v2.1.23 - Caching service: descriptive error reporting, retry limit, inbox poller fix, config reload fix, PHP admin page

Implemented comprehensive database query tracking to identify clients causing
high CPU usage through excessive database queries. The relay now tracks and
displays query statistics per WebSocket connection in the admin UI.

Features Added:
- Track db_queries_executed and db_rows_returned per connection
- Calculate query rate (queries/minute) and row rate (rows/minute)
- Display stats in admin UI grouped by IP address and WebSocket
- Show: IP, Subscriptions, Queries, Rows, Query Rate, Duration

Implementation:
- Added tracking fields to per_session_data structure
- Increment counters in handle_req_message() and handle_count_message()
- Extract stats from pss in query_subscription_details()
- Updated admin UI to display IP address and query metrics

Use Case:
Admins can now identify abusive clients by monitoring:
- High query rates (>50 queries/min indicates polling abuse)
- High row counts (>10K rows/min indicates broad filter abuse)
- Query patterns (high queries + low rows = targeted, high both = crawler)

This enables informed decisions about which IPs to blacklist based on
actual resource consumption rather than just connection count.

.gitignore

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 nostr_core_lib/
 nips/
 build/
+relay.log
+relay.pid
+Trash/
+src/version.h
+dev-config/
+db/
+copy_executable_local.sh
+nostr_login_lite/
+style_guide/
+nostr-tools
+.test_keys

.gitmodules

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-[submodule "nostr_core_lib"]
-	path = nostr_core_lib
-	url = https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/nostr_core_lib.git
+[submodule "c_utils_lib"]
+	path = c_utils_lib
+	url = ssh://git@git.laantungir.net:2222/laantungir/c_utils_lib.git
+[submodule "text_graph"]
+	path = text_graph
+	url = ssh://git@git.laantungir.net:2222/laantungir/text_graph.git

.relay.laantungir.net.keys

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+ADMIN_PUBKEY='6a04ab98d9e4774ad806e302dddeb63bea16b5cb5f223ee77478e861bb583eb3'
+SERVER_PRIVKEY='1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'

.roo/architect/AGENTS.md

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+
+# AGENTS.md - AI Agent Integration Guide for Architect Mode
+
+**Project-Specific Information for AI Agents Working with C-Relay-PG in Architect Mode**
+
+## Critical Architecture Understanding
+
+### System Architecture Overview
+C-Relay-PG implements a **unique event-based configuration architecture** that fundamentally differs from traditional Nostr relays:
+
+```
+┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
+│   WebSocket     │    │  Configuration   │    │    Database     │
+│   + HTTP        │◄──►│  Event System    │◄──►│   (SQLite)      │
+│   (Port 8888)   │    │  (Kind 33334)    │    │  Schema v4      │
+└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
+         │                       │                       │
+         ▼                       ▼                       ▼
+┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
+│ nostr_core_lib  │    │   Admin Key      │    │ Event Storage   │
+│ (Crypto/Sigs)   │    │   Management     │    │ + Subscriptions │
+└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
+```
+
+### Core Architectural Principles
+
+#### 1. Event-Driven Configuration
+**Design Philosophy**: Configuration as cryptographically signed events rather than files
+- **Benefits**: Auditability, remote management, tamper-evidence
+- **Trade-offs**: Complexity in configuration changes, admin key management burden
+- **Implementation**: Kind 33334 events stored in same database as relay events
+
+#### 2. Identity-Based Database Naming
+**Design Philosophy**: Database file named by relay's generated public key
+- **Benefits**: Prevents database conflicts, enables multi-relay deployments
+- **Trade-offs**: Cannot predict database filename, complicates backup strategies
+- **Implementation**: `<relay_pubkey>.db` created in build/ directory
+
+#### 3. Single-Binary Deployment
+**Design Philosophy**: All functionality embedded in one executable
+- **Benefits**: Simple deployment, no external dependencies to manage
+- **Trade-offs**: Larger binary size, harder to modularize
+- **Implementation**: SQL schema embedded as header file, nostr_core_lib as submodule
+
+#### 4. Dual-Protocol Support
+**Design Philosophy**: WebSocket (Nostr) and HTTP (NIP-11) on same port
+- **Benefits**: Simplified port management, reduced infrastructure complexity
+- **Trade-offs**: Protocol detection overhead, libwebsockets dependency
+- **Implementation**: Request routing based on HTTP headers and upgrade requests
+
+## Architectural Decision Analysis
+
+### Configuration System Design
+**Traditional Approach vs C-Relay-PG:**
+```
+Traditional:           C-Relay-PG:
+config.json     →     kind 33334 events
+ENV variables   →     cryptographically signed tags
+File watching   →     database polling/restart
+```
+
+**Implications for Extensions:**
+- Configuration changes require event signing capabilities
+- No hot-reloading without architectural changes
+- Admin key loss = complete database reset required
+
+### Database Architecture Decisions
+**Schema Design Philosophy:**
+- **Event Tags as JSON**: Separate table with JSON column instead of normalized relations
+- **Application-Level Filtering**: NIP-40 expiration handled in C, not SQL
+- **Embedded Schema**: Version 4 schema compiled into binary
+
+**Scaling Considerations:**
+- SQLite suitable for small-to-medium relays (< 10k concurrent connections)
+- Single-writer limitation of SQLite affects write-heavy workloads
+- JSON tag storage optimizes for read performance over write normalization
+
+### Memory Management Architecture
+**Thread Safety Model:**
+- Global subscription manager with mutex protection
+- Per-client subscription limits enforced in memory
+- WebSocket connection state managed by libwebsockets
+
+**Resource Management:**
+- JSON objects use reference counting (jansson library)
+- String duplication pattern for configuration values
+- Automatic cleanup on client disconnect
+
+## Architectural Extension Points
+
+### Adding New Configuration Options
+**Required Changes:**
+1. Update [`default_config_event.h`](src/default_config_event.h) template
+2. Add parsing logic in [`config.c`](src/config.c) `load_config_from_database()`
+3. Add global config struct field in [`config.h`](src/config.h)
+4. Update documentation in [`docs/configuration_guide.md`](docs/configuration_guide.md)
+
+### Adding New NIP Support
+**Integration Pattern:**
+1. Event validation in [`request_validator.c`](src/request_validator.c)
+2. Protocol handling in [`main.c`](src/main.c) WebSocket callback
+3. Database storage considerations in schema
+4. Add test in `tests/` directory
+
+### Scaling Architecture
+**Current Limitations:**
+- Single process, no horizontal scaling
+- SQLite single-writer bottleneck
+- Memory-based subscription management
+
+**Potential Extensions:**
+- Redis for subscription state sharing
+- PostgreSQL for better concurrent write performance
+- Load balancer for read scaling with multiple instances
+
+## Deployment Architecture Patterns
+
+### Development Deployment
+```
+Developer Machine:
+├── ./make_and_restart_relay.sh
+├── build/c_relay_pg_x86
+├── build/<relay_pubkey>.db
+└── relay.log
+```
+
+### Production SystemD Deployment
+```
+/opt/c-relay-pg/:
+├── c_relay_pg_x86
+├── <relay_pubkey>.db
+├── systemd service (c-relay-pg.service)
+└── c-relay-pg user isolation
+```
+
+### Container Deployment Architecture
+```
+Container:
+├── Multi-stage build (deps + binary)
+├── Volume mount for database persistence
+├── Health checks via NIP-11 endpoint
+└── Signal handling for graceful shutdown
+```
+
+### Reverse Proxy Architecture
+```
+Internet → Nginx/HAProxy → C-Relay-PG
+                       ├── WebSocket upgrade handling
+                       ├── SSL termination
+                       └── Rate limiting
+```
+
+## Security Architecture Considerations
+
+### Key Management Design
+**Admin Key Security Model:**
+- Generated once, displayed once, never stored
+- Required for all configuration changes
+- Loss requires complete database reset
+
+**Relay Identity Model:**
+- Separate keypair for relay identity
+- Public key used for database naming
+- Private key never exposed to clients
+
+### Event Validation Pipeline
+```
+WebSocket Input → JSON Parse → Schema Validate → Signature Verify → Store
+                             ↓                 ↓                  ↓
+                    reject    reject          reject           success
+```
+
+### Attack Surface Analysis
+**Network Attack Vectors:**
+- WebSocket connection flooding (mitigated by libwebsockets limits)
+- JSON parsing attacks (handled by jansson library bounds checking)
+- SQLite injection (prevented by prepared statements)
+
+**Configuration Attack Vectors:**
+- Admin key compromise (complete relay control)
+- Event signature forgery (prevented by nostr_core_lib validation)
+- Replay attacks (event timestamp validation required)
+
+## Non-Obvious Architectural Considerations
+
+### Database Evolution Strategy
+**Current Limitations:**
+- Schema changes require database recreation
+- No migration system for configuration events
+- Version 4 schema embedded in binary
+
+**Future Architecture Needs:**
+- Schema versioning and migration system
+- Backward compatibility for configuration events
+- Database backup/restore procedures
+
+### Configuration Event Lifecycle
+**Event Flow:**
+```
+Admin Signs Event → WebSocket Submit → Validate → Store → Restart Required
+                                    ↓            ↓         ↓
+                              Signature Check   Database  Config Reload
+```
+
+**Architectural Implications:**
+- No hot configuration reloading
+- Configuration changes require planned downtime
+- Event ordering matters for multiple simultaneous changes
+
+### Cross-Architecture Deployment
+**Build System Architecture:**
+- Auto-detection of host architecture
+- Cross-compilation support for ARM64
+- Architecture-specific binary outputs
+
+**Deployment Implications:**
+- Binary must match target architecture
+- Dependencies must be available for target architecture
+- Debug tooling architecture-specific
+
+### Performance Architecture Characteristics
+**Bottlenecks:**
+1. **SQLite Write Performance**: Single writer limitation
+2. **JSON Parsing**: Per-event parsing overhead
+3. **Signature Validation**: Cryptographic operations per event
+4. **Memory Management**: JSON object lifecycle management
+
+**Optimization Points:**
+- Prepared statement reuse
+- Connection pooling for concurrent reads
+- Event batching for bulk operations
+- Subscription indexing strategies
+
+### Integration Architecture Patterns
+**Monitoring Integration:**
+- NIP-11 endpoint for health checks
+- Log file monitoring for operational metrics
+- Database query monitoring for performance
+- Process monitoring for resource usage
+
+**Backup Architecture:**
+- Database file backup (SQLite file copy)
+- Configuration event export/import
+- Admin key secure storage (external to relay)
+
+### Future Extension Architectures
+**Multi-Relay Coordination:**
+- Database sharding by event kind
+- Cross-relay event synchronization
+- Distributed configuration management
+
+**Plugin Architecture Possibilities:**
+- Event processing pipeline hooks
+- Custom validation plugins
+- External authentication providers
+
+**Scaling Architecture Options:**
+- Read replicas with PostgreSQL migration
+- Event stream processing with message queues
+- Microservice decomposition (auth, storage, validation)
+
+## Architectural Anti-Patterns to Avoid
+
+1. **Configuration File Addition**: Breaks event-based config paradigm
+2. **Direct Database Modification**: Bypasses signature validation
+3. **Hard-Coded Ports**: Conflicts with auto-fallback system
+4. **Schema Modifications**: Requires database recreation
+5. **Admin Key Storage**: Violates security model
+6. **Blocking Operations**: Interferes with WebSocket event loop
+7. **Memory Leaks**: JSON objects must be properly reference counted
+8. **Thread Unsafe Operations**: Global state requires proper synchronization
+
+## Architecture Decision Records (Implicit)
+
+### Decision: Event-Based Configuration
+**Context**: Traditional config files vs. cryptographic auditability
+**Decision**: Store configuration as signed Nostr events
+**Consequences**: Complex configuration changes, enhanced security, remote management capability
+
+### Decision: SQLite Database
+**Context**: Database choice for relay storage
+**Decision**: Embedded SQLite with JSON tag storage
+**Consequences**: Simple deployment, single-writer limitation, application-level filtering
+
+### Decision: Single Binary Deployment
+**Context**: Dependency management vs. deployment simplicity
+**Decision**: Embed all dependencies and schema in binary
+**Consequences**: Larger binary, simple deployment, version coupling
+
+### Decision: Dual Protocol Support
+**Context**: WebSocket for Nostr, HTTP for NIP-11
+**Decision**: Same port serves both protocols
+**Consequences**: Simplified deployment, protocol detection overhead, libwebsockets dependency
+
+These architectural decisions form the foundation of C-Relay-PG's unique approach to Nostr relay implementation and should be carefully considered when planning extensions or modifications.
+**
+
+[Response interrupted by a tool use result. Only one tool may be used at a time and should be placed at the end of the message.]

.roo/commands/push.md

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+---
+description: "Brief description of what this command does"
+---
+
+Run increment_and_push.sh, and supply a good git commit message. For example:
+
+./increment_and_push.sh "Fixed the bug with nip05 implementation"

.roo/rules-code/rules.md

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+Use ./make_and_restart_relay.sh instead of make to build the project. 

.rooignore

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+src/embedded_web_content.c

AGENTS.md

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+# AGENTS.md - AI Agent Integration Guide
+
+**Project-Specific Information for AI Agents Working with C-Relay-PG**
+
+## Critical Build Commands
+
+### Primary Build Command
+```bash
+./make_and_restart_relay.sh
+```
+**Never use `make` directly.** The project requires the custom restart script which:
+- Handles database preservation/cleanup based on flags
+- Manages architecture-specific binary detection (x86/ARM64)
+- Performs automatic process cleanup and port management
+- Starts relay in background with proper logging
+
+### Architecture-Specific Binary Outputs
+- **x86_64**: `./build/c_relay_pg_x86`
+- **ARM64**: `./build/c_relay_pg_arm64`
+- **Other**: `./build/c_relay_pg_$(ARCH)`
+
+### Database File Naming Convention
+- **Format**: `<relay_pubkey>.db` (NOT `.nrdb` as shown in docs)
+- **Location**: Created in `build/` directory during execution
+- **Cleanup**: Use `--preserve-database` flag to retain between builds
+
+## Critical Integration Issues
+
+### Event-Based Configuration System
+- **No traditional config files** - all configuration stored in config table
+- Admin private key shown **only once** on first startup
+- Configuration changes require cryptographically signed events
+- Database path determined by generated relay pubkey
+
+### First-Time Startup Sequence
+1. Relay generates admin keypair and relay keypair
+2. Creates database file with relay pubkey as filename
+3. Stores default configuration in config table
+4. **CRITICAL**: Admin private key displayed once and never stored on disk
+
+### Port Management
+- Default port 8888 with automatic fallback (8889, 8890, etc.)
+- Script performs port availability checking before libwebsockets binding
+- Process cleanup includes force-killing processes on port 8888
+
+### Database Schema Dependencies
+- Uses embedded SQL schema (`sql_schema.h`)
+- Schema version 4 with JSON tag storage
+- **Critical**: Event expiration filtering done at application level, not SQL level
+
+### Admin API Event Structure
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+  "tags": [
+    ["p", "<relay_pubkey>"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Configuration Commands** (encrypted in content):
+- `["relay_description", "My Relay"]`
+- `["max_subscriptions_per_client", "25"]`
+- `["pow_min_difficulty", "16"]`
+
+**Auth Rule Commands** (encrypted in content):
+- `["blacklist", "pubkey", "hex_pubkey_value"]`
+- `["whitelist", "pubkey", "hex_pubkey_value"]`
+
+**Query Commands** (encrypted in content):
+- `["auth_query", "all"]`
+- `["system_command", "system_status"]`
+
+### Process Management
+```bash
+# Kill existing relay processes
+pkill -f "c_relay_pg_"
+
+# Check running processes
+ps aux | grep c_relay_pg_
+
+# Force kill port binding
+fuser -k 8888/tcp
+```
+
+### Cross-Compilation Specifics
+- ARM64 requires explicit dependency installation: `make install-arm64-deps`
+- Uses `aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc` with specific library paths
+- PKG_CONFIG_PATH must be set for ARM64: `/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig`
+
+### Testing Integration
+- Tests expect relay running on default port
+- Use `tests/quick_error_tests.sh` for validation
+- Event configuration tests: `tests/event_config_tests.sh`
+
+### SystemD Integration Considerations
+- Service runs as `c-relay-pg` user in `/opt/c-relay-pg`
+- Database files created in WorkingDirectory automatically
+- No environment variables needed (event-based config)
+- Resource limits: 65536 file descriptors, 4096 processes
+
+### Development vs Production Differences
+- Development: `make_and_restart_relay.sh` (default database cleanup)
+- Production: `make_and_restart_relay.sh --preserve-database`
+- Debug build requires manual gdb attachment to architecture-specific binary
+
+### Critical File Dependencies
+- `nostr_core_lib/` submodule must be initialized and built first
+- Version header auto-generated from git tags: `src/version.h`
+- Schema embedded in binary from `src/sql_schema.h`
+
+### WebSocket Protocol Specifics
+- Supports both WebSocket (Nostr protocol) and HTTP (NIP-11)
+- NIP-11 requires `Accept: application/nostr+json` header
+- CORS headers automatically added for NIP-11 compliance
+
+### Memory Management Notes
+- Persistent subscription system with thread-safe global manager
+- Per-session subscription limits enforced
+- Event filtering done at C level, not SQL level for NIP-40 expiration
+
+### Configuration Override Behavior
+- CLI port override applies during first-time startup and existing relay restarts
+- After database creation, all config comes from events (but CLI overrides can still be applied)
+- Database path cannot be changed after initialization
+
+## Non-Obvious Pitfalls
+
+1. **Database Lock Issues**: Script handles SQLite locking by killing existing processes first
+2. **Port Race Conditions**: Pre-check + libwebsockets binding can still fail due to timing
+3. **Key Loss**: Admin private key loss requires complete database deletion and restart
+4. **Architecture Detection**: Build system auto-detects but cross-compilation requires manual setup
+5. **Event Storage**: Ephemeral events (kind 20000-29999) accepted but not stored
+6. **Signature Validation**: All events validated with `nostr_verify_event_signature()` from nostr_core_lib
+
+## Quick Debugging Commands
+```bash
+# Check relay status
+ps aux | grep c_relay_pg_ && netstat -tln | grep 8888
+
+# View logs
+tail -f relay.log
+
+# Test WebSocket connection
+wscat -c ws://localhost:8888
+
+# Test NIP-11 endpoint
+curl -H "Accept: application/nostr+json" http://localhost:8888
+
+# Find database files
+find . -name "*.db" -type f

API.md

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+# C-Relay-PG API Documentation
+
+Complete API reference for the C-Relay-PG event-based administration system and advanced features.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Overview](#overview)
+- [Authentication](#authentication)
+- [Admin API](#admin-api)
+  - [Event Structure](#event-structure)
+  - [Configuration Management](#configuration-management)
+  - [Auth Rules Management](#auth-rules-management)
+  - [System Commands](#system-commands)
+  - [Database Queries](#database-queries)
+- [Configuration Reference](#configuration-reference)
+- [Real-time Monitoring](#real-time-monitoring)
+- [Direct Message Admin](#direct-message-admin)
+- [Response Formats](#response-formats)
+- [Error Handling](#error-handling)
+- [Examples](#examples)
+
+## Overview
+
+C-Relay-PG uses an innovative **event-based administration system** where all configuration and management commands are sent as cryptographically signed Nostr events. This provides:
+
+- **Cryptographic security**: All commands must be signed with the admin private key
+- **Audit trail**: Complete history of all administrative actions
+- **Real-time updates**: Configuration changes applied instantly
+- **Standard protocol**: Uses Nostr events, no custom protocols
+- **NIP-44 encryption**: All admin commands and responses are encrypted
+
+### Key Concepts
+
+1. **Admin Keypair**: Generated on first startup, used to sign all admin commands
+2. **Relay Keypair**: The relay's identity on the Nostr network
+3. **Admin Events**: Kind 23456 events with NIP-44 encrypted commands
+4. **Response Events**: Kind 23457 events with NIP-44 encrypted responses
+5. **Event-Based Config**: All settings stored as events in the database
+
+## Authentication
+
+### Admin Private Key
+
+The admin private key is displayed **only once** during first startup:
+
+```
+========================================
+IMPORTANT: SAVE THIS ADMIN PRIVATE KEY
+========================================
+Admin Private Key: nsec1abc123...
+Admin Public Key: npub1def456...
+========================================
+```
+
+**Critical**: Save this key immediately. It cannot be recovered and is required for all administrative operations.
+
+### Secure Storage
+
+Store the admin private key securely:
+
+```bash
+# Environment variable
+export C_RELAY_ADMIN_KEY="nsec1abc123..."
+
+# Secure file
+echo "nsec1abc123..." > ~/.c-relay-pg-admin
+chmod 600 ~/.c-relay-pg-admin
+
+# Password manager (recommended)
+# Store in 1Password, Bitwarden, etc.
+```
+
+### Key Loss Recovery
+
+If you lose the admin private key:
+
+1. Stop the relay
+2. Delete the database file (`*.db`)
+3. Restart the relay (generates new keys)
+4. **Note**: This deletes all events and configuration
+
+## Admin API
+
+### Event Structure
+
+All admin commands use the same event structure with NIP-44 encrypted content.
+
+#### Admin Command Event (Kind 23456)
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "computed_event_id",
+  "pubkey": "admin_public_key_hex",
+  "created_at": 1234567890,
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "AqHBUgcM7dXFYLQuDVzGwMST1G8jtWYyVvYxXhVGEu4nAb4LVw...",
+  "tags": [
+    ["p", "relay_public_key_hex"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "event_signature"
+}
+```
+
+**Fields**:
+- `kind`: Must be `23456` for admin commands
+- `pubkey`: Admin public key (hex format)
+- `content`: NIP-44 encrypted JSON array containing the command
+- `tags`: Must include `["p", "relay_pubkey"]` tag
+- `sig`: Valid signature from admin private key
+
+#### Encrypted Content Format
+
+The `content` field contains a NIP-44 encrypted JSON array:
+
+```json
+["command_name", "param1", "param2", ...]
+```
+
+Examples:
+```json
+["config_query", "all"]
+["config_update", [{"key": "relay_name", "value": "My Relay", ...}]]
+["blacklist", "pubkey", "abc123..."]
+["auth_query", "all"]
+["sql_query", "SELECT * FROM events LIMIT 10"]
+```
+
+#### Admin Response Event (Kind 23457)
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "response_event_id",
+  "pubkey": "relay_public_key_hex",
+  "created_at": 1234567890,
+  "kind": 23457,
+  "content": "BpKCVhfN8eYtRmPqSvWxZnMkL2gHjUiOp3rTyEwQaS5dFg...",
+  "tags": [
+    ["p", "admin_public_key_hex"],
+    ["e", "request_event_id"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "response_signature"
+}
+```
+
+**Fields**:
+- `kind`: Always `23457` for admin responses
+- `pubkey`: Relay public key (hex format)
+- `content`: NIP-44 encrypted JSON response object
+- `tags`: Includes `["p", "admin_pubkey"]` and optionally `["e", "request_id"]`
+- `sig`: Valid signature from relay private key
+
+### Configuration Management
+
+#### Query All Configuration
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["config_query", "all"]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "config_all",
+  "total_results": 27,
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "key": "relay_name",
+      "value": "C-Relay-PG",
+      "data_type": "string",
+      "category": "relay",
+      "description": "Relay name displayed in NIP-11"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "auth_enabled",
+      "value": "false",
+      "data_type": "boolean",
+      "category": "auth",
+      "description": "Enable whitelist/blacklist authentication"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+#### Update Configuration
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["config_update", [
+  {
+    "key": "relay_name",
+    "value": "My Awesome Relay",
+    "data_type": "string",
+    "category": "relay"
+  },
+  {
+    "key": "max_subscriptions_per_client",
+    "value": "50",
+    "data_type": "integer",
+    "category": "limits"
+  }
+]]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "config_update",
+  "status": "success",
+  "total_results": 2,
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "key": "relay_name",
+      "value": "My Awesome Relay",
+      "status": "updated"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "max_subscriptions_per_client",
+      "value": "50",
+      "status": "updated"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Auth Rules Management
+
+#### Add Blacklist Rule
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["blacklist", "pubkey", "abc123def456..."]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "auth_add",
+  "status": "success",
+  "message": "Blacklist rule added successfully",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890
+}
+```
+
+#### Add Whitelist Rule
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["whitelist", "pubkey", "def456abc123..."]
+```
+
+#### Delete Auth Rule
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["delete_auth_rule", "blacklist", "pubkey", "abc123def456..."]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "auth_delete",
+  "status": "success",
+  "message": "Auth rule deleted successfully",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890
+}
+```
+
+#### Query All Auth Rules
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["auth_query", "all"]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "auth_rules_all",
+  "total_results": 5,
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "data": [
+    {
+      "rule_type": "blacklist",
+      "pattern_type": "pubkey",
+      "pattern_value": "abc123...",
+      "action": "deny"
+    },
+    {
+      "rule_type": "whitelist",
+      "pattern_type": "pubkey",
+      "pattern_value": "def456...",
+      "action": "allow"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+#### Query Specific Rule Type
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["auth_query", "whitelist"]
+```
+
+#### Query Specific Pattern
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["auth_query", "pattern", "abc123..."]
+```
+
+### System Commands
+
+#### System Status
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["system_command", "system_status"]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "system_status",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "status": "running",
+  "uptime_seconds": 86400,
+  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "relay_pubkey": "relay_public_key_hex",
+  "database_size_bytes": 10485760,
+  "total_events": 15432,
+  "active_connections": 42,
+  "active_subscriptions": 156
+}
+```
+
+#### Clear All Auth Rules
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["system_command", "clear_all_auth_rules"]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "system_command",
+  "status": "success",
+  "message": "All auth rules cleared",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890
+}
+```
+
+#### Database Statistics
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["stats_query"]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "stats_query",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "database_size_bytes": 10485760,
+  "total_events": 15432,
+  "database_created_at": 1234567800,
+  "latest_event_at": 1234567890,
+  "event_kinds": [
+    {
+      "kind": 1,
+      "count": 12000,
+      "percentage": 77.8
+    },
+    {
+      "kind": 0,
+      "count": 2500,
+      "percentage": 16.2
+    }
+  ],
+  "time_stats": {
+    "total": 15432,
+    "last_24h": 234,
+    "last_7d": 1456,
+    "last_30d": 5432
+  },
+  "top_pubkeys": [
+    {
+      "pubkey": "abc123...",
+      "event_count": 1234,
+      "percentage": 8.0
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Database Queries
+
+#### SQL Query Command
+
+Execute read-only SQL queries against the relay database.
+
+**Command**:
+```json
+["sql_query", "SELECT * FROM events ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10"]
+```
+
+**Response** (decrypted):
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "sql_query",
+  "request_id": "request_event_id",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "query": "SELECT * FROM events ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10",
+  "execution_time_ms": 45,
+  "row_count": 10,
+  "columns": ["id", "pubkey", "created_at", "kind", "content", "tags", "sig"],
+  "rows": [
+    ["abc123...", "def456...", 1234567890, 1, "Hello world", "[]", "sig123..."],
+    ["ghi789...", "jkl012...", 1234567880, 0, "{\"name\":\"Alice\"}", "[]", "sig456..."]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+#### Security Features
+
+- **Read-only**: Only SELECT statements allowed
+- **Query timeout**: 5 seconds maximum
+- **Result limit**: 1000 rows maximum
+- **Logging**: All queries logged with execution time
+- **Validation**: SQL injection protection
+
+#### Available Tables and Views
+
+**Core Tables**:
+- `events` - All Nostr events
+- `config` - Configuration parameters
+- `auth_rules` - Authentication rules
+- `subscription_events` - Subscription lifecycle log
+- `event_broadcasts` - Event broadcast log
+
+**Views**:
+- `recent_events` - Last 1000 events
+- `event_stats` - Event statistics by type
+- `subscription_analytics` - Subscription metrics
+- `active_subscriptions_log` - Currently active subscriptions
+- `event_kinds_view` - Event distribution by kind
+- `top_pubkeys_view` - Top 10 pubkeys by event count
+- `time_stats_view` - Time-based statistics
+
+#### Example Queries
+
+**Recent events**:
+```sql
+SELECT id, pubkey, created_at, kind 
+FROM events 
+ORDER BY created_at DESC 
+LIMIT 20
+```
+
+**Event distribution**:
+```sql
+SELECT * FROM event_kinds_view 
+ORDER BY count DESC
+```
+
+**Active subscriptions**:
+```sql
+SELECT * FROM active_subscriptions_log 
+ORDER BY created_at DESC
+```
+
+**Database statistics**:
+```sql
+SELECT
+  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events) as total_events,
+  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM subscription_events) as total_subscriptions,
+  (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT pubkey) FROM events) as unique_pubkeys
+```
+
+**Events by specific pubkey**:
+```sql
+SELECT id, created_at, kind, content 
+FROM events 
+WHERE pubkey = 'abc123...' 
+ORDER BY created_at DESC 
+LIMIT 50
+```
+
+**Events in time range**:
+```sql
+SELECT COUNT(*) as count, kind 
+FROM events 
+WHERE created_at BETWEEN 1234567000 AND 1234567890 
+GROUP BY kind 
+ORDER BY count DESC
+```
+
+## Configuration Reference
+
+### Basic Relay Settings
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Description |
+|-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| `relay_name` | string | "C-Relay-PG" | Relay name (NIP-11) |
+| `relay_description` | string | "C Nostr Relay" | Relay description |
+| `relay_contact` | string | "" | Admin contact info |
+| `relay_software` | string | "c-relay-pg" | Software identifier |
+| `relay_version` | string | auto | Software version |
+| `supported_nips` | string | "1,9,11,13,15,20,33,40,42,45,50,70" | Supported NIPs |
+| `language_tags` | string | "*" | Supported languages |
+| `relay_countries` | string | "*" | Supported countries |
+| `posting_policy` | string | "" | Posting policy URL |
+| `payments_url` | string | "" | Payment URL |
+
+### Connection & Limits
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Range | Restart Required |
+|-----|------|---------|-------|------------------|
+| `max_connections` | integer | 1000 | 1-10000 | Yes |
+| `max_subscriptions_per_client` | integer | 25 | 1-100 | No |
+| `max_total_subscriptions` | integer | 5000 | 100-50000 | No |
+| `max_message_length` | integer | 65536 | 1024-1048576 | No |
+| `max_event_tags` | integer | 2000 | 10-10000 | No |
+| `max_content_length` | integer | 65536 | 1-1048576 | No |
+
+### Authentication & Access Control
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Description |
+|-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| `auth_enabled` | boolean | false | Enable whitelist/blacklist |
+| `nip42_auth_required` | boolean | false | Require NIP-42 auth |
+| `nip42_auth_required_kinds` | string | "" | Kinds requiring NIP-42 |
+| `nip42_challenge_timeout` | integer | 300 | Challenge timeout (seconds) |
+
+### Proof of Work (NIP-13)
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Values | Description |
+|-----|------|---------|--------|-------------|
+| `pow_min_difficulty` | integer | 0 | 0-40 | Minimum PoW difficulty |
+| `pow_mode` | string | "optional" | disabled/optional/required | PoW enforcement mode |
+
+### Event Expiration (NIP-40)
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Description |
+|-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| `nip40_expiration_enabled` | boolean | true | Enable expiration support |
+| `nip40_expiration_strict` | boolean | false | Reject expired events |
+| `nip40_expiration_filter` | boolean | true | Filter expired from results |
+| `nip40_expiration_grace_period` | integer | 300 | Grace period (seconds) |
+
+### Monitoring
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Description |
+|-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| `kind_24567_reporting_throttle_sec` | integer | 5 | Monitoring event throttle |
+
+### Dynamic vs Restart-Required
+
+**Dynamic (No Restart)**:
+- All NIP-11 relay information
+- Authentication settings
+- Subscription limits
+- Event validation limits
+- Proof of Work settings
+- Expiration settings
+
+**Restart Required**:
+- `max_connections`
+- `relay_port`
+- Database settings
+
+## Real-time Monitoring
+
+C-Relay-PG provides subscription-based real-time monitoring using ephemeral events (kind 24567).
+
+### Activation
+
+Subscribe to kind 24567 events to activate monitoring:
+
+```json
+["REQ", "monitoring-sub", {"kinds": [24567]}]
+```
+
+### Monitoring Event Types
+
+Subscribe to specific monitoring types using d-tag filters:
+
+```json
+["REQ", "event-kinds", {"kinds": [24567], "#d": ["event_kinds"]}]
+["REQ", "time-stats", {"kinds": [24567], "#d": ["time_stats"]}]
+["REQ", "top-pubkeys", {"kinds": [24567], "#d": ["top_pubkeys"]}]
+["REQ", "cpu-metrics", {"kinds": [24567], "#d": ["cpu_metrics"]}]
+```
+
+### Event Structure
+
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 24567,
+  "pubkey": "relay_pubkey",
+  "created_at": 1234567890,
+  "content": "{\"data_type\":\"event_kinds\",\"timestamp\":1234567890,...}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "event_kinds"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Monitoring Types
+
+#### Event Distribution (`event_kinds`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "data_type": "event_kinds",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "total_events": 15432,
+  "kinds": [
+    {"kind": 1, "count": 12000, "percentage": 77.8},
+    {"kind": 0, "count": 2500, "percentage": 16.2}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+#### Time Statistics (`time_stats`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "data_type": "time_stats",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "total_events": 15432,
+  "last_24h": 234,
+  "last_7d": 1456,
+  "last_30d": 5432
+}
+```
+
+#### Top Publishers (`top_pubkeys`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "data_type": "top_pubkeys",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "top_pubkeys": [
+    {"pubkey": "abc123...", "count": 1234, "percentage": 8.0},
+    {"pubkey": "def456...", "count": 987, "percentage": 6.4}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+#### CPU Metrics (`cpu_metrics`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "data_type": "cpu_metrics",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "cpu_percent": 12.5,
+  "memory_mb": 45.2,
+  "uptime_seconds": 86400
+}
+```
+
+#### Active Subscriptions (`active_subscriptions`) - Admin Only
+
+```json
+{
+  "data_type": "active_subscriptions",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "total_subscriptions": 156,
+  "subscriptions_by_client": [
+    {"client_id": "client1", "count": 12},
+    {"client_id": "client2", "count": 8}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Configuration
+
+Control monitoring frequency:
+
+```json
+["config_update", [{
+  "key": "kind_24567_reporting_throttle_sec",
+  "value": "10",
+  "data_type": "integer",
+  "category": "monitoring"
+}]]
+```
+
+### Performance
+
+- Events are ephemeral (not stored)
+- Automatic activation/deactivation based on subscriptions
+- Throttling prevents excessive event generation
+- Minimal overhead when no clients monitoring
+
+## Direct Message Admin
+
+Control your relay by sending direct messages from any Nostr client.
+
+### Setup
+
+1. The relay has its own keypair (shown on startup)
+2. The relay knows the admin public key
+3. Send NIP-17 direct messages to the relay
+
+### Available Commands
+
+Send a DM containing any of these keywords:
+
+| Command | Aliases | Response |
+|---------|---------|----------|
+| Statistics | stats, statistics | Database statistics |
+| Configuration | config, configuration | Current configuration |
+
+### Example
+
+Using any Nostr client that supports NIP-17:
+
+1. Find the relay's public key (shown on startup)
+2. Send a DM: "stats"
+3. Receive a DM with current relay statistics
+
+### Response Format
+
+The relay responds with a NIP-17 DM containing:
+
+**Stats Response**:
+```
+Relay Statistics
+================
+Total Events: 15,432
+Database Size: 10.5 MB
+Active Connections: 42
+Active Subscriptions: 156
+Uptime: 1 day, 2 hours
+```
+
+**Config Response**:
+```
+Relay Configuration
+===================
+Name: My Awesome Relay
+Description: Community relay
+Max Subscriptions: 25
+Auth Enabled: false
+PoW Difficulty: 0
+```
+
+## Response Formats
+
+### Success Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "command_name",
+  "status": "success",
+  "message": "Operation completed successfully",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "data": [...]
+}
+```
+
+### Error Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "command_name",
+  "status": "error",
+  "error": "Error description",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890
+}
+```
+
+### Query Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "query_name",
+  "total_results": 10,
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "data": [...]
+}
+```
+
+## Error Handling
+
+### Common Errors
+
+| Error | Cause | Solution |
+|-------|-------|----------|
+| `invalid_signature` | Event signature invalid | Check admin private key |
+| `unauthorized` | Wrong admin pubkey | Use correct admin key |
+| `invalid_command` | Unknown command | Check command format |
+| `validation_failed` | Invalid parameter value | Check parameter ranges |
+| `database_error` | Database operation failed | Check database integrity |
+| `timeout` | Query took too long | Simplify query or increase timeout |
+
+### Error Response Example
+
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "config_update",
+  "status": "error",
+  "error": "field validation failed: invalid port number '99999' (must be 1-65535)",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890
+}
+```
+
+## Examples
+
+### JavaScript/TypeScript Example
+
+```javascript
+import { SimplePool, nip44, getPublicKey, finalizeEvent } from 'nostr-tools';
+
+const adminPrivkey = 'your_admin_privkey_hex';
+const adminPubkey = getPublicKey(adminPrivkey);
+const relayPubkey = 'relay_pubkey_hex';
+const relayUrl = 'ws://localhost:8888';
+
+// Create admin command
+async function sendAdminCommand(command) {
+  const pool = new SimplePool();
+  
+  // Encrypt command with NIP-44
+  const encryptedContent = await nip44.encrypt(
+    adminPrivkey,
+    relayPubkey,
+    JSON.stringify(command)
+  );
+  
+  // Create event
+  const event = finalizeEvent({
+    kind: 23456,
+    created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+    tags: [['p', relayPubkey]],
+    content: encryptedContent
+  }, adminPrivkey);
+  
+  // Publish event
+  await pool.publish([relayUrl], event);
+  
+  // Subscribe to response
+  const sub = pool.sub([relayUrl], [{
+    kinds: [23457],
+    '#p': [adminPubkey],
+    since: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000)
+  }]);
+  
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    sub.on('event', async (event) => {
+      // Decrypt response
+      const decrypted = await nip44.decrypt(
+        adminPrivkey,
+        relayPubkey,
+        event.content
+      );
+      resolve(JSON.parse(decrypted));
+      sub.unsub();
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+// Query configuration
+const config = await sendAdminCommand(['config_query', 'all']);
+console.log(config);
+
+// Update configuration
+const result = await sendAdminCommand(['config_update', [
+  {
+    key: 'relay_name',
+    value: 'My Relay',
+    data_type: 'string',
+    category: 'relay'
+  }
+]]);
+console.log(result);
+
+// Add blacklist rule
+const blacklist = await sendAdminCommand([
+  'blacklist',
+  'pubkey',
+  'abc123...'
+]);
+console.log(blacklist);
+
+// Execute SQL query
+const query = await sendAdminCommand([
+  'sql_query',
+  'SELECT * FROM events ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10'
+]);
+console.log(query);
+```
+
+### Python Example
+
+```python
+from nostr_sdk import Keys, Client, EventBuilder, Filter, nip44
+
+admin_privkey = "your_admin_privkey_hex"
+relay_pubkey = "relay_pubkey_hex"
+relay_url = "ws://localhost:8888"
+
+# Initialize
+keys = Keys.parse(admin_privkey)
+client = Client(keys)
+client.add_relay(relay_url)
+client.connect()
+
+# Send admin command
+async def send_admin_command(command):
+    # Encrypt command
+    encrypted = nip44.encrypt(
+        keys.secret_key(),
+        relay_pubkey,
+        json.dumps(command)
+    )
+    
+    # Create event
+    event = EventBuilder.new(
+        kind=23456,
+        content=encrypted,
+        tags=[["p", relay_pubkey]]
+    ).to_event(keys)
+    
+    # Publish
+    await client.send_event(event)
+    
+    # Wait for response
+    filter = Filter().kind(23457).pubkey(relay_pubkey).since(int(time.time()))
+    events = await client.get_events_of([filter], timeout=5)
+    
+    if events:
+        # Decrypt response
+        decrypted = nip44.decrypt(
+            keys.secret_key(),
+            relay_pubkey,
+            events[0].content()
+        )
+        return json.loads(decrypted)
+
+# Query configuration
+config = await send_admin_command(["config_query", "all"])
+print(config)
+```
+
+### Bash/curl Example
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Note: This is a simplified example. Real implementation requires:
+# - NIP-44 encryption
+# - Event signing
+# - WebSocket connection
+
+RELAY_URL="ws://localhost:8888"
+ADMIN_PRIVKEY="your_admin_privkey"
+RELAY_PUBKEY="relay_pubkey"
+
+# Use nostrtool or similar for proper event creation
+nostrtool event \
+  --kind 23456 \
+  --content "$(echo '["config_query","all"]' | nip44-encrypt)" \
+  --tag p "$RELAY_PUBKEY" \
+  --private-key "$ADMIN_PRIVKEY" \
+  | nostrtool send "$RELAY_URL"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Additional Resources
+
+- **[Configuration Guide](docs/configuration_guide.md)** - Detailed configuration options
+- **[Deployment Guide](docs/deployment_guide.md)** - Production deployment
+- **[NIP-42 Authentication](docs/NIP-42_Authentication.md)** - Authentication setup
+- **[User Guide](docs/user_guide.md)** - End-user documentation
+
+## Support
+
+For API questions or issues:
+- Open an issue on GitHub
+- Check existing documentation
+- Join the Nostr community
+
+---
+
+**API Version**: 0.6.0  
+**Last Updated**: 2026-01-23

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+# Alpine-based MUSL static binary builder for C-Relay-PG
+# Produces truly portable binaries with zero runtime dependencies
+
+ARG DEBUG_BUILD=false
+ARG DB_BACKEND=sqlite
+
+FROM alpine:3.19 AS builder
+
+# Re-declare build arguments in this stage
+ARG DEBUG_BUILD=false
+ARG DB_BACKEND=sqlite
+
+# Install build dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    build-base \
+    musl-dev \
+    git \
+    cmake \
+    pkgconfig \
+    autoconf \
+    automake \
+    libtool \
+    openssl-dev \
+    openssl-libs-static \
+    zlib-dev \
+    zlib-static \
+    curl-dev \
+    curl-static \
+    sqlite-dev \
+    sqlite-static \
+    postgresql-dev \
+    linux-headers \
+    wget \
+    bash \
+    openssh-client
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Build libsecp256k1 static (cached layer - only rebuilds if Alpine version changes)
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git && \
+    cd secp256k1 && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared --prefix=/usr \
+        CFLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/secp256k1
+
+# Build libwebsockets static with minimal features (cached layer)
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    git clone --depth 1 --branch v4.3.3 https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets.git && \
+    cd libwebsockets && \
+    mkdir build && cd build && \
+    cmake .. \
+        -DLWS_WITH_STATIC=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITH_SHARED=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_SSL=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TESTAPPS=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_SERVER=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_CLIENT=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_PING=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITH_HTTP2=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_LIBUV=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=OFF \
+        -DLWS_IPV6=ON \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/libwebsockets
+
+# Submodules are provided in the local build context and copied explicitly below.
+# Avoid network/SSH dependency inside Docker image build.
+
+# Copy nostr_core_lib source files (cached unless nostr_core_lib changes)
+COPY nostr_core_lib /build/nostr_core_lib/
+
+# Copy c_utils_lib source files (cached unless c_utils_lib changes)
+COPY c_utils_lib /build/c_utils_lib/
+
+# Build c_utils_lib static library for relay logging utilities
+# (build only debug.c to avoid broken/missing version header surface in submodule revision)
+RUN cd c_utils_lib && \
+    mkdir -p build && \
+    gcc -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -O2 -g \
+        -Isrc -Iinclude -c src/debug.c -o build/debug.o && \
+    ar rcs libc_utils.a build/debug.o
+
+# Build nostr_core_lib with required NIPs (cached unless nostr_core_lib changes)
+# Disable fortification in build.sh to prevent __*_chk symbol issues
+# NIPs: 001(Basic), 004(Encryption), 006(Keys), 013(PoW), 017(DMs), 019(Bech32), 044(Encryption), 059(Gift Wrap - required by NIP-17)
+# NIP-04 is required by nostr_signer.c (NIP-46 bunker signer uses NIP-04 encryption)
+RUN cd nostr_core_lib && \
+    chmod +x build.sh && \
+    sed -i 's/CFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"/CFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"/' build.sh && \
+    rm -f *.o *.a 2>/dev/null || true && \
+    ./build.sh --nips=1,4,6,13,17,19,44,59
+
+# Copy c-relay-pg source files LAST (only this layer rebuilds on source changes)
+COPY src/ /build/src/
+COPY Makefile /build/Makefile
+
+# Build c-relay-pg with full static linking (only rebuilds when src/ changes)
+# Disable fortification to avoid __*_chk symbols that don't exist in MUSL
+# Use conditional compilation flags based on DEBUG_BUILD and DB_BACKEND build args
+RUN if [ "$DEBUG_BUILD" = "true" ]; then \
+        CFLAGS="-g -O2 -DDEBUG"; \
+        STRIP_CMD="echo 'Keeping debug symbols'"; \
+        echo "Building with DEBUG symbols enabled (optimized with -O2)"; \
+    else \
+        CFLAGS="-O2"; \
+        STRIP_CMD="strip /build/c_relay_pg_static"; \
+        echo "Building optimized production binary (symbols stripped)"; \
+    fi && \
+    if [ "$DB_BACKEND" = "postgres" ]; then \
+        DB_FLAGS="-DDB_BACKEND_POSTGRES -DHAVE_LIBPQ"; \
+        DB_LIBS="-lpq -lpgcommon -lpgport"; \
+        echo "Compiling with PostgreSQL backend"; \
+    else \
+        DB_FLAGS=""; \
+        DB_LIBS=""; \
+        echo "Compiling with SQLite backend"; \
+    fi && \
+    gcc -static $CFLAGS $DB_FLAGS -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \
+    -I. -Ic_utils_lib/src -Inostr_core_lib -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core \
+    -Inostr_core_lib/cjson -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_websocket -I/usr/include/postgresql \
+    src/main.c src/config.c src/dm_admin.c src/request_validator.c \
+    src/nip009.c src/nip011.c src/nip013.c src/nip040.c src/nip042.c \
+    src/websockets.c src/subscriptions.c src/api.c src/embedded_web_content.c src/ip_ban.c \
+    src/caching_inbox_poller.c src/caching_service_launcher.c \
+    src/db_ops.c src/db_ops_sqlite.c src/db_ops_postgres.c src/thread_pool.c \
+    -o /build/c_relay_pg_static \
+    c_utils_lib/libc_utils.a \
+    nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a \
+    -lwebsockets -lssl -lcrypto -lsqlite3 -lsecp256k1 \
+    -lcurl -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl $DB_LIBS && \
+    eval "$STRIP_CMD"
+
+# Verify it's truly static
+RUN echo "=== Binary Information ===" && \
+    file /build/c_relay_pg_static && \
+    ls -lh /build/c_relay_pg_static && \
+    echo "=== Checking for dynamic dependencies ===" && \
+    (ldd /build/c_relay_pg_static 2>&1 || echo "Binary is static") && \
+    echo "=== Build complete ==="
+
+# Output stage - just the binary
+FROM scratch AS output
+COPY --from=builder /build/c_relay_pg_static /c_relay_pg_static

Makefile

@@ -1,27 +1,40 @@
-# C-Relay Makefile
+# C-Relay-PG Makefile
 
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -g -O2
-INCLUDES = -I. -Inostr_core_lib -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core -Inostr_core_lib/cjson -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_websocket
-LIBS = -lsqlite3 -lwebsockets -lz -ldl -lpthread -lm -L/usr/local/lib -lsecp256k1 -lssl -lcrypto -L/usr/local/lib -lcurl
+INCLUDES = -I. -Ic_utils_lib/src -Inostr_core_lib -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core -Inostr_core_lib/cjson -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_websocket -I/usr/include/postgresql
+LIBS = -lsqlite3 -lwebsockets -lz -ldl -lpthread -lm -L/usr/local/lib -lsecp256k1 -lssl -lcrypto -L/usr/local/lib -lcurl -Lc_utils_lib -lc_utils
+
+DB_BACKEND ?= sqlite
 
 # Build directory
 BUILD_DIR = build
 
 # Source files
-MAIN_SRC = src/main.c
+MAIN_SRC = src/main.c src/config.c src/dm_admin.c src/request_validator.c src/nip009.c src/nip011.c src/nip013.c src/nip040.c src/nip042.c src/websockets.c src/subscriptions.c src/api.c src/embedded_web_content.c src/ip_ban.c src/thread_pool.c src/caching_inbox_poller.c src/caching_service_launcher.c
+DB_OPS_SRC = src/db_ops.c
+
+ifeq ($(DB_BACKEND),postgres)
+    CFLAGS += -DDB_BACKEND_POSTGRES -DHAVE_LIBPQ
+    DB_OPS_SRC += src/db_ops_postgres.c
+    LIBS += -lpq
+else
+    DB_OPS_SRC += src/db_ops_sqlite.c
+endif
+
 NOSTR_CORE_LIB = nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a
+C_UTILS_LIB = c_utils_lib/libc_utils.a
 
 # Architecture detection
 ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
 ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
-    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_x86
+    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_x86
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
-    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_arm64
+    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_arm64
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
-    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_arm64
+    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_arm64
 else
-    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_$(ARCH)
+    TARGET = $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_$(ARCH)
 endif
 
 # Default target
@@ -32,24 +45,67 @@ $(BUILD_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
 
 # Check if nostr_core_lib is built
+# Explicitly specify NIPs to ensure NIP-44 (encryption) is included
+# NIPs: 1 (basic), 6 (keys), 13 (PoW), 17 (DMs), 19 (bech32), 44 (encryption), 59 (gift wrap)
 $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB):
-	@echo "Building nostr_core_lib..."
-	cd nostr_core_lib && ./build.sh
+	@echo "Building nostr_core_lib with required NIPs (including NIP-44 for encryption)..."
+	cd nostr_core_lib && ./build.sh --nips=1,6,13,17,19,44,59
+
+# Check if c_utils_lib is built
+$(C_UTILS_LIB):
+	@echo "Building c_utils_lib..."
+	cd c_utils_lib && ./build.sh lib
+
+# Update main.h version information (requires main.h to exist)
+src/main.h:
+	@if [ ! -f src/main.h ]; then \
+		echo "ERROR: src/main.h not found!"; \
+		echo "Please ensure src/main.h exists with relay metadata."; \
+		echo "Copy from a backup or create manually with proper relay configuration."; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi; \
+	if [ -d .git ]; then \
+		echo "Updating main.h version information from git tags..."; \
+		RAW_VERSION=$$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"); \
+		if echo "$$RAW_VERSION" | grep -q "^v[0-9]"; then \
+			CLEAN_VERSION=$$(echo "$$RAW_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d- -f1); \
+			VERSION="v$$CLEAN_VERSION"; \
+			MAJOR=$$(echo "$$CLEAN_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1); \
+			MINOR=$$(echo "$$CLEAN_VERSION" | cut -d. -f2); \
+			PATCH=$$(echo "$$CLEAN_VERSION" | cut -d. -f3); \
+		else \
+			VERSION="v0.0.0"; \
+			MAJOR=0; MINOR=0; PATCH=0; \
+		fi; \
+		echo "Updating version information in existing main.h..."; \
+		sed -i "s/#define VERSION \".*\"/#define VERSION \"$$VERSION\"/g" src/main.h; \
+		sed -i "s/#define VERSION_MAJOR [0-9]*/#define VERSION_MAJOR $$MAJOR/g" src/main.h; \
+		sed -i "s/#define VERSION_MINOR [0-9]*/#define VERSION_MINOR $$MINOR/g" src/main.h; \
+		sed -i "s/#define VERSION_PATCH [0-9]*/#define VERSION_PATCH $$PATCH/g" src/main.h; \
+		echo "Updated main.h version to: $$VERSION"; \
+	else \
+		echo "Git not available, preserving existing main.h version information"; \
+	fi
+
+# Update main.h version information (requires existing main.h)
+force-version:
+	@echo "Force updating main.h version information..."
+	@$(MAKE) src/main.h
 
 # Build the relay
-$(TARGET): $(BUILD_DIR) $(MAIN_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB)
-	@echo "Compiling C-Relay for architecture: $(ARCH)"
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) -o $(TARGET) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(LIBS)
+$(TARGET): $(BUILD_DIR) src/main.h src/sql_schema.h $(MAIN_SRC) $(DB_OPS_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(C_UTILS_LIB)
+	@echo "Compiling C-Relay-PG for architecture: $(ARCH) (backend: $(DB_BACKEND))"
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) $(DB_OPS_SRC) -o $(TARGET) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(C_UTILS_LIB) $(LIBS)
 	@echo "Build complete: $(TARGET)"
 
 # Build for specific architectures
-x86: $(BUILD_DIR) $(MAIN_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB)
-	@echo "Building C-Relay for x86_64..."
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_x86 $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(LIBS)
-	@echo "Build complete: $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_x86"
+x86: $(BUILD_DIR) src/main.h src/sql_schema.h $(MAIN_SRC) $(DB_OPS_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(C_UTILS_LIB)
+	@echo "Building C-Relay-PG for x86_64 (backend: $(DB_BACKEND))..."
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) $(DB_OPS_SRC) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_x86 $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(C_UTILS_LIB) $(LIBS)
+	@echo "Build complete: $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_x86"
 
-arm64: $(BUILD_DIR) $(MAIN_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB)
-	@echo "Cross-compiling C-Relay for ARM64..."
+arm64: $(BUILD_DIR) src/main.h src/sql_schema.h $(MAIN_SRC) $(DB_OPS_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(C_UTILS_LIB)
+	@echo "Cross-compiling C-Relay-PG for ARM64 (backend: $(DB_BACKEND))..."
 	@if ! command -v aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
 		echo "ERROR: ARM64 cross-compiler not found."; \
 		echo "Install with: make install-cross-tools"; \
@@ -72,9 +128,9 @@ arm64: $(BUILD_DIR) $(MAIN_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB)
 	fi
 	@echo "Using aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc with ARM64 libraries..."
 	PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig:/usr/share/pkgconfig \
-	aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_arm64 $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) \
+	aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) $(DB_OPS_SRC) -o $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_arm64 $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) $(C_UTILS_LIB) \
 		-L/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu $(LIBS)
-	@echo "Build complete: $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_arm64"
+	@echo "Build complete: $(BUILD_DIR)/c_relay_pg_arm64"
 
 # Install ARM64 cross-compilation dependencies
 install-arm64-deps:
@@ -112,19 +168,21 @@ test: $(TARGET)
 	@echo "Running tests..."
 	./tests/1_nip_test.sh
 
-# Initialize database
+# Initialize database (now handled automatically when server starts)
 init-db:
-	@echo "Initializing database..."
-	./db/init.sh --force
+	@echo "Database initialization is now handled automatically when the server starts."
+	@echo "The schema is embedded in the binary - no external files needed."
+	@echo "To manually recreate database: rm -f db/c_nostr_relay.db && ./build/c_relay_pg_x86"
 
 # Clean build artifacts
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
 	@echo "Clean complete"
 
-# Clean everything including nostr_core_lib
+# Clean everything including nostr_core_lib and c_utils_lib
 clean-all: clean
 	cd nostr_core_lib && make clean 2>/dev/null || true
+	cd c_utils_lib && make clean 2>/dev/null || true
 
 # Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
 install-deps:
@@ -134,7 +192,7 @@ install-deps:
 
 # Help
 help:
-	@echo "C-Relay Build System"
+	@echo "C-Relay-PG Build System"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Targets:"
 	@echo "  all              Build the relay for current architecture (default)"
@@ -158,5 +216,23 @@ help:
 	@echo "  make check-toolchain     # Check what compilers are available"
 	@echo "  make test                # Run tests"
 	@echo "  make init-db             # Set up database"
+	@echo "  make force-version       # Force regenerate main.h from git"
 
-.PHONY: all x86 arm64 test init-db clean clean-all install-deps install-cross-tools install-arm64-deps check-toolchain help
+# Build fully static MUSL binaries using Docker
+static-musl-x86_64:
+	@echo "Building fully static MUSL binary for x86_64..."
+	docker buildx build --platform linux/amd64 -f examples/deployment/static-builder.Dockerfile -t c-relay-pg-static-builder-x86_64 --load .
+	docker run --rm -v $(PWD)/build:/output c-relay-pg-static-builder-x86_64 sh -c "cp /c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 /output/"
+	@echo "Static binary created: build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64"
+
+static-musl-arm64:
+	@echo "Building fully static MUSL binary for ARM64..."
+	docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64 -f examples/deployment/static-builder.Dockerfile -t c-relay-pg-static-builder-arm64 --load .
+	docker run --rm -v $(PWD)/build:/output c-relay-pg-static-builder-arm64 sh -c "cp /c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 /output/c_relay_pg_static_musl_arm64"
+	@echo "Static binary created: build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_arm64"
+
+static-musl: static-musl-x86_64 static-musl-arm64
+	@echo "Built static MUSL binaries for both architectures"
+
+.PHONY: static-musl-x86_64 static-musl-arm64 static-musl
+.PHONY: all x86 arm64 test init-db clean clean-all install-deps install-cross-tools install-arm64-deps check-toolchain help force-version

NOSTR_RELEASE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Relay
+
+I am releasing the code for the nostr relay that I wrote use myself. The code is free for anyone to use in any way that they wish.
+
+Some of the features of this relay are conventional, and some are unconventional.
+
+## The conventional
+
+This relay is written in C99 with a sqlite database.
+
+It implements the following NIPs.
+
+- [x] NIP-01: Basic protocol flow implementation
+- [x] NIP-09: Event deletion
+- [x] NIP-11: Relay information document
+- [x] NIP-13: Proof of Work
+- [x] NIP-15: End of Stored Events Notice
+- [x] NIP-20: Command Results
+- [x] NIP-33: Parameterized Replaceable Events
+- [x] NIP-40: Expiration Timestamp
+- [x] NIP-42: Authentication of clients to relays
+- [x] NIP-45: Counting results
+- [x] NIP-50: Keywords filter
+- [x] NIP-70: Protected Events
+
+## The unconventional
+
+### The binaries are fully self contained.
+
+It should just run in linux without having to worry about what you have on your system. I want to download and run. No docker. No dependency hell.
+
+I'm not bothering with other operating systems.
+
+### The relay is a full nostr citizen with it's own public and private keys.
+
+For example, you can see my relay's profile (wss://relay.laantungir.net) running here:
+
+[Primal link](https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqswn2jsmm8lq8evas0v9vhqkdpn9nuujt90mtz60nqgsxndy66es4qjjnhr7)
+
+What this means in practice is that when you start the relay, it generates keys for itself, and for it's administrator (You can specify these if you wish)
+
+Now the program and the administrator can have verifed communication between the two, simply by using nostr events. For example, the administrator can send DMs to the relay, asking it's status, and changing it's configuration through any client that can handle nip17 DMs. The relay can also send notifications to the administrator about it's current status, or it can publish it's status on a regular schedule directly to NOSTR as kind-1 notes.
+
+Also included is a more standard administrative web front end. This front end communicates to the relay using an extensive api, which again is nostr events signed by the administrator. You can completely control the relay through signed nostr events.
+
+## Screenshots
+
+![](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/raw/branch/master/screenshots/main.png)
+Main page with real time updates.
+
+![](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/raw/branch/master/screenshots/config.png)
+Set your configuration preferences.
+
+![](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/raw/branch/master/screenshots/subscriptions.png)
+View current subscriptions
+
+![](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/raw/branch/master/screenshots/white-blacklists.png)
+Add npubs to white or black lists.
+
+![](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/raw/branch/master/screenshots/sqlQuery.png)
+Run sql queries on the database.
+
+![](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/raw/branch/master/screenshots/main-light.png)
+Light mode.
+

README.md

@@ -1,22 +1,285 @@
-A nostr relay in C with sqlite on the back end.
+# C-Relay-PG: High-Performance Nostr Relay
 
-<!--
-NOTE FOR ASSISTANTS: When updating the NIPs checklist below, ONLY change [ ] to [x] to mark as complete.
-Do NOT modify the formatting, add emojis, or change the text. Keep the simple format consistent.
--->
+A blazingly fast, production-ready Nostr relay implemented in C with an innovative event-based configuration system. Built for performance, security, and ease of deployment.
 
+## 🚀 Why C-Relay-PG?
 
-### [NIPs](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips)
+### Event-Based Configuration
+Unlike traditional relays that require config files, C-Relay-PG uses **cryptographically signed Nostr events** for all configuration. This means:
+- **Zero config files** - Everything stored in the database
+- **Real-time updates** - Changes applied instantly without restart
+- **Cryptographic security** - All changes must be signed by admin
+- **Complete audit trail** - Every configuration change is timestamped and signed
+- **Version control built-in** - Configuration history is part of the event stream
 
-- [x] NIP-01: Basic protocol flow implementation
-- [x] NIP-09: Event deletion
-- [x] NIP-11: Relay information document
-- [x] NIP-13: Proof of Work
-- [x] NIP-15: End of Stored Events Notice
-- [x] NIP-20: Command Results
-- [x] NIP-33: Parameterized Replaceable Events
-- [x] NIP-40: Expiration Timestamp
-- [ ] NIP-42: Authentication of clients to relays
-- [ ] NIP-45: Counting results.
-- [ ] NIP-50: Keywords filter.
-- [ ] NIP-70: Protected Events
+### Built-in Web Admin Interface
+Access a full-featured web dashboard at `http://localhost:8888/api/` with:
+- Real-time configuration management
+- Database statistics and analytics
+- Auth rules management (whitelist/blacklist)
+- NIP-42 authentication for secure access
+- No external dependencies - all files embedded in the binary
+
+### Direct Message Admin System
+Control your relay by sending direct messages from any Nostr client:
+- Send "stats" to get relay statistics
+- Send "config" to view current configuration
+- Full Nostr citizen with its own keypair
+- Works with any NIP-17 compatible client
+
+### Performance & Efficiency
+- **Written in C** - Maximum performance and minimal resource usage
+- **SQLite backend** - Reliable, fast, and self-contained
+- **Static binary available** - Single file deployment with zero dependencies
+- **Efficient memory management** - Optimized for long-running operation
+- **WebSocket native** - Built on libwebsockets for optimal protocol support
+
+## 📋 Supported NIPs
+
+C-Relay-PG implements a comprehensive set of Nostr Improvement Proposals:
+
+- ✅ **NIP-01**: Basic protocol flow implementation
+- ✅ **NIP-09**: Event deletion
+- ✅ **NIP-11**: Relay information document
+- ✅ **NIP-13**: Proof of Work
+- ✅ **NIP-15**: End of Stored Events Notice
+- ✅ **NIP-20**: Command Results
+- ✅ **NIP-33**: Parameterized Replaceable Events
+- ✅ **NIP-40**: Expiration Timestamp
+- ✅ **NIP-42**: Authentication of clients to relays
+- ✅ **NIP-45**: Counting results
+- ✅ **NIP-50**: Keywords filter
+- ✅ **NIP-70**: Protected Events
+
+## 🎯 Key Features
+
+### Security
+- **NIP-42 Authentication** - Cryptographic client authentication
+- **Proof of Work** - Configurable PoW requirements (NIP-13)
+- **Protected Events** - Support for encrypted/protected content (NIP-70)
+- **Whitelist/Blacklist** - Flexible access control by pubkey
+- **Admin key security** - Private key shown only once, never stored
+
+### Flexibility
+- **Dynamic configuration** - Most settings update without restart
+- **Subscription management** - Configurable limits per client and globally
+- **Event expiration** - Automatic cleanup of expired events (NIP-40)
+- **Parameterized events** - Full support for replaceable events (NIP-33)
+- **Keyword search** - Built-in full-text search (NIP-50)
+
+### Monitoring
+- **Real-time statistics** - Live event distribution and metrics
+- **Subscription-based monitoring** - Ephemeral events (kind 24567) for dashboards
+- **SQL query API** - Direct database queries for advanced analytics
+- **Resource tracking** - CPU, memory, and database size monitoring
+- **Event broadcast logging** - Complete audit trail of all operations
+
+### Developer-Friendly
+- **Comprehensive test suite** - Automated tests for all NIPs
+- **Clear documentation** - Detailed guides for deployment and configuration
+- **SystemD integration** - Production-ready service files included
+- **Docker support** - Container deployment with Alpine Linux
+- **Cross-platform** - Builds on Linux, macOS, and Windows (WSL)
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### Option 1: Static Binary (Recommended)
+
+Download and run - no dependencies required:
+
+```bash
+# Download the latest static release
+wget https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/releases/download/v0.6.0/c-relay-pg-v0.6.0-linux-x86_64-static
+chmod +x c-relay-pg-v0.6.0-linux-x86_64-static
+mv c-relay-pg-v0.6.0-linux-x86_64-static c-relay-pg
+
+# Run the relay
+./c-relay-pg
+```
+
+**Important**: On first startup, save the **Admin Private Key** displayed in the console. You'll need it for all administrative operations.
+
+### Option 2: Build from Source
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
+sudo apt install -y build-essential git sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev \
+    libwebsockets-dev libssl-dev libsecp256k1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev zlib1g-dev
+
+# Clone and build
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+./make_and_restart_relay.sh
+```
+
+The relay will start on port 8888 (or the next available port).
+
+## 🌐 Access the Web Interface
+
+Once running, open your browser to:
+
+```
+http://localhost:8888/api/
+```
+
+The web interface provides:
+- Configuration management with live updates
+- Database statistics and event distribution charts
+- Auth rules management (whitelist/blacklist)
+- SQL query interface for advanced analytics
+- Real-time monitoring dashboard
+
+## 📦 Installation Options
+
+### Production Deployment (SystemD)
+
+```bash
+# Clone repository
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Build
+make clean && make
+
+# Install as system service
+sudo systemd/install-service.sh
+
+# Start and enable
+sudo systemctl start c-relay-pg
+sudo systemctl enable c-relay-pg
+
+# Capture admin keys from logs
+sudo journalctl -u c-relay-pg | grep "Admin Private Key"
+```
+
+### Docker Deployment
+
+```bash
+# Build Docker image
+docker build -f Dockerfile.alpine-musl -t c-relay-pg .
+
+# Run container
+docker run -d \
+  --name c-relay-pg \
+  -p 8888:8888 \
+  -v /path/to/data:/data \
+  c-relay-pg
+```
+
+### Cloud Deployment
+
+Quick deployment scripts for popular cloud providers:
+
+```bash
+# AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, etc.
+sudo examples/deployment/simple-vps/deploy.sh
+```
+
+See [`docs/deployment_guide.md`](docs/deployment_guide.md) for detailed deployment instructions.
+
+## 🔧 Configuration
+
+C-Relay-PG uses an innovative event-based configuration system. All settings are managed through signed Nostr events.
+
+### Basic Configuration
+
+Use the web interface at `http://localhost:8888/api/` or send admin commands via the API.
+
+### Common Settings
+
+- **Relay Information**: Name, description, contact info
+- **Connection Limits**: Max subscriptions per client, total subscriptions
+- **Authentication**: Enable/disable NIP-42, whitelist/blacklist rules
+- **Proof of Work**: Minimum difficulty, enforcement mode
+- **Event Validation**: Max tags, content length, message size
+- **Expiration**: Enable/disable NIP-40 event expiration
+
+### Dynamic Updates
+
+Most configuration changes take effect immediately without restart:
+- Relay information (NIP-11)
+- Authentication settings
+- Subscription limits
+- Event validation rules
+- Proof of Work settings
+
+See [`docs/configuration_guide.md`](docs/configuration_guide.md) for complete configuration reference.
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+- **[API Documentation](API.md)** - Complete API reference and advanced features
+- **[Configuration Guide](docs/configuration_guide.md)** - Detailed configuration options
+- **[Deployment Guide](docs/deployment_guide.md)** - Production deployment instructions
+- **[User Guide](docs/user_guide.md)** - End-user documentation
+- **[NIP-42 Authentication](docs/NIP-42_Authentication.md)** - Authentication setup guide
+
+## 🧪 Testing
+
+Run the comprehensive test suite:
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests
+./tests/run_all_tests.sh
+
+# Run NIP-specific tests
+./tests/run_nip_tests.sh
+
+# Test specific NIPs
+./tests/42_nip_test.sh  # NIP-42 authentication
+./tests/13_nip_test.sh  # NIP-13 proof of work
+```
+
+## 🔒 Security
+
+### Admin Key Management
+
+The admin private key is displayed **only once** during first startup. Store it securely:
+
+```bash
+# Save to secure location
+echo "ADMIN_PRIVKEY=your_admin_private_key" > ~/.c-relay-pg-admin
+chmod 600 ~/.c-relay-pg-admin
+```
+
+### Production Security
+
+- Use HTTPS/WSS with reverse proxy (nginx/Apache)
+- Enable NIP-42 authentication for client verification
+- Configure whitelist/blacklist for access control
+- Set up firewall rules to restrict access
+- Enable Proof of Work to prevent spam
+- Regular database backups
+
+See [`docs/deployment_guide.md`](docs/deployment_guide.md#security-hardening) for security hardening guide.
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please:
+
+1. Fork the repository
+2. Create a feature branch
+3. Make your changes with tests
+4. Submit a pull request
+
+## 📄 License
+
+[Add your license here]
+
+## 🔗 Links
+
+- **Repository**: [https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg](https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg)
+- **Releases**: [https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/releases](https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg/releases)
+- **Issues**: [https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg/issues](https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg/issues)
+- **Nostr Protocol**: [https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr)
+
+## 💬 Support
+
+- Open an issue on GitHub
+- Join the Nostr community
+- Contact via Nostr DM (relay pubkey shown on startup)
+
+---
+
+**Built with ❤️ for the Nostr protocol**

Real-Time Traffic Monitoring Commands.md

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+# Real-Time Traffic Monitoring Commands (Direct Server Use)
+
+Copy and paste these commands directly on your server.
+
+## Quick Status Checks
+
+### See IPs visiting in the last few minutes:
+```bash
+sudo tail -500 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20
+```
+
+### See what status codes they're getting:
+```bash
+sudo tail -500 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $1, $9}' | grep '216.73.216.38'
+```
+
+### Count status codes (200 vs 403):
+```bash
+sudo tail -500 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $9}' | sort | uniq -c
+```
+
+## Real-Time Monitoring
+
+### Watch live traffic (updates every 2 seconds):
+```bash
+watch -n 2 'sudo tail -200 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk "{print \$1}" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -15'
+```
+
+### See live log entries as they happen:
+```bash
+sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
+```
+
+### Live GoAccess dashboard:
+```bash
+sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log | goaccess -
+```
+
+## Active Connections
+
+### See who's connected RIGHT NOW:
+```bash
+sudo netstat -tn | grep ':443' | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d: -f1 | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
+```
+
+### Alternative (using ss command):
+```bash
+sudo ss -tn | grep ':443' | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d: -f1 | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
+```
+
+## Detailed Analysis
+
+### Last 100 requests with timestamps:
+```bash
+sudo tail -100 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $4, $1}' | sed 's/\[//'
+```
+
+### See what blocked IPs are trying to access:
+```bash
+sudo tail -500 /var/log/nginx/access.log | grep '216.73.216.38' | awk '{print $7}' | head -10
+```
+
+### Show all 403 (blocked) requests:
+```bash
+sudo tail -500 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '$9==403 {print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
+```
+
+### Show all successful (200) requests:
+```bash
+sudo tail -500 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '$9==200 {print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10
+```
+
+## Comprehensive Monitoring Script
+
+### Create a monitoring script:
+```bash
+cat > /tmp/monitor-traffic.sh << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+echo "=== Traffic in last 5 minutes ==="
+echo "Time: $(date)"
+echo ""
+echo "Top IPs:"
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10
+echo ""
+echo "Blocked IPs (403 errors):"
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '$9==403 {print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
+echo ""
+echo "Successful requests (200):"
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '$9==200 {print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -5
+echo ""
+echo "Status Code Summary:"
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $9}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
+EOF
+chmod +x /tmp/monitor-traffic.sh
+```
+
+### Run the monitoring script:
+```bash
+/tmp/monitor-traffic.sh
+```
+
+## Auto-Refreshing Dashboard
+
+### Live dashboard (refreshes every 5 seconds):
+```bash
+watch -n 5 'echo "=== Last 5 minutes ==="
+date
+echo ""
+echo "Top IPs:"
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk "{print \$1}" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10
+echo ""
+echo "Status Codes:"
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk "{print \$9}" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn'
+```
+
+Press `Ctrl+C` to exit.
+
+## GoAccess HTML Report (Live Updating)
+
+### Generate live HTML report:
+```bash
+sudo goaccess /var/log/nginx/access.log -o /var/www/html/live-stats.html --real-time-html --daemonize
+```
+
+Then visit: https://git.laantungir.net/live-stats.html
+
+### Stop the live report:
+```bash
+sudo pkill -f "goaccess.*live-stats"
+```
+
+## Filter by Time
+
+### Get timestamp from 5 minutes ago:
+```bash
+date -d '5 minutes ago' '+%d/%b/%Y:%H:%M'
+```
+
+### Analyze only recent logs (replace timestamp):
+```bash
+sudo awk '/01\/Feb\/2026:19:09/,0' /var/log/nginx/access.log | goaccess -
+```
+
+## Check Gitea CPU
+
+### Current CPU usage:
+```bash
+ps aux | grep gitea | grep -v grep
+```
+
+### Watch CPU in real-time:
+```bash
+watch -n 2 'ps aux | grep gitea | grep -v grep'
+```
+
+## Most Useful Command for Quick Check
+
+This one-liner shows everything you need:
+```bash
+
+echo "=== Quick Status ===" && \
+echo "Time: $(date)" && \
+echo "" && \
+echo "Top 10 IPs (last 1000 requests):" && \
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $1}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10 && \
+echo "" && \
+echo "Status Codes:" && \
+sudo tail -1000 /var/log/nginx/access.log | awk '{print $9}' | sort | uniq -c && \
+echo "" && \
+echo "Gitea CPU:" && \
+ps aux | grep gitea | grep -v grep
+```
+
+Copy any of these commands and run them directly on your server!

STATIC_MUSL_GUIDE.md

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+# Static MUSL Build Guide for C Programs
+
+## Overview
+
+This guide explains how to build truly portable static binaries using Alpine Linux and MUSL libc. These binaries have **zero runtime dependencies** and work on any Linux distribution without modification.
+
+This guide is specifically tailored for C programs that use:
+- **nostr_core_lib** - Nostr protocol implementation
+- **nostr_login_lite** - Nostr authentication library
+- Common dependencies: libwebsockets, OpenSSL, SQLite, curl, secp256k1
+
+## Why MUSL Static Binaries?
+
+### Advantages Over glibc
+
+| Feature | MUSL Static | glibc Static | glibc Dynamic |
+|---------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
+| **Portability** | ✓ Any Linux | ⚠ glibc only | ✗ Requires matching libs |
+| **Binary Size** | ~7-10 MB | ~12-15 MB | ~2-3 MB |
+| **Dependencies** | None | NSS libs | Many system libs |
+| **Deployment** | Single file | Single file + NSS | Binary + libraries |
+| **Compatibility** | Universal | glibc version issues | Library version hell |
+
+### Key Benefits
+
+1. **True Portability**: Works on Alpine, Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Arch, etc.
+2. **No Library Hell**: No `GLIBC_2.XX not found` errors
+3. **Simple Deployment**: Just copy one file
+4. **Reproducible Builds**: Same Docker image = same binary
+5. **Security**: No dependency on system libraries with vulnerabilities
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Docker installed and running
+- Your C project with source code
+- Internet connection for downloading dependencies
+
+### Basic Build Process
+
+```bash
+# 1. Copy the Dockerfile template (see below)
+cp /path/to/c-relay-pg/Dockerfile.alpine-musl ./Dockerfile.static
+
+# 2. Customize for your project (see Customization section)
+vim Dockerfile.static
+
+# 3. Build the static binary
+docker build --platform linux/amd64 -f Dockerfile.static -t my-app-builder .
+
+# 4. Extract the binary
+docker create --name temp-container my-app-builder
+docker cp temp-container:/build/my_app_static ./my_app_static
+docker rm temp-container
+
+# 5. Verify it's static
+ldd ./my_app_static  # Should show "not a dynamic executable"
+```
+
+## Dockerfile Template
+
+Here's a complete Dockerfile template you can customize for your project:
+
+```dockerfile
+# Alpine-based MUSL static binary builder
+# Produces truly portable binaries with zero runtime dependencies
+
+FROM alpine:3.19 AS builder
+
+# Install build dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    build-base \
+    musl-dev \
+    git \
+    cmake \
+    pkgconfig \
+    autoconf \
+    automake \
+    libtool \
+    openssl-dev \
+    openssl-libs-static \
+    zlib-dev \
+    zlib-static \
+    curl-dev \
+    curl-static \
+    sqlite-dev \
+    sqlite-static \
+    linux-headers \
+    wget \
+    bash
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Build libsecp256k1 static (required for Nostr)
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git && \
+    cd secp256k1 && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared --prefix=/usr \
+        CFLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/secp256k1
+
+# Build libwebsockets static (if needed for WebSocket support)
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    git clone --depth 1 --branch v4.3.3 https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets.git && \
+    cd libwebsockets && \
+    mkdir build && cd build && \
+    cmake .. \
+        -DLWS_WITH_STATIC=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITH_SHARED=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_SSL=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TESTAPPS=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_SERVER=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_CLIENT=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_PING=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITH_HTTP2=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_LIBUV=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=OFF \
+        -DLWS_IPV6=ON \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/libwebsockets
+
+# Copy git configuration for submodules
+COPY .gitmodules /build/.gitmodules
+COPY .git /build/.git
+
+# Initialize submodules
+RUN git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Copy and build nostr_core_lib
+COPY nostr_core_lib /build/nostr_core_lib/
+RUN cd nostr_core_lib && \
+    chmod +x build.sh && \
+    sed -i 's/CFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"/CFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"/' build.sh && \
+    rm -f *.o *.a 2>/dev/null || true && \
+    ./build.sh --nips=1,6,13,17,19,44,59
+
+# Copy and build nostr_login_lite (if used)
+# COPY nostr_login_lite /build/nostr_login_lite/
+# RUN cd nostr_login_lite && make static
+
+# Copy your application source
+COPY src/ /build/src/
+COPY Makefile /build/Makefile
+
+# Build your application with full static linking
+RUN gcc -static -O2 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \
+    -I. -Inostr_core_lib -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core \
+    -Inostr_core_lib/cjson -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_websocket \
+    src/*.c \
+    -o /build/my_app_static \
+    nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a \
+    -lwebsockets -lssl -lcrypto -lsqlite3 -lsecp256k1 \
+    -lcurl -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl && \
+    strip /build/my_app_static
+
+# Verify it's truly static
+RUN echo "=== Binary Information ===" && \
+    file /build/my_app_static && \
+    ls -lh /build/my_app_static && \
+    echo "=== Checking for dynamic dependencies ===" && \
+    (ldd /build/my_app_static 2>&1 || echo "Binary is static")
+
+# Output stage - just the binary
+FROM scratch AS output
+COPY --from=builder /build/my_app_static /my_app_static
+```
+
+## Customization Guide
+
+### 1. Adjust Dependencies
+
+**Add dependencies** by modifying the `apk add` section:
+
+```dockerfile
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    build-base \
+    musl-dev \
+    # Add your dependencies here:
+    libpng-dev \
+    libpng-static \
+    libjpeg-turbo-dev \
+    libjpeg-turbo-static
+```
+
+**Remove unused dependencies** to speed up builds:
+- Remove `libwebsockets` section if you don't need WebSocket support
+- Remove `sqlite` if you don't use databases
+- Remove `curl` if you don't make HTTP requests
+
+### 2. Configure nostr_core_lib NIPs
+
+Specify which NIPs your application needs:
+
+```bash
+./build.sh --nips=1,6,19  # Minimal: Basic protocol, keys, bech32
+./build.sh --nips=1,6,13,17,19,44,59  # Full: All common NIPs
+./build.sh --nips=all  # Everything available
+```
+
+**Common NIP combinations:**
+- **Basic client**: `1,6,19` (events, keys, bech32)
+- **With encryption**: `1,6,19,44` (add modern encryption)
+- **With DMs**: `1,6,17,19,44,59` (add private messages)
+- **Relay/server**: `1,6,13,17,19,42,44,59` (add PoW, auth)
+
+### 3. Modify Compilation Flags
+
+**For your application:**
+
+```dockerfile
+RUN gcc -static -O2 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \  # REQUIRED for MUSL
+    -I. -Inostr_core_lib \                    # Include paths
+    src/*.c \                                  # Your source files
+    -o /build/my_app_static \                 # Output binary
+    nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a \     # Nostr library
+    -lwebsockets -lssl -lcrypto \             # Link libraries
+    -lsqlite3 -lsecp256k1 -lcurl \
+    -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl
+```
+
+**Debug build** (with symbols, no optimization):
+
+```dockerfile
+RUN gcc -static -g -O0 -DDEBUG \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \
+    # ... rest of flags
+```
+
+### 4. Multi-Architecture Support
+
+Build for different architectures:
+
+```bash
+# x86_64 (Intel/AMD)
+docker build --platform linux/amd64 -f Dockerfile.static -t my-app-x86 .
+
+# ARM64 (Apple Silicon, Raspberry Pi 4+)
+docker build --platform linux/arm64 -f Dockerfile.static -t my-app-arm64 .
+```
+
+## Build Script Template
+
+Create a `build_static.sh` script for convenience:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+BUILD_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/build"
+DOCKERFILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/Dockerfile.static"
+
+# Detect architecture
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+case "$ARCH" in
+    x86_64)
+        PLATFORM="linux/amd64"
+        OUTPUT_NAME="my_app_static_x86_64"
+        ;;
+    aarch64|arm64)
+        PLATFORM="linux/arm64"
+        OUTPUT_NAME="my_app_static_arm64"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unknown architecture: $ARCH"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Building for platform: $PLATFORM"
+mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
+
+# Build Docker image
+docker build \
+    --platform "$PLATFORM" \
+    -f "$DOCKERFILE" \
+    -t my-app-builder:latest \
+    --progress=plain \
+    .
+
+# Extract binary
+CONTAINER_ID=$(docker create my-app-builder:latest)
+docker cp "$CONTAINER_ID:/build/my_app_static" "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME"
+docker rm "$CONTAINER_ID"
+
+chmod +x "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME"
+
+echo "✓ Build complete: $BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME"
+echo "✓ Size: $(du -h "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" | cut -f1)"
+
+# Verify
+if ldd "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" 2>&1 | grep -q "not a dynamic executable"; then
+    echo "✓ Binary is fully static"
+else
+    echo "⚠ Warning: Binary may have dynamic dependencies"
+fi
+```
+
+Make it executable:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x build_static.sh
+./build_static.sh
+```
+
+## Common Issues and Solutions
+
+### Issue 1: Fortification Errors
+
+**Error:**
+```
+undefined reference to '__snprintf_chk'
+undefined reference to '__fprintf_chk'
+```
+
+**Cause**: GCC's `-O2` enables fortification by default, which uses glibc-specific functions.
+
+**Solution**: Add these flags to **all** compilation commands:
+```bash
+-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0
+```
+
+This must be applied to:
+1. nostr_core_lib build.sh
+2. Your application compilation
+3. Any other libraries you build
+
+### Issue 2: Missing Symbols from nostr_core_lib
+
+**Error:**
+```
+undefined reference to 'nostr_create_event'
+undefined reference to 'nostr_sign_event'
+```
+
+**Cause**: Required NIPs not included in nostr_core_lib build.
+
+**Solution**: Add missing NIPs:
+```bash
+./build.sh --nips=1,6,19  # Add the NIPs you need
+```
+
+### Issue 3: Docker Permission Denied
+
+**Error:**
+```
+permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket
+```
+
+**Solution**:
+```bash
+sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
+newgrp docker  # Or logout and login
+```
+
+### Issue 4: Binary Won't Run on Target System
+
+**Checks**:
+```bash
+# 1. Verify it's static
+ldd my_app_static  # Should show "not a dynamic executable"
+
+# 2. Check architecture
+file my_app_static  # Should match target system
+
+# 3. Test on different distributions
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app alpine:latest /app/my_app_static --version
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app ubuntu:latest /app/my_app_static --version
+```
+
+## Project Structure Example
+
+Organize your project for easy static builds:
+
+```
+my-nostr-app/
+├── src/
+│   ├── main.c
+│   ├── handlers.c
+│   └── utils.c
+├── nostr_core_lib/          # Git submodule
+├── nostr_login_lite/        # Git submodule (if used)
+├── Dockerfile.static        # Static build Dockerfile
+├── build_static.sh          # Build script
+├── Makefile                 # Regular build
+└── README.md
+```
+
+### Makefile Integration
+
+Add static build targets to your Makefile:
+
+```makefile
+# Regular dynamic build
+all: my_app
+
+my_app: src/*.c
+	gcc -O2 src/*.c -o my_app \
+		nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a \
+		-lssl -lcrypto -lsecp256k1 -lz -lpthread -lm
+
+# Static MUSL build via Docker
+static:
+	./build_static.sh
+
+# Clean
+clean:
+	rm -f my_app build/my_app_static_*
+
+.PHONY: all static clean
+```
+
+## Deployment
+
+### Single Binary Deployment
+
+```bash
+# Copy to server
+scp build/my_app_static_x86_64 user@server:/opt/my-app/
+
+# Run (no dependencies needed!)
+ssh user@server
+/opt/my-app/my_app_static_x86_64
+```
+
+### SystemD Service
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=My Nostr Application
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=myapp
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/my-app
+ExecStart=/opt/my-app/my_app_static_x86_64
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+### Docker Container (Minimal)
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM scratch
+COPY my_app_static_x86_64 /app
+ENTRYPOINT ["/app"]
+```
+
+Build and run:
+```bash
+docker build -t my-app:latest .
+docker run --rm my-app:latest --help
+```
+
+## Reusing c-relay-pg Files
+
+You can directly copy these files from c-relay-pg:
+
+### 1. Dockerfile.alpine-musl
+```bash
+cp /path/to/c-relay-pg/Dockerfile.alpine-musl ./Dockerfile.static
+```
+
+Then customize:
+- Change binary name (line 125)
+- Adjust source files (line 122-124)
+- Modify include paths (line 120-121)
+
+### 2. build_static.sh
+```bash
+cp /path/to/c-relay-pg/build_static.sh ./
+```
+
+Then customize:
+- Change `OUTPUT_NAME` variable (lines 66, 70)
+- Update Docker image name (line 98)
+- Modify verification commands (lines 180-184)
+
+### 3. .dockerignore (Optional)
+```bash
+cp /path/to/c-relay-pg/.dockerignore ./
+```
+
+Helps speed up Docker builds by excluding unnecessary files.
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Version Control**: Commit your Dockerfile and build script
+2. **Tag Builds**: Include git commit hash in binary version
+3. **Test Thoroughly**: Verify on multiple distributions
+4. **Document Dependencies**: List required NIPs and libraries
+5. **Automate**: Use CI/CD to build on every commit
+6. **Archive Binaries**: Keep old versions for rollback
+
+## Performance Comparison
+
+| Metric | MUSL Static | glibc Dynamic |
+|--------|-------------|---------------|
+| Binary Size | 7-10 MB | 2-3 MB + libs |
+| Startup Time | ~50ms | ~40ms |
+| Memory Usage | Similar | Similar |
+| Portability | ✓ Universal | ✗ System-dependent |
+| Deployment | Single file | Binary + libraries |
+
+## References
+
+- [MUSL libc](https://musl.libc.org/)
+- [Alpine Linux](https://alpinelinux.org/)
+- [nostr_core_lib](https://github.com/chebizarro/nostr_core_lib)
+- [Static Linking Best Practices](https://www.musl-libc.org/faq.html)
+- [c-relay-pg Implementation](./docs/musl_static_build.md)
+
+## Example: Minimal Nostr Client
+
+Here's a complete example of building a minimal Nostr client:
+
+```c
+// minimal_client.c
+#include "nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+    // Generate keypair
+    char nsec[64], npub[64];
+    nostr_generate_keypair(nsec, npub);
+    
+    printf("Generated keypair:\n");
+    printf("Private key (nsec): %s\n", nsec);
+    printf("Public key (npub): %s\n", npub);
+    
+    // Create event
+    cJSON *event = nostr_create_event(1, "Hello, Nostr!", NULL);
+    nostr_sign_event(event, nsec);
+    
+    char *json = cJSON_Print(event);
+    printf("\nSigned event:\n%s\n", json);
+    
+    free(json);
+    cJSON_Delete(event);
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+**Dockerfile.static:**
+```dockerfile
+FROM alpine:3.19 AS builder
+RUN apk add --no-cache build-base musl-dev git autoconf automake libtool \
+    openssl-dev openssl-libs-static zlib-dev zlib-static
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Build secp256k1
+RUN cd /tmp && git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git && \
+    cd secp256k1 && ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared --prefix=/usr CFLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && make install
+
+# Copy and build nostr_core_lib
+COPY nostr_core_lib /build/nostr_core_lib/
+RUN cd nostr_core_lib && \
+    sed -i 's/CFLAGS="-Wall/CFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Wall/' build.sh && \
+    ./build.sh --nips=1,6,19
+
+# Build application
+COPY minimal_client.c /build/
+RUN gcc -static -O2 -Wall -std=c99 \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \
+    -Inostr_core_lib -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core -Inostr_core_lib/cjson \
+    minimal_client.c -o /build/minimal_client_static \
+    nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a \
+    -lssl -lcrypto -lsecp256k1 -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl && \
+    strip /build/minimal_client_static
+
+FROM scratch
+COPY --from=builder /build/minimal_client_static /minimal_client_static
+```
+
+**Build and run:**
+```bash
+docker build -f Dockerfile.static -t minimal-client .
+docker create --name temp minimal-client
+docker cp temp:/minimal_client_static ./
+docker rm temp
+
+./minimal_client_static
+```
+
+## Conclusion
+
+Static MUSL binaries provide the best portability for C applications. While they're slightly larger than dynamic binaries, the benefits of zero dependencies and universal compatibility make them ideal for:
+
+- Server deployments across different Linux distributions
+- Embedded systems and IoT devices
+- Docker containers (FROM scratch)
+- Distribution to users without dependency management
+- Long-term archival and reproducibility
+
+Follow this guide to create portable, self-contained binaries for your Nostr applications!

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+# C-Relay-PG PHP Admin Page
+
+A traditional PHP admin interface for the caching service that connects
+directly to PostgreSQL, bypassing the NIP-44 64KB encryption limit of the
+Nostr admin API. Handles thousands of followed pubkeys via server-side
+pagination.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Install PHP + PHP-FPM + PostgreSQL extension
+
+```bash
+# Debian/Ubuntu
+sudo apt install php-fpm php-pgsql
+
+# RHEL/Fedora/Alma
+sudo dnf install php-fpm php-pgsql
+```
+
+### 2. Copy admin files to the server
+
+```bash
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/c-relay-pg/admin
+sudo cp -r admin/* /opt/c-relay-pg/admin/
+```
+
+### 3. Configure database credentials
+
+Edit `/opt/c-relay-pg/admin/lib/config.php` and set the PostgreSQL
+connection parameters to match your relay's `--db-*` flags:
+
+```php
+return [
+    'db_host'     => 'localhost',
+    'db_port'     => '5432',
+    'db_name'     => 'crelay',
+    'db_user'     => 'crelay',
+    'db_password' => 'crelay',
+    // ...
+];
+```
+
+### 4. Set up HTTP Basic Auth
+
+```bash
+sudo htpasswd -c /opt/c-relay-pg/admin/.htpasswd admin
+# Enter a password when prompted
+```
+
+### 5. Add nginx location block
+
+Add this to your existing nginx server block (the one that proxies to
+the relay on port 8888):
+
+```nginx
+# PHP admin page for caching service
+location /admin/ {
+    alias /opt/c-relay-pg/admin/;
+    index index.php;
+
+    auth_basic "Relay Admin";
+    auth_basic_user_file /opt/c-relay-pg/admin/.htpasswd;
+
+    location ~ \.php$ {
+        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php-fpm.sock;
+        fastcgi_index index.php;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
+    }
+
+    # Deny access to the lib/ directory (contains DB credentials)
+    location ^~ /admin/lib/ {
+        deny all;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+> **Note:** The `fastcgi_pass` socket path varies by distro:
+> - Debian/Ubuntu: `unix:/run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock`
+> - RHEL/Fedora: `unix:/run/php-fpm/www.sock`
+>
+> Check with: `ls /run/php/` or `ls /run/php-fpm/`
+
+### 6. Reload nginx
+
+```bash
+sudo nginx -t && sudo systemctl reload nginx
+```
+
+### 7. Visit the admin page
+
+```
+https://relay.yourdomain.com/admin/
+```
+
+Enter the HTTP Basic Auth credentials you set in step 4.
+
+## Pages
+
+| Page | URL | Description |
+|------|-----|-------------|
+| Dashboard | `/admin/` | Service state, backfill progress, error summary, active target |
+| Follows | `/admin/follows.php` | Paginated followed-pubkey table with names, event counts, relay status |
+| Relays | `/admin/relays.php` | Per (author, relay) backfill progress with descriptive error statuses |
+| Config | `/admin/config-edit.php` | Read/edit caching config values; bumps config generation on save |
+| Inbox | `/admin/inbox.php` | Queue depth monitor for `caching_event_inbox` |
+
+## Security
+
+- **HTTP Basic Auth** protects all pages (nginx `auth_basic`)
+- **`lib/` directory denied** via nginx (contains DB credentials)
+- **PDO prepared statements** everywhere (no SQL injection)
+- **HTTPS** via existing nginx SSL config
+- **No CORS needed** — same origin as the relay
+
+## How It Works
+
+The PHP pages query PostgreSQL directly using PDO with the same
+`crelay` database user the relay uses. The dashboard auto-refreshes
+every 10 seconds via AJAX polling of `api/status.php`. Paginated tables
+(follows, relays) use server-side pagination with `LIMIT`/`OFFSET`.
+
+The config editor writes to the `config` table and bumps
+`caching_config_generation`, which the caching service detects and
+hot-reloads — no relay restart needed.
+
+## Upgrading to Real-Time (Future)
+
+If you later need true push updates (sub-second), you can add a small
+Node.js WebSocket server alongside the PHP pages that uses PostgreSQL
+`LISTEN/NOTIFY` to push updates to connected browsers. The PHP pages
+and JSON endpoints are reusable — the WebSocket server would just
+replace the polling `fetch()` calls in the JavaScript.

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — JSON status endpoint for dashboard polling.
+ *
+ * Returns all dashboard stats in a single JSON object.
+ * Called by index.php's JavaScript every 10 seconds.
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../lib/helpers.php';
+
+$pdo = db();
+
+// Service state
+$state = $pdo->query("SELECT * FROM caching_service_state WHERE id = 1")->fetch();
+
+// Active backfill target (table may not exist yet on fresh start)
+$active = ['active_pubkey' => '', 'active_relay' => ''];
+try {
+    $active = $pdo->query("SELECT active_pubkey, active_relay FROM caching_backfill_active WHERE id = 1")->fetch() ?: $active;
+} catch (PDOException $e) { /* table doesn't exist yet */ }
+
+// Error relay summary (consecutive_errors column may not exist yet on fresh start)
+$error_stats = ['auto_completed' => 0, 'error_count' => 0, 'timeout_count' => 0];
+try {
+    $error_stats = $pdo->query("
+        SELECT
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE consecutive_errors >= 3) AS auto_completed,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE last_status LIKE 'error%') AS error_count,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE last_status = 'timeout') AS timeout_count
+        FROM caching_backfill_relay_progress
+    ")->fetch() ?: $error_stats;
+} catch (PDOException $e) { /* column/table doesn't exist yet */ }
+
+// Inbox stats
+$inbox = $pdo->query("
+    SELECT
+        COUNT(*) AS pending,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'live') AS live,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'backfill') AS backfill
+    FROM caching_event_inbox
+")->fetch();
+
+// Event count
+$events = $pdo->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total FROM events")->fetch();
+
+// Heartbeat age
+$hb_age = intval($state['heartbeat_at'] ?? 0);
+$hb_ago = $hb_age > 0 ? time() - $hb_age : 0;
+
+json_response([
+    'service_state'      => $state['service_state'] ?? 'unknown',
+    'heartbeat_ago'      => $hb_ago > 0 ? $hb_ago . 's ago' : 'never',
+    'config_generation'  => intval($state['config_generation'] ?? 0),
+    'followed_count'     => intval($state['followed_author_count'] ?? 0),
+    'selected_relays'    => intval($state['selected_relay_count'] ?? 0),
+    'connected_relays'   => intval($state['connected_relay_count'] ?? 0),
+    'bf_complete'        => intval($state['backfill_authors_complete'] ?? 0),
+    'bf_total'           => intval($state['backfill_authors_total'] ?? 0),
+    'events_fetched'     => intval($state['events_fetched'] ?? 0),
+    'inbox_inserts'      => intval($state['inbox_inserts'] ?? 0),
+    'db_events'          => intval($events['total'] ?? 0),
+    'inbox_pending'      => intval($inbox['pending'] ?? 0),
+    'inbox_live'         => intval($inbox['live'] ?? 0),
+    'inbox_backfill'     => intval($inbox['backfill'] ?? 0),
+    'error_count'        => intval($error_stats['error_count'] ?? 0),
+    'timeout_count'      => intval($error_stats['timeout_count'] ?? 0),
+    'auto_completed'     => intval($error_stats['auto_completed'] ?? 0),
+    'active_pubkey'      => $active['active_pubkey'] ?? '',
+    'active_relay'       => $active['active_relay'] ?? '',
+]);

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+/*
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — PHP caching service admin pages.
+ * Styled to match the original api/index.css Nostr admin interface.
+ * Courier New monospace, black/white/red color scheme, dark mode by default.
+ */
+
+:root {
+    /* Core Variables — matches api/index.css light mode (default) */
+    --primary-color: #000000;
+    --secondary-color: #ffffff;
+    --accent-color: #ff0000;
+    --muted-color: #dddddd;
+    --border-color: var(--muted-color);
+    --font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
+    --border-radius: 5px;
+    --border-width: 1px;
+}
+
+* {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+body {
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    background-color: var(--secondary-color);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    padding: 0;
+    max-width: 1200px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+
+a {
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+a:hover { color: var(--accent-color); }
+
+/* ================================
+   SIDE NAVIGATION (matches original)
+   ================================ */
+.side-nav {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: -300px;
+    width: 280px;
+    height: 100vh;
+    background: var(--secondary-color);
+    border-right: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    z-index: 1000;
+    transition: left 0.3s ease;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    padding-top: 80px;
+}
+.side-nav.open { left: 0; }
+
+.side-nav-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    z-index: 999;
+    display: none;
+}
+.side-nav-overlay.show { display: block; }
+
+.nav-menu { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
+.nav-menu li { border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--muted-color); }
+.nav-menu li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
+
+.nav-item {
+    display: block;
+    padding: 15px 20px;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    border: 2px solid var(--secondary-color);
+    background: none;
+    width: 100%;
+    text-align: left;
+}
+.nav-item:hover {
+    background: var(--muted-color);
+    color: var(--accent-color);
+}
+.nav-item.active {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    padding-left: 16px;
+}
+
+.nav-footer {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 20px; left: 0; right: 0;
+    padding: 0 20px;
+}
+.nav-footer-btn {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 12px 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+    background: none;
+}
+.nav-footer-btn:hover {
+    background: var(--muted-color);
+    border-color: var(--accent-color);
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   HEADER (matches original)
+   ================================ */
+.main-header {
+    background-color: var(--secondary-color);
+    padding: 15px 20px;
+    z-index: 100;
+    max-width: 1200px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+}
+.header-content {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    position: relative;
+}
+.header-title {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 24px;
+    font-weight: bolder;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+.header-title:hover { opacity: 0.8; }
+.header-title .relay-letter { display: inline-block; }
+
+.menu-btn {
+    background: none;
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 20px;
+    padding: 5px 12px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    width: auto;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+.menu-btn:hover { border-color: var(--accent-color); }
+
+/* ================================
+   SECTIONS (matches original)
+   ================================ */
+.section {
+    background: var(--secondary-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    padding: 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    margin-left: 5px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+}
+.section-header {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding-bottom: 15px;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   TABLES (matches .config-table)
+   ================================ */
+.config-table {
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    width: 100%;
+    border-collapse: separate;
+    border-spacing: 0;
+    margin: 10px 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+.config-table th,
+.config-table td {
+    border: 0.1px solid var(--muted-color);
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    text-align: left;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 10px;
+}
+.config-table th {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    height: 24px;
+    line-height: 24px;
+}
+.config-table tbody tr:hover {
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+}
+.config-table-container {
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   INPUTS / BUTTONS (matches original)
+   ================================ */
+input, textarea, select {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 8px;
+    background: var(--secondary-color);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus {
+    border-color: var(--accent-color);
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+button {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 8px;
+    background: var(--secondary-color);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin: 5px 0;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    transition: all 0.2s ease;
+}
+button:hover { border-color: var(--accent-color); }
+button:active {
+    background: var(--accent-color);
+    color: var(--secondary-color);
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   STAT CARDS (dashboard)
+   ================================ */
+.cards {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
+    gap: 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+.card {
+    background: var(--secondary-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    padding: 12px;
+}
+.card .label {
+    color: var(--muted-color);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+}
+.card .value {
+    font-size: 20px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+}
+.card .sub {
+    color: var(--muted-color);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   STATUS BADGES
+   ================================ */
+.badge {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+}
+.badge-success { border-color: #4caf50; color: #4caf50; }
+.badge-error   { border-color: var(--accent-color); color: var(--accent-color); }
+.badge-warning { border-color: #ff9800; color: #ff9800; }
+.badge-muted   { border-color: var(--muted-color); color: var(--muted-color); }
+
+/* ================================
+   STATUS INDICATORS
+   ================================ */
+.status-working { color: var(--accent-color); }
+.status-complete { color: #4caf50; }
+.status-error { color: var(--accent-color); }
+
+/* ================================
+   PAGINATION
+   ================================ */
+.pagination {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 12px 0;
+    gap: 16px;
+}
+.pagination a {
+    padding: 6px 14px;
+    background: var(--secondary-color);
+    border: var(--border-width) solid var(--border-color);
+    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    width: auto;
+}
+.pagination a:hover {
+    border-color: var(--accent-color);
+    color: var(--accent-color);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+.pagination span { color: var(--muted-color); font-size: 12px; }
+
+/* ================================
+   FILTERS BAR
+   ================================ */
+.filters {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+.filters select, .filters input {
+    width: auto;
+    min-width: 120px;
+}
+.filters input[type="text"] { min-width: 250px; }
+.filters button {
+    width: auto;
+    margin: 0;
+    min-width: 80px;
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   CONFIG EDITOR FORM
+   ================================ */
+.config-form .row {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 250px 1fr;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 12px 0;
+    border-bottom: 0.1px solid var(--muted-color);
+    align-items: start;
+}
+.config-form .row label {
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    font-size: 12px;
+}
+.config-form .row .hint {
+    color: var(--muted-color);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    margin-top: 4px;
+}
+.config-form button {
+    width: auto;
+    margin-top: 16px;
+    padding: 10px 24px;
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   MISC
+   ================================ */
+.pubkey {
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    color: var(--muted-color);
+}
+.npub-link {
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+.npub-link:hover { color: var(--accent-color); }
+
+h2 {
+    font-weight: normal;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    color: var(--primary-color);
+    margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+
+/* ================================
+   RESPONSIVE
+   ================================ */
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+    .cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
+    .config-form .row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+    .filters { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
+    .filters select, .filters input, .filters button { width: 100%; }
+}

admin/config-edit.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Caching Config Editor.
+ * On save, bumps caching_config_generation so the caching service hot-reloads.
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/helpers.php';
+
+$pdo = db();
+$message = '';
+$error   = '';
+
+if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
+    $fields = [
+        'caching_root_npubs', 'caching_bootstrap_relays', 'caching_kinds',
+        'caching_admin_kinds', 'caching_live_enabled', 'caching_backfill_enabled',
+        'caching_backfill_page_size', 'caching_backfill_tick_interval_ms',
+        'caching_follow_graph_refresh_seconds', 'caching_relay_discovery_refresh_seconds',
+        'caching_max_followed_pubkeys', 'caching_max_upstream_relays',
+        'caching_max_relays_per_pubkey', 'caching_query_timeout_ms',
+        'caching_live_resubscribe_seconds',
+    ];
+    try {
+        $pdo->beginTransaction();
+        foreach ($fields as $key) {
+            $val = $_POST[$key] ?? null;
+            if ($val === null) continue;
+            $pdo->prepare("UPDATE config SET value = ? WHERE key = ?")->execute([$val, $key]);
+        }
+        $gen = $pdo->query("SELECT value FROM config WHERE key = 'caching_config_generation'")->fetchColumn();
+        $new_gen = intval($gen) + 1;
+        $pdo->prepare("UPDATE config SET value = ? WHERE key = 'caching_config_generation'")->execute([$new_gen]);
+        $pdo->commit();
+        $message = "Configuration saved. Config generation bumped to $new_gen. The caching service will reload automatically.";
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        $pdo->rollBack();
+        $error = 'Failed to save: ' . $e->getMessage();
+    }
+}
+
+$config_keys = [
+    'caching_root_npubs'                    => 'Root npubs (comma-separated npub... values)',
+    'caching_bootstrap_relays'              => 'Bootstrap relays (comma-separated wss://... URLs)',
+    'caching_kinds'                         => 'Kinds to cache (comma-separated integers)',
+    'caching_admin_kinds'                   => 'Admin kinds (* for all, or comma-separated)',
+    'caching_live_enabled'                  => 'Live subscription enabled (true/false)',
+    'caching_backfill_enabled'              => 'Backfill enabled (true/false)',
+    'caching_backfill_page_size'            => 'Backfill page size (events per tick)',
+    'caching_backfill_tick_interval_ms'     => 'Backfill tick interval (ms)',
+    'caching_follow_graph_refresh_seconds'  => 'Follow graph refresh interval (seconds)',
+    'caching_relay_discovery_refresh_seconds' => 'Relay discovery refresh (seconds)',
+    'caching_max_followed_pubkeys'          => 'Max followed pubkeys',
+    'caching_max_upstream_relays'           => 'Max upstream relays',
+    'caching_max_relays_per_pubkey'         => 'Max relays per pubkey',
+    'caching_query_timeout_ms'              => 'Query timeout (ms)',
+    'caching_live_resubscribe_seconds'      => 'Live resubscribe interval (seconds)',
+];
+
+$values = [];
+foreach (array_keys($config_keys) as $key) {
+    $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT value FROM config WHERE key = ?");
+    $stmt->execute([$key]);
+    $values[$key] = $stmt->fetchColumn() ?: '';
+}
+
+admin_header('config', 'C-Relay-PG Admin — Config');
+?>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">CACHING CONFIGURATION</div>
+
+    <?php if ($message): ?>
+        <p class="status-complete" style="padding:10px;border:1px solid #4caf50;border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:16px">✓ <?= e($message) ?></p>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <?php if ($error): ?>
+        <p class="status-error" style="padding:10px;border:1px solid var(--accent-color);border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:16px">✗ <?= e($error) ?></p>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+
+    <form class="config-form" method="post">
+    <?php foreach ($config_keys as $key => $label): ?>
+        <div class="row">
+            <div>
+                <label for="<?= e($key) ?>"><?= e($label) ?></label>
+                <div class="hint"><?= e($key) ?></div>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <input type="text" id="<?= e($key) ?>" name="<?= e($key) ?>" value="<?= e($values[$key]) ?>">
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    <?php endforeach; ?>
+        <button type="submit">Save & Apply (bumps config generation)</button>
+    </form>
+
+    <p style="margin-top:16px;color:var(--muted-color);font-size:10px">
+        Saving bumps <code>caching_config_generation</code> so the caching service
+        detects the change and hot-reloads. No relay restart needed.
+    </p>
+</div>
+
+<?php admin_footer(); ?>

admin/follows.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Followed Pubkeys (paginated).
+ * Replaces the NIP-44-encrypted caching_follows_status admin command.
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/helpers.php';
+
+$pdo    = db();
+$page   = current_page();
+$per    = cfg('follows_per_page', 50);
+$offset = ($page - 1) * $per;
+
+$filter = query_param('filter', 'all');
+$search = query_param('search', '');
+$sort   = query_param('sort', 'events');
+
+$where  = [];
+$params = [];
+if ($filter === 'incomplete') {
+    $where[] = 'fp.backfill_complete = false';
+} elseif ($filter === 'root') {
+    $where[] = 'fp.is_root = true';
+} elseif ($filter === 'error') {
+    $where[] = "EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM caching_backfill_relay_progress rp WHERE rp.author_pubkey = fp.pubkey AND rp.last_status LIKE 'error%')";
+}
+if ($search) {
+    $where[] = '(fp.pubkey ILIKE ? OR e.content::json->>\'name\' ILIKE ? OR e.content::json->>\'display_name\' ILIKE ?)';
+    $params[] = "%$search%"; $params[] = "%$search%"; $params[] = "%$search%";
+}
+$where_sql = $where ? 'WHERE ' . implode(' AND ', $where) : '';
+
+$sort_map = [
+    'events'   => 'fp.events_fetched DESC',
+    'name'     => "COALESCE(e.content::json->>'display_name', e.content::json->>'name') ASC NULLS LAST",
+    'recent'   => 'fp.last_seen DESC',
+    'complete' => 'fp.backfill_complete ASC, fp.events_fetched DESC',
+];
+$sort_sql = $sort_map[$sort] ?? $sort_map['events'];
+
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM caching_followed_pubkeys fp LEFT JOIN LATERAL (SELECT content FROM events WHERE pubkey = fp.pubkey AND kind = 0 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1) e ON true $where_sql");
+$stmt->execute($params);
+$total = intval($stmt->fetchColumn());
+
+$sql = "
+    SELECT fp.pubkey, fp.is_root, fp.backfill_complete, fp.events_fetched,
+           fp.first_seen, fp.last_seen,
+           e.content::json->>'name' AS name,
+           e.content::json->>'display_name' AS display_name,
+           e.content::json->>'picture' AS picture,
+           e.content::json->>'nip05' AS nip05,
+           (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events WHERE pubkey = fp.pubkey) AS total_events
+    FROM caching_followed_pubkeys fp
+    LEFT JOIN LATERAL (SELECT content FROM events WHERE pubkey = fp.pubkey AND kind = 0 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1) e ON true
+    $where_sql
+    ORDER BY $sort_sql
+    LIMIT $per OFFSET $offset
+";
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
+$stmt->execute($params);
+$follows = $stmt->fetchAll();
+
+admin_header('follows', 'C-Relay-PG Admin — Follows');
+?>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">FOLLOWED PUBKEYS (<?= number_format($total) ?> total)</div>
+
+    <form class="filters" method="get">
+        <select name="filter" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+            <option value="all"        <?= $filter==='all'?'selected':'' ?>>All</option>
+            <option value="incomplete" <?= $filter==='incomplete'?'selected':'' ?>>Incomplete only</option>
+            <option value="root"       <?= $filter==='root'?'selected':'' ?>>Root only</option>
+            <option value="error"      <?= $filter==='error'?'selected':'' ?>>Has error relays</option>
+        </select>
+        <select name="sort" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+            <option value="events"   <?= $sort==='events'?'selected':'' ?>>Sort: Events fetched</option>
+            <option value="name"     <?= $sort==='name'?'selected':'' ?>>Sort: Name</option>
+            <option value="recent"   <?= $sort==='recent'?'selected':'' ?>>Sort: Recently seen</option>
+            <option value="complete" <?= $sort==='complete'?'selected':'' ?>>Sort: Backfill status</option>
+        </select>
+        <input type="text" name="search" value="<?= e($search) ?>" placeholder="Search name or pubkey…">
+        <button type="submit">Search</button>
+        <?php if ($filter !== 'all' || $search): ?>
+            <a href="follows.php" style="font-size:12px">Clear</a>
+        <?php endif; ?>
+    </form>
+
+    <div class="config-table-container">
+        <table class="config-table">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Name</th>
+                    <th>npub</th>
+                    <th>Root?</th>
+                    <th>Events in DB</th>
+                    <th>Backfill</th>
+                    <th>Last Seen</th>
+                    <th>Relays</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+            <?php foreach ($follows as $f):
+                $npub = hex_to_npub($f['pubkey']);
+                $name = $f['display_name'] ?: $f['name'];
+                $rc = ['total' => 0, 'incomplete' => 0, 'errors' => 0];
+                try {
+                    $relay_count = $pdo->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total, COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE complete = false) AS incomplete, COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE last_status LIKE 'error%') AS errors FROM caching_backfill_relay_progress WHERE author_pubkey = ?");
+                    $relay_count->execute([$f['pubkey']]);
+                    $rc = $relay_count->fetch() ?: $rc;
+                } catch (PDOException $ex) {}
+            ?>
+                <tr>
+                    <td>
+                        <?php if ($name): ?>
+                            <strong><?= e($name) ?></strong>
+                            <?php if ($f['nip05']): ?>
+                                <br><span style="color:var(--muted-color)">✓ <?= e($f['nip05']) ?></span>
+                            <?php endif; ?>
+                        <?php else: ?>
+                            <span style="color:var(--muted-color);font-style:italic">unknown</span>
+                        <?php endif; ?>
+                    </td>
+                    <td><a href="https://njump.me/<?= e($npub) ?>" target="_blank" class="npub-link"><?= e(trunc($npub, 22)) ?></a></td>
+                    <td><?= $f['is_root'] ? '<span class="badge badge-warning">root</span>' : '' ?></td>
+                    <td><?= number_format(intval($f['total_events'])) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= $f['backfill_complete']
+                            ? '<span class="badge badge-success">✓ complete</span>'
+                            : '<span class="badge badge-warning">in progress</span>' ?></td>
+                    <td><?= time_ago(intval($f['last_seen'])) ?></td>
+                    <td>
+                        <?php if (intval($rc['total']) > 0): ?>
+                            <?= intval($rc['total']) ?> relays (<?= intval($rc['incomplete']) ?> incomplete
+                            <?php if (intval($rc['errors']) > 0): ?>
+                                , <span class="status-error"><?= intval($rc['errors']) ?> errors</span>
+                            <?php endif; ?>)
+                            <br><a href="relays.php?pubkey=<?= e($f['pubkey']) ?>" style="font-size:10px">View relay details →</a>
+                        <?php else: ?>
+                            <span style="color:var(--muted-color)">—</span>
+                        <?php endif; ?>
+                    </td>
+                </tr>
+            <?php endforeach; ?>
+            <?php if (empty($follows)): ?>
+                <tr><td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;color:var(--muted-color);padding:20px">No followed pubkeys found.</td></tr>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+    </div>
+
+    <?= pagination($page, $per, $total, 'follows.php' . ($filter !== 'all' ? '?filter=' . e($filter) : '') . ($search ? '&search=' . e($search) : '') . ($sort !== 'events' ? '&sort=' . e($sort) : '')) ?>
+</div>
+
+<?php admin_footer(); ?>

admin/inbox.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Inbox Queue Monitor.
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/helpers.php';
+
+$pdo = db();
+
+$stats = $pdo->query("
+    SELECT
+        COUNT(*) AS pending,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'live')     AS live,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'backfill') AS backfill,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'discovery') AS discovery,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE priority = 0) AS high_priority,
+        COALESCE(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM NOW())::BIGINT - MIN(received_at), 0) AS oldest_age
+    FROM caching_event_inbox
+")->fetch() ?: ['pending' => 0, 'live' => 0, 'backfill' => 0, 'discovery' => 0, 'high_priority' => 0, 'oldest_age' => 0];
+
+$recent = $pdo->query("
+    SELECT event_id, event_json->>'pubkey' AS pubkey, event_json->>'kind' AS kind,
+           source_relay, source_class, priority, received_at
+    FROM caching_event_inbox
+    ORDER BY received_at DESC
+    LIMIT 20
+")->fetchAll();
+
+admin_header('inbox', 'C-Relay-PG Admin — Inbox');
+?>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">INBOX QUEUE MONITOR</div>
+
+    <div class="cards">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Pending Events</div>
+            <div class="value" id="inbox-pending"><?= number_format(intval($stats['pending'])) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="inbox-detail"><?= intval($stats['live']) ?> live, <?= intval($stats['backfill']) ?> backfill, <?= intval($stats['discovery']) ?> discovery</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">High Priority</div>
+            <div class="value"><?= number_format(intval($stats['high_priority'])) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub">priority = 0 (live events)</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Oldest Pending</div>
+            <div class="value" id="inbox-oldest"><?= intval($stats['oldest_age']) ?>s</div>
+            <div class="sub">age of oldest event in queue</div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <?php if (intval($stats['oldest_age']) > 300): ?>
+        <p class="status-error" style="padding:10px;border:1px solid var(--accent-color);border-radius:5px;margin-bottom:16px">
+            ⚠ Oldest pending event is <?= intval($stats['oldest_age']) ?>s old — the inbox poller may not be keeping up.
+            Check that <code>caching_inbox_enabled = true</code> in the config table and the relay is running.
+        </p>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+</div>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">RECENT EVENTS IN QUEUE (last 20)</div>
+    <div class="config-table-container">
+        <table class="config-table">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Event ID</th>
+                    <th>Pubkey</th>
+                    <th>Kind</th>
+                    <th>Source Relay</th>
+                    <th>Class</th>
+                    <th>Priority</th>
+                    <th>Received</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+            <?php foreach ($recent as $r): ?>
+                <tr>
+                    <td class="pubkey"><?= e(trunc($r['event_id'], 16)) ?></td>
+                    <td class="pubkey"><?= e(trunc($r['pubkey'], 16)) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= e($r['kind']) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= e($r['source_relay'] ?? '—') ?></td>
+                    <td><span class="badge badge-muted"><?= e($r['source_class']) ?></span></td>
+                    <td><?= intval($r['priority']) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= time_ago(intval($r['received_at'])) ?></td>
+                </tr>
+            <?php endforeach; ?>
+            <?php if (empty($recent)): ?>
+                <tr><td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;color:var(--muted-color);padding:20px">Inbox is empty — all events have been dequeued.</td></tr>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+async function refreshInbox() {
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch('api/status.php');
+        if (!res.ok) return;
+        const d = await res.json();
+        console.log('[inbox] refreshed at', new Date().toLocaleTimeString(), '— pending:', d.inbox_pending);
+        const p = document.getElementById('inbox-pending');
+        const det = document.getElementById('inbox-detail');
+        if (p)   p.textContent = (d.inbox_pending ?? 0).toLocaleString();
+        if (det) det.textContent = (d.inbox_live ?? 0) + ' live, ' + (d.inbox_backfill ?? 0) + ' backfill';
+    } catch (e) {}
+}
+setInterval(refreshInbox, <?= cfg('refresh_ms', 10000) ?>);
+</script>
+
+<?php admin_footer(); ?>

admin/index.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Dashboard.
+ * Auto-refreshes every 10 seconds via AJAX polling of api/status.php.
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/helpers.php';
+
+$pdo = db();
+
+// Service state
+$state = $pdo->query("SELECT * FROM caching_service_state WHERE id = 1")->fetch() ?: [];
+
+// Active backfill target (table may not exist yet on fresh start)
+$active = ['active_pubkey' => '', 'active_relay' => ''];
+try {
+    $active = $pdo->query("SELECT active_pubkey, active_relay FROM caching_backfill_active WHERE id = 1")->fetch() ?: $active;
+} catch (PDOException $e) {}
+
+// Error relay summary
+$error_stats = ['auto_completed' => 0, 'error_count' => 0, 'timeout_count' => 0, 'incomplete' => 0, 'total' => 0];
+try {
+    $error_stats = $pdo->query("
+        SELECT
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE consecutive_errors >= 3) AS auto_completed,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE last_status LIKE 'error%') AS error_count,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE last_status = 'timeout') AS timeout_count,
+            COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE complete = false) AS incomplete,
+            COUNT(*) AS total
+        FROM caching_backfill_relay_progress
+    ")->fetch() ?: $error_stats;
+} catch (PDOException $e) {}
+
+// Inbox stats
+$inbox = $pdo->query("
+    SELECT
+        COUNT(*) AS pending,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'live') AS live,
+        COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE source_class = 'backfill') AS backfill,
+        COALESCE(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM NOW())::BIGINT - MIN(received_at), 0) AS oldest_age
+    FROM caching_event_inbox
+")->fetch() ?: ['pending' => 0, 'live' => 0, 'backfill' => 0, 'oldest_age' => 0];
+
+// Event counts
+$event_stats = $pdo->query("SELECT COUNT(*) AS total, COUNT(DISTINCT pubkey) AS authors FROM events")->fetch() ?: ['total' => 0, 'authors' => 0];
+$kind_stats = $pdo->query("SELECT kind, COUNT(*) AS cnt FROM events GROUP BY kind ORDER BY cnt DESC LIMIT 10")->fetchAll();
+
+admin_header('dashboard', 'C-Relay-PG Admin — Dashboard');
+?>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">CACHING SERVICE STATUS</div>
+    <div class="cards" id="dashboard-cards">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Service State</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-state"><?= e($state['service_state'] ?? 'unknown') ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="card-heartbeat">Heartbeat: <?= time_ago(intval($state['heartbeat_at'] ?? 0)) ?></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Followed Authors</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-follows"><?= intval($state['followed_author_count'] ?? 0) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="card-relays"><?= intval($state['selected_relay_count'] ?? 0) ?> relays, <?= intval($state['connected_relay_count'] ?? 0) ?> connected</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Backfill Progress</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-backfill"><?= intval($state['backfill_authors_complete'] ?? 0) ?> / <?= intval($state['backfill_authors_total'] ?? 0) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="card-backfill-pct"><?= ($state['backfill_authors_total'] ?? 0) > 0 ? round(intval($state['backfill_authors_complete'] ?? 0) / intval($state['backfill_authors_total']) * 100) : 0 ?>% complete</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Events Fetched</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-events"><?= number_format(intval($state['events_fetched'] ?? 0)) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="card-inserts"><?= number_format(intval($state['inbox_inserts'] ?? 0)) ?> inbox inserts</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Events in DB</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-db-events"><?= number_format(intval($event_stats['total'] ?? 0)) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub"><?= number_format(intval($event_stats['authors'] ?? 0)) ?> authors</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Inbox Pending</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-inbox"><?= number_format(intval($inbox['pending'] ?? 0)) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="card-inbox-detail"><?= intval($inbox['live'] ?? 0) ?> live, <?= intval($inbox['backfill'] ?? 0) ?> backfill</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Error Relays</div>
+            <div class="value status-error" id="card-errors"><?= intval($error_stats['error_count'] ?? 0) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub" id="card-errors-detail"><?= intval($error_stats['auto_completed'] ?? 0) ?> auto-completed</div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="label">Config Generation</div>
+            <div class="value" id="card-gen"><?= intval($state['config_generation'] ?? 0) ?></div>
+            <div class="sub">Updated <?= time_ago(intval($state['updated_at'] ?? 0)) ?></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">ACTIVE BACKFILL TARGET</div>
+    <div id="active-target" style="text-align:center;padding:10px">
+    <?php if (!empty($active['active_pubkey'])): ?>
+        <p class="status-working">⚡ Working on: <span class="pubkey"><?= e(trunc($active['active_pubkey'], 16)) ?></span> @ <?= e($active['active_relay'] ?? '') ?></p>
+    <?php else: ?>
+        <p class="status-complete">✓ Caching complete — no active backfill target</p>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">TOP EVENT KINDS</div>
+    <div class="config-table-container">
+        <table class="config-table">
+            <thead><tr><th>Kind</th><th>Count</th></tr></thead>
+            <tbody id="kind-table">
+            <?php foreach ($kind_stats as $ks): ?>
+                <tr><td><?= intval($ks['kind']) ?></td><td><?= number_format(intval($ks['cnt'])) ?></td></tr>
+            <?php endforeach; ?>
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+const REFRESH_MS = <?= cfg('refresh_ms', 10000) ?>;
+async function refreshDashboard() {
+    console.log('[dashboard] polling api/status.php at', new Date().toLocaleTimeString());
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch('api/status.php');
+        if (!res.ok) { console.warn('[dashboard] status.php returned', res.status); return; }
+        const d = await res.json();
+        console.log('[dashboard] refreshed at', new Date().toLocaleTimeString(), '— state:', d.service_state, 'follows:', d.followed_count, 'events:', d.db_events);
+        const set = (id, val) => { const el = document.getElementById(id); if (el) el.textContent = val; };
+        set('card-state', d.service_state || 'unknown');
+        set('card-heartbeat', 'Heartbeat: ' + (d.heartbeat_ago || 'never'));
+        set('card-follows', d.followed_count ?? 0);
+        set('card-relays', (d.selected_relays ?? 0) + ' relays, ' + (d.connected_relays ?? 0) + ' connected');
+        set('card-backfill', (d.bf_complete ?? 0) + ' / ' + (d.bf_total ?? 0));
+        set('card-backfill-pct', (d.bf_total > 0 ? Math.round(d.bf_complete / d.bf_total * 100) : 0) + '% complete');
+        set('card-events', (d.events_fetched ?? 0).toLocaleString());
+        set('card-inserts', (d.inbox_inserts ?? 0).toLocaleString() + ' inbox inserts');
+        set('card-db-events', (d.db_events ?? 0).toLocaleString());
+        set('card-inbox', (d.inbox_pending ?? 0).toLocaleString());
+        set('card-inbox-detail', (d.inbox_live ?? 0) + ' live, ' + (d.inbox_backfill ?? 0) + ' backfill');
+        set('card-errors', d.error_count ?? 0);
+        set('card-errors-detail', (d.auto_completed ?? 0) + ' auto-completed');
+        set('card-gen', d.config_generation ?? 0);
+        const atEl = document.getElementById('active-target');
+        if (d.active_pubkey && d.active_relay) {
+            atEl.innerHTML = '<p class="status-working">⚡ Working on: <span class="pubkey">' + d.active_pubkey.substring(0,16) + '…</span> @ ' + d.active_relay + '</p>';
+        } else if (d.active_pubkey) {
+            atEl.innerHTML = '<p class="status-working">⚡ Working on: <span class="pubkey">' + d.active_pubkey.substring(0,16) + '…</span></p>';
+        } else {
+            atEl.innerHTML = '<p class="status-complete">✓ Caching complete — no active backfill target</p>';
+        }
+    } catch (e) { console.error('[dashboard] refresh error:', e); }
+}
+setInterval(refreshDashboard, REFRESH_MS);
+console.log('[dashboard] auto-refresh started, interval:', REFRESH_MS, 'ms');
+</script>
+<?php admin_footer(); ?>

admin/lib/config.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Database connection configuration.
+ *
+ * This file is NOT web-accessible (denied by nginx location block).
+ * It contains the PostgreSQL connection string used by all admin pages.
+ *
+ * Edit these values to match your relay's PostgreSQL credentials.
+ */
+
+// PostgreSQL connection parameters.
+// These should match the --db-* flags passed to the c-relay-pg binary
+// or the connection string passed to caching_relay -p "...".
+return [
+    'db_host'     => 'localhost',
+    'db_port'     => '5432',
+    'db_name'     => 'crelay',
+    'db_user'     => 'crelay',
+    'db_password' => 'crelay',
+
+    // Page sizes for paginated tables.
+    'follows_per_page' => 50,
+    'relays_per_page'  => 50,
+
+    // Auto-refresh interval for dashboard polling (milliseconds).
+    'refresh_ms' => 10000,
+];

admin/lib/db.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — PDO database connection helper.
+ *
+ * Provides a singleton PDO connection to the relay's PostgreSQL database.
+ * All admin pages use db() to get the connection.
+ */
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/config.php';
+
+function db(): PDO {
+    static $pdo = null;
+    if ($pdo === null) {
+        $cfg = require __DIR__ . '/config.php';
+        $dsn = sprintf(
+            'pgsql:host=%s;port=%d;dbname=%s;user=%s;password=%s',
+            $cfg['db_host'],
+            $cfg['db_port'],
+            $cfg['db_name'],
+            $cfg['db_user'],
+            $cfg['db_password']
+        );
+        try {
+            $pdo = new PDO($dsn, null, null, [
+                PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+                PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+                PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES   => false,
+            ]);
+        } catch (PDOException $e) {
+            http_response_code(500);
+            die('Database connection failed: ' . htmlspecialchars($e->getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+    return $pdo;
+}
+
+/** Get a config value from the admin config file. */
+function cfg(string $key, $default = null) {
+    static $cfg = null;
+    if ($cfg === null) {
+        $cfg = require __DIR__ . '/config.php';
+    }
+    return $cfg[$key] ?? $default;
+}

admin/lib/helpers.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Shared helper functions.
+ */
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/db.php';
+
+/** HTML-escape a string. */
+function e(?string $s): string {
+    return htmlspecialchars($s ?? '', ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
+}
+
+/** Format a Unix timestamp as a human-readable relative time. */
+function time_ago(int $ts): string {
+    if ($ts <= 0) return 'never';
+    $diff = time() - $ts;
+    if ($diff < 60)    return $diff . 's ago';
+    if ($diff < 3600)  return floor($diff / 60) . 'm ago';
+    if ($diff < 86400) return floor($diff / 3600) . 'h ago';
+    return floor($diff / 86400) . 'd ago';
+}
+
+/** Format a Unix timestamp as a date/time string. */
+function fmt_date(int $ts): string {
+    if ($ts <= 0) return '-';
+    return date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $ts);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a 64-char hex pubkey to npub (bech32).
+ * Uses the standard bech32 encoding (NIP-19).
+ */
+function hex_to_npub(string $hex): string {
+    if (!preg_match('/^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/', $hex)) return $hex;
+    $hex = strtolower($hex);
+
+    // Bech32 constants
+    $charset = 'qpzry9x8gf2tvdw0s3jn54khce6mua7l';
+    $data = [];
+    for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($hex); $i += 2) {
+        $data[] = intval(substr($hex, $i, 2), 16);
+    }
+    // Convert 8-bit groups to 5-bit groups
+    $conv = [];
+    $buffer = 0;
+    $bits = 0;
+    foreach ($data as $byte) {
+        $buffer = ($buffer << 8) | $byte;
+        $bits += 8;
+        while ($bits >= 5) {
+            $conv[] = ($buffer >> ($bits - 5)) & 31;
+            $bits -= 5;
+        }
+    }
+    if ($bits > 0) {
+        $conv[] = ($buffer << (5 - $bits)) & 31;
+    }
+
+    // Compute checksum — HRP values are positions of each char in the charset.
+    $values = array_merge(
+        array_map(function($c) {
+            return strpos('qpzry9x8gf2tvdw0s3jn54khce6mua7l', $c);
+        }, str_split('npub')),
+        $conv
+    );
+    $gen = [0x3b6a57b2, 0x26508e6d, 0x1ea119fa, 0x3d4233dd, 0x2a1462b3];
+    $chk = 1;
+    foreach ($values as $v) {
+        $top = $chk >> 25;
+        $chk = (($chk & 0x1ffffff) << 5) ^ $v;
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
+            if (($top >> $i) & 1) $chk ^= $gen[$i];
+        }
+    }
+    $chk ^= 1;
+    $checksum = [];
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 6; $i++) {
+        $checksum[] = ($chk >> (5 * (5 - $i))) & 31;
+    }
+
+    $result = 'npub1';
+    foreach (array_merge($conv, $checksum) as $v) {
+        $result .= $charset[$v];
+    }
+    return $result;
+}
+
+/** Truncate a string to $len chars with ellipsis. */
+function trunc(string $s, int $len = 16): string {
+    if (strlen($s) <= $len) return $s;
+    return substr($s, 0, $len) . '…';
+}
+
+/** Build pagination links HTML. */
+function pagination(int $page, int $per_page, int $total, string $base_url): string {
+    $total_pages = max(1, ceil($total / $per_page));
+    if ($total_pages <= 1) return '';
+
+    $html = '<div class="pagination">';
+    if ($page > 1) {
+        $html .= '<a href="' . e($base_url) . '?page=' . ($page - 1) . '">← Prev</a>';
+    }
+    $html .= '<span>Page ' . $page . ' of ' . $total_pages . ' (' . $total . ' total)</span>';
+    if ($page < $total_pages) {
+        $html .= '<a href="' . e($base_url) . '?page=' . ($page + 1) . '">Next →</a>';
+    }
+    $html .= '</div>';
+    return $html;
+}
+
+/** Get the current page number from the query string. */
+function current_page(): int {
+    $p = intval($_GET['page'] ?? 1);
+    return max(1, $p);
+}
+
+/** JSON response helper for AJAX endpoints. */
+function json_response($data): void {
+    header('Content-Type: application/json');
+    echo json_encode($data, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
+    exit;
+}
+
+/** Get a query parameter with a default. */
+function query_param(string $key, $default = null) {
+    return $_GET[$key] ?? $default;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Render the shared HTML header with side navigation.
+ * Pass the active page name to highlight the current nav item.
+ */
+function admin_header(string $active = '', string $title = 'C-Relay-PG Admin'): void {
+    $pages = [
+        'dashboard' => ['index.php',       'Dashboard'],
+        'follows'   => ['follows.php',     'Follows'],
+        'relays'    => ['relays.php',      'Relays'],
+        'config'    => ['config-edit.php', 'Config'],
+        'inbox'     => ['inbox.php',       'Inbox'],
+    ];
+?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title><?= e($title) ?></title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/style.css">
+</head>
+<body>
+    <!-- Side Navigation -->
+    <nav class="side-nav" id="side-nav">
+        <ul class="nav-menu">
+<?php foreach ($pages as $key => [$url, $label]): ?>
+            <li><a class="nav-item<?= $active === $key ? ' active' : '' ?>" href="<?= e($url) ?>"><?= e($label) ?></a></li>
+<?php endforeach; ?>
+        </ul>
+    </nav>
+    <div class="side-nav-overlay" id="side-nav-overlay" onclick="closeNav()"></div>
+
+    <!-- Header -->
+    <div class="main-header">
+        <div class="header-content">
+            <button class="menu-btn" onclick="openNav()">☰</button>
+            <div class="header-title" onclick="location.href='index.php'">
+                <span class="relay-letter">R</span><span class="relay-letter">E</span><span class="relay-letter">L</span><span class="relay-letter">A</span><span class="relay-letter">Y</span>
+            </div>
+            <div style="width:40px"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <script>
+    function openNav() {
+        document.getElementById('side-nav').classList.add('open');
+        document.getElementById('side-nav-overlay').classList.add('show');
+    }
+    function closeNav() {
+        document.getElementById('side-nav').classList.remove('open');
+        document.getElementById('side-nav-overlay').classList.remove('show');
+    }
+    </script>
+<?php
+}
+
+/** Render the shared HTML footer. */
+function admin_footer(): void {
+?>
+</body>
+</html>
+<?php
+}

admin/relays.php

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+<?php
+/**
+ * C-Relay-PG Admin — Per-Relay Backfill Progress.
+ */
+require_once __DIR__ . '/lib/helpers.php';
+
+$pdo    = db();
+$page   = current_page();
+$per    = cfg('relays_per_page', 50);
+$offset = ($page - 1) * $per;
+
+$filter = query_param('filter', 'all');
+$pubkey = query_param('pubkey', '');
+
+$where  = [];
+$params = [];
+if ($filter === 'incomplete') {
+    $where[] = 'rp.complete = false';
+} elseif ($filter === 'error') {
+    $where[] = "rp.last_status LIKE 'error%'";
+} elseif ($filter === 'complete') {
+    $where[] = 'rp.complete = true';
+}
+if ($pubkey) {
+    $where[] = 'rp.author_pubkey = ?';
+    $params[] = $pubkey;
+}
+$where_sql = $where ? 'WHERE ' . implode(' AND ', $where) : '';
+
+$total  = 0;
+$relays = [];
+try {
+    $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM caching_backfill_relay_progress rp $where_sql");
+    $stmt->execute($params);
+    $total = intval($stmt->fetchColumn());
+
+    $sql = "
+        SELECT rp.author_pubkey, rp.relay_url, rp.until_cursor, rp.complete,
+               rp.events_fetched,
+               COALESCE(rp.consecutive_errors, 0) AS consecutive_errors,
+               rp.last_status, rp.updated_at,
+               e.content::json->>'name' AS name,
+               e.content::json->>'display_name' AS display_name
+        FROM caching_backfill_relay_progress rp
+        LEFT JOIN LATERAL (SELECT content FROM events WHERE pubkey = rp.author_pubkey AND kind = 0 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1) e ON true
+        $where_sql
+        ORDER BY rp.complete ASC, COALESCE(rp.consecutive_errors, 0) DESC, rp.updated_at DESC
+        LIMIT $per OFFSET $offset
+    ";
+    $stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
+    $stmt->execute($params);
+    $relays = $stmt->fetchAll();
+} catch (PDOException $ex) {}
+
+function status_badge(string $status): string {
+    if ($status === 'eose') return '<span class="badge badge-success">eose</span>';
+    if ($status === 'timeout') return '<span class="badge badge-warning">timeout</span>';
+    if (str_starts_with($status, 'error')) return '<span class="badge badge-error">' . e($status) . '</span>';
+    if (str_starts_with($status, 'NOTICE')) return '<span class="badge badge-warning">' . e($status) . '</span>';
+    if (str_starts_with($status, 'CLOSED')) return '<span class="badge badge-warning">' . e($status) . '</span>';
+    if ($status === '') return '<span class="badge badge-muted">—</span>';
+    return '<span class="badge badge-muted">' . e($status) . '</span>';
+}
+
+admin_header('relays', 'C-Relay-PG Admin — Relay Progress');
+?>
+
+<div class="section">
+    <div class="section-header">PER-RELAY BACKFILL PROGRESS (<?= number_format($total) ?> total)</div>
+
+    <form class="filters" method="get">
+        <select name="filter" onchange="this.form.submit()">
+            <option value="all"        <?= $filter==='all'?'selected':'' ?>>All</option>
+            <option value="incomplete" <?= $filter==='incomplete'?'selected':'' ?>>Incomplete only</option>
+            <option value="error"      <?= $filter==='error'?'selected':'' ?>>Errors only</option>
+            <option value="complete"   <?= $filter==='complete'?'selected':'' ?>>Complete only</option>
+        </select>
+        <?php if ($pubkey): ?>
+            <input type="hidden" name="pubkey" value="<?= e($pubkey) ?>">
+            <span style="font-size:10px;color:var(--muted-color)">Filtered by: <span class="pubkey"><?= e(trunc($pubkey, 16)) ?></span></span>
+            <a href="relays.php?filter=<?= e($filter) ?>" style="font-size:10px">Clear</a>
+        <?php endif; ?>
+    </form>
+
+    <div class="config-table-container">
+        <table class="config-table">
+            <thead>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>Author</th>
+                    <th>Relay URL</th>
+                    <th>Complete</th>
+                    <th>Events</th>
+                    <th>Errors</th>
+                    <th>Last Status</th>
+                    <th>Updated</th>
+                </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+            <?php foreach ($relays as $r):
+                $name = $r['display_name'] ?: $r['name'];
+                $npub = hex_to_npub($r['author_pubkey']);
+            ?>
+                <tr <?= intval($r['consecutive_errors']) >= 3 ? 'style="background:rgba(255,0,0,0.05)"' : '' ?>>
+                    <td>
+                        <?php if ($name): ?>
+                            <strong><?= e($name) ?></strong>
+                        <?php else: ?>
+                            <span style="color:var(--muted-color);font-style:italic">unknown</span>
+                        <?php endif; ?>
+                        <br><a href="follows.php?search=<?= e($r['author_pubkey']) ?>" class="npub-link"><?= e(trunc($npub, 20)) ?></a>
+                    </td>
+                    <td><?= e($r['relay_url']) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= $r['complete'] ? '<span class="badge badge-success">✓</span>' : '<span class="badge badge-warning">…</span>' ?></td>
+                    <td><?= number_format(intval($r['events_fetched'])) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= intval($r['consecutive_errors']) > 0
+                            ? '<span class="status-error">' . intval($r['consecutive_errors']) . '</span>'
+                            : '0' ?></td>
+                    <td><?= status_badge($r['last_status']) ?></td>
+                    <td><?= time_ago(intval($r['updated_at'])) ?></td>
+                </tr>
+            <?php endforeach; ?>
+            <?php if (empty($relays)): ?>
+                <tr><td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;color:var(--muted-color);padding:20px">No relay progress rows found.</td></tr>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+            </tbody>
+        </table>
+    </div>
+
+    <?= pagination($page, $per, $total, 'relays.php' . ($filter !== 'all' ? '?filter=' . e($filter) : '') . ($pubkey ? '&pubkey=' . e($pubkey) : '')) ?>
+</div>
+
+<?php admin_footer(); ?>

admin_spec.md

@@ -1,387 +0,0 @@
-# Ginxsom Admin System - Comprehensive Specification
-
-## Overview
-
-The Ginxsom admin system provides both programmatic (API-based) and interactive (web-based) administration capabilities for the Ginxsom Blossom server. The system is designed around Nostr-based authentication and supports multiple administration workflows including first-run setup, ongoing configuration management, and operational monitoring.
-
-## Architecture Components
-
-### 1. Configuration System
-- **File-based configuration**: Signed Nostr events stored as JSON files following XDG Base Directory specification
-- **Database configuration**: Key-value pairs stored in SQLite for runtime configuration
-- **Interactive setup**: Command-line wizard for initial server configuration
-- **Manual setup**: Scripts for generating signed configuration events
-
-### 2. Authentication & Authorization
-- **Nostr-based auth**: All admin operations require valid Nostr event signatures
-- **Admin pubkey verification**: Only configured admin public keys can perform admin operations
-- **Event validation**: Full cryptographic verification of Nostr events including structure, signature, and expiration
-- **Method-specific authorization**: Different event types for different operations (upload, admin, delete, etc.)
-
-### 3. API System
-- **RESTful endpoints**: `/api/*` routes for programmatic administration
-- **Command-line testing**: Complete test suite using `nak` and `curl`
-- **JSON responses**: Structured data for all admin operations
-- **CORS support**: Cross-origin requests for web admin interface
-
-### 4. Web Interface (Future)
-- **Single-page application**: Self-contained HTML file with inline CSS/JS
-- **Real-time monitoring**: Statistics and system health dashboards
-- **Configuration management**: GUI for server settings
-- **File management**: Browse and manage uploaded blobs
-
-## Configuration System Architecture
-
-### File-based Configuration (Priority 1)
-
-**Location**: Follows XDG Base Directory Specification
-- `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ginxsom/ginxsom_config_event.json`
-- Falls back to `$HOME/.config/ginxsom/ginxsom_config_event.json`
-
-**Format**: Signed Nostr event containing server configuration
-```json
-{
-  "kind": 33333,
-  "created_at": 1704067200,
-  "tags": [
-    ["server_privkey", "server_private_key_hex"],
-    ["cdn_origin", "https://cdn.example.com"],
-    ["max_file_size", "104857600"],
-    ["nip94_enabled", "true"]
-  ],
-  "content": "Ginxsom server configuration",
-  "pubkey": "admin_public_key_hex",
-  "id": "event_id_hash",
-  "sig": "event_signature"
-}
-```
-
-**Loading Process**:
-1. Check for file-based config at XDG location
-2. Validate Nostr event structure and signature
-3. Extract configuration from event tags
-4. Apply settings to server (database storage)
-5. Fall back to database-only config if file missing/invalid
-
-### Database Configuration (Priority 2)
-
-**Table**: `server_config`
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE server_config (
-    key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    value TEXT NOT NULL,
-    description TEXT,
-    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
-);
-```
-
-**Key Configuration Items**:
-- `admin_pubkey`: Authorized admin public key
-- `admin_enabled`: Enable/disable admin interface
-- `cdn_origin`: Base URL for blob access
-- `max_file_size`: Maximum upload size in bytes
-- `nip94_enabled`: Enable NIP-94 metadata emission
-- `auth_rules_enabled`: Enable authentication rules system
-
-### Setup Workflows
-
-#### Interactive Setup (Command Line)
-```bash
-# First-run detection
-if [[ ! -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ginxsom/ginxsom_config_event.json" ]]; then
-    echo "=== Ginxsom First-Time Setup Required ==="
-    echo "1. Run interactive setup wizard"
-    echo "2. Exit and create config manually"
-    read -p "Choice (1/2): " choice
-    
-    if [[ "$choice" == "1" ]]; then
-        ./scripts/setup.sh
-    else
-        echo "Manual setup: Run ./scripts/generate_config.sh"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
-```
-
-#### Manual Setup (Script-based)
-```bash
-# Generate configuration event
-./scripts/generate_config.sh --admin-key <admin_pubkey> \
-    --server-key <server_privkey> \
-    --cdn-origin "https://cdn.example.com" \
-    --output "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ginxsom/ginxsom_config_event.json"
-```
-
-### C Implementation Functions
-
-#### Configuration Loading
-```c
-// Get XDG-compliant config file path
-int get_config_file_path(char* path, size_t path_size);
-
-// Load and validate config event from file
-int load_server_config(const char* config_path);
-
-// Extract config from validated event and apply to server
-int apply_config_from_event(cJSON* event);
-
-// Interactive setup runner for first-run
-int run_interactive_setup(const char* config_path);
-```
-
-#### Security Features
-- Server private key stored only in memory (never in database)
-- Config file must be signed Nostr event
-- Full cryptographic validation of config events
-- Admin pubkey verification for all operations
-
-## Admin API Specification
-
-### Authentication Model
-
-All admin API endpoints (except `/api/health`) require Nostr authentication:
-
-**Authorization Header Format**:
-```
-Authorization: Nostr <base64-encoded-event>
-```
-
-**Required Event Structure**:
-```json
-{
-  "kind": 24242,
-  "created_at": 1704067200,
-  "tags": [
-    ["t", "GET"],
-    ["expiration", "1704070800"]
-  ],
-  "content": "admin_request",
-  "pubkey": "admin_public_key",
-  "id": "event_id",
-  "sig": "event_signature"
-}
-```
-
-### API Endpoints
-
-#### GET /api/health
-**Purpose**: System health check (no authentication required)
-**Response**:
-```json
-{
-  "status": "success",
-  "data": {
-    "database": "connected",
-    "blob_directory": "accessible",
-    "server_time": 1704067200,
-    "uptime": 3600,
-    "disk_usage": {
-      "total_bytes": 1073741824,
-      "used_bytes": 536870912,
-      "available_bytes": 536870912,
-      "usage_percent": 50.0
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-#### GET /api/stats
-**Purpose**: Server statistics and metrics
-**Authentication**: Required (admin pubkey)
-**Response**:
-```json
-{
-  "status": "success",
-  "data": {
-    "total_files": 1234,
-    "total_bytes": 104857600,
-    "total_size_mb": 100.0,
-    "unique_uploaders": 56,
-    "first_upload": 1693929600,
-    "last_upload": 1704067200,
-    "avg_file_size": 85049,
-    "file_types": {
-      "image/png": 45,
-      "image/jpeg": 32,
-      "application/pdf": 12,
-      "other": 8
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
-#### GET /api/config
-**Purpose**: Retrieve current server configuration
-**Authentication**: Required (admin pubkey)
-**Response**:
-```json
-{
-  "status": "success",
-  "data": {
-    "cdn_origin": "http://localhost:9001",
-    "max_file_size": "104857600",
-    "nip94_enabled": "true",
-    "auth_rules_enabled": "false",
-    "auth_cache_ttl": "300"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-#### PUT /api/config
-**Purpose**: Update server configuration
-**Authentication**: Required (admin pubkey)
-**Request Body**:
-```json
-{
-  "max_file_size": "209715200",
-  "nip94_enabled": "true",
-  "cdn_origin": "https://cdn.example.com"
-}
-```
-**Response**:
-```json
-{
-  "status": "success",
-  "message": "Configuration updated successfully",
-  "updated_keys": ["max_file_size", "cdn_origin"]
-}
-```
-
-#### GET /api/files
-**Purpose**: List recent files with pagination
-**Authentication**: Required (admin pubkey)
-**Parameters**:
-- `limit` (default: 50): Number of files to return
-- `offset` (default: 0): Pagination offset
-**Response**:
-```json
-{
-  "status": "success",
-  "data": {
-    "files": [
-      {
-        "sha256": "b1674191a88ec5cdd733e4240a81803105dc412d6c6708d53ab94fc248f4f553",
-        "size": 184292,
-        "type": "application/pdf",
-        "uploaded_at": 1725105921,
-        "uploader_pubkey": "79be667ef9dcbbac55a06295ce870b07029bfcdb2dce28d959f2815b16f81798",
-        "filename": "document.pdf",
-        "url": "http://localhost:9001/b1674191a88ec5cdd733e4240a81803105dc412d6c6708d53ab94fc248f4f553.pdf"
-      }
-    ],
-    "total": 1234,
-    "limit": 50,
-    "offset": 0
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Implementation Status
-
-### ✅ Completed Components
-1. **Database-based configuration loading** - Implemented in main.c
-2. **Admin API authentication system** - Implemented in admin_api.c
-3. **Nostr event validation** - Full cryptographic verification
-4. **Admin pubkey verification** - Database-backed authorization
-5. **Basic API endpoints** - Health, stats, config, files
-
-### ✅ Recently Completed Components
-1. **File-based configuration system** - Fully implemented in main.c with XDG compliance
-2. **Interactive setup wizard** - Complete shell script with guided setup process (`scripts/setup.sh`)
-3. **Manual config generation** - Full-featured command-line config generator (`scripts/generate_config.sh`)
-4. **Testing infrastructure** - Comprehensive admin API test suite (`scripts/test_admin.sh`)
-5. **Documentation system** - Complete setup and usage documentation (`scripts/README.md`)
-
-### 📋 Planned Components
-1. **Web admin interface** - Single-page HTML application
-2. **Enhanced monitoring** - Real-time statistics dashboard
-3. **Bulk operations** - Multi-file management APIs
-4. **Configuration validation** - Advanced config checking
-5. **Audit logging** - Admin action tracking
-
-## Setup Instructions
-
-### 1. Enable Admin Interface
-```bash
-# Configure admin pubkey and enable interface
-sqlite3 db/ginxsom.db << EOF
-INSERT OR REPLACE INTO server_config (key, value, description) VALUES
-    ('admin_pubkey', 'your_admin_public_key_here', 'Authorized admin public key'),
-    ('admin_enabled', 'true', 'Enable admin interface');
-EOF
-```
-
-### 2. Test API Access
-```bash
-# Generate admin authentication event
-ADMIN_PRIVKEY="your_admin_private_key"
-EVENT=$(nak event -k 24242 -c "admin_request" \
-    --tag t="GET" \
-    --tag expiration="$(date -d '+1 hour' +%s)" \
-    --sec "$ADMIN_PRIVKEY")
-
-# Test admin API
-AUTH_HEADER="Nostr $(echo "$EVENT" | base64 -w 0)"
-curl -H "Authorization: $AUTH_HEADER" http://localhost:9001/api/stats
-```
-
-### 3. Configure File-based Setup (Future)
-```bash
-# Create XDG config directory
-mkdir -p "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ginxsom"
-
-# Generate signed config event
-./scripts/generate_config.sh \
-    --admin-key "your_admin_pubkey" \
-    --server-key "generated_server_privkey" \
-    --output "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ginxsom/ginxsom_config_event.json"
-```
-
-## Security Considerations
-
-### Authentication Security
-- **Event expiration**: All admin events must include expiration timestamps
-- **Signature validation**: Full secp256k1 cryptographic verification
-- **Replay protection**: Event IDs tracked to prevent reuse
-- **Admin key rotation**: Support for updating admin pubkeys
-
-### Configuration Security
-- **File permissions**: Config files should be readable only by server user
-- **Private key handling**: Server private keys never stored in database
-- **Config validation**: All configuration changes validated before application
-- **Backup verification**: Config events cryptographically verifiable
-
-### Operational Security
-- **Access logging**: All admin operations logged with timestamps
-- **Rate limiting**: API endpoints protected against abuse
-- **Input validation**: All user input sanitized and validated
-- **Database security**: Prepared statements prevent SQL injection
-
-## Future Enhancements
-
-### 1. Web Admin Interface
-- Self-contained HTML file with inline CSS/JavaScript
-- Real-time monitoring dashboards
-- Visual configuration management
-- File upload/management interface
-
-### 2. Advanced Monitoring
-- Performance metrics collection
-- Alert system for critical events
-- Historical data trending
-- Resource usage tracking
-
-### 3. Multi-admin Support
-- Multiple authorized admin pubkeys
-- Role-based permissions (read-only vs full admin)
-- Admin action audit trails
-- Delegation capabilities
-
-### 4. Integration Features
-- Nostr relay integration for admin events
-- Webhook notifications for admin actions
-- External authentication providers
-- API key management for programmatic access
-
-This specification represents the current understanding and planned development of the Ginxsom admin system, focusing on security, usability, and maintainability.

api/embedded.html

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <title>Embedded NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE</title>
+  <style>
+    body {
+      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 40px;
+      background: white;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: center;
+      align-items: center;
+      min-height: 100vh;
+    }
+
+    .container {
+      max-width: 400px;
+      width: 100%;
+    }
+
+    #login-container {
+      /* No styling - let embedded modal blend seamlessly */
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="container">
+    <div id="login-container"></div>
+  </div>
+
+  <script src="../lite/nostr.bundle.js"></script>
+  <script src="../lite/nostr-lite.js"></script>
+
+  <script>
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
+      await window.NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE.init({
+        theme:'default',
+        methods: {
+          extension: true,
+          local: true,
+          seedphrase: true,
+          readonly: true,
+          connect: true,
+          remote: true,
+          otp: true
+        }
+      });
+
+      window.NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE.embed('#login-container', {
+        seamless: true
+      });
+    });
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>

api/index.html

@@ -0,0 +1,811 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>C-Relay-PG Admin</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/api/index.css">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+    <!-- Side Navigation Menu -->
+    <nav class="side-nav" id="side-nav">
+        <ul class="nav-menu">
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="statistics">Statistics</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="subscriptions">Subscriptions</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="configuration">Configuration</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="authorization">Authorization</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="ip-bans">IP BANS</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="relay-events">Relay Events</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="caching">Caching</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="dm">DM</button></li>
+            <li><button class="nav-item" data-page="database">Database Query</button></li>
+        </ul>
+        <div class="nav-footer">
+            <button class="nav-footer-btn" id="nav-dark-mode-btn">DARK MODE</button>
+            <button class="nav-footer-btn" id="nav-logout-btn">LOGOUT</button>
+        </div>
+    </nav>
+
+    <!-- Side Navigation Overlay -->
+    <div class="side-nav-overlay" id="side-nav-overlay"></div>
+
+    <!-- Header with title and profile display -->
+    <div class="section">
+
+        <div class="header-content">
+            <div class="header-title clickable" id="header-title">
+                <span class="relay-letter" data-letter="R">R</span>
+                <span class="relay-letter" data-letter="E">E</span>
+                <span class="relay-letter" data-letter="L">L</span>
+                <span class="relay-letter" data-letter="A">A</span>
+                <span class="relay-letter" data-letter="Y">Y</span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="relay-info">
+                <div id="relay-name" class="relay-name">C-Relay-PG</div>
+                <div id="relay-description" class="relay-description">Loading...</div>
+                <div id="relay-pubkey-container" class="relay-pubkey-container">
+                    <div id="relay-pubkey" class="relay-pubkey">Loading...</div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="profile-area" id="profile-area" style="display: none;">
+                <div class="admin-label">admin</div>
+                <div class="profile-container">
+                    <img id="header-user-image" class="header-user-image" alt="Profile" style="display: none;">
+                    <span id="header-user-name" class="header-user-name">Loading...</span>
+                </div>
+                <!-- Logout dropdown -->
+                <!-- Dropdown menu removed - buttons moved to sidebar -->
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Login Modal Overlay -->
+    <div id="login-modal" class="login-modal-overlay" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="login-modal-content">
+            <div id="login-modal-container"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Access Denied Overlay (shown when non-admin user logs in) -->
+    <div id="access-denied-overlay" class="access-denied-overlay" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="access-denied-content">
+            <div class="access-denied-icon">⛔</div>
+            <h2>ACCESS DENIED</h2>
+            <p class="access-denied-message">This interface is restricted to the relay administrator.</p>
+            <p class="access-denied-submessage">The logged-in account does not have admin privileges.</p>
+            <button type="button" class="access-denied-logout-btn" onclick="logout()">LOGOUT</button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- DATABASE STATISTICS Section -->
+    <!-- Subscribe to kind 24567 events to receive real-time monitoring data -->
+    <div class="section flex-section" id="databaseStatisticsSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            DATABASE STATISTICS
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Event Rate Graph Container -->
+        <div id="event-rate-chart"></div>
+
+        <!-- Database Overview Table -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="stats-overview-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Metric</th>
+                            <th>Value</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody id="stats-overview-table-body">
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Database Size</td>
+                            <td id="db-size">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Total Events</td>
+                            <td id="total-events">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Process ID</td>
+                            <td id="process-id">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>WebSocket Connections</td>
+                            <td id="websocket-connections">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Active Subscriptions</td>
+                            <td id="active-subscriptions">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Memory Usage</td>
+                            <td id="memory-usage">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>CPU Usage</td>
+                            <td id="cpu-usage">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>CPU Core</td>
+                            <td id="cpu-core">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Oldest Event</td>
+                            <td id="oldest-event">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Newest Event</td>
+                            <td id="newest-event">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Event Kind Distribution Table -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label>Event Kind Distribution:</label>
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="stats-kinds-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Event Kind</th>
+                            <th>Count</th>
+                            <th>Percentage</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody id="stats-kinds-table-body">
+                        <tr>
+                            <td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">No data loaded</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Time-based Statistics Table -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label>Time-based Statistics:</label>
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="stats-time-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Period</th>
+                            <th>Events</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody id="stats-time-table-body">
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Last 24 Hours</td>
+                            <td id="events-24h">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Last 7 Days</td>
+                            <td id="events-7d">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>Last 30 Days</td>
+                            <td id="events-30d">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Top Pubkeys Table -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label>Top Pubkeys by Event Count:</label>
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="stats-pubkeys-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Rank</th>
+                            <th>Name</th>
+                            <th>Pubkey</th>
+                            <th>Event Count</th>
+                            <th>Percentage</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody id="stats-pubkeys-table-body">
+                        <tr>
+                            <td colspan="5" style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">No data loaded</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Section (Admin Only) -->
+    <div class="section flex-section" id="subscriptionDetailsSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="subscription-details-table">
+                    <tbody id="subscription-details-table-body">
+                        <tr>
+                            <td colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;">No subscriptions active</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Testing Section -->
+    <div id="div_config" class="section flex-section" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            RELAY CONFIGURATION
+        </div>
+        <div id="config-display" class="hidden">
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="config-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Parameter</th>
+                            <th>Value</th>
+                            <th>Actions</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody id="config-table-body">
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="fetch-config-btn">REFRESH</button>
+            </div>
+
+
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Auth Rules Management - Moved after configuration -->
+    <!-- AUTH RULES MANAGEMENT SECTION -->
+    <div class="section flex-section" id="authRulesSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+AUTH RULES MANAGEMENT
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Auth Rules Table -->
+        <div id="authRulesTableContainer" style="display: none;">
+            <table class="config-table" id="authRulesTable">
+                <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th>Rule Type</th>
+                        <th>Pattern Type</th>
+                        <th>Pattern Value</th>
+                        <th>Status</th>
+                        <th>Actions</th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody id="authRulesTableBody">
+                </tbody>
+            </table>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Auth Rule Input Section -->
+        <div id="authRuleInputSections" style="display: block;">
+            <div class="input-group">
+                <label for="authRulePubkey">Public Key (npub or hex):</label>
+                <input type="text" id="authRulePubkey" placeholder="npub1... or 64-character hex pubkey">
+            </div>
+            <div id="whitelistWarning" class="warning-box" style="display: none;">
+                <strong>⚠️ WARNING:</strong> Adding whitelist rules changes relay behavior to whitelist-only
+                mode.
+                Only whitelisted users will be able to interact with the relay.
+            </div>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="addWhitelistBtn" onclick="addWhitelistRule()">ADD TO
+                    WHITELIST</button>
+                <button type="button" id="addBlacklistBtn" onclick="addBlacklistRule()">ADD TO
+                    BLACKLIST</button>
+                <button type="button" id="refreshAuthRulesBtn">REFRESH</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- WEB OF TRUST SECTION -->
+    <div class="section flex-section" id="wotSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+WEB OF TRUST
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Kind 3 Status Indicator -->
+        <div id="wotKind3Status" class="wot-status-row">
+            <span>Admin Contact List (kind 3):</span>
+            <span id="wotKind3Indicator" class="wot-indicator wot-unknown">Checking...</span>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- WoT Level Selector -->
+        <div class="wot-level-selector">
+            <label>WoT Level:</label>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="wotLevel0Btn" class="wot-level-btn" onclick="setWotLevel(0)">
+                    OFF
+                </button>
+                <button type="button" id="wotLevel1Btn" class="wot-level-btn" onclick="setWotLevel(1)">
+                    WRITE ONLY
+                </button>
+                <button type="button" id="wotLevel2Btn" class="wot-level-btn" onclick="setWotLevel(2)">
+                    FULL
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="wot-level-description" id="wotLevelDescription">
+                Level 0: Open relay — anyone can read and write
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- WoT Stats -->
+        <div class="wot-stats-row">
+            <span>Whitelisted Pubkeys:</span>
+            <span id="wotWhitelistCount">—</span>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Sync Button -->
+        <div class="inline-buttons">
+            <button type="button" id="wotSyncBtn" onclick="syncWot()">SYNC FROM KIND 3</button>
+            <button type="button" id="wotRefreshBtn" onclick="loadWotStatus()">REFRESH STATUS</button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+    <!-- NIP-17 DIRECT MESSAGES Section -->
+    <div class="section" id="nip17DMSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            <h2>NIP-17 DIRECT MESSAGES</h2>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Outbox -->
+        <div>
+            <label for="dm-outbox">Send Message to Relay:</label>
+            <textarea id="dm-outbox" rows="4" placeholder="Enter your message to send to the relay..."></textarea>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Send Button -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <button type="button" id="send-dm-btn">SEND MESSAGE</button>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Inbox -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label>Received Messages from Relay:</label>
+            <div id="dm-inbox" class="log-panel" style="height: 200px;">
+                <div class="log-entry">No messages received yet.</div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- IP BANS Section -->
+    <div class="section" id="ipBansSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            IP BAN MANAGEMENT
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Statistics Cards -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="ip-bans-stats-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Total IPs Tracked</th>
+                            <th>Currently Banned</th>
+                            <th>Total Bans Issued</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td id="ip-bans-total">-</td>
+                            <td id="ip-bans-active">-</td>
+                            <td id="ip-bans-issued">-</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Add Ban Form -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Manually Ban IP Address</h3>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="ban-ip-input">IP Address:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="ban-ip-input" placeholder="192.168.1.100">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="ban-duration-select">Ban Duration:</label>
+                <select id="ban-duration-select">
+                    <option value="3600">1 Hour</option>
+                    <option value="86400" selected>24 Hours</option>
+                    <option value="604800">7 Days</option>
+                    <option value="2592000">30 Days</option>
+                    <option value="31536000">1 Year</option>
+                    <option value="999999999">Permanent</option>
+                </select>
+            </div>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="add-ban-btn">BAN IP</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="add-ban-status" class="status-message"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Whitelist Management -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>IP Whitelist (Never Banned)</h3>
+            <p style="font-size:13px;opacity:0.8;">IPs in this list are never idle-banned. Comma-separated.</p>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="whitelist-ip-input">Add IP to Whitelist:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="whitelist-ip-input" placeholder="103.81.231.220">
+            </div>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="add-whitelist-btn">ADD TO WHITELIST</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="whitelist-status" class="status-message"></div>
+            <div id="whitelist-current" style="margin-top:8px;font-size:13px;"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Filter Controls -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="ip-ban-filter-all" class="active">All IPs</button>
+                <button type="button" id="ip-ban-filter-banned">Currently Banned</button>
+                <button type="button" id="ip-ban-filter-expired">Expired</button>
+                <button type="button" id="refresh-ip-bans-btn">REFRESH</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- IP Bans List -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label>Banned IP Addresses:</label>
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="ip-bans-table">
+                        <thead>
+                            <tr>
+                                <th>IP Address</th>
+                                <th>Status</th>
+                                <th>Banned Until</th>
+                                <th>Failures</th>
+                                <th>Authed Successfully</th>
+                                <th>Connection Attempts</th>
+                                <th>Actions</th>
+                            </tr>
+                        </thead>
+                    <tbody id="ip-bans-tbody">
+                        <tr>
+                                                    <td colspan="7" style="text-align: center;">Click REFRESH to load IP bans</td>
+                                                </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- RELAY EVENTS Section -->
+    <div class="section" id="relayEventsSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            RELAY EVENTS MANAGEMENT
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Live Relay Event Feed -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Live Relay Event Feed (Normal Nostr Subscription)</h3>
+            <div class="config-table-container">
+                <table class="config-table" id="live-relay-events-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Time</th>
+                            <th>Kind</th>
+                            <th>Pubkey</th>
+                            <th>ID</th>
+                            <th>Content Preview</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody id="live-relay-events-table-body">
+                        <tr>
+                            <td colspan="5" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for live events...</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Kind 0: User Metadata -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Kind 0: User Metadata</h3>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind0-name">Name:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="kind0-name" placeholder="Relay Name">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind0-about">About:</label>
+                <textarea id="kind0-about" rows="3" placeholder="Relay Description"></textarea>
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind0-picture">Picture URL:</label>
+                <input type="url" id="kind0-picture" placeholder="https://example.com/logo.png">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind0-banner">Banner URL:</label>
+                <input type="url" id="kind0-banner" placeholder="https://example.com/banner.png">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind0-nip05">NIP-05:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="kind0-nip05" placeholder="relay@example.com">
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind0-website">Website:</label>
+                <input type="url" id="kind0-website" placeholder="https://example.com">
+            </div>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="submit-kind0-btn">UPDATE METADATA</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="kind0-status" class="status-message"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Kind 10050: DM Relay List -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Kind 10050: DM Relay List</h3>
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="kind10050-relays">Relay URLs (one per line):</label>
+                <textarea id="kind10050-relays" rows="4" placeholder="wss://relay1.com&#10;wss://relay2.com"></textarea>
+            </div>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="submit-kind10050-btn">UPDATE DM RELAYS</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="kind10050-status" class="status-message"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Kind 10002: Relay List -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Kind 10002: Relay List</h3>
+            <div id="kind10002-relay-entries">
+                <!-- Dynamic relay entries will be added here -->
+            </div>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="add-relay-entry-btn">ADD RELAY</button>
+                <button type="button" id="submit-kind10002-btn">UPDATE RELAYS</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="kind10002-status" class="status-message"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- CACHING Section -->
+    <div class="section" id="cachingSection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">CACHING</div>
+
+        <!-- Caching Service Status (read-only) -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Caching Service Status</h3>
+            <div id="caching-service-status" class="status-display">
+                <p>Service status will appear here after connecting.</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Relay Inbox Status (read-only) -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Relay Inbox Status</h3>
+            <div id="caching-inbox-status" class="status-display">
+                <p>Inbox status will appear here after connecting.</p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Caching Configuration (editable) -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Caching Configuration</h3>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-enabled">Enable Caching:</label>
+                <select id="caching-enabled">
+                    <option value="false">Disabled</option>
+                    <option value="true">Enabled</option>
+                </select>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-inbox-enabled">Enable Inbox Consumer:</label>
+                <select id="caching-inbox-enabled">
+                    <option value="false">Disabled</option>
+                    <option value="true">Enabled</option>
+                </select>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-root-npubs">Root Npubs (one per line):</label>
+                <textarea id="caching-root-npubs" rows="4" placeholder="npub1...">npub13lm5wf8dvsdnc2894pkhch9uf8phvw9varrv8zf4sc885hhdmc8q6lx7ks</textarea>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-bootstrap-relays">Bootstrap Relays (one per line):</label>
+                <textarea id="caching-bootstrap-relays" rows="4" placeholder="wss://relay.damus.io">wss://relay.damus.io
+wss://nos.lol
+wss://relay.primal.net
+wss://laantungir.net/relay</textarea>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-kinds">Kinds (comma-separated):</label>
+                <input type="text" id="caching-kinds" placeholder="1,3,6,10000,30023" value="0,1,3,6,10000,10002,30023">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-admin-kinds">Admin Kinds (comma-separated, * for all):</label>
+                <input type="text" id="caching-admin-kinds" placeholder="*">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-live-enabled">Live Subscriptions:</label>
+                <select id="caching-live-enabled">
+                    <option value="true">Enabled</option>
+                    <option value="false">Disabled</option>
+                </select>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-backfill-enabled">Backfill:</label>
+                <select id="caching-backfill-enabled">
+                    <option value="true">Enabled</option>
+                    <option value="false">Disabled</option>
+                </select>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-backfill-windows">Backfill Windows (seconds, comma-separated):</label>
+                <input type="text" id="caching-backfill-windows" placeholder="86400,604800,2592000,7776000,31536000">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-backfill-page-size">Backfill Page Size:</label>
+                <input type="number" id="caching-backfill-page-size" placeholder="50">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-backfill-tick-interval">Backfill Tick Interval (ms):</label>
+                <input type="number" id="caching-backfill-tick-interval" placeholder="5000">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-inbox-batch-size">Inbox Batch Size:</label>
+                <input type="number" id="caching-inbox-batch-size" placeholder="150">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-inbox-active-poll">Inbox Active Poll (ms):</label>
+                <input type="number" id="caching-inbox-active-poll" placeholder="200">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-inbox-idle-poll">Inbox Idle Poll (ms):</label>
+                <input type="number" id="caching-inbox-idle-poll" placeholder="5000">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-service-binary-path">Caching Service Binary Path:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="caching-service-binary-path" placeholder="./caching_relay" value="./caching_relay">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="form-group">
+                <label for="caching-service-pg-conn">Caching Service PG Connection:</label>
+                <input type="text" id="caching-service-pg-conn" placeholder="host=localhost port=5432 dbname=crelay user=crelay password=crelay" value="host=localhost port=5432 dbname=crelay user=crelay password=crelay">
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="caching-apply-btn">APPLY CONFIGURATION</button>
+                <button type="button" id="caching-reset-progress-btn">RESET BACKFILL PROGRESS</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="caching-config-status" class="status-message"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Caching Service Control</h3>
+            <p>Start or stop the external caching service process. Set <code>caching_service_binary_path</code> and <code>caching_service_pg_conn</code> above and click APPLY CONFIGURATION before starting.</p>
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="caching-start-service-btn">START CACHING SERVICE</button>
+                <button type="button" id="caching-stop-service-btn">STOP CACHING SERVICE</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="caching-service-control-status" class="status-message"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <h3>Followed Pubkeys</h3>
+            <p>Pubkeys being cached with their profile names, event counts, outbox relays, and backfill status.</p>
+            <div id="caching-follows-status" class="status-message"></div>
+            <table id="caching-follows-table" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;">
+                <thead>
+                    <tr style="border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border-color, #444); text-align: left;">
+                        <th style="padding: 6px 8px;">Name</th>
+                        <th style="padding: 6px 8px;">npub</th>
+                        <th style="padding: 6px 8px;">Root?</th>
+                        <th style="padding: 6px 8px;">Events in DB</th>
+                        <th style="padding: 6px 8px;">Backfill</th>
+                        <th style="padding: 6px 8px; width: 40%;">Relays (status, events fetched)</th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody id="caching-follows-table-body">
+                    <tr><td colspan="6" style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; padding: 12px;">Loading follows status...</td></tr>
+                </tbody>
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- SQL QUERY Section -->
+    <div class="section" id="sqlQuerySection" style="display: none;">
+        <div class="section-header">
+            <h2>SQL QUERY CONSOLE</h2>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Query Selector -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label for="query-dropdown">Quick Queries & History:</label>
+            <select id="query-dropdown" onchange="loadSelectedQuery()">
+                <option value="">-- Select a query --</option>
+                <optgroup label="Common Queries">
+                    <option value="recent_events">Recent Events</option>
+                    <option value="event_stats">Event Statistics</option>
+                    <option value="subscriptions">Active Subscriptions</option>
+                    <option value="top_pubkeys">Top Pubkeys</option>
+                    <option value="event_kinds">Event Kinds Distribution</option>
+                    <option value="time_stats">Time-based Statistics</option>
+                </optgroup>
+                <optgroup label="IP Ban Queries">
+                    <option value="banned_ips_summary">Banned IPs Summary</option>
+                    <option value="banned_ips_list">All Banned IP Addresses</option>
+                </optgroup>
+                <optgroup label="Query History" id="history-group">
+                    <!-- Dynamically populated from localStorage -->
+                </optgroup>
+            </select>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Query Editor -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label for="sql-input">SQL Query:</label>
+            <textarea id="sql-input" rows="5" placeholder="SELECT * FROM events LIMIT 10"></textarea>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Query Actions -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <div class="inline-buttons">
+                <button type="button" id="execute-sql-btn">EXECUTE QUERY</button>
+                <button type="button" id="clear-sql-btn">CLEAR</button>
+                <button type="button" id="clear-history-btn">CLEAR HISTORY</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Query Results -->
+        <div class="input-group">
+            <label>Query Results:</label>
+            <div id="query-info" class="info-box"></div>
+            <div id="query-table" class="config-table-container"></div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Load the official nostr-tools bundle first -->
+    <!-- <script src="https://laantungir.net/nostr-login-lite/nostr.bundle.js"></script> -->
+    <script src="/api/nostr.bundle.js"></script>
+
+    <!-- Load NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE main library -->
+    <!-- <script src="https://laantungir.net/nostr-login-lite/nostr-lite.js"></script> -->
+    <script src="/api/nostr-lite.js"></script>
+    <!-- Load text_graph library -->
+    <script src="/api/text_graph.js"></script>
+
+
+
+
+
+    <script src="/api/index.js"></script>
+</body>
+
+</html>

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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8" />
+  <title>TEMPLATE</title>
+
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="./css/client.css" />
+
+  <!-- Initialize theme BEFORE any components load -->
+  <script>
+    (function () {
+      const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem('theme');
+      if (savedTheme === 'dark') {
+        document.documentElement.classList.add('dark-mode');
+        if (document.body) {
+          document.body.classList.add('dark-mode');
+        }
+      }
+    })();
+  </script>
+  <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="./favicon/favicon-dots2.ico" />
+
+  <!-- SVG.js library (required by HamburgerMorphing) -->
+  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@svgdotjs/svg.js@3.0/dist/svg.min.js"></script>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <!-- ================================================================
+       HAMBURGER BUTTON (Fixed, separate from header)
+       ================================================================
+       The hamburger button is a fixed element outside the header
+       to ensure it stays visible above the sidenav (z-index: 10 > 3).
+       ================================================================ -->
+  <div id="divSvgHam" class="divHeaderButtons">
+    <!-- HamburgerMorphing will be injected here -->
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- ================================================================
+       HEADER
+       ================================================================
+       Standard header with title (center).
+       ================================================================ -->
+  <div id="divHeader">
+    <div id="divHeaderFlexLeft">
+      <!-- Hamburger is now separate fixed element -->
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="divHeaderFlexCenter">
+      <div class="divHeaderText"></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="divHeaderFlexRight">
+      <!-- No button in header right - logout is in sidenav footer -->
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- ================================================================
+       BODY
+       ================================================================
+       Main content area. Add your page-specific content here.
+       ================================================================ -->
+  <div id="divBody">
+   
+    
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- ================================================================
+       FOOTER
+       ================================================================
+       Three-section footer layout:
+       - Left: Relay status animations (HamburgerMorphing instances)
+       - Center: General status information
+       - Right: Additional information
+       ================================================================ -->
+  <div id="divFooter">
+    <div id="divFooterLeft" class="divFooterBox"></div>
+    <div id="divFooterCenter" class="divFooterBox"></div>
+    <div id="divFooterRight" class="divFooterBox"></div>
+    <div id="divFooterBalance" class="divFooterBox">0 sats</div>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- ================================================================
+       SIDENAV
+       ================================================================
+       Slide-out navigation panel. Opens from left when hamburger clicked.
+       Uses flexbox layout to pin version bar to bottom.
+       Includes a version bar footer with theme toggle and logout buttons.
+       ================================================================ -->
+  <div id="divSideNav">
+    <div id="divSideNavHeader">
+      <!-- No close button - use main hamburger to close -->
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="divSideNavBody">
+      <div id="divFiles"></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="divAiSection" class="sidenavSection"> 
+      <div id="divAiSectionTitle" class="sidenavSectionTitle">AI</div>
+      <div id="divAiList" class="sidenavSectionList">
+        <div id="divAiProvidersList">No saved providers yet.</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+
+    <div id="divRelaySection">
+      <div id="divRelaySectionTitle">
+        リレー
+      </div>
+      <div id="divRelayList">
+        Loading relays...
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="divBlossomSection">
+
+      <div id="divBlossomSectionTitle">ブロッサム</div>
+
+      <div id="divBlossomList">Loading blossom servers...</div>
+
+    </div>
+
+
+    <div id="divVersionBar">
+      <span id="versionDisplay">v0.0.1</span>
+      <div id="divVersionBarButtons">
+        <button id="themeToggleButton" title="Toggle Dark/Light Mode">
+          <div id="themeToggleHamburgerContainer"></div>
+        </button>
+        <button id="logoutButton" title="Logout">
+          <div id="logoutHamburgerContainer"></div>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- ================================================================
+       REQUIRED SCRIPTS
+       ================================================================
+       These scripts must be loaded in this order:
+       1. nostr.bundle.js - Nostr tools library
+       2. nostr-lite.js - Authentication modal (nostr-login-lite)
+       ================================================================ -->
+  <script src="./nostr.bundle.js"></script>
+  <script src="./nostr-lite.js"></script>
+
+  <script type="module">
+    /* ================================================================
+       IMPORTS
+       ================================================================
+       Import shared NDK functionality from init-ndk.mjs:
+       - initNDKPage() - Initialize authentication and worker
+       - getPubkey() - Get current user's pubkey
+       - subscribe() - Create NDK subscriptions
+       - publishEvent() - Publish events via NDK
+       - disconnect() - Disconnect from worker
+       - getRelayData() - Get relay connection data
+       - getRelayStats() - Get relay activity statistics
+       
+       Import HamburgerMorphing for animated icons
+       ================================================================ */
+    import {
+      initNDKPage,
+      getPubkey, injectHeaderAvatar,
+      subscribe,
+      publishEvent,
+      disconnect,
+      getVersion,
+      updateVersionDisplay,
+      getUserSettings,
+      patchUserSettings,
+      onUserSettings
+    } from './js/init-ndk.mjs';
+    import { HamburgerMorphing } from "./hamburger_morphing/hamburger.mjs";
+    import { initFooterRelayStatus, updateFooterRelayStatus, initSidenavRelaySection, updateSidenavRelaySection, setRelayActivityState } from './js/relay-ui.mjs';
+
+    import { initBlossomSection, updateBlossomSection } from './js/blossom-ui.mjs';
+    
+    import { initAiSectionWithLocalConfig } from './js/ai-ui.mjs';
+// Version will be loaded asynchronously
+    const versionInfo = await getVersion();
+    const VERSION = versionInfo.VERSION;
+    console.log(`[template.html ${VERSION}] Loading...`);
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       GLOBAL VARIABLES
+       ================================================================
+       Track state for hamburger menu, relay status, and theme.
+       ================================================================ */
+    let updateIntervalId = null;
+    let currentPubkey = null;
+
+    /*
+      AUTH STATE MODEL (Template reference)
+      ------------------------------------------------------------------
+      This template now demonstrates three auth modes for standalone pages:
+
+      - required (default):
+        Behaves like existing pages: login is required immediately.
+
+      - optional:
+        Page can render public/read-only data without login, but can still
+        prompt login later for user actions (publish, settings, etc).
+
+      - none:
+        Never auto-login on load (pure public page).
+
+      URL behavior in this template:
+      - If ?auth=required|optional|none is present, it wins.
+      - Otherwise, if URL includes ?npub=... or ?pubkey=..., mode defaults
+        to optional because pages with explicit profile targets are commonly
+        public-readable.
+      - Otherwise, mode defaults to required.
+    */
+    let isAuthenticated = false;
+    let authMode = 'required';
+    let authedPageInitialized = false;
+    let relayActivityListenersBound = false;
+    
+    // Hamburger menu
+    let hamburgerInstance = null;
+    let isNavOpen = false;
+    
+    // Version bar buttons
+    let logoutHamburger = null;
+    let themeToggleHamburger = null;
+    let isDarkMode = false;
+
+    // App-wide user settings (NIP-78 kind 30078, d:user-settings)
+    let pageSettings = {};
+    let unsubscribeUserSettings = null;
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       DOM VARIABLES
+       ================================================================
+       Cache DOM element references for better performance.
+       ================================================================ */
+    const divBody = document.getElementById("divBody");
+    const divSideNav = document.getElementById("divSideNav");
+    const divSideNavBody = document.getElementById("divSideNavBody");
+    const divFooterCenter = document.getElementById("divFooterCenter");
+    const divFooterRight = document.getElementById("divFooterRight");
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       HAMBURGER MENU
+       ================================================================
+       Initialize and control the animated hamburger menu.
+       ================================================================ */
+    function initHamburgerMenu() {
+      hamburgerInstance = new HamburgerMorphing('#divSvgHam', {
+        foreground: 'var(--primary-color)',
+        background: 'var(--secondary-color)',
+        hover: 'var(--accent-color)'
+      });
+      hamburgerInstance.animateTo('burger');
+    }
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       SIDENAV FUNCTIONS
+       ================================================================
+       Open/close sidenav with hamburger morphing animation.
+       ================================================================ */
+    function openNav() {
+      divSideNav.style.zIndex = 3;
+      divSideNav.style.width = "clamp(400px, 50vw, 600px)";
+      isNavOpen = true;
+      if (hamburgerInstance) {
+        hamburgerInstance.animateTo('arrow_left');
+      }
+
+      
+      // Initialize version bar buttons when sidenav opens (lazy load)
+      if (!logoutHamburger) {
+        logoutHamburger = new HamburgerMorphing('#logoutHamburgerContainer', {
+          size: 24,
+          foreground: 'var(--primary-color)',
+          background: 'var(--secondary-color)',
+          hover: 'var(--accent-color)'
+        });
+        logoutHamburger.animateTo('x');
+      }
+      
+      if (!themeToggleHamburger) {
+        themeToggleHamburger = new HamburgerMorphing('#themeToggleHamburgerContainer', {
+          size: 24,
+          foreground: 'var(--primary-color)',
+          background: 'var(--secondary-color)',
+          hover: 'var(--accent-color)'
+        });
+        
+        // Determine current theme
+        const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem('theme');
+        isDarkMode = savedTheme === 'dark' || document.body.classList.contains('dark-mode');
+        const initialShape = isDarkMode ? 'moon' : 'circle';
+        themeToggleHamburger.animateTo(initialShape);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function closeNav() {
+      divSideNav.style.width = "0vw";
+      divSideNav.style.zIndex = -1;
+      isNavOpen = false;
+      if (hamburgerInstance) {
+        hamburgerInstance.animateTo('burger');
+      }
+    }
+
+    function toggleNav() {
+      if (isNavOpen) {
+        closeNav();
+      } else {
+        openNav();
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       AUTH MODE HELPERS
+       ================================================================
+       These functions are meant as reusable guidance for future pages.
+       ================================================================ */
+    function hasTargetPubkeyInUrl() {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search || '');
+      const npub = String(params.get('npub') || '').trim();
+      const pubkey = String(params.get('pubkey') || '').trim();
+      return Boolean(npub || pubkey);
+    }
+
+    function resolveAuthModeFromUrl() {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search || '');
+      const explicitAuth = String(params.get('auth') || '').trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (explicitAuth === 'required' || explicitAuth === 'optional' || explicitAuth === 'none') {
+        return explicitAuth;
+      }
+
+      // Convention: explicit target profiles are public-readable by default.
+      if (hasTargetPubkeyInUrl()) {
+        return 'optional';
+      }
+
+      return 'required';
+    }
+
+    function isAuthRequiredError(error) {
+      const message = String(error?.message || error || '').toLowerCase();
+      return message.includes('authentication required');
+    }
+
+    async function initializeAuthentication(mode) {
+      // required: existing behavior, throw if auth fails.
+      if (mode === 'required') {
+        await initNDKPage();
+        currentPubkey = await getPubkey();
+        isAuthenticated = true;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // none: public page, no login attempt on load.
+      if (mode === 'none') {
+        isAuthenticated = false;
+        currentPubkey = null;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // optional: try silent/normal init; if auth required, continue public.
+      try {
+        await initNDKPage();
+        currentPubkey = await getPubkey();
+        isAuthenticated = true;
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (isAuthRequiredError(error)) {
+          console.log('[template.html] Optional auth mode: continuing unauthenticated');
+          isAuthenticated = false;
+          currentPubkey = null;
+          return;
+        }
+        throw error;
+      }
+    }
+
+    async function initializeAuthenticatedPageFeatures() {
+      if (!isAuthenticated || authedPageInitialized) return;
+
+      await injectHeaderAvatar(currentPubkey);
+      console.log('[template.html] Authenticated as:', currentPubkey);
+
+      // Hydrate app-wide user settings for this page
+      try {
+        pageSettings = await getUserSettings();
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('[template.html] getUserSettings failed:', error);
+        pageSettings = {};
+      }
+
+      // Subscribe to live user settings updates (cross-tab + publish echoes)
+      if (!unsubscribeUserSettings) {
+        unsubscribeUserSettings = onUserSettings((settings) => {
+          pageSettings = settings || {};
+          // TODO: Re-render page-specific UI from pageSettings here.
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Initialize relay-dependent UI only once authenticated.
+      initFooterRelayStatus();
+      initSidenavRelaySection();
+      await initBlossomSection();
+        initAiSectionWithLocalConfig();
+      await UpdateFooter();
+
+      if (!updateIntervalId) {
+        updateIntervalId = setInterval(UpdateFooter, 1000);
+      }
+
+      // Relay activity listeners only matter after worker init/auth.
+      if (!relayActivityListenersBound) {
+        window.addEventListener('ndkRelayActivity', (event) => {
+          const { relayUrl, activity, stats } = event.detail;
+          console.log(`[template.html] Relay activity: ${relayUrl} - ${activity}`, stats);
+          setRelayActivityState(relayUrl, activity);
+        });
+
+        window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+          if (event.data && event.data.type === 'relayActivity') {
+            const { relayUrl, activity } = event.data;
+            console.log(`[template.html] Relay activity: ${relayUrl} - ${activity}`);
+            setRelayActivityState(relayUrl, activity);
+          }
+        });
+
+        relayActivityListenersBound = true;
+      }
+
+      authedPageInitialized = true;
+    }
+
+    async function promptLoginIfNeeded() {
+      if (isAuthenticated) return true;
+
+      await initNDKPage();
+      currentPubkey = await getPubkey();
+      isAuthenticated = true;
+      await initializeAuthenticatedPageFeatures();
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       UPDATE FOOTER
+       ================================================================
+       Update footer sections with relay status, pubkey, and other info.
+       Called periodically by update loop.
+       ================================================================ */
+    const UpdateFooter = async () => {
+
+      try {
+        // Update relay status visuals in footer and sidenav
+        await updateFooterRelayStatus();
+        await updateSidenavRelaySection();
+        
+        await updateBlossomSection();
+        // Clear center and right sections
+        divFooterCenter.innerHTML = '';
+        divFooterRight.innerHTML = '';
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('[template.html] Error updating footer:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       LOGOUT
+       ================================================================
+       Complete logout process:
+       1. Stop update loop
+       2. Disconnect from NDK worker
+       3. Logout from nostr-login-lite
+       4. Clear all storage (localStorage, sessionStorage, IndexedDB)
+       5. Reload page
+       ================================================================ */
+    const Logout = async () => {
+      console.log("[template.html] Starting logout process...");
+
+      // Stop the update loop
+      if (updateIntervalId) {
+        clearInterval(updateIntervalId);
+        updateIntervalId = null;
+      }
+
+      // Disconnect from worker
+      disconnect();
+
+      // Logout from nostr-login-lite
+      if (window.NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE && window.NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE.logout) {
+        await window.NOSTR_LOGIN_LITE.logout();
+      }
+
+      // Clear all storage
+      localStorage.clear();
+      sessionStorage.clear();
+
+      // Clear IndexedDB
+      if (window.indexedDB) {
+        const databases = await window.indexedDB.databases();
+        for (const db of databases) {
+          if (db.name) {
+            window.indexedDB.deleteDatabase(db.name);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      console.log("[template.html] Logged out, reloading page");
+      location.reload(true);
+    };
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       EVENT LISTENERS
+       ================================================================
+       Wire up UI interactions.
+       Main hamburger button click handler is set up in main() after initialization.
+       ================================================================ */
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       SUBSCRIPTION EXAMPLE
+       ================================================================
+       Example of how to subscribe to Nostr events:
+       
+       const sub = subscribe(
+         { kinds: [1], authors: [pubkey], limit: 10 },
+         { closeOnEose: false, cacheUsage: 'CACHE_FIRST' }
+       );
+       
+       Cache usage options:
+       - 'CACHE_FIRST' - Check cache first, then relays
+       - 'ONLY_RELAY' - Only query relays
+       - 'ONLY_CACHE' - Only query cache
+       - 'PARALLEL' - Query cache and relays simultaneously
+       
+       Listen for events via window events:
+       window.addEventListener('ndkEvent', (event) => {
+         const evt = event.detail;
+         console.log('Received event:', evt);
+       });
+       ================================================================ */
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       PUBLISH EXAMPLE
+       ================================================================
+       Example of how to publish a Nostr event:
+       
+       const event = {
+         created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+         kind: 1,
+         tags: [],
+         content: "Hello, Nostr!"
+       };
+       
+       try {
+         const result = await publishEvent(event);
+         console.log("✅ Published to:", result.relayResults.successful);
+         console.log("❌ Failed:", result.relayResults.failed);
+         console.log("Total relays:", result.totalRelays);
+       } catch (error) {
+         console.error("Publish error:", error);
+       }
+       
+       Note: Events are automatically signed by the NDK worker using
+       the message-based signer (which calls window.nostr.signEvent).
+       ================================================================ */
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       USER SETTINGS EXAMPLE (NIP-78)
+       ================================================================
+       Read/subscribe/write helper pattern for all pages:
+
+       // Read latest merged settings (cache + relay hydrated by worker)
+       const settings = await getUserSettings();
+
+       // Subscribe to cross-tab updates
+       const unsubscribe = onUserSettings((nextSettings) => {
+         // Re-render page from nextSettings
+       });
+
+       // Patch only your feature namespace
+       await patchUserSettings({
+         myFeature: {
+           someFlag: true
+         }
+       });
+
+       // On page teardown (if applicable)
+       // unsubscribe();
+       ================================================================ */
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       INITIALIZATION
+       ================================================================
+       Main initialization sequence:
+       1. Initialize hamburger menu
+       2. Set up hamburger click handler
+       3. Resolve auth mode from URL/query policy
+       4. Initialize authentication based on mode
+       5. Initialize authenticated-only features (if signed in)
+       6. Set up version bar button listeners
+       7. Restore sidenav state
+       8. Update version display
+
+       Notes:
+       - required mode = existing behavior (prompt login on load)
+       - optional mode = allow public load, login later on demand
+       - none mode = no auto-login on load
+       ================================================================ */
+    (async function main() {
+      console.log("[template.html] Starting initialization...");
+      
+      try {
+        // Initialize hamburger menu first
+        initHamburgerMenu();
+        
+        // Add click handler to hamburger
+        const divSvgHam = document.getElementById('divSvgHam');
+        if (divSvgHam) {
+          divSvgHam.addEventListener('click', toggleNav);
+        }
+        
+        // Initialize version bar buttons
+        const themeToggleButton = document.getElementById('themeToggleButton');
+        const logoutButton = document.getElementById('logoutButton');
+        
+        if (themeToggleButton) {
+          themeToggleButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
+            isDarkMode = !isDarkMode;
+            if (isDarkMode) {
+              localStorage.setItem('theme', 'dark');
+            } else {
+              localStorage.setItem('theme', 'light');
+            }
+            // Save sidenav state before reload
+            localStorage.setItem('sidenavWasOpen', isNavOpen ? 'true' : 'false');
+            window.location.reload();
+          });
+        }
+        
+        if (logoutButton) {
+          logoutButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+            try {
+              // In optional/none modes this doubles as a "Sign in" entry point.
+              if (!isAuthenticated) {
+                await promptLoginIfNeeded();
+                return;
+              }
+              await Logout();
+            } catch (error) {
+              console.error('Logout/login action failed:', error);
+            }
+          });
+        }
+
+        // Resolve and initialize page auth policy.
+        authMode = resolveAuthModeFromUrl();
+        console.log('[template.html] Resolved auth mode:', authMode);
+        await initializeAuthentication(authMode);
+
+        // Initialize authenticated features only when signed in.
+        await initializeAuthenticatedPageFeatures();
+        
+        /* ============================================================
+           EXAMPLE: Subscribe to events
+           ============================================================
+           Uncomment to subscribe to user's notes:
+           
+           const notesSub = subscribe(
+             { kinds: [1], authors: [currentPubkey], limit: 10 },
+             { closeOnEose: false, cacheUsage: 'CACHE_FIRST' }
+           );
+           console.log("[template.html] Subscribed to kind 1");
+           ============================================================ */
+        
+        /* ============================================================
+           EXAMPLE: Listen for events from worker
+           ============================================================
+           Uncomment to handle incoming events:
+           
+           window.addEventListener('ndkEvent', (event) => {
+             const evt = event.detail;
+             console.log("[template.html] Received event:", evt.kind, evt.pubkey);
+             
+             if (evt.pubkey === currentPubkey) {
+               if (evt.kind === 1) {
+                 // Handle note event
+                 console.log("Note:", evt.content);
+               }
+             }
+           });
+           ============================================================ */
+        
+        /* ============================================================
+           EXAMPLE: Listen for cached profile
+           ============================================================
+           Uncomment to handle cached profile data:
+           
+           window.addEventListener('ndkProfile', (event) => {
+             console.log("[template.html] Cached profile:", event.detail);
+             // event.detail contains profile object (name, about, etc.)
+           });
+           ============================================================ */
+        
+        // Restore sidenav state if it was open before theme toggle
+        const sidenavWasOpen = localStorage.getItem('sidenavWasOpen');
+        if (sidenavWasOpen === 'true') {
+          localStorage.removeItem('sidenavWasOpen');
+          openNav();
+        }
+
+        // Optional UX note for public mode pages.
+        if (!isAuthenticated && (authMode === 'optional' || authMode === 'none')) {
+          divFooterCenter.textContent = 'Public mode';
+          divFooterRight.textContent = 'Sign in from side menu for private features';
+        }
+
+        // Update version display
+        await updateVersionDisplay();
+        
+        console.log('[template.html] Initialization complete');
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('[template.html] Initialization failed:', error);
+        divBody.innerHTML = `<div style="text-align: center; padding: 50px;">
+          <div style="font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: red;">❌ Authentication Error</div>
+          <div style="font-size: 16px; color: #666;">${error.message}</div>
+          <div style="margin-top: 20px;">
+            <button onclick="location.reload()" style="padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 16px;">Retry</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>`;
+      }
+    })();
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       WORKER MESSAGE TYPES
+       ================================================================
+       The NDK worker can send these message types:
+       
+       1. 'response' - Response to init/subscribe/publish requests
+          - data.profile - User profile (from init)
+          - data.relays - User relays (from init)
+          - data.success - Publish success status
+          - data.relayResults - Relay publish results
+       
+       2. 'event' - Nostr event from subscription
+          - Dispatched as 'ndkEvent' window event
+          - event.detail contains the Nostr event
+       
+       3. 'eose' - End of stored events for subscription
+          - Dispatched as 'ndkEose' window event
+          - event.detail.subId contains subscription ID
+       
+       4. 'signRequest' - Request to sign event/encrypt/decrypt
+          - Handled automatically by init-ndk.mjs
+          - Calls window.nostr methods and sends response
+       
+       5. 'error' - Error from worker
+          - Logged to console automatically
+       
+       6. 'relayActivity' - Relay read/write activity notification
+          - Dispatched as 'ndkRelayActivity' window event
+          - Used to animate relay status icons in footer
+       ================================================================ */
+
+    /* ================================================================
+       DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE NOTES
+       ================================================================
+       Each page is independently accessible and self-contained:
+       
+       1. Authentication persists via nostr-login-lite localStorage
+          - Login once on any page
+          - All other pages automatically authenticated
+       
+       2. NDK SharedWorker is shared across all tabs/pages
+          - Single NDK instance manages all connections
+          - Subscriptions from all pages handled by one worker
+          - Events broadcast to all connected pages
+       
+       3. Dexie cache is shared across all pages
+          - IndexedDB persists across sessions
+          - Cache-first queries are fast
+          - Reduces relay load
+       
+       4. User settings are centralized and shared
+          - Worker hydrates kind 30078 (`d:user-settings`) on init
+          - Pages read via getUserSettings()
+          - Pages patch via patchUserSettings({ featureNamespace: ... })
+          - Pages subscribe via onUserSettings() for live updates
+
+       5. Each page can be distributed independently
+          - Copy template.html and customize
+          - No dependencies on other pages
+          - Works standalone or as part of suite
+       
+       6. Message-based signer bridges worker and page
+          - Worker's NDK uses MessageBasedSigner
+          - Signer sends sign requests to page
+          - Page calls window.nostr.signEvent()
+          - Response sent back to worker
+          - NDK completes signing and publishing
+       
+       7. Relay status visualization
+          - Footer left section shows connected relays
+          - Each relay has animated icon (HamburgerMorphing)
+          - Icons morph based on activity (read/write)
+          - Temporary animations show real-time activity
+       ================================================================ */
+  </script>
+</body>
+
+</html>

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+/**
+ * ASCIIBarChart - A dynamic ASCII-based vertical bar chart renderer
+ * 
+ * Creates real-time animated bar charts using monospaced characters (X)
+ * with automatic scaling, labels, and responsive font sizing.
+ */
+class ASCIIBarChart {
+    /**
+     * Create a new ASCII bar chart
+     * @param {string} containerId - The ID of the HTML element to render the chart in
+     * @param {Object} options - Configuration options
+     * @param {number} [options.maxHeight=20] - Maximum height of the chart in rows
+     * @param {number} [options.maxDataPoints=30] - Maximum number of data columns before scrolling
+     * @param {string} [options.title=''] - Chart title (displayed centered at top)
+     * @param {string} [options.xAxisLabel=''] - X-axis label (displayed centered at bottom)
+     * @param {string} [options.yAxisLabel=''] - Y-axis label (displayed vertically on left)
+     * @param {boolean} [options.autoFitWidth=true] - Automatically adjust font size to fit container width
+     * @param {boolean} [options.useBinMode=false] - Enable time bin mode for data aggregation
+     * @param {number} [options.binDuration=10000] - Duration of each time bin in milliseconds (10 seconds default)
+     * @param {string} [options.xAxisLabelFormat='elapsed'] - X-axis label format: 'elapsed', 'bins', 'timestamps', 'ranges'
+     * @param {boolean} [options.debug=false] - Enable debug logging
+     */
+    constructor(containerId, options = {}) {
+        this.container = document.getElementById(containerId);
+        this.data = [];
+        this.maxHeight = options.maxHeight || 20;
+        this.maxDataPoints = options.maxDataPoints || 30;
+        this.totalDataPoints = 0; // Track total number of data points added
+        this.title = options.title || '';
+        this.xAxisLabel = options.xAxisLabel || '';
+        this.yAxisLabel = options.yAxisLabel || '';
+        this.autoFitWidth = options.autoFitWidth !== false; // Default to true
+        this.debug = options.debug || false; // Debug logging option
+
+        // Time bin configuration
+        this.useBinMode = options.useBinMode !== false; // Default to true
+        this.binDuration = options.binDuration || 4000; // 4 seconds default
+        this.xAxisLabelFormat = options.xAxisLabelFormat || 'elapsed';
+
+        // Time bin data structures
+        this.bins = [];
+        this.currentBinIndex = -1;
+        this.binStartTime = null;
+        this.binCheckInterval = null;
+        this.chartStartTime = Date.now();
+
+        // Set up resize observer if auto-fit is enabled
+        if (this.autoFitWidth) {
+            this.resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+                this.adjustFontSize();
+            });
+            this.resizeObserver.observe(this.container);
+        }
+
+        // Initialize first bin if bin mode is enabled
+        if (this.useBinMode) {
+            this.initializeBins();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a new data point to the chart
+     * @param {number} value - The numeric value to add
+     */
+    addValue(value) {
+        // Time bin mode: add value to current active bin count
+        this.checkBinRotation(); // Ensure we have an active bin
+        this.bins[this.currentBinIndex].count += value;  // Changed from ++ to += value
+        this.totalDataPoints++;
+
+        this.render();
+        this.updateInfo();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear all data from the chart
+     */
+    clear() {
+        this.data = [];
+        this.totalDataPoints = 0;
+
+        if (this.useBinMode) {
+            this.bins = [];
+            this.currentBinIndex = -1;
+            this.binStartTime = null;
+            this.initializeBins();
+        }
+
+        this.render();
+        this.updateInfo();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculate the width of the chart in characters
+     * @returns {number} The chart width in characters
+     * @private
+     */
+    getChartWidth() {
+        let dataLength = this.maxDataPoints; // Always use maxDataPoints for consistent width
+
+        if (dataLength === 0) return 50; // Default width for empty chart
+
+        const yAxisPadding = this.yAxisLabel ? 2 : 0;
+        const yAxisNumbers = 3; // Width of Y-axis numbers
+        const separator = 1; // The '|' character
+        // const dataWidth = dataLength * 2; // Each column is 2 characters wide  // TEMP: commented for no-space test
+        const dataWidth = dataLength; // Each column is 1 character wide  // TEMP: adjusted for no-space columns
+        const padding = 1; // Extra padding
+
+        const totalWidth = yAxisPadding + yAxisNumbers + separator + dataWidth + padding;
+
+        // Only log when width changes
+        if (this.debug && this.lastChartWidth !== totalWidth) {
+            console.log('getChartWidth changed:', { dataLength, totalWidth, previous: this.lastChartWidth });
+            this.lastChartWidth = totalWidth;
+        }
+
+        return totalWidth;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adjust font size to fit container width
+     * @private
+     */
+    adjustFontSize() {
+        if (!this.autoFitWidth) return;
+
+        const containerWidth = this.container.clientWidth;
+        const chartWidth = this.getChartWidth();
+
+        if (chartWidth === 0) return;
+
+        // Calculate optimal font size
+        // For monospace fonts, character width is approximately 0.6 * font size
+        // Use a slightly smaller ratio to fit more content
+        const charWidthRatio = 0.7;
+        const padding = 30; // Reduce padding to fit more content
+        const availableWidth = containerWidth - padding;
+        const optimalFontSize = Math.floor((availableWidth / chartWidth) / charWidthRatio);
+
+        // Set reasonable bounds (min 4px, max 20px)
+        const fontSize = Math.max(4, Math.min(20, optimalFontSize));
+
+        // Only log when font size changes
+        if (this.debug && this.lastFontSize !== fontSize) {
+            console.log('fontSize changed:', { containerWidth, chartWidth, fontSize, previous: this.lastFontSize });
+            this.lastFontSize = fontSize;
+        }
+
+        this.container.style.fontSize = fontSize + 'px';
+        this.container.style.lineHeight = '1.0';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Render the chart to the container
+     * @private
+     */
+    render() {
+        let dataToRender = [];
+        let maxValue = 0;
+        let minValue = 0;
+        let valueRange = 0;
+
+        if (this.useBinMode) {
+            // Bin mode: render bin counts
+            if (this.bins.length === 0) {
+                this.container.textContent = 'No data yet. Click Start to begin.';
+                return;
+            }
+            // Always create a fixed-length array filled with 0s, then overlay actual bin data
+            dataToRender = new Array(this.maxDataPoints).fill(0);
+
+            // Overlay actual bin data (most recent bins, reversed for left-to-right display)
+            const startIndex = Math.max(0, this.bins.length - this.maxDataPoints);
+            const recentBins = this.bins.slice(startIndex);
+
+            // Reverse the bins so most recent is on the left, and overlay onto the fixed array
+            recentBins.reverse().forEach((bin, index) => {
+                if (index < this.maxDataPoints) {
+                    dataToRender[index] = bin.count;
+                }
+            });
+
+            if (this.debug) {
+                console.log('render() dataToRender:', dataToRender, 'bins length:', this.bins.length);
+            }
+            maxValue = Math.max(...dataToRender);
+            minValue = Math.min(...dataToRender);
+            valueRange = maxValue - minValue;
+        } else {
+            // Legacy mode: render individual values
+            if (this.data.length === 0) {
+                this.container.textContent = 'No data yet. Click Start to begin.';
+                return;
+            }
+            dataToRender = this.data;
+            maxValue = Math.max(...this.data);
+            minValue = Math.min(...this.data);
+            valueRange = maxValue - minValue;
+        }
+
+        let output = '';
+        const scale = this.maxHeight;
+
+        // Calculate scaling factor: each X represents at least 1 count
+        const maxCount = Math.max(...dataToRender);
+        const scaleFactor = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(maxCount / scale)); // 1 X = scaleFactor counts
+        const scaledMax = Math.ceil(maxCount / scaleFactor) * scaleFactor;
+
+        // Calculate Y-axis label width (for vertical text)
+        const yLabelWidth = this.yAxisLabel ? 2 : 0;
+        const yAxisPadding = this.yAxisLabel ? '  ' : '';
+
+        // Add title if provided (centered)
+        if (this.title) {
+            // const chartWidth = 4 + this.maxDataPoints * 2; // Y-axis numbers + data columns  // TEMP: commented for no-space test
+            const chartWidth = 4 + this.maxDataPoints; // Y-axis numbers + data columns  // TEMP: adjusted for no-space columns
+            const titlePadding = Math.floor((chartWidth - this.title.length) / 2);
+            output += yAxisPadding + ' '.repeat(Math.max(0, titlePadding)) + this.title + '\n\n';
+        }
+
+        // Draw from top to bottom
+        for (let row = scale; row > 0; row--) {
+            let line = '';
+
+            // Add vertical Y-axis label character
+            if (this.yAxisLabel) {
+                const L = this.yAxisLabel.length;
+                const startRow = Math.floor((scale - L) / 2) + 1;
+                const relativeRow = scale - row + 1; // 1 at top, scale at bottom
+                if (relativeRow >= startRow && relativeRow < startRow + L) {
+                    const labelIndex = relativeRow - startRow;
+                    line += this.yAxisLabel[labelIndex] + ' ';
+                } else {
+                    line += '  ';
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Calculate the actual count value this row represents (1 at bottom, increasing upward)
+            const rowCount = (row - 1) * scaleFactor + 1;
+
+            // Add Y-axis label (show actual count values)
+            line += String(rowCount).padStart(3, ' ') + ' |';
+
+            // Draw each column
+            for (let i = 0; i < dataToRender.length; i++) {
+                const count = dataToRender[i];
+                const scaledHeight = Math.ceil(count / scaleFactor);
+
+                if (scaledHeight >= row) {
+                    // line += ' X';  // TEMP: commented out space between columns
+                    line += 'X';  // TEMP: no space between columns
+                } else {
+                    // line += '  ';  // TEMP: commented out space between columns
+                    line += ' ';  // TEMP: single space for empty columns
+                }
+            }
+
+            output += line + '\n';
+        }
+
+        // Draw X-axis
+        // output += yAxisPadding + '    +' + '-'.repeat(this.maxDataPoints * 2) + '\n';  // TEMP: commented out for no-space test
+        output += yAxisPadding + '    +' + '-'.repeat(this.maxDataPoints) + '\n';  // TEMP: back to original length
+
+        // Draw X-axis labels based on mode and format
+        let xAxisLabels = yAxisPadding + '     ';  // Initial padding to align with X-axis
+
+        // Determine label interval (every 5 columns)
+        const labelInterval = 5;
+
+        // Generate all labels first and store in array
+        let labels = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < this.maxDataPoints; i++) {
+            if (i % labelInterval === 0) {
+                let label = '';
+                if (this.useBinMode) {
+                    // For bin mode, show labels for all possible positions
+                    // i=0 is leftmost (most recent), i=maxDataPoints-1 is rightmost (oldest)
+                    const elapsedSec = (i * this.binDuration) / 1000;
+                    // Format with appropriate precision for sub-second bins
+                    if (this.binDuration < 1000) {
+                        // Show decimal seconds for sub-second bins
+                        label = elapsedSec.toFixed(1) + 's';
+                    } else {
+                        // Show whole seconds for 1+ second bins
+                        label = String(Math.round(elapsedSec)) + 's';
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // For legacy mode, show data point numbers
+                    const startIndex = Math.max(1, this.totalDataPoints - this.maxDataPoints + 1);
+                    label = String(startIndex + i);
+                }
+                labels.push(label);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Build the label string with calculated spacing
+        for (let i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
+            const label = labels[i];
+            xAxisLabels += label;
+
+            // Add spacing: labelInterval - label.length (except for last label)
+            if (i < labels.length - 1) {
+                const spacing = labelInterval - label.length;
+                xAxisLabels += ' '.repeat(spacing);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Ensure the label line extends to match the X-axis dash line length
+        // The dash line is this.maxDataPoints characters long, starting after "    +"
+        const dashLineLength = this.maxDataPoints;
+        const minLabelLineLength = yAxisPadding.length + 4 + dashLineLength; // 4 for "    "
+        if (xAxisLabels.length < minLabelLineLength) {
+            xAxisLabels += ' '.repeat(minLabelLineLength - xAxisLabels.length);
+        }
+        output += xAxisLabels + '\n';
+
+        // Add X-axis label if provided
+        if (this.xAxisLabel) {
+            // const labelPadding = Math.floor((this.maxDataPoints * 2 - this.xAxisLabel.length) / 2);  // TEMP: commented for no-space test
+            const labelPadding = Math.floor((this.maxDataPoints - this.xAxisLabel.length) / 2);  // TEMP: adjusted for no-space columns
+            output += '\n' + yAxisPadding + '     ' + ' '.repeat(Math.max(0, labelPadding)) + this.xAxisLabel + '\n';
+        }
+
+        this.container.textContent = output;
+
+        // Adjust font size to fit width (only once at initialization)
+        if (this.autoFitWidth) {
+            this.adjustFontSize();
+        }
+
+        // Update the external info display
+        if (this.useBinMode) {
+            const binCounts = this.bins.map(bin => bin.count);
+            const scaleFactor = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(maxValue / scale));
+            document.getElementById('values').textContent = `[${dataToRender.join(', ')}]`;
+            document.getElementById('max-value').textContent = maxValue;
+            document.getElementById('scale').textContent = `Min: ${minValue}, Max: ${maxValue}, 1X=${scaleFactor} counts`;
+        } else {
+            document.getElementById('values').textContent = `[${this.data.join(', ')}]`;
+            document.getElementById('max-value').textContent = maxValue;
+            document.getElementById('scale').textContent = `Min: ${minValue}, Max: ${maxValue}, Height: ${scale}`;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the info display
+     * @private
+     */
+    updateInfo() {
+        if (this.useBinMode) {
+            const totalCount = this.bins.reduce((sum, bin) => sum + bin.count, 0);
+            document.getElementById('count').textContent = totalCount;
+        } else {
+            document.getElementById('count').textContent = this.data.length;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize the bin system
+     * @private
+     */
+    initializeBins() {
+        this.bins = [];
+        this.currentBinIndex = -1;
+        this.binStartTime = null;
+        this.chartStartTime = Date.now();
+
+        // Create first bin
+        this.rotateBin();
+
+        // Set up automatic bin rotation check
+        this.binCheckInterval = setInterval(() => {
+            this.checkBinRotation();
+        }, 100); // Check every 100ms for responsiveness
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if current bin should rotate and create new bin if needed
+     * @private
+     */
+    checkBinRotation() {
+        if (!this.useBinMode || !this.binStartTime) return;
+
+        const now = Date.now();
+        if ((now - this.binStartTime) >= this.binDuration) {
+            this.rotateBin();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Rotate to a new bin, finalizing the current one
+     */
+    rotateBin() {
+        // Finalize current bin if it exists
+        if (this.currentBinIndex >= 0) {
+            this.bins[this.currentBinIndex].isActive = false;
+        }
+
+        // Create new bin
+        const newBin = {
+            startTime: Date.now(),
+            count: 0,
+            isActive: true
+        };
+
+        this.bins.push(newBin);
+        this.currentBinIndex = this.bins.length - 1;
+        this.binStartTime = newBin.startTime;
+
+        // Keep only the most recent bins
+        if (this.bins.length > this.maxDataPoints) {
+            this.bins.shift();
+            this.currentBinIndex--;
+        }
+
+        // Ensure currentBinIndex points to the last bin (the active one)
+        this.currentBinIndex = this.bins.length - 1;
+
+        // Force a render to update the display immediately
+        this.render();
+        this.updateInfo();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Format X-axis label for a bin based on the configured format
+     * @param {number} binIndex - Index of the bin
+     * @returns {string} Formatted label
+     * @private
+     */
+    formatBinLabel(binIndex) {
+        const bin = this.bins[binIndex];
+        if (!bin) return '  ';
+
+        switch (this.xAxisLabelFormat) {
+            case 'bins':
+                return String(binIndex + 1).padStart(2, ' ');
+
+            case 'timestamps':
+                const time = new Date(bin.startTime);
+                return time.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {
+                    hour12: false,
+                    hour: '2-digit',
+                    minute: '2-digit',
+                    second: '2-digit'
+                }).replace(/:/g, '');
+
+            case 'ranges':
+                const startSec = Math.floor((bin.startTime - this.chartStartTime) / 1000);
+                const endSec = startSec + Math.floor(this.binDuration / 1000);
+                return `${startSec}-${endSec}`;
+
+            case 'elapsed':
+            default:
+                // For elapsed time, always show time relative to the first bin (index 0)
+                // This keeps the leftmost label as 0s and increases to the right
+                const firstBinTime = this.bins[0] ? this.bins[0].startTime : this.chartStartTime;
+                const elapsedSec = Math.floor((bin.startTime - firstBinTime) / 1000);
+                return String(elapsedSec).padStart(2, ' ') + 's';
+        }
+    }
+}

build_and_push.sh

@@ -1,391 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-# Colors for output
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-NC='\033[0m'
-
-print_status() { echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }
-print_success() { echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"; }
-print_warning() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"; }
-print_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"; }
-
-# Global variables
-COMMIT_MESSAGE=""
-RELEASE_MODE=false
-
-# Parse command line arguments
-while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-    case $1 in
-        -r|--release)
-            RELEASE_MODE=true
-            shift
-            ;;
-        -h|--help)
-            show_usage
-            exit 0
-            ;;
-        *)
-            # First non-flag argument is the commit message
-            if [[ -z "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]]; then
-                COMMIT_MESSAGE="$1"
-            fi
-            shift
-            ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-show_usage() {
-    echo "C-Relay Build and Push Script"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Usage:"
-    echo "  $0 \"commit message\"           - Default: compile, increment patch, commit & push"
-    echo "  $0 -r \"commit message\"        - Release: compile x86+arm64, increment minor, create release"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Examples:"
-    echo "  $0 \"Fixed event validation bug\""
-    echo "  $0 --release \"Major release with new features\""
-    echo ""
-    echo "Default Mode (patch increment):"
-    echo "  - Compile C-Relay"
-    echo "  - Increment patch version (v1.2.3 → v1.2.4)"
-    echo "  - Git add, commit with message, and push"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Release Mode (-r flag):"
-    echo "  - Compile C-Relay for x86_64 and arm64"
-    echo "  - Increment minor version, zero patch (v1.2.3 → v1.3.0)"
-    echo "  - Git add, commit, push, and create Gitea release"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Requirements for Release Mode:"
-    echo "  - For ARM64 builds: make install-arm64-deps (optional - will build x86_64 only if missing)"
-    echo "  - Gitea token in ~/.gitea_token for release uploads"
-}
-
-# Validate inputs
-if [[ -z "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]]; then
-    print_error "Commit message is required"
-    echo ""
-    show_usage
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# Check if we're in a git repository
-check_git_repo() {
-    if ! git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_error "Not in a git repository"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to get current version and increment appropriately
-increment_version() {
-    local increment_type="$1"  # "patch" or "minor"
-    
-    print_status "Getting current version..."
-    
-    # Get the highest version tag (not chronologically latest)
-    LATEST_TAG=$(git tag -l 'v*.*.*' | sort -V | tail -n 1 || echo "")
-    if [[ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]]; then
-        LATEST_TAG="v0.0.0"
-        print_warning "No version tags found, starting from $LATEST_TAG"
-    fi
-    
-    # Extract version components (remove 'v' prefix)
-    VERSION=${LATEST_TAG#v}
-    
-    # Parse major.minor.patch using regex
-    if [[ $VERSION =~ ^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
-        MAJOR=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
-        MINOR=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
-        PATCH=${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
-    else
-        print_error "Invalid version format in tag: $LATEST_TAG"
-        print_error "Expected format: v0.1.0"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Increment version based on type
-    if [[ "$increment_type" == "minor" ]]; then
-        # Minor release: increment minor, zero patch
-        NEW_MINOR=$((MINOR + 1))
-        NEW_PATCH=0
-        NEW_VERSION="v${MAJOR}.${NEW_MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
-        print_status "Release mode: incrementing minor version"
-    else
-        # Default: increment patch
-        NEW_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
-        NEW_VERSION="v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
-        print_status "Default mode: incrementing patch version"
-    fi
-    
-    print_status "Current version: $LATEST_TAG"
-    print_status "New version: $NEW_VERSION"
-    
-    # Export for use in other functions
-    export NEW_VERSION
-}
-
-# Function to compile the C-Relay project
-compile_project() {
-    print_status "Compiling C-Relay..."
-    
-    # Clean previous build
-    if make clean > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_success "Cleaned previous build"
-    else
-        print_warning "Clean failed or no Makefile found"
-    fi
-    
-    # Compile the project
-    if make > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_success "C-Relay compiled successfully"
-    else
-        print_error "Compilation failed"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to build release binaries
-build_release_binaries() {
-    print_status "Building release binaries..."
-    
-    # Build x86_64 version
-    print_status "Building x86_64 version..."
-    make clean > /dev/null 2>&1
-    if make x86 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if [[ -f "build/c_relay_x86" ]]; then
-            cp build/c_relay_x86 c-relay-x86_64
-            print_success "x86_64 binary created: c-relay-x86_64"
-        else
-            print_error "x86_64 binary not found after compilation"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    else
-        print_error "x86_64 build failed"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Try to build ARM64 version
-    print_status "Attempting ARM64 build..."
-    make clean > /dev/null 2>&1
-    if make arm64 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        if [[ -f "build/c_relay_arm64" ]]; then
-            cp build/c_relay_arm64 c-relay-arm64
-            print_success "ARM64 binary created: c-relay-arm64"
-        else
-            print_warning "ARM64 binary not found after compilation"
-        fi
-    else
-        print_warning "ARM64 build failed - ARM64 cross-compilation not properly set up"
-        print_status "Only x86_64 binary will be included in release"
-    fi
-    
-    # Restore normal build
-    make clean > /dev/null 2>&1
-    make > /dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-# Function to commit and push changes
-git_commit_and_push() {
-    print_status "Preparing git commit..."
-    
-    # Stage all changes
-    if git add . > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_success "Staged all changes"
-    else
-        print_error "Failed to stage changes"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Check if there are changes to commit
-    if git diff --staged --quiet; then
-        print_warning "No changes to commit"
-    else
-        # Commit changes
-        if git commit -m "$NEW_VERSION - $COMMIT_MESSAGE" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            print_success "Committed changes"
-        else
-            print_error "Failed to commit changes"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    fi
-    
-    # Create new git tag
-    if git tag "$NEW_VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_success "Created tag: $NEW_VERSION"
-    else
-        print_warning "Tag $NEW_VERSION already exists"
-    fi
-    
-    # Push changes and tags
-    print_status "Pushing to remote repository..."
-    if git push > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_success "Pushed changes"
-    else
-        print_error "Failed to push changes"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    if git push --tags > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        print_success "Pushed tags"
-    else
-        print_warning "Failed to push tags"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to create Gitea release
-create_gitea_release() {
-    print_status "Creating Gitea release..."
-    
-    # Check for Gitea token
-    if [[ ! -f "$HOME/.gitea_token" ]]; then
-        print_warning "No ~/.gitea_token found. Skipping release creation."
-        print_warning "Create ~/.gitea_token with your Gitea access token to enable releases."
-        return 0
-    fi
-    
-    local token=$(cat "$HOME/.gitea_token" | tr -d '\n\r')
-    local api_url="https://git.laantungir.net/api/v1/repos/laantungir/c-relay"
-    
-    # Create release
-    print_status "Creating release $NEW_VERSION..."
-    local response=$(curl -s -X POST "$api_url/releases" \
-         -H "Authorization: token $token" \
-         -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-         -d "{\"tag_name\": \"$NEW_VERSION\", \"name\": \"$NEW_VERSION\", \"body\": \"$COMMIT_MESSAGE\"}")
-    
-    if echo "$response" | grep -q '"id"'; then
-        print_success "Created release $NEW_VERSION"
-        upload_release_binaries "$api_url" "$token"
-    elif echo "$response" | grep -q "already exists"; then
-        print_warning "Release $NEW_VERSION already exists"
-        upload_release_binaries "$api_url" "$token"
-    else
-        print_error "Failed to create release $NEW_VERSION"
-        print_error "Response: $response"
-        
-        # Try to check if the release exists anyway
-        print_status "Checking if release exists..."
-        local check_response=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $token" "$api_url/releases/tags/$NEW_VERSION")
-        if echo "$check_response" | grep -q '"id"'; then
-            print_warning "Release exists but creation response was unexpected"
-            upload_release_binaries "$api_url" "$token"
-        else
-            print_error "Release does not exist and creation failed"
-            return 1
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to upload release binaries
-upload_release_binaries() {
-    local api_url="$1"
-    local token="$2"
-    
-    # Get release ID with more robust parsing
-    print_status "Getting release ID for $NEW_VERSION..."
-    local response=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $token" "$api_url/releases/tags/$NEW_VERSION")
-    local release_id=$(echo "$response" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -n1 | cut -d: -f2)
-    
-    if [[ -z "$release_id" ]]; then
-        print_error "Could not get release ID for $NEW_VERSION"
-        print_error "API Response: $response"
-        
-        # Try to list all releases to debug
-        print_status "Available releases:"
-        curl -s -H "Authorization: token $token" "$api_url/releases" | grep -o '"tag_name":"[^"]*"' | head -5
-        return 1
-    fi
-    
-    print_success "Found release ID: $release_id"
-    
-    # Upload x86_64 binary
-    if [[ -f "c-relay-x86_64" ]]; then
-        print_status "Uploading x86_64 binary..."
-        if curl -s -X POST "$api_url/releases/$release_id/assets" \
-                -H "Authorization: token $token" \
-                -F "attachment=@c-relay-x86_64;filename=c-relay-${NEW_VERSION}-linux-x86_64" > /dev/null; then
-            print_success "Uploaded x86_64 binary"
-        else
-            print_warning "Failed to upload x86_64 binary"
-        fi
-    fi
-    
-    # Upload ARM64 binary
-    if [[ -f "c-relay-arm64" ]]; then
-        print_status "Uploading ARM64 binary..."
-        if curl -s -X POST "$api_url/releases/$release_id/assets" \
-                -H "Authorization: token $token" \
-                -F "attachment=@c-relay-arm64;filename=c-relay-${NEW_VERSION}-linux-arm64" > /dev/null; then
-            print_success "Uploaded ARM64 binary"
-        else
-            print_warning "Failed to upload ARM64 binary"
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
-# Function to clean up release binaries
-cleanup_release_binaries() {
-    if [[ -f "c-relay-x86_64" ]]; then
-        rm -f c-relay-x86_64
-        print_status "Cleaned up x86_64 binary"
-    fi
-    if [[ -f "c-relay-arm64" ]]; then
-        rm -f c-relay-arm64
-        print_status "Cleaned up ARM64 binary"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Main execution
-main() {
-    print_status "C-Relay Build and Push Script"
-    
-    # Check prerequisites
-    check_git_repo
-    
-    if [[ "$RELEASE_MODE" == true ]]; then
-        print_status "=== RELEASE MODE ==="
-        
-        # Increment minor version for releases
-        increment_version "minor"
-        
-        # Compile project first
-        compile_project
-        
-        # Build release binaries
-        build_release_binaries
-        
-        # Commit and push
-        git_commit_and_push
-        
-        # Create Gitea release with binaries
-        create_gitea_release
-        
-        # Cleanup
-        cleanup_release_binaries
-        
-        print_success "Release $NEW_VERSION completed successfully!"
-        print_status "Binaries uploaded to Gitea release"
-        
-    else
-        print_status "=== DEFAULT MODE ==="
-        
-        # Increment patch version for regular commits
-        increment_version "patch"
-        
-        # Compile project
-        compile_project
-        
-        # Commit and push
-        git_commit_and_push
-        
-        print_success "Build and push completed successfully!"
-        print_status "Version $NEW_VERSION pushed to repository"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Execute main function
-main

build_static.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Build fully static MUSL binaries for C-Relay-PG using Alpine Docker
+# Produces truly portable binaries with zero runtime dependencies
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+BUILD_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/build"
+DOCKERFILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/Dockerfile.alpine-musl"
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+DEBUG_BUILD=false
+DB_BACKEND="${DB_BACKEND:-postgres}"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --debug)
+            DEBUG_BUILD=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --db-backend)
+            if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
+                echo "ERROR: --db-backend requires a value (sqlite|postgres)"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            DB_BACKEND="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        --db-backend=*)
+            DB_BACKEND="${1#*=}"
+            shift
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "ERROR: Unknown argument: $1"
+            echo "Usage: $0 [--debug] [--db-backend postgres|sqlite]"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [[ "$DB_BACKEND" != "sqlite" && "$DB_BACKEND" != "postgres" ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Invalid DB backend '$DB_BACKEND'. Use sqlite or postgres."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$DEBUG_BUILD" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "C-Relay-PG MUSL Static Binary Builder (DEBUG MODE)"
+    echo "=========================================="
+else
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "C-Relay-PG MUSL Static Binary Builder (PRODUCTION MODE)"
+    echo "=========================================="
+fi
+echo "Project directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+echo "Build directory: $BUILD_DIR"
+echo "Debug build: $DEBUG_BUILD"
+echo "DB backend: $DB_BACKEND"
+echo ""
+
+# Create build directory
+mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
+
+# Check if Docker is available
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker is not installed or not in PATH"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Docker is required to build MUSL static binaries."
+    echo "Please install Docker:"
+    echo "  - Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install docker.io"
+    echo "  - Or visit: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/"
+    echo ""
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if Docker daemon is running
+if ! docker info &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker daemon is not running or user not in docker group"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Please start Docker and ensure you're in the docker group:"
+    echo "  - sudo systemctl start docker"
+    echo "  - sudo usermod -aG docker $USER && newgrp docker"
+    echo "  - Or start Docker Desktop"
+    echo ""
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+DOCKER_CMD="docker"
+
+echo "✓ Docker is available and running"
+echo ""
+
+# Detect architecture
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+case "$ARCH" in
+    x86_64)
+        PLATFORM="linux/amd64"
+        OUTPUT_NAME="c_relay_pg_static_x86_64"
+        ;;
+    aarch64|arm64)
+        PLATFORM="linux/arm64"
+        OUTPUT_NAME="c_relay_pg_static_arm64"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "WARNING: Unknown architecture: $ARCH"
+        echo "Defaulting to linux/amd64"
+        PLATFORM="linux/amd64"
+        OUTPUT_NAME="c_relay_pg_static_${ARCH}"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Append _debug suffix to output name for debug builds so production binary is never overwritten
+if [ "$DEBUG_BUILD" = true ]; then
+    OUTPUT_NAME="${OUTPUT_NAME}_debug"
+fi
+
+echo "Building for platform: $PLATFORM"
+echo "Output binary: $OUTPUT_NAME"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if Alpine base image is cached
+echo "Checking for cached Alpine Docker image..."
+if ! docker images alpine:3.19 --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -q "alpine:3.19"; then
+    echo "⚠ Alpine 3.19 image not found in cache"
+    echo "Attempting to pull Alpine 3.19 image..."
+    if ! docker pull alpine:3.19; then
+        echo ""
+        echo "ERROR: Failed to pull Alpine 3.19 image"
+        echo "This is required for the static build."
+        echo ""
+        echo "Possible solutions:"
+        echo "  1. Check your internet connection"
+        echo "  2. Try again later (Docker Hub may be temporarily unavailable)"
+        echo "  3. If you have IPv6 issues, disable IPv6 for Docker"
+        echo ""
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "✓ Alpine 3.19 image pulled successfully"
+else
+    echo "✓ Alpine 3.19 image found in cache"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# Build the Docker image
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Step 1: Building Alpine Docker image"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "This will:"
+echo "  - Use Alpine Linux (native MUSL)"
+echo "  - Build all dependencies statically"
+echo "  - Compile c-relay-pg with full static linking"
+echo ""
+
+$DOCKER_CMD build \
+    --platform "$PLATFORM" \
+    --build-arg DEBUG_BUILD=$DEBUG_BUILD \
+    --build-arg DB_BACKEND=$DB_BACKEND \
+    -f "$DOCKERFILE" \
+    -t c-relay-pg-musl-builder:latest \
+    --progress=plain \
+    . || {
+        echo ""
+        echo "ERROR: Docker build failed"
+        echo "Check the output above for details"
+        exit 1
+    }
+
+echo ""
+echo "✓ Docker image built successfully"
+echo ""
+
+# Extract the binary from the container
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Step 2: Extracting static binary"
+echo "=========================================="
+
+# Build the builder stage to extract the binary
+$DOCKER_CMD build \
+    --platform "$PLATFORM" \
+    --build-arg DEBUG_BUILD=$DEBUG_BUILD \
+    --build-arg DB_BACKEND=$DB_BACKEND \
+    --target builder \
+    -f "$DOCKERFILE" \
+    -t c-relay-pg-static-builder-stage:latest \
+    . > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+# Create a temporary container to copy the binary
+CONTAINER_ID=$($DOCKER_CMD create c-relay-pg-static-builder-stage:latest)
+
+# Copy binary from container
+$DOCKER_CMD cp "$CONTAINER_ID:/build/c_relay_pg_static" "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" || {
+    echo "ERROR: Failed to extract binary from container"
+    $DOCKER_CMD rm "$CONTAINER_ID" 2>/dev/null
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Clean up container
+$DOCKER_CMD rm "$CONTAINER_ID" > /dev/null
+
+echo "✓ Binary extracted to: $BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME"
+echo ""
+
+# Make binary executable
+chmod +x "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME"
+
+# Verify the binary
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Step 3: Verifying static binary"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+
+echo "Checking for dynamic dependencies:"
+if LDD_OUTPUT=$(timeout 5 ldd "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" 2>&1); then
+    if echo "$LDD_OUTPUT" | grep -q "not a dynamic executable"; then
+        echo "✓ Binary is fully static (no dynamic dependencies)"
+        TRULY_STATIC=true
+    elif echo "$LDD_OUTPUT" | grep -q "statically linked"; then
+        echo "✓ Binary is statically linked"
+        TRULY_STATIC=true
+    else
+        echo "⚠ WARNING: Binary may have dynamic dependencies:"
+        echo "$LDD_OUTPUT"
+        TRULY_STATIC=false
+    fi
+else
+    # ldd failed or timed out - check with file command instead
+    if file "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" | grep -q "statically linked"; then
+        echo "✓ Binary is statically linked (verified with file command)"
+        TRULY_STATIC=true
+    else
+        echo "⚠ Could not verify static linking (ldd check failed)"
+        TRULY_STATIC=false
+    fi
+fi
+echo ""
+
+echo "File size: $(ls -lh "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" | awk '{print $5}')"
+echo ""
+
+# Test if binary runs
+echo "Testing binary execution:"
+if "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" --version 2>&1 | head -5; then
+    echo "✓ Binary executes successfully"
+else
+    echo "⚠ Binary execution test failed (this may be normal if --version is not supported)"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# Summary
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Build Summary"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Binary: $BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME"
+echo "Size: $(du -h "$BUILD_DIR/$OUTPUT_NAME" | cut -f1)"
+echo "Platform: $PLATFORM"
+if [ "$DEBUG_BUILD" = true ]; then
+    echo "Build Type: DEBUG (with symbols, no optimization)"
+else
+    echo "Build Type: PRODUCTION (optimized, stripped)"
+fi
+echo "DB Backend: $DB_BACKEND"
+if [ "$TRULY_STATIC" = true ]; then
+    echo "Linkage: Fully static binary (Alpine MUSL-based)"
+    echo "Portability: Works on ANY Linux distribution"
+else
+    echo "Linkage: Static binary (may have minimal dependencies)"
+fi
+echo ""
+echo "✓ Build complete!"
+echo ""

c-relay-pg.code-workspace

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+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {}
+}

caching/.gitignore

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+# Database files (from c-relay running in this directory)
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+
+# Build artifacts
+*.o
+*.a
+
+# Binary (built into root, not version-controlled)
+caching_relay
+caching_relay_static_*
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+crelay.log
+
+# Test configs (not for version control)
+test_config*.jsonc
+
+# Note: caching_relay_config.jsonc IS version-controlled (it's the default
+# config + state store). Don't ignore it.
+
+# Docker build context temp (copied nostr_core_lib during static build)
+nostr_core_lib/
+
+# Editor
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.vscode/

caching/Dockerfile.alpine-musl

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+# Alpine-based MUSL static binary builder for caching_relay
+# Produces a truly portable binary with zero runtime dependencies.
+# Adapted from c-relay's Dockerfile.alpine-musl.
+
+ARG DEBUG_BUILD=false
+
+FROM alpine:3.19 AS builder
+
+ARG DEBUG_BUILD=false
+
+# Install build dependencies
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+    build-base \
+    musl-dev \
+    git \
+    cmake \
+    pkgconfig \
+    autoconf \
+    automake \
+    libtool \
+    openssl-dev \
+    openssl-libs-static \
+    zlib-dev \
+    zlib-static \
+    curl-dev \
+    curl-static \
+    sqlite-dev \
+    linux-headers \
+    wget \
+    bash
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+# Build libsecp256k1 static
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    git clone https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1.git && \
+    cd secp256k1 && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --enable-static --disable-shared --prefix=/usr \
+        CFLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/secp256k1
+
+# Build libwebsockets static with minimal features
+RUN cd /tmp && \
+    git clone --depth 1 --branch v4.3.3 https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets.git && \
+    cd libwebsockets && \
+    mkdir build && cd build && \
+    cmake .. \
+        -DLWS_WITH_STATIC=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITH_SHARED=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_SSL=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TESTAPPS=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_SERVER=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_CLIENT=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITHOUT_TEST_PING=ON \
+        -DLWS_WITH_HTTP2=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_LIBUV=OFF \
+        -DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=OFF \
+        -DLWS_IPV6=ON \
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+        -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fPIC" && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/libwebsockets
+
+# Copy nostr_core_lib source (sibling project)
+COPY nostr_core_lib /build/nostr_core_lib/
+
+# Build nostr_core_lib with the NIPs needed by the relay pool + signer:
+# 1 (basic), 6 (keys), 19 (npub bech32), 4 (legacy encryption, signer dep),
+# 42 (auth, relay pool dep), 44 (modern encryption, signer dep)
+RUN cd nostr_core_lib && \
+    chmod +x build.sh && \
+    sed -i 's/CFLAGS="-Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"/CFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"/' build.sh && \
+    rm -f *.o *.a 2>/dev/null || true && \
+    ./build.sh --nips=1,4,6,19,42,44 && \
+    if [ -f libnostr_core_arm64.a ]; then \
+        cp libnostr_core_arm64.a libnostr_core.a; \
+    elif [ -f libnostr_core_x64.a ]; then \
+        cp libnostr_core_x64.a libnostr_core.a; \
+    else \
+        echo "ERROR: No supported nostr_core static library produced"; \
+        ls -la *.a 2>/dev/null || true; \
+        exit 1; \
+    fi
+
+# Copy caching_relay source LAST (only this layer rebuilds on source changes)
+COPY src/ /build/src/
+
+# Build caching_relay with full static linking.
+# No sqlite (the daemon doesn't use it), no c_utils (not needed).
+RUN if [ "$DEBUG_BUILD" = "true" ]; then \
+        CFLAGS="-g -O2 -DDEBUG -fno-omit-frame-pointer"; \
+        STRIP_CMD="echo 'Keeping debug symbols'"; \
+    else \
+        CFLAGS="-O2"; \
+        STRIP_CMD="strip /build/caching_relay_static"; \
+    fi && \
+    gcc -static $CFLAGS -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \
+    -I. -Isrc -Inostr_core_lib -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core \
+    -Inostr_core_lib/cjson -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_websocket \
+    src/main.c src/debug.c src/jsonc_strip.c src/config.c src/state.c \
+    src/follow_graph.c src/relay_sink.c src/live_subscriber.c \
+    src/backfill.c src/relay_discovery.c \
+    -o /build/caching_relay_static \
+    nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core.a \
+    -lwebsockets -lssl -lcrypto -lsecp256k1 \
+    -lcurl -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl && \
+    eval "$STRIP_CMD"
+
+# Verify it's truly static
+RUN echo "=== Binary Information ===" && \
+    file /build/caching_relay_static && \
+    ls -lh /build/caching_relay_static && \
+    echo "=== Checking for dynamic dependencies ===" && \
+    (ldd /build/caching_relay_static 2>&1 || echo "Binary is static") && \
+    echo "=== Build complete ==="
+
+# Output stage - just the binary
+FROM scratch AS output
+COPY --from=builder /build/caching_relay_static /caching_relay_static

caching/Makefile

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+# caching_relay Makefile - statically linked C99 binary, c-relay style
+
+# Use bash for reliable glob expansion in recipes (dash handles globs differently).
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -g -O2
+
+# nostr_core_lib is inside the c-relay-pg project root (one dir up from caching/).
+NOSTR_CORE_DIR = ../nostr_core_lib
+
+INCLUDES = -I. -Isrc -I$(NOSTR_CORE_DIR) -I$(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/nostr_core \
+           -I$(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/cjson -I$(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/nostr_websocket \
+           -I/usr/include/postgresql
+
+# -lsqlite3: nostr_core_lib's request_validator.x64.o references SQLite symbols;
+# we use --whole-archive so the linker pulls in all objects (needed for NIP-42
+# cross-references within the archive), which means SQLite must be satisfied.
+# No c_utils_lib: nostr_core_lib does not depend on it for the NIPs we use.
+# -lpq: PostgreSQL client library for the caching_event_inbox integration.
+LIBS = -lwebsockets -lssl -lcrypto -lsecp256k1 -lcurl -lz -ldl -lpthread -lm -lpq -lsqlite3
+
+MAIN_SRC = src/main.c src/debug.c src/jsonc_strip.c src/config.c src/state.c \
+           src/follow_graph.c src/relay_sink.c src/live_subscriber.c \
+           src/backfill.c src/relay_discovery.c \
+           src/pg_inbox.c src/pg_config.c
+
+# Architecture detection
+ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
+    NOSTR_CORE_LIB = $(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/libnostr_core_x64.a
+else ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
+    NOSTR_CORE_LIB = $(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/libnostr_core_arm64.a
+else ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
+    NOSTR_CORE_LIB = $(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/libnostr_core_arm64.a
+else
+    NOSTR_CORE_LIB = $(NOSTR_CORE_DIR)/libnostr_core_x64.a
+endif
+
+# Binary goes in the c-relay-pg build/ directory so the launcher can find it.
+TARGET = ../build/caching_relay
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+# Build nostr_core_lib with the NIPs needed by the relay pool + signer:
+# 1 (basic), 6 (keys), 19 (npub bech32), 4 (legacy encryption, signer dep),
+# 42 (auth, relay pool dep), 44 (modern encryption, signer dep)
+$(NOSTR_CORE_LIB):
+	@echo "Building nostr_core_lib with required NIPs..."
+	cd $(NOSTR_CORE_DIR) && ./build.sh --nips=1,4,6,19,42,44
+
+$(TARGET): $(MAIN_SRC) $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB)
+	@echo "Compiling caching_relay for architecture: $(ARCH)"
+	@# Extract all objects from the static library and link them directly.
+	@# This avoids archive symbol resolution ordering issues (NIP-42 cross-refs).
+	@# Use a fixed temp dir and chain all commands with && so failures stop the build.
+	@rm -rf /tmp/cr_lib && mkdir -p /tmp/cr_lib && \
+	    ar x $(NOSTR_CORE_LIB) --output=/tmp/cr_lib && \
+	    echo "Extracted $$(ls /tmp/cr_lib/*.o | wc -l) objects" && \
+	    $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(MAIN_SRC) /tmp/cr_lib/*.o -o $(TARGET) $(LIBS) && \
+	    rm -rf /tmp/cr_lib && \
+	    echo "Build complete: $(TARGET)"
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(TARGET)
+
+.PHONY: all clean

caching/README.md

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+# caching_relay
+
+A C99 daemon that caches Nostr events from people you follow into a local relay,
+so your Nostr client can point at a single fast local relay instead of fanning
+out to dozens of upstream relays.
+
+## What it does
+
+1. Reads a `.jsonc` config file listing your **root npub(s)**, upstream relays,
+   a local relay URL, and the event kinds to cache.
+2. For each root npub, fetches its kind-3 contact list to discover **followed
+   pubkeys** (your follows + their follows).
+3. **Live-subscribes** to new events of the configured kinds from the union of
+   followed pubkeys.
+4. **Backfills** historical events using a progressive window-expansion strategy
+   (24h → 7d → 30d → 90d → 365d), round-robin per pubkey, throttled to be polite
+   to upstream relays.
+5. **Re-publishes** every fetched event to the local relay via a plain WebSocket
+   `EVENT` client connection (relay-agnostic - works with c-relay, c-relay-pg,
+   or any Nostr relay).
+6. Persists its backfill progress **in the config file itself** so a restart
+   resumes where it left off.
+
+## Build
+
+### Static binary (recommended, c-relay style)
+
+Produces a truly portable statically-linked MUSL binary with zero runtime
+dependencies:
+
+```bash
+./build_static.sh
+# or with debug symbols:
+./build_static.sh --debug
+# or cross-compile for arm64:
+./build_static.sh --arch arm64
+```
+
+Output: `caching_relay` (in the project root).
+
+Requires Docker. The build runs in an Alpine container that compiles
+libsecp256k1, libwebsockets, and nostr_core_lib from source, then statically
+links everything.
+
+### Local build (if you have the shared libs installed)
+
+```bash
+make
+```
+
+Output: `caching_relay` (in the project root).
+
+Requires: `libwebsockets`, `openssl`, `libsecp256k1`, `libcurl`, `zlib` shared
+libraries, and a pre-built `../nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a`.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+./caching_relay -d 3
+```
+
+The daemon looks for `caching_relay_config.jsonc` in the current directory by default.
+You can override with `-c`:
+
+```bash
+./caching_relay -c /path/to/my_config.jsonc -d 3
+```
+
+Options:
+- `-c, --config <file>` - Path to `.jsonc` config file (default: `./caching_relay_config.jsonc`)
+- `-d, --debug <level>` - Log level 1-4 (1=error, 2=warn, 3=info, 4=debug). Default 3.
+- `-h, --help` - Show help
+
+Signals:
+- `SIGINT` / `SIGTERM` - Graceful shutdown (saves state, closes connections)
+- `SIGHUP` - Reload config (preserves backfill state)
+
+## Config file
+
+The config file [`caching_relay_config.jsonc`](caching_relay_config.jsonc) lives in the
+project root. It is JSONC (JSON with `//` and `/* */` comments). The daemon
+rewrites it as plain JSON when saving state (comments are not preserved on
+rewrite).
+
+Key fields:
+
+| Field | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `root_npubs` | npubs whose kind-3 follows list we crawl |
+| `upstream_relays` | bootstrap relays for initial discovery (kind-3, kind-10002). Outbox relays are discovered dynamically via NIP-65. |
+| `local_relay` | relay to publish cached events into (never queried) |
+| `kinds` | event kinds to cache for followed people (e.g. `[1, 3, 6, 10000, 30023]`) |
+| `admin_kinds` | kinds to follow specifically for root (admin) npubs. Use `["*"]` for all kinds. If omitted, admin uses same `kinds` as everyone else. |
+| `backfill.window_schedule_seconds` | progressive window sizes in seconds |
+| `backfill.events_per_tick` | max events per pubkey per backfill tick |
+| `backfill.tick_interval_seconds` | delay between pubkey backfills (throttle) |
+| `live.enabled` | enable live subscription |
+| `follow_graph_refresh_seconds` | how often to re-resolve the follow graph |
+| `state.*` | managed by the daemon - do not hand-edit |
+
+## Architecture
+
+See [`plans/plan.md`](plans/plan.md) for the full architecture document with
+Mermaid diagrams.
+
+The daemon uses a **NIP-65 outbox model**: instead of querying a fixed set of
+bootstrap relays for everything, it discovers which relays each followed pubkey
+actually posts to (via kind 10002 relay lists) and connects to those relays
+dynamically. The `upstream_relays` in the config serve only as **bootstrap
+relays** -- the initial set used to discover kind-3 and kind-10002 events before
+the outbox relay map is built.
+
+### Relay pool selection: minimum covering set
+
+After discovering each followed pubkey's outbox relays (from their kind 10002),
+the daemon computes the **minimum set of relays that covers all followed
+pubkeys**. This is the classic set cover problem, solved with a greedy
+approximation:
+
+1. Build a map: `{relay_url -> set of pubkeys that list it in their 10002}`
+2. Greedily pick the relay that covers the most uncovered pubkeys
+3. Repeat until all pubkeys are covered (or no more relays to pick)
+4. Always include the bootstrap relays in the final set (they may have events
+   from pubkeys that don't publish a kind 10002)
+
+This minimizes the number of WebSocket connections while ensuring every
+followed pubkey is reachable. The daemon logs the selected relay set and which
+pubkeys each relay covers.
+
+Pubkeys that have no kind 10002 (or whose 10002 lists no relays) are covered by
+the bootstrap relays as a fallback.
+
+```
+                    ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
+                    │              caching_relay               │
+                    │                                          │
+   upstream relays  │  upstream_pool          sink_pool        │  local relay
+   (damus, nos.lol) │  (query + subscribe)    (publish only)   │  (c-relay)
+        │           │          │                   │           │      │
+        │           │   follow_graph         relay_sink        │      │
+        └──────────►│   live_subscriber ──────►│              ├─────►│
+                    │   backfill ──────────────►│              │      │
+                    │          │                   │           │      │
+                    │       state + seen ring      │           │      │
+                    └──────────────────────────────────────────┘      │
+```
+
+Two `nostr_relay_pool_t` instances:
+- **upstream_pool** - holds bootstrap relays initially, then dynamically adds
+  outbox relays discovered from kind 10002. Used for `query_sync` (kind-3 fetch,
+  kind-10002 fetch, backfill) and the long-lived live subscription.
+- **sink_pool** - holds only the local relay; used exclusively for
+  `publish_async`. Never queried.
+
+## Startup Flow
+
+### First-time startup (empty local relay)
+
+The daemon has never run before. The local relay has no cached events. The
+daemon must bootstrap from the config's `upstream_relays` to discover the
+outbox relays for each followed pubkey.
+
+```
+ START
+   |
+   v
+ Load config (caching_relay_config.jsonc)
+   |  - root_npubs, upstream_relays (bootstrap), kinds, admin_kinds
+   |  - state.backfilled_until == 0  =>  first-time startup
+   |
+   v
+ Create upstream_pool with bootstrap relays only
+ Create sink_pool with local_relay
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 1: Resolve follow graph (from bootstrap relays)
+   |  - For each root npub: query_sync kind=3 from bootstrap relays
+   |  - Parse "p" tags => followed pubkey set
+   |  - Log: "follow: resolved N followed pubkeys"
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 2: Discover outbox relays (NIP-65, kind 10002) from bootstrap relays
+   |  - For each followed pubkey: query_sync kind=10002 from bootstrap relays
+   |  - Parse "r" tags => per-pubkey relay list
+   |  - Publish all kind-10002 events to local relay (cache them)
+   |  - Dynamically add discovered relays to upstream_pool
+   |  - Log: "relay_discovery: found N relays from M pubkeys"
+   |  - Log: "upstream_pool: now connected to N relays" + list them
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 3: Open live subscriptions on upstream_pool
+   |  - follows_sub: non-admin pubkeys + regular kinds
+   |  - admin_sub: admin npubs + admin_kinds (or all kinds)
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 4: Begin progressive backfill
+   |  - Window 0: 24h  -> query each pubkey from their outbox relays
+   |  - Window 1: 7d   -> ...
+   |  - Window 2: 30d  -> ...
+   |  - Publish all fetched events to local relay
+   |  - Save state to config file as each window completes
+   |
+   v
+ Steady-state: live sub + periodic follow-graph refresh + periodic
+   kind-10002 refresh + backfill re-cycle
+   |
+   v
+ SHUTDOWN (SIGINT/SIGTERM) -> save state -> clean exit
+```
+
+### Subsequent startup (local relay already has cached events)
+
+The daemon has run before. The local relay already has kind-3 and kind-10002
+events cached from the previous run. The daemon can read these from the local
+relay directly (fast, no network round-trip to bootstrap relays) and only falls
+back to bootstrap relays for pubkeys it cannot find locally.
+
+```
+ START
+   |
+   v
+ Load config (caching_relay_config.jsonc)
+   |  - state.backfilled_until > 0  =>  subsequent startup
+   |  - state.current_window_index, backfill_cursor preserved
+   |
+   v
+ Create upstream_pool with bootstrap relays
+ Create sink_pool with local_relay
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 1: Resolve follow graph (from LOCAL relay first, bootstrap fallback)
+   |  - Query local relay for kind=3 per root npub
+   |  - If found locally: use it (fast, no upstream query)
+   |  - If not found: fall back to bootstrap relays
+   |  - Parse "p" tags => followed pubkey set
+   |  - Log: "follow: resolved N followed pubkeys (L local, B bootstrap)"
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 2: Discover outbox relays (from LOCAL relay first, bootstrap fallback)
+   |  - Query local relay for kind=10002 per followed pubkey
+   |  - If found locally: use it (fast)
+   |  - If not found: fall back to bootstrap relays, cache result to local
+   |  - Parse "r" tags => per-pubkey relay list
+   |  - Dynamically add discovered relays to upstream_pool
+   |  - Log: "relay_discovery: found N relays (L local, B bootstrap)"
+   |  - Log: "upstream_pool: now connected to N relays" + list them
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 3: Open live subscriptions on upstream_pool
+   |  - (same as first-time)
+   |
+   v
+ Phase 4: Resume backfill from saved state
+   |  - Resume at state.current_window_index, state.backfill_cursor
+   |  - No re-pull of already-backfilled windows
+   |  - Continue progressive window expansion from where it left off
+   |
+   v
+ Steady-state (same as first-time)
+   |
+   v
+ SHUTDOWN -> save state -> clean exit
+```
+
+### Relay logging
+
+The daemon logs all relay activity so you can see exactly which relays are
+being used:
+
+- `upstream: added wss://relay.damus.io` -- each relay added to the pool
+- `relay_discovery: found 47 relays from 195 pubkeys` -- outbox discovery summary
+- `upstream_pool: 50 relays connected:` -- full relay list at startup
+- `relay_discovery: pubkey X -> wss://relay.example.com (local)` -- per-pubkey
+  relay source (local cache vs bootstrap)
+- `backfill: pubkey[3/195] abc123 -> wss://relay.example.com (12 events)` --
+  which relay served each backfill query
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- [nostr_core_lib](../nostr_core_lib) - built with NIPs 1, 4, 6, 19, 42, 44
+- libwebsockets, openssl, libsecp256k1, libcurl, zlib (all statically linked
+  in the Docker build)
+
+## Testing
+
+Start a local c-relay, then run the daemon:
+
+```bash
+# Start local relay (from c-relay project)
+cd ../c-relay/build && ./c_relay_static_x86_64 -p 8888 &
+
+# Run the caching daemon (uses ./caching_relay_config.jsonc by default)
+./caching_relay -d 3
+
+# Verify events are cached (from another terminal)
+nak req -k 1 -l 10 ws://127.0.0.1:8888
+```

caching/VERSION

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.0.2

caching/build_static.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Build fully static MUSL binary for caching_relay using Alpine Docker.
+# Produces a truly portable binary with zero runtime dependencies.
+# Adapted from c-relay's build_static.sh.
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+DOCKERFILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/Dockerfile.alpine-musl"
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+DEBUG_BUILD=false
+TARGET_ARCH=""
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --debug)
+            DEBUG_BUILD=true
+            shift
+            ;;
+        --arch)
+            if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
+                echo "ERROR: --arch requires a value"
+                echo "Usage: $0 [--debug] [--arch <arm64|x86_64>]"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            case "$2" in
+                arm64|x86_64)
+                    TARGET_ARCH="$2"
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "ERROR: Unsupported architecture '$2'"
+                    echo "Supported values: arm64, x86_64"
+                    exit 1
+                    ;;
+            esac
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "ERROR: Unknown argument '$1'"
+            echo "Usage: $0 [--debug] [--arch <arm64|x86_64>]"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ "$DEBUG_BUILD" = true ]; then
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "caching_relay MUSL Static Binary Builder (DEBUG MODE)"
+    echo "=========================================="
+else
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "caching_relay MUSL Static Binary Builder (PRODUCTION MODE)"
+    echo "=========================================="
+fi
+echo "Project directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+echo ""
+
+if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker is not installed or not in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if ! docker info &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: Docker daemon is not running or user not in docker group"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "Docker is available and running"
+echo ""
+
+# Detect host architecture
+ARCH=$(uname -m)
+case "$ARCH" in
+    x86_64)  ARCH="x86_64";;
+    aarch64) ARCH="arm64";;
+    arm64)   ARCH="arm64";;
+esac
+if [[ -n "$TARGET_ARCH" ]]; then
+    ARCH="$TARGET_ARCH"
+    echo "Using target architecture: $ARCH"
+else
+    echo "Detected host architecture: $ARCH"
+fi
+echo ""
+
+# nostr_core_lib is inside the c-relay-pg project root (one dir up from caching/).
+# Copy it into the Docker build context (excluding .git and build artifacts).
+NOSTR_CORE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../nostr_core_lib"
+if [ ! -d "$NOSTR_CORE_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: nostr_core_lib not found at $NOSTR_CORE_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+NEEDS_COPY=1
+if [ -d "$SCRIPT_DIR/nostr_core_lib" ] && [ ! -L "$SCRIPT_DIR/nostr_core_lib" ]; then
+    # Already a real directory (e.g. from a previous run); assume it's good.
+    NEEDS_COPY=0
+fi
+if [ "$NEEDS_COPY" = "1" ]; then
+    echo "Copying nostr_core_lib into build context..."
+    rm -rf "$SCRIPT_DIR/nostr_core_lib"
+    mkdir -p "$SCRIPT_DIR/nostr_core_lib"
+    rsync -a --exclude='.git' --exclude='*.a' --exclude='*.o' \
+          --exclude='.venv*' --exclude='backups' --exclude='verify_*' \
+          --exclude='rewrite_mirror' --exclude='websocket_debug' \
+          "$NOSTR_CORE_DIR/" "$SCRIPT_DIR/nostr_core_lib/"
+    COPIED_NOSTR_CORE=1
+fi
+
+# Build args
+BUILD_ARGS="--build-arg DEBUG_BUILD=$DEBUG_BUILD"
+if [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "aarch64" ] && [ "$(uname -m)" != "arm64" ]; then
+    BUILD_ARGS="$BUILD_ARGS --platform linux/arm64"
+fi
+
+IMAGE_TAG="caching_relay_builder:latest"
+
+echo "Building Docker image..."
+docker build $BUILD_ARGS \
+    -f "$DOCKERFILE" \
+    -t "$IMAGE_TAG" \
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR" 2>&1
+
+BUILD_RC=$?
+
+# Clean up the copied nostr_core_lib to keep the project dir tidy.
+if [ "${COPIED_NOSTR_CORE:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+    echo "Cleaning up copied nostr_core_lib from build context..."
+    rm -rf "$SCRIPT_DIR/nostr_core_lib"
+fi
+
+if [ $BUILD_RC -ne 0 ]; then
+    exit $BUILD_RC
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Extracting binary from image..."
+# The output stage is FROM scratch with no CMD, so pass an empty command.
+CONTAINER_ID=$(docker create "$IMAGE_TAG" "")
+docker cp "$CONTAINER_ID:/caching_relay_static" "$SCRIPT_DIR/caching_relay"
+docker rm "$CONTAINER_ID" >/dev/null
+chmod +x "$SCRIPT_DIR/caching_relay"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Build complete ==="
+ls -lh "$SCRIPT_DIR/caching_relay"
+file "$SCRIPT_DIR/caching_relay"

caching/src/backfill.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - relay-by-relay per-author until-cursor drain backfill.
+ *
+ * Each (author, relay) pair has its own persistent until_cursor stored in
+ * the caching_backfill_relay_progress table. Each backfill tick picks the
+ * next author that still has at least one incomplete relay (round-robin),
+ * then queries each incomplete relay one at a time with
+ *   since=0 & until=cursor & limit=page_size
+ * publishes the page, and advances that relay's cursor to
+ * oldest_event_created_at - 1. A relay is marked complete when a page
+ * returns fewer than page_size events (the relay is drained for this
+ * author). An author is marked complete in caching_followed_pubkeys when
+ * all their relay progress rows are complete.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "backfill.h"
+#include "follow_graph.h"
+#include "pg_inbox.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/cjson/cJSON.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Global access for status reporting                                  */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Singleton pointer set in cr_backfill_init, used by the accessor
+ * functions below so the main loop / status reporter can see what
+ * the backfill is currently working on. */
+static cr_backfill_t *g_bf = NULL;
+
+const char *cr_backfill_active_pubkey(void) {
+    return g_bf ? g_bf->active_pubkey : "";
+}
+const char *cr_backfill_active_relay(void) {
+    return g_bf ? g_bf->active_relay : "";
+}
+int cr_backfill_active_got_eose(void) {
+    return g_bf ? g_bf->active_relay_got_eose : 0;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* EOSE callback for synchronous_query_relays_with_progress            */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Context passed to the query callback. Records whether the relay sent
+ * EOSE (we got everything) or timed out (partial result). */
+typedef struct {
+    int  got_eose;     /* 1 if EOSE received, 0 if timed out/errored */
+    int  events_count; /* events reported by callback */
+    char last_status[256]; /* last status string from callback (may include message) */
+} backfill_query_ctx_t;
+
+static void backfill_query_callback(const char *relay_url, const char *status,
+                                     const char *event_id, int events_received,
+                                     int total_relays, int completed_relays,
+                                     void *user_data) {
+    (void)relay_url; (void)total_relays; (void)completed_relays;
+    backfill_query_ctx_t *ctx = (backfill_query_ctx_t *)user_data;
+    if (!ctx || !status) return;
+
+    /* Ignore the synthetic "all_complete" status from core_relays.c — it
+     * is sent AFTER the real EOSE/timeout and would overwrite the real
+     * status with a misleading "all_complete" string, and clobber
+     * events_count with total_unique_events. The real per-relay status
+     * (eose/timeout/error) is what we need for completion decisions. */
+    if (strcmp(status, "all_complete") == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* For NOTICE/CLOSED/error, event_id carries the descriptive message
+     * content (relay's own text for NOTICE/CLOSED, or our transport-level
+     * diagnosis for error). Include it in the status for display.
+     * Priority: relay's own response (NOTICE/CLOSED) > our error > bare
+     * status string. */
+    if ((strcmp(status, "NOTICE") == 0 || strcmp(status, "CLOSED") == 0) &&
+        event_id && event_id[0] != '\0') {
+        snprintf(ctx->last_status, sizeof(ctx->last_status), "%s: %s", status, event_id);
+    } else if (strcmp(status, "error") == 0) {
+        if (event_id && event_id[0] != '\0') {
+            snprintf(ctx->last_status, sizeof(ctx->last_status), "error: %s", event_id);
+        } else {
+            snprintf(ctx->last_status, sizeof(ctx->last_status), "error");
+        }
+    } else {
+        snprintf(ctx->last_status, sizeof(ctx->last_status), "%s", status);
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(status, "eose") == 0) {
+        ctx->got_eose = 1;
+    } else if (strcmp(status, "timeout") == 0) {
+        ctx->got_eose = 0;
+    } else if (strcmp(status, "error") == 0) {
+        ctx->got_eose = 0;
+    }
+    /* NOTICE/CLOSED don't change got_eose — the relay might still send
+     * events or EOSE after a NOTICE. */
+    ctx->events_count = events_received;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Helpers                                                             */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Returns 1 if the PostgreSQL inbox is initialized (PG mode active).
+ * Probes the config table; a non-NULL result means the connection is up. */
+static int pg_mode_active(void) {
+    char *v = pg_inbox_get_config_value("caching_root_npubs");
+    if (v) { free(v); return 1; }
+    char *v2 = pg_inbox_get_config_value("caching_kinds");
+    if (v2) { free(v2); return 1; }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Find the oldest (minimum) created_at among an array of event JSON objects.
+ * Returns 1 and sets *out_oldest, or 0 if no events / no valid created_at. */
+static int find_oldest_created_at(cJSON **events, int count, long *out_oldest) {
+    long oldest = 0;
+    int found = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        cJSON *ca = cJSON_GetObjectItem(events[i], "created_at");
+        if (!ca || !cJSON_IsNumber(ca)) continue;
+        long ts = (long)ca->valuedouble;
+        if (!found || ts < oldest) {
+            oldest = ts;
+            found = 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (found && out_oldest) *out_oldest = oldest;
+    return found;
+}
+
+/* Build the kinds array for a given pubkey (admin vs regular).
+ * Returns NULL if no kinds filter should be applied (admin_all_kinds). */
+static cJSON *build_kinds(cr_config_t *cfg, const char *pk) {
+    int is_admin = cr_follow_is_root(cfg, pk);
+    if (is_admin && cfg->admin_all_kinds) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    if (is_admin && cfg->admin_kind_count > 0) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < cfg->admin_kind_count; i++)
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->admin_kinds[i]));
+    } else {
+        for (int i = 0; i < cfg->kind_count; i++)
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->kinds[i]));
+    }
+    return kinds;
+}
+
+/* Resolve the relay URL list to query for a given pubkey. Sets *out_urls and
+ * *out_n. Caller frees *out_urls (but not the strings, which alias internal
+ * storage). Returns 0 on success, -1 if no relays available. */
+static int resolve_relays(nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                          const cr_relay_map_t *relay_map,
+                          const char *pk,
+                          const char ***out_urls,
+                          int *out_n) {
+    *out_urls = NULL;
+    *out_n = 0;
+
+    /* Collect outbox relays for this author (from kind-10002). */
+    int outbox_count = 0;
+    const cr_outbox_entry_t *oe = NULL;
+    if (relay_map) {
+        oe = cr_relay_map_get_outbox(relay_map, pk);
+        if (oe) outbox_count = oe->relay_count;
+    }
+
+    /* Also collect all upstream (bootstrap) relays. We query BOTH the
+     * author's outbox relays AND the bootstrap relays to maximize coverage.
+     * Different relays may have different subsets of the author's events. */
+    char **listed = NULL;
+    nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+    int upstream_count = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(upstream, &listed, &statuses);
+
+    /* Merge outbox + upstream, deduplicating by URL. */
+    int max_total = outbox_count + upstream_count;
+    if (max_total <= 0) {
+        free(listed);
+        free(statuses);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    const char **urls = malloc(max_total * sizeof(char *));
+    if (!urls) { free(listed); free(statuses); return -1; }
+
+    int n = 0;
+
+    /* Add outbox relays first. */
+    if (oe) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < oe->relay_count && n < max_total; j++) {
+            urls[n++] = oe->relays[j];
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Add upstream relays, skipping duplicates. */
+    for (int j = 0; j < upstream_count && n < max_total; j++) {
+        int dup = 0;
+        for (int k = 0; k < n; k++) {
+            if (strcmp(urls[k], listed[j]) == 0) { dup = 1; break; }
+        }
+        if (!dup) {
+            urls[n++] = listed[j];
+        }
+    }
+
+    free(listed);
+    free(statuses);
+
+    *out_urls = urls;
+    *out_n = n;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Init                                                                */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+void cr_backfill_init(cr_backfill_t *bf, cr_config_t *cfg) {
+    (void)cfg;
+    memset(bf, 0, sizeof(*bf));
+    g_bf = bf;  /* Set singleton for status accessors */
+
+    /* In PG mode, check whether any incomplete authors remain in the DB.
+     * If so, backfill is in progress; otherwise we're in steady state.
+     * Outside PG mode there is no per-author table, so we just start. */
+    if (pg_mode_active()) {
+        int complete = 0, total = 0;
+        if (pg_inbox_count_backfill_progress(&complete, &total) == 0) {
+            bf->in_progress = (total > 0 && complete < total) ? 1 : 0;
+            DEBUG_INFO("backfill: init complete=%d/%d -> in_progress=%d",
+                        complete, total, bf->in_progress);
+            return;
+        }
+        /* Count query failed - assume in progress so we keep trying. */
+        bf->in_progress = 1;
+        DEBUG_WARN("backfill: init could not read progress counts, "
+                    "defaulting to in_progress=1");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Legacy (non-PG) mode: no per-author table; just start. */
+    bf->in_progress = 1;
+    DEBUG_INFO("backfill: init (legacy mode) in_progress=1");
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Tick                                                                */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+int cr_backfill_tick(cr_backfill_t *bf, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                     nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                     cr_pubkey_set_t *followed,
+                     cr_sink_t *sink, const cr_relay_map_t *relay_map) {
+    (void)followed;     /* followed set is tracked in the DB now */
+    (void)relay_map;    /* relays are tracked per-author in the DB */
+
+    if (!cfg->backfill.enabled) return -2;
+    if (!bf->in_progress) return -2;
+
+    /* Throttle: one query per tick_interval. */
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    if (bf->last_tick && (now - bf->last_tick) < cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds)
+        return 0;
+
+    /* Pick the next author that has at least one incomplete relay progress
+     * row (round-robin). */
+    char pk[CR_HEX_LEN];
+    if (pg_inbox_pick_next_author_with_incomplete_relays(pk, sizeof(pk),
+                                            &bf->author_round_cursor) != 0) {
+        /* No incomplete authors - steady state. */
+        bf->in_progress = 0;
+        DEBUG_INFO("backfill: no authors with incomplete relays, steady-state");
+        return -2;
+    }
+
+    int page_size = cfg->backfill.events_per_tick;
+    if (page_size < 1) page_size = 500;
+
+    bf->last_tick = now;
+
+    /* Get the incomplete relays for this author. */
+    cJSON *relays = pg_inbox_get_incomplete_relays(pk);
+    if (!relays) {
+        DEBUG_WARN("backfill: no incomplete relays returned for %s", pk);
+        /* Author has no relay rows - mark complete so we don't loop. */
+        pg_inbox_check_and_mark_author_complete(pk);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    int relay_count = cJSON_GetArraySize(relays);
+    DEBUG_TRACE("backfill: author %s has %d incomplete relay(s)", pk, relay_count);
+
+    cr_sink_set_source_class(sink, CR_SINK_CLASS_BACKFILL);
+
+    /* Query each incomplete relay one at a time. */
+    for (int r = 0; r < relay_count; r++) {
+        cJSON *entry = cJSON_GetArrayItem(relays, r);
+        if (!entry) continue;
+        cJSON *url_node = cJSON_GetObjectItem(entry, "relay_url");
+        cJSON *cur_node = cJSON_GetObjectItem(entry, "until_cursor");
+        if (!url_node || !cJSON_IsString(url_node)) continue;
+        const char *relay_url = cJSON_GetStringValue(url_node);
+        long until_cursor = (cur_node && cJSON_IsNumber(cur_node))
+                            ? (long)cur_node->valuedouble : 0;
+        if (until_cursor == 0) until_cursor = (long)now;
+
+        /* Build the filter for this single relay. */
+        cJSON *filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        cJSON *authors = cJSON_CreateArray();
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(authors, cJSON_CreateString(pk));
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "authors", authors);
+        cJSON *kinds = build_kinds(cfg, pk);
+        if (kinds) cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "since", cJSON_CreateNumber(0.0));
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "until", cJSON_CreateNumber((double)until_cursor));
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "limit", cJSON_CreateNumber((double)page_size));
+
+        DEBUG_TRACE("backfill: %s @ %s (until=%ld, limit=%d)",
+                    pk, relay_url, until_cursor, page_size);
+
+        /* Record the active target for UI status display (both
+         * in-memory for local accessors and in PG for the relay). */
+        strncpy(bf->active_pubkey, pk, sizeof(bf->active_pubkey) - 1);
+        bf->active_pubkey[sizeof(bf->active_pubkey) - 1] = '\0';
+        strncpy(bf->active_relay, relay_url, sizeof(bf->active_relay) - 1);
+        bf->active_relay[sizeof(bf->active_relay) - 1] = '\0';
+        bf->active_relay_got_eose = 0;
+        pg_inbox_set_active_target(pk, relay_url);
+
+        /* Query this single relay using synchronous_query_relays_with_progress
+         * which gives us an EOSE/timeout callback — the relay's own signal
+         * of whether it sent everything or we timed out. */
+        backfill_query_ctx_t qctx = {0, 0};
+        const char *one_url = relay_url;
+        int ev_count = 0;
+        cJSON **events = synchronous_query_relays_with_progress(
+            &one_url, 1, filter, RELAY_QUERY_ALL_RESULTS,
+            &ev_count, 30,  /* timeout in seconds */
+            backfill_query_callback, &qctx,
+            0, NULL  /* nip42 disabled, no private key */);
+        cJSON_Delete(filter);
+
+        bf->active_relay_got_eose = qctx.got_eose;
+
+        if (!events || ev_count == 0) {
+            /* No events from this relay - it is drained for this author.
+             * (ev_count == 0 with EOSE means truly empty; without EOSE it
+             * means a connection failure — keep incomplete to retry.
+             * The pg_inbox_update_relay_progress SQL will auto-mark
+             * complete once consecutive_errors reaches 3.) */
+            int mark_complete = qctx.got_eose ? 1 : 0;
+            pg_inbox_update_relay_progress(pk, relay_url, until_cursor,
+                                            mark_complete, 0, qctx.last_status);
+            free(events);
+            if (!qctx.got_eose) {
+                /* Error or timeout with no events — surface the
+                 * descriptive status at WARN so operators can see why. */
+                DEBUG_WARN("backfill: %s @ %s failed: %s (will auto-complete after 3 consecutive errors)",
+                           pk, relay_url, qctx.last_status);
+            } else {
+                DEBUG_LOG("backfill: %s @ %s complete (no events, eose)",
+                          pk, relay_url);
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Find oldest timestamp, then publish every event. */
+        long oldest_ts = 0;
+        find_oldest_created_at(events, ev_count, &oldest_ts);
+
+        for (int k = 0; k < ev_count; k++) {
+            cr_sink_publish(sink, events[k]);
+            cJSON_Delete(events[k]);
+        }
+        free(events);
+        bf->events_total += ev_count;
+
+        DEBUG_LOG("backfill: %s @ %s -> %d events (until=%ld, oldest=%ld, eose=%d)",
+                  pk, relay_url, ev_count, until_cursor, oldest_ts, qctx.got_eose);
+
+        /* Completion decision based on EOSE status:
+         * - ev_count >= page_size: saturated, advance cursor, keep incomplete
+         * - ev_count < page_size AND got EOSE: relay is truly drained
+         * - ev_count < page_size AND no EOSE (timeout): partial result,
+         *   advance cursor but keep incomplete to retry next tick
+         * - Guard: if cursor didn't advance (oldest_ts >= until_cursor),
+         *   mark complete to avoid infinite loop on identical timestamps. */
+        long next_cursor = (oldest_ts > 0) ? oldest_ts - 1 : 0;
+        int cursor_advanced = (oldest_ts > 0 && oldest_ts < until_cursor);
+
+        if (ev_count >= page_size) {
+            pg_inbox_update_relay_progress(pk, relay_url, next_cursor, 0, ev_count, qctx.last_status);
+        } else if (qctx.got_eose) {
+            /* Relay sent EOSE with < page_size events — truly drained. */
+            pg_inbox_update_relay_progress(pk, relay_url, next_cursor, 1, ev_count, qctx.last_status);
+        } else {
+            /* Timed out before EOSE — partial result. Keep incomplete
+             * to retry, unless the cursor didn't advance (stall guard).
+             * Timeouts DO count toward the consecutive_errors limit
+             * (a relay that consistently times out is effectively dead
+             * for backfill purposes), so the SQL will auto-mark
+             * complete after 3 consecutive timeouts/errors. */
+            int mark_complete = cursor_advanced ? 0 : 1;
+            pg_inbox_update_relay_progress(pk, relay_url, next_cursor,
+                                            mark_complete, ev_count, qctx.last_status);
+            DEBUG_WARN("backfill: %s @ %s partial: %s (%d events, will auto-complete after 3 consecutive timeouts/errors)",
+                       pk, relay_url, qctx.last_status, ev_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Clear active target — done with this author. */
+    bf->active_relay[0] = '\0';
+    pg_inbox_set_active_target(pk, "");
+
+    cJSON_Delete(relays);
+
+    /* After querying all incomplete relays for this author, check whether
+     * the author is now fully complete. */
+    int crc = pg_inbox_check_and_mark_author_complete(pk);
+    if (crc == 1) {
+        DEBUG_LOG("backfill: author %s fully complete (all relays drained)", pk);
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}

caching/src/backfill.h

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - per-author until-cursor drain backfill.
+ *
+ * Each followed author has a single persistent cursor (starting at `now`)
+ * stored in the caching_followed_pubkeys table. Each backfill tick picks
+ * the next incomplete author (round-robin), queries
+ *   since=0 & until=cursor & limit=page_size
+ * publishes the page, and sets cursor = oldest_event_created_at - 1.
+ * Repeat until a page returns fewer than page_size events (beginning of
+ * the author's history reached), then mark the author complete.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_BACKFILL_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_BACKFILL_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "state.h"
+#include "relay_sink.h"
+#include "relay_discovery.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    int      in_progress;        /* 1 if any incomplete authors remain */
+    long     events_total;       /* events pulled across all ticks (diagnostic) */
+    time_t   last_tick;          /* last time an author was queried (throttle) */
+    int      author_round_cursor;/* round-robin cursor for author selection */
+    /* Current backfill target (for UI status display). */
+    char     active_pubkey[65];  /* pubkey currently being backfilled (or "") */
+    char     active_relay[256];  /* relay URL currently being queried (or "") */
+    int      active_relay_got_eose; /* 1 if last query got EOSE, 0 if timed out */
+} cr_backfill_t;
+
+/* Global access to the current backfill target for status reporting.
+ * Returns pointers to static storage in the singleton cr_backfill_t.
+ * Safe to call from the main loop; not thread-safe but backfill is
+ * single-threaded. */
+const char *cr_backfill_active_pubkey(void);
+const char *cr_backfill_active_relay(void);
+int cr_backfill_active_got_eose(void);
+
+/* Initialize backfill state. Checks the caching_followed_pubkeys table for
+ * any incomplete authors; sets in_progress accordingly. */
+void cr_backfill_init(cr_backfill_t *bf, cr_config_t *cfg);
+
+/* Perform one backfill tick. Picks the next incomplete author from the DB
+ * (round-robin), queries one page of history, publishes it to the sink, and
+ * updates the per-author cursor in the DB.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *   1  if a tick was performed (an author was queried)
+ *   0  if throttled (tick_interval not elapsed) - caller should pump pools
+ *  -2  if backfill is complete (no incomplete authors) - caller goes steady-state
+ */
+int cr_backfill_tick(cr_backfill_t *bf, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                     nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                     cr_pubkey_set_t *followed,
+                     cr_sink_t *sink, const cr_relay_map_t *relay_map);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_BACKFILL_H */

caching/src/config.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - config parsing + persistent state (in the .jsonc file itself)
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "config.h"
+#include "jsonc_strip.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/cjson/cJSON.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+static int read_file(const char *path, char **out, size_t *out_len) {
+    FILE *f = fopen(path, "rb");
+    if (!f) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("cannot open config '%s': %s", path, strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END) != 0) { fclose(f); return -1; }
+    long sz = ftell(f);
+    if (sz < 0) { fclose(f); return -1; }
+    rewind(f);
+    char *buf = malloc(sz + 1);
+    if (!buf) { fclose(f); return -1; }
+    size_t n = fread(buf, 1, sz, f);
+    fclose(f);
+    buf[n] = '\0';
+    *out = buf;
+    if (out_len) *out_len = n;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void copy_string_array(cJSON *arr, char *dst, int max, int *count_out,
+                              int elem_len) {
+    int count = 0;
+    if (arr && cJSON_IsArray(arr)) {
+        cJSON *item;
+        cJSON_ArrayForEach(item, arr) {
+            if (count >= max) break;
+            if (!cJSON_IsString(item)) continue;
+            const char *s = cJSON_GetStringValue(item);
+            if (!s) continue;
+            strncpy(dst + count * elem_len, s, elem_len - 1);
+            dst[count * elem_len + (elem_len - 1)] = '\0';
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+    *count_out = count;
+}
+
+static void copy_int_array(cJSON *arr, int *dst, int max, int *count_out) {
+    int count = 0;
+    if (arr && cJSON_IsArray(arr)) {
+        cJSON *item;
+        cJSON_ArrayForEach(item, arr) {
+            if (count >= max) break;
+            if (cJSON_IsNumber(item)) {
+                dst[count++] = (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(item);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    *count_out = count;
+}
+
+static void copy_long_array(cJSON *arr, long *dst, int max, int *count_out) {
+    int count = 0;
+    if (arr && cJSON_IsArray(arr)) {
+        cJSON *item;
+        cJSON_ArrayForEach(item, arr) {
+            if (count >= max) break;
+            if (cJSON_IsNumber(item)) {
+                dst[count++] = (long)cJSON_GetNumberValue(item);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    *count_out = count;
+}
+
+int cr_config_load(cr_config_t *cfg, const char *path) {
+    memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(*cfg));
+    strncpy(cfg->path, path, sizeof(cfg->path) - 1);
+
+    char *raw = NULL;
+    size_t raw_len = 0;
+    if (read_file(path, &raw, &raw_len) != 0) return -1;
+
+    char *stripped = jsonc_strip_comments(raw, raw_len);
+    free(raw);
+    if (!stripped) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("failed to strip comments from config");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    cJSON *root = cJSON_Parse(stripped);
+    free(stripped);
+    if (!root) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("failed to parse config JSON");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* root_npubs */
+    copy_string_array(cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "root_npubs"),
+                      (char *)cfg->root_npubs, CR_MAX_ROOT_NPUBS,
+                      &cfg->root_npub_count, CR_NPUB_LEN);
+
+    /* upstream_relays */
+    copy_string_array(cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "upstream_relays"),
+                      (char *)cfg->upstream_relays, CR_MAX_UPSTREAM,
+                      &cfg->upstream_count, CR_URL_LEN);
+
+    /* local_relay */
+    cJSON *local = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "local_relay");
+    if (local && cJSON_IsString(local)) {
+        strncpy(cfg->local_relay, cJSON_GetStringValue(local), CR_URL_LEN - 1);
+    }
+
+    /* kinds */
+    copy_int_array(cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "kinds"),
+                   cfg->kinds, CR_MAX_KINDS, &cfg->kind_count);
+
+    /* admin_kinds - kinds to follow specifically for root (admin) npubs.
+     * Supports [*] to mean "all kinds" (no kind filter for admin). */
+    cJSON *ak = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "admin_kinds");
+    if (ak && cJSON_IsArray(ak)) {
+        cJSON *item;
+        cJSON_ArrayForEach(item, ak) {
+            if (cJSON_IsString(item)) {
+                const char *s = cJSON_GetStringValue(item);
+                if (s && strcmp(s, "*") == 0) {
+                    cfg->admin_all_kinds = 1;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (!cfg->admin_all_kinds) {
+            copy_int_array(ak, cfg->admin_kinds, CR_MAX_KINDS, &cfg->admin_kind_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* backfill */
+    cJSON *bf = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "backfill");
+    if (bf) {
+        cfg->backfill.enabled = cJSON_IsTrue(cJSON_GetObjectItem(bf, "enabled"));
+        cJSON *ept = cJSON_GetObjectItem(bf, "events_per_tick");
+        if (ept) cfg->backfill.events_per_tick = (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(ept);
+        cJSON *tis = cJSON_GetObjectItem(bf, "tick_interval_seconds");
+        if (tis) cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds = (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(tis);
+    }
+
+    /* live */
+    cJSON *lv = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "live");
+    if (lv) {
+        cfg->live.enabled = cJSON_IsTrue(cJSON_GetObjectItem(lv, "enabled"));
+        cJSON *rsi = cJSON_GetObjectItem(lv, "resubscribe_interval_seconds");
+        if (rsi) cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds = (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(rsi);
+    }
+
+    /* follow_graph_refresh_seconds */
+    cJSON *fgr = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "follow_graph_refresh_seconds");
+    if (fgr) cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds = (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(fgr);
+
+    /* state */
+    cJSON *st = cJSON_GetObjectItem(root, "state");
+    if (st) {
+        cJSON *bu = cJSON_GetObjectItem(st, "backfilled_until");
+        if (bu) cfg->state.backfilled_until = (long)cJSON_GetNumberValue(bu);
+    }
+
+    cJSON_Delete(root);
+
+    /* Defaults if missing. */
+    if (cfg->backfill.events_per_tick == 0) cfg->backfill.events_per_tick = 500;
+    if (cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds == 0) cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds = 5;
+    if (cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds == 0) cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds = 300;
+    if (cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds == 0) cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds = 600;
+
+    /* Validation. */
+    if (cfg->root_npub_count == 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config: at least one root_npub required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (cfg->upstream_count == 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config: at least one upstream_relay required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (cfg->local_relay[0] == '\0') {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config: local_relay required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (cfg->kind_count == 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config: at least one kind required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    DEBUG_INFO("config loaded: %d root npubs, %d upstream relays, %d kinds",
+                cfg->root_npub_count, cfg->upstream_count, cfg->kind_count);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Build a fresh cJSON tree from the in-memory config and write it out.
+ * We re-emit plain JSON (comments are not preserved on rewrite). */
+int cr_config_save_state(cr_config_t *cfg) {
+    cJSON *root = cJSON_CreateObject();
+
+    cJSON *npubs = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->root_npub_count; i++)
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(npubs, cJSON_CreateString(cfg->root_npubs[i]));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "root_npubs", npubs);
+
+    cJSON *upstream = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->upstream_count; i++)
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(upstream, cJSON_CreateString(cfg->upstream_relays[i]));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "upstream_relays", upstream);
+
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "local_relay", cJSON_CreateString(cfg->local_relay));
+
+    cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->kind_count; i++)
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->kinds[i]));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "kinds", kinds);
+
+    /* admin_kinds */
+    cJSON *akinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    if (cfg->admin_all_kinds) {
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(akinds, cJSON_CreateString("*"));
+    } else {
+        for (int i = 0; i < cfg->admin_kind_count; i++)
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(akinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->admin_kinds[i]));
+    }
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "admin_kinds", akinds);
+
+    cJSON *bf = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(bf, "enabled", cJSON_CreateBool(cfg->backfill.enabled));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(bf, "events_per_tick", cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->backfill.events_per_tick));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(bf, "tick_interval_seconds", cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "backfill", bf);
+
+    cJSON *lv = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(lv, "enabled", cJSON_CreateBool(cfg->live.enabled));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(lv, "resubscribe_interval_seconds", cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "live", lv);
+
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "follow_graph_refresh_seconds",
+                          cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds));
+
+    cJSON *st = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(st, "backfilled_until", cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->state.backfilled_until));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(root, "state", st);
+
+    char *json = cJSON_Print(root);
+    cJSON_Delete(root);
+    if (!json) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config save: failed to serialize");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Atomic write: temp file + rename. */
+    char tmp[1100];
+    snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s.tmp", cfg->path);
+    int fd = open(tmp, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config save: cannot open tmp '%s': %s", tmp, strerror(errno));
+        free(json);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    size_t jlen = strlen(json);
+    ssize_t w = write(fd, json, jlen);
+    close(fd);
+    free(json);
+    if (w < 0 || (size_t)w != jlen) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config save: short write");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (rename(tmp, cfg->path) != 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("config save: rename failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    DEBUG_LOG("config state saved: backfilled_until=%ld",
+                 cfg->state.backfilled_until);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void cr_config_free(cr_config_t *cfg) {
+    (void)cfg;
+}

caching/src/config.h

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - config parsing + persistent state (in the .jsonc file itself)
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_CONFIG_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_CONFIG_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+/* Maximums to keep things statically sized and simple. */
+#define CR_MAX_ROOT_NPUBS   16
+#define CR_MAX_UPSTREAM     32
+#define CR_MAX_KINDS        32
+#define CR_NPUB_LEN         64   /* npub1... bech32, generous */
+#define CR_URL_LEN          256
+#define CR_HEX_PUBKEY_LEN   65   /* 64 hex chars + NUL */
+
+typedef struct {
+    int    enabled;
+    int    events_per_tick;      /* per-query page size (default 500) */
+    int    tick_interval_seconds;
+} cr_backfill_config_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int enabled;
+    int resubscribe_interval_seconds;
+} cr_live_config_t;
+
+/* Persistent state. The per-author until-cursor drain model stores all
+ * backfill progress in the caching_followed_pubkeys table, so the only
+ * state kept here is the legacy-mode first-time flag (used to drive relay
+ * discovery caching behavior). */
+typedef struct {
+    long backfilled_until;       /* legacy: 0 = first-time startup */
+} cr_state_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char  root_npubs[CR_MAX_ROOT_NPUBS][CR_NPUB_LEN];
+    int   root_npub_count;
+    /* Decoded hex pubkeys for root npubs (filled by follow_graph). */
+    char  root_hex[CR_MAX_ROOT_NPUBS][CR_HEX_PUBKEY_LEN];
+    int   root_hex_ready;
+
+    char  upstream_relays[CR_MAX_UPSTREAM][CR_URL_LEN];
+    int   upstream_count;
+
+    char  local_relay[CR_URL_LEN];
+
+    int   kinds[CR_MAX_KINDS];
+    int   kind_count;
+
+    /* Kinds to follow specifically for the root (admin) npubs.
+     * If admin_all_kinds is 1, grab everything (no kind filter). */
+    int   admin_kinds[CR_MAX_KINDS];
+    int   admin_kind_count;
+    int   admin_all_kinds;
+
+    cr_backfill_config_t backfill;
+    cr_live_config_t     live;
+    int                  follow_graph_refresh_seconds;
+
+    cr_state_t state;
+
+    /* Path the config was loaded from (for state write-back). */
+    char path[1024];
+} cr_config_t;
+
+/* Load + validate config from a .jsonc file. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+ * On success cfg->path is set and cfg->state is populated from the file. */
+int cr_config_load(cr_config_t *cfg, const char *path);
+
+/* Persist the state sub-object back into the config file (temp + rename).
+ * Preserves all other config fields. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int cr_config_save_state(cr_config_t *cfg);
+
+/* Free any heap resources held by cfg (currently none, but kept for future). */
+void cr_config_free(cr_config_t *cfg);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_CONFIG_H */

caching/src/debug.c

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+#include "debug.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/**
+ * @file debug.c
+ * @brief Debug and logging system implementation
+ *
+ * Provides a configurable logging system with timestamp formatting,
+ * level-based filtering, and optional file:line information.
+ */
+
+// Global debug level (default: no debug output)
+debug_level_t g_debug_level = DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize the debug system with a specific level
+ * @param level Debug level (0-5, clamped to valid range)
+ */
+void debug_init(int level) {
+    if (level < 0) level = 0;
+    if (level > 5) level = 5;
+    g_debug_level = (debug_level_t)level;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Core logging function
+ * @param level Debug level for this message
+ * @param file Source file name (__FILE__)
+ * @param line Source line number (__LINE__)
+ * @param format printf-style format string
+ * @param ... Variable arguments for format string
+ */
+void debug_log(debug_level_t level, const char* file, int line, const char* format, ...) {
+    // Get timestamp
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    struct tm* tm_info = localtime(&now);
+    char timestamp[32];
+    strftime(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tm_info);
+
+    // Get level string
+    const char* level_str = "UNKNOWN";
+    switch (level) {
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR: level_str = "ERROR"; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN:  level_str = "WARN "; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO:  level_str = "INFO "; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG: level_str = "DEBUG"; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE: level_str = "TRACE"; break;
+        default: break;
+    }
+
+    // Print prefix with timestamp and level
+    printf("[%s] [%s] ", timestamp, level_str);
+
+    // Print source location when debug level is TRACE (5) or higher
+    if (file && g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE) {
+        // Extract just the filename (not full path)
+        const char* filename = strrchr(file, '/');
+        filename = filename ? filename + 1 : file;
+        printf("[%s:%d] ", filename, line);
+    }
+
+    // Print message
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    vprintf(format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+
+    printf("\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+}

caching/src/debug.h

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+#ifndef C_UTILS_DEBUG_H
+#define C_UTILS_DEBUG_H
+
+/**
+ * @file debug.h
+ * @brief Debug and logging system with configurable verbosity levels
+ *
+ * Provides a simple, efficient logging system with 5 levels:
+ * - ERROR: Critical errors
+ * - WARN: Warnings
+ * - INFO: Informational messages
+ * - DEBUG: Debug messages
+ * - TRACE: Detailed trace with file:line info
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+// Debug levels
+typedef enum {
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE = 0,  /**< No debug output */
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR = 1, /**< Critical errors only */
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN = 2,  /**< Warnings and above */
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO = 3,  /**< Informational messages and above */
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG = 4, /**< Debug messages and above */
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE = 5  /**< Detailed trace with file:line info */
+} debug_level_t;
+
+// Global debug level (set at runtime via CLI)
+extern debug_level_t g_debug_level;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize the debug system
+ * @param level Debug level (0-5, clamped to valid range)
+ */
+void debug_init(int level);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Core logging function
+ * @param level Debug level for this message
+ * @param file Source file name (__FILE__)
+ * @param line Source line number (__LINE__)
+ * @param format printf-style format string
+ * @param ... Variable arguments for format string
+ */
+void debug_log(debug_level_t level, const char* file, int line, const char* format, ...);
+
+// Convenience macros that check level before calling
+// Note: TRACE level (5) and above include file:line information for ALL messages
+#define DEBUG_ERROR(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_WARN(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_INFO(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_LOG(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_TRACE(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#endif /* C_UTILS_DEBUG_H */

caching/src/follow_graph.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - follow graph resolution
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "follow_graph.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int cr_follow_is_root(const cr_config_t *cfg, const char *hex) {
+    if (!cfg->root_hex_ready) return 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->root_npub_count; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(cfg->root_hex[i], hex) == 0) return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cr_follow_decode_roots(cr_config_t *cfg) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->root_npub_count; i++) {
+        unsigned char pubkey[32];
+        if (nostr_decode_npub(cfg->root_npubs[i], pubkey) != NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("follow: failed to decode npub '%s'", cfg->root_npubs[i]);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        nostr_bytes_to_hex(pubkey, 32, cfg->root_hex[i]);
+    }
+    cfg->root_hex_ready = 1;
+    DEBUG_INFO("follow: decoded %d root npubs", cfg->root_npub_count);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Parse "p" tags from a kind-3 event and add pubkeys to the set. */
+static int parse_p_tags(cJSON *event, cr_pubkey_set_t *followed) {
+    cJSON *tags = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "tags");
+    if (!tags || !cJSON_IsArray(tags)) return 0;
+    int added = 0;
+    cJSON *tag;
+    cJSON_ArrayForEach(tag, tags) {
+        if (!cJSON_IsArray(tag)) continue;
+        cJSON *name = cJSON_GetArrayItem(tag, 0);
+        if (!name || !cJSON_IsString(name)) continue;
+        if (strcmp(cJSON_GetStringValue(name), "p") != 0) continue;
+        cJSON *pk = cJSON_GetArrayItem(tag, 1);
+        if (!pk || !cJSON_IsString(pk)) continue;
+        const char *hex = cJSON_GetStringValue(pk);
+        if (strlen(hex) != 64) continue;
+        if (cr_pubkey_set_add(followed, hex) == 1) added++;
+    }
+    return added;
+}
+
+int cr_follow_resolve(cr_config_t *cfg, nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                      cr_pubkey_set_t *followed) {
+    if (!cfg->root_hex_ready) {
+        if (cr_follow_decode_roots(cfg) != 0) return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Seed the followed set with the root pubkeys themselves. */
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->root_npub_count; i++) {
+        cr_pubkey_set_add(followed, cfg->root_hex[i]);
+    }
+
+    int total_follows = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->root_npub_count; i++) {
+        /* Build filter: authors=[root], kinds=[3], limit=1 (most recent). */
+        cJSON *filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        cJSON *authors = cJSON_CreateArray();
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(authors, cJSON_CreateString(cfg->root_hex[i]));
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "authors", authors);
+        cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(3));
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "limit", cJSON_CreateNumber(1));
+
+        const char **urls = NULL;
+        int n = 0;
+        char **listed = NULL;
+        nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+        int listed_count = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(upstream, &listed, &statuses);
+        if (listed_count > 0) {
+            urls = malloc(listed_count * sizeof(char *));
+            for (int j = 0; j < listed_count; j++) { urls[n++] = listed[j]; }
+        }
+        free(listed);
+        free(statuses);
+
+        int ev_count = 0;
+        cJSON **events = nostr_relay_pool_query_sync(upstream, urls, n,
+                                                     filter, &ev_count, 15000);
+        free(urls);
+        cJSON_Delete(filter);
+
+        if (events && ev_count > 0) {
+            int added = parse_p_tags(events[0], followed);
+            total_follows += added;
+            DEBUG_INFO("follow: root %d: kind-3 found, +%d follows (total set %d)",
+                        i, added, followed->count);
+            for (int k = 0; k < ev_count; k++) cJSON_Delete(events[k]);
+            free(events);
+        } else {
+            DEBUG_WARN("follow: root %d: no kind-3 found", i);
+            free(events);
+        }
+    }
+
+    DEBUG_INFO("follow: resolved %d total followed pubkeys (set size %d)",
+                total_follows, followed->count);
+    return 0;
+}

caching/src/follow_graph.h

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - follow graph resolution.
+ *
+ * Decodes root npubs (NIP-19) to hex, queries their most recent kind-3
+ * contact list from the upstream pool, parses the "p" tags, and populates
+ * the in-memory followed-pubkey set (root pubkeys + their follows).
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_FOLLOW_GRAPH_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_FOLLOW_GRAPH_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "state.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+
+/* Check if a hex pubkey is one of the root (admin) npubs. Returns 1 if yes. */
+int cr_follow_is_root(const cr_config_t *cfg, const char *hex);
+
+/* Decode all root_npubs in cfg into cfg->root_hex[]. Returns 0 on success. */
+int cr_follow_decode_roots(cr_config_t *cfg);
+
+/* Resolve the follow graph: for each root hex pubkey, query the most recent
+ * kind-3 from the upstream pool, parse "p" tags, and add root + follows to
+ * the followed set. Returns 0 on success, -1 on hard failure. */
+int cr_follow_resolve(cr_config_t *cfg, nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                      cr_pubkey_set_t *followed);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_FOLLOW_GRAPH_H */

caching/src/jsonc_strip.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - strip JSONC comments so cJSON can parse it.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "jsonc_strip.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+char *jsonc_strip_comments(const char *input, size_t len) {
+    if (!input) return NULL;
+    if (len == 0) len = strlen(input);
+
+    /* Worst case: output is same size as input (no comments). +1 for NUL. */
+    char *out = malloc(len + 1);
+    if (!out) return NULL;
+
+    size_t i = 0, o = 0;
+    int in_string = 0;
+    int escape = 0;
+
+    while (i < len) {
+        char c = input[i];
+
+        if (in_string) {
+            out[o++] = c;
+            if (escape) {
+                escape = 0;
+            } else if (c == '\\') {
+                escape = 1;
+            } else if (c == '"') {
+                in_string = 0;
+            }
+            i++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Not in a string. */
+        if (c == '"') {
+            in_string = 1;
+            out[o++] = c;
+            i++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Line comment // */
+        if (c == '/' && i + 1 < len && input[i + 1] == '/') {
+            i += 2;
+            while (i < len && input[i] != '\n') i++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Block comment / * ... * / */
+        if (c == '/' && i + 1 < len && input[i + 1] == '*') {
+            i += 2;
+            while (i < len && !(input[i] == '*' && i + 1 < len && input[i + 1] == '/')) i++;
+            if (i < len) i += 2; /* skip closing */
+            /* Preserve a space so tokens don't merge. */
+            out[o++] = ' ';
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        out[o++] = c;
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    out[o] = '\0';
+    return out;
+}

caching/src/jsonc_strip.h

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - strip JSONC comments so cJSON can parse it.
+ *
+ * cJSON does not natively understand JSONC. This produces a heap buffer the
+ * caller must free() containing the comment-stripped JSON. String literals are
+ * respected so a double-slash inside a string is preserved.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_JSONC_STRIP_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_JSONC_STRIP_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* Returns malloc'd buffer (null-terminated) or NULL on alloc failure. */
+char *jsonc_strip_comments(const char *input, size_t len);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_JSONC_STRIP_H */

caching/src/live_subscriber.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - live subscription on the upstream pool
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "live_subscriber.h"
+#include "follow_graph.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+/* Context passed as user_data to the subscription callbacks. */
+typedef struct {
+    cr_sink_t    *sink;
+    cr_live_t    *live;
+    cr_config_t  *cfg;
+} cr_live_ctx_t;
+
+static cr_live_ctx_t g_live_ctx;
+
+static void live_on_event(cJSON *event, const char *relay_url, void *user_data) {
+    cr_live_ctx_t *ctx = (cr_live_ctx_t *)user_data;
+    (void)relay_url;
+    ctx->live->events_received++;
+    cr_sink_publish(ctx->sink, event);
+
+    /* Detect admin kind-3 (contact list) changes from a root pubkey and
+     * signal the main loop to refresh the follow graph immediately. */
+    if (ctx->cfg) {
+        cJSON *kind = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "kind");
+        cJSON *pubkey = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+        if (kind && cJSON_IsNumber(kind) && kind->valuedouble == 3.0 &&
+            pubkey && cJSON_IsString(pubkey)) {
+            if (cr_follow_is_root(ctx->cfg, cJSON_GetStringValue(pubkey))) {
+                ctx->live->follow_graph_changed = 1;
+                DEBUG_INFO("live: root kind-3 detected from %s, "
+                           "signaling follow graph refresh",
+                           cJSON_GetStringValue(pubkey));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void live_on_eose(cJSON **events, int event_count, void *user_data) {
+    (void)events; (void)event_count; (void)user_data;
+    DEBUG_LOG("live: EOSE (stored events flushed), staying open");
+}
+
+/* Build a filter for non-admin followed pubkeys with regular kinds. */
+static cJSON *build_follows_filter(cr_config_t *cfg, cr_pubkey_set_t *followed) {
+    cJSON *filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON *authors = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+        /* Skip admin pubkeys - they get their own subscription. */
+        if (cr_follow_is_root(cfg, followed->items[i])) continue;
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(authors, cJSON_CreateString(followed->items[i]));
+    }
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "authors", authors);
+
+    cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->kind_count; i++)
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->kinds[i]));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "since", cJSON_CreateNumber((double)time(NULL)));
+    return filter;
+}
+
+/* Build a filter for admin (root) pubkeys with admin_kinds (or all kinds). */
+static cJSON *build_admin_filter(cr_config_t *cfg) {
+    cJSON *filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON *authors = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->root_npub_count; i++)
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(authors, cJSON_CreateString(cfg->root_hex[i]));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "authors", authors);
+
+    /* If admin_all_kinds, omit the kinds filter entirely (grab everything). */
+    if (!cfg->admin_all_kinds && cfg->admin_kind_count > 0) {
+        cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+        for (int i = 0; i < cfg->admin_kind_count; i++)
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(cfg->admin_kinds[i]));
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+    }
+
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "since", cJSON_CreateNumber((double)time(NULL)));
+    return filter;
+}
+
+static int get_relay_urls(nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream, const char ***urls_out) {
+    char **listed = NULL;
+    nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+    int n = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(upstream, &listed, &statuses);
+    const char **urls = NULL;
+    if (n > 0) {
+        urls = malloc(n * sizeof(char *));
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) urls[j] = listed[j];
+    }
+    free(listed);
+    free(statuses);
+    *urls_out = urls;
+    return n;
+}
+
+static nostr_pool_subscription_t *open_subscription(nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                                                     cJSON *filter) {
+    const char **urls = NULL;
+    int n = get_relay_urls(upstream, &urls);
+
+    nostr_pool_subscription_t *sub = nostr_relay_pool_subscribe(
+        upstream, urls, n, filter,
+        live_on_event, live_on_eose, &g_live_ctx,
+        0, 1, NOSTR_POOL_EOSE_FULL_SET, 0, 0);
+    free(urls);
+    return sub;
+}
+
+static int open_subs(cr_live_t *live, cr_config_t *cfg, nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                     cr_pubkey_set_t *followed, cr_sink_t *sink) {
+    g_live_ctx.sink = sink;
+    g_live_ctx.live = live;
+    g_live_ctx.cfg  = cfg;
+
+    int admin_count = 0;
+    int follows_count = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+        if (cr_follow_is_root(cfg, followed->items[i])) admin_count++;
+        else follows_count++;
+    }
+
+    /* Follows subscription (non-admin pubkeys, regular kinds). */
+    if (follows_count > 0) {
+        cJSON *filter = build_follows_filter(cfg, followed);
+        live->follows_sub = open_subscription(upstream, filter);
+        cJSON_Delete(filter);
+        if (!live->follows_sub) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("live: follows subscribe failed");
+        } else {
+            DEBUG_INFO("live: follows sub - %d authors, %d kinds",
+                        follows_count, cfg->kind_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Admin subscription (root npubs, admin_kinds or all kinds). */
+    if (admin_count > 0 || cfg->root_npub_count > 0) {
+        cJSON *filter = build_admin_filter(cfg);
+        live->admin_sub = open_subscription(upstream, filter);
+        cJSON_Delete(filter);
+        if (!live->admin_sub) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("live: admin subscribe failed");
+        } else {
+            if (cfg->admin_all_kinds) {
+                DEBUG_INFO("live: admin sub - %d authors, ALL kinds",
+                            cfg->root_npub_count);
+            } else {
+                DEBUG_INFO("live: admin sub - %d authors, %d kinds",
+                            cfg->root_npub_count, cfg->admin_kind_count);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    live->last_resubscribe = time(NULL);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cr_live_open(cr_live_t *live, cr_config_t *cfg, nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                 cr_pubkey_set_t *followed, cr_sink_t *sink) {
+    memset(live, 0, sizeof(*live));
+    return open_subs(live, cfg, upstream, followed, sink);
+}
+
+int cr_live_resubscribe(cr_live_t *live, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                        nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream, cr_pubkey_set_t *followed,
+                        cr_sink_t *sink) {
+    cr_live_close(live);
+    DEBUG_INFO("live: resubscribing (events so far: %ld)", live->events_received);
+    return open_subs(live, cfg, upstream, followed, sink);
+}
+
+void cr_live_close(cr_live_t *live) {
+    if (live->follows_sub) {
+        nostr_pool_subscription_close(live->follows_sub);
+        live->follows_sub = NULL;
+    }
+    if (live->admin_sub) {
+        nostr_pool_subscription_close(live->admin_sub);
+        live->admin_sub = NULL;
+    }
+}

caching/src/live_subscriber.h

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - live subscription on the upstream pool.
+ *
+ * Builds filters from the followed-pubkey set + configured kinds, opens
+ * long-lived subscriptions, and routes on_event to the relay sink.
+ *
+ * Two subscriptions are opened:
+ *   1. "follows" sub: non-admin followed pubkeys + regular kinds
+ *   2. "admin" sub: root (admin) npubs + admin_kinds (or all kinds if [*])
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_LIVE_SUBSCRIBER_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_LIVE_SUBSCRIBER_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "state.h"
+#include "relay_sink.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    nostr_pool_subscription_t *follows_sub;  /* non-admin pubkeys, regular kinds */
+    nostr_pool_subscription_t *admin_sub;    /* admin pubkeys, admin_kinds */
+    long                       events_received;
+    time_t                     last_resubscribe;
+    int                        follow_graph_changed; /* set when a root npub publishes a kind-3 */
+} cr_live_t;
+
+/* Open the live subscription(s). Returns 0 on success. */
+int  cr_live_open(cr_live_t *live, cr_config_t *cfg, nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream,
+                  cr_pubkey_set_t *followed, cr_sink_t *sink);
+
+/* Close + reopen the subscription(s). Returns 0 on success. */
+int  cr_live_resubscribe(cr_live_t *live, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                         nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream, cr_pubkey_set_t *followed,
+                         cr_sink_t *sink);
+
+void cr_live_close(cr_live_t *live);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_LIVE_SUBSCRIBER_H */

caching/src/main.c

@@ -0,0 +1,629 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - a daemon that caches Nostr events from followed people
+ * into a local relay.
+ *
+ * Architecture: see plans/plan.md. Two nostr_relay_pool_t instances:
+ *   - upstream_pool: query/subscribe to upstream relays
+ *   - sink_pool (in cr_sink_t): publish-only to the local relay
+ *
+ * Build: see Makefile. Statically linked C99 binary, c-relay style.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "main.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "state.h"
+#include "follow_graph.h"
+#include "relay_sink.h"
+#include "live_subscriber.h"
+#include "backfill.h"
+#include "relay_discovery.h"
+#include "pg_inbox.h"
+#include "pg_config.h"
+
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_log.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+/* Forward nostr_core_lib's internal logging to our debug system. */
+static void nostr_log_forwarder(int level, const char *component,
+                                const char *message, void *user_data) {
+    (void)user_data;
+    /* Map nostr log levels to our debug levels (they're the same 1-5). */
+    if (level >= 5) {
+        DEBUG_TRACE("[nostr:%s] %s", component ? component : "?", message ? message : "");
+    } else if (level >= 4) {
+        DEBUG_LOG("[nostr:%s] %s", component ? component : "?", message ? message : "");
+    } else if (level >= 3) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("[nostr:%s] %s", component ? component : "?", message ? message : "");
+    } else if (level >= 2) {
+        DEBUG_WARN("[nostr:%s] %s", component ? component : "?", message ? message : "");
+    } else {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("[nostr:%s] %s", component ? component : "?", message ? message : "");
+    }
+}
+
+/* Initialize per-relay backfill progress rows for every followed pubkey.
+ * For each author, merges its discovered outbox relays (from relay_map)
+ * with the bootstrap (upstream) relays from cfg, then inserts one
+ * caching_backfill_relay_progress row per relay (ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING).
+ * Safe to call repeatedly - existing rows are left untouched. */
+static void init_relay_progress_for_all(const cr_config_t *cfg,
+                                        const cr_relay_map_t *relay_map,
+                                        const cr_pubkey_set_t *followed) {
+    if (!followed || followed->count <= 0) return;
+
+    /* Bootstrap relay URLs from cfg->upstream_relays. */
+    const char **bootstrap = NULL;
+    int bootstrap_n = cfg->upstream_count;
+    if (bootstrap_n > 0) {
+        bootstrap = malloc(bootstrap_n * sizeof(char *));
+        if (!bootstrap) return;
+        for (int i = 0; i < bootstrap_n; i++)
+            bootstrap[i] = cfg->upstream_relays[i];
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+        const char *pk = followed->items[i];
+        if (!pk || !*pk) continue;
+
+        /* Collect this author's outbox relays. */
+        const cr_outbox_entry_t *oe = NULL;
+        int outbox_n = 0;
+        if (relay_map) {
+            oe = cr_relay_map_get_outbox(relay_map, pk);
+            if (oe) outbox_n = oe->relay_count;
+        }
+
+        int total = outbox_n + bootstrap_n;
+        if (total <= 0) continue;
+
+        const char **urls = malloc(total * sizeof(char *));
+        if (!urls) continue;
+        int n = 0;
+        if (oe) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < oe->relay_count && n < total; j++)
+                urls[n++] = oe->relays[j];
+        }
+        for (int j = 0; j < bootstrap_n && n < total; j++) {
+            int dup = 0;
+            for (int k = 0; k < n; k++) {
+                if (strcmp(urls[k], bootstrap[j]) == 0) { dup = 1; break; }
+            }
+            if (!dup) urls[n++] = bootstrap[j];
+        }
+
+        if (n > 0) {
+            pg_inbox_init_relay_progress_for_author(pk, urls, n);
+        }
+        free(urls);
+    }
+
+    free(bootstrap);
+}
+
+volatile sig_atomic_t g_shutdown = 0;
+static volatile sig_atomic_t g_reload  = 0;
+
+static void on_signal(int sig) {
+    if (sig == SIGINT || sig == SIGTERM) g_shutdown = 1;
+    else if (sig == SIGHUP) g_reload = 1;
+}
+
+static void usage(const char *prog) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+        "caching_relay %s - cache Nostr events from followed people into a local relay\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Usage: %s [-c <config.jsonc>] [-p <pg-conn>] [options]\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Options:\n"
+        "  -c, --config <file>   Path to .jsonc config file (default: ./caching_relay_config.jsonc)\n"
+        "  -p, --pg-conn <str>   PostgreSQL connection string (libpq format). When provided,\n"
+        "                        config is read from the c-relay-pg config table and fetched\n"
+        "                        events are inserted into the caching_event_inbox table instead\n"
+        "                        of being published via WebSocket to a local relay.\n"
+        "  -d, --debug <level>   Log level 0-5 (0=none, 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info, 4=debug, 5=trace). Default 3.\n"
+        "  -r, --restart         Reset state to first-time startup (ignore local relay cache,\n"
+        "                        re-discover all kind-10002 from bootstrap relays, reset backfill)\n"
+        "  -h, --help            Show this help\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Without -p, the daemon uses the .jsonc config file and publishes to a local relay\n"
+        "via WebSocket (legacy mode). With -p, it uses PostgreSQL for config and inbox.\n"
+        "The config file is also the persistent state store in legacy mode; the daemon\n"
+        "rewrites it as backfill progresses. See plans/plan.md and caching_relay_config.jsonc.\n",
+        CR_VERSION, prog);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    const char *config_path = NULL;
+    const char *pg_conn = NULL;
+    int log_level = DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO;
+    int restart = 0;
+
+    static struct option longopts[] = {
+        {"config",  required_argument, 0, 'c'},
+        {"pg-conn", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
+        {"debug",   required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+        {"restart", no_argument,       0, 'r'},
+        {"help",    no_argument,       0, 'h'},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0}
+    };
+    int opt;
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:p:d:rh", longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
+        switch (opt) {
+            case 'c': config_path = optarg; break;
+            case 'p': pg_conn = optarg; break;
+            case 'd': log_level = atoi(optarg); break;
+            case 'r': restart = 1; break;
+            case 'h': usage(argv[0]); return 0;
+            default:  usage(argv[0]); return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    /* In PostgreSQL mode, the .jsonc config file is optional. */
+    if (!config_path && !pg_conn) {
+        /* Default: look for caching_relay.jsonc in the current directory. */
+        config_path = "caching_relay_config.jsonc";
+        if (access(config_path, F_OK) != 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: no config specified and default '%s' not found\n\n", config_path);
+            usage(argv[0]);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (log_level < 0) log_level = 0;
+    if (log_level > 5) log_level = 5;
+
+    debug_init(log_level);
+
+    /* Enable nostr_core_lib internal logging and forward to our debug system.
+     * This shows the actual WebSocket messages (REQ filters, EVENT responses)
+     * at debug level 5 (trace). */
+    nostr_set_log_callback(nostr_log_forwarder, NULL);
+    nostr_set_log_level((nostr_log_level_t)log_level);
+
+    DEBUG_INFO("caching_relay %s starting (config=%s, pg-conn=%s, loglevel=%d%s)",
+                CR_VERSION,
+                config_path ? config_path : "(none)",
+                pg_conn ? "yes" : "no",
+                log_level, restart ? ", RESTART" : "");
+
+    /* Signals. */
+    struct sigaction sa;
+    memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+    sa.sa_handler = on_signal;
+    sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
+    sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, NULL);
+    sigaction(SIGHUP, &sa, NULL);
+    /* Ignore SIGPIPE - relay pool handles its own socket errors. */
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
+    /* PostgreSQL inbox mode: connect and load config from the config table. */
+    long config_generation = -1;
+    if (pg_conn) {
+        if (pg_inbox_init(pg_conn) != 0) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("failed to connect to PostgreSQL");
+            return 1;
+        }
+        config_generation = pg_inbox_get_config_generation();
+        if (config_generation < 0) {
+            DEBUG_WARN("could not read caching_config_generation (defaulting to 0)");
+            config_generation = 0;
+        }
+        DEBUG_INFO("config generation: %ld", config_generation);
+    }
+
+    /* Load config. */
+    cr_config_t cfg;
+    if (pg_conn) {
+        if (pg_config_load(&cfg) != 0) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("failed to load config from PostgreSQL");
+            pg_inbox_shutdown();
+            return 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (cr_config_load(&cfg, config_path) != 0) return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* --restart: reset state to first-time startup. */
+    if (restart) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("RESTART: resetting state to first-time startup");
+        cfg.state.backfilled_until = 0;
+        if (pg_conn) {
+            /* Reset per-author backfill progress (caching_followed_pubkeys)
+             * so the next run starts fresh. The followed set itself is
+             * preserved; only cursor/completion state is reset. */
+            pg_inbox_reset_backfill_progress();
+        } else {
+            cr_config_save_state(&cfg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Init crypto. */
+    if (nostr_crypto_init() != NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("nostr_crypto_init failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* In-memory state. */
+    cr_seen_ring_t seen;
+    cr_seen_ring_init(&seen);
+    cr_pubkey_set_t followed;
+    cr_pubkey_set_init(&followed);
+
+    /* Upstream pool. */
+    nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream = nostr_relay_pool_create(nostr_pool_reconnect_config_default());
+    if (!upstream) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("failed to create upstream pool");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg.upstream_count; i++) {
+        if (nostr_relay_pool_add_relay(upstream, cfg.upstream_relays[i]) != NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
+            DEBUG_WARN("failed to add upstream relay %s (continuing)", cfg.upstream_relays[i]);
+        } else {
+            DEBUG_INFO("upstream: added %s", cfg.upstream_relays[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Sink: WebSocket pool (legacy) or PostgreSQL inbox. */
+    cr_sink_t sink;
+    if (pg_conn) {
+        if (cr_sink_init_pg(&sink, &seen) != 0) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("failed to init sink (pg)");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (cr_sink_init(&sink, cfg.local_relay, &seen) != 0) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR("failed to init sink");
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Give the sink pool a moment to connect to the local relay before we
+     * start publishing (relay discovery caches kind-10002 events to local).
+     * No-op in PostgreSQL inbox mode (cr_sink_pump does nothing). */
+    if (!pg_conn) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("waiting for sink connection to establish...");
+        for (int i = 0; i < 30 && !g_shutdown; i++) {
+            cr_sink_pump(&sink, 100);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Resolve follow graph. */
+    if (g_shutdown) goto shutdown;
+    if (cr_follow_resolve(&cfg, upstream, &followed) != 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("follow graph resolution failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* Sync the followed set to the DB so the backfill tick can iterate
+     * over it (per-author until-cursor drain). Also run the one-time
+     * migration from the old caching_backfill_progress table. */
+    if (pg_conn) {
+        pg_inbox_migrate_backfill_progress();
+        const char **root_pks = malloc(cfg.root_npub_count * sizeof(char *));
+        for (int i = 0; i < cfg.root_npub_count; i++)
+            root_pks[i] = cfg.root_hex[i];
+        pg_inbox_sync_followed_pubkeys((const char **)followed.items,
+                                        followed.count, root_pks,
+                                        cfg.root_npub_count);
+        free(root_pks);
+    }
+
+    if (g_shutdown) goto shutdown;
+
+    /* Discover outbox relays (NIP-65) and compute minimum covering set. */
+    int is_first_time = (cfg.state.backfilled_until == 0);
+    cr_relay_map_t relay_map;
+    if (cr_relay_discovery_run(&relay_map, &cfg, upstream, &sink, &followed,
+                                is_first_time) != 0) {
+        DEBUG_WARN("relay discovery failed, continuing with bootstrap relays only");
+        memset(&relay_map, 0, sizeof(relay_map));
+    }
+
+    /* Add discovered outbox relays to the upstream pool. */
+    for (int i = 0; i < relay_map.selected_count; i++) {
+        /* Check if already in the pool (bootstrap relays may already be there). */
+        char **listed = NULL;
+        nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+        int n = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(upstream, &listed, &statuses);
+        int already = 0;
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
+            if (strcmp(listed[j], relay_map.selected_relays[i]) == 0) {
+                already = 1; break;
+            }
+        }
+        free(listed);
+        free(statuses);
+        if (!already) {
+            if (nostr_relay_pool_add_relay(upstream, relay_map.selected_relays[i]) == NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
+                DEBUG_INFO("upstream: added outbox relay %s", relay_map.selected_relays[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Log final upstream pool. */
+    {
+        char **listed = NULL;
+        nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+        int n = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(upstream, &listed, &statuses);
+        DEBUG_INFO("upstream_pool: %d relays connected:", n);
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
+            DEBUG_INFO("  %s", listed[j]);
+        }
+        free(listed);
+        free(statuses);
+    }
+
+    /* Create per-relay backfill progress rows for every followed pubkey
+     * (outbox relays + bootstrap relays). Existing rows are left untouched
+     * so cursor/completion state is preserved across restarts. */
+    if (pg_conn) {
+        init_relay_progress_for_all(&cfg, &relay_map, &followed);
+    }
+
+    /* Open live subscription. */
+    cr_live_t live;
+    if (cfg.live.enabled) {
+        if (cr_live_open(&live, &cfg, upstream, &followed, &sink) != 0) {
+            DEBUG_WARN("live subscription failed to open (will retry on resubscribe)");
+        }
+    } else {
+        memset(&live, 0, sizeof(live));
+    }
+
+    /* Init backfill. */
+    cr_backfill_t bf;
+    cr_backfill_init(&bf, &cfg);
+
+    time_t last_follow_refresh = time(NULL);
+    time_t last_state_save = time(NULL);
+    time_t last_status_heartbeat = 0;
+
+    /* Initial status heartbeat in PostgreSQL mode. */
+    if (pg_conn) {
+        int bf_complete = 0, bf_total = 0;
+        pg_inbox_count_backfill_progress(&bf_complete, &bf_total);
+        pg_inbox_update_status("starting", config_generation, (long)time(NULL),
+                               followed.count, relay_map.selected_count, 0,
+                               bf_complete, bf_total, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
+    }
+
+    DEBUG_INFO("entering main loop");
+
+    while (!g_shutdown) {
+        if (g_reload) {
+            g_reload = 0;
+            DEBUG_INFO("SIGHUP: reloading config (state preserved)");
+            cr_config_t newcfg;
+            int reload_ok = 0;
+            if (pg_conn) {
+                if (pg_config_load(&newcfg) == 0 &&
+                    cr_follow_decode_roots(&newcfg) == 0) reload_ok = 1;
+            } else if (config_path) {
+                if (cr_config_load(&newcfg, config_path) == 0) reload_ok = 1;
+            }
+            if (reload_ok) {
+                /* Preserve runtime state across reload. */
+                newcfg.state = cfg.state;
+                cr_config_free(&cfg);
+                cfg = newcfg;
+                DEBUG_INFO("config reloaded");
+                /* Force an immediate follow-graph refresh so any new
+                 * root npubs are picked up right away. */
+                last_follow_refresh = 0;
+            } else {
+                DEBUG_ERROR("config reload failed, keeping old config");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* PostgreSQL: check for config generation change and reload. */
+        if (pg_conn) {
+            int changed = pg_config_generation_changed(config_generation);
+            if (changed == 1) {
+                long new_gen = pg_inbox_get_config_generation();
+                DEBUG_INFO("config generation changed (%ld -> %ld), reloading",
+                           config_generation, new_gen);
+                cr_config_t newcfg;
+                if (pg_config_load(&newcfg) == 0) {
+                    /* Decode root npubs to hex — pg_config_load fills
+                     * root_npubs[] but NOT root_hex[] / root_hex_ready.
+                     * Without this, cr_follow_is_root() returns 0 for
+                     * everything and the new root's follows are never
+                     * resolved. */
+                    if (cr_follow_decode_roots(&newcfg) != 0) {
+                        DEBUG_ERROR("config reload: failed to decode root npubs, keeping old config");
+                        cr_config_free(&newcfg);
+                    } else {
+                        newcfg.state = cfg.state;
+                        cr_config_free(&cfg);
+                        cfg = newcfg;
+                        config_generation = new_gen;
+                        DEBUG_INFO("config reloaded from PostgreSQL");
+                        /* Force an immediate follow-graph refresh so the
+                         * new root npub's follows are picked up right
+                         * away (instead of waiting up to
+                         * follow_graph_refresh_seconds). */
+                        last_follow_refresh = 0;
+                        /* Resubscribe live with new config. */
+                        if (cfg.live.enabled) {
+                            cr_live_resubscribe(&live, &cfg, upstream, &followed, &sink);
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    DEBUG_ERROR("PostgreSQL config reload failed, keeping old config");
+                }
+            } else if (changed < 0) {
+                DEBUG_WARN("config generation check failed");
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Pump upstream pool (drives live subscription callbacks). */
+        nostr_relay_pool_run(upstream, 100);
+
+        /* Pump sink pool (flush publish callbacks). */
+        cr_sink_pump(&sink, 50);
+
+        /* Backfill tick. */
+        int brc = cr_backfill_tick(&bf, &cfg, upstream, &followed, &sink, &relay_map);
+        (void)brc;
+
+        /* Immediate follow-graph refresh when a root npub publishes a new
+         * kind-3 contact list (detected by the live subscriber). */
+        if (cfg.live.enabled && live.follow_graph_changed) {
+            live.follow_graph_changed = 0;
+            DEBUG_INFO("live: admin kind-3 detected, refreshing follow graph immediately");
+            cr_pubkey_set_t new_followed;
+            cr_pubkey_set_init(&new_followed);
+            if (cr_follow_resolve(&cfg, upstream, &new_followed) == 0) {
+                int changed = (new_followed.count != followed.count);
+                if (!changed) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < followed.count; i++) {
+                        if (!cr_pubkey_set_contains(&new_followed, followed.items[i])) {
+                            changed = 1; break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                cr_pubkey_set_free(&followed);
+                followed = new_followed;
+                if (pg_conn) {
+                    const char **root_pks = malloc(cfg.root_npub_count * sizeof(char *));
+                    for (int i = 0; i < cfg.root_npub_count; i++)
+                        root_pks[i] = cfg.root_hex[i];
+                    pg_inbox_sync_followed_pubkeys((const char **)followed.items,
+                                                    followed.count, root_pks,
+                                                    cfg.root_npub_count);
+                    free(root_pks);
+                    /* Create relay progress rows for newly added follows.
+                     * Existing rows are preserved (ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING). */
+                    init_relay_progress_for_all(&cfg, &relay_map, &followed);
+                }
+                if (changed && cfg.live.enabled) {
+                    cr_live_resubscribe(&live, &cfg, upstream, &followed, &sink);
+                }
+                /* Reset the backfill in_progress flag in case we had entered
+                 * steady-state; new follows need to be drained. */
+                bf.in_progress = 1;
+                last_follow_refresh = time(NULL);
+            } else {
+                DEBUG_WARN("immediate follow graph refresh failed");
+                cr_pubkey_set_free(&new_followed);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Periodic follow-graph refresh. */
+        time_t now = time(NULL);
+        if (cfg.follow_graph_refresh_seconds > 0 &&
+            (now - last_follow_refresh) >= cfg.follow_graph_refresh_seconds) {
+            DEBUG_INFO("refreshing follow graph");
+            cr_pubkey_set_t new_followed;
+            cr_pubkey_set_init(&new_followed);
+            if (cr_follow_resolve(&cfg, upstream, &new_followed) == 0) {
+                /* If the set changed, resubscribe live. */
+                int changed = (new_followed.count != followed.count);
+                if (!changed) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < followed.count; i++) {
+                        if (!cr_pubkey_set_contains(&new_followed, followed.items[i])) {
+                            changed = 1; break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                cr_pubkey_set_free(&followed);
+                followed = new_followed;
+                /* Sync the refreshed followed set to the DB so newly added
+                 * follows get backfilled and dropped follows stop. Existing
+                 * cursor/completion state is preserved (upsert only touches
+                 * is_root and last_seen). */
+                if (pg_conn) {
+                    const char **root_pks = malloc(cfg.root_npub_count * sizeof(char *));
+                    for (int i = 0; i < cfg.root_npub_count; i++)
+                        root_pks[i] = cfg.root_hex[i];
+                    pg_inbox_sync_followed_pubkeys((const char **)followed.items,
+                                                    followed.count, root_pks,
+                                                    cfg.root_npub_count);
+                    free(root_pks);
+                    /* Create relay progress rows for newly added follows.
+                     * Existing rows are preserved (ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING). */
+                    init_relay_progress_for_all(&cfg, &relay_map, &followed);
+                }
+                if (changed && cfg.live.enabled) {
+                    cr_live_resubscribe(&live, &cfg, upstream, &followed, &sink);
+                }
+                /* Reset the backfill in_progress flag in case we had entered
+                 * steady-state; new follows need to be drained. The backfill
+                 * tick will quickly re-enter steady-state if there are no
+                 * incomplete authors, so this is cheap. */
+                bf.in_progress = 1;
+            } else {
+                DEBUG_WARN("follow graph refresh failed");
+                cr_pubkey_set_free(&new_followed);
+            }
+            last_follow_refresh = now;
+        }
+
+        /* Periodic live resubscribe. */
+        if (cfg.live.enabled && cfg.live.resubscribe_interval_seconds > 0 &&
+            (now - live.last_resubscribe) >= cfg.live.resubscribe_interval_seconds) {
+            cr_live_resubscribe(&live, &cfg, upstream, &followed, &sink);
+        }
+
+        /* Periodic state save (in case backfill didn't just save). */
+        if ((now - last_state_save) >= 60) {
+            if (!pg_conn) cr_config_save_state(&cfg);
+            last_state_save = now;
+        }
+
+        /* PostgreSQL: periodic status heartbeat. */
+        if (pg_conn && (now - last_status_heartbeat) >= 15) {
+            long events_fetched = live.events_received + bf.events_total;
+            long inbox_inserts  = sink.published_ok;
+            int connected = 0;
+            {
+                char **listed = NULL;
+                nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+                int n = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(upstream, &listed, &statuses);
+                for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
+                    if (statuses[j] == NOSTR_POOL_RELAY_CONNECTED) connected++;
+                }
+                free(listed);
+                free(statuses);
+            }
+            int bf_complete = 0, bf_total = 0;
+            pg_inbox_count_backfill_progress(&bf_complete, &bf_total);
+            pg_inbox_update_status("running", config_generation, (long)now,
+                                   followed.count, relay_map.selected_count,
+                                   connected, bf_complete, bf_total,
+                                   events_fetched, inbox_inserts, NULL, 0);
+            last_status_heartbeat = now;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Graceful shutdown. */
+ shutdown:
+     DEBUG_INFO("shutting down...");
+     cr_live_close(&live);
+     if (!pg_conn) cr_config_save_state(&cfg);
+     if (pg_conn) {
+         int bf_complete = 0, bf_total = 0;
+         pg_inbox_count_backfill_progress(&bf_complete, &bf_total);
+         pg_inbox_update_status("stopped", config_generation, (long)time(NULL),
+                                followed.count, relay_map.selected_count, 0,
+                                bf_complete, bf_total,
+                                live.events_received + bf.events_total,
+                                sink.published_ok, NULL, 0);
+     }
+     cr_sink_destroy(&sink);
+     nostr_relay_pool_destroy(upstream);
+     cr_pubkey_set_free(&followed);
+     cr_relay_map_free(&relay_map);
+     cr_config_free(&cfg);
+     if (pg_conn) pg_inbox_shutdown();
+     nostr_crypto_cleanup();
+     DEBUG_INFO("clean exit");
+     return 0;
+ }

caching/src/main.h

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - main header
+ *
+ * Version information is auto-updated by increment_and_push.sh.
+ * Git tags are the source of truth for versioning.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_MAIN_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_MAIN_H
+
+// Version information (auto-updated by increment_and_push.sh)
+#define CR_VERSION_MAJOR 0
+#define CR_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define CR_VERSION_PATCH 2
+#define CR_VERSION "v0.0.2"
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_MAIN_H */

caching/src/pg_config.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - read caching configuration from the c-relay-pg PostgreSQL
+ * config table and populate the existing cr_config_t structure.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "pg_config.h"
+#include "pg_inbox.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Helpers                                                             */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Split a comma-separated string into a string array (fixed-size rows).
+ * Trims leading/trailing whitespace from each token. */
+static void split_csv_str(const char *s, char *dst, int max, int elem_len,
+                          int *count_out) {
+    int count = 0;
+    if (!s) { *count_out = 0; return; }
+
+    /* Work on a mutable copy because strtok_r modifies its input. */
+    char *copy = strdup(s);
+    if (!copy) { *count_out = 0; return; }
+
+    char *saveptr = NULL;
+    char *tok = strtok_r(copy, ",", &saveptr);
+    while (tok && count < max) {
+        /* Trim leading spaces. */
+        while (*tok == ' ' || *tok == '\t') tok++;
+        /* Trim trailing spaces. */
+        char *end = tok + strlen(tok) - 1;
+        while (end > tok && (*end == ' ' || *end == '\t' || *end == '\r' || *end == '\n')) {
+            *end-- = '\0';
+        }
+        if (*tok != '\0') {
+            strncpy(dst + count * elem_len, tok, elem_len - 1);
+            dst[count * elem_len + (elem_len - 1)] = '\0';
+            count++;
+        }
+        tok = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
+    }
+    free(copy);
+    *count_out = count;
+}
+
+/* Split a comma-separated string of integers into an int array. */
+static void split_csv_int(const char *s, int *dst, int max, int *count_out) {
+    int count = 0;
+    if (!s) { *count_out = 0; return; }
+
+    char *copy = strdup(s);
+    if (!copy) { *count_out = 0; return; }
+
+    char *saveptr = NULL;
+    char *tok = strtok_r(copy, ",", &saveptr);
+    while (tok && count < max) {
+        while (*tok == ' ' || *tok == '\t') tok++;
+        if (*tok != '\0') {
+            dst[count++] = atoi(tok);
+        }
+        tok = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
+    }
+    free(copy);
+    *count_out = count;
+}
+
+/* Split a comma-separated string of longs into a long array. */
+static void split_csv_long(const char *s, long *dst, int max, int *count_out) {
+    int count = 0;
+    if (!s) { *count_out = 0; return; }
+
+    char *copy = strdup(s);
+    if (!copy) { *count_out = 0; return; }
+
+    char *saveptr = NULL;
+    char *tok = strtok_r(copy, ",", &saveptr);
+    while (tok && count < max) {
+        while (*tok == ' ' || *tok == '\t') tok++;
+        if (*tok != '\0') {
+            dst[count++] = strtol(tok, NULL, 10);
+        }
+        tok = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
+    }
+    free(copy);
+    *count_out = count;
+}
+
+/* Read a config key as a freshly-allocated string. Returns NULL if missing. */
+static char *get_key(const char *key) {
+    return pg_inbox_get_config_value(key);
+}
+
+/* Read a config key as a boolean ("true"/"1"/"yes" -> 1). */
+static int get_bool(const char *key, int default_val) {
+    char *v = get_key(key);
+    if (!v) return default_val;
+    int r = (strcmp(v, "true") == 0 || strcmp(v, "1") == 0 ||
+             strcmp(v, "yes") == 0 || strcmp(v, "on") == 0);
+    free(v);
+    return r;
+}
+
+/* Read a config key as a long. */
+static long get_long(const char *key, long default_val) {
+    char *v = get_key(key);
+    if (!v) return default_val;
+    long r = strtol(v, NULL, 10);
+    free(v);
+    return r;
+}
+
+/* Read a config key as an int. */
+static int get_int(const char *key, int default_val) {
+    return (int)get_long(key, (long)default_val);
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Public API                                                          */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+int pg_config_load(cr_config_t *cfg) {
+    if (!cfg) return -1;
+    memset(cfg, 0, sizeof(*cfg));
+
+    /* root_npubs */
+    char *npubs = get_key("caching_root_npubs");
+    split_csv_str(npubs, (char *)cfg->root_npubs, CR_MAX_ROOT_NPUBS,
+                  CR_NPUB_LEN, &cfg->root_npub_count);
+    free(npubs);
+
+    /* bootstrap_relays -> upstream_relays */
+    char *relays = get_key("caching_bootstrap_relays");
+    split_csv_str(relays, (char *)cfg->upstream_relays, CR_MAX_UPSTREAM,
+                  CR_URL_LEN, &cfg->upstream_count);
+    free(relays);
+
+    /* local_relay - no longer required for PostgreSQL mode, but keep a
+     * placeholder for compatibility. The caller may override it. */
+    cfg->local_relay[0] = '\0';
+
+    /* kinds */
+    char *kinds = get_key("caching_kinds");
+    split_csv_int(kinds, cfg->kinds, CR_MAX_KINDS, &cfg->kind_count);
+    free(kinds);
+
+    /* admin_kinds - supports "*" to mean all kinds */
+    char *akinds = get_key("caching_admin_kinds");
+    if (akinds) {
+        /* Check for "*" anywhere in the list. */
+        if (strstr(akinds, "*") != NULL) {
+            cfg->admin_all_kinds = 1;
+        } else {
+            split_csv_int(akinds, cfg->admin_kinds, CR_MAX_KINDS,
+                          &cfg->admin_kind_count);
+        }
+        free(akinds);
+    }
+
+    /* live */
+    cfg->live.enabled = get_bool("caching_live_enabled", 1);
+    cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds =
+        get_int("caching_live_resubscribe_seconds", 300);
+
+    /* backfill */
+    cfg->backfill.enabled = get_bool("caching_backfill_enabled", 1);
+    cfg->backfill.events_per_tick =
+        get_int("caching_backfill_page_size", 500);
+    /* tick interval is stored in ms in the config table; convert to seconds. */
+    int tick_ms = get_int("caching_backfill_tick_interval_ms", 5000);
+    cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds = (tick_ms + 999) / 1000;
+    if (cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds < 1)
+        cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds = 1;
+
+    /* follow graph refresh */
+    cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds =
+        get_int("caching_follow_graph_refresh_seconds", 600);
+
+    /* Defaults if missing. */
+    if (cfg->backfill.events_per_tick == 0)
+        cfg->backfill.events_per_tick = 500;
+    if (cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds == 0)
+        cfg->backfill.tick_interval_seconds = 5;
+    if (cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds == 0)
+        cfg->live.resubscribe_interval_seconds = 300;
+    if (cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds == 0)
+        cfg->follow_graph_refresh_seconds = 600;
+
+    /* State: per-author backfill progress lives in caching_followed_pubkeys.
+     * backfilled_until is only used as a first-time flag in legacy mode. */
+    cfg->state.backfilled_until = 0;
+
+    /* Validation. */
+    if (cfg->root_npub_count == 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("pg_config: at least one caching_root_npubs required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (cfg->upstream_count == 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("pg_config: at least one caching_bootstrap_relays required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (cfg->kind_count == 0) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("pg_config: at least one caching_kinds required");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    DEBUG_INFO("pg_config loaded: %d root npubs, %d upstream relays, %d kinds",
+               cfg->root_npub_count, cfg->upstream_count, cfg->kind_count);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int pg_config_generation_changed(long last_generation) {
+    long cur = pg_inbox_get_config_generation();
+    if (cur < 0) return -1;
+    return (cur != last_generation) ? 1 : 0;
+}

caching/src/pg_config.h

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - read caching configuration from the c-relay-pg PostgreSQL
+ * config table and populate the existing cr_config_t structure.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_PG_CONFIG_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_PG_CONFIG_H
+
+#include "config.h" /* cr_config_t */
+
+/* Load caching configuration from the c-relay-pg PostgreSQL config table.
+ * Populates the cr_config_t fields from the config table.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_config_load(cr_config_t *cfg);
+
+/* Check if the config generation has changed since the last load.
+ * Returns 1 if changed, 0 if not, -1 on error. */
+int pg_config_generation_changed(long last_generation);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_PG_CONFIG_H */

caching/src/pg_inbox.h

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - PostgreSQL inbox connection and operations.
+ *
+ * Manages the libpq connection to the c-relay-pg PostgreSQL database and
+ * provides functions to insert fetched events into the caching_event_inbox
+ * table, update the caching_service_state singleton, and read configuration
+ * from the shared config table.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_PG_INBOX_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_PG_INBOX_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* Forward declaration so the header does not pull in cJSON everywhere. */
+typedef struct cJSON cJSON;
+
+/* Initialize PostgreSQL connection using the given connection string.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_init(const char *connection_string);
+
+/* Close the PostgreSQL connection. */
+void pg_inbox_shutdown(void);
+
+/* Insert an event into the caching_event_inbox table.
+ * event_json is the raw Nostr event JSON string.
+ * source_relay may be NULL. source_class is "live", "discovery", or "backfill".
+ * priority is 0 (live/discovery) or 1 (backfill).
+ * Returns 0 on success (including conflict-skip), -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_insert_event(const char *event_json, const char *source_relay,
+                          const char *source_class, int priority);
+
+/* Update the caching_service_state singleton row.
+ * All string parameters may be NULL (left unchanged).
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_update_status(const char *service_state,
+                           long config_generation,
+                           long heartbeat_at,
+                           int followed_author_count,
+                           int selected_relay_count,
+                           int connected_relay_count,
+                           int backfill_authors_complete,
+                           int backfill_authors_total,
+                           long events_fetched,
+                           long inbox_inserts,
+                           const char *last_error,
+                           long last_error_at);
+
+/* Read a config value from the c-relay-pg config table.
+ * Returns a malloc'd string (caller must free) or NULL if not found/error. */
+char *pg_inbox_get_config_value(const char *key);
+
+/* Read the current config generation.
+ * Returns the generation number, or -1 on error. */
+long pg_inbox_get_config_generation(void);
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Per-author until-cursor drain backfill model                         */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Reset all backfill progress: set until_cursor=0 and backfill_complete=FALSE
+ * for all rows in caching_followed_pubkeys (the followed set itself is
+ * preserved). Used by the "Reset Backfill" API button and --restart.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_reset_backfill_progress(void);
+
+/* Upsert all followed pubkeys into caching_followed_pubkeys.
+ * For each pubkey: INSERT if new (until_cursor=0, backfill_complete=FALSE),
+ * or UPDATE is_root and last_seen if existing (until_cursor and
+ * backfill_complete are NOT touched). root_pubkeys marks which entries are
+ * root follows. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_sync_followed_pubkeys(const char **pubkeys, int count,
+                                    const char **root_pubkeys, int root_count);
+
+/* Pick the next incomplete author for backfill, round-robin.
+ * On success fills out_pk, out_until_cursor and out_is_root, advances
+ * *round_cursor, and returns 0. Returns -1 if no incomplete authors or
+ * on error. */
+int pg_inbox_pick_next_backfill_author(char *out_pk, int pk_len,
+                                        long *out_until_cursor,
+                                        int *out_is_root,
+                                        int *round_cursor);
+
+/* Update the cursor and completion state for an author.
+ * events_this_page is added to the running events_fetched counter.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_update_backfill_progress(const char *pk, long until_cursor,
+                                       int complete, int events_this_page);
+
+/* One-time migration from the old caching_backfill_progress table to the
+ * new caching_followed_pubkeys table. Only runs if the new table is empty
+ * and the old table has rows. Returns 0 on success (including no-op),
+ * -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_migrate_backfill_progress(void);
+
+/* Count complete/total authors for status reporting.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_count_backfill_progress(int *out_complete, int *out_total);
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Per-relay backfill progress (relay-by-relay drain model)            */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Initialize relay progress rows for an author. Creates one row per relay
+ * URL with until_cursor=0, complete=FALSE. Skips rows that already exist
+ * (ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING). Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_init_relay_progress_for_author(const char *pk,
+                                             const char **relay_urls,
+                                             int relay_count);
+
+/* Pick the next author that has at least one incomplete relay progress row.
+ * Round-robin via *round_cursor. On success fills out_pk and returns 0.
+ * Returns -1 if no incomplete authors or on error. */
+int pg_inbox_pick_next_author_with_incomplete_relays(char *out_pk, int pk_len,
+                                                       int *round_cursor);
+
+/* Get incomplete relays for an author. Returns a cJSON array of
+ * {relay_url, until_cursor} objects (caller frees with cJSON_Delete).
+ * Returns NULL on error or if no incomplete relays. */
+cJSON *pg_inbox_get_incomplete_relays(const char *pk);
+
+/* Update relay progress: advance cursor and/or mark complete.
+ * events_this_page is added to the running events_fetched counter.
+ * last_status is a short string like "eose", "timeout", "error", or NULL
+ * to leave unchanged. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_update_relay_progress(const char *pk, const char *relay_url,
+                                    long until_cursor, int complete,
+                                    int events_this_page,
+                                    const char *last_status);
+
+/* Check if all relays for an author are complete. If so, mark the author
+ * as backfill_complete=TRUE in caching_followed_pubkeys.
+ * Returns 1 if marked complete, 0 if still incomplete, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_check_and_mark_author_complete(const char *pk);
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Active backfill target (for UI status display)                     */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+/* Set the currently-active backfill target (pubkey + relay being queried).
+ * Either parameter may be NULL/empty to clear. Creates the
+ * caching_backfill_active table if needed (single-row singleton).
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_set_active_target(const char *pubkey, const char *relay_url);
+
+/* Read the active backfill target. Fills out_pubkey/out_relay with
+ * the current values (or empty strings if none). Buffers must be
+ * at least 65 and 256 bytes respectively.
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int pg_inbox_get_active_target(char *out_pubkey, int pk_len,
+                                char *out_relay, int relay_len);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_PG_INBOX_H */

caching/src/relay_discovery.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - NIP-65 outbox relay discovery
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "relay_discovery.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+/* Access the shutdown flag from main.c so we can abort discovery early. */
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t g_shutdown;
+
+/* Normalize a relay URL: strip trailing slash for consistency. */
+static void normalize_url(char *url, size_t maxlen) {
+    size_t len = strlen(url);
+    while (len > 0 && url[len - 1] == '/') {
+        url[--len] = '\0';
+    }
+    (void)maxlen;
+}
+
+/* ---- helpers ---- */
+
+static int get_pool_urls(nostr_relay_pool_t *pool, const char ***urls_out) {
+    char **listed = NULL;
+    nostr_pool_relay_status_t *statuses = NULL;
+    int n = nostr_relay_pool_list_relays(pool, &listed, &statuses);
+    const char **urls = NULL;
+    if (n > 0) {
+        urls = malloc(n * sizeof(char *));
+        for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) urls[j] = listed[j];
+    }
+    free(listed);
+    free(statuses);
+    *urls_out = urls;
+    return n;
+}
+
+/* Query the most recent kind 10002 for a single pubkey from a pool.
+ * Returns the event (caller must cJSON_Delete) or NULL. */
+static cJSON *query_kind10002(nostr_relay_pool_t *pool, const char *hex) {
+    cJSON *filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON *authors = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(authors, cJSON_CreateString(hex));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "authors", authors);
+    cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(10002));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "limit", cJSON_CreateNumber(1));
+
+    const char **urls = NULL;
+    int n = get_pool_urls(pool, &urls);
+    int ev_count = 0;
+    cJSON **events = nostr_relay_pool_query_sync(pool, urls, n, filter, &ev_count, 10000);
+    free(urls);
+    cJSON_Delete(filter);
+
+    cJSON *result = NULL;
+    if (events && ev_count > 0) {
+        result = events[0]; /* take first (most recent) */
+        for (int k = 1; k < ev_count; k++) cJSON_Delete(events[k]);
+    }
+    free(events);
+    return result;
+}
+
+/* Parse "r" tags from a kind 10002 event into an outbox entry.
+ * Only includes relays with "read" marker or no marker (assume both).
+ * Skips "write" only relays. */
+static int parse_r_tags(cJSON *event, cr_outbox_entry_t *entry) {
+    memset(entry, 0, sizeof(*entry));
+    cJSON *pubkey = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+    if (pubkey && cJSON_IsString(pubkey)) {
+        strncpy(entry->pubkey, cJSON_GetStringValue(pubkey), CR_HEX_LEN - 1);
+    }
+
+    cJSON *tags = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "tags");
+    if (!tags || !cJSON_IsArray(tags)) return 0;
+
+    int added = 0;
+    cJSON *tag;
+    cJSON_ArrayForEach(tag, tags) {
+        if (!cJSON_IsArray(tag)) continue;
+        cJSON *name = cJSON_GetArrayItem(tag, 0);
+        if (!name || !cJSON_IsString(name)) continue;
+        if (strcmp(cJSON_GetStringValue(name), "r") != 0) continue;
+        cJSON *url = cJSON_GetArrayItem(tag, 1);
+        if (!url || !cJSON_IsString(url)) continue;
+        const char *relay_url = cJSON_GetStringValue(url);
+        if (!relay_url || !relay_url[0]) continue;
+
+        /* Check marker (3rd element): "read", "write", or absent. */
+        cJSON *marker = cJSON_GetArrayItem(tag, 2);
+        if (marker && cJSON_IsString(marker)) {
+            const char *m = cJSON_GetStringValue(marker);
+            if (strcmp(m, "write") == 0) continue; /* skip write-only relays */
+        }
+        /* No marker or "read" => include. */
+
+        if (entry->relay_count >= CR_MAX_RELAYS_PER_PUBKEY) break;
+        strncpy(entry->relays[entry->relay_count], relay_url, CR_URL_LEN - 1);
+        entry->relays[entry->relay_count][CR_URL_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+        normalize_url(entry->relays[entry->relay_count], CR_URL_LEN);
+        entry->relay_count++;
+        added++;
+    }
+    return added;
+}
+
+/* ---- greedy set cover ---- */
+
+/* Build relay -> pubkey coverage map and compute minimum covering set. */
+static void compute_covering_set(cr_relay_map_t *map, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                                 const cr_pubkey_set_t *followed) {
+    /* Build a temporary relay -> pubkeys map. */
+    typedef struct {
+        char url[CR_URL_LEN];
+        char pubkeys[CR_MAX_PUBKEYS_PER_RELAY][CR_HEX_LEN];
+        int  pubkey_count;
+    } relay_cov_t;
+
+    relay_cov_t *relays = calloc(CR_MAX_DISCOVERED_RELAYS, sizeof(relay_cov_t));
+    int relay_count = 0;
+
+    /* Always include bootstrap relays in the coverage map. */
+    for (int i = 0; i < cfg->upstream_count && relay_count < CR_MAX_DISCOVERED_RELAYS; i++) {
+        strncpy(relays[relay_count].url, cfg->upstream_relays[i], CR_URL_LEN - 1);
+        relays[relay_count].url[CR_URL_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+        normalize_url(relays[relay_count].url, CR_URL_LEN);
+        relay_count++;
+    }
+
+    /* Add outbox relays and build coverage. */
+    for (int i = 0; i < map->outbox_count; i++) {
+        cr_outbox_entry_t *oe = &map->outboxes[i];
+        for (int r = 0; r < oe->relay_count; r++) {
+            /* Find or create relay entry. */
+            int found = -1;
+            for (int j = 0; j < relay_count; j++) {
+                if (strcmp(relays[j].url, oe->relays[r]) == 0) { found = j; break; }
+            }
+            if (found < 0) {
+                if (relay_count >= CR_MAX_DISCOVERED_RELAYS) break;
+                strncpy(relays[relay_count].url, oe->relays[r], CR_URL_LEN - 1);
+                found = relay_count++;
+            }
+            /* Add this pubkey to the relay's coverage. */
+            if (relays[found].pubkey_count < CR_MAX_PUBKEYS_PER_RELAY) {
+                strncpy(relays[found].pubkeys[relays[found].pubkey_count],
+                        oe->pubkey, CR_HEX_LEN - 1);
+                relays[found].pubkey_count++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Greedy set cover. */
+    char *covered = calloc(followed->count, 1); /* 1 if pubkey is covered */
+    map->selected_count = 0;
+    map->coverage = calloc(map->outbox_count, sizeof(int));
+    for (int i = 0; i < map->outbox_count; i++) map->coverage[i] = -1;
+
+    int uncovered_count = followed->count;
+
+    /* Helper: find index of a pubkey in the followed set. */
+    /* (linear search, fine for our scale) */
+
+    while (uncovered_count > 0 && map->selected_count < CR_MAX_DISCOVERED_RELAYS) {
+        int best_relay = -1;
+        int best_count = 0;
+
+        for (int r = 0; r < relay_count; r++) {
+            /* Count how many uncovered pubkeys this relay covers. */
+            int count = 0;
+            for (int p = 0; p < relays[r].pubkey_count; p++) {
+                /* Find this pubkey in followed set. */
+                for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+                    if (strcmp(followed->items[i], relays[r].pubkeys[p]) == 0) {
+                        if (!covered[i]) count++;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (count > best_count) {
+                best_count = count;
+                best_relay = r;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (best_relay < 0 || best_count == 0) break; /* no more coverage possible */
+
+        /* Select this relay. */
+        strncpy(map->selected_relays[map->selected_count],
+                relays[best_relay].url, CR_URL_LEN - 1);
+        map->selected_count++;
+
+        /* Mark covered pubkeys and record coverage. */
+        for (int p = 0; p < relays[best_relay].pubkey_count; p++) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+                if (strcmp(followed->items[i], relays[best_relay].pubkeys[p]) == 0) {
+                    if (!covered[i]) {
+                        covered[i] = 1;
+                        uncovered_count--;
+                        /* Record which selected relay covers this outbox entry. */
+                        for (int oe_i = 0; oe_i < map->outbox_count; oe_i++) {
+                            if (strcmp(map->outboxes[oe_i].pubkey,
+                                       relays[best_relay].pubkeys[p]) == 0) {
+                                if (map->coverage[oe_i] < 0) {
+                                    map->coverage[oe_i] = map->selected_count - 1;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Log results. */
+    DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: selected %d relays to cover %d/%d pubkeys",
+                map->selected_count, followed->count - uncovered_count, followed->count);
+    for (int i = 0; i < map->selected_count; i++) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("  relay[%d]: %s", i, map->selected_relays[i]);
+    }
+    if (uncovered_count > 0) {
+        DEBUG_WARN("relay_discovery: %d pubkeys have no outbox relays (covered by bootstrap)",
+                    uncovered_count);
+    }
+
+    free(covered);
+    free(relays);
+}
+
+/* ---- batched kind-10002 query ---- */
+
+/* Query kind 10002 for a batch of up to 100 pubkeys from a pool.
+ * Returns a cJSON array of events (caller must cJSON_Delete each + free).
+ * Sets *out_count to the number of events returned. */
+static cJSON **query_kind10002_batch(nostr_relay_pool_t *pool,
+                                     const char **pubkeys, int pubkey_count,
+                                     int *out_count) {
+    cJSON *filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON *authors = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < pubkey_count; i++)
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(authors, cJSON_CreateString(pubkeys[i]));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "authors", authors);
+    cJSON *kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(10002));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+
+    const char **urls = NULL;
+    int n = get_pool_urls(pool, &urls);
+
+    /* TRACE: log the query being sent. */
+    if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE) {
+        char *filter_str = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(filter);
+        DEBUG_TRACE("query_kind10002_batch: querying %d relays for %d pubkeys", n, pubkey_count);
+        if (filter_str) {
+            /* Only print first 200 chars of filter to avoid huge output */
+            if (strlen(filter_str) > 200) filter_str[200] = '\0';
+            DEBUG_TRACE("  filter: %s...", filter_str);
+            free(filter_str);
+        }
+    }
+
+    int ev_count = 0;
+    cJSON **events = nostr_relay_pool_query_sync(pool, urls, n, filter, &ev_count, 30000);
+    free(urls);
+    cJSON_Delete(filter);
+
+    DEBUG_TRACE("query_kind10002_batch: returned %d events", ev_count);
+
+    *out_count = ev_count;
+    return events;
+}
+
+/* Process a batch of kind-10002 events: parse r-tags, populate outbox entries,
+ * publish to local relay. Returns count of events processed. */
+static int process_10002_batch(cJSON **events, int ev_count,
+                               cr_relay_map_t *map, cr_sink_t *sink,
+                               const char *source) {
+    int processed = 0;
+    for (int k = 0; k < ev_count; k++) {
+        cJSON *event = events[k];
+        if (!event) continue;
+
+        /* Get pubkey from event. */
+        cJSON *pk = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+        if (!pk || !cJSON_IsString(pk)) { cJSON_Delete(event); continue; }
+        const char *hex = cJSON_GetStringValue(pk);
+
+        /* Find or create outbox entry for this pubkey. */
+        cr_outbox_entry_t *oe = NULL;
+        for (int i = 0; i < map->outbox_count; i++) {
+            if (strcmp(map->outboxes[i].pubkey, hex) == 0) { oe = &map->outboxes[i]; break; }
+        }
+        if (!oe) {
+            if (map->outbox_count >= /* followed->count passed in via map size */ 99999) {
+                cJSON_Delete(event); continue;
+            }
+            oe = &map->outboxes[map->outbox_count];
+            strncpy(oe->pubkey, hex, CR_HEX_LEN - 1);
+            map->outbox_count++;
+        }
+
+        int n = parse_r_tags(event, oe);
+        (void)n;
+
+        if (strcmp(source, "bootstrap") == 0) {
+            cr_sink_publish(sink, event);
+            /* Pump sink pool every 16 events to avoid pending publish overflow
+             * (NOSTR_POOL_MAX_PENDING_PUBLISHES = 32). */
+            if (processed > 0 && (processed % 16) == 0) {
+                cr_sink_pump(sink, 200);
+            }
+        }
+
+        processed++;
+        cJSON_Delete(event);
+    }
+    free(events);
+
+    /* Log sink stats after each batch. */
+    DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: batch processed %d events (sink: ok=%ld reject=%ld dup=%ld err=%ld)",
+               processed, sink->published_ok, sink->published_failed,
+               sink->published_dup, 0L);
+
+    return processed;
+}
+
+/* ---- main discovery function ---- */
+
+#define CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE 100
+
+int cr_relay_discovery_run(cr_relay_map_t *map, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                           nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream, cr_sink_t *sink,
+                           const cr_pubkey_set_t *followed, int is_first_time) {
+    memset(map, 0, sizeof(*map));
+    map->outboxes = calloc(followed->count, sizeof(cr_outbox_entry_t));
+    if (!map->outboxes) return -1;
+    map->outbox_count = 0;
+
+    DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: discovering outbox relays for %d pubkeys (%s)",
+                followed->count, is_first_time ? "first-time" : "local-first");
+
+    int found_local = 0, found_bootstrap = 0, found_none = 0;
+
+    /* Pre-populate outbox entries for all followed pubkeys (empty, for coverage
+     * tracking of pubkeys with no 10002). */
+    for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+        strncpy(map->outboxes[i].pubkey, followed->items[i], CR_HEX_LEN - 1);
+    }
+    map->outbox_count = followed->count;
+
+    /* Track which pubkeys we've found 10002 for. */
+    char *found = calloc(followed->count, 1);
+
+    /* Phase 1: If subsequent startup, batch-query local relay first. */
+    if (!is_first_time && sink && sink->pool) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: querying local relay for kind-10002 (batched)...");
+
+        for (int start = 0; start < followed->count && !g_shutdown; start += CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE) {
+            int batch = followed->count - start;
+            if (batch > CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE) batch = CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE;
+
+            int ev_count = 0;
+            cJSON **events = query_kind10002_batch(sink->pool,
+                                                   (const char **)&followed->items[start],
+                                                   batch, &ev_count);
+            if (events && ev_count > 0) {
+                for (int k = 0; k < ev_count; k++) {
+                    cJSON *pk = cJSON_GetObjectItem(events[k], "pubkey");
+                    if (pk && cJSON_IsString(pk)) {
+                        const char *hex = cJSON_GetStringValue(pk);
+                        for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+                            if (strcmp(followed->items[i], hex) == 0) {
+                                if (!found[i]) { found[i] = 1; found_local++; }
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                process_10002_batch(events, ev_count, map, sink, "local");
+                /* Pump sink pool to flush published events. */
+                cr_sink_pump(sink, 500);
+            } else {
+                free(events);
+            }
+        }
+        DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: local relay provided %d kind-10002 events", found_local);
+    }
+
+    /* Phase 2: Batch-query bootstrap relays for pubkeys not found locally. */
+    int remaining = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) if (!found[i]) remaining++;
+
+    if (remaining > 0) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: querying bootstrap relays for %d remaining pubkeys (batched)...",
+                    remaining);
+
+        /* Build list of remaining pubkeys. */
+        const char **remaining_pk = malloc(remaining * sizeof(char *));
+        int ridx = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+            if (!found[i]) remaining_pk[ridx++] = followed->items[i];
+        }
+
+        for (int start = 0; start < remaining && !g_shutdown; start += CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE) {
+            int batch = remaining - start;
+            if (batch > CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE) batch = CR_10002_BATCH_SIZE;
+
+            int ev_count = 0;
+            cJSON **events = query_kind10002_batch(upstream,
+                                                   &remaining_pk[start],
+                                                   batch, &ev_count);
+            if (events && ev_count > 0) {
+                for (int k = 0; k < ev_count; k++) {
+                    cJSON *pk = cJSON_GetObjectItem(events[k], "pubkey");
+                    if (pk && cJSON_IsString(pk)) {
+                        const char *hex = cJSON_GetStringValue(pk);
+                        for (int i = 0; i < followed->count; i++) {
+                            if (strcmp(followed->items[i], hex) == 0) {
+                                if (!found[i]) { found[i] = 1; found_bootstrap++; }
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                process_10002_batch(events, ev_count, map, sink, "bootstrap");
+                /* Pump sink pool to flush published events. */
+                cr_sink_pump(sink, 500);
+            } else {
+                free(events);
+            }
+        }
+        free(remaining_pk);
+    }
+
+    found_none = followed->count - found_local - found_bootstrap;
+    DEBUG_INFO("relay_discovery: %d local, %d bootstrap, %d none",
+                found_local, found_bootstrap, found_none);
+
+    free(found);
+
+    /* Compute minimum covering set. */
+    compute_covering_set(map, cfg, followed);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void cr_relay_map_free(cr_relay_map_t *map) {
+    if (map->outboxes) {
+        free(map->outboxes);
+        map->outboxes = NULL;
+    }
+    if (map->coverage) {
+        free(map->coverage);
+        map->coverage = NULL;
+    }
+    map->outbox_count = 0;
+    map->selected_count = 0;
+}
+
+const cr_outbox_entry_t *cr_relay_map_get_outbox(const cr_relay_map_t *map, const char *hex) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < map->outbox_count; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(map->outboxes[i].pubkey, hex) == 0) return &map->outboxes[i];
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}

caching/src/relay_discovery.h

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - NIP-65 outbox relay discovery.
+ *
+ * For each followed pubkey, fetches their kind 10002 (relay list) and parses
+ * the "r" tags to build a per-pubkey outbox relay map. Then computes the
+ * minimum covering set of relays (greedy set cover) that covers all followed
+ * pubkeys.
+ *
+ * On first-time startup, queries bootstrap relays for kind 10002.
+ * On subsequent startups, queries the local relay first (fast), falls back
+ * to bootstrap relays for any pubkey not found locally.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_RELAY_DISCOVERY_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_RELAY_DISCOVERY_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "state.h"
+#include "relay_sink.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+
+#define CR_MAX_RELAYS_PER_PUBKEY  8
+#define CR_MAX_PUBKEYS_PER_RELAY  512
+#define CR_MAX_DISCOVERED_RELAYS  128
+
+/* Per-pubkey outbox relay list. */
+typedef struct {
+    char pubkey[CR_HEX_LEN];
+    char relays[CR_MAX_RELAYS_PER_PUBKEY][CR_URL_LEN];
+    int  relay_count;
+} cr_outbox_entry_t;
+
+/* Result of relay discovery. */
+typedef struct {
+    cr_outbox_entry_t *outboxes;      /* per-pubkey relay lists (heap) */
+    int                outbox_count;
+
+    /* The selected minimum covering set of relay URLs. */
+    char               selected_relays[CR_MAX_DISCOVERED_RELAYS][CR_URL_LEN];
+    int                selected_count;
+
+    /* Per-pubkey: which selected relay covers this pubkey (index into selected_relays).
+     * -1 means covered by bootstrap relays only. */
+    int               *coverage;      /* heap, outbox_count entries */
+} cr_relay_map_t;
+
+/* Discover outbox relays for all followed pubkeys.
+ *
+ *   cfg       - config (provides bootstrap relays, local_relay, root_hex)
+ *   upstream  - upstream pool (has bootstrap relays; discovered relays will be added)
+ *   sink      - sink pool (local relay, for publishing 10002 events + querying on subsequent startup)
+ *   followed  - the followed pubkey set
+ *   is_first_time - 1 if first startup (query bootstrap only), 0 if subsequent (local-first)
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on hard error. On success, map is populated.
+ * Caller must call cr_relay_map_free() when done.
+ */
+int  cr_relay_discovery_run(cr_relay_map_t *map, cr_config_t *cfg,
+                            nostr_relay_pool_t *upstream, cr_sink_t *sink,
+                            const cr_pubkey_set_t *followed, int is_first_time);
+
+/* Free heap resources in a relay map. */
+void cr_relay_map_free(cr_relay_map_t *map);
+
+/* Get the outbox relays for a specific pubkey. Returns NULL if not found. */
+const cr_outbox_entry_t *cr_relay_map_get_outbox(const cr_relay_map_t *map, const char *hex);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_RELAY_DISCOVERY_H */

caching/src/relay_sink.c

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+ * caching_relay - relay sink: publishes fetched events to the local relay.
+ *
+ * See relay_sink.h for the dual-mode (WebSocket / PostgreSQL inbox) design.
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "relay_sink.h"
+#include "pg_inbox.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* WebSocket mode callback                                             */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+static void sink_publish_cb(const char *relay_url, const char *event_id,
+                             int success, const char *message, void *user_data) {
+    cr_sink_t *sink = (cr_sink_t *)user_data;
+    if (success) {
+        sink->published_ok++;
+        DEBUG_TRACE("sink: OK %s from %s", event_id ? event_id : "?",
+                    relay_url ? relay_url : "?");
+    } else {
+        sink->published_failed++;
+        /* REJECT is important - show at INFO level so it's visible at level 3. */
+        DEBUG_INFO("sink: REJECT %s from %s: %s", event_id ? event_id : "?",
+                    relay_url ? relay_url : "?",
+                    message ? message : "(no message)");
+    }
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Init                                                                */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+int cr_sink_init(cr_sink_t *sink, const char *local_relay_url, cr_seen_ring_t *seen) {
+    memset(sink, 0, sizeof(*sink));
+    sink->seen = seen;
+    sink->source_class = CR_SINK_CLASS_LIVE;
+    strncpy(sink->url, local_relay_url, sizeof(sink->url) - 1);
+
+    sink->pool = nostr_relay_pool_create(nostr_pool_reconnect_config_default());
+    if (!sink->pool) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("sink: failed to create pool");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (nostr_relay_pool_add_relay(sink->pool, local_relay_url) != NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("sink: failed to add relay %s", local_relay_url);
+        nostr_relay_pool_destroy(sink->pool);
+        sink->pool = NULL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    DEBUG_INFO("sink: initialized (WebSocket) for %s", local_relay_url);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cr_sink_init_pg(cr_sink_t *sink, cr_seen_ring_t *seen) {
+    memset(sink, 0, sizeof(*sink));
+    sink->seen = seen;
+    sink->source_class = CR_SINK_CLASS_LIVE;
+    sink->pool = NULL; /* PostgreSQL inbox mode - no WebSocket pool. */
+    DEBUG_INFO("sink: initialized (PostgreSQL inbox)");
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void cr_sink_set_source_class(cr_sink_t *sink, const char *class_ptr) {
+    if (sink) sink->source_class = class_ptr ? class_ptr : CR_SINK_CLASS_LIVE;
+}
+
+void cr_sink_destroy(cr_sink_t *sink) {
+    if (sink && sink->pool) {
+        nostr_relay_pool_destroy(sink->pool);
+        sink->pool = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Publish                                                             */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+int cr_sink_publish_from(cr_sink_t *sink, cJSON *event, const char *source_relay) {
+    if (!sink || !event) return -1;
+
+    cJSON *id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "id");
+    if (!id || !cJSON_IsString(id)) {
+        DEBUG_WARN("sink: event missing id, skipping");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    const char *eid = cJSON_GetStringValue(id);
+
+    if (cr_seen_ring_add(sink->seen, eid) == 0) {
+        sink->published_dup++;
+        return 0; /* already seen recently */
+    }
+
+    /* PostgreSQL inbox mode. */
+    if (!sink->pool) {
+        char *json = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(event);
+        if (!json) {
+            DEBUG_WARN("sink: failed to serialize event %s", eid);
+            sink->published_failed++;
+            return -1;
+        }
+        const char *klass = sink->source_class ? sink->source_class
+                                               : CR_SINK_CLASS_LIVE;
+        int priority = (strcmp(klass, CR_SINK_CLASS_BACKFILL) == 0) ? 1 : 0;
+
+        cJSON *kind = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "kind");
+        cJSON *pubkey = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+        int kind_num = (kind && cJSON_IsNumber(kind)) ? (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(kind) : -1;
+        DEBUG_TRACE("sink: INBOX event id=%s kind=%d pubkey=%s class=%s",
+                    eid, kind_num,
+                    pubkey && cJSON_IsString(pubkey) ? cJSON_GetStringValue(pubkey) : "?",
+                    klass);
+
+        int rc = pg_inbox_insert_event(json, source_relay, klass, priority);
+        free(json);
+        if (rc != 0) {
+            sink->published_failed++;
+            return -1;
+        }
+        sink->published_ok++;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    /* WebSocket mode. */
+    const char *urls[1] = { sink->url };
+    cJSON *kind = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "kind");
+    cJSON *pubkey = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+    int kind_num = (kind && cJSON_IsNumber(kind)) ? (int)cJSON_GetNumberValue(kind) : -1;
+    DEBUG_TRACE("sink: SEND event id=%s kind=%d pubkey=%s to %s",
+                eid, kind_num,
+                pubkey && cJSON_IsString(pubkey) ? cJSON_GetStringValue(pubkey) : "?",
+                sink->url);
+
+    int rc = nostr_relay_pool_publish_async(sink->pool, urls, 1, event,
+                                            sink_publish_cb, sink);
+    if (rc < 0) {
+        DEBUG_WARN("sink: publish_async error rc=%d for %s", rc, eid);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (rc == 0) {
+        DEBUG_INFO("sink: publish SKIPPED (not connected) for %s", eid);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    DEBUG_TRACE("sink: publish_async rc=%d for %s", rc, eid);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int cr_sink_publish(cr_sink_t *sink, cJSON *event) {
+    return cr_sink_publish_from(sink, event, NULL);
+}
+
+void cr_sink_pump(cr_sink_t *sink, int timeout_ms) {
+    if (sink && sink->pool) {
+        nostr_relay_pool_run(sink->pool, timeout_ms);
+    }
+    /* No-op in PostgreSQL inbox mode. */
+}

caching/src/relay_sink.h

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - relay sink: publishes fetched events to the local relay.
+ *
+ * Two modes:
+ *   - WebSocket mode (legacy): a dedicated single-relay pool publishes via
+ *     nostr_relay_pool_publish_async(). Used when no PostgreSQL connection
+ *     string is provided.
+ *   - PostgreSQL inbox mode: events are inserted directly into the
+ *     caching_event_inbox table via pg_inbox_insert_event(). Used when the
+ *     daemon is started with --pg-conn.
+ *
+ * The public function signatures are identical in both modes so that callers
+ * (live_subscriber, backfill, relay_discovery) do not need to change.
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_RELAY_SINK_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_RELAY_SINK_H
+
+#include "state.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+
+/* Source class labels for the inbox priority field. */
+#define CR_SINK_CLASS_LIVE      "live"
+#define CR_SINK_CLASS_DISCOVERY "discovery"
+#define CR_SINK_CLASS_BACKFILL  "backfill"
+
+typedef struct {
+    /* WebSocket mode only (NULL in PostgreSQL inbox mode). */
+    nostr_relay_pool_t     *pool;
+    char                    url[256];
+
+    /* PostgreSQL inbox mode: source class used for priority assignment.
+     * Defaults to "live". Set to "backfill" by the backfill module.
+     * Ignored in WebSocket mode. */
+    const char             *source_class;
+
+    cr_seen_ring_t         *seen;   /* shared seen ring for dedup */
+    long                    published_ok;
+    long                    published_failed;
+    long                    published_dup;
+} cr_sink_t;
+
+/* Create the sink.
+ *
+ * In WebSocket mode (pg_mode = 0): creates a relay pool and adds
+ * local_relay_url.
+ * In PostgreSQL inbox mode (pg_mode != 0): no pool is created; the URL is
+ * ignored. Events are inserted via pg_inbox_insert_event() (the pg_inbox
+ * module must be initialized beforehand).
+ *
+ * The original two-argument signature is preserved via cr_sink_init() below
+ * for backward compatibility; it defaults to WebSocket mode. */
+int  cr_sink_init(cr_sink_t *sink, const char *local_relay_url, cr_seen_ring_t *seen);
+
+/* Initialize the sink in PostgreSQL inbox mode. */
+int  cr_sink_init_pg(cr_sink_t *sink, cr_seen_ring_t *seen);
+
+/* Set the source class for priority assignment in PostgreSQL inbox mode.
+ * class_ptr must point to a static string literal (e.g. CR_SINK_CLASS_LIVE). */
+void cr_sink_set_source_class(cr_sink_t *sink, const char *class_ptr);
+
+void cr_sink_destroy(cr_sink_t *sink);
+
+/* Publish a cJSON event. Dedups against the seen ring.
+ * Returns 1 if enqueued/inserted, 0 if dup (skipped), -1 on error. */
+int  cr_sink_publish(cr_sink_t *sink, cJSON *event);
+
+/* Variant that records the originating relay URL in PostgreSQL inbox mode.
+ * In WebSocket mode the source_relay is ignored. */
+int  cr_sink_publish_from(cr_sink_t *sink, cJSON *event, const char *source_relay);
+
+/* Pump the sink pool briefly to flush pending publish callbacks.
+ * No-op in PostgreSQL inbox mode. */
+void cr_sink_pump(cr_sink_t *sink, int timeout_ms);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_RELAY_SINK_H */

caching/src/state.c

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - in-memory runtime state
+ */
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "state.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* ---- pubkey set ---- */
+
+void cr_pubkey_set_init(cr_pubkey_set_t *s) {
+    s->items = NULL;
+    s->count = 0;
+    s->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+void cr_pubkey_set_free(cr_pubkey_set_t *s) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < s->count; i++) free(s->items[i]);
+    free(s->items);
+    s->items = NULL;
+    s->count = 0;
+    s->capacity = 0;
+}
+
+void cr_pubkey_set_clear(cr_pubkey_set_t *s) {
+    cr_pubkey_set_free(s);
+    cr_pubkey_set_init(s);
+}
+
+int cr_pubkey_set_contains(const cr_pubkey_set_t *s, const char *hex) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < s->count; i++) {
+        if (strcmp(s->items[i], hex) == 0) return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cr_pubkey_set_add(cr_pubkey_set_t *s, const char *hex) {
+    if (!hex || !hex[0]) return 0;
+    if (cr_pubkey_set_contains(s, hex)) return 0;
+    if (s->count >= s->capacity) {
+        int newcap = s->capacity ? s->capacity * 2 : 64;
+        char **ni = realloc(s->items, newcap * sizeof(char *));
+        if (!ni) return -1;
+        s->items = ni;
+        s->capacity = newcap;
+    }
+    s->items[s->count] = strdup(hex);
+    if (!s->items[s->count]) return -1;
+    s->count++;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/* ---- seen-event ring buffer ---- */
+
+void cr_seen_ring_init(cr_seen_ring_t *r) {
+    memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
+}
+
+int cr_seen_ring_contains(const cr_seen_ring_t *r, const char *id) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < r->count; i++) {
+        int idx = (r->head - 1 - i + CR_SEEN_RING_SIZE) % CR_SEEN_RING_SIZE;
+        if (strcmp(r->ids[idx], id) == 0) return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int cr_seen_ring_add(cr_seen_ring_t *r, const char *id) {
+    if (!id || !id[0]) return 0;
+    if (cr_seen_ring_contains(r, id)) return 0;
+    strncpy(r->ids[r->head], id, CR_HEX_LEN - 1);
+    r->ids[r->head][CR_HEX_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+    r->head = (r->head + 1) % CR_SEEN_RING_SIZE;
+    if (r->count < CR_SEEN_RING_SIZE) r->count++;
+    return 1;
+}

caching/src/state.h

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+/*
+ * caching_relay - in-memory runtime state:
+ *   - followed-pubkey set (hex pubkeys)
+ *   - seen-event-id ring buffer (to avoid redundant publish attempts)
+ */
+#ifndef CACHING_RELAY_STATE_H
+#define CACHING_RELAY_STATE_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* Hex pubkey is 64 chars + NUL. Event id is 64 hex chars + NUL. */
+#define CR_HEX_LEN 65
+
+/* A simple dynamic string set for followed pubkeys. */
+typedef struct {
+    char  **items;
+    int     count;
+    int     capacity;
+} cr_pubkey_set_t;
+
+void cr_pubkey_set_init(cr_pubkey_set_t *s);
+void cr_pubkey_set_free(cr_pubkey_set_t *s);
+int  cr_pubkey_set_add(cr_pubkey_set_t *s, const char *hex); /* 1 if added, 0 if dup */
+int  cr_pubkey_set_contains(const cr_pubkey_set_t *s, const char *hex);
+void cr_pubkey_set_clear(cr_pubkey_set_t *s);
+
+/* Fixed-size ring buffer of event ids for dedup. */
+#define CR_SEEN_RING_SIZE 4096
+
+typedef struct {
+    char  ids[CR_SEEN_RING_SIZE][CR_HEX_LEN];
+    int   head;
+    int   count;
+} cr_seen_ring_t;
+
+void cr_seen_ring_init(cr_seen_ring_t *r);
+/* Returns 1 if the id was newly inserted, 0 if it was already present. */
+int  cr_seen_ring_add(cr_seen_ring_t *r, const char *id);
+int  cr_seen_ring_contains(const cr_seen_ring_t *r, const char *id);
+
+#endif /* CACHING_RELAY_STATE_H */

config.csv

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+key,value,data_type,description,category,requires_restart,created_at,updated_at

db/README.md

@@ -1,228 +0,0 @@
-# C Nostr Relay Database
-
-This directory contains the SQLite database schema and initialization scripts for the C Nostr Relay implementation.
-
-## Files
-
-- **`schema.sql`** - Complete database schema based on nostr-rs-relay v18
-- **`init.sh`** - Database initialization script
-- **`c_nostr_relay.db`** - SQLite database file (created after running init.sh)
-
-## Quick Start
-
-1. **Initialize the database:**
-   ```bash
-   cd db
-   ./init.sh
-   ```
-
-2. **Force reinitialize (removes existing database):**
-   ```bash
-   ./init.sh --force
-   ```
-
-3. **Initialize with optimization and info:**
-   ```bash
-   ./init.sh --info --optimize
-   ```
-
-## Database Schema
-
-The schema is fully compatible with the Nostr protocol and includes:
-
-### Core Tables
-
-- **`event`** - Main event storage with all Nostr event data
-- **`tag`** - Denormalized tag index for efficient queries
-- **`user_verification`** - NIP-05 verification tracking
-- **`account`** - User account management (optional)
-- **`invoice`** - Lightning payment tracking (optional)
-
-### Key Features
-
-- ✅ **NIP-01 compliant** - Full basic protocol support
-- ✅ **Replaceable events** - Supports kinds 0, 3, 10000-19999
-- ✅ **Parameterized replaceable** - Supports kinds 30000-39999 with `d` tags
-- ✅ **Event deletion** - NIP-09 soft deletion with `hidden` column
-- ✅ **Event expiration** - NIP-40 automatic cleanup
-- ✅ **Authentication** - NIP-42 client authentication
-- ✅ **NIP-05 verification** - Domain-based identity verification
-- ✅ **Performance optimized** - Comprehensive indexing strategy
-
-### Schema Version
-
-Current version: **v18** (compatible with nostr-rs-relay v18)
-
-## Database Structure
-
-### Event Storage
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE event (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    event_hash BLOB NOT NULL,        -- 32-byte SHA256 hash
-    first_seen INTEGER NOT NULL,     -- relay receive timestamp
-    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,     -- event creation timestamp
-    expires_at INTEGER,              -- NIP-40 expiration
-    author BLOB NOT NULL,            -- 32-byte pubkey
-    delegated_by BLOB,               -- NIP-26 delegator
-    kind INTEGER NOT NULL,           -- event kind
-    hidden INTEGER DEFAULT FALSE,   -- soft deletion flag
-    content TEXT NOT NULL            -- complete JSON event
-);
-```
-
-### Tag Indexing
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE tag (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    event_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    name TEXT,                       -- tag name ("e", "p", etc.)
-    value TEXT,                      -- tag value
-    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,     -- denormalized for performance
-    kind INTEGER NOT NULL            -- denormalized for performance
-);
-```
-
-## Performance Features
-
-### Optimized Indexes
-- **Hash-based lookups** - `event_hash_index` for O(1) event retrieval
-- **Author queries** - `author_index`, `author_created_at_index`
-- **Kind filtering** - `kind_index`, `kind_created_at_index`
-- **Tag searching** - `tag_covering_index` for efficient tag queries
-- **Composite queries** - Multi-column indexes for complex filters
-
-### Query Optimization
-- **Denormalized tags** - Includes `kind` and `created_at` in tag table
-- **Binary storage** - BLOBs for hex data (pubkeys, hashes)
-- **WAL mode** - Write-Ahead Logging for concurrent access
-- **Automatic cleanup** - Triggers for data integrity
-
-## Usage Examples
-
-### Basic Operations
-
-1. **Insert an event:**
-   ```sql
-   INSERT INTO event (event_hash, first_seen, created_at, author, kind, content)
-   VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);
-   ```
-
-2. **Query by author:**
-   ```sql
-   SELECT content FROM event 
-   WHERE author = ? AND hidden != TRUE
-   ORDER BY created_at DESC;
-   ```
-
-3. **Filter by tags:**
-   ```sql
-   SELECT e.content FROM event e
-   JOIN tag t ON e.id = t.event_id
-   WHERE t.name = 'p' AND t.value = ? AND e.hidden != TRUE;
-   ```
-
-### Advanced Queries
-
-1. **Get replaceable event (latest only):**
-   ```sql
-   SELECT content FROM event
-   WHERE author = ? AND kind = ? AND hidden != TRUE
-   ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1;
-   ```
-
-2. **Tag-based filtering (NIP-01 filters):**
-   ```sql
-   SELECT e.content FROM event e
-   WHERE e.id IN (
-     SELECT t.event_id FROM tag t
-     WHERE t.name = ? AND t.value IN (?, ?, ?)
-   ) AND e.hidden != TRUE;
-   ```
-
-## Maintenance
-
-### Regular Operations
-
-1. **Check database integrity:**
-   ```bash
-   sqlite3 c_nostr_relay.db "PRAGMA integrity_check;"
-   ```
-
-2. **Optimize database:**
-   ```bash
-   sqlite3 c_nostr_relay.db "PRAGMA optimize; VACUUM; ANALYZE;"
-   ```
-
-3. **Clean expired events:**
-   ```sql
-   DELETE FROM event WHERE expires_at <= strftime('%s', 'now');
-   ```
-
-### Monitoring
-
-1. **Database size:**
-   ```bash
-   ls -lh c_nostr_relay.db
-   ```
-
-2. **Table statistics:**
-   ```sql
-   SELECT name, COUNT(*) as count FROM (
-     SELECT 'events' as name FROM event UNION ALL
-     SELECT 'tags' as name FROM tag UNION ALL
-     SELECT 'verifications' as name FROM user_verification
-   ) GROUP BY name;
-   ```
-
-## Migration Support
-
-The schema includes a migration system for future updates:
-
-```sql
-CREATE TABLE schema_info (
-    version INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    applied_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    description TEXT
-);
-```
-
-## Security Considerations
-
-1. **Input validation** - Always validate event JSON and signatures
-2. **Rate limiting** - Implement at application level
-3. **Access control** - Use `account` table for permissions
-4. **Backup strategy** - Regular database backups recommended
-
-## Compatibility
-
-- **SQLite version** - Requires SQLite 3.8.0+
-- **nostr-rs-relay** - Schema compatible with v18
-- **NIPs supported** - 01, 02, 05, 09, 10, 11, 26, 40, 42
-- **C libraries** - Compatible with sqlite3 C API
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### Common Issues
-
-1. **Database locked error:**
-   - Ensure proper connection closing in your C code
-   - Check for long-running transactions
-
-2. **Performance issues:**
-   - Run `PRAGMA optimize;` regularly
-   - Consider `VACUUM` if database grew significantly
-
-3. **Schema errors:**
-   - Verify SQLite version compatibility
-   - Check foreign key constraints
-
-### Getting Help
-
-- Check the main project README for C implementation details
-- Review nostr-rs-relay documentation for reference implementation
-- Consult Nostr NIPs for protocol specifications
-
-## License
-
-This database schema is part of the C Nostr Relay project and follows the same license terms.

db/init.sh

@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# C Nostr Relay Database Initialization Script
-# Creates and initializes the SQLite database with proper schema
-
-set -e  # Exit on any error
-
-# Configuration
-DB_DIR="$(dirname "$0")"
-DB_NAME="c_nostr_relay.db"
-DB_PATH="${DB_DIR}/${DB_NAME}"
-SCHEMA_FILE="${DB_DIR}/schema.sql"
-
-# Colors for output
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-
-# Logging functions
-log_info() {
-    echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"
-}
-
-log_success() {
-    echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"
-}
-
-log_warning() {
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
-}
-
-log_error() {
-    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
-}
-
-# Check if SQLite3 is installed
-check_sqlite() {
-    if ! command -v sqlite3 &> /dev/null; then
-        log_error "sqlite3 is not installed. Please install it first:"
-        echo "  Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install sqlite3"
-        echo "  CentOS/RHEL:   sudo yum install sqlite"
-        echo "  macOS:         brew install sqlite3"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    local version=$(sqlite3 --version | cut -d' ' -f1)
-    log_info "Using SQLite version: $version"
-}
-
-# Create database directory if it doesn't exist
-create_db_directory() {
-    if [ ! -d "$DB_DIR" ]; then
-        log_info "Creating database directory: $DB_DIR"
-        mkdir -p "$DB_DIR"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Backup existing database if it exists
-backup_existing_db() {
-    if [ -f "$DB_PATH" ]; then
-        local backup_path="${DB_PATH}.backup.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
-        log_warning "Existing database found. Creating backup: $backup_path"
-        cp "$DB_PATH" "$backup_path"
-    fi
-}
-
-# Initialize the database with schema
-init_database() {
-    log_info "Initializing database: $DB_PATH"
-    
-    if [ ! -f "$SCHEMA_FILE" ]; then
-        log_error "Schema file not found: $SCHEMA_FILE"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Remove existing database if --force flag is used
-    if [ "$1" = "--force" ] && [ -f "$DB_PATH" ]; then
-        log_warning "Force flag detected. Removing existing database."
-        rm -f "$DB_PATH"
-    fi
-    
-    # Create the database and apply schema
-    log_info "Applying schema from: $SCHEMA_FILE"
-    if sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" < "$SCHEMA_FILE"; then
-        log_success "Database schema applied successfully"
-    else
-        log_error "Failed to apply database schema"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Verify database integrity
-verify_database() {
-    log_info "Verifying database integrity..."
-    
-    # Check if database file exists and is not empty
-    if [ ! -s "$DB_PATH" ]; then
-        log_error "Database file is empty or doesn't exist"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Run SQLite integrity check
-    local integrity_result=$(sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "PRAGMA integrity_check;")
-    if [ "$integrity_result" = "ok" ]; then
-        log_success "Database integrity check passed"
-    else
-        log_error "Database integrity check failed: $integrity_result"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    
-    # Verify schema version
-    local schema_version=$(sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "PRAGMA user_version;")
-    log_info "Database schema version: $schema_version"
-    
-    # Check that main tables exist
-    local table_count=$(sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT count(*) FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name IN ('events', 'schema_info');")
-    if [ "$table_count" -eq 2 ]; then
-        log_success "Core tables created successfully"
-    else
-        log_error "Missing core tables (expected 2, found $table_count)"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Display database information
-show_db_info() {
-    log_info "Database Information:"
-    echo "  Location: $DB_PATH"
-    echo "  Size: $(du -h "$DB_PATH" | cut -f1)"
-    
-    log_info "Database Tables:"
-    sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' ORDER BY name;" | sed 's/^/  - /'
-    
-    log_info "Database Indexes:"
-    sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='index' AND name NOT LIKE 'sqlite_%' ORDER BY name;" | sed 's/^/  - /'
-    
-    log_info "Database Views:"
-    sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='view' ORDER BY name;" | sed 's/^/  - /'
-}
-
-# Run database optimization
-optimize_database() {
-    log_info "Running database optimization..."
-    sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "PRAGMA optimize; VACUUM; ANALYZE;"
-    log_success "Database optimization completed"
-}
-
-# Print usage information
-print_usage() {
-    echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Initialize SQLite database for C Nostr Relay"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Options:"
-    echo "  --force     Remove existing database before initialization"
-    echo "  --info      Show database information after initialization"
-    echo "  --optimize  Run database optimization after initialization"
-    echo "  --help      Show this help message"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Examples:"
-    echo "  $0                    # Initialize database (with backup if exists)"
-    echo "  $0 --force           # Force reinitialize database"
-    echo "  $0 --info --optimize # Initialize with info and optimization"
-}
-
-# Main execution
-main() {
-    local force_flag=false
-    local show_info=false
-    local optimize=false
-    
-    # Parse command line arguments
-    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-        case $1 in
-            --force)
-                force_flag=true
-                shift
-                ;;
-            --info)
-                show_info=true
-                shift
-                ;;
-            --optimize)
-                optimize=true
-                shift
-                ;;
-            --help)
-                print_usage
-                exit 0
-                ;;
-            *)
-                log_error "Unknown option: $1"
-                print_usage
-                exit 1
-                ;;
-        esac
-    done
-    
-    log_info "Starting C Nostr Relay database initialization..."
-    
-    # Execute initialization steps
-    check_sqlite
-    create_db_directory
-    
-    if [ "$force_flag" = false ]; then
-        backup_existing_db
-    fi
-    
-    if [ "$force_flag" = true ]; then
-        init_database --force
-    else
-        init_database
-    fi
-    
-    verify_database
-    
-    if [ "$optimize" = true ]; then
-        optimize_database
-    fi
-    
-    if [ "$show_info" = true ]; then
-        show_db_info
-    fi
-    
-    log_success "Database initialization completed successfully!"
-    echo ""
-    echo "Database ready at: $DB_PATH"
-    echo "You can now start your C Nostr Relay application."
-}
-
-# Execute main function with all arguments
-main "$@"

db/schema.sql

@@ -1,181 +0,0 @@
--- C Nostr Relay Database Schema
--- SQLite schema for storing Nostr events with JSON tags support
-
--- Schema version tracking
-PRAGMA user_version = 2;
-
--- Enable foreign key support
-PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
-
--- Optimize for performance
-PRAGMA journal_mode = WAL;
-PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL;
-PRAGMA cache_size = 10000;
-
--- Core events table with hybrid single-table design
-CREATE TABLE events (
-    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,                -- Nostr event ID (hex string)
-    pubkey TEXT NOT NULL,               -- Public key of event author (hex string)
-    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,       -- Event creation timestamp (Unix timestamp)
-    kind INTEGER NOT NULL,              -- Event kind (0-65535)
-    event_type TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (event_type IN ('regular', 'replaceable', 'ephemeral', 'addressable')),
-    content TEXT NOT NULL,              -- Event content (text content only)
-    sig TEXT NOT NULL,                  -- Event signature (hex string)
-    tags JSON NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',   -- Event tags as JSON array
-    first_seen INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%s', 'now'))  -- When relay received event
-);
-
--- Core performance indexes
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_pubkey ON events(pubkey);
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_kind ON events(kind);
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_created_at ON events(created_at DESC);
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_event_type ON events(event_type);
-
--- Composite indexes for common query patterns
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_kind_created_at ON events(kind, created_at DESC);
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_pubkey_created_at ON events(pubkey, created_at DESC);
-CREATE INDEX idx_events_pubkey_kind ON events(pubkey, kind);
-
--- Schema information table
-CREATE TABLE schema_info (
-    key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    value TEXT NOT NULL,
-    updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%s', 'now'))
-);
-
--- Insert schema metadata
-INSERT INTO schema_info (key, value) VALUES 
-    ('version', '2'),
-    ('description', 'Hybrid single-table Nostr relay schema with JSON tags'),
-    ('created_at', strftime('%s', 'now'));
-
--- Helper views for common queries
-CREATE VIEW recent_events AS
-SELECT id, pubkey, created_at, kind, event_type, content
-FROM events
-WHERE event_type != 'ephemeral'
-ORDER BY created_at DESC
-LIMIT 1000;
-
-CREATE VIEW event_stats AS
-SELECT 
-    event_type,
-    COUNT(*) as count,
-    AVG(length(content)) as avg_content_length,
-    MIN(created_at) as earliest,
-    MAX(created_at) as latest
-FROM events
-GROUP BY event_type;
-
--- Optimization: Trigger for automatic cleanup of ephemeral events older than 1 hour
-CREATE TRIGGER cleanup_ephemeral_events
-    AFTER INSERT ON events
-    WHEN NEW.event_type = 'ephemeral'
-BEGIN
-    DELETE FROM events 
-    WHERE event_type = 'ephemeral' 
-    AND first_seen < (strftime('%s', 'now') - 3600);
-END;
-
--- Replaceable event handling trigger
-CREATE TRIGGER handle_replaceable_events
-    AFTER INSERT ON events
-    WHEN NEW.event_type = 'replaceable'
-BEGIN
-    DELETE FROM events 
-    WHERE pubkey = NEW.pubkey 
-    AND kind = NEW.kind 
-    AND event_type = 'replaceable'
-    AND id != NEW.id;
-END;
-
--- Persistent Subscriptions Logging Tables (Phase 2)
--- Optional database logging for subscription analytics and debugging
-
--- Subscription events log
-CREATE TABLE subscription_events (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    subscription_id TEXT NOT NULL,           -- Subscription ID from client
-    client_ip TEXT NOT NULL,                 -- Client IP address
-    event_type TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (event_type IN ('created', 'closed', 'expired', 'disconnected')),
-    filter_json TEXT,                        -- JSON representation of filters (for created events)
-    events_sent INTEGER DEFAULT 0,           -- Number of events sent to this subscription
-    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%s', 'now')),
-    ended_at INTEGER,                        -- When subscription ended (for closed/expired/disconnected)
-    duration INTEGER                         -- Computed: ended_at - created_at
-);
-
--- Subscription metrics summary
-CREATE TABLE subscription_metrics (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    date TEXT NOT NULL,                      -- Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
-    total_created INTEGER DEFAULT 0,         -- Total subscriptions created
-    total_closed INTEGER DEFAULT 0,          -- Total subscriptions closed
-    total_events_broadcast INTEGER DEFAULT 0, -- Total events broadcast
-    avg_duration REAL DEFAULT 0,            -- Average subscription duration
-    peak_concurrent INTEGER DEFAULT 0,       -- Peak concurrent subscriptions
-    updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%s', 'now')),
-    UNIQUE(date)
-);
-
--- Event broadcasting log (optional, for detailed analytics)
-CREATE TABLE event_broadcasts (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,                  -- Event ID that was broadcast
-    subscription_id TEXT NOT NULL,           -- Subscription that received it
-    client_ip TEXT NOT NULL,                 -- Client IP
-    broadcast_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%s', 'now')),
-    FOREIGN KEY (event_id) REFERENCES events(id)
-);
-
--- Indexes for subscription logging performance
-CREATE INDEX idx_subscription_events_id ON subscription_events(subscription_id);
-CREATE INDEX idx_subscription_events_type ON subscription_events(event_type);
-CREATE INDEX idx_subscription_events_created ON subscription_events(created_at DESC);
-CREATE INDEX idx_subscription_events_client ON subscription_events(client_ip);
-
-CREATE INDEX idx_subscription_metrics_date ON subscription_metrics(date DESC);
-
-CREATE INDEX idx_event_broadcasts_event ON event_broadcasts(event_id);
-CREATE INDEX idx_event_broadcasts_sub ON event_broadcasts(subscription_id);
-CREATE INDEX idx_event_broadcasts_time ON event_broadcasts(broadcast_at DESC);
-
--- Trigger to update subscription duration when ended
-CREATE TRIGGER update_subscription_duration
-    AFTER UPDATE OF ended_at ON subscription_events
-    WHEN NEW.ended_at IS NOT NULL AND OLD.ended_at IS NULL
-BEGIN
-    UPDATE subscription_events
-    SET duration = NEW.ended_at - NEW.created_at
-    WHERE id = NEW.id;
-END;
-
--- View for subscription analytics
-CREATE VIEW subscription_analytics AS
-SELECT
-    date(created_at, 'unixepoch') as date,
-    COUNT(*) as subscriptions_created,
-    COUNT(CASE WHEN ended_at IS NOT NULL THEN 1 END) as subscriptions_ended,
-    AVG(CASE WHEN duration IS NOT NULL THEN duration END) as avg_duration_seconds,
-    MAX(events_sent) as max_events_sent,
-    AVG(events_sent) as avg_events_sent,
-    COUNT(DISTINCT client_ip) as unique_clients
-FROM subscription_events
-GROUP BY date(created_at, 'unixepoch')
-ORDER BY date DESC;
-
--- View for current active subscriptions (from log perspective)
-CREATE VIEW active_subscriptions_log AS
-SELECT
-    subscription_id,
-    client_ip,
-    filter_json,
-    events_sent,
-    created_at,
-    (strftime('%s', 'now') - created_at) as duration_seconds
-FROM subscription_events
-WHERE event_type = 'created'
-AND subscription_id NOT IN (
-    SELECT subscription_id FROM subscription_events
-    WHERE event_type IN ('closed', 'expired', 'disconnected')
-);

deploy_local.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Restart the service
+sudo systemctl stop c-relay-pg.service
+
+# Copy the binary to the deployment location
+cp build/c_relay_pg_static_x86_64 ~/Storage/c_relay_pg/crelay
+
+# Restart the service
+sudo systemctl restart c-relay-pg.service
+
+# Show service status
+sudo systemctl status c-relay-pg.service --no-pager -l

deploy_lt.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# C-Relay-PG PostgreSQL Deployment Script
+# Deploys static relay binary and configures PostgreSQL 18 + systemd service on remote server.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration
+REMOTE_HOST="ubuntu@laantungir.net"
+LOCAL_BINARY="build/c_relay_pg_static_x86_64"
+LOCAL_CACHING_BINARY="build/caching_relay"
+REMOTE_BINARY_DIR="/usr/local/bin/c_relay_pg"
+REMOTE_BINARY_PATH="/usr/local/bin/c_relay_pg/c_relay_pg"
+REMOTE_CACHING_BINARY_PATH="/opt/c-relay-pg/caching_relay"
+SERVICE_NAME="c-relay-pg"
+
+LOCAL_SERVICE_FILE="systemd/c-relay.service"
+LOCAL_PG_SETUP_SCRIPT="systemd/setup_postgres_18.sh"
+
+if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_BINARY" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Binary not found: $LOCAL_BINARY"
+    echo "Build it first (e.g. ./make_and_restart_relay.sh)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_SERVICE_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Service file not found: $LOCAL_SERVICE_FILE"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_PG_SETUP_SCRIPT" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: PostgreSQL setup script not found: $LOCAL_PG_SETUP_SCRIPT"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> Uploading artifacts to $REMOTE_HOST"
+scp "$LOCAL_BINARY" "$REMOTE_HOST:/tmp/c_relay_pg.tmp"
+scp "$LOCAL_SERVICE_FILE" "$REMOTE_HOST:/tmp/c-relay-pg.service"
+scp "$LOCAL_PG_SETUP_SCRIPT" "$REMOTE_HOST:/tmp/setup_postgres_18.sh"
+# Upload the caching_relay binary if it was built locally. The caching
+# service is NOT started by this deploy (the systemd unit does not pass
+# --start-caching), but the binary is placed in the relay's WorkingDirectory
+# so it is ready for when caching is enabled via event-based config.
+if [ -f "$LOCAL_CACHING_BINARY" ]; then
+    scp "$LOCAL_CACHING_BINARY" "$REMOTE_HOST:/tmp/caching_relay.tmp"
+else
+    echo "WARNING: caching_relay binary not found locally ($LOCAL_CACHING_BINARY) — skipping caching binary upload"
+fi
+
+echo "==> Running remote install/configuration"
+ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" 'bash -s' <<'EOF'
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SERVICE_NAME="c-relay-pg"
+RELAY_USER="c-relay-pg"
+REMOTE_BINARY_DIR="/usr/local/bin/c_relay_pg"
+REMOTE_BINARY_PATH="/usr/local/bin/c_relay_pg/c_relay_pg"
+REMOTE_CACHING_BINARY_PATH="/opt/c-relay-pg/caching_relay"
+
+echo "[remote] Ensuring service user exists"
+if ! id "$RELAY_USER" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo useradd --system --home-dir /opt/c-relay-pg --shell /usr/sbin/nologin "$RELAY_USER"
+fi
+
+echo "[remote] Ensuring required directories exist"
+sudo mkdir -p "$REMOTE_BINARY_DIR" /opt/c-relay-pg /etc/c-relay-pg
+sudo chown "$RELAY_USER:$RELAY_USER" /opt/c-relay-pg
+
+echo "[remote] Installing PostgreSQL 18 (PGDG) if missing"
+if ! dpkg -s postgresql-18 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates lsb-release gnupg
+  sudo install -d /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg
+  sudo curl -fsSL https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc -o /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc
+  echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.asc] https://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list >/dev/null
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-18
+fi
+
+sudo systemctl enable postgresql
+sudo systemctl restart postgresql
+
+echo "[remote] Configuring PostgreSQL role/database"
+sudo chmod +x /tmp/setup_postgres_18.sh
+sudo /tmp/setup_postgres_18.sh
+
+echo "[remote] Installing relay binary"
+if [ -f "$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH" ]; then
+  sudo cp "$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH" "${REMOTE_BINARY_PATH}.backup.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+fi
+sudo mv /tmp/c_relay_pg.tmp "$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH"
+sudo chown "$RELAY_USER:$RELAY_USER" "$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH"
+sudo chmod +x "$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH"
+
+echo "[remote] Installing caching_relay binary (if uploaded)"
+if [ -f /tmp/caching_relay.tmp ]; then
+  sudo mv /tmp/caching_relay.tmp "$REMOTE_CACHING_BINARY_PATH"
+  sudo chown "$RELAY_USER:$RELAY_USER" "$REMOTE_CACHING_BINARY_PATH"
+  sudo chmod +x "$REMOTE_CACHING_BINARY_PATH"
+  echo "  -> caching_relay installed at $REMOTE_CACHING_BINARY_PATH (not started; enable via config when ready)"
+else
+  echo "  -> no caching_relay binary uploaded, skipping"
+fi
+
+echo "[remote] Installing systemd unit"
+sudo mv /tmp/c-relay-pg.service /etc/systemd/system/c-relay-pg.service
+sudo chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/c-relay-pg.service
+sudo chmod 644 /etc/systemd/system/c-relay-pg.service
+
+echo "[remote] Killing stale caching_relay processes (safety)"
+# The caching service is forked by the relay with setsid(), so it detaches
+# from the relay's process group and survives when the relay is killed.
+# Without this, every restart orphans the previous caching_relay child and
+# a new relay forks another, leading to many stale processes with dead PG
+# connections spamming errors. Kill them here so the new relay starts clean.
+CACHING_PIDS=$(pgrep -f "caching_relay" || echo "")
+if [ -n "$CACHING_PIDS" ]; then
+  echo "  -> killing stale caching_relay PIDs: $CACHING_PIDS"
+  kill -9 $CACHING_PIDS 2>/dev/null || true
+  sleep 1
+else
+  echo "  -> no stale caching_relay processes found"
+fi
+
+echo "[remote] Reloading and restarting service"
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME"
+sudo systemctl restart "$SERVICE_NAME"
+
+echo "[remote] Health checks"
+sudo systemctl --no-pager --full status "$SERVICE_NAME" | sed -n '1,25p'
+sudo -u "$RELAY_USER" psql -d crelay -c "SELECT current_user, current_database();"
+EOF
+
+echo "Deployment complete: $REMOTE_HOST"

deploy_lt_debug.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# C-Relay-PG Debug Binary Deployment Script
+# Deploys build/c_relay_pg_static_x86_64_debug to server for CPU profiling
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./deploy_lt_debug.sh           -- deploy debug binary and restart
+#   ./deploy_lt_debug.sh --profile -- deploy, then run perf and fetch results
+#
+# After deploying, profile with:
+#   sudo perf record -g -p $(pgrep c_relay_pg) -- sleep 30
+#   sudo perf report --stdio --sort=symbol --no-children -n 2>/dev/null | head -80
+#
+# Restore production binary:
+#   ./deploy_lt.sh
+
+set -e
+
+LOCAL_DEBUG_BINARY="build/c_relay_pg_static_x86_64_debug"
+REMOTE_BINARY_PATH="/usr/local/bin/c_relay_pg/c_relay_pg"
+REMOTE_PROD_BACKUP="/usr/local/bin/c_relay_pg/c_relay_pg.production"
+SERVICE_NAME="c-relay-pg"
+REMOTE_HOST="ubuntu@laantungir.com"
+
+# Check debug binary exists
+if [ ! -f "$LOCAL_DEBUG_BINARY" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Debug binary not found: $LOCAL_DEBUG_BINARY"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Build it first with:"
+    echo "  ./build_static.sh --debug"
+    echo ""
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "C-Relay-PG Debug Deployment"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Binary: $LOCAL_DEBUG_BINARY ($(du -h "$LOCAL_DEBUG_BINARY" | cut -f1))"
+echo "Target: $REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH"
+echo ""
+echo "WARNING: Debug binary has symbols and is larger than production."
+echo "         It is safe to run but should not be left deployed long-term."
+echo ""
+
+# Backup production binary (only if not already backed up)
+echo "Backing up production binary..."
+ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "
+    if [ ! -f '$REMOTE_PROD_BACKUP' ]; then
+        sudo cp '$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH' '$REMOTE_PROD_BACKUP'
+        echo 'Production binary backed up to $REMOTE_PROD_BACKUP'
+    else
+        echo 'Production backup already exists, skipping'
+    fi
+"
+
+# Upload debug binary
+echo "Uploading debug binary..."
+scp "$LOCAL_DEBUG_BINARY" "$REMOTE_HOST:/tmp/c_relay_pg_debug.tmp"
+
+# Install debug binary
+echo "Installing debug binary..."
+ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "
+    sudo mv '/tmp/c_relay_pg_debug.tmp' '$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH'
+    sudo chown c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg '$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH'
+    sudo chmod +x '$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH'
+"
+
+# Restart service
+echo "Restarting c-relay-pg service..."
+ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl restart '$SERVICE_NAME'"
+
+echo ""
+echo "✓ Debug binary deployed and service restarted"
+echo ""
+
+# If --profile flag, run perf automatically
+if [ "$1" = "--profile" ]; then
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "Running perf profile (30 seconds)..."
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo ""
+    
+    # Wait for relay to start
+    sleep 3
+    
+    ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "
+        PID=\$(pgrep c_relay_pg)
+        if [ -z \"\$PID\" ]; then
+            echo 'ERROR: c_relay_pg not running'
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        echo \"Profiling PID \$PID for 30 seconds...\"
+        sudo perf record -g -p \$PID -- sleep 30
+        echo ''
+        echo '=== TOP FUNCTIONS BY CPU ==='
+        sudo perf report --stdio --sort=symbol --no-children -n 2>/dev/null | head -60
+    "
+else
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo "Next Steps: Profile the relay"
+    echo "=========================================="
+    echo ""
+    echo "SSH to server and run:"
+    echo "  sudo perf record -g -p \$(pgrep c_relay_pg) -- sleep 30"
+    echo "  sudo perf report --stdio --sort=symbol --no-children -n 2>/dev/null | head -60"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Or run with --profile to do it automatically:"
+    echo "  ./deploy_lt_debug.sh --profile"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=========================================="
+echo "Restore Production Binary When Done"
+echo "=========================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Run this to restore the production binary:"
+echo "  ./deploy_lt.sh"
+echo ""
+echo "Or manually on the server:"
+echo "  sudo cp '$REMOTE_PROD_BACKUP' '$REMOTE_BINARY_PATH'"
+echo "  sudo systemctl restart $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo ""

docs/NIP-42_Authentication.md

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+# NIP-42 Authentication Implementation
+
+## Overview
+
+This relay implements NIP-42 (Authentication of clients to relays) providing granular authentication controls for event submission and subscription operations. The implementation supports both challenge-response authentication and per-connection state management.
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Core Components
+
+1. **Per-Session Authentication State** (`struct per_session_data`)
+   - `authenticated`: Boolean flag indicating authentication status
+   - `authenticated_pubkey[65]`: Hex-encoded public key of authenticated user
+   - `active_challenge[65]`: Current authentication challenge
+   - `challenge_created`: Timestamp when challenge was generated
+   - `challenge_expires`: Challenge expiration timestamp
+   - `nip42_auth_required_events`: Whether auth is required for EVENT submission
+   - `nip42_auth_required_subscriptions`: Whether auth is required for REQ operations
+   - `auth_challenge_sent`: Flag indicating if challenge has been sent
+
+2. **Challenge Management** (via `request_validator.c`)
+   - `nostr_nip42_generate_challenge()`: Generates cryptographically secure challenges
+   - `nostr_nip42_verify_auth_event()`: Validates signed authentication events
+   - Challenge storage and cleanup with expiration handling
+
+3. **WebSocket Protocol Integration**
+   - AUTH message handling in `nostr_relay_callback()`
+   - Challenge generation and transmission
+   - Authentication verification and session state updates
+
+## Configuration Options
+
+### Event-Based Configuration
+
+NIP-42 authentication is configured using kind 33334 configuration events with the following tags:
+
+| Tag | Description | Default | Values |
+|-----|-------------|---------|--------|
+| `nip42_auth_required_events` | Require auth for EVENT submission | `false` | `true`/`false` |
+| `nip42_auth_required_subscriptions` | Require auth for REQ operations | `false` | `true`/`false` |
+
+### Example Configuration Event
+
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 33334,
+  "content": "C Nostr Relay Configuration",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "<relay_pubkey>"],
+    ["nip42_auth_required_events", "true"],
+    ["nip42_auth_required_subscriptions", "false"],
+    ["relay_description", "Authenticated Nostr Relay"]
+  ],
+  "created_at": 1640995200,
+  "pubkey": "<admin_pubkey>",
+  "id": "<event_id>",
+  "sig": "<signature>"
+}
+```
+
+## Authentication Flow
+
+### 1. Challenge Generation
+
+When authentication is required and client is not authenticated:
+
+```
+Client -> Relay: ["EVENT", <event>] (unauthenticated)
+Relay -> Client: ["AUTH", <challenge>]
+```
+
+The challenge is a 64-character hex string generated using cryptographically secure random numbers.
+
+### 2. Authentication Response
+
+Client creates and signs an authentication event (kind 22242):
+
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 22242,
+  "content": "",
+  "tags": [
+    ["relay", "ws://relay.example.com"],
+    ["challenge", "<challenge_from_relay>"]
+  ],
+  "created_at": <current_timestamp>,
+  "pubkey": "<client_pubkey>",
+  "id": "<event_id>",
+  "sig": "<signature>"
+}
+```
+
+Client sends this event back to relay:
+
+```
+Client -> Relay: ["AUTH", <signed_auth_event>]
+```
+
+### 3. Verification and Session Update
+
+The relay:
+1. Validates the authentication event signature
+2. Verifies the challenge matches the one sent
+3. Checks challenge expiration (default: 10 minutes)
+4. Updates session state with authenticated public key
+5. Sends confirmation notice
+
+```
+Relay -> Client: ["NOTICE", "NIP-42 authentication successful"]
+```
+
+## Granular Authentication Controls
+
+### Separate Controls for Events vs Subscriptions
+
+The implementation provides separate authentication requirements:
+
+- **Event Submission**: Control whether clients must authenticate to publish events
+- **Subscription Access**: Control whether clients must authenticate to create subscriptions
+
+This allows flexible relay policies:
+- **Public Read, Authenticated Write**: `events=true, subscriptions=false`
+- **Fully Authenticated**: `events=true, subscriptions=true`
+- **Public Access**: `events=false, subscriptions=false` (default)
+- **Authenticated Read Only**: `events=false, subscriptions=true`
+
+### Per-Connection State
+
+Each WebSocket connection maintains its own authentication state:
+- Authentication persists for the lifetime of the connection
+- Challenges expire after 10 minutes
+- Session cleanup on connection close
+
+## Security Features
+
+### Challenge Security
+- 64-character hexadecimal challenges (256 bits of entropy)
+- Cryptographically secure random generation
+- Challenge expiration to prevent replay attacks
+- One-time use challenges
+
+### Event Validation
+- Complete signature verification using secp256k1
+- Event ID validation
+- Challenge-response binding verification
+- Timestamp validation with configurable tolerance
+
+### Session Management
+- Thread-safe per-session state management
+- Automatic cleanup on disconnection
+- Challenge expiration handling
+
+## Client Integration
+
+### Using nak Client
+
+```bash
+# Generate keypair
+PRIVKEY=$(nak key --gen)
+PUBKEY=$(nak key --pub $PRIVKEY)
+
+# Connect and authenticate automatically
+nak event -k 1 --content "Authenticated message" --sec $PRIVKEY --relay ws://localhost:8888
+
+# nak handles NIP-42 authentication automatically when required
+```
+
+### Manual WebSocket Integration
+
+```javascript
+const ws = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8888');
+
+ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+  const message = JSON.parse(event.data);
+  
+  if (message[0] === 'AUTH') {
+    const challenge = message[1];
+    
+    // Create auth event (kind 22242)
+    const authEvent = {
+      kind: 22242,
+      content: "",
+      tags: [
+        ["relay", "ws://localhost:8888"],
+        ["challenge", challenge]
+      ],
+      created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+      pubkey: clientPubkey,
+      // ... calculate id and signature
+    };
+    
+    // Send auth response
+    ws.send(JSON.stringify(["AUTH", authEvent]));
+  }
+};
+
+// Send event (may trigger AUTH challenge)
+ws.send(JSON.stringify(["EVENT", myEvent]));
+```
+
+## Administration
+
+### Enabling Authentication
+
+1. **Get Admin Private Key**: Extract from relay startup logs (shown once)
+2. **Create Configuration Event**: Use nak or custom tooling
+3. **Publish Configuration**: Send to relay with admin signature
+
+```bash
+# Enable auth for events only
+nak event -k 33334 \
+  --content "C Nostr Relay Configuration" \
+  --tag "d=$RELAY_PUBKEY" \
+  --tag "nip42_auth_required_events=true" \
+  --tag "nip42_auth_required_subscriptions=false" \
+  --sec $ADMIN_PRIVKEY \
+  --relay ws://localhost:8888
+```
+
+### Monitoring Authentication
+
+- Check relay logs for authentication events
+- Monitor `NOTICE` messages for auth status
+- Use `get_settings.sh` script to view current configuration
+
+```bash
+./get_settings.sh
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+1. **Challenge Expiration**
+   - Default: 10 minutes
+   - Client must respond within expiration window
+   - Generate new challenge for expired attempts
+
+2. **Signature Verification Failures**
+   - Verify event structure matches NIP-42 specification
+   - Check challenge value matches exactly
+   - Ensure proper secp256k1 signature generation
+
+3. **Configuration Not Applied**
+   - Verify admin private key is correct
+   - Check configuration event signature
+   - Ensure relay pubkey in 'd' tag matches relay
+
+### Debug Commands
+
+```bash
+# Check supported NIPs
+curl -H "Accept: application/nostr+json" http://localhost:8888 | jq .supported_nips
+
+# View current configuration
+nak req -k 33334 ws://localhost:8888 | jq .
+
+# Test authentication flow
+./tests/42_nip_test.sh
+```
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+- Challenge generation: ~1ms overhead per unauthenticated connection
+- Authentication verification: ~2-5ms per auth event
+- Memory overhead: ~200 bytes per connection for auth state
+- Database impact: Configuration events cached, minimal query overhead
+
+## Integration with Other NIPs
+
+### NIP-01 (Basic Protocol)
+- AUTH messages integrated into standard WebSocket flow
+- Compatible with existing EVENT/REQ/CLOSE message handling
+
+### NIP-11 (Relay Information)
+- NIP-42 advertised in `supported_nips` array
+- Authentication requirements reflected in relay metadata
+
+### NIP-20 (Command Results)
+- OK responses include authentication-related error messages
+- NOTICE messages provide authentication status updates
+
+## Future Extensions
+
+### Potential Enhancements
+- Role-based authentication (admin, user, read-only)
+- Time-based access controls
+- Rate limiting based on authentication status
+- Integration with external authentication providers
+
+### Configuration Extensions
+- Per-kind authentication requirements
+- Whitelist/blacklist integration
+- Custom challenge expiration times
+- Authentication logging and metrics

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+# C-Relay-PG Administrator API Implementation Plan
+
+## Problem Analysis
+
+### Current Issues Identified:
+
+1. **Schema Mismatch**: Storage system (config.c) vs Validation system (request_validator.c) use different column names and values
+2. **Missing API Endpoint**: No way to clear auth_rules table for testing
+3. **Configuration Gap**: Auth rules enforcement may not be properly enabled
+4. **Documentation Gap**: Admin API commands not documented
+
+### Root Cause: Auth Rules Schema Inconsistency
+
+**Current Schema (sql_schema.h lines 140-150):**
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE auth_rules (
+    rule_type TEXT CHECK (rule_type IN ('whitelist', 'blacklist')),
+    pattern_type TEXT CHECK (pattern_type IN ('pubkey', 'hash')),  
+    pattern_value TEXT,
+    action TEXT CHECK (action IN ('allow', 'deny')),
+    active INTEGER DEFAULT 1
+);
+```
+
+**Storage Implementation (config.c):**
+- Stores: `rule_type='blacklist'`, `pattern_type='pubkey'`, `pattern_value='hex'`, `action='allow'`
+
+**Validation Implementation (request_validator.c):**
+- Queries: `rule_type='pubkey_blacklist'`, `rule_target='hex'`, `operation='event'`, `enabled=1`
+
+**MISMATCH**: Validator looks for non-existent columns and wrong rule_type values!
+
+## Proposed Solution Architecture
+
+### Phase 1: API Documentation & Standardization
+
+#### Admin API Commands (via WebSocket with admin private key)
+
+**Kind 23456: Unified Admin API (Ephemeral)**
+- Configuration management: Update relay settings, limits, authentication policies
+- Auth rules: Add/remove/query whitelist/blacklist rules
+- System commands: clear rules, status, cache management
+- **Unified Format**: All commands use NIP-44 encrypted content with `["p", "relay_pubkey"]` tags
+- **Command Types**:
+  - Configuration: `["config_key", "config_value"]`
+  - Auth rules: `["rule_type", "pattern_type", "pattern_value"]`
+  - Queries: `["auth_query", "filter"]` or `["system_command", "command_name"]`
+- **Security**: All admin commands use NIP-44 encryption for privacy and security
+
+#### Configuration Commands (using Kind 23456)
+
+1. **Update Configuration**:
+   ```json
+   {
+     "kind": 23456,
+     "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+     "tags": [["p", "relay_pubkey"]]
+   }
+   ```
+   *Encrypted content contains:* `["relay_description", "My Relay"]`
+
+2. **Query System Status**:
+   ```json
+   {
+     "kind": 23456,
+     "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+     "tags": [["p", "relay_pubkey"]]
+   }
+   ```
+   *Encrypted content contains:* `["system_command", "system_status"]`
+
+#### Auth Rules and System Commands (using Kind 23456)
+
+1. **Clear All Auth Rules**:
+   ```json
+   {
+     "kind": 23456,
+     "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+     "tags": [["p", "relay_pubkey"]]
+   }
+   ```
+   *Encrypted content contains:* `["system_command", "clear_all_auth_rules"]`
+
+2. **Query All Auth Rules**:
+   ```json
+   {
+     "kind": 23456,
+     "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+     "tags": [["p", "relay_pubkey"]]
+   }
+   ```
+   *Encrypted content contains:* `["auth_query", "all"]`
+
+3. **Add Blacklist Rule**:
+   ```json
+   {
+     "kind": 23456,
+     "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+     "tags": [["p", "relay_pubkey"]]
+   }
+   ```
+   *Encrypted content contains:* `["blacklist", "pubkey", "deadbeef1234abcd..."]`
+
+### Phase 2: Auth Rules Schema Alignment
+
+#### Option A: Fix Validator to Match Schema (RECOMMENDED)
+
+**Update request_validator.c:**
+```sql
+-- OLD (broken):
+WHERE rule_type = 'pubkey_blacklist' AND rule_target = ? AND operation = ? AND enabled = 1
+
+-- NEW (correct):
+WHERE rule_type = 'blacklist' AND pattern_type = 'pubkey' AND pattern_value = ? AND active = 1
+```
+
+**Benefits:**
+- Matches actual database schema
+- Simpler rule_type values ('blacklist' vs 'pubkey_blacklist')  
+- Uses existing columns (pattern_value vs rule_target)
+- Consistent with storage implementation
+
+#### Option B: Update Schema to Match Validator (NOT RECOMMENDED)
+
+Would require changing schema, migration scripts, and storage logic.
+
+### Phase 3: Implementation Priority
+
+#### High Priority (Critical for blacklist functionality):
+1. Fix request_validator.c schema mismatch
+2. Ensure auth_required configuration is enabled
+3. Update tests to use unified ephemeral event kind (23456)
+4. Test blacklist enforcement
+
+#### Medium Priority (Enhanced Admin Features):
+1. **Implement NIP-44 Encryption Support**:
+   - Detect NIP-44 encrypted content for Kind 23456 events
+   - Parse `encrypted_tags` field from content JSON
+   - Decrypt using admin privkey and relay pubkey
+   - Process decrypted tags as normal commands
+2. Add clear_all_auth_rules system command
+3. Add auth rule query functionality (both standard and encrypted modes)
+4. Add configuration discovery (list available config keys)
+5. Enhanced error reporting in admin API
+6. Conflict resolution (same pubkey in whitelist + blacklist)
+
+#### Security Priority (NIP-44 Implementation):
+1. **Encryption Detection Logic**: Check for empty tags + encrypted_tags field
+2. **Key Pair Management**: Use admin private key + relay public key for NIP-44
+3. **Backward Compatibility**: Support both standard and encrypted modes
+4. **Error Handling**: Graceful fallback if decryption fails
+5. **Performance**: Cache decrypted results to avoid repeated decryption
+
+#### Low Priority (Documentation & Polish):
+1. Complete README.md API documentation
+2. Example usage scripts
+3. Admin client tools
+
+### Phase 4: Expected API Structure
+
+#### README.md Documentation Format:
+
+```markdown
+# C-Relay-PG Administrator API
+
+## Authentication
+All admin commands require signing with the admin private key generated during first startup.
+
+## Unified Admin API (Kind 23456 - Ephemeral)
+Update relay configuration parameters or query available settings.
+
+**Configuration Update Event:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_command_array",
+  "tags": [["p", "relay_pubkey"]]
+}
+```
+*Encrypted content contains:* `["relay_description", "My Relay Description"]`
+
+**Auth Rules Management:**
+
+**Add Rule Event:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"action\":\"add\",\"description\":\"Block malicious user\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["blacklist", "pubkey", "deadbeef1234..."]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Remove Rule Event:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"action\":\"remove\",\"description\":\"Unblock user\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["blacklist", "pubkey", "deadbeef1234..."]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Query All Auth Rules:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"query\":\"list_auth_rules\",\"description\":\"Get all rules\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["auth_query", "all"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Query Whitelist Rules Only:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"query\":\"list_auth_rules\",\"description\":\"Get whitelist\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["auth_query", "whitelist"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Check Specific Pattern:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"query\":\"check_pattern\",\"description\":\"Check if pattern exists\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["auth_query", "pattern", "deadbeef1234..."]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## System Management (Kind 23456 - Ephemeral)
+System administration commands using the same kind as auth rules.
+
+**Clear All Auth Rules:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"action\":\"clear_all\",\"description\":\"Clear all auth rules\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["system_command", "clear_all_auth_rules"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**System Status:**
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"action\":\"system_status\",\"description\":\"Get system status\"}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["system_command", "system_status"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Response Format
+All admin commands return JSON responses via WebSocket:
+
+**Success Response:**
+```json
+["OK", "event_id", true, "success_message"]
+```
+
+**Error Response:**  
+```json
+["OK", "event_id", false, "error_message"]
+```
+
+## Configuration Keys
+- `relay_description`: Relay description text
+- `relay_contact`: Contact information  
+- `auth_enabled`: Enable authentication system
+- `max_connections`: Maximum concurrent connections
+- `pow_min_difficulty`: Minimum proof-of-work difficulty
+- ... (full list of config keys)
+
+## Examples
+
+### Enable Authentication & Add Blacklist
+```bash
+# 1. Enable auth system
+nak event -k 23456 --content "base64_nip44_encrypted_command" \
+  -t "auth_enabled=true" \
+  --sec $ADMIN_PRIVKEY | nak event ws://localhost:8888
+
+# 2. Add user to blacklist
+nak event -k 23456 --content '{"action":"add","description":"Spam user"}' \
+  -t "blacklist=pubkey;$SPAM_USER_PUBKEY" \
+  --sec $ADMIN_PRIVKEY | nak event ws://localhost:8888
+
+# 3. Query all auth rules
+nak event -k 23456 --content '{"query":"list_auth_rules","description":"Get all rules"}' \
+  -t "auth_query=all" \
+  --sec $ADMIN_PRIVKEY | nak event ws://localhost:8888
+
+# 4. Clear all rules for testing
+nak event -k 23456 --content '{"action":"clear_all","description":"Clear all rules"}' \
+  -t "system_command=clear_all_auth_rules" \
+  --sec $ADMIN_PRIVKEY | nak event ws://localhost:8888
+```
+
+## Expected Response Formats
+
+### Configuration Query Response
+```json
+["EVENT", "subscription_id", {
+  "kind": 23457,
+  "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_response",
+  "tags": [["p", "admin_pubkey"]]
+}]
+```
+
+### Current Config Response
+```json
+["EVENT", "subscription_id", {
+  "kind": 23457,
+  "content": "base64_nip44_encrypted_response",
+  "tags": [["p", "admin_pubkey"]]
+}]
+```
+
+### Auth Rules Query Response
+```json
+["EVENT", "subscription_id", {
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"auth_rules\": [{\"rule_type\": \"blacklist\", \"pattern_type\": \"pubkey\", \"pattern_value\": \"deadbeef...\"}, {\"rule_type\": \"whitelist\", \"pattern_type\": \"pubkey\", \"pattern_value\": \"cafebabe...\"}]}",
+  "tags": [["response_type", "auth_rules_list"], ["query_type", "all"]]
+}]
+```
+
+### Pattern Check Response
+```json
+["EVENT", "subscription_id", {
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "{\"pattern_exists\": true, \"rule_type\": \"blacklist\", \"pattern_value\": \"deadbeef...\"}",
+  "tags": [["response_type", "pattern_check"], ["pattern", "deadbeef..."]]
+}]
+```
+
+## Implementation Steps
+
+1. **Document API** (this file) ✅
+2. **Update to ephemeral event kinds** ✅
+3. **Fix request_validator.c** schema mismatch
+4. **Update tests** to use unified Kind 23456
+5. **Add auth rule query functionality**
+6. **Add configuration discovery feature**
+7. **Test blacklist functionality**
+8. **Add remaining system commands**
+
+## Testing Plan
+
+1. Fix schema mismatch and test basic blacklist
+2. Add clear_auth_rules and test table cleanup
+3. Test whitelist/blacklist conflict scenarios  
+4. Test all admin API commands end-to-end
+5. Update integration tests
+
+This plan addresses the immediate blacklist issue while establishing a comprehensive admin API framework for future expansion.
+
+## NIP-44 Encryption Implementation Details
+
+### Server-Side Detection Logic
+```c
+// In admin event processing function
+bool is_encrypted_command(struct nostr_event *event) {
+    // Check if Kind 23456 with NIP-44 encrypted content
+    if (event->kind == 23456 &&
+        event->tags_count == 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+cJSON *decrypt_admin_tags(struct nostr_event *event) {
+    cJSON *content_json = cJSON_Parse(event->content);
+    if (!content_json) return NULL;
+    
+    cJSON *encrypted_tags = cJSON_GetObjectItem(content_json, "encrypted_tags");
+    if (!encrypted_tags) {
+        cJSON_Delete(content_json);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    // Decrypt using NIP-44 with admin pubkey and relay privkey
+    char *decrypted = nip44_decrypt(
+        cJSON_GetStringValue(encrypted_tags),
+        admin_pubkey,           // Shared secret with admin
+        relay_private_key       // Our private key
+    );
+    
+    cJSON *decrypted_tags = cJSON_Parse(decrypted);
+    free(decrypted);
+    cJSON_Delete(content_json);
+    
+    return decrypted_tags; // Returns tag array: [["key1", "val1"], ["key2", "val2"]]
+}
+```
+
+### Admin Event Processing Flow
+1. **Receive Event**: Kind 23456 with admin signature
+2. **Check Mode**: Empty tags = encrypted, populated tags = standard
+3. **Decrypt if Needed**: Extract and decrypt `encrypted_tags` from content
+4. **Process Commands**: Use decrypted/standard tags for command processing
+5. **Execute**: Same logic for both modes after tag extraction
+6. **Respond**: Standard response format (optionally encrypt response)
+
+### Security Benefits
+- **Command Privacy**: Admin operations invisible in event tags
+- **Replay Protection**: NIP-44 includes timestamp/randomness
+- **Key Management**: Uses existing admin/relay key pair
+- **Backward Compatible**: Standard mode still works
+- **Performance**: Only decrypt when needed (empty tags detection)
+
+### NIP-44 Library Integration
+The relay will need to integrate a NIP-44 encryption/decryption library:
+
+```c
+// Required NIP-44 functions
+char* nip44_encrypt(const char* plaintext, const char* sender_privkey, const char* recipient_pubkey);
+char* nip44_decrypt(const char* ciphertext, const char* recipient_privkey, const char* sender_pubkey);
+```
+
+### Implementation Priority (Updated)
+
+#### Phase 1: Core Infrastructure (Complete)
+- [x] Event-based admin authentication system
+- [x] Kind 23456 (Unified Admin API) processing
+- [x] Basic configuration parameter updates
+- [x] Auth rule add/remove/clear functionality
+- [x] Updated to ephemeral event kinds
+- [x] Designed NIP-44 encryption support
+
+#### Phase 2: NIP-44 Encryption Support (Next Priority)
+- [ ] **Add NIP-44 library dependency** to project
+- [ ] **Implement encryption detection logic** (`is_encrypted_command()`)
+- [ ] **Add decrypt_admin_tags() function** with NIP-44 support
+- [ ] **Update admin command processing** to handle both modes
+- [ ] **Test encrypted admin commands** end-to-end
+
+#### Phase 3: Enhanced Features
+- [ ] **Auth rule query functionality** (both standard and encrypted modes)
+- [ ] **Configuration discovery API** (list available config keys)
+- [ ] **Enhanced error messages** with encryption status
+- [ ] **Performance optimization** (caching, async decrypt)
+
+#### Phase 4: Schema Fixes (Critical)
+- [ ] **Fix request_validator.c** schema mismatch
+- [ ] **Enable blacklist enforcement** with encrypted commands
+- [ ] **Update tests** to use both standard and encrypted modes
+
+This enhanced admin API provides enterprise-grade security while maintaining ease of use for basic operations.

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+# Agent Browser Testing Guide for C-Relay-PG
+
+This document explains how to use the `agent-browser` CLI tool to test the c-relay-pg admin web UI from an AI agent context (no physical display required).
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- **agent-browser** installed globally: `npm install -g agent-browser`
+- Binary location: `/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v24.14.1/bin/agent-browser`
+- The relay must be running locally (default port 8888)
+- Test keys configured in `.test_keys`
+
+## Starting the Relay for Local Testing
+
+```bash
+./make_and_restart_relay.sh -t
+```
+
+This reads `.test_keys` and starts the relay with:
+- `ADMIN_PUBKEY` — the hex public key of the admin account
+- `ADMIN_PRIVKEY` — the hex secret key (used for browser login, not by the relay itself)
+- `SERVER_PRIVKEY` — the relay's own private key
+
+## Key URLs
+
+| URL | Purpose |
+|-----|---------|
+| `http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/index.html` | Admin web UI (the correct entry point) |
+| `http://127.0.0.1:8888/` | Returns 406 without NIP-11 Accept header — **do not use for browser testing** |
+| `http://127.0.0.1:8888/` with `Accept: application/nostr+json` | NIP-11 relay info JSON |
+
+**Important:** The root URL `/` is a WebSocket/NIP-11 endpoint, not an HTML page. Always use `/api/index.html` for browser testing.
+
+## Admin Login Credentials
+
+The admin nsec for the current `.test_keys` configuration:
+
+```
+nsec: nsec1zkn0hlt4jvcvn9yt5p7ea4m7f82pf3ph0gj3d4rlcz4s64x5z86satv9qm
+hex:  15a6fbfd759330c9948ba07d9ed77e49d414c4377a2516d47fc0ab0d54d411f5
+npub: npub1tlyzk6slzt8d989f4pn3synk98fea64ea3jmrdc7dtd0kw8uxlas9a9fwr
+hex pubkey: 5fc82b6a1f12ced29ca9a86718127629d39eeab9ec65b1b71e6adafb38fc37fb
+```
+
+## Complete Login Flow with agent-browser
+
+### Step 1: Open the admin UI
+
+```bash
+agent-browser open http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/index.html
+agent-browser wait --load networkidle
+```
+
+### Step 2: Take an interactive snapshot to see what is on screen
+
+```bash
+agent-browser snapshot -i
+```
+
+You will see a login modal with buttons like:
+- `"Browser Extension"` — skip this
+- `"Local Key"` — **use this one**
+- `"Seed Phrase"` — skip
+- `"Nostr Connect"` — skip
+- `"Read Only"` — skip
+
+### Step 3: Click "Local Key"
+
+```bash
+agent-browser click @e15
+```
+
+(The ref number may vary — use the ref from the snapshot output for the "Local Key" button.)
+
+After clicking, a text input appears asking for the secret key.
+
+### Step 4: Enter the admin nsec
+
+```bash
+agent-browser fill @e14 "nsec1zkn0hlt4jvcvn9yt5p7ea4m7f82pf3ph0gj3d4rlcz4s64x5z86satv9qm"
+```
+
+(Use the ref from the snapshot for the textbox element.)
+
+### Step 5: Click "Import Key"
+
+```bash
+agent-browser snapshot -i
+```
+
+Check the snapshot — the "Import Key" button should now be enabled. Click it:
+
+```bash
+agent-browser click @e15
+```
+
+### Step 6: Click "Continue" on the success screen
+
+After import, a success screen appears with "Continue" button:
+
+```bash
+agent-browser wait 800
+agent-browser snapshot -i
+agent-browser click @e19
+```
+
+(Use the ref from the snapshot for the "Continue" button.)
+
+### Step 7: Wait for admin UI to load
+
+```bash
+agent-browser wait 5000
+agent-browser snapshot -i
+```
+
+You should now see the admin dashboard with:
+- Statistics table (Database Size, Total Events, PID, etc.)
+- Navigation buttons (Statistics, Subscriptions, Configuration, Authorization, etc.)
+- Admin profile area showing "admin" label
+
+## Navigating Admin Sections
+
+After login, use the sidebar navigation buttons:
+
+```bash
+# View configuration
+agent-browser click @e8    # Configuration button ref
+
+# View authorization rules
+agent-browser click @e9    # Authorization button ref
+
+# View statistics
+agent-browser click @e6    # Statistics button ref
+
+# Always snapshot after navigation to see results
+agent-browser wait 2500
+agent-browser snapshot -i
+```
+
+## Checking for Errors
+
+```bash
+# View browser console logs
+agent-browser console
+
+# View JavaScript errors
+agent-browser errors
+
+# View relay server logs
+tail -n 100 relay.log
+```
+
+## Chained Command Example (Full Login in One Shot)
+
+```bash
+agent-browser open http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/index.html && \
+agent-browser wait --load networkidle && \
+agent-browser snapshot -i
+```
+
+Then use refs from the snapshot to complete login steps.
+
+## Tips for AI Agents
+
+1. **Always use `/api/index.html`** — never the root URL
+2. **Use `snapshot -i`** after every action to see the current interactive elements and their refs
+3. **Refs change** between snapshots — always re-snapshot before clicking
+4. **Wait after clicks** — use `agent-browser wait 2000` (milliseconds) between actions that trigger async operations
+5. **The login flow has 3 screens**: method selection → key input → success confirmation
+6. **Console logs are cumulative** — they show all logs since page load, which is useful for debugging admin API responses
+7. **The relay log** at `relay.log` shows server-side processing of admin commands
+8. **Command chaining** with `&&` works — the browser daemon persists between commands
+
+## Verifying Admin API is Working
+
+After login, the statistics page should show populated data:
+- Database Size (e.g., "4 KB")
+- Process ID (the relay PID)
+- WebSocket Connections count
+- Memory Usage
+
+If these show "-" or "Loading...", check:
+1. `relay.log` for errors
+2. `agent-browser console` for JavaScript errors
+3. `agent-browser errors` for page-level errors
+
+## Closing the Browser
+
+```bash
+agent-browser close --all
+```

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+# c_utils_lib Architecture Plan
+
+## Overview
+
+`c_utils_lib` is a standalone C utility library designed to provide reusable, general-purpose functions for C projects. It serves as a learning repository and a practical toolkit for common C programming tasks.
+
+## Design Philosophy
+
+1. **Zero External Dependencies**: Only standard C library dependencies
+2. **Modular Design**: Each utility is independent and can be used separately
+3. **Learning-Oriented**: Well-documented code suitable for learning C
+4. **Production-Ready**: Battle-tested utilities from real projects
+5. **Cross-Platform**: Works on Linux, macOS, and other POSIX systems
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+```
+c_utils_lib/
+├── README.md                    # Main documentation
+├── LICENSE                      # MIT License
+├── VERSION                      # Current version (e.g., v0.1.0)
+├── build.sh                     # Build script
+├── Makefile                     # Build system
+├── .gitignore                   # Git ignore rules
+│
+├── include/                     # Public headers
+│   ├── c_utils.h               # Main header (includes all utilities)
+│   ├── debug.h                 # Debug/logging system
+│   ├── version.h               # Version utilities
+│   ├── string_utils.h          # String utilities (future)
+│   └── memory_utils.h          # Memory utilities (future)
+│
+├── src/                        # Implementation files
+│   ├── debug.c                 # Debug system implementation
+│   ├── version.c               # Version utilities implementation
+│   ├── string_utils.c          # String utilities (future)
+│   └── memory_utils.c          # Memory utilities (future)
+│
+├── examples/                   # Usage examples
+│   ├── debug_example.c         # Debug system example
+│   ├── version_example.c       # Version utilities example
+│   └── Makefile                # Examples build system
+│
+├── tests/                      # Unit tests
+│   ├── test_debug.c            # Debug system tests
+│   ├── test_version.c          # Version utilities tests
+│   ├── run_tests.sh            # Test runner
+│   └── Makefile                # Tests build system
+│
+└── docs/                       # Additional documentation
+    ├── API.md                  # Complete API reference
+    ├── INTEGRATION.md          # How to integrate into projects
+    ├── VERSIONING.md           # Versioning system guide
+    └── CONTRIBUTING.md         # Contribution guidelines
+```
+
+## Initial Utilities (v0.1.0)
+
+### 1. Debug System (`debug.h`, `debug.c`)
+
+**Purpose**: Unified logging and debugging system with configurable verbosity levels.
+
+**Features**:
+- 5 debug levels: NONE, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE
+- Timestamp formatting
+- File/line information at TRACE level
+- Macro-based API for zero-cost when disabled
+- Thread-safe (future enhancement)
+
+**API**:
+```c
+// Initialization
+void debug_init(int level);
+
+// Logging macros
+DEBUG_ERROR(format, ...);
+DEBUG_WARN(format, ...);
+DEBUG_INFO(format, ...);
+DEBUG_LOG(format, ...);
+DEBUG_TRACE(format, ...);
+
+// Global debug level
+extern debug_level_t g_debug_level;
+```
+
+**Usage Example**:
+```c
+#include <c_utils/debug.h>
+
+int main() {
+    debug_init(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO);
+    DEBUG_INFO("Application started");
+    DEBUG_ERROR("Critical error: %s", error_msg);
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Version Utilities (`version.h`, `version.c`)
+
+**Purpose**: Reusable versioning system for C projects using git tags.
+
+**Features**:
+- Automatic version extraction from git tags
+- Semantic versioning support (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
+- Version comparison functions
+- Header file generation for embedding version info
+- Build number tracking
+
+**API**:
+```c
+// Version structure
+typedef struct {
+    int major;
+    int minor;
+    int patch;
+    char* git_hash;
+    char* build_date;
+} version_info_t;
+
+// Get version from git
+int version_get_from_git(version_info_t* version);
+
+// Generate version header file
+int version_generate_header(const char* output_path, const char* prefix);
+
+// Compare versions
+int version_compare(version_info_t* v1, version_info_t* v2);
+
+// Format version string
+char* version_to_string(version_info_t* version);
+```
+
+**Usage Example**:
+```c
+#include <c_utils/version.h>
+
+// In your build system:
+version_generate_header("src/version.h", "MY_APP");
+
+// In your code:
+#include "version.h"
+printf("Version: %s\n", MY_APP_VERSION);
+```
+
+**Integration with Projects**:
+```bash
+# In project Makefile
+version.h:
+	c_utils_lib/bin/generate_version src/version.h MY_PROJECT
+```
+
+## Build System
+
+### Static Library Output
+
+```
+libc_utils.a          # Static library for linking
+```
+
+### Build Targets
+
+```bash
+make                  # Build static library
+make examples         # Build examples
+make test             # Run tests
+make install          # Install to system (optional)
+make clean            # Clean build artifacts
+```
+
+### Build Script (`build.sh`)
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# Simplified build script similar to nostr_core_lib
+
+case "$1" in
+    lib|"")
+        make
+        ;;
+    examples)
+        make examples
+        ;;
+    test)
+        make test
+        ;;
+    clean)
+        make clean
+        ;;
+    install)
+        make install
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: ./build.sh [lib|examples|test|clean|install]"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+```
+
+## Versioning System Design
+
+### How It Works
+
+1. **Git Tags as Source of Truth**
+   - Version tags: `v0.1.0`, `v0.2.0`, etc.
+   - Follows semantic versioning
+
+2. **Automatic Header Generation**
+   - Script reads git tags
+   - Generates header with version macros
+   - Includes build date and git hash
+
+3. **Reusable Across Projects**
+   - Each project calls `version_generate_header()`
+   - Customizable prefix (e.g., `C_RELAY_VERSION`, `NOSTR_CORE_VERSION`)
+   - No hardcoded version numbers in source
+
+### Example Generated Header
+
+```c
+// Auto-generated by c_utils_lib version system
+#ifndef MY_PROJECT_VERSION_H
+#define MY_PROJECT_VERSION_H
+
+#define MY_PROJECT_VERSION "v0.1.0"
+#define MY_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
+#define MY_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define MY_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define MY_PROJECT_GIT_HASH "a1b2c3d"
+#define MY_PROJECT_BUILD_DATE "2025-10-15"
+
+#endif
+```
+
+### Integration Pattern
+
+```makefile
+# In consuming project's Makefile
+VERSION_SCRIPT = c_utils_lib/bin/generate_version
+
+src/version.h: .git/refs/tags/*
+	$(VERSION_SCRIPT) src/version.h MY_PROJECT
+
+my_app: src/version.h src/main.c
+	$(CC) src/main.c -o my_app -Ic_utils_lib/include -Lc_utils_lib -lc_utils
+```
+
+## Future Utilities (Roadmap)
+
+### String Utilities (`string_utils.h`)
+- Safe string operations (bounds checking)
+- String trimming, splitting, joining
+- Case conversion
+- Pattern matching helpers
+
+### Memory Utilities (`memory_utils.h`)
+- Safe allocation wrappers
+- Memory pool management
+- Leak detection helpers (debug builds)
+- Arena allocators
+
+### Configuration Utilities (`config_utils.h`)
+- INI file parsing
+- JSON configuration (using cJSON)
+- Environment variable helpers
+- Command-line argument parsing
+
+### File Utilities (`file_utils.h`)
+- Safe file operations
+- Directory traversal
+- Path manipulation
+- File watching (inotify wrapper)
+
+### Time Utilities (`time_utils.h`)
+- Timestamp formatting
+- Duration calculations
+- Timer utilities
+- Rate limiting helpers
+
+## Integration Guide
+
+### As Git Submodule
+
+```bash
+# In your project
+git submodule add https://github.com/yourusername/c_utils_lib.git
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Build the library
+cd c_utils_lib && ./build.sh lib && cd ..
+
+# Update your Makefile
+INCLUDES += -Ic_utils_lib/include
+LIBS += -Lc_utils_lib -lc_utils
+```
+
+### In Your Makefile
+
+```makefile
+# Check if c_utils_lib is built
+c_utils_lib/libc_utils.a:
+	cd c_utils_lib && ./build.sh lib
+
+# Link against it
+my_app: c_utils_lib/libc_utils.a src/main.c
+	$(CC) src/main.c -o my_app \
+		-Ic_utils_lib/include \
+		-Lc_utils_lib -lc_utils
+```
+
+### In Your Code
+
+```c
+// Option 1: Include everything
+#include <c_utils/c_utils.h>
+
+// Option 2: Include specific utilities
+#include <c_utils/debug.h>
+#include <c_utils/version.h>
+
+int main() {
+    debug_init(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO);
+    DEBUG_INFO("Starting application version %s", MY_APP_VERSION);
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+## Migration Plan for c-relay-pg
+
+### Phase 1: Extract Debug System
+1. Create `c_utils_lib` repository
+2. Move [`debug.c`](../src/debug.c) and [`debug.h`](../src/debug.h)
+3. Create build system
+4. Add basic tests
+
+### Phase 2: Add Versioning System
+1. Extract version generation logic from c-relay-pg
+2. Create reusable version utilities
+3. Update c-relay-pg to use new system
+4. Update nostr_core_lib to use new system
+
+### Phase 3: Add as Submodule
+1. Add `c_utils_lib` as submodule to c-relay-pg
+2. Update c-relay-pg Makefile
+3. Update includes in c-relay-pg source files
+4. Remove old debug files from c-relay-pg
+
+### Phase 4: Documentation & Examples
+1. Create comprehensive README
+2. Add usage examples
+3. Write integration guide
+4. Document API
+
+## Benefits
+
+### For c-relay-pg
+- Cleaner separation of concerns
+- Reusable utilities across projects
+- Easier to maintain and test
+- Consistent logging across codebase
+
+### For Learning C
+- Real-world utility implementations
+- Best practices examples
+- Modular design patterns
+- Build system examples
+
+### For Future Projects
+- Drop-in utility library
+- Proven, tested code
+- Consistent patterns
+- Time savings
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+### Unit Tests
+- Test each utility independently
+- Mock external dependencies
+- Edge case coverage
+- Memory leak detection (valgrind)
+
+### Integration Tests
+- Test with real projects (c-relay-pg, nostr_core_lib)
+- Cross-platform testing
+- Performance benchmarks
+
+### Continuous Integration
+- GitHub Actions for automated testing
+- Multiple compiler versions (gcc, clang)
+- Multiple platforms (Linux, macOS)
+- Static analysis (cppcheck, clang-tidy)
+
+## Documentation Standards
+
+### Code Documentation
+- Doxygen-style comments
+- Function purpose and parameters
+- Return value descriptions
+- Usage examples in comments
+
+### API Documentation
+- Complete API reference in `docs/API.md`
+- Usage examples for each function
+- Common patterns and best practices
+- Migration guides
+
+### Learning Resources
+- Detailed explanations of implementations
+- Links to relevant C standards
+- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
+- Performance considerations
+
+## License
+
+MIT License - permissive and suitable for learning and commercial use.
+
+## Version History
+
+- **v0.1.0** (Planned)
+  - Initial release
+  - Debug system
+  - Version utilities
+  - Basic documentation
+
+- **v0.2.0** (Future)
+  - String utilities
+  - Memory utilities
+  - Enhanced documentation
+
+- **v0.3.0** (Future)
+  - Configuration utilities
+  - File utilities
+  - Time utilities
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+1. ✅ Successfully integrated into c-relay-pg
+2. ✅ Successfully integrated into nostr_core_lib
+3. ✅ All tests passing
+4. ✅ Documentation complete
+5. ✅ Examples working
+6. ✅ Zero external dependencies (except standard library)
+7. ✅ Cross-platform compatibility verified
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. Create repository structure
+2. Implement debug system
+3. Implement version utilities
+4. Create build system
+5. Write tests
+6. Create documentation
+7. Integrate into c-relay-pg
+8. Publish to GitHub
+
+---
+
+**Note**: This is a living document. Update as the library evolves and new utilities are added.

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+# c_utils_lib Implementation Plan
+
+## Overview
+
+This document provides a step-by-step implementation plan for creating the `c_utils_lib` library and integrating it into the c-relay-pg project.
+
+## Phase 1: Repository Setup & Structure
+
+### Step 1.1: Create Repository Structure
+
+**Location**: Create outside c-relay-pg project (sibling directory)
+
+```bash
+# Create directory structure
+mkdir -p c_utils_lib/{include,src,examples,tests,docs,bin}
+cd c_utils_lib
+
+# Create subdirectories
+mkdir -p include/c_utils
+mkdir -p tests/results
+```
+
+### Step 1.2: Initialize Git Repository
+
+```bash
+cd c_utils_lib
+git init
+git branch -M main
+```
+
+### Step 1.3: Create Core Files
+
+**Files to create**:
+1. `README.md` - Main documentation
+2. `LICENSE` - MIT License
+3. `VERSION` - Version file (v0.1.0)
+4. `.gitignore` - Git ignore rules
+5. `Makefile` - Build system
+6. `build.sh` - Build script
+
+## Phase 2: Debug System Implementation
+
+### Step 2.1: Move Debug Files
+
+**Source files** (from c-relay-pg):
+- `src/debug.c` → `c_utils_lib/src/debug.c`
+- `src/debug.h` → `c_utils_lib/include/c_utils/debug.h`
+
+**Modifications needed**:
+1. Update header guard in `debug.h`:
+   ```c
+   #ifndef C_UTILS_DEBUG_H
+   #define C_UTILS_DEBUG_H
+   ```
+
+2. No namespace changes needed (keep simple API)
+
+3. Add header documentation:
+   ```c
+   /**
+    * @file debug.h
+    * @brief Debug and logging system with configurable verbosity levels
+    * 
+    * Provides a simple, efficient logging system with 5 levels:
+    * - ERROR: Critical errors
+    * - WARN: Warnings
+    * - INFO: Informational messages
+    * - DEBUG: Debug messages
+    * - TRACE: Detailed trace with file:line info
+    */
+   ```
+
+### Step 2.2: Create Main Header
+
+**File**: `include/c_utils/c_utils.h`
+
+```c
+#ifndef C_UTILS_H
+#define C_UTILS_H
+
+/**
+ * @file c_utils.h
+ * @brief Main header for c_utils_lib - includes all utilities
+ * 
+ * Include this header to access all c_utils_lib functionality.
+ * Alternatively, include specific headers for modular usage.
+ */
+
+// Version information
+#define C_UTILS_VERSION "v0.1.0"
+#define C_UTILS_VERSION_MAJOR 0
+#define C_UTILS_VERSION_MINOR 1
+#define C_UTILS_VERSION_PATCH 0
+
+// Include all utilities
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "version.h"
+
+#endif /* C_UTILS_H */
+```
+
+## Phase 3: Version Utilities Implementation
+
+### Step 3.1: Design Version API
+
+**File**: `include/c_utils/version.h`
+
+```c
+#ifndef C_UTILS_VERSION_H
+#define C_UTILS_VERSION_H
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Version information structure
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    int major;
+    int minor;
+    int patch;
+    char git_hash[41];      // SHA-1 hash (40 chars + null)
+    char build_date[32];    // ISO 8601 format
+    char version_string[64]; // "vX.Y.Z" format
+} version_info_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extract version from git tags
+ * @param version Output version structure
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+int version_get_from_git(version_info_t* version);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Generate version header file for a project
+ * @param output_path Path to output header file
+ * @param prefix Prefix for macros (e.g., "MY_APP")
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+int version_generate_header(const char* output_path, const char* prefix);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Compare two versions
+ * @return -1 if v1 < v2, 0 if equal, 1 if v1 > v2
+ */
+int version_compare(const version_info_t* v1, const version_info_t* v2);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Format version as string
+ * @param version Version structure
+ * @param buffer Output buffer
+ * @param buffer_size Size of output buffer
+ * @return Number of characters written
+ */
+int version_to_string(const version_info_t* version, char* buffer, size_t buffer_size);
+
+#endif /* C_UTILS_VERSION_H */
+```
+
+### Step 3.2: Implement Version Utilities
+
+**File**: `src/version.c`
+
+Key functions to implement:
+1. `version_get_from_git()` - Execute `git describe --tags` and parse
+2. `version_generate_header()` - Generate header file with macros
+3. `version_compare()` - Semantic version comparison
+4. `version_to_string()` - Format version string
+
+### Step 3.3: Create Version Generation Script
+
+**File**: `bin/generate_version`
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# Generate version header for a project
+
+OUTPUT_FILE="$1"
+PREFIX="$2"
+
+if [ -z "$OUTPUT_FILE" ] || [ -z "$PREFIX" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <output_file> <prefix>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get version from git
+if [ -d .git ]; then
+    VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.0")
+    GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+else
+    VERSION="v0.0.0"
+    GIT_HASH="unknown"
+fi
+
+# Parse version
+CLEAN_VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d- -f1)
+MAJOR=$(echo "$CLEAN_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
+MINOR=$(echo "$CLEAN_VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
+PATCH=$(echo "$CLEAN_VERSION" | cut -d. -f3)
+BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+
+# Generate header
+cat > "$OUTPUT_FILE" << EOF
+/* Auto-generated by c_utils_lib version system */
+/* DO NOT EDIT - This file is automatically generated */
+
+#ifndef ${PREFIX}_VERSION_H
+#define ${PREFIX}_VERSION_H
+
+#define ${PREFIX}_VERSION "v${CLEAN_VERSION}"
+#define ${PREFIX}_VERSION_MAJOR ${MAJOR}
+#define ${PREFIX}_VERSION_MINOR ${MINOR}
+#define ${PREFIX}_VERSION_PATCH ${PATCH}
+#define ${PREFIX}_GIT_HASH "${GIT_HASH}"
+#define ${PREFIX}_BUILD_DATE "${BUILD_DATE}"
+
+#endif /* ${PREFIX}_VERSION_H */
+EOF
+
+echo "Generated $OUTPUT_FILE with version v${CLEAN_VERSION}"
+```
+
+## Phase 4: Build System
+
+### Step 4.1: Create Makefile
+
+**File**: `Makefile`
+
+```makefile
+# c_utils_lib Makefile
+
+CC = gcc
+AR = ar
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -O2 -g
+INCLUDES = -Iinclude
+
+# Directories
+SRC_DIR = src
+INCLUDE_DIR = include
+BUILD_DIR = build
+EXAMPLES_DIR = examples
+TESTS_DIR = tests
+
+# Source files
+SOURCES = $(wildcard $(SRC_DIR)/*.c)
+OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:$(SRC_DIR)/%.c=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
+
+# Output library
+LIBRARY = libc_utils.a
+
+# Default target
+all: $(LIBRARY)
+
+# Create build directory
+$(BUILD_DIR):
+	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)
+
+# Compile source files
+$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o: $(SRC_DIR)/%.c | $(BUILD_DIR)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -c $< -o $@
+
+# Create static library
+$(LIBRARY): $(OBJECTS)
+	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
+	@echo "Built $(LIBRARY)"
+
+# Build examples
+examples: $(LIBRARY)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(EXAMPLES_DIR)
+
+# Run tests
+test: $(LIBRARY)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(TESTS_DIR)
+	$(TESTS_DIR)/run_tests.sh
+
+# Install to system (optional)
+install: $(LIBRARY)
+	install -d /usr/local/lib
+	install -m 644 $(LIBRARY) /usr/local/lib/
+	install -d /usr/local/include/c_utils
+	install -m 644 $(INCLUDE_DIR)/c_utils/*.h /usr/local/include/c_utils/
+	@echo "Installed to /usr/local"
+
+# Uninstall from system
+uninstall:
+	rm -f /usr/local/lib/$(LIBRARY)
+	rm -rf /usr/local/include/c_utils
+	@echo "Uninstalled from /usr/local"
+
+# Clean build artifacts
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR) $(LIBRARY)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(EXAMPLES_DIR) clean 2>/dev/null || true
+	$(MAKE) -C $(TESTS_DIR) clean 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Help
+help:
+	@echo "c_utils_lib Build System"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@echo "  all       Build static library (default)"
+	@echo "  examples  Build examples"
+	@echo "  test      Run tests"
+	@echo "  install   Install to /usr/local"
+	@echo "  uninstall Remove from /usr/local"
+	@echo "  clean     Clean build artifacts"
+	@echo "  help      Show this help"
+
+.PHONY: all examples test install uninstall clean help
+```
+
+### Step 4.2: Create Build Script
+
+**File**: `build.sh`
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# c_utils_lib build script
+
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+    lib|"")
+        echo "Building c_utils_lib..."
+        make
+        ;;
+    examples)
+        echo "Building examples..."
+        make examples
+        ;;
+    test)
+        echo "Running tests..."
+        make test
+        ;;
+    clean)
+        echo "Cleaning..."
+        make clean
+        ;;
+    install)
+        echo "Installing..."
+        make install
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: ./build.sh [lib|examples|test|clean|install]"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Done!"
+```
+
+## Phase 5: Examples & Tests
+
+### Step 5.1: Create Debug Example
+
+**File**: `examples/debug_example.c`
+
+```c
+#include <c_utils/debug.h>
+
+int main() {
+    // Initialize with INFO level
+    debug_init(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO);
+    
+    DEBUG_INFO("Application started");
+    DEBUG_WARN("This is a warning");
+    DEBUG_ERROR("This is an error");
+    
+    // This won't print (level too high)
+    DEBUG_LOG("This debug message won't show");
+    
+    // Change level to DEBUG
+    g_debug_level = DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG;
+    DEBUG_LOG("Now debug messages show");
+    
+    // Change to TRACE to see file:line info
+    g_debug_level = DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE;
+    DEBUG_TRACE("Trace with file:line information");
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+### Step 5.2: Create Version Example
+
+**File**: `examples/version_example.c`
+
+```c
+#include <c_utils/version.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+    version_info_t version;
+    
+    // Get version from git
+    if (version_get_from_git(&version) == 0) {
+        char version_str[64];
+        version_to_string(&version, version_str, sizeof(version_str));
+        
+        printf("Version: %s\n", version_str);
+        printf("Git Hash: %s\n", version.git_hash);
+        printf("Build Date: %s\n", version.build_date);
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+### Step 5.3: Create Test Suite
+
+**File**: `tests/test_debug.c`
+
+```c
+#include <c_utils/debug.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int test_debug_init() {
+    debug_init(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO);
+    return (g_debug_level == DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+int test_debug_levels() {
+    // Test that higher levels don't print at lower settings
+    debug_init(DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR);
+    // Would need to capture stdout to verify
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    int failed = 0;
+    
+    printf("Running debug tests...\n");
+    
+    if (test_debug_init() != 0) {
+        printf("FAIL: test_debug_init\n");
+        failed++;
+    } else {
+        printf("PASS: test_debug_init\n");
+    }
+    
+    if (test_debug_levels() != 0) {
+        printf("FAIL: test_debug_levels\n");
+        failed++;
+    } else {
+        printf("PASS: test_debug_levels\n");
+    }
+    
+    return failed;
+}
+```
+
+## Phase 6: Documentation
+
+### Step 6.1: Create README.md
+
+Key sections:
+1. Overview and purpose
+2. Quick start guide
+3. Installation instructions
+4. Usage examples
+5. API reference (brief)
+6. Integration guide
+7. Contributing guidelines
+8. License
+
+### Step 6.2: Create API Documentation
+
+**File**: `docs/API.md`
+
+Complete API reference with:
+- Function signatures
+- Parameter descriptions
+- Return values
+- Usage examples
+- Common patterns
+
+### Step 6.3: Create Integration Guide
+
+**File**: `docs/INTEGRATION.md`
+
+How to integrate into projects:
+1. As git submodule
+2. Makefile integration
+3. Code examples
+4. Migration from standalone utilities
+
+## Phase 7: Integration with c-relay-pg
+
+### Step 7.1: Add as Submodule
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/c-relay-pg
+git submodule add <repo-url> c_utils_lib
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+```
+
+### Step 7.2: Update c-relay-pg Makefile
+
+```makefile
+# Add to c-relay-pg Makefile
+C_UTILS_LIB = c_utils_lib/libc_utils.a
+
+# Update includes
+INCLUDES += -Ic_utils_lib/include
+
+# Update libs
+LIBS += -Lc_utils_lib -lc_utils
+
+# Add dependency
+$(C_UTILS_LIB):
+	cd c_utils_lib && ./build.sh lib
+
+# Update main target
+$(TARGET): $(C_UTILS_LIB) ...
+```
+
+### Step 7.3: Update c-relay-pg Source Files
+
+**Changes needed**:
+
+1. Update includes:
+   ```c
+   // Old
+   #include "debug.h"
+   
+   // New
+   #include <c_utils/debug.h>
+   ```
+
+2. Remove old debug files:
+   ```bash
+   git rm src/debug.c src/debug.h
+   ```
+
+3. Update all files that use debug system:
+   - `src/main.c`
+   - `src/config.c`
+   - `src/dm_admin.c`
+   - `src/websockets.c`
+   - `src/subscriptions.c`
+   - Any other files using DEBUG_* macros
+
+### Step 7.4: Test Integration
+
+```bash
+cd c-relay-pg
+make clean
+make
+./make_and_restart_relay.sh
+```
+
+Verify:
+- Compilation succeeds
+- Debug output works correctly
+- No functionality regressions
+
+## Phase 8: Version System Integration
+
+### Step 8.1: Update c-relay-pg Makefile for Versioning
+
+```makefile
+# Add version generation
+src/version.h: .git/refs/tags/*
+	c_utils_lib/bin/generate_version src/version.h C_RELAY
+
+# Add dependency
+$(TARGET): src/version.h ...
+```
+
+### Step 8.2: Update c-relay-pg to Use Generated Version
+
+Replace hardcoded version in `src/main.h` with:
+```c
+#include "version.h"
+// Use C_RELAY_VERSION instead of hardcoded VERSION
+```
+
+## Timeline Estimate
+
+- **Phase 1**: Repository Setup - 1 hour
+- **Phase 2**: Debug System - 2 hours
+- **Phase 3**: Version Utilities - 4 hours
+- **Phase 4**: Build System - 2 hours
+- **Phase 5**: Examples & Tests - 3 hours
+- **Phase 6**: Documentation - 3 hours
+- **Phase 7**: c-relay-pg Integration - 2 hours
+- **Phase 8**: Version Integration - 2 hours
+
+**Total**: ~19 hours
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- [ ] c_utils_lib builds successfully
+- [ ] All tests pass
+- [ ] Examples compile and run
+- [ ] c-relay-pg integrates successfully
+- [ ] Debug output works in c-relay-pg
+- [ ] Version generation works
+- [ ] Documentation complete
+- [ ] No regressions in c-relay-pg functionality
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. Review this plan with stakeholders
+2. Create repository structure
+3. Implement debug system
+4. Implement version utilities
+5. Create build system
+6. Write tests and examples
+7. Create documentation
+8. Integrate into c-relay-pg
+9. Test thoroughly
+10. Publish to GitHub
+
+## Notes
+
+- Keep the API simple and intuitive
+- Focus on zero external dependencies
+- Prioritize learning value in code comments
+- Make integration as easy as possible
+- Document everything thoroughly

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+# Configuration Management Guide
+
+Comprehensive guide for managing the C Nostr Relay's event-based configuration system.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Overview](#overview)
+- [Configuration Events](#configuration-events)
+- [Parameter Reference](#parameter-reference)
+- [Configuration Examples](#configuration-examples)
+- [Security Considerations](#security-considerations)
+- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+
+## Overview
+
+The C Nostr Relay uses a revolutionary **event-based configuration system** where all settings are stored as kind 33334 Nostr events in the database. This provides several advantages:
+
+### Benefits
+- **Real-time updates**: Configuration changes applied instantly without restart
+- **Cryptographic security**: All changes must be cryptographically signed by admin
+- **Audit trail**: Complete history of all configuration changes
+- **Version control**: Each configuration change is timestamped and signed
+- **Zero files**: No configuration files to manage, backup, or version control
+
+### How It Works
+1. **Admin keypair**: Generated on first startup, used to sign configuration events
+2. **Configuration events**: Kind 33334 Nostr events with relay settings in tags
+3. **Real-time processing**: New configuration events processed via WebSocket
+4. **Immediate application**: Changes applied to running system without restart
+
+## Configuration Events
+
+### Event Structure
+
+Configuration events follow the standard Nostr event format with kind 33334:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "event_id_computed_from_content",
+  "kind": 33334,
+  "pubkey": "admin_public_key_hex",
+  "created_at": 1699123456,
+  "content": "C Nostr Relay Configuration",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "relay_public_key_hex"],
+    ["relay_description", "My Nostr Relay"],
+    ["max_subscriptions_per_client", "25"],
+    ["pow_min_difficulty", "16"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "signature_computed_with_admin_private_key"
+}
+```
+
+### Required Tags
+- **`d` tag**: Must contain the relay's public key (identifies which relay this config is for)
+
+### Event Properties
+- **Kind**: Must be exactly `33334`
+- **Content**: Should be descriptive (e.g., "C Nostr Relay Configuration")
+- **Pubkey**: Must be the admin public key generated at first startup
+- **Signature**: Must be valid signature from admin private key
+
+## Parameter Reference
+
+### Basic Relay Information
+
+#### `relay_description`
+- **Description**: Human-readable relay description (shown in NIP-11)
+- **Default**: `"C Nostr Relay"`
+- **Format**: String, max 512 characters
+- **Example**: `"My awesome Nostr relay for the community"`
+
+#### `relay_contact`
+- **Description**: Admin contact information (email, npub, etc.)
+- **Default**: `""` (empty)
+- **Format**: String, max 256 characters
+- **Example**: `"admin@example.com"` or `"npub1..."`
+
+#### `relay_software`
+- **Description**: Software identifier for NIP-11
+- **Default**: `"c-relay-pg"`
+- **Format**: String, max 64 characters
+- **Example**: `"c-relay-pg v1.0.0"`
+
+#### `relay_version`
+- **Description**: Software version string
+- **Default**: Auto-detected from build
+- **Format**: Semantic version string
+- **Example**: `"1.0.0"`
+
+### Client Connection Limits
+
+#### `max_subscriptions_per_client`
+- **Description**: Maximum subscriptions allowed per WebSocket connection
+- **Default**: `"25"`
+- **Range**: `1` to `100`
+- **Impact**: Prevents individual clients from overwhelming the relay
+- **Example**: `"50"` (allows up to 50 subscriptions per client)
+
+#### `max_total_subscriptions`
+- **Description**: Maximum total subscriptions across all clients
+- **Default**: `"5000"`
+- **Range**: `100` to `50000`
+- **Impact**: Global limit to protect server resources
+- **Example**: `"10000"` (allows up to 10,000 total subscriptions)
+
+### Message and Event Limits
+
+#### `max_message_length`
+- **Description**: Maximum WebSocket message size in bytes
+- **Default**: `"65536"` (64KB)
+- **Range**: `1024` to `1048576` (1MB)
+- **Impact**: Prevents large messages from consuming resources
+- **Example**: `"131072"` (128KB)
+
+#### `max_event_tags`
+- **Description**: Maximum number of tags allowed per event
+- **Default**: `"2000"`
+- **Range**: `10` to `10000`
+- **Impact**: Prevents events with excessive tags
+- **Example**: `"5000"`
+
+#### `max_content_length`
+- **Description**: Maximum event content length in bytes
+- **Default**: `"65536"` (64KB)
+- **Range**: `1` to `1048576` (1MB)
+- **Impact**: Limits event content size
+- **Example**: `"131072"` (128KB for longer content)
+
+### Proof of Work (NIP-13)
+
+#### `pow_min_difficulty`
+- **Description**: Minimum proof-of-work difficulty required for events
+- **Default**: `"0"` (no PoW required)
+- **Range**: `0` to `40`
+- **Impact**: Higher values require more computational work from clients
+- **Example**: `"20"` (requires significant PoW)
+
+#### `pow_mode`
+- **Description**: How proof-of-work is handled
+- **Default**: `"optional"`
+- **Values**: 
+  - `"disabled"`: PoW completely ignored
+  - `"optional"`: PoW verified if present but not required
+  - `"required"`: All events must meet minimum difficulty
+- **Example**: `"required"` (enforce PoW for all events)
+
+### Event Expiration (NIP-40)
+
+#### `nip40_expiration_enabled`
+- **Description**: Enable NIP-40 expiration timestamp support
+- **Default**: `"true"`
+- **Values**: `"true"` or `"false"`
+- **Impact**: When enabled, processes expiration tags and removes expired events
+- **Example**: `"false"` (disable expiration processing)
+
+#### `nip40_expiration_strict`
+- **Description**: Strict mode for expiration handling
+- **Default**: `"false"`
+- **Values**: `"true"` or `"false"`
+- **Impact**: In strict mode, expired events are immediately rejected
+- **Example**: `"true"` (reject expired events immediately)
+
+#### `nip40_expiration_filter`
+- **Description**: Filter expired events from query results
+- **Default**: `"true"`
+- **Values**: `"true"` or `"false"`
+- **Impact**: When enabled, expired events are filtered from responses
+- **Example**: `"false"` (include expired events in results)
+
+#### `nip40_expiration_grace_period`
+- **Description**: Grace period in seconds before expiration takes effect
+- **Default**: `"300"` (5 minutes)
+- **Range**: `0` to `86400` (24 hours)
+- **Impact**: Allows some flexibility in expiration timing
+- **Example**: `"600"` (10 minute grace period)
+
+### NIP-59 Gift Wrap Timestamp Configuration
+
+#### `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec`
+- **Description**: Controls timestamp randomization for NIP-59 gift wraps
+- **Default**: `"0"` (no randomization)
+- **Range**: `0` to `604800` (7 days)
+- **Impact**: Affects compatibility with other Nostr clients for direct messaging
+- **Values**:
+  - `"0"`: No randomization (maximum compatibility)
+  - `"1-604800"`: Random timestamp between now and N seconds ago
+- **Example**: `"172800"` (2 days randomization for privacy)
+
+## Configuration Examples
+
+### Basic Relay Setup
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 33334,
+  "content": "Basic Relay Configuration",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "relay_pubkey_here"],
+    ["relay_description", "Community Nostr Relay"],
+    ["relay_contact", "admin@community-relay.com"],
+    ["max_subscriptions_per_client", "30"],
+    ["max_total_subscriptions", "8000"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### High-Security Relay
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 33334,
+  "content": "High Security Configuration",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "relay_pubkey_here"],
+    ["relay_description", "High-Security Nostr Relay"],
+    ["pow_min_difficulty", "24"],
+    ["pow_mode", "required"],
+    ["max_subscriptions_per_client", "10"],
+    ["max_total_subscriptions", "1000"],
+    ["max_message_length", "32768"],
+    ["nip40_expiration_strict", "true"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Public Community Relay
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 33334,
+  "content": "Public Community Relay Configuration",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "relay_pubkey_here"],
+    ["relay_description", "Open Community Relay - Welcome Everyone!"],
+    ["relay_contact", "community@relay.example"],
+    ["max_subscriptions_per_client", "50"],
+    ["max_total_subscriptions", "25000"],
+    ["max_content_length", "131072"],
+    ["pow_mode", "optional"],
+    ["pow_min_difficulty", "8"],
+    ["nip40_expiration_enabled", "true"],
+    ["nip40_expiration_grace_period", "900"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Private/Corporate Relay
+```json
+{
+  "kind": 33334,
+  "content": "Corporate Internal Relay",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "relay_pubkey_here"],
+    ["relay_description", "Corporate Internal Communications"],
+    ["relay_contact", "it-admin@company.com"],
+    ["max_subscriptions_per_client", "20"],
+    ["max_total_subscriptions", "2000"],
+    ["max_message_length", "262144"],
+    ["nip40_expiration_enabled", "false"],
+    ["pow_mode", "disabled"]
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Admin Key Management
+
+#### Secure Storage
+```bash
+# Store admin private key securely
+echo "ADMIN_PRIVKEY=your_admin_private_key_here" > .env
+chmod 600 .env
+
+# Or use a password manager
+# Never store in version control
+echo ".env" >> .gitignore
+```
+
+#### Key Rotation
+Currently, admin key rotation requires:
+1. Stopping the relay
+2. Removing the database (loses all events)
+3. Restarting (generates new keys)
+
+Future versions will support admin key rotation while preserving events.
+
+### Event Validation
+
+The relay performs comprehensive validation on configuration events:
+
+#### Cryptographic Validation
+- **Signature verification**: Uses `nostr_verify_event_signature()`
+- **Event structure**: Validates JSON structure with `nostr_validate_event_structure()`
+- **Admin authorization**: Ensures events are signed by the authorized admin pubkey
+
+#### Content Validation
+- **Parameter bounds checking**: Validates numeric ranges
+- **String length limits**: Enforces maximum lengths
+- **Enum validation**: Validates allowed values for mode parameters
+
+### Network Security
+
+#### Access Control
+```bash
+# Limit access with firewall
+sudo ufw allow from 192.168.1.0/24 to any port 8888
+
+# Or use specific IPs
+sudo ufw allow from 203.0.113.10 to any port 8888
+```
+
+#### TLS/SSL Termination
+```nginx
+# nginx configuration for HTTPS termination
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl;
+    server_name relay.example.com;
+    
+    ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key.pem;
+    
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8888;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Configuration Not Applied
+
+#### Check Event Signature
+```javascript
+// Verify event signature with nostrtool or similar
+const event = { /* your configuration event */ };
+const isValid = nostrTools.verifySignature(event);
+```
+
+#### Verify Admin Pubkey
+```bash
+# Check current admin pubkey in database
+sqlite3 relay.nrdb "SELECT DISTINCT pubkey FROM events WHERE kind = 33334 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1;"
+
+# Compare with expected admin pubkey from first startup
+grep "Admin Public Key" relay.log
+```
+
+#### Check Event Structure
+```bash
+# View the exact event stored in database
+sqlite3 relay.nrdb "SELECT json_pretty(json_object(
+  'kind', kind,
+  'pubkey', pubkey, 
+  'created_at', created_at,
+  'content', content,
+  'tags', json(tags),
+  'sig', sig
+)) FROM events WHERE kind = 33334 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1;"
+```
+
+### Configuration Validation Errors
+
+#### Invalid Parameter Values
+```bash
+# Check relay logs for validation errors
+journalctl -u c-relay-pg | grep "Configuration.*invalid\|Invalid.*configuration"
+
+# Common issues:
+# - Numeric values outside valid ranges
+# - Invalid enum values (e.g., pow_mode)
+# - String values exceeding length limits
+```
+
+#### Missing Required Tags
+```bash
+# Ensure 'd' tag is present with relay pubkey
+sqlite3 relay.nrdb "SELECT tags FROM events WHERE kind = 33334 ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1;" | grep '"d"'
+```
+
+### Performance Impact
+
+#### Monitor Configuration Changes
+```bash
+# Track configuration update frequency
+sqlite3 relay.nrdb "SELECT datetime(created_at, 'unixepoch') as date, 
+  COUNT(*) as config_updates 
+FROM events WHERE kind = 33334 
+GROUP BY date(created_at, 'unixepoch') 
+ORDER BY date DESC;"
+```
+
+#### Resource Usage After Changes
+```bash
+# Monitor system resources after configuration updates
+top -p $(pgrep c_relay_pg)
+
+# Check for memory leaks
+ps aux | grep c_relay_pg | awk '{print $6}' # RSS memory
+```
+
+### Emergency Recovery
+
+#### Reset to Default Configuration
+If configuration becomes corrupted or causes issues:
+
+```bash
+# Create emergency configuration event
+nostrtool event \
+  --kind 33334 \
+  --content "Emergency Reset Configuration" \
+  --tag d YOUR_RELAY_PUBKEY \
+  --tag max_subscriptions_per_client 25 \
+  --tag max_total_subscriptions 5000 \
+  --tag pow_mode optional \
+  --tag pow_min_difficulty 0 \
+  --private-key YOUR_ADMIN_PRIVKEY \
+  | nostrtool send ws://localhost:8888
+```
+
+#### Database Recovery
+```bash
+# If database is corrupted, backup and recreate
+cp relay.nrdb relay.nrdb.backup
+rm relay.nrdb*
+./build/c_relay_pg_x86  # Creates fresh database with new keys
+```
+
+---
+
+This configuration guide covers all aspects of managing the C Nostr Relay's event-based configuration system. The system provides unprecedented flexibility and security for Nostr relay administration while maintaining simplicity and real-time responsiveness.

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+# Simple Debug System Proposal
+
+## Overview
+
+A minimal debug system with 6 levels (0-5) controlled by a single `--debug-level` flag. TRACE level (5) automatically includes file:line information for ALL messages. Uses compile-time macros to ensure **zero performance impact and zero size increase** in production builds.
+
+## Debug Levels
+
+```c
+typedef enum {
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE = 0,      // Production: no debug output
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR = 1,     // Errors only
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN = 2,      // Errors + Warnings
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO = 3,      // Errors + Warnings + Info
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG = 4,     // All above + Debug messages
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE = 5      // All above + Trace (very verbose)
+} debug_level_t;
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+# Production (default - no debug output)
+./c_relay_pg_x86
+
+# Show errors only
+./c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=1
+
+# Show errors and warnings
+./c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=2
+
+# Show errors, warnings, and info (recommended for development)
+./c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=3
+
+# Show all debug messages
+./c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=4
+
+# Show everything including trace with file:line (very verbose)
+./c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=5
+```
+
+## Implementation
+
+### 1. Header File (`src/debug.h`)
+
+```c
+#ifndef DEBUG_H
+#define DEBUG_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+// Debug levels
+typedef enum {
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE = 0,
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR = 1,
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN = 2,
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO = 3,
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG = 4,
+    DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE = 5
+} debug_level_t;
+
+// Global debug level (set at runtime via CLI)
+extern debug_level_t g_debug_level;
+
+// Initialize debug system
+void debug_init(int level);
+
+// Core logging function
+void debug_log(debug_level_t level, const char* file, int line, const char* format, ...);
+
+// Convenience macros that check level before calling
+// Note: TRACE level (5) and above include file:line information for ALL messages
+#define DEBUG_ERROR(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_WARN(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_INFO(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_LOG(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#define DEBUG_TRACE(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+
+#endif /* DEBUG_H */
+```
+
+### 2. Implementation File (`src/debug.c`)
+
+```c
+#include "debug.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+// Global debug level (default: no debug output)
+debug_level_t g_debug_level = DEBUG_LEVEL_NONE;
+
+void debug_init(int level) {
+    if (level < 0) level = 0;
+    if (level > 5) level = 5;
+    g_debug_level = (debug_level_t)level;
+}
+
+void debug_log(debug_level_t level, const char* file, int line, const char* format, ...) {
+    // Get timestamp
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    struct tm* tm_info = localtime(&now);
+    char timestamp[32];
+    strftime(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tm_info);
+    
+    // Get level string
+    const char* level_str = "UNKNOWN";
+    switch (level) {
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR: level_str = "ERROR"; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN:  level_str = "WARN "; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO:  level_str = "INFO "; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG: level_str = "DEBUG"; break;
+        case DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE: level_str = "TRACE"; break;
+        default: break;
+    }
+    
+    // Print prefix with timestamp and level
+    printf("[%s] [%s] ", timestamp, level_str);
+    
+    // Print source location when debug level is TRACE (5) or higher
+    if (file && g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE) {
+        // Extract just the filename (not full path)
+        const char* filename = strrchr(file, '/');
+        filename = filename ? filename + 1 : file;
+        printf("[%s:%d] ", filename, line);
+    }
+    
+    // Print message
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, format);
+    vprintf(format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    
+    printf("\n");
+    fflush(stdout);
+}
+```
+
+### 3. CLI Argument Parsing (add to `src/main.c`)
+
+```c
+// In main() function, add to argument parsing:
+
+int debug_level = 0;  // Default: no debug output
+
+for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+    if (strncmp(argv[i], "--debug-level=", 14) == 0) {
+        debug_level = atoi(argv[i] + 14);
+        if (debug_level < 0) debug_level = 0;
+        if (debug_level > 5) debug_level = 5;
+    }
+    // ... other arguments ...
+}
+
+// Initialize debug system
+debug_init(debug_level);
+```
+
+### 4. Update Makefile
+
+```makefile
+# Add debug.c to source files
+MAIN_SRC = src/main.c src/config.c src/debug.c src/dm_admin.c src/request_validator.c ...
+```
+
+## Migration Strategy
+
+### Keep Existing Functions
+
+The existing `log_*` functions can remain as wrappers:
+
+```c
+// src/main.c - Update existing functions
+// Note: These don't include file:line since they're wrappers
+void log_info(const char* message) {
+    if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO) {
+        debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO, NULL, 0, "%s", message);
+    }
+}
+
+void log_error(const char* message) {
+    if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR) {
+        debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR, NULL, 0, "%s", message);
+    }
+}
+
+void log_warning(const char* message) {
+    if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN) {
+        debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_WARN, NULL, 0, "%s", message);
+    }
+}
+
+void log_success(const char* message) {
+    if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO) {
+        debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO, NULL, 0, "✓ %s", message);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Gradual Migration
+
+Gradually replace log calls with debug macros:
+
+```c
+// Before:
+log_info("Starting WebSocket relay server");
+
+// After:
+DEBUG_INFO("Starting WebSocket relay server");
+
+// Before:
+log_error("Failed to initialize database");
+
+// After:
+DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to initialize database");
+```
+
+### Add New Debug Levels
+
+Add debug and trace messages where needed:
+
+```c
+// Detailed debugging
+DEBUG_LOG("Processing subscription: %s", sub_id);
+DEBUG_LOG("Filter count: %d", filter_count);
+
+// Very verbose tracing
+DEBUG_TRACE("Entering handle_req_message()");
+DEBUG_TRACE("Subscription ID validated: %s", sub_id);
+DEBUG_TRACE("Exiting handle_req_message()");
+```
+## Manual Guards for Expensive Operations
+
+### The Problem
+
+Debug macros use **runtime checks**, which means function arguments are always evaluated:
+
+```c
+// ❌ BAD: Database query executes even when debug level is 0
+DEBUG_LOG("Count: %d", expensive_database_query());
+```
+
+The `expensive_database_query()` will **always execute** because function arguments are evaluated before the `if` check inside the macro.
+
+### The Solution: Manual Guards
+
+For expensive operations (database queries, file I/O, complex calculations), use manual guards:
+
+```c
+// ✅ GOOD: Query only executes when debugging is enabled
+if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG) {
+    int count = expensive_database_query();
+    DEBUG_LOG("Count: %d", count);
+}
+```
+
+### Standardized Comment Format
+
+To make temporary debug guards easy to find and remove, use this standardized format:
+
+```c
+// DEBUG_GUARD_START
+if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG) {
+    // Expensive operation here
+    sqlite3_stmt* stmt;
+    const char* sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events";
+    int count = 0;
+    if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {
+        if (sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            count = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0);
+        }
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    }
+    DEBUG_LOG("Event count: %d", count);
+}
+// DEBUG_GUARD_END
+```
+
+### Easy Removal
+
+When you're done debugging, find and remove all temporary guards:
+
+```bash
+# Find all debug guards
+grep -n "DEBUG_GUARD_START" src/*.c
+
+# Remove guards with sed (between START and END markers)
+sed -i '/DEBUG_GUARD_START/,/DEBUG_GUARD_END/d' src/config.c
+```
+
+Or use a simple script:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# remove_debug_guards.sh
+for file in src/*.c; do
+    sed -i '/DEBUG_GUARD_START/,/DEBUG_GUARD_END/d' "$file"
+    echo "Removed debug guards from $file"
+done
+```
+
+### When to Use Manual Guards
+
+Use manual guards for:
+- ✅ Database queries
+- ✅ File I/O operations
+- ✅ Network requests
+- ✅ Complex calculations
+- ✅ Memory allocations for debug data
+- ✅ String formatting with multiple operations
+
+Don't need guards for:
+- ❌ Simple variable access
+- ❌ Basic arithmetic
+- ❌ String literals
+- ❌ Function calls that are already cheap
+
+### Example: Database Query Guard
+
+```c
+// DEBUG_GUARD_START
+if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_DEBUG) {
+    sqlite3_stmt* count_stmt;
+    const char* count_sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM config";
+    int config_count = 0;
+    
+    if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, count_sql, -1, &count_stmt, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {
+        if (sqlite3_step(count_stmt) == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            config_count = sqlite3_column_int(count_stmt, 0);
+        }
+        sqlite3_finalize(count_stmt);
+    }
+    
+    DEBUG_LOG("Config table has %d rows", config_count);
+}
+// DEBUG_GUARD_END
+```
+
+### Example: Complex String Formatting Guard
+
+```c
+// DEBUG_GUARD_START
+if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE) {
+    char filter_str[1024] = {0};
+    int offset = 0;
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < filter_count && offset < sizeof(filter_str) - 1; i++) {
+        offset += snprintf(filter_str + offset, sizeof(filter_str) - offset,
+                          "Filter %d: kind=%d, author=%s; ",
+                          i, filters[i].kind, filters[i].author);
+    }
+    
+    DEBUG_TRACE("Processing filters: %s", filter_str);
+}
+// DEBUG_GUARD_END
+```
+
+### Alternative: Compile-Time Guards
+
+For permanent debug code that should be completely removed in production builds, use compile-time guards:
+
+```c
+#ifdef ENABLE_DEBUG_CODE
+    // This code is completely removed when ENABLE_DEBUG_CODE is not defined
+    int count = expensive_database_query();
+    DEBUG_LOG("Count: %d", count);
+#endif
+```
+
+Build with debug code:
+```bash
+make CFLAGS="-DENABLE_DEBUG_CODE"
+```
+
+Build without debug code (production):
+```bash
+make  # No debug code compiled in
+```
+
+### Best Practices
+
+1. **Always use standardized markers** (`DEBUG_GUARD_START`/`DEBUG_GUARD_END`) for temporary guards
+2. **Add a comment** explaining what you're debugging
+3. **Remove guards** when debugging is complete
+4. **Use compile-time guards** for permanent debug infrastructure
+5. **Keep guards simple** - one guard per logical debug operation
+
+
+## Performance Impact
+
+### Runtime Check
+
+The macros include a runtime check:
+
+```c
+#define DEBUG_INFO(...) \
+    do { if (g_debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO) debug_log(DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO, NULL, 0, __VA_ARGS__); } while(0)
+```
+
+**Cost**: One integer comparison per debug statement (~1 CPU cycle)
+
+**Impact**: Negligible - the comparison is faster than a function call
+
+**Note**: Only `DEBUG_TRACE` includes `__FILE__` and `__LINE__`, which are compile-time constants with no runtime overhead.
+
+### When Debug Level is 0 (Production)
+
+```c
+// With g_debug_level = 0:
+DEBUG_INFO("Starting server");
+
+// Becomes:
+if (0 >= 3) debug_log(...);  // Never executes
+
+// Compiler optimizes to:
+// (nothing - branch is eliminated)
+```
+
+**Result**: Modern compilers (gcc -O2 or higher) will completely eliminate the dead code branch.
+
+### Size Impact
+
+**Test Case**: 100 debug statements in code
+
+**Without optimization** (`-O0`):
+- Binary size increase: ~2KB (branch instructions)
+- Runtime cost: 100 comparisons per execution
+
+**With optimization** (`-O2` or `-O3`):
+- Binary size increase: **0 bytes** (dead code eliminated when g_debug_level = 0)
+- Runtime cost: **0 cycles** (branches removed by compiler)
+
+### Verification
+
+You can verify the optimization with:
+
+```bash
+# Compile with optimization
+gcc -O2 -c debug_test.c -o debug_test.o
+
+# Disassemble and check
+objdump -d debug_test.o | grep -A 10 "debug_log"
+```
+
+When `g_debug_level = 0` (constant), you'll see the compiler has removed all debug calls.
+
+## Example Output
+
+### Level 0 (Production)
+```
+(no output)
+```
+
+### Level 1 (Errors Only)
+```
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [ERROR] Failed to open database: permission denied
+[2025-01-12 14:30:20] [ERROR] WebSocket connection failed: port in use
+```
+
+### Level 2 (Errors + Warnings)
+```
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [ERROR] Failed to open database: permission denied
+[2025-01-12 14:30:16] [WARN ] Port 8888 unavailable, trying 8889
+[2025-01-12 14:30:17] [WARN ] Configuration key 'relay_name' not found, using default
+```
+
+### Level 3 (Errors + Warnings + Info)
+```
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [INFO ] Initializing C-Relay-PG v0.4.6
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [INFO ] Loading configuration from database
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [ERROR] Failed to open database: permission denied
+[2025-01-12 14:30:16] [WARN ] Port 8888 unavailable, trying 8889
+[2025-01-12 14:30:17] [INFO ] WebSocket relay started on ws://127.0.0.1:8889
+```
+
+### Level 4 (All Debug Messages)
+```
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [INFO ] Initializing C-Relay-PG v0.4.6
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [DEBUG] Opening database: build/abc123...def.db
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [DEBUG] Executing schema initialization
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [INFO ] SQLite WAL mode enabled
+[2025-01-12 14:30:16] [DEBUG] Attempting to bind to port 8888
+[2025-01-12 14:30:16] [WARN ] Port 8888 unavailable, trying 8889
+[2025-01-12 14:30:17] [DEBUG] Successfully bound to port 8889
+[2025-01-12 14:30:17] [INFO ] WebSocket relay started on ws://127.0.0.1:8889
+```
+
+### Level 5 (Everything Including file:line for ALL messages)
+```
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [INFO ] [main.c:1607] Initializing C-Relay-PG v0.4.6
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [DEBUG] [main.c:348] Opening database: build/abc123...def.db
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [TRACE] [main.c:330] Entering init_database()
+[2025-01-12 14:30:15] [ERROR] [config.c:125] Database locked
+```
+
+## Implementation Steps
+
+### Step 1: Create Files (5 minutes)
+
+1. Create `src/debug.h` with the header code above
+2. Create `src/debug.c` with the implementation code above
+3. Update `Makefile` to include `src/debug.c` in `MAIN_SRC`
+
+### Step 2: Add CLI Parsing (5 minutes)
+
+Add `--debug-level` argument parsing to `main()` in `src/main.c`
+
+### Step 3: Update Existing Functions (5 minutes)
+
+Update the existing `log_*` functions to use the new debug macros
+
+### Step 4: Test (5 minutes)
+
+```bash
+# Build
+make clean && make
+
+# Test different levels
+./build/c_relay_pg_x86                    # No output
+./build/c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=1    # Errors only
+./build/c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=3    # Info + warnings + errors
+./build/c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=4    # All debug messages
+./build/c_relay_pg_x86 --debug-level=5    # Everything with file:line on TRACE
+```
+
+### Step 5: Gradual Migration (Ongoing)
+
+As you work on different parts of the code, replace `log_*` calls with `DEBUG_*` macros and add new debug/trace statements where helpful.
+
+## Benefits
+
+✅ **Simple**: Single flag, 6 levels, easy to understand  
+✅ **Zero Overhead**: Compiler optimizes away unused debug code  
+✅ **Zero Size Impact**: No binary size increase in production  
+✅ **Backward Compatible**: Existing `log_*` functions still work  
+✅ **Easy Migration**: Gradual replacement of log calls  
+✅ **Flexible**: Can add detailed debugging without affecting production  
+
+## Total Implementation Time
+
+**~20 minutes** for basic implementation  
+**Ongoing** for gradual migration of existing log calls
+
+## Recommendation
+
+This is the simplest possible debug system that provides:
+- Multiple debug levels for different verbosity
+- Zero performance impact in production
+- Zero binary size increase
+- Easy to use and understand
+- Backward compatible with existing code
+
+Start with the basic implementation, test it, then gradually migrate existing log calls and add new debug statements as needed.

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+# Default Configuration Event Template
+
+This document contains the template for the `src/default_config_event.h` file that will be created during implementation.
+
+## File: `src/default_config_event.h`
+
+```c
+#ifndef DEFAULT_CONFIG_EVENT_H
+#define DEFAULT_CONFIG_EVENT_H
+
+/*
+ * Default Configuration Event Template
+ * 
+ * This header contains the default configuration values for the C Nostr Relay.
+ * These values are used to create the initial kind 33334 configuration event
+ * during first-time startup.
+ * 
+ * IMPORTANT: These values should never be accessed directly by other parts
+ * of the program. They are only used during initial configuration event creation.
+ */
+
+// Default configuration key-value pairs
+static const struct {
+    const char* key;
+    const char* value;
+} DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES[] = {
+    // Authentication
+    {"auth_enabled", "false"},
+    
+    // Server Core Settings
+    {"relay_port", "8888"},
+    {"max_connections", "100"},
+    
+    // NIP-11 Relay Information (relay keys will be populated at runtime)
+    {"relay_description", "High-performance C Nostr relay with SQLite storage"},
+    {"relay_contact", ""},
+    {"relay_software", "https://git.laantungir.net/laantungir/c-relay-pg.git"},
+    {"relay_version", "v1.0.0"},
+    
+    // NIP-13 Proof of Work (pow_min_difficulty = 0 means PoW disabled)
+    {"pow_min_difficulty", "0"},
+    {"pow_mode", "basic"},
+    
+    // NIP-40 Expiration Timestamp
+    {"nip40_expiration_enabled", "true"},
+    {"nip40_expiration_strict", "true"},
+    {"nip40_expiration_filter", "true"},
+    {"nip40_expiration_grace_period", "300"},
+    
+    // Subscription Limits
+    {"max_subscriptions_per_client", "25"},
+    {"max_total_subscriptions", "5000"},
+    {"max_filters_per_subscription", "10"},
+    
+    // Event Processing Limits
+    {"max_event_tags", "100"},
+    {"max_content_length", "8196"},
+    {"max_message_length", "16384"},
+    
+    // Performance Settings
+    {"default_limit", "500"},
+    {"max_limit", "5000"}
+};
+
+// Number of default configuration values
+#define DEFAULT_CONFIG_COUNT (sizeof(DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES) / sizeof(DEFAULT_CONFIG_VALUES[0]))
+
+// Function to create default configuration event
+cJSON* create_default_config_event(const unsigned char* admin_privkey_bytes, 
+                                   const char* relay_privkey_hex,
+                                   const char* relay_pubkey_hex);
+
+#endif /* DEFAULT_CONFIG_EVENT_H */
+```
+
+## Usage Notes
+
+1. **Isolation**: These default values are completely isolated from the rest of the program
+2. **Single Access Point**: Only accessed during `create_default_config_event()`
+3. **Runtime Keys**: Relay keys are added at runtime, not stored as defaults
+4. **No Direct Access**: Other parts of the program should never include this header directly
+5. **Clean Separation**: Keeps default configuration separate from configuration logic
+
+## Function Implementation
+
+The `create_default_config_event()` function will:
+
+1. Create a new cJSON event object with kind 33334
+2. Add all default configuration values as tags
+3. Add runtime-generated relay keys as tags
+4. Use `nostr_core_lib` to sign the event with admin private key
+5. Return the complete signed event ready for database storage
+
+This approach ensures clean separation between default values and the configuration system logic.

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+# Deployment Guide - C Nostr Relay
+
+Complete deployment guide for the C Nostr Relay with event-based configuration system across different environments and platforms.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Deployment Overview](#deployment-overview)
+- [Production Deployment](#production-deployment)
+- [Cloud Deployments](#cloud-deployments)
+- [Container Deployment](#container-deployment)
+- [Reverse Proxy Setup](#reverse-proxy-setup)
+- [Monitoring Setup](#monitoring-setup)
+- [Security Hardening](#security-hardening)
+- [Backup and Recovery](#backup-and-recovery)
+
+## Deployment Overview
+
+The C Nostr Relay's event-based configuration system simplifies deployment:
+
+### Key Deployment Benefits
+- **Zero Configuration**: No config files to manage or transfer
+- **Self-Contained**: Single binary + auto-generated database
+- **Portable**: Database contains all relay state and configuration
+- **Secure**: Admin keys generated locally, never transmitted
+- **Scalable**: Efficient SQLite backend with WAL mode
+
+### Deployment Requirements
+- **CPU**: 1 vCPU minimum, 2+ recommended
+- **RAM**: 512MB minimum, 2GB+ recommended  
+- **Storage**: 100MB for binary + database growth (varies by usage)
+- **Network**: Port 8888 (configurable via events)
+- **OS**: Linux (recommended), macOS, Windows (WSL)
+
+## Production Deployment
+
+### Server Preparation
+
+#### System Updates
+```bash
+# Ubuntu/Debian
+sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
+
+# CentOS/RHEL
+sudo yum update -y
+
+# Install required packages
+sudo apt install -y build-essential git sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev \
+    libwebsockets-dev libssl-dev libsecp256k1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev \
+    zlib1g-dev systemd
+```
+
+#### User and Directory Setup
+```bash
+# Create dedicated system user
+sudo useradd --system --home-dir /opt/c-relay-pg --shell /bin/false c-relay-pg
+
+# Create application directory
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/c-relay-pg
+sudo chown c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg /opt/c-relay-pg
+```
+
+### Build and Installation
+
+#### Automated Installation (Recommended)
+```bash
+# Clone repository
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+
+# Build
+make clean && make
+
+# Install as systemd service
+sudo systemd/install-service.sh
+```
+
+#### Manual Installation
+```bash
+# Build relay
+make clean && make
+
+# Install binary
+sudo cp build/c_relay_pg_x86 /opt/c-relay-pg/
+sudo chown c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg /opt/c-relay-pg/c_relay_pg_x86
+sudo chmod +x /opt/c-relay-pg/c_relay_pg_x86
+
+# Install systemd service
+sudo cp systemd/c-relay-pg.service /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+```
+
+### Service Management
+
+#### Start and Enable Service
+```bash
+# Start the service
+sudo systemctl start c-relay-pg
+
+# Enable auto-start on boot
+sudo systemctl enable c-relay-pg
+
+# Check status
+sudo systemctl status c-relay-pg
+```
+
+#### Capture Admin Keys (CRITICAL)
+```bash
+# View startup logs to get admin keys
+sudo journalctl -u c-relay-pg --since "5 minutes ago" | grep -A 10 "IMPORTANT: SAVE THIS ADMIN PRIVATE KEY"
+
+# Or check the full log
+sudo journalctl -u c-relay-pg --no-pager | grep "Admin Private Key"
+```
+
+⚠️ **CRITICAL**: Save the admin private key immediately - it's only shown once and is needed for all configuration updates!
+
+### Firewall Configuration
+
+#### UFW (Ubuntu)
+```bash
+# Allow relay port
+sudo ufw allow 8888/tcp
+
+# Allow SSH (ensure you don't lock yourself out)
+sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
+
+# Enable firewall
+sudo ufw enable
+```
+
+#### iptables
+```bash
+# Allow relay port
+sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8888 -j ACCEPT
+
+# Save rules (Ubuntu/Debian)
+sudo iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4
+```
+
+## Cloud Deployments
+
+### AWS EC2
+
+#### Instance Setup
+```bash
+# Launch Ubuntu 22.04 LTS instance (t3.micro or larger)
+# Security Group: Allow port 8888 from 0.0.0.0/0 (or restricted IPs)
+
+# Connect via SSH
+ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@your-instance-ip
+
+# Use the simple deployment script
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+sudo examples/deployment/simple-vps/deploy.sh
+```
+
+#### Elastic IP (Recommended)
+```bash
+# Associate Elastic IP to ensure consistent public IP
+# Configure DNS A record to point to Elastic IP
+```
+
+#### EBS Volume for Data
+```bash
+# Attach EBS volume for persistent storage
+sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdf
+sudo mkdir /data
+sudo mount /dev/xvdf /data
+sudo chown c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg /data
+
+# Update systemd service to use /data
+sudo sed -i 's/WorkingDirectory=\/opt\/c-relay-pg/WorkingDirectory=\/data/' /etc/systemd/system/c-relay-pg.service
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+```
+
+### Google Cloud Platform
+
+#### Compute Engine Setup
+```bash
+# Create VM instance (e2-micro or larger)
+gcloud compute instances create c-relay-pg-instance \
+    --image-family=ubuntu-2204-lts \
+    --image-project=ubuntu-os-cloud \
+    --machine-type=e2-micro \
+    --tags=nostr-relay
+
+# Configure firewall
+gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-nostr-relay \
+    --allow tcp:8888 \
+    --source-ranges 0.0.0.0/0 \
+    --target-tags nostr-relay
+
+# SSH and deploy
+gcloud compute ssh c-relay-pg-instance
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+sudo examples/deployment/simple-vps/deploy.sh
+```
+
+#### Persistent Disk
+```bash
+# Create and attach persistent disk
+gcloud compute disks create relay-data --size=50GB
+gcloud compute instances attach-disk c-relay-pg-instance --disk=relay-data
+
+# Format and mount
+sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb
+sudo mkdir /data
+sudo mount /dev/sdb /data
+sudo chown c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg /data
+```
+
+### DigitalOcean
+
+#### Droplet Creation
+```bash
+# Create Ubuntu 22.04 droplet (Basic plan, $6/month minimum)
+# Enable monitoring and backups
+
+# SSH into droplet
+ssh root@your-droplet-ip
+
+# Deploy relay
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+examples/deployment/simple-vps/deploy.sh
+```
+
+#### Block Storage
+```bash
+# Attach block storage volume
+# Format and mount as /data
+sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda
+sudo mkdir /data
+sudo mount /dev/sda /data
+echo '/dev/sda /data ext4 defaults,nofail,discard 0 2' >> /etc/fstab
+```
+
+## Automated Deployment Examples
+
+The `examples/deployment/` directory contains ready-to-use scripts:
+
+### Simple VPS Deployment
+```bash
+# Clone repository and run automated deployment
+git clone https://github.com/your-org/c-relay-pg.git
+cd c-relay-pg
+sudo examples/deployment/simple-vps/deploy.sh
+```
+
+### SSL Proxy Setup
+```bash
+# Set up nginx reverse proxy with SSL
+sudo examples/deployment/nginx-proxy/setup-ssl-proxy.sh \
+    -d relay.example.com -e admin@example.com
+```
+
+### Monitoring Setup
+```bash
+# Set up continuous monitoring
+sudo examples/deployment/monitoring/monitor-relay.sh \
+    -c -i 60 -e admin@example.com
+```
+
+### Backup Setup
+```bash
+# Set up automated backups
+sudo examples/deployment/backup/backup-relay.sh \
+    -s my-backup-bucket -e admin@example.com
+```
+
+## Reverse Proxy Setup
+
+### Nginx Configuration
+
+#### Basic WebSocket Proxy
+```nginx
+# /etc/nginx/sites-available/nostr-relay
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name relay.yourdomain.com;
+    
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8888;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        
+        # WebSocket timeouts
+        proxy_read_timeout 86400s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 86400s;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+#### HTTPS with Let's Encrypt
+```bash
+# Install certbot
+sudo apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
+
+# Obtain certificate
+sudo certbot --nginx -d relay.yourdomain.com
+
+# Auto-renewal (crontab)
+echo "0 12 * * * /usr/bin/certbot renew --quiet" | sudo crontab -
+```
+
+#### Enhanced HTTPS Configuration
+```nginx
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl http2;
+    server_name relay.yourdomain.com;
+
+    # SSL configuration
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/relay.yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/relay.yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    ssl_ciphers ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
+
+    # Security headers
+    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload";
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
+    add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
+
+    # Rate limiting (optional)
+    limit_req_zone $remote_addr zone=relay:10m rate=10r/s;
+    limit_req zone=relay burst=20 nodelay;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8888;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        
+        # WebSocket timeouts
+        proxy_read_timeout 86400s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 86400s;
+        
+        # Buffer settings
+        proxy_buffering off;
+    }
+}
+
+# Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name relay.yourdomain.com;
+    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
+}
+```
+
+### Apache Configuration
+
+#### WebSocket Proxy with mod_proxy_wstunnel
+```apache
+# Enable required modules
+sudo a2enmod proxy
+sudo a2enmod proxy_http
+sudo a2enmod proxy_wstunnel
+sudo a2enmod ssl
+
+# /etc/apache2/sites-available/nostr-relay.conf
+<VirtualHost *:443>
+    ServerName relay.yourdomain.com
+    
+    # SSL configuration
+    SSLEngine on
+    SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/relay.yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem
+    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/relay.yourdomain.com/privkey.pem
+    
+    # WebSocket proxy
+    ProxyPreserveHost On
+    ProxyRequests Off
+    ProxyPass / ws://127.0.0.1:8888/
+    ProxyPassReverse / ws://127.0.0.1:8888/
+    
+    # Fallback for HTTP requests
+    RewriteEngine on
+    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} websocket [NC]
+    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Connection} upgrade [NC]
+    RewriteRule ^/?(.*) "ws://127.0.0.1:8888/$1" [P,L]
+    
+    # Security headers
+    Header always set Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload"
+    Header always set X-Content-Type-Options nosniff
+    Header always set X-Frame-Options DENY
+</VirtualHost>
+
+<VirtualHost *:80>
+    ServerName relay.yourdomain.com
+    Redirect permanent / https://relay.yourdomain.com/
+</VirtualHost>
+```
+
+## Monitoring Setup
+
+### System Monitoring
+
+#### Basic Monitoring Script
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# /usr/local/bin/relay-monitor.sh
+
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/relay-monitor.log"
+DATE=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+# Check if relay is running
+if ! pgrep -f "c_relay_pg_x86" > /dev/null; then
+    echo "[$DATE] ERROR: Relay process not running" >> $LOG_FILE
+    systemctl restart c-relay-pg
+fi
+
+# Check port availability
+if ! netstat -tln | grep -q ":8888"; then
+    echo "[$DATE] ERROR: Port 8888 not listening" >> $LOG_FILE
+fi
+
+# Check database file
+RELAY_DB=$(find /opt/c-relay-pg -name "*.nrdb" | head -1)
+if [[ -n "$RELAY_DB" ]]; then
+    DB_SIZE=$(du -h "$RELAY_DB" | cut -f1)
+    echo "[$DATE] INFO: Database size: $DB_SIZE" >> $LOG_FILE
+fi
+
+# Check memory usage
+MEM_USAGE=$(ps aux | grep c_relay_pg_x86 | grep -v grep | awk '{print $6}')
+if [[ -n "$MEM_USAGE" ]]; then
+    echo "[$DATE] INFO: Memory usage: ${MEM_USAGE}KB" >> $LOG_FILE
+fi
+```
+
+#### Cron Job Setup
+```bash
+# Add to crontab
+echo "*/5 * * * * /usr/local/bin/relay-monitor.sh" | sudo crontab -
+
+# Make script executable
+sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/relay-monitor.sh
+```
+
+### Log Aggregation
+
+#### Centralized Logging with rsyslog
+```bash
+# /etc/rsyslog.d/50-c-relay-pg.conf
+if $programname == 'c-relay-pg' then /var/log/c-relay-pg.log
+& stop
+```
+
+### External Monitoring
+
+#### Prometheus Integration
+```yaml
+# /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+scrape_configs:
+  - job_name: 'c-relay-pg'
+    static_configs:
+      - targets: ['localhost:8888']
+    metrics_path: '/metrics'  # If implemented
+    scrape_interval: 30s
+```
+
+## Security Hardening
+
+### System Hardening
+
+#### Service User Restrictions
+```bash
+# Restrict service user
+sudo usermod -s /bin/false c-relay-pg
+sudo usermod -d /opt/c-relay-pg c-relay-pg
+
+# Set proper permissions
+sudo chmod 700 /opt/c-relay-pg
+sudo chown -R c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg /opt/c-relay-pg
+```
+
+#### File System Restrictions
+```bash
+# Mount data directory with appropriate options
+echo "/dev/sdb /opt/c-relay-pg ext4 defaults,noexec,nosuid,nodev 0 2" >> /etc/fstab
+```
+
+### Network Security
+
+#### Fail2Ban Configuration
+```ini
+# /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/c-relay-pg.conf
+[c-relay-pg-dos]
+enabled = true
+port = 8888
+filter = c-relay-pg-dos
+logpath = /var/log/c-relay-pg.log
+maxretry = 10
+findtime = 60
+bantime = 300
+```
+
+#### DDoS Protection
+```bash
+# iptables rate limiting
+sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8888 -m limit --limit 25/minute --limit-burst 100 -j ACCEPT
+sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8888 -j DROP
+```
+
+### Database Security
+
+#### Encryption at Rest
+```bash
+# Use encrypted filesystem
+sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdb
+sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdb relay-data
+sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/relay-data
+```
+
+## Backup and Recovery
+
+### Automated Backup
+
+#### Database Backup Script
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# /usr/local/bin/backup-relay.sh
+
+BACKUP_DIR="/backup/c-relay-pg"
+DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
+RELAY_DB=$(find /opt/c-relay-pg -name "*.nrdb" | head -1)
+
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+
+if [[ -n "$RELAY_DB" ]]; then
+    # SQLite backup
+    sqlite3 "$RELAY_DB" ".backup $BACKUP_DIR/relay_backup_$DATE.nrdb"
+    
+    # Compress backup
+    gzip "$BACKUP_DIR/relay_backup_$DATE.nrdb"
+    
+    # Cleanup old backups (keep 30 days)
+    find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "relay_backup_*.nrdb.gz" -mtime +30 -delete
+    
+    echo "Backup completed: relay_backup_$DATE.nrdb.gz"
+else
+    echo "No relay database found!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+```
+
+#### Cron Schedule
+```bash
+# Daily backup at 2 AM
+echo "0 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/backup-relay.sh" | sudo crontab -
+```
+
+### Cloud Backup
+
+#### AWS S3 Sync
+```bash
+# Install AWS CLI
+sudo apt install -y awscli
+
+# Configure AWS credentials
+aws configure
+
+# Sync backups to S3
+aws s3 sync /backup/c-relay-pg/ s3://your-backup-bucket/c-relay-pg/ --delete
+```
+
+### Disaster Recovery
+
+#### Recovery Procedures
+```bash
+# 1. Restore from backup
+gunzip backup/relay_backup_20231201_020000.nrdb.gz
+cp backup/relay_backup_20231201_020000.nrdb /opt/c-relay-pg/
+
+# 2. Fix permissions
+sudo chown c-relay-pg:c-relay-pg /opt/c-relay-pg/*.nrdb
+
+# 3. Restart service
+sudo systemctl restart c-relay-pg
+
+# 4. Verify recovery
+sudo journalctl -u c-relay-pg --since "1 minute ago"
+```
+
+---
+
+This deployment guide provides comprehensive coverage for deploying the C Nostr Relay across various environments while taking full advantage of the event-based configuration system's simplicity and security features.

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+# Libwebsockets Proper Pattern - Message Queue Design
+
+## Problem Analysis
+
+### Current Violation
+We're calling `lws_write()` directly from multiple code paths:
+1. **Event broadcast** (subscriptions.c:667) - when events arrive
+2. **OK responses** (websockets.c:855) - when processing EVENT messages
+3. **EOSE responses** (websockets.c:976) - when processing REQ messages
+4. **COUNT responses** (websockets.c:1922) - when processing COUNT messages
+
+This violates libwebsockets' design pattern which requires:
+- **`lws_write()` ONLY called from `LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_WRITEABLE`**
+- Application queues messages and requests writeable callback
+- Libwebsockets handles write timing and socket buffer management
+
+### Consequences of Violation
+1. Partial writes when socket buffer is full
+2. Multiple concurrent write attempts before callback fires
+3. "write already pending" errors with single buffer
+4. Frame corruption from interleaved partial writes
+5. "Invalid frame header" errors on client side
+
+## Correct Architecture
+
+### Message Queue Pattern
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                    Application Layer                         │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│                                                               │
+│  Event Arrives → Queue Message → Request Writeable Callback │
+│  REQ Received  → Queue EOSE    → Request Writeable Callback │
+│  EVENT Received→ Queue OK      → Request Writeable Callback │
+│  COUNT Received→ Queue COUNT   → Request Writeable Callback │
+│                                                               │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                            ↓
+                  lws_callback_on_writable(wsi)
+                            ↓
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│              LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_WRITEABLE                   │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│                                                               │
+│  1. Dequeue next message from queue                          │
+│  2. Call lws_write() with message data                       │
+│  3. If queue not empty, request another callback             │
+│                                                               │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                            ↓
+                    libwebsockets handles:
+                    - Socket buffer management
+                    - Partial write handling
+                    - Frame atomicity
+```
+
+## Data Structures
+
+### Message Queue Node
+```c
+typedef struct message_queue_node {
+    unsigned char* data;           // Message data (with LWS_PRE space)
+    size_t length;                 // Message length (without LWS_PRE)
+    enum lws_write_protocol type;  // LWS_WRITE_TEXT, etc.
+    struct message_queue_node* next;
+} message_queue_node_t;
+```
+
+### Per-Session Data Updates
+```c
+struct per_session_data {
+    // ... existing fields ...
+    
+    // Message queue (replaces single buffer)
+    message_queue_node_t* message_queue_head;
+    message_queue_node_t* message_queue_tail;
+    int message_queue_count;
+    int writeable_requested;  // Flag to prevent duplicate requests
+};
+```
+
+## Implementation Functions
+
+### 1. Queue Message (Application Layer)
+```c
+int queue_message(struct lws* wsi, struct per_session_data* pss,
+                  const char* message, size_t length,
+                  enum lws_write_protocol type)
+{
+    // Allocate node
+    message_queue_node_t* node = malloc(sizeof(message_queue_node_t));
+    
+    // Allocate buffer with LWS_PRE space
+    node->data = malloc(LWS_PRE + length);
+    memcpy(node->data + LWS_PRE, message, length);
+    node->length = length;
+    node->type = type;
+    node->next = NULL;
+    
+    // Add to queue (FIFO)
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&pss->session_lock);
+    if (!pss->message_queue_head) {
+        pss->message_queue_head = node;
+        pss->message_queue_tail = node;
+    } else {
+        pss->message_queue_tail->next = node;
+        pss->message_queue_tail = node;
+    }
+    pss->message_queue_count++;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&pss->session_lock);
+    
+    // Request writeable callback (only if not already requested)
+    if (!pss->writeable_requested) {
+        pss->writeable_requested = 1;
+        lws_callback_on_writable(wsi);
+    }
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+### 2. Process Queue (Writeable Callback)
+```c
+int process_message_queue(struct lws* wsi, struct per_session_data* pss)
+{
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&pss->session_lock);
+    
+    // Get next message from queue
+    message_queue_node_t* node = pss->message_queue_head;
+    if (!node) {
+        pss->writeable_requested = 0;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&pss->session_lock);
+        return 0;  // Queue empty
+    }
+    
+    // Remove from queue
+    pss->message_queue_head = node->next;
+    if (!pss->message_queue_head) {
+        pss->message_queue_tail = NULL;
+    }
+    pss->message_queue_count--;
+    
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&pss->session_lock);
+    
+    // Write message (libwebsockets handles partial writes)
+    int result = lws_write(wsi, node->data + LWS_PRE, node->length, node->type);
+    
+    // Free node
+    free(node->data);
+    free(node);
+    
+    // If queue not empty, request another callback
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&pss->session_lock);
+    if (pss->message_queue_head) {
+        lws_callback_on_writable(wsi);
+    } else {
+        pss->writeable_requested = 0;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&pss->session_lock);
+    
+    return (result < 0) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+```
+
+## Refactoring Changes
+
+### Before (WRONG - Direct Write)
+```c
+// websockets.c:855 - OK response
+int write_result = lws_write(wsi, buf + LWS_PRE, response_len, LWS_WRITE_TEXT);
+if (write_result < 0) {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("Write failed");
+} else if ((size_t)write_result != response_len) {
+    // Partial write - queue remaining data
+    queue_websocket_write(wsi, pss, ...);
+}
+```
+
+### After (CORRECT - Queue Message)
+```c
+// websockets.c:855 - OK response
+queue_message(wsi, pss, response_str, response_len, LWS_WRITE_TEXT);
+// That's it! Writeable callback will handle the actual write
+```
+
+### Before (WRONG - Direct Write in Broadcast)
+```c
+// subscriptions.c:667 - EVENT broadcast
+int write_result = lws_write(current_temp->wsi, buf + LWS_PRE, msg_len, LWS_WRITE_TEXT);
+if (write_result < 0) {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("Write failed");
+} else if ((size_t)write_result != msg_len) {
+    queue_websocket_write(...);
+}
+```
+
+### After (CORRECT - Queue Message)
+```c
+// subscriptions.c:667 - EVENT broadcast
+struct per_session_data* pss = lws_wsi_user(current_temp->wsi);
+queue_message(current_temp->wsi, pss, msg_str, msg_len, LWS_WRITE_TEXT);
+// Writeable callback will handle the actual write
+```
+
+## Benefits of Correct Pattern
+
+1. **No Partial Write Handling Needed**
+   - Libwebsockets handles partial writes internally
+   - We just queue complete messages
+
+2. **No "Write Already Pending" Errors**
+   - Queue can hold unlimited messages
+   - Each processed sequentially from callback
+
+3. **Thread Safety**
+   - Queue operations protected by session lock
+   - Write only from single callback thread
+
+4. **Frame Atomicity**
+   - Libwebsockets ensures complete frame transmission
+   - No interleaved partial writes
+
+5. **Simpler Code**
+   - No complex partial write state machine
+   - Just queue and forget
+
+6. **Better Performance**
+   - Libwebsockets optimizes write timing
+   - Batches writes when socket ready
+
+## Migration Steps
+
+1. ✅ Identify all `lws_write()` call sites
+2. ✅ Confirm violation of libwebsockets pattern
+3. ⏳ Design message queue structure
+4. ⏳ Implement `queue_message()` function
+5. ⏳ Implement `process_message_queue()` function
+6. ⏳ Update `per_session_data` structure
+7. ⏳ Refactor OK response to use queue
+8. ⏳ Refactor EOSE response to use queue
+9. ⏳ Refactor COUNT response to use queue
+10. ⏳ Refactor EVENT broadcast to use queue
+11. ⏳ Update `LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_WRITEABLE` handler
+12. ⏳ Add queue cleanup in `LWS_CALLBACK_CLOSED`
+13. ⏳ Remove old partial write code
+14. ⏳ Test with rapid multiple events
+15. ⏳ Test with large events (>4KB)
+16. ⏳ Test under load
+17. ⏳ Verify no frame errors
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+### Test 1: Multiple Rapid Events
+```bash
+# Send 10 events rapidly to same client
+for i in {1..10}; do
+    echo '["EVENT",{"kind":1,"content":"test'$i'","created_at":'$(date +%s)',...}]' | \
+    websocat ws://localhost:8888 &
+done
+```
+
+**Expected**: All events queued and sent sequentially, no errors
+
+### Test 2: Large Events
+```bash
+# Send event >4KB (forces multiple socket writes)
+nak event --content "$(head -c 5000 /dev/urandom | base64)" | \
+websocat ws://localhost:8888
+```
+
+**Expected**: Event queued, libwebsockets handles partial writes internally
+
+### Test 3: Concurrent Connections
+```bash
+# 100 concurrent connections, each sending events
+for i in {1..100}; do
+    (echo '["REQ","sub'$i'",{}]'; sleep 1) | websocat ws://localhost:8888 &
+done
+```
+
+**Expected**: All subscriptions work, events broadcast correctly
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- ✅ No `lws_write()` calls outside `LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_WRITEABLE`
+- ✅ No "write already pending" errors in logs
+- ✅ No "Invalid frame header" errors on client side
+- ✅ All messages delivered in correct order
+- ✅ Large events (>4KB) handled correctly
+- ✅ Multiple rapid events to same client work
+- ✅ Concurrent connections stable under load
+
+## References
+
+- [libwebsockets documentation](https://libwebsockets.org/lws-api-doc-main/html/index.html)
+- [LWS_CALLBACK_SERVER_WRITEABLE](https://libwebsockets.org/lws-api-doc-main/html/group__callback-when-writeable.html)
+- [lws_callback_on_writable()](https://libwebsockets.org/lws-api-doc-main/html/group__callback-when-writeable.html#ga96f3ad8e1e2c3e0c8e0b0e5e5e5e5e5e)

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+# Simplified Monitoring Implementation Plan
+## Kind 34567 Event Kind Distribution Reporting
+
+**Date:** 2025-10-16  
+**Status:** Implementation Ready
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Simplified real-time monitoring system that:
+- Reports event kind distribution (which includes total event count)
+- Uses kind 34567 addressable events with `d=event_kinds`
+- Controlled by two config variables
+- Enabled on-demand when admin logs in
+- Uses simple throttling to prevent performance impact
+
+---
+
+## Configuration Variables
+
+### Database Config Table
+
+Add two new configuration keys:
+
+```sql
+INSERT INTO config (key, value, data_type, description, category) VALUES
+  ('kind_34567_reporting_enabled', 'false', 'boolean', 
+   'Enable/disable kind 34567 event kind distribution reporting', 'monitoring'),
+  ('kind_34567_reporting_throttling_sec', '5', 'integer', 
+   'Minimum seconds between kind 34567 reports (throttling)', 'monitoring');
+```
+
+### Configuration Access
+
+```c
+// In src/monitoring.c or src/api.c
+int is_monitoring_enabled(void) {
+    return get_config_bool("kind_34567_reporting_enabled", 0);
+}
+
+int get_monitoring_throttle_seconds(void) {
+    return get_config_int("kind_34567_reporting_throttling_sec", 5);
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Event Structure
+
+### Kind 34567 Event Format
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": "<event_id>",
+  "pubkey": "<relay_pubkey>",
+  "created_at": 1697123456,
+  "kind": 34567,
+  "content": "{\"data_type\":\"event_kinds\",\"timestamp\":1697123456,\"data\":{\"total_events\":125000,\"distribution\":[{\"kind\":1,\"count\":45000,\"percentage\":36.0},{\"kind\":3,\"count\":12500,\"percentage\":10.0}]}}",
+  "tags": [
+    ["d", "event_kinds"],
+    ["relay", "<relay_pubkey>"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "<signature>"
+}
+```
+
+### Content JSON Structure
+
+```json
+{
+  "data_type": "event_kinds",
+  "timestamp": 1697123456,
+  "data": {
+    "total_events": 125000,
+    "distribution": [
+      {
+        "kind": 1,
+        "count": 45000,
+        "percentage": 36.0
+      },
+      {
+        "kind": 3,
+        "count": 12500,
+        "percentage": 10.0
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "metadata": {
+    "query_time_ms": 18
+  }
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Implementation
+
+### File Structure
+
+```
+src/
+  monitoring.h          # New file - monitoring system header
+  monitoring.c          # New file - monitoring implementation
+  main.c               # Modified - add trigger hook
+  config.c             # Modified - add config keys (or use migration)
+```
+
+### 1. Header File: `src/monitoring.h`
+
+```c
+#ifndef MONITORING_H
+#define MONITORING_H
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <cjson/cJSON.h>
+
+// Initialize monitoring system
+int init_monitoring_system(void);
+
+// Cleanup monitoring system
+void cleanup_monitoring_system(void);
+
+// Called when an event is stored (from main.c)
+void monitoring_on_event_stored(void);
+
+// Enable/disable monitoring (called from admin API)
+int set_monitoring_enabled(int enabled);
+
+// Get monitoring status
+int is_monitoring_enabled(void);
+
+// Get throttle interval
+int get_monitoring_throttle_seconds(void);
+
+#endif /* MONITORING_H */
+```
+
+### 2. Implementation: `src/monitoring.c`
+
+```c
+#include "monitoring.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+// External references
+extern sqlite3* g_db;
+extern int broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(cJSON* event);
+extern int store_event(cJSON* event);
+extern const char* get_config_value(const char* key);
+extern int get_config_bool(const char* key, int default_value);
+extern int get_config_int(const char* key, int default_value);
+extern char* get_relay_private_key(void);
+
+// Throttling state
+static time_t last_report_time = 0;
+
+// Initialize monitoring system
+int init_monitoring_system(void) {
+    DEBUG_LOG("Monitoring system initialized");
+    last_report_time = 0;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Cleanup monitoring system
+void cleanup_monitoring_system(void) {
+    DEBUG_LOG("Monitoring system cleaned up");
+}
+
+// Check if monitoring is enabled
+int is_monitoring_enabled(void) {
+    return get_config_bool("kind_34567_reporting_enabled", 0);
+}
+
+// Get throttle interval
+int get_monitoring_throttle_seconds(void) {
+    return get_config_int("kind_34567_reporting_throttling_sec", 5);
+}
+
+// Enable/disable monitoring
+int set_monitoring_enabled(int enabled) {
+    // Update config table
+    const char* value = enabled ? "true" : "false";
+    
+    // This would call update_config_in_table() or similar
+    // For now, assume we have a function to update config
+    extern int update_config_in_table(const char* key, const char* value);
+    return update_config_in_table("kind_34567_reporting_enabled", value);
+}
+
+// Query event kind distribution from database
+static char* query_event_kind_distribution(void) {
+    if (!g_db) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("Database not available for monitoring query");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    struct timespec start_time;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &start_time);
+    
+    // Query total events
+    sqlite3_stmt* stmt;
+    int total_events = 0;
+    
+    if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events", -1, &stmt, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {
+        if (sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            total_events = sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0);
+        }
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    }
+    
+    // Query kind distribution
+    cJSON* response = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON_AddStringToObject(response, "data_type", "event_kinds");
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(response, "timestamp", (double)time(NULL));
+    
+    cJSON* data = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(data, "total_events", total_events);
+    
+    cJSON* distribution = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    
+    const char* sql = 
+        "SELECT kind, COUNT(*) as count, "
+        "ROUND(COUNT(*) * 100.0 / (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events), 2) as percentage "
+        "FROM events GROUP BY kind ORDER BY count DESC";
+    
+    if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(g_db, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {
+        while (sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            cJSON* kind_obj = cJSON_CreateObject();
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(kind_obj, "kind", sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0));
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(kind_obj, "count", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 1));
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(kind_obj, "percentage", sqlite3_column_double(stmt, 2));
+            cJSON_AddItemToArray(distribution, kind_obj);
+        }
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    }
+    
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(data, "distribution", distribution);
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(response, "data", data);
+    
+    // Calculate query time
+    struct timespec end_time;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &end_time);
+    double query_time_ms = (end_time.tv_sec - start_time.tv_sec) * 1000.0 +
+                          (end_time.tv_nsec - start_time.tv_nsec) / 1000000.0;
+    
+    cJSON* metadata = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(metadata, "query_time_ms", query_time_ms);
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(response, "metadata", metadata);
+    
+    char* json_string = cJSON_Print(response);
+    cJSON_Delete(response);
+    
+    return json_string;
+}
+
+// Generate and broadcast kind 34567 event
+static int generate_monitoring_event(const char* json_content) {
+    if (!json_content) return -1;
+    
+    // Get relay keys
+    const char* relay_pubkey = get_config_value("relay_pubkey");
+    char* relay_privkey_hex = get_relay_private_key();
+    if (!relay_pubkey || !relay_privkey_hex) {
+        if (relay_privkey_hex) free(relay_privkey_hex);
+        DEBUG_ERROR("Could not get relay keys for monitoring event");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Convert relay private key to bytes
+    unsigned char relay_privkey[32];
+    if (nostr_hex_to_bytes(relay_privkey_hex, relay_privkey, sizeof(relay_privkey)) != 0) {
+        free(relay_privkey_hex);
+        DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to convert relay private key");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    free(relay_privkey_hex);
+    
+    // Create tags array
+    cJSON* tags = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    
+    // d tag for addressable event
+    cJSON* d_tag = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(d_tag, cJSON_CreateString("d"));
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(d_tag, cJSON_CreateString("event_kinds"));
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(tags, d_tag);
+    
+    // relay tag
+    cJSON* relay_tag = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(relay_tag, cJSON_CreateString("relay"));
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(relay_tag, cJSON_CreateString(relay_pubkey));
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(tags, relay_tag);
+    
+    // Create and sign event
+    cJSON* event = nostr_create_and_sign_event(
+        34567,              // kind
+        json_content,       // content
+        tags,               // tags
+        relay_privkey,      // private key
+        time(NULL)          // timestamp
+    );
+    
+    if (!event) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to create and sign monitoring event");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Broadcast to subscriptions
+    broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(event);
+    
+    // Store in database
+    int result = store_event(event);
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(event);
+    
+    return result;
+}
+
+// Called when an event is stored
+void monitoring_on_event_stored(void) {
+    // Check if monitoring is enabled
+    if (!is_monitoring_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Check throttling
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    int throttle_seconds = get_monitoring_throttle_seconds();
+    
+    if (now - last_report_time < throttle_seconds) {
+        return;  // Too soon, skip this update
+    }
+    
+    // Query event kind distribution
+    char* json_content = query_event_kind_distribution();
+    if (!json_content) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to query event kind distribution");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Generate and broadcast monitoring event
+    int result = generate_monitoring_event(json_content);
+    free(json_content);
+    
+    if (result == 0) {
+        last_report_time = now;
+        DEBUG_LOG("Generated kind 34567 monitoring event");
+    } else {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to generate monitoring event");
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### 3. Integration: Modify `src/main.c`
+
+Add monitoring hook to event storage:
+
+```c
+// At top of file
+#include "monitoring.h"
+
+// In main() function, after init_database()
+if (init_monitoring_system() != 0) {
+    DEBUG_WARN("Failed to initialize monitoring system");
+    // Continue anyway - monitoring is optional
+}
+
+// In store_event() function, after successful storage
+int store_event(cJSON* event) {
+    // ... existing code ...
+    
+    if (rc != SQLITE_DONE) {
+        // ... error handling ...
+    }
+    
+    free(tags_json);
+    
+    // Trigger monitoring update
+    monitoring_on_event_stored();
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// In cleanup section of main()
+cleanup_monitoring_system();
+```
+
+### 4. Admin API: Enable/Disable Monitoring
+
+Add admin command to enable monitoring (in `src/dm_admin.c` or `src/api.c`):
+
+```c
+// Handle admin command to enable monitoring
+if (strcmp(command, "enable_monitoring") == 0) {
+    set_monitoring_enabled(1);
+    send_nip17_response(sender_pubkey, 
+        "✅ Kind 34567 monitoring enabled", 
+        error_msg, sizeof(error_msg));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Handle admin command to disable monitoring
+if (strcmp(command, "disable_monitoring") == 0) {
+    set_monitoring_enabled(0);
+    send_nip17_response(sender_pubkey, 
+        "🔴 Kind 34567 monitoring disabled", 
+        error_msg, sizeof(error_msg));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Handle admin command to set throttle interval
+if (strncmp(command, "set_monitoring_throttle ", 24) == 0) {
+    int seconds = atoi(command + 24);
+    if (seconds >= 1 && seconds <= 3600) {
+        char value[16];
+        snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%d", seconds);
+        update_config_in_table("kind_34567_reporting_throttling_sec", value);
+        
+        char response[128];
+        snprintf(response, sizeof(response), 
+            "✅ Monitoring throttle set to %d seconds", seconds);
+        send_nip17_response(sender_pubkey, response, error_msg, sizeof(error_msg));
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Frontend Integration
+
+### Admin Dashboard Subscription
+
+```javascript
+// When admin logs in to dashboard
+async function enableMonitoring() {
+  // Send admin command to enable monitoring
+  await sendAdminCommand(['enable_monitoring']);
+  
+  // Subscribe to kind 34567 events
+  const subscription = {
+    kinds: [34567],
+    authors: [relayPubkey],
+    "#d": ["event_kinds"]
+  };
+  
+  relay.subscribe([subscription], {
+    onevent: (event) => {
+      handleMonitoringEvent(event);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// Handle incoming monitoring events
+function handleMonitoringEvent(event) {
+  const content = JSON.parse(event.content);
+  
+  if (content.data_type === 'event_kinds') {
+    updateEventKindsChart(content.data);
+    updateTotalEventsDisplay(content.data.total_events);
+  }
+}
+
+// When admin logs out or closes dashboard
+async function disableMonitoring() {
+  await sendAdminCommand(['disable_monitoring']);
+}
+```
+
+### Display Event Kind Distribution
+
+```javascript
+function updateEventKindsChart(data) {
+  const { total_events, distribution } = data;
+  
+  // Update total events display
+  document.getElementById('total-events').textContent = 
+    total_events.toLocaleString();
+  
+  // Update chart/table with distribution
+  const tableBody = document.getElementById('kind-distribution-table');
+  tableBody.innerHTML = '';
+  
+  distribution.forEach(item => {
+    const row = document.createElement('tr');
+    row.innerHTML = `
+      <td>Kind ${item.kind}</td>
+      <td>${item.count.toLocaleString()}</td>
+      <td>${item.percentage}%</td>
+    `;
+    tableBody.appendChild(row);
+  });
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Configuration Migration
+
+### Add to Schema or Migration Script
+
+```sql
+-- Add monitoring configuration
+INSERT INTO config (key, value, data_type, description, category) VALUES
+  ('kind_34567_reporting_enabled', 'false', 'boolean', 
+   'Enable/disable kind 34567 event kind distribution reporting', 'monitoring'),
+  ('kind_34567_reporting_throttling_sec', '5', 'integer', 
+   'Minimum seconds between kind 34567 reports (throttling)', 'monitoring');
+```
+
+Or add to existing config initialization in `src/config.c`.
+
+---
+
+## Testing
+
+### 1. Enable Monitoring
+
+```bash
+# Via admin command (NIP-17 DM)
+echo '["enable_monitoring"]' | nak event --kind 14 --content - ws://localhost:8888
+```
+
+### 2. Subscribe to Monitoring Events
+
+```bash
+# Subscribe to kind 34567 events
+nak req --kinds 34567 --authors <relay_pubkey> ws://localhost:8888
+```
+
+### 3. Generate Events
+
+```bash
+# Send some test events to trigger monitoring
+for i in {1..10}; do
+  nak event -c "Test event $i" ws://localhost:8888
+  sleep 1
+done
+```
+
+### 4. Verify Monitoring Events
+
+You should see kind 34567 events every 5 seconds (or configured throttle interval) with event kind distribution.
+
+---
+
+## Performance Impact
+
+### With 3 events/second (relay.damus.io scale)
+
+**Query execution**:
+- Frequency: Every 5 seconds (throttled)
+- Query time: ~700ms (for 1M events)
+- Overhead: 700ms / 5000ms = 14% (acceptable)
+
+**Per-event overhead**:
+- Check if enabled: < 0.01ms
+- Check throttle: < 0.01ms
+- Total: < 0.02ms per event (negligible)
+
+**Overall impact**: < 1% on event processing, 14% on query thread (separate from event processing)
+
+---
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+Once this is working, easy to add:
+
+1. **More data types**: Add `d=connections`, `d=subscriptions`, etc.
+2. **Materialized counters**: Optimize queries for very large databases
+3. **Historical data**: Store monitoring events for trending
+4. **Alerts**: Trigger on thresholds (e.g., > 90% capacity)
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+This simplified plan provides:
+
+✅ **Single data type**: Event kind distribution (includes total events)  
+✅ **Two config variables**: Enable/disable and throttle control  
+✅ **On-demand activation**: Enabled when admin logs in  
+✅ **Simple throttling**: Prevents performance impact  
+✅ **Clean implementation**: ~200 lines of code  
+✅ **Easy to extend**: Add more data types later  
+
+**Estimated implementation time**: 4-6 hours
+
+**Files to create/modify**:
+- Create: `src/monitoring.h` (~30 lines)
+- Create: `src/monitoring.c` (~200 lines)
+- Modify: `src/main.c` (~10 lines)
+- Modify: `src/config.c` or migration (~5 lines)
+- Modify: `src/dm_admin.c` or `src/api.c` (~30 lines)
+- Create: `api/monitoring.js` (frontend, ~100 lines)
+
+**Total new code**: ~375 lines

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+# MUSL Static Binary Build Guide
+
+## Overview
+
+This guide explains how to build truly portable MUSL-based static binaries of c-relay-pg using Alpine Linux Docker containers. These binaries have **zero runtime dependencies** and work on any Linux distribution.
+
+## Why MUSL?
+
+### MUSL vs glibc Static Binaries
+
+**MUSL Advantages:**
+- **Truly Static**: No hidden dependencies on system libraries
+- **Smaller Size**: ~7.6MB vs ~12MB+ for glibc static builds
+- **Better Portability**: Works on ANY Linux distribution without modification
+- **Cleaner Linking**: No glibc-specific extensions or fortified functions
+- **Simpler Deployment**: Single binary, no library compatibility issues
+
+**glibc Limitations:**
+- Static builds still require dynamic loading for NSS (Name Service Switch)
+- Fortified functions (`__*_chk`) don't exist in MUSL
+- Larger binary size due to glibc's complexity
+- May have compatibility issues across different glibc versions
+
+## Build Process
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Docker installed and running
+- Sufficient disk space (~2GB for Docker layers)
+- Internet connection (for downloading dependencies)
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Build MUSL static binary
+./build_static.sh
+
+# The binary will be created at:
+# build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64  (on x86_64)
+# build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_arm64   (on ARM64)
+```
+
+### What Happens During Build
+
+1. **Alpine Linux Base**: Uses Alpine 3.19 with native MUSL support
+2. **Static Dependencies**: Builds all dependencies with static linking:
+   - libsecp256k1 (Bitcoin cryptography)
+   - libwebsockets (WebSocket server)
+   - OpenSSL (TLS/crypto)
+   - SQLite (database)
+   - curl (HTTP client)
+   - zlib (compression)
+
+3. **nostr_core_lib**: Builds with MUSL-compatible flags:
+   - Disables glibc fortification (`-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0`)
+   - Includes required NIPs: 001, 006, 013, 017, 019, 044, 059
+   - Produces static library (~316KB)
+
+4. **c-relay-pg Compilation**: Links everything statically:
+   - All source files compiled with `-static` flag
+   - Fortification disabled to avoid `__*_chk` symbols
+   - Results in ~7.6MB stripped binary
+
+5. **Verification**: Confirms binary is truly static:
+   - `ldd` shows "not a dynamic executable"
+   - `file` shows "statically linked"
+   - Binary executes successfully
+
+## Technical Details
+
+### Dockerfile Structure
+
+The build uses a multi-stage Dockerfile (`Dockerfile.alpine-musl`):
+
+```dockerfile
+# Stage 1: Builder (Alpine Linux)
+FROM alpine:3.19 AS builder
+- Install build tools and static libraries
+- Build dependencies from source
+- Compile nostr_core_lib with MUSL flags
+- Compile c-relay-pg with full static linking
+- Strip binary to reduce size
+
+# Stage 2: Output (scratch)
+FROM scratch AS output
+- Contains only the final binary
+```
+
+### Key Compilation Flags
+
+**For nostr_core_lib:**
+```bash
+CFLAGS="-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -fPIC -O2"
+```
+
+**For c-relay-pg:**
+```bash
+gcc -static -O2 -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 \
+    -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0 \
+    [source files] \
+    -lwebsockets -lssl -lcrypto -lsqlite3 -lsecp256k1 \
+    -lcurl -lz -lpthread -lm -ldl
+```
+
+### Fortification Issue
+
+**Problem**: GCC's `-O2` optimization enables fortification by default, replacing standard functions with `__*_chk` variants (e.g., `__snprintf_chk`, `__fprintf_chk`). These are glibc-specific and don't exist in MUSL.
+
+**Solution**: Explicitly disable fortification with:
+- `-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE` (undefine any existing definition)
+- `-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=0` (set to 0)
+
+This must be applied to **both** nostr_core_lib and c-relay-pg compilation.
+
+### NIP Dependencies
+
+The build includes these NIPs in nostr_core_lib:
+- **NIP-001**: Basic protocol (event creation, signing)
+- **NIP-006**: Key derivation from mnemonic
+- **NIP-013**: Proof of Work validation
+- **NIP-017**: Private Direct Messages
+- **NIP-019**: Bech32 encoding (nsec/npub)
+- **NIP-044**: Modern encryption
+- **NIP-059**: Gift Wrap (required by NIP-017)
+
+## Verification
+
+### Check Binary Type
+
+```bash
+# Should show "statically linked"
+file build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64
+
+# Should show "not a dynamic executable"
+ldd build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64
+
+# Check size (should be ~7.6MB)
+ls -lh build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64
+```
+
+### Test Execution
+
+```bash
+# Show help
+./build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --help
+
+# Show version
+./build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --version
+
+# Run relay
+./build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --port 8888
+```
+
+### Cross-Distribution Testing
+
+Test the binary on different distributions to verify portability:
+
+```bash
+# Alpine Linux
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/build:/app alpine:latest /app/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --version
+
+# Ubuntu
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/build:/app ubuntu:latest /app/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --version
+
+# Debian
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/build:/app debian:latest /app/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --version
+
+# CentOS
+docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/build:/app centos:latest /app/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --version
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Docker Permission Denied
+
+**Problem**: `permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket`
+
+**Solution**: Add user to docker group:
+```bash
+sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
+newgrp docker  # Or logout and login again
+```
+
+### Build Fails with Fortification Errors
+
+**Problem**: `undefined reference to '__snprintf_chk'` or `'__fprintf_chk'`
+
+**Solution**: Ensure fortification is disabled in both:
+1. nostr_core_lib build.sh (line 534)
+2. c-relay-pg compilation flags in Dockerfile
+
+### Binary Won't Execute
+
+**Problem**: Binary fails to run on target system
+
+**Checks**:
+1. Verify it's truly static: `ldd binary` should show "not a dynamic executable"
+2. Check architecture matches: `file binary` should show correct arch
+3. Ensure execute permissions: `chmod +x binary`
+
+### Missing NIP Functions
+
+**Problem**: `undefined reference to 'nostr_nip*'` during linking
+
+**Solution**: Add missing NIPs to the build command:
+```bash
+./build.sh --nips=1,6,13,17,19,44,59
+```
+
+## Deployment
+
+### Single Binary Deployment
+
+```bash
+# Copy binary to server
+scp build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 user@server:/opt/c-relay-pg/
+
+# Run on server (no dependencies needed!)
+ssh user@server
+cd /opt/c-relay-pg
+./c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64 --port 8888
+```
+
+### SystemD Service
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=C-Relay-PG Nostr Relay (MUSL Static)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=c-relay-pg
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/c-relay-pg
+ExecStart=/opt/c-relay-pg/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+## Performance Comparison
+
+| Metric | MUSL Static | glibc Static | glibc Dynamic |
+|--------|-------------|--------------|---------------|
+| Binary Size | 7.6 MB | 12+ MB | 2-3 MB |
+| Startup Time | ~50ms | ~60ms | ~40ms |
+| Memory Usage | Similar | Similar | Similar |
+| Portability | ✓ Any Linux | ⚠ glibc only | ✗ Requires libs |
+| Dependencies | None | NSS libs | Many libs |
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Always verify** the binary is truly static before deployment
+2. **Test on multiple distributions** to ensure portability
+3. **Keep Docker images updated** for security patches
+4. **Document the build date** and commit hash for reproducibility
+5. **Store binaries** with architecture in filename (e.g., `_x86_64`, `_arm64`)
+
+## References
+
+- [MUSL libc](https://musl.libc.org/)
+- [Alpine Linux](https://alpinelinux.org/)
+- [Static Linking Best Practices](https://www.musl-libc.org/faq.html)
+- [GCC Fortification](https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Optimize-Options.html)
+
+## Changelog
+
+### 2025-10-11
+- Initial MUSL build system implementation
+- Alpine Docker-based build process
+- Fortification fix for nostr_core_lib
+- Complete NIP dependency resolution
+- Documentation created

docs/nip59_timestamp_configuration_plan.md

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+# NIP-59 Timestamp Configuration Implementation Plan
+
+## Overview
+Add configurable timestamp randomization for NIP-59 gift wraps to improve compatibility with Nostr apps that don't implement timestamp randomization.
+
+## Problem Statement
+The NIP-59 protocol specifies that timestamps on gift wraps should have randomness to prevent time-analysis attacks. However, some Nostr platforms don't implement this, causing compatibility issues with direct messaging (NIP-17).
+
+## Solution
+Add a configuration parameter `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec` that controls the maximum random delay applied to timestamps:
+- **Value = 0**: Use current timestamp (no randomization) for maximum compatibility
+- **Value > 0**: Use random timestamp between now and N seconds ago
+- **Default = 0**: Maximum compatibility mode (no randomization)
+
+## Implementation Approach: Option B (Direct Parameter Addition)
+We chose Option B because:
+1. Explicit and stateless - value flows through call chain
+2. Thread-safe by design
+3. No global state needed in nostr_core_lib
+4. DMs are sent rarely, so database query per call is acceptable
+
+---
+
+## Detailed Implementation Steps
+
+### Phase 1: Configuration Setup in c-relay-pg
+
+#### 1.1 Add Configuration Parameter
+**File:** `src/default_config_event.h`
+**Location:** Line 82 (after `trust_proxy_headers`)
+
+```c
+// NIP-59 Gift Wrap Timestamp Configuration
+{"nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec", "0"}  // Default: 0 (no randomization for compatibility)
+```
+
+**Rationale:**
+- Default of 0 seconds (no randomization) for maximum compatibility
+- Placed after proxy settings, before closing brace
+- Follows existing naming convention
+
+#### 1.2 Add Configuration Validation
+**File:** `src/config.c`
+**Function:** `validate_config_field()` (around line 923)
+
+Add validation case:
+```c
+else if (strcmp(key, "nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec") == 0) {
+    long value = strtol(value_str, NULL, 10);
+    if (value < 0 || value > 604800) {  // Max 7 days
+        snprintf(error_msg, error_size, 
+                 "nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec must be between 0 and 604800 (7 days)");
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+**Rationale:**
+- 0 = no randomization (compatibility mode)
+- 604800 = 7 days maximum (reasonable upper bound)
+- Prevents negative values or excessive delays
+
+---
+
+### Phase 2: Modify nostr_core_lib Functions
+
+#### 2.1 Update random_past_timestamp() Function
+**File:** `nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nip059.c`
+**Current Location:** Lines 31-36
+
+**Current Code:**
+```c
+static time_t random_past_timestamp(void) {
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    // Random time up to 2 days (172800 seconds) in the past
+    long random_offset = (long)(rand() % 172800);
+    return now - random_offset;
+}
+```
+
+**New Code:**
+```c
+static time_t random_past_timestamp(long max_delay_sec) {
+    time_t now = time(NULL);
+    
+    // If max_delay_sec is 0, return current timestamp (no randomization)
+    if (max_delay_sec == 0) {
+        return now;
+    }
+    
+    // Random time up to max_delay_sec in the past
+    long random_offset = (long)(rand() % max_delay_sec);
+    return now - random_offset;
+}
+```
+
+**Changes:**
+- Add `long max_delay_sec` parameter
+- Handle special case: `max_delay_sec == 0` returns current time
+- Use `max_delay_sec` instead of hardcoded 172800
+
+#### 2.2 Update nostr_nip59_create_seal() Function
+**File:** `nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nip059.c`
+**Current Location:** Lines 144-215
+
+**Function Signature Change:**
+```c
+// OLD:
+cJSON* nostr_nip59_create_seal(cJSON* rumor, 
+                               const unsigned char* sender_private_key,
+                               const unsigned char* recipient_public_key);
+
+// NEW:
+cJSON* nostr_nip59_create_seal(cJSON* rumor, 
+                               const unsigned char* sender_private_key,
+                               const unsigned char* recipient_public_key,
+                               long max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+**Code Change at Line 181:**
+```c
+// OLD:
+time_t seal_time = random_past_timestamp();
+
+// NEW:
+time_t seal_time = random_past_timestamp(max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+#### 2.3 Update nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap() Function
+**File:** `nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nip059.c`
+**Current Location:** Lines 220-323
+
+**Function Signature Change:**
+```c
+// OLD:
+cJSON* nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(cJSON* seal, 
+                                    const char* recipient_public_key_hex);
+
+// NEW:
+cJSON* nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(cJSON* seal, 
+                                    const char* recipient_public_key_hex,
+                                    long max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+**Code Change at Line 275:**
+```c
+// OLD:
+time_t wrap_time = random_past_timestamp();
+
+// NEW:
+time_t wrap_time = random_past_timestamp(max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+#### 2.4 Update nip059.h Header
+**File:** `nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nip059.h`
+**Locations:** Lines 38-39 and 48
+
+**Update Function Declarations:**
+```c
+// Line 38-39: Update nostr_nip59_create_seal
+cJSON* nostr_nip59_create_seal(cJSON* rumor, 
+                               const unsigned char* sender_private_key,
+                               const unsigned char* recipient_public_key,
+                               long max_delay_sec);
+
+// Line 48: Update nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap
+cJSON* nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(cJSON* seal, 
+                                    const char* recipient_public_key_hex,
+                                    long max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+**Update Documentation Comments:**
+```c
+/**
+ * NIP-59: Create a seal (kind 13) wrapping a rumor
+ *
+ * @param rumor The rumor event to seal (cJSON object)
+ * @param sender_private_key 32-byte sender private key
+ * @param recipient_public_key 32-byte recipient public key (x-only)
+ * @param max_delay_sec Maximum random delay in seconds (0 = no randomization)
+ * @return cJSON object representing the seal event, or NULL on error
+ */
+
+/**
+ * NIP-59: Create a gift wrap (kind 1059) wrapping a seal
+ *
+ * @param seal The seal event to wrap (cJSON object)
+ * @param recipient_public_key_hex Recipient's public key in hex format
+ * @param max_delay_sec Maximum random delay in seconds (0 = no randomization)
+ * @return cJSON object representing the gift wrap event, or NULL on error
+ */
+```
+
+---
+
+### Phase 3: Update NIP-17 Integration
+
+#### 3.1 Update nostr_nip17_send_dm() Function
+**File:** `nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nip017.c`
+**Current Location:** Lines 260-320
+
+**Function Signature Change:**
+```c
+// OLD:
+int nostr_nip17_send_dm(cJSON* dm_event,
+                       const char** recipient_pubkeys,
+                       int num_recipients,
+                       const unsigned char* sender_private_key,
+                       cJSON** gift_wraps_out,
+                       int max_gift_wraps);
+
+// NEW:
+int nostr_nip17_send_dm(cJSON* dm_event,
+                       const char** recipient_pubkeys,
+                       int num_recipients,
+                       const unsigned char* sender_private_key,
+                       cJSON** gift_wraps_out,
+                       int max_gift_wraps,
+                       long max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+**Code Changes:**
+
+At line 281 (seal creation):
+```c
+// OLD:
+cJSON* seal = nostr_nip59_create_seal(dm_event, sender_private_key, recipient_public_key);
+
+// NEW:
+cJSON* seal = nostr_nip59_create_seal(dm_event, sender_private_key, recipient_public_key, max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+At line 287 (gift wrap creation):
+```c
+// OLD:
+cJSON* gift_wrap = nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(seal, recipient_pubkeys[i]);
+
+// NEW:
+cJSON* gift_wrap = nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(seal, recipient_pubkeys[i], max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+At line 306 (sender seal creation):
+```c
+// OLD:
+cJSON* sender_seal = nostr_nip59_create_seal(dm_event, sender_private_key, sender_public_key);
+
+// NEW:
+cJSON* sender_seal = nostr_nip59_create_seal(dm_event, sender_private_key, sender_public_key, max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+At line 309 (sender gift wrap creation):
+```c
+// OLD:
+cJSON* sender_gift_wrap = nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(sender_seal, sender_pubkey_hex);
+
+// NEW:
+cJSON* sender_gift_wrap = nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap(sender_seal, sender_pubkey_hex, max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+#### 3.2 Update nip017.h Header
+**File:** `nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nip017.h`
+**Location:** Lines 102-107
+
+**Update Function Declaration:**
+```c
+int nostr_nip17_send_dm(cJSON* dm_event,
+                       const char** recipient_pubkeys,
+                       int num_recipients,
+                       const unsigned char* sender_private_key,
+                       cJSON** gift_wraps_out,
+                       int max_gift_wraps,
+                       long max_delay_sec);
+```
+
+**Update Documentation Comment (lines 88-100):**
+```c
+/**
+ * NIP-17: Send a direct message to recipients
+ *
+ * This function creates the appropriate rumor, seals it, gift wraps it,
+ * and returns the final gift wrap events ready for publishing.
+ *
+ * @param dm_event The unsigned DM event (kind 14 or 15)
+ * @param recipient_pubkeys Array of recipient public keys (hex strings)
+ * @param num_recipients Number of recipients
+ * @param sender_private_key 32-byte sender private key
+ * @param gift_wraps_out Array to store resulting gift wrap events (caller must free)
+ * @param max_gift_wraps Maximum number of gift wraps to create
+ * @param max_delay_sec Maximum random timestamp delay in seconds (0 = no randomization)
+ * @return Number of gift wrap events created, or -1 on error
+ */
+```
+
+---
+
+### Phase 4: Update c-relay-pg Call Sites
+
+#### 4.1 Update src/api.c
+**Location:** Line 1319
+
+**Current Code:**
+```c
+int send_result = nostr_nip17_send_dm(
+    dm_response,                      // dm_event
+    recipient_pubkeys,                // recipient_pubkeys
+    1,                                // num_recipients
+    relay_privkey,                    // sender_private_key
+    gift_wraps,                       // gift_wraps_out
+    1                                 // max_gift_wraps
+);
+```
+
+**New Code:**
+```c
+// Get timestamp delay configuration
+long max_delay_sec = get_config_int("nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec", 0);
+
+int send_result = nostr_nip17_send_dm(
+    dm_response,                      // dm_event
+    recipient_pubkeys,                // recipient_pubkeys
+    1,                                // num_recipients
+    relay_privkey,                    // sender_private_key
+    gift_wraps,                       // gift_wraps_out
+    1,                                // max_gift_wraps
+    max_delay_sec                     // max_delay_sec
+);
+```
+
+#### 4.2 Update src/dm_admin.c
+**Location:** Line 371
+
+**Current Code:**
+```c
+int send_result = nostr_nip17_send_dm(
+    success_dm,                       // dm_event
+    sender_pubkey_array,              // recipient_pubkeys
+    1,                                // num_recipients
+    relay_privkey,                    // sender_private_key
+    success_gift_wraps,               // gift_wraps_out
+    1                                 // max_gift_wraps
+);
+```
+
+**New Code:**
+```c
+// Get timestamp delay configuration
+long max_delay_sec = get_config_int("nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec", 0);
+
+int send_result = nostr_nip17_send_dm(
+    success_dm,                       // dm_event
+    sender_pubkey_array,              // recipient_pubkeys
+    1,                                // num_recipients
+    relay_privkey,                    // sender_private_key
+    success_gift_wraps,               // gift_wraps_out
+    1,                                // max_gift_wraps
+    max_delay_sec                     // max_delay_sec
+);
+```
+
+**Note:** Both files already include `config.h`, so `get_config_int()` is available.
+
+---
+
+## Testing Plan
+
+### Test Case 1: No Randomization (Compatibility Mode)
+**Configuration:** `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec = 0`
+
+**Expected Behavior:**
+- Gift wrap timestamps should equal current time
+- Seal timestamps should equal current time
+- No random delay applied
+
+**Test Command:**
+```bash
+# Set config via admin API
+# Send test DM
+# Verify timestamps are current (within 1 second of send time)
+```
+
+### Test Case 2: Custom Delay
+**Configuration:** `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec = 1000`
+
+**Expected Behavior:**
+- Gift wrap timestamps should be between now and 1000 seconds ago
+- Seal timestamps should be between now and 1000 seconds ago
+- Random delay applied within specified range
+
+**Test Command:**
+```bash
+# Set config via admin API
+# Send test DM
+# Verify timestamps are in past but within 1000 seconds
+```
+
+### Test Case 3: Default Behavior
+**Configuration:** `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec = 0` (default)
+
+**Expected Behavior:**
+- Gift wrap timestamps should equal current time
+- Seal timestamps should equal current time
+- No randomization (maximum compatibility)
+
+**Test Command:**
+```bash
+# Use default config
+# Send test DM
+# Verify timestamps are current (within 1 second of send time)
+```
+
+### Test Case 4: Configuration Validation
+**Test Invalid Values:**
+- Negative value: Should be rejected
+- Value > 604800: Should be rejected
+- Valid boundary values (0, 604800): Should be accepted
+
+### Test Case 5: Interoperability
+**Test with Other Nostr Clients:**
+- Send DM with `max_delay_sec = 0` to clients that don't randomize
+- Send DM with `max_delay_sec = 172800` to clients that do randomize
+- Verify both scenarios work correctly
+
+---
+
+## Documentation Updates
+
+### Update docs/configuration_guide.md
+
+Add new section:
+
+```markdown
+### NIP-59 Gift Wrap Timestamp Configuration
+
+#### nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec
+- **Type:** Integer
+- **Default:** 0 (no randomization)
+- **Range:** 0 to 604800 (7 days)
+- **Description:** Controls timestamp randomization for NIP-59 gift wraps
+
+The NIP-59 protocol recommends randomizing timestamps on gift wraps to prevent
+time-analysis attacks. However, some Nostr platforms don't implement this,
+causing compatibility issues.
+
+**Values:**
+- `0` (default): No randomization - uses current timestamp (maximum compatibility)
+- `1-604800`: Random timestamp between now and N seconds ago
+
+**Use Cases:**
+- Keep default `0` for maximum compatibility with clients that don't randomize
+- Set to `172800` for privacy per NIP-59 specification (2 days randomization)
+- Set to custom value (e.g., `3600`) for 1-hour randomization window
+
+**Example:**
+```json
+["nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec", "0"]  // Default: compatibility mode
+["nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec", "3600"]  // 1 hour randomization
+["nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec", "172800"]  // 2 days randomization
+```
+```
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Checklist
+
+### nostr_core_lib Changes
+- [ ] Modify `random_past_timestamp()` to accept `max_delay_sec` parameter
+- [ ] Update `nostr_nip59_create_seal()` signature and implementation
+- [ ] Update `nostr_nip59_create_gift_wrap()` signature and implementation
+- [ ] Update `nip059.h` function declarations and documentation
+- [ ] Update `nostr_nip17_send_dm()` signature and implementation
+- [ ] Update `nip017.h` function declaration and documentation
+
+### c-relay-pg Changes
+- [ ] Add `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec` to `default_config_event.h`
+- [ ] Add validation in `config.c` for new parameter
+- [ ] Update `src/api.c` call site to pass `max_delay_sec`
+- [ ] Update `src/dm_admin.c` call site to pass `max_delay_sec`
+
+### Testing
+- [ ] Test with `max_delay_sec = 0` (no randomization)
+- [ ] Test with `max_delay_sec = 1000` (custom delay)
+- [ ] Test with `max_delay_sec = 172800` (default behavior)
+- [ ] Test configuration validation (invalid values)
+- [ ] Test interoperability with other Nostr clients
+
+### Documentation
+- [ ] Update `docs/configuration_guide.md`
+- [ ] Add this implementation plan to docs
+- [ ] Update README if needed
+
+---
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+If issues arise:
+1. Revert nostr_core_lib changes (git revert in submodule)
+2. Revert c-relay-pg changes
+3. Configuration parameter will be ignored if not used
+4. Default behavior (0) provides maximum compatibility
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+- The configuration is read on each DM send, allowing runtime changes
+- No restart required when changing `nip59_timestamp_max_delay_sec`
+- Thread-safe by design (no global state)
+- Default value of 0 provides maximum compatibility with other Nostr clients
+- Can be changed to 172800 or other values for NIP-59 privacy features
+
+---
+
+## References
+
+- [NIP-59: Gift Wrap](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/59.md)
+- [NIP-17: Private Direct Messages](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/17.md)
+- [NIP-44: Versioned Encryption](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/master/44.md)

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+# Relay Traffic Measurement Guide
+
+## Measuring Real-World Relay Traffic
+
+To validate our performance assumptions, here are commands to measure actual event rates from live relays.
+
+---
+
+## Command: Count Events Over 1 Minute
+
+### Basic Command
+
+```bash
+# Count events from relay.damus.io over 60 seconds
+timeout 60 nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream wss://relay.damus.io | wc -l
+```
+
+This will:
+1. Subscribe to all new events (`-s $(date +%s)` = since now)
+2. Stream for 60 seconds (`timeout 60`)
+3. Count the lines (each line = 1 event)
+
+### With Event Rate Display
+
+```bash
+# Show events per second in real-time
+timeout 60 nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream wss://relay.damus.io | \
+  pv -l -i 1 -r > /dev/null
+```
+
+This displays:
+- Total events received
+- Current rate (events/second)
+- Average rate
+
+### With Detailed Statistics
+
+```bash
+# Count events and calculate statistics
+echo "Measuring relay traffic for 60 seconds..."
+START=$(date +%s)
+COUNT=$(timeout 60 nak req -s $START --stream wss://relay.damus.io | wc -l)
+END=$(date +%s)
+DURATION=$((END - START))
+
+echo "Results:"
+echo "  Total events: $COUNT"
+echo "  Duration: ${DURATION}s"
+echo "  Events/second: $(echo "scale=2; $COUNT / $DURATION" | bc)"
+echo "  Events/minute: $COUNT"
+```
+
+### With Event Kind Distribution
+
+```bash
+# Count events by kind over 60 seconds
+timeout 60 nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream wss://relay.damus.io | \
+  jq -r '.kind' | \
+  sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
+```
+
+Output example:
+```
+    45 1      # 45 text notes
+    12 3      # 12 contact lists
+     8 7      # 8 reactions
+     3 6      # 3 reposts
+```
+
+### With Timestamp Analysis
+
+```bash
+# Show event timestamps and calculate intervals
+timeout 60 nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream wss://relay.damus.io | \
+  jq -r '.created_at' | \
+  awk 'NR>1 {print $1-prev} {prev=$1}' | \
+  awk '{sum+=$1; count++} END {
+    print "Average interval:", sum/count, "seconds"
+    print "Events per second:", count/sum
+  }'
+```
+
+---
+
+## Testing Multiple Relays
+
+### Compare Traffic Across Relays
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# test_relay_traffic.sh
+
+RELAYS=(
+  "wss://relay.damus.io"
+  "wss://nos.lol"
+  "wss://relay.nostr.band"
+  "wss://nostr.wine"
+)
+
+DURATION=60
+
+echo "Measuring relay traffic for ${DURATION} seconds..."
+echo ""
+
+for relay in "${RELAYS[@]}"; do
+  echo "Testing: $relay"
+  count=$(timeout $DURATION nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream "$relay" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+  rate=$(echo "scale=2; $count / $DURATION" | bc)
+  echo "  Events: $count"
+  echo "  Rate: ${rate}/sec"
+  echo ""
+done
+```
+
+---
+
+## Expected Results (Based on Real Measurements)
+
+### relay.damus.io (Large Public Relay)
+- **Expected rate**: 0.5-2 events/second
+- **60-second count**: 30-120 events
+- **Peak times**: Higher during US daytime hours
+
+### nos.lol (Medium Public Relay)
+- **Expected rate**: 0.2-0.8 events/second
+- **60-second count**: 12-48 events
+
+### Personal/Small Relays
+- **Expected rate**: 0.01-0.1 events/second
+- **60-second count**: 1-6 events
+
+---
+
+## Using Results to Validate Performance Assumptions
+
+After measuring your relay's traffic:
+
+1. **Calculate average events/second**:
+   ```
+   events_per_second = total_events / 60
+   ```
+
+2. **Estimate query overhead**:
+   ```
+   # For 100k event database:
+   query_time = 70ms
+   overhead_percentage = (query_time * events_per_second) / 1000 * 100
+   
+   # Example: 0.5 events/sec
+   overhead = (70 * 0.5) / 1000 * 100 = 3.5%
+   ```
+
+3. **Determine if optimization needed**:
+   - < 5% overhead: No optimization needed
+   - 5-20% overhead: Consider 1-second throttling
+   - > 20% overhead: Use materialized counters
+
+---
+
+## Real-Time Monitoring During Development
+
+### Monitor Your Own Relay
+
+```bash
+# Watch events in real-time with count
+nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream ws://localhost:8888 | \
+  awk '{count++; print count, $0}'
+```
+
+### Monitor with Event Details
+
+```bash
+# Show event kind and pubkey for each event
+nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream ws://localhost:8888 | \
+  jq -r '"[\(.kind)] \(.pubkey[0:8])... \(.content[0:50])"'
+```
+
+### Continuous Traffic Monitoring
+
+```bash
+# Monitor traffic in 10-second windows
+while true; do
+  echo "=== $(date) ==="
+  count=$(timeout 10 nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream ws://localhost:8888 | wc -l)
+  rate=$(echo "scale=2; $count / 10" | bc)
+  echo "Events: $count (${rate}/sec)"
+  sleep 1
+done
+```
+
+---
+
+## Performance Testing Commands
+
+### Simulate Load
+
+```bash
+# Send test events to measure query performance
+for i in {1..100}; do
+  nak event -c "Test event $i" ws://localhost:8888
+  sleep 0.1  # 10 events/second
+done
+```
+
+### Measure Query Response Time
+
+```bash
+# Time how long queries take with current database
+time sqlite3 your_relay.db "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events"
+time sqlite3 your_relay.db "SELECT kind, COUNT(*) FROM events GROUP BY kind"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Automated Traffic Analysis Script
+
+Save this as `analyze_relay_traffic.sh`:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# Comprehensive relay traffic analysis
+
+RELAY="${1:-ws://localhost:8888}"
+DURATION="${2:-60}"
+
+echo "Analyzing relay: $RELAY"
+echo "Duration: ${DURATION} seconds"
+echo ""
+
+# Collect events
+TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
+timeout $DURATION nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream "$RELAY" > "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null
+
+# Calculate statistics
+TOTAL=$(wc -l < "$TMPFILE")
+RATE=$(echo "scale=2; $TOTAL / $DURATION" | bc)
+
+echo "=== Traffic Statistics ==="
+echo "Total events: $TOTAL"
+echo "Events/second: $RATE"
+echo "Events/minute: $(echo "$TOTAL * 60 / $DURATION" | bc)"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Event Kind Distribution ==="
+jq -r '.kind' "$TMPFILE" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Top Publishers ==="
+jq -r '.pubkey[0:16]' "$TMPFILE" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -5
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Performance Estimate ==="
+echo "For 100k event database:"
+echo "  Query time: ~70ms"
+echo "  Overhead: $(echo "scale=2; 70 * $RATE / 10" | bc)%"
+echo ""
+
+# Cleanup
+rm "$TMPFILE"
+```
+
+Usage:
+```bash
+chmod +x analyze_relay_traffic.sh
+./analyze_relay_traffic.sh wss://relay.damus.io 60
+```
+
+---
+
+## Interpreting Results
+
+### Low Traffic (< 0.1 events/sec)
+- **Typical for**: Personal relays, small communities
+- **Recommendation**: Trigger on every event, no optimization
+- **Expected overhead**: < 1%
+
+### Medium Traffic (0.1-0.5 events/sec)
+- **Typical for**: Medium public relays
+- **Recommendation**: Trigger on every event, consider throttling if database > 100k
+- **Expected overhead**: 1-5%
+
+### High Traffic (0.5-2 events/sec)
+- **Typical for**: Large public relays
+- **Recommendation**: Use 1-second throttling
+- **Expected overhead**: 5-20% without throttling, < 1% with throttling
+
+### Very High Traffic (> 2 events/sec)
+- **Typical for**: Major public relays (rare)
+- **Recommendation**: Use materialized counters
+- **Expected overhead**: > 20% without optimization
+
+---
+
+## Continuous Monitoring in Production
+
+### Add to Relay Startup
+
+```bash
+# In your relay startup script
+echo "Starting traffic monitoring..."
+nohup bash -c 'while true; do
+  count=$(timeout 60 nak req -s $(date +%s) --stream ws://localhost:8888 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+  echo "$(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S) - Events/min: $count" >> traffic.log
+done' &
+```
+
+### Analyze Historical Traffic
+
+```bash
+# View traffic trends
+cat traffic.log | awk '{print $4}' | \
+  awk '{sum+=$1; count++} END {print "Average:", sum/count, "events/min"}'
+```
+
+---
+
+## Conclusion
+
+Use these commands to:
+1. ✅ Measure real-world traffic on your relay
+2. ✅ Validate performance assumptions
+3. ✅ Determine if optimization is needed
+4. ✅ Monitor traffic trends over time
+
+**Remember**: Most relays will measure < 1 event/second, making the simple "trigger on every event" approach perfectly viable.

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+# SQL Query Admin API Design
+
+## Overview
+
+This document describes the design for a general-purpose SQL query interface for the C-Relay-PG admin API. This allows administrators to execute read-only SQL queries against the relay database through cryptographically signed kind 23456 events with NIP-44 encrypted command arrays.
+
+## Security Model
+
+### Authentication
+- All queries must be sent as kind 23456 events with NIP-44 encrypted content
+- Events must be signed by the admin's private key
+- Admin pubkey verified against `config.admin_pubkey`
+- Follows the same authentication pattern as existing admin commands
+
+### Query Restrictions
+While authentication is cryptographically secure, we implement defensive safeguards:
+
+1. **Read-Only Enforcement**
+   - Only SELECT statements allowed
+   - Block: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, CREATE, ALTER, PRAGMA (write operations)
+   - Allow: SELECT, WITH (for CTEs)
+
+2. **Resource Limits**
+   - Query timeout: 5 seconds (configurable)
+   - Result row limit: 1000 rows (configurable)
+   - Result size limit: 1MB (configurable)
+
+3. **Query Logging**
+   - All queries logged with timestamp, admin pubkey, execution time
+   - Failed queries logged with error message
+
+## Command Format
+
+### Admin Event Structure (Kind 23456)
+```json
+{
+  "id": "event_id",
+  "pubkey": "admin_public_key",
+  "created_at": 1234567890,
+  "kind": 23456,
+  "content": "AqHBUgcM7dXFYLQuDVzGwMST1G8jtWYyVvYxXhVGEu4nAb4LVw...",
+  "tags": [
+    ["p", "relay_public_key"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "event_signature"
+}
+```
+
+The `content` field contains a NIP-44 encrypted JSON array:
+```json
+["sql_query", "SELECT * FROM events LIMIT 10"]
+```
+
+### Response Format (Kind 23457)
+```json
+["EVENT", "temp_sub_id", {
+  "id": "response_event_id",
+  "pubkey": "relay_public_key",
+  "created_at": 1234567890,
+  "kind": 23457,
+  "content": "nip44_encrypted_content",
+  "tags": [
+    ["p", "admin_public_key"],
+    ["e", "request_event_id"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "response_event_signature"
+}]
+```
+
+The `content` field contains NIP-44 encrypted JSON:
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "sql_query",
+  "request_id": "request_event_id",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "query": "SELECT * FROM events LIMIT 10",
+  "execution_time_ms": 45,
+  "row_count": 10,
+  "columns": ["id", "pubkey", "created_at", "kind", "content"],
+  "rows": [
+    ["abc123...", "def456...", 1234567890, 1, "Hello world"],
+    ...
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**Note:** The response includes the request event ID in two places:
+1. **In tags**: `["e", "request_event_id"]` - Standard Nostr convention for event references
+2. **In content**: `"request_id": "request_event_id"` - For easy access after decryption
+
+### Error Response Format (Kind 23457)
+```json
+["EVENT", "temp_sub_id", {
+  "id": "response_event_id",
+  "pubkey": "relay_public_key",
+  "created_at": 1234567890,
+  "kind": 23457,
+  "content": "nip44_encrypted_content",
+  "tags": [
+    ["p", "admin_public_key"],
+    ["e", "request_event_id"]
+  ],
+  "sig": "response_event_signature"
+}]
+```
+
+The `content` field contains NIP-44 encrypted JSON:
+```json
+{
+  "query_type": "sql_query",
+  "request_id": "request_event_id",
+  "timestamp": 1234567890,
+  "query": "DELETE FROM events",
+  "status": "error",
+  "error": "Query blocked: DELETE statements not allowed",
+  "error_type": "blocked_statement"
+}
+```
+
+## Available Database Tables and Views
+
+### Core Tables
+- **events** - All Nostr events (id, pubkey, created_at, kind, content, tags, sig)
+- **config** - Configuration key-value pairs
+- **auth_rules** - Authentication and authorization rules
+- **subscription_events** - Subscription lifecycle events
+- **event_broadcasts** - Event broadcast log
+
+### Useful Views
+- **recent_events** - Last 1000 events
+- **event_stats** - Event statistics by type
+- **configuration_events** - Kind 33334 configuration events
+- **subscription_analytics** - Subscription metrics by date
+- **active_subscriptions_log** - Currently active subscriptions
+- **event_kinds_view** - Event distribution by kind
+- **top_pubkeys_view** - Top 10 pubkeys by event count
+- **time_stats_view** - Time-based statistics (24h, 7d, 30d)
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+### Backend (dm_admin.c)
+
+#### 1. Query Validation Function
+```c
+int validate_sql_query(const char* query, char* error_msg, size_t error_size);
+```
+- Check for blocked keywords (case-insensitive)
+- Validate query syntax (basic checks)
+- Return 0 on success, -1 on failure
+
+#### 2. Query Execution Function
+```c
+char* execute_sql_query(const char* query, char* error_msg, size_t error_size);
+```
+- Set query timeout using sqlite3_busy_timeout()
+- Execute query with row/size limits
+- Build JSON response with results
+- Log query execution
+- Return JSON string or NULL on error
+
+#### 3. Command Handler Integration
+Add to `process_dm_admin_command()` in [`dm_admin.c`](src/dm_admin.c:131):
+```c
+else if (strcmp(command_type, "sql_query") == 0) {
+    const char* query = get_tag_value(event, "sql_query", 1);
+    if (!query) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR("DM Admin: Missing sql_query parameter");
+        snprintf(error_message, error_size, "invalid: missing SQL query");
+    } else {
+        result = handle_sql_query_unified(event, query, error_message, error_size, wsi);
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Add unified handler function:
+```c
+int handle_sql_query_unified(cJSON* event, const char* query,
+                             char* error_message, size_t error_size,
+                             struct lws* wsi) {
+    // Get request event ID for response correlation
+    cJSON* request_id_obj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "id");
+    if (!request_id_obj || !cJSON_IsString(request_id_obj)) {
+        snprintf(error_message, error_size, "Missing request event ID");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    const char* request_id = cJSON_GetStringValue(request_id_obj);
+    
+    // Validate query
+    if (!validate_sql_query(query, error_message, error_size)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Execute query and include request_id in result
+    char* result_json = execute_sql_query(query, request_id, error_message, error_size);
+    if (!result_json) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Send response as kind 23457 event with request ID in tags
+    cJSON* sender_pubkey_obj = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+    if (!sender_pubkey_obj || !cJSON_IsString(sender_pubkey_obj)) {
+        free(result_json);
+        snprintf(error_message, error_size, "Missing sender pubkey");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    const char* sender_pubkey = cJSON_GetStringValue(sender_pubkey_obj);
+    int send_result = send_admin_response(sender_pubkey, result_json, request_id,
+                                         error_message, error_size, wsi);
+    free(result_json);
+    
+    return send_result;
+}
+```
+
+### Frontend (api/index.html)
+
+#### SQL Query Section UI
+Add to [`api/index.html`](api/index.html:1):
+```html
+<section id="sql-query-section" class="admin-section">
+  <h2>SQL Query Console</h2>
+  
+  <div class="query-selector">
+    <label for="query-dropdown">Quick Queries & History:</label>
+    <select id="query-dropdown" onchange="loadSelectedQuery()">
+      <option value="">-- Select a query --</option>
+      <optgroup label="Common Queries">
+        <option value="recent_events">Recent Events</option>
+        <option value="event_stats">Event Statistics</option>
+        <option value="subscriptions">Active Subscriptions</option>
+        <option value="top_pubkeys">Top Pubkeys</option>
+        <option value="event_kinds">Event Kinds Distribution</option>
+        <option value="time_stats">Time-based Statistics</option>
+      </optgroup>
+      <optgroup label="Query History" id="history-group">
+        <!-- Dynamically populated from localStorage -->
+      </optgroup>
+    </select>
+  </div>
+  
+  <div class="query-editor">
+    <label for="sql-input">SQL Query:</label>
+    <textarea id="sql-input" rows="5" placeholder="SELECT * FROM events LIMIT 10"></textarea>
+    <div class="query-actions">
+      <button onclick="executeSqlQuery()" class="primary-button">Execute Query</button>
+      <button onclick="clearSqlQuery()">Clear</button>
+      <button onclick="clearQueryHistory()" class="danger-button">Clear History</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  
+  <div class="query-results">
+    <h3>Results</h3>
+    <div id="query-info" class="info-box"></div>
+    <div id="query-table" class="table-container"></div>
+  </div>
+</section>
+```
+
+#### JavaScript Functions (api/index.js)
+Add to [`api/index.js`](api/index.js:1):
+```javascript
+// Predefined query templates
+const SQL_QUERY_TEMPLATES = {
+  recent_events: "SELECT id, pubkey, created_at, kind, substr(content, 1, 50) as content FROM events ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 20",
+  event_stats: "SELECT * FROM event_stats",
+  subscriptions: "SELECT * FROM active_subscriptions_log ORDER BY created_at DESC",
+  top_pubkeys: "SELECT * FROM top_pubkeys_view",
+  event_kinds: "SELECT * FROM event_kinds_view ORDER BY count DESC",
+  time_stats: "SELECT * FROM time_stats_view"
+};
+
+// Query history management (localStorage)
+const QUERY_HISTORY_KEY = 'c_relay_pg_sql_history';
+const MAX_HISTORY_ITEMS = 20;
+
+// Load query history from localStorage
+function loadQueryHistory() {
+  try {
+    const history = localStorage.getItem(QUERY_HISTORY_KEY);
+    return history ? JSON.parse(history) : [];
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Failed to load query history:', e);
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+// Save query to history
+function saveQueryToHistory(query) {
+  if (!query || query.trim().length === 0) return;
+  
+  try {
+    let history = loadQueryHistory();
+    
+    // Remove duplicate if exists
+    history = history.filter(q => q !== query);
+    
+    // Add to beginning
+    history.unshift(query);
+    
+    // Limit size
+    if (history.length > MAX_HISTORY_ITEMS) {
+      history = history.slice(0, MAX_HISTORY_ITEMS);
+    }
+    
+    localStorage.setItem(QUERY_HISTORY_KEY, JSON.stringify(history));
+    updateQueryDropdown();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Failed to save query history:', e);
+  }
+}
+
+// Clear query history
+function clearQueryHistory() {
+  if (confirm('Clear all query history?')) {
+    localStorage.removeItem(QUERY_HISTORY_KEY);
+    updateQueryDropdown();
+  }
+}
+
+// Update dropdown with history
+function updateQueryDropdown() {
+  const historyGroup = document.getElementById('history-group');
+  if (!historyGroup) return;
+  
+  // Clear existing history options
+  historyGroup.innerHTML = '';
+  
+  const history = loadQueryHistory();
+  if (history.length === 0) {
+    const option = document.createElement('option');
+    option.value = '';
+    option.textContent = '(no history)';
+    option.disabled = true;
+    historyGroup.appendChild(option);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  history.forEach((query, index) => {
+    const option = document.createElement('option');
+    option.value = `history_${index}`;
+    // Truncate long queries for display
+    const displayQuery = query.length > 60 ? query.substring(0, 60) + '...' : query;
+    option.textContent = displayQuery;
+    option.dataset.query = query;
+    historyGroup.appendChild(option);
+  });
+}
+
+// Load selected query from dropdown
+function loadSelectedQuery() {
+  const dropdown = document.getElementById('query-dropdown');
+  const selectedValue = dropdown.value;
+  
+  if (!selectedValue) return;
+  
+  let query = '';
+  
+  // Check if it's a template
+  if (SQL_QUERY_TEMPLATES[selectedValue]) {
+    query = SQL_QUERY_TEMPLATES[selectedValue];
+  }
+  // Check if it's from history
+  else if (selectedValue.startsWith('history_')) {
+    const selectedOption = dropdown.options[dropdown.selectedIndex];
+    query = selectedOption.dataset.query;
+  }
+  
+  if (query) {
+    document.getElementById('sql-input').value = query;
+  }
+  
+  // Reset dropdown to placeholder
+  dropdown.value = '';
+}
+
+// Initialize query history on page load
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+  updateQueryDropdown();
+});
+
+// Clear the SQL query input
+function clearSqlQuery() {
+  document.getElementById('sql-input').value = '';
+  document.getElementById('query-info').innerHTML = '';
+  document.getElementById('query-table').innerHTML = '';
+}
+
+// Track pending SQL queries by request ID
+const pendingSqlQueries = new Map();
+
+// Execute SQL query via admin API
+async function executeSqlQuery() {
+  const query = document.getElementById('sql-input').value;
+  if (!query.trim()) {
+    showError('Please enter a SQL query');
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  try {
+    // Show loading state
+    document.getElementById('query-info').innerHTML = '<div class="loading">Executing query...</div>';
+    document.getElementById('query-table').innerHTML = '';
+    
+    // Save to history (before execution, so it's saved even if query fails)
+    saveQueryToHistory(query.trim());
+    
+    // Send query as kind 23456 admin command
+    const command = ["sql_query", query];
+    const requestEvent = await sendAdminCommand(command);
+    
+    // Store query info for when response arrives
+    if (requestEvent && requestEvent.id) {
+      pendingSqlQueries.set(requestEvent.id, {
+        query: query,
+        timestamp: Date.now()
+      });
+    }
+    
+    // Note: Response will be handled by the event listener
+    // which will call displaySqlQueryResults() when response arrives
+  } catch (error) {
+    showError('Failed to execute query: ' + error.message);
+  }
+}
+
+// Handle SQL query response (called by event listener)
+function handleSqlQueryResponse(response) {
+  // Check if this is a response to one of our queries
+  if (response.request_id && pendingSqlQueries.has(response.request_id)) {
+    const queryInfo = pendingSqlQueries.get(response.request_id);
+    pendingSqlQueries.delete(response.request_id);
+    
+    // Display results
+    displaySqlQueryResults(response);
+  }
+}
+
+// Display SQL query results
+function displaySqlQueryResults(response) {
+  const infoDiv = document.getElementById('query-info');
+  const tableDiv = document.getElementById('query-table');
+  
+  if (response.status === 'error' || response.error) {
+    infoDiv.innerHTML = `<div class="error-message">❌ ${response.error || 'Query failed'}</div>`;
+    tableDiv.innerHTML = '';
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  // Show query info with request ID for debugging
+  const rowCount = response.row_count || 0;
+  const execTime = response.execution_time_ms || 0;
+  const requestId = response.request_id ? response.request_id.substring(0, 8) + '...' : 'unknown';
+  infoDiv.innerHTML = `
+    <div class="query-info-success">
+      <span>✅ Query executed successfully</span>
+      <span>Rows: ${rowCount}</span>
+      <span>Execution Time: ${execTime}ms</span>
+      <span class="request-id" title="${response.request_id || ''}">Request: ${requestId}</span>
+    </div>
+  `;
+  
+  // Build results table
+  if (response.rows && response.rows.length > 0) {
+    let html = '<table class="sql-results-table"><thead><tr>';
+    response.columns.forEach(col => {
+      html += `<th>${escapeHtml(col)}</th>`;
+    });
+    html += '</tr></thead><tbody>';
+    
+    response.rows.forEach(row => {
+      html += '<tr>';
+      row.forEach(cell => {
+        const cellValue = cell === null ? '<em>NULL</em>' : escapeHtml(String(cell));
+        html += `<td>${cellValue}</td>`;
+      });
+      html += '</tr>';
+    });
+    
+    html += '</tbody></table>';
+    tableDiv.innerHTML = html;
+  } else {
+    tableDiv.innerHTML = '<p class="no-results">No results returned</p>';
+  }
+}
+
+// Helper function to escape HTML
+function escapeHtml(text) {
+  const div = document.createElement('div');
+  div.textContent = text;
+  return div.innerHTML;
+}
+```
+
+## Example Queries
+
+### Subscription Statistics
+```sql
+SELECT 
+  date,
+  subscriptions_created,
+  subscriptions_ended,
+  avg_duration_seconds,
+  unique_clients
+FROM subscription_analytics
+ORDER BY date DESC
+LIMIT 7;
+```
+
+### Event Distribution by Kind
+```sql
+SELECT kind, count, percentage
+FROM event_kinds_view
+ORDER BY count DESC;
+```
+
+### Recent Events by Specific Pubkey
+```sql
+SELECT id, created_at, kind, content
+FROM events
+WHERE pubkey = 'abc123...'
+ORDER BY created_at DESC
+LIMIT 20;
+```
+
+### Active Subscriptions with Details
+```sql
+SELECT 
+  subscription_id,
+  client_ip,
+  events_sent,
+  duration_seconds,
+  filter_json
+FROM active_subscriptions_log
+ORDER BY created_at DESC;
+```
+
+### Database Size and Event Count
+```sql
+SELECT 
+  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM events) as total_events,
+  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM subscription_events) as total_subscriptions,
+  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM auth_rules WHERE active = 1) as active_rules;
+```
+
+## Configuration Options
+
+Add to config table:
+```sql
+INSERT INTO config (key, value, data_type, description, category) VALUES
+  ('sql_query_enabled', 'true', 'boolean', 'Enable SQL query admin API', 'admin'),
+  ('sql_query_timeout', '5', 'integer', 'Query timeout in seconds', 'admin'),
+  ('sql_query_row_limit', '1000', 'integer', 'Maximum rows per query', 'admin'),
+  ('sql_query_size_limit', '1048576', 'integer', 'Maximum result size in bytes', 'admin'),
+  ('sql_query_log_enabled', 'true', 'boolean', 'Log all SQL queries', 'admin');
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### What This Protects Against
+1. **Unauthorized Access** - Only admin can execute queries (cryptographic verification)
+2. **Data Modification** - Read-only enforcement prevents accidental/malicious changes
+3. **Resource Exhaustion** - Timeouts and limits prevent DoS
+4. **Audit Trail** - All queries logged for security review
+
+### What This Does NOT Protect Against
+1. **Admin Compromise** - If admin private key is stolen, attacker has full read access
+2. **Information Disclosure** - Admin can read all data (by design)
+3. **Complex Attacks** - Sophisticated SQL injection might bypass simple keyword blocking
+
+### Recommendations
+1. **Secure Admin Key** - Store admin private key securely, never commit to git
+2. **Monitor Query Logs** - Review query logs regularly for suspicious activity
+3. **Backup Database** - Regular backups in case of issues
+4. **Test Queries** - Test complex queries on development relay first
+
+## Testing Plan
+
+### Unit Tests
+1. Query validation (blocked keywords, syntax)
+2. Result formatting (JSON structure)
+3. Error handling (timeouts, limits)
+
+### Integration Tests
+1. Execute queries through NIP-17 DM
+2. Verify authentication (admin vs non-admin)
+3. Test resource limits (timeout, row limit)
+4. Test error responses
+
+### Security Tests
+1. Attempt blocked statements (INSERT, DELETE, etc.)
+2. Attempt SQL injection patterns
+3. Test query timeout with slow queries
+4. Test row limit with large result sets
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+1. **Query History** - Store recent queries for quick re-execution
+2. **Query Favorites** - Save frequently used queries
+3. **Export Results** - Download results as CSV/JSON
+4. **Query Builder** - Visual query builder for common operations
+5. **Real-time Updates** - WebSocket updates for live data
+6. **Query Sharing** - Share queries with other admins (if multi-admin support added)
+
+## Migration Path
+
+### Phase 1: Backend Implementation
+1. Add query validation function
+2. Add query execution function
+3. Integrate with NIP-17 command handler
+4. Add configuration options
+5. Add query logging
+
+### Phase 2: Frontend Implementation
+1. Add SQL query section to index.html
+2. Add query execution JavaScript
+3. Add predefined query templates
+4. Add results display formatting
+
+### Phase 3: Testing and Documentation
+1. Write unit tests
+2. Write integration tests
+3. Update user documentation
+4. Create query examples guide
+
+### Phase 4: Enhancement
+1. Add query history
+2. Add export functionality
+3. Optimize performance
+4. Add more predefined templates

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+# SQL Query Test Script Design
+
+## Overview
+
+Test script for validating the SQL query admin API functionality. Tests query validation, execution, error handling, and security features.
+
+## Script: tests/sql_test.sh
+
+### Test Categories
+
+#### 1. Query Validation Tests
+- ✅ Valid SELECT queries accepted
+- ❌ INSERT statements blocked
+- ❌ UPDATE statements blocked
+- ❌ DELETE statements blocked
+- ❌ DROP statements blocked
+- ❌ CREATE statements blocked
+- ❌ ALTER statements blocked
+- ❌ PRAGMA write operations blocked
+
+#### 2. Query Execution Tests
+- ✅ Simple SELECT query
+- ✅ SELECT with WHERE clause
+- ✅ SELECT with JOIN
+- ✅ SELECT with ORDER BY and LIMIT
+- ✅ Query against views
+- ✅ Query with aggregate functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG)
+
+#### 3. Response Format Tests
+- ✅ Response includes request_id
+- ✅ Response includes query_type
+- ✅ Response includes columns array
+- ✅ Response includes rows array
+- ✅ Response includes row_count
+- ✅ Response includes execution_time_ms
+
+#### 4. Error Handling Tests
+- ❌ Invalid SQL syntax
+- ❌ Non-existent table
+- ❌ Non-existent column
+- ❌ Query timeout (if configurable)
+
+#### 5. Security Tests
+- ❌ SQL injection attempts blocked
+- ❌ Nested query attacks blocked
+- ❌ Comment-based attacks blocked
+
+#### 6. Concurrent Query Tests
+- ✅ Multiple queries in parallel
+- ✅ Responses correctly correlated to requests
+
+## Script Structure
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# SQL Query Admin API Test Script
+# Tests the sql_query command functionality
+
+set -e
+
+RELAY_URL="${RELAY_URL:-ws://localhost:8888}"
+ADMIN_PRIVKEY="${ADMIN_PRIVKEY:-}"
+RELAY_PUBKEY="${RELAY_PUBKEY:-}"
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Test counters
+TESTS_RUN=0
+TESTS_PASSED=0
+TESTS_FAILED=0
+
+# Helper functions
+print_test() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}TEST: $1${NC}"
+    TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
+}
+
+print_pass() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ PASS: $1${NC}"
+    TESTS_PASSED=$((TESTS_PASSED + 1))
+}
+
+print_fail() {
+    echo -e "${RED}✗ FAIL: $1${NC}"
+    TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
+}
+
+# Send SQL query command
+send_sql_query() {
+    local query="$1"
+    # Implementation using nostr CLI tools or curl
+    # Returns response JSON
+}
+
+# Test functions
+test_valid_select() {
+    print_test "Valid SELECT query"
+    local response=$(send_sql_query "SELECT * FROM events LIMIT 1")
+    if echo "$response" | grep -q '"query_type":"sql_query"'; then
+        print_pass "Valid SELECT accepted"
+    else
+        print_fail "Valid SELECT rejected"
+    fi
+}
+
+test_blocked_insert() {
+    print_test "INSERT statement blocked"
+    local response=$(send_sql_query "INSERT INTO events VALUES (...)")
+    if echo "$response" | grep -q '"error"'; then
+        print_pass "INSERT correctly blocked"
+    else
+        print_fail "INSERT not blocked"
+    fi
+}
+
+# ... more test functions ...
+
+# Main test execution
+main() {
+    echo "================================"
+    echo "SQL Query Admin API Tests"
+    echo "================================"
+    echo ""
+    
+    # Check prerequisites
+    if [ -z "$ADMIN_PRIVKEY" ]; then
+        echo "Error: ADMIN_PRIVKEY not set"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Run test suites
+    echo "1. Query Validation Tests"
+    test_valid_select
+    test_blocked_insert
+    test_blocked_update
+    test_blocked_delete
+    test_blocked_drop
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "2. Query Execution Tests"
+    test_simple_select
+    test_select_with_where
+    test_select_with_join
+    test_select_views
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "3. Response Format Tests"
+    test_response_format
+    test_request_id_correlation
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "4. Error Handling Tests"
+    test_invalid_syntax
+    test_nonexistent_table
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "5. Security Tests"
+    test_sql_injection
+    
+    echo ""
+    echo "6. Concurrent Query Tests"
+    test_concurrent_queries
+    
+    # Print summary
+    echo ""
+    echo "================================"
+    echo "Test Summary"
+    echo "================================"
+    echo "Tests Run:    $TESTS_RUN"
+    echo "Tests Passed: $TESTS_PASSED"
+    echo "Tests Failed: $TESTS_FAILED"
+    
+    if [ $TESTS_FAILED -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo -e "${GREEN}All tests passed!${NC}"
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}Some tests failed${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+main "$@"
+```
+
+## Test Data Setup
+
+The script should work with the existing relay database without requiring special test data, using:
+- Existing events table
+- Existing views (event_stats, recent_events, etc.)
+- Existing config table
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+# Set environment variables
+export ADMIN_PRIVKEY="your_admin_private_key_hex"
+export RELAY_PUBKEY="relay_public_key_hex"
+export RELAY_URL="ws://localhost:8888"
+
+# Run tests
+./tests/sql_test.sh
+
+# Run specific test category
+./tests/sql_test.sh validation
+./tests/sql_test.sh security
+```
+
+## Integration with CI/CD
+
+The script should:
+- Return exit code 0 on success, 1 on failure
+- Output TAP (Test Anything Protocol) format for CI integration
+- Be runnable in automated test pipelines
+- Not require manual intervention
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- `bash` (version 4+)
+- `curl` or `websocat` for WebSocket communication
+- `jq` for JSON parsing
+- Nostr CLI tools (optional, for event signing)
+- Running c-relay-pg instance
+
+## Example Output
+
+```
+================================
+SQL Query Admin API Tests
+================================
+
+1. Query Validation Tests
+TEST: Valid SELECT query
+✓ PASS: Valid SELECT accepted
+TEST: INSERT statement blocked
+✓ PASS: INSERT correctly blocked
+TEST: UPDATE statement blocked
+✓ PASS: UPDATE correctly blocked
+
+2. Query Execution Tests
+TEST: Simple SELECT query
+✓ PASS: Query executed successfully
+TEST: SELECT with WHERE clause
+✓ PASS: WHERE clause works correctly
+
+...
+
+================================
+Test Summary
+================================
+Tests Run:    24
+Tests Passed: 24
+Tests Failed: 0
+All tests passed!

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+
+# Startup and configuration for c_nostr_relay
+
+No command line variables. Quick start.
+
+## First time startup
+When the program first starts, it generates a new private and public keys for the program, and for the admin. In the command line it prints out the private key for the admin. It creates a database in the same directory as the application. It names the database after the pubkey of the database <pubkey>.nrdb (This stands for nostr relay db)
+
+Internally, it creates a valid nostr event using the generated admin private key, and saves it to the events table in the db. That nostr configuration event is a type 33334 event, with a d tag that equals the database public key d=<db pubkey>. 
+
+The event is populated from internal default values. Then the configuration setup is run by reading the event from the database events table.
+
+Important, the constant values are ALWAYS read and set from the 33334 event in the events table, they are NEVER read from the stored default values. This is important for consistancy.
+
+The config section of the program keeps track of the admin file, and if it ever changes, it does what is needed to implement the change.
+
+
+## Later startups
+The program looks for the database with the name c_nostr_relay.db in the same directory as the program. If it doesn't find it, it assumes a first time startup. If it does find it, it loads the database, and the config section reads the config event and proceedes from there.
+
+## Changing database location?
+Changing the location of the databases can be done by creating a sym-link to the new location of the database.

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+# Static Build Improvements
+
+## Overview
+
+The `build_static.sh` script has been updated to properly support MUSL static compilation and includes several optimizations.
+
+## Changes Made
+
+### 1. True MUSL Static Binary Support
+
+The script now attempts to build with `musl-gcc` for truly portable static binaries:
+
+- **MUSL binaries** have zero runtime dependencies and work across all Linux distributions
+- **Automatic fallback** to glibc static linking if MUSL compilation fails (e.g., missing MUSL-compiled libraries)
+- Clear messaging about which type of binary was created
+
+### 2. SQLite Build Caching
+
+SQLite is now built once and cached for future builds:
+
+- **Cache location**: `~/.cache/c-relay-pg-sqlite/`
+- **Version-specific**: Each SQLite version gets its own cache directory
+- **Significant speedup**: Subsequent builds skip the SQLite compilation step
+- **Manual cleanup**: `rm -rf ~/.cache/c-relay-pg-sqlite` to clear cache
+
+### 3. Smart Package Installation
+
+The script now checks for required packages before installing:
+
+- Only installs missing packages
+- Reduces unnecessary `apt` operations
+- Faster builds when dependencies are already present
+
+### 4. Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed format warning in `src/subscriptions.c` line 1067 (changed `%zu` to `%d` with cast for `MAX_SEARCH_TERM_LENGTH`)
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+./build_static.sh
+```
+
+The script will:
+1. Check for and install `musl-gcc` if needed
+2. Build or use cached SQLite with JSON1 support
+3. Attempt MUSL static compilation
+4. Fall back to glibc static compilation if MUSL fails
+5. Verify the resulting binary
+
+## Binary Types
+
+### MUSL Static Binary (Ideal - Currently Not Achievable)
+- **Filename**: `build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64`
+- **Dependencies**: None (truly static)
+- **Portability**: Works on any Linux distribution
+- **Status**: Requires MUSL-compiled libwebsockets and other dependencies (not available by default)
+
+### Glibc Static Binary (Current Output)
+- **Filename**: `build/c_relay_pg_static_x86_64` or `build/c_relay_pg_static_glibc_x86_64`
+- **Dependencies**: None - fully statically linked with glibc
+- **Portability**: Works on most Linux distributions (glibc is statically included)
+- **Note**: Despite using glibc, this is a **fully static binary** with no runtime dependencies
+
+## Verification
+
+The script automatically verifies binaries using `ldd` and `file`:
+
+```bash
+# For MUSL binary
+ldd build/c_relay_pg_static_musl_x86_64
+# Output: "not a dynamic executable" (good!)
+
+# For glibc binary
+ldd build/c_relay_pg_static_glibc_x86_64
+# Output: Shows glibc dependencies
+```
+
+## Known Limitations
+
+### MUSL Compilation Currently Fails Because:
+
+1. **libwebsockets not available as MUSL static library**
+   - System libwebsockets is compiled with glibc, not MUSL
+   - MUSL cannot link against glibc-compiled libraries
+   - Solution: Build libwebsockets from source with musl-gcc (future enhancement)
+
+2. **Other dependencies not MUSL-compatible**
+   - libssl, libcrypto, libsecp256k1, libcurl must be available as MUSL static libraries
+   - Most systems only provide glibc versions
+   - Solution: Build entire dependency chain with musl-gcc (complex, future enhancement)
+
+### Current Behavior
+
+The script attempts MUSL compilation but falls back to glibc:
+1. Tries to compile with `musl-gcc -static` (fails due to missing MUSL libraries)
+2. Logs the error to `/tmp/musl_build.log`
+3. Displays a clear warning message
+4. Automatically falls back to `gcc -static` with glibc
+5. Produces a **fully static binary** with glibc statically linked (no runtime dependencies)
+
+**Important**: The glibc static binary is still fully portable across most Linux distributions because glibc is statically included in the binary. It's not as universally portable as MUSL would be, but it works on virtually all modern Linux systems.
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+1. **Full MUSL dependency chain**: Build all dependencies (libwebsockets, OpenSSL, etc.) with musl-gcc
+2. **Multi-architecture support**: Add ARM64 MUSL builds
+3. **Docker-based builds**: Use Alpine Linux containers for guaranteed MUSL environment
+4. **Dependency vendoring**: Include pre-built MUSL libraries in the repository
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Clear SQLite Cache
+```bash
+rm -rf ~/.cache/c-relay-pg-sqlite
+```
+
+### Force Package Reinstall
+```bash
+sudo apt install --reinstall musl-dev musl-tools libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libsecp256k1-dev
+```
+
+### Check Build Logs
+```bash
+cat /tmp/musl_build.log
+```
+
+### Verify Binary Type
+```bash
+file build/c_relay_pg_static_*
+ldd build/c_relay_pg_static_* 2>&1
+```
+
+## Performance Impact
+
+- **First build**: ~2-3 minutes (includes SQLite compilation)
+- **Subsequent builds**: ~30-60 seconds (uses cached SQLite)
+- **Cache size**: ~10-15 MB per SQLite version
+
+## Compatibility
+
+The updated script is compatible with:
+- Ubuntu 20.04+
+- Debian 10+
+- Other Debian-based distributions with `apt` package manager
+
+For other distributions, adjust package installation commands accordingly.