Replaces the registry host across 86 files: 309 references, covering all 40 app manifests, the orchestrator and container crates, the release and catalog scripts, both demo-images workflows, the ISO builder, demo-deploy, and the frontend marketplace data. Verified the domain actually serves the registry before rewriting anything, rather than assuming the web host implies the registry: - TLS verifies clean, HTTP/2 on the web root - an anonymous token grants a manifest fetch (HTTP 200) with no credentials - skopeo inspect --no-creds resolves an image and lists its tags That last check is the one that matters: an outside developer with no account can now pull, which was the functional blocker for publishing at all. Plain-HTTP references become HTTPS in the same pass, so OTA downloads stop crossing the network in the clear. Deliberately NOT rewritten: - The public FIPS anchor on port 8444. It is a functional network endpoint every node dials to bootstrap the mesh — closer to Bitcoin Core's hardcoded seeds than to leaked infrastructure. The domain does resolve to the same host, so it could become a hostname, but that adds a DNS dependency to the path used precisely when things are broken. Worth a deliberate decision, not a side effect of this change. - The companion APK on port 2100. The domain returns 404 for that path, so rewriting it would swap a working URL for a broken one. The Releases page does serve (200), which is where the plan already wants those binaries. - releases/app-catalog.json, releases/manifest.json and release-manifest.json. These carry `signature` and `signed_by`; editing their contents invalidates the signature and the fleet refuses artifacts that fail verification. They were rewritten in a first pass and reverted — they must be regenerated and re-signed through the signing ceremony instead, which needs the mnemonic. So the catalog still advertises the old host until that ceremony runs. Nodes resolve images through the signed catalog, not the on-disk manifests, so this commit alone does not change what a node pulls. Verified: archipelago-container 75/75; every manifest still parses with a top-level app block; no signed artifact modified. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <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.
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
| 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.