Make the per-owner project cap configurable via env

Self-hosters shouldn't be stuck with a hardcoded 100-project limit;
MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER now controls it, defaulting to 0 (unlimited).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.env.example

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ APP_ALLOW_REGISTRATION=true
 # to 0 for local development, so links can be resent immediately.
 MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS=60
 
+# Maximum number of projects a single user may create. 0 means unlimited.
+MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER=0
+
 # Base URL the app is reached at. Verification magic links point here, e.g.
 # <APP_URL>/verify-email?token=... The Docker image serves the SPA and the API
 # together on http://localhost:8080; a host `npm run dev` serves it on :5173.

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  php-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: php:8.3-cli-alpine
+    steps:
+      # actions/checkout is a JS action -- php:8.3-cli-alpine has no node on
+      # PATH by default, so install it (musl-native, no glibc/Alpine mismatch)
+      # before any step that needs it.
+      - name: Install Node
+        run: apk add --no-cache nodejs
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Composer
+        run: curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: composer install --no-progress --prefer-dist
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit

docs/api.md

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ All routes below require `Authorization: Bearer <jwt>`. A project belongs to one
 | `PATCH` | `/api/projects/{id}` | rename the project (`title`) |
 | `DELETE` | `/api/projects/{id}` | delete the project and its cards (`204`) |
 
-`GET /api/projects` is always ordered alphabetically (case-insensitive) by title; there is no other sort option. A user may own at most **100 projects** — creating one beyond that responds `409`.
+`GET /api/projects` is always ordered alphabetically (case-insensitive) by title; there is no other sort option. A user may own at most `MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER` projects (default: unlimited) — creating one beyond that responds `409`.
 
 Create/update body: `title` (required, 1–255 chars).
 

docs/setup.md

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ All settings are optional environment variables (read from `.env` or the real en
 | `JWT_TTL` | `86400` | Token lifetime in seconds |
 | `APP_ALLOW_REGISTRATION` | `true` | When `false`, a magic link is only ever sent to an existing address — an unknown one is silently ignored, so no new accounts get created |
 | `MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS` | `60` | Minimum gap before a magic link can be resent to the same address (sign-in or email-change). Docker Compose overrides this to `0`, so links resend immediately in development |
+| `MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER` | `0` | Maximum number of projects a single user may create. `0` means unlimited |
 | `APP_URL` | `http://localhost:8080` | Base URL used to build magic links (`http://localhost:5173` for a host `npm run dev`) |
 | `WEBAUTHN_RP_ID` | `APP_URL`'s host | Passkey relying party ID (domain). Must be `localhost` or a real domain over HTTPS — a LAN IP won't work |
 | `WEBAUTHN_RP_NAME` | `Projects` | Passkey relying party display name, shown in the browser/OS prompt |

src/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php

@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface as Request;
 final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
 {
     private const TITLE_MAX = 255;
-    private const MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER = 100;
 
     public function __construct(
         ProjectRepository $projects,
         private readonly CardStatusRepository $statuses,
+        /** Maximum number of projects a single owner may create. 0 means unlimited. */
+        private readonly int $maxProjectsPerOwner,
     ) {
         parent::__construct($projects);
     }
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ final class ProjectController extends ProjectScopedController
         $title = $validator->requiredString('title', self::TITLE_MAX);
         $validator->assert();
 
-        if ($this->projects->countForOwner($ownerId) >= self::MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER) {
+        if ($this->maxProjectsPerOwner > 0 && $this->projects->countForOwner($ownerId) >= $this->maxProjectsPerOwner) {
             throw new ApiException(
-                sprintf('You have reached the maximum of %d projects.', self::MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER),
+                sprintf('You have reached the maximum of %d projects.', $this->maxProjectsPerOwner),
                 409,
             );
         }

src/Support/Config.php

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ final class Config
         public readonly string $webauthnRpName,
         /** Minimum gap between magic links sent to the same address. */
         public readonly int $resendIntervalSeconds,
+        /** Maximum number of projects a single owner may create. 0 means unlimited. */
+        public readonly int $maxProjectsPerOwner,
         public readonly MailConfig $mail,
     ) {
     }
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ final class Config
         $webauthnRpName = self::env('WEBAUTHN_RP_NAME', 'Projects');
 
         $resendIntervalSeconds = (int) (self::env('MAGIC_LINK_RESEND_SECONDS') ?? '60');
+        $maxProjectsPerOwner = (int) (self::env('MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER') ?? '0');
 
         $mailLogPath = self::env('MAIL_LOG_PATH', $storagePath . '/mail.log');
         if (!self::isAbsolutePath($mailLogPath)) {
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ final class Config
             $webauthnRpId,
             $webauthnRpName,
             $resendIntervalSeconds,
+            $maxProjectsPerOwner,
             $mail,
         );
     }

src/bootstrap.php

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $webAuthn = new WebAuthn($config->webauthnRpName, $config->webauthnRpId, ['none'
 
 $authController = new AuthController($users, $session, $verifier, $config->allowRegistration);
 $emailController = new EmailVerificationController($users, $verificationTokens, $verifier, $session);
-$projectController = new ProjectController($projects, $cardStatuses);
+$projectController = new ProjectController($projects, $cardStatuses, $config->maxProjectsPerOwner);
 $cardController = new CardController($projects, $cards, $cardStatuses);
 $cardStatusController = new CardStatusController($projects, $cardStatuses, $cards);
 $passkeyController = new PasskeyController($webAuthn, $passkeys, $webauthnChallenges, $users, $session);

tests/ProjectTest.php

@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ final class ProjectTest extends ApiTestCase
         self::assertSame(['apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry'], $titles);
     }
 
-    public function test_an_owner_cannot_exceed_100_projects(): void
+    public function test_an_owner_cannot_exceed_the_configured_project_limit(): void
     {
+        $this->reconfigure(['MAX_PROJECTS_PER_OWNER' => '100']);
         $auth = $this->authHeader();
 
         for ($i = 1; $i <= 100; $i++) {