cert-reload: renew Postfix's copy of a renewed certificate (audit H2)

postfix-config.sh copies the mounted certificate and key into
/etc/postfix/tls-internal at start (root-owned, key 0600) and Postfix reads
the copy; cert-reload only ran `postfix reload` daily, which re-read the
stale copy, so a certificate renewed while the container ran expired on
465/587 with the old one.

postfix-cert-reload.sh now, every TLS_RELOAD_INTERVAL_SECONDS: compares the
mount with the copy (cmp); when they differ and the certificate and key
belong together (openssl public keys equal - a renewer writes them one
after the other), writes each file beside its target, root-owned with the
start's modes, renames it over the target, and reloads Postfix. Nothing
changed - no reload. No copy (files missing at start) - the old periodic
reload. Never exits non-zero.

e2e renewed_certificate_picked_up: writes a new certificate into the
stand's mount and waits (30 s) for port 465 to present its serial;
compose.override.yml sets TLS_RELOAD_INTERVAL_SECONDS=2.
supervisord.conf comment, architecture.md (process table, § Postfix TLS
certs, the env knob), guide (after the proxies: picked up within a day).
CHANGELOG [Unreleased], audit plan line ticked, roadmap 12/61.

Evidence: GOOS=linux go vet in test/e2e clean; the server run of the stage
follows before the push.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/architecture.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Managed programs ([build/supervisord.conf](../build/supervisord.conf)):
 | `panel` | panel | 200 | HTTP UI + sender check + journal-milter + log-tailer + rate-limit recalc; with the inbound relay on also the inbound journal milter |
 | `postfix` | root (wrapper) | 300 | MTA — started only after the milter sockets exist (OpenDKIM's, the sender check's, the journal milter's and, with the inbound relay on, the inbound journal milter's) |
 | `postfix-reload` | root | — | On-demand `postfix reload` (autostart off) |
-| `cert-reload` | root | 400 | Daily `postfix reload` for renewed TLS certs |
+| `cert-reload` | root | 400 | Daily: re-copies a renewed TLS certificate for Postfix and reloads it |
 | `logrotate` | root | 400 | Periodic `mail.log` rotation |
 
 Start order: OpenDKIM → panel (opens the sender check's and the journal-milter's sockets) → Postfix wrapper
@@ -151,8 +151,12 @@ smtp/inet` removes Debian's stock smtpd). Outbound delivery still uses the
 - **Level-1 rate limit** — `smtpd_client_message_rate_limit` /
   `anvil_rate_time_unit` from `RATE_LIMIT_*` env vars; independent of milter.
 - **Chroot disabled** for all services (DNS/TLS inside container).
-- **TLS certs** — read-only mount at `TLS_CERT_FILE` / `TLS_KEY_FILE`; daily
-  reload via `cert-reload`.
+- **TLS certs** — read-only mount at `TLS_CERT_FILE` / `TLS_KEY_FILE`, copied
+  at start into `/etc/postfix/tls-internal` (Postfix wants the key root-owned
+  and `0600`, which the mount cannot give), and Postfix reads the copy.
+  `cert-reload` compares the mount with the copy daily; when they differ and
+  the certificate and key belong together it renews the copy (each file
+  renamed into place) and reloads Postfix.
 
 ### OpenDKIM
 
@@ -920,8 +924,9 @@ unsupported rather than as a missing doc:
 - **Milter and Postfix startup:** `MILTER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT` (`15s`),
   `MILTER_COMMAND_TIMEOUT` (`15s`), `MILTER_CONTENT_TIMEOUT` (`30s`),
   `MILTER_WAIT_TIMEOUT` (`30` seconds).
-- **Background maintenance:** `TLS_RELOAD_INTERVAL_SECONDS` (`86400` — daily
-  `postfix reload` to pick up renewed certificates),
+- **Background maintenance:** `TLS_RELOAD_INTERVAL_SECONDS` (`86400` — how
+  often a renewed certificate is looked for; Postfix is reloaded only when one
+  is found),
   `LOGROTATE_INTERVAL_SECONDS` (`21600` — check `mail.log` rotation every six
   hours; logrotate keeps 14 rotated files on a daily schedule, and each
   rotation triggers `postfix reload`).

docs/audit-2026-10-12.md

@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ has already run is never edited — the next file is added; the published
    priority follows `tailer_blind_seconds`.
 - [x] **Anchor `deliveryRe`** at the head of the line like its two siblings;
    test with the probed HELO and quoted-sender lines. — **Opus**
-- [ ] **TLS re-copy** (H2): `postfix-cert-reload.sh` compares the mounted files
+- [x] **TLS re-copy** (H2): `postfix-cert-reload.sh` compares the mounted files
    to the copy and re-copies before `postfix reload` (atomically, same modes);
    e2e replaces the cert in the stand and reads the new serial off 465.
    — **Opus**

docs/guide.md

@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f traefik/docker-compose.traefik.yml up -d
 
 Schedule `extract-cert.sh` (cron or a timer) alongside Traefik's renewals.
 
+Whatever the proxy, SelfPost notices a renewed certificate in the mount within
+a day (`TLS_RELOAD_INTERVAL_SECONDS`) and starts serving it on 465 and 587
+without a restart.
+
 ## Instance administration
 
 After sign-in the global role opens on **Overview** — the place to answer "is

docs/roadmap.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ in `git log` and [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
 | from-header-binding | Hold a message's `From:` header against the application that sends it | shipped `2.4.0` | 9/9 | [plans/from-header-binding.md](plans/from-header-binding.md) |
 | panel-redesign | Panel redesign (accepted mockups, design contract) | shipped `2.0.0` | 27/27 | [plans/panel-redesign.md](plans/panel-redesign.md) |
 | schema-squash | Squash SQLite migrations into a 2.x baseline | built in panel-redesign (stage 1) | — | [plans/panel-redesign.md](plans/panel-redesign.md) |
-| audit-2026-10-12 | Follow-ups of the 2026-10-12 full-tree code audit, seven stages | in progress (stage 0 shipped `2.4.2`; next stages 1+2 → `2.5.0`) | 11/61 | [audit-2026-10-12.md](audit-2026-10-12.md) |
+| audit-2026-10-12 | Follow-ups of the 2026-10-12 full-tree code audit, seven stages | in progress (stage 0 shipped `2.4.2`; next stages 1+2 → `2.5.0`) | 12/61 | [audit-2026-10-12.md](audit-2026-10-12.md) |
 
 **Recommended order** (not binding; owner, 2026-10-09: feature order follows
 development convenience): **panel-redesign** shipped as `2.0.0` (2026-10-11) and