# Archipelago > Self-Sovereign Bitcoin Node OS **Archipelago** is a bootable personal server OS. Flash it to a USB drive, install on any x86_64 or ARM64 machine, and manage Bitcoin infrastructure, self-hosted apps, and Web5 identity through a modern web interface. [![Debian 12](https://img.shields.io/badge/Debian-12%20Bookworm-a80030)](https://www.debian.org/) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green)](LICENSE) [![Rust](https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-stable-orange)](https://www.rust-lang.org/) [![Vue.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/vue.js-3.5-brightgreen)](https://vuejs.org/) [![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.0-blue)]() ## Features ### Bitcoin Infrastructure - **Bitcoin Knots** full node with pruning support - **LND** Lightning Network daemon with channel management - **Electrs** Electrum server for wallet connectivity - **BTCPay Server** for accepting Bitcoin payments - **Mempool** block explorer and fee estimator - **Fedimint** federation guardian and gateway ### Self-Hosted Apps (20+) Storage (File Browser, Immich, Nextcloud), Productivity (Penpot, OnlyOffice, Vaultwarden), Media (Jellyfin), Search (SearXNG), AI (Ollama), Network (Tailscale, Nginx Proxy Manager), Home (Home Assistant), and more. ### Web5 Identity - DID-based digital identity (Ed25519 + secp256k1) - Verifiable Credentials issuance and verification - Decentralized Web Node (DWN) for data sync - Nostr relay integration for node discovery ### Security - AES-256-GCM encrypted secrets at rest - Container isolation: read-only root, capability dropping, non-root user - TOTP two-factor authentication - Per-endpoint rate limiting and input validation - AppArmor profiles for container confinement ## Quick Start ### Install from ISO 1. Download the ISO for your architecture (x86_64 or ARM64) 2. Flash to USB drive with Balena Etcher or `dd` 3. Boot from USB on target hardware 4. Follow the automated installer 5. Access the web UI at `http://` 6. Set your password and start the onboarding wizard ### Supported Hardware | Platform | Examples | Minimum | |----------|----------|---------| | **x86_64** | Intel NUC, mini PCs, any 64-bit PC | 4GB RAM, 32GB storage | | **ARM64** | Raspberry Pi 5, ARM64 SBCs | 4GB RAM, 32GB storage | **Recommended**: 8GB+ RAM, 1TB+ NVMe SSD (for full Bitcoin node) ## Development ### Prerequisites - Rust stable toolchain - Node.js 20+ - Linux dev server (Debian 12) for backend builds ### Frontend Development ```bash cd neode-ui npm install npm start # Dev server on http://localhost:8100 npm run type-check # TypeScript validation npm test # Run 515+ tests npm run build # Production build ``` ### Deploy to Server ```bash ./scripts/deploy-to-target.sh --live # Deploy to dev server ./scripts/deploy-to-target.sh --both # Deploy to both servers ``` ### Build ISO ```bash ssh archipelago@ cd ~/archy/image-recipe sudo ./build-auto-installer-iso.sh # x86_64 sudo ARCH=arm64 ./build-auto-installer-iso.sh # ARM64 ``` ## Architecture ``` Debian 12 (Bookworm) ├── Podman (rootless containers) ├── Nginx (reverse proxy + security headers) ├── Rust Backend (JSON-RPC API on port 5678) │ ├── core/archipelago/ — RPC endpoints, state, identity │ ├── core/container/ — Podman client, manifests, health │ └── core/security/ — AppArmor, secrets, image verification └── Vue 3 Frontend (Composition API + TypeScript + Pinia) ``` ## Documentation - [Architecture](docs/architecture.md) — System design - [Developer Guide](docs/developer-guide.md) — Contributing guide - [App Developer Guide](docs/app-developer-guide.md) — Writing app manifests - [App Manifest Spec](docs/app-manifest-spec.md) — YAML manifest format - [User Guide](docs/user-guide.md) — End-user documentation - [Release Notes](RELEASE-NOTES-v1.0.0.md) — v1.0.0 release notes - [v1.1 Roadmap](docs/roadmap-v1.1.md) — Upcoming features - [v2.0 Roadmap](docs/roadmap-v2.0.md) — Long-term vision ## Contributing 1. Fork the repository 2. Create a feature branch (`feature/description`) 3. Follow the coding standards in [CLAUDE.md](CLAUDE.md) 4. Submit a pull request with tests ## License [MIT License](LICENSE) ## Acknowledgments Built with: [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), [Vue.js](https://vuejs.org/), [Podman](https://podman.io/), [Bitcoin Core](https://bitcoin.org/), [LND](https://lightning.engineering/), [Debian](https://www.debian.org/)