v1.2.12 - Increase admin verification timeout from 5s to 30s; continue waiting after publish timeout under heavy load

api/index.js

@@ -523,16 +523,20 @@ async function verifyAdminAccess() {
     // Show a loading indicator while verifying
     showAdminVerificationLoading();
 
-    // Send system_status command to verify admin access
+    // Send system_status command to verify admin access.
+    // Under heavy relay load the publish OK may time out even though the relay
+    // received the event — so we catch the error and still wait for the response.
     try {
         await sendAdminCommand(['system_command', 'system_status']);
         console.log('Admin verification command sent');
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Failed to send admin verification command:', error);
-        // Continue with timeout - the command might have been queued
+        // Under heavy load the relay may not send OK in time but still processes
+        // the event. Continue waiting for the response subscription to fire.
+        console.log('Continuing to wait for admin response despite publish error...');
     }
 
-    // Set timeout for admin verification (5 seconds)
+    // Set timeout for admin verification (30 seconds — relay may be under heavy load)
     adminVerificationTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
         if (pendingAdminVerification) {
             console.log('⛔ Admin verification timeout - user is not admin');
@@ -541,7 +545,7 @@ async function verifyAdminAccess() {
             hideAdminVerificationLoading();
             showAccessDeniedOverlay();
         }
-    }, 5000);
+    }, 30000);
 }
 
 // Show loading indicator while verifying admin access

src/main.h

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 // Using CRELAY_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define CRELAY_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CRELAY_VERSION_MINOR 2
-#define CRELAY_VERSION_PATCH 11
-#define CRELAY_VERSION "v1.2.11"
+#define CRELAY_VERSION_PATCH 12
+#define CRELAY_VERSION "v1.2.12"
 
 // Relay metadata (authoritative source for NIP-11 information)
 #define RELAY_NAME "C-Relay"