ci: bump version with Build-140

Official bots now poll the external tournament server and auto-join every
created tournament with the hardest bot (expert). Tournaments created in
NowChessSystems are forwarded to the native tournament server so the bots
can see and join them.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Reviewed-on: #77

modules/official-bots/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -544,3 +544,82 @@
 ### Reverts
 
 * Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
+##  (2026-06-22)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **analytics:** add Spark batch analytics module ([#70](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/70)) ([39f1657](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39f1657e1db6e84889af338c43be8cb5c03c3ec3))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **events:** migrate game-creation and bot flows to Redis Streams NCS-89 ([#62](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/62)) ([a24924c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a24924c23057db3d700a75dbc4333557789cd991))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* NCS-82 add Swiss-system tournament module ([#55](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/55)) ([c5661de](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c5661de4a0ebf4b33211f5a391840dcf744656b7))
+* **official-bots:** consume GameOver stream for bot cleanup ([#67](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/67)) ([db9d153](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/db9d1533912f4b41c4d1ca80ccffdde5d23d6ff6))
+* **official-bots:** park expert bot on tournament server at startup ([#75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/75)) ([30295a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/30295a4bb95855ee8261c92278bb9ebc80ee12ee))
+* **official-bots:** resolve tournament bot token from Redis and account service ([386ddc5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/386ddc5c19f8f893b16c6422aa5393b54c872e45))
+* **tournament:** federate tournaments across clusters with DB replication ([5b000a6](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5b000a6e5f04ea6770d1c7ab6bfdaded77a99172))
+* **tournament:** seed external server registry from env var on startup ([845dc9c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/845dc9c2935c8bc1be42541dfaf31c9a861d3272))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enable official bots to connect to external tournament server ([#71](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/71)) ([688d30e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/688d30e2b10026923372be5fca3c63eaaee2de2a))
+* **official-bots:** configure JWT verification ([#72](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/72)) ([98c64fc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/98c64fc0d56dc542beb31c75f4b9056d91de03cd))
+* **official-bots:** correct parkOn path from /api/bots to /api/account/bots ([1be9949](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1be9949c0b5c6a1db535696620d77735050d6c93))
+* **official-bots:** make botToken optional, fall back to env, fix 502 status ([f43d193](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f43d1930d80670d810c57b54eaa3789854fa082c))
+* **official-bots:** NCS-70-auto-register official bots with account service ([#59](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/59)) ([7117a93](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7117a93376272094d0b1a6abf2121254ce396684))
+* **official-bots:** park on external tournament servers using correct endpoint and token ([3188241](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/31882417377468b41bbe3ff94506aa4928024450))
+* **official-bots:** prioritize Redis token over stale env var in joinTournament ([83dd2d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/83dd2d4335ca48eb3e5aa234a75367574276ba63))
+* **official-bots:** register with tournament server directly to get correct token ([64b5d55](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/64b5d5567f110c2fe152558c7de275a1e0b30e21))
+* **official-bots:** sync bots before token fetch on first startup after DB wipe ([b0ddb27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0ddb274d23bca8b1b3f691ce0d643f33e0b54cd))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
+##  (2026-06-23)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **analytics:** add Spark batch analytics module ([#70](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/70)) ([39f1657](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39f1657e1db6e84889af338c43be8cb5c03c3ec3))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **events:** migrate game-creation and bot flows to Redis Streams NCS-89 ([#62](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/62)) ([a24924c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a24924c23057db3d700a75dbc4333557789cd991))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* NCS-82 add Swiss-system tournament module ([#55](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/55)) ([c5661de](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c5661de4a0ebf4b33211f5a391840dcf744656b7))
+* **official-bots:** consume GameOver stream for bot cleanup ([#67](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/67)) ([db9d153](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/db9d1533912f4b41c4d1ca80ccffdde5d23d6ff6))
+* **official-bots:** park expert bot on tournament server at startup ([#75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/75)) ([30295a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/30295a4bb95855ee8261c92278bb9ebc80ee12ee))
+* **official-bots:** resolve tournament bot token from Redis and account service ([386ddc5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/386ddc5c19f8f893b16c6422aa5393b54c872e45))
+* **tournament:** auto-join external tournaments and publish created ones ([#77](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/77)) ([9978b7e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/9978b7ea78eb658a225a461b9cd339386c0c14f3))
+* **tournament:** federate tournaments across clusters with DB replication ([5b000a6](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5b000a6e5f04ea6770d1c7ab6bfdaded77a99172))
+* **tournament:** seed external server registry from env var on startup ([845dc9c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/845dc9c2935c8bc1be42541dfaf31c9a861d3272))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* enable official bots to connect to external tournament server ([#71](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/71)) ([688d30e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/688d30e2b10026923372be5fca3c63eaaee2de2a))
+* **official-bots:** configure JWT verification ([#72](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/72)) ([98c64fc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/98c64fc0d56dc542beb31c75f4b9056d91de03cd))
+* **official-bots:** correct parkOn path from /api/bots to /api/account/bots ([1be9949](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1be9949c0b5c6a1db535696620d77735050d6c93))
+* **official-bots:** make botToken optional, fall back to env, fix 502 status ([f43d193](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f43d1930d80670d810c57b54eaa3789854fa082c))
+* **official-bots:** NCS-70-auto-register official bots with account service ([#59](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/59)) ([7117a93](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7117a93376272094d0b1a6abf2121254ce396684))
+* **official-bots:** park on external tournament servers using correct endpoint and token ([3188241](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/31882417377468b41bbe3ff94506aa4928024450))
+* **official-bots:** prioritize Redis token over stale env var in joinTournament ([83dd2d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/83dd2d4335ca48eb3e5aa234a75367574276ba63))
+* **official-bots:** register with tournament server directly to get correct token ([64b5d55](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/64b5d5567f110c2fe152558c7de275a1e0b30e21))
+* **official-bots:** sync bots before token fetch on first startup after DB wipe ([b0ddb27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0ddb274d23bca8b1b3f691ce0d643f33e0b54cd))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))

modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/TournamentBotGamePlayer.scala

@@ -38,14 +38,22 @@ class TournamentBotGamePlayer:
   private val client: Client           = ClientBuilder.newClient()
   private val workers: ExecutorService = Executors.newCachedThreadPool()
   private val activeGames              = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet[String]()
+  private val joinedTournaments        = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet[String]()
+
+  private val hardestDifficulty  = "expert"
+  private val autoJoinIntervalMs = 15000L
 
   // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
-  @volatile private var running = true
+  @volatile private var running                       = true
+  @volatile private var autoJoinToken: Option[String] = None
   // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var
 
   val tournamentServiceUrl: String =
     System.getenv().asScala.getOrElse("TOURNAMENT_SERVICE_URL", "http://localhost:8086")
 
+  val autoJoinServerUrl: String =
+    System.getenv().asScala.getOrElse("TOURNAMENT_AUTO_JOIN_URL", "http://141.37.123.132:8086")
+
   @PostConstruct
   def initialize(): Unit =
     val env        = System.getenv().asScala.toMap
@@ -58,6 +66,49 @@ class TournamentBotGamePlayer:
       case Some(cfg) =>
         log.infof("Tournament bot enabled — server=%s tournament=%s bot=%s", cfg.serverUrl, cfg.tournamentId, cfg.botId)
         startAsync(cfg)
+    startAutoJoin()
+
+  private def startAutoJoin(): Unit =
+    val thread = new Thread(() => autoJoinLoop(), "TournamentBot-auto-join")
+    thread.setDaemon(true)
+    thread.start()
+    log.infof("Auto-join enabled — server=%s difficulty=%s", autoJoinServerUrl, hardestDifficulty)
+
+  private def autoJoinLoop(): Unit =
+    while running do
+      Try(autoJoinScan()).failed.foreach(ex => log.warnf(ex, "Auto-join scan failed"))
+      sleep(autoJoinIntervalMs)
+
+  private def autoJoinScan(): Unit =
+    resolveAutoJoinToken().foreach { token =>
+      TournamentBotConfig.jwtSubject(token).foreach { botId =>
+        openTournaments().foreach { tournamentId =>
+          if joinedTournaments.add(tournamentId) then
+            val cfg = TournamentBotConfig(autoJoinServerUrl, tournamentId, token, botId, hardestDifficulty)
+            if join(cfg) then startAsync(cfg)
+            else joinedTournaments.remove(tournamentId)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+  private def resolveAutoJoinToken(): Option[String] =
+    autoJoinToken match
+      case some @ Some(_) => some
+      case None =>
+        autoJoinToken = registerWithServer(autoJoinServerUrl, botName(hardestDifficulty))
+        autoJoinToken
+
+  private def openTournaments(): List[String] =
+    Try {
+      val response = client.target(autoJoinServerUrl)
+        .path("api").path("tournament")
+        .request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).get()
+      if response.getStatus == 200 then
+        val node = objectMapper.readTree(response.readEntity(classOf[String]))
+        response.close()
+        node.path("created").elements().asScala.toList.map(_.path("id").asText()).filter(_.nonEmpty)
+      else { response.close(); Nil }
+    }.getOrElse(Nil)
 
   private def resolveToken(difficulty: String): Option[String] =
     val name     = botName(difficulty)
@@ -94,8 +145,13 @@ class TournamentBotGamePlayer:
         val token = objectMapper.readTree(response.readEntity(classOf[String])).path("token").asText()
         response.close()
         Option(token).filter(_.nonEmpty)
-      else { response.close(); None }
+      else
-    }.toOption.flatten
+        val errBody = response.readEntity(classOf[String])
+        log.warnf("Register %s on %s returned status %d: %s", name, serverUrl, status, errBody)
+        response.close()
+        None
+    }.recover { case ex => log.warnf(ex, "Register %s on %s failed", name, serverUrl); None }
+      .toOption.flatten
 
   private def fetchTokenFromAccountService(name: String): Option[String] =
     Try(accountServiceClient.getBotToken(name).token).toOption.filter(_.nonEmpty)
@@ -171,8 +227,8 @@ class TournamentBotGamePlayer:
   ): Either[String, String] =
     val redisKey      = s"${redisConfig.prefix}:tournament-bot:token:${botName(difficulty)}"
     val resolvedToken = botToken.filter(_.nonEmpty)
-      .orElse(System.getenv().asScala.get("TOURNAMENT_BOT_TOKEN").filter(_.nonEmpty))
       .orElse(Option(redis.value(classOf[String]).get(redisKey)).filter(_.nonEmpty))
+      .orElse(System.getenv().asScala.get("TOURNAMENT_BOT_TOKEN").filter(_.nonEmpty))
     resolvedToken match
       case None => Left("No bot token provided and TOURNAMENT_BOT_TOKEN not configured")
       case Some(token) =>

modules/official-bots/versions.env

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=26
+MINOR=28
 PATCH=0

modules/tournament/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -55,3 +55,22 @@
 * **tournament:** replace scala.util.Random singleton with UUID for native image ([a50884a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a50884a11b1de500e74c18fd08d2d102d53cc3e9))
 * **tournament:** use Optional[String] for selfUrl ConfigProperty to avoid startup failure ([28cbc2e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/28cbc2e18447aa8a04a5868889a49b555075d0c6))
 * wrap server list response in ExternalTournamentServerList ([f2d79e4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f2d79e4952aea6bde762c294eb202474b7827054))
+##  (2026-06-23)
+
+### Features
+
+* **analytics:** add Spark batch analytics module ([#70](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/70)) ([39f1657](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39f1657e1db6e84889af338c43be8cb5c03c3ec3))
+* NCS-121 pipeline for tournament ([#68](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/68)) ([145f467](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/145f4676483f92bfe6f2d9ca40e2cb4200982e87))
+* NCS-82 add Swiss-system tournament module ([#55](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/55)) ([c5661de](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c5661de4a0ebf4b33211f5a391840dcf744656b7))
+* **reflection:** add GameWritebackEventDto to native reflection configuration ([1aee39c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1aee39c1ad286984501ac4b47da2b72d60b58a6f))
+* **reflection:** add native reflection configuration for tournament classes ([65bc6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/65bc6a759937543df2d29905688bfa9e68d0c9d4))
+* **tournament:** auto-join external tournaments and publish created ones ([#77](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/77)) ([9978b7e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/9978b7ea78eb658a225a461b9cd339386c0c14f3))
+* **tournament:** federate tournaments across clusters with DB replication ([5b000a6](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5b000a6e5f04ea6770d1c7ab6bfdaded77a99172))
+* **tournament:** remove dynamic server add/remove endpoints ([6d06edd](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6d06edda69a50de65cd9efa27f26a4cc6b437f9d))
+* **tournament:** seed external server registry from env var on startup ([845dc9c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/845dc9c2935c8bc1be42541dfaf31c9a861d3272))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **tournament:** replace scala.util.Random singleton with UUID for native image ([a50884a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a50884a11b1de500e74c18fd08d2d102d53cc3e9))
+* **tournament:** use Optional[String] for selfUrl ConfigProperty to avoid startup failure ([28cbc2e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/28cbc2e18447aa8a04a5868889a49b555075d0c6))
+* wrap server list response in ExternalTournamentServerList ([f2d79e4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f2d79e4952aea6bde762c294eb202474b7827054))

modules/tournament/src/main/resources/application.yml

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ nowchess:
   tournament:
     self-url: ""
     external-servers: ""
+    native-server-url: ${TOURNAMENT_NATIVE_SERVER_URL:http://141.37.123.132:8086}
+    director-name: ${TOURNAMENT_DIRECTOR_NAME:NowChess System}
 
 mp:
   jwt:
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ mp:
     tournament:
       self-url: ${TOURNAMENT_SELF_URL:}
       external-servers: ${TOURNAMENT_EXTERNAL_SERVERS:}
+      native-server-url: ${TOURNAMENT_NATIVE_SERVER_URL:http://141.37.123.132:8086}
+      director-name: ${TOURNAMENT_DIRECTOR_NAME:NowChess System}
 
 "%test":
   quarkus:

modules/tournament/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/tournament/resource/TournamentResource.scala

@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ class TournamentResource:
 
   @ConfigProperty(name = "nowchess.tournament.self-url")
   var selfUrl: Optional[String] = uninitialized
+
+  @ConfigProperty(name = "nowchess.tournament.native-server-url", defaultValue = "http://141.37.123.132:8086")
+  var nativeServerUrl: String = uninitialized
+
+  @ConfigProperty(name = "nowchess.tournament.director-name", defaultValue = "NowChess System")
+  var directorName: String = uninitialized
   // scalafix:on
 
   @GET
@@ -95,8 +101,31 @@ class TournamentResource:
           log.warnf("Failed to replicate tournament %s to %s", t.id, remoteUrl)
       }
     }
+    publishToNativeServer(t)
     Response.status(Response.Status.CREATED).entity(tournamentService.toDto(t)).build()
 
+  private def publishToNativeServer(t: de.nowchess.tournament.domain.Tournament): Unit =
+    if nativeServerUrl.nonEmpty then
+      val form = encodeForm(
+        Map(
+          "name"           -> t.fullName,
+          "nbRounds"       -> t.nbRounds.toString,
+          "clockLimit"     -> t.clockLimit.toString,
+          "clockIncrement" -> t.clockIncrement.toString,
+          "rated"          -> t.rated.toString,
+        ),
+      )
+      if !externalClient.publishNative(nativeServerUrl, directorName, form) then
+        log.warnf("Failed to publish tournament %s to native server %s", t.id, nativeServerUrl)
+
+  private def encodeForm(params: Map[String, String]): String =
+    params
+      .map((k, v) => s"${enc(k)}=${enc(v)}")
+      .mkString("&")
+
+  private def enc(s: String): String =
+    java.net.URLEncoder.encode(s, "UTF-8")
+
   @GET
   @Path("/{id}")
   @PermitAll

modules/tournament/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/tournament/service/ExternalTournamentClient.scala

@@ -14,10 +14,56 @@ class ExternalTournamentClient:
 
   // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
   @Inject var objectMapper: ObjectMapper = uninitialized
+  @volatile private var directorToken: Option[String] = None
   // scalafix:on
 
   private def buildClient(): Client = ClientBuilder.newClient()
 
+  def publishNative(serverUrl: String, directorName: String, form: String): Boolean =
+    val token = directorToken.orElse {
+      val fresh = registerDirector(serverUrl, directorName)
+      directorToken = fresh
+      fresh
+    }
+    token.exists { tok =>
+      if createNative(serverUrl, tok, form) then true
+      else
+        val refreshed = registerDirector(serverUrl, directorName)
+        directorToken = refreshed
+        refreshed.exists(createNative(serverUrl, _, form))
+    }
+
+  private def registerDirector(serverUrl: String, name: String): Option[String] =
+    Try {
+      val client = buildClient()
+      val body   = s"""{"name":"${name.replace("\"", "\\\"")}","isBot":false}"""
+      val response = client
+        .target(s"$serverUrl/api/auth/register")
+        .request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        .post(Entity.entity(body, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+      try
+        if response.getStatus / 100 == 2 then
+          Option(objectMapper.readTree(response.readEntity(classOf[String])).path("token").asText()).filter(_.nonEmpty)
+        else None
+      finally
+        response.close()
+        client.close()
+    }.getOrElse(None)
+
+  private def createNative(serverUrl: String, token: String, form: String): Boolean =
+    Try {
+      val client = buildClient()
+      val response = client
+        .target(s"$serverUrl/api/tournament")
+        .request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+        .header("Authorization", s"Bearer $token")
+        .post(Entity.entity(form, MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED))
+      try response.getStatus / 100 == 2
+      finally
+        response.close()
+        client.close()
+    }.getOrElse(false)
+
   def fetchList(serverUrl: String): Option[JsonNode] =
     Try {
       val client   = buildClient()

modules/tournament/versions.env

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=5
+MINOR=6
 PATCH=0