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🔱 BlackRoad Edition

Part of the BlackRoad Sovereignty Stack

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🌌 Welcome to the BlackRoad Fork

This is a BlackRoad OS fork, maintained as part of our Post-Permission Infrastructure initiative. We believe that critical infrastructure must be open, forkable, and operational offline before it becomes critical.

🎯 The Golden Rule

"Anything that becomes critical under stress must be open before stress arrives."

This fork ensures BlackRoad OS can operate with complete digital sovereignty - no remote kill switches, no vendor lock-in, no permission required.

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🔱 Why This Fork Exists

BlackRoad maintains this fork to guarantee:

✅ Post-Permission Infrastructure

• No remote kill switches - Cannot be turned off remotely
• No vendor lock-in - Free to fork and modify indefinitely
• No permission required - Deploy anywhere, anytime
• No dependency chains - Self-contained and sovereign

✅ Offline-First Operations

• Works without internet - Complete offline capability
• Local-first design - Data lives on your hardware
• Sync is optional - Online features are enhancements, not requirements
• Zero external dependencies - No phone-home, no tracking, no analytics

✅ Enhanced for Sovereignty

• Privacy-first defaults - All telemetry removed or disabled
• Security hardened - Additional security layers and audits
• BlackRoad integration - Works seamlessly with our identity, network, and storage systems
• Community-governed - Development driven by sovereignty principles

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🎨 BlackRoad Enhancements

This fork includes sovereignty-focused improvements over upstream:

• 🔒 Telemetry Removal - All phone-home code removed or disabled by default
• 🌐 Offline Mode - Full functionality without internet connection
• 🔐 Keycloak Integration - Single sign-on with BlackRoad identity system
• 🎨 BlackRoad Design System - Consistent UI with Golden Ratio spacing
• 📊 Privacy Dashboard - Full visibility into data flows and connections
• 🛡️ Security Hardening - Additional authentication, encryption, and access controls
• 📦 Self-Contained Deployment - Docker/Kubernetes configs for sovereign hosting
• 🔄 Upstream Sync - Automated updates while maintaining our enhancements

See BLACKROAD_ENHANCEMENTS.md for detailed changelog and roadmap.

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🚀 Quick Start (Sovereign Deployment)

Option 1: Docker (Recommended)

# Pull BlackRoad edition
docker pull ghcr.io/blackroad-os/[repo-name]:latest

# Run with sovereignty defaults
docker run -d \
  --name [repo-name] \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  -v ./data:/data \
  -e TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false \
  -e OFFLINE_MODE=true \
  ghcr.io/blackroad-os/[repo-name]:latest

Option 2: Kubernetes

# Deploy to your sovereign cluster
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BlackRoad-OS/[repo-name]/main/k8s/deployment.yaml

# Or use our Helm chart
helm repo add blackroad https://charts.blackroad.io
helm install [repo-name] blackroad/[repo-name] \
  --set sovereignty.offline=true \
  --set telemetry.enabled=false

Option 3: From Source

# Clone BlackRoad edition
git clone https://github.com/BlackRoad-OS/[repo-name]
cd [repo-name]

# Build with sovereignty flags
./scripts/build-sovereign.sh

# Run locally
./scripts/run-offline.sh

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🔗 BlackRoad Integration

This component integrates seamlessly with the BlackRoad Sovereignty Stack:

🔐 Identity & Auth

• Keycloak SSO - Single sign-on across all BlackRoad services
• Authelia Policies - Fine-grained access control
• Self-Sovereign Identity - Hyperledger Aries support

🌐 Network & VPN

• Headscale Mesh - Secure mesh networking
• Zero-Trust Architecture - Every request authenticated
• Offline Capability - Local authentication when offline

📊 Monitoring & Observability

• Prometheus Metrics - Full telemetry export to your Prometheus
• Grafana Dashboards - Pre-built sovereignty monitoring
• Loki Logs - Centralized logging to your infrastructure

🗄️ Storage & Data

• MinIO Object Storage - S3-compatible sovereign storage
• PostgreSQL - Your data, your database
• Backup Integration - Automated backups with Restic/Borg

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📖 Documentation

BlackRoad-Specific Docs

• BLACKROAD_ENHANCEMENTS.md - Our changes and roadmap
• SOVEREIGNTY_GUIDE.md - Deploying for maximum sovereignty
• OFFLINE_MODE.md - Running without internet
• INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md - Connecting to BlackRoad stack

Upstream Documentation

• Original README - Upstream project documentation
• Upstream Docs - Official upstream documentation
• Changelog - Upstream + BlackRoad changes

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🆚 Upstream vs BlackRoad Edition

Feature	Upstream	BlackRoad Edition
Telemetry	Enabled by default	Completely removed
Offline Mode	Limited	Full offline capability
Authentication	Built-in only	Keycloak SSO integration
Privacy	Standard	Privacy-first defaults
Deployment	Cloud-focused	Sovereign hosting focus
Updates	Automatic phone-home	Manual/controlled sync
License	[Upstream License]	Same + BlackRoad enhancements

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🔄 Staying Up-to-Date

We maintain sync with upstream while preserving sovereignty enhancements:

Automated Sync Process

# Our CI automatically:
# 1. Monitors upstream for security patches
# 2. Tests compatibility with BlackRoad enhancements
# 3. Merges non-conflicting updates
# 4. Creates PR for manual review if conflicts exist

Manual Sync (Advanced)

# Sync latest upstream changes
git remote add upstream [upstream-repo-url]
git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/main --strategy-option ours

# Review and preserve BlackRoad enhancements
./scripts/verify-sovereignty.sh

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🛡️ Security & Privacy

What We've Removed

• ❌ Google Analytics - No tracking
• ❌ Error Reporting to Vendor - Errors stay local
• ❌ Phone-home Update Checks - Updates on your schedule
• ❌ Third-party CDNs - All assets self-hosted
• ❌ External API Calls - Offline-first architecture

What We've Added

• ✅ Local-only defaults - No external connections by default
• ✅ Audit logging - Full visibility into all operations
• ✅ Encryption at rest - All data encrypted locally
• ✅ Network policies - Kubernetes network policies for isolation
• ✅ Security scanning - Regular automated security audits

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🤝 Contributing

To BlackRoad Fork

We welcome contributions that enhance sovereignty, privacy, and offline capabilities!

# Fork this repo
# Create feature branch
git checkout -b feature/sovereignty-enhancement

# Make your changes
# Test offline mode
./scripts/test-offline.sh

# Submit PR
gh pr create --title "Enhancement: [description]"

To Upstream

For general improvements, please contribute to the upstream project:

• Upstream Repository
• Upstream Contributing Guide

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📜 License

This fork maintains the upstream license: [Upstream License]

All BlackRoad-specific enhancements are released under the same license to ensure maximum freedom to fork, modify, and redistribute.

See LICENSE for full license text.

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🌐 BlackRoad Sovereignty Stack

This component is part of the complete BlackRoad Sovereignty Stack:

Core Infrastructure

• Identity - Keycloak, Authelia, Hyperledger Aries
• Network - Headscale, NetBird, Nebula
• Storage - MinIO, Ceph, PostgreSQL
• Monitoring - Prometheus, Grafana, Loki

AI & Intelligence

• LLM Runtime - vLLM, Ollama, LocalAI
• Agents - LangChain, Haystack, CrewAI
• Training - PyTorch, JAX, Ray
• Media - Whisper, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI

Business & Communication

• CRM - EspoCRM, SuiteCRM, Odoo
• Chat - Matrix (Synapse/Dendrite), Element
• Video - Jitsi, BigBlueButton
• Office - OnlyOffice, Collabora, LibreOffice

Developer Tools

• Git - Gitea, Forgejo
• CI/CD - Woodpecker, Drone
• Containers - Kubernetes, Nomad
• IaC - OpenTofu, Pulumi

326+ repositories • 38 categories • 100% sovereign • Zero vendor lock-in

Explore the full stack: https://github.com/BlackRoad-OS

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📞 Support

BlackRoad Support

• Issues - This repo's issue tracker
• Email - blackroad.systems@gmail.com
• Documentation - https://docs.blackroad.io
• Community - Matrix: #blackroad:matrix.org

Upstream Support

• Issues - Upstream issue tracker
• Documentation - Upstream docs

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🎯 Sovereignty Principles

BlackRoad OS is built on these non-negotiable principles:

Principle	Why It Matters
No remote kill switches	If it can be turned off remotely, it's an existential threat
No permission to fork	License traps are sovereignty traps
No phone-home by default	Privacy is sovereignty, surveillance is control
Works offline	Internet dependency is infrastructure fragility
Open before critical	Anything critical under stress must be open before stress arrives

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The road remembers everything. So should we. 🌌

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🔱 BlackRoad OS 🔱

Post-Permission Infrastructure • Digital Sovereignty • Offline-First

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🤖 Generated with Claude Code (Cecilia) BlackRoad OS Sovereignty Stack • v2.0