ICN Deployment Ready - December 12, 2025

Historical readiness snapshot from December 12, 2025. Treat this as archival context, not current deployment truth. For current readiness, rely on live CI/runtime verification and docs/ci/CI_CURRENT_STATUS.md.

🎉 Status at Snapshot Date: Deployment-ready assessment

All systems operational and tested. Backend has 1134+ passing tests. Mobile app fully integrated with offline mode, real-time updates, and trust graph.

What We've Built

Backend Infrastructure (Rust)

• ✅ ICN Daemon (icnd): Complete P2P coordination with all actors
• ✅ Gateway API: REST + WebSocket with JWT auth
• ✅ Trust Graph: Transitive trust computation with attestation management
• ✅ Ledger: Double-entry accounting with gossip sync
• ✅ Governance: Proposals, voting, domain-based permissions
• ✅ Compute: Distributed CCL execution with intelligent scheduling
• ✅ Security: Multi-layer protection with Byzantine detection
• ✅ Monitoring: Prometheus metrics + Grafana dashboards

Mobile App (React Native)

• ✅ Authentication: DID-based with JWT tokens
• ✅ Wallet UI: Balance display, transaction history, send/receive
• ✅ Trust Graph: Visual network with attestation UI component
• ✅ Notifications: Local push with WebSocket live updates
• ✅ Offline Mode: AsyncStorage caching with auto-sync on reconnect
• ✅ Real-time: WebSocket integration for balance/transaction updates
• ✅ Event Listeners: Automatic notification dispatch on events

Client SDK (TypeScript)

• ✅ Authentication: Login, register, identity management
• ✅ Wallet: Balance queries, transaction history, payments
• ✅ Trust: Query trust scores, manage attestations
• ✅ Notifications: Fetch notifications, mark as read
• ✅ Real-time: WebSocket connection manager with auto-reconnect
• ✅ Offline Support: Storage abstraction for caching

Deployment Infrastructure

• ✅ Docker Compose: Complete stack with monitoring
• ✅ Kubernetes: Production-grade manifests with health checks
• ✅ Native Install: Systemd service for bare metal/VPS
• ✅ Health Checks: Automated health monitoring
• ✅ SSL/HTTPS: Nginx reverse proxy configuration
• ✅ Backup/Restore: Automated backup scripts

🚀 Deployment Options

Option 1: Quick Start with Docker Compose (Recommended)

Best for: Initial testing, development, small pilots

cd deploy
./quickstart.sh "My Coop Name"

This starts:

• ICN Gateway API: http://localhost:8080
• Web UI: http://localhost:3000
• Grafana Dashboard: http://localhost:3001 (admin/admin)
• Prometheus: http://localhost:9091

Time to deploy: ~5 minutes

Option 2: Production Kubernetes (Scalable)

Best for: Multi-node production deployments

cd deploy/k8s

# Create secrets
kubectl create secret generic icn-secrets \
  --namespace=icn \
  --from-literal=passphrase='secure-passphrase' \
  --from-literal=jwt-secret="$(openssl rand -hex 32)"

# Deploy
kubectl apply -k .

# Check status
kubectl get pods -n icn

Features:

• High availability with multiple replicas
• Automated health checks and restarts
• Persistent storage with PVCs
• ServiceMonitor for Prometheus integration

Option 3: Native Installation (Best Performance)

Best for: Production on VPS/bare metal

# Build
cd icn
cargo build --release

# Install
cd ../deploy
sudo ./install.sh

# Configure
sudo cp /etc/icn/icnd.env.example /etc/icn/icnd.env
sudo nano /etc/icn/icnd.env  # Set JWT_SECRET

# Initialize
sudo -u icn icnctl --data-dir /var/lib/icn id init

# Start
sudo systemctl enable icnd
sudo systemctl start icnd

Time to deploy: ~15 minutes (including build)

📱 Mobile App Configuration

1. Update API Endpoint

Edit sdk/react-native/examples/CoopWallet/src/client.ts:

const client = createMobileClient({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.your-coop.org',  // Your production domain
  wallet,
  storage,
});

2. Build Mobile App

iOS:

cd sdk/react-native/examples/CoopWallet
npm install
cd ios && pod install && cd ..
npx react-native run-ios --configuration Release

Android:

cd sdk/react-native/examples/CoopWallet
npm install
cd android
./gradlew assembleRelease
# APK at: android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk

3. Deploy to Stores

TestFlight (iOS):

1. Open in Xcode
2. Product → Archive
3. Distribute → App Store Connect
4. Upload to TestFlight

Google Play (Android):

1. Sign APK with keystore
2. Upload to Play Console
3. Create internal test track
4. Add beta testers

🔒 Production Security Checklist

Before Going Live

• Change JWT_SECRET to random value: openssl rand -hex 32
• Configure HTTPS with Let's Encrypt
• Change Grafana admin password
• Enable firewall (allow 80/443, block 8080 from internet)
• Set up automated backups
• Configure log rotation
• Update all default passwords
• Test disaster recovery procedure

Network Security

• Configure DNS: api.your-coop.org → Server IP
• Install SSL certificate
• Set up nginx reverse proxy
• Test from mobile network (not just localhost)
• Verify WebSocket connections work over HTTPS

Monitoring

• Access Grafana dashboards
• Set up alerting rules
• Test health checks
• Monitor error rates

🧪 Testing Checklist

Backend Testing

# Health check
curl http://localhost:8080/v1/health

# Should return:
# {"status":"healthy","version":"0.1.0","uptime_secs":...}

Mobile App Testing

• User can create identity
• Balance displays correctly
• Can send payment
• Can receive payment
• Transaction history loads
• Offline mode works (airplane mode)
• WebSocket reconnects automatically
• Notifications appear in real-time
• Trust graph displays
• Trust attestation form works

WebSocket Testing

# Install websocat
cargo install websocat

# Connect
websocat ws://localhost:8080/v1/ws

# Should see connection established

📊 Monitoring & Observability

Grafana Dashboards

Access: http://localhost:3001 (change port if modified)

Default credentials: admin / admin (CHANGE IMMEDIATELY!)

Available Metrics:

• Request rate and latency
• Payment volume
• Trust graph size
• Notification delivery rate
• Error rates
• WebSocket connections
• System uptime

Prometheus Metrics

Access: http://localhost:9091

Key Metrics:

• gateway_requests_total - Total API requests
• gateway_request_duration_seconds - Request latency
• gateway_balance_queries - Balance lookups
• gateway_payments_created - Payments created
• gateway_notifications_sent - Notifications sent
• gateway_websocket_connections - Active WebSocket connections

Log Monitoring

# Docker
docker logs -f icn-daemon

# Systemd
journalctl -u icnd -f

# Filter for errors
journalctl -u icnd -p err -f

🗄️ Backup & Disaster Recovery

Manual Backup

sudo systemctl stop icnd
sudo tar -czf icn-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /var/lib/icn
sudo systemctl start icnd

Automated Backups

# Add to crontab
sudo crontab -e

# Daily backup at 2 AM
0 2 * * * systemctl stop icnd && \
  tar -czf /backups/icn-$(date +\%Y\%m\%d).tar.gz /var/lib/icn && \
  systemctl start icnd

# Keep only last 30 days
0 3 * * * find /backups -name "icn-*.tar.gz" -mtime +30 -delete

Restore

sudo systemctl stop icnd
sudo tar -xzf icn-backup-20251212.tar.gz -C /
sudo chown -R icn:icn /var/lib/icn
sudo systemctl start icnd

🔧 Troubleshooting

Gateway Won't Start

# Check logs
journalctl -u icnd -n 50

# Common issues:
# 1. Port 8080 already in use
sudo lsof -i :8080

# 2. JWT_SECRET not set
sudo nano /etc/icn/icnd.env

# 3. Permission errors
sudo chown -R icn:icn /var/lib/icn

Mobile App Can't Connect

# Test from mobile network
curl -v http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8080/v1/health

# Common issues:
# 1. Firewall blocking - open port or use nginx proxy
# 2. Using localhost instead of server IP
# 3. CORS errors - check ICN_GATEWAY_CORS_ORIGINS

WebSocket Disconnects

# Increase nginx timeout (if using nginx)
proxy_read_timeout 3600s;

# Check connections in Grafana
# Look for gateway_websocket_connections metric

🌐 SSL/HTTPS Setup (Production)

Install Certbot

sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-nginx

Configure Nginx

Create /etc/nginx/sites-available/icn:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name api.your-coop.org;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name api.your-coop.org;
    
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/api.your-coop.org/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/api.your-coop.org/privkey.pem;
    
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        
        # WebSocket support
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_read_timeout 3600s;
    }
}

Enable and get certificate:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/icn /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo certbot --nginx -d api.your-coop.org
sudo systemctl reload nginx

📈 Performance Benchmarks

Test Environment: 4 CPU, 8GB RAM, SSD storage

🎯 Success Criteria

After deployment, verify:

• Backend health check returns 200 OK
• Grafana shows all metrics
• Mobile app can register new user
• Mobile app can send/receive payments
• WebSocket real-time updates work
• Offline mode works correctly
• Trust graph displays
• No errors in logs
• All 1134+ tests passing

📚 Additional Documentation

• DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md - Comprehensive deployment guide
• DEPLOY_TEST_NETWORK.md - Test network setup
• MOBILE_APP_STATUS.md - Mobile integration status
• ARCHITECTURE.md - System architecture
• production-hardening.md - Security hardening

🚀 Next Steps

1. Choose deployment method (Docker Compose recommended for start)
2. Deploy backend using quickstart.sh
3. Configure mobile app with production URL
4. Test thoroughly with pilot users
5. Monitor metrics in Grafana
6. Collect feedback and iterate
7. Scale as needed (add nodes, load balancer)

🆘 Support

• Documentation: /docs directory
• GitHub Issues: https://github.com/InterCooperative-Network/icn/issues
• Community: [Add your community channels]

Deployment Status: ✅ READY

All systems tested and operational. Backend: 1134+ passing tests. Mobile app fully integrated. Infrastructure ready for production.

Start deploying now with cd deploy && ./quickstart.sh!