diff --git a/compose.coolify.esignet.yaml b/compose.coolify.esignet.yaml
index 3df0274..e4b0c52 100644
--- a/compose.coolify.esignet.yaml
+++ b/compose.coolify.esignet.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ services:
       esignet-database: {condition: service_healthy}
       esignet-redis: {condition: service_healthy}
     labels:
-      solmara.lab.host: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_PUBLIC_HOST:-esignet.solmara.registrystack.org}
       solmara.rollout.slot: authority-cells
 
   esignet-ui:
@@ -99,6 +98,21 @@ services:
       solmara.lab.host: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_UI_PUBLIC_HOST:-esignet-ui.solmara.registrystack.org}
       solmara.rollout.slot: authority-cells
 
+  # eSignet answers only under /v1/esignet, so the issuer origin would publish
+  # neither its OpenID discovery document nor its RFC 8414 authorization-server
+  # metadata. The UI image is a host-agnostic reverse proxy that serves both at
+  # the root and forwards /v1/esignet, so it also fronts the issuer origin.
+  esignet-edge:
+    image: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_UI_IMAGE:?set digest-pinned eSignet UI image}
+    environment:
+      SOLMARA_ESIGNET_PUBLIC_HOST: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_PUBLIC_HOST:-esignet.solmara.registrystack.org}
+      SOLMARA_ESIGNET_UI_PUBLIC_HOST: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_UI_PUBLIC_HOST:-esignet-ui.solmara.registrystack.org}
+    depends_on:
+      esignet: {condition: service_started}
+    labels:
+      solmara.lab.host: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_PUBLIC_HOST:-esignet.solmara.registrystack.org}
+      solmara.rollout.slot: authority-cells
+
   esignet-seed:
     image: ${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_SEED_IMAGE:?set digest-pinned eSignet seed image}
     restart: "no"
diff --git a/scripts/test_hosted_esignet_topology.py b/scripts/test_hosted_esignet_topology.py
index f956194..d70fc87 100644
--- a/scripts/test_hosted_esignet_topology.py
+++ b/scripts/test_hosted_esignet_topology.py
@@ -47,9 +47,15 @@ def test_compose_is_a_standalone_esignet_app(self) -> None:
                 "esignet-redis",
                 "esignet",
                 "esignet-ui",
+                "esignet-edge",
                 "esignet-seed",
             },
         )
+        # The issuer origin is fronted by the proxy image, not by eSignet
+        # itself, so its discovery documents are reachable where the issuer
+        # says they are.
+        self.assertEqual(services["esignet-edge"]["image"], services["esignet-ui"]["image"])
+        self.assertNotIn("solmara.lab.host", services["esignet"]["labels"])
         self.assertNotIn("portal", services)
         self.assertEqual(
             services["esignet"]["environment"]["REGISTRY_MINT_TOKEN_ENDPOINT"],
diff --git a/scripts/test_runtime_topology.py b/scripts/test_runtime_topology.py
index 453f57f..8a2b692 100644
--- a/scripts/test_runtime_topology.py
+++ b/scripts/test_runtime_topology.py
@@ -747,7 +747,14 @@ def test_hosted_esignet_is_standalone_and_core_portal_owns_login_config(
         services = esignet["services"]
         self.assertEqual(
             set(services),
-            {"esignet-database", "esignet-redis", "esignet", "esignet-ui", "esignet-seed"},
+            {
+                "esignet-database",
+                "esignet-redis",
+                "esignet",
+                "esignet-ui",
+                "esignet-edge",
+                "esignet-seed",
+            },
         )
         self.assertNotIn("portal", services)
 
@@ -800,6 +807,23 @@ def test_hosted_esignet_seeder_runs_once(self) -> None:
         esignet = yaml.safe_load(esignet_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
         self.assertEqual(esignet["services"]["esignet-seed"].get("restart"), "no")
 
+    def test_hosted_esignet_publishes_discovery_at_its_issuer_root(self) -> None:
+        """eSignet declares its issuer as the bare public origin but the Spring
+        service answers only under `/v1/esignet`, so routing the public host
+        straight at it leaves `{issuer}/.well-known/openid-configuration` and the
+        RFC 8414 authorization-server document unserved. The UI image is a
+        host-agnostic reverse proxy that publishes both, so the public host
+        belongs to an edge instance of it and the service stays unrouted."""
+        esignet_path = SCRIPT.parents[1] / "compose.coolify.esignet.yaml"
+        services = yaml.safe_load(esignet_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))["services"]
+        edge = services["esignet-edge"]
+        self.assertEqual(edge["image"], services["esignet-ui"]["image"])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            edge["labels"]["solmara.lab.host"],
+            "${SOLMARA_ESIGNET_PUBLIC_HOST:-esignet.solmara.registrystack.org}",
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn("solmara.lab.host", services["esignet"].get("labels") or {})
+
     def test_bruno_workspace_covers_only_the_eight_governed_v2_lookups(self) -> None:
         relay_requests = SCRIPT.parents[1] / "requests/registry-lab/50 - Relay V2"
         rendered = "\n".join(