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diff --git a/contrib/man/sentrum.1 b/contrib/man/sentrum.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..580db48 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/man/sentrum.1 @@ -0,0 +1,543 @@ +.nh +.TH sentrum +.PP + + + + + +.PP +Daemon that monitors the Bitcoin blockchain for transactions involving your +wallets and sends you notifications in many different channels (ntfy push +notifications, email, telegram, nostr, arbitrary command, etc). + +.SH Installation +.PP +Either: + +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +Compile from source using \fBcargo install sentrum\fR (binary will be installed in +\fB~/.cargo/bin\fR) +.IP \(bu 2 +Download the binary from the +releases page +\[la]https://github.com/sommerfelddev/sentrum/releases\[ra] +.IP \(bu 2 +If using archlinux, install it from the AUR: +sentrum +\[la]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sentrum\[ra] or sentrum-git +\[la]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sentrum\-git\[ra] + +.RE + +.SH Configuration +.SS Config file path +.PP +It will look for a \fBsentrum.toml\fR configuration file located in any of these +directories (with this priority): + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Current working directory +.IP " 2." 5 +\fB$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sentrum\fR +.IP " 3." 5 +\fB~/.config/sentrum\fR +.IP " 4." 5 +\fB/etc/sentrum\fR (more appropriate if running as a systemd service) + +.RE + +.PP +Alternatively, you can pass the configuration file path as an argument in the +invocation and that will override any of the above. + +.PP +\fBStart by copying the sample configuration to where you want it.\fP E.g. + +.EX +cp sentrum.sample.toml sentrum.toml +sudo cp sentrum.sample.toml /etc/sentrum/sentrum.toml +.EE + +.PP +or + +.EX +sudo cp sentrum.sample.toml /etc/sentrum/sentrum.toml +.EE + +.SS What to configure +.PP +You can use the +\[la]sentrum.sample.toml\[ra] file as an +example. +Most options have very good defaults so you don't need to change them unless you +want to. \fBIn the examples below, commented options showcase their defaults, +unless explicitly said otherwise.\fP + +.SS Required +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +\fBwallets\fR: what wallets you want to monitor +.IP \(bu 2 +\fBactions\fR: what actions you want to take once a relevant transaction is found + +.RE + +.SS Optional +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +\fBelectrum\fR: by default, public electrum servers are used. You can configure it +to connect to your own +.IP \(bu 2 +\fBmessage\fR: this allows you to configure the subject and body templates of the +notification message and choose the relevant data from the transaction that +you want to include + +.RE + +.SH Wallets +.PP +For each wallet you want to track, add the following configuration: + +.EX +[[wallets]] +# Identifier for naming purposes (required) +name = "alice" +# Wallet xpub (required) +xpub = "xpub6CkXHzuU1NyHUFNiQZLq2bgt6QPqjZbwpJ1MDgDeo4bWZ8ZP7HZr7v9WTLCQFhxVhqiJNcw5wSKE77rkAK1SzcuHjt36ZUibBHezGzGL9h9" +# Script kind ("legacy","nested_segwit","segwit","taproot") (optional) +#kind = "segwit" +.EE + +.PP +It assumes a BIP84 (native segwit, \fBbc1\fR style addresses) wallet. If your wallet +has a different script kind add the field \fBkind = "legacy"\fR (or \fBnested_segwit\fR, +or \fBtaproot\fR). + +.PP +More complex wallet types are supported by providing \fBprimary = "<desc>"\fR and +\fBchange = "<desc>"\fR wallet descriptors instead of \fBxpub =\fR and \fBkind =\fR\&. + +.SH Actions +.PP +For each new relevant transaction, you can take multiple actions. For each +action you desire to take, you need to add the configuration: + +.EX +[[actions]] +# Action type (required) +type = "<INSERT ACTION KIND>" +<.... INSERT ACTION SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION HERE...> +.EE + +.PP +Below we explain the configuration for each action kind. You can have multiple +actions of the same kind (e.g. you want to send multiple emails from different +accounts for some reason). + +.SS ntfy +.PP +This is the best straightforward way to get push notifications on a smartphone. + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Install the android/iOS app following the relevant links in https://ntfy.sh +.IP " 2." 5 +If you don't run your own ntfy self-hosted server, create an account at +ntfy.sh +.IP " 3." 5 +Open the app, give it the needed permissions and configure your account +credentials +.IP " 4." 5 +Click on the \fB+\fR button and create a "topic", preferably named \fBsentrum\fR +since that's what will be used by default. + +.RE + +.PP +Then you just need to add the relevant configuration: + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "ntfy" +# Credentials (required if you use a public server like the default one) +credentials.username = "<YOUR USERNAME HERE>" +credentials.password = "<YOUR PASSWORD HERE>" +# ntfy server (optional) +#url = "https://ntfy.sh" +# notification channel name (optional) +#topic = "sentrum" +# Proxy used to connect (optional, defaults to None) +#proxy = "socks5://127.0.0.1:9050" +# Priority ("max", "high", "default", "low", "min") (optional) +#priority = "default" +.EE + +.SS nostr +.PP +Get notified by a nostr NIP04 encrypted +DM +\[la]https://github.com/nostr\-protocol/nips/blob/master/04.md\[ra] (leaks metadata +but widely supported) or a +NIP59 GiftWrap sealed sender DM +\[la]https://github.com/nostr\-protocol/nips/blob/master/59.md\[ra] +(more private but not supported by many clients). Add: + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "nostr" +# Which npub to send the DM (required) +recipient = "<YOUR npub, hex pubkey, nprofile or nip05>" +# If NIP59 giftwrap DMs should be used instead of NIP04 (optional) +#sealed_dm = false +# Which relays to use to send DMs +#relays = ["wss://nostr.bitcoiner.social", "wss://nostr.oxtr.dev", "wss://nostr.orangepill.dev", "wss://relay.damus.io"] +.EE + +.SS email +.PP +You need to add the configuration below and essentially configure an +authenticated connection to your email provider's SMTP server. I cannot help you +out with every provider's weird rules (maybe you need to allow 3rd party apps +for gmail, who knows). + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "email" +# SMTP server (required) +server = "<insert smtp server url (e.g. smtp.gmail.com)" +# SMTP connection type ("tls", "starttls" or "plain") (optional) +#connection = "tls" +# SMTP port (optional, defaults to 587 for TLS, 465 for STARTTLS and 25 for plain connections +#port = 1025 +# SMTP credentials (required in most cases) +credentials.authentication_identity = "<insert login email>" +credentials.secret = "<insert password>" +# Accept self signed certificates (needed if you are using protonmail-bridge) (optional) +#self_signed_cert = false +# Configure sender (required) +from = "sentrum <youremailhere@host.tld>" +# Configure recipient (optional, defaults to the same as the "from" sender) +#to = "sentrum <youremailhere@host.tld>" +.EE + +.SS telegram +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Create a new bot using @Botfather +\[la]https://t.me/botfather\[ra] to get a token in the format \fB123456789:blablabla\fR\&. +.IP " 2." 5 +Optionally configure the bot (name, profile pic, etc) with @Botfather +.IP " 3." 5 +Open a chat with your bot +.IP " 4." 5 +Add the relevant config: + +.RE + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "telegram" +# Auth token of the bot created with @Botfather (required) +bot_token = "<insert bot token>" +# 10-digit user id of the DM recipient, go to your profile to get it (required) +user_id = 1234567890 +.EE + +.SS command +.PP +Runs an external command where you can use transaction details as arguments. +You can check what parameters (such as \fB{wallet}\fR or \fB{tx_net}\fR you can use in +the message +\[la]#message\[ra] configuration, since they are the same. + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "command" +cmd = "notify-send" +args = ["[{wallet}] new tx: {tx_net} sats"] +.EE + +.SS terminal_print +.PP +Justs prints the notification text in the terminal. You can potentially pipe it +to something else. + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "terminal_print" +.EE + +.SS desktop_notification +.PP +Displays the transaction message as a native desktop notification on the same +computer sentrum is running. + +.EX +[[actions]] +type = "desktop_notification" +.EE + +.SH Message +.PP +You can configure the message template and it applies to almost every action +type. This configuration is entirely optional since the default templates will +be used if omitted. + +.PP +Here is the default template: + +.EX +[message] +subject = "[{wallet}] new transaction" +body = "net: {tx_net} sats, balance: {total_balance} sats, txid: {txid_short}" +# Can be "plain", "markdown" or "html" +format = "plain" +# Configure blockexplorer urls. This is used to create the {tx_url} parameter +block_explorers.mainnet = "https://mempool.space/tx/{txid}" +block_explorers.testnet = "https://mempool.space/testnet/tx/{txid}" +block_explorers.signet = "https://mempool.space/signet/tx/{txid}" +.EE + +.PP +In the subject and body templates, you can use the following parameters: + +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{tx_net}\fR: difference between the owned outputs and owned inputs +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{wallet}\fR: name of the configured wallet +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{total_balance}\fR: total balance of the wallet +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{txid}\fR: txid of the transaction +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{txid_short}\fR: truncated txid, easier on the eyes +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{received}\fR: sum of owned outputs +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{sent}\fR: sum of owned inputs +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{fee}\fR: transaction fee +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{current_height}\fR: current blockheight +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{tx_height}\fR: blockheight transaction confirmation +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{confs}\fR: number of transaction confirmations (0 for unconfirmed) +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{conf_timestamp}\fR: timestamp of the first confirmation in the \fB%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\fR format +.IP \(bu 2 +\fB{tx_url}\fR: a block explorer URL to the transaction + +.RE + +.SH Electrum server +.PP +By default, public electrum servers will be used. I \fBstrongly suggest +configuring your own electrum server if you want privacy (as you should)\fP\&. + +.PP +The defaults are: + +.EX +[electrum] +# Defaults: +# - mainnet: ssl://fulcrum.sethforprivacy.com:50002 +# - testnet: ssl://electrum.blockstream.info:60002 +# - signet: ssl://mempool.space:60602 +# Use "tcp://" if you are connecting without SSL (e.g. "tcp://localhost:50001" +# or "tcp://fwafiuesngirdghrdhgiurdhgirdgirdhgrd.onion:50001" +url = "ssl://fulcrum.sethforprivacy.com:50002" +# blockchain network ("bitcoin", "testnet", "signet", "regtest") +network = "bitcoin" +# Optional socks5 proxy (defaults to None) +#socks5 = 127.0.0.1:9050 +# If using ssl with a trusted certificate, set this to true +certificate_validation = false +.EE + + +.SH Usage +.PP +Just run \fBsentrum\fR without arguments (uses default config search paths) or +\fBsentrum <path/to/config/file>\fR\&. + +.PP +You can pass the \fB--test\fR flag to send a single test notification to all +configured actions. + +.PP +By default, only new transactions can trigger actions. If you pass +\fB--notify-past-txs\fR, it will send notifications of past transactions +in the initial wallet sync. If you have a long transaction history, this will +spam your notification channels for every transaction. + +.SH systemd service +.PP +The ideal use-case is as a long running daemon, so it makes sense to configure +it as a systemd service. + +.PP +If you installed sentrum from the AUR, you just need to edit +\fB/etc/sentrum/sentrum.conf\fR and do \fBsudo systemclt enable --now sentrum.service\fR + +.PP +If you are installing \fBsentrum\fR manually (e.g. from the releases page or \fBcargo +install\fR), you should (either from the cloned repository or from inside the +extracted release archive): + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Copy systemd files to appropriate places: + +.RE + +.EX +sudo cp contrib/systemd/sentrum.service +sudo cp contrib/systemd/sentrum.sysusers /etc/sysusers.d/sentrum.conf +sudo cp contrib/systemd/sentrum.tmpfiles /etc/tmpfiles.d/sentrum.conf +.EE + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Reload systemd daemon, sysusers and tmpfiles: + +.RE + +.EX +sudo systemclt daemon-reload +sudo systemd-sysusers +sudo systemd-tmpfiles --create +.EE + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Place the \fBsentrum.toml\fR (or \fBsentrum.sample.toml\fR) configuration file in +\fB/etc/sentrum\fR and make sure the \fBsentrum\fR user owns it: + +.RE + +.EX +sudo cp sentrum.toml /etc/sentrum +sudo chown sentrum:sentrum /etc/sentrum/sentrum.toml +.EE + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Enable and start the service: + +.RE + +.EX +sudo systemclt enable --now sentrum.service +.EE + +.RS +.IP " 1." 5 +Check if everything is fine with \fBsystemctl status sentrum\fR +.IP " 2." 5 +Check the logs with \fBjournalctl -fu sentrum\fR + +.RE + +.SH Docker +.PP +To run sentrum using Docker, you can either build the image yourself or use the prebuilt image. + +.SS Building the image +.PP +To build the image from source, run the following: + +.EX +git clone https://github.com/sommerfelddev/sentrum.git +cd sentrum +docker build -t sentrum:local . +.EE + +.PP +To use the prebuilt image, simply pull from GHCR: + +.EX +docker pull docker pull ghcr.io/sommerfelddev/sentrum:latest +.EE + +.PP +Note that there are two types of tags: + +.PP +\fBlatest\fR: a tag from the latest commit to master +\fBx.x.x\fR: (i.e. \fB0.1.1\fR) a tag of the corresponding sentrum version + +.SS Running the image +.PP +To run the image, simply run the following, passing in the \fBsentrum.toml\fR file you created and configured earlier: + +.EX +docker run --rm -it --volume ./sentrum.toml:/sentrum.toml ghcr.io/sommerfelddev/sentrum:latest +.EE + +.PP +If using Docker compose, you can configure the service as follows: + +.EX +services: + sentrum: + container_name: sentrum + image: ghcr.io/sommerfelddev/sentrum:latest + restart: unless-stopped + volumes: + - ./sentrum.toml:/sentrum.toml +.EE + +.SH Future Work +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +More action types: +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +Matrix DM +.IP \(bu 2 +SimpleX chat DM +.IP \(bu 2 +IRC +.IP \(bu 2 +XMPP +.IP \(bu 2 +Whatsapp/Signal using linked devices (harder) +.IP \(bu 2 +HTTP request + +.RE + +.IP \(bu 2 +More wallet types: +.RS +.IP \(bu 2 +Single Address (blocked by +https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk/issues/759) +.IP \(bu 2 +Collections of wallets as a single entity + +.RE + +.IP \(bu 2 +Notifications for the first tx confirmation and after N confirmations +.IP \(bu 2 +Filtering notifications by the transaction amounts (e.g. no action for +transactions smaller than 1M sats) +.IP \(bu 2 +Debian package (using \fBcargo-deb\fR) +.IP \(bu 2 +Allow per wallet actions +.IP \(bu 2 +Support other blockchain backends (bitcoind-rpc, explora, block filters, dojo) +.IP \(bu 2 +Maybe create a little web UI that helps with writing the configuration +.IP \(bu 2 +Incentivize node distributions to package sentrum + +.RE |