From 5ae0205e1dc71e551397aebe261b927c585ece02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: atlas <atlas@hyperhive.local>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2026 16:18:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] pin that the hive collector keeps file_storage for its
 exporter queue without a journald receiver

---
 nix/host-modules/otel.nix     | 5 +++--
 nix/module-eval/hive-otel.nix | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nix/host-modules/otel.nix b/nix/host-modules/otel.nix
index 06441808..44864406 100644
--- a/nix/host-modules/otel.nix
+++ b/nix/host-modules/otel.nix
@@ -566,8 +566,9 @@ in
 
           # ⚠️ An extension not listed here is INERT: the collector starts
           # clean and the exporter naming it sends nothing authenticated —
-          # and, for `file_storage`, the journald receiver's `storage:`
-          # above would name a component the collector never starts.
+          # and, for `file_storage`, the exporter queue's `storage:` (and the journald
+          # receiver's, where it exists) would name a component the collector
+          # never starts.
           service.extensions = [ "file_storage" ] ++ lib.optional senderAuth authName;
 
           # Host identity, so a sample can say WHICH machine it came from.
diff --git a/nix/module-eval/hive-otel.nix b/nix/module-eval/hive-otel.nix
index 0a0133e8..1205bbeb 100644
--- a/nix/module-eval/hive-otel.nix
+++ b/nix/module-eval/hive-otel.nix
@@ -490,6 +490,11 @@ let
         && !(s.receivers ? journald)
         && !(lib.elem "journald" s.service.pipelines.logs.receivers)
         && lib.elem "otlp" s.service.pipelines.logs.receivers
+        # `file_storage` stays: the exporter queue is on it whether or not a
+        # journald receiver exists.
+        && s.extensions ? file_storage
+        && lib.elem "file_storage" s.service.extensions
+        && s.exporters."otlphttp/swarm".sending_queue.storage == "file_storage"
         && hiveOtelSettings.receivers ? journald;
     }
     {