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+# ZeroLagHub Complete Current State - January 2026
+
+**Document Date**: January 18, 2026  
+**Platform Status**: 85% Complete - Architectural Foundation Established  
+**Critical Blockers**: API Codebase Not in Git, DNS Fix Status Unknown  
+**Next Milestone**: 90% (DNS functional, dev containers operational)
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Executive Summary
+
+### **Platform Status Overview**
+
+**What's Working** ✅:
+- Architectural boundaries clearly defined and documented
+- Drift prevention system established across repositories
+- Infrastructure ready (1.8TB storage, 75-100 developer capacity)
+- Backup system operational (PBS + Backblaze B2)
+- Network architecture documented and enforced
+
+**What's Blocked** 🔴:
+- API codebase not in git repository (cannot verify changes)
+- DNS fix from Dec 20, 2025 not verifiable
+- 4+ weeks of undocumented session work
+- Dev containers implementation paused
+
+**What's Next** 🎯:
+1. Push API codebase to git (IMMEDIATE)
+2. Verify/apply DNS fix (CRITICAL)
+3. Resume dev containers implementation
+4. Update remaining documentation
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Repository Status Matrix
+
+### **Git Repositories**
+
+| Repository | Status | Last Update | Code Present | Critical Issues |
+|------------|--------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|
+| **zlh-grind** | ✅ Current | Jan 18, 2026 | Yes (docs) | None |
+| **knowledge-base** | 🟡 Updating | Jan 18, 2026 | Yes (docs) | 6 weeks outdated |
+| **zlh-api** | 🔴 Empty | Dec 28, 2025 | **NO** | Code not pushed |
+| **zlh-agent** | ❓ Unknown | Dec 24, 2025 | Yes | Not audited |
+
+### **Critical Finding: API Codebase Gap**
+
+**Problem**:
+- `zlh-api` repository created December 28, 2025
+- Repository is empty (no commits, no code)
+- API is running in production but not version controlled
+- Cannot verify December 20 DNS fix application
+
+**Impact**:
+- No change tracking or history
+- Cannot review or audit code
+- Cannot verify bug fixes
+- Cannot collaborate effectively
+- Risk to project continuity
+
+**Required Action**:
+- IMMEDIATE: Push current API codebase to git
+- Verify DNS fix is present in code
+- Establish commit workflow
+- Enable code review process
+
+---
+
+## 🏗️ Infrastructure Status
+
+### **VM Inventory (11 Production VMs)**
+
+**Critical Production**:
+- ✅ VM 100 (zlh-panel) - Pterodactyl panel + OAuth
+- 🔴 VM 103 (zlh-api) - Node.js backend **[CODE NOT IN GIT]**
+
+**Game Infrastructure**:
+- ✅ VM 101 (zlh-wings) - Game servers + LXC integration target
+- ✅ VM 102 (zlh-portal) - Next.js frontend
+- ✅ VM 104 (zlh-monitor) - Prometheus/Grafana monitoring
+
+**Network & Services**:
+- ✅ VM 1000 (zlh-router) - Network routing + VLANs
+- ✅ VM 1001 (zlh-dns) - Technitium DNS + development domains
+- ✅ VM 1002 (zlh-proxy) - Caddy reverse proxy + SSL
+- ✅ VM 300 (zlh-panel-dev) - Development environment
+- ✅ VM 2000 (zlh-ci) - CI/CD pipeline
+- ✅ VM [zlh-back] - PBS backup + Backblaze B2 replication
+
+### **Storage Capacity**
+- **Total Available**: 1.8TB
+- **Developer Capacity**: 75-100 concurrent development environments
+- **Backup**: Operational (PBS + Backblaze B2)
+- **Status**: Ready for scale
+
+### **Network Architecture**
+
+**Internal Network (10.x)**:
+- Container IPs: `10.200.0.X` (allocated by API)
+- Velocity Proxy: `10.70.0.241` (internal routing)
+- Network Isolation: Containers not accessible from public internet
+
+**External Network**:
+- Public IP: `139.64.165.248` (Cloudflare proxy target)
+- DNS: Dual-stack (Cloudflare public, Technitium internal)
+- Access: Only through API gateway
+
+**Critical Architectural Fact**:
+- Frontend → Container: **NO DIRECT PATH**
+- All access: Frontend → API → Agent
+- This is network reality, not policy
+
+---
+
+## 🔒 Security & Authentication
+
+### **Current Auth Stack**
+- **Frontend**: Next.js 15 with sessionStorage JWT
+- **API**: Node.js/Express with JWT validation
+- **Pterodactyl**: OAuth integration (custom)
+
+### **Known Vulnerabilities** 🔴
+
+**Critical Security Issues** (Identified but unfixed):
+1. **Server Ownership Bypass**: Any user can control any server via UUID
+2. **Admin Privilege Escalation**: Frontend can claim admin via JWT manipulation
+3. **Token URL Exposure**: JWTs visible in browser history/logs
+4. **API Key Validation Missing**: Authentication bypass vulnerabilities
+
+**Status**: Documented in project knowledge, fixes pending
+**Priority**: HIGH - Must be addressed before public launch
+
+---
+
+## 🎮 Game Support Matrix
+
+### **Production Ready** ✅
+- Minecraft (Vanilla, Paper, Fabric)
+- Terraria
+- Project Zomboid
+
+### **Development Pipeline** 🔧
+- Valheim
+- Palworld
+- Vintage Story
+- Core Keeper
+
+### **Strategic Focus**
+- Target: Modded/indie games vs mainstream providers
+- Advantage: Custom mod support + developer ecosystem
+- Differentiator: LXC performance (20-30% improvement)
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Outstanding Issues
+
+### **Critical Issues (Blocking Progress)** 🔴
+
+#### **1. API Codebase Not in Git**
+- **Severity**: CRITICAL
+- **Impact**: Cannot verify fixes, track changes, or collaborate
+- **Timeline**: IMMEDIATE action required
+- **Resolution**: Push current codebase to zlh-api repository
+
+#### **2. DNS Fix Status Unknown**
+- **Identified**: December 20, 2025
+- **Location**: `provisionAgent.js` lines 46, 330-331, 402
+- **Fix**: 3-line change (delete ZONE var, fix hostname passing)
+- **Status**: Cannot verify if applied (API not in git)
+- **Impact**: If not applied, servers remain unreachable
+- **Required Action**: 
+  1. Push code to git
+  2. Verify fix is present
+  3. If not, apply 3-line fix
+  4. Test end-to-end provisioning
+
+#### **3. Documentation Debt**
+- **Gap**: 6 weeks since last tracker update
+- **Missing**: 4+ weeks of session summaries (Dec 20 - Jan 18)
+- **Risk**: Institutional knowledge loss
+- **Status**: Being addressed (Jan 18 update in progress)
+
+### **High Priority Issues** 🟡
+
+#### **4. Security Vulnerabilities**
+- **Count**: 4 critical auth vulnerabilities identified
+- **Status**: Documented but unfixed
+- **Timeline**: Must fix before public launch
+- **Blockers**: None (ready to implement)
+
+#### **5. Dev Containers Paused**
+- **Original Plan**: 3-day sprint for implementation
+- **Status**: Paused for DNS debugging
+- **Impact**: Developer revenue pipeline delayed
+- **Resume**: After DNS fix verified
+
+#### **6. WebSocket Console Streaming**
+- **Status**: Planned but not started
+- **Dependency**: None
+- **Priority**: Medium (enhances UX but not blocking)
+
+---
+
+## 📅 Recent Work History
+
+### **December 20, 2025 Session**
+**Focus**: DNS record creation debugging  
+**Achievement**: Identified root cause of DNS bug  
+**Finding**: EdgePublisher expects SHORT hostname, provisionAgent passing FQDN  
+**Solution**: 3-line fix documented (delete ZONE var, fix line 402)  
+**Status**: Fix identified but application not verified
+
+**Root Cause Analysis**:
+```
+BROKEN FLOW:
+provisionAgent.js (line 402)
+├─ slotHostname: "mc-vanilla-5074.zerolaghub.quest" ← FQDN
+└─> EdgePublisher receives FQDN
+    └─> Adds .zerolaghub.quest again
+        └─> Creates: "mc-vanilla-5074.zerolaghub.quest.zerolaghub.quest" ← INVALID
+            └─> DNS record creation FAILS
+
+CORRECT FLOW (after fix):
+provisionAgent.js (line 402)
+├─ slotHostname: "mc-vanilla-5074" ← SHORT
+└─> EdgePublisher receives SHORT
+    └─> Adds .zerolaghub.quest internally
+        └─> Creates: "mc-vanilla-5074.zerolaghub.quest" ← VALID
+            └─> DNS record creation SUCCEEDS
+```
+
+### **December 28, 2025**
+**Event**: zlh-api repository created  
+**Status**: Empty (no code pushed)  
+**Next**: Must push codebase to repository
+
+### **January 18, 2026 Session**
+**Focus**: Architectural boundary establishment  
+**Achievement**: Updated 3 files in zlh-grind with drift prevention  
+**Files Modified**:
+- PORTAL_MIGRATION.md - Architectural boundaries
+- CONSTRAINTS.md - Network architecture rules
+- ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL.md - AI-specific guardrails
+
+**Key Outcome**: Established "Frontend cannot call agents" as hard architectural rule
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Architectural Boundaries (Established Jan 18, 2026)
+
+### **The Three-Layer Defense**
+
+**Documentation Location**: `jester/zlh-grind` repository
+
+**Layer 1: PORTAL_MIGRATION.md**
+- High-level architectural boundaries
+- Frontend→Agent prohibition explained
+- Network reality documented
+- Correct vs forbidden patterns
+
+**Layer 2: CONSTRAINTS.md**
+- Hard technical rules
+- Network architecture facts
+- Common violation patterns
+- Enforcement policy
+
+**Layer 3: ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL.md**
+- AI tool-specific warnings
+- Codex/GPT/Claude guardrails
+- "Documentation wins" enforcement
+- Restart semantics
+
+### **Core Architectural Facts**
+
+**Network Isolation**:
+- Container IPs: 10.200.0.X (internal only)
+- No public routing to containers
+- No CORS headers on agents
+- Frontend has no network path to agents
+
+**Correct Flow**:
+```
+User Action → Frontend → API → Agent → Response
+```
+
+**Forbidden Flow** (Prevented by Documentation):
+```
+User Action → Frontend → Agent (FAILS - no network path)
+```
+
+**Why This Matters**:
+- AI tools may suggest direct agent calls
+- Developers may try to add CORS
+- Shortcuts bypass security/auth/rate limits
+- Breaks architectural isolation
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Business Model & Revenue Pipeline
+
+### **Developer-to-Player Strategy**
+
+**Revenue Multiplier Model**:
+```
+LXC Development Environment ($15-40/month)
+   ↓
+Game/Mod Creation & Testing  
+   ↓
+Testing Servers (50% developer discount)
+   ↓
+Player Community Referrals (25% player discount)
+   ↓
+Developer Revenue Sharing (5-10% commission)
+   ↓
+Viral Growth & Market Expansion
+
+Revenue Example:
+1 Developer ($20/month) 
+→ 10 Players ($112.50/month) 
+→ Developer Commission ($15/month)
+= $147.50 total monthly revenue from one developer acquisition
+```
+
+### **Financial Projections**
+
+**Month 6**: $8K-30K (LXC advantage + developer pipeline)  
+**Month 12**: $25K-100K (custom platform competitive advantages)  
+**Month 24**: $75K-300K (market leadership + technology licensing)
+
+### **Competitive Advantages**
+
+1. **LXC Performance**: 20-30% improvement over Docker competitors
+2. **Developer Ecosystem**: Complete dev-to-production pipeline vs pure hosting
+3. **Open Source Foundation**: 30-40% cost advantage over corporate providers
+4. **Gaming-First Architecture**: Purpose-built vs adapted generic hosting
+
+**Status**: Infrastructure ready, waiting on dev containers implementation
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Current Sprint Status
+
+### **Phase 1: Security + LXC Foundation (Active)**
+
+**Infrastructure**: 
+- ✅ Backup complete (PBS + Backblaze B2)
+- 🔧 LXC dev environments (PRIORITY - paused for DNS)
+
+**API**:
+- 🔴 Critical: Push codebase to git
+- 🔴 Critical: Verify DNS fix status
+- 🔧 Security fixes (documented, not started)
+- 📋 Developer platform APIs (planned)
+
+**Pterodactyl**:
+- 🔧 OAuth security hardening (planned)
+- 🔧 Wings LXC integration (CRITICAL for performance)
+
+**Frontend**:
+- 🔧 Token security fixes (planned)
+- 📋 Developer dashboard interface (planned)
+
+### **Critical Success Factors**
+
+**Week 1 (Now)**:
+- [ ] Push API codebase to git
+- [ ] Verify DNS fix status
+- [ ] Apply DNS fix if needed
+- [ ] Test end-to-end provisioning
+- [ ] Update remaining documentation
+
+**Week 2-3**:
+- [ ] Resume dev containers implementation
+- [ ] Security vulnerability fixes
+- [ ] Developer platform API scaffolding
+- [ ] WebSocket console streaming
+
+**Week 4**:
+- [ ] LXC integration validation (20-30% improvement)
+- [ ] Developer dashboard MVP
+- [ ] Revenue pipeline technical foundation
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Next Immediate Actions
+
+### **Action 1: Git Repository Remediation** 🔴
+**Owner**: Development team  
+**Timeline**: IMMEDIATE (Today)  
+**Steps**:
+1. Push current API codebase to `jester/zlh-api`
+2. Include all dependencies (package.json, etc.)
+3. Document commit history from Dec 20 onwards
+4. Establish git workflow for future changes
+
+**Success Criteria**: Code visible in git, can verify DNS fix status
+
+---
+
+### **Action 2: DNS Fix Verification** 🔴
+**Owner**: Development team  
+**Timeline**: IMMEDIATE (After Action 1)  
+**Steps**:
+1. Check `provisionAgent.js` for lines 46, 330-331, 402
+2. Verify ZONE variable removed
+3. Verify `slotHostname: hostname` (not `slotHostname`)
+4. If fix missing, apply 3-line change
+5. Test end-to-end provisioning
+6. Verify DNS records created correctly
+
+**Success Criteria**: New server provisions successfully, DNS resolves
+
+---
+
+### **Action 3: Documentation Completion** 🟡
+**Owner**: Claude/AI assistants  
+**Timeline**: This week  
+**Steps**:
+1. ✅ Create Jan 18 session summary
+2. ✅ Update Cross Project Tracker
+3. ✅ Create Jan 2026 current state (this document)
+4. [ ] Update Drift Prevention Card
+5. [ ] Fill missing session summaries (Dec 20 - Jan 18)
+6. [ ] Audit other knowledge-base documents
+
+**Success Criteria**: All documentation current as of Jan 18, 2026
+
+---
+
+### **Action 4: Security Vulnerability Remediation** 🟡
+**Owner**: Development team  
+**Timeline**: Week 2  
+**Steps**:
+1. Fix server ownership bypass (UUID validation)
+2. Fix admin privilege escalation (JWT verification)
+3. Fix token URL exposure (secure storage)
+4. Fix API key validation (authentication enforcement)
+
+**Success Criteria**: All 4 vulnerabilities resolved, security audit clean
+
+---
+
+### **Action 5: Dev Containers Resume** 🟡
+**Owner**: Development team  
+**Timeline**: Week 2-3  
+**Steps**:
+1. Resume Day 1 of 3-day sprint
+2. Implement LXC container provisioning
+3. SSH access for developers
+4. Resource monitoring integration
+5. Developer dashboard interface
+
+**Success Criteria**: 20+ concurrent dev environments operational
+
+---
+
+## 📈 Success Metrics
+
+### **Technical Metrics**
+
+**Week 1 Goals**:
+- [ ] API code in git repository
+- [ ] DNS fix verified and working
+- [ ] Zero security vulnerabilities in authentication
+- [ ] Documentation 100% current
+
+**Month 1 Goals**:
+- [ ] LXC 20-30% performance improvement validated
+- [ ] 20+ concurrent development environments operational
+- [ ] Developer platform APIs functional
+- [ ] WebSocket console streaming live
+
+**Month 6 Goals**:
+- [ ] $8K-30K monthly revenue
+- [ ] 50+ active developers
+- [ ] 500+ player servers
+- [ ] Custom platform migration complete
+
+### **Business Metrics**
+
+**Developer Acquisition**:
+- Target: 10 developers by Month 3
+- Target: 50 developers by Month 6
+- Target: 200 developers by Month 12
+
+**Revenue Pipeline**:
+- Developer tier: $15-40/month
+- Player referrals: 10x multiplier
+- Commission: 5-10% developer revenue share
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 Risk Assessment
+
+### **Critical Risks** 🔴
+
+**Risk 1: API Codebase Not Version Controlled**
+- **Probability**: Currently happening
+- **Impact**: Cannot track changes, verify fixes, collaborate
+- **Mitigation**: IMMEDIATE git push required
+- **Owner**: Development team
+
+**Risk 2: DNS Bug Unknown Status**
+- **Probability**: Medium (identified but not verified)
+- **Impact**: All new servers unreachable if not fixed
+- **Mitigation**: Verify and apply fix immediately
+- **Owner**: Development team
+
+**Risk 3: Security Vulnerabilities**
+- **Probability**: High (4 critical issues documented)
+- **Impact**: Auth bypass, privilege escalation, data exposure
+- **Mitigation**: Security sprint scheduled for Week 2
+- **Owner**: Development team
+
+### **High Risks** 🟡
+
+**Risk 4: Documentation Debt**
+- **Probability**: Currently happening
+- **Impact**: Knowledge loss, coordination difficulty
+- **Mitigation**: In progress (Jan 18 update)
+- **Owner**: AI assistants + team
+
+**Risk 5: Dev Containers Delay**
+- **Probability**: Low (paused for DNS, not blocked)
+- **Impact**: Revenue pipeline delayed
+- **Mitigation**: Resume immediately after DNS fix
+- **Owner**: Development team
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Reference Documentation
+
+### **Primary Documents**
+- **Master Bootstrap**: Strategic overview + business model
+- **Cross Project Tracker**: Technical governance (THIS UPDATED JAN 18)
+- **Current State** (this doc): Complete platform status
+- **Engineering Handover**: Daily tactical tasks
+
+### **Architecture Documents**
+- **zlh-grind/PORTAL_MIGRATION.md**: Portal architecture + boundaries
+- **zlh-grind/CONSTRAINTS.md**: Hard technical rules
+- **zlh-grind/ANTI_DRIFT_GUARDRAIL.md**: AI-specific guardrails
+
+### **Session Summaries**
+- **2025-12-20**: DNS Fix Identification
+- **2026-01-18**: Architectural Guardrails (NEW)
+
+### **Git Repositories**
+- **zlh-grind**: https://git.zerolaghub.com/jester/zlh-grind (✅ Current)
+- **knowledge-base**: https://git.zerolaghub.com/jester/knowledge-base (🟡 Updating)
+- **zlh-api**: https://git.zerolaghub.com/jester/zlh-api (🔴 Empty)
+- **zlh-agent**: https://git.zerolaghub.com/jester/zlh-agent (❓ Not audited)
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Document Status
+
+**Document Status**: ACTIVE - Reflects current platform state  
+**Accuracy**: High (as of January 18, 2026)  
+**Next Update**: After DNS fix verification  
+**Owner**: Claude + Development Team  
+
+**Critical Note**: This document identifies API codebase not being in git as CRITICAL blocker. All other work should pause until codebase is version controlled.
+
+---
+
+**Platform Readiness**: 85% → 90% (after DNS fix + git remediation)  
+**Timeline to Launch**: 4-6 weeks (assuming no new blockers)  
+**Confidence Level**: HIGH (architectural foundation solid, tactical issues identified)
+
+🎯 **Next Session Priority**: Push API to git, verify DNS fix, resume dev containers