diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dba52af..bc7b633 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ccc2776f0c61eca1ca32528f85548abd1a4be8fb53d1b21c013e4f18da1e7090"
 dependencies = [
  "data-encoding",
- "syn 2.0.118",
+ "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -845,34 +845,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.118",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "derive_more"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4a9b99b9cbbe49445b21764dc0625032a89b145a2642e67603e1c936f5458d05"
-dependencies = [
- "derive_more-impl 1.0.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more"
 version = "2.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d751e9e49156b02b44f9c1815bcb94b984cdcc4396ecc32521c739452808b134"
 dependencies = [
- "derive_more-impl 2.1.1",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "derive_more-impl"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cb7330aeadfbe296029522e6c40f315320aba36fc43a5b3632f3795348f3bd22"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.118",
- "unicode-xid",
+ "derive_more-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1818,7 +1797,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg_aliases",
  "ctutils",
  "data-encoding",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "ed25519-dalek",
  "futures-util",
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
@@ -1830,7 +1809,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iroh-metrics",
  "iroh-relay",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "n0-watcher",
  "netwatch",
  "noq",
@@ -1866,7 +1845,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek",
  "data-encoding",
  "data-encoding-macro",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "ed25519-dalek",
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
  "n0-error",
@@ -1889,7 +1868,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "constant_time_eq",
  "data-encoding",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "genawaiter",
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
  "hex",
@@ -1901,7 +1880,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iroh-util",
  "irpc",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "nested_enum_utils",
  "noq",
  "postcard",
@@ -1925,11 +1904,11 @@ checksum = "516e4eedc38e33ab69a6bd325520332dc3d67b25454e2d590ebb84a25240dd9a"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "cfg_aliases",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "hickory-resolver",
  "iroh-base",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "ndk-context",
  "portable-atomic",
  "rand 0.10.2",
@@ -1956,17 +1935,17 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-mdns-address-lookup"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7c1f941695731bc3999d8c13d7e94d50e229427da81ac957eec3818264f17559"
+checksum = "7afb03c296022fcb724a7bb76dbb8dcca6aac4f4eb65df161e084b7276c93d8c"
 dependencies = [
  "data-encoding",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "futures-util",
  "iroh",
  "iroh-base",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "n0-watcher",
  "swarm-discovery",
  "tokio",
@@ -2011,7 +1990,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "cfg_aliases",
  "data-encoding",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
  "hickory-resolver",
  "http",
@@ -2023,7 +2002,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iroh-metrics",
  "lru",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "noq",
  "noq-proto",
  "num_enum",
@@ -2054,7 +2033,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "da53233419ca36bf521ed45683b7748366f9b233032891eefc2d70567a84ac54"
 dependencies = [
  "data-encoding",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "iroh-base",
  "n0-error",
  "postcard",
@@ -2067,10 +2046,10 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "20e41eb982f15230c55f0a70a74a514360e1f565b07861924fd0e8db172b3d00"
 dependencies = [
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "iroh",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -2085,7 +2064,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "irpc-derive",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "noq",
  "postcard",
  "rcgen",
@@ -2363,27 +2342,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.118",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "n0-future"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7bb0e5d99e681ab3c938842b96fcb41bf8a7bb4bfdb11ccbd653a7e83e06c794"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg_aliases",
- "derive_more 1.0.0",
- "futures-buffered",
- "futures-lite",
- "futures-util",
- "js-sys",
- "pin-project",
- "send_wrapper",
- "tokio",
- "tokio-util",
- "wasm-bindgen",
- "wasm-bindgen-futures",
- "web-time",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "n0-future"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -2391,7 +2349,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2ab99dfb861450e68853d34ae665243a88b8c493d01ba957321a1e9b2312bbe"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg_aliases",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "futures-buffered",
  "futures-lite",
  "futures-util",
@@ -2411,9 +2369,9 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bbc618745ad0b7414b149d0517ad8b5573b2fb4d4e2717add3d2446ce1fdd826"
 dependencies = [
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2519,12 +2477,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "atomic-waker",
  "bytes",
  "cfg_aliases",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "ipnet",
  "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "n0-watcher",
  "netdev",
  "netlink-packet-core",
@@ -2565,7 +2523,7 @@ checksum = "4bf95190af1bd4a00a10e8255ca0c8ddd9e9a9f5e79151d7a7eb6d56aff5dc89"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "cfg_aliases",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "noq-proto",
  "noq-udp",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -2587,7 +2545,7 @@ checksum = "baa7b5ccd819a9c68a0d955e67a881032d09b1a17219b1f90b0997a0888e1a15"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "bytes",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "enum-assoc",
  "fastbloom",
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
@@ -2990,13 +2948,13 @@ checksum = "eb3713e4977408279158444a18c1a01ac9bf2e7eaf1fbfd1a19ac9cd18d90721"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bytes",
- "derive_more 2.1.1",
+ "derive_more",
  "hyper-util",
  "igd-next",
  "iroh-metrics",
  "libc",
  "n0-error",
- "n0-future 0.3.2",
+ "n0-future",
  "netwatch",
  "num_enum",
  "rand 0.10.2",
@@ -4005,7 +3963,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "32497e9a4c7b38532efcdebeef879707aa9f794296a4f0244f6f69e9bc8574bd"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
- "getrandom 0.4.3",
+ "getrandom 0.3.4",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix",
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
@@ -4512,7 +4470,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "iroh-blobs",
  "iroh-mdns-address-lookup",
  "irpc",
- "n0-future 0.1.3",
+ "n0-future",
  "postcard",
  "proptest",
  "reflink-copy",
diff --git a/dist/arch/varde.install b/dist/arch/varde.install
index c19e7c8..0a13f6f 100644
--- a/dist/arch/varde.install
+++ b/dist/arch/varde.install
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ post_install() {
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
-  echo ":: Restart a running daemon to pick up the new version:"
-  echo "   systemctl --user try-restart varde.service   (and/or: systemctl try-restart varde.service)"
+  echo ":: Restart a running daemon to pick up the new version - the socket, not the service:"
+  echo "   systemctl try-restart varde.socket; systemctl --user try-restart varde.socket"
 }
diff --git a/dist/varde.service b/dist/varde.service
index 19a9e8d..4e3aa36 100644
--- a/dist/varde.service
+++ b/dist/varde.service
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Restart=on-failure
 DynamicUser=yes
 StateDirectory=varde
 RuntimeDirectory=varde
+# The socket unit's file lives in this directory: removing it on every
+# service stop (the default) left varde.socket listening on an unlinked
+# path after any restart - "active" with nothing to connect to.
+RuntimeDirectoryPreserve=yes
 NoNewPrivileges=yes
 ProtectSystem=strict
 ProtectHome=yes
diff --git a/varde-daemon/Cargo.toml b/varde-daemon/Cargo.toml
index 4ae1f0e..17cb0f1 100644
--- a/varde-daemon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/varde-daemon/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ iroh-blobs = { workspace = true }
 # Request::Put / Read carry content inline, base64.
 base64 = "0.22"
 # mDNS/local-network address lookup left iroh core in 1.0.
-iroh-mdns-address-lookup = "0.4"
+iroh-mdns-address-lookup = "0.6"
 # Interop with iroh-blobs streams and channels; both are already in the
 # dependency tree via iroh-blobs.
-n0-future = "0.1"
+n0-future = "0.3"
 irpc = "0.17"
 # Feature-gated D-Bus client for NetworkManager metered status.
 zbus = { version = "5", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["tokio"] }