Make consumers optional: a URL enables its mode, empty disables it

OLLAMA_URL and COMFY_URL no longer have defaults; each consumer
(listener, client, startup probe, lock participation) is enabled by
setting its URL and disabled by leaving it empty. At least one must be
set. Ollama-only mode is a pure pass-through; ComfyUI-only mode skips
the unload and warm-reload steps. /metrics is now served on both
listeners. This is the extension pattern for future consumers such as
local game detection.

README.md

@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ Open WebUI / n8n ────► :8188  ───┘
 - Everything else (including websockets and all streaming) passes through
   transparently and unbuffered.
 
+Each consumer is enabled by setting its URL (`OLLAMA_URL`, `COMFY_URL`) and
+disabled by leaving it empty — at least one is required. With only Ollama
+the proxy is a pass-through (no image jobs can arrive); with only ComfyUI
+the Ollama unload/warm steps are skipped. Future consumers (e.g. local game
+detection) plug into the same lock the same way.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Configuration comes from environment variables and/or an `.env`-style
@@ -41,8 +47,8 @@ override file values. Invalid values fail at startup.
 |---|---|---|
 | `LISTEN_OLLAMA` | `:11434` | Ollama-facing listener |
 | `LISTEN_COMFY` | `:8188` | ComfyUI-facing listener |
-| `OLLAMA_URL` | `http://127.0.0.1:11435` | Ollama upstream |
+| `OLLAMA_URL` | _(empty = disabled)_ | Ollama upstream; set to enable the Ollama consumer |
-| `COMFY_URL` | `http://127.0.0.1:8189` | ComfyUI upstream |
+| `COMFY_URL` | _(empty = disabled)_ | ComfyUI upstream; set to enable the ComfyUI consumer |
 | `UNLOAD_TIMEOUT` | `60s` | Wait for Ollama to unload before an image job |
 | `JOB_TIMEOUT` | `15m` | Wait for a ComfyUI job to finish |
 | `LLM_WAIT_TIMEOUT` | `10m` | Max lock wait for an LLM request before 503 (wait mode) |
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ override file values. Invalid values fail at startup.
 ## Observability
 
 - `GET /healthz` (both listeners): `{"state":"idle|llm|image","llm_inflight":N,"image_pending":B}`
-- `GET /metrics` (Ollama listener): Prometheus text format — `gpu_turnstile_state`,
+- `GET /metrics` (both listeners): Prometheus text format — `gpu_turnstile_state`,
   `gpu_turnstile_llm_inflight`, `gpu_turnstile_image_pending`,
   `gpu_turnstile_image_jobs_total`, `gpu_turnstile_lock_wait_seconds`
   (histogram, `kind="llm|image"`), `gpu_turnstile_unload_seconds`.

SPEC.md

@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ listener is an `httputil.ReverseProxy` to its upstream. Websocket upgrades
 (ComfyUI `/ws`) and streaming bodies (Ollama NDJSON / SSE) must pass through
 unbuffered (`FlushInterval = -1`).
 
+### Modes of operation
+
+Each GPU consumer is enabled by setting its URL and disabled by leaving it
+empty — no separate flags. At least one URL must be set; a disabled
+consumer gets no listener, no startup probe, and no lock participation:
+
+- **Both set** (default deployment): full arbitration as described below.
+- **Only `OLLAMA_URL`**: pure pass-through for Ollama; the LLM lock never
+  blocks since no image jobs can arrive.
+- **Only `COMFY_URL`**: image jobs are tracked and ComfyUI's VRAM is freed
+  afterwards, but the Ollama unload and warm-reload steps are skipped.
+- Future consumers (e.g. detecting a local game holding VRAM) plug into the
+  same lock the same way: enabled by their config knob, excluded when
+  absent.
+
 ### Lock semantics
 
 Two-mode lock with image priority (writer-preferring RW lock, where "readers"
@@ -83,7 +98,8 @@ ComfyUI listener (`:8188` → `COMFY_URL`):
 ### Image job flow (`POST /prompt`)
 
 1. `AcquireImage()`.
-2. Unload Ollama: `GET /api/ps`; for each model `POST /api/generate
+2. Unload Ollama (skipped when `OLLAMA_URL` is unset): `GET /api/ps`; for
+   each model `POST /api/generate
    {"model":M,"keep_alive":0}`; if that returns non-2xx (embedding-only
    models), `POST /api/embed {"model":M,"input":"x","keep_alive":0}`. Poll
    `/api/ps` every `UNLOAD_POLL_INTERVAL` (default 500 ms) until empty or
@@ -117,8 +133,8 @@ override file values. A missing file is fine; a malformed one is fatal.
 |---|---|---|
 | `LISTEN_OLLAMA` | `:11434` | Ollama-facing listener |
 | `LISTEN_COMFY` | `:8188` | ComfyUI-facing listener |
-| `OLLAMA_URL` | `http://127.0.0.1:11435` | upstream |
+| `OLLAMA_URL` | _(empty = disabled)_ | Ollama upstream; set to enable the Ollama consumer |
-| `COMFY_URL` | `http://127.0.0.1:8189` | upstream |
+| `COMFY_URL` | _(empty = disabled)_ | ComfyUI upstream; set to enable the ComfyUI consumer |
 | `UNLOAD_TIMEOUT` | `60s` | wait for Ollama to unload |
 | `JOB_TIMEOUT` | `15m` | wait for ComfyUI job |
 | `LLM_WAIT_TIMEOUT` | `10m` | max time an LLM request waits for the lock before 503 (wait mode) |
@@ -143,8 +159,9 @@ override file values. A missing file is fine; a malformed one is fatal.
 | `UPDATE_REPO` | `https://git.rambossek.at/PUBLIC/gpu-turnstile` | repository to check for releases |
 | `UPDATE_ASSET` | `gpu-turnstile.exe` | release asset to download |
 
-Startup fails fast on unparsable values. Both upstreams are probed once at
+Startup fails fast on unparsable values and when neither consumer URL is
-start (`/api/version`, `/system_stats`); failure is logged, not fatal.
+set. Enabled upstreams are probed once at start (`/api/version`,
+`/system_stats`); failure is logged, not fatal.
 
 ## Native Windows deployment
 
@@ -184,7 +201,7 @@ Docker.
 
 - `GET /healthz` on both listeners: 200 with JSON
   `{"state":"idle|llm|image","llm_inflight":N,"image_pending":B}`.
-- `GET /metrics` on the Ollama listener: Prometheus text format, no external
+- `GET /metrics` on both listeners: Prometheus text format, no external
   dependency needed:
   `gpu_turnstile_state{state="…"} 1`, `gpu_turnstile_llm_inflight`,
   `gpu_turnstile_image_jobs_total`, `gpu_turnstile_lock_wait_seconds`

cmd/gpu-turnstile/main.go

@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ func serviceCommand(configPath string, args []string) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+// orDisabled renders an empty URL as "disabled" for the startup dump.
+func orDisabled(url string) string {
+	if url == "" {
+		return "disabled"
+	}
+	return url
+}
+
 func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger, logOut io.Writer, isService bool) error {
 	// The startup line carries the version and every setting and is emitted
 	// at WARN so it is visible even with the default (quiet) log level.
@@ -187,8 +195,8 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger, logOut io.Wri
 		"version", version,
 		"listen_ollama", cfg.ListenOllama,
 		"listen_comfy", cfg.ListenComfy,
-		"ollama_url", cfg.OllamaURL,
+		"ollama_url", orDisabled(cfg.OllamaURL),
-		"comfy_url", cfg.ComfyURL,
+		"comfy_url", orDisabled(cfg.ComfyURL),
 		"unload_timeout", cfg.UnloadTimeout,
 		"job_timeout", cfg.JobTimeout,
 		"llm_wait_timeout", cfg.LLMWaitTimeout,
@@ -215,13 +223,20 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger, logOut io.Wri
 	)
 
 	lk := lock.New(log)
-	ollamaClient, err := ollama.New(cfg.OllamaURL, log)
+	// Each consumer is enabled by setting its URL; a disabled consumer gets
-	if err != nil {
+	// no client, no listener and no probe.
-		return err
+	var ollamaClient *ollama.Client
+	var err error
+	if cfg.OllamaURL != "" {
+		if ollamaClient, err = ollama.New(cfg.OllamaURL, log); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	comfyClient, err := comfy.New(cfg.ComfyURL, log)
+	var comfyClient *comfy.Client
-	if err != nil {
+	if cfg.ComfyURL != "" {
-		return err
+		if comfyClient, err = comfy.New(cfg.ComfyURL, log); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	srv, err := proxy.New(proxy.Config{
@@ -253,22 +268,34 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger, logOut io.Wri
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Probe both upstreams once; failure is logged, not fatal.
+	// Probe the enabled upstreams once; failure is logged, not fatal.
 	probeCtx, probeCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, cfg.ProbeTimeout)
-	if err := ollamaClient.Probe(probeCtx); err != nil {
+	if ollamaClient != nil {
-		log.Warn("ollama probe failed", "url", cfg.OllamaURL, "err", err)
+		if err := ollamaClient.Probe(probeCtx); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("ollama probe failed", "url", cfg.OllamaURL, "err", err)
+		}
 	}
-	if err := comfyClient.Probe(probeCtx); err != nil {
+	if comfyClient != nil {
-		log.Warn("comfy probe failed", "url", cfg.ComfyURL, "err", err)
+		if err := comfyClient.Probe(probeCtx); err != nil {
+			log.Warn("comfy probe failed", "url", cfg.ComfyURL, "err", err)
+		}
 	}
 	probeCancel()
 
-	ollamaSrv := &http.Server{Addr: cfg.ListenOllama, Handler: srv.OllamaHandler()}
+	var servers []*http.Server
-	comfySrv := &http.Server{Addr: cfg.ListenComfy, Handler: srv.ComfyHandler()}
+	if ollamaClient != nil {
+		servers = append(servers, &http.Server{Addr: cfg.ListenOllama, Handler: srv.OllamaHandler()})
+		log.Warn("listening", "consumer", "ollama", "addr", cfg.ListenOllama)
+	}
+	if comfyClient != nil {
+		servers = append(servers, &http.Server{Addr: cfg.ListenComfy, Handler: srv.ComfyHandler()})
+		log.Warn("listening", "consumer", "comfy", "addr", cfg.ListenComfy)
+	}
 
-	errCh := make(chan error, 2)
+	errCh := make(chan error, len(servers))
-	go func() { errCh <- ollamaSrv.ListenAndServe() }()
+	for _, s := range servers {
-	go func() { errCh <- comfySrv.ListenAndServe() }()
+		go func(s *http.Server) { errCh <- s.ListenAndServe() }(s)
+	}
 
 	if cfg.AutoUpdate {
 		go updateLoop(ctx, cfg, log, lk, isService)
@@ -285,8 +312,9 @@ func run(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger, logOut io.Wri
 
 	shutdownCtx, shutdownCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cfg.ShutdownTimeout)
 	defer shutdownCancel()
-	ollamaSrv.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
+	for _, s := range servers {
-	comfySrv.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
+		s.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 

compose.yaml.example

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ services:
     image: git.rambossek.at/public/gpu-turnstile:v0.1.3
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
+      # Each consumer is enabled by setting its URL; leave one unset to
+      # disable that side (no listener, no probe, no lock participation).
       # Services on the Docker host itself:
       OLLAMA_URL: http://host.docker.internal:11435
       COMFY_URL: http://host.docker.internal:8189

internal/config/config.go

@@ -51,13 +51,12 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // Defaults returns the configuration used when neither the environment nor
-// a config file sets a value.
+// a config file sets a value. The upstream URLs default to empty: a
+// consumer is enabled by setting its URL, disabled by leaving it empty.
 func Defaults() Config {
 	return Config{
 		ListenOllama:   ":11434",
 		ListenComfy:    ":8188",
-		OllamaURL:      "http://127.0.0.1:11435",
-		ComfyURL:       "http://127.0.0.1:8189",
 		UnloadTimeout:  time.Minute,
 		JobTimeout:     15 * time.Minute,
 		LLMWaitTimeout: 10 * time.Minute,
@@ -219,5 +218,8 @@ func Load(getenv func(string) string) (Config, error) {
 	default:
 		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("LOG_FORMAT: must be \"text\" or \"json\"")
 	}
+	if cfg.OllamaURL == "" && cfg.ComfyURL == "" {
+		return cfg, fmt.Errorf("at least one of OLLAMA_URL or COMFY_URL must be set (each URL enables its consumer)")
+	}
 	return cfg, nil
 }

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg, err := Load(func(string) string { return "" })
+	cfg, err := Load(func(k string) string {
+		if k == "OLLAMA_URL" {
+			return "http://127.0.0.1:11435"
+		}
+		return ""
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if cfg.ListenOllama != ":11434" || cfg.ListenComfy != ":8188" {
 		t.Fatalf("listen addrs = %s %s", cfg.ListenOllama, cfg.ListenComfy)
 	}
+	if cfg.ComfyURL != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("ComfyURL default = %q, want empty (disabled)", cfg.ComfyURL)
+	}
 	if cfg.UnloadTimeout != time.Minute || cfg.JobTimeout != 15*time.Minute {
 		t.Fatalf("timeouts = %v %v", cfg.UnloadTimeout, cfg.JobTimeout)
 	}
@@ -26,6 +34,13 @@ func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadRequiresConsumer(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := Load(func(string) string { return "" })
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "OLLAMA_URL") {
+		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want missing-consumer error", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParseEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
 	input := `# comment
 OLLAMA_URL=http://host:11435
@@ -91,6 +106,9 @@ func TestLoadErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			if k == tc.key {
 				return tc.value
 			}
+			if k == "OLLAMA_URL" {
+				return "http://127.0.0.1:11435"
+			}
 			return ""
 		})
 		if err == nil {

internal/proxy/proxy.go

@@ -102,24 +102,37 @@ type Server struct {
 	comfyProxy  *httputil.ReverseProxy
 }
 
-// New builds a Server, validating the upstream URLs.
+// New builds a Server, validating the upstream URLs. At least one of
+// OllamaURL / ComfyURL must be set; an empty URL disables that consumer —
+// its handler is then never served, its client may be nil, and the image
+// job flow skips the Ollama unload/warm steps.
 func New(cfg Config) (*Server, error) {
-	ollamaURL, err := url.Parse(cfg.OllamaURL)
+	if cfg.OllamaURL == "" && cfg.ComfyURL == "" {
-	if err != nil || ollamaURL.Scheme == "" || ollamaURL.Host == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least one of OllamaURL or ComfyURL is required")
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid OLLAMA_URL %q", cfg.OllamaURL)
 	}
-	comfyURL, err := url.Parse(cfg.ComfyURL)
+	var ollamaURL, comfyURL *url.URL
-	if err != nil || comfyURL.Scheme == "" || comfyURL.Host == "" {
+	if cfg.OllamaURL != "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid COMFY_URL %q", cfg.ComfyURL)
+		u, err := url.Parse(cfg.OllamaURL)
+		if err != nil || u.Scheme == "" || u.Host == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid OLLAMA_URL %q", cfg.OllamaURL)
+		}
+		ollamaURL = u
+	}
+	if cfg.ComfyURL != "" {
+		u, err := url.Parse(cfg.ComfyURL)
+		if err != nil || u.Scheme == "" || u.Host == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid COMFY_URL %q", cfg.ComfyURL)
+		}
+		comfyURL = u
 	}
 	log := cfg.Log
 	if log == nil {
 		log = slog.Default()
 	}
-	if cfg.UnloadPollInterval > 0 {
+	if cfg.UnloadPollInterval > 0 && cfg.Ollama != nil {
 		cfg.Ollama.PollInterval = cfg.UnloadPollInterval
 	}
-	if cfg.HistoryPollInterval > 0 {
+	if cfg.HistoryPollInterval > 0 && cfg.Comfy != nil {
 		cfg.Comfy.PollInterval = cfg.HistoryPollInterval
 	}
 	freeTimeout := cfg.FreeTimeout
@@ -160,7 +173,7 @@ func New(cfg Config) (*Server, error) {
 		max:     backoffMax,
 		log:     log,
 	}
-	return &Server{
+	s := &Server{
 		cfg:            cfg,
 		log:            log,
 		logWriter:      cfg.LogWriter,
@@ -172,9 +185,14 @@ func New(cfg Config) (*Server, error) {
 		busyMode:       busyMode,
 		busyStatus:     busyStatus,
 		busyRetryAfter: busyRetryAfter,
-		ollamaProxy:    newReverseProxy(ollamaURL, retry, log.With("upstream", "ollama")),
+	}
-		comfyProxy:     newReverseProxy(comfyURL, retry, log.With("upstream", "comfy")),
+	if ollamaURL != nil {
-	}, nil
+		s.ollamaProxy = newReverseProxy(ollamaURL, retry, log.With("upstream", "ollama"))
+	}
+	if comfyURL != nil {
+		s.comfyProxy = newReverseProxy(comfyURL, retry, log.With("upstream", "comfy"))
+	}
+	return s, nil
 }
 
 // retryTransport retries requests whose failure means the upstream never
@@ -470,9 +488,13 @@ func (s *Server) OllamaHandler() http.Handler {
 // ComfyHandler serves the ComfyUI-facing listener.
 func (s *Server) ComfyHandler() http.Handler {
 	return s.logRequests("comfy", http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if r.URL.Path == "/healthz" {
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/healthz":
 			s.writeHealthz(w)
 			return
+		case "/metrics":
+			s.writeMetrics(w)
+			return
 		}
 		if r.Method == http.MethodPost && r.URL.Path == "/prompt" {
 			s.handlePrompt(w, r)
@@ -527,19 +549,21 @@ func (s *Server) handlePrompt(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	s.cfg.Metrics.ObserveLockWait("image", time.Since(start).Seconds())
 	log.Info("image lock acquired")
 
-	uctx, ucancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), s.cfg.UnloadTimeout)
+	if s.cfg.Ollama != nil {
-	elapsed, uerr := s.cfg.Ollama.UnloadAll(uctx)
+		uctx, ucancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), s.cfg.UnloadTimeout)
-	ucancel()
+		elapsed, uerr := s.cfg.Ollama.UnloadAll(uctx)
-	s.cfg.Metrics.ObserveUnload(elapsed.Seconds())
+		ucancel()
-	switch {
+		s.cfg.Metrics.ObserveUnload(elapsed.Seconds())
-	case r.Context().Err() != nil:
+		switch {
-		s.cfg.Lock.ReleaseImage()
+		case r.Context().Err() != nil:
-		return
+			s.cfg.Lock.ReleaseImage()
-	case uerr != nil:
+			return
-		// Degrade, don't fail the user's request on a misbehaving neighbour.
+		case uerr != nil:
-		log.Warn("ollama unload incomplete; continuing", "err", uerr)
+			// Degrade, don't fail the user's request on a misbehaving neighbour.
-	default:
+			log.Warn("ollama unload incomplete; continuing", "err", uerr)
-		log.Info("ollama models unloaded", "seconds", elapsed.Seconds())
+		default:
+			log.Info("ollama models unloaded", "seconds", elapsed.Seconds())
+		}
 	}
 
 	cw := &captureWriter{ResponseWriter: w, status: http.StatusOK, limit: s.captureLimit}
@@ -585,7 +609,7 @@ func (s *Server) finishImageJob(promptID string) {
 	s.cfg.Lock.ReleaseImage()
 	log.Info("image lock released")
 
-	if s.cfg.WarmModel != "" {
+	if s.cfg.Ollama != nil && s.cfg.WarmModel != "" {
 		if state, _, _ := s.cfg.Lock.Snapshot(); state == lock.StateIdle {
 			wctx, wcancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), s.warmTimeout)
 			if err := s.cfg.Ollama.Warm(wctx, s.cfg.WarmModel); err != nil {

internal/proxy/proxy_test.go

@@ -451,3 +451,82 @@ func TestLLMBusyWaitTimeoutRetryAfter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Retry-After = %q", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestComfyOnlyModeSkipsOllama(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakes(t)
+
+	comfyClient, err := comfy.New(f.comfy.URL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	comfyClient.PollInterval = 5 * time.Millisecond
+	srv, err := New(Config{
+		ComfyURL:   f.comfy.URL,
+		Lock:       lock.New(nil),
+		Comfy:      comfyClient,
+		Metrics:    metrics.New(),
+		JobTimeout: 2 * time.Second,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	front := httptest.NewServer(srv.ComfyHandler())
+	defer front.Close()
+
+	resp, err := http.Post(front.URL+"/prompt", "application/json", strings.NewReader(`{}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("prompt status = %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	f.completeJob()
+	select {
+	case <-f.freeCh:
+	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("/free never called")
+	}
+	// With Ollama disabled the unload steps must not happen.
+	if i := f.rec.index("unload"); i >= 0 {
+		f.rec.mu.Lock()
+		t.Fatalf("unload called with ollama disabled; events: %v", f.rec.events)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOllamaOnlyMode(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newFakes(t)
+
+	ollamaClient, err := ollama.New(f.ollama.URL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	srv, err := New(Config{
+		OllamaURL:      f.ollama.URL,
+		Lock:           lock.New(nil),
+		Ollama:         ollamaClient,
+		Metrics:        metrics.New(),
+		LLMWaitTimeout: time.Second,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	front := httptest.NewServer(srv.OllamaHandler())
+	defer front.Close()
+
+	resp, err := http.Post(front.URL+"/api/chat", "application/json", strings.NewReader(`{}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("chat status = %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewRequiresConsumer(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := New(Config{Lock: lock.New(nil), Metrics: metrics.New()})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("New with no upstream URLs should fail")
+	}
+}