v0.1.12 - Successfully integrated websocket client, and program connects to relays and publishes kinds 0 and 10002

v0.1.11 - Last push before changing logging system
2025-12-10 14:28:38 -04:00 · 2025-12-07 12:50:12 -04:00
23 changed files with 4321 additions and 243 deletions
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "blossom"]
 	path = blossom
 	url = ssh://git@git.laantungir.net:222/laantungir/blossom.git
-[submodule "nostr_core_lib"]
-	path = nostr_core_lib
-	url = ssh://git@git.laantungir.net:222/laantungir/nostr_core_lib.git
--- a/.test_keys
+++ b/.test_keys
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ADMIN_PRIVKEY='22cc83aa57928a2800234c939240c9a6f0f44a33ea3838a860ed38930b195afd'
 ADMIN_PUBKEY='8ff74724ed641b3c28e5a86d7c5cbc49c37638ace8c6c38935860e7a5eedde0e'
 SERVER_PRIVKEY='c4e0d2ed7d36277d6698650f68a6e9199f91f3abb476a67f07303e81309c48f1'
-SERVER_PUBKEY='ebe82fbff0ff79b2973892eb285cafc767863e434f894838a548580266b70254'
+SERVER_PUBKEY='52e366edfa4e9cc6a6d4653828e51ccf828a2f5a05227d7a768f33b5a198681a'
--- a/16
+++ b/16
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 # Ginxsom Blossom Server Makefile

 CC = gcc
-CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=c99 -O2 -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core -Inostr_core_lib/cjson
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu99 -O2 -Inostr_core_lib/nostr_core -Inostr_core_lib/cjson
 LIBS = -lfcgi -lsqlite3 nostr_core_lib/libnostr_core_x64.a -lz -ldl -lpthread -lm -L/usr/local/lib -lsecp256k1 -lssl -lcrypto -lcurl
 SRCDIR = src
 BUILDDIR = build
 TARGET = $(BUILDDIR)/ginxsom-fcgi

 # Source files
-SOURCES = $(SRCDIR)/main.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_api.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_auth.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_event.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_websocket.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_handlers.c $(SRCDIR)/bud04.c $(SRCDIR)/bud06.c $(SRCDIR)/bud08.c $(SRCDIR)/bud09.c $(SRCDIR)/request_validator.c
+SOURCES = $(SRCDIR)/main.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_api.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_auth.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_event.c $(SRCDIR)/admin_handlers.c $(SRCDIR)/bud04.c $(SRCDIR)/bud06.c $(SRCDIR)/bud08.c $(SRCDIR)/bud09.c $(SRCDIR)/request_validator.c $(SRCDIR)/relay_client.c
 OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:$(SRCDIR)/%.c=$(BUILDDIR)/%.o)

+# Add core_relay_pool.c from nostr_core_lib
+POOL_SRC = nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/core_relay_pool.c
+POOL_OBJ = $(BUILDDIR)/core_relay_pool.o
+
 # Default target
 all: $(TARGET)

@@ -22,9 +26,13 @@ $(BUILDDIR):
 $(BUILDDIR)/%.o: $(SRCDIR)/%.c | $(BUILDDIR)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@

+# Compile core_relay_pool.o (needs src/ for request_validator.h)
+$(POOL_OBJ): $(POOL_SRC) | $(BUILDDIR)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -c $< -o $@
+
 # Link final executable
-$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) $(POOL_OBJ)
+	$(CC) $(OBJECTS) $(POOL_OBJ) $(LIBS) -o $@

 # Clean build files
 clean:
--- a/Trash/schema.sql
+++ b/Trash/schema.sql
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ INSERT OR IGNORE INTO config (key, value, description) VALUES
    ('admin_enabled', 'true', 'Whether admin API is enabled'),
    ('nip42_require_auth', 'false', 'Enable NIP-42 challenge/response authentication'),
    ('nip42_challenge_timeout', '600', 'NIP-42 challenge timeout in seconds'),
-    ('nip42_time_tolerance', '300', 'NIP-42 timestamp tolerance in seconds');
+    ('nip42_time_tolerance', '300', 'NIP-42 timestamp tolerance in seconds'),
+    ('enable_relay_connect', 'true', 'Enable Nostr relay client connections'),
+    ('kind_0_content', '{"name":"Ginxsom Blossom Server","about":"A Blossom media server for storing and serving files on Nostr","picture":"","nip05":""}', 'Kind 0 profile metadata content (JSON)'),
+    ('kind_10002_tags', '["wss://relay.laantungir.net"]', 'Kind 10002 relay list - JSON array of relay URLs');

 -- Authentication rules table for whitelist/blacklist functionality
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS auth_rules (
--- a/build/admin_websocket.o
+++ b/build/admin_websocket.o
--- a/build/core_relay_pool.o
+++ b/build/core_relay_pool.o
--- a/build/ginxsom-fcgi
+++ b/build/ginxsom-fcgi
--- a/build/main.o
+++ b/build/main.o
--- a/build/relay_client.o
+++ b/build/relay_client.o
--- a/build/request_validator.o
+++ b/build/request_validator.o
--- a/config/local-nginx.conf
+++ b/config/local-nginx.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Comprehensive Blossom Protocol Implementation

 # Main context - specify error log here to override system default
-error_log logs/nginx/error.log info;
+# Set to warn level to capture FastCGI stderr messages
+error_log logs/nginx/error.log warn;
 pid logs/nginx/nginx.pid;

 events {
--- a/db/52e366edfa4e9cc6a6d4653828e51ccf828a2f5a05227d7a768f33b5a198681a.db
+++ b/db/52e366edfa4e9cc6a6d4653828e51ccf828a2f5a05227d7a768f33b5a198681a.db
--- a/debug.log
+++ b/debug.log
--- a/docs/WEBSOCKET_IMPLEMENTATION.md
+++ b/docs/WEBSOCKET_IMPLEMENTATION.md
--- a/ginxsom.code-workspace
+++ b/ginxsom.code-workspace
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {}
+}
--- a/1
+++ b/1
--- a/restart-all.sh
+++ b/restart-all.sh
@@ -246,24 +246,37 @@ else
    echo -e "${YELLOW}Starting FastCGI in production mode - will generate new keys and create database${NC}"
 fi

-# Start FastCGI application with proper logging (daemonized but with redirected streams)
+# Start FastCGI application with proper logging
 echo "FastCGI starting at $(date)" >> logs/app/stderr.log
-spawn-fcgi -s "$SOCKET_PATH" -M 666 -u "$USER" -g "$USER" -P "$PID_FILE" -- "$FCGI_BINARY" $FCGI_ARGS 1>>logs/app/stdout.log 2>>logs/app/stderr.log

-if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
-    PID=$(cat "$PID_FILE")
+# Use nohup with spawn-fcgi -n to keep process running with redirected output
+# The key is: nohup prevents HUP signal, -n prevents daemonization (keeps stderr connected)
+nohup spawn-fcgi -n -s "$SOCKET_PATH" -M 666 -u "$USER" -g "$USER" -- "$FCGI_BINARY" $FCGI_ARGS >>logs/app/stdout.log 2>>logs/app/stderr.log </dev/null &
+SPAWN_PID=$!
+
+# Wait for spawn-fcgi to spawn the child
+sleep 1
+
+# Get the actual FastCGI process PID (child of spawn-fcgi)
+FCGI_PID=$(pgrep -f "ginxsom-fcgi.*--storage-dir" | head -1)
+if [ -z "$FCGI_PID" ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Warning: Could not find FastCGI process${NC}"
+    FCGI_PID=$SPAWN_PID
+fi
+
+# Save PID
+echo $FCGI_PID > "$PID_FILE"
+
+# Give it a moment to start
+sleep 1
+
+if check_process "$FCGI_PID"; then
    echo -e "${GREEN}FastCGI application started successfully${NC}"
-    echo "PID: $PID"
-    
-    # Verify it's actually running
-    if check_process "$PID"; then
-        echo -e "${GREEN}Process confirmed running${NC}"
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}Warning: Process may have crashed immediately${NC}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+    echo "PID: $FCGI_PID"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Process confirmed running${NC}"
 else
    echo -e "${RED}Failed to start FastCGI application${NC}"
+    echo -e "${RED}Process may have crashed immediately${NC}"
    exit 1
 fi

@@ -334,4 +347,8 @@ echo -e "${YELLOW}To stop all processes, run: nginx -p . -c $NGINX_CONFIG -s sto
 echo -e "${YELLOW}To monitor logs, check: logs/nginx/error.log, logs/nginx/access.log, logs/app/stderr.log, logs/app/stdout.log${NC}"
 echo -e "\n${YELLOW}Server is available at:${NC}"
 echo -e "  ${GREEN}HTTP:${NC}  http://localhost:9001"
-echo -e "  ${GREEN}HTTPS:${NC} https://localhost:9443"
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}HTTPS:${NC} https://localhost:9443"
+echo -e "\n${YELLOW}Admin WebSocket endpoint:${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}WSS:${NC}   wss://localhost:9443/admin (via nginx proxy)"
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}WS:${NC}    ws://localhost:9001/admin (via nginx proxy)"
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}Direct:${NC} ws://localhost:9442 (direct connection)"
--- a/src/admin_websocket.c
+++ b/src/admin_websocket.c
@@ -1,163 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Ginxsom Admin WebSocket Module
- * Handles WebSocket connections for Kind 23456/23457 admin commands
- * Based on c-relay's WebSocket implementation
- */
-
-#include "ginxsom.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <cjson/cJSON.h>
-#include <sqlite3.h>
-
-// Forward declarations from admin_auth.c
-int process_admin_command(cJSON *event, char ***command_array_out, int *command_count_out, char **admin_pubkey_out);
-void free_command_array(char **command_array, int command_count);
-int create_admin_response(const char *response_json, const char *admin_pubkey, const char *original_event_id, cJSON **response_event_out);
-
-// Forward declarations from admin_handlers.c (to be created)
-int execute_admin_command(char **command_array, int command_count, const char *admin_pubkey, char **response_json_out);
-
-// Handle WebSocket admin command endpoint (/api/admin)
-void handle_admin_websocket_request(void) {
-    // For now, this is a placeholder for WebSocket implementation
-    // In a full implementation, this would:
-    // 1. Upgrade HTTP connection to WebSocket
-    // 2. Handle WebSocket frames
-    // 3. Process Kind 23456 events
-    // 4. Send Kind 23457 responses
-
-    printf("Status: 501 Not Implemented\r\n");
-    printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-    printf("{\n");
-    printf("  \"error\": \"websocket_not_implemented\",\n");
-    printf("  \"message\": \"WebSocket admin endpoint not yet implemented\",\n");
-    printf("  \"note\": \"Use HTTP POST to /api/admin for now\"\n");
-    printf("}\n");
-}
-
-// Handle HTTP POST admin command endpoint (/api/admin)
-void handle_admin_command_post_request(void) {
-    // Read the request body (should contain Kind 23456 event JSON)
-    const char *content_length_str = getenv("CONTENT_LENGTH");
-    if (!content_length_str) {
-        printf("Status: 400 Bad Request\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"missing_content_length\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Content-Length header required\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    long content_length = atol(content_length_str);
-    if (content_length <= 0 || content_length > 1024 * 1024) { // 1MB limit
-        printf("Status: 400 Bad Request\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"invalid_content_length\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Content-Length must be between 1 and 1MB\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Read the request body
-    char *request_body = malloc(content_length + 1);
-    if (!request_body) {
-        printf("Status: 500 Internal Server Error\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"memory_allocation_failed\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Failed to allocate memory for request body\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    size_t bytes_read = fread(request_body, 1, content_length, stdin);
-    if (bytes_read != (size_t)content_length) {
-        free(request_body);
-        printf("Status: 400 Bad Request\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"incomplete_request_body\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Failed to read complete request body\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    request_body[content_length] = '\0';
-
-    // Parse the JSON event
-    cJSON *event = cJSON_Parse(request_body);
-    free(request_body);
-
-    if (!event) {
-        printf("Status: 400 Bad Request\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"invalid_json\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Request body is not valid JSON\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Process the admin command
-    char **command_array = NULL;
-    int command_count = 0;
-    char *admin_pubkey = NULL;
-
-    int result = process_admin_command(event, &command_array, &command_count, &admin_pubkey);
-    cJSON_Delete(event);
-
-    if (result != 0) {
-        printf("Status: 400 Bad Request\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"invalid_admin_command\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Failed to process admin command\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Execute the command
-    char *response_json = NULL;
-    int exec_result = execute_admin_command(command_array, command_count, admin_pubkey, &response_json);
-    free_command_array(command_array, command_count);
-    free(admin_pubkey);
-
-    if (exec_result != 0) {
-        printf("Status: 500 Internal Server Error\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"command_execution_failed\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Failed to execute admin command\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Create the response event (Kind 23457)
-    cJSON *response_event = NULL;
-    int create_result = create_admin_response(response_json, admin_pubkey, NULL, &response_event);
-    free(response_json);
-
-    if (create_result != 0) {
-        printf("Status: 500 Internal Server Error\r\n");
-        printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-        printf("{\n");
-        printf("  \"error\": \"response_creation_failed\",\n");
-        printf("  \"message\": \"Failed to create admin response\"\n");
-        printf("}\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Return the response event as JSON
-    char *response_json_str = cJSON_Print(response_event);
-    cJSON_Delete(response_event);
-
-    printf("Status: 200 OK\r\n");
-    printf("Content-Type: application/json\r\n\r\n");
-    printf("%s\n", response_json_str);
-
-    free(response_json_str);
-}
--- a/src/ginxsom.h
+++ b/src/ginxsom.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 // Version information (auto-updated by build system)
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define VERSION_MINOR 1
-#define VERSION_PATCH 10
-#define VERSION "v0.1.10"
+#define VERSION_PATCH 12
+#define VERSION "v0.1.12"

 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -250,6 +250,16 @@ void send_json_response(int status_code, const char* json_content);
 // Logging utilities
 void log_request(const char* method, const char* uri, const char* auth_status, int status_code);

+// Centralized application logging (writes to logs/app/app.log)
+typedef enum {
+    LOG_DEBUG = 0,
+    LOG_INFO = 1,
+    LOG_WARN = 2,
+    LOG_ERROR = 3
+} log_level_t;
+
+void app_log(log_level_t level, const char* format, ...);
+
 // SHA-256 validation helper (used by multiple BUDs)
 int validate_sha256_format(const char* sha256);

--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@

 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include "ginxsom.h"
+#include "relay_client.h"
 #include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_common.h"
 #include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/utils.h"
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <sqlite3.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -19,7 +21,43 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>

-// Debug macros removed
+// Centralized logging system (declaration in ginxsom.h)
+void app_log(log_level_t level, const char *format, ...) {
+  FILE *log_file = fopen("logs/app/app.log", "a");
+  if (!log_file) {
+    return; // Silently fail if we can't open log file
+  }
+  
+  // Get timestamp
+  time_t now = time(NULL);
+  struct tm *tm_info = localtime(&now);
+  char timestamp[64];
+  strftime(timestamp, sizeof(timestamp), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tm_info);
+  
+  // Get log level string
+  const char *level_str;
+  switch (level) {
+    case LOG_DEBUG: level_str = "DEBUG"; break;
+    case LOG_INFO:  level_str = "INFO"; break;
+    case LOG_WARN:  level_str = "WARN"; break;
+    case LOG_ERROR: level_str = "ERROR"; break;
+    default:        level_str = "UNKNOWN"; break;
+  }
+  
+  // Write log prefix with timestamp, PID, and level
+  fprintf(log_file, "[%s] [PID:%d] [%s] ", timestamp, getpid(), level_str);
+  
+  // Write formatted message
+  va_list args;
+  va_start(args, format);
+  vfprintf(log_file, format, args);
+  va_end(args);
+  
+  // Ensure newline
+  fprintf(log_file, "\n");
+  
+  fclose(log_file);
+}

 #define MAX_SHA256_LEN 65
 #define MAX_PATH_LEN 4096
@@ -196,7 +234,10 @@ int initialize_database(const char *db_path) {
      "  ('admin_enabled', 'true', 'Whether admin API is enabled'),"
      "  ('nip42_require_auth', 'false', 'Enable NIP-42 challenge/response authentication'),"
      "  ('nip42_challenge_timeout', '600', 'NIP-42 challenge timeout in seconds'),"
-      "  ('nip42_time_tolerance', '300', 'NIP-42 timestamp tolerance in seconds');";
+      "  ('nip42_time_tolerance', '300', 'NIP-42 timestamp tolerance in seconds'),"
+      "  ('enable_relay_connect', 'true', 'Enable connection to Nostr relays'),"
+      "  ('kind_0_content', '{\"name\":\"Ginxsom Blossom Server\",\"about\":\"A Nostr-enabled Blossom media server\",\"picture\":\"\"}', 'JSON content for Kind 0 profile event'),"
+      "  ('kind_10002_tags', '[\"wss://relay.laantungir.net\"]', 'JSON array of relay URLs for Kind 10002');";
    
    rc = sqlite3_exec(db, insert_config, NULL, NULL, &err_msg);
    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
@@ -1830,8 +1871,9 @@ void handle_auth_challenge_request(void) {
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
-  fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: main() started\n");
-  fflush(stderr);
+  // Initialize application logging
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "=== Ginxsom FastCGI Application Starting ===");
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Process ID: %d", getpid());

  // Parse command line arguments
  int use_test_keys = 0;
@@ -1891,17 +1933,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    }
  }
  
-  fprintf(stderr, "STARTUP: Using storage directory: %s\n", g_storage_dir);
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Storage directory: %s", g_storage_dir);

  // CRITICAL: Initialize nostr crypto system BEFORE key operations
-  fprintf(stderr, "STARTUP: Initializing nostr crypto system...\r\n");
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Initializing nostr crypto system...");
  int crypto_init_result = nostr_crypto_init();
-  fprintf(stderr, "CRYPTO INIT RESULT: %d\r\n", crypto_init_result);
  if (crypto_init_result != 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "FATAL ERROR: Failed to initialize nostr crypto system\r\n");
+    app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize nostr crypto system (result: %d)", crypto_init_result);
    return 1;
  }
-  fprintf(stderr, "STARTUP: nostr crypto system initialized successfully\r\n");
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Nostr crypto system initialized successfully");

  // ========================================================================
  // DATABASE AND KEY INITIALIZATION - 5 SCENARIOS
@@ -1909,12 +1950,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
  
  // Scenario 4: Test Mode (--test-keys)
  if (use_test_keys) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "\n=== SCENARIO 4: TEST MODE ===\n");
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "=== SCENARIO 4: TEST MODE ===");
    
    // Load test keys from .test_keys file
    FILE *keys_file = fopen(".test_keys", "r");
    if (!keys_file) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Cannot open .test_keys file\n");
+      app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Cannot open .test_keys file");
      return 1;
    }
    
@@ -1934,35 +1975,38 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
        if (end && (end - start) == 64) {
          strncpy(test_server_privkey, start, 64);
          test_server_privkey[64] = '\0';
+          app_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Parsed SERVER_PRIVKEY from .test_keys");
+        } else {
+          app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to parse SERVER_PRIVKEY (length: %ld)", end ? (long)(end - start) : -1L);
        }
      }
    }
    fclose(keys_file);
    
-    fprintf(stderr, "TEST MODE: Loaded keys from .test_keys\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "TEST MODE: Admin pubkey: %s\n", g_admin_pubkey);
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Loaded keys from .test_keys");
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Admin pubkey: %s", g_admin_pubkey);
    
    // Derive pubkey from test privkey
    if (derive_pubkey_from_privkey(test_server_privkey, g_blossom_pubkey) != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Failed to derive pubkey from test privkey\n");
+      app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to derive pubkey from test privkey");
      return 1;
    }
    
-    fprintf(stderr, "TEST MODE: Server pubkey: %s\n", g_blossom_pubkey);
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Server pubkey: %s", g_blossom_pubkey);
    
    // Set database path based on test pubkey
    if (set_db_path_from_pubkey(g_blossom_pubkey) != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Failed to set database path\n");
+      app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to set database path");
      return 1;
    }
    
    // Test mode ALWAYS overwrites database for clean testing
-    fprintf(stderr, "TEST MODE: Creating/overwriting database: %s\n", g_db_path);
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Creating/overwriting test database: %s", g_db_path);
    unlink(g_db_path); // Remove if exists
    
    // Initialize new database
    if (initialize_database(g_db_path) != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Failed to initialize test database\n");
+      app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize test database");
      return 1;
    }
    
@@ -1971,7 +2015,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    g_blossom_seckey[64] = '\0';
    
    if (store_blossom_private_key(test_server_privkey) != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Failed to store test private key\n");
+      app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to store test private key");
      return 1;
    }
    
@@ -2003,12 +2047,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
      sqlite3_close(db);
    }
    
-    fprintf(stderr, "TEST MODE: Database initialized successfully\n");
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Test database initialized successfully");
  }
  
  // Scenario 3: Keys Specified (--server-privkey)
  else if (test_server_privkey[0] != '\0') {
-    fprintf(stderr, "\n=== SCENARIO 3: KEYS SPECIFIED ===\n");
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "=== SCENARIO 3: KEYS SPECIFIED ===");
    
    // Derive pubkey from provided privkey
    if (derive_pubkey_from_privkey(test_server_privkey, g_blossom_pubkey) != 0) {
@@ -2022,6 +2066,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    if (db_path_specified) {
      fprintf(stderr, "\n=== SCENARIO 5: DATABASE + KEYS (VALIDATION) ===\n");
      strncpy(g_db_path, specified_db_path, sizeof(g_db_path) - 1);
+      g_db_path[sizeof(g_db_path) - 1] = '\0';
      
      // Check if database exists
      struct stat st;
@@ -2117,6 +2162,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
  else if (db_path_specified) {
    fprintf(stderr, "\n=== SCENARIO 2: DATABASE SPECIFIED ===\n");
    strncpy(g_db_path, specified_db_path, sizeof(g_db_path) - 1);
+    g_db_path[sizeof(g_db_path) - 1] = '\0';
    
    // Check if database exists
    struct stat st;
@@ -2156,21 +2202,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
  // END DATABASE AND KEY INITIALIZATION
  // ========================================================================
  
-  fprintf(stderr, "\n=== FINAL CONFIGURATION ===\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "Database path:    %s\n", g_db_path);
-  fprintf(stderr, "Storage directory: %s\n", g_storage_dir);
-  fprintf(stderr, "Server pubkey:    %s\n", g_blossom_pubkey);
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "=== FINAL CONFIGURATION ===");
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Database path:    %s", g_db_path);
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Storage directory: %s", g_storage_dir);
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Server pubkey:    %s", g_blossom_pubkey);
  if (strlen(g_admin_pubkey) > 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Admin pubkey:     %s\n", g_admin_pubkey);
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Admin pubkey:     %s", g_admin_pubkey);
  }
-  fprintf(stderr, "===========================\n\n");
-  
-  fflush(stderr);
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "===========================");

  // If --generate-keys was specified, exit after key generation
  if (g_generate_keys) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Key generation completed, exiting.\n");
-    fflush(stderr);
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Key generation completed, exiting");
    return 0;
  }

@@ -2191,25 +2234,48 @@ if (!config_loaded /* && !initialize_server_config() */) {
 }

  // Initialize request validator system
-  fprintf(stderr, "STARTUP: Initializing request validator system...\r\n");
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Initializing request validator system...");
  int validator_init_result =
      ginxsom_request_validator_init(g_db_path, "ginxsom");
-  fprintf(stderr, "MAIN: validator init return code: %d\r\n",
-          validator_init_result);
  if (validator_init_result != NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
-    fprintf(stderr,
-            "FATAL ERROR: Failed to initialize request validator system\r\n");
+    app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize request validator system (result: %d)", validator_init_result);
    return 1;
  }
-  fprintf(stderr,
-          "STARTUP: Request validator system initialized successfully\r\n");
-  fflush(stderr);
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Request validator system initialized successfully");
+
+  // Initialize relay client system
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "Initializing relay client system...");
+  int relay_init_result = relay_client_init(g_db_path);
+  if (relay_init_result != 0) {
+    app_log(LOG_WARN, "Failed to initialize relay client system (result: %d)", relay_init_result);
+    app_log(LOG_WARN, "Continuing without relay client functionality");
+  } else {
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay client system initialized successfully");
+    
+    // Start relay connections (this will check enable_relay_connect config)
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Starting relay client connections...");
+    int relay_start_result = relay_client_start();
+    if (relay_start_result != 0) {
+      app_log(LOG_WARN, "Failed to start relay client (result: %d)", relay_start_result);
+      app_log(LOG_WARN, "Relay client disabled - check configuration");
+    } else {
+      app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay client started successfully");
+    }
+  }

-  
  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  // THIS IS WHERE THE REQUESTS ENTER THE FastCGI
  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  app_log(LOG_INFO, "FastCGI request loop starting - ready to accept requests");
+  
+  int first_request = 1;
  while (FCGI_Accept() >= 0) {
+    // Test stderr capture on first request
+    if (first_request) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "FCGI: First request received - testing nginx stderr capture\n");
+      fflush(stderr);
+      first_request = 0;
+    }
    const char *request_method = getenv("REQUEST_METHOD");
    const char *request_uri = getenv("REQUEST_URI");
    const char *auth_header = getenv("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION");
--- a/src/relay_client.c
+++ b/src/relay_client.c
@@ -0,0 +1,784 @@
+/*
+ * Ginxsom Relay Client Implementation
+ *
+ * Manages connections to Nostr relays, publishes events, and subscribes to admin commands.
+ */
+
+#include "relay_client.h"
+#include "../nostr_core_lib/nostr_core/nostr_core.h"
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+// Forward declare app_log to avoid including ginxsom.h (which has typedef conflicts)
+typedef enum {
+    LOG_DEBUG = 0,
+    LOG_INFO = 1,
+    LOG_WARN = 2,
+    LOG_ERROR = 3
+} log_level_t;
+
+void app_log(log_level_t level, const char* format, ...);
+
+// Maximum number of relays to connect to
+#define MAX_RELAYS 10
+
+// Reconnection settings
+#define RECONNECT_DELAY_SECONDS 30
+#define MAX_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS 5
+
+// Global state
+static struct {
+    int enabled;
+    int initialized;
+    int running;
+    char db_path[512];
+    nostr_relay_pool_t* pool;
+    char** relay_urls;
+    int relay_count;
+    nostr_pool_subscription_t* admin_subscription;
+    pthread_t management_thread;
+    pthread_mutex_t state_mutex;
+} g_relay_state = {0};
+
+// External globals from main.c
+extern char g_blossom_seckey[65];
+extern char g_blossom_pubkey[65];
+extern char g_admin_pubkey[65];
+
+// Forward declarations
+static void *relay_management_thread(void *arg);
+static int load_config_from_db(void);
+static int parse_relay_urls(const char *json_array);
+static int subscribe_to_admin_commands(void);
+static void on_publish_response(const char* relay_url, const char* event_id, int success, const char* message, void* user_data);
+static void on_admin_command_event(cJSON* event, const char* relay_url, void* user_data);
+static void on_admin_subscription_eose(cJSON** events, int event_count, void* user_data);
+
+// Initialize relay client system
+int relay_client_init(const char *db_path) {
+    if (g_relay_state.initialized) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "Relay client already initialized");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Initializing relay client system...");
+    
+    // Store database path
+    strncpy(g_relay_state.db_path, db_path, sizeof(g_relay_state.db_path) - 1);
+    
+    // Initialize mutex
+    if (pthread_mutex_init(&g_relay_state.state_mutex, NULL) != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initialize relay state mutex");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Load configuration from database
+    if (load_config_from_db() != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load relay configuration from database");
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Create relay pool if enabled
+    if (g_relay_state.enabled) {
+        // Use default reconnection config (don't free - it's a static structure)
+        nostr_pool_reconnect_config_t* config = nostr_pool_reconnect_config_default();
+        g_relay_state.pool = nostr_relay_pool_create(config);
+        if (!g_relay_state.pool) {
+            app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create relay pool");
+            pthread_mutex_destroy(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        
+        // Add all relays to pool
+        for (int i = 0; i < g_relay_state.relay_count; i++) {
+            if (nostr_relay_pool_add_relay(g_relay_state.pool, g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]) != NOSTR_SUCCESS) {
+                app_log(LOG_WARN, "Failed to add relay to pool: %s", g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Trigger initial connection attempts by creating a dummy subscription
+        // This forces ensure_relay_connection() to be called for each relay
+        app_log(LOG_INFO, "Initiating relay connections...");
+        cJSON* dummy_filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        cJSON* kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(0));  // Kind 0 (will match nothing)
+        cJSON_AddItemToObject(dummy_filter, "kinds", kinds);
+        cJSON_AddNumberToObject(dummy_filter, "limit", 0);  // Limit 0 = no results
+        
+        nostr_pool_subscription_t* dummy_sub = nostr_relay_pool_subscribe(
+            g_relay_state.pool,
+            (const char**)g_relay_state.relay_urls,
+            g_relay_state.relay_count,
+            dummy_filter,
+            NULL,  // No event callback
+            NULL,  // No EOSE callback
+            NULL,  // No user data
+            1,     // close_on_eose
+            1,     // enable_deduplication
+            NOSTR_POOL_EOSE_FIRST,  // result_mode
+            30,    // relay_timeout_seconds
+            30     // eose_timeout_seconds
+        );
+        
+        cJSON_Delete(dummy_filter);
+        
+        // Immediately close the dummy subscription
+        if (dummy_sub) {
+            nostr_pool_subscription_close(dummy_sub);
+            app_log(LOG_INFO, "Connection attempts initiated for %d relays", g_relay_state.relay_count);
+        } else {
+            app_log(LOG_WARN, "Failed to initiate connection attempts");
+        }
+    }
+    
+    g_relay_state.initialized = 1;
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay client initialized (enabled: %d, relays: %d)",
+            g_relay_state.enabled, g_relay_state.relay_count);
+    
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Load configuration from database
+static int load_config_from_db(void) {
+    sqlite3 *db;
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt;
+    int rc;
+    
+    rc = sqlite3_open_v2(g_relay_state.db_path, &db, SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY, NULL);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Cannot open database: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Load enable_relay_connect
+    const char *sql = "SELECT value FROM config WHERE key = ?";
+    rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare statement: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, "enable_relay_connect", -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+    rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+    if (rc == SQLITE_ROW) {
+        const char *value = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0);
+        g_relay_state.enabled = (strcmp(value, "true") == 0 || strcmp(value, "1") == 0);
+    } else {
+        g_relay_state.enabled = 0;
+    }
+    sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    
+    // If not enabled, skip loading relay URLs
+    if (!g_relay_state.enabled) {
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    // Load kind_10002_tags (relay URLs)
+    rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare statement: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, 1, "kind_10002_tags", -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+    rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+    if (rc == SQLITE_ROW) {
+        const char *json_array = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0);
+        if (parse_relay_urls(json_array) != 0) {
+            app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to parse relay URLs from config");
+            sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+            sqlite3_close(db);
+            return -1;
+        }
+    } else {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "No relay URLs configured in kind_10002_tags");
+    }
+    sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    
+    sqlite3_close(db);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Parse relay URLs from JSON array
+static int parse_relay_urls(const char *json_array) {
+    cJSON *root = cJSON_Parse(json_array);
+    if (!root || !cJSON_IsArray(root)) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Invalid JSON array for relay URLs");
+        if (root) cJSON_Delete(root);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    int count = cJSON_GetArraySize(root);
+    if (count > MAX_RELAYS) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "Too many relays configured (%d), limiting to %d", count, MAX_RELAYS);
+        count = MAX_RELAYS;
+    }
+    
+    // Allocate relay URLs array
+    g_relay_state.relay_urls = malloc(count * sizeof(char*));
+    if (!g_relay_state.relay_urls) {
+        cJSON_Delete(root);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    g_relay_state.relay_count = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        cJSON *item = cJSON_GetArrayItem(root, i);
+        if (cJSON_IsString(item) && item->valuestring) {
+            g_relay_state.relay_urls[g_relay_state.relay_count] = strdup(item->valuestring);
+            if (!g_relay_state.relay_urls[g_relay_state.relay_count]) {
+                // Cleanup on failure
+                for (int j = 0; j < g_relay_state.relay_count; j++) {
+                    free(g_relay_state.relay_urls[j]);
+                }
+                free(g_relay_state.relay_urls);
+                cJSON_Delete(root);
+                return -1;
+            }
+            g_relay_state.relay_count++;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(root);
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Parsed %d relay URLs from configuration", g_relay_state.relay_count);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Start relay connections
+int relay_client_start(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.initialized) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Relay client not initialized");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    if (!g_relay_state.enabled) {
+        app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay client disabled in configuration");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    if (g_relay_state.running) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "Relay client already running");
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Starting relay client...");
+    
+    // Start management thread
+    g_relay_state.running = 1;
+    if (pthread_create(&g_relay_state.management_thread, NULL, relay_management_thread, NULL) != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create relay management thread");
+        g_relay_state.running = 0;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay client started successfully");
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Relay management thread
+static void *relay_management_thread(void *arg) {
+    (void)arg;
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay management thread started");
+    
+    // Wait for at least one relay to connect (max 30 seconds)
+    int connected = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 30 && !connected; i++) {
+        sleep(1);
+        
+        // Poll to process connection attempts
+        nostr_relay_pool_poll(g_relay_state.pool, 100);
+        
+        // Check if any relay is connected
+        for (int j = 0; j < g_relay_state.relay_count; j++) {
+            nostr_pool_relay_status_t status = nostr_relay_pool_get_relay_status(
+                g_relay_state.pool,
+                g_relay_state.relay_urls[j]
+            );
+            if (status == NOSTR_POOL_RELAY_CONNECTED) {
+                connected = 1;
+                app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay connected: %s", g_relay_state.relay_urls[j]);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (!connected) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "No relays connected after 30 seconds, continuing anyway");
+    }
+    
+    // Publish initial events
+    relay_client_publish_kind0();
+    relay_client_publish_kind10002();
+    
+    // Subscribe to admin commands
+    subscribe_to_admin_commands();
+    
+    // Main loop: poll the relay pool for incoming messages
+    while (g_relay_state.running) {
+        // Poll with 1000ms timeout
+        int events_processed = nostr_relay_pool_poll(g_relay_state.pool, 1000);
+        
+        if (events_processed < 0) {
+            app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Error polling relay pool");
+            sleep(1);
+        }
+        // Pool handles all connection management, reconnection, and message processing
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay management thread stopping");
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+// Stop relay connections
+void relay_client_stop(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.running) {
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Stopping relay client...");
+    
+    g_relay_state.running = 0;
+    
+    // Wait for management thread to finish
+    pthread_join(g_relay_state.management_thread, NULL);
+    
+    // Close admin subscription
+    if (g_relay_state.admin_subscription) {
+        nostr_pool_subscription_close(g_relay_state.admin_subscription);
+        g_relay_state.admin_subscription = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    // Destroy relay pool (automatically disconnects all relays)
+    if (g_relay_state.pool) {
+        nostr_relay_pool_destroy(g_relay_state.pool);
+        g_relay_state.pool = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    // Free relay URLs
+    if (g_relay_state.relay_urls) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < g_relay_state.relay_count; i++) {
+            free(g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]);
+        }
+        free(g_relay_state.relay_urls);
+        g_relay_state.relay_urls = NULL;
+    }
+    
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Relay client stopped");
+}
+
+// Check if relay client is enabled
+int relay_client_is_enabled(void) {
+    return g_relay_state.enabled;
+}
+
+// Publish Kind 0 profile event
+int relay_client_publish_kind0(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.enabled || !g_relay_state.running || !g_relay_state.pool) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Publishing Kind 0 profile event...");
+    
+    // Load kind_0_content from database
+    sqlite3 *db;
+    sqlite3_stmt *stmt;
+    int rc;
+    
+    rc = sqlite3_open_v2(g_relay_state.db_path, &db, SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY, NULL);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Cannot open database: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    const char *sql = "SELECT value FROM config WHERE key = 'kind_0_content'";
+    rc = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, sql, -1, &stmt, NULL);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare statement: %s", sqlite3_errmsg(db));
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    rc = sqlite3_step(stmt);
+    if (rc != SQLITE_ROW) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "No kind_0_content found in config");
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    const char *content = (const char *)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0);
+    
+    // Convert private key from hex to bytes
+    unsigned char privkey_bytes[32];
+    if (nostr_hex_to_bytes(g_blossom_seckey, privkey_bytes, 32) != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to convert private key from hex");
+        sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+        sqlite3_close(db);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Create and sign Kind 0 event using nostr_core_lib
+    cJSON* event = nostr_create_and_sign_event(
+        0,                    // kind
+        content,              // content
+        NULL,                 // tags (empty for Kind 0)
+        privkey_bytes,        // private key
+        time(NULL)            // created_at
+    );
+    
+    sqlite3_finalize(stmt);
+    sqlite3_close(db);
+    
+    if (!event) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create Kind 0 event");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Publish to all relays using async pool API
+    int result = nostr_relay_pool_publish_async(
+        g_relay_state.pool,
+        (const char**)g_relay_state.relay_urls,
+        g_relay_state.relay_count,
+        event,
+        on_publish_response,
+        (void*)"Kind 0"  // user_data to identify event type
+    );
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(event);
+    
+    if (result == 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_INFO, "Kind 0 profile event publish initiated");
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initiate Kind 0 profile event publish");
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+// Publish Kind 10002 relay list event
+int relay_client_publish_kind10002(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.enabled || !g_relay_state.running || !g_relay_state.pool) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Publishing Kind 10002 relay list event...");
+    
+    // Build tags array from configured relays
+    cJSON* tags = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_relay_state.relay_count; i++) {
+        cJSON* tag = cJSON_CreateArray();
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(tag, cJSON_CreateString("r"));
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(tag, cJSON_CreateString(g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]));
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(tags, tag);
+    }
+    
+    // Convert private key from hex to bytes
+    unsigned char privkey_bytes[32];
+    if (nostr_hex_to_bytes(g_blossom_seckey, privkey_bytes, 32) != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to convert private key from hex");
+        cJSON_Delete(tags);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Create and sign Kind 10002 event
+    cJSON* event = nostr_create_and_sign_event(
+        10002,                // kind
+        "",                   // content (empty for Kind 10002)
+        tags,                 // tags
+        privkey_bytes,        // private key
+        time(NULL)            // created_at
+    );
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(tags);
+    
+    if (!event) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create Kind 10002 event");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Publish to all relays using async pool API
+    int result = nostr_relay_pool_publish_async(
+        g_relay_state.pool,
+        (const char**)g_relay_state.relay_urls,
+        g_relay_state.relay_count,
+        event,
+        on_publish_response,
+        (void*)"Kind 10002"  // user_data to identify event type
+    );
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(event);
+    
+    if (result == 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_INFO, "Kind 10002 relay list event publish initiated");
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initiate Kind 10002 relay list event publish");
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+// Send Kind 23457 admin response event
+int relay_client_send_admin_response(const char *recipient_pubkey, const char *response_content) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.enabled || !g_relay_state.running || !g_relay_state.pool) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    if (!recipient_pubkey || !response_content) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Sending Kind 23457 admin response to %s", recipient_pubkey);
+    
+    // TODO: Encrypt response_content using NIP-44
+    // For now, use plaintext (stub implementation)
+    const char *encrypted_content = response_content;
+    
+    // Build tags array
+    cJSON* tags = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON* p_tag = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(p_tag, cJSON_CreateString("p"));
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(p_tag, cJSON_CreateString(recipient_pubkey));
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(tags, p_tag);
+    
+    // Convert private key from hex to bytes
+    unsigned char privkey_bytes[32];
+    if (nostr_hex_to_bytes(g_blossom_seckey, privkey_bytes, 32) != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to convert private key from hex");
+        cJSON_Delete(tags);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Create and sign Kind 23457 event
+    cJSON* event = nostr_create_and_sign_event(
+        23457,                // kind
+        encrypted_content,    // content
+        tags,                 // tags
+        privkey_bytes,        // private key
+        time(NULL)            // created_at
+    );
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(tags);
+    
+    if (!event) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create Kind 23457 event");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    // Publish to all relays using async pool API
+    int result = nostr_relay_pool_publish_async(
+        g_relay_state.pool,
+        (const char**)g_relay_state.relay_urls,
+        g_relay_state.relay_count,
+        event,
+        on_publish_response,
+        (void*)"Kind 23457"  // user_data to identify event type
+    );
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(event);
+    
+    if (result == 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_INFO, "Kind 23457 admin response publish initiated");
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to initiate Kind 23457 admin response publish");
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+// Callback for publish responses
+static void on_publish_response(const char* relay_url, const char* event_id, int success, const char* message, void* user_data) {
+    const char* event_type = (const char*)user_data;
+    
+    if (success) {
+        app_log(LOG_INFO, "%s event published successfully to %s (ID: %s)",
+                event_type, relay_url, event_id);
+    } else {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "%s event rejected by %s: %s",
+                event_type, relay_url, message ? message : "unknown error");
+    }
+}
+
+// Callback for received Kind 23456 admin command events
+static void on_admin_command_event(cJSON* event, const char* relay_url, void* user_data) {
+    (void)user_data;
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Received Kind 23456 admin command from relay: %s", relay_url);
+    
+    // Extract event fields
+    cJSON* kind_json = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "kind");
+    cJSON* pubkey_json = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "pubkey");
+    cJSON* content_json = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "content");
+    cJSON* id_json = cJSON_GetObjectItem(event, "id");
+    
+    if (!kind_json || !pubkey_json || !content_json || !id_json) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Invalid event structure");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    int kind = cJSON_GetNumberValue(kind_json);
+    const char* sender_pubkey = cJSON_GetStringValue(pubkey_json);
+    const char* encrypted_content = cJSON_GetStringValue(content_json);
+    const char* event_id = cJSON_GetStringValue(id_json);
+    
+    if (kind != 23456) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "Unexpected event kind: %d", kind);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // Verify sender is admin
+    if (strcmp(sender_pubkey, g_admin_pubkey) != 0) {
+        app_log(LOG_WARN, "Ignoring command from non-admin pubkey: %s", sender_pubkey);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Processing admin command (event ID: %s)", event_id);
+    
+    // TODO: Decrypt content using NIP-44
+    // For now, log the encrypted content
+    app_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Encrypted command content: %s", encrypted_content);
+    
+    // TODO: Parse and execute command
+    // TODO: Send response using relay_client_send_admin_response()
+}
+
+// Callback for EOSE (End Of Stored Events) - new signature
+static void on_admin_subscription_eose(cJSON** events, int event_count, void* user_data) {
+    (void)events;
+    (void)event_count;
+    (void)user_data;
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Received EOSE for admin command subscription");
+}
+
+// Subscribe to admin commands (Kind 23456)
+static int subscribe_to_admin_commands(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.pool) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Subscribing to Kind 23456 admin commands...");
+    
+    // Create subscription filter for Kind 23456 events addressed to us
+    cJSON* filter = cJSON_CreateObject();
+    cJSON* kinds = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(kinds, cJSON_CreateNumber(23456));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "kinds", kinds);
+    
+    cJSON* p_tags = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    cJSON_AddItemToArray(p_tags, cJSON_CreateString(g_blossom_pubkey));
+    cJSON_AddItemToObject(filter, "#p", p_tags);
+    
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(filter, "since", (double)time(NULL));
+    
+    // Subscribe using pool with new API signature
+    g_relay_state.admin_subscription = nostr_relay_pool_subscribe(
+        g_relay_state.pool,
+        (const char**)g_relay_state.relay_urls,
+        g_relay_state.relay_count,
+        filter,
+        on_admin_command_event,
+        on_admin_subscription_eose,
+        NULL,  // user_data
+        0,     // close_on_eose (keep subscription open)
+        1,     // enable_deduplication
+        NOSTR_POOL_EOSE_FULL_SET,  // result_mode
+        30,    // relay_timeout_seconds
+        30     // eose_timeout_seconds
+    );
+    
+    cJSON_Delete(filter);
+    
+    if (!g_relay_state.admin_subscription) {
+        app_log(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create admin command subscription");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Successfully subscribed to admin commands");
+    return 0;
+}
+
+// Get current relay connection status
+char *relay_client_get_status(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.pool) {
+        return strdup("[]");
+    }
+    
+    cJSON *root = cJSON_CreateArray();
+    
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_relay_state.relay_count; i++) {
+        cJSON *relay_obj = cJSON_CreateObject();
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(relay_obj, "url", g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]);
+        
+        // Get status from pool
+        nostr_pool_relay_status_t status = nostr_relay_pool_get_relay_status(
+            g_relay_state.pool,
+            g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]
+        );
+        
+        const char *state_str;
+        switch (status) {
+            case NOSTR_POOL_RELAY_CONNECTED: state_str = "connected"; break;
+            case NOSTR_POOL_RELAY_CONNECTING: state_str = "connecting"; break;
+            case NOSTR_POOL_RELAY_ERROR: state_str = "error"; break;
+            default: state_str = "disconnected"; break;
+        }
+        cJSON_AddStringToObject(relay_obj, "state", state_str);
+        
+        // Get statistics from pool
+        const nostr_relay_stats_t* stats = nostr_relay_pool_get_relay_stats(
+            g_relay_state.pool,
+            g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]
+        );
+        
+        if (stats) {
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(relay_obj, "events_received", stats->events_received);
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(relay_obj, "events_published", stats->events_published);
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(relay_obj, "connection_attempts", stats->connection_attempts);
+            cJSON_AddNumberToObject(relay_obj, "connection_failures", stats->connection_failures);
+            
+            if (stats->query_latency_avg > 0) {
+                cJSON_AddNumberToObject(relay_obj, "query_latency_ms", stats->query_latency_avg);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        cJSON_AddItemToArray(root, relay_obj);
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+    
+    char *json_str = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(root);
+    cJSON_Delete(root);
+    
+    return json_str;
+}
+
+// Force reconnection to all relays
+int relay_client_reconnect(void) {
+    if (!g_relay_state.enabled || !g_relay_state.running || !g_relay_state.pool) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Forcing reconnection to all relays...");
+    
+    // Remove and re-add all relays to force reconnection
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+    for (int i = 0; i < g_relay_state.relay_count; i++) {
+        nostr_relay_pool_remove_relay(g_relay_state.pool, g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]);
+        nostr_relay_pool_add_relay(g_relay_state.pool, g_relay_state.relay_urls[i]);
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_relay_state.state_mutex);
+    
+    app_log(LOG_INFO, "Reconnection initiated for all relays");
+    return 0;
+}
--- a/src/relay_client.h
+++ b/src/relay_client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Ginxsom Relay Client - Nostr Relay Connection Manager
+ * 
+ * This module enables Ginxsom to act as a Nostr client, connecting to relays
+ * to publish events (Kind 0, Kind 10002) and subscribe to admin commands (Kind 23456).
+ */
+
+#ifndef RELAY_CLIENT_H
+#define RELAY_CLIENT_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+// Connection states for relay tracking
+typedef enum {
+    RELAY_STATE_DISCONNECTED = 0,
+    RELAY_STATE_CONNECTING = 1,
+    RELAY_STATE_CONNECTED = 2,
+    RELAY_STATE_ERROR = 3
+} relay_state_t;
+
+// Relay connection info (in-memory only)
+typedef struct {
+    char url[256];
+    relay_state_t state;
+    int reconnect_attempts;
+    time_t last_connect_attempt;
+    time_t connected_since;
+} relay_info_t;
+
+// Initialize relay client system
+// Loads configuration from database and prepares for connections
+// Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+int relay_client_init(const char *db_path);
+
+// Start relay connections
+// Connects to all relays specified in kind_10002_tags config
+// Publishes Kind 0 and Kind 10002 events after successful connection
+// Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+int relay_client_start(void);
+
+// Stop relay connections and cleanup
+// Gracefully disconnects from all relays and stops background thread
+void relay_client_stop(void);
+
+// Check if relay client is enabled
+// Returns: 1 if enabled, 0 if disabled
+int relay_client_is_enabled(void);
+
+// Publish Kind 0 profile event to all connected relays
+// Uses kind_0_content from config database
+// Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+int relay_client_publish_kind0(void);
+
+// Publish Kind 10002 relay list event to all connected relays
+// Uses kind_10002_tags from config database
+// Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+int relay_client_publish_kind10002(void);
+
+// Send Kind 23457 admin response event
+// Encrypts content using NIP-44 and publishes to all connected relays
+// Parameters:
+//   - recipient_pubkey: Admin's public key (recipient)
+//   - response_content: JSON response content to encrypt
+// Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+int relay_client_send_admin_response(const char *recipient_pubkey, const char *response_content);
+
+// Get current relay connection status
+// Returns JSON string with relay status (caller must free)
+// Format: [{"url": "wss://...", "state": "connected", "connected_since": 1234567890}, ...]
+char *relay_client_get_status(void);
+
+// Force reconnection to all relays
+// Disconnects and reconnects to all configured relays
+// Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+int relay_client_reconnect(void);
+
+#endif // RELAY_CLIENT_H
--- a/src/request_validator.c
+++ b/src/request_validator.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ int nostr_validate_unified_request(const nostr_unified_request_t *request,
          "VALIDATOR_DEBUG: STEP 10 FAILED - NIP-42 requires request_url and "
          "challenge (from event tags)\n");
      result->valid = 0;
-      result->error_code = NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_NOT_CONFIGURED;
+      result->error_code = NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_INVALID_CHALLENGE;
      strcpy(result->reason, "NIP-42 authentication requires request_url and challenge in event tags");
      cJSON_Delete(event);
      return NOSTR_SUCCESS;
@@ -549,15 +549,12 @@ int nostr_validate_unified_request(const nostr_unified_request_t *request,
      
      // Map specific NIP-42 error codes to detailed error messages
      switch (nip42_result) {
-        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_CHALLENGE_NOT_FOUND:
-          strcpy(result->reason, "Challenge not found or has been used. Request a new challenge from /auth endpoint.");
+        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_INVALID_CHALLENGE:
+          strcpy(result->reason, "Challenge not found or invalid. Request a new challenge from /auth endpoint.");
          break;
        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_CHALLENGE_EXPIRED:
          strcpy(result->reason, "Challenge has expired. Request a new challenge from /auth endpoint.");
          break;
-        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_INVALID_CHALLENGE:
-          strcpy(result->reason, "Invalid challenge format. Challenge must be a valid hex string.");
-          break;
        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_URL_MISMATCH:
          strcpy(result->reason, "Relay URL in auth event does not match server. Use 'ginxsom' as relay value.");
          break;
@@ -576,12 +573,6 @@ int nostr_validate_unified_request(const nostr_unified_request_t *request,
        case NOSTR_ERROR_EVENT_INVALID_TAGS:
          strcpy(result->reason, "Required tags missing. Auth event must include 'relay' and 'expiration' tags.");
          break;
-        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_INVALID_RELAY_URL:
-          strcpy(result->reason, "Invalid relay URL in tags. Use 'ginxsom' as the relay identifier.");
-          break;
-        case NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_NOT_CONFIGURED:
-          strcpy(result->reason, "NIP-42 authentication not properly configured on server.");
-          break;
        default:
          snprintf(result->reason, sizeof(result->reason),
                   "NIP-42 authentication failed (error code: %d). Check event structure and signature.",
@@ -1907,7 +1898,7 @@ static int validate_challenge(const char *challenge_id) {
  }

  validator_debug_log("NIP-42: Challenge not found\n");
-  return NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_CHALLENGE_NOT_FOUND;
+  return NOSTR_ERROR_NIP42_INVALID_CHALLENGE;
 }

 /**
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Your Name	6592c37c6e	v0.1.12 - Successfully integrated websocket client, and program connects to relays and publishes kinds 0 and 10002	2025-12-10 14:28:38 -04:00
Your Name	deec021933	v0.1.11 - Last push before changing logging system	2025-12-07 12:50:12 -04:00