Let the plugin read partner vars from the same RAM cache bash reads, so PHP and bash cannot disagree about a partner

Arrs_Stack/arr_sync.sh

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 # ==============================================================================================
 #
 # Remote API Access — Cache-First, SSH Fallback
-#   If conf_sync.sh has populated /tmp/.cache/vv/d/ and
+#   If conf_sync.sh has populated /tmp/varaverk/conf/ and
 #   load_config.sh has sourced it, HOST*_<ARR>_API_KEY vars are available
 #   in the environment. Remote functions use them to call the arr API
 #   directly over Tailscale (no SSH, no remote shell). If the cached key

Deployment/conf_populate.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # EMPTY fields, never overwrites existing values unless --overwrite is passed.
 #
 # After populating, pushes the updated conf to all partners via conf_sync.sh
-# so they have the fresh keys in their /tmp/.cache/vv/d/ cache immediately.
+# so they have the fresh keys in their /tmp/varaverk/conf/ cache immediately.
 #
 # ==============================================================================================
 # AUTO-DETECTED FIELDS

Orchestrators/intermediate_sync_maintenance.sh

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # OPERATIONAL MODEL
 # ==============================================================================================
 #
-#   1. conf_sync.sh --pull-only          — refresh partner conf cache in RAM (/tmp/.cache/vv/d/)
+#   1. conf_sync.sh --pull-only          — refresh partner conf cache in RAM (/tmp/varaverk/conf/)
 #   2. arr_sync.sh                       — sync Lidarr/Sonarr/Radarr libraries across all nodes
 #   3. Rsync window (optional)           — INTERMEDIATE_SYNC_SHARES, if any configured
 #   4. INTERMEDIATE_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS  — artwork fetch and any future 4-hour jobs

Plugin/unraid/include/common.php

@@ -729,8 +729,19 @@ function vv_disk_thresholds(): array {
 // Results are cached in /tmp for 30 seconds so rapid monitor polls don't hammer remote hosts.
 function vv_remote_hosts_stats(): array {
     // Read ALL conf files — remote host keys live in their own host*.conf, not the current host's.
+    //
+    // The RAM cache is read first and wins, because it is the only current copy of a partner conf.
+    // conf_sync.sh pulls each partner's live conf into VV_CONF_RAM_CACHE_DIR; load_config.sh has
+    // sourced partner vars from there rather than from disk for as long as the cache has existed,
+    // but this glob never did — so PHP and bash could disagree about the same partner. Any
+    // host*.conf still sitting in CONF_DIR for a host that is not this one is a leftover from
+    // before sparse checkout, and is stale by definition.
     $vars = vv_conf_vars();
-    foreach (glob(CONF_DIR . '/host*.conf') ?: [] as $f) {
+    $confFiles = array_merge(
+        glob(VV_CONF_RAM_CACHE_DIR . '/host*.conf') ?: [],
+        glob(CONF_DIR . '/host*.conf') ?: []
+    );
+    foreach ($confFiles as $f) {
         $raw = file_get_contents($f) ?: '';
         preg_match_all('/^\s*([A-Z0-9_]+)\s*=\s*["\']?([^"\'#\n]*?)["\']?\s*(?:#.*)?$/m', $raw, $m);
         foreach ($m[1] as $i => $key) {

System_Essentials/conf_cache_restore.sh

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 #       Reboot-surviving backup written by conf_cache_save.sh. Consumed and cleared here.
 #
 #   CONF_RAM_CACHE_DIR
-#       Destination RAM cache (tmpfs, /tmp/.cache/vv/d) that load_config.sh reads
+#       Destination RAM cache (tmpfs, /tmp/varaverk/conf) that load_config.sh reads
 #       partner vars from.
 #
 #   PARTNERSHIP_ENABLED

System_Essentials/conf_cache_save.sh

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 #       ${SCRIPTS_DIR}, so it follows the active storage mode.
 #
 #   CONF_RAM_CACHE_DIR
-#       Source RAM cache (tmpfs, /tmp/.cache/vv/d) populated by conf_sync.sh.
+#       Source RAM cache (tmpfs, /tmp/varaverk/conf) populated by conf_sync.sh.
 #
 #   PARTNERSHIP_ENABLED
 #       Checked via require_partnership().

System_Essentials/conf_sync.sh

@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@
 #
 # PURPOSE
 # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-# Maintains a RAM-resident conf cache at /tmp/.cache/vv/d/.
+# Maintains a RAM-resident conf cache at /tmp/varaverk/conf/.
 # Credentials and partner keys live in RAM only — never on disk across hosts.
 #
 # On array start (default / --array-start):
 #   1. Copy own conf to local cache
 #   2. Pull each available partner's conf from their disk → local cache
-#   3. Push own conf to each available partner's /tmp/.cache/vv/d/ cache
+#   3. Push own conf to each available partner's /tmp/varaverk/conf/ cache
 #
 # On conf save (--push-only):
-#   Fast path — push updated own conf to all partners' /tmp/.cache/vv/d/ only.
+#   Fast path — push updated own conf to all partners' /tmp/varaverk/conf/ only.
 #   No pulls, no local cache rebuild.
 #
-# Cache is /tmp/.cache/vv/d (tmpfs) — cleared every reboot, repopulated by
+# Cache is /tmp/varaverk/conf (tmpfs) — cleared every reboot, repopulated by
 # this script on next array start. Scripts source from cache for partner vars;
 # own vars always come from disk (load_config.sh skips cached copy of own conf).
 #
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #
 # RAM-Only Credentials
 #   Partner credentials and keys never touch disk on the receiving server.
-#   /tmp/.cache/vv/d is tmpfs — cleared every reboot. This is intentional:
+#   /tmp/varaverk/conf is tmpfs — cleared every reboot. This is intentional:
 #   partner conf files are not discoverable on disk between boots.
 #
 # Pull Resolves Remote Path
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 #       Master toggle for conf syncing (default: true)
 #
 #   CONF_RAM_CACHE_DIR
-#       tmpfs cache both ends read partner vars from (/tmp/.cache/vv/d). Cleared every
+#       tmpfs cache both ends read partner vars from (/tmp/varaverk/conf). Cleared every
 #       reboot, which is why conf_cache_save.sh / conf_cache_restore.sh exist.
 #
 #   SSH_KEY
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ for host_var in $(compgen -v | grep -E '^HOST[0-9]+$' | sort); do
         fi
     fi
 
-    # ── Push: send own conf to partner's /tmp/.cache/vv/d/ cache ───────────
+    # ── Push: send own conf to partner's /tmp/varaverk/conf/ cache ───────────
     if [[ "$PULL_ONLY" == true ]]; then
         continue
     fi

load_config.sh

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     fi
 
 # ━━━ Source partner confs from /tmp cache ━━━
-# conf_sync.sh pulls partner host*.conf files into /tmp/.cache/vv/d/
+# conf_sync.sh pulls partner host*.conf files into /tmp/varaverk/conf/
 # on array start and after any conf save. Sourcing them here makes partner vars
 # (HOST2_*, HOST3_*, …) available without committing credentials to the git repo
 # or violating sparse checkout — partner confs live in RAM only, cleared on reboot.