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Open-source readiness plan, Phase 2. Removed (~17 MB, 12.8k lines):
- `.githooks/pre-push` — the hook that re-committed the 27 MB companion APK on
every push, which the plan names as the root cause of the 5.5 GB history.
Verified inert first: `core.hooksPath` is unset, so it only ever ran for a dev
who opted in by hand.
- `neode-ui/dev-dist/` — generated vite-plugin-pwa output (a Workbox bundle),
tracked and not ignored. Added to .gitignore so it cannot come back.
- `Android/archipelago-0.3.0-debug.apk.zip` — 16 MB, stale, zero references.
- `RELEASE-NOTES-v1.0.0.md` — superseded by CHANGELOG.md.
- `docs/container-architecture.html` (311 KB) and the two generated archive
HTML artefacts, whose rows are removed from the archive index in the same
commit so the table doesn't point at deleted files.
THREE items the plan lists were verified and deliberately NOT deleted — the
plan is wrong about each, and following it literally would have lost content or
broken a build:
- `neode-ui/docs/GAMEPAD-NAV-MAP.md` is called "a duplicate of
docs/GAMEPAD-NAV.md". It is 660 lines against that file's 159 — four times the
content, not a copy. Needs a human read to decide what to keep.
- `Android/app/debug.keystore` is called "standard practice" to remove. This
repo deliberately commits it: `build.gradle.kts` sets
`storeFile = file("debug.keystore")` and `Android/.gitignore` carries an
explicit `!/app/debug.keystore`, with a comment explaining it exists so every
machine produces the same debug signing identity. Deleting it breaks Android
debug builds.
- The three "move to release assets" binaries are not a pure git operation —
two have live consumers. Detailed in the next message rather than guessed at.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Archipelago
Self-sovereign Bitcoin node OS and manifest-driven app platform.
Archipelago is a bootable personal server OS for Bitcoin infrastructure,
self-hosted apps, mesh communication, decentralized identity, and federation.
Apps are packaged as declarative manifest.yml files and run as rootless
Podman containers managed by the Rust backend.
What is here
core/- Rust workspace: backend API, container runtime, security, OpenWrt helpers, and performance/resource management.neode-ui/- Vue 3 + TypeScript frontend.apps/- app manifests and custom app container sources.docker/- supporting container build contexts for UI companion surfaces.image-recipe/- bootable image/ISO build inputs.Android/- Android companion app.scripts/- development, release, deployment, and validation tooling.docs/- architecture, app packaging, operations, API, and roadmap docs.
Platform model
Archipelago is built as a developer-ready app platform, not a fixed appliance:
- Apps are declared in
apps/<app-id>/manifest.yml. - The Rust parser in
core/container/src/manifest.rsis the canonical schema. - The orchestrator compiles manifests to rootless Podman/Quadlet runtime state.
- App data lives under
/var/lib/archipelago/<app-id>/. - Secrets are generated or read from
/var/lib/archipelago/secrets/and injected through Podman secrets rather than static environment values. - Release and app catalogs are signed and verified against a pinned trust anchor.
Start with:
- Architecture
- Developer Guide
- App Developer Guide
- App Manifest Spec
- Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan
- Troubleshooting
Quick start
Frontend
cd neode-ui
npm install
npm start
The dev UI runs at http://localhost:8100 with a mock backend on :5959.
Backend
cd core
cargo build
cargo test --all-features
Linux is the supported backend runtime and release-build target. macOS is fine for frontend work and many Rust compile/test loops, but host integration tests that touch Podman, systemd, networking, or image build paths require Linux.
App manifests
./scripts/validate-app-manifest.sh apps/filebrowser/manifest.yml
python3 scripts/generate-app-catalog.py
python3 scripts/check-app-catalog-drift.py --release --strict
scripts/generate-app-catalog.py requires Python with PyYAML installed.
Documentation map
The full, grouped index lives at docs/README.md. The most common entry points:
| Doc | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Architecture | System layers, crates, data paths, security model |
| Developer Guide | Local setup, code workflow, testing |
| API Reference | JSON-RPC API overview |
| App Developer Guide | How to package and test apps |
| App Manifest Spec | Manifest schema and validation rules |
| Nostr Git Source Hosting Plan | ngit/NIP-34 contribution workflow and maintainer model |
| Apps README | Packaged app catalog overview |
| Image Recipe | Bootable image build flow |
| Roadmap | Shipped, in-progress, and planned work |
| Archive | Historical plans, audits, and handoffs |
Contributing
Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request. For security issues, follow SECURITY.md and do not open a public issue.
License
Archipelago is licensed under the MIT License. Third-party notices are listed in NOTICE and generated license inventories in component release artifacts.