Project Roadmap

From Foundation to Enterprise-Ready Platform

Vision

hermit-μDC aims to be the reference implementation for airgapped micro-datacenters, enabling organizations of any size to deploy secure, isolated compute environments without specialized expertise.

Current State (v0.1)

Complete

System Model

  • SysML 2.0 formal specification
  • Functional requirements (FR-001 to FR-008)
  • Security requirements (SR-001 to SR-005)
  • Performance requirements (PR-001 to PR-004)
  • Configuration packages for 4 scenarios

Network Architecture

  • Airgapped network design (192.168.200.0/24)
  • WireGuard VPN configuration
  • Local DNS resolution
  • DHCP/PXE boot infrastructure

Provisioning

  • PXE boot server configuration
  • Preseed/autoinstall templates
  • Ansible playbook structure
  • K3s cluster setup

Configurator (Web Application)

  • 6-step configuration wizard
  • 7 deployment scenarios
  • 70+ hardware models
  • GPU catalog (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel)
  • AI-powered assistant (Ollama)
  • Configuration analysis and scoring
  • Export: SysML, Ansible, WireGuard, BOM, JSON
  • Container form factor with 2D floor plan
  • Drag-and-drop rack positioning
  • Infrastructure catalog (PDU, UPS, cooling)
  • Multi-network segmentation (Admin/User/Monitoring)
  • Subscription model support
  • Workspace equipment (desk, monitors)
  • Insulation options (thermal, acoustic)
  • Structural elements (partitions, frame)

Documentation

  • Project README
  • Security documentation
  • Network topology documentation
  • Hardware BOM
  • Model documentation and glossary
  • Scenario-specific READMEs
  • GitLab Pages site

Phase 1: Hardening

Q1 2025

Security

  • Automated security scanning in CI
  • CIS benchmark compliance checking
  • Penetration test report
  • Secrets management (Vault integration)
  • Certificate management automation

Testing

  • Integration test suite
  • End-to-end deployment tests
  • Performance benchmarks
  • Chaos engineering (node failure scenarios)

Documentation

  • Installation guide (step-by-step)
  • Operations manual
  • Troubleshooting guide

Phase 2: Production Ready

Q2 2025

Deployment Automation

  • One-click deployment scripts
  • Terraform provider
  • Pulumi provider
  • GitOps workflow (ArgoCD/Flux)

Monitoring & Observability

  • Pre-built Grafana dashboards
  • Alert rules library
  • Log aggregation (Loki)
  • Distributed tracing

Backup & Recovery

  • Automated backup scheduling
  • Point-in-time recovery
  • Cross-node replication
  • Disaster recovery playbooks

Hardware Support

  • Supermicro server catalog
  • Lenovo ThinkSystem catalog
  • ARM64 server support
  • NVIDIA DGX support

Phase 3: Enterprise Features

Q3 2025

Multi-Site Federation

  • Site-to-site VPN mesh
  • Cross-site service discovery
  • Data replication policies
  • Centralized management console

Compliance & Governance

  • NIST 800-53 mapping
  • SOC 2 evidence collection
  • GDPR compliance toolkit
  • Audit log retention policies

Advanced Networking

  • Software-defined networking (SDN)
  • Network policy enforcement
  • Traffic analysis and anomaly detection
  • Zero-trust network architecture

Capacity Planning

  • Resource usage forecasting
  • Cost optimization recommendations
  • Upgrade path suggestions
  • Power and cooling calculations

Phase 4: Ecosystem

Q4 2025

Integrations

  • ServiceNow connector
  • PagerDuty integration
  • Slack/Teams notifications
  • SIEM integration (Splunk, Elastic)

Partner Program

  • Hardware certification program
  • Solution partner directory
  • Reseller program
  • Training partner program

Community

  • Public roadmap voting
  • Community forum
  • Monthly community calls
  • Contributor recognition

Marketplace

  • Pre-built workload templates
  • Community configurations
  • Plugin architecture
  • Theme customization

Future Considerations (2026+)

Future

Advanced Compute

  • Confidential computing (SGX/SEV)
  • FPGA acceleration
  • Quantum-safe cryptography
  • Neuromorphic computing support

Edge & IoT

  • Edge cluster management
  • IoT device onboarding
  • OT/IT convergence patterns
  • 5G private network integration

AI/ML Platform

  • MLOps pipeline templates
  • Model registry
  • Experiment tracking
  • AutoML integration

How to Contribute

We welcome contributions to help achieve this roadmap.

Feature Requests

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Bug Reports

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Code Contributions

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Documentation

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Last updated: February 2025