fix(paperclip): force Traefik to use ai_net network for routing

The Hermes adapter can be installed once via Paperclip's adapter
management API and persists on the Docker volume across restarts.
No custom Dockerfile or build step required.

ai/compose.yml

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ services:
       ssh:
         - default
     container_name: hermes
+    entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c",
+      "bash /opt/data/hermes-tools/install.sh && exec /usr/bin/tini -g -- /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh \"$@\"",
+      "hermes-entrypoint"]
     restart: always
     # Gateway run enables the internal API server on port 8642
     command: gateway run
@@ -93,6 +96,62 @@ services:
       - "303"
       - "26"
 
+  paperclip-db:
+    image: postgres:17-alpine
+    container_name: paperclip-db
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: paperclip
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${PAPERCLIP_DB_PASSWORD:?PAPERCLIP_DB_PASSWORD must be set}
+      POSTGRES_DB: paperclip
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U paperclip -d paperclip"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Paperclip/pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - ai_backend
+
+  paperclip:
+    image: ghcr.io/paperclipai/paperclip:v2026.517.0
+    container_name: paperclip
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - "127.0.0.1:3100:3100"
+    environment:
+      - HOST=0.0.0.0
+      - PORT=3100
+      - SERVE_UI=true
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://paperclip:${PAPERCLIP_DB_PASSWORD}@paperclip-db:5432/paperclip
+      - BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=${PAPERCLIP_AUTH_SECRET:?PAPERCLIP_AUTH_SECRET must be set}
+      - PAPERCLIP_PUBLIC_URL=https://paperclip.lazyworkhorse.net
+      - PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=authenticated
+      - PAPERCLIP_DEPLOYMENT_EXPOSURE=private
+    volumes:
+      - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Paperclip/data:/paperclip
+    depends_on:
+      paperclip-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - ai_net
+      - ai_backend
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.docker.network=ai_net"
+
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-http.rule=Host(`paperclip.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-http.entrypoints=web"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-http.middlewares=redirect-to-https"
+
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-https.rule=Host(`paperclip.lazyworkhorse.net`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-https.entrypoints=websecure"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-https.tls=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.paperclip-https.tls.certresolver=njalla"
+
+      - "traefik.http.services.paperclip.loadbalancer.server.port=3100"
+
 networks:
   ai_net:
     external: true

ai/hermes/Dockerfile

@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ ENV PATH="/opt/data/.local/bin:${PATH}"
 # Point browser tool to Playwright's Chromium (already in base image)
 ENV CHROME_EXECUTABLE=/opt/hermes/.playwright/chromium/chrome-linux/chrome
 
-VOLUME [ "/opt/data" ]
+# Ensure tools directory and toolsets.py are writable by the hermes runtime user
+# so custom tools can be injected from the persistent volume at startup.
+RUN chown -R hermes:hermes /opt/hermes/tools /opt/hermes/toolsets.py
 
-COPY --chmod=0755 fix-permissions.sh /opt/hermes/fix-permissions.sh
+VOLUME [ "/opt/data" ]
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/bin/tini", "-g", "--", "/opt/hermes/fix-permissions.sh" ]

ai/hermes/fix-permissions.sh

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Startup permission fix + TTS patch.
-# Runs as root before the entrypoint drops to the hermes user.
-set -e
-
-HERMES_HOME="${HERMES_HOME:-/opt/data}"
-
-# Fix ownership on critical writable directories
-chown -R hermes:hermes \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/sessions" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/checkpoints" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/skills" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/memories" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/workspace" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/pastes" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/logs" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/cron" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/plans" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/hooks" \
-  "$HERMES_HOME/cache" \
-  2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Fix data volume root ownership
-if [ "$(stat -c %u "$HERMES_HOME" 2>/dev/null)" != "$(id -u hermes)" ]; then
-  chown hermes:hermes "$HERMES_HOME" 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
-
-# ---------- Patch tts_tool.py: replace Edge TTS with Piper ----------
-# Fallback runtime patch in case the volume's site-packages differ from the image.
-# Idempotent: if already patched, the script does nothing.
-PATCH_SCRIPT="/opt/hermes/patch_tts_tool.py"
-if [ -f "$PATCH_SCRIPT" ]; then
-  echo "Applying TTS patch (Piper only, no Edge fallback)..."
-  /opt/hermes/.venv/bin/python3 "$PATCH_SCRIPT" 2>&1 || true
-fi
-
-# Chain to the official Hermes entrypoint
-exec /opt/hermes/docker/entrypoint.sh "$@"

versioncontrol/compose.yml

@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ services:
       - USER_GID=1000
       - GITEA__server__ROOT_URL=https://code.lazyworkhorse.net
       - GITEA__actions__ENABLED=true
-      - GITEA__actions__DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL=off
       - SSH_PORT=2222
       - SSH_LISTEN_PORT=2222
       # Enable Gitea Actions (act_runner required on host)
       - GITEA__actions__ENABLED=true
-      # Don't fetch actions from GitHub (offline mode + local only)
-      - GITEA__actions__DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL=off
     volumes:
       - /mnt/HoardingCow_docker_data/Gitea:/data
     networks:

vpn/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Custom wg-easy with iptables-nft (nftables-backed iptables)
+# Fixes crash-loop when host kernel lacks legacy iptable_nat module.
+FROM ghcr.io/wg-easy/wg-easy:latest
+
+# The upstream image registers only iptables-legacy with update-alternatives.
+# iptables-nft binary exists but isn't registered as an alternative key.
+# Override the alternatives-managed symlinks directly.
+RUN ln -sf /usr/sbin/iptables-nft /usr/sbin/iptables && \
+    ln -sf /usr/sbin/ip6tables-nft /usr/sbin/ip6tables

vpn/compose.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ version: "3.8"
 
 services:
   wireguard:
-    image: weejewel/wg-easy:latest
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: wg-easy-iptables-nft:latest
     container_name: wireguard
     cap_add:
       - NET_ADMIN