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Taking over a parked item from the app-UI work. AIUI's built index.html
emits ABSOLUTE /assets/<hashed> paths, so the browser asks for
/assets/index-BC2fBBaW.js. That lands in the MAIN UI's assets dir, where
it does not exist — the real files are in aiui/assets/. Both of AIUI's
two entry assets 404'd, so the embedded sidebar loaded nothing.
The config already contained a /aiui-assets/ location whose comment names
this exact problem ("AIUI may reference /assets/ without /aiui/ prefix"),
but it only catches requests to /aiui-assets/, a path AIUI never asks
for. It described the bug without fixing it.
/assets/ now falls back to a named location that rewrites into
aiui/assets/ and 404s from there. A fallback rather than copying the two
files up one level, because a frontend deploy replaces web-ui wholesale —
update.rs preserves the aiui/ DIRECTORY, not copies made into assets/ —
so a copy is erased by the very next deploy while this survives one.
Both server blocks (HTTP and HTTPS) are patched; named locations are
per-server, so each needs its own.
Verified on archi-dev-box after reload:
/assets/index-BC2fBBaW.js 200, 305256 bytes, application/javascript
/assets/index-BJkaQ2c4.css 200, 150716 bytes, text/css
/assets/does-not-exist.js 404 (the fallback is not over-broad)
/assets/index--lyLAgu1.js 200 (real main-UI chunks still come from
/assets/vendor-CmYeCqL_.js 200 the main dir — try_files hits them
/assets/index-CiMaoNII.css 200 before the fallback is consulted)
/ /aiui/ /health 200
Hash collision between the two builds is not a concern: Vite hashes are
content-derived, and any main-UI asset that exists is served by try_files
before the fallback runs.
Noted while doing this, not fixed here: the node's own
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/archipelago is 378 lines BEHIND this repo file
(984 vs 1362) — it predates the IPv6 listener and the @asset_missing
no-store handling, among others. The node was patched minimally in its
own shape rather than overwritten, since a wholesale copy of a config
this diverged is not a safe unattended action.
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
- Operations Runbook
- 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 |
| Operations Runbook | Production operations and recovery |
| Open Source Readiness | Public-release cleanup checklist |
| Roadmap | Shipped, in-progress, and planned work |
| Unified Task Tracker | Launch hardening task list |
| 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.