mark0st
February 8, 2026, 12:18pm
1
I have a problem with Jam. I am currently on version 0.4.1~1.
For some time now, my bond has no longer been appearing. In addition, after the service has been running for a certain amount of time, my offer is no longer shown in the order book.
I can’t say exactly when this started happening.
Today I also noticed that the logs had grown to 270 GB. I stopped Jam and deleted the logs.
My offer does get accepted occasionally, but extremely rarely. Most likely because my bond is not being listed.
The bond is displayed in the dashboard.
After I deleted the logs, they’ve already grown back to over 50 GB.
That can’t be normal, right?
My mini PC is also relatively loud, and a look at htop shows that Jam is running at 100% CPU usage (Python3).
I haven’t seen anything like this before. Perhaps a bug in Jam?
Bugs in Jam can be reported here .
You mentioned hundreds of GB of logs… what do the logs say?
mark0st
February 10, 2026, 3:21pm
4
I had just deleted the logs, so I had to wait a bit. But in less than a day, another 100 GB were added.
Below are the last lines of the log. (Both log files show the same thing.)
2026-02-10 15:16:10,395 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,396 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,397 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,397 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,397 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,398 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,398 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,398 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,398 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
2026-02-10 15:16:10,398 [MainThread ] [DEBUG] >>privmsg on onion-network: nick=J58RWe41KoQHHvs4 cmd=sw0reloffer msg=0 100000 5122285 0 0.0003!tbond /zBFAiEAtMES33XLiV7mGrp/tHT8r5oaGPeJKF8xtoK+HtuP4QsCIDQ/JCsqx+Azu+I1w5bMcr8d3PA0EZ8QQwm7CLnRIvg1/zBFAiEAr2YRzjH4e5jGxUGI2Tvcoz1k4+CCHAoqrz9YRQuRrPwCIGbLD3dm0ggkBK/yihyKI0D7wzZi4LzClbEVeo2hlUxDAuenGLxPW7f1cl32sjE0RRDwVz/dceeYjMHrvl/qY/u30QEDDpfL7QlRykGfmMFKskyc/qtvmkahEA+06Gy/joQREjNiyCkZAGFaWVqEcJZZRE90gYZyUsFP6mn8anEPr6e9rwAAAACApbdt 02ec51651be5d82df56da41cacc1d5dcc45e125dc8ebfe12d066bb2ec263e5044b MEQCIDjCvJuiuhhoW1tEmMuGcmNi0xVbn52s4dWQ9cCYP0kQAiABIl+p+7QwNMz2l/kgg/hyT9H2ftKqq+YDX+TJ6QEiHw==
ls -la
total 106695244
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 158 Feb 9 13:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 106 Feb 9 12:24 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54627458218 Feb 10 15:18 J54kk36TnPCDjBBa.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1224783 Feb 10 15:18 J57TTYzATjS6Cdvj.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54627236165 Feb 10 15:18 J59VT1cNd6CSAh4u.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190 Feb 9 13:29 yigen-statement.csv
sudo du -hd 1 /embassy-data/package-data/volumes/jam/data/jam/logs
102G /embassy-data/package-data/volumes/jam/data/jam/logs
Rexter
February 10, 2026, 6:24pm
5
I think this is related to the on-going denial of service attack against makers. Try turning off your earn offer, and I suspect the problem will go away.
The Join Market team is working on a proof of work mitigation technique, to be released in a future version.
opened 04:03PM - 01 Jan 26 UTC
- Banning per nick is easy for the attacker to evade.
- Tor hidden services / on… ion host identity (onion address / service key) or connection-level identifiers are harder to rotate quickly and are better targets for persistent bans (files).
- Proof-of-work (POW) in the orderbook request, or any incoming onion connection is the **proper** defense; for both directory nodes & makers
Seems like @roshii has worked on POW in JoinMarket already https://github.com/JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver/issues/1808 -- anyone else try it in real life against the ongoing attack?
Tor Project background on this defense feature: https://forum.torproject.org/t/proof-of-work-pow-defense-for-onion-service-is-released/
https://onionservices.torproject.org/technology/security/pow/