Project Roadmap

Device registration, OS provisioning, and fleet management platform. Built on NixOS. Deterministic. Integrity-first. Beautiful.

Vision

Floppy.WTF is a complete device lifecycle platform:

1. Register — Intake new hardware with verifiable identity + photo evidence
2. Provision — Flash deterministic NixOS builds via USB
3. Theme — Ship branded, gorgeous desktop experiences (Applenix / Matrix)
4. Connect — AirDrop-like device mesh with encrypted sync
5. Manage — Fleet visibility, role assignment, integrity verification

The goal: rival Apple’s device experience using open, reproducible infrastructure.

Phases

Phase 0 — Foundation

Objective: Monorepo structure, specs, project scaffolding.

Phase 1 — NixOS Base Build

Objective: Bootable, deterministic NixOS system for Dell-class hardware.

• flake.nix — Top-level build manifest with pinned nixpkgs
• hosts/dell/ — Dell-specific hardware config
• modules/base.nix — Common system: networking, users, SSH, power
• modules/filesystem.nix — Btrfs layout with snapshots + integrity
• Font rendering pipeline — Inter + JetBrains Mono + fontconfig tuning
• USB installer workflow — Documented flash procedure

Phase 2 — Theming System

Objective: Branded desktop experience with theme toggling.

• Centralized color palette definitions
• Applenix theme: WhiteSur, Inter, Papirus, Bibata
• Matrix theme: Green-on-black mode
• Theme toggle via NixOS specialisations
• Login screen, terminal, and compositor theming

Phase 3 — Device Registration System

Objective: CLI-driven hardware intake with integrity guarantees.

• floppy CLI tool with Commander.js
• Device registration with structured metadata
• Photo evidence with SHA256 hashing
• Local device registry (JSON/SQLite)
• Content-addressed evidence storage

Phase 4 — Provisioning Pipeline

Objective: End-to-end flash workflow from registration to bootable system.

• floppy provision orchestration
• Role assignment and config generation
• USB image builder
• Post-install verification
• Device lifecycle state management

Phase 5 — Networking & Sync

Objective: Device mesh with AirDrop-like file transfer + secure connectivity.

• LocalSend integration
• Syncthing continuous sync
• WireGuard encrypted mesh
• Avahi/mDNS auto-discovery
• CLI shortcuts for file transfer

Phase 6 — Fleet Management

Objective: Visibility and control across all provisioned devices.

• Fleet dashboard (web UI)
• Remote rebuild trigger
• Health monitoring + heartbeat
• Integrity auditing
• Snapshot management

Phase 7 — Advanced Integrity

Objective: Deep data integrity experiments and verification.

• Content-addressed build artifacts
• Signed device records
• Filesystem integrity monitoring
• Boot integrity verification
• Immutable audit trail
• Hash diffing tools

Milestone Summary