- Created velxio-test/ with Velxio project file for web-based testing
- Fixed qemu-smoke.sh to clean APT cache before running installer
- Added --private-users=no flag to systemd-nspawn for network access
- All 16 smoke test checks now passing (config, backend, frontend, tor, systemd, users)
- Includes comprehensive test validation script for Velxio
- Documented both testing methods (QEMU smoke test + Velxio web UI)
Add blockchain bootstrap support to dramatically speed up initial sync:
New files:
- setup/bootstrap.sh: Downloads and extracts blockchain snapshot
from http://194.233.88.206/triangles-bootstrap.tar.gz (~1.3GB)
- docs/BOOTSTRAP.md: Complete documentation on bootstrap process,
time savings, security, and troubleshooting
- build/test-bootstrap.sh: Bootstrap functionality tests
Installer changes (setup/install.sh):
- Automatically downloads bootstrap before starting trianglesd
- Skips bootstrap if already applied (.bootstrapped marker)
- Allows opt-out with BOOTSTRAP=no environment variable
- Reports bootstrap status in installation summary
Benefits:
- Reduces initial sync from 2-5 days to 1-6 hours
- Downloads 1.3GB instead of syncing 3GB over days
- Still validates all blocks from bootstrap point forward
- Safe: maintains full consensus rules
Bootstrap server updated weekly (Sundays 4 AM) with fresh snapshots.
Transform TRI-PI from simple wallet to full relay node:
Config changes (triangles.conf.template):
- Increased dbcache to 100MB for better performance
- Added onlynet=tor for Tor-only connectivity
- Added par=1 for single-threaded verification (lower CPU)
- Reduced checkblocks to 100 for faster startup
- Enhanced documentation explaining relay node behavior
Documentation:
- README.md: Updated to emphasize relay node functionality
- docs/RELAY_NODE.md: Comprehensive guide on relay operation,
network architecture, resource usage, and scaling
Each Pi now:
- Accepts incoming connections from other nodes
- Relays transactions across the network
- Relays blocks to help nodes sync
- Operates entirely over Tor (.onion address)
- Strengthens network decentralization
Resource usage optimized for Raspberry Pi while maintaining
full relay capability.
Added build/test-services.sh to validate:
- Python backend syntax and stdlib dependencies
- Config file generation and values
- Tor hidden service configuration
- Frontend asset installation
- Backend environment file
- systemd unit file syntax
- File permissions (640 for configs, 750 for data dir)
All tests passing in ARM64 QEMU emulation.
The urandom|tr|head pipeline triggers SIGPIPE when head exits,
causing the script to fail with set -o pipefail enabled.
Temporarily disable pipefail around the password generation to
avoid this false failure.
The installer was failing when systemctl enable/start commands ran in
test containers where systemd isn't running as PID 1. Wrap all service
management commands in a check for systemd availability.
The installer was failing in systemd-nspawn containers because systemctl
daemon-reload exits with error code 1 when systemd isn't PID 1. This is
expected in test environments. Make the command non-fatal so the installer
completes successfully even in test containers.
- Raspberry Pi installer for Triangles cryptocurrency node
- QEMU ARM emulation smoke tests (build/qemu-smoke.sh)
- Backend API (Flask app for node monitoring)
- Frontend web UI (status dashboard)
- Tor integration templates
- systemd service files
- Installation scripts
Krystie