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7/5/2026
The original headline is: "Self-Updating Crypto Infrastructure: Watchtower + GHCR for AI Agent Wallets"

The original headline is: "Self-Updating Crypto Infrastructure: Watchtower + GHCR for AI Agent Wallets"

Original: Self-Updating Crypto Infrastructure: Watchtower + GHCR for AI Agent Wallets

Short summary

Self-hosted wallet infrastructure for AI agents requires automatic updates to stay secure. This guide walks through deploying WAIaaS (a wallet-as-a-service daemon) with Docker and Watchtower to keep AI agent financial operations updated without manual intervention. Covers architecture, Docker Compose setup, and security patterns including secrets management and policy-based transaction controls.

  • WAIaaS is a self-hosted REST API wallet daemon with 39 routes, 18 network support, and policy-based transaction controls
  • Watchtower + GitHub Container Registry automates updates via :latest tag polling, eliminating manual server maintenance
  • Complete setup includes Docker Compose healthchecks, secrets management, and default-deny security enforcement

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