TECHNICAL BLUEPRINT — Open-Source Sovereignty Stack| Layer | Tool / Component | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Raspberry Pi 5 / Jetson Orin Nano | Edge compute nodes for each member |
| OS | Raspberry Pi OS Lite / Ubuntu Server ARM | Stable, open-source base |
| Web Server | Nginx | Reverse proxy, HTTPS, compression |
| App Runner | Gunicorn + Django | Python web backend for the Empire apps |
| Networking | Cloudflare Tunnel + Zero Trust | Secure inbound access without public IP |
| Database | PostgreSQL / MariaDB | Open data core |
| Messaging | RabbitMQ | AI & node-to-node communication bus |
| Orchestration | Docker / Compose | Node containerization and deployment |
| AI Interface | OpenAI / Local LLMs / LLCAIMachine bridge | Intelligent automation of business ops |
| Identity & Access | NFC Empire Rings + JWT | Physical-digital credentialing |
| Backup / Sync | Rsync + Git + Nextcloud | Distributed redundancy |
| Monitoring | Grafana + Prometheus | Real-time visibility of each node |
