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* Documentation, procedures, training materials, and internal reference information.
* Documentation, procedures, training materials, and internal reference information.


 
==== Hosting Management ====
 
### Hosting Management
 
Domain, hosting, email, and infrastructure management.
 
[[EAWF Hosting Management]]
[[EAWF Hosting Management]]
* Domain, hosting, email, and infrastructure management.


### Training Management
==== Training Management ====
 
Classes, students, instructors, attendance tracking, and course materials.
 
[[EAWF Training Management]]
[[EAWF Training Management]]
* Classes, students, instructors, attendance tracking, and course materials.


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== Development Guiding Principle ==
* Preferred solutions to software issues are the ones that maximizes EAWF ownership, control, portability, and independence.


## EAWF Billing System
=== EAWF Billing System ===
 
### Documentation


==== Documentation ====
* [[EAWF Billing System/Security]]
* [[EAWF Billing System/Security]]
* [[EAWF Billing System/Database]]
* [[EAWF Billing System/Database]]
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* [[EAWF Billing System/Philosophy]]
* [[EAWF Billing System/Philosophy]]


### Current Design Status
==== Current Design Status ====
 
Status: Planning


Core Components:
* Status: '''Planning'''


==== Core Components: ====
* Users
* Users
* Clients
* Clients
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## System Architecture
== System Architecture ==
 
=== Public Infrastructure ===
### Public Infrastructure
'''Server: talon.eawf.com'''
 
Server:
 
* talon
 
Responsibilities:
 
* Customer Portal
* Customer Portal
* Billing
* Billing
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* Help Desk
* Help Desk


### Private Infrastructure
=== Private Infrastructure ===
 
'''Device: PC Stick (satoshi)'''
Server:
* Bitcoin Node
 
** Bitcoin Core
* Home Bitcoin Node
** Mining
 
** Address Monitoring
Responsibilities:
** Payment Detection
 
** Confirmation Tracking
* Bitcoin Core
''No public Bitcoin Core services are exposed.''<br>
* Mining
''All communication is outbound from the home node.''
* Address Monitoring
* Payment Detection
* Confirmation Tracking
 
No public Bitcoin Core services are exposed.


All communication is outbound from the home node.
'''PC: Dell Laptop'''
* System Management
* System Programming
* Connectivity to & Control of all devices and servers.


'''LaserJet Duplex Printer'''<br>
'''Color LaserJet Printer'''<br>
'''Label Printer'''<br>
'''SANE Scanner'''<br>
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## Security Model
== Security Model ==
 
* Security levels determine page access.
Security levels determine page access.
 
| Level | Description  |
| ----- | ------------- |
| 0    | Guest        |
| 1    | User          |
| 2    | Client        |
| 3    | Student      |
| 4    | Reserved      |
| 5    | Instructor    |
| 6    | Clerk        |
| 7    | Manager      |
| 8    | CFO          |
| 9    | Administrator |


A higher level inherits all lower-level permissions.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Level !! Purpose !! Description
|-
| 0 || Guest || Example
|-
| 1 || Registered User || Example
|-
| 2 || Hosting Client || Example
|-
| 3 || Bitcoin Student || Example
|-
| 4 || Reserved || Reserved
|-
| 5 || Instructor || Contract or Employee Instructor
|-
| 6 || Clerk || Customer Support or Accounting
|-
| 7 || Manager || Department Manager
|-
| 8 || CFO || Chief Financial Officer or Attorney
|-
| 9 || CEO || Admin/Owner
|}


See:
* A higher level inherits all lower-level permissions.


[[EAWF Billing System/Security]]
* See [[EAWF Billing System/Security]]


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## Development Roadmap
== Development Roadmap ==
 
=== Phase 1 - Initial Development ===
### Phase 1
* Basic Page Template(s)
 
** Header
* Users
** Navigation
* Clients
** Body Styles
* Settings
** Footer
* Invoices
* CRUD Database Pages
* Invoice Lines
** Users
* PDF Invoices
** Clients
 
** Inventory
### Phase 2
** Settings
** Invoices
*** Invoice Headers
*** Invoice Lines
** PDF Invoices


=== Phase 2 - Product Development ===
* Payments
* Payments
* Audit Log
* Audit Log
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* Documents
* Documents


### Phase 3
=== Phase 3 - Bitcoin Implementation ===
 
* Sales Departments
* Bitcoin Drawers
** Wallets & Account Level Extended Public Keys
* Address Derivation
* Address Derivation
* Payment Pages
* Payment Pages
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## Guiding Principle
When a choice exists between:
* Self-hosted versus SaaS
* Open source versus proprietary
* Owned infrastructure versus rented infrastructure
The preferred solution is the one that maximizes EAWF ownership, control, portability, and independence.

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EAWF Business Management System

Purpose

The EAWF Business Management System (EBMS) is a collection of self-hosted business applications designed to support EAWF operations.

The system is intended to provide:

  • Customer Management
  • Student Management
  • Billing and Invoicing
  • Bitcoin Payment Processing
  • Knowledge Management
  • Help Desk Operations
  • Hosting Management
  • Training Management
  • Reporting and Analytics

All critical business functions are designed to remain under EAWF control without dependence on SaaS providers or subscription-based business systems.

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Design Philosophy

The EBMS shall prioritize:

  • Self-hosting
  • Open source software
  • Data ownership
  • Long-term maintainability
  • Minimal external dependencies

The EBMS shall avoid:

  • SaaS platforms
  • Vendor lock-in
  • Subscription business software
  • Third-party billing systems
  • Cloud-hosted management platforms

Preferred technologies:

  • Linux
  • Apache
  • MariaDB
  • PHP 8
  • Bitcoin Core
  • MediaWiki
  • osTicket
  • Roundcube
  • FPDF

All critical business data shall remain under EAWF control.

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Current Projects

Billing System

EAWF Billing System

  • Customer billing, invoicing, payment tracking, and Bitcoin payment processing.

Help Desk

EAWF Help Desk

  • Customer support and ticket management.

Knowledge Base

EAWF Knowledge Base

  • Documentation, procedures, training materials, and internal reference information.

Hosting Management

EAWF Hosting Management

  • Domain, hosting, email, and infrastructure management.

Training Management

EAWF Training Management

  • Classes, students, instructors, attendance tracking, and course materials.

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Development Guiding Principle

  • Preferred solutions to software issues are the ones that maximizes EAWF ownership, control, portability, and independence.

EAWF Billing System

Documentation

Current Design Status

  • Status: Planning

Core Components:

  • Users
  • Clients
  • Invoices
  • Invoice Lines
  • PDF Generation
  • Bitcoin Integration
  • Customer Portal
  • Reporting

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System Architecture

Public Infrastructure

Server: talon.eawf.com

  • Customer Portal
  • Billing
  • Invoices
  • Payment Pages
  • Documentation
  • Help Desk

Private Infrastructure

Device: PC Stick (satoshi)

  • Bitcoin Node
    • Bitcoin Core
    • Mining
    • Address Monitoring
    • Payment Detection
    • Confirmation Tracking

No public Bitcoin Core services are exposed.
All communication is outbound from the home node.

PC: Dell Laptop

  • System Management
  • System Programming
  • Connectivity to & Control of all devices and servers.

LaserJet Duplex Printer
Color LaserJet Printer
Label Printer
SANE Scanner
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Security Model

  • Security levels determine page access.
Caption text
Level Purpose Description
0 Guest Example
1 Registered User Example
2 Hosting Client Example
3 Bitcoin Student Example
4 Reserved Reserved
5 Instructor Contract or Employee Instructor
6 Clerk Customer Support or Accounting
7 Manager Department Manager
8 CFO Chief Financial Officer or Attorney
9 CEO Admin/Owner
  • A higher level inherits all lower-level permissions.

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Development Roadmap

Phase 1 - Initial Development

  • Basic Page Template(s)
    • Header
    • Navigation
    • Body Styles
    • Footer
  • CRUD Database Pages
    • Users
    • Clients
    • Inventory
    • Settings
    • Invoices
      • Invoice Headers
      • Invoice Lines
    • PDF Invoices

Phase 2 - Product Development

  • Payments
  • Audit Log
  • Invoice Events
  • Client Notes
  • Documents

Phase 3 - Bitcoin Implementation

  • Sales Departments
    • Wallets & Account Level Extended Public Keys
  • Address Derivation
  • Payment Pages
  • QR Codes
      1. Phase 4
  • Home Watcher
  • Bitcoin Core Integration
  • Automatic Payment Detection
      1. Phase 5
  • Customer Portal
  • Email Receipts
  • Reporting
      1. Phase 6
  • Optional Lightning Support

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