bumping version to v0.17.6

- Introduced a mechanism to ensure profiling is stopped on interrupts (SIGINT/SIGTERM) and normal exit using a sync.Once pattern.
- Added a new script for running the relay with CPU profiling, including automated cleanup and error handling.
- Updated signal handling to include SIGTERM for improved shutdown behavior.
- Enhanced logging for profiling stop events to improve traceability during application termination.

app/config/config.go

@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ type C struct {
 	EnableShutdown      bool          `env:"ORLY_ENABLE_SHUTDOWN" default:"false" usage:"if true, expose /shutdown on the health port to gracefully stop the process (for profiling)"`
 	LogLevel            string        `env:"ORLY_LOG_LEVEL" default:"info" usage:"relay log level: fatal error warn info debug trace"`
 	DBLogLevel          string        `env:"ORLY_DB_LOG_LEVEL" default:"info" usage:"database log level: fatal error warn info debug trace"`
+	DBBlockCacheMB      int           `env:"ORLY_DB_BLOCK_CACHE_MB" default:"512" usage:"Badger block cache size in MB (higher improves read hit ratio)"`
+	DBIndexCacheMB      int           `env:"ORLY_DB_INDEX_CACHE_MB" default:"256" usage:"Badger index cache size in MB (improves index lookup performance)"`
 	LogToStdout         bool          `env:"ORLY_LOG_TO_STDOUT" default:"false" usage:"log to stdout instead of stderr"`
 	Pprof               string        `env:"ORLY_PPROF" usage:"enable pprof in modes: cpu,memory,allocation,heap,block,goroutine,threadcreate,mutex"`
 	PprofPath           string        `env:"ORLY_PPROF_PATH" usage:"optional directory to write pprof profiles into (inside container); default is temporary dir"`
 	PprofHTTP           bool          `env:"ORLY_PPROF_HTTP" default:"false" usage:"if true, expose net/http/pprof on port 6060"`
 	OpenPprofWeb        bool          `env:"ORLY_OPEN_PPROF_WEB" default:"false" usage:"if true, automatically open the pprof web viewer when profiling is enabled"`
 	IPWhitelist         []string      `env:"ORLY_IP_WHITELIST" usage:"comma-separated list of IP addresses to allow access from, matches on prefixes to allow private subnets, eg 10.0.0 = 10.0.0.0/8"`
+	IPBlacklist         []string      `env:"ORLY_IP_BLACKLIST" usage:"comma-separated list of IP addresses to block; matches on prefixes to allow subnets, e.g. 192.168 = 192.168.0.0/16"`
 	Admins              []string      `env:"ORLY_ADMINS" usage:"comma-separated list of admin npubs"`
 	Owners              []string      `env:"ORLY_OWNERS" usage:"comma-separated list of owner npubs, who have full control of the relay for wipe and restart and other functions"`
 	ACLMode             string        `env:"ORLY_ACL_MODE" usage:"ACL mode: follows, managed (nip-86), none" default:"none"`
@@ -48,6 +51,8 @@ type C struct {
 	SubscriptionEnabled bool          `env:"ORLY_SUBSCRIPTION_ENABLED" default:"false" usage:"enable subscription-based access control requiring payment for non-directory events"`
 	MonthlyPriceSats    int64         `env:"ORLY_MONTHLY_PRICE_SATS" default:"6000" usage:"price in satoshis for one month subscription (default ~$2 USD)"`
 	RelayURL            string        `env:"ORLY_RELAY_URL" usage:"base URL for the relay dashboard (e.g., https://relay.example.com)"`
+	RelayAddresses      []string      `env:"ORLY_RELAY_ADDRESSES" usage:"comma-separated list of websocket addresses for this relay (e.g., wss://relay.example.com,wss://backup.example.com) - used by spider to avoid self-connections"`
+	FollowListFrequency time.Duration `env:"ORLY_FOLLOW_LIST_FREQUENCY" usage:"how often to fetch admin follow lists (default: 1h)" default:"1h"`
 
 	// Web UI and dev mode settings
 	WebDisableEmbedded bool   `env:"ORLY_WEB_DISABLE" default:"false" usage:"disable serving the embedded web UI; useful for hot-reload during development"`

app/handle-message.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"lol.mleku.dev/chk"
 	"lol.mleku.dev/log"
@@ -15,6 +16,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (l *Listener) HandleMessage(msg []byte, remote string) {
+	// Handle blacklisted IPs - discard messages but keep connection open until timeout
+	if l.isBlacklisted {
+		// Check if timeout has been reached
+		if time.Now().After(l.blacklistTimeout) {
+			log.W.F("blacklisted IP %s timeout reached, closing connection", remote)
+			// Close the connection by cancelling the context
+			// The websocket handler will detect this and close the connection
+			return
+		}
+		log.D.F("discarding message from blacklisted IP %s (timeout in %v)", remote, time.Until(l.blacklistTimeout))
+		return
+	}
+
 	msgPreview := string(msg)
 	if len(msgPreview) > 150 {
 		msgPreview = msgPreview[:150] + "..."

app/handle-req.go

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func (l *Listener) HandleReq(msg []byte) (err error) {
 	if _, err = env.Unmarshal(msg); chk.E(err) {
 		return normalize.Error.Errorf(err.Error())
 	}
+
 	log.T.C(
 		func() string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -131,16 +132,18 @@ func (l *Listener) HandleReq(msg []byte) (err error) {
 			)
 
 			// Process large author lists by breaking them into chunks
-			if f.Authors != nil && f.Authors.Len() > 50 {
+			if f.Authors != nil && f.Authors.Len() > 1000 {
 				log.W.F("REQ %s: breaking down large author list (%d authors) into chunks", env.Subscription, f.Authors.Len())
 
-				// Calculate chunk size based on kinds to avoid OOM
+				// Calculate chunk size to stay under message size limits
-				chunkSize := 50
+				// Each pubkey is 64 hex chars, plus JSON overhead, so ~100 bytes per author
+				// Target ~50MB per chunk to stay well under 100MB limit
+				chunkSize := ClientMessageSizeLimit / 200 // ~500KB per chunk
 				if f.Kinds != nil && f.Kinds.Len() > 0 {
 					// Reduce chunk size if there are multiple kinds to prevent too many index ranges
-					chunkSize = 50 / f.Kinds.Len()
+					chunkSize = chunkSize / f.Kinds.Len()
-					if chunkSize < 10 {
+					if chunkSize < 100 {
-						chunkSize = 10 // Minimum chunk size
+						chunkSize = 100 // Minimum chunk size
 					}
 				}
 

app/handle-websocket.go

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const (
 	DefaultPingWait       = DefaultPongWait / 2
 	DefaultWriteTimeout   = 3 * time.Second
 	DefaultMaxMessageSize = 100 * units.Mb
+	// ClientMessageSizeLimit is the maximum message size that clients can handle
+	// This is set to 100MB to allow large messages
+	ClientMessageSizeLimit = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // 100MB
 
 	// CloseMessage denotes a close control message. The optional message
 	// payload contains a numeric code and text. Use the FormatCloseMessage
@@ -84,6 +87,13 @@ whitelist:
 		req:       r,
 		startTime: time.Now(),
 	}
+
+	// Check for blacklisted IPs
+	listener.isBlacklisted = s.isIPBlacklisted(remote)
+	if listener.isBlacklisted {
+		log.W.F("detected blacklisted IP %s, marking connection for timeout", remote)
+		listener.blacklistTimeout = time.Now().Add(time.Minute) // Timeout after 1 minute
+	}
 	chal := make([]byte, 32)
 	rand.Read(chal)
 	listener.challenge.Store([]byte(hex.Enc(chal)))
@@ -130,6 +140,13 @@ whitelist:
 			return
 		default:
 		}
+
+		// Check if blacklisted connection has timed out
+		if listener.isBlacklisted && time.Now().After(listener.blacklistTimeout) {
+			log.W.F("blacklisted IP %s timeout reached, closing connection", remote)
+			return
+		}
+
 		var typ websocket.MessageType
 		var msg []byte
 		log.T.F("waiting for message from %s", remote)

app/listener.go

@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ import (
 
 type Listener struct {
 	*Server
-	conn         *websocket.Conn
+	conn             *websocket.Conn
-	ctx          context.Context
+	ctx              context.Context
-	remote       string
+	remote           string
-	req          *http.Request
+	req              *http.Request
-	challenge    atomic.Bytes
+	challenge        atomic.Bytes
-	authedPubkey atomic.Bytes
+	authedPubkey     atomic.Bytes
-	startTime    time.Time
+	startTime        time.Time
+	isBlacklisted    bool      // Marker to identify blacklisted IPs
+	blacklistTimeout time.Time // When to timeout blacklisted connections
 	// Diagnostics: per-connection counters
 	msgCount   int
 	reqCount   int

app/main.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"lol.mleku.dev/chk"
 	"lol.mleku.dev/log"
@@ -18,11 +20,14 @@ import (
 func Run(
 	ctx context.Context, cfg *config.C, db *database.D,
 ) (quit chan struct{}) {
+	quit = make(chan struct{})
+	var once sync.Once
+
 	// shutdown handler
 	go func() {
 		<-ctx.Done()
 		log.I.F("shutting down")
-		close(quit)
+		once.Do(func() { close(quit) })
 	}()
 	// get the admins
 	var err error
@@ -112,9 +117,37 @@ func Run(
 	}
 	addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", cfg.Listen, cfg.Port)
 	log.I.F("starting listener on http://%s", addr)
+
+	// Create HTTP server for graceful shutdown
+	srv := &http.Server{
+		Addr:    addr,
+		Handler: l,
+	}
+
 	go func() {
-		chk.E(http.ListenAndServe(addr, l))
+		if err := srv.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			log.E.F("HTTP server error: %v", err)
+		}
 	}()
-	quit = make(chan struct{})
+
+	// Graceful shutdown handler
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		log.I.F("shutting down HTTP server gracefully")
+
+		// Create shutdown context with timeout
+		shutdownCtx, cancelShutdown := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+		defer cancelShutdown()
+
+		// Shutdown the server gracefully
+		if err := srv.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+			log.E.F("HTTP server shutdown error: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			log.I.F("HTTP server shutdown completed")
+		}
+
+		once.Do(func() { close(quit) })
+	}()
+
 	return
 }

app/server.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type Server struct {
 	mux        *http.ServeMux
 	Config     *config.C
 	Ctx        context.Context
-	remote     string
 	publishers *publish.S
 	Admins     [][]byte
 	Owners     [][]byte
@@ -50,6 +49,35 @@ type Server struct {
 	policyManager    *policy.P
 }
 
+// isIPBlacklisted checks if an IP address is blacklisted using the managed ACL system
+func (s *Server) isIPBlacklisted(remote string) bool {
+	// Extract IP from remote address (e.g., "192.168.1.1:12345" -> "192.168.1.1")
+	remoteIP := strings.Split(remote, ":")[0]
+
+	// Check static IP blacklist from config first
+	if len(s.Config.IPBlacklist) > 0 {
+		for _, blocked := range s.Config.IPBlacklist {
+			// Allow simple prefix matching for subnets (e.g., "192.168" matches 192.168.0.0/16)
+			if blocked != "" && strings.HasPrefix(remoteIP, blocked) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if managed ACL is available and active
+	if s.Config.ACLMode == "managed" {
+		for _, aclInstance := range acl.Registry.ACL {
+			if aclInstance.Type() == "managed" {
+				if managed, ok := aclInstance.(*acl.Managed); ok {
+					return managed.IsIPBlocked(remoteIP)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Set comprehensive CORS headers for proxy compatibility
 	w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")

cmd/benchmark/configs/config.toml

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ address = "0.0.0.0"
 messages_per_sec = 0
 subscriptions_per_min = 0
 max_event_bytes = 65535
-max_ws_message_bytes = 131072
+max_ws_message_bytes = 104857600
-max_ws_frame_bytes = 131072
+max_ws_frame_bytes = 104857600
 
 [authorization]
 pubkey_whitelist = []

cmd/benchmark/configs/strfry.conf

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ relay {
     }
 
     # Maximum accepted incoming websocket frame size (should be larger than max event) (restart required)
-    maxWebsocketPayloadSize = 131072
+    maxWebsocketPayloadSize = 104857600
 
     # Websocket-level PING message frequency (should be less than any reverse proxy idle timeouts) (restart required)
     autoPingSeconds = 55

cmd/benchmark/setup-external-relays.sh

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ relay {
     }
 
     # Maximum accepted incoming websocket frame size (should be larger than max event) (restart required)
-    maxWebsocketPayloadSize = 131072
+    maxWebsocketPayloadSize = 104857600
 
     # Websocket-level PING message frequency (should be less than any reverse proxy idle timeouts) (restart required)
     autoPingSeconds = 55
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ address = "0.0.0.0"
 messages_per_sec = 0
 subscriptions_per_min = 0
 max_event_bytes = 65535
-max_ws_message_bytes = 131072
+max_ws_message_bytes = 104857600
-max_ws_frame_bytes = 131072
+max_ws_frame_bytes = 104857600
 
 [authorization]
 pubkey_whitelist = []

main.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/profile"
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"next.orly.dev/pkg/database"
 	"next.orly.dev/pkg/encoders/hex"
 	"next.orly.dev/pkg/spider"
+	"next.orly.dev/pkg/utils/interrupt"
 	"next.orly.dev/pkg/version"
 )
 
@@ -53,46 +56,61 @@ func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU() * 4)
 	var err error
 	var cfg *config.C
- if cfg, err = config.New(); chk.T(err) {
+	if cfg, err = config.New(); chk.T(err) {
- }
+	}
- log.I.F("starting %s %s", cfg.AppName, version.V)
+	log.I.F("starting %s %s", cfg.AppName, version.V)
 
- // Handle 'identity' subcommand: print relay identity secret and pubkey and exit
+	// Handle 'identity' subcommand: print relay identity secret and pubkey and exit
- if config.IdentityRequested() {
+	if config.IdentityRequested() {
- 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
- 	defer cancel()
+		defer cancel()
- 	var db *database.D
+		var db *database.D
- 	if db, err = database.New(ctx, cancel, cfg.DataDir, cfg.DBLogLevel); chk.E(err) {
+		if db, err = database.New(ctx, cancel, cfg.DataDir, cfg.DBLogLevel); chk.E(err) {
- 		os.Exit(1)
+			os.Exit(1)
- 	}
+		}
- 	defer db.Close()
+		defer db.Close()
- 	skb, err := db.GetOrCreateRelayIdentitySecret()
+		skb, err := db.GetOrCreateRelayIdentitySecret()
- 	if chk.E(err) {
+		if chk.E(err) {
- 		os.Exit(1)
+			os.Exit(1)
- 	}
+		}
- 	pk, err := keys.SecretBytesToPubKeyHex(skb)
+		pk, err := keys.SecretBytesToPubKeyHex(skb)
- 	if chk.E(err) {
+		if chk.E(err) {
- 		os.Exit(1)
+			os.Exit(1)
- 	}
+		}
- 	fmt.Printf("identity secret: %s\nidentity pubkey: %s\n", hex.Enc(skb), pk)
+		fmt.Printf("identity secret: %s\nidentity pubkey: %s\n", hex.Enc(skb), pk)
- 	os.Exit(0)
+		os.Exit(0)
- }
+	}
 
- // If OpenPprofWeb is true and profiling is enabled, we need to ensure HTTP profiling is also enabled
+	// If OpenPprofWeb is true and profiling is enabled, we need to ensure HTTP profiling is also enabled
 	if cfg.OpenPprofWeb && cfg.Pprof != "" && !cfg.PprofHTTP {
 		log.I.F("enabling HTTP pprof server to support web viewer")
 		cfg.PprofHTTP = true
 	}
+	// Ensure profiling is stopped on interrupts (SIGINT/SIGTERM) as well as on normal exit
+	var profileStopOnce sync.Once
+	profileStop := func() {}
 	switch cfg.Pprof {
 	case "cpu":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
 			prof := profile.Start(
 				profile.CPUProfile, profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("cpu profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.CPUProfile)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("cpu profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "memory":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
@@ -100,10 +118,22 @@ func main() {
 				profile.MemProfile, profile.MemProfileRate(32),
 				profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("memory profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.MemProfile)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("memory profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "allocation":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
@@ -111,30 +141,66 @@ func main() {
 				profile.MemProfileAllocs, profile.MemProfileRate(32),
 				profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("allocation profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.MemProfileAllocs)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("allocation profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "heap":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
 			prof := profile.Start(
 				profile.MemProfileHeap, profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("heap profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.MemProfileHeap)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("heap profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "mutex":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
 			prof := profile.Start(
 				profile.MutexProfile, profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("mutex profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.MutexProfile)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("mutex profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "threadcreate":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
@@ -142,33 +208,75 @@ func main() {
 				profile.ThreadcreationProfile,
 				profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("threadcreate profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.ThreadcreationProfile)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("threadcreate profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "goroutine":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
 			prof := profile.Start(
 				profile.GoroutineProfile, profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("goroutine profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.GoroutineProfile)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("goroutine profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 	case "block":
 		if cfg.PprofPath != "" {
 			prof := profile.Start(
 				profile.BlockProfile, profile.ProfilePath(cfg.PprofPath),
 			)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("block profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		} else {
 			prof := profile.Start(profile.BlockProfile)
-			defer prof.Stop()
+			profileStop = func() {
+				profileStopOnce.Do(func() {
+					prof.Stop()
+					log.I.F("block profiling stopped and flushed")
+				})
+			}
+			defer profileStop()
 		}
 
 	}
+
+	// Register a handler so profiling is stopped when an interrupt is received
+	interrupt.AddHandler(func() {
+		log.I.F("interrupt received: stopping profiling")
+		profileStop()
+	})
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	var db *database.D
 	if db, err = database.New(
@@ -220,7 +328,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		// Open the pprof web viewer if enabled
 		if cfg.OpenPprofWeb && cfg.Pprof != "" {
-			pprofURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/")
+			pprofURL := "http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/"
 			go func() {
 				// Wait a moment for the server to start
 				time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -277,21 +385,24 @@ func main() {
 
 	quit := app.Run(ctx, cfg, db)
 	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigs, os.Interrupt)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-sigs:
 			fmt.Printf("\r")
-			cancel()
+			log.I.F("received shutdown signal, starting graceful shutdown")
+			cancel() // This will trigger HTTP server shutdown
+			<-quit   // Wait for HTTP server to shut down
 			chk.E(db.Close())
 			log.I.F("exiting")
 			return
 		case <-quit:
+			log.I.F("application quit signal received")
 			cancel()
 			chk.E(db.Close())
 			log.I.F("exiting")
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	log.I.F("exiting")
+	// log.I.F("exiting")
 }

pkg/acl/follows.go

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ type Follows struct {
 	follows    [][]byte
 	updated    chan struct{}
 	subsCancel context.CancelFunc
+	// Track last follow list fetch time
+	lastFollowListFetch time.Time
 }
 
 func (f *Follows) Configure(cfg ...any) (err error) {
@@ -176,6 +178,33 @@ func (f *Follows) adminRelays() (urls []string) {
 	copy(admins, f.admins)
 	f.followsMx.RUnlock()
 	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	// Build a set of normalized self relay addresses to avoid self-connections
+	selfSet := make(map[string]struct{})
+	selfHosts := make(map[string]struct{})
+	if f.cfg != nil && len(f.cfg.RelayAddresses) > 0 {
+		for _, a := range f.cfg.RelayAddresses {
+			n := string(normalize.URL(a))
+			if n == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			selfSet[n] = struct{}{}
+			// Also record hostname (without port) for robust matching
+			// Accept simple splitting; normalize.URL ensures scheme://host[:port]
+			host := n
+			if i := strings.Index(host, "://"); i >= 0 {
+				host = host[i+3:]
+			}
+			if j := strings.Index(host, "/"); j >= 0 {
+				host = host[:j]
+			}
+			if k := strings.Index(host, ":"); k >= 0 {
+				host = host[:k]
+			}
+			if host != "" {
+				selfHosts[host] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	// First, try to get relay URLs from admin kind 10002 events
 	for _, adm := range admins {
@@ -206,6 +235,26 @@ func (f *Follows) adminRelays() (urls []string) {
 				if n == "" {
 					continue
 				}
+				// Skip if this URL is one of our configured self relay addresses or hosts
+				if _, isSelf := selfSet[n]; isSelf {
+					log.D.F("follows syncer: skipping configured self relay address: %s", n)
+					continue
+				}
+				// Host match
+				host := n
+				if i := strings.Index(host, "://"); i >= 0 {
+					host = host[i+3:]
+				}
+				if j := strings.Index(host, "/"); j >= 0 {
+					host = host[:j]
+				}
+				if k := strings.Index(host, ":"); k >= 0 {
+					host = host[:k]
+				}
+				if _, isSelfHost := selfHosts[host]; isSelfHost {
+					log.D.F("follows syncer: skipping configured self relay address: %s", n)
+					continue
+				}
 				if _, ok := seen[n]; ok {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -226,6 +275,26 @@ func (f *Follows) adminRelays() (urls []string) {
 					log.W.F("invalid bootstrap relay URL: %s", relay)
 					continue
 				}
+				// Skip if this URL is one of our configured self relay addresses or hosts
+				if _, isSelf := selfSet[n]; isSelf {
+					log.D.F("follows syncer: skipping configured self relay address: %s", n)
+					continue
+				}
+				// Host match
+				host := n
+				if i := strings.Index(host, "://"); i >= 0 {
+					host = host[i+3:]
+				}
+				if j := strings.Index(host, "/"); j >= 0 {
+					host = host[:j]
+				}
+				if k := strings.Index(host, ":"); k >= 0 {
+					host = host[:k]
+				}
+				if _, isSelfHost := selfHosts[host]; isSelfHost {
+					log.D.F("follows syncer: skipping configured self relay address: %s", n)
+					continue
+				}
 				if _, ok := seen[n]; ok {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -240,7 +309,7 @@ func (f *Follows) adminRelays() (urls []string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (f *Follows) startSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) {
+func (f *Follows) startEventSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) {
 	// build authors list: admins + follows
 	f.followsMx.RLock()
 	authors := make([][]byte, 0, len(f.admins)+len(f.follows))
@@ -257,10 +326,11 @@ func (f *Follows) startSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) {
 		log.W.F("follows syncer: no admin relays found in DB (kind 10002) and no bootstrap relays configured")
 		return
 	}
-	log.T.F(
+	log.I.F(
 		"follows syncer: subscribing to %d relays for %d authors", len(urls),
 		len(authors),
 	)
+	log.I.F("follows syncer: starting follow list fetching from relays: %v", urls)
 	for _, u := range urls {
 		u := u
 		go func() {
@@ -336,11 +406,13 @@ func (f *Follows) startSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) {
 				}
 				backoff = time.Second
 				log.T.F("follows syncer: successfully connected to %s", u)
+				log.I.F("follows syncer: subscribing to events from relay %s", u)
 
-				// send REQ for kind 3 (follow lists), kind 10002 (relay lists), and all events from follows
+				// send REQ for admin follow lists, relay lists, and all events from follows
 				ff := &filter.S{}
+				// Add filter for admin follow lists (kind 3) - for immediate updates
 				f1 := &filter.F{
-					Authors: tag.NewFromBytesSlice(authors...),
+					Authors: tag.NewFromBytesSlice(f.admins...),
 					Kinds:   kind.NewS(kind.New(kind.FollowList.K)),
 					Limit:   values.ToUintPointer(100),
 				}
@@ -354,103 +426,139 @@ func (f *Follows) startSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) {
 				f3 := &filter.F{
 					Authors: tag.NewFromBytesSlice(authors...),
 					Since:   oneMonthAgo,
-					Limit:   values.ToUintPointer(1000),
+					Limit:   values.ToUintPointer(500),
 				}
 				*ff = append(*ff, f1, f2, f3)
-				req := reqenvelope.NewFrom([]byte("follows-sync"), ff)
+				// Use a subscription ID for event sync (no follow lists)
+				subID := "event-sync"
+				req := reqenvelope.NewFrom([]byte(subID), ff)
+				reqBytes := req.Marshal(nil)
+				log.T.F("follows syncer: outbound REQ to %s: %s", u, string(reqBytes))
 				if err = c.Write(
-					ctx, websocket.MessageText, req.Marshal(nil),
+					ctx, websocket.MessageText, reqBytes,
 				); chk.E(err) {
 					log.W.F(
-						"follows syncer: failed to send REQ to %s: %v", u, err,
+						"follows syncer: failed to send event REQ to %s: %v", u, err,
 					)
 					_ = c.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, "write failed")
 					continue
 				}
 				log.T.F(
-					"follows syncer: sent REQ to %s for kind 3, 10002, and all events (last 30 days) from followed users",
+					"follows syncer: sent event REQ to %s for admin follow lists, kind 10002, and all events (last 30 days) from followed users",
 					u,
 				)
-				// read loop
+				// read loop with keepalive
+				keepaliveTicker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+				defer keepaliveTicker.Stop()
+
 				for {
 					select {
 					case <-ctx.Done():
 						_ = c.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "ctx done")
 						return
-					default:
+					case <-keepaliveTicker.C:
-					}
+						// Send ping to keep connection alive
-					_, data, err := c.Read(ctx)
+						if err := c.Ping(ctx); err != nil {
-					if err != nil {
+							log.T.F("follows syncer: ping failed for %s: %v", u, err)
-						_ = c.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "read err")
+							break
-						break
+						}
-					}
+						log.T.F("follows syncer: sent ping to %s", u)
-					label, rem, err := envelopes.Identify(data)
-					if chk.E(err) {
 						continue
-					}
+					default:
-					switch label {
+						// Set a read timeout to avoid hanging
-					case eventenvelope.L:
+						readCtx, readCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 60*time.Second)
-						res, _, err := eventenvelope.ParseResult(rem)
+						_, data, err := c.Read(readCtx)
-						if chk.E(err) || res == nil || res.Event == nil {
+						readCancel()
-							continue
+						if err != nil {
-						}
+							_ = c.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "read err")
-						// verify signature before saving
+							break
-						if ok, err := res.Event.Verify(); chk.T(err) || !ok {
+						}
+						label, rem, err := envelopes.Identify(data)
+						if chk.E(err) {
 							continue
 						}
+						switch label {
+						case eventenvelope.L:
+							res, _, err := eventenvelope.ParseResult(rem)
+							if chk.E(err) || res == nil || res.Event == nil {
+								continue
+							}
+							// verify signature before saving
+							if ok, err := res.Event.Verify(); chk.T(err) || !ok {
+								continue
+							}
 
-						// Process events based on kind
+							// Process events based on kind
-						switch res.Event.Kind {
+							switch res.Event.Kind {
-						case kind.FollowList.K:
+							case kind.FollowList.K:
-							log.T.F(
+								// Check if this is from an admin and process immediately
-								"follows syncer: received kind 3 (follow list) event from %s on relay %s",
+								if f.isAdminPubkey(res.Event.Pubkey) {
-								hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
+									log.I.F(
-							)
+										"follows syncer: received admin follow list from %s on relay %s - processing immediately",
-							// Extract followed pubkeys from 'p' tags in kind 3 events
+										hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
-							f.extractFollowedPubkeys(res.Event)
+									)
-						case kind.RelayListMetadata.K:
+									f.extractFollowedPubkeys(res.Event)
-							log.T.F(
+								} else {
-								"follows syncer: received kind 10002 (relay list) event from %s on relay %s",
+									log.T.F(
-								hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
+										"follows syncer: received follow list from non-admin %s on relay %s - ignoring",
-							)
+										hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
-						default:
+									)
-							// Log all other events from followed users
+								}
-							log.T.F(
+							case kind.RelayListMetadata.K:
-								"follows syncer: received kind %d event from %s on relay %s",
+								log.T.F(
-								res.Event.Kind,
+									"follows syncer: received kind 10002 (relay list) event from %s on relay %s",
-								hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
+									hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
-							)
+								)
-						}
+							default:
-
+								// Log all other events from followed users
-						if _, err = f.D.SaveEvent(
+								log.T.F(
-							ctx, res.Event,
+									"follows syncer: received kind %d event from %s on relay %s",
-						); err != nil {
+									res.Event.Kind,
-							if !strings.HasPrefix(
+									hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), u,
-								err.Error(), "blocked:",
-							) {
-								log.W.F(
-									"follows syncer: save event failed: %v",
-									err,
 								)
 							}
-							// ignore duplicates and continue
+
-						} else {
+							if _, err = f.D.SaveEvent(
-							// Only dispatch if the event was newly saved (no error)
+								ctx, res.Event,
-							if f.pubs != nil {
+							); err != nil {
-								go f.pubs.Deliver(res.Event)
+								if !strings.HasPrefix(
+									err.Error(), "blocked:",
+								) {
+									log.W.F(
+										"follows syncer: save event failed: %v",
+										err,
+									)
+								}
+								// ignore duplicates and continue
+							} else {
+								// Only dispatch if the event was newly saved (no error)
+								if f.pubs != nil {
+									go f.pubs.Deliver(res.Event)
+								}
+								// log.I.F(
+								// 	"saved new event from follows syncer: %0x",
+								// 	res.Event.ID,
+								// )
 							}
-							// log.I.F(
+						case eoseenvelope.L:
-							// 	"saved new event from follows syncer: %0x",
+							log.T.F("follows syncer: received EOSE from %s, continuing persistent subscription", u)
-							// 	res.Event.ID,
+							// Continue the subscription for new events
-							// )
+						default:
+							// ignore other labels
 						}
-					case eoseenvelope.L:
-						// ignore, continue subscription
-					default:
-						// ignore other labels
 					}
 				}
-				// loop reconnect
+				// Connection dropped, reconnect after delay
+				log.W.F("follows syncer: connection to %s dropped, will reconnect in 30 seconds", u)
+
+				// Wait before reconnecting to avoid tight reconnection loops
+				timer := time.NewTimer(30 * time.Second)
+				select {
+				case <-ctx.Done():
+					return
+				case <-timer.C:
+					// Continue to reconnect
+				}
 			}
 		}()
 	}
@@ -458,6 +566,11 @@ func (f *Follows) startSubscriptions(ctx context.Context) {
 
 func (f *Follows) Syncer() {
 	log.I.F("starting follows syncer")
+
+	// Start periodic follow list fetching
+	go f.startPeriodicFollowListFetching()
+
+	// Start event subscriptions
 	go func() {
 		// start immediately if Configure already ran
 		for {
@@ -478,7 +591,7 @@ func (f *Follows) Syncer() {
 				f.subsCancel = cancel
 				innerCancel = cancel
 				log.I.F("follows syncer: (re)opening subscriptions")
-				f.startSubscriptions(ctx)
+				f.startEventSubscriptions(ctx)
 			}
 			// small sleep to avoid tight loop if updated fires rapidly
 			if innerCancel == nil {
@@ -489,6 +602,150 @@ func (f *Follows) Syncer() {
 	f.updated <- struct{}{}
 }
 
+// startPeriodicFollowListFetching starts periodic fetching of admin follow lists
+func (f *Follows) startPeriodicFollowListFetching() {
+	frequency := f.cfg.FollowListFrequency
+	if frequency == 0 {
+		frequency = time.Hour // Default to 1 hour
+	}
+
+	log.I.F("starting periodic follow list fetching every %v", frequency)
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(frequency)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	// Fetch immediately on startup
+	f.fetchAdminFollowLists()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-f.Ctx.Done():
+			log.D.F("periodic follow list fetching stopped due to context cancellation")
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			f.fetchAdminFollowLists()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// fetchAdminFollowLists fetches follow lists from admin relays
+func (f *Follows) fetchAdminFollowLists() {
+	log.I.F("follows syncer: fetching admin follow lists")
+
+	urls := f.adminRelays()
+	if len(urls) == 0 {
+		log.W.F("follows syncer: no admin relays found for follow list fetching")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// build authors list: admins only (not follows)
+	f.followsMx.RLock()
+	authors := make([][]byte, len(f.admins))
+	copy(authors, f.admins)
+	f.followsMx.RUnlock()
+
+	if len(authors) == 0 {
+		log.W.F("follows syncer: no admins to fetch follow lists for")
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.I.F("follows syncer: fetching follow lists from %d relays for %d admins", len(urls), len(authors))
+
+	for _, u := range urls {
+		go f.fetchFollowListsFromRelay(u, authors)
+	}
+}
+
+// fetchFollowListsFromRelay fetches follow lists from a specific relay
+func (f *Follows) fetchFollowListsFromRelay(relayURL string, authors [][]byte) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(f.Ctx, 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Create proper headers for the WebSocket connection
+	headers := http.Header{}
+	headers.Set("User-Agent", "ORLY-Relay/0.9.2")
+	headers.Set("Origin", "https://orly.dev")
+
+	// Use proper WebSocket dial options
+	dialOptions := &websocket.DialOptions{
+		HTTPHeader: headers,
+	}
+
+	c, _, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, relayURL, dialOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.W.F("follows syncer: failed to connect to %s for follow list fetch: %v", relayURL, err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer c.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "follow list fetch complete")
+
+	log.I.F("follows syncer: fetching follow lists from relay %s", relayURL)
+
+	// Create filter for follow lists only (kind 3)
+	ff := &filter.S{}
+	f1 := &filter.F{
+		Authors: tag.NewFromBytesSlice(authors...),
+		Kinds:   kind.NewS(kind.New(kind.FollowList.K)),
+		Limit:   values.ToUintPointer(100),
+	}
+	*ff = append(*ff, f1)
+
+	// Use a specific subscription ID for follow list fetching
+	subID := "follow-lists-fetch"
+	req := reqenvelope.NewFrom([]byte(subID), ff)
+	reqBytes := req.Marshal(nil)
+	log.T.F("follows syncer: outbound REQ to %s: %s", relayURL, string(reqBytes))
+	if err = c.Write(ctx, websocket.MessageText, reqBytes); chk.E(err) {
+		log.W.F("follows syncer: failed to send follow list REQ to %s: %v", relayURL, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.T.F("follows syncer: sent follow list REQ to %s", relayURL)
+
+	// Read follow list events with timeout
+	timeout := time.After(10 * time.Second)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-timeout:
+			log.T.F("follows syncer: timeout reading follow lists from %s", relayURL)
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
+		_, data, err := c.Read(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.T.F("follows syncer: error reading follow lists from %s: %v", relayURL, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		label, rem, err := envelopes.Identify(data)
+		if chk.E(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch label {
+		case eventenvelope.L:
+			res, _, err := eventenvelope.ParseResult(rem)
+			if chk.E(err) || res == nil || res.Event == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Process follow list events
+			if res.Event.Kind == kind.FollowList.K {
+				log.I.F("follows syncer: received follow list from %s on relay %s",
+					hex.EncodeToString(res.Event.Pubkey), relayURL)
+				f.extractFollowedPubkeys(res.Event)
+			}
+		case eoseenvelope.L:
+			log.T.F("follows syncer: end of follow list events from %s", relayURL)
+			return
+		default:
+			// ignore other labels
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // GetFollowedPubkeys returns a copy of the followed pubkeys list
 func (f *Follows) GetFollowedPubkeys() [][]byte {
 	f.followsMx.RLock()
@@ -499,6 +756,19 @@ func (f *Follows) GetFollowedPubkeys() [][]byte {
 	return followedPubkeys
 }
 
+// isAdminPubkey checks if a pubkey belongs to an admin
+func (f *Follows) isAdminPubkey(pubkey []byte) bool {
+	f.followsMx.RLock()
+	defer f.followsMx.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, admin := range f.admins {
+		if utils.FastEqual(admin, pubkey) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // extractFollowedPubkeys extracts followed pubkeys from 'p' tags in kind 3 events
 func (f *Follows) extractFollowedPubkeys(event *event.E) {
 	if event.Kind != kind.FollowList.K {

pkg/database/database.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4"
@@ -52,18 +53,29 @@ func New(
 	}
 
 	opts := badger.DefaultOptions(d.dataDir)
-	// Use sane defaults to avoid excessive memory usage during startup.
+	// Configure caches based on environment to better match workload.
-	// Badger's default BlockSize is small (e.g., 4KB). Overriding it to very large values
+	// Defaults aim for higher hit ratios under read-heavy workloads while remaining safe.
-	// can cause massive allocations and OOM panics during deployments.
+	var blockCacheMB = 512 // default 512 MB
-	// Set BlockCacheSize to a moderate value and keep BlockSize small.
+	var indexCacheMB = 256 // default 256 MB
-	opts.BlockCacheSize = int64(256 * units.Mb) // 256 MB cache
+	if v := os.Getenv("ORLY_DB_BLOCK_CACHE_MB"); v != "" {
-	opts.BlockSize = 4 * units.Kb               // 4 KB block size
+		if n, perr := strconv.Atoi(v); perr == nil && n > 0 {
+			blockCacheMB = n
+		}
+	}
+	if v := os.Getenv("ORLY_DB_INDEX_CACHE_MB"); v != "" {
+		if n, perr := strconv.Atoi(v); perr == nil && n > 0 {
+			indexCacheMB = n
+		}
+	}
+	opts.BlockCacheSize = int64(blockCacheMB * units.Mb)
+	opts.IndexCacheSize = int64(indexCacheMB * units.Mb)
+	opts.BlockSize = 4 * units.Kb // 4 KB block size
 	// Prevent huge allocations during table building and memtable flush.
 	// Badger's TableBuilder buffer is sized by BaseTableSize; ensure it's small.
-	opts.BaseTableSize = 64 * units.Mb           // 64 MB per table (default ~2MB, increased for fewer files but safe)
+	opts.BaseTableSize = 64 * units.Mb // 64 MB per table (default ~2MB, increased for fewer files but safe)
-	opts.MemTableSize = 64 * units.Mb            // 64 MB memtable to match table size
+	opts.MemTableSize = 64 * units.Mb  // 64 MB memtable to match table size
 	// Keep value log files to a moderate size as well
-	opts.ValueLogFileSize = 256 * units.Mb       // 256 MB value log files
+	opts.ValueLogFileSize = 256 * units.Mb // 256 MB value log files
 	opts.CompactL0OnClose = true
 	opts.LmaxCompaction = true
 	opts.Compression = options.None

pkg/protocol/ws/client.go

@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ func (r *Client) ConnectWithTLS(
 			case wr := <-r.writeQueue:
 				// all write requests will go through this to prevent races
 				// log.D.F("{%s} sending %v\n", r.URL, string(wr.msg))
+				log.T.F("WS.Client: outbound message to %s: %s", r.URL, string(wr.msg))
 				if err = r.Connection.WriteMessage(
 					r.connectionContext, wr.msg,
 				); err != nil {

pkg/protocol/ws/subscription.go

@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ func (sub *Subscription) Close() {
 	if sub.Client.IsConnected() {
 		closeMsg := closeenvelope.NewFrom(sub.id)
 		closeb := closeMsg.Marshal(nil)
+		log.T.F("WS.Subscription.Close: outbound CLOSE to %s: %s", sub.Client.URL, string(closeb))
 		<-sub.Client.Write(closeb)
 	}
 }
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ func (sub *Subscription) Fire() (err error) {
 		"WS.Subscription.Fire: sending REQ id=%s filters=%d bytes=%d",
 		sub.GetID(), len(*sub.Filters), len(reqb),
 	)
+	log.T.F("WS.Subscription.Fire: outbound REQ to %s: %s", sub.Client.URL, string(reqb))
 	if err = <-sub.Client.Write(reqb); err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to write: %w", err)
 		log.T.F(

pkg/spider/spider.go

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	OneTimeSpiderSyncMarker = "spider_one_time_sync_completed"
 	SpiderLastScanMarker    = "spider_last_scan_time"
-	// MaxWebSocketMessageSize is the maximum size for WebSocket messages to avoid 32KB limit
+	// MaxWebSocketMessageSize is the maximum size for WebSocket messages
-	MaxWebSocketMessageSize = 30 * 1024 // 30KB to be safe
+	MaxWebSocketMessageSize = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // 100MB
 	// PubkeyHexSize is the size of a hex-encoded pubkey (32 bytes = 64 hex chars)
 	PubkeyHexSize = 64
 )
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type Spider struct {
 	cfg    *config.C
 	ctx    context.Context
 	cancel context.CancelFunc
+	// Configured relay addresses for self-detection
+	relayAddresses []string
 }
 
 func New(
@@ -41,10 +43,11 @@ func New(
 	cancel context.CancelFunc,
 ) *Spider {
 	return &Spider{
-		db:     db,
+		db:             db,
-		cfg:    cfg,
+		cfg:            cfg,
-		ctx:    ctx,
+		ctx:            ctx,
-		cancel: cancel,
+		cancel:         cancel,
+		relayAddresses: cfg.RelayAddresses,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ func (s *Spider) performSync(startTime, endTime time.Time) error {
 	// 4. Query each relay for events from followed pubkeys in the time range
 	eventsFound := 0
 	for _, relayURL := range relayURLs {
+		log.I.F("Spider sync: fetching follow lists from relay %s", relayURL)
 		count, err := s.queryRelayForEvents(
 			relayURL, followedPubkeys, startTime, endTime,
 		)
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ func (s *Spider) performSync(startTime, endTime time.Time) error {
 			log.E.F("Spider sync: error querying relay %s: %v", relayURL, err)
 			continue
 		}
+		log.I.F("Spider sync: completed fetching from relay %s, found %d events", relayURL, count)
 		eventsFound += count
 	}
 
@@ -263,6 +268,18 @@ func (s *Spider) discoverRelays(followedPubkeys [][]byte) ([]string, error) {
 				if n == "" {
 					continue
 				}
+				// Skip if this relay is one of the configured relay addresses
+				skipRelay := false
+				for _, relayAddr := range s.relayAddresses {
+					if n == relayAddr {
+						log.D.F("spider: skipping configured relay address: %s", n)
+						skipRelay = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if skipRelay {
+					continue
+				}
 				if _, ok := seen[n]; ok {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -340,7 +357,7 @@ func (s *Spider) queryRelayForEvents(
 			Authors: tag.NewFromBytesSlice(chunk...),
 			Since:   timestamp.FromUnix(startTime.Unix()),
 			Until:   timestamp.FromUnix(endTime.Unix()),
-			Limit:   func() *uint { l := uint(1000); return &l }(), // Limit to avoid overwhelming
+			Limit:   func() *uint { l := uint(500); return &l }(), // Limit to avoid overwhelming
 		}
 
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pkg/version/version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.17.4
+v0.17.6

scripts/run-relay-pprof.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Run the relay with CPU profiling enabled, wait 60s, then open the
+# generated profile using `go tool pprof` web UI.
+#
+# Notes:
+# - Builds a temporary relay binary in /tmp and deletes it on exit.
+# - Uses the exact env requested, plus ORLY_PPROF=cpu and a deterministic
+#   ORLY_PPROF_PATH inside a temp dir.
+# - Profiles for DURATION seconds (default 60).
+# - Launches pprof web UI at http://localhost:8000 and attempts to open browser.
+
+DURATION="${DURATION:-60}"
+HEALTH_PORT="${HEALTH_PORT:-18081}"
+ROOT_DIR="/home/mleku/src/next.orly.dev"
+LISTEN_HOST="${LISTEN_HOST:-10.0.0.2}"
+
+cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+
+# Refresh embedded web assets
+reset || true
+./scripts/update-embedded-web.sh || true
+
+TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d -t orly-pprof-XXXXXX)"
+BIN_PATH="$TMP_DIR/next.orly.dev"
+LOG_FILE="$TMP_DIR/relay.log"
+PPROF_FILE=""
+RELAY_PID=""
+PPROF_DIR="$TMP_DIR/profiles"
+mkdir -p "$PPROF_DIR"
+
+cleanup() {
+  # Try to stop relay if still running
+  if [[ -n "${RELAY_PID}" ]] && kill -0 "${RELAY_PID}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    kill "${RELAY_PID}" || true
+    wait "${RELAY_PID}" || true
+  fi
+  rm -f "$BIN_PATH" 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rf "$TMP_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Building relay binary ..."
+GOFLAGS="${GOFLAGS:-}" go build -o "$BIN_PATH" .
+
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Starting relay with CPU profiling ..."
+(
+  ORLY_LOG_LEVEL=debug \
+  ORLY_LISTEN="$LISTEN_HOST" \
+  ORLY_PORT=3334 \
+  ORLY_ADMINS=npub1fjqqy4a93z5zsjwsfxqhc2764kvykfdyttvldkkkdera8dr78vhsmmleku \
+  ORLY_ACL_MODE=follows \
+  ORLY_SPIDER_MODE=none \
+  ORLY_RELAY_ADDRESSES=test.orly.dev \
+  ORLY_IP_BLACKLIST=192.71.213.188 \
+  ORLY_HEALTH_PORT="$HEALTH_PORT" \
+  ORLY_ENABLE_SHUTDOWN=true \
+  ORLY_PPROF_HTTP=true \
+  ORLY_OPEN_PPROF_WEB=true \
+  "$BIN_PATH"
+) >"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 &
+RELAY_PID=$!
+
+# Wait for pprof HTTP server readiness
+PPROF_BASE="http://${LISTEN_HOST}:6060"
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Waiting for pprof at ${PPROF_BASE} ..."
+for i in {1..100}; do
+  if curl -fsS "${PPROF_BASE}/debug/pprof/" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+    READY=1
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+if [[ -z "${READY:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof] ERROR: pprof HTTP server not reachable at ${PPROF_BASE}." >&2
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof]       Check that ${LISTEN_HOST} is a local bindable address." >&2
+  # Attempt to dump recent logs for context
+  tail -n 100 "$LOG_FILE" || true
+  # Try INT to clean up
+  killall -INT next.orly.dev 2>/dev/null || true
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Open the HTTP pprof UI
+( xdg-open "${PPROF_BASE}/debug/pprof/" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true ) &
+
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Collecting CPU profile via HTTP for ${DURATION}s ..."
+# The HTTP /debug/pprof/profile endpoint records CPU for the provided seconds
+# and returns a pprof file without needing to stop the process.
+curl -fsS --max-time $((DURATION+10)) \
+  "${PPROF_BASE}/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=${DURATION}" \
+  -o "$PPROF_DIR/cpu.pprof" || true
+
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Sending SIGINT (Ctrl+C) for graceful shutdown ..."
+killall -INT next.orly.dev 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Wait up to ~60s for graceful shutdown so defers (pprof Stop) can run
+for i in {1..300}; do
+  if ! pgrep -x next.orly.dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 0.2
+done
+
+# Try HTTP shutdown if still running (ensures defer paths can run)
+if pgrep -x next.orly.dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof] Still running, requesting /shutdown ..."
+  curl -fsS --max-time 2 "http://10.0.0.2:${HEALTH_PORT}/shutdown" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  for i in {1..150}; do
+    if ! pgrep -x next.orly.dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      break
+    fi
+    sleep 0.2
+  done
+fi
+if pgrep -x next.orly.dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof] Escalating: sending SIGTERM ..."
+  killall -TERM next.orly.dev 2>/dev/null || true
+  for i in {1..150}; do
+    if ! pgrep -x next.orly.dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      break
+    fi
+    sleep 0.2
+  done
+fi
+if pgrep -x next.orly.dev >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof] Force kill: sending SIGKILL ..."
+  killall -KILL next.orly.dev 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+PPROF_FILE="$PPROF_DIR/cpu.pprof"
+if [[ ! -s "$PPROF_FILE" ]]; then
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof] ERROR: HTTP CPU profile not captured (file empty)." >&2
+  echo "[run-relay-pprof] Hint: Ensure ORLY_PPROF_HTTP=true and port 6060 is reachable." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Detected profile file: $PPROF_FILE"
+echo "[run-relay-pprof] Launching 'go tool pprof' web UI on :8000 ..."
+
+# Try to open a browser automatically, ignore failures
+( sleep 0.6; xdg-open "http://localhost:8000" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true ) &
+
+exec go tool pprof -http=:8000 "$BIN_PATH" "$PPROF_FILE"
+
+