Two-gate design: server must have ≥30 days uptime AND last run must
be ≥30 days ago. Both gates must pass before any scripts fire. Called
daily at 3am via cron — script self-gates, calling more often is safe.
State file on /boot/config (survives reboots): the interval gate is
independent of uptime. A reboot resets uptime but does not reset when
maintenance last ran — both gates must independently pass.
MONTHLY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS added to master.conf in ORCHESTRATORS
section. zfs_pool_scrub.sh and smart_long_test.sh listed but commented
(neither script exists yet). Also commits mesh_monitor.sh move to
Monitors/ that was staged from prior session.
Supports --force to bypass both gates for manual runs.
Checks:
1. Internet reachability (gates all remaining checks)
2. DDNS sync — public IP vs Cloudflare DNS record, restarts Gmer4Lfe.com container on mismatch
3. Tailscale status — notify only, no auto-restart
4. NPM proxy — external curl to https://gmer4lfe.com, 2-strike system before NginxProxyManager restart
Config: master.conf NETWORK_WATCHDOG_* block, host1.conf HOST1_NETWORK_WATCHDOG_* values
Added to SYSTEM_WATCHDOG_SCRIPTS — called by system_watchdog.sh each cycle
Fix: storage_watchdog.sh was calling get_strikes/set_strikes without defining them —
added local definitions (same pattern as docker_watchdog.sh and stability_watchdog.sh)
Watchdog renames and moves:
system_watchdog.sh → stability_watchdog.sh (last line of defense — reboots)
storage_watchdog.sh → Watchdogs/System/storage_watchdog.sh
webgui_restart.sh → Watchdogs/System/webgui_watchdog.sh (renamed to match folder convention)
New thin orchestrator:
Watchdogs/system_watchdog.sh — runs SYSTEM_WATCHDOG_SCRIPTS from master.conf
Sits between docker_watchdog and stability_watchdog in the orchestrator tier chain
System/ subfolder is the growth seam for future system component watchdogs
master.conf:
WATCHDOG_ORCHESTRATOR_SCRIPTS updated — storage removed, system_watchdog added as tier
SYSTEM_WATCHDOG_SCRIPTS array added — storage + webgui
server_reboot.sh:
Calls array_stopping.sh before VM shutdown for guaranteed safe array stop
Removed raw rc.docker stop and exit trap — orchestrator owns container shutdown
master.conf, host1.conf, host2.conf relocated from repo root to Configurations/.
load_config.sh updated to source from the new path — no other scripts need changes.
Note: sparse checkout rules on HOST1 and HOST2 need updating to use
Configurations/host1.conf and Configurations/host2.conf respectively.
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