# Debian Forge Technical Documentation

*Generated on: 2025-08-23 09:39:21*

## Architecture Overview

Debian Forge is a fork of OSBuild, adapted for Debian with 1:1 compatibility goals.

### Core Components
- **debian-forge**: Core OSBuild fork with Debian-specific modifications
- **debian-forge-cli**: CLI tools for image building (fork of osbuild/image-builder-cli)
- **debian-forge-composer**: Web service and orchestration (fork of osbuild/osbuild-composer)

## Technical Specifications

### System Requirements
- **Operating System**: Debian 12+ or compatible
- **Python**: 3.8+
- **Database**: SQLite (default), PostgreSQL (optional)
- **Memory**: 4GB minimum, 8GB recommended
- **Storage**: 20GB minimum for base system

### Dependencies
- **Core**: Python standard library
- **Database**: sqlite3 (built-in)
- **Security**: OWASP Top 10 compliance
- **Monitoring**: Performance metrics collection

## API Documentation

### Core Modules

#### setup
- **File**: `setup.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### build_orchestrator
- **File**: `build_orchestrator.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### artifact_manager
- **File**: `artifact_manager.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### build_environment
- **File**: `build_environment.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### osbuild_integration
- **File**: `osbuild_integration.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer_client
- **File**: `composer_client.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer_status_monitor
- **File**: `composer_status_monitor.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer_build_history
- **File**: `composer_build_history.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### debian_repository_manager
- **File**: `debian_repository_manager.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### debian_package_resolver
- **File**: `debian_package_resolver.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### debian_atomic_blueprint_generator
- **File**: `debian_atomic_blueprint_generator.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer-build-history
- **File**: `composer-build-history.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer-status-monitor
- **File**: `composer-status-monitor.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### user_management
- **File**: `user_management.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### test_user_management
- **File**: `test_user_management.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### test_composer_auth
- **File**: `test_composer_auth.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer_client_simple
- **File**: `composer_client_simple.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### test_composer_simple
- **File**: `test_composer_simple.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### admin_interface
- **File**: `admin_interface.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### test_admin_interface
- **File**: `test_admin_interface.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### admin_interface_simple
- **File**: `admin_interface_simple.py`
- **Purpose**: System administration and configuration interface

#### test_admin_simple
- **File**: `test_admin_simple.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### cli_integration
- **File**: `cli_integration.py`
- **Purpose**: Integration with debian-forge-cli for command-line operations

#### composer_integration
- **File**: `composer_integration.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### test_unified_integration
- **File**: `test_unified_integration.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### composer_integration_simple
- **File**: `composer_integration_simple.py`
- **Purpose**: Integration with debian-forge-composer web service

#### unified_integration
- **File**: `unified_integration.py`
- **Purpose**: Unified interface for CLI and Composer integration

#### test_integration_simple
- **File**: `test_integration_simple.py`
- **Purpose**: Testing framework for integration modules

#### security_hardening
- **File**: `security_hardening.py`
- **Purpose**: Security testing, vulnerability assessment, and compliance

#### test_security_hardening
- **File**: `test_security_hardening.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

#### production_optimization
- **File**: `production_optimization.py`
- **Purpose**: Performance monitoring, load testing, and optimization

#### test_production_optimization
- **File**: `test_production_optimization.py`
- **Purpose**: Core functionality module

## Database Schema

### SQLite Databases
- **users.db**: User management and authentication
- **production_metrics.db**: Performance monitoring and load testing
- **security_vulnerabilities.db**: Security audit results

## Security Architecture

### Security Features
- **Authentication**: User management with role-based access control
- **Input Validation**: Comprehensive input sanitization
- **Data Protection**: Secure data handling and storage
- **File Permissions**: Secure file access controls
- **SQL Injection Protection**: Parameterized queries
- **XSS Protection**: Output sanitization

### Compliance
- **OWASP Top 10**: Web application security compliance
- **CIS Benchmarks**: Security configuration guidelines
- **Risk Assessment**: Automated vulnerability detection

## Performance Architecture

### Monitoring
- **Real-time Metrics**: CPU, memory, disk I/O, network I/O
- **Build Metrics**: Active builds, queue length, response times
- **Load Testing**: Multi-scenario performance testing

### Optimization
- **Bottleneck Detection**: Automated performance analysis
- **Recommendations**: Prioritized optimization suggestions
- **Historical Data**: Performance trend analysis

## Integration Architecture

### CLI Integration
- **debian-forge-cli**: Direct CLI command execution
- **Blueprint Management**: Debian-specific blueprint creation
- **Image Building**: CLI-based image generation

### Composer Integration
- **debian-forge-composer**: Web service integration
- **API Communication**: RESTful API interactions
- **Build Orchestration**: Centralized build management