Chunk 11.0

In this chunk, the assistant focused on deploying a QA/test environment for the FGW distributed storage system on three physical nodes (head node `10.1.232.82`, kuri1 `10.1.232.83`, kuri2 `10.1.232.84`). It began by researching best practices for a minimal test deployment, covering YugabyteDB, Filecoin mainnet connectivity, and MinIO requirements, then presented a detailed architecture plan with Ansible-based inventory and configuration. The user provided the wallet and CIDgravity token, and the assistant built configuration files accordingly—but when the user flagged that secrets must not be stored in plaintext, the assistant corrected by placing the token in a separate restricted file (`/home/fgw/.ribswallet/cidg.token`) and loading it at runtime via `ExecStartPre` in the systemd service. Key achievements included: creating a QA Ansible inventory with per-node group variables; installing and starting a single-node YugabyteDB on the head node with both SQL and CQL databases; building the `kuri`, `gwcfg`, and `s3-proxy` binaries; deploying them to both kuri nodes; setting up the `fgw` user and data directories; copying wallet files; and initializing kuri on each node. The systemd service files were carefully crafted to load environment variables from a secured settings file and the API token from a separate vault-like file, ensuring no secrets were stored in version‑controlled or world‑readable locations. The session concluded with the `kuri init` command creating the necessary database schemas (though the output showed a potential CQL error—the assistant did not address it in this chunk, leaving further validation as a next step). Overall, the work emphasized security‑conscious automation, infrastructure provisioning, and adherence to enterprise‑grade practices even in a QA context.

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