Bootstrap Node on Deevnet Infrastructure Platform

Workstation Role

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Workstation Role #

Purpose #

The workstation role configures a host as a developer/admin workstation with users, development tools, and infrastructure automation tooling.

Capabilities #

User Management #

Creates dev users with configurable primary/extra groups
Fetches SSH public keys from GitHub
Sets up home directories and shell preferences

Development Tools #

Category	Packages
Core	git, vim, tmux, golang
ISO/Image	Tools for working with disk images
X11	Display support for GUI tools

HashiCorp Tools #

Configures the HashiCorp RPM repository and installs:

Artifacts Role

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Artifacts Role #

Purpose #

The artifacts server enables air-gapped provisioning for substrate hosts. Target machines fetch all installation artifacts from the local server—no internet connectivity required during provisioning.

Goals:

Air-gap capability — Substrate hosts install without upstream dependencies
Single source of truth — All provisioning artifacts in one location
Reproducibility — Known artifacts yield known outcomes

Current Capabilities #

The artifacts server provides:

Artifact Type	Description
Kickstart files	OS installation automation scripts
PXE boot artifacts	Kernel, initrd, boot configuration
Custom scripts	Post-install automation payloads
OS images	ISO images or extracted install trees

Artifacts are served via HTTP at artifacts.<site>.deevnet.net.

PXE Role

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

PXE Role #

Purpose #

The PXE boot infrastructure enables fully automated, zero-touch provisioning of bare-metal hosts. Hosts boot from the network, receive their OS installation automatically based on their MAC address, and require no human intervention.

Goals:

Zero-touch — MAC-specific configs eliminate boot menus and manual selection
UEFI-native — Modern UEFI boot with network-enabled GRUB
Decoupled services — DHCP (Core Router) and TFTP (bootstrap node) are separate
Air-gap capable — All boot artifacts served from local infrastructure

Use Cases #

Primary: Bare-Metal Provisioning #

PXE boot is the standard method for provisioning bare-metal hosts:

Network Controller Role

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Network Controller Role #

Purpose #

The network controller role deploys centralized management software for switches and access points as Podman containers managed by systemd.

Controllers #

Site	Controller	Managed Devices
dvntm	TP-Link Omada SDN	SG2218 switch, EAP650-Outdoor AP
dvnt	Ubiquiti UniFi Network	USW-24-G2, US-8 switches, UAP-AC-M APs

Both controllers run on the bootstrap node because they must be available for initial network configuration before VLANs exist.