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+# Huly Self-Hosted Architecture Diagrams
+
+## 1. High-Level System Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+graph TB
+    subgraph "Client Layer"
+        Browser[Web Browser]
+        Desktop[Desktop App]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Reverse Proxy"
+        Nginx[Nginx<br/>:80/:443]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Frontend Layer"
+        Front[Frontend Server<br/>:8080]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Core Backend Services"
+        Account[Account Service<br/>:3000<br/>Authentication & Users]
+        Workspace[Workspace Service<br/>Workspace Management]
+        Transactor[Transactor Service<br/>:3333<br/>Transaction Processing]
+        Collaborator[Collaborator Service<br/>:3078<br/>Real-time Collaboration]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Data Services"
+        HulyKVS[HulyKVS<br/>:8094<br/>Key-Value Store]
+        Fulltext[Fulltext Service<br/>:4700<br/>Search Indexing]
+        Rekoni[Rekoni Service<br/>:4004<br/>AI/ML Recognition]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Monitoring"
+        Stats[Stats Service<br/>:4900<br/>Metrics Collection]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Infrastructure"
+        CockroachDB[(CockroachDB<br/>:26257<br/>Primary Database)]
+        Elasticsearch[(Elasticsearch<br/>:9200<br/>Search Engine)]
+        Minio[(MinIO<br/>:9000<br/>Object Storage)]
+        Redpanda[Redpanda<br/>:9092<br/>Event Streaming]
+    end
+    
+    Browser --> Nginx
+    Desktop --> Nginx
+    Nginx --> Front
+    Nginx --> Account
+    Nginx --> Transactor
+    Nginx --> Collaborator
+    
+    Account --> CockroachDB
+    Workspace --> CockroachDB
+    Transactor --> CockroachDB
+    Transactor --> Fulltext
+    Transactor --> Redpanda
+    
+    HulyKVS --> CockroachDB
+    
+    Fulltext --> Elasticsearch
+    Fulltext --> CockroachDB
+    Fulltext --> Rekoni
+    Fulltext --> Redpanda
+    
+    Workspace --> Redpanda
+    Account --> Redpanda
+    
+    Collaborator --> Minio
+    Front --> Minio
+    
+    style Front fill:#4A90E2
+    style Account fill:#E24A4A
+    style Transactor fill:#E24A4A
+    style CockroachDB fill:#7ED321
+    style Redpanda fill:#F5A623
+    style Nginx fill:#009639
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Service Dependencies & Communication Flow
+
+```mermaid
+graph LR
+    subgraph "Entry Point"
+        Client[Client<br/>Browser/Desktop]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Reverse Proxy"
+        Nginx[Nginx<br/>:80/:443]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Frontend"
+        Front[Front Server<br/>:8080]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Authentication"
+        Account[Account<br/>:3000]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Core Transaction Layer"
+        Transactor[Transactor<br/>:3333]
+        Workspace[Workspace<br/>Manager]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Real-time Services"
+        Collaborator[Collaborator<br/>:3078<br/>Document Sync]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Storage & Data"
+        HulyKVS[HulyKVS<br/>:8094]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Search & Indexing"
+        Fulltext[Fulltext<br/>:4700]
+        Rekoni[Rekoni<br/>:4004<br/>AI/ML]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Monitoring"
+        Stats[Stats<br/>:4900]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Infrastructure"
+        CockroachDB[(CockroachDB)]
+        Elastic[(Elasticsearch)]
+        Minio[(MinIO)]
+        Redpanda[Redpanda<br/>Kafka]
+    end
+    
+    Client -->|HTTP/WS| Nginx
+    Nginx -->|Proxy| Front
+    Nginx -->|/_accounts| Account
+    Nginx -->|/_transactor| Transactor
+    Nginx -->|/_collaborator| Collaborator
+    Nginx -->|/_rekoni| Rekoni
+    Nginx -->|/_stats| Stats
+    Nginx -->|/files| Minio
+    
+    Front -->|Auth| Account
+    
+    Transactor -->|DB| CockroachDB
+    Transactor -->|Events| Redpanda
+    Transactor -->|Search| Fulltext
+    
+    Workspace -->|DB| CockroachDB
+    Workspace -->|Events| Redpanda
+    
+    Account -->|DB| CockroachDB
+    Account -->|Events| Redpanda
+    
+    Collaborator -->|Storage| Minio
+    
+    Fulltext -->|Index| Elastic
+    Fulltext -->|AI| Rekoni
+    Fulltext -->|Events| Redpanda
+    
+    HulyKVS -->|DB| CockroachDB
+    
+    style Nginx fill:#009639
+    style Front fill:#4A90E2
+    style Transactor fill:#E24A4A
+    style Account fill:#E24A4A
+    style CockroachDB fill:#7ED321
+    style Redpanda fill:#F5A623
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Data Flow Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Client
+    participant Nginx
+    participant Front
+    participant Account
+    participant Transactor
+    participant Fulltext
+    participant CockroachDB
+    participant Elasticsearch
+    participant Redpanda
+    participant Minio
+    
+    Client->>Nginx: HTTP Request
+    Nginx->>Front: Proxy Request
+    Front->>Account: Verify Token
+    Account->>CockroachDB: Query User
+    CockroachDB-->>Account: User Data
+    Account-->>Front: Token Valid
+    
+    Client->>Nginx: WebSocket Connect
+    Nginx->>Transactor: Proxy WebSocket
+    Transactor->>CockroachDB: Load Workspace Data
+    CockroachDB-->>Transactor: Workspace State
+    Transactor-->>Client: Real-time Connection
+    
+    Client->>Transactor: Create Document
+    Transactor->>CockroachDB: Save Document
+    Transactor->>Redpanda: Publish Event
+    
+    Redpanda->>Fulltext: Index Event
+    Fulltext->>CockroachDB: Fetch Document
+    Fulltext->>Elasticsearch: Index Content
+    
+    Client->>Nginx: Upload File
+    Nginx->>Minio: Store File
+    Minio-->>Client: File URL
+```
+
+---
+
+## 4. Infrastructure & Databases
+
+```mermaid
+graph TB
+    subgraph "Primary Database"
+        CR[(CockroachDB<br/>:26257<br/>Distributed SQL)]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Search Engine"
+        ES[(Elasticsearch<br/>:9200<br/>Fulltext Search)]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Object Storage"
+        Minio[(MinIO<br/>:9000<br/>S3-Compatible)]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Message Queue"
+        RP[Redpanda<br/>:9092<br/>Kafka-Compatible<br/>Event Streaming]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Services Using CockroachDB"
+        Account[Account]
+        Workspace[Workspace]
+        Transactor[Transactor]
+        HulyKVS[HulyKVS]
+        Fulltext[Fulltext]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Services Using Elasticsearch"
+        FT[Fulltext Service]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Services Using MinIO"
+        Collaborator[Collaborator]
+        FrontS[Front]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Services Using Redpanda"
+        WS[Workspace]
+        TR[Transactor]
+        FTS[Fulltext]
+        ACC[Account]
+    end
+    
+    Account --> CR
+    Workspace --> CR
+    Transactor --> CR
+    HulyKVS --> CR
+    Fulltext --> CR
+    
+    FT --> ES
+    
+    Collaborator --> Minio
+    FrontS --> Minio
+    
+    WS --> RP
+    TR --> RP
+    FTS --> RP
+    ACC --> RP
+    
+    style CR fill:#7ED321
+    style ES fill:#FFD700
+    style Minio fill:#C92A2A
+    style RP fill:#F5A623
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. Network Topology & Nginx Routing
+
+```mermaid
+graph TB
+    subgraph "External Access"
+        Client[Client Browser/Desktop]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Reverse Proxy - Nginx :80/:443"
+        Nginx[Nginx]
+        
+        subgraph "Route Mappings"
+            R1["/ → front:8080"]
+            R2["/_accounts → account:3000"]
+            R3["/_transactor → transactor:3333"]
+            R4["/_collaborator → collaborator:3078"]
+            R5["/_rekoni → rekoni:4004"]
+            R6["/_stats → stats:4900"]
+            R7["/files → minio:9000"]
+        end
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Application Services"
+        Front[Front :8080]
+        Account[Account :3000]
+        Transactor[Transactor :3333]
+        Collaborator[Collaborator :3078]
+        Rekoni[Rekoni :4004]
+        Stats[Stats :4900]
+        Workspace[Workspace]
+        Fulltext[Fulltext :4700]
+        HulyKVS[HulyKVS :8094]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Infrastructure Services"
+        CockroachDB[(CockroachDB :26257)]
+        Elasticsearch[(Elasticsearch :9200)]
+        Minio[(MinIO :9000/:9001)]
+        Redpanda[Redpanda :9092/:19092]
+    end
+    
+    Client --> Nginx
+    
+    Nginx --> R1 --> Front
+    Nginx --> R2 --> Account
+    Nginx --> R3 --> Transactor
+    Nginx --> R4 --> Collaborator
+    Nginx --> R5 --> Rekoni
+    Nginx --> R6 --> Stats
+    Nginx --> R7 --> Minio
+    
+    style Nginx fill:#009639
+    style Front fill:#4A90E2
+    style Transactor fill:#E24A4A
+    style CockroachDB fill:#7ED321
+    style Redpanda fill:#F5A623
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Event-Driven Architecture (Redpanda/Kafka)
+
+```mermaid
+graph LR
+    subgraph "Event Producers"
+        Transactor[Transactor<br/>Transaction Events]
+        Workspace[Workspace<br/>Workspace Events]
+        Account[Account<br/>Account Events]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Event Bus"
+        Redpanda[Redpanda<br/>Kafka Topics<br/>:9092]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Event Consumers"
+        Fulltext[Fulltext<br/>Indexing]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Queue Configuration"
+        QC[QUEUE_CONFIG<br/>redpanda:9092]
+    end
+    
+    Transactor -->|Document Events| Redpanda
+    Transactor -->|User Actions| Redpanda
+    Workspace -->|Workspace Events| Redpanda
+    Account -->|Account Events| Redpanda
+    
+    Redpanda -->|Index Events| Fulltext
+    
+    QC -.Config.-> Transactor
+    QC -.Config.-> Workspace
+    QC -.Config.-> Fulltext
+    QC -.Config.-> Account
+    
+    style Redpanda fill:#F5A623
+    style Transactor fill:#E24A4A
+```
+
+---
+
+## 7. Storage Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+graph TB
+    subgraph "Client Layer"
+        Client[Client Application]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Reverse Proxy"
+        Nginx[Nginx<br/>/files endpoint]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Storage Services"
+        Collaborator[Collaborator Service<br/>:3078<br/>Document Storage]
+        Front[Front Service<br/>:8080<br/>File Upload]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Metadata Storage"
+        CockroachDB[(CockroachDB<br/>File Metadata<br/>Permissions<br/>References)]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Blob Storage"
+        Minio[(MinIO<br/>S3-Compatible<br/>Object Storage)]
+        Buckets[Buckets:<br/>- huly-storage]
+    end
+    
+    Client -->|Upload/Download| Nginx
+    Nginx -->|/files| Minio
+    
+    Collaborator -->|Document Blobs| Minio
+    Front -->|File Storage| Minio
+    
+    Minio --> Buckets
+    
+    style Minio fill:#C92A2A
+    style CockroachDB fill:#7ED321
+    style Nginx fill:#009639
+```
+
+---
+
+## 8. Authentication & Authorization Flow
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Client
+    participant Nginx
+    participant Front
+    participant Account
+    participant Transactor
+    participant Workspace
+    participant CockroachDB
+    
+    Client->>Nginx: Login Request
+    Nginx->>Front: Proxy
+    Front->>Account: Authenticate
+    Account->>CockroachDB: Verify Credentials
+    CockroachDB-->>Account: User Record
+    Account->>Account: Generate Token<br/>(SERVER_SECRET)
+    Account-->>Front: JWT Token
+    Front-->>Client: Token + Workspace List
+    
+    Client->>Nginx: Connect to Workspace
+    Nginx->>Account: Verify Token (/_accounts)
+    Account-->>Nginx: Token Valid + User Info
+    
+    Nginx->>Workspace: Get Workspace Info
+    Workspace->>CockroachDB: Query Workspace
+    CockroachDB-->>Workspace: Workspace Data
+    Workspace-->>Nginx: Workspace Config
+    
+    Client->>Nginx: WebSocket Connect
+    Nginx->>Transactor: Proxy to /_transactor
+    Transactor->>Account: Verify Token
+    Account-->>Transactor: User Authorized
+    Transactor->>CockroachDB: Load User Permissions
+    Transactor-->>Client: Connected
+    
+    Note over Client,CockroachDB: All services share SERVER_SECRET<br/>for internal authentication
+```
+
+---
+
+## 9. Service Categories & Responsibilities
+
+```mermaid
+mindmap
+  root((Huly Self-Hosted))
+    Authentication
+      Account Service
+        User Management
+        Token Generation
+        Workspace Assignment
+      Stats Service
+        Usage Tracking
+        Metrics Collection
+    
+    Core Data
+      Transactor
+        Transaction Processing
+        Real-time Updates
+        Business Logic
+      Workspace
+        Workspace Management
+        Initialization
+    
+    Storage
+      HulyKVS
+        Key-Value Store
+        Configuration
+      MinIO
+        Object Storage
+        File Management
+    
+    Search
+      Fulltext Service
+        Elasticsearch Integration
+        Content Indexing
+      Rekoni
+        AI/ML Processing
+        Content Recognition
+    
+    Real-time
+      Collaborator
+        Document Collaboration
+        Y.js Synchronization
+    
+    Infrastructure
+      Nginx
+        Reverse Proxy
+        SSL Termination
+        Route Management
+      CockroachDB
+        Primary Database
+        Distributed SQL
+      Elasticsearch
+        Search Engine
+        Full-text Index
+      Redpanda
+        Event Streaming
+        Message Queue
+```
+
+---
+
+## 10. Docker Compose Service Map
+
+```mermaid
+graph TB
+    subgraph "Docker Network: huly_net"
+        subgraph "Entry Point"
+            Nginx[nginx<br/>:80/:443<br/>nginx:1.21.3]
+        end
+        
+        subgraph "Application Services"
+            Front[front<br/>:8080<br/>hardcoreeng/front]
+            Account[account<br/>:3000<br/>hardcoreeng/account]
+            Transactor[transactor<br/>:3333<br/>hardcoreeng/transactor]
+            Collaborator[collaborator<br/>:3078<br/>hardcoreeng/collaborator]
+            Workspace[workspace<br/>hardcoreeng/workspace]
+            Fulltext[fulltext<br/>:4700<br/>hardcoreeng/fulltext]
+            Rekoni[rekoni<br/>:4004<br/>hardcoreeng/rekoni-service]
+            Stats[stats<br/>:4900<br/>hardcoreeng/stats]
+            HulyKVS[kvs<br/>:8094<br/>hardcoreeng/hulykvs]
+        end
+        
+        subgraph "Infrastructure"
+            CockroachDB[(cockroach<br/>:26257<br/>cockroachdb/cockroach)]
+            Elasticsearch[(elastic<br/>:9200<br/>elasticsearch:7.14.2)]
+            Minio[(minio<br/>:9000/:9001<br/>minio/minio)]
+            Redpanda[redpanda<br/>:9092/:19092<br/>redpandadata/redpanda]
+        end
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Volumes"
+        V1[cr_data]
+        V2[cr_certs]
+        V3[elastic]
+        V4[files]
+        V5[redpanda]
+    end
+    
+    CockroachDB --> V1
+    CockroachDB --> V2
+    Elasticsearch --> V3
+    Minio --> V4
+    Redpanda --> V5
+    
+    style Nginx fill:#009639
+    style Front fill:#4A90E2
+    style Transactor fill:#E24A4A
+    style Account fill:#E24A4A
+    style CockroachDB fill:#7ED321
+    style Redpanda fill:#F5A623
+    style Minio fill:#C92A2A
+```
+
+---
+
+## Service Summary Table
+
+| Service | Container | Port | Purpose | Dependencies |
+|---------|-----------|------|---------|--------------|
+| **Reverse Proxy** | | | | |
+| nginx | nginx:1.21.3 | 80/443 | Reverse proxy, SSL termination | all services |
+| **Frontend** | | | | |
+| front | hardcoreeng/front | 8080 | Web application server | account, minio |
+| **Core** | | | | |
+| account | hardcoreeng/account | 3000 | Authentication & user management | cockroach, redpanda |
+| transactor | hardcoreeng/transactor | 3333 | Transaction processing (WebSocket) | cockroach, redpanda, fulltext |
+| workspace | hardcoreeng/workspace | - | Workspace management | cockroach, redpanda, minio |
+| collaborator | hardcoreeng/collaborator | 3078 | Real-time document collaboration | account, minio |
+| **Storage** | | | | |
+| kvs (HulyKVS) | hardcoreeng/hulykvs | 8094 | Key-value store | cockroach |
+| **Search** | | | | |
+| fulltext | hardcoreeng/fulltext | 4700 | Full-text search indexing | elasticsearch, cockroach, rekoni, redpanda |
+| rekoni | hardcoreeng/rekoni-service | 4004 | AI/ML recognition service | - |
+| **Monitoring** | | | | |
+| stats | hardcoreeng/stats | 4900 | Metrics collection | - |
+| **Infrastructure** | | | | |
+| cockroach | cockroachdb/cockroach | 26257 | Primary database | - |
+| elastic | elasticsearch:7.14.2 | 9200 | Search engine | - |
+| minio | minio/minio | 9000/9001 | Object storage | - |
+| redpanda | redpandadata/redpanda | 9092/19092 | Event streaming (Kafka) | - |
+
+---
+
+## Environment Variables Summary
+
+### Common Configuration
+- `SECRET` / `SERVER_SECRET`: Shared authentication secret
+- `STORAGE_CONFIG`: `minio|minio?accessKey=minioadmin&secretKey=minioadmin`
+- `QUEUE_CONFIG`: `redpanda:9092`
+
+### Database Configuration
+- `DB_URL`: CockroachDB connection string (e.g., `postgresql://user:pass@cockroach:26257/huly`)
+- `FULLTEXT_DB_URL`: `http://elastic:9200`
+
+### Service URLs (Internal)
+- `ACCOUNTS_URL`: `http://account:3000`
+- `TRANSACTOR_URL`: `ws://transactor:3333`
+- `FULLTEXT_URL`: `http://fulltext:4700`
+- `REKONI_URL`: `http://rekoni:4004`
+- `STATS_URL`: `http://stats:4900`
+
+### External URLs (via Nginx)
+- Frontend: `http(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/`
+- Accounts API: `http(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/_accounts`
+- Transactor WebSocket: `ws(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/_transactor`
+- Collaborator WebSocket: `ws(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/_collaborator`
+- Files: `http(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/files`
+- Rekoni: `http(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/_rekoni`
+- Stats: `http(s)://${HOST_ADDRESS}/_stats`
+
+---
+
+## Services NOT Included in Self-Hosted
+
+The following services are available in Huly Cloud/Enterprise but **not included** in the self-hosted deployment:
+
+| Service | Purpose |
+|---------|---------|
+| Datalake | Advanced blob storage management |
+| Hulylake | Storage adapter API |
+| HulyPulse | WebSocket push notifications |
+| HulyGun | Event processing |
+| Redis | Cache & pub/sub |
+| Rating | Content rating service |
+| Print | PDF generation |
+| Sign | Digital signatures |
+| Payment | Billing integration |
+| Export | Data export |
+| Analytics | Analytics collection |
+| Process | Workflow automation |
+| Stream | Video streaming |
+| Media | Media processing |
+| Preview | Thumbnail generation |
+| Backup/Backup-API | Backup services |
+| Jaeger | Distributed tracing |