fix: avoid bootstrap bitcoin restarts

core/archipelago/src/bootstrap.rs

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub async fn ensure_doctor_installed() {
         Err(e) => warn!("Nginx bootstrap failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
     }
     match run_bitcoin_rpc_repair().await {
-        Ok(true) => info!("Repaired Bitcoin RPC bind settings and restarted Bitcoin containers"),
+        Ok(true) => info!("Repaired Bitcoin RPC bind settings; running Bitcoin containers left untouched"),
         Ok(false) => debug!("Bitcoin RPC bind settings already usable"),
         Err(e) => warn!("Bitcoin RPC repair failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
     }
@@ -334,15 +334,11 @@ exit 2
         .context("repair bitcoin.conf RPC bind settings")?;
     match status.code() {
         Some(0) => Ok(false),
-        Some(2) => {
-            for name in ["bitcoin-knots", "bitcoin-core", "archy-bitcoin-ui"] {
-                let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
-                    .args(["restart", name])
-                    .status()
-                    .await;
-            }
-            Ok(true)
-        }
+        // Do not restart Bitcoin from bootstrap. During IBD, an automatic
+        // restart can cost hours of progress. The repaired file is only a
+        // fallback for future starts; current containers keep their command-line
+        // RPC args until an operator or update intentionally restarts them.
+        Some(2) => Ok(true),
         _ => {
             warn!("Bitcoin RPC repair helper exited with {}", status);
             Ok(false)