• nassella
  • A worker's co-operative
  • Product
    • Potential Qualities
    • Potential Tech For Self-Hosted Cloud Infra
    • Potential Tech for Deployment and Config Node

nassella

A worker's co-op and self-hosting for anyone. <3

nassella is the working name for the worker's co-op as well as the current in-development software project, which is: to build a system that enables anyone to self-host a specific set of apps.

A worker's co-operative

I want to build a workplace where the goals are differently aligned from that of a more common tech workplace. The goals of the worker's co-op:

• worker control: 1 worker = 1 vote

• long-term, stable sustainable job's for members

  • prioritize less work hours over growth/profit

• voluntary and open membership

  • no discrimination including:

    • gender
    • social
    • sexuality
    • racial
    • political
    • religious

• provide a safe and inclusive work environment

  • members must feel safe to make mistakes and voice different opinions
  • communication should be direct and specific
  • expectations must be explicitly communicated
  • boundaries must be listened to and respected
  • members must not speak to or cooperate with law enforcement
• provide opportunities for members to learn and grow

• remain independent and autonomous

  • outside capital, if any, may not have control
• cooperate with other cooperatives

• concern for community

  • actively engage with local communities
  • actively manage environmental impacts
  • seek out, involve, and learn from diverse groups

Product

The goal is to produce a product that enables less-technical people the ability to self-host applications in a secure and auto-updating manner. Self-hosting for anyone!

Potential Qualities

• secure

• auto-updates

  • host system
  • container layers
  • container apps
• manages dns records
• manages ssl certs

• reproducible (in a config standpoint)

  • config is declarative
• load balances as needed
• collects and displays logs from all apps in a useful format
• data volumes/storage independent from containers
• can off-site backup automatically
• updates are run through CI before being made available
• can be moved between providers (no vendor lock-in)

Potential Tech For Self-Hosted Cloud Infra

• DNS Registration

  • Terraform via supported registry

• DNS Config

  • Terraform

• resource management (VPS's etc)

  • Terraform

• LB for apps

  • docker-compose + caddy

• SSL

  • LB + caddy

• apps

  • docker-compose

• OS

  • flatcar linux

Potential Tech for Deployment and Config Node

Can be run locally or as a SaaS

• docker contained webapp for deploying/configuring/updating?

• needs to generate/init and store:

  • terraform config and state
  • docker-compose config (this can be embedded in terraform config)

• can be used to:

  • select apps
  • resources (manage)
  • view logs (stored on self-hosted infra)