docs: record public release verification and storage follow-up

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.dockerignore

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 # Allow neode-ui (frontend + mock backend + docker configs)
 !neode-ui/
 
-# Allow demo assets (AIUI pre-built dist)
+!aiui/
+aiui/**/node_modules
+aiui/**/dist
+aiui/**/.turbo
+aiui/**/.build-aiui-last-*
+
+# Allow curated demo assets
 !demo/
 
 # Allow the Bitcoin UI + ElectrumX UI mock shells (served from /docker/*)

.gitea/workflows/demo-images.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
       - 'neode-ui/**'
+      - 'aiui/**'
+      - 'scripts/build-aiui.sh'
+      - '.dockerignore'
       - 'docker-compose.demo.yml'
       - '.gitea/workflows/demo-images.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -65,10 +68,12 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           build-args: |
             VITE_DEMO=1
+            SOURCE_REVISION=${{ github.sha }}
           tags: |
             ${{ vars.DEMO_REGISTRY }}/archy-demo-web:demo
             ${{ vars.DEMO_REGISTRY }}/archy-demo-web:${{ github.sha }}
 
       - name: Trigger Portainer redeploy
-        if: ${{ success() && secrets.PORTAINER_WEBHOOK != '' }}
+        # Source pushes prepare images; public deployment is an explicit post-release action.
+        if: ${{ success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && secrets.PORTAINER_WEBHOOK != '' }}
         run: curl -fsS -X POST "${{ secrets.PORTAINER_WEBHOOK }}"

.github/workflows/demo-images.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
       - 'neode-ui/**'
+      - 'aiui/**'
+      - 'scripts/build-aiui.sh'
+      - '.dockerignore'
       - 'docker-compose.demo.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/demo-images.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -65,10 +68,12 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           build-args: |
             VITE_DEMO=1
+            SOURCE_REVISION=${{ github.sha }}
           tags: |
             ${{ vars.DEMO_REGISTRY }}/archy-demo-web:demo
             ${{ vars.DEMO_REGISTRY }}/archy-demo-web:${{ github.sha }}
 
       - name: Trigger Portainer redeploy
-        if: ${{ success() && secrets.PORTAINER_WEBHOOK != '' }}
+        # Source pushes prepare images; public deployment is an explicit post-release action.
+        if: ${{ success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && secrets.PORTAINER_WEBHOOK != '' }}
         run: curl -fsS -X POST "${{ secrets.PORTAINER_WEBHOOK }}"

AGENTS.md

@@ -29,3 +29,45 @@ unrestricted `cargo test` on a node with installed apps: older mocked-runtime
 tests still reached real service commands. The runner isolates wallet data,
 service buses, container storage, networking, and process IDs. Compilation with
 `cargo test --no-run` is safe. Keep separately authorized live checks explicit.
+
+## Active release regression checklist
+
+Before resuming release work, read
+`docs/post-1.8.22-regressions-20261001.md` and retain its unfinished tasks.
+The operator requested that every reported issue be tracked, fixed and tested
+before another OTA/ISO. Keep source/unit-test results separate from actual-node
+acceptance. In particular, paid-file recovery must not send another payment,
+and app cleanup must preserve wallets, persistent data and uninstall decisions.
+Do not mark the new paid-file incident resolved merely because the earlier
+Framework LND startup incident was closed.
+
+## Gitea and ngit mirror parity
+
+Nostr Git (`ngit`) is the canonical contribution and review platform. Gitea
+(`origin`) mirrors accepted code on `main` and release tags. Both are required
+publication mirrors; duplicate PRs and proposal branches on Gitea are not required.
+For every change, including fixes and release preparation:
+
+- Review and merge once. Push the exact same resulting commits to both mirrors;
+  never independently squash, rebase or merge the same change on each platform.
+- Open new contributions and PRs on ngit; review and merge there, then mirror the
+  exact accepted main commits to Gitea. Record the ngit proposal and resulting
+  merge commit in the release ledger. Existing Gitea PRs must be reviewed and
+  explicitly linked to their ngit replacement or accepted result before closing;
+  do not abandon contributions or mark unmerged changes as merged. PR numbers,
+  reviews and discussions remain platform-specific; matching Git refs does not
+  prove their synchronization.
+- Push main and release tags to both mirrors. Preserve commit history
+  and annotated tag objects/signatures. Do not resolve drift by force pushing,
+  deleting remote refs, or rewriting published history without explicit approval.
+- After publishing source, run `python3 scripts/check-git-mirrors.py --local`.
+  Include each additional shared branch or release tag with repeated `--ref`
+  arguments (full `refs/heads/...` or `refs/tags/...` names).
+- Before OTA, catalog or ISO publication, require matching reviewed local and
+  remote main and release tag refs, and record ngit PR dispositions in the
+  release acceptance ledger. A failed push, unavailable mirror, missing ref or
+  mismatch blocks publication; never describe a partial push as synchronized.
+  Run `--all` for a complete advertised branch/tag audit; a main-only pass must
+  never be described as full historical mirror parity. Proposal-only branches
+  may intentionally differ. Existing unrelated drift
+  must be inventoried explicitly rather than silently overwritten.

Android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.archipelago.app"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 35
-        versionCode = 52
-        versionName = "0.5.32"
+        versionCode = 54
+        versionName = "0.5.34"
 
         vectorDrawables {
             useSupportLibrary = true
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ tasks.matching {
 }.configureEach { dependsOn("buildRustArm64") }
 
 dependencies {
+    testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
+    testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:mockwebserver:4.12.0")
+    testImplementation("org.robolectric:robolectric:4.14.1")
     val composeBom = platform("androidx.compose:compose-bom:2024.05.00")
     implementation(composeBom)
 

Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewDownloads.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+package com.archipelago.app.ui.screens
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.provider.DocumentsContract
+import android.webkit.CookieManager
+import android.webkit.DownloadListener
+import android.webkit.URLUtil
+import android.widget.Toast
+import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
+import androidx.compose.material3.LinearProgressIndicator
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
+import androidx.compose.runtime.*
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.*
+import okhttp3.Call
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import okhttp3.Request
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.OutputStream
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
+internal data class WebDownload(val url: String, val userAgent: String, val cookies: String, val name: String, val mime: String)
+
+/** Only the starting origin receives its WebView cookies, even across redirects. */
+internal fun streamWebDownload(
+    download: WebDownload,
+    output: OutputStream,
+    client: OkHttpClient,
+    onCall: (Call) -> Unit = {},
+    checkCancelled: () -> Unit = {},
+    onProgress: (Long, Long) -> Unit = { _, _ -> },
+): Long {
+    val transport = client.newBuilder().followRedirects(false).followSslRedirects(false).build()
+    val original = download.url.toHttpUrlOrNull() ?: throw IOException("Unsupported download link")
+    var url = original
+    var redirects = 0
+    while (true) {
+        checkCancelled()
+        if (url.username.isNotEmpty() || url.password.isNotEmpty()) throw IOException("Unsupported download link")
+        val request = Request.Builder().url(url).header("User-Agent", download.userAgent)
+        if (url.scheme == original.scheme && url.host == original.host && url.port == original.port && download.cookies.isNotBlank()) {
+            request.header("Cookie", download.cookies)
+        }
+        val call = transport.newCall(request.build())
+        onCall(call)
+        call.execute().use { response ->
+            if (response.code in listOf(301, 302, 303, 307, 308)) {
+                if (++redirects > 5) throw IOException("Too many download redirects")
+                val next = response.header("Location")?.let { url.resolve(it) } ?: throw IOException("Invalid download redirect")
+                if (url.isHttps && !next.isHttps) throw IOException("Insecure download redirect blocked")
+                url = next
+            } else {
+                if (response.code == 401 || response.code == 403) throw IOException("Sign in to the node again, then retry the download")
+                if (!response.isSuccessful) throw IOException("Download failed (HTTP ${response.code})")
+                if (response.header("Content-Type")?.substringBefore(';')?.trim()?.lowercase() == "text/html" &&
+                    download.mime != "text/html" && !download.name.endsWith(".html", true) && !download.name.endsWith(".htm", true)) {
+                    throw IOException("Sign in to the node again, then retry the download")
+                }
+                val body = response.body ?: throw IOException("The download was empty")
+                val total = body.contentLength()
+                var written = 0L
+                body.byteStream().use { input ->
+                    val buffer = ByteArray(64 * 1024)
+                    var lastUpdate = 0L
+                    while (true) {
+                        checkCancelled()
+                        val count = input.read(buffer)
+                        if (count == -1) break
+                        output.write(buffer, 0, count)
+                        written += count
+                        val now = System.nanoTime()
+                        if (now - lastUpdate > 100_000_000L) { onProgress(written, total); lastUpdate = now }
+                    }
+                }
+                if (total >= 0 && written != total) throw IOException("Download interrupted; please retry")
+                onProgress(written, total)
+                return written
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** Uses the system Save dialog: no broad storage permission and no external browser login. */
+@Composable
+internal fun rememberWebViewDownloads(): DownloadListener {
+    val context = LocalContext.current
+    val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
+    var pending by remember { mutableStateOf<WebDownload?>(null) }
+    var active by remember { mutableStateOf<WebDownload?>(null) }
+    var progress by remember { mutableStateOf<Pair<Long, Long>>(0L to -1L) }
+    var failure by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
+    var job by remember { mutableStateOf<Job?>(null) }
+    val currentCall = remember { java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<Call?>(null) }
+    val client = remember {
+        OkHttpClient.Builder().followRedirects(false).followSslRedirects(false)
+            .connectTimeout(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS).readTimeout(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS).build()
+    }
+    fun cancel() { job?.cancel(); currentCall.getAndSet(null)?.cancel() }
+    DisposableEffect(Unit) { onDispose { currentCall.getAndSet(null)?.cancel() } }
+    val save = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult()) { result ->
+        val download = pending
+        pending = null
+        val uri = result.data?.data
+        if (result.resultCode != Activity.RESULT_OK || uri == null || download == null) return@rememberLauncherForActivityResult
+        job = scope.launch {
+            active = download
+            progress = 0L to -1L
+            var complete = false
+            try {
+                withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    val task = currentCoroutineContext()
+                    context.contentResolver.openOutputStream(uri, "w")?.use { output ->
+                        streamWebDownload(download, output, client,
+                            onCall = { call -> currentCall.set(call); if (!task.isActive) call.cancel() },
+                            checkCancelled = { task.ensureActive() },
+                            onProgress = { done, total -> scope.launch { progress = done to total } })
+                    } ?: throw IOException("Unable to open the selected destination")
+                }
+                complete = true
+                Toast.makeText(context, "Download complete: ${download.name}", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
+            } catch (error: CancellationException) {
+                throw error
+            } catch (error: Exception) {
+                if (currentCoroutineContext().isActive) {
+                    // Do not expose authenticated URLs or request headers in UI/logs.
+                    failure = when {
+                        error is javax.net.ssl.SSLException -> "The server certificate could not be verified."
+                        error is IOException && error.message?.startsWith("Sign in") == true -> error.message
+                        else -> "Download failed. Check your connection and available storage, then try again."
+                    }
+                }
+            } finally {
+                currentCall.getAndSet(null)?.cancel()
+                if (!complete) withContext(NonCancellable + Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    // This URI was newly created by ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT; never remove an existing user file.
+                    runCatching { DocumentsContract.deleteDocument(context.contentResolver, uri) }
+                }
+                active = null
+                job = null
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (active != null) {
+        AlertDialog(onDismissRequest = {}, title = { Text("Downloading") }, text = {
+            Column {
+                Text(active!!.name)
+                if (progress.second > 0) LinearProgressIndicator(progress = (progress.first.toFloat() / progress.second).coerceIn(0f, 1f))
+                else LinearProgressIndicator()
+            }
+        }, confirmButton = {}, dismissButton = { TextButton(onClick = { cancel() }) { Text("Cancel") } })
+    }
+    failure?.let { message ->
+        AlertDialog(onDismissRequest = { failure = null }, title = { Text("Download unavailable") },
+            text = { Text(message) }, confirmButton = { TextButton(onClick = { failure = null }) { Text("OK") } })
+    }
+    return DownloadListener { url, userAgent, disposition, mimeType, _ ->
+        if (active != null || pending != null) {
+            Toast.makeText(context, "Finish or cancel the current download first", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        } else if (url.toHttpUrlOrNull() == null) {
+            failure = "This download link is not supported. Open the file from Cloud and try again."
+        } else {
+            val mime = mimeType?.substringBefore(';')?.takeIf { it.contains('/') } ?: "application/octet-stream"
+            val name = URLUtil.guessFileName(url, disposition, mime).replace(Regex("[\\\\/\\p{Cntrl}]"), "_").take(180).ifBlank { "download" }
+            pending = WebDownload(url, userAgent ?: "Archipelago Companion", CookieManager.getInstance().getCookie(url).orEmpty(), name, mime)
+            try {
+                save.launch(Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT).apply {
+                    addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE); type = mime; putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, name)
+                })
+            } catch (_: Exception) { pending = null; failure = "No file-saving app is available on this device." }
+        }
+    }
+}

Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewFullscreen.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package com.archipelago.app.ui.screens
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.ContextWrapper
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.view.View
+import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.webkit.WebChromeClient
+import android.widget.FrameLayout
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat
+import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
+
+private fun Context.fullscreenActivity(): ComponentActivity? = when (this) {
+    is ComponentActivity -> this
+    is ContextWrapper -> baseContext.takeIf { it !== this }?.fullscreenActivity()
+    else -> null
+}
+
+/** Hosts Chromium's custom fullscreen view without replacing or reloading its WebView. */
+internal class WebViewFullscreen(private val activity: ComponentActivity?) {
+    private var overlay: FrameLayout? = null
+    private var callback: WebChromeClient.CustomViewCallback? = null
+    private var back: OnBackPressedCallback? = null
+    private var visibleBars = 0
+    private var originalBehavior = 0
+
+    fun show(view: View?, onHidden: WebChromeClient.CustomViewCallback?) {
+        val owner = activity
+        // A second enter must not detach the active video or strand its callback.
+        if (owner == null || owner.isFinishing || owner.isDestroyed || view == null ||
+            view.parent != null || overlay != null
+        ) {
+            onHidden?.onCustomViewHidden()
+            return
+        }
+        val decor = owner.window.decorView as? ViewGroup
+        if (decor == null) { onHidden?.onCustomViewHidden(); return }
+        val controller = WindowCompat.getInsetsController(owner.window, decor)
+        val insets = ViewCompat.getRootWindowInsets(decor)
+        visibleBars = 0
+        if (insets?.isVisible(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars()) != false) {
+            visibleBars = visibleBars or WindowInsetsCompat.Type.statusBars()
+        }
+        if (insets?.isVisible(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.navigationBars()) != false) {
+            visibleBars = visibleBars or WindowInsetsCompat.Type.navigationBars()
+        }
+        originalBehavior = controller.systemBarsBehavior
+        val host = FrameLayout(owner).apply {
+            setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK)
+            keepScreenOn = true
+            addView(view, FrameLayout.LayoutParams(-1, -1))
+        }
+        overlay = host
+        callback = onHidden
+        decor.addView(host, ViewGroup.LayoutParams(-1, -1))
+        controller.systemBarsBehavior = WindowInsetsControllerCompat.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE
+        controller.hide(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())
+        back = object : OnBackPressedCallback(true) {
+            override fun handleOnBackPressed() = hide()
+        }.also { owner.onBackPressedDispatcher.addCallback(it) }
+        view.requestFocus()
+    }
+
+    fun hide() {
+        val host = overlay ?: return
+        // Clear first: Chromium may synchronously call onHideCustomView again.
+        overlay = null
+        val notify = callback
+        callback = null
+        back?.remove()
+        back = null
+        host.keepScreenOn = false
+        host.removeAllViews()
+        (host.parent as? ViewGroup)?.removeView(host)
+        activity?.let { owner ->
+            val controller = WindowCompat.getInsetsController(owner.window, owner.window.decorView)
+            controller.systemBarsBehavior = originalBehavior
+            controller.hide(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())
+            if (visibleBars != 0) controller.show(visibleBars)
+        }
+        notify?.onCustomViewHidden()
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+internal fun rememberWebViewFullscreen(): WebViewFullscreen {
+    val context = LocalContext.current
+    val fullscreen = remember(context) { WebViewFullscreen(context.fullscreenActivity()) }
+    DisposableEffect(fullscreen) { onDispose { fullscreen.hide() } }
+    return fullscreen
+}

Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt

@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ fun WebViewScreen(
     // before surfacing the error page: the mesh tunnel works from anywhere.
     meshFallbackUrl: String? = null,
 ) {
+    val fullscreen = rememberWebViewFullscreen()
+    val downloads = rememberWebViewDownloads()
     var isLoading by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
     // First kiosk load (often over the FIPS mesh) gets the full branded
     // loader; later navigations keep just the slim top progress bar.
@@ -913,6 +915,7 @@ fun WebViewScreen(
                         cookieManager.setAcceptThirdPartyCookies(this, true)
 
                         applyArchipelagoSettings()
+                        setDownloadListener(downloads)
                         settings.apply {
                             setSupportMultipleWindows(true)  // enables onCreateWindow for window.open
                             // Let JS open windows without a synchronous user-gesture
@@ -1181,6 +1184,12 @@ fun WebViewScreen(
                         }
 
                         webChromeClient = object : WebChromeClient() {
+                            override fun onShowCustomView(view: android.view.View?, callback: CustomViewCallback?) {
+                                fullscreen.show(view, callback)
+                            }
+
+                            override fun onHideCustomView() = fullscreen.hide()
+
                             override fun onProgressChanged(view: WebView?, newProgress: Int) {
                                 loadProgress = newProgress
                             }
@@ -1546,6 +1555,8 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
     appName: String? = null,
     onClose: () -> Unit,
 ) {
+    val fullscreen = rememberWebViewFullscreen()
+    val downloads = rememberWebViewDownloads()
     val context = LocalContext.current
     // Same-node check across BOTH node addresses (LAN + mesh ULA) — see the
     // kiosk's isSameNode; a mismatch here bounced app links to the browser.
@@ -1643,6 +1654,7 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
 
                         CookieManager.getInstance().setAcceptThirdPartyCookies(this, true)
                         applyArchipelagoSettings()
+                        setDownloadListener(downloads)
                         // Node apps (BTCPay invoices, LND, Portainer tokens) are
                         // served over plain HTTP too — same dead-clipboard trap.
                         addClipboardBridge()
@@ -1662,6 +1674,12 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
                         )
 
                         webChromeClient = object : WebChromeClient() {
+                            override fun onShowCustomView(view: android.view.View?, callback: CustomViewCallback?) {
+                                fullscreen.show(view, callback)
+                            }
+
+                            override fun onHideCustomView() = fullscreen.hide()
+
                             override fun onProgressChanged(view: WebView?, newProgress: Int) {
                                 progress = newProgress
                             }

Android/app/src/test/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewDownloadsTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package com.archipelago.app.ui.screens
+
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import okhttp3.ResponseBody.Companion.toResponseBody
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse
+import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer
+import okio.Buffer
+import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException
+
+class WebViewDownloadsTest {
+    private fun spec(url: String) = WebDownload(url, "test-agent", "session=test-only", "file.bin", "application/octet-stream")
+    @Test fun authenticatedDownloadWritesExactBytesAndReportsCompletion() {
+        MockWebServer().use { server ->
+            val bytes = ByteArray(256 * 1024 + 13) { (it % 251).toByte() }
+            server.enqueue(MockResponse().setBody(Buffer().write(bytes)))
+            val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+            var progress = 0L to 0L
+            assertEquals(bytes.size.toLong(), streamWebDownload(spec(server.url("/file").toString()), out, OkHttpClient(), onProgress = { done, total -> progress = done to total }))
+            assertArrayEquals(bytes, out.toByteArray())
+            assertEquals(bytes.size.toLong() to bytes.size.toLong(), progress)
+            assertEquals("session=test-only", server.takeRequest().getHeader("Cookie"))
+        }
+    }
+    @Test fun sameOriginRedirectKeepsSessionButCrossOriginNeverReceivesIt() {
+        MockWebServer().use { first -> MockWebServer().use { second ->
+            second.enqueue(MockResponse().setBody("final"))
+            first.enqueue(MockResponse().setResponseCode(302).addHeader("Location", "/relative"))
+            first.enqueue(MockResponse().setResponseCode(307).addHeader("Location", second.url("/target")))
+            val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+            streamWebDownload(spec(first.url("/start").toString()), out, OkHttpClient())
+            assertEquals("final", out.toString())
+            assertEquals("session=test-only", first.takeRequest().getHeader("Cookie"))
+            assertEquals("session=test-only", first.takeRequest().getHeader("Cookie"))
+            assertNull(second.takeRequest().getHeader("Cookie"))
+        } }
+    }
+    @Test fun authenticationFailureDoesNotSaveErrorBody() {
+        MockWebServer().use { server ->
+            server.enqueue(MockResponse().setResponseCode(401).setBody("login required"))
+            val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+            val error = assertThrows(IOException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec(server.url("/").toString()), out, OkHttpClient()) }
+            assertTrue(error.message!!.startsWith("Sign in"))
+            assertEquals(0, out.size())
+        }
+    }
+    @Test fun redirectsAreBoundedAndUnsafeSchemesAreRejected() {
+        MockWebServer().use { server ->
+            repeat(6) { server.enqueue(MockResponse().setResponseCode(302).addHeader("Location", "/loop")) }
+            assertThrows(IOException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec(server.url("/loop").toString()), ByteArrayOutputStream(), OkHttpClient()) }
+            assertEquals(6, server.requestCount)
+        }
+        for (url in listOf("file:///etc/passwd", "data:text/plain,test", "blob:test")) {
+            assertThrows(IOException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec(url), ByteArrayOutputStream(), OkHttpClient()) }
+        }
+    }
+    @Test fun cancellationAndDestinationFailureAreNotReportedAsComplete() {
+        MockWebServer().use { server ->
+            server.enqueue(MockResponse().setBody("bytes"))
+            assertThrows(CancellationException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec(server.url("/").toString()), ByteArrayOutputStream(), OkHttpClient(), checkCancelled = { throw CancellationException() }) }
+            assertEquals(0, server.requestCount)
+            var progressCalled = false
+            val out = object : java.io.OutputStream() { override fun write(b: Int) { throw IOException("disk full") } }
+            assertThrows(IOException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec(server.url("/").toString()), out, OkHttpClient(), onProgress = { _, _ -> progressCalled = true }) }
+            assertFalse(progressCalled)
+        }
+    }
+    @Test fun tlsDowngradeAndLoginHtmlAreRejected() {
+        var requests = 0
+        val client = OkHttpClient.Builder().addInterceptor { chain ->
+            requests++
+            okhttp3.Response.Builder().request(chain.request()).protocol(okhttp3.Protocol.HTTP_1_1)
+                .code(302).message("redirect").header("Location", "http://example.test/file").body("".toResponseBody(null)).build()
+        }.build()
+        assertThrows(IOException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec("https://example.test/file"), ByteArrayOutputStream(), client) }
+        assertEquals(1, requests)
+        MockWebServer().use { server ->
+            server.enqueue(MockResponse().addHeader("Content-Type", "Text/HTML; charset=utf-8").setBody("<html>Sign in</html>"))
+            val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+            assertThrows(IOException::class.java) { streamWebDownload(spec(server.url("/file").toString()), out, OkHttpClient()) }
+            assertEquals(0, out.size())
+        }
+    }
+
+}

Android/app/src/test/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewFullscreenTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package com.archipelago.app.ui.screens
+
+import android.view.View
+import android.widget.FrameLayout
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import org.junit.Assert.*
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.Robolectric
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@Config(manifest = Config.NONE, sdk = [28, 35])
+class WebViewFullscreenTest {
+    @Test fun backExitsFullscreenWithoutFinishingActivityAndNotifiesOnce() {
+        val lifecycle = Robolectric.buildActivity(ComponentActivity::class.java).setup()
+        try {
+            val activity = lifecycle.get()
+            val fullscreen = WebViewFullscreen(activity)
+            val video = View(activity)
+            var hidden = 0
+            fullscreen.show(video) { hidden++ }
+            assertNotNull(video.parent)
+            activity.onBackPressedDispatcher.onBackPressed()
+            assertNull(video.parent)
+            assertFalse(activity.isFinishing)
+            assertEquals(1, hidden)
+            fullscreen.hide()
+            assertEquals(1, hidden)
+        } finally { lifecycle.pause().stop().destroy() }
+    }
+
+    @Test fun duplicateRequestPreservesActiveViewAndCanReenterAfterExit() {
+        val lifecycle = Robolectric.buildActivity(ComponentActivity::class.java).setup()
+        try {
+            val activity = lifecycle.get()
+            val fullscreen = WebViewFullscreen(activity)
+            val first = View(activity)
+            val second = View(activity)
+            var firstHidden = 0
+            var secondHidden = 0
+            fullscreen.show(first) { firstHidden++ }
+            fullscreen.show(second) { secondHidden++ }
+            assertNotNull(first.parent)
+            assertNull(second.parent)
+            assertEquals(0, firstHidden)
+            assertEquals(1, secondHidden)
+            fullscreen.hide()
+            fullscreen.show(second) { secondHidden++ }
+            assertNotNull(second.parent)
+            fullscreen.hide()
+            assertEquals(1, firstHidden)
+            assertEquals(2, secondHidden)
+        } finally { lifecycle.pause().stop().destroy() }
+    }
+
+    @Test fun rejectsOwnedViewWithoutReparentingAndHandlesUnavailableActivity() {
+        val lifecycle = Robolectric.buildActivity(ComponentActivity::class.java).setup()
+        try {
+            val activity = lifecycle.get()
+            val video = View(activity)
+            val owner = FrameLayout(activity).apply { addView(video) }
+            var hidden = 0
+            WebViewFullscreen(activity).show(video) { hidden++ }
+            assertSame(owner, video.parent)
+            WebViewFullscreen(null).show(null) { hidden++ }
+            assertEquals(2, hidden)
+        } finally { lifecycle.pause().stop().destroy() }
+    }
+}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,59 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## v1.9.0-alpha (2026-10-05)
+
+Unpublished release candidate; qualification is still in progress.
+
+- Keep Cuprate and NetBird supporting components out of app listings and consolidate BTCPay Server under Commerce.
+- Default on-chain sends, channel opens and cooperative closes to a dynamic next-block fee target, preserving explicit slower and custom choices.
+- Add reviewed fee-bump quotes, explicit budgets and durable operation tracking for supported wallet transactions.
+- Preserve Nginx Proxy Manager storage, same-node upstream connectivity, certificates and access controls through managed migrations.
+- Restrict public management access while retaining configured public apps and ACME certificate validation.
+- Serve the Mempool explorer on the Angor indexer origin alongside its API.
+- Include the self-contained LoRa flashing tool and explicit board selection in update and installer payloads.
+- Preserve paid-file Lightning entitlements across restarts and recover settled invoices from LND. Retry delivery without paying again and retain purchased files in the owned cache.
+- Return explicit payment-status errors with safe retry guidance when verification is unavailable.
+- Keep upload progress on its original screen, show completion there or notify on other screens, and cancel active and queued uploads.
+- Resume interrupted uploads while the app remains open, preserve the original destination, and verify saved file contents before reporting completion.
+- Provision a unique private File Browser login on each node while keeping Cloud sign-in automatic and preserving existing accounts and files.
+- Update Nostr dependencies to reject forged relay events and oversized encrypted messages; preserve native signing and encryption compatibility.
+- Allow apps to opt in to a validated public-key list of user identities without granting signing access.
+- Make transaction filters transparent and horizontally scrollable on mobile.
+- Keep Immich internal services out of My Apps, avoid false recovery states for healthy stacks, and allow removal of retired catalog apps.
+- Repair the redundant managed Portainer network override that can prevent startup, preserving custom overrides and persistent state.
+- Offer Standard, Medium, Fast and custom fees when cooperatively closing Lightning channels.
+- Add a clear-search icon to My Apps, Services and the App Store on desktop and mobile.
+- Keep Angor Indexer and the optional Angor Relay in the signed app catalog. Full indexing requires a synced, unpruned Bitcoin node and its indexing dependencies.
+
+## v1.8.22-alpha (2026-09-30)
+
+- Fixed Nginx Proxy Manager launch readiness choosing a proxy listener instead of its admin port after container recreation.
+
+- Network diagnostic failures no longer stop all apps or rebuild shared container networking.
+- Prevented orphaned companion dashboards from repeatedly reinstalling themselves after their backend app was removed.
+- Fixed companion dashboard builds still referencing a retired image registry.
+
+- Fixed Angor Indexer health checks choosing IPv6 localhost for an IPv4 listener and unnecessarily restarting the working service.
+
+- Prevented false app restarts by probing each published port at its actual bind address; Nginx Proxy Manager now checks its internal admin API.
+- Added a backed-up migration for the recognized legacy Nginx Proxy Manager tunnel/LND port conflict in both OTA and ISO startup paths.
+
+- Checked Bitcoin and Electrum companion dashboards instead of backend protocol ports, preserving dashboard access during initial sync.
+- Removed web-interface waiting messages from headless services such as Phoenixd and clarified which interface is unavailable for launchable apps.
+
+- Finished runtime app-file promotion before manifest loading, preventing startup catalog refresh from forgetting disk-only apps.
+
+- Named the app in compact readiness messages and kept app-card actions aligned at the bottom.
+- Removed duplicate Mempool cards caused by frontend container aliases in restored inventory.
+
+- Kept installed apps visible through restarts and hard refreshes, and delayed app launches until their web interface is ready.
+- Made Bitcoin version selection readable and usable in the ThinkPad kiosk, above the pruning settings.
+- Restored GitWorkshop build files in installation/update payloads and made slow image-pull progress clearer.
+- Fixed same-node Gitea access from Portainer, with persistent runtime migration, state backups and recovery after failed restarts.
+- Preserved Gitea configuration and SSH operation during fresh setup and upgrades.
+- Improved paid-file delivery, saved-file permissions and repeat-download compatibility; verified Tor-only payment with change, rejection refunds and free repeat downloads.
+- Added a headless Angor Indexer service using the existing Mempool/ElectrumX stack, and an optional separate Angor relay.
+- Prevented manifest command arguments containing apostrophes from being corrupted in generated services.
 
 ## v1.8.21-alpha (2026-09-30)
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -64,12 +64,49 @@ App submissions must:
 
 ## Pull requests
 
-1. Open one focused PR per behavior or documentation change.
+Contributions, PRs and reviews live on **ngit**. Clone the canonical repository:
+
+```text
+nostr://npub1w3sqdkrhn0gyuvsex32effzgnfpyde6qrrc4u467flg5e9txh4wsfn5vjg/relay.ngit.dev/archy
+```
+
+Gitea is a conventional Git mirror of accepted `main` commits and release tags.
+You do not need to open a duplicate Gitea PR. Existing Gitea contributions will
+be reviewed and linked to their ngit replacement or accepted result before
+closure.
+
+1. Open one focused ngit PR per behavior or documentation change.
 2. Explain what changed, why it changed, and how it was verified.
 3. Include screenshots for UI changes.
 4. Link relevant issues or docs.
 5. Keep generated catalog changes in sync with manifest changes.
 
+### Maintainer publication gate
+
+Merge once through the ngit contribution workflow, then push the exact same
+accepted commits to Gitea. Do not independently merge or squash on each mirror.
+Publish identical release tag objects, including annotations and signatures.
+After pushing main, verify:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/check-git-mirrors.py --local
+```
+
+Before publishing release artifacts, also check the actual release tag:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/check-git-mirrors.py --local --ref refs/tags/v1.9.0-alpha
+```
+
+Use the release's actual tag name. Missing refs, inaccessible mirrors or differing
+object IDs block publication. Record the ngit PR disposition and resulting merge
+commit in the release acceptance ledger. Resolve drift deliberately; do not
+force-push or delete published history without explicit approval.
+
+The checker is read-only. `--all` audits every advertised branch and tag; ngit
+proposal branches may intentionally differ from Gitea. A main-only pass proves
+only main parity, and no Git ref check verifies PR discussions or review state.
+
 Suggested commit format:
 
 ```text

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Archipelago
 
+> **Alpha testing:** Archipelago is experimental software. Any funds you put on it are at your own risk.
+
 > Self-sovereign Bitcoin node OS and manifest-driven app platform.
 
 Archipelago is a bootable personal server OS for Bitcoin infrastructure,

app-catalog/catalog.json

@@ -436,13 +436,13 @@
     {
       "id": "nginx-proxy-manager",
       "title": "Nginx Proxy Manager",
-      "version": "2.12.1",
-      "description": "Reverse proxy with SSL. Beautiful web interface for managing proxies. On a node, this manages its admin UI and upstream configuration — the proxy's own :80/:443 listeners are not published (the node's web server owns those ports).",
+      "version": "2.14.0",
+      "description": "Reverse proxy with SSL. Beautiful web interface for managing proxies. The node's public web server forwards configured domains through this service, preserving its access lists, certificates and custom routes.",
       "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/nginx.svg",
       "author": "Nginx Proxy Manager",
       "category": "networking",
       "tier": "optional",
-      "dockerImage": "source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx-proxy-manager:latest",
+      "dockerImage": "source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx-proxy-manager@sha256:8b91afcca90f5f2a7b2b8937999824f623c8a8748ae8013a1c9bf94f62177f08",
       "repoUrl": "https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager"
     },
     {
@@ -644,6 +644,35 @@
           "/var/lib/archipelago/vaultwarden:/data"
         ]
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "angor-indexer",
+      "title": "Angor Indexer",
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "description": "Bitcoin indexer endpoint for Angor with the existing Mempool explorer. Reuses this node’s Mempool and Electrum index; requires a synced, unpruned Bitcoin node. Add this service’s address as the custom indexer in Angor settings. A relay is optional and installed separately.",
+      "dockerImage": "source.archipelago-foundation.org/chaum/angor-indexer:1.0.2",
+      "author": "Angor / Archipelago",
+      "requires": [
+        "Mempool API",
+        "Unpruned Bitcoin"
+      ],
+      "category": "money",
+      "tier": "optional",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png",
+      "repoUrl": "https://github.com/block-core/angor"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "angor-relay",
+      "title": "Angor Relay",
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "description": "Optional dedicated Nostr relay for Angor project metadata. Separate storage and access settings keep the node’s internal relay private. Add this service’s address to Angor’s relay settings; use WSS for browser clients.",
+      "dockerImage": "source.archipelago-foundation.org/chaum/angor-relay:1.1.2",
+      "author": "Angor / Archipelago",
+      "requires": [],
+      "category": "nostr",
+      "tier": "optional",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png",
+      "repoUrl": "https://github.com/hoytech/strfry"
     }
   ]
 }

apps/angor-indexer/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Angor Indexer
+
+Mainnet indexer endpoint for Angor, serving the existing Mempool explorer at
+the same origin. The service reuses this node's Mempool frontend/backend and
+Electrum index instead of creating another explorer or blockchain database.
+An unpruned, fully synced Bitcoin node is required. Installing against a pruned
+node must show the existing archival-node requirement; it must never silently
+unprune or replace its Bitcoin data.
+
+## Connect Angor
+
+Install **Angor Indexer** in the store. Its API appears under **Services**.
+In Angor settings, use `http://<node-address>:8998/` as the custom indexer origin.
+The `/health` endpoint reports readiness against Mempool's indexed block height;
+it returns 503 while that backend is unavailable. Index building may take time.
+
+Browser clients require a reachable HTTPS origin with a trusted certificate.
+Configure your HTTPS reverse proxy to forward to port 8998, then use that HTTPS
+origin in Angor. Do not disable browser TLS checks. The API supports both
+`/api/v1/` and `/api/` paths, transaction broadcast, and CORS without cookies.
+
+This endpoint intentionally exposes public blockchain queries and transaction
+broadcast through the app gate without dashboard-cookie login. It has no Bitcoin
+RPC password, wallet keys, or persistent wallet data. The backend stays on the
+managed container network; its private port does not become publicly exposed.
+You can change network access using the node's normal access controls.
+
+## Relay
+
+A relay is optional. Angor can continue using its configured external relays.
+Install **Angor Relay** separately to host project metadata locally, then add
+`ws://<node-address>:8091/` in Angor, or a trusted `wss://` proxy origin for browser
+clients. Its storage and configuration are separate from the node's internal
+relay; installing or uninstalling it does not change the internal relay.
+
+## Verify the complete client flow
+
+The root URL opens the Mempool explorer. `/health` and fee
+estimates establish API availability; they do not prove that project discovery,
+address history, or browser CORS works. Test a known funded project's address
+history, its original Nostr announcement, the Explore page, and project details
+in the actual Angor client. A certificate alone does not establish public routing.
+
+Keep existing discovery relays when adding a new relay. A new relay has no
+historical project data and does not automatically replicate other relays.
+Even with existing relays, an empty Explore page can be a client discovery
+failure: Angor Hub v2.0.0 was observed to stop after a batch whose announcements
+all failed on-chain validation. The same failure reproduced with our indexer
+and Angor's public indexer. Do not bypass the funding transaction's event-ID
+commitment or substitute an unsigned announcement to make a project appear.
+
+For opt-in read-only browser acceptance, install the frontend test dependencies
+and Playwright Chromium, then run:
+
+```sh
+ANGOR_TEST_INDEXER=https://indexer.example.com/ \
+ANGOR_TEST_RELAY=wss://relay.example.com/ \
+ANGOR_TEST_RELAYS='["wss://relay.angor.io","wss://relay.example.com/"]' \
+node tests/lifecycle/angor-public-browser.cjs
+```
+
+The relay under test must already contain the known original public project
+announcement documented in the test. The test does not import events, send
+funds, change your browser profile, or disable TLS verification. It checks the
+funding transaction/event commitment and real browser discovery and details.
+Relay signed writes, invalid-signature rejection, persistence, full node sync,
+and proxy upgrade/renewal tests remain separate acceptance requirements.
+
+## Packaging
+
+Build the pinned image with:
+
+```
+podman build -t source.archipelago-foundation.org/chaum/angor-indexer:1.0.2 apps/angor-indexer/container
+```
+
+The image runs as UID 101 with a read-only root filesystem and no capabilities.
+Only temporary nginx state is writable. Runtime DNS is read from resolv.conf so
+Mempool recreation does not require editing IP addresses or restarting this app.
+No app-specific Rust installer is required.
+
+Source documentation: [Angor's official deployment guide](https://github.com/block-core/angor/blob/869dd43cf38332dd7128a284a6bf4c1cac44c1a7/docker/DEPLOY-INDEXER-AND-RELAY.md).
+The app icon is based on [Angor’s dark-mode app icon](https://angor.io/images/app-icon-dark-mode.png), retrieved 2026-09-30. At the operator’s request, the outer corners use the same green as the background. The built-in imagegen edit preserved the black mark and filled the square green; the project asset is `neode-ui/public/assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png`.
+
+Tests and release acceptance are recorded in the next-release checklist. The
+health probe establishes backend availability, not a guarantee that every
+address query is indexed at the latest Bitcoin tip.
+
+Install Mempool Explorer first. The declarative `install_prerequisites` check
+refuses a new adapter installation if its Mempool API component is absent, before
+creating an installed-app record. It does not install or resync Bitcoin for you.
+
+## Explorer on the public indexer origin
+
+The linked official deployment guide exposes **Mempool frontend and API together**
+on the public indexer URL. It uses standard Mempool images and requires no custom
+Angor fork or `ANGOR_ENABLED` flag.
+
+The operator now requires that same browser experience: opening the configured
+indexer domain must show the existing Mempool explorer, while Angor API requests
+continue working on that origin. Reuse the existing Mempool stack, including its
+live WebSocket feed; do not install a second explorer or blockchain database.
+
+**Candidate 1.0.2:** `/` and frontend paths proxy to the existing Mempool
+frontend; `/api/`, `/api/v1/`, `/health` and the WebSocket feed retain their
+indexer routes. Version 1.0.1 served only service JSON at `/`. The candidate
+remains pending deployment/release acceptance, which must cover assets and deep links,
+desktop/mobile rendering, WebSocket updates, API/CORS/broadcast, trusted HTTPS,
+restart/upgrade and management-access isolation before documenting it as shipped.

apps/angor-indexer/container/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM docker.io/library/nginx:1.31.3-alpine@sha256:1d40e3eb3bf4f138de1d67193f2aa5309fcaf343eb5ffadbf5e9439de1eb1ebb
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/angor-nginx.conf.template
+COPY entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/angor-indexer
+USER 101:101
+EXPOSE 8080
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/angor-indexer"]

apps/angor-indexer/container/entrypoint.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+# Resolve through the container runtime's DNS, including after dependency
+# recreation. Never bake a container IP into the indexer endpoint.
+DNS_RESOLVER=$(awk '/^nameserver[[:space:]]/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/resolv.conf)
+case "$DNS_RESOLVER" in
+  ''|*[!0-9a-fA-F.:]*) echo 'Container DNS resolver is unavailable' >&2; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+case "$DNS_RESOLVER" in *:*) DNS_RESOLVER="[$DNS_RESOLVER]" ;; esac
+export DNS_RESOLVER
+envsubst '${DNS_RESOLVER}' < /etc/angor-nginx.conf.template > /tmp/nginx.conf
+exec nginx -c /tmp/nginx.conf -g 'daemon off;'

apps/angor-indexer/container/nginx.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+worker_processes 1;
+pid /tmp/nginx.pid;
+error_log /dev/stderr warn;
+events { worker_connections 512; }
+http {
+    access_log off;
+    server_tokens off;
+    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_temp;
+    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;
+    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;
+    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;
+    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;
+    resolver ${DNS_RESOLVER} valid=10s ipv6=off;
+    upstream mempool_backend {
+        zone mempool_backend 64k;
+        server mempool-api:8999 resolve;
+    }
+    upstream mempool_frontend {
+        zone mempool_frontend 64k;
+        server mempool:8080 resolve;
+    }
+    map $http_upgrade $angor_connection_upgrade {
+        default upgrade;
+        '' close;
+    }
+    server {
+        listen 8080;
+        client_max_body_size 4m;
+        proxy_connect_timeout 5s;
+        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 30s;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header Connection $angor_connection_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Authorization "";
+        proxy_set_header Cookie "";
+        proxy_hide_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin;
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin '*' always;
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods 'GET, HEAD, POST, OPTIONS' always;
+        add_header Access-Control-Allow-Headers 'Content-Type' always;
+        add_header Cache-Control 'no-store' always;
+        if ($request_method = OPTIONS) { return 204; }
+        # Mempool's backend uses /api/v1. Match its frontend's shorter /api
+        # surface too, without doubling already-versioned Angor URLs.
+        rewrite ^/api/(?!v1/)(.*)$ /api/v1/$1 last;
+        # Readiness checks the indexing backend, not this gateway's process.
+        location = /health {
+            limit_except GET { deny all; }
+            proxy_pass http://mempool_backend/api/v1/blocks/tip/height;
+            proxy_intercept_errors on;
+            error_page 500 502 503 504 =503 @waiting;
+        }
+        location @waiting {
+            default_type application/json;
+            return 503 '{"status":"waiting","message":"Waiting for Bitcoin and Mempool indexing"}\n';
+        }
+        location ~ ^/api/(v1/)?tx$ {
+            limit_except GET POST { deny all; }
+            proxy_pass http://mempool_backend;
+        }
+        location = /api/v1/ws {
+            limit_except GET { deny all; }
+            proxy_read_timeout 600s;
+            proxy_send_timeout 600s;
+            proxy_pass http://mempool_backend;
+        }
+        location /api/ {
+            limit_except GET { deny all; }
+            proxy_pass http://mempool_backend;
+        }
+        # Share the already-installed explorer; no second frontend or index DB.
+        # Its SPA handles transaction/block deep links and static assets.
+        location / {
+            limit_except GET { deny all; }
+            proxy_pass http://mempool_frontend;
+            proxy_intercept_errors on;
+            error_page 500 502 503 504 =503 @waiting;
+        }
+    }
+}

apps/angor-indexer/manifest.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+app:
+  id: angor-indexer
+  name: Angor Indexer
+  version: 1.0.2
+  description: Bitcoin indexer endpoint for Angor with the existing Mempool explorer.
+    Reuses this node’s Mempool
+    and Electrum index; requires a synced, unpruned Bitcoin node. Add this service’s
+    address as the custom indexer in Angor settings. A relay is optional and installed
+    separately.
+  category: money
+  install_prerequisites:
+  - mempool
+  - mempool-api
+  upstream:
+    kind: github
+    repo: block-core/angor
+  container:
+    image: source.archipelago-foundation.org/chaum/angor-indexer:1.0.2
+    pull_policy: if-not-present
+    network: archy-net
+  dependencies:
+  - app_id: mempool
+    version: '>=3.0.0'
+  - app_id: mempool-api
+    version: '>=3.0.0'
+  - bitcoin:archival
+  resources:
+    cpu_limit: 1
+    memory_limit: 128Mi
+    disk_limit: 128Mi
+  security:
+    capabilities: []
+    readonly_root: true
+    no_new_privileges: true
+    user: 101
+    network_policy: isolated
+  ports:
+  - host: 8998
+    container: 8080
+    protocol: tcp
+    bind: 127.0.0.1
+    auth: open
+    auth_rationale: Public Bitcoin chain-data API and validated transaction broadcast for Angor clients; no wallet keys or node RPC credentials are exposed. Browser cookie login would break machine clients.
+  interfaces:
+    main:
+      name: Angor Indexer API
+      description: Use this origin as Angor’s custom mainnet indexer URL, or open it
+        to view the existing Mempool explorer. HTTPS is required for browser clients.
+      type: api
+      port: 8998
+      protocol: http
+      path: /
+  health_check:
+    type: http
+    endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:8080
+    path: /health
+    interval: 30s
+    timeout: 8s
+    retries: 3
+  bitcoin_integration:
+    rpc_access: none
+    sync_required: true
+    pruning_support: false
+  metadata:
+    icon: /assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png
+    tier: optional
+    repo: https://github.com/block-core/angor
+    features:
+    - Angor mainnet API
+    - Mempool explorer on the same origin
+    - Reuses existing Mempool indexing
+    - No separate blockchain database
+    - Optional independent relay

apps/angor-relay/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Angor Relay
+
+Optional standalone strfry relay for Angor's public project metadata. See
+[Angor Indexer setup](../angor-indexer/README.md) for client URLs and HTTPS/WSS.
+
+The gate exposes port 8091 for Nostr clients. strfry validates event signatures;
+this is a public relay, not a private messaging archive. It mounts only
+`/var/lib/archipelago/angor-relay` and its separate configuration directory.
+It never opens, reconfigures or shares the node's internal strfry database.
+
+For a public domain, proxy HTTPS to node port **8091**, enable WebSocket upgrade,
+and add `wss://your-relay-domain/` in Angor. Test both NIP-11 metadata (send
+`Accept: application/nostr+json`) and a real Nostr subscription over WSS. An
+Archipelago login page at this domain is a routing failure, not relay readiness.
+
+New relays start without project history. Keep existing discovery relays alongside
+yours until the needed original signed announcements and metadata are available
+locally. Relays do not automatically synchronize. Any history import must retain
+the original event IDs and signatures; verify funded projects against their
+on-chain commitments. A working WebSocket with zero stored events is not proof
+that the client's project discovery works. See the indexer README's browser test.
+
+The configuration is seeded only when absent, preserving operator changes.
+Stop the service before making a consistent backup of its event database.
+Ordinary start/restart/recreation preserves both mounts. Use the standard app
+lifecycle; do not manually recreate a systemd-managed container.
+
+## Image provenance
+
+Mirrored from `docker.io/dockurr/strfry:1.1.2`, upstream manifest digest
+`sha256:e81d238db13507f6ef24c49d47cd0b0ea58ff207961f10581fa2a7c901054df4`.
+The public Angor policy is supplied by this app's own configuration; it does not
+reuse the internal relay's event whitelist.

apps/angor-relay/manifest.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+app:
+  id: angor-relay
+  name: Angor Relay
+  version: 1.1.2
+  upstream:
+    kind: github
+    repo: hoytech/strfry
+  description: Optional dedicated Nostr relay for Angor project metadata. Separate
+    storage and access settings keep the node’s internal relay private. Add this service’s
+    address to Angor’s relay settings; use WSS for browser clients.
+  container:
+    image: source.archipelago-foundation.org/chaum/angor-relay:1.1.2
+    pull_policy: if-not-present
+  dependencies:
+  - storage: 5Gi
+  resources:
+    cpu_limit: 1
+    memory_limit: 512Mi
+    disk_limit: 5Gi
+  security:
+    capabilities: []
+    readonly_root: true
+    no_new_privileges: true
+    seccomp_profile: default
+    network_policy: isolated
+    apparmor_profile: nostr-relay
+  ports:
+  - host: 8091
+    container: 7777
+    protocol: tcp
+    bind: 127.0.0.1
+    auth: open
+    auth_rationale: Dedicated public Nostr relay for Angor project metadata; strfry verifies event signatures. It has separate storage from the private node relay and no wallet or node credentials.
+  volumes:
+  - type: bind
+    source: /var/lib/archipelago/angor-relay
+    target: /app/strfry-db
+    options:
+    - rw
+  - type: bind
+    source: /var/lib/archipelago/angor-relay-config/angor-relay.conf
+    target: /etc/strfry.conf
+    options:
+    - ro
+  files:
+  - path: /var/lib/archipelago/angor-relay-config/angor-relay.conf
+    overwrite: false
+    content: |
+      ##
+      ## Default strfry config
+      ##
+
+      # Directory that contains the strfry LMDB database (restart required)
+      db = "./strfry-db/"
+
+      dbParams {
+          # Maximum number of threads/processes that can simultaneously have LMDB transactions open (restart required)
+          maxreaders = 256
+
+          # Size of mmap() to use when loading LMDB (default is 10TB, does *not* correspond to disk-space used) (restart required)
+          mapsize = 10995116277760
+
+          # Disables read-ahead when accessing the LMDB mapping. Reduces IO activity when DB size is larger than RAM. (restart required)
+          noReadAhead = false
+      }
+
+      events {
+          # Maximum size of normalised JSON, in bytes
+          maxEventSize = 65536
+
+          # Events newer than this will be rejected
+          rejectEventsNewerThanSeconds = 900
+
+          # Events older than this will be rejected
+          rejectEventsOlderThanSeconds = 94608000
+
+          # Ephemeral events older than this will be rejected
+          rejectEphemeralEventsOlderThanSeconds = 60
+
+          # Ephemeral events will be deleted from the DB when older than this
+          ephemeralEventsLifetimeSeconds = 300
+
+          # Maximum number of tags allowed
+          maxNumTags = 2000
+
+          # Maximum size for tag values, in bytes
+          maxTagValSize = 1024
+      }
+
+      relay {
+          # Interface to listen on. Use 0.0.0.0 to listen on all interfaces (restart required)
+          bind = "0.0.0.0"
+
+          # Port to open for the nostr websocket protocol (restart required)
+          port = 7777
+
+          # Set OS-limit on maximum number of open files/sockets (if 0, don't attempt to set) (restart required)
+          nofiles = 0
+
+          # HTTP header that contains the client's real IP, before reverse proxying (ie x-real-ip) (MUST be all lower-case)
+          realIpHeader = ""
+
+          info {
+              # NIP-11: Name of this server. Short/descriptive (< 30 characters)
+              name = "Angor Relay"
+
+              # NIP-11: Detailed information about relay, free-form
+              description = "Dedicated public relay for Angor project metadata."
+
+              # NIP-11: Administrative nostr pubkey, for contact purposes
+              pubkey = ""
+
+              # NIP-11: Alternative administrative contact (email, website, etc)
+              contact = ""
+
+              # NIP-11: URL pointing to an image to be used as an icon for the relay
+              icon = ""
+
+              # List of supported lists as JSON array, or empty string to use default. Example: "[1,2]"
+              nips = ""
+          }
+
+          # Maximum accepted incoming websocket frame size (should be larger than max event) (restart required)
+          maxWebsocketPayloadSize = 131072
+
+          # Maximum number of filters allowed in a REQ
+          maxReqFilterSize = 200
+
+          # Websocket-level PING message frequency (should be less than any reverse proxy idle timeouts) (restart required)
+          autoPingSeconds = 55
+
+          # If TCP keep-alive should be enabled (detect dropped connections to upstream reverse proxy)
+          enableTcpKeepalive = false
+
+          # How much uninterrupted CPU time a REQ query should get during its DB scan
+          queryTimesliceBudgetMicroseconds = 10000
+
+          # Maximum records that can be returned per filter
+          maxFilterLimit = 500
+
+          # Maximum number of subscriptions (concurrent REQs) a connection can have open at any time
+          maxSubsPerConnection = 20
+
+          writePolicy {
+              # If non-empty, path to an executable script that implements the writePolicy plugin logic
+              plugin = ""
+          }
+
+          compression {
+              # Use permessage-deflate compression if supported by client. Reduces bandwidth, but slight increase in CPU (restart required)
+              enabled = true
+
+              # Maintain a sliding window buffer for each connection. Improves compression, but uses more memory (restart required)
+              slidingWindow = true
+          }
+
+          logging {
+              # Dump all incoming messages
+              dumpInAll = false
+
+              # Dump all incoming EVENT messages
+              dumpInEvents = false
+
+              # Dump all incoming REQ/CLOSE messages
+              dumpInReqs = false
+
+              # Log performance metrics for initial REQ database scans
+              dbScanPerf = false
+
+              # Log reason for invalid event rejection? Can be disabled to silence excessive logging
+              invalidEvents = true
+          }
+
+          numThreads {
+              # Ingester threads: route incoming requests, validate events/sigs (restart required)
+              ingester = 3
+
+              # reqWorker threads: Handle initial DB scan for events (restart required)
+              reqWorker = 3
+
+              # reqMonitor threads: Handle filtering of new events (restart required)
+              reqMonitor = 3
+
+              # negentropy threads: Handle negentropy protocol messages (restart required)
+              negentropy = 2
+          }
+
+          negentropy {
+              # Support negentropy protocol messages
+              enabled = true
+
+              # Maximum records that sync will process before returning an error
+              maxSyncEvents = 1000000
+          }
+      }
+  health_check:
+    type: http
+    endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:7777
+    path: /health
+    interval: 30s
+    timeout: 5s
+    retries: 3
+  nostr_integration:
+    relay_type: public
+    monetization_enabled: false
+  category: nostr
+  interfaces:
+    main:
+      name: Angor Relay
+      description: Nostr WebSocket endpoint; use ws:// for LAN or wss:// through your
+        HTTPS domain.
+      type: api
+      port: 8091
+      protocol: http
+      path: /
+  metadata:
+    icon: /assets/img/app-icons/angor-green.png
+    tier: optional
+    repo: https://github.com/hoytech/strfry
+    features:
+    - Angor project metadata
+    - Separate from the node relay
+    - Persistent Nostr event storage

apps/gitea/manifest.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ app:
     image: source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/gitea:1.27.3
     pull_policy: if-not-present
 
+  # Preserve repositories, database, keys and configuration during runtime repairs.
+  backup_before_runtime_change: true
+
   dependencies:
     # Source history, LFS objects, release artifacts and OCI layers all share
     # this persistent store. 500Mi was only suitable for an empty demo node.
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ app:
     disk_limit: 50Gi
 
   security:
-    capabilities: [CHOWN, FOWNER, SETUID, SETGID, DAC_OVERRIDE, NET_BIND_SERVICE]
+    capabilities: [CHOWN, FOWNER, SETUID, SETGID, DAC_OVERRIDE, NET_BIND_SERVICE, SYS_CHROOT]
     readonly_root: false
     no_new_privileges: false
     network_policy: bridge
@@ -62,6 +65,17 @@ app:
       target: /etc/gitea
       options: [rw]
 
+  # Seed a fresh installation with the same origin advertised by the app gate.
+  # Existing app.ini (including custom HTTPS/domain settings) is never replaced.
+  files:
+    - path: /var/lib/archipelago/gitea/data/gitea/conf/app.ini
+      overwrite: false
+      content: |
+        [server]
+        DOMAIN = {{HOST_IP}}
+        SSH_DOMAIN = {{HOST_IP}}
+        ROOT_URL = http://{{HOST_IP}}:3001/
+
   environment:
     - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=sqlite3
     - GITEA__server__SSH_PORT=2222
@@ -106,10 +120,3 @@ app:
       - Issue tracking and pull requests
       - CI/CD via Gitea Actions
       - Lightweight SQLite deployment
-
-  nginx_proxy:
-    listen: 3000
-    proxy_pass: http://127.0.0.1:3001
-    extra_headers:
-      - proxy_hide_header X-Frame-Options
-      - proxy_hide_header Content-Security-Policy

apps/nginx-proxy-manager/manifest.yml

@@ -1,20 +1,23 @@
 app:
   id: nginx-proxy-manager
   name: Nginx Proxy Manager
-  version: 2.12.1
+  version: 2.14.0
   upstream:
     kind: github
     repo: NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
   description: >-
     Reverse proxy with SSL. Beautiful web interface for managing proxies.
-    On a node, this manages its admin UI and upstream configuration — the
-    proxy's own :80/:443 listeners are not published (the node's web server
-    owns those ports).
+    The node's public web server forwards configured domains through this
+    service, preserving its access lists, certificates and custom routes.
+  backup_before_runtime_change: true
 
   container:
-    image: source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx-proxy-manager:latest
+    image: source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx-proxy-manager@sha256:8b91afcca90f5f2a7b2b8937999824f623c8a8748ae8013a1c9bf94f62177f08
     pull_policy: if-not-present
-    network: pasta
+    # Rootless pasta copies the LAN IP, preventing requests back to this node.
+    # Retain the old pasta host gateway used by saved NPM upstreams, plus
+    # host.containers.internal. This subnet stays inside the private rootless namespace.
+    network: slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24
 
   dependencies:
     - storage: 1Gi
@@ -49,6 +52,17 @@ app:
         Nginx Proxy Manager enforces its own admin account on every page;
         the initial setup wizard also has to answer before any account exists.
 
+    - host: 8088
+      container: 80
+      protocol: tcp
+      bind: 127.0.0.1
+      auth: local
+    - host: 8444
+      container: 443
+      protocol: tcp
+      bind: 127.0.0.1
+      auth: local
+
   volumes:
     - type: bind
       source: /var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager
@@ -64,9 +78,11 @@ app:
 
   environment: []
 
+  # Probe the admin API inside the container, independent of optional
+  # tunnel listeners. This also verifies the Node backend is ready.
   health_check:
-    type: tcp
-    endpoint: localhost:81
+    type: http
+    endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:81/api/
     interval: 30s
     timeout: 5s
     retries: 3

apps/portainer/manifest.yml

@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@ app:
   container:
     image: source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/portainer:2.45.0
     pull_policy: if-not-present
+    # Portainer fetches Git sources and images from services on this same node.
+    # Rootless pasta copies the host LAN address into its namespace, so a LAN
+    # URL points back at Portainer itself. Give it a private address with the
+    # supported rootless slirp backend; public app URLs still traverse the gate.
+    network: slirp4netns
     data_uid: "1000:1000"
 
+  # Snapshot state before an upgrade recreates this app with new networking.
+  backup_before_runtime_change: true
+
   dependencies:
     - storage: 1Gi
 

core/Cargo.lock

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.8.21-alpha"
+version = "1.9.0-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",
@@ -3636,9 +3636,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nostr"
-version = "0.44.2"
+version = "0.44.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3aa5e3b6a278ed061835fe1ee293b71641e6bf8b401cfe4e1834bbf4ef0a34e1"
+checksum = "c7d3d987ea7078dc36947cde532637c472a229426702e4331dd7667325378bd9"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -3681,9 +3681,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nostr-relay-pool"
-version = "0.44.0"
+version = "0.44.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4b1073ccfbaea5549fb914a9d52c68dab2aecda61535e5143dd73e95445a804b"
+checksum = "c85c54d6ca9aae4ae2bf19a7663ba9db5f45f783f1d24aff55f006386b8b99a1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-utility",
  "async-wsocket",

core/archipelago/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.8.21-alpha"
+version = "1.9.0-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 license.workspace = true
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"

core/archipelago/src/api/handler/content.rs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl ApiHandler {
         let invoice_hash = headers
             .get("x-invoice-hash")
             .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
-            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+            .map(|s| s.to_ascii_lowercase())
             .or_else(|| {
                 headers
                     .get("x-onchain-address")
@@ -98,6 +98,46 @@ impl ApiHandler {
             None => false,
         };
 
+        // Payment settlement is verified on the seller even when no status
+        // poll preceded this download (e.g. direct payment from another node).
+        let requires_payment = if !owner_session && headers.contains_key("x-invoice-hash") {
+            content_server::load_catalog(&config.data_dir)
+                .await?
+                .items
+                .iter()
+                .any(|item| {
+                    item.id == content_id
+                        && matches!(item.access, content_server::AccessControl::Paid { .. })
+                })
+        } else {
+            false
+        };
+        if requires_payment {
+            if let Some(hash) = headers.get("x-invoice-hash").and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok()) {
+                if hash.len() != 64 || !hash.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
+                    return Ok(build_response(
+                        StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+                        "text/plain",
+                        hyper::Body::from("Invalid payment hash"),
+                    ));
+                }
+                if let Err(error) = self
+                    .rpc_handler
+                    .settle_content_invoice(hash, content_id)
+                    .await
+                {
+                    tracing::warn!("Cannot verify peer-file invoice settlement: {error:#}");
+                    return Ok(build_response(
+                        StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                        "application/json",
+                        hyper::Body::from(
+                            r#"{"error":"Payment verification is temporarily unavailable. Retry the download without paying again."}"#,
+                        ),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // Parse Range header for streaming support
         let range = headers
             .get("range")
@@ -162,11 +202,33 @@ impl ApiHandler {
                     r#"{"error":"This file is shared with the host's federation peers only. Federate with that node (exchange invites) so it recognizes you, then try again."}"#,
                 ),
             )),
-            Ok(content_server::ServeResult::NotFound) | Err(_) => Ok(build_response(
+            Ok(content_server::ServeResult::Unavailable) => Ok(build_response(
+                StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                "application/json",
+                hyper::Body::from(
+                    r#"{"error":"The seller's node can't read this file right now. This request did not redeem an ecash payment."}"#,
+                ),
+            )),
+            Ok(content_server::ServeResult::RangeNotSatisfiable(total)) => Ok(Response::builder()
+                .status(StatusCode::RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE)
+                .header("Content-Range", format!("bytes */{total}"))
+                .body(hyper::Body::empty())
+                .unwrap()),
+            Ok(content_server::ServeResult::NotFound) => Ok(build_response(
                 StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
                 "text/plain",
                 hyper::Body::from("Content not found"),
             )),
+            // Not a 404: a paid request may already have been charged by the
+            // time this fails, and "not found" hid the real error entirely.
+            Err(e) => {
+                tracing::error!("Serving content {content_id} failed: {e:#}");
+                Ok(build_response(
+                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                    "text/plain",
+                    hyper::Body::from("Failed to serve content"),
+                ))
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +289,13 @@ impl ApiHandler {
             .await
         {
             Ok((bolt11, payment_hash)) if !payment_hash.is_empty() => {
-                crate::content_invoice::record_pending(&payment_hash, content_id, price_sats).await;
+                crate::content_invoice::record_pending(
+                    &self.config.data_dir,
+                    &payment_hash,
+                    content_id,
+                    price_sats,
+                )
+                .await?;
                 let body = serde_json::json!({
                     "bolt11": bolt11,
                     "payment_hash": payment_hash,
@@ -268,52 +336,10 @@ impl ApiHandler {
         &self,
         path: &str,
     ) -> Result<Response<hyper::Body>> {
-        let rest = path.strip_prefix("/content/").unwrap_or("");
-        let (content_id, payment_hash) = match rest.split_once("/invoice-status/") {
-            Some((id, hash)) => (id, hash),
-            None => {
-                return Ok(build_response(
-                    StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
-                    "text/plain",
-                    hyper::Body::from("Invalid request"),
-                ))
-            }
-        };
-        if content_id.is_empty() || !is_valid_app_id(content_id) || payment_hash.is_empty() {
-            return Ok(build_response(
-                StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
-                "text/plain",
-                hyper::Body::from("Invalid request"),
-            ));
-        }
-
-        // The hash must be one we issued for exactly this content item.
-        match crate::content_invoice::lookup(payment_hash).await {
-            Some((cid, _)) if cid == content_id => {}
-            _ => {
-                return Ok(build_response(
-                    StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
-                    "application/json",
-                    hyper::Body::from(r#"{"error":"Unknown invoice"}"#),
-                ))
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Already paid? Otherwise ask our LND and persist the result.
-        let mut paid = crate::content_invoice::is_paid_for(payment_hash, content_id).await;
-        if !paid {
-            if let Ok(true) = self.rpc_handler.invoice_is_settled(payment_hash).await {
-                crate::content_invoice::mark_paid(payment_hash).await;
-                paid = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let body = serde_json::json!({ "paid": paid });
-        Ok(build_response(
-            StatusCode::OK,
-            "application/json",
-            hyper::Body::from(serde_json::to_vec(&body).unwrap_or_default()),
-        ))
+        Ok(invoice_status_response(path, |hash, id| async move {
+            self.rpc_handler.settle_content_invoice(&hash, &id).await
+        })
+        .await)
     }
 
     /// Seller side (#46): issue a fresh on-chain address for a paid catalog item
@@ -367,7 +393,13 @@ impl ApiHandler {
 
         match self.rpc_handler.new_onchain_address().await {
             Ok(address) if !address.is_empty() => {
-                crate::content_invoice::record_pending(&address, content_id, price_sats).await;
+                crate::content_invoice::record_pending(
+                    &self.config.data_dir,
+                    &address,
+                    content_id,
+                    price_sats,
+                )
+                .await?;
                 let body = serde_json::json!({
                     "address": address,
                     "amount_sats": price_sats,
@@ -417,7 +449,7 @@ impl ApiHandler {
             ));
         }
         // The address must be one we issued for exactly this content item.
-        let price = match crate::content_invoice::lookup(address).await {
+        let price = match crate::content_invoice::lookup(&self.config.data_dir, address).await? {
             Some((cid, price)) if cid == content_id => price,
             _ => {
                 return Ok(build_response(
@@ -428,10 +460,11 @@ impl ApiHandler {
             }
         };
 
-        let mut paid = crate::content_invoice::is_paid_for(address, content_id).await;
+        let mut paid =
+            crate::content_invoice::is_paid_for(&self.config.data_dir, address, content_id).await;
         if !paid {
             if let Ok(true) = self.rpc_handler.onchain_received(address, price).await {
-                crate::content_invoice::mark_paid(address).await;
+                crate::content_invoice::mark_paid(&self.config.data_dir, address).await?;
                 paid = true;
             }
         }
@@ -509,3 +542,109 @@ impl ApiHandler {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Keep invalid input and an unavailable wallet inside the HTTP protocol so
+/// buyers can retry delivery without treating a dropped socket as lost payment.
+async fn invoice_status_response<F, Fut>(path: &str, settle: F) -> Response<hyper::Body>
+where
+    F: FnOnce(String, String) -> Fut,
+    Fut: std::future::Future<Output = Result<bool>>,
+{
+    let parsed = path
+        .strip_prefix("/content/")
+        .and_then(|rest| rest.split_once("/invoice-status/"))
+        .filter(|(id, hash)| {
+            !id.is_empty()
+                && is_valid_app_id(id)
+                && hash.len() == 64
+                && hash.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit())
+        });
+    let Some((id, hash)) = parsed else {
+        return build_response(
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            "application/json",
+            hyper::Body::from(r#"{"error":"Invalid content ID or payment hash"}"#),
+        );
+    };
+    match settle(hash.to_ascii_lowercase(), id.to_owned()).await {
+        Ok(paid) => build_response(
+            StatusCode::OK,
+            "application/json",
+            hyper::Body::from(serde_json::json!({"paid": paid}).to_string()),
+        ),
+        Err(_) => {
+            tracing::warn!("Peer-file payment status verification is temporarily unavailable");
+            let mut response = build_response(
+                StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                "application/json",
+                hyper::Body::from(
+                    r#"{"error":"Payment verification is temporarily unavailable. Retry without paying again."}"#,
+                ),
+            );
+            response.headers_mut().insert(
+                hyper::header::RETRY_AFTER,
+                hyper::header::HeaderValue::from_static("5"),
+            );
+            response
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod invoice_status_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn malformed_requests_do_not_query_the_wallet() {
+        for path in [
+            "/bad",
+            "/content//invoice-status/aa",
+            "/content/file/invoice-status/aa",
+            "/content/file/invoice-status/",
+            "/content/file/invoice-status/not-a-hash",
+        ] {
+            let response = invoice_status_response(path, |_, _| async {
+                panic!("Invalid request reached wallet");
+                #[allow(unreachable_code)]
+                Ok(false)
+            })
+            .await;
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+            assert_eq!(response.headers()["content-type"], "application/json");
+            let body = hyper::body::to_bytes(response.into_body()).await.unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&body).unwrap()["error"].is_string()
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn settlement_results_and_failures_have_explicit_http_responses() {
+        let hash = "AB".repeat(32);
+        let path = format!("/content/file/invoice-status/{hash}");
+        for paid in [false, true] {
+            let response = invoice_status_response(&path, |hash, id| async move {
+                assert_eq!(hash, "ab".repeat(32));
+                assert_eq!(id, "file");
+                Ok(paid)
+            })
+            .await;
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+            let body = hyper::body::to_bytes(response.into_body()).await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&body).unwrap()["paid"],
+                paid
+            );
+        }
+        let response = invoice_status_response(&path, |_, _| async {
+            anyhow::bail!("private wallet details must not escape")
+        })
+        .await;
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
+        assert_eq!(response.headers()["retry-after"], "5");
+        let body = hyper::body::to_bytes(response.into_body()).await.unwrap();
+        let text = String::from_utf8(body.to_vec()).unwrap();
+        assert!(text.contains("without paying again"));
+        assert!(!text.contains("private wallet"));
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/bitcoin.rs

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
     /// ~30% of UI calls error out even though the node is perfectly healthy.
     /// With retry + backoff, the UI sees a uniform slow-but-successful
     /// response instead of intermittent failures.
-    async fn bitcoin_rpc_call<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(
+    pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn bitcoin_rpc_call<T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned>(
         &self,
         client: &reqwest::Client,
         method: &str,

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/content.rs

@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ async fn reclaim_spent_ecash(data_dir: &std::path::Path, token: &str, backend: &
     }
 }
 
+/// Only pass through the peer's bounded, printable explanation; refund status
+/// is always determined locally and must never come from the peer's wording.
+fn seller_error_message(status: reqwest::StatusCode, body: &str) -> String {
+    let reason = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(body)
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|v| v.get("error").and_then(|e| e.as_str()).map(str::to_owned));
+    match reason {
+        Some(reason) if !reason.trim().is_empty() => {
+            let clean: String = reason
+                .chars()
+                .filter(|c| !c.is_control())
+                .take(240)
+                .collect();
+            format!("Seller response ({status}): {clean}")
+        }
+        _ => format!("Peer returned an error ({status})."),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Keep first purchases and cached repeats compatible with both existing clients.
 fn paid_content_response(bytes: &[u8], mime: &str, paid_sats: u64) -> serde_json::Value {
     use base64::Engine;
@@ -54,6 +73,45 @@ fn paid_content_response(bytes: &[u8], mime: &str, paid_sats: u64) -> serde_json
     })
 }
 
+// Resolve known purchases BEFORE any mint/spend. Missing bytes or an unreadable
+// index require recovery; neither is authorization to charge the buyer again.
+async fn existing_paid_content(
+    data_dir: &std::path::Path,
+    onion: &str,
+    content_id: &str,
+    filename: Option<&str>,
+) -> Result<Option<serde_json::Value>> {
+    let owned = crate::content_owned::list_owned_checked(data_dir)
+        .await
+        .context("Could not verify previous purchases; no new payment was sent")?;
+    let Some(item) = owned.iter().find(|o| {
+        o.onion == onion
+            && (o.content_id == content_id
+                || filename.is_some_and(|f| {
+                    !f.is_empty() && o.filename.trim_start_matches('/') == f.trim_start_matches('/')
+                }))
+    }) else {
+        return Ok(None);
+    };
+    let (mime, bytes) = crate::content_owned::read_owned(data_dir, &item.onion, &item.content_id)
+        .await.context("This purchase is recorded, but its cached file is unavailable. No new payment was sent. Restore the cached file or contact the seller.")?;
+    let mut response = paid_content_response(&bytes, &mime, 0);
+    response["already_owned"] = serde_json::json!(true);
+    response["filename"] = serde_json::json!(item.filename);
+    Ok(Some(response))
+}
+
+// Updated clients open the persisted file through the Range-capable HTTP
+// endpoint. Avoid putting two base64 copies of a large video in a JSON reply.
+// Keep older clients compatible until both sides have upgraded.
+fn invoice_download_response(bytes: &[u8], mime: &str, cache_only: bool) -> serde_json::Value {
+    if cache_only {
+        serde_json::json!({ "owned": true, "mime_type": mime, "size_bytes": bytes.len() })
+    } else {
+        paid_content_response(bytes, mime, 0)
+    }
+}
+
 /// File purchases through an atomic no-clobber write in Files' own namespace.
 async fn file_purchase_in_files(
     data_dir: &std::path::Path,
@@ -487,36 +545,15 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         // by exact (onion, content_id) and by (onion, filename) — the latter
         // catches duplicate ids pointing at the same file on the same
         // seller. The owned copy is served from the local cache instead.
+        if let Some(cached) = existing_paid_content(
+            &self.config.data_dir,
+            onion,
+            content_id,
+            params.get("filename").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+        )
+        .await?
         {
-            let filename = params.get("filename").and_then(|v| v.as_str());
-            let owned = crate::content_owned::list_owned(&self.config.data_dir).await;
-            let already = owned.iter().find(|o| {
-                o.onion == onion
-                    && (o.content_id == content_id
-                        || filename.is_some_and(|f| {
-                            !f.is_empty()
-                                && o.filename.trim_start_matches('/') == f.trim_start_matches('/')
-                        }))
-            });
-            if let Some(o) = already {
-                tracing::info!(
-                    onion,
-                    content_id,
-                    owned_as = %o.content_id,
-                    "paid download: already owned — serving cached copy, NOT paying again"
-                );
-                if let Some((mime, bytes)) =
-                    crate::content_owned::read_owned(&self.config.data_dir, &o.onion, &o.content_id)
-                        .await
-                {
-                    let mut result = paid_content_response(&bytes, &mime, 0);
-                    result["already_owned"] = serde_json::json!(true);
-                    result["filename"] = serde_json::json!(o.filename);
-                    return Ok(result);
-                }
-                // Cache record exists but bytes are gone — fall through and
-                // repurchase rather than stranding the user.
-            }
+            return Ok(cached);
         }
 
         // `method` pins the backend the user confirmed in the UI ("cashu" |
@@ -584,13 +621,14 @@ impl RpcHandler {
 
         let path = format!("/content/{}", content_id);
         // Surface a real reason instead of the generic sanitized error (#30):
-        // the dial already tries FIPS/mesh then falls back to Tor, so a failure
-        // here means the peer is genuinely unreachable on both transports.
+        // A bearer token must not be replayed after an ambiguous delivery.
+        // A transport error can mean the seller received it without replying.
         let (response, transport) =
             match crate::fips::dial::PeerRequest::new(fips_npub.as_deref(), onion, &path)
                 .service(crate::settings::transport::PeerService::PeerFiles)
                 .header("X-Federation-DID", local_did)
                 .header("X-Payment-Token", token_str.clone())
+                .single_delivery()
                 .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(900))
                 .send_get()
                 .await
@@ -603,7 +641,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
                     let refund =
                         reclaim_spent_ecash(&self.config.data_dir, &token_str, used_backend).await;
                     return Ok(serde_json::json!({
-                        "error": format!("Could not reach the peer over mesh or Tor. {refund}")
+                        "error": format!("The purchase could not be completed. {refund}")
                     }));
                 }
             };
@@ -640,7 +678,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             tracing::warn!("paid download: seller {onion} returned {status}: {body}");
             let refund = reclaim_spent_ecash(&self.config.data_dir, &token_str, used_backend).await;
             return Ok(serde_json::json!({
-                "error": format!("Peer returned an error ({status}). {refund}")
+                "error": format!("{} {refund}", seller_error_message(status, &body))
             }));
         }
 
@@ -654,10 +692,17 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "application/octet-stream".to_string());
 
-        let bytes = response
-            .bytes()
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to read response body")?;
+        let bytes = match response.bytes().await {
+            Ok(bytes) => bytes,
+            Err(error) => {
+                tracing::warn!("paid download: response body failed: {error}");
+                let refund =
+                    reclaim_spent_ecash(&self.config.data_dir, &token_str, used_backend).await;
+                return Ok(serde_json::json!({
+                    "error": format!("The file transfer was interrupted after payment was sent. {refund}")
+                }));
+            }
+        };
 
         // Persist the purchase so it "stays unlocked" for this buyer: cache the
         // bytes + metadata keyed by (onion, content_id). The gallery then renders
@@ -843,10 +888,29 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         if !is_valid_v3_onion(onion) {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid v3 onion address"));
         }
-        if payment_hash.is_empty() || !payment_hash.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
+        if payment_hash.len() != 64 || !payment_hash.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid payment_hash"));
         }
 
+        let cache_only = params
+            .get("cache_only")
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_bool())
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        if let Some((mime, bytes)) =
+            crate::content_owned::read_owned(&self.config.data_dir, onion, content_id).await
+        {
+            return Ok(invoice_download_response(&bytes, &mime, cache_only));
+        }
+        // Older sellers only mark settlement during status polling. Always
+        // perform that handshake before requesting bytes; retries never pay.
+        // The download gate remains authoritative: a file may have become
+        // free, and newer sellers verify directly if status polling fails.
+        let _ = self
+            .handle_content_invoice_status(Some(serde_json::json!({
+                "onion": onion, "content_id": content_id, "payment_hash": payment_hash,
+            })))
+            .await;
+
         let (data, _) = self.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
         let local_did = crate::identity::did_key_from_pubkey_hex(&data.server_info.pubkey)?;
         let fips_npub = crate::federation::fips_npub_for_onion(&self.config.data_dir, onion).await;
@@ -885,7 +949,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
 
         if response.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::PAYMENT_REQUIRED {
             return Ok(serde_json::json!({
-                "error": "Seller has not registered this payment yet — wait for settlement and retry."
+                "error": "The seller has not confirmed access yet. Retry the download without paying again."
             }));
         }
         if !response.status().is_success() {
@@ -894,16 +958,45 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             }));
         }
 
+        let mime = response
+            .headers()
+            .get(reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .unwrap_or("application/octet-stream")
+            .split(';')
+            .next()
+            .unwrap_or("application/octet-stream")
+            .to_string();
         let bytes = response
             .bytes()
             .await
-            .context("Failed to read response body")?;
-        use base64::Engine;
-        let encoded = base64::engine::general_purpose::STANDARD.encode(&bytes);
-        Ok(serde_json::json!({
-            "data": encoded,
-            "size": bytes.len(),
-        }))
+            .context("Paid file transfer interrupted; retry the download without paying again")?;
+        let filename = params
+            .get("filename")
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+            .unwrap_or(content_id);
+        crate::content_owned::record_purchase(
+            &self.config.data_dir,
+            onion,
+            content_id,
+            filename,
+            &mime,
+            &bytes,
+            params
+                .get("price_sats")
+                .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
+                .unwrap_or(0),
+            "lightning",
+            &chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .context("Paid file could not be saved; retry the download without paying again")?;
+        if let Err(error) =
+            file_purchase_in_files(&self.config.data_dir, filename, &mime, &bytes).await
+        {
+            tracing::warn!("Lightning purchase cached; optional Files copy failed: {error:#}");
+        }
+        Ok(invoice_download_response(&bytes, &mime, cache_only))
     }
 
     /// Buyer side (#46): ask the seller for a fresh on-chain address to pay.
@@ -1378,3 +1471,19 @@ impl RpcHandler {
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[path = "content_tests.rs"]
 mod tests;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod invoice_delivery_response_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn cached_delivery_avoids_base64_but_keeps_old_clients_compatible() {
+        let cached = invoice_download_response(b"paid bytes", "video/mp4", true);
+        assert_eq!(cached["owned"], true);
+        assert_eq!(cached["size_bytes"], 10);
+        assert!(cached.get("data").is_none());
+        assert!(cached.get("data_base64").is_none());
+        let legacy = invoice_download_response(b"paid bytes", "video/mp4", false);
+        assert_eq!(legacy["data"], "cGFpZCBieXRlcw==");
+        assert_eq!(legacy["data"], legacy["data_base64"]);
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/content_tests.rs

@@ -54,3 +54,85 @@ async fn unavailable_files_storage_is_reported_without_creating_a_fake_installat
     );
     assert!(!dir.path().join("filebrowser").exists());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn seller_errors_are_bounded_printable_and_identified_as_peer_text() {
+    let status = reqwest::StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE;
+    let message = seller_error_message(status, r#"{"error":"Cannot read file\n\u0000"}"#);
+    assert!(message.starts_with("Seller response (503"));
+    assert!(message.ends_with("Cannot read file"));
+    assert!(!message.contains('\n') && !message.contains('\0'));
+    let body = serde_json::json!({"error": "é".repeat(1000)}).to_string();
+    assert!(seller_error_message(status, &body).chars().count() < 300);
+    for body in ["not JSON", r#"{"error": 7}"#, r#"{"error":"   "}"#] {
+        assert_eq!(
+            seller_error_message(status, body),
+            "Peer returned an error (503 Service Unavailable)."
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn known_purchase_never_becomes_a_new_spend_when_cache_or_index_is_unavailable() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        existing_paid_content(dir.path(), "seller.onion", "id", None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_none()
+    );
+    crate::content_owned::record_purchase(
+        dir.path(),
+        "seller.onion",
+        "id",
+        "file.txt",
+        "text/plain",
+        b"paid",
+        1,
+        "cashu",
+        "now",
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    for (id, filename) in [("id", None), ("duplicate-id", Some("/file.txt"))] {
+        let cached = existing_paid_content(dir.path(), "seller.onion", id, filename)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cached["paid_sats"], 0);
+        assert_eq!(cached["already_owned"], true);
+        assert_eq!(cached["data"], "cGFpZA==");
+    }
+    assert!(
+        existing_paid_content(dir.path(), "different.onion", "id", None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_none()
+    );
+    tokio::fs::remove_file(dir.path().join("purchased-content/seller.onion/id"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        existing_paid_content(dir.path(), "seller.onion", "id", None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("No new payment")
+    );
+    tokio::fs::write(dir.path().join("purchased-content/owned.json"), b"damaged")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        existing_paid_content(dir.path(), "seller.onion", "other-id", None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap_err()
+            .to_string()
+            .contains("no new payment")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        tokio::fs::read(dir.path().join("purchased-content/owned.json"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap(),
+        b"damaged"
+    );
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/dispatcher.rs

@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             "lnd.newaddress" => self.handle_lnd_newaddress().await,
             "lnd.sendcoins" => self.handle_lnd_sendcoins(params).await,
             "lnd.estimatefee" => self.handle_lnd_estimatefee(params).await,
+            "lnd.bump-quote" => self.handle_lnd_bump_quote(params).await,
+            "lnd.bump-submit" => self.handle_lnd_bump_submit(params).await,
+            "lnd.bump-status" => self.handle_lnd_bump_status(params).await,
             "lnd.createinvoice" => self.handle_lnd_createinvoice(params).await,
             "lnd.invoicestatus" => self.handle_lnd_invoicestatus(params).await,
             "lnd.payinvoice" => self.handle_lnd_payinvoice(params).await,

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/identity/handlers.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::api::rpc::RpcHandler;
-use crate::identity_manager::{IdentityManager, IdentityProfile, IdentityPurpose};
+use crate::identity_manager::{
+    is_node_identity, IdentityManager, IdentityProfile, IdentityPurpose,
+};
 use crate::network::did_dht;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use nostr_sdk::ToBech32;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|id| {
                 let is_default = default_id.as_deref() == Some(&id.id);
-                let is_node = !node_pubkey_hex.is_empty() && id.pubkey_hex == node_pubkey_hex;
+                let is_node = is_node_identity(&id, &node_pubkey_hex);
                 let (nostr_pubkey, nostr_npub) = if is_node {
                     (
                         node_nostr_hex.clone().or(id.nostr_pubkey),

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/lnd/channels.rs

@@ -272,28 +272,8 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             .and_then(|v| v.as_bool())
             .unwrap_or(false);
 
-        // Fee control: either a confirmation target or an explicit fee rate
-        let target_conf = params.get("target_conf").and_then(|v| v.as_i64());
-        let sat_per_vbyte = params.get("sat_per_vbyte").and_then(|v| v.as_i64());
-        if target_conf.is_some() && sat_per_vbyte.is_some() {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "Invalid fee parameters: specify either target_conf or sat_per_vbyte, not both"
-            ));
-        }
-        if let Some(tc) = target_conf {
-            if !(1..=1008).contains(&tc) {
-                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                    "Invalid target_conf: must be between 1 and 1008 blocks"
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-        if let Some(rate) = sat_per_vbyte {
-            if !(1..=5000).contains(&rate) {
-                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                    "Invalid sat_per_vbyte: must be between 1 and 5000"
-                ));
-            }
-        }
+        // Omitted fees target the next block; explicit slower/custom choices win.
+        let (target_conf, sat_per_vbyte) = super::fee_policy::fee_options(&params)?;
 
         info!(
             peer = pubkey,
@@ -473,6 +453,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             ));
         }
 
+        let fee_query = close_channel_fee_query(&params)?;
         let force = params
             .get("force")
             .and_then(|v| v.as_bool())
@@ -498,13 +479,11 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             .build()
             .context("Failed to create streaming HTTP client")?;
 
-        let url = format!(
-            "{LND_REST_BASE_URL}/v1/channels/{}/{}?force={}",
-            parts[0], parts[1], force
-        );
+        let url = format!("{LND_REST_BASE_URL}/v1/channels/{}/{}", parts[0], parts[1]);
 
         let mut resp = client
             .delete(&url)
+            .query(&fee_query)
             .header("Grpc-Metadata-macaroon", &macaroon_hex)
             .send()
             .await
@@ -572,3 +551,106 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// LND's CloseChannel REST endpoint takes fee selection as query parameters.
+/// With neither parameter LND uses a lax target; keep legacy clients on our
+/// explicit next-block target rather than silently accepting that default.
+fn close_channel_fee_query(params: &serde_json::Value) -> Result<Vec<(&'static str, String)>> {
+    let force = match params.get("force") {
+        None | Some(serde_json::Value::Null) => false,
+        Some(value) => value
+            .as_bool()
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("force must be a boolean"))?,
+    };
+    let integer = |key: &str, max: u64| -> Result<Option<u64>> {
+        match params.get(key) {
+            None | Some(serde_json::Value::Null) => Ok(None),
+            Some(value) => {
+                let n = value
+                    .as_u64()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("{key} must be a positive whole number"))?;
+                anyhow::ensure!((1..=max).contains(&n), "{key} must be between 1 and {max}");
+                Ok(Some(n))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    let target = integer("target_conf", 1008)?;
+    let rate = integer("sat_per_vbyte", 5000)?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        target.is_none() || rate.is_none(),
+        "Specify either target_conf or sat_per_vbyte, not both"
+    );
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        !force || (target.is_none() && rate.is_none()),
+        "Closing fee selection requires a cooperative close"
+    );
+    let mut query = vec![("force", force.to_string())];
+    if !force {
+        if let Some(rate) = rate {
+            query.push(("sat_per_vbyte", rate.to_string()));
+        } else {
+            query.push((
+                "target_conf",
+                target
+                    .unwrap_or(super::fee_policy::DEFAULT_TARGET as u64)
+                    .to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(query)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod close_fee_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn close_fee_query_forwards_presets_custom_and_legacy_default() {
+        for target in [1, 3, 6, 1008] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                close_channel_fee_query(&serde_json::json!({"target_conf":target})).unwrap(),
+                vec![
+                    ("force", "false".into()),
+                    ("target_conf", target.to_string())
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+        for rate in [1, 25, 5000] {
+            let query =
+                close_channel_fee_query(&serde_json::json!({"sat_per_vbyte":rate})).unwrap();
+            let request = reqwest::Client::new()
+                .delete("http://localhost/v1/channels/test/0")
+                .query(&query)
+                .build()
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(request.method(), reqwest::Method::DELETE);
+            assert_eq!(
+                request.url().query(),
+                Some(format!("force=false&sat_per_vbyte={rate}").as_str())
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            close_channel_fee_query(&serde_json::json!({})).unwrap(),
+            vec![("force", "false".into()), ("target_conf", "1".into())]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            close_channel_fee_query(&serde_json::json!({"force":true})).unwrap(),
+            vec![("force", "true".into())]
+        );
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn malformed_or_conflicting_close_fees_fail_before_wallet_access() {
+        for params in [
+            serde_json::json!({"target_conf":1,"sat_per_vbyte":2}),
+            serde_json::json!({"force":true,"target_conf":1}),
+            serde_json::json!({"force":"false"}),
+            serde_json::json!({"target_conf":0}),
+            serde_json::json!({"target_conf":1009}),
+            serde_json::json!({"sat_per_vbyte":5001}),
+            serde_json::json!({"sat_per_vbyte":-1}),
+            serde_json::json!({"sat_per_vbyte":1.5}),
+            serde_json::json!({"sat_per_vbyte":"25"}),
+        ] {
+            assert!(close_channel_fee_query(&params).is_err(), "{params}");
+        }
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/lnd/fee_bump.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,835 @@
+//! WalletKit BumpFee is CPFP for new wallet outputs, RBF only for sweeper inputs.
+//! Never feed an ordinary payment input to it and call that a replacement.
+use super::LND_REST_BASE_URL;
+use crate::api::rpc::RpcHandler;
+use anyhow::{bail, ensure, Context, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, path::Path, sync::LazyLock};
+use tokio::{io::AsyncWriteExt, sync::Mutex};
+
+static QUOTES: LazyLock<Mutex<HashMap<String, Quote>>> = LazyLock::new(Default::default);
+// Serialize check/register/persist across dashboard clients. The create_new receipt
+// additionally survives process restarts and prevents retries of ambiguous results.
+static SUBMIT: Mutex<()> = Mutex::const_new(());
+const QUOTE_SECONDS: u64 = 60;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+struct Plan {
+    txid: String,
+    method: String,
+    input_txid: String,
+    input_index: u32,
+    parent_txid: String,
+    recipient_sats: u64,
+    rate_sat_vb: u64,
+    current_fee_sats: u64,
+    additional_fee_sats: u64,
+    total_fee_sats: u64,
+    budget_sats: u64,
+    input_sats: u64,
+    parent_vsize: u64,
+    sweep_vsize_bound: u64,
+    tip: String,
+}
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Quote {
+    quote_id: String,
+    expires_at: u64,
+    custom_rate: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    plan: Plan,
+}
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct Operation {
+    quote: Quote,
+    status: String,
+    message: String,
+}
+fn now() -> u64 {
+    std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_secs()
+}
+fn number(v: &Value) -> Result<u64> {
+    v.as_u64()
+        .or_else(|| v.as_str().and_then(|s| s.parse().ok()))
+        .context("Missing or invalid wallet amount")
+}
+fn txid_param(p: &Value) -> Result<String> {
+    let s = p["txid"].as_str().context("Missing transaction ID")?;
+    ensure!(
+        s.len() == 64 && s.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()),
+        "Invalid transaction ID"
+    );
+    Ok(s.to_ascii_lowercase())
+}
+fn btc_sats(v: &Value) -> Result<u64> {
+    let n = v.as_f64().context("Missing Bitcoin fee")? * 100_000_000.0;
+    ensure!(
+        n.is_finite() && n >= 0.0 && n <= 2_100_000_000_000_000.0,
+        "Invalid Bitcoin fee"
+    );
+    Ok(n.round() as u64)
+}
+fn outpoint_matches(v: &Value, txid: &str, index: u32) -> bool {
+    v["txid_str"].as_str() == Some(txid) && v["output_index"].as_u64() == Some(index as u64)
+}
+fn array<'a>(v: &'a Value, key: &str) -> Result<&'a Vec<Value>> {
+    v[key]
+        .as_array()
+        .with_context(|| format!("Missing wallet field: {key}"))
+}
+fn sweep_size(output: &Value) -> Result<u64> {
+    // One native input, one wallet taproot output, including signature rounding.
+    match output["output_type"].as_str() {
+        Some("SCRIPT_TYPE_WITNESS_V1_TAPROOT") => Ok(112),
+        Some("SCRIPT_TYPE_WITNESS_V0_PUBKEY_HASH") => Ok(123),
+        _ => bail!("This output type is not supported for fee bumping yet"),
+    }
+}
+fn fee_budget(
+    rate: u64,
+    parent_size: u64,
+    parent_fee: u64,
+    size: u64,
+    old_fee: u64,
+    relay: u64,
+    input: u64,
+) -> Result<u64> {
+    ensure!(
+        (1..=5000).contains(&rate),
+        "Fee rate must be a whole number from 1 to 5000 sat/vB"
+    );
+    ensure!(
+        parent_size <= 100_000 && size <= 100_000 && relay <= 5000,
+        "Unsupported package size or relay fee"
+    );
+    let required = rate * (parent_size + size);
+    let mut budget = required.saturating_sub(parent_fee).max(relay * size);
+    if old_fee > 0 {
+        budget = budget.max(old_fee + relay * size + 1);
+    }
+    ensure!(budget > old_fee, "Choose a higher fee rate");
+    // Conservative dust buffer; never attach unrelated wallet inputs to fund fees.
+    ensure!(
+        budget.checked_add(1000).is_some_and(|v| v <= input),
+        "Not enough wallet change for this fee; choose a lower rate"
+    );
+    Ok(budget)
+}
+
+async fn lnd(
+    client: &reqwest::Client,
+    macaroon: &str,
+    path: &str,
+    body: Option<Value>,
+) -> Result<Value> {
+    let url = format!("{LND_REST_BASE_URL}{path}");
+    let req = match body {
+        Some(v) => client.post(url).json(&v),
+        None => client.get(url),
+    };
+    let response = req
+        .header("Grpc-Metadata-macaroon", macaroon)
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+    let status = response.status();
+    let value: Value = response.json().await.context("Invalid LND response")?;
+    ensure!(
+        status.is_success() && value.get("code").is_none(),
+        "{}",
+        value["message"].as_str().unwrap_or("LND request failed")
+    );
+    Ok(value)
+}
+
+fn validate_quote(quote: &Quote, fresh: &Plan, timestamp: u64) -> Result<()> {
+    ensure!(
+        quote.expires_at > timestamp && quote.plan == *fresh,
+        "Transaction or fees changed; review a fresh quote"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+fn bump_body(plan: &Plan) -> Value {
+    json!({"outpoint":{"txid_str":plan.input_txid,"output_index":plan.input_index},
+        "sat_per_vbyte":plan.rate_sat_vb.to_string(), "budget":plan.budget_sats.to_string(),
+        "deadline_delta":1, "immediate":true})
+}
+
+async fn reserve(path: &Path, op: &Operation) -> Result<()> {
+    let parent = path.parent().context("Invalid operation path")?;
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+    let mut f = tokio::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .create_new(true)
+        .mode(0o600)
+        .open(path)
+        .await
+        .context("A bump already exists for this transaction; check its status")?;
+    f.write_all(&serde_json::to_vec(op)?).await?;
+    f.sync_all().await?;
+    // Sync directory entry too: a crash must not make a submitted operation vanish.
+    tokio::fs::File::open(parent).await?.sync_all().await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// Only a recorded Archy CPFP with one owned input and no external outputs may
+// be folded into a payment. Labels and a fee-sized delta alone are not evidence.
+fn fee_child_matches(tx: &Value, plan: &Plan) -> bool {
+    let input = format!("{}:{}", plan.input_txid, plan.input_index);
+    let amount = tx["amount"]
+        .as_i64()
+        .or_else(|| tx["amount"].as_str()?.parse().ok());
+    let fee = number(&tx["total_fees"])
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|n| i64::try_from(n).ok());
+    tx["tx_hash"]
+        .as_str()
+        .is_some_and(|id| id.len() == 64 && id.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()))
+        && amount
+            .zip(fee)
+            .is_some_and(|(amount, fee)| fee > 0 && amount == -fee)
+        && tx["previous_outpoints"].as_array().is_some_and(|inputs| {
+            inputs.len() == 1
+                && inputs[0]["outpoint"] == input
+                && inputs[0]["is_our_output"] == true
+        })
+        && tx["output_details"].as_array().is_some_and(|outputs| {
+            !outputs.is_empty() && outputs.iter().all(|o| o["is_our_address"] == true)
+        })
+}
+
+impl RpcHandler {
+    pub(super) async fn group_fee_bump_history(
+        &self,
+        raw: &[Value],
+        normalized: &mut Vec<Value>,
+        client: &reqwest::Client,
+    ) {
+        let mut hidden = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        for parent in normalized.iter_mut() {
+            if parent["direction"] != "outgoing" {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let Some(id) = parent["tx_hash"].as_str().map(str::to_owned) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            if id.len() != 64 || !id.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let path = self
+                .config
+                .data_dir
+                .join("wallet/fee-bumps")
+                .join(format!("{id}.json"));
+            let Ok(bytes) = tokio::fs::read(path).await else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let Ok(op) = serde_json::from_slice::<Operation>(&bytes) else {
+                continue;
+            };
+            let plan = &op.quote.plan;
+            if plan.method != "cpfp"
+                || plan.txid != id
+                || plan.parent_txid != id
+                || plan.input_txid != id
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let candidates: Vec<_> = raw
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|tx| fee_child_matches(tx, plan))
+                .collect();
+            let mut active = Vec::new();
+            for child in &candidates {
+                let child_id = child["tx_hash"].as_str().unwrap();
+                if child["num_confirmations"].as_i64().unwrap_or(0) > 0
+                    || self
+                        .bitcoin_rpc_call::<Value>(client, "getmempoolentry", &[json!(child_id)])
+                        .await
+                        .is_ok()
+                {
+                    active.push(*child);
+                }
+            }
+            // Ambiguous or unavailable chain state must not hide wallet history.
+            if active.len() != 1 {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let current = active[0];
+            parent["bump_fee_sats"] = json!(number(&current["total_fees"]).unwrap());
+            parent["fee_bump_txid"] = current["tx_hash"].clone();
+            parent["fee_bump_confirmations"] = current["num_confirmations"].clone();
+            parent["fee_bump_history"] = json!(candidates.iter().map(|child| {
+                let child_id = child["tx_hash"].as_str().unwrap();
+                hidden.insert(child_id.to_owned());
+                json!({"tx_hash":child_id,"fee_sats":number(&child["total_fees"]).unwrap(),
+                    "status":if child["tx_hash"] != current["tx_hash"] { "replaced" }
+                    else if child["num_confirmations"].as_i64().unwrap_or(0) > 0 { "confirmed" } else { "mempool" }})
+            }).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        }
+        normalized.retain(|tx| !tx["tx_hash"].as_str().is_some_and(|id| hidden.contains(id)));
+    }
+
+    async fn bump_plan(&self, txid: &str, custom_rate: Option<u64>) -> Result<Plan> {
+        let (client, macaroon) = self.lnd_client().await?;
+        let info = lnd(&client, &macaroon, "/v1/getinfo", None).await?;
+        ensure!(
+            info["synced_to_chain"] == true,
+            "Wait for the wallet to finish syncing"
+        );
+        let version = info["version"]
+            .as_str()
+            .context("LND version is unavailable")?;
+        let mut parts = version.trim_start_matches('v').split('.');
+        let major: u32 = parts
+            .next()
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .parse()
+            .context("Invalid LND version")?;
+        let minor: u32 = parts
+            .next()
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .parse()
+            .context("Invalid LND version")?;
+        ensure!(
+            major > 0 || minor >= 21,
+            "This fee-bump interface requires LND 0.21 or newer"
+        );
+        let history = lnd(&client, &macaroon, "/v1/transactions", None).await?;
+        let txs = array(&history, "transactions")?;
+        let tx = txs
+            .iter()
+            .find(|t| t["tx_hash"] == txid)
+            .context("Transaction is not in this wallet")?;
+        ensure!(
+            tx["num_confirmations"].as_i64() == Some(0),
+            "This transaction is no longer pending"
+        );
+        let entry: Value = self
+            .bitcoin_rpc_call(&client, "getmempoolentry", &[json!(txid)])
+            .await
+            .context("Transaction is not currently in the node's mempool")?;
+        ensure!(
+            number(&entry["descendantcount"])? == 1,
+            "This transaction already has a child; open the child's Bump options instead"
+        );
+        let pending = lnd(&client, &macaroon, "/v2/wallet/sweeps/pending", None).await?;
+        let sweeps = array(&pending, "pending_sweeps")?;
+        let published = lnd(
+            &client,
+            &macaroon,
+            "/v2/wallet/sweeps?verbose=false&start_height=-1",
+            None,
+        )
+        .await?;
+        let is_sweep = published["transaction_ids"]["transaction_ids"]
+            .as_array()
+            .is_some_and(|ids| ids.iter().any(|id| id == txid));
+        let outputs = array(tx, "output_details")?;
+        ensure!(
+            tx["amount"]
+                .as_str()
+                .and_then(|v| v.parse::<i64>().ok())
+                .or_else(|| tx["amount"].as_i64())
+                .is_some_and(|v| v < 0),
+            "Bump is available for outgoing payments and wallet fee sweeps"
+        );
+        let (
+            method,
+            input_txid,
+            input_index,
+            input_sats,
+            parent_txid,
+            parent_size,
+            parent_fee,
+            old_fee,
+            size,
+            recipient_sats,
+        ) = if is_sweep {
+            // Only a simple wallet CPFP sweep is replaceable here. Anchor/HTLC,
+            // batched sweeps and arbitrary signed payments need different previews.
+            let raw: Value = self
+                .bitcoin_rpc_call(&client, "getrawtransaction", &[json!(txid), json!(true)])
+                .await?;
+            let inputs = array(&raw, "vin")?;
+            ensure!(
+                inputs.len() == 1 && outputs.len() == 1 && outputs[0]["is_our_address"] == true,
+                "RBF for batched or channel sweeps is not supported here yet"
+            );
+            let input_txid = inputs[0]["txid"]
+                .as_str()
+                .context("Missing sweep input")?
+                .to_string();
+            let index = u32::try_from(number(&inputs[0]["vout"])?)?;
+            ensure!(
+                sweeps.len() == 1 && outpoint_matches(&sweeps[0]["outpoint"], &input_txid, index),
+                "RBF is unavailable while other wallet sweeps are active"
+            );
+            let parent = txs
+                .iter()
+                .find(|t| t["tx_hash"] == input_txid)
+                .context("Sweep parent is unavailable")?;
+            let parent_output = array(parent, "output_details")?
+                .iter()
+                .find(|o| {
+                    number(&o["output_index"]).ok() == Some(index as u64)
+                        && o["is_our_address"] == true
+                })
+                .context("RBF requires a wallet-owned change input")?;
+            let parent_entry: Value = self
+                .bitcoin_rpc_call(&client, "getmempoolentry", &[json!(input_txid)])
+                .await
+                .context("Only unconfirmed CPFP sweep replacements are supported here")?;
+            ensure!(
+                number(&parent_entry["ancestorcount"])? == 1
+                    && number(&parent_entry["descendantcount"])? == 2,
+                "Complex sweep package cannot be quoted safely"
+            );
+            let recipients = recipient_amount(parent)?;
+            (
+                "rbf",
+                input_txid.clone(),
+                index,
+                number(&parent_output["amount"])?,
+                input_txid,
+                number(&parent_entry["vsize"])?,
+                btc_sats(&parent_entry["fees"]["base"])?,
+                btc_sats(&entry["fees"]["base"])?,
+                sweep_size(parent_output)?.max(number(&entry["vsize"])?),
+                recipients,
+            )
+        } else {
+            ensure!(
+                sweeps.is_empty(),
+                "Another wallet sweep is active; wait for it before creating a CPFP bump"
+            );
+            ensure!(
+                number(&entry["ancestorcount"])? == 1,
+                "Fee bumping a chain of unconfirmed payments is not supported yet"
+            );
+            let unspent = lnd(
+                &client,
+                &macaroon,
+                "/v2/wallet/utxos",
+                Some(json!({"unconfirmed_only":true})),
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let utxos = array(&unspent, "utxos")?;
+            let leases = lnd(
+                &client,
+                &macaroon,
+                "/v2/wallet/utxos/leases",
+                Some(json!({})),
+            )
+            .await?;
+            let locked = array(&leases, "locked_utxos")?;
+            let output = outputs
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|o| o["is_our_address"] == true && sweep_size(o).is_ok())
+                .filter(|o| {
+                    number(&o["output_index"]).ok().is_some_and(|i| {
+                        utxos
+                            .iter()
+                            .any(|u| outpoint_matches(&u["outpoint"], txid, i as u32))
+                            && !locked
+                                .iter()
+                                .any(|u| outpoint_matches(&u["outpoint"], txid, i as u32))
+                    })
+                })
+                .max_by_key(|o| number(&o["amount"]).unwrap_or(0))
+                .context(
+                    "RBF is unavailable for this payment. CPFP needs spendable wallet-owned change",
+                )?;
+            let index = u32::try_from(number(&output["output_index"])?)?;
+            let available: Value = self
+                .bitcoin_rpc_call(
+                    &client,
+                    "gettxout",
+                    &[json!(txid), json!(index), json!(true)],
+                )
+                .await?;
+            ensure!(
+                available.is_object()
+                    && number(&available["confirmations"])? == 0
+                    && btc_sats(&available["value"])? == number(&output["amount"])?,
+                "Change is no longer available"
+            );
+            (
+                "cpfp",
+                txid.to_string(),
+                index,
+                number(&output["amount"])?,
+                txid.to_string(),
+                number(&entry["vsize"])?,
+                btc_sats(&entry["fees"]["base"])?,
+                0,
+                sweep_size(output)?,
+                recipient_amount(tx)?,
+            )
+        };
+        let mempool: Value = self
+            .bitcoin_rpc_call(&client, "getmempoolinfo", &[])
+            .await?;
+        let relay = btc_sats(&mempool["incrementalrelayfee"])?
+            .div_ceil(1000)
+            .max(1);
+        let floor = btc_sats(&mempool["mempoolminfee"])?
+            .max(btc_sats(&mempool["minrelaytxfee"])?)
+            .div_ceil(1000)
+            .max(1);
+        let rate = match custom_rate {
+            Some(rate) => {
+                ensure!(
+                    rate >= floor,
+                    "Custom rate is below the current mempool minimum"
+                );
+                rate
+            }
+            None => {
+                let estimate = lnd(&client, &macaroon, "/v2/wallet/estimatefee/1", None).await?;
+                number(&estimate["sat_per_kw"])?.div_ceil(250).max(floor)
+            }
+        };
+        let budget = fee_budget(
+            rate,
+            parent_size,
+            parent_fee,
+            size,
+            old_fee,
+            relay.max(floor),
+            input_sats,
+        )?;
+        let tip: String = self
+            .bitcoin_rpc_call(&client, "getbestblockhash", &[])
+            .await?;
+        Ok(Plan {
+            txid: txid.to_string(),
+            method: method.into(),
+            input_txid,
+            input_index,
+            parent_txid,
+            recipient_sats,
+            rate_sat_vb: rate,
+            current_fee_sats: parent_fee + old_fee,
+            additional_fee_sats: budget - old_fee,
+            total_fee_sats: parent_fee + budget,
+            budget_sats: budget,
+            input_sats,
+            parent_vsize: parent_size,
+            sweep_vsize_bound: size,
+            tip,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_lnd_bump_quote(
+        &self,
+        params: Option<Value>,
+    ) -> Result<Value> {
+        let p = params.unwrap_or_default();
+        let txid = txid_param(&p)?;
+        let path = self
+            .config
+            .data_dir
+            .join("wallet/fee-bumps")
+            .join(format!("{txid}.json"));
+        ensure!(
+            !path.try_exists()?,
+            "A bump was already submitted for this transaction. Check its status"
+        );
+        let custom = p
+            .get("sat_per_vbyte")
+            .map(|v| v.as_u64().context("Custom rate must be a whole number"))
+            .transpose()?;
+        if let Some(rate) = custom {
+            ensure!(
+                (1..=5000).contains(&rate),
+                "Custom rate must be 1–5000 sat/vB"
+            );
+        }
+        let plan = self.bump_plan(&txid, custom).await?;
+        let quote = Quote {
+            quote_id: uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
+            expires_at: now() + QUOTE_SECONDS,
+            custom_rate: custom,
+            plan,
+        };
+        let mut quotes = QUOTES.lock().await;
+        quotes.retain(|_, q| q.expires_at > now());
+        ensure!(quotes.len() < 128, "Too many fee quotes; try again shortly");
+        quotes.insert(quote.quote_id.clone(), quote.clone());
+        Ok(serde_json::to_value(quote)?)
+    }
+
+    pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_lnd_bump_submit(
+        &self,
+        params: Option<Value>,
+    ) -> Result<Value> {
+        let p = params.unwrap_or_default();
+        let txid = txid_param(&p)?;
+        let _guard = SUBMIT.lock().await;
+        let path = self
+            .config
+            .data_dir
+            .join("wallet/fee-bumps")
+            .join(format!("{txid}.json"));
+        if path.try_exists()? {
+            return self
+                .handle_lnd_bump_status(Some(json!({"txid":txid})))
+                .await;
+        }
+        let id = p["quote_id"]
+            .as_str()
+            .context("A reviewed fee quote is required")?;
+        let quote = QUOTES
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .get(id)
+            .cloned()
+            .context("Quote expired; review the fee again")?;
+        ensure!(
+            quote.plan.txid == txid && quote.expires_at > now(),
+            "Quote expired; review the fee again"
+        );
+        let fresh = self.bump_plan(&txid, quote.custom_rate).await?;
+        validate_quote(&quote, &fresh, now())?;
+        let op = Operation {
+            quote: quote.clone(),
+            status: "unknown".into(),
+            message: "Submission recorded; checking the wallet. Do not submit another bump.".into(),
+        };
+        reserve(&path, &op).await?;
+        QUOTES.lock().await.remove(id);
+        let (client, macaroon) = self.lnd_client().await?;
+        // At a one-block deadline LND may spend ALL this explicitly previewed
+        // budget. It is always below input value, so no extra funding is requested.
+        let result = lnd(
+            &client,
+            &macaroon,
+            "/v2/wallet/bumpfee",
+            Some(bump_body(&fresh)),
+        )
+        .await;
+        // Keep the write-ahead record even for an RPC error: a lost response can
+        // conceal an accepted bump. Status reconciles from wallet/mempool evidence.
+        match result {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(
+                json!({"status":"registered", "message":"Bump registered with the wallet. Waiting for broadcast.", "quote":quote}),
+            ),
+            Err(_) => Ok(
+                json!({"status":"unknown", "message":"The wallet response was not confirmed. Check status; do not submit again.", "quote":quote}),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_lnd_bump_status(
+        &self,
+        params: Option<Value>,
+    ) -> Result<Value> {
+        let txid = txid_param(&params.unwrap_or_default())?;
+        let path = self
+            .config
+            .data_dir
+            .join("wallet/fee-bumps")
+            .join(format!("{txid}.json"));
+        let bytes = match tokio::fs::read(path).await {
+            Ok(b) => b,
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+                return Ok(json!({"status":"none"}))
+            }
+            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+        };
+        let op: Operation = serde_json::from_slice(&bytes)
+            .context("Bump receipt needs recovery; do not resubmit")?;
+        let (client, macaroon) = self.lnd_client().await?;
+        let history = lnd(&client, &macaroon, "/v1/transactions", None).await?;
+        let plan = &op.quote.plan;
+        let input = format!("{}:{}", plan.input_txid, plan.input_index);
+        let mut candidates: Vec<&Value> = array(&history, "transactions")?
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|t| {
+                t["tx_hash"] != txid
+                    && t["output_details"].as_array().is_some_and(|outputs| {
+                        !outputs.is_empty() && outputs.iter().all(|o| o["is_our_address"] == true)
+                    })
+                    && t["previous_outpoints"]
+                        .as_array()
+                        .is_some_and(|inputs| inputs.iter().any(|i| i["outpoint"] == input))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        candidates.sort_by_key(|t| std::cmp::Reverse(number(&t["time_stamp"]).unwrap_or(0)));
+        for t in candidates {
+            let id = t["tx_hash"]
+                .as_str()
+                .context("Missing bump transaction ID")?;
+            let confirmed = t["num_confirmations"].as_i64().unwrap_or(0) > 0;
+            let accepted = if confirmed {
+                false
+            } else {
+                self.bitcoin_rpc_call::<Value>(&client, "getmempoolentry", &[json!(id)])
+                    .await
+                    .is_ok()
+            };
+            if confirmed || accepted {
+                return Ok(json!({"status":if confirmed {"confirmed"} else {"mempool"},
+                    "message":if confirmed {"Fee bump confirmed."} else {"Fee bump accepted in the node's mempool; awaiting confirmation."},
+                    "bump_txid":id,"confirmations":t["num_confirmations"],"actual_sweep_fee_sats":number(&t["total_fees"])?,"quote":op.quote}));
+            }
+        }
+        let pending = lnd(&client, &macaroon, "/v2/wallet/sweeps/pending", None).await?;
+        let registered = array(&pending, "pending_sweeps")?.iter().any(|s| {
+            outpoint_matches(&s["outpoint"], &plan.input_txid, plan.input_index)
+                && number(&s["budget"]).ok() == Some(plan.budget_sats)
+                && number(&s["requested_sat_per_vbyte"]).ok() == Some(plan.rate_sat_vb)
+        });
+        Ok(
+            json!({"status":if registered {"registered"} else {"unknown"},
+            "message":if registered {"Bump registered; waiting for a verified broadcast."} else {"Submission outcome is unknown. Do not submit again; check wallet status."}, "quote":op.quote}),
+        )
+    }
+}
+fn recipient_amount(tx: &Value) -> Result<u64> {
+    array(tx, "output_details")?
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|o| o["is_our_address"] == false)
+        .try_fold(0u64, |sum, o| {
+            sum.checked_add(number(&o["amount"])?)
+                .context("Recipient amount overflow")
+        })
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    fn sample_plan() -> Plan {
+        serde_json::from_value(json!({"txid":"a","method":"cpfp","input_txid":"a","input_index":0,"parent_txid":"a","recipient_sats":161650,"rate_sat_vb":3,"current_fee_sats":144,"additional_fee_sats":618,"total_fee_sats":762,"budget_sats":618,"input_sats":21126,"parent_vsize":142,"sweep_vsize_bound":112,"tip":"tip"})).unwrap()
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn history_requires_owned_simple_fee_only_child() {
+        let plan = sample_plan();
+        let tx = json!({"tx_hash":"b".repeat(64),"amount":"-200","total_fees":"200",
+            "previous_outpoints":[{"outpoint":"a:0","is_our_output":true}],
+            "output_details":[{"is_our_address":true}]});
+        assert!(fee_child_matches(&tx, &plan));
+        for bad in [
+            json!({"amount":"-201"}),
+            json!({"amount":"200"}),
+            json!({"total_fees":"0"}),
+            json!({"previous_outpoints":[{"outpoint":"a:1","is_our_output":true}]}),
+            json!({"previous_outpoints":[{"outpoint":"a:0","is_our_output":false}]}),
+            json!({"previous_outpoints":[{"outpoint":"a:0","is_our_output":true},{"outpoint":"c:0","is_our_output":true}]}),
+            json!({"output_details":[{"is_our_address":false}]}),
+            json!({"output_details":[]}),
+            json!({"tx_hash":"../../invalid"}),
+        ] {
+            let mut changed = tx.clone();
+            for (key, value) in bad.as_object().unwrap() {
+                changed[key] = value.clone();
+            }
+            assert!(!fee_child_matches(&changed, &plan), "{bad}");
+        }
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn stale_quotes_cannot_silently_change_approved_fee_or_transaction() {
+        let plan = sample_plan();
+        let q = Quote {
+            quote_id: "q".into(),
+            expires_at: 100,
+            custom_rate: None,
+            plan: plan.clone(),
+        };
+        assert!(validate_quote(&q, &plan, 99).is_ok());
+        assert!(validate_quote(&q, &plan, 100).is_err());
+        let mut changed = plan.clone();
+        changed.budget_sats += 1;
+        assert!(validate_quote(&q, &changed, 99).is_err());
+        changed = plan.clone();
+        changed.input_index += 1;
+        assert!(validate_quote(&q, &changed, 99).is_err());
+        changed = plan.clone();
+        changed.recipient_sats -= 1;
+        assert!(validate_quote(&q, &changed, 99).is_err());
+        changed = plan.clone();
+        changed.tip = "new block".into();
+        assert!(validate_quote(&q, &changed, 99).is_err());
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn mutation_always_has_explicit_budget_and_does_not_send_a_second_payment() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            bump_body(&sample_plan()),
+            json!({"outpoint":{"txid_str":"a","output_index":0},"sat_per_vbyte":"3","budget":"618","deadline_delta":1,"immediate":true})
+        );
+        let mut rbf = sample_plan();
+        rbf.method = "rbf".into();
+        rbf.txid = "child".into();
+        // RBF uses the already-registered input, not the child's output.
+        assert_eq!(bump_body(&rbf)["outpoint"]["txid_str"], "a");
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn outpoint_ownership_and_recipient_exclude_wallet_change() {
+        assert!(outpoint_matches(
+            &json!({"txid_str":"a","output_index":2}),
+            "a",
+            2
+        ));
+        assert!(!outpoint_matches(
+            &json!({"txid_str":"b","output_index":2}),
+            "a",
+            2
+        ));
+        assert!(!outpoint_matches(
+            &json!({"txid_str":"a","output_index":3}),
+            "a",
+            2
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(recipient_amount(&json!({"output_details":[{"is_our_address":true,"amount":"21126"},{"is_our_address":false,"amount":"161650"}]})).unwrap(), 161650);
+        assert!(recipient_amount(
+            &json!({"output_details":[{"is_our_address":false,"amount":"bad"}]})
+        )
+        .is_err());
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn cpfp_budget_covers_parent_and_preserves_change() {
+        assert_eq!(fee_budget(3, 142, 144, 112, 0, 1, 21126).unwrap(), 618);
+        assert!(fee_budget(5000, 142, 144, 112, 0, 1, 21126).is_err());
+        assert!(fee_budget(0, 142, 144, 112, 0, 1, 21126).is_err());
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn rbf_pays_incremental_relay_cost_and_counts_only_extra_cost() {
+        let fee = fee_budget(3, 142, 144, 112, 650, 1, 21126).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(fee, 763);
+        assert_eq!(fee - 650, 113);
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn unsupported_outputs_and_malformed_ids_fail_closed() {
+        assert!(sweep_size(&json!({"output_type":"SCRIPT_TYPE_WITNESS_V0_SCRIPT_HASH"})).is_err());
+        assert!(txid_param(&json!({"txid":"../../file"})).is_err());
+        assert!(number(&json!(-1)).is_err());
+        assert!(btc_sats(&json!(-0.1)).is_err());
+        assert_eq!(btc_sats(&json!(0.00000650)).unwrap(), 650);
+    }
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn receipt_prevents_duplicate_submission_after_restart() {
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string());
+        let path = dir.join("receipt.json");
+        let plan: Plan = serde_json::from_value(json!({"txid":"a","method":"cpfp","input_txid":"a","input_index":0,"parent_txid":"a","recipient_sats":1000,"rate_sat_vb":3,"current_fee_sats":144,"additional_fee_sats":618,"total_fee_sats":762,"budget_sats":618,"input_sats":21126,"parent_vsize":142,"sweep_vsize_bound":112,"tip":"tip"})).unwrap();
+        let op = Operation {
+            quote: Quote {
+                quote_id: "q".into(),
+                expires_at: now() + 60,
+                custom_rate: None,
+                plan,
+            },
+            status: "unknown".into(),
+            message: "pending".into(),
+        };
+        reserve(&path, &op).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(reserve(&path, &op).await.is_err());
+        let restored: Operation =
+            serde_json::from_slice(&tokio::fs::read(&path).await.unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(restored.quote.plan.budget_sats, 618);
+        tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(dir).await.unwrap();
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/lnd/fee_policy.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+//! Explicit on-chain fee choices retain priority; omitted choices target the next block.
+use anyhow::{ensure, Context, Result};
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+pub(super) const DEFAULT_TARGET: i64 = 1;
+
+pub(super) fn estimated_sat_per_vbyte(value: &Value) -> Result<u64> {
+    let per_kw = value["sat_per_kw"]
+        .as_u64()
+        .or_else(|| value["sat_per_kw"].as_str().and_then(|s| s.parse().ok()))
+        .context("Next-block fee estimate is unavailable")?;
+    let rate = per_kw.div_ceil(250);
+    ensure!(
+        (1..=5000).contains(&rate),
+        "Next-block fee estimate is outside supported bounds; choose an explicit fee"
+    );
+    Ok(rate)
+}
+
+pub(super) fn fee_options(params: &Value) -> Result<(Option<i64>, Option<i64>)> {
+    let integer = |key: &str, max: i64| -> Result<Option<i64>> {
+        match params.get(key) {
+            None | Some(Value::Null) => Ok(None),
+            Some(value) => {
+                let n = value
+                    .as_i64()
+                    .with_context(|| format!("{key} must be a positive whole number"))?;
+                ensure!((1..=max).contains(&n), "{key} must be between 1 and {max}");
+                Ok(Some(n))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    let target = integer("target_conf", 1008)?;
+    let rate = integer("sat_per_vbyte", 5000)?;
+    ensure!(
+        target.is_none() || rate.is_none(),
+        "Specify either target_conf or sat_per_vbyte, not both"
+    );
+    Ok((
+        if rate.is_none() {
+            Some(target.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TARGET))
+        } else {
+            None
+        },
+        rate,
+    ))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn estimates_round_up_and_missing_or_extreme_estimates_fail_closed() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            estimated_sat_per_vbyte(&json!({"sat_per_kw":"501"})).unwrap(),
+            3
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            estimated_sat_per_vbyte(&json!({"sat_per_kw":250})).unwrap(),
+            1
+        );
+        for v in [
+            json!({}),
+            json!({"sat_per_kw":0}),
+            json!({"sat_per_kw":-1}),
+            json!({"sat_per_kw":1250001}),
+        ] {
+            assert!(estimated_sat_per_vbyte(&v).is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn next_block_default_preserves_explicit_slower_and_custom_choices() {
+        assert_eq!(fee_options(&json!({})).unwrap(), (Some(1), None));
+        assert_eq!(
+            fee_options(&json!({"target_conf":null})).unwrap(),
+            (Some(1), None)
+        );
+        for target in [1, 3, 6, 144, 1008] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                fee_options(&json!({"target_conf":target})).unwrap(),
+                (Some(target), None)
+            );
+        }
+        for rate in [1, 17, 5000] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                fee_options(&json!({"sat_per_vbyte":rate})).unwrap(),
+                (None, Some(rate))
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn malformed_explicit_fees_never_silently_become_fast() {
+        for value in [
+            json!(0),
+            json!(-1),
+            json!(1.5),
+            json!("6"),
+            json!(true),
+            json!({}),
+            json!(1009),
+        ] {
+            assert!(fee_options(&json!({"target_conf":value})).is_err());
+        }
+        for value in [
+            json!(0),
+            json!(-1),
+            json!(1.5),
+            json!("6"),
+            json!(true),
+            json!(5001),
+        ] {
+            assert!(fee_options(&json!({"sat_per_vbyte":value})).is_err());
+        }
+        assert!(fee_options(&json!({"target_conf":1,"sat_per_vbyte":2})).is_err());
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/lnd/mod.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 mod channels;
+mod fee_bump;
+mod fee_policy;
 mod info;
 mod macaroons;
 mod payments;

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/lnd/payments.rs

@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             }));
         }
 
+        self.group_fee_bump_history(raw_txs, &mut transactions, &client)
+            .await;
+
         // Sort by timestamp descending (most recent first)
         transactions.sort_by(|a, b| {
             let ta = a.get("time_stamp").and_then(|v| v.as_i64()).unwrap_or(0);

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/lnd/wallet.rs

@@ -124,28 +124,8 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid Bitcoin address format"));
         }
 
-        // Fee control: either a confirmation target or an explicit fee rate
-        let target_conf = params.get("target_conf").and_then(|v| v.as_i64());
-        let sat_per_vbyte = params.get("sat_per_vbyte").and_then(|v| v.as_i64());
-        if target_conf.is_some() && sat_per_vbyte.is_some() {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "Invalid fee parameters: specify either target_conf or sat_per_vbyte, not both"
-            ));
-        }
-        if let Some(tc) = target_conf {
-            if !(1..=1008).contains(&tc) {
-                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                    "Invalid target_conf: must be between 1 and 1008 blocks"
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-        if let Some(rate) = sat_per_vbyte {
-            if !(1..=5000).contains(&rate) {
-                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                    "Invalid sat_per_vbyte: must be between 1 and 5000"
-                ));
-            }
-        }
+        // Omitted fees target the next block; explicit slower/custom choices win.
+        let (target_conf, sat_per_vbyte) = super::fee_policy::fee_options(&params)?;
 
         info!(
             addr = addr,
@@ -238,15 +218,12 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         if !(546..=21_000_000 * 100_000_000).contains(&amount) {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid amount"));
         }
-        let target_conf = params
-            .get("target_conf")
-            .and_then(|v| v.as_i64())
-            .unwrap_or(6);
-        if !(1..=1008).contains(&target_conf) {
-            return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "Invalid target_conf: must be between 1 and 1008 blocks"
-            ));
-        }
+        let (target_conf, custom_rate) = super::fee_policy::fee_options(&params)?;
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            custom_rate.is_none(),
+            "Fee estimation requires a confirmation target"
+        );
+        let target_conf = target_conf.unwrap_or(super::fee_policy::DEFAULT_TARGET);
 
         let (client, macaroon_hex) = self.lnd_client().await?;
 
@@ -453,6 +430,56 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         Ok(settled)
     }
 
+    /// Verify against LND at download time, rather than relying on a browser
+    /// having polled first. The memo/amount also recover pre-upgrade in-memory
+    /// entitlements after restart; unrelated invoices never unlock a file.
+    pub(crate) async fn settle_content_invoice(
+        &self,
+        hash: &str,
+        content_id: &str,
+    ) -> Result<bool> {
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            hash.len() == 64 && hash.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()),
+            "Invalid payment hash"
+        );
+        let hash = hash.to_ascii_lowercase();
+        let existing = crate::content_invoice::lookup(&self.config.data_dir, &hash).await?;
+        if let Some((id, _)) = &existing {
+            if id != content_id {
+                return Ok(false);
+            }
+        }
+        if crate::content_invoice::is_paid_for(&self.config.data_dir, &hash, content_id).await {
+            return Ok(true);
+        }
+        let (client, macaroon_hex) = self.lnd_client().await?;
+        let response = client
+            .get(format!("{LND_REST_BASE_URL}/v1/invoice/{hash}"))
+            .header("Grpc-Metadata-macaroon", &macaroon_hex)
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        if response.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        let body: serde_json::Value = response.error_for_status()?.json().await?;
+        let Some(price) = content_invoice_amount(&body, content_id) else {
+            return Ok(false);
+        };
+        if existing
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(|(_, expected)| *expected != price)
+        {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+        crate::content_invoice::record_pending(&self.config.data_dir, &hash, content_id, price)
+            .await?;
+        let settled = content_invoice_fully_settled(&body, price);
+        if settled {
+            crate::content_invoice::mark_paid(&self.config.data_dir, &hash).await?;
+        }
+        Ok(settled)
+    }
+
     /// Generate a fresh on-chain receive address (seller side, #46).
     pub(crate) async fn new_onchain_address(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let (client, macaroon_hex) = self.lnd_client().await?;
@@ -732,10 +759,24 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             total_amount += amount;
         }
 
-        let sat_per_vbyte = params
-            .get("fee_rate_sat_per_vbyte")
-            .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
-            .unwrap_or(10);
+        let (_, explicit_rate) = super::fee_policy::fee_options(&serde_json::json!({
+            "sat_per_vbyte": params.get("fee_rate_sat_per_vbyte")
+        }))?;
+        let (client, macaroon_hex) = self.lnd_client().await?;
+        let sat_per_vbyte = if let Some(rate) = explicit_rate {
+            rate as u64
+        } else {
+            let response = client
+                .get(format!("{LND_REST_BASE_URL}/v2/wallet/estimatefee/1"))
+                .header("Grpc-Metadata-macaroon", &macaroon_hex)
+                .send()
+                .await
+                .context("Cannot estimate the next-block fee")?
+                .error_for_status()
+                .context("Next-block fee estimate rejected")?;
+            let estimate: serde_json::Value = response.json().await?;
+            super::fee_policy::estimated_sat_per_vbyte(&estimate)?
+        };
 
         info!(
             total_amount = total_amount,
@@ -743,8 +784,6 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             "Creating PSBT for hardware wallet signing"
         );
 
-        let (client, macaroon_hex) = self.lnd_client().await?;
-
         let fund_body = serde_json::json!({
             "raw": {
                 "outputs": lnd_outputs,
@@ -1444,3 +1483,81 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(s.contains("[LND_REST_UNREACHABLE]"), "got: {s}");
     }
 }
+
+// LND REST uses decimal strings for int64 fields. Match the complete seller
+// memo, not a substring supplied by a buyer or an arbitrary settled invoice.
+fn json_u64(value: &serde_json::Value) -> Option<u64> {
+    value.as_u64().or_else(|| value.as_str()?.parse().ok())
+}
+fn content_invoice_fully_settled(body: &serde_json::Value, price: u64) -> bool {
+    let settled = match body.get("state").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
+        Some(state) => state == "SETTLED",
+        None => body.get("settled").and_then(|v| v.as_bool()) == Some(true),
+    };
+    settled
+        && price > 0
+        && body
+            .get("amt_paid_sat")
+            .and_then(json_u64)
+            .is_some_and(|paid| paid >= price)
+}
+fn content_invoice_amount(body: &serde_json::Value, content_id: &str) -> Option<u64> {
+    if body.get("memo")?.as_str()? != format!("Archipelago peer file {content_id}") {
+        return None;
+    }
+    body.get("value").and_then(json_u64).filter(|v| *v > 0)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod peer_file_invoice_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn settlement_requires_terminal_state_and_full_amount() {
+        for state in ["OPEN", "ACCEPTED", "CANCELED", "unknown"] {
+            assert!(!content_invoice_fully_settled(
+                &serde_json::json!({"state":state,"settled":true,"amt_paid_sat":"100"}),
+                7
+            ));
+        }
+        for amount in [
+            serde_json::json!(6),
+            serde_json::json!("-1"),
+            serde_json::json!(null),
+            serde_json::json!("bad"),
+        ] {
+            assert!(!content_invoice_fully_settled(
+                &serde_json::json!({"state":"SETTLED","amt_paid_sat":amount}),
+                7
+            ));
+        }
+        for amount in [serde_json::json!(7), serde_json::json!("8")] {
+            assert!(content_invoice_fully_settled(
+                &serde_json::json!({"state":"SETTLED","amt_paid_sat":amount}),
+                7
+            ));
+        }
+        assert!(content_invoice_fully_settled(
+            &serde_json::json!({"settled":true,"amt_paid_sat":"7"}),
+            7
+        ));
+        assert!(!content_invoice_fully_settled(
+            &serde_json::json!({"state":"SETTLED","amt_paid_sat":"7"}),
+            0
+        ));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn legacy_recovery_requires_exact_file_memo_and_positive_amount() {
+        let invoice = serde_json::json!({"memo":"Archipelago peer file file-1", "value":"7"});
+        assert_eq!(content_invoice_amount(&invoice, "file-1"), Some(7));
+        assert_eq!(content_invoice_amount(&invoice, "file-2"), None);
+        for value in [
+            serde_json::json!("-1"),
+            serde_json::json!(0),
+            serde_json::json!("bad"),
+        ] {
+            let mut invalid = invoice.clone();
+            invalid["value"] = value;
+            assert_eq!(content_invoice_amount(&invalid, "file-1"), None);
+        }
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/mesh/messaging.rs

@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         params: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     ) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
         let params = params.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Missing params"))?;
+        if let Some(job) = self.flash_job.read().await.as_ref() {
+            anyhow::ensure!(job.snapshot().await.done,
+                "A firmware flash is in progress; wait before reconnecting or changing radio settings");
+        }
 
         let mut config = mesh::load_config(&self.config.data_dir).await?;
 
@@ -325,7 +329,16 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         {
             let service_arc = Arc::clone(&self.mesh_service);
             let config_for_apply = config.clone();
+            let flash_jobs = Arc::clone(&self.flash_job);
             tokio::spawn(async move {
+                // Serialize against flash registration. If a flash started
+                // after this RPC saved settings, its completion applies them.
+                let flash_guard = flash_jobs.read().await;
+                if let Some(job) = flash_guard.as_ref() {
+                    if !job.snapshot().await.done {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
                 let mut service = service_arc.write().await;
                 if let Some(svc) = service.as_mut() {
                     if let Err(e) = svc.configure(config_for_apply).await {

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/mesh/status.rs

@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         // `mesh.probe-device` call (e.g. the hot-swap modal's own re-probe)
         // from opening the identical port at the same time and corrupting
         // both operations' handshakes.
-        if let Some(job) = self.flash_job.read().await.as_ref() {
+        let flash_guard = self.flash_job.read().await;
+        if let Some(job) = flash_guard.as_ref() {
             anyhow::ensure!(
                 job.snapshot().await.done,
                 "A firmware flash is in progress — refusing to probe the serial port until it finishes"
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             }
         }
         let probe = mesh::listener::probe_device(&path).await?;
+        drop(flash_guard);
         Ok(serde_json::to_value(probe)?)
     }
 

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/async_lifecycle.rs

@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             match handler.handle_package_install(params).await {
                 Ok(_) => {
                     info!("package.install {}: complete", package_id_spawn);
+                    for id in [&package_id_spawn, &format!("archy-{}", package_id_spawn)] {
+                        crate::crash_recovery::clear_user_uninstalled(&handler.config.data_dir, id)
+                            .await;
+                    }
+                    crate::crash_recovery::mark_installed(
+                        &handler.config.data_dir,
+                        &package_id_spawn,
+                    )
+                    .await;
                     // The install pipeline has verified the container is up
                     // and healthy (see install.rs post-start exit check).
                     // Kick the scanner first so the fresh manifest (with
@@ -184,17 +193,20 @@ impl RpcHandler {
                     // phase is cleared (None) so no stale InstallPhase
                     // lingers on the card.
                     let err_msg = format!("Install failed: {:#}", e);
-                    let (mut data, _) = handler.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-                    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(&package_id_spawn) {
-                        entry.state = PackageState::Stopped;
-                        entry.install_progress = Some(crate::data_model::InstallProgress {
-                            size: 0,
-                            downloaded: 0,
-                            phase: None,
-                            message: Some(err_msg),
-                        });
-                        handler.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-                    }
+                    handler
+                        .state_manager
+                        .mutate_data(|data| {
+                            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(&package_id_spawn) {
+                                entry.state = PackageState::Stopped;
+                                entry.install_progress = Some(crate::data_model::InstallProgress {
+                                    size: 0,
+                                    downloaded: 0,
+                                    phase: None,
+                                    message: Some(err_msg),
+                                });
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .await;
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -252,6 +264,11 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             match handler.handle_package_uninstall(params).await {
                 Ok(_) => {
                     info!("package.uninstall {}: complete", package_id_spawn);
+                    for id in [&package_id_spawn, &format!("archy-{}", package_id_spawn)] {
+                        crate::crash_recovery::mark_user_uninstalled(&handler.config.data_dir, id)
+                            .await;
+                        crate::crash_recovery::clear_installed(&handler.config.data_dir, id).await;
+                    }
                     // Inner handler already removed the package entry on
                     // success. Nothing more to do here.
                 }
@@ -382,52 +399,56 @@ impl RpcHandler {
 /// call, but fires before the spawn so the UI sees it immediately.
 async fn flip_to_installing(state_manager: &StateManager, package_id: &str) {
     use crate::data_model::{Description, Manifest, PackageDataEntry, StaticFiles};
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    let entry = data
-        .package_data
-        .entry(package_id.to_string())
-        .or_insert_with(|| PackageDataEntry {
-            state: PackageState::Installing,
-            health: None,
-            exit_code: None,
-            static_files: StaticFiles {
-                license: String::new(),
-                instructions: String::new(),
-                // Leave icon empty during the transient Installing window:
-                // hardcoding `<id>.png` is wrong for ~half our apps (many use
-                // `.svg` / `.webp`), producing a broken-image flicker until
-                // the scanner refreshes the entry. The frontend's `icon`
-                // computed falls through to `curatedMap.get(id)?.icon` which
-                // has the correct extensions for known apps.
-                icon: String::new(),
-            },
-            manifest: Manifest {
-                id: package_id.to_string(),
-                title: package_id.to_string(),
-                version: String::new(),
-                description: Description {
-                    short: "Installing...".to_string(),
-                    long: String::new(),
-                },
-                release_notes: String::new(),
-                license: String::new(),
-                wrapper_repo: String::new(),
-                upstream_repo: String::new(),
-                support_site: String::new(),
-                marketing_site: String::new(),
-                donation_url: None,
-                author: None,
-                website: None,
-                interfaces: None,
-                tier: None,
-            },
-            installed: None,
-            install_progress: None,
-            uninstall_stage: None,
-            available_update: None,
-        });
-    entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
-    state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            let entry = data
+                .package_data
+                .entry(package_id.to_string())
+                .or_insert_with(|| PackageDataEntry {
+                    ui_ready: None,
+                    state: PackageState::Installing,
+                    health: None,
+                    exit_code: None,
+                    static_files: StaticFiles {
+                        license: String::new(),
+                        instructions: String::new(),
+                        // Leave icon empty during the transient Installing window:
+                        // hardcoding `<id>.png` is wrong for ~half our apps (many use
+                        // `.svg` / `.webp`), producing a broken-image flicker until
+                        // the scanner refreshes the entry. The frontend's `icon`
+                        // computed falls through to `curatedMap.get(id)?.icon` which
+                        // has the correct extensions for known apps.
+                        icon: String::new(),
+                    },
+                    manifest: Manifest {
+                        id: package_id.to_string(),
+                        title: package_id.to_string(),
+                        version: String::new(),
+                        description: Description {
+                            short: "Installing...".to_string(),
+                            long: String::new(),
+                        },
+                        release_notes: String::new(),
+                        license: String::new(),
+                        wrapper_repo: String::new(),
+                        upstream_repo: String::new(),
+                        support_site: String::new(),
+                        marketing_site: String::new(),
+                        donation_url: None,
+                        author: None,
+                        website: None,
+                        interfaces: None,
+                        tier: None,
+                    },
+                    installed: None,
+                    install_progress: None,
+                    uninstall_stage: None,
+                    available_update: None,
+                });
+            entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+            entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
+        })
+        .await;
 }
 
 /// True when the failed install still has a real footprint: any container
@@ -485,20 +506,23 @@ async fn remove_entry_with_notification(
     id_prefix: &str,
     message: &str,
 ) {
-    let (mut data, _) = handler.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    data.package_data.remove(package_id);
-    data.notifications.push(crate::data_model::Notification {
-        id: format!("{id_prefix}-{package_id}"),
-        level: crate::data_model::NotificationLevel::Error,
-        title: format!("Could not install {package_id}"),
-        message: message.to_string(),
-        timestamp: chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339(),
-        app_id: Some(package_id.to_string()),
-    });
-    while data.notifications.len() > 20 {
-        data.notifications.remove(0);
-    }
-    handler.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+    handler
+        .state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            data.package_data.remove(package_id);
+            data.notifications.push(crate::data_model::Notification {
+                id: format!("{id_prefix}-{package_id}"),
+                level: crate::data_model::NotificationLevel::Error,
+                title: format!("Could not install {package_id}"),
+                message: message.to_string(),
+                timestamp: chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339(),
+                app_id: Some(package_id.to_string()),
+            });
+            while data.notifications.len() > 20 {
+                data.notifications.remove(0);
+            }
+        })
+        .await;
 }
 
 /// Flip an existing entry's state and return the pre-flip value (or None if
@@ -508,18 +532,23 @@ async fn flip_package_state(
     package_id: &str,
     new_state: PackageState,
 ) -> Option<PackageState> {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    let prev = data.package_data.get(package_id).map(|e| e.state.clone());
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-        entry.state = new_state;
-        state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-    } else {
-        warn!(
-            "flip_package_state: no entry for {} — cannot flip",
-            package_id
-        );
-    }
-    prev
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            let prev = data.package_data.get(package_id).map(|e| e.state.clone());
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                if new_state != PackageState::Running {
+                    entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                }
+                entry.state = new_state;
+            } else {
+                warn!(
+                    "flip_package_state: no entry for {} — cannot flip",
+                    package_id
+                );
+            }
+            prev
+        })
+        .await
 }
 
 /// Set state unconditionally (no-op if entry no longer exists).
@@ -528,13 +557,18 @@ async fn set_package_state(
     package_id: &str,
     new_state: PackageState,
 ) {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-        if entry.state != new_state {
-            entry.state = new_state;
-            state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-        }
-    }
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                if entry.state != new_state {
+                    if new_state != PackageState::Running {
+                        entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                    }
+                    entry.state = new_state;
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .await
 }
 
 /// Set state and clear the uninstall_stage label. Used when an uninstall
@@ -545,12 +579,17 @@ async fn set_package_state_and_clear_uninstall_stage(
     package_id: &str,
     new_state: PackageState,
 ) {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-        entry.state = new_state;
-        entry.uninstall_stage = None;
-        state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-    }
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                if new_state != PackageState::Running {
+                    entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                }
+                entry.state = new_state;
+                entry.uninstall_stage = None;
+            }
+        })
+        .await
 }
 
 /// Kick the container scanner to run immediately and wait for it to finish

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/config.rs

@@ -985,28 +985,26 @@ pub(super) async fn get_app_config(
             )
         }
         "nginx-proxy-manager" => {
+            let storage = crate::container::npm::resolve_storage().await?;
             let admin_port = allocator
                 .allocate_or_get(app_id, 8081, 81)
                 .await
                 .unwrap_or(8081);
             let http_port = allocator
-                .allocate_or_get("nginx-proxy-manager-http", 8084, 80)
+                .allocate_or_get("nginx-proxy-manager-http", 8088, 80)
                 .await
-                .unwrap_or(8084);
+                .unwrap_or(8088);
             let https_port = allocator
                 .allocate_or_get("nginx-proxy-manager-https", 8444, 443)
                 .await
                 .unwrap_or(8444);
             (
                 vec![
-                    format!("{}:81", admin_port),
-                    format!("{}:80", http_port),
-                    format!("{}:443", https_port),
-                ],
-                vec![
-                    "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/data:/data".to_string(),
-                    "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt".to_string(),
+                    format!("127.0.0.1:{}:81", admin_port),
+                    format!("127.0.0.1:{}:80", http_port),
+                    format!("127.0.0.1:{}:443", https_port),
                 ],
+                storage.bind_mounts(),
                 vec![],
                 None,
                 None,

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/dependencies.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ const ARCHIVAL_BITCOIN_DEPENDENCY: &str = "bitcoin:archival";
 /// hardcoded id list below — a new app just declares the dependency instead
 /// of needing a code change here.
 fn manifest_declares_archival_bitcoin(package_id: &str) -> bool {
+    // Registry-only apps need the same guard as OTA-bundled manifests. Honor
+    // the verified catalog's effective manifest before the disk fallback.
+    if let Some((_, value)) = crate::container::app_catalog::catalog_manifest_values()
+        .into_iter()
+        .find(|(id, _)| id == package_id)
+    {
+        if let Some(manifest) =
+            crate::container::app_catalog::catalog_manifest_overlay(package_id, value)
+        {
+            return dependency_list_declares_archival_bitcoin(&manifest.app.dependencies);
+        }
+    }
     for apps_dir in manifest_apps_dirs() {
         let path = apps_dir.join(package_id).join("manifest.yml");
         let Ok(contents) = std::fs::read_to_string(&path) else {
@@ -1055,6 +1067,14 @@ mod tests {
         // edit to `requires_unpruned_bitcoin`.
         assert!(manifest_declares_archival_bitcoin("electrumx"));
         assert!(manifest_declares_archival_bitcoin("mempool"));
+        let angor = archipelago_container::AppManifest::parse(include_str!(concat!(
+            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+            "/../../apps/angor-indexer/manifest.yml"
+        )))
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(dependency_list_declares_archival_bitcoin(
+            &angor.app.dependencies
+        ));
         // An app whose manifest exists but never declares the marker.
         assert!(!manifest_declares_archival_bitcoin("bitcoin-knots"));
         // An id with no manifest on disk at all.

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/install.rs

@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         // Keep legacy install flow as default while migration is in progress.
         if orchestrator_managed {
             let orchestrator_app_id = orchestrator_install_app_id(package_id);
-            self.set_install_phase(package_id, InstallPhase::CreatingContainer)
+            self.set_install_phase(package_id, InstallPhase::PreparingApp)
                 .await;
             install_log(&format!(
                 "INSTALL ORCH: {} — attempting orchestrator install as {}",
@@ -573,6 +573,9 @@ impl RpcHandler {
                             "message": format!("Package {} installed and started", package_id)
                         }));
                     }
+                    Err(e) if e.downcast_ref::<crate::container::prod_orchestrator::InstallPrerequisiteError>().is_some() => {
+                        return Err(super::dependencies::DependencyGateError(e.to_string()).into());
+                    }
                     Err(e) if is_unknown_app_id_error(&e) => {
                         info!(
                             "Install {}: orchestrator has no manifest mapping yet, falling back to legacy installer",
@@ -690,7 +693,11 @@ impl RpcHandler {
             // These standalone web UIs have repeatedly lost host listeners
             // under Podman's rootless pasta backend while staying healthy internally.
             // Use slirp4netns/rootlessport for this standalone web UI.
-            run_args.push("--network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true");
+            run_args.push(if package_id == "nginx-proxy-manager" {
+                "--network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"
+            } else {
+                "--network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true"
+            });
         } else if needs_archy_net(package_id) {
             // Create archy-net if it doesn't exist (idempotent — "already exists" is fine)
             match tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
@@ -1565,88 +1572,8 @@ autopilot.active=false\n",
                 super::pine_ha::restart_home_assistant_if_running().await;
             }
         }
-        if package_id == "filebrowser" {
-            // Generate a random password (32 bytes, hex-encoded)
-            let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
-            rand::RngCore::fill_bytes(&mut rand::rngs::OsRng, &mut buf);
-            let password = hex::encode(buf);
-
-            let client = match reqwest::Client::builder()
-                .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
-                .build()
-            {
-                Ok(c) => c,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    tracing::warn!("Failed to create HTTP client for FileBrowser hook: {}", e);
-                    return;
-                }
-            };
-
-            // Retry loop: FileBrowser may take time to initialize its SQLite database
-            let mut password_changed = false;
-            for attempt in 0..6u32 {
-                let delay = if attempt == 0 { 5 } else { 10 };
-                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(delay)).await;
-
-                // Try to log in with default credentials
-                let login_res = client
-                    .post("http://127.0.0.1:8083/api/login")
-                    .json(&serde_json::json!({"username": "admin", "password": "admin"}))
-                    .send()
-                    .await;
-
-                let token = match login_res {
-                    Ok(resp) if resp.status().is_success() => match resp.text().await {
-                        Ok(t) => t.trim_matches('"').to_string(),
-                        Err(_) => continue,
-                    },
-                    _ => {
-                        debug!("FileBrowser not ready (attempt {}/6)", attempt + 1);
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                };
-
-                // Change admin password
-                let change_res = client
-                    .put("http://127.0.0.1:8083/api/users/1")
-                    .header("X-Auth", &token)
-                    .json(&serde_json::json!({"password": password}))
-                    .send()
-                    .await;
-
-                match change_res {
-                    Ok(resp) if resp.status().is_success() => {
-                        let secret_dir = "/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/filebrowser";
-                        if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::create_dir_all(secret_dir).await {
-                            tracing::warn!("Failed to create filebrowser secrets dir: {}", e);
-                        }
-                        let pw_path = format!("{}/password", secret_dir);
-                        if let Err(e) = tokio::fs::write(&pw_path, &password).await {
-                            tracing::warn!("Failed to write filebrowser password: {}", e);
-                        }
-                        // Set restrictive permissions on the password file
-                        #[cfg(unix)]
-                        {
-                            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
-                            let _ = std::fs::set_permissions(
-                                &pw_path,
-                                std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600),
-                            );
-                        }
-                        info!("FileBrowser admin password secured (default credentials replaced)");
-                        password_changed = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    _ => continue,
-                }
-            }
-            if !password_changed {
-                tracing::warn!(
-                    "FileBrowser password could not be changed after 6 attempts — \
-                     default credentials (admin/admin) remain active"
-                );
-            }
-        }
+        // File Browser credentials are provisioned and verified before the
+        // server starts. Never attempt a default-password change after launch.
 
         // Auto-configure Tor hidden service for protocol services (LND, ElectrumX, Bitcoin)
         {
@@ -1699,32 +1626,10 @@ autopilot.active=false\n",
             patch_indeedhub_nostr_provider().await;
         }
 
-        // Gitea: keep it on its native host port (3001). The UI opens Gitea
-        // in a new tab on that direct port so absolute asset URLs must be
-        // rooted at the host port rather than Archipelago's /app/gitea/ path.
-        if package_id == "gitea" {
-            let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file("/etc/nginx/conf.d/gitea-iframe.conf").await;
-
-            // Set ROOT_URL to the direct launch route so links/assets stay
-            // anchored under the same origin Gitea is launched from.
-            let host_ip = &self.config.host_ip;
-            let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
-                .args(["exec", "gitea", "sh", "-c",
-                       &format!("grep -q ROOT_URL /data/gitea/conf/app.ini && sed -i 's|ROOT_URL.*|ROOT_URL = http://{}:3001/|' /data/gitea/conf/app.ini || true", host_ip)])
-                .output()
-                .await;
-            // Also ensure X_FRAME_OPTIONS is empty so Gitea doesn't send the header
-            let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
-                .args(["exec", "gitea", "sh", "-c",
-                       "grep -q X_FRAME_OPTIONS /data/gitea/conf/app.ini && sed -i 's|X_FRAME_OPTIONS.*|X_FRAME_OPTIONS =|' /data/gitea/conf/app.ini || sed -i '/^\\[security\\]/a X_FRAME_OPTIONS =' /data/gitea/conf/app.ini"])
-                .output()
-                .await;
-
-            info!(
-                "Gitea: ROOT_URL set to http://{}:3001/, X_FRAME_OPTIONS cleared",
-                host_ip
-            );
-        }
+        // Gitea owns its public URL and security settings in app.ini, including
+        // values chosen in its first-run setup. Do not rewrite operator values
+        // or claim success from best-effort grep/sed commands. The app gate
+        // fronts its declared HTTP port and handles frame headers separately.
 
         if package_id == "nextcloud" {
             let host_ip = &self.config.host_ip;
@@ -1931,10 +1836,10 @@ autopilot.active=false\n",
     }
 
     pub(in crate::api::rpc) async fn handle_filebrowser_token(&self) -> Result<serde_json::Value> {
-        let secret_path = "/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/filebrowser/password";
-        let password = tokio::fs::read_to_string(secret_path)
-            .await
-            .unwrap_or_else(|_| "admin".to_string());
+        let credentials = crate::container::filebrowser::cloud_credentials(std::path::Path::new(
+            "/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/filebrowser",
+        ))
+        .await?;
 
         let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
             .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
@@ -1943,7 +1848,7 @@ autopilot.active=false\n",
 
         let resp = client
             .post("http://127.0.0.1:8083/api/login")
-            .json(&serde_json::json!({"username": "admin", "password": password}))
+            .json(&serde_json::json!({"username": credentials.username, "password": credentials.password}))
             .send()
             .await
             .context("Failed to connect to FileBrowser")?;
@@ -1973,17 +1878,16 @@ autopilot.active=false\n",
         super::validation::validate_app_id(app_id)?;
 
         if app_id == "filebrowser" {
-            let password =
-                tokio::fs::read_to_string("/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/filebrowser/password")
-                    .await
-                    .map(|p| p.trim().to_string())
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| "admin".to_string());
+            let credentials = crate::container::filebrowser::cloud_credentials(
+                std::path::Path::new("/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/filebrowser"),
+            )
+            .await?;
             return Ok(serde_json::json!({
                 "title": "File Browser credentials",
                 "description": "Use these credentials when File Browser asks you to sign in.",
                 "credentials": [
-                    { "label": "Username", "value": "admin" },
-                    { "label": "Password", "value": password, "sensitive": true }
+                    { "label": "Username", "value": credentials.username },
+                    { "label": "Password", "value": credentials.password, "sensitive": true }
                 ]
             }));
         }
@@ -2053,25 +1957,8 @@ fn parse_setup_token(lines: &[&str]) -> Option<String> {
 }
 
 async fn cleanup_stale_package_ports(package_id: &str) {
-    match package_id {
-        "grafana" => cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3000").await,
-        "homeassistant" | "home-assistant" => cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8123").await,
-        "searxng" => cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8888").await,
-        "uptime-kuma" => cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3002").await,
-        "gitea" => {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3001").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("2222").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3000").await;
-        }
-        "nginx-proxy-manager" => {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8081").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8084").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8444").await;
-        }
-        "nextcloud" => cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8085").await,
-        "portainer" => cleanup_stale_pasta_port("9000").await,
-        _ => {}
-    }
+    // Never kill by port: another app or the management gate may own it.
+    crate::container::ghost_reaper::reap_for_app(package_id).await;
 }
 
 fn install_command_tail(
@@ -2196,93 +2083,11 @@ async fn cleanup_start_conflict(package_id: &str, stderr: &str) -> bool {
         return true;
     }
 
-    match package_id {
-        "grafana"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3000").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "homeassistant" | "home-assistant"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8123").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "searxng"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8888").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "uptime-kuma"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3002").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "gitea" if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") => {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3001").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("2222").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("3000").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "nginx-proxy-manager"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8081").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8084").await;
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8444").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "nextcloud"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("8085").await;
-            true
-        }
-        "portainer"
-            if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") =>
-        {
-            cleanup_stale_pasta_port("9000").await;
-            true
-        }
-        _ => false,
+    if stderr.contains("pasta failed") || stderr.contains("address already in use") {
+        crate::container::ghost_reaper::reap_for_app(package_id).await;
+        return true;
     }
-}
-
-async fn cleanup_stale_pasta_port(port: &str) {
-    // NEVER kill our own process. The daemon holds catalog app ports over
-    // IPv6 (the mesh app-port relay), so a blunt `fuser -k <port>/tcp` would
-    // terminate archipelago itself mid-install — installs failed and apps
-    // vanished on a test node 2026-07-27. Kill every listener on the port
-    // EXCEPT our PID (and our process group), leaving the relay/daemon alive.
-    let self_pid = std::process::id();
-    let kill_listener = format!(
-        "ss -ltnp 'sport = :{port}' 2>/dev/null | sed -n 's/.*pid=\\([0-9]*\\).*/\\1/p' | \
-         while read p; do [ \"$p\" = \"{self_pid}\" ] || kill \"$p\" 2>/dev/null; done || true",
-    );
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("sh")
-        .args(["-c", &kill_listener])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-
-    // sudo fuser -k, but exclude our own PID: fuser prints the PIDs holding
-    // the port; kill each except self. (`fuser -k` has no exclusion flag.)
-    let fuser_kill = format!(
-        "for p in $(sudo fuser {port}/tcp 2>/dev/null); do [ \"$p\" = \"{self_pid}\" ] || sudo kill \"$p\" 2>/dev/null; done || true",
-    );
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("sh")
-        .args(["-c", &fuser_kill])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-
-    let pattern = format!("pasta.*{}", port);
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("pkill")
-        .args(["-f", &pattern])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+    false
 }
 
 async fn repair_nextcloud_permissions() {

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/progress.rs

@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@ impl RpcHandler {
     /// the rare case where the pull stream actually parses, but podman
     /// almost never emits parseable progress on a piped stderr.
     pub(super) async fn set_install_progress(&self, package_id: &str, downloaded: u64, size: u64) {
-        let (mut data, _rev) = self.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-        let entry = data
-            .package_data
-            .entry(package_id.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
-        entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
-        let existing_phase = entry.install_progress.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.phase);
-        entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
-            size,
-            downloaded,
-            phase: existing_phase,
-            message: None,
-        });
-        self.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+        self.state_manager
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                let entry = data
+                    .package_data
+                    .entry(package_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
+                entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
+                let existing_phase = entry.install_progress.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.phase);
+                entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
+                    size,
+                    downloaded,
+                    phase: existing_phase,
+                    message: None,
+                });
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 
     /// Set the install pipeline phase and broadcast. This is the
@@ -35,76 +38,86 @@ impl RpcHandler {
     /// percentage and a user-facing label. Byte counters are retained
     /// for the rare case podman emits parseable progress.
     pub(super) async fn set_install_phase(&self, package_id: &str, phase: InstallPhase) {
-        let (mut data, _rev) = self.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-        let entry = data
-            .package_data
-            .entry(package_id.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
-        // Preparing / PullingImage / CreatingContainer / StartingContainer /
-        // WaitingHealthy / PostInstall all map to the Installing state.
-        // Updates use Updating state — the wrapper has already flipped
-        // state to Updating, so don't clobber it.
-        if entry.state != PackageState::Updating {
-            entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
-        }
-        let (size, downloaded) = entry
-            .install_progress
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|p| (p.size, p.downloaded))
-            .unwrap_or((0, 0));
-        entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
-            size,
-            downloaded,
-            phase: Some(phase),
-            message: None,
-        });
-        self.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+        self.state_manager
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                let entry = data
+                    .package_data
+                    .entry(package_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
+                // Preparing / PullingImage / CreatingContainer / StartingContainer /
+                // WaitingHealthy / PostInstall all map to the Installing state.
+                // Updates use Updating state — the wrapper has already flipped
+                // state to Updating, so don't clobber it.
+                if entry.state != PackageState::Updating {
+                    entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                    entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
+                }
+                let (size, downloaded) = entry
+                    .install_progress
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|p| (p.size, p.downloaded))
+                    .unwrap_or((0, 0));
+                entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
+                    size,
+                    downloaded,
+                    phase: Some(phase),
+                    message: None,
+                });
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 
     /// Set a user-facing install status message (e.g. "Waiting for Bitcoin
     /// to start…") without disturbing the current phase/byte counters.
     pub(super) async fn set_install_message(&self, package_id: &str, message: &str) {
-        let (mut data, _rev) = self.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-        let entry = data
-            .package_data
-            .entry(package_id.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
-        if entry.state != PackageState::Updating {
-            entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
-        }
-        let (size, downloaded, phase) = entry
-            .install_progress
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|p| (p.size, p.downloaded, p.phase))
-            .unwrap_or((0, 0, None));
-        entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
-            size,
-            downloaded,
-            phase,
-            message: Some(message.to_string()),
-        });
-        self.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+        self.state_manager
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                let entry = data
+                    .package_data
+                    .entry(package_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
+                if entry.state != PackageState::Updating {
+                    entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                    entry.state = PackageState::Installing;
+                }
+                let (size, downloaded, phase) = entry
+                    .install_progress
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|p| (p.size, p.downloaded, p.phase))
+                    .unwrap_or((0, 0, None));
+                entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
+                    size,
+                    downloaded,
+                    phase,
+                    message: Some(message.to_string()),
+                });
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 
     /// Clear install progress after pull completes or fails.
     pub(super) async fn clear_install_progress(&self, package_id: &str) {
-        let (mut data, _rev) = self.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-        if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-            entry.install_progress = None;
-        }
-        self.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+        self.state_manager
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                    entry.install_progress = None;
+                }
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 
     /// Set the uninstall stage label so the UI can show what's happening
     /// instead of a generic spinner. Each call broadcasts a state change
     /// — call sparingly (one per pipeline phase, not per container).
     pub(super) async fn set_uninstall_stage(&self, package_id: &str, stage: &str) {
-        let (mut data, _rev) = self.state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-        if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-            entry.uninstall_stage = Some(stage.to_string());
-            entry.state = crate::data_model::PackageState::Removing;
-        }
-        self.state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+        self.state_manager
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                    entry.uninstall_stage = Some(stage.to_string());
+                    entry.state = crate::data_model::PackageState::Removing;
+                }
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 
     /// Update install progress (static method for use in async closures).
@@ -114,25 +127,28 @@ impl RpcHandler {
         downloaded: u64,
         total: u64,
     ) {
-        let (mut data, _rev) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-        let entry = data
-            .package_data
-            .entry(package_id.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
-        let existing_phase = entry.install_progress.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.phase);
-        entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
-            size: total,
-            downloaded,
-            phase: existing_phase,
-            message: None,
-        });
-        state_manager.update_data(data).await;
+        state_manager
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                let entry = data
+                    .package_data
+                    .entry(package_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| create_installing_entry(package_id));
+                let existing_phase = entry.install_progress.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.phase);
+                entry.install_progress = Some(InstallProgress {
+                    size: total,
+                    downloaded,
+                    phase: existing_phase,
+                    message: None,
+                });
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 }
 
 /// Create a minimal PackageDataEntry for a package being installed.
 fn create_installing_entry(package_id: &str) -> PackageDataEntry {
     PackageDataEntry {
+        ui_ready: None,
         state: PackageState::Installing,
         health: None,
         exit_code: None,

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/package/runtime.rs

@@ -1431,10 +1431,9 @@ async fn repair_before_package_start(container_name: &str) {
     // published port and the data-dir file locks, so the replacement either
     // fails to bind (`address already in use`) or starts and dies on the
     // lock — and `Restart=always` loops it there forever. Ordered before
-    // the port cleanup below: killing the owner is what actually frees the
-    // port, and the port sweep alone cannot tell a ghost from a live app.
+    // starting the replacement. A port sweep cannot distinguish a ghost
+    // from the dashboard gate or another live app and must never kill it.
     crate::container::ghost_reaper::reap_for_app(container_name).await;
-    cleanup_runtime_host_ports(container_name).await;
 }
 
 async fn wait_before_package_start(container_name: &str) {
@@ -1577,42 +1576,110 @@ async fn repair_netbird_network() {
 }
 
 async fn repair_nginx_proxy_manager_container() {
-    repair_nginx_proxy_manager_dirs().await;
-    if !nginx_proxy_manager_has_legacy_admin_port().await {
-        cleanup_nginx_proxy_manager_ports().await;
+    // Quadlet owns managed containers; its backed-up reconciliation applies
+    // port and mount changes. Never remove a systemd-owned container here.
+    if crate::container::quadlet::unit_exists("nginx-proxy-manager").await {
         return;
     }
-
-    install_log(
-        "START REPAIR: nginx-proxy-manager - recreating stale container using host port 8081",
-    )
-    .await;
-    let _ = podman_control(&["rm", "-f", "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await;
-    cleanup_nginx_proxy_manager_ports().await;
-    if let Err(err) = recreate_nginx_proxy_manager_container().await {
-        tracing::warn!(error = %err, "failed to recreate stale nginx-proxy-manager container");
+    // Serialize repair so a second caller cannot overlap a replacement.
+    static REPAIR: tokio::sync::Mutex<()> = tokio::sync::Mutex::const_new(());
+    let _repair = REPAIR.lock().await;
+    if !nginx_proxy_manager_has_legacy_admin_port().await {
+        return;
+    }
+    if let Err(error) = repair_legacy_nginx_proxy_manager().await {
+        tracing::warn!(error = %error, "NPM legacy repair failed; persistent state preserved");
     }
 }
 
-async fn repair_nginx_proxy_manager_dirs() {
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("sudo")
-        .args([
-            "mkdir",
-            "-p",
-            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/data/letsencrypt-acme-challenge/.well-known/acme-challenge",
-            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/letsencrypt",
-        ])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("sudo")
-        .args([
-            "chown",
-            "-R",
-            "1000:1000",
-            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager",
-        ])
-        .output()
-        .await;
+const NPM_PREVIOUS_CONTAINER: &str = "archy-npm-upgrade-previous";
+
+async fn restore_failed_npm_repair() -> Result<()> {
+    let removed = podman_control(&["rm", "-f", "--ignore", "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        removed.status.success(),
+        "cannot remove failed NPM replacement; previous container retained"
+    );
+    let renamed =
+        podman_control(&["rename", NPM_PREVIOUS_CONTAINER, "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        renamed.status.success(),
+        "cannot restore previous NPM container name"
+    );
+    let started = podman_control(&["start", "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        started.status.success(),
+        "previous NPM container restored but failed to start"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn repair_legacy_nginx_proxy_manager() -> Result<()> {
+    let previous = podman_control(&["container", "exists", NPM_PREVIOUS_CONTAINER]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(previous.status.code() == Some(1),
+        "NPM previous-container slot is occupied or cannot be inspected; preserve it and review interrupted repair before proceeding");
+    let inspection = podman_control(&[
+        "inspect",
+        "nginx-proxy-manager",
+        "--format",
+        "{{json .Config.Env}}",
+    ])
+    .await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        inspection.status.success(),
+        "cannot preserve NPM environment before repair"
+    );
+    let environment: Vec<String> =
+        serde_json::from_slice(&inspection.stdout).context("invalid original NPM environment")?;
+    let environment = npm_repair_environment(&environment)?;
+    let storage = crate::container::npm::resolve_storage().await?;
+    let mut manifest: archipelago_container::AppManifest = serde_yaml::from_str(include_str!(
+        "../../../../../../apps/nginx-proxy-manager/manifest.yml"
+    ))?;
+    storage.apply(&mut manifest)?;
+    let stopped = podman_control(&["stop", "--time", "30", "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        stopped.status.success(),
+        "could not stop NPM for a consistent backup"
+    );
+    if let Err(error) = crate::container::migration_backup::snapshot(
+        &manifest,
+        std::path::Path::new("/var/lib/archipelago"),
+        None,
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        let _ = podman_control(&["start", "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await;
+        return Err(error);
+    }
+    // Keep the original runtime definition for rollback, including its operator
+    // options. Never delete it before the replacement has become ready.
+    let renamed = podman_control(&["rename", "nginx-proxy-manager", NPM_PREVIOUS_CONTAINER]).await;
+    if !renamed.as_ref().is_ok_and(|out| out.status.success()) {
+        let _ = podman_control(&["start", "nginx-proxy-manager"]).await;
+        anyhow::bail!("could not retain legacy NPM runtime; state backup preserved, inspect both container names before retrying");
+    }
+    let replacement = async {
+        recreate_nginx_proxy_manager_container(&storage, &environment).await?;
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            wait_for_runtime_host_port("nginx-proxy-manager", 8081, 180).await,
+            "replacement NPM admin listener did not become ready"
+        );
+        Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
+    }
+    .await;
+    if let Err(error) = replacement {
+        restore_failed_npm_repair()
+            .await
+            .context("restoring previous NPM after replacement failure")?;
+        return Err(error);
+    }
+    let removed = podman_control(&["rm", NPM_PREVIOUS_CONTAINER]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        removed.status.success(),
+        "replacement ready but previous NPM cleanup failed; rollback container retained"
+    );
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 async fn nginx_proxy_manager_has_legacy_admin_port() -> bool {
@@ -1647,36 +1714,75 @@ async fn nginx_proxy_manager_has_legacy_admin_port() -> bool {
     ports.contains(":81->81/tcp") || ports.contains(":8443->443/tcp")
 }
 
-async fn recreate_nginx_proxy_manager_container() -> Result<()> {
-    tokio::process::Command::new("sudo")
-        .args([
-            "mkdir",
-            "-p",
-            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/data/letsencrypt-acme-challenge/.well-known/acme-challenge",
-            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/letsencrypt",
-        ])
-        .output()
-        .await
-        .context("failed to create nginx-proxy-manager data directories")?;
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("sudo")
-        .args([
-            "chown",
-            "-R",
-            "1000:1000",
-            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager",
-        ])
-        .output()
-        .await;
+fn npm_repair_environment(values: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<(String, String)>> {
+    values.iter().map(|value| {
+        let (key, value) = value.split_once('=').context("invalid NPM environment entry")?;
+        anyhow::ensure!(!key.is_empty() && key.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '_'),
+            "unsupported NPM environment name; original container preserved");
+        anyhow::ensure!(!value.contains(['\n', '\r', '\0']),
+            "NPM environment requires explicit migration of a multiline value; original container preserved");
+        Ok((key.to_owned(), value.to_owned()))
+    }).collect()
+}
 
-    let image = crate::container::image_versions::pinned_image_for_app("nginx-proxy-manager")
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| "docker.io/jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest".to_string());
+struct NpmRepairEnvironmentFile(std::path::PathBuf);
+
+impl NpmRepairEnvironmentFile {
+    fn create(environment: &[(String, String)]) -> Result<Self> {
+        use std::io::Write;
+        use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
+        let path = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(".archy-npm-env-{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4()));
+        let mut file = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .write(true)
+            .create_new(true)
+            .mode(0o600)
+            .open(&path)?;
+        let guard = Self(path);
+        for (key, value) in environment {
+            writeln!(file, "{key}={value}")?;
+        }
+        file.sync_all()?;
+        Ok(guard)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for NpmRepairEnvironmentFile {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&self.0);
+    }
+}
+
+async fn recreate_nginx_proxy_manager_container(
+    storage: &crate::container::npm::Storage,
+    environment: &[(String, String)],
+) -> Result<()> {
+    // Existing directories and ownership came from the active runtime. Never
+    // create a second database tree or recursively rewrite data permissions.
+    for directory in [&storage.data, &storage.certificates] {
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            std::path::Path::new(directory).is_dir(),
+            "NPM persistent directory is missing"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // This repair changes connectivity, not NPM's application version. Keep
+    // the exact old image so rollback never starts an older binary against a
+    // database that an incidental mutable-tag update may have migrated.
+    let image_output =
+        podman_control(&["inspect", NPM_PREVIOUS_CONTAINER, "--format", "{{.Image}}"]).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        image_output.status.success(),
+        "cannot resolve original NPM image for repair"
+    );
+    let image = String::from_utf8(image_output.stdout)?.trim().to_string();
+    anyhow::ensure!(!image.is_empty(), "original NPM image is missing");
     let mut args = vec![
         "run".to_string(),
         "-d".to_string(),
         "--name".to_string(),
         "nginx-proxy-manager".to_string(),
         "--restart=unless-stopped".to_string(),
-        "--network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true".to_string(),
+        "--network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24".to_string(),
         "--cap-drop=ALL".to_string(),
         "--security-opt=no-new-privileges:true".to_string(),
         "--pids-limit=4096".to_string(),
@@ -1684,24 +1790,32 @@ async fn recreate_nginx_proxy_manager_container() -> Result<()> {
     args.extend(get_app_capabilities("nginx-proxy-manager"));
     args.extend([
         "-p".to_string(),
-        "8081:81".to_string(),
+        "127.0.0.1:8081:81".to_string(),
         "-p".to_string(),
-        "8084:80".to_string(),
+        "127.0.0.1:8088:80".to_string(),
         "-p".to_string(),
-        "8444:443".to_string(),
+        "127.0.0.1:8444:443".to_string(),
         "-v".to_string(),
-        "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/data:/data".to_string(),
+        format!("{}:/data", storage.data),
         "-v".to_string(),
-        "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt".to_string(),
+        format!("{}:/etc/letsencrypt", storage.certificates),
         "--memory".to_string(),
         get_memory_limit("nginx-proxy-manager").to_string(),
         "--cpus=2".to_string(),
     ]);
     args.extend(get_health_check_args("nginx-proxy-manager", ""));
+    // Keep values out of argv/logs AND out of Podman's host environment
+    // (a container's PATH or LD_PRELOAD must never alter the host command).
+    let env_file = NpmRepairEnvironmentFile::create(environment)?;
+    args.extend([
+        "--env-file".to_string(),
+        env_file.0.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+    ]);
     args.push(image);
 
-    let refs = args.iter().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let output = podman_control(&refs).await?;
+    let mut command = tokio::process::Command::new("podman");
+    command.args(&args);
+    let output = command_with_timeout(command, Duration::from_secs(120), "NPM replacement").await?;
     if !output.status.success() {
         anyhow::bail!(
             "podman run nginx-proxy-manager failed: {}",
@@ -1769,7 +1883,7 @@ fn runtime_host_ports(container_name: &str) -> Vec<u16> {
         "vaultwarden" => vec![8082],
         "gitea" => vec![3001, 2222, 3000],
         "nextcloud" => vec![8085],
-        "nginx-proxy-manager" => vec![8081, 8084, 8444],
+        "nginx-proxy-manager" => vec![8081, 8088, 8444],
         _ => Vec::new(),
     };
     ports
@@ -1780,7 +1894,7 @@ fn with_legacy_extra_ports(container_name: &str, mut ports: Vec<u16>) -> Vec<u16
         ports.push(3000);
     }
     if container_name == "nginx-proxy-manager" {
-        for port in [8084, 8444] {
+        for port in [8088, 8444] {
             if !ports.contains(&port) {
                 ports.push(port);
             }
@@ -1812,6 +1926,9 @@ fn manifest_host_ports(container_name: &str) -> Vec<u16> {
 
 pub(super) fn manifest_apps_dirs() -> Vec<std::path::PathBuf> {
     let mut dirs = Vec::new();
+    if let Some(root) = std::env::var_os("ARCHIPELAGO_APPS_DIR") {
+        dirs.push(root.into());
+    }
     if let Ok(manifest_dir) = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR") {
         dirs.push(Path::new(&manifest_dir).join("../../apps"));
     }
@@ -1842,6 +1959,7 @@ async fn wait_for_runtime_host_port(container_name: &str, port: u16, timeout_sec
     loop {
         let ready = match container_name {
             "uptime-kuma" => http_host_port_ready(port, "/").await,
+            "nginx-proxy-manager" => http_host_port_ready(port, "/api/").await,
             _ => tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(("127.0.0.1", port))
                 .await
                 .is_ok(),
@@ -2032,51 +2150,10 @@ async fn cleanup_start_conflict(container_name: &str, stderr: &str) {
         return;
     }
 
-    let ports = runtime_host_ports(container_name);
-    if !ports.is_empty() {
-        cleanup_ports(&ports).await;
-        return;
-    }
-}
-
-async fn cleanup_runtime_host_ports(container_name: &str) {
-    let ports = runtime_host_ports(container_name);
-    if !ports.is_empty() {
-        cleanup_ports(&ports).await;
-    }
-}
-
-async fn cleanup_nginx_proxy_manager_ports() {
-    cleanup_ports(&[8081, 8084, 8444]).await;
-}
-
-async fn cleanup_ports(ports: &[u16]) {
-    for port in ports {
-        cleanup_stale_pasta_port(&port.to_string()).await;
-    }
-}
-
-async fn cleanup_stale_pasta_port(port: &str) {
-    let kill_listener = format!(
-        "ss -ltnp 'sport = :{}' 2>/dev/null | sed -n 's/.*pid=\\([0-9]*\\).*/\\1/p' | xargs -r kill 2>/dev/null || true",
-        port
-    );
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("sh")
-        .args(["-c", &kill_listener])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-
-    let pattern = format!("pasta.*{}", port);
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("pkill")
-        .args(["-f", &pattern])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-    let pattern = format!("rootlessport.*{}", port);
-    let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("pkill")
-        .args(["-f", &pattern])
-        .output()
-        .await;
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+    // Only reap processes proven to belong to an absent container. The app
+    // gate shares the app's port on other addresses and lives in this daemon;
+    // killing port owners (or matching argv with pkill) kills the dashboard.
+    crate::container::ghost_reaper::reap_for_app(container_name).await;
 }
 
 pub(super) fn is_missing_companion_ok(name: &str, stderr: &str) -> bool {
@@ -2095,13 +2172,16 @@ async fn flip_package_state(
     package_id: &str,
     transitional: PackageState,
 ) -> Option<PackageState> {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    let prev = data.package_data.get(package_id).map(|e| e.state.clone());
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-        entry.state = transitional;
-        state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-    }
-    prev
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            let prev = data.package_data.get(package_id).map(|e| e.state.clone());
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                entry.state = transitional;
+            }
+            prev
+        })
+        .await
 }
 
 /// Write the package entry's final state. No-op if the entry has since
@@ -2111,13 +2191,18 @@ async fn set_package_state(
     package_id: &str,
     new_state: PackageState,
 ) {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
-        if entry.state != new_state {
-            entry.state = new_state;
-            state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-        }
-    }
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(package_id) {
+                if entry.state != new_state {
+                    if new_state != PackageState::Running {
+                        entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                    }
+                    entry.state = new_state;
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .await
 }
 
 pub(super) async fn reconcile_companions_for(package_id: &str) {
@@ -2183,8 +2268,54 @@ pub(super) fn orchestrator_uninstall_app_ids(package_id: &str) -> Vec<String> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_environment_backup_is_private_exact_and_removed_on_drop() {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        let values = vec![
+            "DB_PASSWORD=fixture=a b".to_string(),
+            "PATH=/container/only".to_string(),
+        ];
+        let parsed = super::npm_repair_environment(&values).unwrap();
+        let host_path = std::env::var_os("PATH");
+        let path = {
+            let file = super::NpmRepairEnvironmentFile::create(&parsed).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                std::fs::metadata(&file.0).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777,
+                0o600
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                std::fs::read_to_string(&file.0).unwrap(),
+                "DB_PASSWORD=fixture=a b\nPATH=/container/only\n"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(std::env::var_os("PATH"), host_path);
+            file.0.clone()
+        };
+        assert!(!path.exists());
+        for value in [
+            "INVALID",
+            "=empty key",
+            "KEY=value\nINJECTED=true",
+            "--env=value",
+        ] {
+            assert!(super::npm_repair_environment(&[value.to_string()]).is_err());
+        }
+    }
     use super::*;
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn port_conflict_cleanup_preserves_live_host_listener() {
+        // The previous ss|kill sweep terminated the daemon's app gate on a
+        // restart. Keep a real listening socket owned by this test process.
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.2:2342")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        cleanup_start_conflict("photoprism", "address already in use").await;
+        let client = tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
+        let _connection = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+        drop(client);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn missing_container_classifier_covers_podman5_phrasings() {
         // Regression (.228 gate 2026-07-08): podman 5.x `inspect` on a missing

core/archipelago/src/api/rpc/transitional.rs

@@ -150,23 +150,31 @@ async fn flip_to_transitional(
     app_id: &str,
     transitional: PackageState,
 ) -> Option<PackageState> {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    let prev = data.package_data.get(app_id).map(|e| e.state.clone());
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(app_id) {
-        entry.state = transitional;
-        state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-    }
-    prev
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            let prev = data.package_data.get(app_id).map(|e| e.state.clone());
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(app_id) {
+                entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                entry.state = transitional;
+            }
+            prev
+        })
+        .await
 }
 
 /// Set the entry's state to `new_state`. No-ops if the entry has since been
 /// removed (e.g. uninstall ran concurrently).
 async fn set_state(state_manager: &StateManager, app_id: &str, new_state: PackageState) {
-    let (mut data, _) = state_manager.get_snapshot().await;
-    if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(app_id) {
-        if entry.state != new_state {
-            entry.state = new_state;
-            state_manager.update_data(data).await;
-        }
-    }
+    state_manager
+        .mutate_data(|data| {
+            if let Some(entry) = data.package_data.get_mut(app_id) {
+                if entry.state != new_state {
+                    if new_state != PackageState::Running {
+                        entry.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                    }
+                    entry.state = new_state;
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .await
 }

core/archipelago/src/appgate/identity.rs

@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ impl PortMap {
 /// there.
 fn apps_dirs() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     let mut dirs = Vec::new();
+    if let Some(root) = std::env::var_os("ARCHIPELAGO_APPS_DIR") {
+        dirs.push(root.into());
+    }
     if let Ok(manifest_dir) = std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR") {
         dirs.push(PathBuf::from(manifest_dir).join("../../apps"));
     }

core/archipelago/src/appgate/listener.rs

@@ -144,6 +144,34 @@ pub fn shared_status() -> Arc<RwLock<GateStatus>> {
         .clone()
 }
 
+static REFRESH_KICK: std::sync::LazyLock<tokio::sync::Notify> =
+    std::sync::LazyLock::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new);
+static REFRESH_REV: std::sync::LazyLock<tokio::sync::watch::Sender<u64>> =
+    std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| tokio::sync::watch::channel(0).0);
+
+/// Installation must not wait for the minute sweep before becoming reachable.
+/// Wait for a completed sweep, bounded if shutdown/startup prevents one.
+pub async fn refresh_now() {
+    let mut completed = REFRESH_REV.subscribe();
+    REFRESH_KICK.notify_one();
+    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(3), completed.changed()).await;
+}
+
+pub fn port_claimed(status: &GateStatus, port: u16) -> bool {
+    let mut external = false;
+    let mut tor = false;
+    for (claimed_port, address) in &status.claimed {
+        if *claimed_port != port {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let Ok(ip) = address.parse::<IpAddr>() {
+            tor |= ip == GATE_TOR_UPSTREAM;
+            external |= !ip.is_loopback();
+        }
+    }
+    external && tor
+}
+
 /// Run the gate. Returns only on shutdown.
 pub async fn run(
     gate: Arc<AppGate>,
@@ -162,11 +190,12 @@ pub async fn run(
 
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
-            _ = interval.tick() => {
-                sweep(&gate, &status, &mut held, &shutdown_rx).await;
-            }
+            _ = interval.tick() => {}
+            _ = REFRESH_KICK.notified() => {}
             _ = shutdown_rx.changed() => return,
         }
+        sweep(&gate, &status, &mut held, &shutdown_rx).await;
+        REFRESH_REV.send_modify(|revision| *revision = revision.wrapping_add(1));
     }
 }
 
@@ -461,3 +490,19 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!status.is_fully_enforced());
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod readiness_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn readiness_requires_external_and_tor_claims_for_the_same_port() {
+        let mut status = GateStatus::default();
+        assert!(!port_claimed(&status, 3001));
+        status.claimed.push((3001, "127.0.0.2".into()));
+        assert!(!port_claimed(&status, 3001));
+        status.claimed.push((3002, "192.0.2.10".into()));
+        assert!(!port_claimed(&status, 3001));
+        status.claimed.push((3001, "192.0.2.10".into()));
+        assert!(port_claimed(&status, 3001));
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/assistant/evals.rs

@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ async fn eval_rpc_handler() -> (Arc<RpcHandler>, tempfile::TempDir) {
 fn installed_entry(app_id: &str) -> crate::data_model::PackageDataEntry {
     use crate::data_model::{Description, Manifest, PackageDataEntry, PackageState, StaticFiles};
     PackageDataEntry {
+        ui_ready: None,
         state: PackageState::Running,
         health: None,
         exit_code: None,

core/archipelago/src/assistant/mod.rs

@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ mod tests {
             Description, Manifest, PackageDataEntry, PackageState, StaticFiles,
         };
         PackageDataEntry {
+            ui_ready: None,
             state: PackageState::Running,
             health: None,
             exit_code: None,

core/archipelago/src/bootstrap.rs

@@ -138,6 +138,119 @@ const NGINX_FEDIMINT_NEW: &str = "        sub_filter_types text/css application/
 const NGINX_FEDIMINT_SNIPPET_ANCHOR: &str = "proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8175/;";
 const NGINX_FEDIMINT_SNIPPET_INSERT: &str = "proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8175/;\n    proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding \"\";\n    sub_filter_types text/css application/javascript application/json;\n    sub_filter_once off;\n    sub_filter 'href=\"/' 'href=\"/app/fedimint/';\n    sub_filter 'src=\"/' 'src=\"/app/fedimint/';\n    sub_filter \"href='/\" \"href='/app/fedimint/\";\n    sub_filter \"src='/\" \"src='/app/fedimint/\";\n    sub_filter 'url(\"/' 'url(\"/app/fedimint/';\n    sub_filter \"url('/\" \"url('/app/fedimint/\";\n    sub_filter '</head>' '<script src=\"/nostr-provider.js\"></script></head>';";
 
+/// Finish manifest promotion before constructing the orchestrator or starting
+/// catalog refresh/reconciliation. Replacing the app tree in the background
+/// could let a reload observe its temporary empty state and forget disk-only apps.
+pub async fn ensure_runtime_assets_ready() {
+    // Install the guard before any startup path can reload an older dashboard
+    // vhost. The canonical OTA/ISO config contains the same guard inline.
+    if Path::new(NGINX_CONF_PATH).exists() || Path::new(NGINX_ENABLED_CONF_PATH).exists() {
+        match host_sudo(&[
+            "python3",
+            "-c",
+            include_str!("../../../scripts/dashboard-public-guard.py"),
+        ])
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(status) if status.success() => debug!("Dashboard public source guard verified"),
+            Ok(status) => warn!("Dashboard public source guard needs attention: {status}"),
+            Err(error) => warn!("Dashboard public source guard could not run: {error}"),
+        }
+    }
+    match run_runtime_assets().await {
+        Ok(changed) if changed => info!("Runtime assets synchronized from OTA payload"),
+        Ok(_) => debug!("No OTA runtime payload to synchronize"),
+        Err(e) => warn!("Runtime asset bootstrap failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
+    }
+    // A binary-only qualification or OTA rollback can precede the matching
+    // script payload. Install the exact embedded helper before Quadlet
+    // reconciliation can introduce its required ExecStartPre command.
+    if let Err(error) = write_root_if_needed(
+        "/opt/archipelago/scripts/filebrowser-credentials.py",
+        include_str!("../../../scripts/filebrowser-credentials.py"),
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        warn!("File Browser credential helper installation failed: {error:#}");
+    }
+    if let Err(error) = run_npm_bridge_bootstrap().await {
+        warn!("NPM public routing bootstrap needs attention: {error:#}");
+    }
+    // Repair the narrowly recognized legacy NPM tunnel override before app
+    // reconciliation. The embedded script ships in both OTA and ISO binaries.
+    // It preserves native wallet services and refuses unknown custom routing.
+    match tokio::process::Command::new("python3")
+        .arg("-c")
+        .arg(include_str!("../../../scripts/repair-npm-tunnel.py"))
+        .output()
+        .await
+    {
+        Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
+            if !output.stdout.is_empty() {
+                info!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim());
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(output) => warn!(
+            "NPM tunnel migration needs attention: {}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim()
+        ),
+        Err(error) => warn!("NPM tunnel migration could not run: {error}"),
+    }
+    match run_apps_dir_repair().await {
+        Ok(true) => {
+            info!("Populated /opt/archipelago/apps from installer copy at /etc/archipelago/apps")
+        }
+        Ok(false) => debug!("/opt/archipelago/apps already populated (or no installer copy)"),
+        Err(e) => warn!("Apps dir repair failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run_npm_bridge_bootstrap() -> Result<()> {
+    if !Path::new("/opt/archipelago/scripts").is_dir() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let mut units_changed = false;
+    for (path, content) in [
+        (
+            "/opt/archipelago/scripts/npm-public-bridge.py",
+            include_str!("../../../scripts/npm-public-bridge.py"),
+        ),
+        (
+            "/opt/archipelago/scripts/dashboard-public-guard.py",
+            include_str!("../../../scripts/dashboard-public-guard.py"),
+        ),
+        (
+            "/etc/systemd/system/archipelago-npm-bridge.service",
+            include_str!("../../../image-recipe/configs/archipelago-npm-bridge.service"),
+        ),
+        (
+            "/etc/systemd/system/archipelago-npm-bridge.timer",
+            include_str!("../../../image-recipe/configs/archipelago-npm-bridge.timer"),
+        ),
+    ] {
+        let changed = write_root_if_needed(path, content).await?;
+        units_changed |= changed && (path.ends_with(".service") || path.ends_with(".timer"));
+    }
+    if units_changed {
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            host_sudo(&["systemctl", "daemon-reload"]).await?.success(),
+            "NPM bridge daemon reload failed"
+        );
+    }
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        host_sudo(&[
+            "systemctl",
+            "enable",
+            "--now",
+            "archipelago-npm-bridge.timer"
+        ])
+        .await?
+        .success(),
+        "NPM bridge timer could not start"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Entry point called from main startup. Never returns an error to the caller —
 /// failing to bootstrap host artifacts must not prevent the backend from serving.
 pub async fn ensure_doctor_installed() {
@@ -146,11 +259,6 @@ pub async fn ensure_doctor_installed() {
         Ok(false) => debug!("No stale Archipelago dev-mode service override found"),
         Err(e) => warn!("Service override repair failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
     }
-    match run_runtime_assets().await {
-        Ok(changed) if changed => info!("Runtime assets synchronized from OTA payload"),
-        Ok(_) => debug!("No OTA runtime payload to synchronize"),
-        Err(e) => warn!("Runtime asset bootstrap failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
-    }
     match run().await {
         Ok(changed) if changed => info!("Doctor artifacts synchronized with binary"),
         Ok(_) => debug!("Doctor artifacts already in sync"),
@@ -168,13 +276,6 @@ pub async fn ensure_doctor_installed() {
         Ok(false) => debug!("No stale bitcoin.conf found"),
         Err(e) => warn!("Bitcoin RPC repair failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
     }
-    match run_apps_dir_repair().await {
-        Ok(true) => {
-            info!("Populated /opt/archipelago/apps from installer copy at /etc/archipelago/apps")
-        }
-        Ok(false) => debug!("/opt/archipelago/apps already populated (or no installer copy)"),
-        Err(e) => warn!("Apps dir repair failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
-    }
     match run_tor_helper_sync().await {
         Ok(true) => info!("tor-helper.sh synchronized with binary"),
         Ok(false) => debug!("tor-helper.sh already current"),
@@ -395,17 +496,28 @@ async fn run_runtime_assets() -> Result<bool> {
     if nginx_src.exists() {
         let src_s = nginx_src.to_string_lossy().to_string();
         let status = host_sudo(&[
-            "install",
-            "-m",
-            "644",
+            "python3",
+            "-c",
+            include_str!("../../../scripts/dashboard-public-guard.py"),
+            "--install",
             &src_s,
-            "/etc/nginx/sites-available/archipelago",
         ])
         .await
-        .context("install nginx-archipelago.conf")?;
+        .context("install guarded nginx-archipelago.conf")?;
         if !status.success() {
             anyhow::bail!("install nginx-archipelago.conf exited with {}", status);
         }
+        let acme_status = host_sudo(&[
+            "python3",
+            "-c",
+            include_str!("../../../scripts/npm-public-bridge.py"),
+            "--acme-only",
+        ])
+        .await?;
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            acme_status.success(),
+            "active NPM ACME root migration failed"
+        );
         changed = true;
     }
 
@@ -422,6 +534,8 @@ async fn run_runtime_assets() -> Result<bool> {
         "archipelago-doctor.service",
         "archipelago-doctor.timer",
         "archipelago-host-secrets-audit.service",
+        "archipelago-npm-bridge.service",
+        "archipelago-npm-bridge.timer",
     ] {
         let src = configs.join(unit);
         if src.exists() {
@@ -449,7 +563,7 @@ async fn run_runtime_assets() -> Result<bool> {
     // or directory"). Skipped when byte-identical; a running daemon is
     // unaffected (install replaces the inode) and picks the new binary up
     // on its next spawn.
-    for tool in ["archy-reticulum-daemon", "archy-rnodeconf"] {
+    for tool in ["archy-reticulum-daemon", "archy-rnodeconf", "archy-esptool"] {
         let src = runtime_dir.join("radio-tools").join(tool);
         if !src.exists() {
             continue;

core/archipelago/src/container/app_catalog.rs

@@ -102,6 +102,33 @@ pub struct AppCatalogEntry {
     /// `docs/registry-manifest-design.md`.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub manifest: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    /// Backward-compatible catalog rollout: old daemons ignore these and keep
+    /// the base manifest. New daemons choose only variants they can safely apply.
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub manifest_variants: Vec<CatalogManifestVariant>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct CatalogManifestVariant {
+    pub requires: Vec<String>,
+    pub manifest: serde_json::Value,
+}
+
+fn selected_manifest(entry: AppCatalogEntry) -> Option<serde_json::Value> {
+    // Never let an unknown future requirement become an unsafe partial match.
+    for variant in entry.manifest_variants.into_iter().rev() {
+        if !variant.requires.is_empty()
+            && variant.requires.iter().all(|capability| {
+                matches!(
+                    capability.as_str(),
+                    "runtime-migration-backup-v1" | "npm-legacy-host-gateway-v1"
+                )
+            })
+        {
+            return Some(variant.manifest);
+        }
+    }
+    entry.manifest
 }
 
 /// One selectable version in an app's `versions[]` list. The catalog carries a
@@ -234,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn catalog_manifest_values() -> Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)> {
     load_catalog()
         .apps
         .into_iter()
-        .filter_map(|(id, e)| e.manifest.map(|m| (id, m)))
+        .filter_map(|(id, e)| selected_manifest(e).map(|m| (id, m)))
         .collect()
 }
 
@@ -443,6 +470,12 @@ pub struct CatalogRefresh {
 /// changed. Best-effort: a fetch failure leaves the existing cache untouched
 /// (origin-always-wins; updates simply aren't refreshed this cycle).
 pub async fn refresh_catalog(data_dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<CatalogRefresh> {
+    // Explicit operator-only qualification of a signed candidate on selected
+    // nodes. Never change fleet mirrors or fall back to an older public catalog
+    // while a candidate is selected. Normal signature enforcement still applies.
+    if let Some(path) = std::env::var_os("ARCHY_APP_CATALOG_CANDIDATE") {
+        return refresh_candidate_catalog(data_dir, Path::new(&path)).await;
+    }
     let mirrors = crate::update::load_mirrors(data_dir)
         .await
         .unwrap_or_default();
@@ -489,6 +522,49 @@ pub async fn refresh_catalog(data_dir: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<CatalogRefresh>
     Err(last_err.unwrap_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("no catalog mirrors reachable")))
 }
 
+async fn refresh_candidate_catalog(data_dir: &Path, path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<CatalogRefresh> {
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        path.is_absolute(),
+        "candidate catalog path must be absolute"
+    );
+    let metadata = tokio::fs::metadata(path)
+        .await
+        .context("inspect candidate catalog")?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        metadata.is_file() && metadata.len() <= 4 * 1024 * 1024,
+        "candidate catalog must be a file no larger than 4 MiB"
+    );
+    let body = tokio::fs::read_to_string(path)
+        .await
+        .context("read candidate catalog")?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        body.len() <= 4 * 1024 * 1024,
+        "candidate catalog exceeds 4 MiB"
+    );
+    let raw: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&body)?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        matches!(
+            crate::trust::verify_detached(&raw)?,
+            crate::trust::SignatureStatus::Verified { anchored: true, .. }
+        ),
+        "candidate catalog requires a signature anchored to the release root"
+    );
+    let catalog: AppCatalog = serde_json::from_value(raw)?;
+    let changed = write_cache(data_dir, &body)?;
+    if changed {
+        *CACHE.lock().unwrap() = None;
+    }
+    info!(
+        apps = catalog.apps.len(),
+        changed,
+        "app-catalog: using explicitly selected signed candidate; public catalog refresh paused"
+    );
+    Ok(CatalogRefresh {
+        apps: catalog.apps.len(),
+        changed,
+    })
+}
+
 async fn fetch_one(client: &reqwest::Client, url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<(AppCatalog, String)> {
     let resp = client.get(url).send().await?;
     if !resp.status().is_success() {
@@ -557,6 +633,122 @@ fn write_cache(data_dir: &Path, body: &str) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    fn signed_candidate(key_byte: u8) -> serde_json::Value {
+        // Same test anchor as trust::signed_doc tests; never a production key.
+        let anchor = ed25519_dalek::SigningKey::from_bytes(&[7u8; 32]);
+        std::env::set_var(
+            "ARCHY_RELEASE_ROOT_PUBKEY",
+            hex::encode(anchor.verifying_key().to_bytes()),
+        );
+        let key = ed25519_dalek::SigningKey::from_bytes(&[key_byte; 32]);
+        let mut value = serde_json::json!({"schema":1,"apps":{"demo":{"version":"2"}},"future_field":{"retain":true}});
+        let (sig, did) = crate::trust::signed_doc::sign_detached(&key, &value).unwrap();
+        value["signature"] = sig.into();
+        value["signed_by"] = did.into();
+        value
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn candidate_catalog_preserves_signed_bytes_and_is_idempotent() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("candidate.json");
+        let body = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&signed_candidate(7)).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(&path, &body).unwrap();
+        let first = refresh_candidate_catalog(dir.path(), &path).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(first.changed);
+        assert_eq!(first.apps, 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join(APP_CATALOG_FILE)).unwrap(),
+            body
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !refresh_candidate_catalog(dir.path(), &path)
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .changed
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn rejected_candidate_never_replaces_previous_catalog() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("candidate.json");
+        let previous = "previous cached bytes";
+        write_cache(dir.path(), previous).unwrap();
+        let mut tampered = signed_candidate(7);
+        tampered["apps"]["demo"]["version"] = "tampered".into();
+        for body in [
+            "malformed".into(),
+            r#"{"schema":1,"apps":{}}"#.into(),
+            signed_candidate(11).to_string(),
+            tampered.to_string(),
+            " ".repeat(4 * 1024 * 1024 + 1),
+        ] {
+            std::fs::write(&path, body).unwrap();
+            assert!(refresh_candidate_catalog(dir.path(), &path).await.is_err());
+            assert_eq!(
+                std::fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join(APP_CATALOG_FILE)).unwrap(),
+                previous
+            );
+        }
+        std::fs::remove_file(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(refresh_candidate_catalog(dir.path(), &path).await.is_err());
+        assert!(
+            refresh_candidate_catalog(dir.path(), Path::new("relative.json"))
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join(APP_CATALOG_FILE)).unwrap(),
+            previous
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn catalog_migration_variant_is_compatible_with_old_and_future_daemons() {
+        let raw = serde_json::json!({
+            "version": "2.45.0", "manifest": {"app": {"id": "portainer", "container": {}}},
+            "manifest_variants": [{"requires": ["runtime-migration-backup-v1"],
+                "manifest": {"app": {"id": "portainer", "container": {"network": "slirp4netns"}, "backup_before_runtime_change": true}}}]
+        });
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct OldEntry {
+            manifest: serde_json::Value,
+        }
+        let old: OldEntry = serde_json::from_value(raw.clone()).unwrap();
+        assert!(old.manifest["app"]["container"].get("network").is_none());
+        let current: AppCatalogEntry = serde_json::from_value(raw.clone()).unwrap();
+        let chosen = selected_manifest(current).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(chosen["app"]["container"]["network"], "slirp4netns");
+        assert_eq!(chosen["app"]["backup_before_runtime_change"], true);
+        let mut future = raw;
+        future["manifest_variants"][0]["requires"]
+            .as_array_mut()
+            .unwrap()
+            .push(serde_json::json!("unknown-next-capability"));
+        let chosen = selected_manifest(serde_json::from_value(future).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert!(chosen["app"]["container"].get("network").is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_gateway_variant_requires_explicit_runtime_support() {
+        let mut raw = serde_json::json!({
+            "version": "2.12.1", "manifest": {"network":"pasta"},
+            "manifest_variants": [{"requires":["runtime-migration-backup-v1", "npm-legacy-host-gateway-v1"],
+                "manifest":{"network":"slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"}}]
+        });
+        assert_eq!(
+            selected_manifest(serde_json::from_value(raw.clone()).unwrap()).unwrap()["network"],
+            "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"
+        );
+        // A runtime missing any required capability must retain the base.
+        raw["manifest_variants"][0]["requires"][1] = serde_json::json!("unknown-gateway-v2");
+        assert_eq!(
+            selected_manifest(serde_json::from_value(raw).unwrap()).unwrap()["network"],
+            "pasta"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parses_and_ignores_unknown_fields() {
         let json = r#"{

core/archipelago/src/container/companion.rs

@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ pub fn companions_for(package_id: &str) -> &'static [CompanionSpec] {
     }
 }
 
+/// Missing companion UIs are provisioned here, never by snapshot recovery.
+/// A stale running-container snapshot must not resurrect an orphaned UI.
+pub fn is_companion_app(app_id: &str) -> bool {
+    ALL_COMPANIONS
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|specs| specs.iter())
+        .any(|spec| spec.image_base == app_id)
+}
+
 /// Every companion this build knows how to provision. Kept beside
 /// `companions_for` — a new companion must be added to both, or the reaper
 /// will not recognise it as one of ours and will leave it running forever.

core/archipelago/src/container/docker_packages.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use archipelago_container::{
-    ContainerRuntime as ContainerRuntimeTrait, ContainerState, PodmanClient,
+    ContainerRuntime as ContainerRuntimeTrait, ContainerState, ContainerStatus, PodmanClient,
 };
+use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
@@ -15,6 +16,19 @@ use crate::data_model::{
     PackageDataEntry, PackageState, ServiceStatus, StaticFiles,
 };
 
+/// One displayed package for each known container/manifest alias. Keep the
+/// stopped-app restoration path in agreement with live-container discovery.
+fn canonical_package_id(name: &str) -> &str {
+    match name.strip_prefix("archy-").unwrap_or(name) {
+        "immich_server" | "immich-server" => "immich",
+        "immich-postgres" => "immich_postgres",
+        "immich-redis" => "immich_redis",
+        "mempool-web" | "mempool-frontend" => "mempool",
+        "btcpay" | "btcpayserver" => "btcpay-server",
+        name => name,
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct DockerPackageScanner {
     runtime: Arc<dyn ContainerRuntimeTrait>,
 }
@@ -25,8 +39,15 @@ impl DockerPackageScanner {
     }
 
     /// Scan Docker containers and convert to package data
-    pub async fn scan_containers(&self) -> Result<HashMap<String, PackageDataEntry>> {
-        let containers = self.runtime.list_containers().await?;
+    pub async fn scan_containers(
+        &self,
+        data_dir: &std::path::Path,
+        cached: &HashMap<String, PackageDataEntry>,
+    ) -> Result<HashMap<String, PackageDataEntry>> {
+        let mut containers = self.runtime.list_containers().await?;
+        let installed = crate::crash_recovery::load_installed_apps(data_dir).await;
+        let uninstalled = crate::crash_recovery::load_user_uninstalled(data_dir).await;
+        restore_absent_installed(&mut containers, &installed, &uninstalled);
 
         debug!("Found {} containers", containers.len());
 
@@ -91,24 +112,8 @@ impl DockerPackageScanner {
         debug!("Found {} UI containers", ui_containers.len());
 
         for container in containers {
-            // Extract app ID from container name
-            // Support both archy-* containers (docker-compose) and plain names (manual)
-            let app_id = if container.name.starts_with("archy-") {
-                container
-                    .name
-                    .strip_prefix("archy-")
-                    .unwrap_or(&container.name)
-                    .to_string()
-            } else {
-                // Use the container name as-is for manually started containers
-                container.name.clone()
-            };
-
-            // Normalize multi-container app IDs to their canonical names
-            let app_id = match app_id.as_str() {
-                "immich_server" => "immich".to_string(),
-                _ => app_id,
-            };
+            // Use the same alias mapping as stopped-app restoration.
+            let app_id = canonical_package_id(&container.name).to_owned();
 
             // Skip backend services (databases, APIs, etc.)
             if excluded_services.contains(&app_id.as_str()) {
@@ -139,6 +144,18 @@ impl DockerPackageScanner {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if container.id.is_empty() {
+                if let Some(previous) = cached.get(&app_id) {
+                    let mut held = previous.clone();
+                    held.state = PackageState::Stopped;
+                    held.ui_ready = Some(false);
+                    held.health = None;
+                    held.exit_code = None;
+                    packages.insert(app_id.clone(), held);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
             // Get metadata for this app
             let metadata = get_app_metadata(&app_id);
             // Manifest-owned metadata (icon) wins over the static table: the
@@ -158,13 +175,11 @@ impl DockerPackageScanner {
             } else {
                 // Prefer the known web UI port over arbitrary first binding
                 // (for example Gitea exposes SSH on 2222 before web on 3001).
-                let candidate = if uses_allocated_launch_port(&app_id) {
-                    extract_lan_address(&container.ports)
-                        .or_else(|| PodmanClient::lan_address_for(&app_id))
-                } else {
-                    PodmanClient::lan_address_for(&app_id)
-                        .or_else(|| extract_lan_address(&container.ports))
-                };
+                let candidate = package_launch_candidate(
+                    &app_id,
+                    &container.ports,
+                    PodmanClient::lan_address_for(&app_id),
+                );
                 reachable_lan_address(&app_id, candidate).await
             };
 
@@ -179,14 +194,22 @@ impl DockerPackageScanner {
             let tor_address = read_tor_address(&app_id).await;
 
             // Extract actual version from container image tag
-            let running_version = image_versions::extract_version_from_image(&container.image);
+            let running_version = if container.id.is_empty() {
+                String::new() // Absence cannot establish the installed image version.
+            } else {
+                image_versions::extract_version_from_image(&container.image)
+            };
 
             // Decoupled from the binary OTA: prefer the remote app catalog,
             // falling back to the image-versions.sh pin when uncovered/offline.
-            let available_update =
-                crate::container::app_catalog::available_update_for_app(&app_id, &container.image);
+            let available_update = if container.id.is_empty() {
+                None
+            } else {
+                crate::container::app_catalog::available_update_for_app(&app_id, &container.image)
+            };
 
             let package = PackageDataEntry {
+                ui_ready: Some(false),
                 state: package_state.clone(),
                 health: container.health.clone(),
                 exit_code: if package_state == PackageState::Exited {
@@ -283,10 +306,259 @@ impl DockerPackageScanner {
             );
         }
 
+        let probes: Vec<_> = packages
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(id, pkg)| {
+                if pkg.state != PackageState::Running {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                let url = pkg
+                    .installed
+                    .as_ref()?
+                    .interface_addresses
+                    .get("main")?
+                    .lan_address
+                    .clone()?;
+                Some((id.clone(), url))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let mut results = futures_util::stream::iter(
+            probes
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|(id, url)| async move { (id, launch_http_ready(&url).await) }),
+        )
+        .buffer_unordered(8);
+        while let Some((id, ready)) = results.next().await {
+            if let Some(pkg) = packages.get_mut(&id) {
+                pkg.ui_ready = Some(ready);
+            }
+        }
+        // HTTP on loopback can precede the LAN/Tor listener after install.
+        let port_map = crate::appgate::identity::build_port_map();
+        let gated: Vec<_> = packages
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(id, pkg)| {
+                if pkg.ui_ready != Some(true) {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                let url = pkg
+                    .installed
+                    .as_ref()?
+                    .interface_addresses
+                    .get("main")?
+                    .lan_address
+                    .as_deref()?;
+                let port = launch_url_port(url)?;
+                port_map
+                    .gated(port)
+                    .filter(|gate| gate.declared)
+                    .map(|_| (id.clone(), port))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        if !gated.is_empty() {
+            use crate::appgate::listener::{port_claimed, refresh_now, shared_status};
+            let status = shared_status();
+            let needs_refresh = {
+                let current = status.read().await;
+                gated.iter().any(|(_, port)| !port_claimed(&current, *port))
+            };
+            if needs_refresh {
+                refresh_now().await;
+            }
+            let current = status.read().await;
+            for (id, port) in gated {
+                if !port_claimed(&current, port) {
+                    packages.get_mut(&id).unwrap().ui_ready = Some(false);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         Ok(packages)
     }
 }
 
+/// Quadlet removes containers during ordinary stops/restarts. Rebuild installed
+/// entries even on the daemon's first scan; a runtime absence is not uninstall.
+fn restore_absent_installed(
+    containers: &mut Vec<ContainerStatus>,
+    installed: &std::collections::HashSet<String>,
+    uninstalled: &std::collections::HashSet<String>,
+) {
+    let mut present: std::collections::HashSet<String> = containers
+        .iter()
+        .map(|c| canonical_package_id(&c.name).to_owned())
+        .collect();
+    let removed: std::collections::HashSet<_> = uninstalled
+        .iter()
+        .map(|id| canonical_package_id(id))
+        .collect();
+    for name in installed {
+        let id = canonical_package_id(name);
+        if removed.contains(id) || !present.insert(id.to_owned()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        containers.push(ContainerStatus {
+            id: String::new(),
+            name: id.to_owned(),
+            state: ContainerState::Stopped,
+            health: None,
+            exit_code: None,
+            started_at: None,
+            image: String::new(),
+            created: String::new(),
+            ports: Vec::new(),
+            lan_address: None,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+/// Probe the actual loopback upstream, not the app gate's login page. A bound
+/// TCP socket alone can still reset requests or serve a startup 503.
+async fn launch_http_ready(candidate: &str) -> bool {
+    let Ok(mut url) = reqwest::Url::parse(candidate) else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    if !matches!(url.scheme(), "http" | "https") {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if url.set_host(Some("127.0.0.1")).is_err() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    static CLIENT: std::sync::OnceLock<reqwest::Client> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
+    let client = CLIENT.get_or_init(|| {
+        reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .no_proxy()
+            .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2))
+            .redirect(reqwest::redirect::Policy::none())
+            // Self-signed local app certificates are normal. This client only
+            // contacts loopback and never sends credentials or follows redirects.
+            .danger_accept_invalid_certs(true)
+            .build()
+            .expect("local readiness client")
+    });
+    match client.get(url).send().await {
+        Ok(response) => matches!(response.status().as_u16(), 200..=399 | 401 | 403),
+        Err(_) => false,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod lifecycle_regression_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn btcpay_aliases_share_one_package_without_promoting_dependencies() {
+        for name in ["btcpay", "btcpayserver", "btcpay-server", "archy-btcpay"] {
+            assert_eq!(canonical_package_id(name), "btcpay-server");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(canonical_package_id("archy-btcpay-db"), "btcpay-db");
+        assert_eq!(canonical_package_id("archy-nbxplorer"), "nbxplorer");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn immich_dependency_aliases_share_the_hidden_component_ids() {
+        for id in [
+            "immich-postgres",
+            "immich_postgres",
+            "archy-immich-postgres",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(canonical_package_id(id), "immich_postgres");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(canonical_package_id("immich-redis"), "immich_redis");
+        assert_eq!(canonical_package_id("immich-server"), "immich");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn registry_survives_empty_runtime_and_deduplicates_aliases() {
+        let installed = ["archy-gitea", "gitea", "immich_server", "archy-removed"]
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(str::to_owned)
+            .collect();
+        let removed = ["removed".to_owned()].into_iter().collect();
+        let mut containers = Vec::new();
+        restore_absent_installed(&mut containers, &installed, &removed);
+        assert_eq!(containers.len(), 2);
+        assert!(containers
+            .iter()
+            .all(|c| c.state == ContainerState::Stopped));
+        containers[0].state = ContainerState::Running;
+        restore_absent_installed(&mut containers, &installed, &removed);
+        assert_eq!(containers.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(containers[0].state, ContainerState::Running);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mempool_frontend_inventory_alias_does_not_create_a_second_package() {
+        let installed = ["mempool", "archy-mempool-web", "mempool-web"]
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(str::to_owned)
+            .collect();
+        let mut containers = Vec::new();
+        restore_absent_installed(&mut containers, &installed, &Default::default());
+        assert_eq!(containers.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(containers[0].name, "mempool");
+        containers[0].id = "live-frontend".into();
+        containers[0].state = ContainerState::Running;
+        restore_absent_installed(&mut containers, &installed, &Default::default());
+        assert_eq!(containers.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(containers[0].id, "live-frontend");
+        assert_eq!(containers[0].state, ContainerState::Running);
+        assert_eq!(canonical_package_id("archy-mempool-web"), "mempool");
+        assert_eq!(canonical_package_id("mempool-api"), "mempool-api");
+        containers.clear();
+        restore_absent_installed(
+            &mut containers,
+            &installed,
+            &["mempool".into()].into_iter().collect(),
+        );
+        assert!(containers.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn readiness_rejects_startup_errors_and_accepts_auth_and_redirects() {
+        for (status, expected) in [
+            (200, true),
+            (302, true),
+            (401, true),
+            (403, true),
+            (404, false),
+            (500, false),
+            (502, false),
+            (503, false),
+        ] {
+            let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+            let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+            let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+                let mut buf = [0; 2048];
+                let n = stream.read(&mut buf).await.unwrap();
+                assert!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]).starts_with("GET /start HTTP/1.1"));
+                stream.write_all(format!("HTTP/1.1 {status} Test\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n").as_bytes()).await.unwrap();
+            });
+            assert_eq!(
+                launch_http_ready(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/start")).await,
+                expected,
+                "status {status}"
+            );
+            task.await.unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn readiness_rejects_tcp_accept_without_http() {
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
+        let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            drop(stream);
+        });
+        assert!(!launch_http_ready(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/")).await);
+        task.await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!launch_http_ready(&format!("http://localhost:{port}/")).await);
+        assert!(!launch_http_ready("file:///tmp/test").await);
+    }
+}
+
 struct AppMetadata {
     title: String,
     description: String,
@@ -731,14 +1003,20 @@ fn extract_lan_address(ports: &[String]) -> Option<String> {
     let mut first_candidate = None;
     for port_str in ports {
         // Parse port strings like "0.0.0.0:18443->18443/tcp" or "0.0.0.0:18443-18444->18443-18444/tcp"
-        let Some(public_part) = port_str.split("->").next() else {
+        let Some((public_part, _)) = port_str.split_once("->") else {
             continue;
         };
-        let Some(port_part) = public_part.split(':').nth(1) else {
+        let Some((_, port_part)) = public_part.rsplit_once(':') else {
             continue;
         };
         // Extract just the first port if it's a range (e.g., "18443-18444" -> "18443")
         let host_port = port_part.split('-').next().unwrap_or(port_part);
+        let Ok(host_port) = host_port.parse::<u16>() else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        if host_port == 0 {
+            continue;
+        }
         let candidate = format!("http://localhost:{}", host_port);
         if first_candidate.is_none() {
             first_candidate = Some(candidate.clone());
@@ -856,6 +1134,46 @@ fn companion_lan_address(app_id: &str) -> Option<String> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Companion dashboards remain usable while their backend is syncing. Never
+/// probe a Bitcoin RPC or Electrum protocol socket as dashboard readiness.
+fn package_launch_candidate(
+    app_id: &str,
+    ports: &[String],
+    known: Option<String>,
+) -> Option<String> {
+    if let Some(companion) = companion_lan_address(app_id) {
+        return Some(companion);
+    }
+    if app_id == "nginx-proxy-manager" {
+        // 80/443 serve users' proxy hosts; only container port 81 serves the
+        // admin UI. Podman's binding order is unstable across recreation.
+        // Resolve its actual host allocation rather than guessing the first
+        // HTTP port or hardcoding the default host port 8081.
+        let admin_ports: Vec<String> = ports
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|port| {
+                port.split_once("->")
+                    .is_some_and(|(_, target)| target == "81/tcp")
+            })
+            .cloned()
+            .collect();
+        // With published bindings, a missing admin mapping is not evidence
+        // that some unrelated service on the default host port is this UI.
+        return extract_lan_address(&admin_ports).or_else(|| {
+            if ports.is_empty() {
+                known
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    if uses_allocated_launch_port(app_id) {
+        extract_lan_address(ports).or(known)
+    } else {
+        known.or_else(|| extract_lan_address(ports))
+    }
+}
+
 fn uses_allocated_launch_port(app_id: &str) -> bool {
     matches!(
         app_id,
@@ -940,7 +1258,134 @@ mod tor_service_name_tests {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod extract_lan_address_tests {
-    use super::extract_lan_address;
+    use super::{extract_lan_address, package_launch_candidate};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn companion_dashboard_wins_over_backend_protocol_ports() {
+        for id in ["bitcoin", "bitcoin-core", "bitcoin-knots"] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                package_launch_candidate(
+                    id,
+                    &["127.0.0.1:8332->8332/tcp".into()],
+                    Some("http://localhost:8332".into())
+                )
+                .as_deref(),
+                Some("http://localhost:8334")
+            );
+        }
+        for id in ["electrumx", "electrs", "mempool-electrs"] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                package_launch_candidate(
+                    id,
+                    &["127.0.0.1:50001->50001/tcp".into()],
+                    Some("http://localhost:50001".into())
+                )
+                .as_deref(),
+                Some("http://localhost:50002")
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            package_launch_candidate(
+                "filebrowser",
+                &["127.0.0.1:19080->80/tcp".into()],
+                Some("http://localhost:8080".into())
+            )
+            .as_deref(),
+            Some("http://localhost:19080")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_admin_launch_is_independent_of_proxy_binding_order() {
+        let mappings = [
+            "10.77.0.2:18081->80/tcp",
+            "10.77.0.2:18443->443/tcp",
+            "127.0.0.1:8081->81/tcp",
+        ];
+        for order in [
+            [0, 1, 2],
+            [0, 2, 1],
+            [1, 0, 2],
+            [1, 2, 0],
+            [2, 0, 1],
+            [2, 1, 0],
+        ] {
+            let ports: Vec<String> = order.iter().map(|&i| mappings[i].into()).collect();
+            assert_eq!(
+                package_launch_candidate(
+                    "nginx-proxy-manager",
+                    &ports,
+                    Some("http://localhost:8081/".into())
+                )
+                .as_deref(),
+                Some("http://localhost:8081")
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_admin_launch_respects_host_allocation_and_ipv6_bindings() {
+        for binding in ["127.0.0.1", "0.0.0.0", "[::1]", "[::]"] {
+            let ports = vec![
+                "10.77.0.2:18081->80/tcp".into(),
+                format!("{binding}:28081->81/tcp"),
+            ];
+            assert_eq!(
+                package_launch_candidate(
+                    "nginx-proxy-manager",
+                    &ports,
+                    Some("http://localhost:8081/".into())
+                )
+                .as_deref(),
+                Some("http://localhost:28081")
+            );
+        }
+        let proxies = vec![
+            "10.77.0.2:18081->80/tcp".into(),
+            "10.77.0.2:18443->443/tcp".into(),
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(
+            package_launch_candidate("nginx-proxy-manager", &proxies, None),
+            None
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            package_launch_candidate(
+                "nginx-proxy-manager",
+                &proxies,
+                Some("http://localhost:8081/".into())
+            ),
+            None
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_without_port_information_uses_declared_admin_url() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            package_launch_candidate(
+                "nginx-proxy-manager",
+                &[],
+                Some("http://localhost:8081/".into())
+            )
+            .as_deref(),
+            Some("http://localhost:8081/")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn malformed_published_ports_do_not_become_launch_urls() {
+        for port in [
+            "81/tcp",
+            "127.0.0.1:bad->81/tcp",
+            "[::1]:0->81/tcp",
+            "[::]:65536->81/tcp",
+            "127.0.0.1:8081->81/udp",
+        ] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                package_launch_candidate("nginx-proxy-manager", &[port.into()], None),
+                None
+            );
+        }
+    }
 
     #[test]
     fn skips_ssh_port_when_web_port_is_published() {

core/archipelago/src/container/filebrowser.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,84 @@ pub const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH: &str = "/var/lib/archipelago/filebrowser-data/.fi
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG_JSON: &str =
     "{\"port\":80,\"baseURL\":\"\",\"address\":\"0.0.0.0\",\"database\":\"/data/filebrowser.db\",\"root\":\"/srv\",\"log\":\"stdout\"}\n";
 
+/// One atomically published record shared by setup, Cloud and credentials UI.
+/// Deliberately has no Debug implementation: the password must never be logged.
+#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct CloudCredentials {
+    pub schema: u32,
+    pub username: String,
+    pub password: String,
+}
+
+pub async fn cloud_credentials(directory: &Path) -> Result<CloudCredentials> {
+    let path = directory.join("credentials.json");
+    match fs::read(&path).await {
+        Ok(bytes) => {
+            let value: CloudCredentials = serde_json::from_slice(&bytes)
+                .context("Invalid private File Browser credential record")?;
+            let suffix = value.username.strip_prefix("archy-").unwrap_or("");
+            anyhow::ensure!(
+                value.schema == 1
+                    && suffix.len() == 32
+                    && suffix.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit())
+                    && value.password.len() == 64
+                    && value.password.bytes().all(|c| c.is_ascii_hexdigit()),
+                "Invalid managed File Browser credentials"
+            );
+            Ok(value)
+        }
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+            // Compatibility during staged upgrades only. Never invent admin/admin
+            // when a secret is missing; the pre-start provisioner repairs legacy DBs.
+            let password = fs::read_to_string(directory.join("password"))
+                .await
+                .context("File Browser secure Cloud login has not been provisioned")?;
+            let password = password.trim().to_owned();
+            anyhow::ensure!(
+                !password.is_empty() && password != "admin",
+                "File Browser default credentials must be migrated before Cloud login"
+            );
+            Ok(CloudCredentials {
+                schema: 0,
+                username: "admin".into(),
+                password,
+            })
+        }
+        Err(error) => Err(error).context("Cannot read private File Browser credentials"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Prepare a stopped server using the same helper used by Quadlet and the ISO.
+pub async fn prepare_credentials(
+    paths: &EnsurePaths,
+    secret_dir: &Path,
+    image: &str,
+    runtime: &str,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let output = tokio::process::Command::new("python3")
+        .args([
+            "-c",
+            include_str!("../../../../scripts/filebrowser-credentials.py"),
+            "--image",
+            image,
+            "--runtime",
+            runtime,
+            "--data-dir",
+            &paths.data_dir.to_string_lossy(),
+            "--srv-root",
+            &paths.srv_root.to_string_lossy(),
+            "--secrets-dir",
+            &secret_dir.to_string_lossy(),
+        ])
+        .kill_on_drop(true)
+        .output()
+        .await
+        .context("Running File Browser credential setup")?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(output.status.success(),
+        "File Browser secure login setup failed; existing state and private rollback backup retained");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct EnsurePaths {
     pub srv_root: PathBuf,
@@ -82,7 +160,18 @@ async fn create_dir_all_or_sudo(path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
 
 async fn write_config_atomically(paths: &EnsurePaths) -> Result<()> {
     let tmp = paths.config_path.with_extension("tmp");
-    match fs::write(&tmp, DEFAULT_CONFIG_JSON).await {
+    let legacy = paths.data_dir.join("database.db").exists();
+    let canonical = paths.data_dir.join("filebrowser.db").exists();
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        !(legacy && canonical),
+        "Multiple File Browser databases need explicit config selection"
+    );
+    let config = if legacy {
+        DEFAULT_CONFIG_JSON.replace("/data/filebrowser.db", "/data/database.db")
+    } else {
+        DEFAULT_CONFIG_JSON.to_string()
+    };
+    match fs::write(&tmp, &config).await {
         Ok(()) => {
             fs::rename(&tmp, &paths.config_path)
                 .await
@@ -99,7 +188,7 @@ async fn write_config_atomically(paths: &EnsurePaths) -> Result<()> {
             let script = format!(
                 "set -eu\ncat > '{}' <<'FILEBROWSERCONF'\n{}FILEBROWSERCONF\n",
                 shell_quote(&paths.config_path.to_string_lossy()),
-                DEFAULT_CONFIG_JSON
+                config
             );
             let status = host_sudo(&["sh", "-lc", &script])
                 .await
@@ -312,6 +401,62 @@ async fn write_via_userns(dir: PathBuf, name: String, bytes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cloud_credentials_use_unique_record_and_never_default_password() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        assert!(cloud_credentials(dir.path()).await.is_err());
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("password"), "admin")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(cloud_credentials(dir.path()).await.is_err());
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("password"), "legacy-unique-password")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cloud_credentials(dir.path()).await.unwrap().schema, 0);
+        let value = serde_json::json!({"schema":1,"username":format!("archy-{}", "a".repeat(32)),"password":"b".repeat(64)});
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("credentials.json"), value.to_string())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let loaded = cloud_credentials(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.username, value["username"].as_str().unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(loaded.password, value["password"].as_str().unwrap());
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("credentials.json"), "{}")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            cloud_credentials(dir.path()).await.is_err(),
+            "damaged managed record must not fall back to old credentials"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn missing_config_preserves_legacy_database_and_refuses_ambiguity() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let paths = EnsurePaths {
+            srv_root: tmp.path().join("srv"),
+            data_dir: tmp.path().join("data"),
+            config_path: tmp.path().join("data/.filebrowser.json"),
+        };
+        fs::create_dir_all(&paths.data_dir).await.unwrap();
+        fs::write(paths.data_dir.join("database.db"), b"legacy fixture")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        ensure_config(&paths).await.unwrap();
+        let config: serde_json::Value =
+            serde_json::from_slice(&fs::read(&paths.config_path).await.unwrap()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(config["database"], "/data/database.db");
+        fs::remove_file(&paths.config_path).await.unwrap();
+        fs::write(paths.data_dir.join("filebrowser.db"), b"other fixture")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(ensure_config(&paths).await.is_err());
+        assert!(!paths.config_path.exists());
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read(paths.data_dir.join("database.db")).await.unwrap(),
+            b"legacy fixture"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn ensure_config_creates_dirs_and_file() {
         let tmp = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();

core/archipelago/src/container/migration_backup.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+//! Consistent, private snapshots for declaratively opted-in runtime migrations.
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use archipelago_container::AppManifest;
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+pub fn enabled(manifest: &AppManifest) -> Result<bool> {
+    match manifest.app.extensions.get("backup_before_runtime_change") {
+        None => Ok(false),
+        Some(value) => value
+            .as_bool()
+            .context("backup_before_runtime_change must be boolean"),
+    }
+}
+
+fn relative_sources(manifest: &AppManifest, data_dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+    let mut sources = Vec::new();
+    for volume in &manifest.app.volumes {
+        if volume.options.iter().any(|v| v == "ro") || volume.volume_type == "tmpfs" {
+            continue;
+        }
+        // A runtime socket is a connection, not application state.
+        if volume.source == "/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock" {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if volume.volume_type != "bind" {
+            bail!("runtime migration backup requires bind-mounted persistent state");
+        }
+        let path = Path::new(&volume.source);
+        let relative = path
+            .strip_prefix(data_dir)
+            .context("runtime migration state must be inside the node data directory")?;
+        if relative.starts_with("migration-backups") {
+            bail!("migration backup cannot include its own archive directory");
+        }
+        if relative.as_os_str().is_empty()
+            || relative
+                .components()
+                .any(|c| !matches!(c, std::path::Component::Normal(_)))
+        {
+            bail!("invalid runtime migration state path");
+        }
+        sources.push(relative.to_path_buf());
+    }
+    sources.sort();
+    sources.dedup();
+    let mut roots: Vec<PathBuf> = Vec::new();
+    for source in sources {
+        if !roots.iter().any(|root| source.starts_with(root)) {
+            roots.push(source);
+        }
+    }
+    if roots.is_empty() {
+        bail!("runtime migration backup has no persistent state mounts");
+    }
+    Ok(roots)
+}
+
+/// Caller must gracefully stop the app before this function, and resume the old
+/// service if it fails. No source files are changed or deleted by this operation.
+pub async fn snapshot(
+    manifest: &AppManifest,
+    data_dir: &Path,
+    previous_unit: Option<&[u8]>,
+) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let mut command = tokio::process::Command::new("podman");
+    command.args(["unshare", "tar"]);
+    snapshot_with_command(manifest, data_dir, previous_unit, command).await
+}
+
+async fn snapshot_with_command(
+    manifest: &AppManifest,
+    data_dir: &Path,
+    previous_unit: Option<&[u8]>,
+    mut command: tokio::process::Command,
+) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let sources = relative_sources(manifest, data_dir)?;
+    let canonical_root = tokio::fs::canonicalize(data_dir).await?;
+    for source in &sources {
+        let path = data_dir.join(source);
+        if tokio::fs::symlink_metadata(&path)
+            .await?
+            .file_type()
+            .is_symlink()
+        {
+            bail!("runtime migration state mount is a symlink; explicit backup required");
+        }
+        let canonical = tokio::fs::canonicalize(&path).await?;
+        if !canonical.starts_with(&canonical_root) {
+            bail!("runtime migration state path resolves outside node data directory");
+        }
+    }
+    let root = data_dir.join("migration-backups");
+    tokio::fs::create_dir_all(&root).await?;
+    tokio::fs::set_permissions(&root, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o700)).await?;
+    let dir = root.join(uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string());
+    tokio::fs::create_dir(&dir).await?;
+    tokio::fs::set_permissions(&dir, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o700)).await?;
+    if let Some(unit) = previous_unit {
+        let path = dir.join("previous.container");
+        tokio::fs::write(&path, unit).await?;
+        tokio::fs::set_permissions(&path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600)).await?;
+        tokio::fs::File::open(&path).await?.sync_all().await?;
+    }
+    let partial = dir.join("state.tar.partial");
+    let archive = dir.join("state.tar");
+    let output = command
+        .args([
+            "--create",
+            "--numeric-owner",
+            "--acls",
+            "--xattrs",
+            "--file",
+        ])
+        .arg(&partial)
+        .arg("--directory")
+        .arg(data_dir)
+        .arg("--")
+        .args(&sources)
+        .output()
+        .await
+        .context("start rootless migration snapshot")?;
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        // No tar stderr in public logs: it can contain private filenames.
+        let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file(&partial).await;
+        bail!("persistent-state snapshot failed; original state was left intact");
+    }
+    tokio::fs::set_permissions(&partial, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600)).await?;
+    tokio::fs::File::open(&partial).await?.sync_all().await?;
+    tokio::fs::rename(&partial, &archive).await?;
+    let metadata = serde_json::json!({"app": manifest.app.id, "version": manifest.app.version,
+        "network": manifest.app.container.network, "capabilities": manifest.app.security.capabilities, "sources": sources});
+    tokio::fs::write(
+        dir.join("metadata.json"),
+        serde_json::to_vec_pretty(&metadata)?,
+    )
+    .await?;
+    tokio::fs::File::open(&dir).await?.sync_all().await?;
+    Ok(archive)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    fn portainer() -> AppManifest {
+        AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../../apps/portainer/manifest.yml")).unwrap()
+    }
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn stopped_state_archive_round_trips_database_compose_and_old_unit() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let state = dir.path().join("portainer");
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(state.join("compose"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        tokio::fs::write(state.join("portainer.db"), b"fixture database")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        tokio::fs::write(state.join("compose/stack.yml"), b"services: {}\n")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut m = portainer();
+        m.app.volumes[0].source = state.display().to_string();
+        m.app.volumes[1].source = state.join("compose").display().to_string();
+        let archive = snapshot_with_command(
+            &m,
+            dir.path(),
+            Some(b"old unit"),
+            tokio::process::Command::new("tar"),
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            std::fs::metadata(&archive).unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777,
+            0o600
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            tokio::fs::read(archive.parent().unwrap().join("previous.container"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            b"old unit"
+        );
+        let restored = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        assert!(tokio::process::Command::new("tar")
+            .arg("-xf")
+            .arg(archive)
+            .arg("-C")
+            .arg(restored.path())
+            .status()
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .success());
+        assert_eq!(
+            tokio::fs::read(restored.path().join("portainer/portainer.db"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            b"fixture database"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            tokio::fs::read(restored.path().join("portainer/compose/stack.yml"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            b"services: {}\n"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            tokio::fs::read(state.join("portainer.db")).await.unwrap(),
+            b"fixture database"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn failed_snapshot_never_publishes_archive_or_changes_original_state() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let state = dir.path().join("portainer");
+        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(state.join("compose"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        tokio::fs::write(state.join("portainer.db"), b"unchanged")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut m = portainer();
+        m.app.volumes[0].source = state.display().to_string();
+        m.app.volumes[1].source = state.join("compose").display().to_string();
+        assert!(
+            snapshot_with_command(&m, dir.path(), None, tokio::process::Command::new("false"))
+                .await
+                .is_err()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            tokio::fs::read(state.join("portainer.db")).await.unwrap(),
+            b"unchanged"
+        );
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(dir.path().join("migration-backups")).unwrap() {
+            assert!(!entry.unwrap().path().join("state.tar").exists());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn backup_covers_all_portainer_state_once_and_excludes_runtime_socket() {
+        let m = portainer();
+        assert!(enabled(&m).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(
+            relative_sources(&m, Path::new("/var/lib/archipelago")).unwrap(),
+            vec![PathBuf::from("portainer")]
+        );
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn backup_refuses_unknown_state_locations_instead_of_silently_omitting_them() {
+        let mut m = portainer();
+        m.app.volumes[0].source = "/other/operator/state".into();
+        assert!(relative_sources(&m, Path::new("/var/lib/archipelago")).is_err());
+        m.app.volumes[0].source = "/var/lib/archipelago/../secret".into();
+        assert!(relative_sources(&m, Path::new("/var/lib/archipelago")).is_err());
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/container/mod.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub mod hooks;
 pub mod image_policy;
 pub mod image_versions;
 pub mod lnd;
+pub mod migration_backup;
+pub mod npm;
 pub mod prod_orchestrator;
 pub mod quadlet;
 pub mod registry;

core/archipelago/src/container/npm.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+//! Preserve NPM's active persistent mounts across installer and runtime paths.
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use archipelago_container::AppManifest;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Storage {
+    pub data: String,
+    pub certificates: String,
+}
+
+impl Storage {
+    pub fn bind_mounts(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        vec![
+            format!("{}:/data", self.data),
+            format!("{}:/etc/letsencrypt", self.certificates),
+        ]
+    }
+
+    pub fn apply(&self, manifest: &mut AppManifest) -> Result<()> {
+        for (target, source) in [
+            ("/data", &self.data),
+            ("/etc/letsencrypt", &self.certificates),
+        ] {
+            let matching: Vec<_> = manifest
+                .app
+                .volumes
+                .iter_mut()
+                .filter(|volume| volume.target == target)
+                .collect();
+            if matching.len() != 1 {
+                bail!("NPM requires one persistent mount per storage target");
+            }
+            let volume = matching.into_iter().next().unwrap();
+            if volume.volume_type != "bind" {
+                bail!("NPM persistent state requires bind mounts");
+            }
+            volume.source.clone_from(source);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+fn parse_storage(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Storage> {
+    let storage: Storage =
+        serde_json::from_slice(bytes).context("invalid NPM storage resolution")?;
+    for value in [&storage.data, &storage.certificates] {
+        if !Path::new(value).is_absolute() || value.chars().any(|c| c.is_control() || c == ':') {
+            bail!("invalid NPM persistent storage path");
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(storage)
+}
+
+pub async fn resolve_storage() -> Result<Storage> {
+    // Verify live mounts/database before any caller can stop or recreate NPM.
+    // Remember only validated mount paths so later recreation, after the inspect
+    // record is removed, still uses the operator's original storage.
+    let mut command = tokio::process::Command::new("python3");
+    command
+        .args([
+            "-c",
+            include_str!("../../../../scripts/npm-public-bridge.py"),
+            "--resolve",
+            "--remember",
+            "--prepare-realip",
+        ])
+        .kill_on_drop(true);
+    let output = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(75), command.output())
+        .await
+        .context("NPM storage resolution timed out; existing state preserved")??;
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        bail!("NPM storage resolution failed; inspect mount/database ambiguity or permissions before migration");
+    }
+    parse_storage(&output.stdout)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolved_mounts_preserve_custom_and_legacy_paths() {
+        for data in [
+            "/var/lib/archipelago/nginx-proxy-manager/data",
+            "/srv/operator npm",
+        ] {
+            let bytes = serde_json::to_vec(
+                &serde_json::json!({"data": data, "certificates": "/srv/certificates"}),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            let storage = parse_storage(&bytes).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                storage.bind_mounts(),
+                [
+                    format!("{data}:/data"),
+                    "/srv/certificates:/etc/letsencrypt".into(),
+                ]
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_resolution_cannot_become_a_container_mount() {
+        for data in ["relative", "/srv/data:ro", "/srv/data\nother"] {
+            let bytes =
+                serde_json::to_vec(&serde_json::json!({"data": data, "certificates": "/certs"}))
+                    .unwrap();
+            assert!(parse_storage(&bytes).is_err());
+        }
+        assert!(parse_storage(b"{}").is_err());
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/container/quadlet.rs

@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ pub enum NetworkMode {
     /// Rootless slirp4netns networking. Podman rejects network aliases with
     /// this mode, so render only Network=slirp4netns.
     Slirp4netns,
+    /// Permit explicit host aliases as well as LAN upstreams for NPM.
+    Slirp4netnsHostLoopback,
+    /// Preserve existing NPM upstreams using pasta's former host gateway.
+    Slirp4netnsLegacyGateway,
     /// Rootless pasta networking. This is more reliable than slirp4netns for
     /// host port forwarding on long-running web apps.
     Pasta,
@@ -229,6 +233,15 @@ impl QuadletUnit {
             NetworkMode::Host => {
                 let _ = writeln!(s, "Network=host");
             }
+            NetworkMode::Slirp4netnsHostLoopback => {
+                let _ = writeln!(s, "Network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true");
+            }
+            NetworkMode::Slirp4netnsLegacyGateway => {
+                let _ = writeln!(
+                    s,
+                    "Network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"
+                );
+            }
             NetworkMode::Slirp4netns => {
                 let _ = writeln!(s, "Network=slirp4netns");
             }
@@ -348,6 +361,26 @@ impl QuadletUnit {
         }
         let _ = writeln!(s);
         let _ = writeln!(s, "[Service]");
+        if self.name == "filebrowser" {
+            // Runs while the managed server is stopped, before it can expose
+            // a default account. The helper verifies real login and root access.
+            let mut argv = vec![
+                "/usr/bin/python3".to_string(),
+                "/opt/archipelago/scripts/filebrowser-credentials.py".to_string(),
+                "--image".to_string(),
+                self.image.clone(),
+            ];
+            for (target, flag) in [("/data", "--data-dir"), ("/srv", "--srv-root")] {
+                if let Some(mount) = self
+                    .bind_mounts
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|m| m.container == Path::new(target))
+                {
+                    argv.extend([flag.to_string(), mount.host.display().to_string()]);
+                }
+            }
+            let _ = writeln!(s, "ExecStartPre={}", shell_join(&argv));
+        }
         // Dependency-gated apps may legitimately keep their container entrypoint
         // in a wait loop before the actual daemon binds ports. Fedimint waits
         // for Bitcoin IBD to finish before execing fedimintd; systemd's default
@@ -390,7 +423,10 @@ fn shell_join(parts: &[String]) -> String {
         .iter()
         .map(|p| {
             let p = p.replace(['\r', '\n'], " ").replace('%', "%%");
-            if p.is_empty() || p.chars().any(|c| c.is_whitespace() || "\"\\$`".contains(c)) {
+            if p.is_empty()
+                || p.chars()
+                    .any(|c| c.is_whitespace() || "'\"\\$`".contains(c))
+            {
                 let escaped = p
                     .replace('\\', "\\\\")
                     .replace('"', "\\\"")
@@ -410,7 +446,7 @@ fn quote_environment(env: &str) -> String {
     if env.is_empty()
         || env
             .chars()
-            .any(|c| c.is_whitespace() || "\"\\$`".contains(c))
+            .any(|c| c.is_whitespace() || "'\"\\$`".contains(c))
     {
         let escaped = env
             .replace('\\', "\\\\")
@@ -444,6 +480,12 @@ impl QuadletUnit {
             other if !other.is_empty() && other != "isolated" => NetworkMode::Bridge(other.into()),
             _ => match app.container.network.as_deref() {
                 Some("slirp4netns") => NetworkMode::Slirp4netns,
+                Some("slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true") => {
+                    NetworkMode::Slirp4netnsHostLoopback
+                }
+                Some("slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24") => {
+                    NetworkMode::Slirp4netnsLegacyGateway
+                }
                 Some("pasta") => NetworkMode::Pasta,
                 Some(n) if !n.is_empty() && n != "host" => NetworkMode::Bridge(n.into()),
                 _ => NetworkMode::Default,
@@ -710,29 +752,76 @@ pub async fn unit_dir() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     Ok(dir)
 }
 
-/// Atomically write `unit` into `dir/<name>.container` if the bytes
-/// differ from what's already there. Returns true if the file changed.
+/// The early same-node Portainer repair used a managed Quadlet drop-in. Once
+/// the manifest supplies slirp, the two Network= entries are additive and
+/// Podman rejects startup. Retire only that exact redundant managed override;
+/// arbitrary operator settings must survive reconciliation.
+pub async fn redundant_managed_network_override(
+    unit: &QuadletUnit,
+    dir: &Path,
+) -> Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
+    if unit.name != "portainer" || !matches!(unit.network, NetworkMode::Slirp4netns) {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    let path = dir.join("portainer.container.d/archy-same-node-network.conf");
+    let body = match fs::read_to_string(&path).await {
+        Ok(body) => body,
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => return Ok(None),
+        Err(error) => return Err(error).context("read managed Portainer network override"),
+    };
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = body
+        .lines()
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .filter(|line| !line.is_empty() && !line.starts_with(['#', ';']))
+        .collect();
+    Ok((lines == ["[Container]", "Network=slirp4netns"]).then_some(path))
+}
+
+async fn retire_managed_network_override(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let backup = path.with_extension("conf.retired");
+    match fs::hard_link(path, &backup).await {
+        Ok(()) => {}
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {
+            anyhow::ensure!(
+                fs::read(path).await? == fs::read(&backup).await?,
+                "Existing Portainer override backup differs; preserve both for operator review"
+            );
+        }
+        Err(error) => return Err(error).context("back up managed Portainer network override"),
+    }
+    fs::remove_file(path)
+        .await
+        .context("retire redundant Portainer network override")?;
+    tracing::info!("Retired redundant managed Portainer network override; backup retained");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Atomically write the manifest unit and retire known redundant managed
+/// overrides. Returns true whenever systemd needs a daemon-reload.
 pub async fn write_if_changed(unit: &QuadletUnit, dir: &Path) -> Result<bool> {
     let path = dir.join(unit.unit_filename());
     let new_bytes = unit.render();
-
-    if let Ok(old) = fs::read_to_string(&path).await {
-        if old == new_bytes {
-            return Ok(false);
-        }
+    let redundant = redundant_managed_network_override(unit, dir).await?;
+    let changed = fs::read_to_string(&path)
+        .await
+        .map(|old| old != new_bytes)
+        .unwrap_or(true);
+    if changed {
+        fs::create_dir_all(dir)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("create_dir_all {}", dir.display()))?;
+        let tmp = path.with_extension("container.tmp");
+        fs::write(&tmp, new_bytes.as_bytes())
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("write tmp {}", tmp.display()))?;
+        fs::rename(&tmp, &path)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("rename {} -> {}", tmp.display(), path.display()))?;
     }
-
-    fs::create_dir_all(dir)
-        .await
-        .with_context(|| format!("create_dir_all {}", dir.display()))?;
-    let tmp = path.with_extension("container.tmp");
-    fs::write(&tmp, new_bytes.as_bytes())
-        .await
-        .with_context(|| format!("write tmp {}", tmp.display()))?;
-    fs::rename(&tmp, &path)
-        .await
-        .with_context(|| format!("rename {} -> {}", tmp.display(), path.display()))?;
-    Ok(true)
+    if let Some(override_path) = &redundant {
+        retire_managed_network_override(override_path).await?;
+    }
+    Ok(changed || redundant.is_some())
 }
 
 /// Reload the user systemd manager. Required after any quadlet write
@@ -938,12 +1027,77 @@ pub fn health_cmd_changed(old_body: &str, new_body: &str) -> bool {
             != directive_values(new_body, "HealthRetries=")
 }
 
+/// A unit rewrite and a successful systemd restart are separate operations.
+/// Keep the restart obligation across errors or a management-daemon restart.
+pub struct RestartObligation {
+    marker: PathBuf,
+    pending: bool,
+}
+
+impl RestartObligation {
+    pub async fn prepare(unit_path: &Path, newly_required: bool) -> Result<Self> {
+        let marker = unit_path.with_extension("restart-pending");
+        if newly_required {
+            // Contents contain no manifest environment or credentials. sync_all
+            // makes the obligation durable before the subsequent unit rename.
+            let file = tokio::fs::OpenOptions::new()
+                .write(true)
+                .create(true)
+                .truncate(false)
+                .open(&marker)
+                .await
+                .context("record pending Quadlet restart")?;
+            file.sync_all().await?;
+            if let Some(parent) = marker.parent() {
+                tokio::fs::File::open(parent).await?.sync_all().await?;
+            }
+        }
+        let pending = tokio::fs::try_exists(&marker).await?;
+        Ok(Self { marker, pending })
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_pending(&self) -> bool {
+        self.pending
+    }
+
+    /// Call only after systemd accepted the replacement service successfully.
+    pub async fn complete(self) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.pending {
+            tokio::fs::remove_file(&self.marker)
+                .await
+                .context("clear completed Quadlet restart")?;
+            if let Some(parent) = self.marker.parent() {
+                tokio::fs::File::open(parent).await?.sync_all().await?;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn publish_ports_changed(old_body: &str, new_body: &str) -> bool {
     let old_ports = directive_values(old_body, "PublishPort=");
     let new_ports = directive_values(new_body, "PublishPort=");
     old_ports != new_ports
 }
 
+pub fn security_changed(old_body: &str, new_body: &str) -> bool {
+    [
+        "AddCapability=",
+        "DropCapability=",
+        "NoNewPrivileges=",
+        "ReadOnly=",
+        "User=",
+    ]
+    .iter()
+    .any(|directive| {
+        let mut old = directive_values(old_body, directive);
+        let mut new = directive_values(new_body, directive);
+        old.sort();
+        new.sort();
+        old != new
+    })
+}
+
 pub fn network_aliases_changed(old_body: &str, new_body: &str) -> bool {
     let old_network = directive_values(old_body, "Network=");
     let new_network = directive_values(new_body, "Network=");
@@ -956,7 +1110,8 @@ pub fn exec_changed(old_body: &str, new_body: &str) -> bool {
     // Entrypoint= and Exec= together define what the container runs, so a drift
     // in either must recreate the container (e.g. when this renderer first
     // splits a folded `Exec=sh -lc ...` into `Entrypoint=sh` + `Exec=-lc ...`).
-    directive_values(old_body, "Exec=") != directive_values(new_body, "Exec=")
+    directive_values(old_body, "ExecStartPre=") != directive_values(new_body, "ExecStartPre=")
+        || directive_values(old_body, "Exec=") != directive_values(new_body, "Exec=")
         || directive_values(old_body, "Entrypoint=") != directive_values(new_body, "Entrypoint=")
 }
 
@@ -1027,6 +1182,28 @@ pub async fn is_active(service: &str) -> bool {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn filebrowser_prestart_credentials_are_a_required_runtime_change() {
+        let unit = super::QuadletUnit {
+            name: "filebrowser".into(),
+            image: "registry.example/filebrowser:v2.63.23".into(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let rendered = unit.render();
+        assert!(rendered.contains("ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/archipelago/scripts/filebrowser-credentials.py --image registry.example/filebrowser:v2.63.23"));
+        let old = rendered
+            .lines()
+            .filter(|line| !line.starts_with("ExecStartPre="))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("\n");
+        assert!(super::exec_changed(&old, &rendered));
+        assert!(!super::exec_changed(&rendered, &rendered));
+        let other = super::QuadletUnit {
+            name: "other-app".into(),
+            ..unit
+        };
+        assert!(!other.render().contains("filebrowser-credentials.py"));
+    }
     use super::*;
     use tempfile::tempdir;
 
@@ -1329,6 +1506,18 @@ app:
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn apostrophes_survive_quadlet_argument_and_environment_parsing() {
+        // A whitespace-free Node script reproduced this in a real Quadlet:
+        // unquoted apostrophes were consumed by the parser, changing JS strings
+        // into identifiers and preventing the app from starting.
+        assert_eq!(
+            shell_join(&["require('http')".into()]),
+            "\"require('http')\""
+        );
+        assert_eq!(quote_environment("NAME=O'Brien"), "\"NAME=O'Brien\"");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn quote_environment_quotes_values_with_spaces() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1541,6 +1730,26 @@ app:
         assert!(!s.contains("Network=host"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn portainer_catalog_network_repairs_same_node_routing_without_exposing_backend() {
+        let manifest = AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../../apps/portainer/manifest.yml"))
+            .expect("shipped Portainer manifest must parse");
+        let new = QuadletUnit::from_manifest(&manifest, "portainer").render();
+        assert!(new.contains("Network=slirp4netns\n"));
+        assert!(!new.contains("NetworkAlias="));
+        assert!(new.contains("PublishPort=127.0.0.1:9000:9000/tcp"));
+        assert!(!new.contains("PublishPort=0.0.0.0"));
+        // The upgrade changes networking only: retain both state mounts and the
+        // existing rootless socket, without an app.ini or repository rewrite.
+        assert!(new.contains("Volume=/var/lib/archipelago/portainer:/data"));
+        assert!(new.contains("Volume=/var/lib/archipelago/portainer/compose:/data/compose"));
+        assert!(new.contains("Volume=/run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"));
+        let old = new.replace("Network=slirp4netns\n", "");
+        assert!(network_aliases_changed(&old, &new));
+        assert!(!network_aliases_changed(&new, &new));
+        assert!(!publish_ports_changed(&old, &new));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn from_manifest_slirp4netns_omits_network_alias() {
         let yaml = r#"
@@ -1562,6 +1771,24 @@ app:
         assert!(!s.contains("--network-alias"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_network_preserves_same_node_upstreams_without_aliases() {
+        let m = AppManifest::parse(include_str!(
+            "../../../../apps/nginx-proxy-manager/manifest.yml"
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+        let rendered = QuadletUnit::from_manifest(&m, "nginx-proxy-manager").render();
+        assert_eq!(
+            rendered
+                .lines()
+                .filter(|line| line.starts_with("Network="))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            vec!["Network=slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"]
+        );
+        assert!(!rendered.contains("NetworkAlias="));
+        assert!(!rendered.contains("--network-alias"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn from_manifest_pasta_omits_network_alias() {
         let yaml = r#"
@@ -1891,6 +2118,133 @@ app:
         assert!(!network_aliases_changed(new, new));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn redundant_portainer_override_is_backed_up_and_retired_even_when_base_matches() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let manifest =
+            AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../../apps/portainer/manifest.yml")).unwrap();
+        let unit = QuadletUnit::from_manifest(&manifest, "portainer");
+        assert!(write_if_changed(&unit, dir.path()).await.unwrap());
+        let path = dir
+            .path()
+            .join("portainer.container.d/archy-same-node-network.conf");
+        fs::create_dir_all(path.parent().unwrap()).await.unwrap();
+        let old = "[Container]\nNetwork=slirp4netns\n";
+        fs::write(&path, old).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(redundant_managed_network_override(&unit, dir.path())
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_some());
+        assert!(write_if_changed(&unit, dir.path()).await.unwrap());
+        assert!(!path.exists());
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(path.with_extension("conf.retired"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            old
+        );
+        assert!(!write_if_changed(&unit, dir.path()).await.unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(dir.path().join("portainer.container"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .matches("Network=slirp4netns")
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn network_override_migration_preserves_operator_customizations_and_failed_backups() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let manifest =
+            AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../../apps/portainer/manifest.yml")).unwrap();
+        let mut unit = QuadletUnit::from_manifest(&manifest, "portainer");
+        let path = dir
+            .path()
+            .join("portainer.container.d/archy-same-node-network.conf");
+        fs::create_dir_all(path.parent().unwrap()).await.unwrap();
+        for custom in [
+            "[Container]\nNetwork=custom-net\n",
+            "[Container]\nNetwork=slirp4netns\nEnvironment=OPERATOR_SETTING=1\n",
+        ] {
+            fs::write(&path, custom).await.unwrap();
+            assert!(redundant_managed_network_override(&unit, dir.path())
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .is_none());
+            write_if_changed(&unit, dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(fs::read_to_string(&path).await.unwrap(), custom);
+        }
+        fs::write(&path, "[Container]\nNetwork=slirp4netns\n")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        unit.network = NetworkMode::Pasta;
+        assert!(redundant_managed_network_override(&unit, dir.path())
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_none());
+        unit.network = NetworkMode::Slirp4netns;
+        fs::write(path.with_extension("conf.retired"), "different backup")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(write_if_changed(&unit, dir.path()).await.is_err());
+        assert!(path.exists(), "failure must preserve the active override");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn failed_runtime_change_remains_pending_when_unit_already_matches() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let unit = dir.path().join("portainer.container");
+        tokio::fs::write(&unit, "[Container]\n").await.unwrap();
+        let pending = RestartObligation::prepare(&unit, true).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(pending.is_pending());
+        tokio::fs::write(&unit, "[Container]\nNetwork=slirp4netns\n")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        // Simulate systemctl failure or daemon interruption after unit rewrite.
+        drop(pending);
+        let retry = RestartObligation::prepare(&unit, false).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            retry.is_pending(),
+            "matching unit must not discard failed restart"
+        );
+        retry.complete().await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!RestartObligation::prepare(&unit, false)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_pending());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn pending_runtime_change_errors_are_not_reported_as_success() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let missing = dir.path().join("missing/app.container");
+        assert!(RestartObligation::prepare(&missing, true).await.is_err());
+        let unit = dir.path().join("app.container");
+        let pending = RestartObligation::prepare(&unit, true).await.unwrap();
+        tokio::fs::remove_file(unit.with_extension("restart-pending"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(pending.complete().await.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn gitea_ssh_sandbox_capability_is_applied_as_a_runtime_change() {
+        let manifest =
+            AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../../apps/gitea/manifest.yml")).unwrap();
+        manifest.validate().unwrap();
+        let new = QuadletUnit::from_manifest(&manifest, "gitea").render();
+        assert!(new.contains("AddCapability=SYS_CHROOT\n"));
+        let old = new.replace("AddCapability=SYS_CHROOT\n", "");
+        assert!(security_changed(&old, &new));
+        assert!(!security_changed(&new, &new));
+        assert!(!security_changed(
+            "AddCapability=CHOWN\nAddCapability=SETUID\n",
+            "AddCapability=SETUID\nAddCapability=CHOWN\n"
+        ));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn network_aliases_changed_detects_network_mode_drift() {
         let old = "[Container]\nNetwork=slirp4netns\n";

core/archipelago/src/content_invoice.rs

@@ -1,80 +1,155 @@
-//! Seller-side pending entitlements for Lightning-invoice peer-file sales (#46).
-//!
-//! When a buyer asks to pay for a paid catalog item with an external wallet (as
-//! opposed to the local-ecash fast path), the *selling* node mints a Lightning
-//! invoice on its own LND and records a pending entitlement here, keyed by the
-//! invoice's payment hash. The buyer pays the invoice from any wallet and polls
-//! for settlement; once the seller's LND confirms the invoice is settled we mark
-//! the entitlement paid, and the content gate (`content_server::serve_content`)
-//! then releases the file to anyone presenting that payment hash.
-//!
-//! State is in-memory and bounded by a TTL. If the seller restarts before the
-//! buyer pays, the buyer simply requests a fresh invoice — no value is lost
-//! because an unpaid invoice represents no money.
+//! Durable seller-side entitlements for peer-file invoices and on-chain sales.
+//! Payment records must outlive browser polling, process restarts and invoice
+//! expiry: an invoice can settle while the buyer is disconnected.
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::sync::LazyLock;
-use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use tokio::{fs, io::AsyncWriteExt, sync::Mutex};
 
-/// How long a pending/paid entitlement is retained. Generous enough for a human
-/// to pay an invoice and download, short enough to keep the map small.
-const ENTITLEMENT_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3600); // 1 hour
+static WRITES: Mutex<()> = Mutex::const_new(());
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct Entitlement {
     content_id: String,
     price_sats: u64,
     paid: bool,
-    created_at: Instant,
 }
 
-static ENTITLEMENTS: LazyLock<Mutex<HashMap<String, Entitlement>>> =
-    LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
-
-/// Drop expired entries. Caller must hold the lock.
-fn prune(map: &mut HashMap<String, Entitlement>) {
-    map.retain(|_, e| e.created_at.elapsed() < ENTITLEMENT_TTL);
+fn path(data_dir: &Path, token: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    data_dir.join("content-entitlements").join(format!(
+        "{}.json",
+        hex::encode(Sha256::digest(token.as_bytes()))
+    ))
 }
 
-/// Record a freshly-minted invoice as a pending (unpaid) entitlement.
-pub async fn record_pending(payment_hash: &str, content_id: &str, price_sats: u64) {
-    let mut map = ENTITLEMENTS.lock().await;
-    prune(&mut map);
-    map.insert(
-        payment_hash.to_string(),
-        Entitlement {
-            content_id: content_id.to_string(),
-            price_sats,
-            paid: false,
-            created_at: Instant::now(),
-        },
-    );
-}
-
-/// Mark the entitlement for `payment_hash` paid. No-op if unknown/expired.
-pub async fn mark_paid(payment_hash: &str) {
-    let mut map = ENTITLEMENTS.lock().await;
-    prune(&mut map);
-    if let Some(e) = map.get_mut(payment_hash) {
-        e.paid = true;
+async fn read(data_dir: &Path, token: &str) -> Result<Option<Entitlement>> {
+    match fs::read(path(data_dir, token)).await {
+        Ok(bytes) => Ok(Some(
+            serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).context("Invalid payment entitlement")?,
+        )),
+        Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(None),
+        Err(e) => Err(e).context("Reading payment entitlement"),
     }
 }
 
-/// The content_id + price an entitlement was issued for, if still live.
-pub async fn lookup(payment_hash: &str) -> Option<(String, u64)> {
-    let mut map = ENTITLEMENTS.lock().await;
-    prune(&mut map);
-    map.get(payment_hash)
-        .map(|e| (e.content_id.clone(), e.price_sats))
+async fn write(data_dir: &Path, token: &str, entry: &Entitlement) -> Result<()> {
+    let target = path(data_dir, token);
+    let dir = target.parent().unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(dir).await?;
+    let tmp = target.with_extension("tmp");
+    let mut file = fs::OpenOptions::new()
+        .write(true)
+        .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
+        .mode(0o600)
+        .open(&tmp)
+        .await?;
+    file.write_all(&serde_json::to_vec(entry)?).await?;
+    file.sync_all().await?;
+    drop(file);
+    fs::rename(&tmp, &target).await?;
+    fs::File::open(dir).await?.sync_all().await?;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
-/// True if `payment_hash` is a paid entitlement for exactly `content_id`.
-/// This is the gate the content server consults to release a file.
-pub async fn is_paid_for(payment_hash: &str, content_id: &str) -> bool {
-    let mut map = ENTITLEMENTS.lock().await;
-    prune(&mut map);
-    map.get(payment_hash)
+/// Save before exposing an invoice/address to the buyer. Never overwrite an
+/// existing payment or silently rebind its token to another item or price.
+pub async fn record_pending(
+    data_dir: &Path,
+    token: &str,
+    content_id: &str,
+    price_sats: u64,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let _lock = WRITES.lock().await;
+    if let Some(existing) = read(data_dir, token).await? {
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            existing.content_id == content_id && existing.price_sats == price_sats,
+            "Payment entitlement mismatch"
+        );
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    write(
+        data_dir,
+        token,
+        &Entitlement {
+            content_id: content_id.into(),
+            price_sats,
+            paid: false,
+        },
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
+pub async fn mark_paid(data_dir: &Path, token: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let _lock = WRITES.lock().await;
+    let mut entry = read(data_dir, token)
+        .await?
+        .context("Unknown payment entitlement")?;
+    entry.paid = true;
+    write(data_dir, token, &entry).await
+}
+
+pub async fn lookup(data_dir: &Path, token: &str) -> Result<Option<(String, u64)>> {
+    Ok(read(data_dir, token)
+        .await?
+        .map(|e| (e.content_id, e.price_sats)))
+}
+
+pub async fn is_paid_for(data_dir: &Path, token: &str, content_id: &str) -> bool {
+    read(data_dir, token)
+        .await
+        .ok()
+        .flatten()
         .map(|e| e.paid && e.content_id == content_id)
         .unwrap_or(false)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn paid_entitlement_survives_reload_and_cannot_be_rebound() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        record_pending(dir.path(), "hash", "file", 12)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_paid_for(dir.path(), "hash", "file").await);
+        mark_paid(dir.path(), "hash").await.unwrap();
+        // All reads reopen disk; no process-local entitlement map exists.
+        assert!(is_paid_for(dir.path(), "hash", "file").await);
+        assert!(!is_paid_for(dir.path(), "hash", "other").await);
+        record_pending(dir.path(), "hash", "file", 12)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(is_paid_for(dir.path(), "hash", "file").await);
+        assert!(record_pending(dir.path(), "hash", "other", 12)
+            .await
+            .is_err());
+        assert!(record_pending(dir.path(), "hash", "file", 13)
+            .await
+            .is_err());
+        let other = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        assert!(!is_paid_for(other.path(), "hash", "file").await);
+        assert!(mark_paid(dir.path(), "unknown").await.is_err());
+    }
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn corrupt_or_unwritable_records_fail_closed() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        record_pending(dir.path(), "../../token", "file", 1)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        fs::write(path(dir.path(), "../../token"), b"broken")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(lookup(dir.path(), "../../token").await.is_err());
+        assert!(!is_paid_for(dir.path(), "../../token", "file").await);
+        assert!(record_pending(dir.path(), "../../token", "file", 1)
+            .await
+            .is_err());
+        let file = dir.path().join("not-directory");
+        fs::write(&file, b"x").await.unwrap();
+        assert!(record_pending(&file, "hash", "file", 1).await.is_err());
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/content_owned.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use tokio::fs;
+use tokio::{fs, io::AsyncWriteExt, sync::Mutex};
+
+static PURCHASE_WRITES: Mutex<()> = Mutex::const_new(());
 
 const OWNED_DIR: &str = "purchased-content";
 const OWNED_INDEX: &str = "owned.json";
@@ -66,20 +68,51 @@ fn bytes_path(data_dir: &Path, onion: &str, content_id: &str) -> PathBuf {
         .join(sanitize(content_id))
 }
 
-async fn load_index(data_dir: &Path) -> OwnedIndex {
+async fn load_index_checked(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<OwnedIndex> {
     match fs::read_to_string(index_path(data_dir)).await {
-        Ok(s) => serde_json::from_str(&s).unwrap_or_default(),
-        Err(_) => OwnedIndex::default(),
+        Ok(s) => serde_json::from_str(&s)
+            .context("Invalid purchase index; existing records were preserved"),
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(OwnedIndex::default()),
+        Err(error) => Err(error).context("Reading purchase index"),
     }
 }
 
+async fn load_index(data_dir: &Path) -> OwnedIndex {
+    load_index_checked(data_dir).await.unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+async fn atomic_write(path: &Path, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+    let parent = path.parent().context("Purchase path has no parent")?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
+    let temp = parent.join(format!(".purchase-{}.tmp", uuid::Uuid::new_v4()));
+    let result = async {
+        let mut file = fs::OpenOptions::new()
+            .write(true)
+            .create_new(true)
+            .mode(0o600)
+            .open(&temp)
+            .await?;
+        file.write_all(bytes).await?;
+        file.sync_all().await?;
+        drop(file);
+        fs::rename(&temp, path).await?;
+        fs::File::open(parent).await?.sync_all().await?;
+        Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
+    }
+    .await;
+    if result.is_err() {
+        let _ = fs::remove_file(&temp).await;
+    }
+    result
+}
+
 async fn save_index(data_dir: &Path, index: &OwnedIndex) -> Result<()> {
     let root = owned_root(data_dir);
     fs::create_dir_all(&root)
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("creating {}", root.display()))?;
     let content = serde_json::to_string_pretty(index).context("serializing owned index")?;
-    fs::write(index_path(data_dir), content)
+    atomic_write(&index_path(data_dir), content.as_bytes())
         .await
         .context("writing owned index")
 }
@@ -98,17 +131,15 @@ pub async fn record_purchase(
     ecash_backend: &str,
     purchased_at: &str,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    // Read-modify-write must be one serialized transaction. Never replace a
+    // damaged index with an empty one, and never expose partially written bytes.
+    let _lock = PURCHASE_WRITES.lock().await;
+    let mut index = load_index_checked(data_dir).await?;
     let path = bytes_path(data_dir, onion, content_id);
-    if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
-        fs::create_dir_all(parent)
-            .await
-            .with_context(|| format!("creating {}", parent.display()))?;
-    }
-    fs::write(&path, bytes)
+    atomic_write(&path, bytes)
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("writing purchased bytes to {}", path.display()))?;
 
-    let mut index = load_index(data_dir).await;
     let entry = OwnedItem {
         onion: onion.to_string(),
         content_id: content_id.to_string(),
@@ -131,6 +162,11 @@ pub async fn record_purchase(
     save_index(data_dir, &index).await
 }
 
+/// Payment decisions must not interpret an unreadable index as no purchases.
+pub async fn list_owned_checked(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<OwnedItem>> {
+    Ok(load_index_checked(data_dir).await?.items)
+}
+
 /// Every item this node owns.
 pub async fn list_owned(data_dir: &Path) -> Vec<OwnedItem> {
     load_index(data_dir).await.items
@@ -165,3 +201,90 @@ pub async fn read_owned(
         .unwrap_or_else(|| "application/octet-stream".to_string());
     Some((mime, bytes))
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn concurrent_purchases_preserve_every_item_and_exact_bytes() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut jobs = tokio::task::JoinSet::new();
+        for n in 0..24 {
+            let root = dir.path().to_path_buf();
+            jobs.spawn(async move {
+                let id = format!("file-{n}");
+                record_purchase(
+                    &root,
+                    "seller.onion",
+                    &id,
+                    &id,
+                    "text/plain",
+                    id.as_bytes(),
+                    5,
+                    "lightning",
+                    "now",
+                )
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            });
+        }
+        while let Some(result) = jobs.join_next().await {
+            result.unwrap();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(list_owned(dir.path()).await.len(), 24);
+        for n in 0..24 {
+            let id = format!("file-{n}");
+            assert!(is_owned(dir.path(), "seller.onion", &id).await);
+            let (mime, bytes) = read_owned(dir.path(), "seller.onion", &id).await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(mime, "text/plain");
+            assert_eq!(bytes, id.as_bytes());
+        }
+        record_purchase(
+            dir.path(),
+            "seller.onion",
+            "file-0",
+            "file-0",
+            "text/plain",
+            b"updated",
+            5,
+            "lightning",
+            "later",
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(list_owned(dir.path()).await.len(), 24);
+        assert_eq!(
+            read_owned(dir.path(), "seller.onion", "file-0")
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+                .1,
+            b"updated"
+        );
+    }
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn damaged_index_is_preserved_instead_of_erasing_prior_ownership() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir_all(owned_root(dir.path())).await.unwrap();
+        fs::write(index_path(dir.path()), b"damaged but preserve me")
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(record_purchase(
+            dir.path(),
+            "seller.onion",
+            "new",
+            "new",
+            "text/plain",
+            b"bytes",
+            5,
+            "lightning",
+            "now"
+        )
+        .await
+        .is_err());
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read(index_path(dir.path())).await.unwrap(),
+            b"damaged but preserve me"
+        );
+        assert!(!bytes_path(dir.path(), "seller.onion", "new").exists());
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/content_server.rs

@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ pub enum ServeResult {
     Forbidden,
     /// Content not found.
     NotFound,
+    /// The catalog entry and file exist but this node can't read the file.
+    /// Returned before any payment is taken.
+    Unavailable,
+    /// Requested byte range cannot be served; no payment was taken.
+    RangeNotSatisfiable(u64),
 }
 
 /// Serve a content item by ID with access control and optional range request.
@@ -252,6 +257,39 @@ pub async fn serve_content(
     range: Option<ByteRange>,
     owner_session: bool,
 ) -> Result<ServeResult> {
+    serve_content_with(
+        data_dir,
+        id,
+        payment_token,
+        invoice_hash,
+        peer_did,
+        range,
+        owner_session,
+        |path, range, mime| prepare_content(data_dir, path, range, mime),
+        |token, amount| async move { verify_payment_token(data_dir, &token, amount).await },
+    )
+    .await
+}
+
+// Inject only the read and payment boundaries, so tests can prove ordering
+// without mint access, file-permission assumptions or privileged commands.
+async fn serve_content_with<R, RF, V, VF>(
+    data_dir: &Path,
+    id: &str,
+    payment_token: Option<&str>,
+    invoice_hash: Option<&str>,
+    peer_did: Option<&str>,
+    range: Option<ByteRange>,
+    owner_session: bool,
+    read: R,
+    verify: V,
+) -> Result<ServeResult>
+where
+    R: FnOnce(PathBuf, Option<ByteRange>, String) -> RF,
+    RF: std::future::Future<Output = Result<ServeResult>>,
+    V: FnOnce(String, u64) -> VF,
+    VF: std::future::Future<Output = bool>,
+{
     let catalog = load_catalog(data_dir).await?;
     let item = match catalog.items.iter().find(|i| i.id == id) {
         Some(i) => i,
@@ -314,6 +352,29 @@ pub async fn serve_content(
         return Ok(ServeResult::NotFound);
     }
 
+    // Refuse unauthorized viewers before opening or reading any bytes.
+    if !owner_session && matches!(item.access, AccessControl::PeersOnly) && !is_known_peer {
+        return Ok(ServeResult::Forbidden);
+    }
+    if !owner_session {
+        if let AccessControl::Paid { price_sats, .. } = &item.access {
+            if payment_token.is_none() && invoice_hash.is_none() {
+                return Ok(ServeResult::PaymentRequired(*price_sats));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Finish all file I/O before consuming bearer payment. Merely opening then
+    // reopening after charging still lost payments on read errors or deletion.
+    let prepared = match read(file_path, range, item.mime_type.clone()).await {
+        Ok(result @ (ServeResult::Ok(..) | ServeResult::Partial { .. })) => result,
+        Ok(other) => return Ok(other),
+        Err(error) => {
+            warn!(content_id = %id, "Cannot prepare shared content: {error:#}");
+            return Ok(ServeResult::Unavailable);
+        }
+    };
+
     // Check access control
     if !owner_session {
         match &item.access {
@@ -331,7 +392,7 @@ pub async fn serve_content(
                         "fedimint"
                     };
                     if method_accepted(&item.access, method)
-                        && verify_payment_token(data_dir, token, *price_sats).await
+                        && verify(token.to_owned(), *price_sats).await
                     {
                         authorized = true;
                     }
@@ -339,7 +400,7 @@ pub async fn serve_content(
                 if !authorized {
                     if let Some(hash) = invoice_hash {
                         if method_accepted(&item.access, "lightning")
-                            && crate::content_invoice::is_paid_for(hash, id).await
+                            && crate::content_invoice::is_paid_for(data_dir, hash, id).await
                         {
                             authorized = true;
                         }
@@ -358,55 +419,127 @@ pub async fn serve_content(
         }
     }
 
-    let metadata = fs::metadata(&file_path)
+    Ok(prepared)
+}
+
+async fn prepare_content(
+    data_dir: &Path,
+    path: PathBuf,
+    range: Option<ByteRange>,
+    mime: String,
+) -> Result<ServeResult> {
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt};
+    let mut file = match fs::OpenOptions::new()
+        .read(true)
+        .custom_flags(libc::O_NONBLOCK)
+        .open(&path)
         .await
-        .context("Failed to read file metadata")?;
-    let total_size = metadata.len();
-
-    // Handle range request for streaming
-    if let Some(range) = range {
-        let start = range.start.min(total_size.saturating_sub(1));
-        let end = range
-            .end
-            .map(|e| e.min(total_size - 1))
-            .unwrap_or(total_size - 1);
-
-        if start > end || start >= total_size {
-            return Ok(ServeResult::NotFound);
+    {
+        Ok(file) => file,
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => {
+            let bytes = read_filebrowser_via_userns(data_dir, &path).await?;
+            return slice_prepared_content(bytes, range, mime);
         }
-
-        let len = (end - start + 1) as usize;
-        use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncSeekExt};
-        let mut file = tokio::fs::File::open(&file_path)
+        Err(error) => return Err(error).context("Opening shared content"),
+    };
+    let metadata = file.metadata().await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(metadata.is_file(), "Shared content is not a regular file");
+    let total = metadata.len();
+    if let Some(range) = range {
+        let Some((start, end)) = checked_range(&range, total) else {
+            return Ok(ServeResult::RangeNotSatisfiable(total));
+        };
+        file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(start)).await?;
+        let len = usize::try_from(end - start + 1).context("Content range is too large")?;
+        let mut bytes = vec![0; len];
+        file.read_exact(&mut bytes)
             .await
-            .context("Failed to open content file")?;
-        file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(start))
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to seek")?;
-        let mut buf = vec![0u8; len];
-        file.read_exact(&mut buf)
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to read range")?;
-
-        debug!(
-            "Serving content '{}' range {}-{}/{} ({} bytes)",
-            id, start, end, total_size, len
-        );
+            .context("Reading shared content range")?;
         return Ok(ServeResult::Partial {
-            bytes: buf,
-            mime_type: item.mime_type.clone(),
+            bytes,
+            mime_type: mime,
             start,
             end,
-            total: total_size,
+            total,
         });
     }
-
-    let bytes = fs::read(&file_path)
+    let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+    file.read_to_end(&mut bytes)
         .await
-        .context("Failed to read content file")?;
+        .context("Reading shared content")?;
+    Ok(ServeResult::Ok(bytes, mime))
+}
 
-    debug!("Serving content '{}' ({} bytes)", id, bytes.len());
-    Ok(ServeResult::Ok(bytes, item.mime_type.clone()))
+fn checked_range(range: &ByteRange, total: u64) -> Option<(u64, u64)> {
+    let last = total.checked_sub(1)?;
+    let end = range.end.unwrap_or(last).min(last);
+    (range.start <= end && range.start < total).then_some((range.start, end))
+}
+
+fn slice_prepared_content(
+    bytes: Vec<u8>,
+    range: Option<ByteRange>,
+    mime: String,
+) -> Result<ServeResult> {
+    let total = bytes.len() as u64;
+    match range {
+        None => Ok(ServeResult::Ok(bytes, mime)),
+        Some(range) => match checked_range(&range, total) {
+            Some((start, end)) => Ok(ServeResult::Partial {
+                bytes: bytes[start as usize..=end as usize].to_vec(),
+                mime_type: mime,
+                start,
+                end,
+                total,
+            }),
+            None => Ok(ServeResult::RangeNotSatisfiable(total)),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Read only an explicitly shared, regular file within FileBrowser storage.
+/// Do not change its mode or grant world-readable access to paid/private data.
+async fn filebrowser_read_path(data_dir: &Path, path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let root = fs::canonicalize(data_dir.join("filebrowser")).await?;
+    let target = fs::canonicalize(path).await?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        target.starts_with(&root) && target != root,
+        "Shared file is outside Files storage"
+    );
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        fs::metadata(&target).await?.is_file(),
+        "Shared content is not a regular file"
+    );
+    Ok(target)
+}
+
+async fn read_filebrowser_via_userns(data_dir: &Path, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    let path = filebrowser_read_path(data_dir, path).await?;
+    // Tests exercise the boundary explicitly; they never launch the host Podman.
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    {
+        let _ = path;
+        anyhow::bail!("Files namespace read disabled in unit tests")
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(test))]
+    {
+        let output = tokio::time::timeout(
+            std::time::Duration::from_secs(900),
+            tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
+                .args(["unshare", "cat", "--"])
+                .arg(path)
+                .kill_on_drop(true)
+                .output(),
+        )
+        .await
+        .context("Files namespace read timed out")??;
+        anyhow::ensure!(
+            output.status.success(),
+            "Files namespace read failed: {}",
+            output.status
+        );
+        Ok(output.stdout)
+    }
 }
 
 /// Result of attempting to serve a preview.
@@ -729,3 +862,301 @@ mod prune_missing_content_tests {
         assert_eq!(reloaded.items[0].id, "present-item");
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod paid_read_order_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+
+    async fn fixture(bytes: &[u8]) -> tempfile::TempDir {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir_all(dir.path().join("content/files"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        fs::write(dir.path().join("content/files/test.bin"), bytes)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        save_catalog(
+            dir.path(),
+            &ContentCatalog {
+                items: vec![ContentItem {
+                    id: "paid".into(),
+                    filename: "test.bin".into(),
+                    mime_type: "application/octet-stream".into(),
+                    size_bytes: bytes.len() as u64,
+                    description: String::new(),
+                    access: AccessControl::Paid {
+                        price_sats: 10,
+                        accepted: vec!["ecash".into()],
+                    },
+                    availability: Availability::AllPeers,
+                    added_at: "2026-09-30".into(),
+                }],
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        dir
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn all_read_failures_precede_redemption_even_as_root() {
+        for kind in [
+            std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
+            std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+        ] {
+            let dir = fixture(b"abc").await;
+            let charged = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+            let result = serve_content_with(
+                dir.path(),
+                "paid",
+                Some("cashuBtest"),
+                None,
+                None,
+                None,
+                false,
+                |_, _, _| async move { Err(std::io::Error::from(kind).into()) },
+                |_, _| async {
+                    charged.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                    true
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+            assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::Unavailable));
+            assert_eq!(charged.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+            assert_eq!(load_catalog(dir.path()).await.unwrap().items.len(), 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn deletion_during_payment_cannot_lose_prepared_bytes() {
+        let dir = fixture(b"original").await;
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            Some("cashuBtest"),
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            false,
+            |path, range, mime| prepare_content(dir.path(), path, range, mime),
+            |_, amount| {
+                assert_eq!(amount, 10);
+                async {
+                    fs::remove_file(dir.path().join("content/files/test.bin"))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                    true
+                }
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::Ok(bytes, _) if bytes == b"original"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn empty_out_of_bounds_and_reversed_ranges_never_charge() {
+        for (bytes, start, end) in [
+            (b"".as_slice(), 0, None),
+            (b"abc".as_slice(), 3, None),
+            (b"abc".as_slice(), 2, Some(1)),
+        ] {
+            let dir = fixture(bytes).await;
+            let result = serve_content_with(
+                dir.path(),
+                "paid",
+                Some("cashuBtest"),
+                None,
+                None,
+                Some(ByteRange { start, end }),
+                false,
+                |path, range, mime| prepare_content(dir.path(), path, range, mime),
+                |_, _| async { panic!("invalid range reached payment") },
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                matches!(result, ServeResult::RangeNotSatisfiable(n) if n == bytes.len() as u64)
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn prepared_range_survives_file_change_while_payment_is_verified() {
+        let dir = fixture(b"abcdef").await;
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            Some("cashuBtest"),
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some(ByteRange {
+                start: 2,
+                end: Some(999),
+            }),
+            false,
+            |path, range, mime| prepare_content(dir.path(), path, range, mime),
+            |_, _| async {
+                fs::write(dir.path().join("content/files/test.bin"), b"x")
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+                true
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            matches!(result, ServeResult::Partial { bytes, start: 2, end: 5, total: 6, .. } if bytes == b"cdef")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn payment_denial_never_returns_prepared_content() {
+        let dir = fixture(b"secret").await;
+        let charged = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            Some("cashuBtest"),
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            false,
+            |path, range, mime| prepare_content(dir.path(), path, range, mime),
+            |_, _| async {
+                charged.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                false
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::PaymentRequired(10)));
+        assert_eq!(charged.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn missing_payment_and_peer_restrictions_precede_file_reads() {
+        let dir = fixture(b"secret").await;
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            false,
+            |_, _, _| async { panic!("unauthorized file read") },
+            |_, _| async { panic!("unexpected payment") },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::PaymentRequired(10)));
+        let mut catalog = load_catalog(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        catalog.items[0].access = AccessControl::PeersOnly;
+        save_catalog(dir.path(), &catalog).await.unwrap();
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            false,
+            |_, _, _| async { panic!("unauthorized file read") },
+            |_, _| async { panic!("unexpected payment") },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::Forbidden));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn owner_reads_paid_content_without_redemption() {
+        let dir = fixture(b"own file").await;
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            true,
+            |path, range, mime| prepare_content(dir.path(), path, range, mime),
+            |_, _| async { panic!("owner charged") },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::Ok(bytes, _) if bytes == b"own file"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn directory_in_place_of_file_does_not_charge() {
+        let dir = fixture(b"abc").await;
+        let path = dir.path().join("content/files/test.bin");
+        fs::remove_file(&path).await.unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir(&path).await.unwrap();
+        let result = serve_content_with(
+            dir.path(),
+            "paid",
+            Some("cashuBtest"),
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            false,
+            |path, range, mime| prepare_content(dir.path(), path, range, mime),
+            |_, _| async { panic!("directory charged") },
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(result, ServeResult::Unavailable));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn files_namespace_read_is_scoped_to_regular_files_and_keeps_mode() {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::{symlink, PermissionsExt};
+        let dir = fixture(b"outside").await;
+        let root = dir.path().join("filebrowser");
+        fs::create_dir(&root).await.unwrap();
+        let inside = root.join("song");
+        fs::write(&inside, b"song").await.unwrap();
+        fs::set_permissions(&inside, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o640))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            filebrowser_read_path(dir.path(), &inside).await.unwrap(),
+            inside
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::metadata(&inside).await.unwrap().permissions().mode() & 0o777,
+            0o640
+        );
+        let outside = dir.path().join("content/files/test.bin");
+        symlink(&outside, root.join("escape")).unwrap();
+        for path in [outside, root.join("escape"), root.clone()] {
+            assert!(filebrowser_read_path(dir.path(), &path).await.is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn user_namespace_bytes_use_the_same_range_rules() {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            slice_prepared_content(
+                vec![],
+                Some(ByteRange {
+                    start: 0,
+                    end: None
+                }),
+                "x".into()
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+            ServeResult::RangeNotSatisfiable(0)
+        ));
+        assert!(
+            matches!(slice_prepared_content(b"abc".to_vec(), Some(ByteRange { start: 1, end: None }), "x".into()).unwrap(), ServeResult::Partial { bytes, start: 1, end: 2, total: 3, .. } if bytes == b"bc")
+        );
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/crash_recovery.rs

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ pub async fn clear_user_stopped(data_dir: &Path, name: &str) {
 // Installation is a decision, not a runtime observation, so it gets a record
 // of its own that no amount of downtime erodes.
 const INSTALLED_APPS_FILE: &str = "installed-apps.json";
+static INSTALLED_APPS_LOCK: tokio::sync::Mutex<()> = tokio::sync::Mutex::const_new(());
 
 /// Load the durable set of installed app ids / container names.
 pub async fn load_installed_apps(data_dir: &Path) -> std::collections::HashSet<String> {
@@ -220,12 +221,23 @@ pub async fn load_installed_apps_if_recorded(
 async fn save_installed_apps(data_dir: &Path, installed: &std::collections::HashSet<String>) {
     let path = data_dir.join(INSTALLED_APPS_FILE);
     if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(installed) {
-        let _ = fs::write(&path, json).await;
+        let tmp = path.with_extension("json.tmp");
+        let result = async {
+            fs::write(&tmp, json).await?;
+            fs::File::open(&tmp).await?.sync_all().await?;
+            fs::rename(&tmp, &path).await?;
+            fs::File::open(data_dir).await?.sync_all().await
+        }
+        .await;
+        if let Err(error) = result {
+            warn!(%error, "could not persist installed apps");
+        }
     }
 }
 
 /// Record that an app is installed. Called when an install succeeds.
 pub async fn mark_installed(data_dir: &Path, name: &str) {
+    let _guard = INSTALLED_APPS_LOCK.lock().await;
     let mut installed = load_installed_apps(data_dir).await;
     if installed.insert(name.to_string()) {
         save_installed_apps(data_dir, &installed).await;
@@ -235,6 +247,7 @@ pub async fn mark_installed(data_dir: &Path, name: &str) {
 /// Forget an app. Called on uninstall, beside `mark_user_uninstalled` — the
 /// two must move together or a reinstall-after-uninstall leaves a stale claim.
 pub async fn clear_installed(data_dir: &Path, name: &str) {
+    let _guard = INSTALLED_APPS_LOCK.lock().await;
     let mut installed = load_installed_apps(data_dir).await;
     if installed.remove(name) {
         save_installed_apps(data_dir, &installed).await;
@@ -252,6 +265,7 @@ pub async fn clear_installed(data_dir: &Path, name: &str) {
 /// need it. Runs on every boot, so an app installed before the upgrade is
 /// still picked up whenever it is next seen alive.
 pub async fn backfill_installed_apps(data_dir: &Path, present_container_names: &[String]) {
+    let _guard = INSTALLED_APPS_LOCK.lock().await;
     if present_container_names.is_empty() {
         return;
     }
@@ -650,6 +664,10 @@ pub async fn start_stopped_stack_containers(data_dir: &Path) -> RecoveryReport {
     start_stopped_app_stacks(data_dir).await
 }
 
+fn stack_member_needs_recovery(state: Option<&str>, user_stopped: bool) -> bool {
+    !user_stopped && matches!(state, Some("exited" | "stopped" | "created" | "configured"))
+}
+
 async fn start_stopped_app_stacks(data_dir: &Path) -> RecoveryReport {
     let user_stopped = load_user_stopped(data_dir).await;
     let mut report = RecoveryReport {
@@ -663,24 +681,27 @@ async fn start_stopped_app_stacks(data_dir: &Path) -> RecoveryReport {
             continue;
         }
 
-        info!(
-            "Recovering stopped {} stack containers after boot",
-            stack.name
-        );
+        // Healthy members must never acquire a restarting overlay merely
+        // because the periodic recovery scan ran. Queue existing stopped
+        // members only; recheck each immediately before starting below.
+        let mut pending = Vec::new();
+        for container in stack.containers {
+            let state = container_state(container).await;
+            if stack_member_needs_recovery(state.as_deref(), user_stopped.contains(*container)) {
+                pending.push((*container).to_string());
+            }
+        }
+        if pending.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        info!("Recovering stopped {} stack containers", stack.name);
         repair_stack_network_aliases(stack).await;
-
-        // Register the whole stack up front: the per-member dependency waits
-        // below can take minutes, and the UI should say "Restarting", not
-        // "Stopped", for members still queued behind them.
-        pending_boot_starts_add(
-            stack
-                .containers
-                .iter()
-                .filter(|c| !user_stopped.contains(**c))
-                .map(|c| (*c).to_string()),
-        );
+        pending_boot_starts_add(pending.iter().cloned());
 
         for container in stack.containers {
+            if !pending.iter().any(|name| name.as_str() == *container) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if user_stopped.contains(*container) {
                 info!("Skipping user-stopped container: {}", container);
                 continue;
@@ -692,8 +713,8 @@ async fn start_stopped_app_stacks(data_dir: &Path) -> RecoveryReport {
                     pending_boot_start_done(container);
                     continue;
                 }
-                Some(_) => {}
-                None => {
+                Some(state) if stack_member_needs_recovery(Some(&state), false) => {}
+                _ => {
                     pending_boot_start_done(container);
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -1497,3 +1518,47 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod installed_concurrency_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn concurrent_install_records_are_not_lost() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mut tasks = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..24 {
+            let path = dir.path().to_owned();
+            tasks.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
+                mark_installed(&path, &format!("app-{i}")).await;
+            }));
+        }
+        for task in tasks {
+            task.await.unwrap();
+        }
+        assert_eq!(load_installed_apps(dir.path()).await.len(), 24);
+        clear_installed(dir.path(), "app-3").await;
+        assert_eq!(load_installed_apps(dir.path()).await.len(), 23);
+        assert!(!dir.path().join("installed-apps.json.tmp").exists());
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod stack_recovery_overlay_tests {
+    use super::stack_member_needs_recovery;
+    #[test]
+    fn only_existing_stopped_members_receive_recovery_overlay() {
+        for state in [
+            None,
+            Some("running"),
+            Some("paused"),
+            Some("restarting"),
+            Some("removing"),
+        ] {
+            assert!(!stack_member_needs_recovery(state, false));
+        }
+        for state in ["exited", "stopped", "created", "configured"] {
+            assert!(stack_member_needs_recovery(Some(state), false));
+            assert!(!stack_member_needs_recovery(Some(state), true));
+        }
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/data_model.rs

@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ pub enum PackageState {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 pub struct PackageDataEntry {
+    /// Whether the app's HTTP upstream answered this scan (independent of
+    /// container health and blockchain sync). Missing on older nodes.
+    #[serde(rename = "ui-ready", default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub ui_ready: Option<bool>,
     pub state: PackageState,
     /// Container health: "healthy", "unhealthy", "starting", or null
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
@@ -297,6 +301,8 @@ pub enum InstallPhase {
     /// `podman pull` in progress (the longest phase — up to several
     /// minutes for large images on slow networks).
     PullingImage,
+    /// Orchestrator owns download/build and startup as one operation.
+    PreparingApp,
     /// Creating data directories, writing app-specific configs
     /// (bitcoin.conf, lnd.conf, searxng settings.yml, chown).
     CreatingContainer,

core/archipelago/src/fips/app_ports.rs

@@ -5,8 +5,45 @@
 //! are reachable over the mesh; ports of apps that aren't installed have
 //! no listener, so allowing them is inert.
 
+#[rustfmt::skip]
 pub const APP_LAUNCH_PORTS: &[u16] = &[
-    2283, 2342, 3000, 3001, 3002, 4080, 5180, 7778, 8080, 8081, 8082, 8083, 8084, 8085, 8087, 8090,
-    8096, 8123, 8175, 8176, 8187, 8240, 8334, 8336, 8337, 8888, 8999, 9000, 9100, 10380, 11434,
-    18081, 18083, 18091, 23000, 32838, 50002,
+    2283,
+    2342,
+    3000,
+    3001,
+    3002,
+    4080,
+    5180,
+    7778,
+    8080,
+    8081,
+    8082,
+    8083,
+    8084,
+    8085,
+    8087,
+    8090,
+    8091,
+    8096,
+    8123,
+    8175,
+    8176,
+    8187,
+    8240,
+    8334,
+    8336,
+    8337,
+    8888,
+    8998,
+    8999,
+    9000,
+    9100,
+    10380,
+    11434,
+    18081,
+    18083,
+    18091,
+    23000,
+    32838,
+    50002,
 ];

core/archipelago/src/fips/dial.rs

@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ fn fips_should_fall_back(status: reqwest::StatusCode) -> bool {
     status == reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND || status.is_server_error()
 }
 
+/// Is this FIPS answer the final one, or should the request go again over
+/// Tor? A single-delivery request already reached the peer, so any answer
+/// is final: a Tor replay would carry the same (possibly spent) payload.
+fn fips_answer_is_final(
+    pref: crate::settings::transport::TransportPref,
+    single_delivery: bool,
+    status: reqwest::StatusCode,
+) -> bool {
+    pref == crate::settings::transport::TransportPref::Fips
+        || single_delivery
+        || !fips_should_fall_back(status)
+}
+
+/// May a failed FIPS attempt be sent again? Only a failed connect proves the
+/// peer never saw it; a timeout can land after the request was delivered.
+fn fips_retryable(single_delivery: bool, e: &reqwest::Error) -> bool {
+    e.is_connect() || (!single_delivery && e.is_timeout())
+}
+
 /// DNS suffix appended to a peer's bech32 npub.
 pub const FIPS_DNS_SUFFIX: &str = "fips";
 
@@ -113,7 +132,21 @@ pub fn client() -> reqwest::Client {
 /// before the Tor fallback ever gets a chance. The generous `connect_timeout`
 /// is preserved so a cold hole-punched path still gets time to establish.
 pub fn client_with_timeout(timeout: Duration) -> reqwest::Client {
+    client_with_delivery_policy(timeout, false)
+}
+
+fn delivery_redirect_policy(single: bool) -> reqwest::redirect::Policy {
+    if single {
+        reqwest::redirect::Policy::none()
+    } else {
+        reqwest::redirect::Policy::default()
+    }
+}
+
+fn client_with_delivery_policy(timeout: Duration, single: bool) -> reqwest::Client {
     reqwest::Client::builder()
+        .no_proxy()
+        .redirect(delivery_redirect_policy(single))
         .timeout(timeout)
         .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(8))
         .user_agent("archipelago-fips/1")
@@ -130,10 +163,18 @@ pub fn client_with_timeout(timeout: Duration) -> reqwest::Client {
 /// robust". Only connect/timeout errors are retried (a real HTTP response,
 /// including 4xx/5xx, is returned as-is for the caller to interpret).
 async fn send_with_retry(rb: reqwest::RequestBuilder) -> Result<reqwest::Response, reqwest::Error> {
+    send_with_retry_if(rb, |e| e.is_connect() || e.is_timeout()).await
+}
+
+/// [`send_with_retry`], retrying only on errors `retryable` accepts.
+async fn send_with_retry_if(
+    rb: reqwest::RequestBuilder,
+    retryable: impl Fn(&reqwest::Error) -> bool,
+) -> Result<reqwest::Response, reqwest::Error> {
     let retry = rb.try_clone();
     match rb.send().await {
         Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
-        Err(e) if (e.is_connect() || e.is_timeout()) && retry.is_some() => {
+        Err(e) if retryable(&e) && retry.is_some() => {
             // Brief pause so the hole-punch packets from the first attempt can
             // traverse before we re-dial onto the warmed path.
             tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(600)).await;
@@ -350,6 +391,9 @@ pub struct PeerRequest<'a> {
     /// the per-peer FIPS/Tor badge reflects reality. Opt-in because not
     /// every caller has a data dir in scope.
     pub record_data_dir: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
+    /// The request carries something that must reach the peer at most once
+    /// (a bearer ecash token). See [`PeerRequest::single_delivery`].
+    pub single_delivery: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
@@ -363,9 +407,25 @@ impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
             fips_timeout: None,
             service: None,
             record_data_dir: None,
+            single_delivery: false,
         }
     }
 
+    /// Never send this request twice. A paid download carries a bearer ecash
+    /// token that the seller redeems on first sight; replaying it over Tor
+    /// after FIPS already delivered it hands the seller a spent token, so the
+    /// buyer is charged and gets a 402 instead of the file (2026-09-29: FIPS
+    /// answered 404 after the seller redeemed, the Tor retry got 402).
+    ///
+    /// With this set, whatever FIPS answers is final, the FIPS retry fires
+    /// only when the first attempt never connected, and Tor is used only when
+    /// FIPS could not have delivered the request. An attempt that may have
+    /// been delivered but timed out is an error, not a fallback.
+    pub fn single_delivery(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.single_delivery = true;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Record the transport that serves this request into federation storage
     /// (matched by this request's onion host). Best-effort, off the hot path.
     pub fn record_transport(mut self, data_dir: impl Into<std::path::PathBuf>) -> Self {
@@ -442,7 +502,7 @@ impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
                     // Use the FIPS reply unless it's one a Tor retry could
                     // fix (404 path-not-served / 5xx) and we're allowed to
                     // fall back. FIPS-only never falls back.
-                    if pref == TransportPref::Fips || !fips_should_fall_back(resp.status()) {
+                    if fips_answer_is_final(pref, self.single_delivery, resp.status()) {
                         telemetry::record_fips_ok();
                         self.spawn_record(crate::transport::TransportKind::Fips);
                         return Ok((resp, crate::transport::TransportKind::Fips));
@@ -481,7 +541,7 @@ impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
         if matches!(pref, TransportPref::Auto | TransportPref::Fips) {
             match self.try_fips_get().await? {
                 Some(resp) => {
-                    if pref == TransportPref::Fips || !fips_should_fall_back(resp.status()) {
+                    if fips_answer_is_final(pref, self.single_delivery, resp.status()) {
                         telemetry::record_fips_ok();
                         self.spawn_record(crate::transport::TransportKind::Fips);
                         return Ok((resp, crate::transport::TransportKind::Fips));
@@ -551,13 +611,21 @@ impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
         } else {
             budget
         };
-        let c = client_with_timeout(per_attempt);
+        let c = client_with_delivery_policy(per_attempt, self.single_delivery);
         let mut rb = c.post(&url).json(body);
         for (k, v) in &self.headers {
             rb = rb.header(*k, v);
         }
-        match tokio::time::timeout(budget, send_with_retry(rb)).await {
+        let single = self.single_delivery;
+        let attempt = send_with_retry_if(rb, |e| fips_retryable(single, e));
+        match tokio::time::timeout(budget, attempt).await {
             Ok(Ok(r)) => Ok(Some(r)),
+            Ok(Err(e)) if single && !e.is_connect() => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "FIPS POST failed after possible delivery; not replaying: {e}"
+            )),
+            Err(_) if single => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "FIPS POST exceeded its budget after possible delivery; not replaying"
+            )),
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
                 telemetry::record_fallback(FallbackReason::ConnectFail);
                 tracing::info!(
@@ -612,13 +680,28 @@ impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
         } else {
             budget
         };
-        let c = client_with_timeout(per_attempt);
+        let c = client_with_delivery_policy(per_attempt, self.single_delivery);
         let mut rb = c.get(&url);
         for (k, v) in &self.headers {
             rb = rb.header(*k, v);
         }
-        match tokio::time::timeout(budget, send_with_retry(rb)).await {
+        let single = self.single_delivery;
+        let attempt = send_with_retry_if(rb, |e| fips_retryable(single, e));
+        match tokio::time::timeout(budget, attempt).await {
             Ok(Ok(r)) => Ok(Some(r)),
+            // Anything but a failed connect may have reached the peer.
+            Ok(Err(e)) if single && !e.is_connect() => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "FIPS GET {} failed after the request may have been delivered \
+                 (not retrying over Tor): {}",
+                self.path,
+                e
+            )),
+            Err(_) if single => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                "FIPS GET {} exceeded its {:?} budget after the request may have \
+                 been delivered (not retrying over Tor)",
+                self.path,
+                budget
+            )),
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
                 telemetry::record_fallback(FallbackReason::ConnectFail);
                 tracing::info!(
@@ -676,6 +759,7 @@ impl<'a> PeerRequest<'a> {
             .context("Invalid Tor SOCKS proxy URL")?;
         reqwest::Client::builder()
             .proxy(proxy)
+            .redirect(delivery_redirect_policy(self.single_delivery))
             .timeout(self.timeout)
             .build()
             .context("Build Tor HTTP client")
@@ -759,4 +843,181 @@ mod tests {
         let err = decode_response(0xAABB, &r, "x").unwrap_err();
         assert!(err.to_string().contains("no AAAA"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn a_single_delivery_answer_is_final_whatever_its_status() {
+        use crate::settings::transport::TransportPref;
+        use reqwest::StatusCode;
+        // Regression (2026-09-29): the seller redeemed a paid download's
+        // token, answered 404, and the Tor fallback replayed the spent token.
+        for status in [
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            StatusCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+            StatusCode::OK,
+        ] {
+            assert!(fips_answer_is_final(TransportPref::Auto, true, status));
+        }
+        // Everything else keeps the existing fallback rules.
+        assert!(!fips_answer_is_final(
+            TransportPref::Auto,
+            false,
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
+        ));
+        assert!(!fips_answer_is_final(
+            TransportPref::Auto,
+            false,
+            StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY
+        ));
+        assert!(fips_answer_is_final(
+            TransportPref::Auto,
+            false,
+            StatusCode::PAYMENT_REQUIRED
+        ));
+        assert!(fips_answer_is_final(
+            TransportPref::Fips,
+            false,
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /// A listener that accepts connections and never answers, counting them.
+    async fn silent_peer() -> (String, std::sync::Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize>) {
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let seen = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let counter = seen.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let mut held = Vec::new();
+            while let Ok((stream, _)) = listener.accept().await {
+                counter.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+                held.push(stream); // keep it open, never reply
+            }
+        });
+        (format!("http://{addr}/content/x"), seen)
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn a_single_delivery_request_is_not_resent_after_a_timeout() {
+        let (url, seen) = silent_peer().await;
+        let c = client_with_timeout(Duration::from_millis(300));
+        let err = send_with_retry_if(c.get(&url), |e| fips_retryable(true, e))
+            .await
+            .expect_err("peer never answers");
+        assert!(err.is_timeout());
+        assert_eq!(seen.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn an_ordinary_request_is_still_retried_once_after_a_timeout() {
+        let (url, seen) = silent_peer().await;
+        let c = client_with_timeout(Duration::from_millis(300));
+        let _ = send_with_retry_if(c.get(&url), |e| fips_retryable(false, e)).await;
+        assert_eq!(seen.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn a_single_delivery_request_still_retries_a_refused_connect() {
+        // Nothing listening: the peer provably never saw the request.
+        let listener = std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        drop(listener);
+        let c = client_with_timeout(Duration::from_millis(500));
+        let err = send_with_retry_if(c.get(format!("http://{addr}/")), |e| {
+            fips_retryable(true, e)
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect_err("nothing listening");
+        assert!(err.is_connect());
+        assert!(fips_retryable(true, &err));
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod delivery_redirect_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use hyper::{
+        service::{make_service_fn, service_fn},
+        Body, Response, Server,
+    };
+    use std::{
+        convert::Infallible,
+        sync::{
+            atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+            Arc,
+        },
+    };
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn paid_bearer_request_does_not_follow_redirects_but_normal_get_does() {
+        let seen = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let counter = seen.clone();
+        let server = Server::bind(&([127, 0, 0, 1], 0).into());
+        let address = server.local_addr();
+        let service = make_service_fn(move |_| {
+            let counter = counter.clone();
+            async move {
+                Ok::<_, Infallible>(service_fn(move |request: hyper::Request<Body>| {
+                    let counter = counter.clone();
+                    async move {
+                        counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                        let response = if request.uri().path() == "/first" {
+                            Response::builder()
+                                .status(302)
+                                .header("Location", "/replay")
+                                .body(Body::empty())
+                                .unwrap()
+                        } else {
+                            Response::new(Body::from("replayed"))
+                        };
+                        Ok::<_, Infallible>(response)
+                    }
+                }))
+            }
+        });
+        let task = tokio::spawn(server.serve(service));
+        let url = format!("http://{address}/first");
+        let response = client_with_delivery_policy(Duration::from_secs(2), true)
+            .get(&url)
+            .header("X-Payment-Token", "dummy-test-token")
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::FOUND);
+        assert_eq!(seen.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+        let response = client_with_delivery_policy(Duration::from_secs(2), false)
+            .get(url)
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);
+        assert_eq!(seen.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 3);
+        task.abort();
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn paid_request_is_not_resent_when_peer_disconnects_after_reading_it() {
+        use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        let seen = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let counter = seen.clone();
+        let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            while let Ok((mut stream, _)) = listener.accept().await {
+                let mut buf = [0; 4096];
+                let _ = stream.read(&mut buf).await;
+                counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                drop(stream);
+            }
+        });
+        let c = client_with_delivery_policy(Duration::from_secs(2), true);
+        let error = send_with_retry_if(c.get(format!("http://{address}/")), |e| {
+            fips_retryable(true, e)
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+        assert!(!error.is_connect());
+        assert_eq!(seen.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 1);
+        task.abort();
+    }
 }

core/archipelago/src/health_monitor.rs

@@ -501,12 +501,12 @@ async fn check_containers() -> Vec<ContainerHealth> {
     out
 }
 
-fn host_tcp_ports_from_container(c: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<u16> {
+fn host_tcp_ports_from_container(c: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<std::net::SocketAddr> {
     let Some(ports) = c.get("Ports").and_then(|v| v.as_array()) else {
         return Vec::new();
     };
 
-    let mut out: Vec<u16> = ports
+    let mut out: Vec<std::net::SocketAddr> = ports
         .iter()
         .filter(|p| {
             p.get("protocol")
@@ -515,9 +515,19 @@ fn host_tcp_ports_from_container(c: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<u16> {
                 .eq_ignore_ascii_case("tcp")
         })
         .filter_map(|p| {
-            p.get("host_port")
-                .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
-                .and_then(|port| u16::try_from(port).ok())
+            let port = p.get("host_port")?.as_u64()?;
+            let port = u16::try_from(port).ok().filter(|port| *port != 0)?;
+            let bind = p.get("host_ip").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
+            // Wildcard listeners are reachable through the corresponding
+            // loopback family. Explicit binds must be probed at that address:
+            // probing a WireGuard-only port on 127.0.0.1 creates false failures
+            // and endlessly restarts an otherwise healthy app.
+            let address: std::net::IpAddr = match bind {
+                "" | "0.0.0.0" => "127.0.0.1".parse().ok()?,
+                "::" => "::1".parse().ok()?,
+                explicit => explicit.parse().ok()?,
+            };
+            Some(std::net::SocketAddr::new(address, port))
         })
         .collect();
     out.sort_unstable();
@@ -525,11 +535,11 @@ fn host_tcp_ports_from_container(c: &serde_json::Value) -> Vec<u16> {
     out
 }
 
-async fn host_ports_ready(ports: &[u16]) -> bool {
+async fn host_ports_ready(ports: &[std::net::SocketAddr]) -> bool {
     for port in ports {
         let ready = tokio::time::timeout(
             std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
-            tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(("127.0.0.1", *port)),
+            tokio::net::TcpStream::connect(*port),
         )
         .await
         .is_ok_and(|r| r.is_ok());
@@ -1662,4 +1672,51 @@ mod tests {
             "Prefetcher:catching up to daemon height 953,480"
         ));
     }
+    #[test]
+    fn published_port_probes_preserve_explicit_bind_addresses() {
+        let c = serde_json::json!({"Ports": [
+            {"host_ip":"127.0.0.1","host_port":8081,"protocol":"tcp"},
+            {"host_ip":"10.77.0.2","host_port":18081,"protocol":"tcp"},
+            {"host_ip":"10.77.0.2","host_port":18443,"protocol":"tcp"},
+            {"host_ip":"::1","host_port":8082,"protocol":"tcp"}
+        ]});
+        let targets = host_tcp_ports_from_container(&c);
+        for target in [
+            "127.0.0.1:8081",
+            "10.77.0.2:18081",
+            "10.77.0.2:18443",
+            "[::1]:8082",
+        ] {
+            assert!(targets.contains(&target.parse().unwrap()));
+        }
+        assert!(!targets.contains(&"127.0.0.1:18081".parse().unwrap()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn published_port_probes_normalize_wildcards_and_ignore_invalid_entries() {
+        let c = serde_json::json!({"Ports": [
+            {"host_ip":"0.0.0.0","host_port":8080},
+            {"host_ip":"","host_port":8080},
+            {"host_ip":"::","host_port":8080},
+            {"host_ip":"10.0.0.1","host_port":53,"protocol":"udp"},
+            {"host_ip":"bad","host_port":8080},
+            {"host_port":0}, {"host_port":65536}, {"container_port":80}
+        ]});
+        let targets = host_tcp_ports_from_container(&c);
+        assert_eq!(targets.len(), 2);
+        assert!(targets.contains(&"127.0.0.1:8080".parse().unwrap()));
+        assert!(targets.contains(&"[::1]:8080".parse().unwrap()));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn health_probe_reaches_non_default_loopback_and_detects_closed_port() {
+        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.2:0").await.unwrap();
+        let address = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+        assert!(host_ports_ready(&[address]).await);
+        // Same port, wrong local address reproduces the former false failure.
+        let wrong = std::net::SocketAddr::new("127.0.0.1".parse().unwrap(), address.port());
+        assert!(!host_ports_ready(&[wrong]).await);
+        drop(listener);
+        assert!(!host_ports_ready(&[address]).await);
+    }
 }

core/archipelago/src/identity_manager.rs

@@ -115,6 +115,30 @@ fn relay_url_matches(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
     norm(a) == norm(b)
 }
 
+/// True when `record` is the node's own identity: the one whose ed25519 key
+/// is the node key (`server_info.pubkey`). `identity.list` reports this as
+/// `is_node`, and clients must never offer it as an app signer.
+pub fn is_node_identity(record: &IdentityRecord, node_pubkey_hex: &str) -> bool {
+    !node_pubkey_hex.is_empty() && record.pubkey_hex == node_pubkey_hex
+}
+
+/// True when the app identity picker hides `record`, mirroring
+/// `NostrIdentityPicker.vue`'s filter exactly: the node identity
+/// (`is_node`), any `node-*` id and any identity named "Node".
+pub(crate) fn is_hidden_from_app_signer(record: &IdentityRecord, node_pubkey_hex: &str) -> bool {
+    // Match ECMAScript trim exactly: Rust includes U+0085 and excludes U+FEFF.
+    let trim_js = |value: &str| value.trim_matches(is_js_whitespace).to_lowercase();
+    is_node_identity(record, node_pubkey_hex)
+        || trim_js(&record.id).starts_with("node-")
+        || trim_js(&record.name) == "node"
+}
+
+fn is_js_whitespace(c: char) -> bool {
+    matches!(c, '\u{0009}'..='\u{000D}' | '\u{0020}' | '\u{00A0}' | '\u{1680}'
+        | '\u{2000}'..='\u{200A}' | '\u{2028}' | '\u{2029}' | '\u{202F}'
+        | '\u{205F}' | '\u{3000}' | '\u{FEFF}')
+}
+
 impl IdentityManager {
     pub async fn new(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
         let identities_dir = data_dir.join(IDENTITIES_DIR);
@@ -150,6 +174,30 @@ impl IdentityManager {
         Ok((identities, default_id))
     }
 
+    /// Nostr public keys of the identities an app may sign with through the
+    /// NIP-07 bridge, as sorted, de-duplicated, comma-joined lowercase hex.
+    ///
+    /// Leaves out what the identity picker hides (`is_hidden_from_app_signer`)
+    /// and identities without a Nostr key (they cannot sign). Empty when no
+    /// identity qualifies.
+    pub async fn app_signable_nostr_pubkeys(&self, node_pubkey_hex: &str) -> Result<String> {
+        let (identities, _) = self.list().await?;
+        let mut pubkeys: Vec<String> = identities
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|r| !is_hidden_from_app_signer(r, node_pubkey_hex))
+            .filter_map(|r| r.nostr_pubkey.as_deref())
+            .map(|key| {
+                anyhow::ensure!(key.len() == 64, "invalid app owner Nostr public key");
+                nostr_sdk::PublicKey::from_hex(key)
+                    .map(|key| key.to_hex())
+                    .context("invalid app owner Nostr public key")
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>>>()?;
+        pubkeys.sort();
+        pubkeys.dedup();
+        Ok(pubkeys.join(","))
+    }
+
     /// Create a new identity.
     pub async fn create(&self, name: String, purpose: IdentityPurpose) -> Result<IdentityRecord> {
         let signing_key = SigningKey::generate(&mut OsRng);
@@ -966,6 +1014,167 @@ mod tests {
         assert_ne!(default_id, Some(r1.id));
     }
 
+    fn record(id: &str, name: &str, pubkey_hex: &str) -> IdentityRecord {
+        IdentityRecord {
+            id: id.to_string(),
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            purpose: IdentityPurpose::Personal,
+            pubkey_hex: pubkey_hex.to_string(),
+            did: String::new(),
+            dht_did: None,
+            created_at: String::new(),
+            nostr_pubkey: None,
+            nostr_npub: None,
+            profile: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_node_identity_matches_only_the_node_pubkey() {
+        let node = "ab".repeat(32);
+        let other = "cd".repeat(32);
+        assert!(is_node_identity(&record("uuid-1", "Laptop", &node), &node));
+        assert!(!is_node_identity(
+            &record("uuid-1", "Laptop", &other),
+            &node
+        ));
+        // An unknown node key matches nothing, not the records without a key.
+        assert!(!is_node_identity(&record("uuid-1", "Laptop", ""), ""));
+        // The id and name rules belong to the picker filter, not to `is_node`.
+        assert!(!is_node_identity(
+            &record("node-abc", "Node", &other),
+            &node
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_hidden_from_app_signer_mirrors_the_picker_rules() {
+        let node = "ab".repeat(32);
+        let other = "cd".repeat(32);
+        let hidden = |id: &str, name: &str, pk: &str| {
+            is_hidden_from_app_signer(&record(id, name, pk), &node)
+        };
+        // is_node: matched by key alone, whatever the id and name.
+        assert!(hidden("uuid-1", "Laptop", &node));
+        // node-* id, any case, surrounding whitespace ignored.
+        assert!(hidden("node-0123456789abcdef", "Laptop", &other));
+        assert!(hidden("  NODE-x ", "Laptop", &other));
+        assert!(hidden("Node-x", "Laptop", &other));
+        // The name "Node", any case, surrounding whitespace ignored.
+        assert!(hidden("uuid-1", "Node", &other));
+        assert!(hidden("uuid-1", " nODe\t", &other));
+        assert!(hidden("\u{FEFF}NODE-x\u{FEFF}", "Laptop", &other));
+        assert!(hidden("uuid-1", "\u{FEFF}Node\u{FEFF}", &other));
+        // ECMAScript keeps U+0085; do not add owners that the picker hides,
+        // or hide identities that it offers.
+        assert!(!hidden("uuid-1", "\u{0085}Node\u{0085}", &other));
+        // Near misses stay visible.
+        assert!(!hidden("uuid-1", "Laptop", &other));
+        assert!(!hidden("my-node-1", "Node 2", &other));
+        assert!(!hidden("nodes", "Nodes", &other));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn app_signable_nostr_pubkeys_mirror_the_identity_picker() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mgr = IdentityManager::new(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        let personal = mgr
+            .create("Personal".to_string(), IdentityPurpose::Personal)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let business = mgr
+            .create("Business".to_string(), IdentityPurpose::Business)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        // The node identity as mirrored at startup: a `node-` id named
+        // "Node", given a Nostr key so only the id and name rules hide it.
+        let mirrored_key = SigningKey::generate(&mut OsRng);
+        let mirrored = mgr
+            .create_from_signing_key("Node".to_string(), IdentityPurpose::Personal, mirrored_key)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(mirrored.id.starts_with("node-"));
+        mgr.create_nostr_key(&mirrored.id).await.unwrap();
+        // A user-created identity named "Node" is hidden by the picker too.
+        let named_node = mgr
+            .create(" node ".to_string(), IdentityPurpose::Anonymous)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        // The node key belongs to an identity with a uuid id and an ordinary
+        // name, so only the `is_node` match can hide it.
+        let laptop = mgr
+            .create("Laptop".to_string(), IdentityPurpose::Personal)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(!laptop.id.starts_with("node-"));
+
+        let (all, _) = mgr.list().await.unwrap();
+        assert!(all
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| r.id == mirrored.id && r.nostr_pubkey.is_some()));
+        assert!(all.iter().any(|r| r.id == named_node.id));
+        assert!(all
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| r.id == laptop.id && r.nostr_pubkey.is_some()));
+
+        let mut expected = vec![
+            personal.nostr_pubkey.unwrap().to_ascii_lowercase(),
+            business.nostr_pubkey.unwrap().to_ascii_lowercase(),
+        ];
+        expected.sort();
+        assert_eq!(
+            mgr.app_signable_nostr_pubkeys(&laptop.pubkey_hex)
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            expected.join(",")
+        );
+        // Without the node key, the same identity is offered like any other.
+        let mut with_laptop = expected.clone();
+        with_laptop.push(laptop.nostr_pubkey.unwrap().to_ascii_lowercase());
+        with_laptop.sort();
+        assert_eq!(
+            mgr.app_signable_nostr_pubkeys("").await.unwrap(),
+            with_laptop.join(",")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn app_owner_pubkeys_reject_malformed_key_material() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mgr = IdentityManager::new(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        let identity = mgr
+            .create("Owner".into(), IdentityPurpose::Personal)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let path = mgr.identities_dir.join(format!("{}.json", identity.id));
+        let original = fs::read(&path).await.unwrap();
+        for invalid in ["", "not-a-key", "owner,another-owner", "\nINJECTED=true"] {
+            let mut data: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&original).unwrap();
+            data["nostr_pubkey_hex"] = serde_json::json!(invalid);
+            fs::write(&path, serde_json::to_vec(&data).unwrap())
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            assert!(mgr.app_signable_nostr_pubkeys("").await.is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn app_signable_nostr_pubkeys_is_empty_with_only_the_node_identity() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let mgr = IdentityManager::new(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        let node_key = SigningKey::generate(&mut OsRng);
+        let node_pubkey_hex = hex::encode(node_key.verifying_key().as_bytes());
+        mgr.create_from_signing_key("Node".to_string(), IdentityPurpose::Personal, node_key)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            mgr.app_signable_nostr_pubkeys(&node_pubkey_hex)
+                .await
+                .unwrap(),
+            ""
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_delete_default_shifts() {
         let dir = tempdir().unwrap();

core/archipelago/src/main.rs

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ mod node_message;
 mod nostr_discovery;
 mod nostr_handshake;
 mod nostr_relays;
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod nostr_security_tests;
 mod peers;
 mod port_allocator;
 mod rate_limit;
@@ -256,6 +258,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             boot_report.recovered, boot_report.total, boot_report.failed
         );
     }
+    // Disk manifests must be stable before the initial load and all later
+    // catalog reloads. Do not move this into the background doctor bootstrap.
+    bootstrap::ensure_runtime_assets_ready().await;
+
     // Construct the container orchestrator once. In prod mode we load the
     // on-disk app manifests, do an initial adoption pass, and spawn the
     // BootReconciler loop (Step 5/6 of the rust-orchestrator migration).

core/archipelago/src/mesh/flash.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 //! to a full chip erase before write.
 //!
 //! MeshCore and Meshtastic are flashed the same way: download a released
-//! image, `esptool erase_flash`, then `esptool write_flash 0x0 <image>`.
+//! image, verify it, then run `write_flash --erase-all 0x0 <image>` with
+//! the packaged esptool executable.
 //! Reticulum/RNode is different: `archy-rnodeconf --autoinstall` owns the
 //! whole fetch+erase+flash+EEPROM-bootstrap sequence itself (confirmed live
 //! via `archy-rnodeconf --help` — there is no raw esptool path exposed for
@@ -49,32 +50,18 @@ impl FlashBoard {
     }
 }
 
-/// Map a detected USB vid:pid to a known flashable board, using the same
-/// table as `image-recipe/configs/99-mesh-radio.rules`. CP2102 (10c4:ea60)
-/// is confirmed there as Heltec V3's USB-UART bridge chip, and is safe to
-/// auto-match since that vid:pid is bridge-chip-specific.
-///
-/// Heltec V4 is NOT auto-matchable and deliberately has no entry here: it
-/// was confirmed live (real hardware, 2026-07-23) to use the ESP32-S3's
-/// built-in native-USB JTAG/serial peripheral, reporting vid:pid 303a:1001
-/// with product string "USB JTAG/serial debug unit" — that descriptor is
-/// baked into the chip's ROM and is IDENTICAL across every ESP32-S3 board
-/// with native USB enabled, not just Heltec V4. Adding `303a:1001 =>
-/// HeltecV4` here would silently misidentify any other native-USB ESP32-S3
-/// board (a T3-S3, a bare devkit, etc.) as a V4 and risk writing the wrong
-/// board's image. Callers (the RPC layer / frontend) must let the user pick
-/// the board manually whenever this returns `None`.
-pub fn resolve_flash_board(info: &DetectedDeviceInfo) -> Option<FlashBoard> {
-    match (info.vid.as_deref(), info.pid.as_deref()) {
-        (Some("10c4"), Some("ea60")) => Some(FlashBoard::HeltecV3),
-        _ => None,
-    }
+/// Generic CP2102 and native ESP32-S3 USB IDs identify adapters/chips, not
+/// board wiring. Require an explicit board until a board-specific identity is
+/// available; guessing a Heltec model can write incompatible firmware.
+pub fn resolve_flash_board(_info: &DetectedDeviceInfo) -> Option<FlashBoard> {
+    None
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
 pub enum FlashStage {
     Downloading,
+    Preparing,
     Erasing,
     Writing,
     Autoinstalling,
@@ -101,11 +88,10 @@ const LOG_TAIL_MAX: usize = 200;
 /// start opening the port (which itself toggles DTR/RTS) again.
 const POST_FLASH_SETTLE_DELAY: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(5);
 
-/// Absolute ceiling on a whole flash job (download + erase + write, or
-/// autoinstall), regardless of what it's doing internally. Last-resort
-/// safety net so a hang anywhere can't wedge the single-flash-job guard
-/// forever — generous enough to never trigger on a legitimately slow
-/// multi-hundred-MB transfer.
+/// Deadline for preparation and warning threshold for the active flasher.
+/// A download can be cancelled safely. An active write retains ownership until
+/// its subprocess exits, even after this threshold: reporting an aborted job
+/// while a detached writer continues would let a retry corrupt the device.
 const MAX_JOB_DURATION: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(15 * 60);
 
 /// How long to wait for MeshService::stop() to release the serial port
@@ -247,6 +233,16 @@ fn firmware_cache_dir(data_dir: &Path) -> PathBuf {
     data_dir.join("mesh").join("firmware-cache")
 }
 
+async fn invalidate_radio_settings_marker(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    // A full-chip flash erased the device's preferences. A previous host-side
+    // marker is no longer evidence that this radio has the requested settings.
+    match tokio::fs::remove_file(data_dir.join("meshcore-radio-params.json")).await {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(()),
+        Err(error) => Err(error).context("Firmware written, but old radio-settings marker could not be cleared; reconnect is paused"),
+    }
+}
+
 /// No blanket `.timeout()` here on purpose: reqwest's request timeout covers
 /// the *entire* request including streaming the response body, which would
 /// kill a legitimate large download partway through (Meshtastic's esp32s3
@@ -314,6 +310,10 @@ pub async fn list_firmware(family: DeviceType) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
 struct GithubAsset {
     name: String,
     browser_download_url: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    size: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    digest: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
@@ -322,8 +322,24 @@ struct GithubRelease {
     assets: Vec<GithubAsset>,
 }
 
+async fn register_flash_job(handle: &FlashJobHandle, job: &Arc<FlashJob>) -> Result<()> {
+    // Keep checking and registering under one lock: concurrent RPCs must
+    // never start two writers on the same device.
+    let mut existing = handle.try_write().map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!(
+            "The radio is being inspected or reconfigured; wait for that operation to finish before flashing"
+        ))?;
+    if let Some(current) = existing.as_ref() {
+        if !current.snapshot().await.done {
+            anyhow::bail!("A firmware flash is already in progress on this node");
+        }
+    }
+    *existing = Some(Arc::clone(job));
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Start a flash job in the background. Returns as soon as the job has been
-/// registered and the listener released — callers poll `FlashJobHandle` via
+/// registered — preparation and listener shutdown run in the background.
+/// Callers poll `FlashJobHandle` via
 /// `mesh.flash-status` for progress. Only one job may be in flight at a time.
 pub async fn start_flash_job(
     handle: &FlashJobHandle,
@@ -333,21 +349,44 @@ pub async fn start_flash_job(
     board: FlashBoard,
     family: DeviceType,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    {
-        let existing = handle.read().await;
-        if let Some(job) = existing.as_ref() {
-            if !job.snapshot().await.done {
-                anyhow::bail!("A firmware flash is already in progress on this node");
-            }
-        }
+    // Missing/corrupt tooling must fail before stopping a working radio or
+    // registering a job that can never reach the serial device.
+    if matches!(family, DeviceType::Meshtastic | DeviceType::Meshcore) {
+        preflight_esptool().await?;
     }
-
     let job = FlashJob::new(board, family, path.clone());
-    *handle.write().await = Some(Arc::clone(&job));
+    register_flash_job(handle, &job).await?;
 
     let bg_job = Arc::clone(&job);
     let bg_service = Arc::clone(mesh_service);
     let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        // Downloads and checksum checks do not need exclusive serial access.
+        // Keep a working listener alive if upstream/download verification fails.
+        let prepared_image = if matches!(family, DeviceType::Meshcore | DeviceType::Meshtastic) {
+            match tokio::time::timeout(
+                MAX_JOB_DURATION,
+                fetch_esptool_image(board, family, &data_dir, &bg_job),
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                Ok(Ok(image)) => Some(image),
+                result => {
+                    let error = match result {
+                        Ok(Err(error)) => error,
+                        _ => anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            "Firmware download exceeded the time limit; radio was not changed"
+                        ),
+                    };
+                    bg_job.fail(&error).await;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        // Cancellation is safe during download. Once listener shutdown starts,
+        // allow that bounded operation to finish instead of orphaning its task.
+        bg_job.set_stage(FlashStage::Preparing).await;
         // esptool/archy-rnodeconf need exclusive serial access — release
         // the listener's hold on the port before touching it. This USED
         // TO run synchronously in start_flash_job before the job was even
@@ -404,17 +443,31 @@ pub async fn start_flash_job(
         // subsequent mesh.flash-device call failed with "already in
         // progress" until the service was restarted). Generous enough that
         // a legitimately slow multi-hundred-MB transfer still completes.
-        let result = match tokio::time::timeout(
-            MAX_JOB_DURATION,
-            run_flash(board, family, &data_dir, &path, &bg_job),
-        )
-        .await
-        {
+        let flash = run_flash(
+            board,
+            family,
+            &data_dir,
+            &path,
+            prepared_image.as_deref(),
+            &bg_job,
+        );
+        tokio::pin!(flash);
+        let result = match tokio::time::timeout(MAX_JOB_DURATION, &mut flash).await {
             Ok(inner) => inner,
-            Err(_) => Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
-                "Flash job exceeded the {}-minute ceiling — aborted",
-                MAX_JOB_DURATION.as_secs() / 60
-            )),
+            Err(_) if bg_job.snapshot().await.stage == FlashStage::Downloading => Err(
+                anyhow::anyhow!("Firmware download exceeded the time limit; radio was not written"),
+            ),
+            Err(_) => {
+                // Dropping this future does NOT stop its flash subprocess.
+                // Keep the job busy until it exits, rather than allowing a
+                // second writer while the first one still owns the device.
+                bg_job.push_log("Flashing is taking longer than expected; waiting for the active tool to exit before allowing another operation").await;
+                flash.await
+            }
+        };
+        let result = match result {
+            Ok(()) => invalidate_radio_settings_marker(&data_dir).await,
+            error => error,
         };
         let succeeded = result.is_ok();
 
@@ -423,7 +476,6 @@ pub async fn start_flash_job(
                 bg_job
                     .push_log("Flash completed successfully".to_string())
                     .await;
-                bg_job.finish().await;
                 info!(path = %path, board = ?board, family = %family, "LoRa firmware flash succeeded");
             }
             Err(e) => {
@@ -434,7 +486,6 @@ pub async fn start_flash_job(
                 // erase_flash failed", no actual esptool stderr).
                 warn!(path = %path, error = %format!("{e:#}"), "LoRa firmware flash failed");
                 bg_job.push_log(format!("ERROR: {e:#}")).await;
-                bg_job.fail(e).await;
             }
         }
 
@@ -450,6 +501,9 @@ pub async fn start_flash_job(
         }
 
         if !succeeded {
+            if let Err(error) = &result {
+                bg_job.fail(error).await;
+            }
             // Deliberately do NOT auto-restart the listener here. A failed
             // flash means we can't vouch for the board's state — reopening
             // the port immediately (esptool/rnodeconf's own reset sequence
@@ -499,6 +553,7 @@ pub async fn start_flash_job(
                 Err(e) => warn!(error = %e, "Failed to load mesh config after flash"),
             }
         }
+        bg_job.finish().await;
     });
     *job.abort_handle.write().await = Some(task.abort_handle());
 
@@ -510,12 +565,13 @@ async fn run_flash(
     family: DeviceType,
     data_dir: &Path,
     path: &str,
+    prepared_image: Option<&Path>,
     job: &Arc<FlashJob>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     match family {
         DeviceType::Meshtastic | DeviceType::Meshcore => {
-            let image = fetch_esptool_image(board, family, data_dir, job).await?;
-            esptool_erase_and_write(path, &image, job).await
+            let image = prepared_image.context("Firmware was not prepared before serial access")?;
+            esptool_erase_and_write(path, image, job).await
         }
         DeviceType::Reticulum => {
             let lora_region = super::load_config(data_dir)
@@ -664,15 +720,65 @@ async fn fetch_meshcore_image(
             anyhow::anyhow!("No matching MeshCore image in release {}", release.tag_name)
         })?;
 
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        Path::new(&asset.name)
+            .file_name()
+            .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
+            == Some(asset.name.as_str()),
+        "Invalid firmware asset filename"
+    );
     let out_path = cache.join(&asset.name);
     if tokio::fs::metadata(&out_path).await.is_ok() {
-        job.push_log(format!("Using cached {}", asset.name)).await;
-        return Ok(out_path);
+        if verify_meshcore_asset(&out_path, asset).await.is_ok() {
+            job.push_log(format!("Using verified cached {}", asset.name))
+                .await;
+            return Ok(out_path);
+        }
+        tokio::fs::remove_file(&out_path)
+            .await
+            .context("Removing invalid cached firmware")?;
+        job.push_log("Cached firmware failed verification; downloading a fresh copy")
+            .await;
     }
     download_to_file(client, &asset.browser_download_url, &out_path, job).await?;
+    if let Err(error) = verify_meshcore_asset(&out_path, asset).await {
+        // A partial/unverified download must not become next attempt's cache.
+        let _ = tokio::fs::remove_file(&out_path).await;
+        return Err(error);
+    }
     Ok(out_path)
 }
 
+async fn verify_meshcore_asset(path: &Path, asset: &GithubAsset) -> Result<()> {
+    use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+    let size = asset
+        .size
+        .context("MeshCore release did not provide firmware size")?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        (1..=16 * 1024 * 1024).contains(&size),
+        "Invalid MeshCore firmware size"
+    );
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        tokio::fs::metadata(path).await?.len() == size,
+        "Firmware size mismatch; radio was not written"
+    );
+    let expected = asset
+        .digest
+        .as_deref()
+        .and_then(|value| value.strip_prefix("sha256:"))
+        .context("MeshCore release did not provide a SHA-256 checksum")?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        expected.len() == 64 && expected.bytes().all(|byte| byte.is_ascii_hexdigit()),
+        "Invalid MeshCore release checksum"
+    );
+    let actual = hex::encode(Sha256::digest(tokio::fs::read(path).await?));
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        actual.eq_ignore_ascii_case(expected),
+        "Firmware checksum mismatch; radio was not written"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn download_to_file(
     client: &reqwest::Client,
     url: &str,
@@ -722,7 +828,8 @@ async fn download_to_file(
             }
         }
     }
-    file.flush().await.ok();
+    file.flush().await.context("Flushing firmware download")?;
+    file.sync_all().await.context("Saving firmware download")?;
     tokio::fs::rename(&tmp, dest)
         .await
         .context("Finalizing firmware download")?;
@@ -773,19 +880,10 @@ async fn esptool_erase_and_write(path: &str, image: &Path, job: &Arc<FlashJob>)
 /// Building global args separately from subcommand args keeps this correct
 /// by construction instead of relying on call-site ordering.
 ///
-/// Normal stub-loader mode (no --no-stub) needs the esp32s3 stub flasher
-/// blob at /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/esptool/targets/stub_flasher/
-/// stub_flasher_32s3.json — Debian's `esptool` package (4.7.0+dfsg-0.1)
-/// ships without it (stripped for DFSG compliance: the prebuilt blob has no
-/// buildable-from-source path Debian could verify), so scripts/self-update.sh
-/// fetches the exact same file from the matching upstream esptool release
-/// tag and installs it alongside the apt package (see the esptool install
-/// step there). --no-stub (talk directly to the ROM bootloader, skip the
-/// stub) was tried first and works for connecting, but the ROM bootloader
-/// doesn't implement a full-chip-erase opcode at all — only the stub does —
-/// so --no-stub broke our "always erase before write" default outright
-/// rather than just being slower. Restoring the real stub file is the
-/// correct fix, not routing around its absence.
+/// Normal stub-loader mode is required for full-chip erase. The packaged
+/// archy-esptool includes and self-tests Espressif's ESP32-S3 stub. Debian's
+/// stripped esptool package alone did not provide that resource, so changing
+/// flags to --no-stub cannot repair this operation.
 fn esptool_global_args<'a>(path: &'a str, baud: Option<&'a str>) -> Vec<&'a str> {
     let mut args = vec!["--chip", ESPTOOL_CHIP, "--port", path];
     if let Some(b) = baud {
@@ -795,24 +893,96 @@ fn esptool_global_args<'a>(path: &'a str, baud: Option<&'a str>) -> Vec<&'a str>
     args
 }
 
+fn esptool_executable() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let mut candidates = vec![PathBuf::from("/usr/local/bin/archy-esptool")];
+    if let Some(paths) = std::env::var_os("PATH") {
+        for directory in std::env::split_paths(&paths) {
+            for name in ["esptool", "esptool.py"] {
+                candidates.push(directory.join(name));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    executable_from_candidates(candidates)
+}
+
+fn executable_from_candidates(candidates: impl IntoIterator<Item = PathBuf>) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+    candidates.into_iter().find(|path| {
+        path.is_file() && path.metadata().is_ok_and(|metadata| metadata.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0)
+    }).ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!(
+        "Radio flashing tools are missing. Install the complete Archipelago update and retry; the radio has not been changed."
+    ))
+}
+
+async fn preflight_esptool() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    let executable = esptool_executable()?;
+    check_esptool(&executable).await?;
+    Ok(executable)
+}
+
+async fn check_esptool(executable: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut command = Command::new(executable);
+    command
+        .arg(
+            if executable
+                .file_name()
+                .is_some_and(|name| name == "archy-esptool")
+            {
+                "--archy-self-test"
+            } else {
+                "version"
+            },
+        )
+        .kill_on_drop(true);
+    let output = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(20), command.output())
+        .await
+        .context("Radio flashing tool did not respond; the radio has not been changed")?
+        .context("Radio flashing tool could not start; check its installation and permissions")?;
+    anyhow::ensure!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "Radio flashing tool self-check failed; reinstall the complete update before retrying"
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn retryable_flash_error(error: &anyhow::Error) -> bool {
+    if error
+        .chain()
+        .any(|cause| cause.downcast_ref::<std::io::Error>().is_some())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let detail = format!("{error:#}").to_lowercase();
+    [
+        "failed to connect",
+        "timed out waiting",
+        "invalid head of packet",
+        "serial data stream stopped",
+    ]
+    .iter()
+    .any(|message| detail.contains(message))
+}
+
 async fn esptool_with_retry(path: &str, subcommand: &[&str], job: &Arc<FlashJob>) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("esptool");
+    let executable = preflight_esptool().await?;
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(&executable);
     cmd.args(esptool_global_args(path, None));
     cmd.args(subcommand);
     match run_streamed(cmd, None, job).await {
         Ok(()) => Ok(()),
-        Err(first_err) => {
+        Err(first_err) if retryable_flash_error(&first_err) => {
             job.push_log(format!(
                 "First attempt failed ({first_err:#}); retrying once at {ESPTOOL_FALLBACK_BAUD} baud"
             ))
             .await;
-            let mut retry = Command::new("esptool");
+            let mut retry = Command::new(&executable);
             retry.args(esptool_global_args(path, Some(ESPTOOL_FALLBACK_BAUD)));
             retry.args(subcommand);
             run_streamed(retry, None, job)
                 .await
                 .context(format!("retry also failed (first attempt: {first_err:#})"))
         }
+        Err(error) => Err(error),
     }
 }
 
@@ -990,3 +1160,159 @@ async fn run_streamed(mut cmd: Command, stdin: Option<Vec<u8>>, job: &Arc<FlashJ
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod flashing_regression_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn full_flash_invalidates_only_radio_settings_marker() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let marker = dir.path().join("meshcore-radio-params.json");
+        tokio::fs::write(&marker, b"old settings").await.unwrap();
+        let other = dir.path().join("mesh-config.json");
+        tokio::fs::write(&other, b"preserved").await.unwrap();
+        invalidate_radio_settings_marker(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!marker.exists());
+        assert_eq!(tokio::fs::read(&other).await.unwrap(), b"preserved");
+        invalidate_radio_settings_marker(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
+        tokio::fs::create_dir(&marker).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(invalidate_radio_settings_marker(dir.path()).await.is_err());
+    }
+    use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn meshcore_cache_requires_release_size_and_checksum() {
+        use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file = dir.path().join("fixture.bin");
+        tokio::fs::write(&file, b"firmware fixture").await.unwrap();
+        let mut asset = GithubAsset {
+            name: "fixture.bin".into(),
+            browser_download_url: "https://example.invalid/fixture.bin".into(),
+            size: Some(16),
+            digest: Some(format!(
+                "sha256:{}",
+                hex::encode(Sha256::digest(b"firmware fixture"))
+            )),
+        };
+        assert!(verify_meshcore_asset(&file, &asset).await.is_ok());
+        tokio::fs::write(&file, b"tampered fixture").await.unwrap();
+        assert!(verify_meshcore_asset(&file, &asset).await.is_err());
+        tokio::fs::write(&file, b"short").await.unwrap();
+        assert!(verify_meshcore_asset(&file, &asset).await.is_err());
+        tokio::fs::write(&file, b"firmware fixture").await.unwrap();
+        asset.digest = None;
+        assert!(verify_meshcore_asset(&file, &asset).await.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn generic_usb_ids_do_not_select_firmware() {
+        for (vid, pid) in [("10c4", "ea60"), ("303a", "1001")] {
+            let info = DetectedDeviceInfo {
+                path: "/dev/fixture".into(),
+                vid: Some(vid.into()),
+                pid: Some(pid.into()),
+                product: None,
+                manufacturer: None,
+                plugged_at: None,
+            };
+            assert_eq!(resolve_flash_board(&info), None);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absent_nonexecutable_and_directory_candidates_are_rejected() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file = dir.path().join("flasher");
+        std::fs::write(&file, "#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n").unwrap();
+        std::fs::set_permissions(&file, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600)).unwrap();
+        assert!(executable_from_candidates([
+            dir.path().join("absent"),
+            file.clone(),
+            dir.path().to_path_buf()
+        ])
+        .is_err());
+        std::fs::set_permissions(&file, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o700)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(executable_from_candidates([file.clone()]).unwrap(), file);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn flasher_preflight_reports_missing_interpreter_and_failed_self_check() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file = dir.path().join("archy-esptool");
+        for script in ["#!/missing/python\n", "#!/bin/sh\nexit 7\n"] {
+            std::fs::write(&file, script).unwrap();
+            std::fs::set_permissions(&file, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o700)).unwrap();
+            assert!(check_esptool(&file).await.is_err());
+        }
+        std::fs::write(&file, "#!/bin/sh\n[ \"$1\" = --archy-self-test ]\n").unwrap();
+        assert!(check_esptool(&file).await.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn flash_registration_excludes_other_writers_and_active_probes() {
+        let handle = new_job_handle();
+        let first = FlashJob::new(
+            FlashBoard::HeltecV3,
+            DeviceType::Meshcore,
+            "/dev/fixture".into(),
+        );
+        let second = FlashJob::new(
+            FlashBoard::HeltecV3,
+            DeviceType::Meshcore,
+            "/dev/fixture".into(),
+        );
+        let probe = handle.read().await;
+        assert!(register_flash_job(&handle, &first).await.is_err());
+        drop(probe);
+        let (a, b) = tokio::join!(
+            register_flash_job(&handle, &first),
+            register_flash_job(&handle, &second)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(usize::from(a.is_ok()) + usize::from(b.is_ok()), 1);
+        handle.read().await.as_ref().unwrap().finish().await;
+        let next = FlashJob::new(
+            FlashBoard::HeltecV3,
+            DeviceType::Meshcore,
+            "/dev/fixture".into(),
+        );
+        assert!(register_flash_job(&handle, &next).await.is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn retries_only_known_serial_transport_failures() {
+        for kind in [
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
+        ] {
+            assert!(!retryable_flash_error(
+                &anyhow::Error::from(std::io::Error::from(kind))
+                    .context("Failed to start subprocess")
+            ));
+        }
+        for message in [
+            "Wrong chip",
+            "Invalid image",
+            "module missing",
+            "permission denied",
+            "port is busy",
+        ] {
+            assert!(!retryable_flash_error(&anyhow::anyhow!(message)));
+        }
+        assert!(retryable_flash_error(&anyhow::anyhow!(
+            "Failed to connect to ESP32-S3: timed out waiting for packet header"
+        )));
+        assert_eq!(
+            esptool_global_args("/dev/fixture", Some("115200")),
+            [
+                "--chip",
+                "esp32s3",
+                "--port",
+                "/dev/fixture",
+                "--baud",
+                "115200"
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/mesh/mod.rs

@@ -1092,6 +1092,14 @@ impl MeshService {
         let (new_tx, new_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
         *self.state.cmd_tx.write().await = new_tx;
         self.cmd_rx = Some(new_rx);
+        {
+            let mut status = self.state.status.write().await;
+            status.device_connected = false;
+            status.device_path = None;
+            status.firmware_version = None;
+            status.self_node_id = None;
+            status.peer_count = 0;
+        }
         info!("Mesh service stopped");
     }
 
@@ -2321,7 +2329,10 @@ impl MeshService {
             }
         }
 
-        let was_enabled = self.config.enabled;
+        let listener_running = self
+            .listener_handle
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(|handle| !handle.is_finished());
         let needs_session_restart = session_config_changed(&self.config, &config);
         self.config = config.clone();
 
@@ -2335,10 +2346,13 @@ impl MeshService {
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| "archipelago".to_string());
         }
 
-        // If enabled state changed, start/stop the listener
-        if config.enabled && !was_enabled {
+        // Reconcile desired state with the actual task, not the old enabled
+        // flag. A failed flash can stop the task while keeping enabled=true;
+        // explicitly reconnecting with the same settings must restart it.
+        if config.enabled && !listener_running {
+            self.stop().await;
             self.start()?;
-        } else if !config.enabled && was_enabled {
+        } else if !config.enabled {
             self.stop().await;
             // Clear connected state
             let mut status = self.state.status.write().await;
@@ -2347,7 +2361,7 @@ impl MeshService {
             status.firmware_version = None;
             status.self_node_id = None;
             status.peer_count = 0;
-        } else if config.enabled && was_enabled && needs_session_restart {
+        } else if needs_session_restart {
             info!("Mesh session config changed — restarting listener to apply");
             self.stop().await;
             self.start()?;
@@ -2537,6 +2551,41 @@ mod tests {
     }
     use super::*;
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn reconnect_with_unchanged_enabled_config_restarts_stopped_listener() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let key = SigningKey::from_bytes(&[7; 32]);
+        let public = hex::encode(key.verifying_key().to_bytes());
+        let did = crate::identity::did_key_from_pubkey_hex(&public).unwrap();
+        let config = MeshConfig {
+            enabled: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        save_config(dir.path(), &config).await.unwrap();
+        let mut service = MeshService::new(dir.path(), &key, &did, &public)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(service.listener_handle.is_none());
+        service.configure(config.clone()).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(service.listener_handle.is_some());
+        service.stop().await;
+        assert!(service.config.enabled);
+        service.configure(config.clone()).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(service.listener_handle.is_some());
+        service.stop().await;
+        service.listener_handle = Some(tokio::spawn(async {}));
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        service.configure(config).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(!service.listener_handle.as_ref().unwrap().is_finished());
+        service.stop().await;
+        let disabled = MeshConfig {
+            enabled: false,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        service.configure(disabled).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(service.listener_handle.is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn session_config_change_detection() {
         let base = MeshConfig::default();

core/archipelago/src/mesh/protocol.rs

@@ -378,6 +378,19 @@ fn decode_mesh_name(bytes: &[u8], fallback: &str) -> String {
 /// Parse RESP_DEVICE_INFO (0x0D) response.
 /// Returns firmware version string and device capabilities.
 pub fn parse_device_info(data: &[u8]) -> Result<(String, u16)> {
+    // Official companion v3+ binary layout: protocol, half-capacity,
+    // channels, PIN (4), build date (12), model (40), version (20).
+    // Verified against companion-v1.17.1 MyMesh.cpp and Heltec V3 readback.
+    if data
+        .first()
+        .is_some_and(|version| (3..=31).contains(version))
+    {
+        anyhow::ensure!(data.len() >= 79, "Truncated MeshCore device info");
+        return Ok((
+            decode_mesh_name(&data[59..79], "unknown"),
+            u16::from(data[1]) * 2,
+        ));
+    }
     // Device info format varies by firmware version.
     // Minimum: firmware version string (null-terminated) + max_contacts (u16 LE)
     if data.is_empty() {
@@ -404,6 +417,15 @@ pub fn parse_self_info(data: &[u8]) -> Result<(u32, String)> {
         anyhow::bail!("Self info response too short: {} bytes", data.len());
     }
 
+    // Current companions send type/power/max-power, public key (32),
+    // position (8), four preference bytes, RF parameters (10), then name.
+    if data.len() >= 57 {
+        let node_id = u32::from_le_bytes(data[3..7].try_into().unwrap());
+        return Ok((
+            node_id,
+            decode_mesh_name(&data[57..], &format!("node-{node_id:08x}")),
+        ));
+    }
     let node_id = u32::from_le_bytes([data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3]]);
 
     // Name follows after fixed fields. A firmware whose fixed-field layout
@@ -966,4 +988,24 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_parse_self_info_too_short() {
         assert!(parse_self_info(&[0x01, 0x02]).is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn current_companion_binary_metadata_is_not_a_name_or_version() {
+        let mut info = vec![0u8; 81];
+        info[0] = 13;
+        info[1] = 150;
+        info[19..28].copy_from_slice(b"Heltec V3");
+        info[59..74].copy_from_slice(b"v1.17.1-d929643");
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse_device_info(&info).unwrap(),
+            ("v1.17.1-d929643".into(), 300)
+        );
+        assert!(parse_device_info(&info[..78]).is_err());
+        let mut own = vec![0u8; 57];
+        own[0..3].copy_from_slice(&[1, 22, 22]);
+        own[3..7].copy_from_slice(&42u32.to_le_bytes());
+        own[47..51].copy_from_slice(&869618u32.to_le_bytes());
+        own.extend_from_slice(b"My radio");
+        assert_eq!(parse_self_info(&own).unwrap(), (42, "My radio".into()));
+    }
 }

core/archipelago/src/mesh/reticulum.rs

@@ -277,6 +277,19 @@ fn terminate_group(child: &Child) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Own the daemon during its asynchronous handshake too. Cancellation drops
+/// the future without executing an error branch; a bare Child would survive
+/// and keep the serial port open even though the listener had stopped.
+struct StartingDaemon(Option<Child>);
+
+impl Drop for StartingDaemon {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(child) = self.0.as_ref() {
+            terminate_group(child);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// One peer learned via an RNS announce (LXMF delivery destination).
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct ReticulumPeer {
@@ -517,10 +530,10 @@ impl ReticulumLink {
         let child = cmd
             .spawn()
             .context("Failed to spawn reticulum-daemon — is it installed/packaged?")?;
+        let mut starting = StartingDaemon(Some(child));
 
         // Wait for the socket to appear, then for the daemon's "ready" event.
-        // Runs as a block so every failure path tears the just-spawned daemon
-        // group down via `terminate_group` (the child has no `kill_on_drop`).
+        // StartingDaemon tears the group down on errors AND cancellation.
         let init = async {
             let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(15);
             let stream = loop {
@@ -560,20 +573,17 @@ impl ReticulumLink {
                 dest_hash = %dest_hash_hex,
                 "Reticulum daemon ready"
             );
-            Ok((write_half, reader, dest_hash, display_name))
-        };
-        let (write_half, reader, dest_hash, display_name) = match init.await {
-            Ok(parts) => parts,
-            Err(e) => {
-                terminate_group(&child);
-                return Err(e);
-            }
+            Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>((write_half, reader, dest_hash, display_name))
         };
+        let (write_half, reader, dest_hash, display_name) = init.await?;
 
         let mut link = Self {
             device_path: label,
             socket_path,
-            child,
+            child: starting
+                .0
+                .take()
+                .expect("starting daemon is owned until ready"),
             writer: write_half,
             reader,
             dest_hash,
@@ -1557,6 +1567,33 @@ impl Drop for ReticulumLink {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn cancelled_daemon_handshake_terminates_child() {
+        let (started, ready) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel();
+        let task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let child = Command::new("sleep")
+                .arg("60")
+                .process_group(0)
+                .spawn()
+                .unwrap();
+            let pid = child.id().unwrap();
+            let _starting = StartingDaemon(Some(child));
+            started.send(pid).unwrap();
+            std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+        });
+        let pid = ready.await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(unsafe { libc::kill(pid as i32, 0) }, 0);
+        task.abort();
+        assert!(task.await.unwrap_err().is_cancelled());
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(3), async {
+            while unsafe { libc::kill(pid as i32, 0) } == 0 {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+            }
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("cancelled handshake left its child alive");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn announced_name_precedence() {
         // Daemon-decoded LXMF name always wins.

core/archipelago/src/mesh/serial.rs

@@ -146,12 +146,16 @@ impl MeshcoreDevice {
             }
         }
 
-        let info = DeviceInfo {
-            firmware_version: name.clone(),
+        let mut info = DeviceInfo {
+            firmware_version: "unknown".to_string(),
             node_id,
             max_contacts: 100,
             device_type: super::types::DeviceType::Meshcore,
         };
+        if let Some((version, capacity)) = self.query_device_info().await {
+            info.firmware_version = version;
+            info.max_contacts = capacity;
+        }
         self.device_info = Some(info.clone());
 
         info!("Meshcore initialization complete on {}", self.device_path);

core/archipelago/src/nostr_security_tests.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+//! Compatibility and hostile-relay regression tests for the 0.44 security update.
+//! Loopback sockets run only through scripts/test-backend-isolated.sh.
+use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn native_signer_encryption_remains_compatible_and_rejects_hostile_payloads() {
+    let alice = Keys::generate();
+    let bob = Keys::generate();
+    let message = "Archipelago signing compatibility — \u{1f30a}";
+    let encrypted = nip44::encrypt(
+        alice.secret_key(),
+        &bob.public_key(),
+        message,
+        nip44::Version::V2,
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        nip44::decrypt(bob.secret_key(), &alice.public_key(), &encrypted).unwrap(),
+        message
+    );
+    let encrypted = nip04::encrypt(alice.secret_key(), &bob.public_key(), message).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        nip04::decrypt(bob.secret_key(), &alice.public_key(), encrypted).unwrap(),
+        message
+    );
+    // Valid v2 prefix followed by a payload exceeding the codec's maximum.
+    // This must fail at the size gate, before allocation/decoding/HMAC work.
+    let oversized = format!("AgAA{}", "A".repeat(100_000));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        nip44::decrypt(bob.secret_key(), &alice.public_key(), oversized),
+        Err(nip44::Error::MessageTooLong)
+    ));
+    for malformed in ["", "Ag==", "not base64!", "?iv=", "YQ==?iv=YQ=="] {
+        assert!(nip04::decrypt(bob.secret_key(), &alice.public_key(), malformed).is_err());
+        assert!(nip44::decrypt(bob.secret_key(), &alice.public_key(), malformed).is_err());
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn relay_cannot_substitute_forged_fields_for_a_known_event_id() {
+    use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
+    use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+    use tokio_tungstenite::{accept_async, tungstenite::Message};
+    let test = async {
+        let author = Keys::generate();
+        let known = EventBuilder::text_note("already verified")
+            .sign_with_keys(&author)
+            .unwrap();
+        let valid = EventBuilder::text_note("new legitimate message")
+            .sign_with_keys(&author)
+            .unwrap();
+        let mut forged_content = known.clone();
+        forged_content.content = "forged content".into();
+        let mut forged_author = known.clone();
+        forged_author.pubkey = Keys::generate().public_key();
+        let mut forged_signature = known.clone();
+        forged_signature.sig = valid.sig;
+        for forged in [&forged_content, &forged_author, &forged_signature] {
+            assert!(forged.verify().is_err());
+        }
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+        let url = format!("ws://{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap());
+        let expected_id = valid.id;
+        let relay = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let (socket, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+            let mut socket = accept_async(socket).await.unwrap();
+            while let Some(message) = socket.next().await {
+                let text = match message.unwrap() {
+                    Message::Text(text) => text,
+                    Message::Ping(payload) => {
+                        socket.send(Message::Pong(payload)).await.unwrap();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    Message::Close(_) => break,
+                    _ => continue,
+                };
+                let message: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&text).unwrap();
+                if message[0] != "REQ" {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                let subscription = message[1].as_str().unwrap();
+                for event in [&forged_content, &forged_author, &forged_signature, &valid] {
+                    socket
+                        .send(Message::Text(
+                            serde_json::json!(["EVENT", subscription, event]).to_string(),
+                        ))
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                }
+                socket
+                    .send(Message::Text(
+                        serde_json::json!(["EOSE", subscription]).to_string(),
+                    ))
+                    .await
+                    .unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+        let client = Client::new(Keys::generate());
+        client.database().save_event(&known).await.unwrap();
+        client.add_relay(&url).await.unwrap();
+        client
+            .try_connect_relay(&url, std::time::Duration::from_secs(3))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let events = client
+            .fetch_events(
+                Filter::new().kind(Kind::TextNote),
+                std::time::Duration::from_secs(5),
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            events.len(),
+            1,
+            "forged events must never reach SDK consumers"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(events.iter().next().unwrap().id, expected_id);
+        client.disconnect().await;
+        relay.abort();
+    };
+    tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(15), test)
+        .await
+        .expect("local relay test timed out");
+}

core/archipelago/src/rate_limit.rs

@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ impl EndpointRateLimiter {
         limits.insert("wallet.send".to_string(), (5usize, 300u64));
         limits.insert("wallet.ecash-send".to_string(), (10, 300));
         limits.insert("lnd.sendcoins".to_string(), (5, 300));
+        limits.insert("lnd.bump-submit".to_string(), (5, 300));
+        limits.insert("lnd.bump-quote".to_string(), (30, 60));
         limits.insert("lnd.payinvoice".to_string(), (10, 300));
         limits.insert("lnd.openchannel".to_string(), (3, 300));
         limits.insert("lnd.closechannel".to_string(), (3, 300));

core/archipelago/src/server.rs

@@ -1475,6 +1475,48 @@ pub fn is_peer_allowed_path(path: &str) -> bool {
         || path.starts_with("/dwn/")
 }
 
+/// The ordinary API listener is a management surface even when contacted
+/// directly, without host nginx. Peer traffic has its own path-restricted
+/// listener and retains its existing cryptographic authentication.
+fn management_peer_is_private(address: std::net::IpAddr) -> bool {
+    match address {
+        std::net::IpAddr::V4(ip) => {
+            ip.is_loopback()
+                || ip.is_private()
+                || ip.is_link_local()
+                || (ip.octets()[0] == 100 && (64..=127).contains(&ip.octets()[1]))
+        }
+        std::net::IpAddr::V6(ip) => {
+            if let Some(mapped) = ip.to_ipv4_mapped() {
+                management_peer_is_private(std::net::IpAddr::V4(mapped))
+            } else {
+                ip.is_loopback() || ip.is_unique_local() || ip.is_unicast_link_local()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn request_surface_allowed(
+    peer_only: bool,
+    peer: std::net::IpAddr,
+    request: &hyper::Request<hyper::Body>,
+) -> bool {
+    if peer_only {
+        return is_peer_allowed_path(request.uri().path());
+    }
+    // Keep purpose-built content/peer HTTP endpoints reachable with their
+    // existing handler-level checks. The general RPC dispatcher is a management
+    // surface here; only the dedicated peer listener retains public peer RPC.
+    if request.uri().path() != "/rpc/v1" && is_peer_allowed_path(request.uri().path()) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    management_peer_is_private(peer)
+        && !request
+            .headers()
+            .get("x-archipelago-public-ingress")
+            .is_some_and(|value| !value.as_bytes().is_empty())
+}
+
 async fn accept_loop(
     handler: Arc<ApiHandler>,
     listener: TcpListener,
@@ -1552,7 +1594,7 @@ async fn accept_loop(
                             // forwarded headers on loopback (nginx) connections.
                             req.extensions_mut()
                                 .insert(crate::api::rpc::PeerAddr(peer_addr));
-                            if peer_only && !is_peer_allowed_path(req.uri().path()) {
+                            if !request_surface_allowed(peer_only, peer_addr.ip(), &req) {
                                 let resp = hyper::Response::builder()
                                     .status(hyper::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)
                                     .body(hyper::Body::empty())
@@ -1765,12 +1807,17 @@ fn merge_preserving_transitional(
     };
 
     crate::data_model::PackageDataEntry {
-        state,
+        state: state.clone(),
         // install_progress and uninstall_stage are also owned by the
         // initiating op (same reason as state) — keep them.
         install_progress: existing.install_progress.clone(),
         uninstall_stage: existing.uninstall_stage.clone(),
         // Everything else comes from the fresh scan.
+        ui_ready: if state == crate::data_model::PackageState::Running {
+            fresh.ui_ready
+        } else {
+            Some(false)
+        },
         health: fresh.health.clone(),
         exit_code: fresh.exit_code,
         static_files: fresh.static_files.clone(),
@@ -1809,7 +1856,10 @@ async fn scan_and_update_packages(
     absence_tracker: &mut HashMap<String, u32>,
     transitional_since: &mut HashMap<String, Instant>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut packages = scanner.scan_containers().await?;
+    let (before_scan, _) = state.get_snapshot().await;
+    let mut packages = scanner
+        .scan_containers(data_dir, &before_scan.package_data)
+        .await?;
     let user_stopped = crate::crash_recovery::load_user_stopped(data_dir).await;
     for (id, pkg) in packages.iter_mut() {
         if pkg.state == crate::data_model::PackageState::Exited && user_stopped.contains(id) {
@@ -1870,11 +1920,14 @@ async fn scan_and_update_packages(
     // once at load ~2). Better to keep saying "scanning…" than to say "empty".
     if packages.is_empty() && (!first_scan || !installed_registry.is_empty()) {
         if tor_changed || update_changed {
-            let mut data = current_data;
-            data.server_info.tor_address = tor_addr.clone();
-            data.server_info.node_address = tor_addr.as_ref().map(|t| identity.node_address(t));
-            data.server_info.status_info.updated = update_available;
-            state.update_data(data).await;
+            state
+                .mutate_data(|data| {
+                    data.server_info.tor_address = tor_addr.clone();
+                    data.server_info.node_address =
+                        tor_addr.as_ref().map(|t| identity.node_address(t));
+                    data.server_info.status_info.updated = update_available;
+                })
+                .await;
         }
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -1899,6 +1952,13 @@ async fn scan_and_update_packages(
     // died without cleanup and let the scan override it.
     let now = Instant::now();
     for (id, pkg) in &packages {
+        if user_uninstalled.contains(id)
+            || user_uninstalled.contains(&format!("archy-{id}"))
+            || (before_scan.package_data.contains_key(id)
+                && !current_data.package_data.contains_key(id))
+        {
+            continue;
+        }
         absence_tracker.remove(id);
         let existing = merged.get(id);
         let overwrite = match existing {
@@ -2054,22 +2114,40 @@ async fn scan_and_update_packages(
     }
 
     if changed || tor_changed || first_scan || update_changed {
-        let mut data = current_data;
-        data.package_data = merged;
-        data.server_info.tor_address = tor_addr.clone();
-        data.server_info.node_address = tor_addr.as_ref().map(|t| identity.node_address(t));
-        data.server_info.status_info.containers_scanned = true;
-        data.server_info.status_info.updated = update_available;
-        state.update_data(data).await;
-        debug!(
-            "📦 State changed (packages={}, tor={}, first_scan={}, update={}), broadcasting update",
-            changed, tor_changed, first_scan, update_changed
-        );
+        state
+            .mutate_data(|data| {
+                // A lifecycle operation may have started/finished while this scan
+                // awaited probes or disk I/O. Never overwrite that newer entry or
+                // resurrect one that an uninstall removed in the meantime.
+                apply_scanned_packages(&mut data.package_data, &current_data.package_data, &merged);
+                data.server_info.tor_address = tor_addr.clone();
+                data.server_info.node_address = tor_addr.as_ref().map(|t| identity.node_address(t));
+                data.server_info.status_info.containers_scanned = true;
+                data.server_info.status_info.updated = update_available;
+            })
+            .await;
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn apply_scanned_packages(
+    latest: &mut HashMap<String, crate::data_model::PackageDataEntry>,
+    base: &HashMap<String, crate::data_model::PackageDataEntry>,
+    scanned: &HashMap<String, crate::data_model::PackageDataEntry>,
+) {
+    for (id, fresh) in scanned {
+        if latest.get(id) == base.get(id) {
+            latest.insert(id.clone(), fresh.clone());
+        }
+    }
+    for id in base.keys() {
+        if !scanned.contains_key(id) && latest.get(id) == base.get(id) {
+            latest.remove(id);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 async fn normalize_reachable_package_health(
     packages: &mut HashMap<String, crate::data_model::PackageDataEntry>,
 ) {
@@ -2268,6 +2346,7 @@ mod merge_tests {
 
     fn make_entry(state: PackageState, health: Option<&str>) -> PackageDataEntry {
         PackageDataEntry {
+            ui_ready: None,
             state,
             health: health.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             exit_code: None,
@@ -2280,6 +2359,37 @@ mod merge_tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn stale_scan_cannot_remove_new_installs_or_overwrite_lifecycle_changes() {
+        let running = make_entry(PackageState::Running, Some("healthy"));
+        let restarting = make_entry(PackageState::Restarting, None);
+        let base = [
+            ("restart".into(), running.clone()),
+            ("uninstalled".into(), running.clone()),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect();
+        let mut latest = [
+            ("restart".into(), restarting.clone()),
+            ("new".into(), running.clone()),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect();
+        let scanned = [
+            ("restart".into(), running.clone()),
+            ("uninstalled".into(), running.clone()),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect();
+        apply_scanned_packages(&mut latest, &base, &scanned);
+        assert_eq!(latest.get("restart"), Some(&restarting));
+        assert_eq!(latest.get("new"), Some(&running));
+        assert!(!latest.contains_key("uninstalled"));
+        apply_scanned_packages(&mut latest, &base, &HashMap::new());
+        assert_eq!(latest.get("restart"), Some(&restarting));
+        assert!(latest.contains_key("new"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn peer_path_filter_allows_content_catalog_and_items() {
         // Regression: the content *catalog* is exactly "/content" (no trailing
@@ -2452,3 +2562,97 @@ mod merge_tests {
         );
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod management_surface_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn public_api_listener_rejects_management_despite_forged_headers() {
+        for peer in [
+            "198.18.0.2",
+            "2001:db8::2",
+            "::ffff:198.18.0.2",
+            "100.63.255.255",
+            "100.128.0.1",
+        ] {
+            for path in ["/", "/login", "/assets/index.js", "/rpc/v1", "/ws"] {
+                for method in ["GET", "POST"] {
+                    let request = hyper::Request::builder()
+                        .uri(path)
+                        .method(method)
+                        .header("host", "127.0.0.1")
+                        .header("x-forwarded-for", "127.0.0.1")
+                        .header("x-real-ip", "192.168.1.10")
+                        .body(hyper::Body::empty())
+                        .unwrap();
+                    assert!(
+                        !request_surface_allowed(false, peer.parse().unwrap(), &request),
+                        "{peer} {method} {path}"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn private_management_and_restricted_peer_transport_remain_available() {
+        let mut request = hyper::Request::builder()
+            .uri("/rpc/v1")
+            .body(hyper::Body::empty())
+            .unwrap();
+        for peer in [
+            "127.0.0.1",
+            "10.0.0.2",
+            "172.16.0.2",
+            "192.168.1.2",
+            "169.254.1.2",
+            "100.64.0.1",
+            "100.127.255.254",
+            "::1",
+            "fd00::1",
+            "fe80::1",
+            "::ffff:192.168.1.2",
+        ] {
+            assert!(request_surface_allowed(
+                false,
+                peer.parse().unwrap(),
+                &request
+            ));
+        }
+        request
+            .headers_mut()
+            .insert("x-archipelago-public-ingress", "1".parse().unwrap());
+        assert!(!request_surface_allowed(
+            false,
+            "127.0.0.1".parse().unwrap(),
+            &request
+        ));
+        // The dedicated peer listener retains its existing signed RPC contract.
+        assert!(request_surface_allowed(
+            true,
+            "198.18.0.2".parse().unwrap(),
+            &request
+        ));
+        for path in [
+            "/content",
+            "/content/fixture/invoice",
+            "/blob/fixture",
+            "/dwn/health",
+            "/archipelago/node-message",
+        ] {
+            *request.uri_mut() = path.parse().unwrap();
+            assert!(request_surface_allowed(
+                false,
+                "198.18.0.2".parse().unwrap(),
+                &request
+            ));
+        }
+        *request.uri_mut() = "/login".parse().unwrap();
+        assert!(!request_surface_allowed(
+            true,
+            "198.18.0.2".parse().unwrap(),
+            &request
+        ));
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/state.rs

@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ impl StateManager {
         let _ = self.broadcast_tx.send(message);
     }
 
+    /// Apply a small state change while holding the write lock. A lifecycle
+    /// task must not replace the entire model from an earlier snapshot.
+    pub async fn mutate_data<T>(&self, change: impl FnOnce(&mut DataModel) -> T) -> T {
+        let mut data = self.data.write().await;
+        let result = change(&mut data);
+        let mut rev = self.revision.write().await;
+        *rev += 1;
+        let _ = self.broadcast_tx.send(WebSocketMessage {
+            rev: *rev,
+            data: Some(data.clone()),
+            patch: None,
+        });
+        result
+    }
+
     /// Get a WebSocket message with the current state
     pub async fn get_initial_message(&self) -> WebSocketMessage {
         let (data, rev) = self.get_snapshot().await;
@@ -190,3 +205,29 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(rev, 1);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod atomic_mutation_tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn concurrent_updates_preserve_independent_entries() {
+        let state = Arc::new(StateManager::new());
+        let mut tasks = Vec::new();
+        for i in 0..24 {
+            let state = state.clone();
+            tasks.push(tokio::spawn(async move {
+                state
+                    .mutate_data(|data| {
+                        data.peer_health.insert(format!("peer-{i}"), true);
+                    })
+                    .await;
+            }));
+        }
+        for task in tasks {
+            task.await.unwrap();
+        }
+        let (data, revision) = state.get_snapshot().await;
+        assert_eq!(data.peer_health.len(), 24);
+        assert_eq!(revision, 24);
+    }
+}

core/archipelago/src/update.rs

@@ -2059,6 +2059,25 @@ pub async fn rollback_update(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 
     let backup_binary = backup_dir.join("archipelago");
     if backup_binary.exists() {
+        // The restored frontend can contain a pre-guard runtime template. An
+        // older binary copies that template verbatim on startup, undoing live
+        // containment. Protect it before permitting the binary downgrade.
+        let template = "/opt/archipelago/web-ui/archipelago-runtime/image-recipe/configs/nginx-archipelago.conf";
+        if Path::new(template).exists() {
+            let protected = host_sudo(&[
+                "python3",
+                "-c",
+                include_str!("../../../scripts/dashboard-public-guard.py"),
+                "--protect-template",
+                template,
+            ])
+            .await
+            .context("protect nginx runtime template before rollback")?;
+            anyhow::ensure!(
+                protected.success(),
+                "unsafe nginx rollback template; previous binary not restored"
+            );
+        }
         // Same two namespace gotchas as apply_update()'s binary swap:
         // `cp` straight onto the running binary is O_TRUNC and fails
         // ETXTBSY (exit 1 — exactly what broke the .116 rollback), and
@@ -2654,6 +2673,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_is_newer() {
+        assert!(is_newer("1.9.0-alpha", "1.8.22-alpha"));
+        assert!(!is_newer("1.9.0-alpha", "1.9.0-alpha"));
         assert!(is_newer("1.7.19-alpha", "1.7.18-alpha"));
         assert!(is_newer("1.8.0-alpha", "1.7.99-alpha"));
         assert!(is_newer("1.7.10-alpha", "1.7.9-alpha")); // numeric, not lexical

core/container/src/manifest.rs

@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ pub struct ContainerConfig {
 
 /// Derived-env entry. The template is rendered against `HostFacts` at
 /// apply time; exactly one `{{PLACEHOLDER}}` occurrence per supported
-/// fact name is allowed (host_ip, host_mdns, disk_gb).
+/// fact name is allowed (host_ip, host_mdns, disk_gb, bitcoin_host,
+/// node_identity_pubkeys).
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DerivedEnv {
     pub key: String,
@@ -989,6 +990,24 @@ impl AppManifest {
         validate_security(&self.app.security)?;
         validate_ports(&self.app.ports)?;
         validate_interfaces(&self.app.interfaces)?;
+        if let Some(value) = self.app.extensions.get("install_prerequisites") {
+            let items = value.as_sequence().ok_or_else(|| {
+                ManifestError::Invalid("install_prerequisites must be a list of app ids".into())
+            })?;
+            for item in items {
+                let id = item.as_str().unwrap_or_default();
+                if id.is_empty()
+                    || id == self.app.id
+                    || !id
+                        .bytes()
+                        .all(|b| b.is_ascii_lowercase() || b.is_ascii_digit() || b == b'-')
+                {
+                    return Err(ManifestError::Invalid(
+                        "install_prerequisites must contain valid other app ids".into(),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
         validate_environment(&self.app.environment)?;
         validate_devices(&self.app.devices)?;
 
@@ -1074,6 +1093,14 @@ impl AppManifest {
         // `..` copy sources). See docs/manifest-hooks-design.md.
         self.app.hooks.validate()?;
 
+        if let Some(value) = self.app.extensions.get("backup_before_runtime_change") {
+            if value.as_bool().is_none() {
+                return Err(ManifestError::Invalid(
+                    "backup_before_runtime_change must be boolean".into(),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }
@@ -1111,6 +1138,7 @@ fn validate_security(policy: &SecurityPolicy) -> Result<(), ManifestError> {
         "SETGID",
         "SETUID",
         "SYS_ADMIN",
+        "SYS_CHROOT",
     ];
     let mut seen = HashSet::new();
     for cap in &policy.capabilities {
@@ -1401,6 +1429,13 @@ pub struct HostFacts {
     /// right host. Both are reachable on archy-net by their container name;
     /// only the name differs. Falls back to `bitcoin-knots` when undetected.
     pub bitcoin_host: String,
+    /// Nostr public keys of the node's identities that the app identity
+    /// picker offers for signing (the node's own appliance key excluded),
+    /// as comma-joined, sorted, lowercase 64-char hex. Lets an app grant
+    /// the node's users owner rights (e.g. a Blossom server's allowed
+    /// uploaders). Empty unless a manifest templates it; the orchestrator
+    /// resolves it on demand and refuses to render an empty set.
+    pub node_identity_pubkeys: String,
 }
 
 impl HostFacts {
@@ -1412,13 +1447,20 @@ impl HostFacts {
             host_mdns: "test-node.local".to_string(),
             disk_gb: 2000,
             bitcoin_host: "bitcoin-knots".to_string(),
+            node_identity_pubkeys: "1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222".to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// Supported placeholder names in `DerivedEnv::template`. Keep in sync
 /// with `HostFacts`. Centralized so validation and rendering agree.
-const DERIVED_PLACEHOLDERS: &[&str] = &["HOST_IP", "HOST_MDNS", "DISK_GB", "BITCOIN_HOST"];
+const DERIVED_PLACEHOLDERS: &[&str] = &[
+    "HOST_IP",
+    "HOST_MDNS",
+    "DISK_GB",
+    "BITCOIN_HOST",
+    "NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS",
+];
 
 fn validate_derived_template(key: &str, template: &str) -> Result<(), ManifestError> {
     // Walk `{{NAME}}` occurrences and ensure each NAME is recognized.
@@ -1502,7 +1544,8 @@ impl ContainerConfig {
                     .replace("{{HOST_IP}}", &facts.host_ip)
                     .replace("{{HOST_MDNS}}", &facts.host_mdns)
                     .replace("{{DISK_GB}}", &facts.disk_gb.to_string())
-                    .replace("{{BITCOIN_HOST}}", &facts.bitcoin_host);
+                    .replace("{{BITCOIN_HOST}}", &facts.bitcoin_host)
+                    .replace("{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}", &facts.node_identity_pubkeys);
                 format!("{}={}", e.key, value)
             })
             .collect()
@@ -1746,40 +1789,48 @@ app:
             }
         }
         exempt.sort();
-        // 28 as of 2026-08-23: the 26 below plus cuprate's two exemptions —
-        // 18183 (Monero p2p gossip, same reasoning as bitcoin's 8333) and
-        // 18090 (host mapping for Monero's canonical 18089 restricted RPC,
-        // upstream's own safe-for-public
-        // subset that wallets connect to directly as a "remote node" over
-        // plain HTTP JSON-RPC — same reasoning as electrumx's 50001).
-        // cuprate's unrestricted RPC (full node control) stays loopback-only
-        // (auth: local), not in this set.
-        //
-        // 26 as of 2026-08-16: the 25 below plus phoenixd 9740, a
-        // loopback-only JSON API whose own generated http password
-        // authenticates every request (added with the phoenixd onboarding,
-        // which did not update this count — exactly the drift this test
-        // exists to catch).
-        //
-        // 25 as of the v1.7.123 port-policy round: bitcoin p2p (8333 ×2),
-        // core-lightning 9736/9835, electrumx 50001, fedimint 8173/8174,
-        // fedimint-gateway 8176/9737, gitea ssh 2222, lightning-stack
-        // 8091/9738/10010, lnd 9735/10009/18080, netbird 3478/8086/8087,
-        // pine TLS 10381 + the three voice ports (10200/10300/10400 — the
-        // disclosed known gap), router SSDP/mDNS 1900/5353. Every one is a
-        // deliberate, rationale-carrying exemption; the release-gate test
-        // stage timed out that cycle, so the count here lagged at 17.
+        // Reviewed 2026-09-30: lightning-stack's three retired endpoints
+        // disappeared; Cuprate restricted RPC moved from none to gate-open.
+        // Compare exact endpoints, not just a count that can hide substitutions.
+        let expected = [
+            ("bitcoin-core", 8333),
+            ("bitcoin-knots", 8333),
+            ("core-lightning", 9736),
+            ("core-lightning", 9835),
+            ("cuprate", 18183),
+            ("electrumx", 50001),
+            ("fedimint", 8173),
+            ("fedimint", 8174),
+            ("fedimint-gateway", 8176),
+            ("fedimint-gateway", 9737),
+            ("gitea", 2222),
+            ("lnd", 9735),
+            ("lnd", 10009),
+            ("lnd", 18080),
+            ("netbird", 8087),
+            ("netbird-server", 3478),
+            ("netbird-server", 8086),
+            ("phoenixd", 9740),
+            ("pine", 10381),
+            ("pine-openwakeword", 10400),
+            ("pine-piper", 10200),
+            ("pine-whisper", 10300),
+            ("router", 1900),
+            ("router", 5353),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|(id, port)| (id.to_owned(), port))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
         assert_eq!(
-            exempt.len(),
-            28,
-            "unauthenticated port set changed — review before updating this count: {exempt:?}"
+            exempt, expected,
+            "unauthenticated endpoint set changed; review each exemption"
         );
     }
 
     /// `auth: open` ports are served by the gate WITHOUT its login challenge,
     /// so they are the second unauthenticated-by-the-gate surface and get the
-    /// same review guard as `auth: none`. Each one must be an app that
-    /// enforces a real login of its own.
+    /// same review guard as `auth: none`. Each must enforce its own login or
+    /// have an explicitly reviewed public protocol purpose.
     #[test]
     fn gate_open_ports_are_all_accounted_for() {
         let apps = std::path::Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("../../apps");
@@ -1801,6 +1852,8 @@ app:
             }
         }
         open.sort();
+        // Cuprate 18090 is its deliberately public restricted RPC subset;
+        // unrestricted node-control RPC remains container-loopback-only.
         // Gitea 3001 (git clients speak basic-auth, not browser cookies),
         // BTCPay 23000 (checkout/invoice/webhook endpoints must be reachable
         // by anonymous payers), and — since the v1.8.7 platform round — the
@@ -1808,18 +1861,35 @@ app:
         // nginx-proxy-manager 8081 (NPM admin accounts), tailscale 8240
         // (tailnet login on the web console). Both enforce their own login,
         // and an operator can re-gate either from Settings → Access control.
+        // Angor's indexer exposes public chain data/transaction broadcast;
+        // its optional standalone relay accepts signed public Nostr events.
+        // Neither mounts credentials or the node's internal relay database.
         assert_eq!(
             open,
             vec![
+                ("angor-indexer".to_string(), 8998u16),
+                ("angor-relay".to_string(), 8091u16),
                 ("btcpay-server".to_string(), 23000u16),
+                ("cuprate".to_string(), 18090u16),
                 ("gitea".to_string(), 3001u16),
                 ("nginx-proxy-manager".to_string(), 8081u16),
                 ("tailscale".to_string(), 8240u16),
             ],
-            "gate-open port set changed — every entry must be an app with its own login"
+            "gate-open port set changed — review login or intentional public protocol purpose"
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn invalid_install_prerequisites_are_rejected() {
+        for value in ["not-a-list", "[demo]", "['../other']", "[false]", "['']"] {
+            let yaml = format!("app:\n  id: demo\n  name: Demo\n  version: 1.0.0\n  container:\n    image: docker.io/library/alpine:3.20\n  install_prerequisites: {value}\n");
+            assert!(AppManifest::parse(&yaml)
+                .unwrap_err()
+                .to_string()
+                .contains("install_prerequisites"));
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn an_undeclared_port_classifies_as_session_but_is_not_declared() {
         // Two different questions, and conflating them caused both gate
@@ -2342,6 +2412,46 @@ app:
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn node_identity_pubkeys_placeholder_is_accepted() {
+        let yaml = r#"
+app:
+  id: wildbloom-node
+  name: Wildbloom Node
+  version: 0.2.2
+  container:
+    image: ghcr.io/forgesworn/wildbloom-node:0.2.2
+    derived_env:
+      - key: WILDBLOOM_ALLOW_PUBKEYS
+        template: "{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}"
+"#;
+        AppManifest::parse(yaml).expect("NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS is a supported placeholder");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolve_derived_env_renders_node_identity_pubkeys() {
+        let yaml = r#"
+app:
+  id: wildbloom-node
+  name: Wildbloom Node
+  version: 0.2.2
+  container:
+    image: ghcr.io/forgesworn/wildbloom-node:0.2.2
+    derived_env:
+      - key: WILDBLOOM_ALLOW_PUBKEYS
+        template: "{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}"
+"#;
+        let manifest = AppManifest::parse(yaml).unwrap();
+        let facts = HostFacts::sample();
+        assert_eq!(
+            manifest.app.container.resolve_derived_env(&facts),
+            vec![format!(
+                "WILDBLOOM_ALLOW_PUBKEYS={}",
+                facts.node_identity_pubkeys
+            )]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn path_traversal_secret_file_is_rejected() {
         let yaml = r#"
@@ -2397,6 +2507,7 @@ app:
             host_mdns: "test-node.local".to_string(),
             disk_gb: 2000,
             bitcoin_host: "bitcoin-core".to_string(),
+            node_identity_pubkeys: String::new(),
         };
 
         let out = c.resolve_derived_env(&facts);

core/container/src/podman_client.rs

@@ -310,59 +310,7 @@ impl PodmanClient {
                 );
                 continue;
             }
-            // Honour the manifest's protocol (default tcp). netbird's STUN port
-            // is 3478/udp; forcing tcp here would publish the wrong protocol and
-            // silently break relay discovery.
-            let protocol = match port.protocol.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
-                "udp" => "udp",
-                "sctp" => "sctp",
-                _ => "tcp",
-            };
-            // Effective bind. A gated port with no declared bind would
-            // publish 0.0.0.0 — the app would own every host address, which
-            // is both the exposure itself and the reason the daemon's app
-            // gate cannot bind those addresses to authenticate them. Pin it
-            // to loopback so the gate can take the external addresses.
-            //
-            // Doing it HERE, at container creation, is the point: the pin and
-            // the gate's takeover then both come from the daemon and cannot
-            // disagree. The earlier attempt put this decision in manifest
-            // data instead, and a node whose manifests lagged the binary
-            // published Bitcoin's loopback-only RPC across the LAN
-            // (test node, 2026-08-03).
-            //
-            // A port that already declares a bind is never overridden — that
-            // is exactly what keeps `bind: 127.0.0.1` ports host-local and
-            // leaves `auth: none` protocol ports (LND gRPC/REST, electrum)
-            // published as they are, so remote wallets keep working.
-            // NOTE: the daemon deliberately does NOT rewrite this. Pinning a
-            // published port to loopback is how an app hands its external
-            // addresses to the gate, but it belongs in the manifest, not in
-            // daemon-side inference:
-            //
-            //   * `bind` is already honoured by every publish path (here and
-            //     in package::install), so a manifest edit needs no code.
-            //   * inference here would cover only THIS path — proven on
-            //     a test node, where a recreate went through another one and
-            //     the pin never applied.
-            //   * and inferring from an ABSENT field is what republished
-            //     Bitcoin's loopback RPC across the LAN, and came within one
-            //     container-recreate of pinning LND's gRPC/REST and breaking
-            //     every remote wallet.
-            //
-            // So the migration ships as `bind: 127.0.0.1` in the signed
-            // catalog. Verified 2026-08-03 that a disk-only manifest edit is
-            // overridden by the catalog, which is precisely why the catalog is
-            // the right and only place to carry it.
-            let mut mapping = serde_json::json!({
-                "container_port": port.container,
-                "host_port": port.host,
-                "protocol": protocol,
-            });
-            if !port.bind.is_empty() {
-                mapping["host_ip"] = serde_json::json!(port.bind);
-            }
-            port_mappings.push(mapping);
+            port_mappings.push(podman_publish_mapping(port));
         }
 
         let mut mounts = Vec::new();
@@ -502,6 +450,17 @@ impl PodmanClient {
                 "nsmode": net_mode
             },
         });
+        if matches!(
+            manifest.app.container.network.as_deref(),
+            Some(
+                "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true"
+                    | "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"
+            )
+        ) {
+            body["network_options"] = serde_json::json!({
+                "slirp4netns": manifest.app.container.network.as_deref().unwrap().split_once(':').unwrap().1.split(',').collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            });
+        }
         if let Some(network) = custom_network {
             // The container always answers to its own name; manifest
             // network_aliases add extra short hostnames peers may bake in
@@ -751,6 +710,25 @@ pub fn image_uses_insecure_registry(image: &str) -> bool {
         .is_some_and(|host| INSECURE_REGISTRY_HOSTS.contains(&host))
 }
 
+// Keep the explicitly declared bind and transport identical to Quadlet. The
+// app gate owns external listeners; container publication must not bypass it.
+fn podman_publish_mapping(port: &crate::manifest::PortMapping) -> serde_json::Value {
+    let protocol = match port.protocol.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+        "udp" => "udp",
+        "sctp" => "sctp",
+        _ => "tcp",
+    };
+    let mut mapping = serde_json::json!({
+        "container_port": port.container,
+        "host_port": port.host,
+        "protocol": protocol,
+    });
+    if !port.bind.is_empty() {
+        mapping["host_ip"] = serde_json::json!(port.bind);
+    }
+    mapping
+}
+
 fn podman_network_settings(
     network: Option<&str>,
     network_policy: &str,
@@ -760,7 +738,11 @@ fn podman_network_settings(
         Some("host") => ("host", None),
         Some("bridge") => ("bridge", None),
         Some("none") => ("none", None),
-        Some("slirp4netns") => ("slirp4netns", None),
+        Some(
+            "slirp4netns"
+            | "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true"
+            | "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24",
+        ) => ("slirp4netns", None),
         Some("pasta") => ("pasta", None),
         Some("private") => ("private", None),
         Some(custom) => ("bridge", Some(custom.to_string())),
@@ -1110,6 +1092,32 @@ mod tests {
         ));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn npm_rootless_options_are_not_a_named_bridge() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            podman_network_settings(Some("slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true"), "isolated"),
+            ("slirp4netns", None)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn portainer_manifest_keeps_private_network_and_loopback_api_publication() {
+        let m = AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../apps/portainer/manifest.yml")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            podman_network_settings(
+                m.app.container.network.as_deref(),
+                &m.app.security.network_policy
+            ),
+            ("slirp4netns", None)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            podman_publish_mapping(&m.app.ports[0]),
+            serde_json::json!({
+                "container_port": 9000, "host_port": 9000, "protocol": "tcp", "host_ip": "127.0.0.1"
+            })
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn podman_network_settings_uses_networks_map_for_custom_networks() {
         assert_eq!(

core/container/src/runtime.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ pub fn stop_grace_secs_for(container_name: &str) -> u64 {
 
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait ContainerRuntime: Send + Sync {
+    /// CLI used for offline app provisioning in this runtime's storage scope.
+    fn cli_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "podman"
+    }
+
     async fn pull_image(&self, image: &str, signature: Option<&str>) -> Result<()>;
     async fn create_container(
         &self,
@@ -618,8 +623,58 @@ impl DockerRuntime {
     }
 }
 
+// Docker is a development fallback. Refuse Podman-only network modes instead
+// of silently installing a different topology; still honor binds for other apps.
+fn docker_network_and_ports(manifest: &AppManifest, offset: u16) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let network = manifest
+        .app
+        .container
+        .network
+        .as_deref()
+        .filter(|v| !v.is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or(&manifest.app.security.network_policy);
+    if matches!(
+        network,
+        "slirp4netns"
+            | "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true"
+            | "slirp4netns:allow_host_loopback=true,cidr=169.254.1.0/24"
+            | "pasta"
+    ) {
+        anyhow::bail!("this app requires rootless Podman networking ({network})");
+    }
+    let mut args = Vec::new();
+    if !network.is_empty() && network != "isolated" {
+        args.extend(["--network".to_owned(), network.to_owned()]);
+    }
+    for port in &manifest.app.ports {
+        let host = port
+            .host
+            .checked_add(offset)
+            .context("published port offset overflow")?;
+        let bind = if port.bind.is_empty() {
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            format!("{}:", port.bind)
+        };
+        let protocol = if port.protocol.is_empty() {
+            "tcp"
+        } else {
+            &port.protocol
+        };
+        args.extend([
+            "-p".to_owned(),
+            format!("{bind}{host}:{}/{protocol}", port.container),
+        ]);
+    }
+    Ok(args)
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 impl ContainerRuntime for DockerRuntime {
+    fn cli_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "docker"
+    }
+
     async fn pull_image(&self, image: &str, signature: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
         // Same signature gate as the podman path — the docker fallback is
         // dev-only, but a declared signature must never be skippable by
@@ -657,25 +712,7 @@ impl ContainerRuntime for DockerRuntime {
             cmd.arg("--read-only");
         }
 
-        match manifest.app.security.network_policy.as_str() {
-            "host" => {
-                cmd.arg("--network").arg("host");
-            }
-            "isolated" => {
-                // Docker uses bridge network by default
-            }
-            _ => {
-                cmd.arg("--network")
-                    .arg(&manifest.app.security.network_policy);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Port mappings with offset
-        for port in &manifest.app.ports {
-            let host_port = port.host + port_offset;
-            cmd.arg("-p")
-                .arg(format!("{}:{}", host_port, port.container));
-        }
+        cmd.args(docker_network_and_ports(manifest, port_offset)?);
 
         // Volumes
         for volume in &manifest.app.volumes {
@@ -969,6 +1006,10 @@ impl AutoRuntime {
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl ContainerRuntime for AutoRuntime {
+    fn cli_name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        self.runtime.cli_name()
+    }
+
     async fn pull_image(&self, image: &str, signature: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
         self.runtime.pull_image(image, signature).await
     }
@@ -1035,6 +1076,21 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use std::collections::HashMap;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn docker_fallback_rejects_rootless_only_topology_and_preserves_bind_protocol() {
+        let mut m =
+            AppManifest::parse(include_str!("../../../apps/portainer/manifest.yml")).unwrap();
+        assert!(docker_network_and_ports(&m, 0).is_err());
+        m.app.container.network = Some("bridge".into());
+        m.app.ports[0].protocol = "udp".into();
+        let args = docker_network_and_ports(&m, 1).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            args,
+            vec!["--network", "bridge", "-p", "127.0.0.1:9001:9000/udp"]
+        );
+        assert!(docker_network_and_ports(&m, u16::MAX).is_err());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn missing_container_classifier_covers_podman5_phrasings() {
         // podman 5.x `inspect` phrasing for a missing container.

demo-deploy/README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ To pick up a new build, redeploy the stack (or wire the CI Portainer webhook).
 The images are built from the Archipelago monorepo by
 `.github/workflows/demo-images.yml` on every change to `neode-ui/`, tagged `:demo`
 and `:<git-sha>`, and pushed to `REGISTRY`. Editing the real UI → CI rebuilds →
-redeploy here. No source lives in this repo.
+redeploy here. The optional Portainer webhook runs only on an explicit workflow
+dispatch after release qualification; a source push alone does not invoke it.
+No source lives in this repo.
 
 ## What's mocked
 
@@ -31,3 +33,18 @@ redeploy here. No source lives in this repo.
 - **Wallet/Bitcoin** — signet-flavored; use the in-UI faucet for test sats.
 - **Files** — real per-session upload/rename/delete, 50 MB quota, wiped on reap.
 - **Intro** — replays once per calendar day per browser.
+
+## Building a reviewed demo revision
+
+The web image builds both the dashboard and AIUI from the checked-out source;
+it does not use the historical `demo/aiui` bundle. CI supplies the full commit
+as `SOURCE_REVISION`. For a local source build, run:
+
+```sh
+SOURCE_REVISION=$(git rev-parse HEAD) docker compose -f docker-compose.demo.yml build
+```
+
+AIUI uses its frozen dependency lockfile, type checking and the canonical
+`/aiui/` build verifier. Its `BUILD-INFO` identifies that exact source revision.
+Prepare and test the images before changing the public demo stack; retain the
+previous image IDs for rollback.

docker-compose.demo.yml

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ services:
       dockerfile: neode-ui/Dockerfile.web
       args:
         VITE_DEMO: "1"
+        SOURCE_REVISION: ${SOURCE_REVISION:?Set SOURCE_REVISION to git rev-parse HEAD}
     container_name: archy-demo-web
     ports:
       - "2100:80"

docker/archipelago-source/UPSTREAM.md

@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ lookup relays from the defaults. It does not replace GitWorkshop's NIP-34,
 GRASP, repository browser, issue, pull-request, or review interfaces.
 
 The separate dependency patch refreshes the npm lockfile and moves `fflate` to
-0.8.3, `react-router-dom` to 7.18.3, and Vitest to 5.0.0. The resulting clean
-install reports zero npm advisories; its type-check, 152 unit tests, and
-Archipelago subpath production build pass. Keeping this mechanical security
+0.8.3, `react-router-dom` to 7.18.3, and Vitest to 5.0.0. On 2026-09-30 the lockfile was refreshed again for `brace-expansion`
+1.1.21/5.0.12, `fast-uri` 3.1.8 and `ip-address` 10.7.2 after fresh node
+installs failed the retained dependency audit. The resulting clean install
+reports zero npm advisories; its type-check, 152 unit tests, and Archipelago
+subpath production build pass. The complete image also builds on the X250. Keeping this mechanical security
 update separate makes both the upstream integration and future dependency
 refreshes auditable.
 

docker/archipelago-source/gitworkshop-dependencies.patch

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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        "license": "MIT",
        "engines": {
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@@ -1445,4 +1445,3 @@ index bd7190c..6aa5a6f 100644
  import { vi } from "vitest";
  
  // Mock window.matchMedia
-

docker/bitcoin-ui/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
+FROM source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
 # Static site content.
 COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
 COPY tailwind.css /usr/share/nginx/html/

docker/cuprate-ui/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
+FROM source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
 # Static site content.
 COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
 COPY 50x.html /usr/share/nginx/html/

docker/electrs-ui/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
+FROM source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
 COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
 COPY 50x.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
 COPY qrcode.js /usr/share/nginx/html/

docker/fedimint-ui/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
+FROM source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
 
 COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html
 COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

docker/fips-ui/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
+FROM source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
 # Static site content.
 COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/
 #

docker/lnd-ui/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
+FROM source.archipelago-foundation.org/lfg2025/nginx:1.27.4-alpine
 
 # Copy the HTML file
 COPY index.html /usr/share/nginx/html/

docs/TODO.md

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 Working backlog of forward-looking items not yet scoped into a dedicated plan
 doc. See [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) for the curated, public-facing direction.
 
+## NPM certificate release blocker — reported 2026-10-01
+
+- [ ] **NPM first certificate and renewal must work without manual repair.**
+  Shorty's HTTP-01 404 exposed inconsistent active data/ACME paths between the
+  manifest, legacy creation paths and host nginx bridge. Independent reviewer
+  acknowledged the handoff; separate release owner must acknowledge receipt,
+  implement data-safe migration and complete fresh-install, legacy-upgrade,
+  issuance/renewal, restart/reboot and OTA/ISO acceptance. See
+  [repair evidence and required release tests](npm-certificate-handoff-20261001.md).
+  Do not equate the live challenge-route repair with a tested release fix.
+
 ## Framework incident — closed with operator acceptance
 
 - **CLOSED WITH OPERATOR ACCEPTANCE (2026-09-30): Framework LND startup /
@@ -14,34 +25,81 @@ doc. See [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) for the curated, public-facing direction.
 
 ## Next release after 1.8.21 — reported 2026-09-30
 
-- [ ] **ThinkPad X250 kiosk: Bitcoin installation version selector is unreadable
-  and appears underneath the pruning information.** Operator reports white
-  styling with invisible text on the actual kiosk; the same flow works in remote
-  Brave. Reproduce on the X250's kiosk engine and record its version, display
-  scale and resolution. Inspect the native `<select>` in
-  `neode-ui/src/components/InstallVersionModal.vue`, its option colors, and the
-  scroll/stacking behavior in `BaseModal.vue`; these are investigation leads,
-  not a confirmed cause. Fix contrast and popup visibility without changing
-  version selection or pruning behavior. Validate Core and Knots, open/closed
-  and scrolled dropdowns, keyboard/touch selection, and pruning on/off on the
-  actual kiosk, with remote Brave and mobile regression checks. Browser mocks
-  alone do not establish that the kiosk rendering is fixed. Track for the next
-  release; the signed 1.8.21 artifacts remain unchanged.
+Release status and acceptance gates: [execution checklist](next-release-20260930.md).
 
-## Current repair and release tasks — 2026-09-29
+- [ ] **Release blocker: Gitea → Portainer repository integration.** Diagnose
+  smart-HTTP reachability from Portainer's actual request namespace, then provide
+  one declarative topology and idempotent migration for fresh installs and
+  existing nodes. Preserve gate/auth boundaries, operator configuration,
+  repository/key/database mounts and Portainer stacks. Cover install order,
+  lifecycle/reboot/update convergence, clone/push and source-branch/Compose-file
+  acceptance with a disposable integration setup. Ship in both OTA and ISO;
+  a healthy Gitea root page is insufficient. Operator supplied a private handover;
+  deployment addresses and credentials must not be committed.
 
-Release is blocked until these pass; see [execution record](repair-release-20260929.md).
+- [ ] **New X250: GitWorkshop failed at 70%; slow Nginx installation.** Missing
+  ISO build contexts restored on-node; package staging/smoke checks added.
+  GitWorkshop dependency audit refreshed and build/HTTP recovery verified;
+  Nginx was a slow successful image pull. Aggregate progress label corrected.
+  Include the validated repair in the next OTA/ISO. See lifecycle evidence.
 
-- [ ] Fix Cashu paid-file redemption between dev and Shorty; test keyset IDs,
+- [ ] **Angor indexer service in the app store**, requested after the other
+  current repair/review work (2026-09-30). Follow the repository's app-development
+  and packaging documentation; treat it as a headless service unless upstream
+  documentation establishes a UI. Verify Bitcoin/Mempool requirements, decide
+  whether an existing first-class relay meets Angor's requirements or a relay
+  must be packaged with the indexer, and use the Angor logo from angor.io for its
+  service icon. Official current deployment documentation located and reviewed: stock Mempool
+  plus an optional strfry relay. Both headless services and the dependency guard
+  are implemented; API outage/recovery and five relay lifecycle cycles passed.
+  Final candidate install/lifecycle checks and signed delivery remain pending.
+  Install on the development box; Bitcoin must finish syncing for indexed queries.
+
+- [ ] **App lifecycle: keep installed apps visible through restart and hard
+  refresh; gate embedded/browser launches on actual web and listener readiness.**
+  Source repair and scoped live acceptance passed; full release gate pending.
+  Includes durable inventory reconstruction,
+  concurrent inventory writes, stale scan/lifecycle updates, delayed HTTP startup,
+  and the app gate's post-install listener delay. See
+  [app lifecycle repair evidence](app-lifecycle-repair-20260930.md).
+
+- [x] Review and repair open paid-download PRs #161 and #162, refresh both
+  branches from main, run independent and combined isolated suites, and verify
+  rootless file permissions in disposable scratch storage. Combined result:
+  1,585 passed, zero failed, four existing tests ignored. See the
+  [review evidence and remaining acceptance work](pr-review-20260930.md).
+- [x] Integrate the reviewed PR branches into the next release and run funded
+  candidate acceptance, including Tor-only transport and payments with change.
+  Operator authorized completing the normal merge/closure workflow on
+  2026-09-30. Both PRs are now merged and closed through Gitea; integrate
+  local repair commits and sync git/ngit before release. The combined candidate
+  is deployed on both test endpoints. Funded Tor-only purchase with change,
+  confirmed refund, exact Files bytes and zero-cost repeat delivery passed.
+  The updated source still needs inclusion in signed OTA/ISO artifacts.
+- [ ] Design durable recovery for an accepted payment whose response is lost.
+  Preserve the truthful unconfirmed-refund warning and prevent automatic
+  duplicate payment while that recovery work is outstanding.
+- [x] **ThinkPad X250 kiosk: Bitcoin version choices readable above pruning.**
+  Replaced the native popup with inline radio choices. Actual Chromium 152 kiosk
+  assertions and screenshot verify white-on-dark choices, selection changes and
+  layout above pruning controls. Focused component tests pass. Included in the
+  next-release source; published 1.8.21 artifacts remain unchanged.
+
+## 1.8.21 repair and release tasks — completed 2026-09-30
+
+See the [execution record](repair-release-20260929.md) for evidence and limits.
+
+- [x] Fix Cashu paid-file redemption between dev and Shorty; test keyset IDs,
   mint errors, fees, and refund reporting before live validation.
-- [ ] Complete the remaining Framework incident verification and evidence.
-- [ ] Replace the unavailable tx1138.com explorer default with mempool.space;
+- [x] Record Framework verification and the operator's acceptance of the
+  remaining display check before release.
+- [x] Replace the unavailable tx1138.com explorer default with mempool.space;
   migrate the old default with fresh consent and preserve custom/local explorers.
-- [ ] Offer pruning in the Bitcoin installation version modal, using the same
+- [x] Offer pruning in the Bitcoin installation version modal, using the same
   pruning settings as automatic pruning even on large disks.
-- [ ] Explain Bitcoin warmup without raw RPC errors; gate LND unlock on Bitcoin
+- [x] Explain Bitcoin warmup without raw RPC errors; gate LND unlock on Bitcoin
   RPC readiness and show install/start/sync waiting states with automatic recovery.
-- [ ] Test the completed changes on this development box, then publish a new
+- [x] Test the completed changes on this development box, then publish a new
   signed OTA and raw ISO release. Record any remaining verification gaps.
 
 ## Dev & build process (priority)

docs/angor-client-acceptance-20261001.md

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+# Angor client acceptance and remaining project recovery
+
+Status: **OPEN — live services and one complete project flow pass; full project recovery is incomplete.**
+
+The operator requires actual Angor-client verification and any necessary application
+fixes to reach the next OTA, app catalog and ISO. Main release owner acknowledged
+ownership of NPM/public management isolation; this investigation owns Angor evidence,
+app setup documentation and the scoped browser test. Do not treat this report as
+permission to waive the outstanding discovery/recovery requirements.
+
+## Verified live behavior
+
+- Trusted HTTPS indexer health, fees, address transactions and cursor pagination work.
+- Real browser requests from `https://angor.io` reach the selected custom indexer;
+  checked transaction IDs, confirmation data and output scripts match the reference.
+- The indexer serves all 35 funding transactions listed in the public reference
+  snapshot, confirmed, with matching original announcement commitments. This checks
+  that snapshot, not every possible Bitcoin address or the entire project universe.
+- Relay NIP-11 and encrypted WebSocket/Nostr read work. An invalid signature was
+  rejected before importing the valid original announcement; the original signed
+  announcement was accepted unchanged and read back exactly.
+- Imported ONLY the original public kind3030 event
+  `adbf94d6152097f3d503cd68cc00dee34c1e1007914c00cfc3d6698d1ee01834`, after checking its
+  Schnorr signature with nostr-tools and matching funding transaction
+  `72d14227b78a260c9410a65585cb49e81e35eaa95b1b23ec702eb0512ca016a7` on our indexer.
+  No fabricated, re-signed or modified announcement, wallet operation or payment.
+- Restarted only the managed Angor relay. Its original announcement persisted;
+  node-internal strfry container ID and start time remained unchanged.
+- Clean Chromium, configured with our indexer plus original relays and our relay,
+  now displays **Casa Bitcoin sv** in Explore and loads its full project page,
+  metadata, funding transaction and Project Statistics.
+- `tests/lifecycle/angor-public-browser.cjs` passes all three acceptance groups:
+  trusted public API/WSS and chain commitment; actual Explore discovery;
+  actual project details/statistics. It is opt-in and read-only, uses a disposable
+  profile and known immutable public fixture, and does not disable TLS checks.
+
+Live test command (run from repository root):
+
+```sh
+ANGOR_TEST_INDEXER=https://angor-indexer.tx1138.com/ \
+ANGOR_TEST_RELAY=wss://angor-relay.tx1138.com/ \
+ANGOR_TEST_RELAYS='["wss://relay.angor.io","wss://relay2.angor.io","wss://angor-relay.tx1138.com"]' \
+node tests/lifecycle/angor-public-browser.cjs
+```
+
+## Empty project list: reproduced upstream behavior
+
+The user retained the original relays. Our earlier suggestion that an empty new
+relay explained the entire failure was incorrect.
+
+Angor Hub v2.0.0 (`main-575CWKJX.js`) was tested in separate clean Chromium profiles
+using our indexer and `https://indexer.angor.io/`. Both received candidate Nostr
+announcements, but the current batch failed validation: `event-mismatch` for
+updated announcements of one funded project, and `not-found-in-mempool` for another
+address that both indexers correctly return empty. Both displayed zero projects.
+The default primary `fulcrum.angor.online` separately failed browser CORS in a
+fresh default-config test. These upstream failures must not be attributed to
+missing data in our indexer without evidence.
+
+Current `block-core/angor-hub` `src/app/services/indexer.service.ts` discovers
+kind3030 events, filters by network, and calls `validateAndAddProjects` in the
+background. When a batch has candidates but none validate, it does not continue
+discovery to older valid original announcements. The Load More UI is unavailable
+when the project list is empty. An empty relay can coexist with this bug but is
+not its sole cause. After the authentic announcement was copied to our relay,
+one original passed the unchanged validation and appeared. This is a bounded
+history-availability recovery, NOT an upstream UI fix or global relay sync.
+
+The current browser uses ordinary `/api/v1/address/.../txs`, not the deprecated
+`/api/v1/query/Angor/projects` listing. Our adapter's 404 for the latter is NOT the
+observed browser failure. Do not add an opaque upstream proxy to hide that 404.
+
+## Other projects remain unresolved
+
+The public reference query returned 35 project records (limit50). All35 on-chain
+funding commitments were verified through our indexer. Exact original-event-ID
+queries were sent to the configured relays `relay.angor.io`, `relay2.angor.io`,
+`nos.lol`, `relay.primal.net`, and `relay.damus.io` (Damus had an initial connection
+failure, then answered EOSE on retry). Only one original announcement was found.
+Additional queries to `relay.snort.social`, `nostr.mom`, and `no.str.cr` returned
+no matches; `relay.nostr.band` and `relay.f7z.io` were unavailable. This does not
+prove the other34 events are globally lost or that all storage sources were checked.
+
+Exact project IDs, transaction IDs, event IDs and confirmed commitment results:
+[recovery inventory](angor-project-recovery-20261001.json). Recover originals from
+founders/known archives or authoritative relay backups and retain their signatures.
+On-chain commitments cannot reconstruct missing off-chain project content.
+Do not fabricate replacements or accept mismatched events to make cards appear.
+
+## Release handoff and open gates
+
+- [x] Release owner acknowledges these final findings and the 34-project gap.
+      Confirmed 2026-10-01 18:46:50 UTC in `/tmp/angor-final-handoff-ack.txt`: full
+      recovery remains open; publication held for required gates; preserve relay
+      data and rerun browser acceptance after bridge migration and OTA.
+- [ ] Resolve or explicitly carry the upstream discovery bug with accurate user
+      guidance; do not claim full recovery because the fixture passes.
+- [ ] Locate and verify remaining original project metadata/history, or obtain an
+      explicit operator scope decision; one project is not complete acceptance.
+- [ ] Preserve the verified public relay event/data through the candidate upgrade.
+- [ ] Repeat scoped browser acceptance after NPM bridge migration and OTA install.
+- [ ] Verify fresh ISO setup, NPM host propagation, public IP/default-host isolation,
+      certificate issuance/renewal and relay WebSocket routing; see NPM handoff.
+- [ ] Include updated app setup documentation and the read-only acceptance test.
+      No Angor image/config change was justified by the verified transaction data;
+      no image or catalog version should be bumped solely to disguise upstream failure.
+- [ ] Existing signed transaction-broadcast integration tests remain required;
+      this live investigation did not send real Bitcoin or test a funded investment.
+
+Raw local diagnostic logs are in `/tmp/angor-*-browser*.log` and
+`/tmp/angor-public-browser-acceptance.log`. The durable facts and recovery inventory
+above must remain available after temporary logs expire.

docs/angor-project-recovery-20261001.json

@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+{
+  "status": "INCOMPLETE: 34 original announcements not recovered from queried relays",
+  "source_inventory": "https://indexer.angor.io/api/v1/query/Angor/projects?limit=50",
+  "projects": [
+    {
+      "project": "angor1qryhse38vcyqnp0j6976q9f00a9jpj2ary03nlc",
+      "txid": "72d14227b78a260c9410a65585cb49e81e35eaa95b1b23ec702eb0512ca016a7",
+      "event_id": "adbf94d6152097f3d503cd68cc00dee34c1e1007914c00cfc3d6698d1ee01834",
+      "confirmed": true,
+      "commitment_matches": true,
+      "original_announcement_recovered": true
+    },
+    {
+      "project": "angor1q3eh4xg7t2hge7ctqk4yhmj7q23t6mdqa0ahg28",
+      "txid": "f5ff2e1a6b7340ddb9944c2ae6477c6b0b12993c9919f6e9b7b9e7a5e9a68f6d",
+      "event_id": "f4417e39c9b47afafd84cdda2017207e0929df2852badbf8d909bf6f647f4f2d",
+      "confirmed": true,
+      "commitment_matches": true,
+      "original_announcement_recovered": false
+    },
+    {
+      "project": "angor1qde7y830vtajref5vwag5x459m9w5y75gd49v4t",
+      "txid": "205ce39688572ef0168c1c1231c25ec632abb2c2b64c52fccb4f53eb0a49e300",
+      "event_id": "ca76084c2bc3301f8fe00dd8a93c6d6c0ad015e50676cdd3e44c8bd765f157d5",
+      "confirmed": true,
+      "commitment_matches": true,
+      "original_announcement_recovered": false
+    },
+    {
+      "project": "angor1q9k9976ytwkkmswlq24e89l2fxuxl57gfp8yxgr",
+      "txid": "00a0120818698ef3d72d360e29e9e4e7d0a35c180967186d1e715aef797c26a8",
+      "event_id": "a04d1eed8c1261cb5fca6a6faf16a5f87a9672cf40d1117b25f2da60e6e8f84c",
+      "confirmed": true,
+      "commitment_matches": true,
+      "original_announcement_recovered": false
+    },
+    {
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+}

docs/app-developer-guide.md

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ app:
 | `app.container.pull_policy` | Pull behavior, usually `if-not-present` |
 | `app.container.network` | Podman network setting such as `archy-net` or `pasta`; dangerous namespace-sharing modes are rejected |
 | `app.container.entrypoint` / `custom_args` | Entrypoint and command override |
-| `app.container.derived_env` | Environment values rendered from host facts. The complete placeholder set is `{{HOST_IP}}`, `{{HOST_MDNS}}`, `{{DISK_GB}}`, `{{BITCOIN_HOST}}`; an unknown name or an unbalanced `{{` is a parse error, so typos fail loudly |
+| `app.container.derived_env` | Environment values rendered from host facts. The complete placeholder set is `{{HOST_IP}}`, `{{HOST_MDNS}}`, `{{DISK_GB}}`, `{{BITCOIN_HOST}}`, `{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}`; an unknown name or an unbalanced `{{` is a parse error, so typos fail loudly. `{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}` is the Nostr public keys of the identities the app signer (the NIP-07 bridge's identity picker) offers, the node's own appliance identity excluded, as sorted, comma-joined 64-char hex. It is resolved when the app is installed or started, so changes to your identities, including removals, take effect on the app's next restart: until then a removed identity keeps its access; with no such identity the app refuses to start rather than render an empty value |
 | `app.container.secret_env` | Environment values read from `/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/<secret_file>`, injected as podman secrets (never visible in `podman inspect` or unit files) |
 | `app.container.generated_secrets` | Secrets the orchestrator creates on first use (`hex16`/`hex32`/`base64`/`bcrypt`) — self-healing, 0600, no host provisioning |
 | `app.container.generated_certs` | Self-signed TLS certs materialised before create; CN/SANs rendered from host facts |
@@ -765,3 +765,13 @@ Every supported app must satisfy the lifecycle contract:
 For apps with special dependencies, launch must explain dependency wait states instead of showing a dead iframe. Examples include Bitcoin sync/IBD, Lightning wallet readiness, Nostr signer bridge injection, Tailscale login/auth, and app-specific setup screens.
 
 Runtime changes should be validated with focused tests first, then the release lifecycle harness on the validation host when host access is intentionally resumed.
+
+### Adapters for shared services
+
+A service that reuses an installed stack can declare `install_prerequisites`
+with the required component app ids and keep the runtime relationship in
+`dependencies`. This refuses an incomplete installation before creating the
+adapter instead of reporting a successful installation with no usable backend.
+For example, Angor Indexer requires `mempool-api` (shown to users as its owning
+Mempool app), shares that index and declares only an `api` interface. API-only
+interfaces belong in Services and do not generate browser launch buttons.

docs/app-lifecycle-repair-20260930.md

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# App lifecycle repair — 2026-09-30
+
+Status: source repairs, optimized build, new-node recovery and scoped live
+lifecycle acceptance verified. Full release gate remains pending.
+These are next-release changes. Published 1.8.21 artifacts remain unchanged.
+
+## Report
+
+The operator reports that restarting an app can make it disappear, and a hard
+refresh offers installation again. Newly installed apps sometimes fail to
+connect in both embedded views and browser tabs. The new X250 additionally reproduced GitWorkshop disappearing during install
+and Nginx Proxy Manager spending approximately 14 minutes at 70%. A disposable
+app on the dev box exposed a separate restart failure.
+
+## Findings and repairs
+
+- Quadlet removes containers during stop/restart. The scanner protected existing
+  in-memory entries but did not reconstruct an absent app on a fresh daemon.
+  It now synthesizes stopped entries from the durable installed set, respecting
+  uninstall records, normalizing container prefixes, and preserving cached
+  metadata. Absence does not establish an image version or available update.
+- Concurrent read/modify/write operations could lose installed-app records;
+  in-place writes could expose truncated JSON to readers. Serialize writers,
+  publish by atomic rename, and sync the file and parent directory. Legacy
+  package install/uninstall success paths update the durable record too.
+- Scans and lifecycle/progress operations could replace a newer model from an
+  older snapshot. Use locked mutations for lifecycle/progress, and merge scan
+  results only into entries unchanged since the scan's merge snapshot.
+- Container running state and TCP accept alone did not establish HTTP readiness.
+  Add explicit `ui-ready` based on bounded HTTP probes of the loopback upstream;
+  reject connection failures and server errors, accept normal redirects and
+  authentication challenges, and do not follow redirects or send credentials.
+  Self-signed HTTPS apps are probed locally without certificate validation.
+- The app gate swept new listeners only every 60 seconds. Wake that sweep
+  immediately for a ready upstream whose declared gate port is not yet claimed,
+  and withhold readiness until external and Tor listener claims exist.
+- Fixed launch URLs could bypass suppressed runtime URLs. Enforce readiness in
+  app cards, details, centralized embedded/browser launchers, and session frames.
+  Starting/restarting clears readiness immediately. A waiting frame does not
+  load an iframe and resumes when the backend reports readiness.
+
+### New X250 findings
+
+- The published ISO copied only `bitcoin-ui`, `lnd-ui` and `electrs-ui` build
+  directories. GitWorkshop failed because `/opt/archipelago/docker/archipelago-source`
+  was missing. Copy the complete docker source tree for bundled and unbundled
+  ISOs, matching OTA packaging. Validate every manifest build context and
+  Dockerfile in OTA staging, ISO staging and the mounted ISO smoke test.
+- After restoring the omitted contexts, GitWorkshop's retained npm audit rejected
+  newly reported brace-expansion, fast-uri and ip-address vulnerabilities.
+  Refresh the existing pinned dependency patch, keeping the audit enabled.
+  Clean install/audit (zero advisories), type-check, 152 upstream tests and
+  subpath production build pass. The image builds on the X250 and `/healthz`
+  returns 200. No wallet or Bitcoin container restart was needed.
+- Nginx was receiving data, not frozen: over 1 GB read during the pull. It
+  completed at 12:40:46 UTC after starting at 12:26:27; its web endpoint returns
+  200. The orchestrated path previously labelled the entire download/build/start
+  operation "Creating container" at 70%. Give that aggregate operation its own
+  truthful label and earlier phase; no byte-level download estimate is claimed.
+- Restore install progress immediately from an already-loaded server snapshot,
+  so a new store created after hard refresh does not wait for another mutation.
+- Replace the install modal's native version popup with inline radio choices.
+  On this actual X250's Chromium 152 kiosk renderer, selection changes work,
+  options have white text on dark backgrounds, and remain above pruning controls.
+  Screenshot and browser assertions captured; no install confirmation was clicked.
+
+### Restart safety
+
+The disposable fixture restart at 12:38:05 UTC stopped its container, then
+`ss | kill` in runtime port cleanup sent SIGTERM to the management daemon at
+12:38:35. The daemon owned the gate listener on the same port at other addresses.
+Systemd restarted management; Bitcoin and LND container IDs/start times were
+unchanged. Remove port-owner kills and broad `pkill` patterns from restart,
+install recovery and Grafana preparation. Recovery now uses the existing
+container-ID-aware ghost reaper: absent container ownership must be established
+before a process is terminated. A real listening-socket regression checks that
+conflict cleanup preserves the host listener. App-gate manifest lookup now honors
+`ARCHIPELAGO_APPS_DIR`, matching the orchestrator's configured manifest root.
+
+## Validation
+
+- Full frontend suite: 139 files, 1,126 tests passed; final focused kiosk/store
+  checks: nine passed. Production frontend build passed.
+- Final isolated backend suite: 1,567 passed, zero failed, four existing ignored
+  tests. Optimized backend build passed and was deployed to the development node.
+- Tests cover empty runtime inventory, alias deduplication, uninstall exclusion,
+  concurrent durable writes, concurrent state changes, stale scan publication,
+  TCP-without-HTTP, HTTP statuses including 502/503, and gate listener claims.
+- Live disposable Node fixture delayed HTTP startup by 25 seconds. Desktop and
+  mobile retained the waiting screen through hard refresh without mounting an
+  iframe, then opened the exact fixture page automatically when ready.
+- Restart retained the app in both state APIs throughout and returned to ready;
+  the management PID did not change. Stopping removed the Quadlet container;
+  restarting management reconstructed its installed/stopped entry without a
+  false update offer. Starting it again succeeded. Desktop and mobile continued
+  to show the installed app after hard refresh.
+- LAN access required node authentication and returned exact fixture bytes after
+  authentication. The fixture was uninstalled through the package lifecycle API;
+  its temporary manifest root and service override were removed.
+- Bitcoin and LND container IDs and start times stayed unchanged through all
+  scoped checks and management restarts. No wallet data was used by the fixture.
+- X250 kiosk checks also opened the repaired GitWorkshop and Nginx Proxy Manager
+  pages successfully, with no failed local resource loads.
+
+## Limits
+
+This prevents the identified lifecycle/readiness failures; it cannot guarantee
+that an app or network never fails after a successful readiness check. Actual
+application failures must remain visible rather than being labelled successful.
+The full lifecycle/reboot release gate and funded acceptance of the reviewed
+paid-download PRs remain pending. The X250 kiosk fix has live rendering evidence.

docs/app-manifest-spec.md

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Exactly **one** of `image` or `build` must be present (image XOR build).
 | `network_aliases` | list of string | Extra DNS names on `network` (podman `--network-alias`) — lets stack members answer to short baked-in hostnames (`api`, `minio`, `relay`). |
 | `entrypoint` | list of string | Entrypoint override. |
 | `custom_args` | list of string | Extra positional args appended after the image. |
-| `derived_env` | list | `- { key, template }` — template rendered against host facts at apply time. The allow-list is exactly `{{HOST_IP}}`, `{{HOST_MDNS}}`, `{{DISK_GB}}`, `{{BITCOIN_HOST}}` (`DERIVED_PLACEHOLDERS`); an unknown name or unbalanced `{{` fails validation. `{{BITCOIN_HOST}}` resolves to whichever Bitcoin app is running (`bitcoin-knots` or `bitcoin-core`, defaulting to knots). Never hard-code host specifics. |
+| `derived_env` | list | `- { key, template }` — template rendered against host facts at apply time. The allow-list is exactly `{{HOST_IP}}`, `{{HOST_MDNS}}`, `{{DISK_GB}}`, `{{BITCOIN_HOST}}`, `{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}` (`DERIVED_PLACEHOLDERS`); an unknown name or unbalanced `{{` fails validation. `{{BITCOIN_HOST}}` resolves to whichever Bitcoin app is running (`bitcoin-knots` or `bitcoin-core`, defaulting to knots). `{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}` resolves to the Nostr public keys of the identities the app signer (the NIP-07 bridge's identity picker) offers, the node's own appliance identity excluded, as sorted, comma-joined 64-char hex. It is resolved at install and on every start, so changes to your identities, including removals, take effect on the app's next restart: until then a removed identity keeps its access; with no such identity the app refuses to start rather than render an empty value. Never hard-code host specifics. |
 | `secret_env` | list | `- { key, secret_file }` — value read from `/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/<secret_file>` and injected as a **podman secret**, so it never appears in `podman inspect` or unit files. `secret_file` must be a bare filename (no `/`, no `..`). |
 | `generated_secrets` | list | `- { name, kind }` — orchestrator materialises the secret on first use (0600, rootless service user, idempotent + self-healing). `kind ∈ hex16 | hex32 | base64 | bcrypt` (bcrypt writes `<name>` = hash and `<name>.pw` = plaintext). |
 | `generated_certs` | list | `- { crt, key, common_name?, sans? }` — self-signed TLS materialised before create; CN/SANs rendered against host facts. |
@@ -290,3 +290,46 @@ app:
 Validate with `scripts/validate-app-manifest.sh` and regenerate the catalog
 with `scripts/generate-app-catalog.py` (drift-checked in CI by
 `scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py`).
+
+### Persistent-state backup for runtime repairs
+
+`app.backup_before_runtime_change: true` opts an app into a stopped-state snapshot
+before reconciliation changes a service’s network, ports, security settings,
+command or health configuration. Image-upgrade backup policy remains separate. The orchestrator
+archives writable persistent bind mounts under the node data directory, collapses
+nested mounts, excludes the runtime Podman socket, and preserves the previous
+Quadlet definition for rollback. Named volumes, outside-data-root state and
+symlinked mount roots fail closed rather than silently producing an incomplete
+backup. A failed snapshot resumes the original service and leaves migration
+pending. Private archives are retained under `migration-backups/`; fresh installs
+and unchanged runtime configurations do not create migration snapshots.
+
+Catalog generation preserves the previously published base manifest for older
+daemons and puts opted-in network changes in a signed `manifest_variants` entry
+requiring `runtime-migration-backup-v1`. New runtimes select only variants whose
+complete requirement list they support. Supply `BASE_CATALOG` when generating
+against a different reviewed pre-migration catalog. This keeps catalog refresh
+from applying a migration before the matching OTA code is installed.
+
+### Existing shared-service prerequisites
+
+`app.install_prerequisites` is an optional list of existing app ids, for example
+`[mempool-api]` for a headless indexer adapter. The runtime checks their manifest
+container names before recording installation or changing any dependency. If one
+is missing, installation refuses with its owning app's title and removes the
+optimistic install tile. Runtime observation errors fail closed. This does not
+automatically install dependencies, alter Bitcoin pruning, or require a synced
+backend merely to recognize an already-installed service. Declare ongoing
+relationships separately in `dependencies`; use the app health check for actual
+API readiness. Self-dependencies and malformed ids are invalid.
+
+### App owner identity placeholder
+
+`{{NODE_IDENTITY_PUBKEYS}}` is opt-in per manifest. It gives the application the
+comma-separated public keys of all user identities offered by the app signer,
+excluding the appliance identity. It grants no signing capability or private
+keys. Describe any resulting owner/upload privileges in the app documentation: a
+shared list also links those identities to the same installation. An absent node
+key, malformed owner key or empty owner set fails setup rather than rendering an
+empty allow-list. Do not use this as an anonymous or per-profile authorization
+mechanism. Existing manifests that omit it keep their existing configuration.