**To resume this work, SSH into the ThinkPad and run `opencode` from `~/Projects/archy/`. Or work from the laptop via the SSHFS mount at `~/mnt/archy-thinkpad/`.**
- [ ]**Step 8a** — Delete `archipelago-reconcile.{service,timer}` + ISO builder touchpoints. Keep `reconcile-containers.sh` + `container-specs.sh` for `update.rs` OTA path. Next up.
- [ ]**Step 8b** — Port remaining ~25 container creations from `first-boot-containers.sh` into `apps/<id>/manifest.yml`, then port `update.rs` to orchestrator (deferred, multi-day work)
7. Step 7 bitcoin-ui template → embed via `include_str!`, render on install + every reconcile, atomic tmp+rename to `/var/lib/archipelago/bitcoin-ui/nginx.conf`, bind-mount into container. RPC user hardcoded `archipelago`, password from `/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/bitcoin-rpc-password`.
- L449: drop `systemctl enable archipelago-reconcile.timer`
- L542-543: drop the `cp archipelago-reconcile.{service,timer}` block
**Keep** `scripts/reconcile-containers.sh` + `scripts/container-specs.sh` because `core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/update.rs` still shells out to reconcile-containers.sh during OTA updates. Porting update.rs to `ContainerOrchestrator::upgrade()` requires manifests for every container it touches — that's Step 8b's scope.
**Step 8b/8c come later** — they require porting 25+ container creations from `first-boot-containers.sh` into `apps/*/manifest.yml`, which is a multi-day scope. Not tonight.
Original plan was one commit "delete bash + edit ISO builder". But on investigation:
-`first-boot-containers.sh` creates **30+ containers** with per-container logic (wallets, DB init, rpcauth derivations, post-create health waits). The repo only has manifests for 3 (bitcoin-ui, electrs-ui, lnd-ui from Step 7). Deleting bash now = brick first-boot on fresh installs.
- Script also does non-container setup: secret generation (RPC pw, DB pw, FileBrowser admin pw), UID-mapping chowns for rootless podman subuid, Tor hostnames dir, WireGuard, firewall rules, nostr-relay dir. None of this lives in the Rust orchestrator.
-`update.rs` (OTA update RPC) invokes `reconcile-containers.sh` at two sites. Deleting the script breaks package updates. Porting those call sites to the orchestrator needs all containers to have manifests.
- Design doc §505 updated to split 8 → 8a/8b/8c. Only 8a (delete the reconcile systemd unit + timer, BootReconciler covers) is safe to execute before we port manifests.
This is the "pick this up tomorrow" page. One-stop summary of where we are, what the plan is, and what's shipped. Detailed plan lives in [`bulletproof-containers.md`](./bulletproof-containers.md).
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## Current state
### Fleet status
All four Gitea mirrors are synced to v1.7.40-alpha:
| Mirror | Host | Status |
|---|---|---|
| tx1138 | https://git.tx1138.com | ✅ v1.7.40-alpha live |
| gitea-local | http://localhost:3000 | ✅ v1.7.40-alpha live |
| .160 | http://23.182.128.160:3000 | ✅ v1.7.40-alpha live (Gitea recovered via `podman system renumber` — see below) |
| .168 | http://146.59.87.168:3000 | ✅ v1.7.40-alpha live |
Fleet test nodes:
| Node | Version | State |
|---|---|---|
| .103 (dev) | 1.7.40 | running, being developed against |
| .116 (this box) | 1.7.40 | healed manually via `systemd-run chmod 755 /opt/archipelago/web-ui` after v1.7.38/39 bug |
1.**UI companion containers disappear** on .228 after daemon restarts — no auto-recreate (fixed by v1.7.45 Quadlet migration)
2.**bitcoin.conf rpcauth drifts** from canonical secret → ElectrumX "Daemon connection problem" (fixed by v1.7.43 reconcile::derived)
3.**`host.containers.internal`** resolves to LAN gateway inside containers on some versions (fixed by v1.7.42 containers.conf)
4.**Podman state DB loss** requires manual recovery (fixed by v1.7.44 startup self-heal)
5.**LND "Connect Wallet" info** vanishing after crashes — symptom of the same drift class as #2
6.**ElectrumX not syncing** on .228 — downstream of #2; will resolve when bitcoin.conf is reconciled
### Recent field incident (2026-04-22)
- Shipped v1.7.38 + v1.7.39, both broke nginx fleet-wide because the frontend tarball's root dir was `drwx------` (700). Every node that OTA'd got 500 errors on every page.
- Root-cause fix shipped in v1.7.40 (`create-release-manifest.sh` chmod + pre-ship assertion that `tar tvzf | head -1` shows `drwxr-xr-x`).
- .160 Gitea was down all day (502) because its rootless podman's `libpod/bolt_state.db` had vanished. Recovered via clearing `/run/user/$UID/{containers,libpod,podman}` + `podman system renumber`.
- Full failure-mode audit is in [`bulletproof-containers.md`](./bulletproof-containers.md).
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## Plan
We're shipping a level-triggered **reconciler + Quadlet** architecture over six incremental releases. Each release closes one failure mode. See [`bulletproof-containers.md`](./bulletproof-containers.md) for the full design, code layout, test harness, chaos matrix, sources.
### Release roadmap
| Release | Closes | What lands | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| **v1.7.41** | FM5 (bad OTA nginx 500) | Post-OTA auto-rollback. New binary probes `https://127.0.0.1/` on boot; if non-200 within 90s, restores `web-ui.bak` + calls `rollback_update()` + restarts | **in flight — deploying to .228 for test** |
| **v1.7.43** | FM2 (config drift) | `reconcile::derived::render_bitcoin_conf` — pure fn over canonical secret, rewrites on drift. Same for `lnd.conf` | pending |
| **v1.7.48+** | all (full daemon refactor) | `core/archipelago/src/reconcile/` module replaces imperative `install.rs` container management. Main app containers become Quadlet too | pending |
Test harness (bats + Goss + Chaos Toolkit + vmtest) lands scaffold in v1.7.41, first lifecycle tests blocking v1.7.45, full matrix blocking beta tag.
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## Release history
### [v1.7.41-alpha](/releases/v1.7.41-alpha/) — IN FLIGHT — 2026-04-22
**Post-OTA auto-rollback.** After an update lands, the node probes its own web UI through nginx — if the frontend isn't answering cleanly within 90 seconds, the node automatically rolls back to the previous version and restarts. A bad release can no longer leave the fleet stranded on an unreachable node.
Changes:
-`core/archipelago/src/update.rs`: `PendingVerification` struct, write marker before service restart, `verify_pending_update()` on new binary boot — probes `https://127.0.0.1/`, on fail restores `web-ui.bak` + calls `rollback_update()` + `systemctl restart archipelago`
-`core/archipelago/src/main.rs`: startup task invokes verifier concurrently with server
**Proper fix for the 500 error.** Fixed the v1.7.38/39 tarball-perms bug at its source — staging dir is now explicitly `chmod 755` before tar; `--mode=u=rwX,go=rX` normalizes archive perms; pre-ship assertion aborts release if `tar tvzf | head -1` isn't `drwxr-xr-x`.
Changes:
-`scripts/create-release-manifest.sh`: pre-tar chmod + tar --mode flag + post-tar verify
- Everything from .38 + .39 still in place (onboarding auto-heal, silent logins, app purge, AIUI in tarball)
**Hotfix attempt** for v1.7.38's nginx 500 (didn't fully work — still shipped broken tarball perms). Added startup self-heal chmod in `main.rs` and post-extract chmod in `update.rs` OTA applier.
