Codesign peardock-server for macOS in CI

Gatekeeper reported the Bare server binary as damaged because it only
had a linker ad-hoc stamp after embed. Seal darwin server binaries with
the same sign-macos path used for Electron apps (codesign / rcodesign).

.gitea/workflows/release-rolling.yml

@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "==> npm ci done (electron binary deferred to forge package step)"
           node -e "console.log('node', process.version); console.log('esbuild', require('esbuild').version)"
 
-      # Ad-hoc codesign for darwin .app bundles produced on Linux (fixes Gatekeeper "damaged").
+      # Codesign for darwin .app + peardock-server binaries on Linux (fixes Gatekeeper "damaged").
       # Binary is vendored under tools/rcodesign/ (no GitHub download — runners often stall there).
-      - name: Install rcodesign (macOS ad-hoc signing on Linux)
+      - name: Install rcodesign (macOS codesign on Linux)
         timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail

README.md

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Asset patterns:
 - `peardock-server-VERSION-HOST.tar.gz` (+ `.sha256`)
 - `peardock-client-VERSION-HOST.tar.gz` (+ `.sha256`; macOS includes a `.app`)
 
-macOS clients from Linux CI are ad-hoc signed. If Gatekeeper blocks: right-click → Open, or `xattr -cr ~/Applications/peardock.app`. Re-sign: `npm run sign:macos -- out/peardock-darwin-arm64/peardock.app`.
+macOS client (`.app`) and server (`peardock-server`) binaries from CI are codesigned (avoids Gatekeeper “damaged”). If Gatekeeper still blocks: right-click → Open, or `xattr -cr <path>`. Re-sign: `npm run sign:macos -- out/peardock-darwin-arm64/peardock.app` or `…/peardock-server-darwin-arm64/peardock-server`.
 
 ---
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ macOS clients from Linux CI are ad-hoc signed. If Gatekeeper blocks: right-click
 | `npm run soak` / `soak:24h` | Certification soak against Docker |
 | `npm run make` | Cross-build all server + client hosts |
 | `npm run make:server` / `make:client` | Server-only or client-only builds |
-| `npm run sign:macos` | Ad-hoc / identity re-sign for `.app` |
+| `npm run sign:macos` | Ad-hoc / identity re-sign for `.app` or `peardock-server` |
 | `npm run release:checksums` | Tarball + SHA-256 (+ optional GPG) |
 | `npm run release:rolling` | Local dry-run helper for rolling publish |
 

docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ v1 used Hyperswarm topics + ad-hoc JSON streams and is **not** wire-compatible.
 | Rate limit errors | Middleware | `server/utils/rateLimiter.js` |
 | Tunnel create fails | Holesail flag / SSRF | `ENABLE_HOLESAIL`; `PEARDOCK_TUNNEL_HOSTS` |
 | Swarm empty / error | Swarm mode / flag | Engine swarm state; `ENABLE_SWARM` |
-| macOS “damaged” app | Gatekeeper | `xattr -cr`; ad-hoc sign docs |
+| macOS “damaged” app/binary | Gatekeeper | codesign in CI (`sign-macos-app.cjs`); `xattr -cr` / right-click Open |
 
 ---
 

docs/CODEBASE-MAP.md

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Build: `npm run build:client-bundle` → `scripts/build-client-bundle.cjs`.
 | `build-client-bundle.cjs` | esbuild client bundle |
 | `gitea-rolling-release.sh` | CI publish to `rolling` |
 | `hosts.cjs` | Canonical 64-bit host list |
-| `sign-macos-app.cjs` | Ad-hoc / identity sign |
+| `sign-macos-app.cjs` | Ad-hoc / identity sign for `.app` + `peardock-server` |
 | `healthcheck.js` | Docker socket probe |
 | `soak.js` | Long-run certification |
 | `release-checksums.sh` | Checksums / optional GPG |

docs/FEATURES.md

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Admin-defined recurring maintenance (e.g. prune) persisted and restored at boot.
 | 6×64-bit client hosts | Electron forge |
 | rolling tag | Continuous release channel |
 | install.sh | Server systemd + client install |
-| macOS ad-hoc sign | Gatekeeper-friendly CI builds |
+| macOS codesign (client + server) | Gatekeeper-friendly CI builds (avoids “damaged”) |
 
 ---
 

docs/RELEASE.md

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ No 32-bit (`ia32` / `armv7`) builds.
 |------|---------------|-------------------|
 | `linux-x64` | yes (cross) | yes (cross via electron-forge) |
 | `linux-arm64` | yes | yes |
-| `darwin-x64` | yes | yes (unsigned / ad-hoc from Linux CI) |
+| `darwin-x64` | yes (codesigned in CI) | yes (codesigned in CI) |
-| `darwin-arm64` | yes | yes (unsigned / ad-hoc from Linux CI) |
+| `darwin-arm64` | yes (codesigned in CI) | yes (codesigned in CI) |
 | `win32-x64` | yes | yes |
 | `win32-arm64` | yes | yes |
 
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ Published assets are consumed by:
 
 ### Notes
 
-- **macOS clients** are **ad-hoc codesigned** after package (`scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs`) so Gatekeeper does not show “damaged / move to Trash”. CI installs `rcodesign` to ad-hoc sign darwin `.app`s built on Linux. For Developer ID + notarization, set `MAC_CODESIGN_IDENTITY` / `CSC_NAME` on a Mac (or import certs in CI).
+- **macOS clients** (`.app`) and **peardock-server** binaries are **codesigned** after build (`scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs`) so Gatekeeper does not show “damaged / move to Trash”. Server signing runs inside `bare-standalone.cjs` for every `darwin-*` host; client signing runs in Electron Forge `postPackage`. CI installs vendored `rcodesign` to seal darwin artifacts built on Linux. For Developer ID + notarization, set `MAC_CODESIGN_IDENTITY` / `CSC_NAME` on a Mac (or import certs in CI).
-- Re-sign a local/downloaded build: `npm run sign:macos -- out/peardock-darwin-arm64/peardock.app`
+- Re-sign a local/downloaded build:
-- If the app is still blocked: `xattr -cr ~/Applications/peardock.app` or right-click → Open.
+  - Client: `npm run sign:macos -- out/peardock-darwin-arm64/peardock.app`
+  - Server: `npm run sign:macos -- out/peardock-server-darwin-arm64/peardock-server`
+- If still blocked: `xattr -cr <path>` or right-click → Open. Skip signing with `PEARDOCK_SKIP_MACOS_SIGN=1` (not recommended for release).
 - **Native modules** must ship prebuilds for each target (Holepunch stack does). Rebuild-from-source is disabled for cross packages (`npm_config_build_from_source=false`).
 - **Server** cross-compile uses bare-runtime platform prebuilds (no Docker-in-Docker required to *build*; runtime still needs a Docker socket).
 

scripts/bare-standalone.cjs

@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ async function buildOne(host, outRoot) {
       binary = flat
     }
     console.log(`[bare-standalone] wrote ${binary}`)
+
+    // Re-seal darwin binaries so Gatekeeper does not report "damaged".
+    // bare-runtime ships linker ad-hoc stamps; embedding invalidates them.
+    // Linux CI uses rcodesign (same path as Electron postPackage).
+    if (host.startsWith('darwin') && process.env.PEARDOCK_SKIP_MACOS_SIGN !== '1') {
+      console.log(`[bare-standalone] codesigning ${binary} for ${host}…`)
+      const { signBinary } = require('./sign-macos-app.cjs')
+      await signBinary(binary)
+    }
   } else {
     console.warn(`[bare-standalone] WARN: expected binary not found under ${outDir}`)
     console.warn(
@@ -221,6 +230,8 @@ async function buildOne(host, outRoot) {
         builtAt: new Date().toISOString(),
         entry: 'bin/peardock-server.mjs',
         bundleId: entry.id,
+        macosSigned:
+          host.startsWith('darwin') && process.env.PEARDOCK_SKIP_MACOS_SIGN !== '1',
       },
       null,
       2

scripts/gitea-rolling-release.sh

@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ open peardock-darwin-arm64/peardock.app   # macOS
 # Windows: peardock-win32-x64\\\\peardock-client.exe
 \`\`\`
 
-macOS builds from Linux CI are **unsigned** (Gatekeeper may require right-click → Open).
+macOS **client** (`.app`) and **server** (`peardock-server`) binaries are codesigned in CI
+(ad-hoc / self-signed via \`rcodesign\` on Linux, or \`codesign\` on macOS). That avoids the
+Gatekeeper "**damaged** and can't be opened" false positive. First open may still need
+right-click → Open (not notarized unless \`MAC_CODESIGN_IDENTITY\` + Apple Developer ID).
 
 ## Checksums
 

scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs

@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 /**
- * Deep-sign a peardock .app so macOS Gatekeeper does not report
+ * Codesign peardock macOS artifacts so Gatekeeper does not report
  * "is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash."
  *
- * That message almost always means an *invalid* signature (Electron binary
+ * Targets:
- * still has a partial linker-signed ad-hoc stamp after packager rewrites the
+ *   - Electron .app bundles (deep sign / nested helpers)
- * bundle, with no sealed resources).
+ *   - Standalone peardock-server Mach-O binaries (Bare)
+ *
+ * That message almost always means an *invalid* signature (linker ad-hoc
+ * stamp after packager/embed rewrites the binary, or unsigned download).
  *
  * Usage:
  *   node scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs path/to/peardock.app
  *   node scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs path/to/out/peardock-darwin-arm64
+ *   node scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs path/to/out/peardock-server-darwin-arm64
+ *   node scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs path/to/peardock-server
  *
  * Identity (first match wins):
  *   MAC_CODESIGN_IDENTITY / CSC_NAME  — "Developer ID Application: …" or team identity
- *   otherwise ad-hoc (`-`) which is enough to make the app *valid* (not "damaged")
+ *   otherwise ad-hoc (`-`) which is enough to make the artifact *valid* (not "damaged")
  *
  * Tools:
  *   macOS: /usr/bin/codesign (required for production identities)
- *   Linux CI: rcodesign (apple-codesign) for ad-hoc when present
+ *   Linux CI: rcodesign (apple-codesign) for self-signed seal when present
  */
 'use strict'
 
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const { spawnSync, execFileSync } = require('child_process')
 
 const ENTITLEMENTS = path.join(__dirname, 'entitlements.mac.plist')
+const SERVER_BIN_NAMES = new Set(['peardock-server', 'peardock-server.exe'])
 
 function log(...a) {
   console.log('[sign-macos]', ...a)
@@ -44,6 +50,50 @@ function findApps(input) {
   return []
 }
 
+/**
+ * Find standalone peardock-server Mach-O binaries under a path.
+ * @param {string} input
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function findServerBinaries(input) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(input)) return []
+  const st = fs.statSync(input)
+  if (st.isFile()) {
+    const base = path.basename(input)
+    if (SERVER_BIN_NAMES.has(base) || base === 'peardock-server') return [input]
+    // Allow explicit path to any file named like our server binary
+    if (!base.endsWith('.app') && !base.endsWith('.dmg') && !base.endsWith('.pkg')) {
+      // Heuristic: treat as binary if caller passed a file path that looks executable
+      if (base.includes('peardock-server')) return [input]
+    }
+    return []
+  }
+  if (!st.isDirectory()) return []
+  const found = []
+  const stack = [input]
+  while (stack.length) {
+    const dir = stack.pop()
+    let entries
+    try {
+      entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })
+    } catch {
+      continue
+    }
+    for (const ent of entries) {
+      const p = path.join(dir, ent.name)
+      if (ent.isDirectory()) {
+        if (ent.name === 'node_modules' || ent.name.endsWith('.app') || ent.name.startsWith('.')) {
+          continue
+        }
+        stack.push(p)
+      } else if (ent.isFile() && SERVER_BIN_NAMES.has(ent.name)) {
+        found.push(p)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return found
+}
+
 function which(cmd) {
   try {
     const r = spawnSync(process.platform === 'win32' ? 'where' : 'which', [cmd], {
@@ -281,12 +331,16 @@ function ensureRcodesignSelfSignedP12(bin) {
   return { p12Path, password }
 }
 
-function codesignRcodesign(appPath, id) {
+/**
+ * Sign a path (`.app` or standalone Mach-O) with rcodesign on Linux CI.
+ * Uses a self-signed p12 (not Developer ID) so the signature is *valid/sealed*.
+ */
+function codesignRcodesign(targetPath, id) {
   const bin = which('rcodesign')
   if (!bin) {
     throw new Error(
-      'rcodesign not found (needed to sign macOS .app on Linux). ' +
+      'rcodesign not found (needed to sign macOS artifacts on Linux). ' +
-        'CI installs tools/rcodesign/<host>/rcodesign, or package darwin clients on macOS.'
+        'CI installs tools/rcodesign/<host>/rcodesign, or build/sign on macOS.'
     )
   }
   if (id !== '-') {
@@ -299,7 +353,7 @@ function codesignRcodesign(appPath, id) {
   const entitlements = ensureEntitlements()
   const { p12Path, password } = ensureRcodesignSelfSignedP12(bin)
 
-  // Prefer full Electron-friendly sign: p12 + runtime + entitlements
+  // Prefer full Electron/Bare-friendly sign: p12 + runtime + entitlements
   const attempts = [
     [
       'sign',
@@ -311,7 +365,7 @@ function codesignRcodesign(appPath, id) {
       'runtime',
       '--entitlements-xml-file',
       entitlements,
-      appPath,
+      targetPath,
     ],
     [
       'sign',
@@ -321,9 +375,9 @@ function codesignRcodesign(appPath, id) {
       password,
       '--code-signature-flags',
       'runtime',
-      appPath,
+      targetPath,
     ],
-    ['sign', '--p12-file', p12Path, '--p12-password', password, appPath],
+    ['sign', '--p12-file', p12Path, '--p12-password', password, targetPath],
   ]
 
   let lastErr = ''
@@ -343,6 +397,68 @@ function codesignRcodesign(appPath, id) {
   throw new Error(`rcodesign failed:\n${lastErr}`)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sign a standalone Mach-O binary (peardock-server) with Apple codesign.
+ */
+function codesignDarwinBinary(binPath, id) {
+  const entitlements = ensureEntitlements()
+  const hardened = id !== '-'
+
+  try {
+    execFileSync('xattr', ['-cr', binPath], { stdio: 'pipe' })
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+
+  log(`codesign binary identity=${id === '-' ? 'ad-hoc' : id}`)
+  const args = ['--force', '--sign', id, '--entitlements', entitlements]
+  if (hardened) args.push('--options', 'runtime', '--timestamp')
+  else args.push('--timestamp=none')
+  // Stable identifier (bare-runtime defaults to peardock-server-<hash>)
+  args.push('--identifier', 'com.peardock.server', binPath)
+
+  const r = spawnSync('codesign', args, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+  if (r.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`codesign failed for binary:\n${r.stderr || r.stdout}`)
+  }
+
+  const v = spawnSync('codesign', ['--verify', '--strict', '--verbose=2', binPath], {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  })
+  if (v.status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(`codesign verify failed for binary:\n${v.stderr || v.stdout}`)
+  }
+  log('verify ok:', (v.stderr || v.stdout || '').trim().split('\n').slice(0, 3).join(' | '))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Codesign a standalone peardock-server binary (Bare).
+ * Call after bare-standalone embeds the runtime for each darwin host.
+ *
+ * @param {string} binPath
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+function signBinary(binPath) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(binPath)) throw new Error(`Binary not found: ${binPath}`)
+  const id = identity()
+  log('binary:', binPath)
+  log('identity:', id === '-' ? 'ad-hoc (-)' : id)
+
+  if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
+    codesignDarwinBinary(binPath, id)
+    try {
+      execFileSync('xattr', ['-cr', binPath], { stdio: 'pipe' })
+    } catch {
+      // ignore
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve()
+  }
+
+  // Linux CI cross-compile of darwin server binaries
+  codesignRcodesign(binPath, id)
+  return Promise.resolve()
+}
+
 function signApp(appPath) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(appPath)) throw new Error(`App not found: ${appPath}`)
   const id = identity()
@@ -412,22 +528,37 @@ function signApp(appPath) {
 async function main() {
   const input = process.argv[2]
   if (!input) {
-    console.error('Usage: node scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs <path-to.app|dir>')
+    console.error(
+      'Usage: node scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs <path-to.app|peardock-server|dir>'
+    )
     process.exit(2)
   }
   const resolved = path.resolve(input)
-  const apps = findApps(resolved)
+  if (!fs.existsSync(resolved)) {
-  if (!apps.length) {
+    console.error('Path not found:', resolved)
-    console.error('No .app found at', resolved)
     process.exit(1)
   }
+
+  const apps = findApps(resolved)
+  const bins = findServerBinaries(resolved)
+
+  if (!apps.length && !bins.length) {
+    console.error('No .app or peardock-server binary found at', resolved)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
   for (const app of apps) {
     await signApp(app)
   }
+  for (const bin of bins) {
+    // Avoid double-signing if someone nested a binary inside an .app (unlikely)
+    if (apps.some((a) => bin === a || bin.startsWith(a + path.sep))) continue
+    await signBinary(bin)
+  }
   log('done')
 }
 
-module.exports = { signApp, findApps, identity }
+module.exports = { signApp, signBinary, findApps, findServerBinaries, identity }
 
 if (require.main === module) {
   main().catch((err) => {

tools/rcodesign/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 # Vendored `rcodesign` (apple-codesign)
 
-Used by CI on Linux to **ad-hoc sign** macOS `.app` bundles produced by
+Used by CI on Linux to **seal-sign** macOS artifacts produced on Linux:
-electron-forge cross-packaging (avoids Gatekeeper “damaged / move to Trash”).
+
+- Electron `.app` bundles (forge `postPackage` → `scripts/sign-macos-app.cjs`)
+- Bare `peardock-server` binaries (`scripts/bare-standalone.cjs` for every `darwin-*` host)
+
+so Gatekeeper does not report them as “damaged / move to Trash”.
 
 | Path | Binary |
 |------|--------|