0ed892a412
Fixes three Bitcoin/wallet failures observed across the fleet on v1.7.90-alpha
(all nodes were already on the latest build — these were live bugs, not stale
builds), plus the missing ElectrumX tile, and adds automated coverage so each
can't regress silently.
Receive address (".116 receive fails", ".228 false 'wallet is locked'"):
- LND publishes its REST API on a host port that can drift from the manifest
(a container created when the mapping was 8080 kept publishing 8080 after the
manifest moved to 18080). The in-process client connects to the manifest port,
gets connection-refused, and wallet init fails forever while the container
looks "Up". Add published-port drift detection to the reconciler
(container_ports_drifted / host_port_bindings_drifted) that recreates a
drifted backend even for restart-sensitive apps — a drifted container is
already broken, so leaving it "untouched" only perpetuates the failure.
- Receive errors now carry a stable [CODE] token (REST_UNREACHABLE, WALLET_LOCKED,
WALLET_UNINITIALIZED, SYNCING) and always start with "Bitcoin address" so they
survive the RPC error sanitizer instead of collapsing to the generic
"Operation failed". The UI maps the code instead of guessing wallet state from
substrings — so an unreachable REST endpoint is no longer mislabelled "locked".
Bitcoin install (".198 bitcoin gone / reinstall just stops"):
- bitcoin-knots requires the secret bitcoin-rpc-txrelay-rpcauth, which was only
generated by the tx-relay flow. Nodes that never used tx-relay lacked it, so
secret resolution hard-failed and the whole Bitcoin stack cascaded. Generate
it idempotently before bitcoin starts (ensure_app_secrets, reusing
ensure_txrelay_credentials), and name the missing secret in the error so a
genuine gap is actionable instead of a bare "IO error".
ElectrumX app tile missing on every node with it installed:
- The catalog generator dropped electrumx because the manifest had no
interfaces.main block, so the tile had no launch URL and was hidden. Declare
the companion UI port (50002) in the manifest, regenerate the catalog, and let
an app with a known launch URL stay launchable while its backend is still
"starting" (ElectrumX indexes for 10m+).
Test harness:
- New lifecycle bats suites: bitcoin-receive, port-drift, secret-completeness
(validated live; port-drift catches the real .116 drift).
- Rust unit tests for drift detection, the receive reason-code classifier, and
the named-missing-secret error; vitest for the UI code mapping.
- create-release.sh now runs tests/release/run.sh and aborts the release on
failure — previously it ran no tests at all.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Archipelago
Self-Sovereign Bitcoin Node OS
Archipelago is a bootable personal server OS. Flash it to a USB drive, install on any x86_64 or ARM64 machine, and manage Bitcoin infrastructure, self-hosted apps, and decentralized identity through a glassmorphism web UI.
Features
Bitcoin Infrastructure
- Bitcoin Knots full node with pruning support
- LND Lightning Network daemon with channel management
- ElectrumX Electrum server for wallet connectivity
- BTCPay Server for accepting Bitcoin payments
- Mempool block explorer and fee estimator
- Fedimint federation guardian and gateway
Self-Hosted Apps (29)
Bitcoin, Storage (FileBrowser, Immich, Nextcloud), Productivity (Penpot, Vaultwarden), Media (Jellyfin, PhotoPrism), Search (SearXNG), AI (Ollama), Network (Tailscale, Nginx Proxy Manager), Home (Home Assistant), Nostr (nostr-rs-relay, Nostrudel), Dev (Grafana, Portainer), and more.
Decentralized Identity
- Ed25519 node identity with DID Documents (did:key)
- Multi-identity management (Personal/Business/Anonymous)
- W3C Verifiable Credentials issuance and verification
- Decentralized Web Node (DWN) with bidirectional sync over Tor
- Nostr relay integration and NIP-07 signing for iframe apps
Multi-Node Federation
- Invite-based node joining over Tor hidden services
- Trust levels (Trusted/Verified/Untrusted) with DID-based auth
- Bidirectional DWN state sync between federated nodes
- File sharing with access controls (free/peers-only/paid)
Mesh Networking
- LoRa radio communication via Meshcore protocol
- Device discovery and mesh routing
- Off-grid Bitcoin balance checks (planned)
System Updates
- OTA updates from self-hosted Gitea (git.tx1138.com) with SHA256 verification
- Three update modes: Manual, Daily Check, Auto Apply (3 AM window)
- Rollback support with automatic backup before applying
- Full UI for update management in Settings
Security
- ChaCha20-Poly1305 encrypted secrets at rest, Argon2id password hashing
- Rootless Podman: read-only root, cap-drop ALL, non-root user, no-new-privileges
- TOTP two-factor authentication
- Per-endpoint rate limiting, CSRF protection, input validation
- AppArmor profiles for container confinement
- Tor hidden services for all inter-node communication
- All crypto and container dependencies pinned to exact versions
- Full penetration test completed (33 findings, all remediated)
Quick Start
Install from ISO
- Download the ISO for your architecture (x86_64 or ARM64)
- Flash to USB drive with Balena Etcher or
dd - Boot from USB on target hardware
- Follow the automated installer
- Access the web UI at
http://<device-ip> - Set your password and start the onboarding wizard
Supported Hardware
| Platform | Examples | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| x86_64 | Intel NUC, mini PCs, any 64-bit PC | 4GB RAM, 32GB storage |
| ARM64 | Raspberry Pi 5, ARM64 SBCs | 4GB RAM, 32GB storage |
Recommended: 8GB+ RAM, 1TB+ NVMe SSD (for full Bitcoin node)
Development
Prerequisites
- macOS or Linux for frontend development
- Linux dev server (Debian 13) for backend builds — never build Rust on macOS for Linux
- Node.js 20+, Rust stable toolchain
Frontend Development
cd neode-ui
npm install
npm start # Dev server on http://localhost:8100 (mock backend on :5959)
npm run type-check # TypeScript validation
npm run build # Production build → web/dist/neode-ui/
Deploy to Server
./scripts/deploy-to-target.sh --live # Deploy to primary dev server
./scripts/deploy-to-target.sh --both # Deploy to both LAN servers
Release (tarball-only)
Releases ship as a backend binary and a frontend tarball referenced by
releases/manifest.json. Nodes OTA-update via scripts/self-update.sh.
./scripts/create-release.sh 1.2.3
git push gitea-local main --tags
git push gitea-vps2 main --tags
ISO builds are archived under image-recipe/_archived/ and not part of the
release deliverable.
Architecture
Debian 13 (Trixie)
├── Rootless Podman (30 containers, archy-net DNS)
├── Nginx (reverse proxy, security headers, rate limiting)
├── Rust Backend (JSON-RPC API on 127.0.0.1:5678)
│ ├── core/archipelago/ — RPC endpoints, auth, identity, federation, mesh
│ ├── core/container/ — PodmanClient (REST API socket), manifests, health
│ ├── core/security/ — AppArmor, secrets, Cosign image verification
│ └── 6 more crates — models, helpers, js-engine, performance, etc.
├── Vue 3 Frontend (Composition API + TypeScript strict + Pinia + Tailwind)
└── System Tor (hidden services, SOCKS5 proxy)
~49,000 lines of Rust | ~47,000 lines of TypeScript/Vue | 78 shell scripts | 30 container apps
Documentation
| Doc | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Architecture | System design, codebase stats, data paths |
| Architecture Review (HTML) | Interactive guide with diagrams and learning path |
| Developer Guide | Dev setup, workflow, code conventions |
| API Reference | Complete RPC endpoint reference |
| App Developer Guide | Building and publishing apps |
| User Walkthrough | End-user installation and usage guide |
| Troubleshooting | Diagnostic scenarios and solutions |
| Operations Runbook | Ops commands and emergency recovery |
| Security Audit | Penetration test findings |
| Master Plan | Phased roadmap and task tracking |
Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch (
feature/description) - Follow the coding standards in CLAUDE.md
- Submit a pull request