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name: gururmm-beast-windows-build-host
description: GURU-BEAST-ROG (i9-14900K) is the PRIMARY GuruRMM Windows build host (Pluto 172.16.3.36 = fallback). Reached from .30 via Tailscale-on-.30 at Beast's tailnet IP 100.101.122.4 as user guru. build-windows.sh does `attempt_build beast || attempt_build pluto`.
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  type: reference
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Set up 2026-06-12. **GURU-BEAST-ROG = PRIMARY Windows build host; Pluto (Administrator@172.16.3.36)
= FALLBACK.** `deploy/build-pipeline/build-windows.sh` selects via
`attempt_build beast || attempt_build pluto` — falls back if Beast is **unreachable/down OR its
build fails**.

## Parallel build (lever A, 2026-06-12) — ~5.6 min, was ~10-21 min
`run_remote_build()` parallelises the 8 variants across concurrent SSH sessions instead of one
serial `cmd /c` chain (the release profile is opt-level=z + lto=true + codegen-units=1, so each
variant's codegen/LTO is single-threaded — concurrency overlaps those tails). Beast: 24c/32t, 128 GB.
- **WAVE 1** (5 concurrent, stable toolchain): agent amd64 (`target/release`) + debug
  (`target/debug-agent`) + x86 (`target/x86`), tray, cleanup.
- **WAVE 2** (2 concurrent, Rust 1.77): legacy amd64 (`target/legacy-x64`) + legacy x86
  (`target/legacy-x86`). MSI (WiX) runs after wave 1, overlaps wave 2.
- **Two hard rules learned (both broke the build on BOTH hosts first try):**
  1. **Every concurrent cargo needs its OWN `--target-dir`** — sharing one (e.g. amd64+x86 both on
     `target/`) makes them block on cargo's per-build-dir lock and run serially ("Blocking waiting
     for file lock on build directory"). `copy_artifacts()` paths must match the per-variant dirs.
  2. **Do NOT pre-resolve the legacy lock with `cargo +1.77 fetch`/`generate-lockfile`** — a
     full-graph resolve on 1.77 dies parsing a transitive `edition2024` dep (wit-bindgen),
     `rc=101`. Just `move Cargo.lock aside` and let the two `cargo +1.77 build --features legacy`
     invocations resolve scoped (no wit-bindgen); cargo's package-cache lock serialises their brief
     resolve safely, then they compile in parallel. Restore the lock after.
Result: v0.6.66 built on Beast in **336s** (cargo phase 319s), all 8 artifacts signed + published
beta. vs Beast's first serial+cold build 622s and Pluto's 1269s.

## How .30 reaches Beast
- Beast is on Wi-Fi `10.2.51.228` (a DIFFERENT LAN than the .30 office 172.16.3.x) + tailnet
  `100.101.122.4`. .30 (office) could NOT reach it via the pfSense subnet route — the pfSense
  Tailscale **SNAT-subnet-routes is deliberately OFF** (so remotes see real LAN IPs), and the raw
  172.16.x source didn't complete to Beast. **Fix: installed Tailscale ON .30** (node
  `gururmm-server`/`100.86.12.15`, `tailscale up --accept-routes=false`) → reaches Beast
  `100.101.122.4` peer-to-peer (DERP-relayed, ~50ms — fine for SSH-driven builds). No pfSense/ACL
  changes. (Don't chase the subnet route again — Tailscale-on-.30 is the working path.)
- Build SSH user = **guru** (an admin; built-in Administrator is disabled). Pipeline path verified:
  `root@.30 (/root/.ssh/id_ed25519) -> guru@100.101.122.4`. Host key pinned in
  `/opt/gururmm/beast_known_hosts`. Both root's build key AND GURU-5070's key are in Beast's
  `C:\ProgramData\ssh\administrators_authorized_keys` (ACL: Administrators+SYSTEM only).

## Beast build toolchain (under C:\Users\guru)
- Rust: stable + **1.77** toolchains, **i686-pc-windows-msvc** target for both; cargo/rustup in
  `C:\Users\guru\.cargo\bin`. sccache 0.8.2 (`RUSTC_WRAPPER`, `SCCACHE_DIR=C:\sccache`).
- **MSVC 2022 Build Tools** (was already installed). dotnet, git present.
- **WiX 4.0.6** (`dotnet tool`, `C:\Users\guru\.dotnet\tools\wix.exe`) + extensions
  `WixToolset.Util.wixext` + `WixToolset.UI.wixext` @ 4.0.6 (matches Pluto). Repo clone at
  `C:\gururmm` (origin URL has the Gitea api-token embedded; credential.helper scrubbed local).

## Gotchas (these bit during setup)
- **WiX must be 4.x.** v6/v7 require accepting a paid OSMF EULA (`WIX7015`). Install pinned:
  `dotnet tool install --global wix --version 4.0.6 --add-source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json`.
- **Beast NuGet had only the VS offline feed** — `dotnet tool install wix` AND `wix extension add`
  failed until `dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --name nuget.org`.
- **Wi-Fi is "Public" profile** so the stock sshd firewall rule (Private-only) blocked LAN SSH;
  added rule `ACG-Build-SSH-22` (inbound 22, scoped LocalSubnet+172.16.0.0/12+100.64.0.0/10).
- **rustup hangs in a detached/no-console context** (Start-Process). The pipeline runs builds via
  an SSH command (has a console) so it's fine; only background-launch validation stalled.

## Build user / RMM
- Beast agent id `5233d75b-f589-43c4-b96e-cfa75365a78d` (RMM). I bootstrapped SSH/firewall/toolchain
  via `/rmm` (agent runs as SYSTEM = elevated) then over SSH (`guru@10.2.51.228` same-LAN from
  GURU-5070, or `guru@100.101.122.4` over tailnet). Pluto build wiring unchanged. [[reference_pluto_build_server]]
