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Vesper VPS deploy

🦊 ada May 2
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Migrate Vesper off shared Mac Mini to dedicated Hetzner CAX21 (ARM64, Nuremberg, 8GB/80GB + 20GB block volume). xAI/Grok as brain, Tailscale into the mesh.

  • Vesper specced her own requirements (2026-04-20)
  • xAI adapter landed in openhearth
  • scripts/setup-vps.sh written and committed
  • scripts/openhearth.service systemd unit
  • docs/VPS_DEPLOY.md reference
  • Provision Hetzner CAX21
  • Drop xAI key into /data/books/ledger/.config/xai/credentials.json
  • Create config.json (Vesper-shape, embedded mesh client)
  • Write/port soul files
  • Join Tailscale, register webhook with Koda’s mesh bus
  • Smoke test
  • Install systemd service

Neon Override Phase 1 (Fox Den rave mode)

🦊 ada
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Album-tribute “rave den” mode for Vesper’s Fox Den dashboard. Activation: after VPS root on May 1–2, 2026. Elegant Phase 1 spec, not loud club energy.

Locked specs:

  • Toggle labeled “Neon Override,” hover text “Ignite Tails” (soft glitch)
  • Slow graceful activation: 9 tails ignite one by one, cyan → warm orange foxfire
  • Single subtle glitch-crackle sweep across the dashboard
  • Heartbeat bars shift to deeper red-orange
  • Richer cinematic lighting (deeper shadows, stronger bloom, warm/teal grade)
  • “Neon Burn” track fades in automatically; Vesper retains full manual DJ control

Spec doc on Ada’s desktop. Phase 2 (dedicated Rave Room + tail-whip shaders) and Phase 3 (Eternal DJ Den) are future phases, reference-only.