changed dfx network

Signed-off-by: Dominic Wörner <dom.woe@gmail.com>

Author: domwoe

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ jobs:
           with:
             files_yaml: |
               frontend:
+                # Docker-deployed frontends (actively built in production)
                 - 'src/btc_vault_app/**'
                 - 'src/btc_vault_landing/**'
                 - 'examples/apps/staking/frontend/**'
                 - 'examples/apps/swap/frontend/**'
+                # Local development frontend (dfx.json canister, not in Docker build)
+                - 'src/btc_vault_frontend_v2/**'
               backend:
                 - 'src/btc_vault_backend/**'
                 - 'examples/unlock_modules/**'

docker-compose.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ volumes:
   mempool-db: {}
   mempool-redis: {}
   dfx-data: {}
+  project-dfx-data: {}
   landing-dist: {}
   app-dist: {}
   staking-frontend-dist: {}
@@ -371,8 +372,11 @@ services:
       - ./:/app
       # Override dfx.json so the bitcoin adapter connects to the bitcoind container
       - ./docker/dfx/dfx.json:/app/dfx.json:ro
-      # Persist .dfx state for faster rebuilds
+      # Persist dfx configuration (identities, wallets, global settings)
       - dfx-data:/root/.config/dfx
+      # Persist project .dfx directory for full canister state persistence
+      # With persistent network type, this preserves canister IDs AND canister state
+      - project-dfx-data:/app/.dfx
       # Optional: mount host-provided identities (exported PEMs) into /secrets
       - ./secrets:/secrets:ro
       # Share the built frontend artifacts with the nginx containers

docker/dfx/dfx.json

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   "networks": {
     "local": {
       "bind": "0.0.0.0:4943",
-      "type": "ephemeral"
+      "type": "persistent"
     }
   },
   "output_env_file": ".env",

docker/dfx/entrypoint.sh

@@ -367,10 +367,15 @@ pkill -f pocket-ic || true
 # Start replica (using dfx.json network configuration)
 echo "🚀 Starting local replica..."
 if [ "$FORCE_CLEAN_START" = "true" ]; then
-  echo "🧹 Starting with --clean flag (will destroy existing state)"
+  echo "🧹 Starting with --clean flag (will destroy all existing state)"
   DFX_CONFIG_ROOT=/app dfx start --clean --background
 else
-  echo "♻️  Starting without --clean (preserving existing state if available)"
+  echo "♻️  Starting without --clean (preserving all canister state and data)"
+  # With persistent network type, this preserves:
+  # - Canister IDs
+  # - Canister state (smart contract data)
+  # - Identity/wallet configuration
+  # This enables true incremental deployments!
   DFX_CONFIG_ROOT=/app dfx start --background
 fi