wikideck/deploy/systemd/README.md

Monero observer service (single Linux host)

This is a supervised observation-only process for a dedicated Linux host. It is not a public API, deposit-address service, credit worker, withdrawal signer, or production-launch approval. It requires an independently deployed PostgreSQL instance and a private TLS 1.3 mTLS Wallet-RPC gateway. Do not point it at public Wallet RPC or expose either dependency to the Internet.

Deployment prerequisites

• Linux x86-64 with systemd, Node.js 24, a dedicated wikideck-observer user/group, and a reviewed immutable application release installed read-only at /opt/wikideck/current.
• A production PostgreSQL database reachable only on a private network, with verified TLS, encryption at rest, restricted administrative access, encrypted backups and a tested restore. Do not reuse the local sandbox database or runtime credential.
• A mainnet Monero full node and watch-only Wallet RPC behind the already-tested mTLS method-allowlisting gateway. Network policy/firewall must permit the observer host to reach only the intended PostgreSQL and gateway addresses/ports. The gateway must not expose Wallet RPC directly.
• Protected wallet observer/mTLS JSON and credential files owned by wikideck-observer, mode 0600. Keep the mTLS private key and PostgreSQL URL out of shell history, process arguments, environment values, source control and logs. Store host disks and backups encrypted; define and test certificate rotation before use.
• The chosen wallet is independently verified as the intended mainnet watch-only wallet; its spending key is not present on this host. A config endpoint match is not proof that the remote service is the intended wallet.

The example JSON files in this directory are templates only. Copy them to /etc/wikideck/monero-observer/, replace the gateway hostname, and install the matching client certificate/key and gateway CA there. The endpoint in both configs must be identical and the certificate chain must be checked for validity dates, key strength and SHA-2 signatures. The application's certificate loader requires owner-only POSIX file permissions.

One-time database preparation

Use the dedicated schema-owner PostgreSQL credential file and CA file in a restricted operator session. The operation below is explicit, transactional, digest-checked and idempotent; it does not create the observer login, add a runtime grant, or enable deposits. Do not run it against a database with unrelated or valuable data before reviewing its schema and backup.

WIKIDECK_NETWORK=mainnet \
WIKIDECK_CUSTODY_PG_URL_FILE=/secure/operator/schema-owner-url \
WIKIDECK_CUSTODY_PG_CA_FILE=/secure/operator/postgres-ca.crt \
WIKIDECK_MAINNET_SCHEMA_MIGRATION=explicit-schema-migration-only \
node --experimental-strip-types scripts/custody-db.ts migrate-mainnet-schema

Have the database administrator create a separate LOGIN role with no administrative attributes and no role memberships, and place its TLS PostgreSQL URL in postgres-url. Then issue only the observer grants using the schema-owner credential:

WIKIDECK_NETWORK=mainnet \
WIKIDECK_CUSTODY_PG_URL_FILE=/secure/operator/schema-owner-url \
WIKIDECK_CUSTODY_PG_CA_FILE=/secure/operator/postgres-ca.crt \
node --experimental-strip-types scripts/custody-db.ts grant-monero-observer-runtime wikideck_observer

The role name in the command must exactly match the separately provisioned login. The worker role cannot read journals or balances, allocate addresses, post credits/releases, or submit transfers. Restrict the schema-owner credential to this one-time operation and remove it from the host afterward. custody-db continues to refuse all other mainnet financial actions.

Install and operate

Install the service unit from this directory at /etc/systemd/system/wikideck-monero-observer.service. Create /etc/wikideck/monero-observer/ with owner wikideck-observer and mode 0700. Install the two runtime JSON files and all referenced certificates/keys plus postgres-url and postgres-ca.crt, each owned by that user and mode 0600. The PostgreSQL URL must use the observer role and must not contain TLS downgrade parameters. Ensure the current application release is root-owned and not writable by the service account.

After reviewing the unit against the host's systemd version, reload systemd and start the unit. Confirm the process is running and that logs contain only bounded scan aggregates; logs intentionally omit wallet addresses, transaction IDs, amounts and credentials. Configure an alert outside this host for service exits, sustained scan lag, database/gateway unavailability, WAL/disk pressure and unexpected worker restarts. The worker itself does not deliver alerts.

The service uses a PostgreSQL session advisory lock so a second instance cannot scan concurrently. SIGTERM/SIGINT stops its polling loop and releases the lock. A failed RPC/database batch is retried; a failed scan does not advance the durable cursor. Logs are available through the system journal under identifier wikideck-monero-observer.

Release boundary

This deployment only persists read-only chain observations and scan progress. It does not issue customer deposit addresses, expose an address to a user, calculate customer credit, release pending liabilities, enable marketplace checkout, or move XMR. There is no public endpoint or UI connected to these rows. A scan is not proof of solvency or authorization to accept deposits.

The repository still lacks a production Monero daemon/Wallet-RPC/gateway deployment, certificate and secret lifecycle automation, nonempty owned-output validation against the deployed topology, external monitoring/restore evidence, a reviewed customer deposit/withdrawal policy, and live settlement integration. The mainnet candidate is independently marked NO-GO and its current candidate genesis time is 2027-01-01; deploying this worker does not clear any launch gate. The service file is a starting deployment contract, not a certification or instruction to accept funds.