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HomeOps Platform – Roadmap

How will the platform evolve over time?

Roadmap Philosophy

The roadmap for the HomeOps Platform is intentionally high-level and flexible. Its purpose is not to define fixed deadlines or feature commitments, but to describe a logical progression of development stages that reflect increasing system maturity.

Each phase builds on the outcomes of the previous one. Progression through the roadmap is guided by readiness rather than by time, allowing architectural understanding and implementation quality to take precedence over speed.

Phase 0 – Architecture and Documentation

Focus areas:

  • Defining the overall system structure
  • Establishing clear responsibilities between components
  • Documenting assumptions, constraints, and design decisions

Outcomes:

  • Umbrella-level documentation in place
  • High-level architecture and interfaces described
  • Initial Architecture Decision Records (ADR) created

At this stage, no automated deployment is required. The primary deliverable is shared understanding.

Phase 1 – Manual Implementation and Experimentation

Focus areas:

  • Implementing individual components in isolation
  • Validating architectural assumptions through small-scale experiments
  • Manual builds and deployments where appropriate

Outcomes:

  • Early versions of backend services and client applications
  • Increased clarity around practical constraints and integration points

CI/CD considerations:

  • Optional, lightweight continuous integration (e.g. linting or build checks)
  • No continuous deployment assumed

Phase 1.5 – Self-Hosted Server Foundation

Purpose

The purpose of this phase is to establish a stable and realistic foundation for self-hosted services. Before containerized applications or automated deployment pipelines can be introduced, the underlying server environment must be defined, installed, and understood.

This phase acts as a bridge between conceptual system design and practical operation. It focuses on preparing the environment in which future platform components will run.

Focus Areas

  • Selecting and installing a suitable Linux-based operating system for headless operation
  • Establishing secure remote access and basic system administration practices
  • Defining baseline assumptions for networking, storage, and resource usage
  • Preparing the server to act as a container host for future services

Key Activities

  • Installation or conversion to a headless server environment
  • Configuration of remote management access (e.g. SSH)
  • Basic system hardening and access control
  • Initial evaluation of available hardware resources and constraints
  • Selection and installation of a container runtime

Outcomes

  • A functional, headless self-hosted server ready to run services
  • Documented constraints related to hardware, operating system, and resources
  • A known and repeatable baseline environment for future deployment work
  • Increased confidence in operating and maintaining the server independently

CI/CD Considerations

  • No continuous deployment is enabled during this phase
  • Provisioning and configuration are expected to be manual
  • Early deployment experiments may be performed to validate assumptions
  • The primary goal is environmental readiness, not automation

Phase 2 – Continuous Integration

Focus areas:

  • Stabilizing interfaces between components
  • Introducing automated validation for individual projects
  • Improving confidence in change safety

Outcomes:

  • CI pipelines that verify builds and basic functionality
  • Faster feedback during development

CI/CD considerations:

  • Continuous integration becomes the default for active components
  • Automated checks are used to prevent regressions

Phase 3 – Selective Continuous Deployment

Focus areas:

  • Reproducible deployment environments
  • Increased operational confidence
  • Reduced manual intervention

Outcomes:

  • Automated deployment for selected components
  • Clear rollback and recovery strategies

CI/CD considerations:

  • Continuous deployment enabled only where prerequisites are met
  • Manual deployment remains acceptable for experimental components

Ongoing Evolution

The roadmap is expected to change as the platform evolves. New phases may be introduced, existing phases refined, or assumptions revised based on experience and learning outcomes. The roadmap should be read as a guiding framework rather than a fixed plan.