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Captures the deploy hazard found during #27 rollout (cfaun): the
nsecbunkerd<->LNbits pairing is split across both systems, so a full
nsecbunker.db wipe orphans LNbits's signer_config and forces an
identity-changing re-provision. Documents the targeted
'DELETE FROM SigningCondition' procedure, the keys-live-in-json fact,
and the migrate-on-boot no-op (#31).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Padreug 2026-06-19 22:58:12 +02:00

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# nsecbunkerd migration & DB-maintenance runbook
Operational notes for applying schema migrations and ACL/pairing maintenance on
deployed, **LNbits-connected** nsecbunkerd instances.
## ⚠️ Never full-wipe `nsecbunker.db` on an LNbits-connected instance
The nsecbunkerd ↔ LNbits pairing is **split across both systems**:
- **Bunker** (`nsecbunker.db`): per-account `KeyUser` binding (keyed by LNbits's
stable client pubkey) + redeemed `Token` + a shared `Policy`.
- **LNbits** (`accounts.signer_config`, `RemoteBunkerSigner`):
`{token, client_nsec, policy_id}`.
`RemoteBunkerSigner.sign_event()` signs **directly with the stored `client_nsec`**
— it does NOT re-connect/re-redeem, and there is **no auto-repair** on restart or
sign-failure. `provision()` runs only at new-account creation and mints a NEW
npub (which changes the user's nostr identity).
**Consequence of a full `nsecbunker.db` wipe:** the `KeyUser` bindings are
deleted → every LNbits account's stored config dangles → all signing fails, and
the only standard "repair" (`provision()`) changes identities. **Do not do it.**
### Correct way to strip the #24 materialized photocopies
Post-#27, token grants are evaluated live via the ACL step-4 `Token → Policy →
PolicyRule` join, so the old materialized `SigningCondition` rows are redundant
— and, written with `expiresAt = NULL`, they would keep granting past a token's
expiry (silently re-opening #24 for already-paired clients). Strip them with a
**targeted delete** that preserves the pairing:
```sql
-- Verify first.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Token WHERE redeemedAt IS NOT NULL; -- bindings to preserve
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SigningCondition; -- photocopies to strip
-- Keeps KeyUser + Token + Policy intact. Live-token clients keep working
-- untouched; only the stale photocopies are removed.
DELETE FROM SigningCondition;
```
Run against each instance's `nsecbunker.db`. If an instance was already
full-wiped, recover by restoring the pre-wipe `nsecbunker.db` backup, then run
the targeted delete.
> Manual-override grants (`add_signing_condition`, web-approval) also live in
> `SigningCondition`. On an LNbits-only bunker there typically are none, so a
> blanket `DELETE FROM SigningCondition` is safe. If an instance uses manual
> overrides, delete only the policy-derived rows you intend to strip.
## Keys are never in the DB
Key material lives in `nsecbunker.json` (`keys`), never in `nsecbunker.db`. A DB
wipe loses ACL/pairing state, never keys. LNbits holds the bunker **admin nsec**
(`LNBITS_NSEC_BUNKER_ADMIN_NSEC`) and is the sole admin client.
## Schema migrations
Migrations are applied by the deploy's `prisma migrate deploy`, **not** by the
daemon on boot — the in-`start.js` `npm run prisma:migrate` step is a no-op
(tracked in #31). After adding a migration, make sure the deploy applies it.
Prisma on NixOS needs the engine env pinned to `prisma-engines_6` (the bare
`prisma-engines` attr is now 7.x with no `libquery_engine.node`; devShell fix
tracked in #30). The deploy's `package.nix` already pins `_6`.