The one-consumer-per-(app_id, queue_name) invariant has no DB unique index (the parent's app_id and the detail's queue_name live in different tables), so it is enforced by a pg_advisory_xact_lock on hashtext(app_id||queue_name) around a SELECT-then-INSERT. But `materialize` guarded its own check-then-insert only with the GLOBAL rematerialize lock, not that per-(app,queue) key — so a tree-apply / app-create rematerialize could interleave with an interactive `create_queue_trigger` for the same (app, queue): each SELECT sees no consumer (the other's INSERT uncommitted), both INSERT, and the app ends up with TWO enabled consumers draining the same queue, splitting messages unpredictably. Fix: `materialize_one` now resolves the template's queue_name and takes the SAME `advisory_lock_key(app_id, queue_name)` (exposed `pub(crate)`) before its slot check + insert, so the two paths mutually exclude. No deadlock: the interactive path never acquires the global rematerialize lock, so there is no lock cycle, and the rematerialize lock already serializes reconcilers against each other. No schema change. stateful_templates DB + journey coverage stays green. 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.