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# ButtCloud :partly_sunny: :rainbow:
_an April 2018 #ssbc-grants proposal_
i'd like to work on better pub infrastructure and a hosted pub-as-a-service product.
## team
me! :smiley_cat:
## goals
- we build an [open source business](http://blog.dinosaur.is/workers-of-open-source-unite/) on Scuttlebutt!
- a pub is [your personal cloud device](%Gwqklkj0b2CBT5tPiz5170NWsPp3xiuLbOImEaG/e+4=.sha256) that is always available and publicly accessible
- a pub should be affordable (start pricing at ~$7/month per pub, try to get to ~$1/month per pub)
- we support open source infrastructure providers, like [OVH](https://www.ovh.com/world/public-cloud/) and [Catalyst](http://catalyst.net.nz/catalyst-cloud)
- the infrastructure code should easy for others to contribute and maintain
## the story so far
pubs are important ([1](%f6ZRXO2t0rwUw/lq5FpWCHtuHc9406Q37TB+lF9bUbc=.sha256), [2](https://writtenby.adriengiboire.com/2018/03/14/my-first-week-experience-with-scuttlebutt-and-patchwork/), [3](https://twitter.com/nicolasini/status/974364249219727360)), but [public pubs are a stop-gap we've used for too long](%MZCHPVkh8sNhTsevWgSVXNlL6dYgSnzBvB3hJcJZ/7k=.sha256), we need [private pubs for everyone](%Gwqklkj0b2CBT5tPiz5170NWsPp3xiuLbOImEaG/e+4=.sha256)!
[over the holidays](%1TVZigDql9VAQaZZVX/QegKan18urBuXQikOWE1uTMk=.sha256), i got maybe 80% of the way towards automated Scuttlebutt pub infrastructure using [Salt Stack](https://docs.saltstack.com/), hosted on [Open Stack](https://docs.openstack.org) using [OVH public cloud](https://www.ovh.com/world/public-cloud/). i've also been able to achieve _mostly_ reliable pubs using an [`ssb-pub`](https://github.com/ahdinosaur/ssb-pub) Docker image.
i want to throw away all the [Salt Stack](https://docs.saltstack.com/) work i did and start over with [Docker Swarm](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/).
i expect this will take [longer than a month of full-time work to complete](%9ZzHJ2F0MHncqLLInC47Tp/OuHEUcHyRfWYierUpUKc=.sha256).
## sub-projects
there are three main sub-projects:
- provider service
- hub swarm
- pub service
## architecture
- provider service
- web app
- join
- land
- sign in
- create pub
- pay for pub
- start pub service
- monitor
- land
- sign in
- view pub
- see stats
- command
- land
- sign in
- view pub
- run command
- web api
- users
- id
- name
- email
- pub
- bots
- id
- userId
- name
- status (up, down, none)
- stats
- stream Docker stats
- commands
- relay commands to pub services
- orchestrator
- on schedule, check what pubs are up
- have 1 pub per 1 GB memory, 1 hub per 15 GB memory
- queue worker jobs to ensure correct swarm
- payment
- products
- plans
- customers
- subscriptions
- swarm worker
- manage hub [machines](https://docs.docker.com/machine/drivers/openstack/)
- create hub
- destroy hub
- manage pub [services](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/swarm-tutorial/deploy-service/)
- ensure pub service is up
- ensure pub service is down
- mailer worker
- pub service
## stack
- provider service
- web api
- [@feathersjs/socketio](https://github.com/feathersjs/socketio)
- [@feathersjs/authentication](https://github.com/feathersjs/authentication)
- [@feathersjs/authentication-jwt](https://github.com/feathersjs/authentication-jwt)
- [feathers-stripe](https://github.com/feathersjs-ecosystem/feathers-stripe)
- [node-resque](https://github.com/taskrabbit/node-resque)
- [docker-remote-api](https://github.com/mafintosh/docker-remote-api)
- web app
- [next.js](https://github.com/zeit/next.js/)
- [ramda](http://ramdajs.com/docs/)
- [@feathersjs/socketio-client](https://github.com/feathersjs/socketio-client)
- [@feathersjs/authentication-client](https://github.com/feathersjs/authentication-client)
- [react](https://facebook.github.io/react)
- [react-hyperscript](https://github.com/mlmorg/react-hyperscript)
- [recompose](https://github.com/acdlite/recompose)
- [fela](https://github.com/rofrischmann/fela)
- [material-ui](https://material-ui.com/)
- [react-stripe-elements](https://github.com/stripe/react-stripe-elements)
- swarm worker
- [node-resque](https://github.com/taskrabbit/node-resque)
- [docker-remote-api](https://github.com/mafintosh/docker-remote-api)
- mailer worker
- [node-resque](https://github.com/taskrabbit/node-resque)
- [nodemailer](https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer)
- third-party: [sendgrid](https://sendgrid.com/)
- dev tool: [maildev](https://github.com/djfarrelly/maildev)
- [pub service](http://github.com/ahdinosaur/ssb-pub)
- [scuttlebot](https://github.com/ssbc/scuttlebot)
- [ssb-viewer](%MeCTQrz9uszf9EZoTnKCeFeIedhnKWuB3JHW2l1g9NA=.sha256)
- [git-ssb-web](%q5d5Du+9WkaSdjc8aJPZm+jMrqgo0tmfR+RcX5ZZ6H4=.sha256)
## roadmap
_rough draft, subject to change_
- upgrade pub service
- update `ssb-pub` to use docker-compose (so we can host multiple Scuttlebutt processes in the same service)
- add `ssb-viewer`
- add `git-ssb-web`
- prototype hub swarm
- setup single "hub manager" to be docker swarm manager
- run mock provider service on manager
- setup many "hub worker"s to be docker swarm workers
- create provider service
- upgrade mock provider service to include postgres and redis databases
- scaffold web api, web app, swarm worker, and mailer worker
- implement provider web app user flows
- automate swarm
- implement swarm orchestration functionality
- start business
- understand costs, determine prices, forecast profit/loss
- decide on company jurisdiction and legal structure
- [copy](https://getterms.io/) or create (with help) a Terms of Service & Privacy Policy