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schema: foundry-topic-v1 schema: foundry-topic-v1
title: "Platform Architecture Overview" title: "Platform Architecture Overview"
slug: architecture slug: architecture
category: architecture category: architecture
status: published status: published
last_edited: 2026-04-30 last_edited: 2026-04-30
editor: pointsav-engineering editor: pointsav-engineering
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The PointSav platform is designed around two structural properties: distributed cryptographic consistency and sovereign bootability. Both properties are preserved across cloud and offline-vault environments simultaneously. The PointSav platform is designed around two structural properties: distributed cryptographic consistency and sovereign bootability. Both properties are preserved across cloud and offline-vault environments simultaneously.
## Distributed cryptographic state ## Distributed cryptographic state
A single archive can exist across multiple physical environments — an active cloud node and an offline vault — while maintaining a single, unified cryptographic state. The two environments share an identical root Merkle hash at all times. A single archive can exist across multiple physical environments — an active cloud node and an offline vault — while maintaining a single, unified cryptographic state. The two environments share an identical root Merkle hash at all times.
- **Active cloud node** — the live, networked copy of the archive. - **Active cloud node** — the live, networked copy of the archive.
- **Offline vault** — a physically isolated copy that mirrors the cloud node's Merkle root without a persistent network connection. - **Offline vault** — a physically isolated copy that mirrors the cloud node's Merkle root without a persistent network connection.
This shared-root property means an auditor can verify the integrity of either copy against the same hash without needing both to be online simultaneously. This shared-root property means an auditor can verify the integrity of either copy against the same hash without needing both to be online simultaneously.
## Archive collapse and portability ## Archive collapse and portability
When an operator issues the collapse command, the platform compresses the federated cloud index and the offline physical copy into a single transferable entity. The result is a self-executing bootable image (`.ISO` or `.IMG` format). When an operator issues the collapse command, the platform compresses the federated cloud index and the offline physical copy into a single transferable entity. The result is a self-executing bootable image (`.ISO` or `.IMG` format).
The collapse operation is explicit and operator-initiated. It is not automatic and does not run on a schedule. The collapse operation is explicit and operator-initiated. It is not automatic and does not run on a schedule.
## Sovereign bootable image ## Sovereign bootable image
The resulting image is a self-contained operating environment. It can be deployed on bare-metal hardware or imported into a commercial cloud environment. The image carries the full archive state, making it possible to reconstitute the system on new hardware without reconstructing data from a remote source. The resulting image is a self-contained operating environment. It can be deployed on bare-metal hardware or imported into a commercial cloud environment. The image carries the full archive state, making it possible to reconstitute the system on new hardware without reconstructing data from a remote source.
This property is intended to guarantee operational continuity when a primary deployment environment becomes unavailable. This property is intended to guarantee operational continuity when a primary deployment environment becomes unavailable.
## See also ## See also
- [[worm-ledger-architecture]] — WORM ledger design that underpins archive integrity - [[worm-ledger-architecture]] — WORM ledger design that underpins archive integrity
- [[compounding-substrate]] — how structural properties compound across deployments - [[compounding-substrate]] — how structural properties compound across deployments
- [[customer-hostability]] — the design properties that allow a customer to host the full stack - [[customer-hostability]] — the design properties that allow a customer to host the full stack
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