# ECP-0103: Mullvad Philadelphia Egress for Forge NBC Philadelphia

## Why

The forge-side NBC worker is currently dependent on a reverse-tunneled proxy for US egress.
That is enough to prove the geo-boundary, but it is the wrong long-term operator shape for `NBC Sports Philadelphia`.

## Decision

1. Enable the Mullvad daemon on `ecp-forge`.
2. Keep the Mullvad account number out of committed Nix configuration; log in operationally from founder-provided material.
3. Use a Philadelphia Mullvad relay for `NBC Sports Philadelphia` work on forge.
4. Start the forge NBC publish worker after the Mullvad daemon is available.

## Consequences

- Forge NBC egress becomes self-contained instead of depending on a local reverse proxy.
- The account credential stays operational-only rather than being copied into repo config.
- Relay choice remains runtime-controlled, so it can be swapped if a specific Philadelphia host degrades.

## Rejected Alternatives

- Keep relying on the reverse-tunneled local proxy: rejected because it couples forge origin to a founder workstation.
- Commit the Mullvad account number into NixOS config: rejected because it expands secret exposure for no benefit.
