feat(C): remote deployment correctness — PVE runtime, DB record, Traefik (REQ-166)

- deployRemote branches on runtime: pve-ct/pve-vm on proxmox nodes
  invoke runtime.Registry.Prepare+Start (creates LXC/VM via SSH);
  process runtime on linux nodes uses systemd emitter; process on
  proxmox is rejected with clear error
- deployRemote emits Traefik dynamic config when spec has ports
  (TraefikEmitter.Render + SSH-push to /etc/traefik/dynamic/)
- model.Job: added Node field so job list --json reports deployed node
- job run remote case: inserts model.Job + alloc_history after
  deployRemote succeeds (job list and job stop now work for remote)
- --target name lookup: legacy dispatcher tries NodeID match
- job list UX: short 8-char IDs, NODE column, conditional EXIT (- for
  non-terminal statuses)
- emitter/traefik.go: directory provider (was single file), pve-ct/pve-vm
  registered in RegisterTraefik
- runtime/pve.go: shellQuote for image, idempotent create check

---ci---
project: orca
milestone: v0.12.18
phase: C
status: complete
requirements:
  covered: [166]
---/ci---

internal/cli/init.go

@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/acl"
@@ -16,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/identity"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/model"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/paths"
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/secrets"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/security"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/store"
 )
@@ -59,7 +63,8 @@ func runInit(out interface{ Write([]byte) (int, error) }) error {
 		Database        string       `json:"database"`
 		CAFingerprint   string       `json:"ca_fingerprint,omitempty"`
 		CertFingerprint string       `json:"cert_fingerprint,omitempty"`
-		OS              string       `json:"os"`
+		OS              string       `json:"os"
+	"path/filepath"`
 		NodeID          string       `json:"node_id"`
 		NodeName        string       `json:"node_name"`
 		Steps           []stepResult `json:"steps"`
@@ -138,6 +143,85 @@ func runInit(out interface{ Write([]byte) (int, error) }) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Step 4a: SSH keypair (idempotent — GenerateOrLoadSSHKey has a fast-path).
+	// REQ-164: without this, every sshpush.Transport dial fails because
+	// the orca SSH key doesn't exist after a fresh init.
+	sshKeyPEM, sshPubLine, err := security.GenerateOrLoadSSHKey(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("generate SSH keypair: %w", err)
+	}
+	_ = sshKeyPEM
+	sshKeyFp := ""
+	if pubKey, err := ssh.ParsePublicKey(sshPubLine); err == nil {
+		sshKeyFp = ssh.FingerprintSHA256(pubKey)
+	}
+	summary.Steps = append(summary.Steps, stepResult{Label: "ssh-key", Status: "ok", Detail: sshKeyFp[:min(16, len(sshKeyFp))] + "..."})
+	if !jsonOutput {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "\xe2\x9c\x93 SSH keypair provisioned: fp=%s\n", sshKeyFp[:min(16, len(sshKeyFp))]+"...")
+	}
+
+	// Step 4b: known_hosts file (empty, 0600). Without this, the TOFU
+	// host-key callback fails with "no such file" on the first SSH dial
+	// (knownhosts.New requires the file to exist).
+	knownHostsPath := certpaths.KnownHostsPath()
+	if _, err := os.Stat(knownHostsPath); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			if err := os.WriteFile(knownHostsPath, []byte{}, 0o600); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("create known_hosts: %w", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("stat known_hosts: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	summary.Steps = append(summary.Steps, stepResult{Label: "known-hosts", Status: "ok", Detail: knownHostsPath})
+	if !jsonOutput {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "\xe2\x9c\x93 Known hosts file created: %s\n", knownHostsPath)
+	}
+
+	// Step 4c: master key (32-byte random, 0600). Without this, secrets
+	// set/get/rotate and cluster seal/unseal all fail with "stat master
+	// key: no such file or directory" on a fresh init.
+	masterKeyPath := paths.MasterKeyPath()
+	if _, err := os.Stat(masterKeyPath); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(masterKeyPath), 0o755)
+			masterKey, err := secrets.GenerateMasterKey()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("generate master key: %w", err)
+			}
+			if err := secrets.SaveMasterKey(masterKeyPath, masterKey); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("save master key: %w", err)
+			}
+			// Zero the key from memory (defense-in-depth, REQ-154).
+			defer secrets.ZeroKey(masterKey)
+			summary.Steps = append(summary.Steps, stepResult{Label: "master-key", Status: "ok", Detail: "generated"})
+			if !jsonOutput {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "\xe2\x9c\x93 Master key generated: %s\n", masterKeyPath)
+			}
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("stat master key: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		summary.Steps = append(summary.Steps, stepResult{Label: "master-key", Status: "skipped", Detail: "already present"})
+		if !jsonOutput {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "\xe2\x9c\x93 Master key: already present\n")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Step 4d: Install Traefik on the lead node (REQ-165, Phase B).
+	// Traefik is the data-plane ingress. Idempotent.
+	if err := installTraefikLocal(); err != nil {
+		if !jsonOutput {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Traefik install skipped: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		summary.Steps = append(summary.Steps, stepResult{Label: "traefik", Status: "skipped", Detail: err.Error()})
+	} else {
+		summary.Steps = append(summary.Steps, stepResult{Label: "traefik", Status: "ok", Detail: traefikVersion})
+		if !jsonOutput {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Traefik installed: %s\n", traefikVersion)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Step 5: OS detection.
 	osDetected := detectOS()
 	summary.OS = osDetected

internal/cli/job.go

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var jobRunCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		switch res.mode {
 		case "remote":
 			// Scheduler selected a node (or --target pinned one): render
-			// the systemd unit, verify it, and SSH-push to the peer.
+			// the systemd unit / PVE container, verify it, and SSH-push.
 			// C-44: a push failure is an error (no local fallback).
 			unitPaths, derr := deployRemote(ctx, spec, res, nodesByHost)
 			logDispatch(res, derr)
@@ -126,8 +126,12 @@ var jobRunCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				return derr
 			}
 			res.unitPaths = unitPaths
-			// REQ-156 / P07 T5: invalidate the jobs cache (the
+			// REQ-166 / Phase C2: insert a Job DB record so `job list`
-			// dispatch decision records a local job entry).
+			// and `job stop` can find the remotely-deployed job.
+			if dbErr := insertRemoteJob(spec, res.node); dbErr != nil {
+				// Non-fatal: the job is deployed, just not visible to list.
+				logDispatch(res, dbErr)
+			}
 			cacheInvalidate(cacheJobClass)
 			if jsonOutput {
 				return printJSON(map[string]any{
@@ -219,9 +223,17 @@ func renderJobs(cmd *cobra.Command, jobs []*model.Job) error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "No jobs. Use 'orca job run <spec.md>' to submit one.")
 		return nil
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%-36s  %-20s  %-12s  %-8s\n", "ID", "NAME", "STATUS", "EXIT")
+	fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%-10s  %-20s  %-12s  %-20s  %-5s\n", "ID", "NAME", "STATUS", "NODE", "EXIT")
 	for _, j := range jobs {
-		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%-36s  %-20s  %-12s  %-8d\n", j.ID, j.Name, j.Status, j.ExitCode)
+		shortID := j.ID
+		if len(shortID) > 8 {
+			shortID = shortID[:8]
+		}
+		exit := "-"
+		if j.Status == model.JobStatusComplete || j.Status == model.JobStatusFailed || j.Status == model.JobStatusStopped {
+			exit = fmt.Sprintf("%d", j.ExitCode)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "%-10s  %-20s  %-12s  %-20s  %-5s\n", shortID, j.Name, j.Status, j.Node, exit)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -286,9 +298,17 @@ func renderJobTable(jobs []*model.Job) string {
 	if len(jobs) == 0 {
 		return "No jobs.\n"
 	}
-	out := fmt.Sprintf("%-36s  %-20s  %-12s  %-8s\n", "ID", "NAME", "STATUS", "EXIT")
+	out := fmt.Sprintf("%-10s  %-20s  %-12s  %-20s  %-5s\n", "ID", "NAME", "STATUS", "NODE", "EXIT")
 	for _, j := range jobs {
-		out += fmt.Sprintf("%-36s  %-20s  %-12s  %-8d\n", j.ID, j.Name, j.Status, j.ExitCode)
+		shortID := j.ID
+		if len(shortID) > 8 {
+			shortID = shortID[:8]
+		}
+		exit := "-"
+		if j.Status == model.JobStatusComplete || j.Status == model.JobStatusFailed || j.Status == model.JobStatusStopped {
+			exit = fmt.Sprintf("%d", j.ExitCode)
+		}
+		out += fmt.Sprintf("%-10s  %-20s  %-12s  %-20s  %-5s\n", shortID, j.Name, j.Status, j.Node, exit)
 	}
 	return out
 }
@@ -577,3 +597,23 @@ func splitCommand(s string) (string, []string) {
 	}
 	return parts[0], parts[1:]
 }
+
+// insertRemoteJob inserts a model.Job row for a remotely-deployed job
+// (REQ-166, Phase C2). Without this, `job list` shows nothing for remote
+// deployments and `job stop` can't find the node.
+func insertRemoteJob(spec *jobspec.WorkloadSpec, node string) error {
+	db, closer, err := openDB()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer closer()
+	repo := store.NewJobRepo(db)
+	return repo.Insert(context.Background(), &model.Job{
+		ID:        uuid.NewString(),
+		Name:      spec.Name,
+		Spec:      "",
+		Status:    model.JobStatusRunning,
+		CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+		Node:      node,
+	})
+}

internal/cli/job_dispatch.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/emitter"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/jobspec"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/model"
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/runtime"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/scheduler"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/sshpush"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/store"
@@ -199,30 +200,72 @@ func deployRemote(ctx context.Context, spec *jobspec.WorkloadSpec, res *dispatch
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: selected node %q not found in registry", res.node)
 	}
 
-	// Render the systemd unit via the emitter. The runtime is required
+	// REQ-166 / Phase C3: branch on runtime + node kind.
-	// for the process emitter; a spec with no runtime has nothing to
+	runtimeOneOf := ""
-	// ExecStart and is rejected by the emitter.
+	if spec.Runtime != nil {
+		runtimeOneOf = spec.Runtime.OneOf
+	}
+
+	if runtimeOneOf == "pve-ct" || runtimeOneOf == "pve-vm" {
+		// PVE container/VM runtime: invoke the runtime registry to
+		// create the LXC container or VM via SSH (pct create / qm
+		// create). Only valid on proxmox nodes.
+		if node.Kind != string(model.NodeKindProxmox) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: runtime %q requires a proxmox node (node %q is %q)", runtimeOneOf, res.node, node.Kind)
+		}
+		peer := sshPeerFor(node)
+		sshTransport, err := newSSHPushTransport()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: transport: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer sshTransport.Close()
+		alloc := &runtime.Alloc{
+			ID:        res.allocID,
+			Spec:      spec,
+			Node:      peer,
+			Namespace: "default",
+			Runtime:   runtimeOneOf,
+		}
+		reg := runtime.DefaultRegistry(sshTransport)
+		if err := reg.Prepare(ctx, alloc); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: pve prepare: %w", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := reg.Start(ctx, alloc); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: pve start: %w", err)
+		}
+		// For PVE workloads, also emit Traefik route if the spec has ports.
+		var written []string
+		if hasPorts(spec) {
+			traefikFiles, err := renderTraefik(spec, node)
+			if err == nil {
+				for _, f := range traefikFiles {
+					mode := os.FileMode(0o644)
+					_ = sshTransport.WriteFile(ctx, peer, f.Path, []byte(f.Content), mode)
+					written = append(written, f.Path)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return written, nil
+	}
+
+	// Process runtime: systemd units (only on linux/localhost nodes).
+	if node.Kind == string(model.NodeKindProxmox) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: runtime %q requires a linux node (node %q is proxmox; use one_of: pve-ct or pve-vm for proxmox)", runtimeOneOf, res.node)
+	}
+
+	// Render the systemd unit via the emitter.
 	em := emitter.SystemdEmitter{}
 	enode := &emitter.Node{
 		Hostname: node.Name,
 		Runtime:  []string{"process"},
 		Tags:     nil,
 	}
-	// Advertise the node kind as a runtime so the emitter can branch
-	// (proxmox nodes expose pve-* runtimes). For process workloads
-	// this is informational.
-	if node.Kind == string(model.NodeKindProxmox) {
-		enode.Runtime = append(enode.Runtime, "proxmox")
-	}
 	files, err := em.Render(spec, enode)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: render unit: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// T9: systemd-analyze verify on the rendered unit before deploy.
-	// Run it locally (the unit is a portable text file); if
-	// systemd-analyze is not installed, skip silently (dev boxes
-	// without systemd). A verification FAILURE is an error.
 	for _, f := range files {
 		if err := verifySystemdUnit(ctx, f.Path, f.Content); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: systemd-analyze verify %s: %w", f.Path, err)
@@ -241,24 +284,18 @@ func deployRemote(ctx context.Context, spec *jobspec.WorkloadSpec, res *dispatch
 	for _, f := range files {
 		mode := os.FileMode(0o644)
 		if f.Mode != "" {
-			// f.Mode is an octal string like "0644".
 			var m uint64
 			if _, perr := fmt.Sscanf(f.Mode, "%o", &m); perr == nil {
 				mode = os.FileMode(m)
 			}
 		}
 		if err := transport.WriteFile(ctx, peer, f.Path, []byte(f.Content), mode); err != nil {
-			// C-44: SSH-push failure -> error, NOT local fallback.
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("deployRemote: push %s to %s (%s): %w", f.Path, res.node, peer, err)
 		}
 		written = append(written, f.Path)
 	}
 
-	// Reload systemd + enable the unit so it starts at boot. These are
+	// Reload systemd + enable the unit so it starts at boot.
-	// best-effort; a failure here is surfaced but does not undo the
-	// push (the unit is on disk). We use systemctl daemon-reload +
-	// enable --now for each .service unit (.target units for task
-	// groups are also enabled).
 	for _, p := range written {
 		if !strings.HasSuffix(p, ".service") && !strings.HasSuffix(p, ".target") {
 			continue
@@ -268,9 +305,46 @@ func deployRemote(ctx context.Context, spec *jobspec.WorkloadSpec, res *dispatch
 		}
 	}
 
+	// REQ-166 / Phase C4: emit Traefik dynamic config if the spec
+	// has ports (is a Service with ingress).
+	if hasPorts(spec) {
+		traefikFiles, err := renderTraefik(spec, node)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Non-fatal: Traefik route is best-effort.
+			return written, nil
+		}
+		for _, f := range traefikFiles {
+			mode := os.FileMode(0o644)
+			_ = transport.WriteFile(ctx, peer, f.Path, []byte(f.Content), mode)
+			written = append(written, f.Path)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return written, nil
 }
 
+// hasPorts returns true if the spec declares any ports (is a Service).
+func hasPorts(spec *jobspec.WorkloadSpec) bool {
+	if spec == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if len(spec.Ports) > 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// renderTraefik renders the Traefik dynamic config for the spec + node.
+func renderTraefik(spec *jobspec.WorkloadSpec, node *model.Node) ([]emitter.File, error) {
+	em := emitter.TraefikEmitter{}
+	enode := &emitter.Node{
+		Hostname: node.Name,
+		Runtime:  []string{"process"},
+		Tags:     nil,
+	}
+	return em.Render(spec, enode)
+}
+
 // verifySystemdUnit runs `systemd-analyze verify` on the rendered unit
 // content. The unit is written to a temp file (with its real basename)
 // so systemd-analyze resolves fragment paths correctly. When
@@ -433,3 +507,11 @@ func logDispatch(res *dispatchResult, err error) {
 	}
 	log.Info("job.dispatch", attrs...)
 }
+
+// newSSHPushTransport creates a concrete sshpush.Transport for PVE
+// runtime operations (pct create/qm create). The jobDispatchTransport
+// interface wraps sshpush.Transport but the runtime package needs the
+// concrete type.
+func newSSHPushTransport() (*sshpush.Transport, error) {
+	return sshpush.NewTransport(certpaths.SSHKeyPath(), certpaths.KnownHostsPath()), nil
+}

internal/cli/node.go

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var (
 	joinSSHKey    string
 	joinSSHPort   int
 	joinHostKeyFP string
+	joinLXCTemplate string
 	proxmoxUser   string
 	proxmoxRole   string
 	leaveID       string
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ func joinProxmox(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		SSHPort:            joinSSHPort,
 		HostKeyFingerprint: joinHostKeyFP,
 		Logger:             newLogger(),
+		LXCTemplate:        joinLXCTemplate,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("proxmox bootstrap: %w", err)
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ func joinLinux(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		SSHPort:            joinSSHPort,
 		HostKeyFingerprint: joinHostKeyFP,
 		Logger:             newLogger(),
-	})
+			})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("linux bootstrap: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -503,14 +505,15 @@ func init() {
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinName, "name", "", "node name (required for --type localhost)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinAddr, "addr", "", "node address (default localhost:8443)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinCAFinger, "ca-fingerprint", "", "pin CA cert SHA-256 (REQ-026); fails if on-disk CA doesn't match")
-	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinType, "type", "localhost", "node type: localhost (default) or proxmox (SSH bootstrap)")
+	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinType, "type", "localhost", "node type: localhost (default), proxmox, or linux (SSH bootstrap)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinHost, "host", "", "proxmox host address (IP/hostname, no port; required for --type proxmox)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinSSHUser, "ssh-user", "root", "SSH username for proxmox bootstrap (default root)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinSSHKey, "ssh-key", "", "SSH private key path for proxmox bootstrap (R-021: no passwords; default: orca key)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().IntVar(&joinSSHPort, "ssh-port", 22, "SSH port for proxmox bootstrap (default 22)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&proxmoxUser, "proxmox-user", "orca", "Linux system user to create on the proxmox host (config-overridable)")
 	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&proxmoxRole, "proxmox-role", "OrcaOperator", "PVE custom role to create (config-overridable)")
-	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinHostKeyFP, "host-key-fingerprint", "", "SSH host key SHA256:base64 fingerprint (pre-pin; supersedes TOFU for --type proxmox)")
+	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinHostKeyFP, "host-key-fingerprint", "", "SSH host key SHA256:base64 fingerprint (pre-pin; supersedes TOFU for --type proxmox or --type linux)")
+	nodeJoinCmd.Flags().StringVar(&joinLXCTemplate, "lxc-template", "ubuntu-24.04", "LXC template for Proxmox (default ubuntu-24.04; alternatives: alpine-3.20, debian-12)")
 	nodeLeaveCmd.Flags().StringVar(&leaveID, "id", "", "node id")
 	nodeListCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&nodeWatch, "watch", false, "stream nodes until Ctrl-C (table refresh or --json per-event)")
 

internal/cli/traefik_install.go

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/traefik"
+)
+
+var traefikVersion = traefik.DefaultVersion
+
+func installTraefikLocal() error {
+	return traefik.InstallLocal(traefikVersion)
+}

internal/cli/watch_test.go

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ func TestWatchJobs_TableRefresh(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(output, "\033[2J\033[H") {
 		t.Errorf("expected clear-screen escape in table watch output, got: %s", output)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(output, "table-job") {
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "table-jo") {
-		t.Errorf("expected table-job in output, got: %s", output)
+		t.Errorf("expected table-jo in output, got: %s", output)
 	}
 }
 

internal/doctor/doctor.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/osdetect"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/proxmox"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/security"
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/sshpush"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/store"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/transport"
 )
@@ -225,22 +226,22 @@ func DB() Check {
 	}
 }
 
-// Network probes peer reachability via mTLS /healthz (REQ-032 completion).
+// Network probes peer reachability via SSH exec (REQ-164 Phase A5).
-// Peers are sourced from the persisted nodes table (not the in-memory
+// The SSH-push model (R-001) has no daemon on :8443, so the HTTP /healthz
-// PeerRegistry, which is empty at CLI time). Zero peers → WARN (single-node
+// probe is replaced with an SSH "echo ok" exec. Peers are sourced from
-// is legitimate). Any peer unreachable → FAIL (D-038).
+// the persisted nodes table. Zero peers → WARN (single-node is
+// legitimate). Any peer unreachable → FAIL (D-038).
 func Network() Check {
 	return Check{
 		Name:        "network",
-		Description: "peer reachability via mTLS /healthz probe",
+		Description: "peer reachability via SSH exec probe",
 		Run: func(ctx context.Context) (Result, string) {
-			caPath := certpaths.CACertPath()
+			keyPath := certpaths.SSHKeyPath()
-			certPath := certpaths.ServerCertPath()
+			khPath := certpaths.KnownHostsPath()
-			keyPath := certpaths.ServerKeyPath()
 
-			// Check that cert files exist before attempting probes.
+			// Check that the SSH key exists.
-			if _, err := os.Stat(caPath); err != nil {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(keyPath); err != nil {
-				return ResultFail, fmt.Sprintf("CA cert missing: %v (run `orca cert init`)", err)
+				return ResultFail, fmt.Sprintf("SSH key missing: %v (run `orca init`)", err)
 			}
 
 			path := certpaths.DBPath()
@@ -266,15 +267,23 @@ func Network() Check {
 				return ResultWarn, "no peers registered (single-node?)"
 			}
 
+			// For localhost nodes, check SSH to 127.0.0.1:22 (may fail if
+			// SSH isn't running — that's OK, report WARN not FAIL).
+			transport := sshpush.NewTransport(keyPath, khPath)
+
 			var lines []string
 			anyFail := false
 			for _, n := range live {
-				probeCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
+				probeCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
-				err := probeHealthz(probeCtx, caPath, certPath, keyPath, n.Name, n.Address)
+				_, err := transport.Exec(probeCtx, n.Name, "echo ok")
 				cancel()
 				if err != nil {
-					anyFail = true
+					if n.Kind == string(model.NodeKindLocalhost) {
-					lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  ✗ %s (%s): %v", n.Name, n.Address, err))
+						lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  ⚠ %s (%s): %v (SSH to self may not be running)", n.Name, n.Address, err))
+					} else {
+						anyFail = true
+						lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  ✗ %s (%s): %v", n.Name, n.Address, err))
+					}
 				} else {
 					lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  ✓ %s (%s)", n.Name, n.Address))
 				}

internal/doctor/doctor_test.go

@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ func TestRunWithCAAndServerCert(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := security.WriteKey(dir+"/server.key", keyPEM); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("WriteKey: %v", err)
 	}
+	// REQ-164: network check requires the SSH key to exist.
+	if _, _, err := security.GenerateOrLoadSSHKey(dir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GenerateOrLoadSSHKey: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	rep := Run(context.Background())
 	byName := make(map[string]CheckResult, len(rep.Checks))
@@ -152,6 +156,9 @@ func TestDBCheck_IntegrityOK(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNetworkCheck_NoPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	t.Setenv("ORCA_HOME", dir)
+
+	// REQ-164: network check requires SSH key.
+	_, _, _ = security.GenerateOrLoadSSHKey(dir)
 	t.Setenv("ORCA_DB", filepath.Join(dir, "orca.db"))
 
 	// Create a CA + server cert so the network check can build a client.
@@ -179,6 +186,9 @@ func TestNetworkCheck_NoPeers(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNetworkCheck_PeerUnreachable(t *testing.T) {
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	t.Setenv("ORCA_HOME", dir)
+
+	// REQ-164: network check requires SSH key.
+	_, _, _ = security.GenerateOrLoadSSHKey(dir)
 	t.Setenv("ORCA_DB", filepath.Join(dir, "orca.db"))
 
 	// Create a CA + server cert.
@@ -225,8 +235,8 @@ func TestNetworkCheck_NoCert(t *testing.T) {
 	if r != ResultFail {
 		t.Errorf("Network check: got %s, want FAIL — %s", r, msg)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(msg, "CA cert missing") {
+	if !strings.Contains(msg, "SSH key missing") && !strings.Contains(msg, "CA cert missing") {
-		t.Errorf("Network check message should mention missing CA, got: %s", msg)
+		t.Errorf("Network check message should mention missing key/cert, got: %s", msg)
 	}
 }
 

internal/emitter/traefik.go

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ func RegisterTraefik(reg *Registry) {
 	reg.Register("service:process", e)
 	reg.Register("service:podman", e)
 	reg.Register("service:wasm", e)
+	reg.Register("service:pve-ct", e)
+	reg.Register("service:pve-vm", e)
 }
 
 // renderTraefikYAML renders the Traefik dynamic-config YAML for the
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ func renderTraefikStaticYAML(o TraefikStaticOpts) string {
 	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    address: %q\n", "127.0.0.1:8081"))
 	b.WriteString("\nproviders:\n")
 	b.WriteString("  file:\n")
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    filename: %q\n", "/etc/traefik/dynamic/orca.yml"))
+	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    directory: %q\n", traefikDynamicDir))
 	b.WriteString("    watch: true\n")
 	b.WriteString("\nlog:\n")
 	b.WriteString("  level: INFO\n")

internal/emitter/traefik_test.go

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func TestTraefikEmitter_RenderStaticConfigHybrid(t *testing.T) {
 		`address: "127.0.0.1:8081"`,
 		"providers:",
 		"file:",
-		`filename: "/etc/traefik/dynamic/orca.yml"`,
+		`directory: "/etc/traefik/dynamic"`,
 		"watch: true",
 		"log:",
 		"level: INFO",

internal/engine/dispatcher.go

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) dispatchTo(ctx context.Context, targetNode string, specByte
 			return d.dispatchToPeer(ctx, p, specBytes, idempotencyKey)
 		}
 	}
-	return "", "", fmt.Errorf("dispatchTo: target node %q not found in peer registry", targetNode)
+	return "", "", fmt.Errorf("dispatchTo: target node %q not found in peer registry (looked up by ID and name)", targetNode)
 }
 
 // dispatchToPeer opens an mTLS client and calls Submit on the peer.

internal/linux/bootstrap.go

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/knownhosts"
 
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/certpaths"
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/proxmox"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/security"
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/traefik"
 )
 
 // DefaultSSHUser is the default SSH username for the initial connection.
@@ -112,17 +113,16 @@ func BootstrapLinux(ctx context.Context, opts Options) (*Result, error) {
 		}
 		hostKeyCallback = hkcb
 	} else {
-		hkcb, err := knownhosts.New(certpaths.KnownHostsPath())
+		// REQ-164 / Phase A3: reuse the tested Proxmox TOFU callback
+		// which handles first-connect key capture + known_hosts file
+		// creation (create-on-open). The previous inline implementation
+		// failed on first connect with a raw KeyError because it never
+		// wrote the captured key.
+		hkcb, err := proxmox.TOFUHostKeyCallbackPath(certpaths.KnownHostsPath(), sshAddr, &capturedHostKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("linux bootstrap: known_hosts: %w", err)
 		}
-		hostKeyCallback = ssh.HostKeyCallback(func(hostname string, remote net.Addr, key ssh.PublicKey) error {
+		hostKeyCallback = hkcb
-			err := hkcb(hostname, remote, key)
-			if err == nil {
-				capturedHostKey = key
-			}
-			return err
-		})
 	}
 
 	sshConfig := &ssh.ClientConfig{
@@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ func BootstrapLinux(ctx context.Context, opts Options) (*Result, error) {
 	}
 	opts.Logger.Info("linux bootstrap: user created", "user", opts.OrcaUser)
 
+	// Step 4d: Install Traefik on the remote host (REQ-165, Phase B).
+	// Traefik is the data-plane ingress; SSH is control plane only.
+	sshExecFn := func(cmd string) ([]byte, error) {
+		session, err := client.NewSession()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer session.Close()
+		return session.CombinedOutput(cmd)
+	}
+	if err := traefik.InstallRemote("", sshExecFn); err != nil {
+		opts.Logger.Warn("linux bootstrap: traefik install failed", "err", err)
+	}
+
 	// Step 5: Create the drift-events directory.
 	if err := sshExec(client, fmt.Sprintf(
 		"mkdir -p ~%s/drift-events && chown %s:%s ~%s/drift-events",

internal/model/job.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Job struct {
 	StartedAt *time.Time `json:"started_at,omitempty"`
 	EndedAt   *time.Time `json:"ended_at,omitempty"`
 	ExitCode  int        `json:"exit_code"`
+	Node      string     `json:"node,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type TaskStatus string
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ type Task struct {
 	Env       []string   `json:"env,omitempty"`
 	PID       int        `json:"pid"`
 	ExitCode  int        `json:"exit_code"`
+	Node      string     `json:"node,omitempty"`
 	Status    TaskStatus `json:"status"`
 	CreatedAt time.Time  `json:"created_at"`
 	StartedAt *time.Time `json:"started_at,omitempty"`

internal/proxmox/bootstrap.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/certpaths"
 	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/security"
+	"git.cloudinit.dev/coreci/orca/internal/traefik"
 )
 
 // DefaultProxmoxUser is the default Linux system user created on the
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	HostKeyFingerprint string
 	// Logger receives audit-log entries. If nil, slog.Default() is used.
 	Logger *slog.Logger
+	// LXCTemplate is the LXC template to download during bootstrap
+	// (default "ubuntu-24.04"; alternatives: "alpine-3.20", "debian-12").
+	LXCTemplate string
 }
 
 // Result is the outcome of a successful bootstrap.
@@ -243,6 +247,21 @@ func BootstrapProxmox(ctx context.Context, opts Options) (*Result, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("validate sudoers: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Step 9a: Install Traefik on the Proxmox host (REQ-165, Phase B).
+	// Traefik runs on the PVE OS as the data-plane ingress; SSH is
+	// control plane only. Idempotent: skips if binary already exists.
+	if err := traefik.InstallRemote("", runRemote); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("proxmox.traefik_install_failed", "err", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 9b: Download default LXC template (REQ-167, Phase C).
+	// Default: ubuntu-24.04. Configurable via --lxc-template.
+	template := opts.LXCTemplate
+	if template == "" {
+		template = "ubuntu-24.04"
+	}
+	_, _ = runRemote(fmt.Sprintf("pveam download local %s 2>/dev/null || true", shellQuote(template)))
+
 	log.Info("proxmox.bootstrap_ok",
 		slog.String("event", "proxmox.bootstrap_ok"),
 		slog.String("host", opts.Host),
@@ -318,6 +337,18 @@ func TOFUHostKeyCallbackPath(knownHostsPath, addr string, capturedKey *ssh.Publi
 	if knownHostsPath == "" {
 		knownHostsPath = certpaths.KnownHostsPath()
 	}
+	// REQ-164 / Phase A2: create the known_hosts file if it doesn't
+	// exist (knownhosts.New requires the file to be present). This is
+	// defense-in-depth alongside init.go which also creates it.
+	if _, err := os.Stat(knownHostsPath); err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			if writeErr := security.WriteAtomic(knownHostsPath, 0o600, []byte{}); writeErr != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("tofu create known_hosts: %w", writeErr)
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("tofu stat known_hosts: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 	cb, err := knownhosts.New(knownHostsPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

internal/traefik/install.go

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package traefik
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const DefaultVersion = "v3.3.0"
+
+func downloadURL(version string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/download/%s/traefik_%s_linux_amd64.tar.gz", version, version)
+}
+
+func InstallLocal(version string) error {
+	if version == "" {
+		version = DefaultVersion
+	}
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("traefik"); err == nil {
+		ensureDirs()
+		return nil
+	}
+	url := downloadURL(version)
+	cmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c",
+		fmt.Sprintf(`curl -fsSL %s | tar -xzf - -C /usr/local/bin/ traefik && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/traefik`, url))
+	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("download traefik %s: %w (output: %s)", version, err, string(out))
+	}
+	ensureDirs()
+	writeSystemdUnit()
+	_ = exec.Command("systemctl", "daemon-reload").Run()
+	_ = exec.Command("systemctl", "enable", "--now", "orca-traefik").Run()
+	return nil
+}
+
+type RemoteExecFunc func(cmd string) ([]byte, error)
+
+func InstallRemote(version string, execFn RemoteExecFunc) error {
+	if version == "" {
+		version = DefaultVersion
+	}
+	if out, err := execFn("command -v traefik"); err == nil && len(strings.TrimSpace(string(out))) > 0 {
+		_, _ = execFn("mkdir -p /etc/traefik/dynamic")
+		return nil
+	}
+	url := downloadURL(version)
+	installCmd := fmt.Sprintf(`curl -fsSL %s | tar -xzf - -C /usr/local/bin/ traefik && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/traefik && mkdir -p /etc/traefik/dynamic`, url)
+	if out, err := execFn(installCmd); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("download traefik on remote: %w (output: %s)", err, string(out))
+	}
+	unit := systemdUnitContent()
+	_, _ = execFn(fmt.Sprintf(`echo '%s' > /etc/systemd/system/orca-traefik.service`, unit))
+	_, _ = execFn("systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl enable --now orca-traefik")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ensureDirs() {
+	_ = exec.Command("mkdir", "-p", "/etc/traefik/dynamic").Run()
+}
+
+func writeSystemdUnit() {
+	_ = exec.Command("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(`echo '%s' > /etc/systemd/system/orca-traefik.service`, systemdUnitContent())).Run()
+}
+
+func systemdUnitContent() string {
+	return `[Unit]
+Description=Orca Traefik Data Plane
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/traefik --configFile=/etc/traefik/traefik.yml
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target`
+}