ssmithxandClaude Sonnet 5
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2026-09-18: a peer purchase paid 10 sats, the seller redeemed them, and the buyer got no file plus a "seller doesn't accept your Cashu mint" error. Three defects lined up: 1. The seller checked file existence with stat() but only read the file AFTER redeeming the payment. Filebrowser-owned 0640 files (uid 100999) passed stat but failed fs::read for the archipelago service user. serve_content now checks existence and readability BEFORE the payment gate, so an unservable file costs the buyer nothing. 2. The HTTP handler mapped every serve_content error to a bare, unlogged 404. A server-side failure is now a logged 500. (A 404 also makes the buyer's Auto transport re-send the request over Tor.) 3. That re-send carried the same single-use token, which the mint had already spent, so the seller answered 402. Redemption is now idempotent: a token that verified for an item keeps authorising that item for 10 minutes (per token, per item; SHA-256 keyed, in-memory, concurrent requests serialised, failures never cached). Buyer side: reclaim_spent_ecash now reports whether the refund worked, and the error text no longer claims "refunded" when it wasn't, or asserts the seller rejects the mint when the cause is unknown. Adds tests for replay, concurrency, failure-not-cached, cross-item, and unreadable-file-before-payment. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Archipelago
Self-sovereign Bitcoin node OS and manifest-driven app platform.
Archipelago is a bootable personal server OS for Bitcoin infrastructure,
self-hosted apps, mesh communication, decentralized identity, and federation.
Apps are packaged as declarative manifest.yml files and run as rootless
Podman containers managed by the Rust backend.
Current release
The current pre-release is v1.8.13-alpha. Release notes and signed OTA artifacts are published on Gitea. The same source is mirrored through ngit for Nostr-native cloning and contribution:
nostr://npub1w3sqdkrhn0gyuvsex32effzgnfpyde6qrrc4u467flg5e9txh4wsfn5vjg/relay.ngit.dev/archy
Clone with ngit, or use the Gitea mirror when you need a conventional Git remote. Contributions should follow CONTRIBUTING.md.
What is here
core/- Rust workspace: backend API, container runtime, security, OpenWrt helpers, and performance/resource management.neode-ui/- Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend.apps/- app manifests and custom app container sources.docker/- supporting container build contexts for UI companion surfaces.image-recipe/- bootable image/ISO build inputs.Android/- Android companion app.scripts/- development, release, deployment, and validation tooling.docs/- architecture, app packaging, operations, API, and roadmap docs.
Platform model
Archipelago is built as a developer-ready app platform, not a fixed appliance:
- Apps are declared in
apps/<app-id>/manifest.yml. - The Rust parser in
core/container/src/manifest.rsis the canonical schema. - The orchestrator compiles manifests to rootless Podman/Quadlet runtime state.
- App data lives under
/var/lib/archipelago/<app-id>/. - Secrets are generated or read from
/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/and injected through Podman secrets rather than static environment values. - Release and app catalogs are signed and verified against a pinned trust anchor.
Start with:
- Architecture
- Developer Guide
- App Developer Guide
- App Manifest Spec
- Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan
- Troubleshooting
Quick start
Frontend
cd neode-ui
npm install
npm start
The dev UI runs at http://localhost:8100 with a mock backend on :5959.
Backend
cd core
cargo build
cargo test --all-features
Linux is the supported backend runtime and release-build target. macOS is fine for frontend work and many Rust compile/test loops, but host integration tests that touch Podman, systemd, networking, or image build paths require Linux.
App manifests
./scripts/validate-app-manifest.sh apps/filebrowser/manifest.yml
python3 scripts/generate-app-catalog.py
python3 scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py --release --strict
scripts/generate-app-catalog.py requires Python with PyYAML installed.
Documentation map
The full, grouped index lives at docs/README.md. The most common entry points:
| Doc | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Architecture | System layers, crates, data paths, security model |
| Developer Guide | Local setup, code workflow, testing |
| API Reference | JSON-RPC API overview |
| App Developer Guide | How to package and test apps |
| App Manifest Spec | Manifest schema and validation rules |
| Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan | ngit/NIP-34 contribution workflow and maintainer model |
| Apps README | Packaged app catalog overview |
| Image Recipe | Bootable image build flow |
| Roadmap | Shipped, in-progress, and planned work |
| Archive | Historical plans, audits, and handoffs |
Contributing
Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. For security issues, follow SECURITY.md and do not open a public issue.
License
Archipelago is licensed under the MIT License. Third-party notices are listed in NOTICE and generated license inventories in component release artifacts.