archipelagoandClaude Opus 5
db629f6f0e
- Frontend-only deploy to archi-dev-box first (commit3e3159fa) — last deploy was 02-08's fix (8fe6217b), predating the 02-review commits that touch Web5/Discover/Server/OpenWrtGateway and 02-09's investigation; deployed clean (dirty=false) before any concurrent uncommitted work landed in the tree - Harness confirmed byte-for-byte frozen: git diff --stat3ee20430-- neode-ui/e2e/perf/ shows only the new keepalive-remount-probe.spec.ts (02-09), zero changes to surfaces.ts/measure.ts/surface-perf.spec.ts - First attempt (ARCHY_PERF_RUNS=5) hit the harness's own hardcoded 20-min test.setTimeout under concurrent node load (a botfights podman build + other sessions), aborting after 9/15 surfaces with the rest failing "browser has been closed" (not a real measurement, not hand-edited into the artifact) — re-ran once per the plan's own contingency, completed clean in 7.9 min once the concurrent build finished - 15/15 rows recorded; runs: 5, baseUrl: http://archi-dev-box; Mesh unmeasured again (device not reporting connected, same reason as both prior runs); Chat measured this time (bonus data point, no baseline-comparable counterpart — findings doc will say so plainly) - Conditions recorded: pre-run 06:01 EDT, df 79% (1.4T/1.8T, down from baseline's 85%), load 8.70/7.99/7.94 with a concurrent podman build running; post-run 06:42 EDT, df 79%, load 6.88/11.88/9.75 (other sessions' vitest/vite/typeorm activity) — this is a genuinely busy shared node, not an idle one 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
- Operations Runbook
- 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
| 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 |
| Operations Runbook | Production operations and recovery |
| Open Source Readiness | Public-release cleanup checklist |
| Roadmap | Shipped, in-progress, and planned work |
| Unified Task Tracker | Launch hardening task list |
| 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.