Sysops

Mandala is one program, run as one service. There is no database server, no queue, no container platform to operate. This part is for whoever runs the machine.

Understand

• Architecture — what runs inside the one binary.
• System requirements — hardware, operating systems, what to install.

Install and run

• Install on Linux — build, configure, systemd.
• Install on a VPS — a rented server, locked down.
• Tailscale and HTTPS — reaching it privately over HTTPS.
• Ports and network — ports, the device mesh, outbound connections.
• The data directory — every file and folder Mandala keeps.

Operate

• Monitoring — health, service state, disk.
• Performance — what is fast, what is slow, what to tune.
• Backups and restore and Updates.
• Troubleshooting — common problems and fixes.
• Security — the security model and hardening checklist.

Beyond one node

• The Server edition — the DHL engine without the Workspace Coming soon.
• Clusters — several voters for an organisation Coming soon.