WHAT WAS DONE:
Added Development VPS to infrastructure manifest as 7th server for safe testing and commercial product development
SERVER DETAILS:
- Provider: Breezehost
- Specs: AMD Epyc Cloud-2 (2 CPU, 4GB RAM, 80GB NVMe)
- Cost: $10/month
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Purpose: Pterodactyl Panel development/testing (NOT production)
- IP: TBD (pending deployment April 2, 2026)
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
- Blueprint extension development (Modpack Version Checker)
- Panel update testing before production deployment
- Safe experimentation without risking 11 production servers
- Training environment for Trinity
FLEXIBLE CONVERSION OPTIONS DOCUMENTED:
Server is NOT locked to single purpose. Can be repurposed as:
1. Additional Wings node (game server capacity)
2. Staging environment for Ghost/services
3. CI/CD pipeline server
4. Backup Panel failover
5. Commercial product hosting
6. Additional application server
WHY SEPARATE DEV ENVIRONMENT:
- Testing on production Panel = risk of panel lockup
- One bad database query = 11 servers affected
- Blueprint extensions require isolated testing
- Potential MySQL corruption in production
CURRENT PROJECTS:
- Modpack Version Checker (commercial extension, $1k-6.7k/year revenue)
- Panel v1.13.x upgrade validation
INFRASTRUCTURE PHILOSOPHY:
Development infrastructure that adapts to mission needs, not the other way around. Built for flexibility and sustainable commercial product development.
CHANGES TO MANIFEST:
- Added Dev VPS to Core Services Hierarchy table
- Created detailed Dev VPS Details section
- Documented flexible conversion scenarios
- Added safety rationale for isolated testing
- Updated revision history to v2.0
DEPLOYMENT DATE: April 2, 2026 (Wednesday)
WHY THIS MATTERS:
Enables commercial product development (passive income) while protecting production infrastructure. $10/month investment enables $1k-6.7k/year revenue from Modpack Version Checker alone. ROI: 100x+ in Year 1.
FILE: docs/core/infrastructure-manifest.md
Signed-off-by: The Versionist (Chronicler #49) <claude@firefrostgaming.com>
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