Filesystem-backed blob storage as the fifth concrete trigger kind.
- `files::collection(c).{create,head,get,update,delete,list}` Rhai SDK
(blob in/out; metadata maps; missing-field throws naming the field).
- `FilesService` trait in picloud-shared; `FsFilesRepo` (atomic
write: temp→fsync→rename→fsync-dir→DB; single-pass SHA-256;
checksum-verified reads → Corrupted) + `FilesServiceImpl` in
manager-core. Metadata in Postgres (0018), bytes on disk under
PICLOUD_FILES_ROOT with 0o700 shard dirs.
- `files:*` trigger kind via the Layout-E pattern (0019: widen both
CHECKs + files_trigger_details), TriggerEvent::Files (metadata only,
no bytes), emit_files fan-out, dispatcher arm, admin endpoint
POST /triggers/files (reuses validate_trigger_target).
- AppFilesRead/AppFilesWrite capabilities → script:read/script:write
(seven-scope commitment held). AppPubsubPublish reserved for v1.1.6.
- Admin files API (list + delete) + dashboard Files view per app.
Cross-app isolation keyed on cx.app_id at every layer. ~45 new tests
(service in-memory, fs tempdir, bridge integration). No DB required
for the suite. publish_ephemeral and the orphan sweep stay deferred.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
PiCloud
A lightweight, self-hosted, event-driven serverless compute platform. Upload a Rhai script, get an HTTP endpoint. Designed to run on a single modest server with no idle CPU cost, and to scale out to a small cluster when you need it.
Status: Phase 1 — MVP scaffolding in progress.
The authoritative design lives in
serverless_cloud_blueprint.md.
Why
Existing serverless platforms are either cloud-locked, heavyweight, or both. PiCloud aims for the opposite end of the spectrum: one binary, one database, one reverse proxy — running on hardware you already own.
Architecture (one paragraph)
PiCloud splits into three logical services — manager (control plane: scripts, schedules, dashboard), orchestrator (per-node event ingress and dispatch), and executor (per-node Rhai sandbox) — each backed by a *-core Rust library. In MVP they run in a single process; in cluster mode they run as three binaries with one manager and one orchestrator + executor per node. Caddy fronts everything; PostgreSQL is the single source of truth.
See CLAUDE.md for working notes and serverless_cloud_blueprint.md for the full design.
Quick Start
Coming as scaffolding lands. For now:
# Rust toolchain (pinned via rust-toolchain.toml)
cargo check --workspace
# Run the all-in-one MVP binary (once main.rs is wired up)
cargo run -p picloud
Repository Layout
crates/
shared/ cross-cutting types
executor-core/ Rhai engine + sandbox
orchestrator-core/ event ingress, dispatch
manager-core/ control plane
picloud/ MVP all-in-one binary
picloud-{manager,orchestrator,executor}/ cluster-mode binaries (skeleton)
dashboard/ SvelteKit
caddy/ Caddyfile
docker/ Dockerfiles
docs/
git-workflow.md Trunk-based workflow
Contributing
See docs/git-workflow.md for the branching and commit conventions. TL;DR: trunk-based, short-lived branches, Conventional Commits, no force-pushing main.
License
TBD.