1. nostr-vpn still failing despite last mask attempt — confirmed in
the 6th ISO's rootfs.tar: the .service file was present but
not in multi-user.target.wants. Previous `systemctl mask` silently
no-oped because the real file was already there. Fixed properly
with explicit `rm -f` + `ln -sf /dev/null` for nostr-vpn,
archipelago-wg, and archipelago-wg-address — same /dev/null
symlink state that `mask` would produce on a clean install.
2. Kiosk didn't come up on first boot, only on reboot. Extended the
ExecStartPre health-poll from 30s → 120s (unbundled ISO takes
longer to settle on first boot: archipelago initializes state,
pulls FileBrowser, frontend settles), raised TimeoutStartSec to
180s, and added After=systemd-user-sessions.service +
After=network-online.target so X / Chromium aren't racing.
3. /init: line 29: can't create /root/etc/network/interfaces error
on installer boot — debootstrap --variant=minbase omits ifupdown
so the target has no /etc/network/ directory, and live-boot's
init tries to seed it. Non-fatal but noisy. Added ifupdown +
isc-dhcp-client to the debootstrap --include list.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Was seeing "upload failed: 413" on mesh attachment sends between
federated nodes — a ~7MB image becomes ~10MB base64 in the
typed_envelope wire and hit the 10m client_max_body_size on
/archipelago/, /content/, and /dwn/. Bumped those six locations
(two per server block, regular + HTTPS) to 256m so modern
attachments/blobs don't trip the proxy. /rpc/ stays at 1m —
internal JSON-RPC calls are small and don't need the headroom.
Applied to all 4 fleet nodes live; ISO source config updated so
fresh installs get the same limits.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Bakes the FIPS (Free Internetworking Peering System) mesh daemon into
the node stack, supervised by archipelago alongside Tor. Runs as a
system service, identity derives from the same BIP-39 master seed, and
user-triggered updates track upstream main.
Identity
seed.rs: new HKDF label archipelago/fips/secp256k1/v1 → dedicated
secp256k1 key, distinct from the Nostr-node key for crypto isolation
but still seed-recoverable
identity.rs: writes fips_key[.pub] to /data/identity on onboarding,
chmod 0600; fips_key_exists / load_fips_keys / fips_npub accessors
Transport
TransportKind::Fips=3 inserted between LAN and Tor (Tor bumps to 4)
→ router prefers FIPS over Tor for all peer traffic
PeerRecord gains fips_npub + last_fips fields (serde(default) for
backward-compat with older nodes)
transport/fips.rs: NodeTransport stub, reports unavailable until the
daemon is live so router falls through to Tor cleanly
Federation invites
FederatedNode and FederationInvite carry optional fips_npub
create_invite / accept_invite / peer-joined callback thread it end
to end; signature domain deliberately unchanged — FIPS Noise does
its own session auth, so the unsigned hint only affects path
selection
crate::fips
config.rs: renders /etc/fips/fips.yaml and sudo-installs key material
service.rs: systemctl status/activate/restart/mask wrappers
update.rs: GitHub API check against upstream main; apply stubbed
until per-commit .deb artefact source is decided
RPC + dashboard
fips.status / fips.check-update / fips.apply-update / fips.install /
fips.restart registered in dispatcher
HomeNetworkCard.vue shipped standalone (unmounted — place in Home.vue
when ready); shows state pill, version, FIPS npub, update button,
activate button when key is present but service is down
ISO + systemd
archipelago-fips.service: conditional on key presence, masked by
default — backend unmasks after onboarding writes the key
build-auto-installer-iso.sh: multi-stage Dockerfile builds the FIPS
.deb from jmcorgan/fips main (fail-loud), COPYs it into rootfs, apt
installs it so trixie resolves deps; unit copied + masked
Version bump: 1.3.5 → 1.4.0
Tests: 33 new/updated passing (seed, identity, transport, federation,
fips module, transport::fips).
Known gaps: fips.apply-update returns a clear stub error until
upstream publishes per-commit .deb artefacts; HomeNetworkCard is not
mounted in Home.vue by default.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Plumbs the BlobStore from blobs.rs into ApiHandler. The HMAC capability
key is derived from the node's Ed25519 signing key via a domain-separated
SHA-256 — rotating the identity rotates every outstanding cap (intentional
so a replaced node cannot honour old tokens).
New routes (added to nginx config in both server blocks):
- POST /api/blob — session-authenticated raw upload, returns
{cid, size, mime, filename, self_test_url}. The self_test_url is a
pre-signed cap pointing at the local node so the UI can verify the
round-trip without needing a peer pubkey.
- GET /blob/<cid>?cap=<hex>&exp=<epoch>&peer=<pubkey> — peer-facing,
HMAC-verified in constant time, expiry-checked, then streams bytes.
Mesh.vue gets a minimal "Attachment test (blob store)" section: file
picker → upload → cid display → "Verify round-trip" and "Open in new
tab" buttons. This validates Phase 3a end-to-end before we layer the
ContentRef typed envelope variant on top.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
App catalog served from Gitea repos (app-catalog) with 35 apps.
Nodes fetch catalog dynamically — new apps appear without frontend
rebuild. Test app added and removed to verify pipeline.
Gitea manifest updated with internal_port/nginx_proxy for iframe.
Updated catalog.json, nginx configs, app session configs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Prevents duplicate resolver directive error when both
nginx-archipelago.conf and external-app-proxies.conf are loaded
at http context level.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- ISO builder: run npm ci before npm run build to prevent stale UI artifacts
- Unbundled ISO: clean container-images dir to prevent bundled tars leaking
- WireGuard: use After=network.target instead of network-online.target for
faster wg0 startup on install
- VPN status: check actual nvpn0 interface instead of config tunnel_ip to
prevent NostrVPN from showing standalone WireGuard IP
- ContainerApps: filter out not-installed bundled apps (fixes Bitcoin Knots
appearing on clean unbundled installs)
- Kiosk: persist kiosk mode to localStorage before /kiosk redirect so
App.vue can skip remote relay (fixes input doubling with companion app)
- IndeedHub: fix port mapping and X-Forwarded-Prefix passthrough
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- IndeedHub container port changed from 7777 to 7778 (7777 used by nostr-relay)
- Nginx proxy updated to route to 7778
- Backend config.rs port mapping updated
- Podman registries.conf switched to v2 format (fixes mixed v1/v2 error)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Update all references from Debian 12 (Bookworm) to Debian 13 (Trixie)
- Enable SystemCallArchitectures, RestrictAddressFamilies, RestrictRealtime
in archipelago.service (safe on systemd 256+ which respects NoNewPrivileges=no)
- Update GLIBC compatibility checks from 2.36 to 2.40
- ISO filename, build container, and docs updated throughout
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Standalone WireGuard (wg0:51820):
- New archipelago-wg.service creates wg0 independent of NostrVPN
- Keypair generated on first-boot, persisted on LUKS partition
- vpn.create-peer uses wg genkey/pubkey (no nvpn dependency)
- wg-address service depends on archipelago-wg, not nostr-vpn
Networking fixes:
- Remove nos.lol from default relays (requires PoW, events rejected)
- Add Tor hidden service for private relay (port 7777) — NAT'd peers
can reach relay over Tor for NostrVPN signaling
- Fix Tor hostname sync race: wait loop before copying hostname files
- Add tor-hostnames + wireguard dirs to LUKS partition setup
- Include relay in hostname sync loops (setup-tor.sh + first-boot)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace disconnected "Generate Invite" + "Add participant" with a 2-step
wizard: enter phone npub → get invite QR + mesh details. Backend vpn.invite
now accepts optional npub param to add participant in the same call. Modal
shows network ID, node npub, and relay URLs for manual app configuration.
Also includes nostr-vpn service hardening (rate-limit restarts, reset-failed
before enable).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add nostr-rs-relay as native system service (port 7777) for VPN
signaling. Every node runs its own private relay from first boot.
Update nvpn binary from v0.3.4 to v0.3.7 (fixes mesh event
processing). Add WireGuard helper and address service for peer VPN.
First-boot script configures relay, nvpn identity, relay URLs
(direct + Tor onion), and syncs daemon config.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- VPN card: relay URLs, device management, invite QR, add participant
- Backend: vpn.invite, vpn.add-participant, vpn.peer-config RPCs
- nvpn v0.3.7 system service (fixes event processing bug in v0.3.4)
- First-boot: auto-configure nvpn with node identity and endpoint
- Service: AF_NETLINK for WireGuard, NoNewPrivileges=no for sudo wg
- TASK-50: networking stack reliability from first install
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Remove ReadWritePaths sandbox (causes namespace error when /run/nostr-vpn
doesn't exist after reboot — /run is tmpfs)
- Detect both 'active' and 'activating' states in VPN status check
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
nvpn binary writes to $HOME/.config/nvpn. Set HOME to data dir,
create runtime dirs in ExecStartPre, remove overly restrictive
ProtectSystem/ProtectHome that blocked the binary.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
FIPS stays in the marketplace as an installable container app.
NostrVPN is the native system service; FIPS is a separate optional app.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Convert NostrVPN from container app to native systemd service
- Auto-configure VPN with node's Nostr identity after onboarding
- Add nostr-vpn.service with proper capabilities (NET_ADMIN, NET_RAW)
- Remove FIPS from marketplace, container config, nginx, image-versions
(consolidated into NostrVPN — same mesh VPN concept)
- Add AIUI inclusion step to dev CI workflow
- AIUI installed on VPS build server for ISO inclusion
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add NostrVPN as a native systemd service (extracted from container)
- Add VPN status detection for nostr-vpn in backend vpn.rs
- ISO build extracts nvpn binary from container image
- First-boot auto-configures NostrVPN with node's Nostr identity
- Change Claude Auth from login iframe to API key input field
- Remove duplicate ChangePasswordSection from Settings.vue
- FIPS and Routstr remain as installable container apps
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Remove MemoryDenyWriteExecute=yes from archipelago.service — ring
(rustls) and secp256k1 (bitcoin/nostr) crypto libraries need
executable memory mappings that this restriction blocks
- Add + prefix to ExecStartPre so mkdir/chown run as root
- Use $HOME/archy instead of /home/archipelago/archy in CI workflows
so builds work on both .228 and VPS CI runners
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add three new marketplace apps:
- Routstr (v0.4.3): Decentralized AI inference proxy with Cashu payments
- Nostr VPN (v0.3.4): Mesh VPN with Nostr signaling + WireGuard tunnels
- FIPS (v0.1.0): Self-organizing encrypted mesh network
Includes status UI dashboards for headless apps (nostr-vpn-ui, fips-ui)
with usage instructions, node identity display, and container logs.
Nostr identity injected via env vars for all three apps.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Critical:
- BUILD_VERSION was hardcoded as "1.3.0-alpha" — now reads from Cargo.toml
This caused ALL ISOs to show v1.3.0 regardless of actual binary version
Kiosk:
- Remove --disable-gpu flags (broke display scaling on some monitors)
- Add --start-fullscreen --window-size for reliable fullscreen
New apps:
- Nostr VPN, FIPS, Routstr, noStrudel, BotFights, NWNN, 484 Kitchen,
Call the Operator, Arch Presentation, Syntropy Institute, T-0
Rust: suppress dead_code and unused_assignments warnings
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add firmware-linux-nonfree to ISO (fixes missing Realtek NIC firmware)
- Pre-create nbxplorer/Main and btcpay/Main data directories
- Fix fedimint data dir permissions (chmod 775 for non-root container)
- GRUB GFX fallback: gfxpayload=keep + console fallback for incompatible hardware
- Kill stale Chromium before kiosk restart (prevents duplicate processes)
- Suppress Rust warnings: #[allow(dead_code)] on run_boot_reconciliation,
#[allow(unused_assignments)] on history_dirty
- Version bump to 1.3.3
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Frontend:
- Add remote-relay.ts: receives companion input via /ws/remote-relay,
dispatches keyboard/mouse/scroll events into browser DOM
- Add CompanionIndicator.vue: NES gamepad icon when companion connected
- Wire relay start/stop to auth state in App.vue
Kiosk:
- Move Chromium data dir to /var/lib/archipelago/chromium-kiosk (encrypted)
- Disable MetricsReporting, AutofillServerCommunication, PasswordManager
- Remove --metrics-recording-only (contradicts disable-metrics)
CSS:
- Fix Chromium ghost rectangles: only apply preserve-3d + backface-visibility
during transitions, not always-on (causes Chromium to skip painting
off-viewport cards)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Backport from .228 live server:
- AIUI: use SPA fallback (try_files → /aiui/index.html) for client-side routing
- Remove cookie_session gates from AIUI proxies (API key managed by proxy)
- Apply to both HTTP and HTTPS server blocks
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Container stability:
- Merge scan results instead of full replacement (prevents UI flapping)
- Absence threshold: 3 consecutive missed scans before removing from state
- container-list RPC uses cached scanner state for consistency
- Increased Podman API timeout 30s → 60s (scanner + health monitor)
- Keep crashed containers visible as "exited" instead of podman rm -f
- Resolve host-gateway IP via ip route (podman 4.3.x compatibility)
ISO build fixes:
- AIUI web app inclusion: searches 5 paths + CI step to copy from build server
- Claude API proxy: systemctl enable with symlink fallback
- AIUI nginx: try_files =404 (was /aiui/index.html redirect loop)
- Build version set to 1.3.0
Container fixes:
- lnd-ui: nginx listens on 8080 (was 80, Permission denied in rootless)
- first-boot: image-versions.sh sourced from correct path with validation
- first-boot: host-gateway resolved to actual gateway IP
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The backend shuts down in <1s. The 660s timeout was left from when
Bitcoin Core was managed by this service. With 660s, systemctl stop
hangs for 11 minutes if the process is already dead but systemd
hasn't noticed, blocking all deploys and restarts.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Backend:
- Add --add-host host.containers.internal:host-gateway to LND and Bitcoin
Knots containers (fixes DNS resolution failure in rootless podman)
- Add --user 0:0 and DAC_OVERRIDE to nginx UI sidecar containers
(fixes chown crash in rootless podman for bitcoin-ui, electrs-ui, lnd-ui)
- Add hostadd to Rust Podman API client for web UI container installs
- Add Chromium privacy flags to kiosk launcher (disable telemetry)
Frontend:
- Fix onboarding reset on raw IP visits (trust localStorage as first-class
signal, skip boot screen when server is up but not onboarded)
- Fix seed regression: persist challenge indices in sessionStorage so going
back from Verify doesn't change which words are asked
- Remove glass container from seed Generate/Verify/Restore screens
- Add Back button to Restore from Seed screen
- Replace Network card: Tor (purple), VPN status (orange), Bitcoin sync (orange)
- Add ElectrumX to curated app list with correct .webp icon
- Install flow: navigate to My Apps immediately with toast, hide
installed/installing apps from marketplace and discover views
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- session.rs: use OnceCell for remember_secret to prevent concurrent
requests on first boot from generating different HMAC secrets, which
caused CSRF token mismatch on every state-changing RPC call (app
install, start, stop all failed with "CSRF token missing or invalid")
- install.rs: write lnd.conf with Bitcoin RPC credentials before LND
container starts (prevents "bitcoin.mainnet must be specified" crash);
inject Bitcoin RPC auth into bitcoin-ui nginx.conf; add proper error
logging to UI container build/run steps; fix UI containers to use
--network=host (they proxy to localhost backend/bitcoin RPC)
- Tor: remove After=tor.service from archipelago-tor-helper.path to
break systemd ordering cycle that prevented Tor from starting on boot
- Seed screen: compact grid layout (2 cols mobile, 4 cols sm+) with
tighter padding to fit kiosk displays without scrolling
- Dockerfiles: remove nonexistent assets/ COPY from bitcoin-ui, fix
electrs-ui to COPY qrcode.js and EXPOSE 50002 (matches nginx.conf)
- image-versions.sh: add UI container image variables for registry
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Chromium kiosk: add --disable-gpu-compositing, --disable-gpu-rasterization,
--disable-software-rasterizer, --renderer-process-limit=1
drops GPU process from 64% to 12% CPU
- Container healthchecks: 30s to 120s interval in first-boot and reconcile
- AppCard: min-height on description so cards dont shift
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The backend couldn't read Tor hidden service hostnames because the
systemd service only had SupplementaryGroups=dialout. Adding debian-tor
allows the backend to read /var/lib/tor/hidden_service_*/hostname
without needing sudo (which is blocked by NoNewPrivileges=yes).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
UEFI boot:
- xorriso now uses -append_partition with ESP type GUID
(C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B) instead of -isohybrid-gpt-basdat
which only creates "basic data" partitions. Strict UEFI firmware
requires the correct ESP type to find BOOTX64.EFI.
- Uses Arch Linux ISO approach: -append_partition + appended_part_as_gpt
WebSocket/login from LAN browser:
- HTTPS nginx /ws block was missing proxy_set_header Cookie $http_cookie
Session cookie wasn't forwarded → backend returned 401 → WS failed
Password UX:
- Renamed "Change Password" → "Set Password" with description explaining
default password is password123
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- I2: Add MemoryMax=4G, LimitNOFILE=65535, TasksMax=2048 to systemd service
- I3: Tor rotation keeps old service for 1h transition before cleanup
- R14: Replace .parse().unwrap() with .unwrap_or(localhost) in rate limiter
- R15: Replace 7 unwrap/expect in mesh protocol with proper error propagation
- R27: Add 10s timeouts to mesh Bitcoin RPC calls
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- R1: Add health RPC endpoint with crash recovery status, uptime, and version
- R2: Wrap all 5 Nostr client.connect() calls in 10s timeout
- R3: Make backup restore atomic with staging dir and rollback on failure
- I1: Add rate limiting, body size, and proxy timeouts to unauthenticated nginx endpoints
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Major changes:
- Full Tor hidden service management via systemd path unit pattern
(tor-helper.sh + archipelago-tor-helper.path/service) — respects
NoNewPrivileges=yes, no sudo needed from backend
- Container doctor: prefer system Tor over container, remove archy-tor
- Deploy script: fix torrc generation (read correct services.json path),
web apps map port 80→local port, enable both tor and tor@default
- Federation: server rename pushes name to peers via background sync
- Server name: fix root-owned file, optimistic store update
- Mesh: local echo for sent messages, sendingArch loading state
- Web5: Message button → Mesh redirect, node name lookup in messages
- PeerFiles: show DID not onion in header
- Connected Nodes: flex-1 instead of fixed max-h
- Toast notifications route to Mesh
- Deploy script: fix single-quote syntax in SSH block
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The LND UI runs on port 8081 (separate nginx container) but fetches
/lnd-connect-info from port 80. This is cross-origin, so browsers
block reading the response without CORS headers. Added dynamic
Access-Control-Allow-Origin from $http_origin.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- New Discover.vue (app store redesign)
- Fleet.vue dashboard for .228
- MeshMap.vue component
- Fixed Discover.vue type errors (unused var, type predicate)
- Various UI updates (Apps, Dashboard, Marketplace, Mesh, Web5)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
