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Claude (The Golden Chronicler #50) 04e9b407d5 feat: Migrate Arbiter and Modpack Version Checker to monorepo
WHAT WAS DONE:
- Migrated Arbiter (discord-oauth-arbiter) code to services/arbiter/
- Migrated Modpack Version Checker code to services/modpack-version-checker/
- Created .env.example for Arbiter with all required environment variables
- Moved systemd service file to services/arbiter/deploy/
- Organized directory structure per Gemini monorepo recommendations

WHY:
- Consolidate all service code in one repository
- Prepare for Gemini code review (Panel v1.12 compatibility check)
- Enable service-prefixed Git tagging (arbiter-v2.1.0, modpack-v1.0.0)
- Support npm workspaces for shared dependencies

SERVICES MIGRATED:
1. Arbiter (Discord OAuth bot) - Originally written by Gemini + Claude
   - Full source code from ops-manual docs/implementation/
   - Created comprehensive .env.example
   - Ready for Panel v1.12 compatibility verification

2. Modpack Version Checker (Python CLI tool)
   - Full source code from ops-manual docs/tasks/
   - Written for Panel v1.11, needs Gemini review for v1.12
   - Never had code review before

STILL TODO:
- Whitelist Manager - Pull from Billing VPS (38.68.14.188)
  - Currently deployed and running
  - Needs Panel v1.12 API compatibility fix (Task #86)
  - Requires SSH access to pull code

NEXT STEPS:
- Gemini code review for Panel v1.12 API compatibility
- Create package.json for each service
- Test npm workspaces integration
- Deploy after verification

FILES:
- services/arbiter/ (25 new files, full application)
- services/modpack-version-checker/ (21 new files, full application)

Signed-off-by: The Golden Chronicler <claude@firefrostgaming.com>
2026-03-31 21:52:42 +00:00

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Installation Guide

Requirements

  • Python 3.9 or newer
  • pip (comes with Python)
  • A free CurseForge API key

Step 1 — Install Python

Verify Python is installed:

python3 --version
# Should show: Python 3.9.x or newer

If not installed, download from python.org.


Step 2 — Install Modpack Version Checker

pip install modpack-version-checker

Option B: Install with scheduler support

pip install "modpack-version-checker[scheduler]"

This adds APScheduler for the modpack-checker schedule background daemon command.

Option C: Install from source

git clone https://github.com/firefrostgaming/modpack-version-checker.git
cd modpack-version-checker
pip install -e ".[scheduler]"

Step 3 — Get a CurseForge API Key (free)

  1. Go to console.curseforge.com
  2. Log in or create a free account
  3. Click Create API Key
  4. Copy the key

Step 4 — Configure

modpack-checker config set-key YOUR_API_KEY_HERE

The key is stored in ~/.config/modpack-checker/config.json.


Step 5 (Optional) — Set Up Discord Notifications

  1. In your Discord server, go to Channel Settings → Integrations → Webhooks
  2. Click New Webhook and copy the URL
  3. Run:
modpack-checker config set-webhook https://discord.com/api/webhooks/YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL

A test message will be sent to confirm it works.


Step 6 — Add Your First Modpack

Find your modpack's CurseForge project ID in the URL: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/all-the-mods-9 → go to the page, the ID is in the sidebar.

modpack-checker add 238222    # All The Mods 9
modpack-checker add 361392    # RLCraft

Step 7 — Check for Updates

modpack-checker check

Background Scheduler (Optional)

Run continuous checks automatically:

# Check every 6 hours (default)
modpack-checker schedule

# Check every 12 hours
modpack-checker schedule --hours 12

To run as a Linux systemd service, create /etc/systemd/system/modpack-checker.service:

[Unit]
Description=Modpack Version Checker
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=YOUR_USERNAME
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/modpack-checker schedule --hours 6
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then:

sudo systemctl enable --now modpack-checker

Uninstall

pip uninstall modpack-version-checker

# Remove config and database (optional)
rm -rf ~/.config/modpack-checker/

Troubleshooting

modpack-checker: command not found

  • Make sure pip's script directory is in your PATH
  • Try: python3 -m modpack_checker.cli

Invalid API key

Connection failed

  • Check your internet connection
  • CurseForge API may be temporarily down; try again in a few minutes

Modpack shows Unknown

  • Verify the project ID is correct by checking the CurseForge page
  • Some older modpacks have no files listed via the API