Replaces CarbonChat 3.0.0-beta.36 — viewer-context bug on <luckperms_prefix>.
ChatChat (HelpChat fork) renders per-recipient with sender-context PAPI +
built-in Kyorifier (& -> MM). Built from upstream main HEAD via podman/temurin 21.
Staged only — operator runs scripts/swap.sh during a quiet window. Rollback
plan + smoke checklist in docs/MIGRATION-PLAN-CHATCHAT.md. JAR gitignored;
rebuild via staging/chatchat/build/build.sh.
- docs/PHILOSOPHY.md: position racked.ru as leaning-anarchy with claims/homes/auth as the only QoL safety nets; explicit ARE / ARE NOT lists; explicit WILL / WON'T moderate lists
- docs/MODERATION.md: operator pledge, public ban-log, 7-day appeal window, self-imposed no-favoritism rules
- RULES.md: rewritten short-form, links to PHILOSOPHY + MODERATION for the long form
Tone: pragmatic-not-preachy per project_racked_philosophy memory; matches VIBE.md/RACKED_BRAND.md voice.
Read-only audit of all 24 loaded plugin jars: plugin.yml extraction,
PAT whitelist diff, LP default-group export, conflict matrix, and a
curated default-player command surface with concrete add/remove diffs.
Carbon viewer-context bug: <luckperms_prefix> resolves against viewer
not sender. Researched two open-source alternatives.
Both fix the bug. ChatChat (HelpChat fork) renders per-recipient with
PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(sender, ...) + Kyorifier converts legacy
& codes to MM. VentureChat resolves PAPI once vs sender, splits packets
via ProtocolLib.
Concerns:
- ChatChat: 0 GitHub releases, last commit 2025-04-02, apiVersion 1.21.4,
uses deprecated AsyncPlayerChatEvent
- VentureChat: built for 1.21.8, open issues #154/#156/#157 report
1.21.10+ breakage with no maintainer response 4+ months
Both verdicts: cautious recommend. Operator decision pending player
input + migration plan synthesis.
Repairs the orphaned synapse-signing-key block at scripts/backup.sh
lines 119-122 that was exiting the script under set -e before the
Minecraft block could run, leaving 5 of the last 7 days without a
world backup and zero usable snapshots after 7-day retention.
Phase 1 (deployed today to /opt/docker/backup.sh on nullstone):
- Repaired script — orphan block removed, MC arm wrapped so failures
in one tar don't kill the run
- tar exit code 1 ("file changed as we read it") now treated as
success on the live MC world; spark profiler tmp file noise
silenced via --ignore-failed-read --warning=no-file-changed
- Plugin DBs (homestead, AuthMe, CoreProtect, LuckPerms) and configs
now backed up alongside the world
- Sentinel /opt/backups/.last-success stamped only when the world
arm succeeds — gives outside monitors a single mtime to alert on
- Manually verified end-to-end: 12G world tarball, 492M plugins,
279M dbs, 14 config files, sentinel updated. Pre-fix script saved
at /opt/docker/backup.sh.bak-20260507-pre-phase1.
Phase 2 (scripts in repo, deployment pending operator sudo):
- scripts/restic-backup-playerdata.sh — Class A 5-min restic snapshots
of playerdata/, stats/, advancements/, plugin DBs, LuckPerms;
rcon save-all flush before snapshot; tag-scoped retention
- scripts/restic-init.sh — one-time bootstrap (root-only) for
/etc/mc-backup.{env,pw} + repo init at /home/user/restic/
- scripts/systemd/mc-backup-playerdata.{service,timer} — 5-min timer
with hardening (ProtectSystem=strict, ReadOnlyPaths, etc)
- docs/RUNBOOK-BACKUP-RESTORE.md updated with both phases'
deployment steps and the operator-action checklist
Off-host mirror to onyx (Phase 4) and class B/C/D world snapshots
(Phase 3) are still TODO — see BACKUP-STRATEGY.md §11 phase plan.
PAT whitelist was missing region/rg/hs/homestead/unclaim, blocking the
only entry-points to Homestead's claim flow for default players.
Added them to ProAntiTab/storage.yml on the live box and reloaded.
EssentialsX shadows /help by load-order, hiding the branded HelpCommand
page behind hide-permissionless-help. Added a help -> helpcommand:help
alias to commands.yml. Takes effect on next restart.
Lands plugin's jar is not installed (only its config dir remains);
docs explain why /lands references in HelpCommand and PAT are dead.
Adds:
- docs/DEFAULT-RANK-COMMANDS-2026-05-07.md diagnosis + fix log
- docs/PLAYER-SMOKE-TEST.md regression checklist for
YOU500 as the test rig
- scripts/test-default-perms.sh snapshot dump for diffing
before/after config edits
Captures live config state of nullstone Purpur 1.21.11 server:
- docker-compose.yml (itzg/minecraft-server image, MODRINTH_PROJECTS + PLUGINS lists)
- All plugin configs under live-server/plugins/ (no DBs, no jars, no world data)
- Server core: bukkit.yml, spigot.yml, purpur.yml, paper-global.yml, paper-world-defaults.yml, server.properties
Excluded via .gitignore:
- World data (world/, world_nether/, world_the_end/, auth_limbo/)
- Sensitive: AuthMe DB (password hashes), Lands DB, CoreProtect DB, Essentials userdata
- Jars (auto-fetched), logs, caches, .paper-remapped
