op25-container/system.pa New PulseAudio config: auth-anonymous=1 so the edge-node can connect without group membership
op25-container/Dockerfile Copies system.pa into /etc/pulse/system.pa
drb-edge-node/Dockerfile Added libpulse0 — ffmpeg needs this runtime library to use -f pulse
drb-edge-node/app/internal/call_recorder.py Switched recording from Icecast (burst-buffer overlap) to PulseAudio monitor (zero-delay, exact call boundaries)
docker-compose.yml: Added a pulse_socket named volume mounted at /run/pulse in both op25 and edge-node. Also set PULSE_SERVER=unix:/run/pulse/native in edge-node so libpulse (and ffmpeg's pulse input) finds the right socket.
discord_radio.py: Removed _icecast_url and changed _play_stream() to use -f pulse -i default.monitor. This reads directly from the PulseAudio sink monitor — zero buffer delay. The PULSE_SERVER env var is inherited by the ffmpeg subprocess.
Note: default.monitor captures whatever audio is playing on the default sink. If OP25 uses a named virtual sink, you may need to replace default.monitor with <sink_name>.monitor (run pactl list sinks short inside the op25 container to find the name).
Issue 2 — No audio URL / GCS credentials
storage.py: storage.Client() was using ADC but ADC isn't configured in the container. Now uses storage.Client.from_service_account_json(settings.gcp_credentials_path) when GCP_CREDENTIALS_PATH is set — same credential file Firebase already loads.
You also need to mount the key file into the server container in docker-compose.yml:
c2-core:
volumes:
- ./gcp-key.json:/app/gcp-key.json:ro
And set GCS_BUCKET=your-bucket-name in .env.
Issue 3 — Token orphaning
mqtt_manager.py: Every checkin now includes "discord_connected": radio_bot.is_connected.
mqtt_handler.py: On checkin, if discord_connected is explicitly False, calls release_token(node_id). Only fires on explicit false (missing field = unknown = no action).
node_sweeper.py: When a node is swept to offline, its token is released too. This covers the case where the node stops checking in entirely (crash/power loss).
Logan