.SRCINFO

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+pkgbase = numa-git
+	pkgdesc = Portable DNS resolver in Rust — .numa local domains, ad blocking, developer overrides, DNS-over-HTTPS
+	pkgver = 0.10.1.r0.g0000000
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa
+	arch = x86_64
+	license = MIT
+	options = !lto
+	makedepends = cargo
+	makedepends = git
+	depends = gcc-libs
+	depends = glibc
+	provides = numa
+	conflicts = numa
+	backup = etc/numa.toml
+	source = numa::git+https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa.git
+	sha256sums = SKIP
+
+pkgname = numa-git

.github/workflows/publish-aur.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+# `publish-aur.yml` - Arch Linux AUR Package Workflow
+# --------------------
+# This workflow automates the validation and publishing of the 'numa-git' package to the
+# Arch User Repository (AUR). The AUR is a community-driven repository for Arch Linux users.
+#
+# Workflow Overview:
+# 1. Validate: Builds and tests the package for Arch Linux x86_64 using a clean
+#    Arch Linux container.
+# 2. Audit: Checks Rust dependencies for known security vulnerabilities using
+#    'cargo-audit'.
+# 3. Publish: If on the 'main' branch, it pushes the updated PKGBUILD and
+#    .SRCINFO to the AUR.
+#
+# Security Best Practices:
+# - SHA Pinning: All GitHub Actions are pinned to a full-length commit SHA (e.g., v6.0.2 @ SHA)
+#   to ensure the code is immutable and protects against supply-chain attacks where a tag
+#   might be maliciously moved to a compromised commit.
+# - SSH Hygiene: Uses ssh-agent to keep the private key in memory rather than on disk.
+# - Audit: Runs 'cargo audit' to prevent publishing known vulnerable dependencies.
+
+name: Publish - Arch Linux AUR Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  # The 'validate' job ensures that the PKGBUILD is correct and the software builds/tests
+  # successfully on Arch Linux before we attempt to publish it.
+  validate:
+    name: Validate PKGBUILD (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        arch: [x86_64]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Build and Test Package
+        timeout-minutes: 60
+        env:
+          AUR_PKGNAME: ${{ secrets.AUR_PACKAGE_NAME }}
+        run: |
+          # We use a temporary directory to avoid Docker permission issues with the workspace.
+          mkdir -p build-dir
+          cp PKGBUILD build-dir/
+
+          docker run --rm -v $PWD/build-dir:/pkg -w /pkg archlinux:latest /bin/bash -c "
+            # ARCH LINUX SECURITY REQUIREMENT:
+            # 'makepkg' (the tool that builds Arch packages) refuses to run as root for safety.
+            # We must create a standard user and give them sudo access.
+
+            # Install build-time dependencies.
+            # 'base-devel' includes essential tools like gcc, make, and binutils.
+            # Install 'rust' directly to avoid the interactive virtual-package
+            # prompt for 'cargo' on current Arch images.
+            pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed base-devel rust git sudo cargo-audit
+
+            useradd -m builduser
+            chown -R builduser:builduser /pkg
+
+            # Allow the build user to install dependencies during the build process.
+            echo 'builduser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/builduser
+
+            # Fetch the source tree first so pkgver() and cargo-audit have a
+            # real Cargo.lock to inspect.
+            sudo -u builduser makepkg -o --nobuild --nocheck --nodeps --noprepare
+
+            # SECURITY AUDIT:
+            # Fail early if any dependencies have known security vulnerabilities.
+            sudo -u builduser sh -lc 'cd /pkg/src/numa && cargo audit'
+
+            # BUILD & TEST:
+            # 'makepkg -s' will:
+            # 1. Download source files (cloning this repo)
+            # 2. Run prepare(), build(), and check() (running cargo test)
+            # 3. Create the final .pkg.tar.zst package
+            sudo -u builduser makepkg -s --noconfirm
+          "
+
+  # The 'publish' job updates the AUR repository with our latest PKGBUILD and .SRCINFO.
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to AUR
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      # Securely configure SSH for AUR access.
+      - name: Configure SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          # Official AUR Ed25519 fingerprint (prevents Man-in-the-Middle attacks).
+          echo "aur.archlinux.org ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIEuBKrPzbawxA/k2g6NcyV5jmqwJ2s+zpgZGZ7tpLIcN" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+          # Use ssh-agent to keep the private key in memory rather than writing it to disk.
+          eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+          echo "${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
+
+          # Export the agent socket so subsequent 'git' commands can use it.
+          echo "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SSH_AGENT_PID=$SSH_AGENT_PID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Push to AUR
+        env:
+          AUR_PKGNAME: ${{ secrets.AUR_PACKAGE_NAME }}
+          AUR_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.AUR_EMAIL }}
+          AUR_USER: ${{ secrets.AUR_USERNAME }}
+        run: |
+          # AUR repos are managed via Git. Each package has its own repo at:
+          # ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/<package-name>.git
+          git clone ssh://aur@aur.archlinux.org/$AUR_PKGNAME.git aur-repo
+
+          cp PKGBUILD aur-repo/
+          cd aur-repo
+
+          # METADATA GENERATION:
+          # '.SRCINFO' is a machine-readable version of the PKGBUILD.
+          # We must run this as a non-root user ('builduser') inside the container.
+          docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/pkg archlinux:latest /bin/bash -c "
+            pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed binutils git sudo
+            useradd -m builduser
+            chown -R builduser:builduser /pkg
+            cd /pkg
+            sudo -u builduser git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+            # "makepkg -od" fetches the source first so pkgver() can calculate the version.
+            sudo -u builduser makepkg -od && sudo -u builduser makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
+          "
+
+          # Reclaim ownership: the in-container 'chown -R builduser:builduser /pkg'
+          # propagates through the bind mount, leaving .git/ owned by the container's
+          # builduser UID. Without this, subsequent 'git config' on the host fails with
+          # "could not lock config file .git/config: Permission denied".
+          sudo chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" .
+
+          # Set the commit identity using secrets for security and auditability.
+          git config user.name "$AUR_USER"
+          git config user.email "$AUR_EMAIL"
+
+          # Stage and commit both the human-readable PKGBUILD and machine-readable .SRCINFO.
+          git add PKGBUILD .SRCINFO
+
+          if ! git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            git commit -m "chore: update PKGBUILD to ${{ github.sha }}"
+            git push origin master
+          else
+            echo "No changes to commit (metadata and PKGBUILD are already up-to-date)."
+          fi

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /target
+/build-dir
 CLAUDE.md
 docs/
 site/blog/posts/

PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Maintainer: razvandimescu <razvan@dimescu.com>
+pkgname=numa-git
+_pkgname=numa
+pkgver=0.10.1.r0.g0000000 # Placeholder — pkgver() rewrites this on each makepkg run
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Portable DNS resolver in Rust — .numa local domains, ad blocking, developer overrides, DNS-over-HTTPS"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa"
+license=('MIT')
+options=('!lto')
+depends=('gcc-libs' 'glibc')
+makedepends=('cargo' 'git')
+provides=("$_pkgname")
+conflicts=("$_pkgname")
+backup=('etc/numa.toml')
+source=("$_pkgname::git+$url.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$_pkgname"
+  ( set -o pipefail
+    git describe --long --tags 2>/dev/null | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g' ||
+    printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+  ) | sed 's/^v//'
+}
+
+prepare() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$_pkgname"
+  # numa v0.10.1+ uses FHS-compliant paths on Linux by default
+  # (/var/lib/numa for data, journalctl for logs), so no source
+  # patching is needed. The earlier sed targeted /usr/local/bin/numa,
+  # which only appears in a comment in current main.
+  export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
+  cargo fetch --locked
+}
+
+build() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$_pkgname"
+  export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
+  cargo build --frozen --release
+}
+
+check() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$_pkgname"
+  export RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable
+  cargo test --frozen
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$_pkgname"
+  install -Dm755 "target/release/$_pkgname" "$pkgdir/usr/bin/$_pkgname"
+
+  # numa.service uses {{exe_path}} as a placeholder substituted by
+  # `numa install` at runtime via replace_exe_path(). For an AUR
+  # package install (no `numa install` step), we substitute it
+  # statically here so systemd gets a real ExecStart path.
+  sed 's|{{exe_path}}|/usr/bin/numa /etc/numa.toml|g' numa.service > numa.service.patched
+  install -Dm644 "numa.service.patched" "$pkgdir/usr/lib/systemd/system/numa.service"
+
+  install -Dm644 "numa.toml" "$pkgdir/etc/numa.toml"
+  install -Dm644 "LICENSE" "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
+}

README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ brew install razvandimescu/tap/numa
 # Linux
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/razvandimescu/numa/main/install.sh | sh
 
+# Arch Linux (AUR)
+yay -S numa-git
+
 # Windows — download from GitHub Releases
 # All platforms
 cargo install numa

src/main.rs

@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
         ) {
             Ok(tls_config) => Some(ArcSwap::from(tls_config)),
             Err(e) => {
+                if let Some(advisory) = numa::tls::try_data_dir_advisory(&e, &resolved_data_dir) {
+                    eprint!("{}", advisory);
+                } else {
                     log::warn!("TLS setup failed, HTTPS proxy disabled: {}", e);
+                }
                 None
             }
         }
@@ -231,8 +235,21 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
         None
     };
 
+    let socket = match UdpSocket::bind(&config.server.bind_addr).await {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            if let Some(advisory) =
+                numa::system_dns::try_port53_advisory(&config.server.bind_addr, &e)
+            {
+                eprint!("{}", advisory);
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+            return Err(e.into());
+        }
+    };
+
     let ctx = Arc::new(ServerCtx {
-        socket: UdpSocket::bind(&config.server.bind_addr).await?,
+        socket,
         zone_map: build_zone_map(&config.zones)?,
         cache: RwLock::new(DnsCache::new(
             config.cache.max_entries,

src/system_dns.rs

@@ -46,6 +46,60 @@ pub fn discover_system_dns() -> SystemDnsInfo {
     }
 }
 
+/// Advisory for port-53 bind failures (EADDRINUSE or EACCES); `None`
+/// if not applicable so the caller can fall back to the raw error.
+pub fn try_port53_advisory(bind_addr: &str, err: &std::io::Error) -> Option<String> {
+    if !is_port_53(bind_addr) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let (title, cause) = match err.kind() {
+        std::io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse => (
+            "port 53 is already in use",
+            "Another process is already bound to port 53. On Linux this is\n  \
+             typically systemd-resolved; on Windows, the DNS Client service.",
+        ),
+        std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied => (
+            "permission denied",
+            "Port 53 is privileged — binding it requires root on Linux/macOS\n  \
+             or Administrator on Windows.",
+        ),
+        _ => return None,
+    };
+    let o = "\x1b[1;38;2;192;98;58m"; // bold orange
+    let r = "\x1b[0m";
+    Some(format!(
+        "
+{o}Numa{r} — cannot bind to {bind_addr}: {title}.
+
+  {cause}
+
+  Fix — pick one:
+
+    1. Install Numa as the system resolver (frees port 53):
+
+         sudo numa install       (on Windows, run as Administrator)
+
+    2. Run on a non-privileged port for testing.
+       Create ~/.config/numa/numa.toml with:
+
+         [server]
+         bind_addr = \"127.0.0.1:5354\"
+         api_port  = 5380
+
+       Then run:  numa
+       Test with: dig @127.0.0.1 -p 5354 example.com
+
+"
+    ))
+}
+
+fn is_port_53(bind_addr: &str) -> bool {
+    bind_addr
+        .parse::<SocketAddr>()
+        .map(|s| s.port() == 53)
+        .unwrap_or(false)
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 fn discover_macos() -> SystemDnsInfo {
     use log::{debug, warn};
@@ -1753,4 +1807,43 @@ Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
         assert_eq!(result.len(), 1);
         assert!(result.contains_key("Wi-Fi"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_port53_advisory_addr_in_use() {
+        let err = std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse);
+        let msg = try_port53_advisory("0.0.0.0:53", &err).expect("should advise on port 53");
+        assert!(msg.contains("cannot bind to"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("already in use"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("numa install"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("bind_addr"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_port53_advisory_permission_denied() {
+        let err = std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied);
+        let msg = try_port53_advisory("0.0.0.0:53", &err).expect("should advise on port 53");
+        assert!(msg.contains("cannot bind to"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("permission denied"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("numa install"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("bind_addr"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_port53_advisory_skips_non_53_ports() {
+        let err = std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse);
+        assert!(try_port53_advisory("127.0.0.1:5354", &err).is_none());
+        assert!(try_port53_advisory("[::]:853", &err).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_port53_advisory_skips_unrelated_error_kinds() {
+        let err = std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound);
+        assert!(try_port53_advisory("0.0.0.0:53", &err).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_port53_advisory_skips_malformed_bind_addr() {
+        let err = std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse);
+        assert!(try_port53_advisory("not-an-address", &err).is_none());
+    }
 }

src/tls.rs

@@ -40,6 +40,40 @@ pub fn regenerate_tls(ctx: &ServerCtx) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Advisory for TLS-setup failures caused by a non-writable data dir;
+/// `None` if not applicable so the caller can fall back to the raw error.
+pub fn try_data_dir_advisory(err: &crate::Error, data_dir: &Path) -> Option<String> {
+    let io_err = err.downcast_ref::<std::io::Error>()?;
+    if io_err.kind() != std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let o = "\x1b[1;38;2;192;98;58m";
+    let r = "\x1b[0m";
+    Some(format!(
+        "
+{o}Numa{r} — HTTPS proxy disabled: cannot write TLS CA to {}.
+
+  The data directory is not writable by the current user. Numa needs
+  to persist a local Certificate Authority there to serve .numa over
+  HTTPS. DNS resolution and plain-HTTP proxy continue to work.
+
+  Fix — pick one:
+
+    1. Install Numa as the system resolver (sets up a writable data dir):
+
+         sudo numa install       (on Windows, run as Administrator)
+
+    2. Point data_dir at a path you can write.
+       Create ~/.config/numa/numa.toml with:
+
+         [server]
+         data_dir = \"/path/you/can/write\"
+
+",
+        data_dir.display()
+    ))
+}
+
 /// Build a TLS config with a cert covering all provided service names.
 /// Wildcards under single-label TLDs (*.numa) are rejected by browsers,
 /// so we list each service explicitly as a SAN.
@@ -170,3 +204,33 @@ fn generate_service_cert(
 
     Ok((vec![cert_der, ca_der], key_der))
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_data_dir_advisory_permission_denied() {
+        let err: crate::Error =
+            Box::new(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied));
+        let path = PathBuf::from("/usr/local/var/numa");
+        let msg = try_data_dir_advisory(&err, &path).expect("should advise");
+        assert!(msg.contains("HTTPS proxy disabled"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("/usr/local/var/numa"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("numa install"));
+        assert!(msg.contains("data_dir"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_data_dir_advisory_skips_other_io_kinds() {
+        let err: crate::Error = Box::new(std::io::Error::from(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound));
+        assert!(try_data_dir_advisory(&err, &PathBuf::from("/x")).is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn try_data_dir_advisory_skips_non_io_errors() {
+        let err: crate::Error = "rcgen failure".into();
+        assert!(try_data_dir_advisory(&err, &PathBuf::from("/x")).is_none());
+    }
+}

tests/docker/smoke-port53.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Port-53 conflict advisory integration test.
+#
+# Builds numa from source inside a debian:bookworm container, pre-binds
+# port 53 with a UDP socket, then runs numa bare (default bind_addr
+# 0.0.0.0:53). Verifies:
+#   - process exits with code 1
+#   - stderr contains the advisory ("cannot bind to")
+#   - stderr contains both fix suggestions ("numa install", "bind_addr")
+#
+# This is the end-to-end test for the fix in:
+#   src/main.rs — AddrInUse match arm → eprint advisory + process::exit(1)
+#
+# No systemd-resolved needed — the conflict is simulated by a Python
+# UDP socket held open before numa starts.
+#
+# Requirements: docker
+# Usage:        ./tests/docker/smoke-port53.sh
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
+
+GREEN="\033[32m"; RED="\033[31m"; RESET="\033[0m"
+
+pass() { printf "  ${GREEN}✓${RESET} %s\n" "$1"; }
+fail() { printf "  ${RED}✗${RESET} %s\n" "$1"; printf "    %s\n" "$2"; FAILED=$((FAILED+1)); }
+FAILED=0
+
+echo "── smoke-port53: building + testing numa on debian:bookworm ──"
+echo "  (first run is slow: image pull + cold cargo build, ~5-8 min)"
+echo
+
+OUTPUT=$(docker run --rm \
+    --platform linux/amd64 \
+    -v "$PWD:/src:ro" \
+    -v numa-port53-cargo:/root/.cargo \
+    -v numa-port53-target:/work/target \
+    debian:bookworm bash -c '
+set -e
+
+apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq curl build-essential python3 2>&1 | tail -3
+
+# Install rustup if not already in the cargo cache volume
+if ! command -v cargo &>/dev/null; then
+    curl -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --quiet
+fi
+. "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+
+# Copy source to a writable workdir
+mkdir -p /work
+tar -C /src --exclude=./target --exclude=./.git -cf - . | tar -C /work -xf -
+cd /work
+
+echo "── cargo build --release --locked ──"
+cargo build --release --locked 2>&1 | tail -5
+echo
+
+# Write the holder script to a file to avoid quoting hell.
+# Holds port 53 until killed — no sleep race.
+cat > /tmp/hold53.py << '"'"'PYEOF'"'"'
+import socket, signal
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+s.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 0)
+s.bind(("", 53))
+signal.pause()
+PYEOF
+
+python3 /tmp/hold53.py &
+HOLDER_PID=$!
+
+# Verify the holder is actually up before proceeding
+sleep 0.3
+if ! kill -0 $HOLDER_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "holder_failed=1"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "── running numa with port 53 already bound ──"
+# timeout 5: guards against numa not exiting (advisory not fired, bug present)
+# Capture stderr to a file so the exit code is not clobbered by || or $()
+set +e
+timeout 5 ./target/release/numa > /tmp/numa-stderr.txt 2>&1
+EXIT_CODE=$?
+set -e
+STDERR=$(cat /tmp/numa-stderr.txt)
+
+kill $HOLDER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo "exit_code=$EXIT_CODE"
+printf "%s" "$STDERR" | sed "s/^/  numa: /"
+' 2>&1)
+
+echo "$OUTPUT"
+
+echo
+echo "── assertions ──"
+
+if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "holder_failed=1"; then
+    echo "  SETUP FAILED: could not pre-bind port 53 inside container"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+EXIT_CODE=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep '^exit_code=' | cut -d= -f2)
+
+if [ "${EXIT_CODE:-}" = "1" ]; then
+    pass "exits with code 1"
+else
+    fail "exits with code 1" "got: exit_code=${EXIT_CODE:-<missing>}"
+fi
+
+if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "cannot bind to"; then
+    pass "advisory printed to stderr"
+else
+    fail "advisory printed to stderr" "stderr did not contain 'cannot bind to'"
+fi
+
+if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "numa install"; then
+    pass "advisory offers 'sudo numa install'"
+else
+    fail "advisory offers 'sudo numa install'" "not found in output"
+fi
+
+if echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "bind_addr"; then
+    pass "advisory offers non-privileged port alternative"
+else
+    fail "advisory offers non-privileged port alternative" "'bind_addr' not found in output"
+fi
+
+echo
+if [ "$FAILED" -eq 0 ]; then
+    printf "${GREEN}── smoke-port53 passed ──${RESET}\n"
+    exit 0
+else
+    printf "${RED}── smoke-port53 failed ($FAILED assertion(s)) ──${RESET}\n"
+    exit 1
+fi