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The welcome banner picked its address with 'hostname -I | awk {print $1}',
so a node with WireGuard up advertised 10.44.0.1 — its own tunnel address,
present on EVERY node — as its web ui / ssh address. Off-tunnel that is
unreachable, and after a headless box moves to a new network it is exactly
the wrong thing to trust (framework-pt, 2026-08-15).
- Pick the default route's source address; fall back to the first address
that is not WireGuard 10.44/16, CGNAT 100.64/10, or loopback.
- Also print http://<hostname>.local when avahi is up — the one address
that survives any DHCP change, which is the real answer for headless
boxes that move between networks.
- scripts/welcome-banner.sh is the new canonical copy, embedded in the
binary (tor-helper pattern): bootstrap::run_welcome_banner_sync rewrites
/etc/profile.d/archipelago.sh on ISO-installed nodes at startup, so the
fix reaches the deployed fleet with the next OTA instead of only fresh
ISOs. Machines without an installer-baked banner are left untouched.
- Same fix inlined in the live ISO builder's PROFILE heredoc
(image-recipe/_archived/build-auto-installer-iso.sh).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Archipelago OS Image Recipes
Build scripts for creating bootable Debian Linux OS images for Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS.
Quick Start
Build the ISO
# 1. Sync latest configs from live dev server
# 2. Build components
./scripts/build-backend.sh
./scripts/build-frontend.sh
# 3. Build the ISO
./build-debian-iso.sh
This creates a bootable Debian Live ISO with Archipelago pre-installed.
Write to USB
# Using dd (recommended)
./write-usb-dd.sh /dev/diskN
# Or use Balena Etcher to flash the ISO
See the ISO-BUILD-CHECKLIST.md for a comprehensive build workflow.
See the Architecture documentation for detailed system information.
What's Included
- Debian Linux Base: Debian 13 (Trixie) with security updates applied during ISO/install creation
- Podman: Container runtime for apps (rootless by default)
- Archipelago Backend: Rust-based API server
- Archipelago Frontend: Vue.js web interface
- Systemd Services: Automatic service management
- Network Configuration: NetworkManager for easy setup
Build Output
results/archipelago-installer-x86_64.iso- Bootable hybrid ISO image
Supported Platforms
- x86_64: Dell OptiPlex, HP ProDesk 400 G4 DM, Start9 Server Pure, and other x86_64 machines
- Build Systems: macOS (requires Docker) and Linux (native or Docker)
Installation Methods
1. Live USB Boot
Boot from USB, run in live mode to test, or install to disk.
2. Full Disk Installation
From the live environment, run:
sudo /archipelago/install-to-disk.sh
This installs Archipelago to a target disk using debootstrap.
Directory Structure
image-recipe/
├── build-debian-iso.sh # Main ISO builder
├── write-usb-dd.sh # Write ISO to USB with dd
├── create-fat32-usb.sh # Alternative USB creation
├── archipelago-scripts/ # Scripts included in ISO
│ ├── install-to-disk.sh # Disk installer
│ └── setup-bitcoin.sh # Bitcoin Core setup
├── scripts/ # Build helper scripts
│ ├── build-backend.sh # Compile Rust backend
│ ├── build-frontend.sh # Build Vue.js frontend
│ └── check-dependencies.sh # Verify build requirements
└── results/ # Built ISO output
Requirements
- Docker (for macOS builds)
- xorriso (for ISO creation):
brew install xorriso - 7zip (for ISO extraction):
brew install p7zip