Make PIA connection check more tollerant to hiccups

common/network/pia-vpn/vpn-container.nix

@@ -270,10 +270,17 @@ in
                 return 0
               }
 
-              if check_vpn; then
+              MAX_RETRIES=4
-                rm -f "$COUNTER_FILE"
+              for attempt in $(seq 1 $MAX_RETRIES); do
-                exit 0
+                if check_vpn; then
-              fi
+                  rm -f "$COUNTER_FILE"
+                  exit 0
+                fi
+                if [ "$attempt" -lt "$MAX_RETRIES" ]; then
+                  echo "Attempt $attempt/$MAX_RETRIES failed, retrying in 5 minutes..." >&2
+                  sleep 300
+                fi
+              done
 
               # Failed — read and update counter (reset if from a previous day)
               today=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
@@ -302,7 +309,7 @@ in
             description = "Periodic PIA VPN connectivity check";
             wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
             timerConfig = {
-              OnCalendar = "*:0/5";
+              OnCalendar = "*:0/30";
               RandomizedDelaySec = "30s";
             };
           };

common/server/ntfy.nix

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in
       auth-default-access = "deny-all";
       behind-proxy = true;
       enable-login = true;
+      attachment-expiry-duration = "48h";
     };
 
     # backups

machines/fry/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   # thunderbolt
-  services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
+  services.hardware.bolt.enable = false;
 
   # firmware
   firmware.x86_64.enable = true;

machines/howl/hardware-configuration.nix

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
   # thunderbolt
-  services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
+  services.hardware.bolt.enable = false;
 
   # firmware
   firmware.x86_64.enable = true;