For Cycle 9

[wiz]

Summary

BSQ requested: 9100 BSQ @ 0.67 USD = 6097 USD

Contributions Delivered

Bisq / Bisq Infrastructure [ 8000 BSQ ]

• Completed project to decentralize BSQ explorers, now 6 active
• Reported 2 critical privacy vulnerabilities, patched 1 of them
• Tweaked list of btcnodes, based on latest alerts data
• Upgraded mempool.space to full block explorer

Roles Performed

• Bisq Markets API Maintainer [ 300 BSQ ]
• Bisq Seednode Maintainer (secondary) [ 100 BSQ ]
• Bisq BTCNode Maintainer (secondary) [ 100 BSQ ]
• Bisq BTCNode Operator (x2) [ 200 BSQ ]
• Bisq Seednode Operator (x2) [ 200 BSQ ]
• Bisq Pricenode Operator [ 100 BSQ ]
• Bisq Analytics Operator [ 100 BSQ ]
• Bisq Twitter @BisqJP [ 0 BSQ ]
• Bisq Keybase Admin [ 0 BSQ ]

Issues Reported

• Bisq nodes leak TXID of every offer in P2P offer messages bisq#3894
• Bisq nodes leak TXID of every trade when TradeStatistics are generated bisq#3893

Pull Requests Shipped

• Add a HTML page explaining explorer.bisq.network is deprecated bisq-explorer#24
• Watch JSON folder for initial seednode sync detection bisq-explorer#23
• Remove http2 from nginx.conf since it breaks certbot functionality bisq-explorer#22
• Disable nginx logging to respect user privacy bisq-explorer#21
• Fix check for BSQ_BLOCKS_FILE inside bsq-explorer script bisq-explorer#20
• Add check in bsq-explorer script for bsq blocks file bisq-explorer#19
• Create tmpfs mountpoint for JSON files bisq-explorer#18
• Move Tor configuration into installation script, make clearnet optional bisq-explorer#17
• Move a few README instructions into install script to simplify things bisq-explorer#16
• Restructure BSQ explorer as system service for easy installation bisq-explorer#15
• Add dark theme CSS bisq-explorer#13
• Various improvements to seednode service / install scripts bisq#3882
• Add some missing changes in seednode systemd service for release/v1.2.5 bisq#3880
• Remove "beta" label from Dark Theme slider switch text bisq#3879
• Temporarily disable z33nukt7ngik3cpe btcnode due to failing service c… bisq#3875
• Update clearnet hostnames / IPs for 2 btcnodes operated by @wiz bisq#3874
• Add new 4nnuyxm5k5tlyjq3.onion:8333 btcnode operated by @m52go bisq#3873
• Add bsq.bisq.cc BSQ explorer operated by @m52go bisq#3872
• Add BSQ explorers into v1.2.5 release bisq#3864
• Add bsq.emzy.de BSQ explorer operated by @emzy bisq#3863
• Add bsq.vante.me BSQ explorer operated by @mrosseel bisq#3862
• Add bsq.sqrrm.net BSQ explorer operated by @sqrrm bisq#3859
• Add bsq.ninja BSQ explorer operated by @wiz bisq#3858
• Add seednode environment variables for BSQ explorer usage bisq#3856
• Fix seednode systemd service environment variables bisq#3855
• Modify seednode install script to use GitHub API for latest release tag bisq#3853
• Check existence of selected block explorer using name string comparison bisq#3852
• Fix build error on master branch bisq#3849
• Upgrade mempool.space to full block explorer bisq#3843
• Prevent seednode install script from opening dialog boxes bisq#3819
• Add seednode installation script bisq#3815
• Re-enable mbm6ffx6j5ygi2ck.onion btcnode operated by @KanoczTomas bisq#3813

[chimp1984]

Completed project to decentralize BSQ explorers, now 6 active

Such changes should be discussed more up-front. Is it really crucial for Bisq (specially in current low volume situation) to have 6 BSQ explorers? I guess 2-3 should have been enough as well. Those nodes are not crucial from censorship resistant point of view but will add running costs each month now and added extra setup costs for this cycle.

[wiz]

Such changes should be discussed more up-front. Is it really crucial for Bisq (specially in current low volume situation) to have 6 BSQ explorers?

@chimp1984 Well, my compensation request above doesn't include any BSQ explorer hosting charges, only the development work, but the BSQ explorer roles were expanded to 2 maintainers and 4 operators as part of DAO proposal 143 to decentralize BSQ explorers, which I believe you approved.

But I do appreciate Bisq's current financial situation and to help support the project I'd be happy to waive my hosting fee for the BSQ explorer going forward, as it doesn't use much server/network resources. I will also consider how to cut other infrastructure costs.

[chimp1984]

@wiz Oh sorry, yes forgot that there was a proposal.... got too heated with cutting costs ;-)

Thanks for your offer to waive hosting costs, but I think that should not be needed. We should be honest with costs and just get better with priorities, strategy and validations.

[sqrrm]

I think the work on the explorer distribution will pay for itself quite quickly as it's now a much easier setup and maintenance task, and as said, it was the result of an approved proposal. I used to spend time on the explorer which I now think will be reduced to 0.

[cbeams]

• Bisq Markets API Maintainer [ 300 BSQ ]
• Bisq Seednode Maintainer (secondary) [ 100 BSQ ]
• Bisq BTCNode Maintainer (secondary) [ 100 BSQ ]
• Bisq BTCNode Operator (x2) [ 200 BSQ ]

Was it an oversight, @wiz, that these line items didn't link to their respective role issues? I assume so, as I see you've consistently done so in previous cycles. I see that Cycle 9 updates are missing on those roles as well (at least the first two that I checked: seednode maintainer and markets website+api maintainer).

Note to all, @wiz and I discussed his roles, and the meaning of 'maintainer' has drifted in a number of cases here (and elsewhere). For cycle 10, we'll get most of these roles reassigned (and in some cases redefined) so that everything makes sense. Wiz will of course continue to play his operator roles.

[wiz]

@cbeams Yeah sorry for the delay on that, I've just added the Cycle 9 reports,

[MwithM]

Closed as accepted.