every.channel/evolution/proposals/ECP-0085-ecp-forge-archive-autoworker-enable.md

ECP-0085: Enable Archive Auto-Worker on Sovereign ecp-forge

Status: Implemented

Context

ecp-forge currently runs Forgejo and netboot services from every.channel, but archival ingestion is not active. Historical archive/manifests exist on host storage, yet no every-channel-wt-archive* unit is running, so stream persistence stalls.

The constitutional direction favors an operational archive network. The sovereign forge host should continuously ingest public streams into durable storage.

Decision

1. Enable services.every-channel.ec-node on ecp-forge.
2. Run archive ingestion mode (archive.enable = true) with no broadcast publish role.
3. Use:
   • archive.outputDir = "/tank/every-channel/archive" (large durable ZFS storage),
   • archive.manifestDir = "/var/lib/every-channel/manifests" (existing manifest path continuity).
4. Keep archive.serve.enable = false for now; this change is ingest-only.

Alternatives considered

• Keep archive workers manual/ephemeral. Rejected because ingestion must survive reboot/redeploy.
• Move manifests to /tank in this change. Deferred to avoid migration risk while restoring ingestion first.
• Enable replay serving (wt-archive-serve) immediately. Rejected for scope control; ingest health first.

Rollout / teardown plan

• Rollout:
  • deploy .#nixosConfigurations.ecp-forge,
  • verify every-channel-wt-archive-auto is active,
  • verify journal shows polling/worker spawn and manifests update.
• Teardown:
  • set services.every-channel.ec-node.archive.enable = false,
  • deploy,
  • preserve existing on-disk archive/manifests data.