Cardano Node on AWS - Quick Start

[GENERAL] Name and Surname of Main Applicant

Tai Pham

[GENERAL] Email address of Main Applicant

harveypham.pro@gmail.com

Additional Applicants

Tran Cuong - Cardano Ambassador

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

4

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.” in this field.

No dependencies.

[GENERAL] Will your project outputs be fully Open Source?

Yes

[GENERAL] If NO, please describe which outputs are not going to be open source. If YES, please write “Project will be fully open source.” in this field.

Project will be fully open source.

[METADATA] Category of Proposal

Dev Tools, API or Library

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

The diagram below describes comparing when customers/developers use templates and without a template:

All relay nodes and core nodes will be deployed to at least 2 AZs, and then if one AZ goes down, the remaining AZ can still handle the load. (detail the architect below:)

We also configure alerting rules to check service endpoints' health and notify administrators if there are any incidents. The whole system will follow the security standard and best practices.

We leverage cost budgets to track cost usage and trigger alerts when the usage exceeds a predefined threshold.

Backups for core and relay servers will be created daily at 00:00 UTC.

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

There is no comprehensive template for the tool to generate all AWS infrastructures. The developer needs a tool to create a quick start without creating many resources on AWS.

This will not only be good for onboarding developers, but it will provide existing developers with an easily searchable template of the tools.

With the use of CloudFormation, users do not need to know about AWS services. All they need to do is manage the applications inside the servers.

If the users no longer use the service, they can remove the whole infrastructure cleanly by deleting the CloudFormation stacks.

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

For a new user, using a simple template that spawns the entire infrastructure following best practices will ensure a stable, smooth, and controllable system. Customers now take care of the service running inside that server, saving a lot of time on the operation and maintenance of the infrastructure on AWS.

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

The codebase is open source, and you can find all the resources and materials on GitHub :)

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

I'm a Solution Architect and DevOps Engineer with 7 years of experience building highly available, scalable, and secure systems on AWS/K8s and collaborating with the application development team to define workflows and leverage tools to improve productivity.

I am one of the Co-founders of Cardano Vietnam Official Group - the first Cardano community in Vietnam, founded in 2017.

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveypham26/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/harvey9x
• Github: https://github.com/minhtaihg2

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

The main goal is to complete the development considering the plans mentioned above and release a full public template that solves most of the problems when you want to create infrastructure on AWS

We will modularize the sources to make them easier to inherit and extend later.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Scope of work / Detailed plan below:

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

i. After 1 month:

• 01 Document for Solution & Architecture Design
• Complete the cloud formation to create Network (VPC/Subnet/TGW…)
• Complete creating the CloudFormation to create Cardano node core and Cardano node relay instances.

ii. After 2 months:

• Complete creating the CloudFormation to create alarm and budget notifications.
• Complete creating the CloudFormation to create system notifications (Quota, Health, Config…)
• Complete creating the CloudFormation to create key rotation.

iii. After 3 months

• Release All of the templates with Cloudformation to create all infrastructure on AWS and testing.
• Document for the operation of the system
• Submit source code to GitHub as open source.

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

The requested fund is 39,500 ADA, which is approximately $11,840:

• Salary for a Solution Architect / DevOps Engineer: $2500/Month, Total project time: 480 hours (3 months) => $7.500
• Resource Cost on AWS For 5 Months of Deployment: 724.16 * 5 = $3,620.8

• Project Management (PM): 2 hours per week: Hour rate = $30/hours * 24h (Total 3 months) = $720

Estimated total cost: 7,500 + 3,620.80 + 720 = $11,840.80 for 4 months of development and testing

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

• The cost for a Solution Architect/DevOps Engineer is $2500 (based on the salary level for this position in Vietnam). Currently, 2 developers will be responsible for infrastructure setup, ensuring an 8-hour development time for the two team members (on average, each individual will allocate 4 hours for their specific tasks).
• Infrastructure cost on AWS is essential; you cannot develop without actually deploying on it, which includes deploying templates, setting up networks, ensuring security, and more.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agreed to Fund10 rules and also that data in the Submission Form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept