NodeBB v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 build trail
How ReadyStack built readystack/nodebb:v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 and its build kit, copied record by record: why the release exists, every chain, drive and stage it went through, the model work, the review rounds, the defects, the checks that verified it and when it was published. Each line names the record it comes from in brackets; a record that does not exist for this release says so.
This trail
As JSON- Image
readystack/nodebb:v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 - Index digestsha256:49b4b223a847d40ddcd708a8ac689c4f35be68ac2538828f891e3fc500a90cb9
- linux/amd64 digestsha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e
- Archive
ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz - Archive SHA-256 now4d41cdb82d09b4e42b0bb264ddc3aa5605febe9486d5ebe0dc7768eb60cd86da
- Generated2026-11-02T23:33:35Z by KitForge release/build_trail.py
- Sections9 sections, 4 fully recorded; 10 items not recorded
Signed with the release key The trail's signature is a Sigstore bundle beside it. Check it is ours before you rely on it:
cosign verify-blob --key https://readystack.dev/keys/cosign.pub \ --bundle ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.trail.json.sigstore ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.trail.json
IdentityWhy this release existsThe path through the harnessModel work per stageReviewDefectsVerificationPublicationPackages and CPU level
Identity
1 item not recorded- ProductNodeBB (nodebb) [MANIFEST.json]
- Release tagv4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 [MANIFEST.json]
- Imagereadystack/nodebb:v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 [MANIFEST.json]
- Image index digestsha256:49b4b223a847d40ddcd708a8ac689c4f35be68ac2538828f891e3fc500a90cb9 [docs/provenance/LOCKED_DIGEST.txt]
- linux/amd64 image digestsha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e [ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json, subject.image_manifest_digest]
- ArchiveReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz (bytes 411628104) [MANIFEST.json]
- Archive sha256 at publishcaef2fd82354052f6e6dbcf8894fbea826af224bfdd0bb04906bece01553ccfc [MANIFEST.json, repack_history[0].previous_tarball_sha256]
- Archive sha256 now4d41cdb82d09b4e42b0bb264ddc3aa5605febe9486d5ebe0dc7768eb60cd86da [MANIFEST.json, tarball_sha256]
- Archive records agreeyes [MANIFEST.json, PUBLISH_MANIFEST.json and .cutover.json name the same sha256]
- Repack history
- at 2026-11-01 · label kitfix · reason customer kit files brought up to the current engine: BUILD_OFFLINE.sh (kit root, docs/offline, docs/docker); the header of BUILD_OFFLINE.sh no longer says a --provenance rebuild meets a SLSA build level, comment lines only; not image inputs; image and every build input unchanged · previous sha256 caef2fd82354052f6e6dbcf8894fbea826af224bfdd0bb04906bece01553ccfc · sha256 bde0404ce652eec69dd998937bb3289108ba1f7bec7504a7bd56102fe9033860 · replaced BUILD_OFFLINE.sh, docs/docker/BUILD_OFFLINE.sh, docs/offline/BUILD_OFFLINE.sh, rebuild.json
- at 2026-11-01 · label upstreamfix · reason customer kit files brought up to the current engine: docs/admin-guide/ADMIN_HANDBOOK.md's 'Moving from the upstream image' section rendered again from registry/upstream_images.json (compares with ghcr.io/nodebb/nodebb:4.16.5, not ghcr.io/nodebb/nodebb:4.16.4); not image inputs; image and every build input unchanged · previous sha256 bde0404ce652eec69dd998937bb3289108ba1f7bec7504a7bd56102fe9033860 · sha256 4d41cdb82d09b4e42b0bb264ddc3aa5605febe9486d5ebe0dc7768eb60cd86da · replaced docs/admin-guide/ADMIN_HANDBOOK.md, rebuild.json
- Upstream repositoryhttps://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB [docs/provenance/SOURCE_TREE_HASH.json]
- Upstream refv4.16.5 [docs/provenance/SOURCE_TREE_HASH.json]
- Upstream commitc3d8dc512292a376f19e06cb93512bdff2505102 [docs/provenance/SOURCE_TREE_HASH.json]
- Source tree hash6a6d1348fa2fafd76dea0c49bbb9f18ead2fcfc5b36ff252b7b653afd6a45d98 (files 5803) [docs/provenance/SOURCE_TREE_HASH.json, tree_listing_sha256 (sha256 of the sorted file listing)]
- Kit tree hashsha256:c270205f8b5329fadf288203bee9b5df07a88ecde6ef8cb323efe5905e97d246 [ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json, inputs.tree_hash]
- SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH1793206441 (utc 2026-10-28T16:54:01Z) [ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json, inputs.source_date_epoch]
- Base images
- ref ubuntu:24.04@sha256:fe81560990fae86dc4743202b2cb4d3df98d0bcf949173cecef15ce1127ef852 · platform digest sha256:78d4744ead1f5b19b04d0df558ab182a5300903900755e515b2ca4d10eb2044d
- BuildKitmoby/buildkit:v0.31.2 (image digest sha256:e0e67ea9c4bb07bdef683e29f70f3b623d1eb9c82274a9ec04e6bb0511449fb0) [ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json, engine]
- Not recorded: the engine commit(s) that built it (drive_runs records them for drives from 2026-11-02; this release's drives were rebuilt from line logs, which do not name it)
Why this release exists
Fully recorded- Chain795 (created 2026-10-29T19:22:23Z · trigger customer_request · upstream version v4.16.5) [chains, chains #795]
- Requestbuild request #474 (rebuild) (requested at 2026-10-29T18:08:25Z · requested by kitforge-agent · version v4.16.5) [build_requests, build_requests #474]
- Reasonretarget to v4.16.5: a newer upstream release (rule 1) [build_requests, build_requests #474 request_reason]
- Supersedesreadystack/nodebb:v4.16.4-CE-ubuntu24.04-r3 (chain 729) [chains, chains #729]
The path through the harness
2 items not recorded1 chain · 3 drives · 18 stages · 2 rewinds
Chain 795 release · shipped
Created 2026-10-29T19:22:23Z, upstream v4.16.5, build request 474 [chains, chains #795]
| Drive | Started | Minutes | Build host | How it stopped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 839 | 2026-10-29T19:22:54Z | 22.6 | build host 4 withhold-publish | stage_failed at verdict [drive_runs, drive_runs #839] rebuilt from a build line's log |
| 843 | 2026-10-29T21:07:58Z | 33.9 | build host 4 withhold-publish | ready_to_ship [drive_runs, drive_runs #843] rebuilt from a build line's log |
| 845 | 2026-10-29T22:01:07Z | 10.8 | build host 4 publish-held | shipped [drive_runs, drive_runs #845] rebuilt from a build line's log |
Stages, in order
| Stage | First start | Passed | Attempts | Gate checks passed | Artifacts (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
intake |
2026-10-29T19:23:00Z | 2026-10-29T19:23:01Z | 1 | 4
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— |
acquire |
2026-10-29T19:23:06Z | 2026-10-29T19:23:06Z | 1 | 12
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plan |
2026-10-29T19:23:40Z | 2026-10-29T19:23:41Z | 1 | 10
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— |
assemble_kit |
2026-10-29T19:31:53Z | 2026-10-29T21:16:02Z | 2 | 27
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— |
remediate |
2026-10-29T19:32:33Z | 2026-10-29T21:16:04Z | 2 | 8
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— |
build_kit |
2026-10-29T19:42:37Z | 2026-10-29T21:25:54Z | 2 | 9
|
— |
verdict |
2026-10-29T19:45:31Z | 2026-10-29T21:28:06Z | 2 | 8
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— |
publish_image |
2026-10-29T21:29:13Z | 2026-10-29T21:29:14Z | 1 | 7
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— |
boot_instance |
2026-10-29T21:29:29Z | 2026-10-29T21:29:30Z | 2 | 3
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— |
sbom |
2026-10-29T21:30:03Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:04Z | 1 | 5
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schema_discovery |
2026-10-29T21:30:06Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:06Z | 1 | 7
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admin_handbook |
2026-10-29T21:30:12Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:12Z | 1 | 7
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db_handbook |
2026-10-29T21:30:21Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:22Z | 1 | 8
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seed_data |
2026-10-29T21:30:28Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:29Z | 1 | 6
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— |
seed_validate |
2026-10-29T21:30:30Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:31Z | 1 | 3
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usecase_validate |
2026-10-29T21:30:51Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:52Z | 1 | 10
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finalize_docs |
2026-10-29T21:30:57Z | 2026-10-29T21:30:58Z | 1 | 9
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package_archive |
2026-10-29T21:41:46Z | 2026-10-29T22:11:55Z | 2 | 33 (final gate PASS)
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— |
[stage_runs]
Rewinds
- 2026-10-29T21:08:05Z:
verdicttoassemble_kiton strategy_changed (chain 795: strategy changed — rewound from 'verdict' to assemble_kit and dropped the vendored tree so the change actually reaches the build.) [stage_events, stage_events #2365] - 2026-10-29T22:00:40Z:
package_archivetopackage_archiveon docs_redo (scripts/redo-docs.py) [stage_events, stage_events #999]
- Not recorded: each drive's ticks and first failed check (drive_runs records them for drives from 2026-11-02; these drives were rebuilt from line logs)
- Not recorded: the sha256 of each stage's artifacts (stage_events records them for stages passed from 2026-11-02; this chain's events were rebuilt from stage_runs and logs) — the archive's CHECKSUMS.sha256 lists the sha256 of every file it ships
Model work per stage
3 items not recordedRole: writer model. Calls up to 2026-10-29T22:11:55Z.
5 calls over 3 stages
| Stage | Calls | Refused | Errors | Max attempt | Forced commits | Real tokens | Lesson rules shown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
plan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | not recorded | not recorded | — |
remediate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | not recorded | not recorded | — |
usecase_validate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | not recorded | not recorded | — |
[micro_step_runs]
- Not recorded: forced commits (micro_step_runs records them for calls from 2026-11-02)
- Not recorded: real token counts (recorded per call from 2026-11-02; earlier rows hold only an estimate, which is not shown)
- Not recorded: the lesson rules shown to the writer model (lesson_recalls holds no rows for this chain: its recorder was silent from 2026-06-06 to 2026-11-02)
Review
2 items not recordedRole: review model.
1 round, 1 counted, $0.36 recorded cost
| Round | Started | Critical | Major | Minor | Verdict | Cost | Cap in force | Archive reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-10-29T21:42:33Z | 0 | 0 | 0 | clean to publish [held_rounds, held_rounds #129] rebuilt from a held-review state file | $0.36 | not recorded | not recorded |
- Not recorded: the sha256 of the archive each round reviewed (held_rounds records it for rounds from 2026-11-02; these rounds were rebuilt from state files)
- Not recorded: the round cap in force at each round (the state files did not keep it)
Defects
Fully recorded- Ledger entries3 [defects, defects where product_slug=nodebb and this tag or chain]
- Disclosed in the archive2 [docs/defects/defects.json, entries]
3 ledger entries: by severity low 2, critical 1; by status open 2, fixed-in-release 1.
| Defect | Severity | Status | Found by | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RSD-nodebb-09bb3afe69The image refuses to start without NODEBB_ADMIN_PASSWORD, although NodeBB uses it only when it creates the administrator on an empty database [defects, defects #140290] | low | open | runtime check | — |
RSD-nodebb-b9bd32a15dNodeBB's asset build writes language files in a run-dependent key order (concurrent mutation in src/meta/languages.js) [defects, defects #140291] | low | open | build strategy record | — |
RSD-nodebb-17991d8902CVE-2026-111497 in node 24.21.0 is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list [defects, defects #140292] | critical | fixed-in-release | image scan | v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 |
Verification
2 items not recorded- Reproduced before publishingyes (rebuilt digest sha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e · published digest sha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e · digest match yes · builder moby/buildkit:v0.31.2 · build seconds 259) [docs/provenance/REPRO_VERIFICATION.json, verified]
- Final contract gate (G8)PASS (checks cosign, scan_grade, tag_base_os, vex_shipped, scout_grade_a, script_copies, three_way_sha, offline_rebuild, rebuild_manifest, artifact_coverage, assetchain_coverage) [stage_runs, stage_runs chain 795 package_archive gate_result.g8.result]
- Grade at releaseA (percent 94 · docker grade B · docker percent 83 · tool docker scout policy 1.26.0 · config docker-default · org vex no · at 2026-10-29T22:01:51Z · failing Docker Scout counts 102 packages with copyleft licences (GPL, LGPL, MPL), 96 of them operating-system packages (it counts only packages whose licence it can read; the SBOM lists every component). · corrections No outdated base images) [SCOUT_EVIDENCE.json, docker_scout_policy.corrected]
- First own scan of the releaseA (at 2026-10-29T22:12:05Z · score 100 · rubric cerodeo-v1 · fixable critical 0 · fixable high 0 · syft 1.54.1 · grype 0.120.1 · grype db v6.1.10@2026-10-29T06:23:34Z) [image_scans, image_scans #1571]
- Image signatureverified on the index and the linux/amd64 manifest (key fingerprint 04daa92344a52dbc · at 2026-10-29T22:01:13Z) [docs/provenance/IMAGE_EVIDENCE.json, signed]
- Image signature transparency-log entries
- log index 3576786270 · transparency-log entry
- log index 3576788045 · transparency-log entry
- rebuild.json signatureSigstore bundle, release key (key fingerprint 04daa92344a52dbc · log index 3636894969 · transparency-log entry · integrated 2026-11-01T23:27:18Z) [ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json.sigstore, verificationMaterial.tlogEntries[0]]
- Signed attestations
- kind provenance · digest sha256:49b4b223a847d40ddcd708a8ac689c4f35be68ac2538828f891e3fc500a90cb9 · state attached · log index 3577536369 · transparency-log entry
- kind sbom · digest sha256:49b4b223a847d40ddcd708a8ac689c4f35be68ac2538828f891e3fc500a90cb9 · state attached · log index 3577540726 · transparency-log entry
- kind vsa · digest sha256:49b4b223a847d40ddcd708a8ac689c4f35be68ac2538828f891e3fc500a90cb9 · state attached · log index 3577543068 · transparency-log entry
- kind provenance · digest sha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e · state attached · log index 3577545923 · transparency-log entry
- kind sbom · digest sha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e · state attached · log index 3577549510 · transparency-log entry
- kind vsa · digest sha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e · state attached · log index 3577552275 · transparency-log entry
Offline clean-room rebuilds
- 2026-10-29T21:42:36Z on build host 2 (Docker-in-Docker daemon with --network none): bit for bit yes, digest match yes, customer verify yes
rebuilt sha256:1985054078b7654c28610657d3703ea47e417cadd2203e8327c628608e35b37e [clean-room rebuild ledger, runs[555]]
- Not recorded: the policy tool's --result-file itself (its per-policy results are copied into SCOUT_EVIDENCE.json and the archive's IMAGE_EVIDENCE.json; the file is not kept)
- Not recorded: the pins record (docs/PINS.md is not in this archive as generated; a repack that adds it is appended to this trail's history)
Publication
Fully recorded- Image pushed (internal tag), publish_image passed2026-10-29T21:29:14Z [stage_runs, stage_runs chain 795 stage publish_image]
- Release tag promoted2026-10-29T22:10:33Z (method imagetools_create_retag_by_digest_no_rebuild · digest sha256:49b4b223a847d40ddcd708a8ac689c4f35be68ac2538828f891e3fc500a90cb9 · tag readystack/nodebb:v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1) [deliverables/provenance/PROMOTION_RECORD.json, promoted_at]
- Archive manifests written2026-10-29T22:04:37Z [PUBLISH_MANIFEST.json, published_at]
- Archive cut over on prodasset, package_archive passed2026-10-29T22:11:55Z [stage_runs, stage_runs chain 795 stage package_archive]
- Cut-over markerpresent (chain 795) [.cutover.json]
- Release checklist and site event2026-10-29T22:11:53Z (status complete · site event 295 · steps grade a verified done · release tag promoted done · cosign signed done · release evidence recorded done · contract gate passed done · archive published done · hub readme live done · reproducibility recorded done · defects ledger published done · catalog available done · build request fulfilled done · seo regenerated skipped · site catalogue refreshed done · site grade recorded done · site queue synced done · customer requests charged done · owners notified done) [deliverables/provenance/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.json, run_at]
Packages and CPU level
Fully recorded- Packages in the image948 (scanned 2026-11-02T06:30:04Z · source backfill:daily-scan) [release_images, package_count]
- x86-64 level the image needsv1 (used v4 · baseline v2 · elf files 760 · probed 2026-11-02T17:05:21Z · source backfill) [release_images, isa_level_hard]
History
1 event- 2026-11-02T23:33:35Z generated: by KitForge release/build_trail.py · generator commit 916780cc218cf013bd623a8c085aaf73d3b053d0 · note backfill: built after the release from its records
Records
25 records| Record | Where it is | Rows |
|---|---|---|
docs/defects/defects.json | inside the archive (ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz) | — |
docs/provenance/IMAGE_EVIDENCE.json | inside the archive (ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz) | — |
docs/provenance/LOCKED_DIGEST.txt | inside the archive (ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz) | — |
docs/provenance/REPRO_VERIFICATION.json | inside the archive (ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz) | — |
docs/provenance/SOURCE_TREE_HASH.json | inside the archive (ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.tar.gz) | — |
.cutover.json | beside the archive (prodasset /data/production/nodebb/v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1/) | — |
MANIFEST.json | beside the archive (prodasset /data/production/nodebb/v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1/) | — |
PUBLISH_MANIFEST.json | beside the archive (prodasset /data/production/nodebb/v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1/) | — |
ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json | beside the archive (prodasset /data/production/nodebb/v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1/) | — |
ReadyStack-nodebb-v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1.rebuild.json.sigstore | beside the archive (prodasset /data/production/nodebb/v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1/) | — |
SCOUT_EVIDENCE.json | beside the archive (prodasset /data/production/nodebb/v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1/) | — |
clean-room rebuild ledger | the clean-room rebuild ledger (runstate/audit-2026-09/bit4bit.json, not published) | — |
build_requests | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | 474 |
chains | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | 795 |
defects | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | nodebb v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 |
drive_runs | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | chain 795 |
held_rounds | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | chain 795 |
image_scans | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | 1571 |
micro_step_runs | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | chain 795 |
release_images | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | nodebb v4.16.5-CE-ubuntu24.04-r1 |
stage_events | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | chain 795 |
stage_runs | sadb, ReadyStack's engine database (not published) | chain 795 |
attestations.json | the chain's workspace on the controller (not published) | — |
deliverables/provenance/PROMOTION_RECORD.json | the chain's workspace on the controller (not published) | — |
deliverables/provenance/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.json | the chain's workspace on the controller (not published) | — |