public-free and paid-relay both set SERVER_PORT=8081, which is the ADMIN_BIND
default (config.rs). An operator following either example with the admin plane
enabled gets 'Address already in use' at startup and no obvious cause. Moves
ADMIN_BIND rather than SERVER_PORT so the nginx config in the example still
matches.
- New docs/operations/CONSOLE.md: reaching /admin, NIP-98 login, the
defaults->env->DB precedence model, per-section runtime-safe vs
restart-required table, expected_versions concurrency, restart_apply_mode
(with the systemd Restart=always requirement for auto), clearing a DB
override. Linked from README + OPERATOR_SETUP.
- All six example recipes gained an explicit chain-enablement block
(FEATURE_XMR/WOW on, BTC/LTC/GRIN off) so they no longer hard-fail
Config::validate in production (default-on chains with empty sources).
- Documented all 16 previously-undocumented env vars in .env.example
(RESTART_APPLY_MODE, TOR_ADMIN_ONION, DEPLOYMENT_MODE, TIP_SHARE_BASE_URL,
...); RELAY.md gained the premium-post policy + RELAY_WRITE_ALLOWLIST_NPUBS;
ADMIN_PUBKEYS noted as reserved/inert.
Add ready-to-run .env + README recipes (personal, public-free, friends,
paid-access, paid-relay, community) and the premium-relay design overview,
with audit fixes to the config template and spec:
- Drop the inert INSTANCE_ID knob (config never read it) and document the real
per-node id, which is derived from ADMIN_PUBLIC_URL.
- Warn that a placeholder PUBLIC_API_URL is rejected at boot in production
(Nostr identity is on by default); soften the recipe "boots today" status.
- Remove dead template vars: BTC/LTC Core-RPC settings and the non-existent
PUBLIC_EXPOSE_FEATURES (replaced with the real per-field landing switches).
- Mark ALTCHA_HMAC_KEY conditional in PoW-off recipes; blank placeholder
payment creds so a recipe doesn't ship a key that fails validation.
- Fix premium-relay spec drift: the migration creates no premium_until index,
disabled endpoints return 400/200 (not 404), and neutralize operator voice.
examples/: an operator "cookbook" turning the backend's composable knobs
(registration gates, relay write policy, restore policy, feature flags) into
ready-to-run recipes per persona — personal, public-free (what the reference
instance runs), friends, paid-access, community, and paid-relay (the flagship:
free wallet + paid premium Nostr posting). Plus LEGAL_AND_OPS.md, a
not-legal-advice considerations checklist that points operators at their own
counsel and at the project's own published docs as a worked example. Recipes use
placeholders only.
docs/design/premium-relay.md: the premium-relay feature spec (reconciled to the
shipped design — dedicated premium_invoices table, transactional activate).
jwinterm