Configure btc-node NixOS container with Bitcoin Core #5

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AlexCaswen merged 2 commits from 2-configure-btc-node into main

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AlexCaswen commented

2026-05-04 18:50:53 +00:00

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New: `containers/btc-node/configuration.nix`

Bitcoin Core full archival node configuration:

services.bitcoind enabled with txindex=1, dbcache=4096, no pruning
Firewall allows TCP 8333 (P2P)
Hostname set to btc-node

Updated: `.gitlab-ci.yml`

Added deploy stage
New .tailscale base template (shared Tailscale + cert setup)
New .incus template (downloads incus CLI, adds remote)
.tofu now extends .tailscale via !reference
deploy-btc-node job: pushes config and runs nixos-rebuild switch
- Only triggers on changes to containers/btc-node/**
- Manual trigger on main branch

Closes #2

## Changes ### New: `containers/btc-node/configuration.nix` Bitcoin Core full archival node configuration: - `services.bitcoind` enabled with `txindex=1`, `dbcache=4096`, no pruning - Firewall allows TCP 8333 (P2P) - Hostname set to `btc-node` ### Updated: `.gitlab-ci.yml` - Added `deploy` stage - New `.tailscale` base template (shared Tailscale + cert setup) - New `.incus` template (downloads incus CLI, adds remote) - `.tofu` now extends `.tailscale` via `!reference` - `deploy-btc-node` job: pushes config and runs `nixos-rebuild switch` - Only triggers on changes to `containers/btc-node/**` - Manual trigger on main branch Closes #2

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