SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET`            |    ✓    |          |   ✓    |   Yes    | S3 bucket name               |
@@ -424,7 +415,6 @@ SMTP_FROM_NAME=The Biergarten App
 
 # SeaweedFS (S3-compatible storage)
 SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL=http://seaweedfs:8333
-SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:8333
 SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<generated-with-openssl>
 SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<generated-with-openssl>
 SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET=my-bucket

docs/web/testing.md

@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ API.Specs/
 │   └── ApiGeneralSteps.cs              # Shared/general step definitions
 ├── Mocks/
 │   ├── MockEmailDispatcher.cs          # Substitutes Features.Emails' IEmailDispatcher
-│   ├── MockEmailProvider.cs            # Substitutes Features.Emails' IEmailProvider
-│   └── MockFileStorageProvider.cs      # Substitutes Features.ImageUploads' IFileStorageProvider
+│   └── MockEmailProvider.cs            # Substitutes Features.Emails' IEmailProvider
 └── TestApiFactory.cs                   # Test server setup (swaps in the mocks above)
 ```
 

web/.env.example

@@ -68,12 +68,8 @@ WEBSITE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
 # ======================
 # SeaweedFS (S3) Configuration
 # ======================
-# Credentials and default bucket for the local SeaweedFS S3-compatible storage.
-# SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL is the in-network endpoint the API uploads through;
-# SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL is the endpoint download URLs are signed against, so it has to be
-# reachable from the browser. It defaults to SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL when left blank.
+# Credentials and default bucket for the local SeaweedFS S3-compatible storage
 SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL=http://seaweedfs:8333
-SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:8333
 SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=admin
 SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=secret
 SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET=my-bucket

web/backend/API/API.Specs/Features/PublicUserProfile.feature

@@ -13,61 +13,9 @@ Scenario: Public profile exposes only allowlisted fields
     Then the response has HTTP status 200
     And the public profile response should match the registered account
     And the response JSON should have "biography" equal ""
-    And the response JSON should have "avatarUrl" equal ""
     And the response JSON should not contain "email"
     And the response JSON should not contain "dateOfBirth"
 
-Scenario: Public profile exposes the uploaded avatar
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have uploaded an avatar
-    When I retrieve the public profile by ID
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the public profile response should carry my current avatar
-
-Scenario: Public profile exposes the current avatar after it is replaced
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have uploaded an avatar
-    And I have uploaded a new avatar, replacing the previous one
-    When I retrieve the public profile by ID
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the public profile response should carry my current avatar
-    And the public profile response should not carry my previous avatar
-
-Scenario: Fetching the avatar without authentication succeeds
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have uploaded an avatar
-    When I retrieve the public profile by ID without authentication
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the public profile response should carry my current avatar
-
-Scenario: A different user can read someone else's avatar
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have uploaded an avatar
-    And I am logged in as a different user
-    When I retrieve the public profile by ID
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the public profile response should carry my current avatar
-
-Scenario: Listing user accounts exposes each account's avatar
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have uploaded an avatar
-    When I list user accounts
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And my listed account should carry my current avatar
-
-Scenario: Listing user accounts exposes each account's biography
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have set my biography to "Drinks lagers."
-    When I list user accounts
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And my listed account should carry my biography
-
 Scenario: Public profile for a non-existent account returns not found
     Given I have registered a new account
     And I have a valid access token for my account
@@ -78,7 +26,6 @@ Scenario: Fetching the public profile without authentication succeeds
     Given I have registered a new account
     When I retrieve the public profile by ID without authentication
     Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the response JSON should have "avatarUrl" equal ""
     And the response JSON should not contain "email"
     And the response JSON should not contain "dateOfBirth"
 
@@ -103,7 +50,6 @@ Scenario: Listing user accounts as an authenticated user excludes private fields
     And I have a valid access token for my account
     When I list user accounts
     Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the response JSON should contain "avatarUrl"
     And the response JSON should not contain "email"
     And the response JSON should not contain "dateOfBirth"
 
@@ -114,14 +60,6 @@ Scenario: The caller can fetch their own account
     Then the response has HTTP status 200
     And the public profile response should match the registered account
 
-Scenario: The caller's own account omits the avatar graph
-    Given I have registered a new account
-    And I have a valid access token for my account
-    And I have uploaded an avatar
-    When I retrieve my own account
-    Then the response has HTTP status 200
-    And the response JSON should not contain "userAvatar"
-
 Scenario: The account endpoint serves the caller named by the access token
     Given I have registered a new account
     And I am logged in as a different user

web/backend/API/API.Specs/Mocks/MockFileStorageProvider.cs

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
-
-namespace API.Specs.Mocks;
-
-/// <summary>
-///     Test double for <see cref="IFileStorageProvider" /> that records uploads in memory, so specs can
-///     exercise photo-backed features without object storage.
-/// </summary>
-public class MockFileStorageProvider : IFileStorageProvider
-{
-    private readonly List<string> _keys = [];
-    private readonly Dictionary<string, byte[]> _objects = new();
-
-    public IReadOnlyCollection<string> UploadedKeys => _keys.ToList();
-
-    /// <summary>The key of the most recent upload.</summary>
-    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown when nothing has been uploaded yet.</exception>
-    public string LastUploadedKey =>
-        _keys.Count > 0
-            ? _keys[^1]
-            : throw new InvalidOperationException("no file has been uploaded");
-
-    public Task UploadAsync(
-        string key,
-        Stream content,
-        string contentType,
-        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default
-    )
-    {
-        using MemoryStream buffer = new();
-        content.CopyTo(buffer);
-
-        if (!_objects.ContainsKey(key))
-            _keys.Add(key);
-
-        _objects[key] = buffer.ToArray();
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
-    }
-
-    public Task DeleteAsync(string key, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
-    {
-        _objects.Remove(key);
-        _keys.Remove(key);
-        return Task.CompletedTask;
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Stands in for a signed download URL: an absolute URL on a host the object store would serve,
-    ///     carrying the key in its path, so specs can assert the shape callers actually receive.
-    /// </summary>
-    public string GetPresignedUrl(string key, TimeSpan expiresIn)
-    {
-        return $"https://storage.test/{key}?X-Amz-Expires={(int)expiresIn.TotalSeconds}";
-    }
-}

web/backend/API/API.Specs/Steps/ApiGeneralSteps.cs

@@ -183,25 +183,6 @@ public class ApiGeneralSteps(ScenarioContext scenario)
             AssertFieldAbsent(payloadElem, field);
     }
 
-    [Then("the response JSON should contain {string}")]
-    public void ThenTheResponseJsonShouldContainString(string field)
-    {
-        scenario.TryGetValue<string>(ResponseBodyKey, out string? responseBody).Should().BeTrue();
-
-        using JsonDocument doc = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody!);
-        JsonElement root = doc.RootElement;
-
-        if (root.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object &&
-            !root.TryGetProperty(field, out _) &&
-            root.TryGetProperty("payload", out JsonElement payloadElem))
-        {
-            AssertFieldPresent(payloadElem, field);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        AssertFieldPresent(root, field);
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     Recurses into arrays so a listing endpoint's response can be asserted the same way as a
     ///     single-resource response.
@@ -222,31 +203,4 @@ public class ApiGeneralSteps(ScenarioContext scenario)
                 break;
         }
     }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Recurses into arrays so every item of a listing endpoint's response must carry the field.
-    /// </summary>
-    private static void AssertFieldPresent(JsonElement element, string field)
-    {
-        switch (element.ValueKind)
-        {
-            case JsonValueKind.Object:
-                element
-                    .TryGetProperty(field, out _)
-                    .Should()
-                    .BeTrue("Expected field '{0}' to be present in the response", field);
-                break;
-            case JsonValueKind.Array:
-                element
-                    .EnumerateArray()
-                    .Should()
-                    .NotBeEmpty(
-                        "Expected at least one item to assert field '{0}' against",
-                        field
-                    );
-                foreach (JsonElement item in element.EnumerateArray())
-                    AssertFieldPresent(item, field);
-                break;
-        }
-    }
 }

web/backend/API/API.Specs/Steps/UserSteps.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
-using API.Specs.Mocks;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
-using Features.Users.Commands.Profile.UploadAvatar;
-using Features.Users.Repository;
 using FluentAssertions;
-using MediatR;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Reqnroll;
 
 namespace API.Specs.Steps;
@@ -17,11 +10,6 @@ public class UserSteps(ScenarioContext scenario) : ApiStepsBase(scenario)
     private const string AccessTokenKey = "accessToken";
     private const string RegisteredUserIdKey = "registeredUserId";
     private const string RegisteredUsernameKey = "registeredUsername";
-    private const string CurrentAvatarKeyKey = "currentAvatarKey";
-    private const string PreviousAvatarKeyKey = "previousAvatarKey";
-    private const string BiographyKey = "biography";
-
-    private static readonly byte[] PngSignature = [0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47, 0x0D, 0x0A, 0x1A, 0x0A];
 
     private async Task SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage requestMessage)
     {
@@ -48,193 +36,22 @@ public class UserSteps(ScenarioContext scenario) : ApiStepsBase(scenario)
             : throw new InvalidOperationException("registered user ID not found in scenario");
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Builds the smallest upload the photo validator accepts: a PNG signature padded out to the
-    ///     1 KiB minimum.
-    /// </summary>
-    private static IFormFile CreateAvatarFile()
-    {
-        byte[] content = new byte[2048];
-        PngSignature.CopyTo(content, 0);
-        MemoryStream stream = new(content);
-
-        return new FormFile(stream, 0, content.Length, "file", "avatar.png")
-        {
-            Headers = new HeaderDictionary { ["Content-Type"] = "image/png" },
-        };
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Uploads an avatar and records the object key the storage provider actually received, rather
-    ///     than re-deriving the key template the handler uses.
-    /// </summary>
-    private async Task UploadAvatarAsync()
-    {
-        Guid userId = GetRegisteredUserId();
-
-        using IServiceScope scope = GetFactory().Services.CreateScope();
-        IMediator mediator = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IMediator>();
-        await mediator.Send(new UploadAvatarCommand(userId, CreateAvatarFile()));
-
-        if (Scenario.TryGetValue<string>(CurrentAvatarKeyKey, out string? existing))
-            Scenario[PreviousAvatarKeyKey] = existing;
-
-        Scenario[CurrentAvatarKeyKey] = GetStorageProvider().LastUploadedKey;
-    }
-
-    private MockFileStorageProvider GetStorageProvider()
-    {
-        return (MockFileStorageProvider)
-            GetFactory().Services.GetRequiredService<IFileStorageProvider>();
-    }
-
-    private string GetCurrentAvatarKey()
-    {
-        return Scenario.TryGetValue(CurrentAvatarKeyKey, out string? key) && key is not null
-            ? key
-            : throw new InvalidOperationException("no avatar has been uploaded in this scenario");
-    }
-
-    private string GetPreviousAvatarKey()
-    {
-        return Scenario.TryGetValue(PreviousAvatarKeyKey, out string? key) && key is not null
-            ? key
-            : throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                "only one avatar has been uploaded in this scenario"
-            );
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Asserts that <paramref name="avatarUrl" /> is something a browser can fetch -- an absolute
-    ///     HTTP(S) URL -- pointing at the object stored under <paramref name="expectedKey" />. A bare
-    ///     storage key would resolve against the page's own origin, so the shape is the contract here,
-    ///     not just the value.
-    /// </summary>
-    private static Uri AssertFetchableUrl(string? avatarUrl, string expectedKey)
-    {
-        avatarUrl.Should().NotBeNullOrWhiteSpace();
-
-        Uri.TryCreate(avatarUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri? uri)
-            .Should()
-            .BeTrue("avatarUrl must be an absolute URL, but was '{0}'", avatarUrl);
-        uri!.Scheme.Should().BeOneOf("http", "https");
-        uri.AbsolutePath.Should().EndWith(expectedKey, "the URL must address the uploaded object");
-
-        return uri;
-    }
-
-    private string GetAvatarUrlFromResponse()
-    {
-        Scenario.TryGetValue<string>(ResponseBodyKey, out string? responseBody).Should().BeTrue();
-
-        using JsonDocument doc = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody!);
-        return doc.RootElement.GetProperty("avatarUrl").GetString()!;
-    }
-
-    [Given("I have uploaded an avatar")]
-    public async Task GivenIHaveUploadedAnAvatar()
-    {
-        await UploadAvatarAsync();
-    }
-
-    [Given("I have uploaded a new avatar, replacing the previous one")]
-    public async Task GivenIHaveUploadedANewAvatarReplacingThePreviousOne()
-    {
-        await UploadAvatarAsync();
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Writes the biography straight through the repository: registration creates the profile row
-    ///     with an empty biography, and no endpoint edits it yet.
-    /// </summary>
-    [Given("I have set my biography to {string}")]
-    public async Task GivenIHaveSetMyBiographyTo(string biography)
-    {
-        using IServiceScope scope = GetFactory().Services.CreateScope();
-        IUserProfileRepository profiles =
-            scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IUserProfileRepository>();
-
-        await profiles.UpdateBiographyAsync(
-            GetRegisteredUserId(),
-            biography,
-            CancellationToken.None
-        );
-
-        Scenario[BiographyKey] = biography;
-    }
-
-    [Then("the public profile response should carry my current avatar")]
-    public void ThenThePublicProfileResponseShouldCarryMyCurrentAvatar()
-    {
-        AssertFetchableUrl(GetAvatarUrlFromResponse(), GetCurrentAvatarKey());
-    }
-
-    [Then("the public profile response should not carry my previous avatar")]
-    public void ThenThePublicProfileResponseShouldNotCarryMyPreviousAvatar()
-    {
-        Uri uri = AssertFetchableUrl(GetAvatarUrlFromResponse(), GetCurrentAvatarKey());
-        uri.AbsolutePath.Should().NotContain(GetPreviousAvatarKey());
-    }
-
-    [Then("my listed account should carry my current avatar")]
-    public void ThenMyListedAccountShouldCarryMyCurrentAvatar()
-    {
-        AssertFetchableUrl(
-            GetMyListedAccount().GetProperty("avatarUrl").GetString(),
-            GetCurrentAvatarKey()
-        );
-    }
-
-    [Then("my listed account should carry my biography")]
-    public void ThenMyListedAccountShouldCarryMyBiography()
-    {
-        string expected =
-            Scenario.TryGetValue(BiographyKey, out string? biography) && biography is not null
-                ? biography
-                : throw new InvalidOperationException("no biography was set in this scenario");
-
-        GetMyListedAccount().GetProperty("biography").GetString().Should().Be(expected);
-    }
-
-    /// <summary>Finds the registered account in a listing response.</summary>
-    private JsonElement GetMyListedAccount()
-    {
-        Scenario.TryGetValue<string>(ResponseBodyKey, out string? responseBody).Should().BeTrue();
-
-        using JsonDocument doc = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody!);
-        doc.RootElement.ValueKind.Should().Be(JsonValueKind.Array);
-
-        return doc
-            .RootElement.EnumerateArray()
-            .Should()
-            .ContainSingle(item =>
-                item.GetProperty("userAccountId").GetGuid() == GetRegisteredUserId()
-            )
-            .Subject.Clone();
-    }
-
     [When("I retrieve the public profile by ID")]
     public async Task WhenIRetrieveThePublicProfileById()
     {
-        await SendAsync(
-            NewAuthenticatedRequest(HttpMethod.Get, $"/api/user/{GetRegisteredUserId()}/profile")
-        );
+        await SendAsync(NewAuthenticatedRequest(HttpMethod.Get, $"/api/user/{GetRegisteredUserId()}/profile"));
     }
 
     [When("I retrieve the public profile by ID without authentication")]
     public async Task WhenIRetrieveThePublicProfileByIdWithoutAuthentication()
     {
-        await SendAsync(
-            new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, $"/api/user/{GetRegisteredUserId()}/profile")
-        );
+        await SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, $"/api/user/{GetRegisteredUserId()}/profile"));
     }
 
     [When("I retrieve the public profile by a non-existent ID")]
     public async Task WhenIRetrieveThePublicProfileByANonExistentId()
     {
-        await SendAsync(
-            NewAuthenticatedRequest(HttpMethod.Get, $"/api/user/{Guid.NewGuid()}/profile")
-        );
+        await SendAsync(NewAuthenticatedRequest(HttpMethod.Get, $"/api/user/{Guid.NewGuid()}/profile"));
     }
 
     [When("I retrieve my own account without authentication")]

web/backend/API/API.Specs/TestApiFactory.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using API.Core;
 using API.Specs.Mocks;
 using Features.Emails.Services;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -33,15 +32,6 @@ internal class TestApiFactory : WebApplicationFactory<Program>
                 services.Remove(emailDispatcherDescriptor);
 
             services.AddScoped<IEmailDispatcher, MockEmailDispatcher>();
-
-            ServiceDescriptor? fileStorageDescriptor = services.SingleOrDefault(d =>
-                d.ServiceType == typeof(IFileStorageProvider)
-            );
-
-            if (fileStorageDescriptor != null)
-                services.Remove(fileStorageDescriptor);
-
-            services.AddSingleton<IFileStorageProvider, MockFileStorageProvider>();
         });
     }
 }

web/backend/Configuration/ConfigurationKeys.cs

@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ public static class ConfigurationKeys
     public const string SmtpFromName = "SMTP_FROM_NAME";
 
     public const string SeaweedFsServiceUrl = "SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL";
-
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     The browser-reachable base URL of the object store, used to sign download URLs. Falls back to
-    ///     <see cref="SeaweedFsServiceUrl" /> when unset: SigV4 covers the host, so a URL signed against
-    ///     the container-internal endpoint is only usable by callers that can resolve that host.
-    /// </summary>
-    public const string SeaweedFsPublicUrl = "SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL";
-
     public const string SeaweedFsAccessKeyId = "SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID";
     public const string SeaweedFsSecretAccessKey = "SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY";
     public const string SeaweedFsBucket = "SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET";

web/backend/Domain/Domain.Entities/Entities/UserAccount.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
-
 namespace Domain.Entities;
 
 public sealed class UserAccount
@@ -22,10 +20,4 @@ public sealed class UserAccount
     // Navigation properties
     public UserCredential? UserCredential { get; set; }
     public UserProfile? UserProfile { get; set; }
-
-    // GET /api/user/authenticated serializes this entity directly, and the avatar graph carries the
-    // storage key and uploader of the underlying Photo. Clients read the avatar from
-    // PublicUserProfileDto.AvatarUrl, which is a signed URL, so keep this one out of the response.
-    [JsonIgnore]
-    public UserAvatar? UserAvatar { get; set; }
 }

web/backend/Features/Features.PhotoUpload/Services/S3FileStorageProvider.cs

@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@ public class S3FileStorageProvider : IFileStorageProvider, IDisposable
 {
     private readonly string _bucket;
     private readonly IAmazonS3 _client;
-    private readonly IAmazonS3 _presignClient;
-    private readonly Protocol _presignProtocol;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="S3FileStorageProvider" /> class, reading storage
     ///     configuration (<c>SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL</c>, <c>SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID</c>,
-    ///     <c>SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY</c>, <c>SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET</c>, and the optional
-    ///     <c>SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL</c>) from <paramref name="configuration" />.
+    ///     <c>SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY</c>, <c>SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET</c>) from <paramref name="configuration" />.
     /// </summary>
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
     ///     Thrown when any of the required configuration values is not set.
@@ -48,31 +45,6 @@ public class S3FileStorageProvider : IFileStorageProvider, IDisposable
         AmazonS3Config config = new() { ServiceURL = serviceUrl, ForcePathStyle = true };
 
         _client = new AmazonS3Client(accessKeyId, secretAccessKey, config);
-
-        // A presigned URL is signed over its host, so one signed against the container-internal
-        // endpoint is only usable from inside the network. Sign downloads against the public
-        // endpoint instead, so a browser can fetch the object.
-        string? configuredPublicUrl = configuration[ConfigurationKeys.SeaweedFsPublicUrl];
-        string publicUrl = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuredPublicUrl)
-            ? serviceUrl
-            : configuredPublicUrl;
-
-        _presignClient =
-            publicUrl == serviceUrl
-                ? _client
-                : new AmazonS3Client(
-                    accessKeyId,
-                    secretAccessKey,
-                    new AmazonS3Config { ServiceURL = publicUrl, ForcePathStyle = true }
-                );
-
-        // GetPreSignedUrlRequest.Protocol defaults to HTTPS and ignores the ServiceURL scheme, so
-        // take the scheme from the endpoint the URL is signed against.
-        _presignProtocol =
-            Uri.TryCreate(publicUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri? publicUri)
-            && publicUri.Scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp
-                ? Protocol.HTTP
-                : Protocol.HTTPS;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -110,18 +82,14 @@ public class S3FileStorageProvider : IFileStorageProvider, IDisposable
             BucketName = _bucket,
             Key = key,
             Expires = DateTime.UtcNow.Add(expiresIn),
-            Protocol = _presignProtocol,
         };
 
-        return _presignClient.GetPreSignedURL(request);
+        return _client.GetPreSignedURL(request);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        if (!ReferenceEquals(_presignClient, _client))
-            _presignClient.Dispose();
-
         _client.Dispose();
         GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
     }

web/backend/Features/Features.Users.Tests/Queries/GetAllUsersHandlerTests.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Domain.Entities;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
 using Features.Users.Dtos;
 using Features.Users.Queries.GetAllUsers;
 using Features.Users.Repository;
@@ -10,36 +9,27 @@ namespace Features.Users.Tests.Queries;
 
 public class GetAllUsersHandlerTests
 {
-    private readonly Mock<IUserListRepository> _repoMock = new();
-    private readonly Mock<IFileStorageProvider> _storageMock = new();
-    private readonly GetAllUsersHandler _handler;
-
-    public GetAllUsersHandlerTests()
-    {
-        _storageMock
-            .Setup(s => s.GetPresignedUrl(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<TimeSpan>()))
-            .Returns((string key, TimeSpan _) => $"https://storage.test/{key}?signed");
-
-        _handler = new GetAllUsersHandler(_repoMock.Object, _storageMock.Object);
-    }
-
     [Fact]
     public async Task Handle_PassesLimitAndOffset_ToRepository()
     {
-        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetAllAsync(10, 5)).ReturnsAsync(Array.Empty<UserAccount>());
+        Mock<IUserListRepository> repoMock = new();
+        GetAllUsersHandler handler = new(repoMock.Object);
+        repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetAllAsync(10, 5)).ReturnsAsync(Array.Empty<UserAccount>());
 
-        IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto> result = await _handler.Handle(
+        IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto> result = await handler.Handle(
             new GetAllUsersQuery(10, 5),
             CancellationToken.None
         );
 
         result.Should().BeEmpty();
-        _repoMock.Verify(r => r.GetAllAsync(10, 5), Times.Once);
+        repoMock.Verify(r => r.GetAllAsync(10, 5), Times.Once);
     }
 
     [Fact]
     public async Task Handle_MapsUsersToPublicProfileDtos_AndExcludesPrivateFields()
     {
+        Mock<IUserListRepository> repoMock = new();
+        GetAllUsersHandler handler = new(repoMock.Object);
         UserAccount user = new()
         {
             UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
@@ -48,60 +38,13 @@ public class GetAllUsersHandlerTests
             LastName = "One",
             CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
         };
-        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetAllAsync(null, null)).ReturnsAsync([user]);
+        repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetAllAsync(null, null)).ReturnsAsync([user]);
 
-        IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto> result = await _handler.Handle(
+        IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto> result = await handler.Handle(
             new GetAllUsersQuery(null, null),
             CancellationToken.None
         );
 
-        result
-            .Should()
-            .ContainSingle()
-            .Which.Should()
-            .BeEquivalentTo(user.ToPublicProfileDto(_storageMock.Object));
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Handle_MapsEachUsersOwnAvatarUrl()
-    {
-        string avatarKey = $"avatars/{Guid.NewGuid()}/{Guid.NewGuid()}";
-        UserAccount withAvatar = new()
-        {
-            UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
-            Username = "has-avatar",
-            FirstName = "Has",
-            LastName = "Avatar",
-            CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
-            UserProfile = new UserProfile { Biography = "Drinks lagers." },
-            UserAvatar = new UserAvatar { Photo = new Photo { Hyperlink = avatarKey } },
-        };
-        UserAccount withoutAvatar = new()
-        {
-            UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
-            Username = "no-avatar",
-            FirstName = "No",
-            LastName = "Avatar",
-            CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
-        };
-        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetAllAsync(null, null)).ReturnsAsync([withAvatar, withoutAvatar]);
-
-        IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto> result = await _handler.Handle(
-            new GetAllUsersQuery(null, null),
-            CancellationToken.None
-        );
-
-        result
-            .Select(dto => dto.AvatarUrl)
-            .Should()
-            .Equal($"https://storage.test/{avatarKey}?signed", string.Empty);
-        _storageMock.Verify(
-            s => s.GetPresignedUrl(avatarKey, UserDtoMapper.AvatarUrlLifetime),
-            Times.Once
-        );
-        _storageMock.Verify(
-            s => s.GetPresignedUrl(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<TimeSpan>()),
-            Times.Once
-        );
+        result.Should().ContainSingle().Which.Should().BeEquivalentTo(user.ToPublicProfileDto());
     }
 }

web/backend/Features/Features.Users.Tests/Queries/GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandlerTests.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using Domain.Entities;
 using Domain.Exceptions;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
 using Features.Users.Dtos;
 using Features.Users.Queries.GetPublicUserProfileById;
 using Features.Users.Repository;
@@ -13,21 +12,15 @@ public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandlerTests
 {
     private readonly GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler _handler;
     private readonly Mock<IUserListRepository> _repoMock = new();
-    private readonly Mock<IFileStorageProvider> _storageMock = new();
 
     public GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandlerTests()
     {
-        _storageMock
-            .Setup(s => s.GetPresignedUrl(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<TimeSpan>()))
-            .Returns((string key, TimeSpan _) => $"https://storage.test/{key}?signed");
-
-        _handler = new GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler(_repoMock.Object, _storageMock.Object);
+        _handler = new GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler(_repoMock.Object);
     }
 
     [Fact]
     public async Task Handle_ReturnsPublicProfile_WhenFound()
     {
-        string avatarKey = $"avatars/{Guid.NewGuid()}/{Guid.NewGuid()}";
         UserAccount user = new()
         {
             UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
@@ -38,7 +31,6 @@ public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandlerTests
             DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1990, 1, 1),
             CreatedAt = new DateTime(2024, 1, 1),
             UserProfile = new UserProfile { Biography = "Drinks lagers." },
-            UserAvatar = new UserAvatar { Photo = new Photo { Hyperlink = avatarKey } },
         };
         _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetByIdAsync(user.UserAccountId)).ReturnsAsync(user);
 
@@ -56,48 +48,13 @@ public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandlerTests
                     user.FirstName,
                     user.LastName,
                     "Drinks lagers.",
-                    $"https://storage.test/{avatarKey}?signed",
                     user.CreatedAt
                 )
             );
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     <c>Photo.Hyperlink</c> holds an object key, so the DTO has to carry a signed URL rather than
-    ///     the stored value: a bare key resolves against the calling page's own origin.
-    /// </summary>
     [Fact]
-    public async Task Handle_SignsTheAvatarKey_RatherThanReturningIt()
-    {
-        string avatarKey = $"avatars/{Guid.NewGuid()}/{Guid.NewGuid()}";
-        UserAccount user = new()
-        {
-            UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
-            Username = "test",
-            FirstName = "Jane",
-            LastName = "Doe",
-            CreatedAt = new DateTime(2024, 1, 1),
-            UserAvatar = new UserAvatar { Photo = new Photo { Hyperlink = avatarKey } },
-        };
-        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetByIdAsync(user.UserAccountId)).ReturnsAsync(user);
-
-        PublicUserProfileDto result = await _handler.Handle(
-            new GetPublicUserProfileByIdQuery(user.UserAccountId),
-            CancellationToken.None
-        );
-
-        result.AvatarUrl.Should().NotBe(avatarKey);
-        Uri.TryCreate(result.AvatarUrl, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri? uri).Should().BeTrue();
-        uri!.Scheme.Should().BeOneOf("http", "https");
-        uri.AbsolutePath.Should().EndWith(avatarKey);
-        _storageMock.Verify(
-            s => s.GetPresignedUrl(avatarKey, UserDtoMapper.AvatarUrlLifetime),
-            Times.Once
-        );
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Handle_ReturnsEmptyBiographyAndAvatarUrl_WhenProfileMissing()
+    public async Task Handle_ReturnsEmptyBiography_WhenProfileMissing()
     {
         UserAccount user = new()
         {
@@ -115,57 +72,6 @@ public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandlerTests
         );
 
         result.Biography.Should().BeEmpty();
-        result.AvatarUrl.Should().BeEmpty();
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Handle_ReturnsEmptyAvatarUrl_WhenProfileHasNoAvatar()
-    {
-        UserAccount user = new()
-        {
-            UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
-            Username = "test",
-            FirstName = "Jane",
-            LastName = "Doe",
-            CreatedAt = new DateTime(2024, 1, 1),
-            UserProfile = new UserProfile { Biography = "Drinks lagers." },
-        };
-        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetByIdAsync(user.UserAccountId)).ReturnsAsync(user);
-
-        PublicUserProfileDto result = await _handler.Handle(
-            new GetPublicUserProfileByIdQuery(user.UserAccountId),
-            CancellationToken.None
-        );
-
-        result.Biography.Should().Be("Drinks lagers.");
-        result.AvatarUrl.Should().BeEmpty();
-    }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Handle_ReturnsEmptyAvatarUrl_WhenAvatarHasNoPhoto()
-    {
-        UserAccount user = new()
-        {
-            UserAccountId = Guid.NewGuid(),
-            Username = "test",
-            FirstName = "Jane",
-            LastName = "Doe",
-            CreatedAt = new DateTime(2024, 1, 1),
-            UserProfile = new UserProfile { Biography = "Drinks lagers." },
-            UserAvatar = new UserAvatar(),
-        };
-        _repoMock.Setup(r => r.GetByIdAsync(user.UserAccountId)).ReturnsAsync(user);
-
-        PublicUserProfileDto result = await _handler.Handle(
-            new GetPublicUserProfileByIdQuery(user.UserAccountId),
-            CancellationToken.None
-        );
-
-        result.AvatarUrl.Should().BeEmpty();
-        _storageMock.Verify(
-            s => s.GetPresignedUrl(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<TimeSpan>()),
-            Times.Never
-        );
     }
 
     [Fact]

web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtoMapper.cs

@@ -1,39 +1,19 @@
 using Domain.Entities;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
 
 namespace Features.Users.Dtos;
 
 /// <summary>Converts user domain entities into API response models.</summary>
 public static class UserDtoMapper
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     How long a presigned avatar URL stays valid. Long enough to outlive the page that embeds it,
-    ///     short enough that a leaked URL stops working.
-    /// </summary>
-    public static readonly TimeSpan AvatarUrlLifetime = TimeSpan.FromHours(1);
-
     /// <summary>Converts a user account into its public-profile representation.</summary>
-    /// <param name="user">The account to convert.</param>
-    /// <param name="fileStorageProvider">
-    ///     Signs the download URL for the account's avatar. <c>Photo.Hyperlink</c> holds an object key
-    ///     rather than a URL, so it has to be signed before a client can fetch it.
-    /// </param>
-    public static PublicUserProfileDto ToPublicProfileDto(
-        this UserAccount user,
-        IFileStorageProvider fileStorageProvider
-    )
+    public static PublicUserProfileDto ToPublicProfileDto(this UserAccount user)
     {
-        string? avatarKey = user.UserAvatar?.Photo?.Hyperlink;
-
         return new PublicUserProfileDto(
             UserAccountId : user.UserAccountId,
             Username : user.Username,
             FirstName : user.FirstName,
             LastName : user.LastName,
             Biography : user.UserProfile?.Biography ?? string.Empty,
-            AvatarUrl : string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(avatarKey)
-                ? string.Empty
-                : fileStorageProvider.GetPresignedUrl(avatarKey, AvatarUrlLifetime),
             CreatedAt : user.CreatedAt
         );
     }

web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Dtos/UserDtos.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ public record PublicUserProfileDto(
     string FirstName,
     string LastName,
     string Biography,
-    string AvatarUrl,
     DateTime CreatedAt
 );

web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Queries/GetAllUsers/GetAllUsersHandler.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 using Domain.Entities;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
 using Features.Users.Dtos;
 using Features.Users.Repository;
 using MediatR;
 
 namespace Features.Users.Queries.GetAllUsers;
 
-public class GetAllUsersHandler(
-    IUserListRepository repository,
-    IFileStorageProvider fileStorageProvider
-) : IRequestHandler<GetAllUsersQuery, IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto>>
+public class GetAllUsersHandler(IUserListRepository repository)
+    : IRequestHandler<GetAllUsersQuery, IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto>>
 {
     public async Task<IEnumerable<PublicUserProfileDto>> Handle(
         GetAllUsersQuery request,
@@ -17,6 +14,6 @@ public class GetAllUsersHandler(
     )
     {
         IEnumerable<UserAccount> users = await repository.GetAllAsync(request.Limit, request.Offset);
-        return users.Select(user => user.ToPublicProfileDto(fileStorageProvider));
+        return users.Select(user => user.ToPublicProfileDto());
     }
 }

web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Queries/GetPublicUserProfileById/GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler.cs

@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 using Domain.Entities;
 using Domain.Exceptions;
-using Features.ImageUploads.Services;
 using Features.Users.Dtos;
 using Features.Users.Repository;
 using MediatR;
 
 namespace Features.Users.Queries.GetPublicUserProfileById;
 
-public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler(
-    IUserListRepository repository,
-    IFileStorageProvider fileStorageProvider
-) : IRequestHandler<GetPublicUserProfileByIdQuery, PublicUserProfileDto>
+public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler(IUserListRepository repository)
+    : IRequestHandler<GetPublicUserProfileByIdQuery, PublicUserProfileDto>
 {
     /// <exception cref="NotFoundException">Thrown when no user account exists with the given ID.</exception>
     public async Task<PublicUserProfileDto> Handle(
@@ -21,6 +18,6 @@ public class GetPublicUserProfileByIdHandler(
         UserAccount? user = await repository.GetByIdAsync(request.UserAccountId);
         if (user is null)
             throw new NotFoundException($"User with ID {request.UserAccountId} not found");
-        return user.ToPublicProfileDto(fileStorageProvider);
+        return user.ToPublicProfileDto();
     }
 }

web/backend/Features/Features.Users/Repository/UserListRepository.cs

@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ public class UserListRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
     /// <inheritdoc />
     /// <remarks>
     ///     Left-joins <c>Social.UserProfile</c>, so <see cref="UserAccount.UserProfile" /> is
-    ///     <c>null</c> for an account whose profile has yet to be created, and left-joins the
-    ///     account's active <c>Social.UserAvatar</c> (<c>ValidTo IS NULL</c>) with its
-    ///     <c>Media.Photo</c>, so <see cref="UserAccount.UserAvatar" /> is <c>null</c> for an account
-    ///     with no avatar.
+    ///     <c>null</c> for an account whose profile has yet to be created.
     /// </remarks>
     public async Task<UserAccount?> GetByIdAsync(Guid id)
     {
@@ -26,89 +23,51 @@ public class UserListRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
         IEnumerable<UserAccount> results = await connection.QueryAsync<
             UserAccount,
             UserProfile,
-            Photo,
-            UserAvatar,
             UserAccount
         >(
             """
             SELECT 
-                ua.UserAccountID, ua.Username, ua.FirstName, ua.LastName,
-                ua.Email, ua.CreatedAt, ua.UpdatedAt, ua.DateOfBirth,
-                ua.RowVersion, up.UserProfileID, up.UserAccountID,
-                up.Biography, up.RowVersion, p.PhotoID, p.UploadedByID, 
-                p.Hyperlink, p.UploadedAt, p.RowVersion, av.UserAvatarID, 
-                av.UserProfileID, av.PhotoID, av.ValidFrom, av.ValidTo,
-                av.RowVersion
+                ua.UserAccountID, 
+                ua.Username, 
+                ua.FirstName, ua.LastName, ua.Email, ua.CreatedAt, ua.UpdatedAt,
+                ua.DateOfBirth, ua.RowVersion,
+                up.UserProfileID, up.UserAccountID, up.Biography, up.RowVersion
             FROM Auth.UserAccount ua
-            LEFT JOIN Social.UserProfile up 
-                ON ua.UserAccountID = up.UserAccountID
-            LEFT JOIN Social.UserAvatar av
-                ON up.UserProfileID = av.UserProfileID 
-                       AND av.ValidTo IS NULL
-            LEFT JOIN Media.Photo p ON av.PhotoID = p.PhotoID
+            LEFT JOIN Social.UserProfile up ON ua.UserAccountID = up.UserAccountID
             WHERE ua.UserAccountID = @UserAccountId
             """,
             MapUserRow,
             new { UserAccountId = id },
-            splitOn: AvatarSplitOn
+            splitOn: "UserProfileID"
         );
 
         return results.SingleOrDefault();
     }
 
+    private static UserAccount MapUserRow(UserAccount user, UserProfile? profile)
+    {
+        user.UserProfile = profile;
+        return user;
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc />
     /// <remarks>
     ///     Always applies pagination via <c>OFFSET</c>/<c>FETCH</c>, ordered by creation date descending.
     ///     A <c>null</c> <paramref name="limit" />/<paramref name="offset" /> is treated as "no limit"/"no offset".
-    ///     Joins the same profile and active-avatar rows as <see cref="GetByIdAsync" />, both of which are
-    ///     part of a public profile. Does not select <c>Email</c> or <c>DateOfBirth</c>: this listing is
-    ///     consumed only as public profiles, so those fields are left at their default rather than read
-    ///     from the database.
+    ///     Does not select <c>Email</c> or <c>DateOfBirth</c>: this listing is consumed only as public
+    ///     profiles, so those fields are left at their default rather than read from the database.
     /// </remarks>
     public async Task<IEnumerable<UserAccount>> GetAllAsync(int? limit, int? offset)
     {
         await using DbConnection connection = await CreateConnection();
-        return await connection.QueryAsync<
-            UserAccount,
-            UserProfile,
-            Photo,
-            UserAvatar,
-            UserAccount
-        >(
+        return await connection.QueryAsync<UserAccount>(
             """
-            SELECT
-                ua.UserAccountID, ua.Username, ua.FirstName, ua.LastName,
-                ua.CreatedAt, ua.UpdatedAt, ua.RowVersion,
-                up.UserProfileID, up.UserAccountID, up.Biography, up.RowVersion,
-                p.PhotoID, p.UploadedByID, p.Hyperlink, p.UploadedAt, p.RowVersion,
-                av.UserAvatarID, av.UserProfileID, av.PhotoID, av.ValidFrom, av.ValidTo,
-                av.RowVersion
-            FROM Auth.UserAccount ua
-            LEFT JOIN Social.UserProfile up ON ua.UserAccountID = up.UserAccountID
-            LEFT JOIN Social.UserAvatar av
-                ON up.UserProfileID = av.UserProfileID AND av.ValidTo IS NULL
-            LEFT JOIN Media.Photo p ON av.PhotoID = p.PhotoID
-            ORDER BY ua.CreatedAt DESC
+            SELECT UserAccountID, Username, FirstName, LastName, CreatedAt, UpdatedAt, RowVersion
+            FROM Auth.UserAccount
+            ORDER BY CreatedAt DESC
             OFFSET @Offset ROWS FETCH NEXT @Limit ROWS ONLY
             """,
-            MapUserRow,
-            new { Offset = offset ?? 0, Limit = limit ?? int.MaxValue },
-            splitOn: AvatarSplitOn
+            new { Offset = offset ?? 0, Limit = limit ?? int.MaxValue }
         );
     }
-
-    private const string AvatarSplitOn = "UserProfileID,PhotoID,UserAvatarID";
-
-    private static UserAccount MapUserRow(
-        UserAccount user,
-        UserProfile? profile,
-        Photo? photo,
-        UserAvatar? avatar
-    )
-    {
-        user.UserProfile = profile;
-        avatar?.Photo = photo;
-        user.UserAvatar = avatar;
-        return user;
-    }
 }

web/docker-compose.db.yaml

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ services:
       DB_USER: "${DB_USER}"
       DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"

web/docker-compose.dev.yaml

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ services:
       DB_USER: "${DB_USER}"
       DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ services:
       CONFIRMATION_TOKEN_SECRET: "${CONFIRMATION_TOKEN_SECRET}"
       WEBSITE_BASE_URL: "${WEBSITE_BASE_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"

web/docker-compose.min.yaml

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ services:
       DB_USER: "${DB_USER}"
       DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"

web/docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
+# One-shot seed job for the production stack, kept out of
+# docker-compose.prod.yaml so that bringing production up, or restarting it,
+# never reloads the catalogue. Run it deliberately, once the prod stack is
+# healthy:
+#
 #   docker compose --env-file web/.env.prod -f web/docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml run --rm --build database.seed
+#
+# Its own project name keeps it from treating the prod stack's containers as
+# orphans; it joins the prod network to reach sqlserver and seaweedfs.
 name: biergarten-prod-seed
 
 services:
@@ -19,7 +27,6 @@ services:
       DB_USER: "${DB_USER}"
       DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"

web/docker-compose.prod.yaml

@@ -25,11 +25,36 @@ services:
     networks:
       - prodnet
 
+  database.migrations:
+    env_file: ".env.prod"
+    image: database.migrations
+    container_name: prod-env-database-migrations
+    depends_on:
+      sqlserver:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    build:
+      context: ./backend
+      dockerfile: Database/Database.Migrations/Dockerfile
+      args:
+        BUILD_CONFIGURATION: Release
+        APP_UID: 1000
+    environment:
+      DOTNET_RUNNING_IN_CONTAINER: "true"
+      DB_SERVER: "${DB_SERVER}"
+      DB_NAME: "${DB_NAME}"
+      DB_USER: "${DB_USER}"
+      DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
+    restart: "no"
+    networks:
+      - prodnet
+
   api.core:
     env_file: ".env.prod"
     image: api.core
     container_name: prod-env-api-core
     depends_on:
+      database.migrations:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
       seaweedfs:
         condition: service_healthy
     build:
@@ -38,6 +63,8 @@ services:
       args:
         BUILD_CONFIGURATION: Release
         APP_UID: 1000
+    # No published ports: only the frontend service is reachable from outside
+    # the Docker network in production. api.core stays internal to prodnet.
     environment:
       ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT: "Production"
       ASPNETCORE_URLS: "http://0.0.0.0:8080"
@@ -51,11 +78,12 @@ services:
       CONFIRMATION_TOKEN_SECRET: "${CONFIRMATION_TOKEN_SECRET}"
       WEBSITE_BASE_URL: "${WEBSITE_BASE_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"
     healthcheck:
+      # The .NET runtime image carries bash but no HTTP client, so the probe speaks
+      # HTTP to /health over bash's /dev/tcp rather than adding curl to the image.
       test:
         [
           "CMD",
@@ -70,11 +98,15 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - prodnet
+    volumes:
+      - nuget-cache-prod:/root/.nuget/packages
 
   seaweedfs:
     env_file: ".env.prod"
     image: chrislusf/seaweedfs
     container_name: prod-env-seaweedfs
+    # No published ports: the S3 API, filer, master and admin UIs are reachable
+    # only from other containers on prodnet.
     environment:
       AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
@@ -82,6 +114,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - seaweedfsdata-prod:/data
     healthcheck:
+      # Probes the S3 gateway, the one component api.core talks to; it comes up
+      # last, after the master, volume and filer servers are serving.
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-fsS", "-o", "/dev/null", "http://localhost:8333/status"]
       interval: 15s
       timeout: 5s
@@ -109,6 +143,8 @@ services:
       API_BASE_URL: "http://api.core:8080"
       SESSION_SECRET: "${SESSION_SECRET}"
     healthcheck:
+      # /healthz answers from the Express server alone, so the frontend stays
+      # healthy while api.core is still starting and serves its own error states.
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--spider", "--tries=1", "http://127.0.0.1:5656/healthz"]
       interval: 15s
       timeout: 5s
@@ -119,12 +155,19 @@ services:
       - prodnet
 
 volumes:
+  # Declared external so `docker compose down -v` leaves the data alone: Compose
+  # removes only the volumes it owns. Create them once with `docker volume
+  # create` before the first `up`.
   biergartendata-prod:
     external: true
   seaweedfsdata-prod:
     external: true
+  nuget-cache-prod:
+    driver: local
 
 networks:
   prodnet:
+    # Fixed name so docker-compose.prod.seed.yaml, which runs as its own Compose
+    # project, can attach to this network as an external one.
     name: biergarten-prodnet
     driver: bridge

web/docker-compose.test.yaml

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ services:
       DB_USER: "${DB_USER}"
       DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_SERVICE_URL}"
-      SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL: "${SEAWEEDFS_PUBLIC_URL}"
       SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: "${SEAWEEDFS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
       SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: "${SEAWEEDFS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}"
       SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET: "${SEAWEEDFS_BUCKET}"

web/frontend/app/features/account/routes/account.tsx

@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ const AccountPage = ({ loaderData, actionData }: Route.ComponentProps) => {
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
                     <Settings className="size-7" aria-hidden="true" />
                     <div>
-                        <h1 className="font-serif text-5xl font-bold leading-tight">
-                            Account Settings
-                        </h1>
+                        <h1 className="font-serif text-5xl font-bold leading-tight">Account Settings</h1>
                         <p className="text-base-content/70">
                             Manage the account details for{' '}
                             <span className="font-mono">{username}</span>

web/frontend/app/features/breweries/components/detail/BreweryHeaderCard.tsx

@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ const BreweryHeaderCard = ({
                         Est. {foundedYear}
                     </span>
                 </div>
-                <h1 className="font-serif text-5xl font-bold leading-tight m-0">
-                    {brewery.breweryName}
-                </h1>
+                <h1 className="font-serif text-5xl font-bold leading-tight m-0">{brewery.breweryName}</h1>
                 {brewery.location && (
                     <p className="text-sm text-base-content/70 flex items-center gap-1 m-0">
                         <MapPin className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />

web/frontend/app/features/breweries/routes/brewery-directory.tsx

@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ const Breweries = ({ loaderData }: Route.ComponentProps) => {
                 >
                     ← Back to Breweries
                 </Link>
-                <h1 className="font-serif text-5xl font-bold leading-tight mb-4">
-                    Full brewery directory
-                </h1>
+                <h1 className="font-serif text-5xl font-bold leading-tight mb-4">Full brewery directory</h1>
                 <p className="text-base-content/70 mb-6">
                     All of our partner breweries, newest first.
                 </p>

web/frontend/app/features/users/USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md

@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ Covers `/users/:id` (`routes/user-profile.tsx`). Mirrors the format of
 ## Status legend
 
 - ✅ **Available**: real data, wired up.
-- ⚠️ **Partial**: reads real data, but a related gap remains (see the Gap column).
+- ⚠️ **Partial**: schema/repository exists but no public read endpoint.
 - ❌ **Missing**: no backend support; page shows filler or local-only state.
 
 ## Header & sidebar
 
-| Field                                    | Status | Source                                                    | Gap                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| ---------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Username, name, joined date              | ✅     | `GET /api/user/{id}/profile` (`PublicUserProfileDto`)     |                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| `isOwnProfile`                           | ✅     | Compares the session's `userAccountId` to the route param |                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
-| Bio                                      | ✅     | `GET /api/user/{id}/profile` (`PublicUserProfileDto`)     | Reads `Social.UserProfile.Biography` via the left join in `UserListRepository.GetByIdAsync`; an account with no profile row yet returns an empty string.                                             |
-| Location                                 | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.location`                            | No location field on `UserAccount` or `UserProfile`.                                                                                                                                                 |
-| Avatar photo                             | ⚠️     | `GET /api/user/{id}/profile` (`PublicUserProfileDto`)     | Reads the current `Social.UserAvatar` photo via the left joins in `UserListRepository.GetByIdAsync` and signs it into `avatarUrl`; an account with no avatar returns an empty string and `ProfileAvatar` shows initials. `UploadAvatarCommand` has no HTTP route yet, so only accounts created by `Database.Seed` have one — see (4) below.                                                                       |
-| Cover photo                              | ❌     | Flat `bg-base-300` block                                  | No cover-photo concept anywhere in the schema.                                                                                                                                                       |
-| Following / Followers counts             | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.following` / `.followers`            | `Social.UserFollow` table exists but is unused by any query/controller — needs count queries (`WHERE UserAccountID = ?` / `WHERE FollowingID = ?`).                                                  |
-| Breweries visited / Ratings given counts | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.breweriesVisited` / `.ratingsGiven`  | Blocked on the same like/rating gaps called out in `BREWERY_HANDOFF.md`.                                                                                                                             |
+| Field                                    | Status | Source                                                    | Gap                                                                                                                                                      |
+| ---------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Username, name, joined date              | ✅     | `GET /api/user/{id}/profile` (`PublicUserProfileDto`)     |                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `isOwnProfile`                           | ✅     | Compares the session's `userAccountId` to the route param |                                                                                                                                                          |
+| Bio                                      | ✅     | `GET /api/user/{id}/profile` (`PublicUserProfileDto`)     | Reads `Social.UserProfile.Biography` via the left join in `UserListRepository.GetByIdAsync`; an account with no profile row yet returns an empty string. |
+| Location                                 | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.location`                            | No location field on `UserAccount` or `UserProfile`.                                                                                                     |
+| Avatar photo                             | ⚠️     | Initials placeholder (`avatar-placeholder`)               | `Social.UserAvatar` + `UploadAvatarHandler` exist but there's no GET endpoint to read a user's stored avatar back.                                       |
+| Cover photo                              | ❌     | Flat `bg-base-300` block                                  | No cover-photo concept anywhere in the schema.                                                                                                           |
+| Following / Followers counts             | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.following` / `.followers`            | `Social.UserFollow` table exists but is unused by any query/controller — needs count queries (`WHERE UserAccountID = ?` / `WHERE FollowingID = ?`).      |
+| Breweries visited / Ratings given counts | ❌     | `FILLER_PROFILE_META.breweriesVisited` / `.ratingsGiven`  | Blocked on the same like/rating gaps called out in `BREWERY_HANDOFF.md`.                                                                                 |
 
 ## Follow action
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Covers `/users/:id` (`routes/user-profile.tsx`). Mirrors the format of
 | Commenter name links (brewery detail comments) | ⚠️     | `CommentItem` links only when `comment.userAccountId` is set | `FILLER_COMMENTS` has no backing accounts, so those rows render as plain text; a comment added during the session by a signed-in user does carry a real GUID and links correctly. |
 | Following-list person links (profile page)     | ⚠️     | `FollowingTab` links only when `f.userAccountId` is set      | Same gap as above — `FILLER_FOLLOWING`'s two person rows have no backing accounts, so they render as plain text until real follow data exists.                                    |
 
-Both components already support linking (see `CommentItem.stories.tsx`'s `WithLinkedAccount` story); what's missing is real account IDs on the filler rows, which can't be faked without recreating the 404 this was fixed for. This resolves itself once (3) below closes and comments/follows are loader-backed.
+Both components already support linking (see `CommentItem.stories.tsx`'s `WithLinkedAccount` story); what's missing is real account IDs on the filler rows, which can't be faked without recreating the 404 this was fixed for. This resolves itself once (4) below closes and comments/follows are loader-backed.
 
 ## Activity / Following / Liked tabs
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Both components already support linking (see `CommentItem.stories.tsx`'s `WithLi
 
 ## Summary of backend work
 
-1. A location field on `UserAccount` or `UserProfile`, and a cover-photo storage concept.
-2. `Social.UserFollow` command/query/controller: follow, unfollow, "is following" check, and follower/following counts.
-3. An activity/timeline query unioning ratings, likes, and comments for a user, ordered by time — depends on the like/rating/comment tables called out in `BREWERY_HANDOFF.md` existing first.
-4. An avatar-upload endpoint: `UploadAvatarCommand`/`UploadAvatarHandler` exist and `Database.Seed` sends them, but no controller action does, so a signed-in user has no way to set their own avatar. Needs a `multipart/form-data` route on the authenticated caller's own account (`IFormFile`, same validation the seeder's uploads pass through).
-5. Once (2) and the like/rating gaps close, swap `FILLER_PROFILE_META` / `FILLER_ACTIVITY` / `FILLER_FOLLOWING` / `FILLER_LIKED` (`utils/filler-user-profile.ts`) and the local `useState` in `routes/user-profile.tsx` for loader data and `authorizedRequest`-based mutations (see `auth.server.ts`). Swapping in real (possibly empty) arrays is also what makes the Activity/Following `EmptyState`s reachable from the actual route — today they're only exercised by the `Empty` Storybook stories, since the filler arrays are never empty.
+1. A public query + controller route to read a user's stored `Social.UserAvatar`.
+2. A location field on `UserAccount` or `UserProfile`, and a cover-photo storage concept (mirrors the avatar gap).
+3. `Social.UserFollow` command/query/controller: follow, unfollow, "is following" check, and follower/following counts.
+4. An activity/timeline query unioning ratings, likes, and comments for a user, ordered by time — depends on the like/rating/comment tables called out in `BREWERY_HANDOFF.md` existing first.
+5. Once (3) and the like/rating gaps close, swap `FILLER_PROFILE_META` / `FILLER_ACTIVITY` / `FILLER_FOLLOWING` / `FILLER_LIKED` (`utils/filler-user-profile.ts`) and the local `useState` in `routes/user-profile.tsx` for loader data and `authorizedRequest`-based mutations (see `auth.server.ts`). Swapping in real (possibly empty) arrays is also what makes the Activity/Following `EmptyState`s reachable from the actual route — today they're only exercised by the `Empty` Storybook stories, since the filler arrays are never empty.

web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileAvatar.stories.tsx

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
-import { expect, within } from 'storybook/test';
-import ProfileAvatar from './ProfileAvatar';
-
-const profileAvatarDescription = `Avatar shown at the top of the public profile sidebar. It renders the photo from the public profile payload's \`avatarUrl\`, and shows the first two letters of the display name when that field is empty or the image fails to load.`;
-
-const meta = {
-    title: 'Users/ProfileAvatar',
-    component: ProfileAvatar,
-    tags: ['autodocs'],
-    args: {
-        displayName: 'Maren Iverson',
-        avatarUrl: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1027/240/240',
-    },
-    parameters: {
-        layout: 'centered',
-        docs: {
-            description: {
-                component: profileAvatarDescription,
-            },
-        },
-    },
-} satisfies Meta<typeof ProfileAvatar>;
-
-export default meta;
-type Story = StoryObj<typeof meta>;
-
-export const WithPhoto: Story = {
-    play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
-        const canvas = within(canvasElement);
-        const image = canvas.getByRole('img', { name: "Maren Iverson's avatar" });
-        await expect(image).toHaveAttribute('src', 'https://picsum.photos/id/1027/240/240');
-    },
-};
-
-export const WithoutPhoto: Story = {
-    args: { avatarUrl: '' },
-    play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
-        const canvas = within(canvasElement);
-        await expect(canvas.getByText('MA')).toBeInTheDocument();
-        await expect(canvas.queryByRole('img')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    },
-};
-
-export const BrokenPhotoUrl: Story = {
-    args: { avatarUrl: 'https://example.invalid/missing-avatar.jpg' },
-    play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
-        const canvas = within(canvasElement);
-        await expect(await canvas.findByText('MA')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    },
-};

web/frontend/app/features/users/components/profile/ProfileAvatar.tsx

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
-
-interface ProfileAvatarProps {
-    avatarUrl: string;
-    displayName: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Renders the user's current avatar photo, falling back to their initials when the public
- * profile payload carries an empty `avatarUrl` or the hosted image fails to load.
- */
-const ProfileAvatar = ({ avatarUrl, displayName }: ProfileAvatarProps) => {
-    const [didImageFail, setDidImageFail] = useState(false);
-    const showPhoto = avatarUrl.length > 0 && !didImageFail;
-
-    return (
-        <div
-            className={`avatar w-[120px] h-[120px] rounded-full border-4 border-base-200 shadow-md ${
-                showPhoto ? '' : 'avatar-placeholder'
-            }`}
-        >
-            {showPhoto ? (
-                <div className="w-full h-full rounded-full overflow-hidden">
-                    <img
-                        src={avatarUrl}
-                        alt={`${displayName}'s avatar`}
-                        className="w-full h-full object-cover"
-                        onError={() => setDidImageFail(true)}
-                    />
-                </div>
-            ) : (
-                <div className="bg-secondary text-secondary-content w-full h-full rounded-full flex items-center justify-center">
-                    <span className="text-2xl font-bold">
-                        {displayName.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
-                    </span>
-                </div>
-            )}
-        </div>
-    );
-};
-
-export default ProfileAvatar;

web/frontend/app/features/users/routes/user-profile.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { data } from 'react-router';
 import RouteErrorState from '../../../components/ui/error/RouteErrorState';
 import { getOptionalAuth } from '../../auth/auth.server';
 import { getPublicUserProfile, type PublicUserProfile } from '../users.server';
-import ProfileAvatar from '../components/profile/ProfileAvatar';
 import ProfileSidebarCard from '../components/profile/ProfileSidebarCard';
 import ProfileTabs, { type ProfileTab } from '../components/profile/ProfileTabs';
 import ActivityTab from '../components/profile/tabs/ActivityTab';
@@ -81,7 +80,15 @@ const ProfileContent = ({ profile, isOwnProfile }: ProfileContentProps) => {
 
                 <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[300px_1fr] gap-8 items-start -mt-12">
                     <div className="lg:sticky lg:top-8 flex flex-col gap-5 px-2">
-                        <ProfileAvatar avatarUrl={profile.avatarUrl} displayName={displayName} />
+                        <div className="w-[120px] h-[120px] rounded-full border-4 border-base-200 shadow-md overflow-hidden">
+                            <div className="avatar avatar-placeholder w-full h-full">
+                                <div className="bg-secondary text-secondary-content w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center">
+                                    <span className="text-2xl font-bold">
+                                        {displayName.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()}
+                                    </span>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
 
                         <ProfileSidebarCard
                             displayName={displayName}

web/frontend/app/features/users/users.server.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export interface PublicUserProfile {
     firstName: string;
     lastName: string;
     biography: string;
-    avatarUrl: string;
     createdAt: string;
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ export const getPublicUserProfile = async (
         firstName: string;
         lastName: string;
         biography: string;
-        avatarUrl: string;
         createdAt: string;
     } = await res.json();
 
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ export const getPublicUserProfile = async (
         firstName: account.firstName,
         lastName: account.lastName,
         biography: account.biography,
-        avatarUrl: account.avatarUrl,
         createdAt: account.createdAt,
     };
 };

web/frontend/app/features/users/utils/filler-user-profile.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // see USER_PROFILE_HANDOFF.md — filler data pending backend support for
-// location, cover photos, follower/following stats, and activity feeds.
+// bio, location, avatar/cover photos, follower/following stats, and activity feeds.
 
 export interface FillerProfileMeta {
     bio: string;

web/frontend/public/site.webmanifest

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "name": "The Biergarten App",
+    "short_name": "Biergarten",
+    "icons": [
+        {
+            "src": "/android-chrome-192x192.png",
+            "sizes": "192x192",
+            "type": "image/png"
+        },
+        {
+            "src": "/android-chrome-512x512.png",
+            "sizes": "512x512",
+            "type": "image/png"
+        }
+    ],
+    "theme_color": "#ffffff",
+    "background_color": "#ffffff",
+    "display": "standalone"
+}