archipelago
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Two reports from a fresh install without a cable:
(a) No way to see the WiFi password being typed. Every password field in
the app was a bare type=password input. PasswordRevealInput is the
reusable fix — masked by default, one-tap eye toggle, v-model and
enter pass-through — first applied to the WiFi prompt in ServerModals
so a long key typed from across the room can be verified.
(b) WiFi settings are undiscoverable with no wired internet. New
OnboardingNetworkCallout floats over every onboarding step when the
node has NO physical link at all (no ethernet up, no WiFi associated
— polled from network.list-interfaces, self-dismissing the moment a
link exists) and deep-links 'Connect to WiFi' to
/dashboard/server?open=wifi, which Server.vue consumes by popping the
WiFi picker on arrival. Deliberately scoped the other way too:
Archipelago is offline-first, so 'no internet' never nags — only 'no
link at all', only during onboarding (the wrapper hosts /login too;
the callout is restricted to /onboarding/* routes), and a failed probe
stays silent. The query is consumed via history.replaceState so a
KeepAlive tab-return never re-pops the modal, and Server.vue keeps
reading it from the real URL rather than vue-router — its
KeepAlive-mounted tests have no router context to give.
Verification: full frontend suite 1023/1023; type-check clean; production
build clean with both new strings confirmed in the emitted bundles
(OnboardingWrapper + Server chunks).
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.