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ionChannel - Quick Start Guide

Jump straight to what you need:

🚀 Run the Demo (Fastest)

./RUN_DEMO.sh

Shows the complete E2E validation in 5-10 minutes.

📖 Learn About the Project

🔨 Build and Test

# Build everything
cargo build --workspace --all-features

# Run all tests
cargo test --workspace

# Run test suite
./TEST_SUITE.sh

See QUICKSTART.md for detailed build instructions.

🎯 Demo Options

Full E2E (Recommended)

./RUN_DEMO.sh

Shows: VM provisioning, RustDesk install, portal deployment, verification

Quick Discovery

cargo run -p ion-validation --example discover_and_provision --features libvirt

Shows: Capability-based backend discovery (primal pattern)

VM Provisioning Only

cargo run -p ion-validation --example create_working_vm --features libvirt

Shows: Basic VM creation and SSH verification

See DEMO_GUIDE.md for complete demo documentation.

📊 Current Status

✅ 430 tests passing (100%)
✅ Zero unsafe code
✅ Zero production TODOs
✅ Zero production mocks
✅ Zero hardcoding

Components:

  • Complete E2E validation framework
  • benchScale v2.0.0 integration
  • Capability-based VM discovery
  • Screen capture architecture (PipeWire)
  • RustDesk deployment automation
  • Full event streaming

See STATUS.md for detailed metrics.

🏗️ Architecture

Core Principles (Primal Philosophy)

  • Self-knowledge only - Code knows itself, discovers others at runtime
  • Runtime discovery - No compile-time binding
  • Zero hardcoding - All configuration via environment
  • Capability-based - Select by capability, not name

Key Features

  • E2E Validation: Complete framework from VM → RustDesk → Portal
  • VM Discovery: Capability-based runtime backend selection
  • Screen Capture: PipeWire-first (works with all compositors)
  • Deployment: Automated build and deployment pipeline

See architecture docs:

🎓 Implementation Status

Component Status Notes
E2E Validation ✅ Complete VM → RustDesk → Portal → Verify
VM Provisioning ✅ Complete benchScale v2.0.0
Discovery ✅ Complete Capability-based (primal)
Deployment ✅ Complete Clone, build, start services
Screen Capture ✅ Architecture PipeWire (needs libs ~2-3 days)
Event Streaming ✅ Complete 15+ event types

💡 What Can I Demo Now?

✅ Production Ready

  • Complete E2E validation framework
  • VM provisioning and management
  • RustDesk installation automation
  • ionChannel deployment pipeline
  • Capability-based discovery
  • Event streaming and observability

⚠️ Needs PipeWire Libraries

  • Live screen capture (~2-3 days to complete)
  • Full RustDesk screen sharing

The infrastructure is complete. Screen capture architecture is ready, just needs PipeWire library integration for actual pixel streaming.

🔧 Configuration

All configuration via environment variables (zero hardcoding):

# VM Configuration
export VM_SSH_USER="ubuntu"
export VM_SSH_PASSWORD="ubuntu"

# benchScale
export BENCHSCALE_LIBVIRT_URI="qemu:///system"

# RustDesk
export RUSTDESK_VERSION="1.2.3"

# ionChannel Deployment
export IONCHANNEL_REPO_URL="https://github.com/YourOrg/ionChannel.git"

🆘 Troubleshooting

libvirt not accessible

sudo systemctl start libvirtd
sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER
newgrp libvirt

Build errors

cargo clean
cargo build --workspace --all-features

Can't find documentation

cat DOCUMENTATION_INDEX.md

📚 More Information

Ready to go? Run ./RUN_DEMO.sh! 🚀