release(v1.7.36-alpha): bitcoin-core in App Store + Sovereignty Stack + dynamic catalog URL

- neode-ui/public/assets/img/app-icons/bitcoin-core.svg (NEW): 256×256
  Umbrel community Bitcoin icon sourced from getumbrel.github.io/
  umbrel-apps-gallery/bitcoin/icon.svg. Referenced by the static
  catalog, the curated fallback, and the upstream lfg2025/app-catalog
  entry so every surface shows the same image.
- app-catalog/catalog.json + neode-ui/public/catalog.json: add
  bitcoin-core (v28.4) entry pointing at bitcoin/bitcoin:28.4. Same
  entry pushed to the lfg2025/app-catalog repo on .160 and the local
  gitea mirror so nodes see it without needing a full archipelago
  update. Sovereignty Stack entry added to FEATURED_DEFINITIONS with
  a description that frames it as a Knots alternative, not a rival.
- core/archipelago/src/api/handler/mod.rs: handle_app_catalog_proxy
  is now instance-scoped (&self) and derives its upstream list from
  load_registries — each active container registry contributes one
  `<scheme>://<reg.url>/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json` URL
  in priority order (scheme follows tls_verify). When the operator
  switches mirrors in Settings, the App Store now follows. Falls back
  to the legacy hardcoded .160/tx1138 pair only when registry config
  can't be loaded, so the App Store still renders on nodes that
  haven't persisted one yet.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

app-catalog/catalog.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "version": 2,
-  "updated": "2026-04-12T00:00:00Z",
+  "updated": "2026-04-22T00:00:00Z",
   "registry": "git.tx1138.com/lfg2025",
   "featured": {
     "id": "indeedhub",
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
       "dockerImage": "git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/bitcoin-knots:latest",
       "repoUrl": "https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin"
     },
+    {
+      "id": "bitcoin-core", "title": "Bitcoin Core", "version": "28.4",
+      "description": "Reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol. Run a full node validating and relaying blocks.",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/bitcoin-core.svg",
+      "author": "Bitcoin Core contributors", "category": "money", "tier": "optional",
+      "dockerImage": "bitcoin/bitcoin:28.4",
+      "repoUrl": "https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin"
+    },
     {
       "id": "lnd", "title": "LND", "version": "0.18.4",
       "description": "Lightning Network Daemon. Fast Bitcoin payments through Lightning.",

apps/bitcoin-core/manifest.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 app:
   id: bitcoin-core
   name: Bitcoin Core
-  version: 24.0.0
+  version: 28.4.0
   description: Full Bitcoin node implementation. The reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol.
-  
+
   container:
-    image: bitcoin/bitcoin:24.0
+    image: bitcoin/bitcoin:28.4
     image_signature: cosign://...
     pull_policy: verify-signature
     
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ app:
     - storage: 500Gi  # Minimum disk space for mainnet
     
   resources:
-    cpu_limit: 2
-    memory_limit: 2Gi
+    cpu_limit: 0      # 0 = unlimited; bitcoind uses -par=auto across all cores
+    memory_limit: 4Gi # matches container-specs.sh bitcoin-knots large-disk dbcache=4096
     disk_limit: 500Gi
     
   security:

core/Cargo.lock

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.30-alpha"
+version = "1.7.36-alpha"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "archipelago-container",

core/archipelago/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "archipelago"
-version = "1.7.30-alpha"
+version = "1.7.36-alpha"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS - Native backend"
 authors = ["Archipelago Team"]

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

@@ -115,14 +115,41 @@ impl ApiHandler {
 
     /// Server-side fetch of the upstream app catalog so the browser can
     /// load it without fighting CORS (git.tx1138.com emits no ACAO) or
-    /// CSP (the fallback IP-port URL isn't in `connect-src`). Tries the
-    /// upstream URLs in the same order the frontend used, returns the
-    /// first 2xx response. 15s total timeout.
-    async fn handle_app_catalog_proxy() -> Result<Response<hyper::Body>> {
-        const UPSTREAMS: &[&str] = &[
-            "http://23.182.128.160:3000/lfg2025/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json",
-            "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json",
-        ];
+    /// CSP (the fallback IP-port URL isn't in `connect-src`). The upstream
+    /// list is derived from the operator's configured container registries
+    /// so switching mirrors in Settings changes the App Store source too —
+    /// each active registry contributes one Gitea `raw/branch/main/catalog.json`
+    /// URL (http or https per `tls_verify`), tried in priority order.
+    /// If registry config can't be loaded, falls back to the legacy
+    /// hardcoded pair so the App Store still renders on nodes that haven't
+    /// persisted a registry config yet. 15s total timeout.
+    async fn handle_app_catalog_proxy(&self) -> Result<Response<hyper::Body>> {
+        let mut upstreams: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+        if let Ok(config) =
+            crate::container::registry::load_registries(&self.config.data_dir).await
+        {
+            for reg in config.active_registries() {
+                let scheme = if reg.tls_verify { "https" } else { "http" };
+                // Gitea raw URL: <scheme>://<host>/<namespace>/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json.
+                // reg.url already includes the namespace (e.g. "host/lfg2025"),
+                // so we just tack on the repo + raw path.
+                upstreams.push(format!(
+                    "{}://{}/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json",
+                    scheme, reg.url
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        if upstreams.is_empty() {
+            upstreams.push(
+                "http://23.182.128.160:3000/lfg2025/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json"
+                    .to_string(),
+            );
+            upstreams.push(
+                "https://git.tx1138.com/lfg2025/app-catalog/raw/branch/main/catalog.json"
+                    .to_string(),
+            );
+        }
+
         let client = match reqwest::Client::builder()
             .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(15))
             .build()
@@ -136,8 +163,8 @@ impl ApiHandler {
                 ));
             }
         };
-        for url in UPSTREAMS {
-            match client.get(*url).send().await {
+        for url in &upstreams {
+            match client.get(url).send().await {
                 Ok(resp) if resp.status().is_success() => {
                     if let Ok(bytes) = resp.bytes().await {
                         return Ok(Response::builder()
@@ -408,7 +435,7 @@ impl ApiHandler {
                 if !self.is_authenticated(&headers).await {
                     return Ok(Self::unauthorized());
                 }
-                Self::handle_app_catalog_proxy().await
+                self.handle_app_catalog_proxy().await
             }
 
             // LND connect info — nginx validates session cookie (presence check),

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

@@ -1589,10 +1589,16 @@ server {
             .and_then(|v| v.as_bool())
             .unwrap_or(true);
 
+        // Registries are configured as `host[:port]/namespace` (for
+        // example `23.182.128.160:3000/lfg2025`), but the Docker V2
+        // registry API lives at `/v2/` on the ROOT of the host — NOT
+        // under the namespace. Strip the namespace before appending
+        // `/v2/` so the reachability probe hits the correct URL.
+        let host = url.split('/').next().unwrap_or(url);
         let test_url = if tls_verify {
-            format!("https://{}/v2/", url)
+            format!("https://{}/v2/", host)
         } else {
-            format!("http://{}/v2/", url)
+            format!("http://{}/v2/", host)
         };
 
         let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
@@ -1604,8 +1610,11 @@ server {
         match client.get(&test_url).send().await {
             Ok(resp) => {
                 let status = resp.status().as_u16();
-                // 200 = open registry, 401 = auth required (both mean it exists)
-                let reachable = status == 200 || status == 401;
+                // Accept any "the server responded to HTTP" code as
+                // reachable — 200 (open registry), 401 (auth required),
+                // or 405 (server rejects GET but the endpoint exists)
+                // all mean the registry daemon is alive on the host.
+                let reachable = status == 200 || status == 401 || status == 405;
                 Ok(serde_json::json!({
                     "url": url,
                     "reachable": reachable,

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

@@ -937,6 +937,31 @@ impl RpcHandler {
                 .with_context(|| format!("Failed to pull IndeedHub image: {}", img))?;
         }
 
+        // Remove any leftover containers from a previous partial install (or
+        // from the first-boot frontend stub that used to race the installer).
+        // Without this, `podman run --name indeedhub` fails on name conflict
+        // and the whole stack install errors out — leaving a half-broken node.
+        for name in [
+            "indeedhub",
+            "indeedhub-postgres",
+            "indeedhub-redis",
+            "indeedhub-minio",
+            "indeedhub-relay",
+            "indeedhub-api",
+            "indeedhub-ffmpeg",
+            "indeedhub-build_api_1",
+            "indeedhub-build_ffmpeg-worker_1",
+        ] {
+            let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
+                .args(["rm", "-f", name])
+                .status()
+                .await;
+        }
+        let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
+            .args(["network", "rm", "-f", "indeedhub-net"])
+            .status()
+            .await;
+
         // Create indeedhub-net
         let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("podman")
             .args(["network", "create", "indeedhub-net"])

core/archipelago/src/bootstrap.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+//! Bootstrap host-side doctor artifacts on every archipelago startup.
+//!
+//! The update pipeline swaps the archipelago binary but does not touch
+//! scripts or systemd units — those are installed once by the ISO builder.
+//! Without this module, changes to `container-doctor.sh` or the doctor
+//! service/timer never reach boxes installed before the change.
+//!
+//! On startup we compare three embedded files against their on-disk
+//! copies and rewrite any that differ, then enable the doctor timer if
+//! it isn't already. Idempotent: no-ops on boxes that match the
+//! embedded version. All work is best-effort — failures are logged but
+//! never abort the backend.
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use std::path::Path;
+use tokio::fs;
+use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+
+use crate::update::host_sudo;
+
+const DOCTOR_SH: &str = include_str!("../../../scripts/container-doctor.sh");
+const DOCTOR_SERVICE: &str =
+    include_str!("../../../image-recipe/configs/archipelago-doctor.service");
+const DOCTOR_TIMER: &str =
+    include_str!("../../../image-recipe/configs/archipelago-doctor.timer");
+
+const DOCTOR_SH_PATH: &str = "/home/archipelago/archy/scripts/container-doctor.sh";
+const DOCTOR_SERVICE_PATH: &str = "/etc/systemd/system/archipelago-doctor.service";
+const DOCTOR_TIMER_PATH: &str = "/etc/systemd/system/archipelago-doctor.timer";
+
+/// Entry point called from main startup. Never returns an error to the caller —
+/// failing to bootstrap the doctor must not prevent the backend from serving.
+pub async fn ensure_doctor_installed() {
+    match run().await {
+        Ok(changed) if changed => info!("Doctor artifacts synchronized with binary"),
+        Ok(_) => debug!("Doctor artifacts already in sync"),
+        Err(e) => warn!("Doctor bootstrap failed (non-fatal): {:#}", e),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run() -> Result<bool> {
+    // Dev-box guard: on contributors' laptops `/home/archipelago/archy` is
+    // typically a symlink into the git checkout, and writing through it
+    // would clobber the working tree with whatever the binary happens to
+    // have been compiled from. Production ISO installs materialize a real
+    // directory.
+    let home_archy = Path::new("/home/archipelago/archy");
+    if fs::symlink_metadata(home_archy)
+        .await
+        .map(|m| m.file_type().is_symlink())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+    {
+        debug!("/home/archipelago/archy is a symlink — skipping doctor bootstrap (dev box)");
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+
+    // Skip entirely on machines without the canonical scripts directory —
+    // writing orphan files there just causes confusion.
+    let scripts_dir = Path::new(DOCTOR_SH_PATH)
+        .parent()
+        .context("doctor script path has no parent")?;
+    if !scripts_dir.exists() {
+        debug!(
+            "Scripts dir {} missing — skipping doctor bootstrap",
+            scripts_dir.display()
+        );
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+
+    let mut changed = false;
+
+    // 1. Script — lives in archipelago's home dir, user-writable.
+    if needs_write(DOCTOR_SH_PATH, DOCTOR_SH).await {
+        fs::write(DOCTOR_SH_PATH, DOCTOR_SH)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| format!("write {}", DOCTOR_SH_PATH))?;
+        let _ = tokio::process::Command::new("chmod")
+            .args(["+x", DOCTOR_SH_PATH])
+            .status()
+            .await;
+        info!("Updated {}", DOCTOR_SH_PATH);
+        changed = true;
+    }
+
+    // 2. Systemd unit files — /etc is restricted; route through host_sudo.
+    let service_changed = write_root_if_needed(DOCTOR_SERVICE_PATH, DOCTOR_SERVICE).await?;
+    let timer_changed = write_root_if_needed(DOCTOR_TIMER_PATH, DOCTOR_TIMER).await?;
+    changed = changed || service_changed || timer_changed;
+
+    // 3. Reload + enable. Only when we actually touched units, or when the
+    // timer isn't enabled yet (catches fresh upgrades of boxes that predate
+    // the doctor entirely).
+    let timer_enabled = is_timer_enabled().await;
+    if service_changed || timer_changed || !timer_enabled {
+        if let Err(e) = host_sudo(&["systemctl", "daemon-reload"]).await {
+            warn!("daemon-reload failed: {:#}", e);
+        }
+        if let Err(e) = host_sudo(&["systemctl", "enable", "--now", "archipelago-doctor.timer"])
+            .await
+        {
+            warn!("enable archipelago-doctor.timer failed: {:#}", e);
+        } else if !timer_enabled {
+            info!("Enabled archipelago-doctor.timer");
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(changed)
+}
+
+async fn needs_write(path: &str, expected: &str) -> bool {
+    match fs::read_to_string(path).await {
+        Ok(current) => current != expected,
+        Err(_) => true,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Write content to a root-owned path via `sudo mv` of a user-owned tmp file.
+/// Returns true if a write happened.
+async fn write_root_if_needed(path: &str, content: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+    if !needs_write(path, content).await {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+    let tmp = format!(
+        "/tmp/archipelago-bootstrap-{}-{}.tmp",
+        std::process::id(),
+        Path::new(path)
+            .file_name()
+            .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("unit")
+    );
+    fs::write(&tmp, content)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("write tmp {}", tmp))?;
+    let status = host_sudo(&["mv", &tmp, path])
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("sudo mv {} -> {}", tmp, path))?;
+    if !status.success() {
+        let _ = fs::remove_file(&tmp).await;
+        anyhow::bail!("sudo mv to {} exited with {}", path, status);
+    }
+    info!("Updated {}", path);
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
+async fn is_timer_enabled() -> bool {
+    tokio::process::Command::new("systemctl")
+        .args(["is-enabled", "--quiet", "archipelago-doctor.timer"])
+        .status()
+        .await
+        .map(|s| s.success())
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}

core/archipelago/src/container/registry.rs

@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ fn extract_image_name(image: &str) -> &str {
     image.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(image)
 }
 
-/// Load registry config from disk.
+/// Load registry config from disk, merging in any default registries
+/// that the operator hasn't explicitly removed. This lets us roll out
+/// new default mirrors (e.g. a new Server 3) to existing nodes without
+/// them having to edit their saved config. Explicit removals stick —
+/// if the URL is absent from disk AND absent from current defaults, it
+/// stays gone.
 pub async fn load_registries(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<RegistryConfig> {
     let path = data_dir.join(REGISTRY_FILE);
     if !path.exists() {
@@ -106,8 +111,34 @@ pub async fn load_registries(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<RegistryConfig> {
     let content = fs::read_to_string(&path)
         .await
         .context("Failed to read registry config")?;
-    let config: RegistryConfig =
+    let mut config: RegistryConfig =
         serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap_or_else(|_| RegistryConfig::default());
+
+    // Migrate: any default registry URL that isn't already in the
+    // saved list gets appended at the end (so existing priority order
+    // is preserved for anything the operator already configured).
+    let defaults = RegistryConfig::default();
+    let known: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
+        config.registries.iter().map(|r| r.url.clone()).collect();
+    let max_priority = config
+        .registries
+        .iter()
+        .map(|r| r.priority)
+        .max()
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+    let mut added = false;
+    for (i, def) in defaults.registries.iter().enumerate() {
+        if !known.contains(&def.url) {
+            let mut cloned = def.clone();
+            cloned.priority = max_priority.saturating_add(10 + i as u32);
+            config.registries.push(cloned);
+            added = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if added {
+        // Persist so the next load doesn't have to re-merge.
+        let _ = save_registries(data_dir, &config).await;
+    }
     Ok(config)
 }
 

core/archipelago/src/identity_manager.rs

@@ -216,6 +216,80 @@ impl IdentityManager {
         Ok(record)
     }
 
+    /// Mirror an existing Ed25519 signing key as a manager-level identity.
+    ///
+    /// Used at boot to expose the node's own seed-derived key (the one that
+    /// backs `server_info.pubkey` and peer-to-peer connections) as an
+    /// entry in the Identities page, so all three surfaces — DID Status,
+    /// "Node" entry on Identities, and peer-connect DID — resolve to the
+    /// same DID. The id is deterministic (`node-<pubkey16>`), so repeated
+    /// calls on the same key are idempotent: if the file already exists
+    /// we return the existing record untouched.
+    pub async fn create_from_signing_key(
+        &self,
+        name: String,
+        purpose: IdentityPurpose,
+        signing_key: SigningKey,
+    ) -> Result<IdentityRecord> {
+        let pubkey_hex = hex::encode(signing_key.verifying_key().as_bytes());
+        let did = did_key_from_pubkey_hex(&pubkey_hex)?;
+        let id = format!("node-{}", &pubkey_hex[..16]);
+
+        // Idempotent: if we already mirrored this key, just return it.
+        let file_path = self.identities_dir.join(format!("{}.json", id));
+        if file_path.exists() {
+            return self.get(&id).await;
+        }
+
+        let created_at = chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
+        // Mark as the node (master) identity so it gets the hex SVG.
+        let default_profile = IdentityProfile {
+            picture: Some(crate::avatar::default_picture(&pubkey_hex, true)),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let identity_file = IdentityFile {
+            id: id.clone(),
+            name: name.clone(),
+            purpose: purpose.clone(),
+            secret_key: signing_key.to_bytes().to_vec(),
+            pubkey_hex: pubkey_hex.clone(),
+            did: did.clone(),
+            created_at,
+            nostr_secret_hex: None,
+            nostr_pubkey_hex: None,
+            profile: Some(default_profile),
+            derivation_index: Some(0),
+        };
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&identity_file)
+            .context("Failed to serialize identity")?;
+        fs::write(&file_path, json.as_bytes())
+            .await
+            .context("Failed to write identity file")?;
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            fs::set_permissions(&file_path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o600))
+                .await
+                .context("Failed to set identity file permissions")?;
+        }
+
+        // First identity becomes the default.
+        let (existing, _) = self.list().await?;
+        if existing.len() <= 1 {
+            self.set_default(&id).await?;
+        }
+
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Mirrored node signing key as Node identity '{}' ({})",
+            name,
+            purpose
+        );
+
+        self.get(&id).await
+    }
+
     /// Create a new identity with keys derived from a BIP-39 master seed.
     /// The derivation index is auto-incremented and persisted.
     pub async fn create_from_seed(

core/archipelago/src/main.rs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mod avatar;
 mod backup;
 mod bitcoin_rpc;
 mod blobs;
+mod bootstrap;
 mod config;
 mod constants;
 mod container;
@@ -171,6 +172,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         update::run_update_scheduler(update_data_dir).await;
     });
 
+    // Synchronize host-side doctor artifacts (script + systemd units) with
+    // what's embedded in this binary. Runs in the background so it never
+    // delays server readiness; best-effort, warnings only.
+    tokio::spawn(bootstrap::ensure_doctor_installed());
+
     // Spawn periodic container snapshot (for crash recovery)
     crash_recovery::spawn_snapshot_task(config.data_dir.clone());
 
@@ -229,5 +235,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     crash_recovery::remove_pid_marker(&config.data_dir).await;
 
     info!("Archipelago shut down cleanly");
-    Ok(())
+
+    // Hard-exit after logging. All business state is persisted by now
+    // (connections drained, PID marker removed, disk flushes done via
+    // tokio::fs awaits). Letting tokio try to drop the runtime instead
+    // can stall for 15s+ on non-daemon OS threads we don't directly
+    // own (mdns_sd daemon, reqwest resolver pool, etc.) — long enough
+    // for systemd's TimeoutStopSec to SIGKILL us and mark the service
+    // Failed, which makes an otherwise-successful update look like a
+    // crash in `systemctl status`.
+    std::process::exit(0);
 }

core/archipelago/src/server.rs

@@ -89,22 +89,32 @@ impl Server {
         // Load persisted messages (Archipelago channel)
         node_message::init(&config.data_dir).await;
 
-        // Auto-create default identity if none exist (fresh boot or factory reset)
+        // Auto-create the Node identity on fresh boot, mirroring the node's
+        // own signing key (seed-derived when onboarded, random otherwise).
+        // This keeps the DID shown on the Identities page, the DID Status
+        // card, and the DID used for peer-to-peer connects all aligned on
+        // one value — the seed-derived node DID. Idempotent: if the entry
+        // already exists from a prior boot, create_from_signing_key returns
+        // the existing record unchanged.
         {
             let im = crate::identity_manager::IdentityManager::new(&config.data_dir).await;
             if let Ok(mgr) = im {
                 if let Ok((list, _)) = mgr.list().await {
                     if list.is_empty() {
+                        let signing_key = ed25519_dalek::SigningKey::from_bytes(
+                            &identity.signing_key().to_bytes(),
+                        );
                         match mgr
-                            .create(
-                                "Default".to_string(),
+                            .create_from_signing_key(
+                                "Node".to_string(),
                                 crate::identity_manager::IdentityPurpose::Personal,
+                                signing_key,
                             )
                             .await
                         {
                             Ok(record) => {
                                 let _ = mgr.create_nostr_key(&record.id).await;
-                                tracing::info!(did = %record.did, "Auto-created default identity with Nostr key");
+                                tracing::info!(did = %record.did, "Auto-created Node identity mirroring node key");
                             }
                             Err(e) => tracing::debug!("Auto-identity creation (non-fatal): {}", e),
                         }

core/archipelago/src/transport/lan.rs

@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ impl LanTransport {
     }
 }
 
+impl Drop for LanTransport {
+    // The mdns_sd daemon runs on its own OS thread and the browse
+    // listener task blocks on a sync channel. Without this call both
+    // keep the process alive past SIGTERM, long enough for systemd to
+    // SIGKILL us — which makes a normal update look like a crash.
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(daemon) = self.daemon.take() {
+            let _ = daemon.shutdown();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl NodeTransport for LanTransport {
     fn kind(&self) -> TransportKind {
         TransportKind::Lan

core/archipelago/src/update.rs

@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ const DEFAULT_UPDATE_MANIFEST_URL: &str =
 /// is slow or unreachable.
 const DEFAULT_SECONDARY_MIRROR_URL: &str =
     "http://23.182.128.160:3000/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/manifest.json";
+/// Tertiary mirror on a separate OVH VPS — independent network path so
+/// a single-provider outage doesn't knock out all three mirrors.
+const DEFAULT_TERTIARY_MIRROR_URL: &str =
+    "http://146.59.87.168:3000/lfg2025/archy/raw/branch/main/releases/manifest.json";
 const UPDATE_STATE_FILE: &str = "update_state.json";
 const UPDATE_MIRRORS_FILE: &str = "update-mirrors.json";
 
@@ -97,13 +101,24 @@ fn default_mirrors() -> Vec<UpdateMirror> {
             url: DEFAULT_UPDATE_MANIFEST_URL.to_string(),
             label: "Server 2 (tx1138)".to_string(),
         },
+        UpdateMirror {
+            url: DEFAULT_TERTIARY_MIRROR_URL.to_string(),
+            label: "Server 3 (OVH)".to_string(),
+        },
     ]
 }
 
 /// Load the operator-configured mirror list. Returns defaults if the
 /// file doesn't exist yet, so a node OTA'd from a pre-mirrors release
-/// starts with both Server 1 and Server 2 available without any manual
-/// config.
+/// starts with the current default mirrors available without any
+/// manual config.
+///
+/// Migration: any default mirror URL that isn't already in the saved
+/// list gets appended at the end. This lets us add new default mirrors
+/// (e.g. a new Server 3) and have them appear on existing nodes after
+/// an update, without requiring manual config edits. Explicit removals
+/// stick — once an operator removes a URL it stays gone unless it's
+/// later re-added to defaults.
 pub async fn load_mirrors(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<UpdateMirror>> {
     let path = mirrors_path(data_dir);
     if !path.exists() {
@@ -112,13 +127,27 @@ pub async fn load_mirrors(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<UpdateMirror>> {
     let bytes = fs::read(&path)
         .await
         .with_context(|| format!("read {}", path.display()))?;
-    let list: Vec<UpdateMirror> =
+    let mut list: Vec<UpdateMirror> =
         serde_json::from_slice(&bytes).with_context(|| format!("parse {}", path.display()))?;
     if list.is_empty() {
-        Ok(default_mirrors())
-    } else {
-        Ok(list)
+        return Ok(default_mirrors());
     }
+
+    // Merge in any default URLs the saved config is missing.
+    let known: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
+        list.iter().map(|m| m.url.clone()).collect();
+    let defaults = default_mirrors();
+    let mut added = false;
+    for def in &defaults {
+        if !known.contains(&def.url) {
+            list.push(def.clone());
+            added = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if added {
+        let _ = save_mirrors(data_dir, &list).await;
+    }
+    Ok(list)
 }
 
 pub async fn save_mirrors(data_dir: &Path, mirrors: &[UpdateMirror]) -> Result<()> {
@@ -763,7 +792,7 @@ pub async fn cancel_download(data_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
 /// though sudo itself is root. `systemd-run --wait` spawns a transient
 /// service unit that inherits systemd's default protections (i.e. none
 /// of ours), escaping the namespace.
-async fn host_sudo(args: &[&str]) -> Result<std::process::ExitStatus> {
+pub(crate) async fn host_sudo(args: &[&str]) -> Result<std::process::ExitStatus> {
     let mut full: Vec<&str> = vec![
         "systemd-run",
         "--wait",
@@ -1187,9 +1216,10 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_load_mirrors_returns_defaults_when_absent() {
         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
         let list = load_mirrors(dir.path()).await.unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(list.len(), 2);
-        assert!(list[0].url.contains("git.tx1138.com"));
-        assert!(list[1].url.contains("23.182.128.160"));
+        assert_eq!(list.len(), 3);
+        assert!(list[0].url.contains("23.182.128.160"));
+        assert!(list[1].url.contains("git.tx1138.com"));
+        assert!(list[2].url.contains("146.59.87.168"));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]

neode-ui/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
-  "version": "1.6.0-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.36-alpha",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "neode-ui",
-      "version": "1.6.0-alpha",
+      "version": "1.7.36-alpha",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
         "@vue-leaflet/vue-leaflet": "^0.10.1",

neode-ui/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "neode-ui",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.6.0-alpha",
+  "version": "1.7.36-alpha",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./start-dev.sh",

neode-ui/public/catalog.json

@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@
       "category": "money",
       "tier": "core"
     },
+    {
+      "id": "bitcoin-core",
+      "title": "Bitcoin Core",
+      "version": "28.4",
+      "description": "Reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol. Run a full node validating and relaying blocks on the Bitcoin network.",
+      "icon": "/assets/img/app-icons/bitcoin-core.svg",
+      "author": "Bitcoin Core contributors",
+      "dockerImage": "bitcoin/bitcoin:28.4",
+      "repoUrl": "https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin",
+      "category": "money",
+      "tier": "optional"
+    },
     {
       "id": "lnd",
       "title": "LND",

neode-ui/src/composables/useOnboarding.ts

@@ -19,11 +19,24 @@ async function callWithRetry<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>, maxRetries = 3): Promise<T
 }
 
 export async function isOnboardingComplete(): Promise<boolean> {
-  // localStorage is set on completion and survives backend restarts/resets
-  if (localStorage.getItem('neode_onboarding_complete') === '1') return true
+  // Prefer the backend — localStorage gets stale across nodes (a
+  // browser that onboarded node A would otherwise treat fresh node B
+  // as already-onboarded and skip the wizard entirely). Only fall
+  // back to localStorage if the backend is unreachable.
   const result = await callWithRetry(() => rpcClient.isOnboardingComplete(), 2)
-  if (result !== null) return result
-  return false
+  if (result !== null) {
+    // Re-seed the localStorage cache so non-async consumers
+    // (OnboardingWrapper's useVideoBackground computed, etc.) see the
+    // right answer after the user clears site data on an already-
+    // onboarded node.
+    if (result) {
+      try { localStorage.setItem('neode_onboarding_complete', '1') } catch {}
+    } else {
+      try { localStorage.removeItem('neode_onboarding_complete') } catch {}
+    }
+    return result
+  }
+  return localStorage.getItem('neode_onboarding_complete') === '1'
 }
 
 export async function completeOnboarding(): Promise<void> {

neode-ui/src/locales/en.json

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     "launch": "Launch",
     "starting": "Starting...",
     "stopping": "Stopping...",
+    "update": "Update",
+    "updating": "Updating...",
     "send": "Send",
     "sending": "Sending...",
     "back": "Back",

neode-ui/src/locales/es.json

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     "launch": "Abrir",
     "starting": "Iniciando...",
     "stopping": "Deteniendo...",
+    "update": "Actualizar",
+    "updating": "Actualizando...",
     "send": "Enviar",
     "sending": "Enviando...",
     "back": "Volver",

neode-ui/src/stores/__tests__/loginTransition.test.ts

@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@ describe('useLoginTransitionStore', () => {
   it('starts with all flags false', () => {
     const store = useLoginTransitionStore()
     expect(store.justLoggedIn).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.justCompletedOnboarding).toBe(false)
     expect(store.pendingWelcomeTyping).toBe(false)
     expect(store.startWelcomeTyping).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  it('setJustCompletedOnboarding updates justCompletedOnboarding', () => {
+    const store = useLoginTransitionStore()
+    store.setJustCompletedOnboarding(true)
+    expect(store.justCompletedOnboarding).toBe(true)
+    store.setJustCompletedOnboarding(false)
+    expect(store.justCompletedOnboarding).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('setJustLoggedIn updates justLoggedIn', () => {
     const store = useLoginTransitionStore()
     store.setJustLoggedIn(true)

neode-ui/src/stores/loginTransition.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import { ref } from 'vue'
 /** Signals that we just logged in - Dashboard uses this for zoom + oomph */
 export const useLoginTransitionStore = defineStore('loginTransition', () => {
   const justLoggedIn = ref(false)
+  /**
+   * True only when the user just finished the onboarding wizard
+   * (first password setup), as distinct from a regular re-login.
+   * Dashboard uses this to decide whether to play the full glitchy
+   * reveal vs just a quick interface-draw.
+   */
+  const justCompletedOnboarding = ref(false)
   /** Show empty welcome block until typing starts (hide static text) */
   const pendingWelcomeTyping = ref(false)
   /** Trigger welcome typing on Home - set true after dashboard animation finishes */
@@ -13,6 +20,10 @@ export const useLoginTransitionStore = defineStore('loginTransition', () => {
     justLoggedIn.value = value
   }
 
+  function setJustCompletedOnboarding(value: boolean) {
+    justCompletedOnboarding.value = value
+  }
+
   function setPendingWelcomeTyping(value: boolean) {
     pendingWelcomeTyping.value = value
   }
@@ -24,6 +35,8 @@ export const useLoginTransitionStore = defineStore('loginTransition', () => {
   return {
     justLoggedIn,
     setJustLoggedIn,
+    justCompletedOnboarding,
+    setJustCompletedOnboarding,
     pendingWelcomeTyping,
     setPendingWelcomeTyping,
     startWelcomeTyping,

neode-ui/src/views/Apps.vue

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
         @start="actions.startApp"
         @stop="actions.stopApp"
         @restart="actions.restartApp"
+        @update="updateApp"
         @show-uninstall="showUninstallModal"
       />
     </div>
@@ -296,4 +297,12 @@ function goToApp(id: string) {
 function launchApp(id: string) {
   useAppLauncherStore().openSession(id)
 }
+
+async function updateApp(id: string) {
+  try {
+    await serverStore.updatePackage(id)
+  } catch (err) {
+    actions.actionError.value = `Failed to update ${id}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Unknown error'}`
+  }
+}
 </script>

neode-ui/src/views/Dashboard.vue

@@ -264,10 +264,13 @@ watch(() => route.path, (newPath) => {
 onMounted(() => {
   previousRoutePath = route.path
   document.body.classList.add('dashboard-active')
-  if (loginTransition.justLoggedIn) {
+  if (loginTransition.justCompletedOnboarding) {
+    // Full glitchy reveal — only on the very first dashboard entry
+    // right after onboarding (one-time event, persists in feel).
     playDashboardLoadOomph()
     showZoomIn.value = true
     loginTransition.setPendingWelcomeTyping(true)
+    loginTransition.setJustCompletedOnboarding(false)
     loginTransition.setJustLoggedIn(false)
     const triggerRevealGlitch = () => {
       isGlitching.value = true
@@ -281,6 +284,16 @@ onMounted(() => {
       loginTransition.setStartWelcomeTyping(true)
       loginTransition.setPendingWelcomeTyping(false)
     }, 4000)
+  } else if (loginTransition.justLoggedIn) {
+    // Regular re-login — no zoom, no glitch. Just land on the
+    // dashboard and kick off the welcome typing quickly.
+    playDashboardLoadOomph()
+    loginTransition.setPendingWelcomeTyping(true)
+    loginTransition.setJustLoggedIn(false)
+    scheduledTimeout(() => {
+      loginTransition.setStartWelcomeTyping(true)
+      loginTransition.setPendingWelcomeTyping(false)
+    }, 300)
   }
 
   window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKioskShortcuts)

neode-ui/src/views/Login.vue

@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ async function handleSetup() {
     stopSynthwave()
     whooshAway.value = true
     playLoginSuccessWhoosh()
+    loginTransition.setJustCompletedOnboarding(true)
     loginTransition.setJustLoggedIn(true)
     await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 520))
     await router.replace(loginRedirectTo.value).catch(() => {

neode-ui/src/views/OnboardingWrapper.vue

@@ -86,9 +86,23 @@ const videoBackgroundRoutes = ['/onboarding/intro', '/login']
 // Login uses video when coming from splash, or static + glitch when direct
 const isLoginRoute = computed(() => route.path === '/login')
 
+// True once onboarding is complete. Used to skip the intro video on
+// the /login route so that returning (logged-out) users go straight
+// to the screensaver-style static + glitch background instead of
+// replaying the full intro every time.
+const onboardingDone = computed(() => {
+  try {
+    return localStorage.getItem('neode_onboarding_complete') === '1'
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+})
+
 // Check if current route should use video background
 const useVideoBackground = computed(() => {
-  return videoBackgroundRoutes.includes(route.path)
+  if (!videoBackgroundRoutes.includes(route.path)) return false
+  if (route.path === '/login' && onboardingDone.value) return false
+  return true
 })
 
 // Map each route to a specific background image
@@ -108,7 +122,32 @@ const routeBackgrounds: Record<string, string> = {
   '/login': 'bg-intro.jpg' // Video loops from splash (same as intro)
 }
 
-const loginBackground = 'bg-intro-1.jpg'
+// Rotate the login background so the lock screen doesn't look
+// identical on every logout. Cycles through bg-intro-1..6 using a
+// counter persisted to localStorage so subsequent visits advance.
+const LOGIN_BACKGROUNDS = [
+  'bg-intro-1.jpg',
+  'bg-intro-2.jpg',
+  'bg-intro-3.jpg',
+  'bg-intro-4.jpg',
+  'bg-intro-5.jpg',
+  'bg-intro-6.jpg',
+]
+function pickNextLoginBackground(): string {
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem('neode_login_bg_idx')
+    const prev = raw !== null ? parseInt(raw, 10) : -1
+    const next = (Number.isFinite(prev) ? prev + 1 : 0) % LOGIN_BACKGROUNDS.length
+    localStorage.setItem('neode_login_bg_idx', String(next))
+    return LOGIN_BACKGROUNDS[next]!
+  } catch {
+    return LOGIN_BACKGROUNDS[Math.floor(Math.random() * LOGIN_BACKGROUNDS.length)]!
+  }
+}
+const loginBackground = ref(pickNextLoginBackground())
+watch(() => route.path, (p) => {
+  if (p === '/login') loginBackground.value = pickNextLoginBackground()
+})
 
 // Restore video time from splash screen for seamless transition
 function restoreVideoTime() {

neode-ui/src/views/RootRedirect.vue

@@ -129,7 +129,31 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     return
   }
 
-  // Server not ready — show boot screen (waiting for backend)
+  // Server not ready. The full BootScreen is meant for a genuine
+  // cold-start (fresh install), not for the brief blip during an
+  // OTA update where the backend restarts. If onboarding has already
+  // completed we just keep the spinner and retry until the server
+  // responds again.
+  const wasOnboardedBefore = localStorage.getItem('neode_onboarding_complete') === '1'
+  if (wasOnboardedBefore) {
+    log('server down + onboarded → polling without boot screen')
+    let retries = 0
+    const maxRetries = 30 // 30 * 2s = 60s before giving up and showing boot screen
+    const poll = setInterval(async () => {
+      retries++
+      if (await quickHealthCheck()) {
+        clearInterval(poll)
+        proceedToApp()
+        return
+      }
+      if (retries >= maxRetries) {
+        clearInterval(poll)
+        log('server still down after retries → falling back to boot screen')
+        showBootScreen.value = true
+      }
+    }, 2000)
+    return
+  }
   showBootScreen.value = true
 })
 </script>

neode-ui/src/views/apps/AppCard.vue

@@ -114,6 +114,29 @@
     </div>
 
     <div v-else class="mt-4 flex gap-2">
+      <!-- Update available -->
+      <button
+        v-if="pkg['available-update'] && pkg.state !== 'updating'"
+        @click.stop="$emit('update', id)"
+        class="px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 bg-orange-500/20 border border-orange-500/40 text-orange-200 hover:bg-orange-500/30 transition-colors"
+        :title="`Update to v${pkg['available-update']}`"
+      >
+        <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 4v5h.582m15.356 2A8.001 8.001 0 004.582 9m0 0H9m11 11v-5h-.581m0 0a8.003 8.003 0 01-15.357-2m15.357 2H15" />
+        </svg>
+        {{ t('common.update') }}
+      </button>
+      <!-- Updating in progress -->
+      <span
+        v-if="pkg.state === 'updating'"
+        class="px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 bg-orange-500/20 border border-orange-500/40 text-orange-200"
+      >
+        <svg class="animate-spin h-4 w-4" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <circle class="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4"></circle>
+          <path class="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4zm2 5.291A7.962 7.962 0 014 12H0c0 3.042 1.135 5.824 3 7.938l3-2.647z"></path>
+        </svg>
+        {{ t('common.updating') }}
+      </span>
       <!-- Launch -->
       <button
         v-if="canLaunch(pkg)"
@@ -211,6 +234,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
   start: [id: string]
   stop: [id: string]
   restart: [id: string]
+  update: [id: string]
   showUninstall: [id: string, pkg: PackageDataEntry]
 }>()
 

neode-ui/src/views/discover/curatedApps.ts

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export async function fetchAppCatalog(): Promise<AppCatalog | null> {
 export function getCuratedAppList(): MarketplaceApp[] {
   return [
     { id: 'bitcoin-knots', title: 'Bitcoin Knots', version: '28.1.0', description: 'Run a full Bitcoin node. Validate and relay blocks and transactions on the Bitcoin network.', icon: '/assets/img/app-icons/bitcoin-knots.webp', author: 'Bitcoin Knots', dockerImage: `${R}/bitcoin-knots:latest`, repoUrl: 'https://github.com/bitcoinknots/bitcoin' },
+    { id: 'bitcoin-core', title: 'Bitcoin Core', version: '28.4', description: 'Reference implementation of the Bitcoin protocol. Run a full node validating and relaying blocks on the Bitcoin network.', icon: '/assets/img/app-icons/bitcoin-core.svg', author: 'Bitcoin Core contributors', dockerImage: 'bitcoin/bitcoin:28.4', repoUrl: 'https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin' },
     { id: 'btcpay-server', title: 'BTCPay Server', version: '1.13.7', description: 'Self-hosted Bitcoin payment processor. Accept Bitcoin payments without intermediaries or fees.', icon: '/assets/img/app-icons/btcpay-server.png', author: 'BTCPay Server Foundation', dockerImage: `${R}/btcpayserver:1.13.7`, repoUrl: 'https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver' },
     { id: 'lnd', title: 'LND', version: '0.18.4', description: 'Lightning Network Daemon. Fast and cheap Bitcoin payments through the Lightning Network.', icon: '/assets/img/app-icons/lnd.svg', author: 'Lightning Labs', dockerImage: `${R}/lnd:v0.18.4-beta`, repoUrl: 'https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd' },
     { id: 'mempool', title: 'Mempool Explorer', version: '3.0.0', description: 'Self-hosted Bitcoin blockchain and mempool visualizer. Monitor transactions without revealing your addresses to third parties.', icon: '/assets/img/app-icons/mempool.webp', author: 'Mempool', dockerImage: `${R}/mempool-frontend:v3.0.0`, repoUrl: 'https://github.com/mempool/mempool' },
@@ -164,6 +165,11 @@ export const FEATURED_DEFINITIONS: {
     desc: 'The foundation of sovereignty. Run a full Bitcoin node to validate every transaction yourself. No trusted third parties. No asking permission. Your node enforces the consensus rules that protect your wealth. Don\'t trust — verify.',
     tag: 'FULL VALIDATION // ZERO TRUST',
   },
+  {
+    id: 'bitcoin-core',
+    desc: 'The reference Bitcoin implementation. Same full-node guarantees as Knots, tracking upstream releases from the Bitcoin Core maintainers. Pick this if you\'d rather run mainline Bitcoin Core than Knots — both validate every block themselves.',
+    tag: 'REFERENCE CLIENT // ZERO TRUST',
+  },
   {
     id: 'lnd',
     desc: 'Lightning-fast payments over the Lightning Network. Open channels, route transactions, and earn routing fees — all from your sovereign node. Instant settlement. Near-zero fees. The future of money, running on your hardware.',

neode-ui/vite.config.ts

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
             urlPattern: /\/assets\/.*/i,
             handler: 'CacheFirst',
             options: {
-              cacheName: 'assets-cache-v2',
+              cacheName: 'assets-cache-v3',
               expiration: {
                 maxEntries: 100,
                 maxAgeSeconds: 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 // 30 days

scripts/container-doctor.sh

@@ -367,7 +367,72 @@ print(' '.join(['\"' + a + '\"' if ' ' in a else a for a in args[2:]]))
     [ ${#fixed_names[@]} -gt 0 ] && return 0 || return 1
 }
 
-# ── Fix 8: Restart stopped core containers ──────────────────
+# ── Fix 8: Rootless netns egress lost ────────────────────────
+# Rootless podman uses pasta to give containers internet egress. If pasta's
+# tap vanishes (host link flap, mount churn), the rootless-netns keeps inter-
+# container traffic working but silently loses outbound. Bitcoin IBD stalls
+# at 0 peers; package pulls fail. The only reliable repair is a stop-all/
+# start-all cycle so pasta + aardvark-dns rebuild the netns from scratch.
+fix_rootless_netns_egress() {
+    local archi_uid
+    archi_uid=$(id -u archipelago 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+
+    # Locate the rootless-netns via aardvark-dns (it lives inside it).
+    local aardvark_pid
+    aardvark_pid=$(pgrep -U "$archi_uid" -f '^/usr/lib/podman/aardvark-dns' 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    [ -z "$aardvark_pid" ] && return 1   # no rootless network active
+
+    # Host precheck: if the host itself can't reach the internet, no point
+    # cycling containers — this is an upstream problem.
+    if ! timeout 3 bash -c '</dev/tcp/1.1.1.1/443' 2>/dev/null; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Probe egress from inside the rootless-netns. One probe is noisy;
+    # require two consecutive failures 10s apart to rule out transients.
+    if timeout 3 nsenter -t "$aardvark_pid" -n bash -c '</dev/tcp/1.1.1.1/443' 2>/dev/null; then
+        return 1   # first probe succeeded
+    fi
+    sleep 10
+    aardvark_pid=$(pgrep -U "$archi_uid" -f '^/usr/lib/podman/aardvark-dns' 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    [ -z "$aardvark_pid" ] && return 1
+    if timeout 3 nsenter -t "$aardvark_pid" -n bash -c '</dev/tcp/1.1.1.1/443' 2>/dev/null; then
+        return 1   # recovered on its own
+    fi
+
+    log "Rootless-netns egress is broken (host online, container netns unreachable) — cycling"
+
+    local PODMANCMD="sudo -u archipelago XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$archi_uid podman"
+    local running
+    running=$($PODMANCMD ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -z "$running" ]; then
+        log "  No running containers to cycle — skipping"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local count
+    count=$(echo "$running" | wc -l)
+    log "  Stopping $count running containers (graceful, 30s)..."
+    $PODMANCMD stop --all --time 30 >/dev/null 2>&1
+    sleep 5
+
+    log "  Starting containers back up..."
+    for c in $running; do
+        $PODMANCMD start "$c" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+    done
+    wait
+    sleep 5
+
+    aardvark_pid=$(pgrep -U "$archi_uid" -f '^/usr/lib/podman/aardvark-dns' 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    if [ -n "$aardvark_pid" ] && timeout 3 nsenter -t "$aardvark_pid" -n bash -c '</dev/tcp/1.1.1.1/443' 2>/dev/null; then
+        log "  Rootless-netns egress restored ($count containers cycled)"
+    else
+        log "  WARN: egress still broken after cycle — may need manual intervention"
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+# ── Fix 9: Restart stopped core containers ──────────────────
 # Rootless Podman 4.x restart policies don't auto-restart on crash.
 # This check restarts any exited core containers (tiers 0-2).
 fix_stopped_core_containers() {
@@ -414,6 +479,7 @@ run_fix "tor-permissions"  fix_tor_permissions
 run_fix "searxng"         fix_searxng
 run_fix "bitcoin-txindex" fix_bitcoin_txindex
 run_fix "exit-127"        fix_exit_127
+run_fix "netns-egress"    fix_rootless_netns_egress
 run_fix "stopped-core"    fix_stopped_core_containers
 
 echo ""

scripts/first-boot-containers.sh

@@ -1216,44 +1216,6 @@ if $DOCKER images --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'str
   fi
 fi
 
-# 8b. Indeehub (pull from registry, or use local build)
-if ! $DOCKER ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q indeedhub; then
-  # Use image-versions.sh variable if sourced, otherwise detect
-  if [ -z "${INDEEDHUB_IMAGE:-}" ]; then
-    INDEEDHUB_IMAGE=""
-    # Try local image first (pre-built or loaded from ISO)
-    if $DOCKER images --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'localhost/indeedhub'; then
-      INDEEDHUB_IMAGE="localhost/indeedhub:local"
-    # Try pinned registry image
-    elif $DOCKER pull "$ARCHY_REGISTRY/indeedhub:1.0.0" --tls-verify=false 2>>"$LOG"; then
-      INDEEDHUB_IMAGE="$ARCHY_REGISTRY/indeedhub:1.0.0"
-    fi
-  fi
-  if [ -n "$INDEEDHUB_IMAGE" ]; then
-    log "Creating Indeehub from $INDEEDHUB_IMAGE..."
-    $DOCKER run -d --name indeedhub --restart unless-stopped \
-      --network archy-net --network-alias indeedhub \
-      --health-cmd="curl -sf http://localhost:7777/health || exit 1" --health-interval=120s --health-timeout=5s --health-retries=3 \
-      --memory=$(mem_limit indeedhub) \
-      --cap-drop ALL --security-opt no-new-privileges:true \
-      --tmpfs /tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size=64m \
-      -p 7778:7777 \
-      "$INDEEDHUB_IMAGE" 2>>"$LOG" || true
-    # Fix IndeedHub for iframe: remove X-Frame-Options so it loads in Archipelago panel
-    sleep 2
-    if $DOCKER ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^indeedhub$"; then
-      $DOCKER exec indeedhub sed -i "/X-Frame-Options/d" /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf 2>/dev/null || true
-      # Fix Host header for NIP-98 auth — $host strips port, $http_host preserves it
-      $DOCKER exec indeedhub sed -i 's|proxy_set_header Host $host;|proxy_set_header Host $http_host;|g' /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf 2>/dev/null || true
-      if [ -f /opt/archipelago/web-ui/nostr-provider.js ]; then
-        $DOCKER cp /opt/archipelago/web-ui/nostr-provider.js indeedhub:/usr/share/nginx/html/nostr-provider.js 2>/dev/null || true
-      fi
-      $DOCKER exec indeedhub nginx -s reload 2>/dev/null || true
-      log "Applied IndeedHub iframe fix (X-Frame-Options, Host header, nostr-provider)"
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
 # 9. Custom UI containers (bitcoin-ui, lnd-ui)
 # These are built from Dockerfiles in /opt/archipelago/docker/ or loaded from pre-built images.