LFDT - Fablo

About the Organization

<p>Hyperledger Fabric-X introduces a new architecture for Fabric, with decomposed services for ordering, endorsement, validation, and committing, but its current developer workflow is still centered around dedicated deployment scripts and Ansible-based setup.</p><p>Fablo, on the other hand, is widely used to start Hyperledger Fabric networks quickly from a single configuration file for local development, CI, and experimentation.</p><p>This project will explore and implement the best path to support a simple local Fabric-X network through the Fablo experience. We will evaluate architectural options such as a new engine, a separate repo, or an extension/wrapper approach, then build a minimal but practical MVP that can generate configuration, bootstrap the required components, and start/stop a working local Fabric-X network. The goal is to reduce setup friction for contributors and users, and provide a repeatable developer workflow, examples, and documentation that make Fabric-X easier to try, demo, and extend.</p><h3>Learning Objectives</h3><ul><li>Understand the architecture and deployment model of Hyperledger Fabric-X, including how it differs from classic Hyperledger Fabric.</li><li>Learn how to design contributor-facing tooling for distributed systems with evolving architecture.</li><li>Gain experience in open source development across CLI/tooling, configuration generation, testing, and documentation.</li><li>Develop practical skills in Docker-based environments, and debugging multi-component systems.</li></ul><h3>Expected Outcome and Deliverables</h3><ul><li>A design proposal describing the recommended integration path between Fablo and Fabric-X (for example: separate repo, pluggable engine, or wrapper-based approach).</li><li>An MVP implementation that can bootstrap a simple local Fabric-X network and manage its lifecycle.</li><li>Example configuration(s) and sample workflow for running Fabric-X through the proposed Fablo-based experience.</li><li>Automated tests and/or validation scripts covering the supported MVP scenario.</li><li>Contributor and user documentation explaining setup, architecture decisions, and next steps.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Lean more at <a href="https://github.com/LF-Decentralized-Trust-Mentorships/mentorship-program/issues/83" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/LF-Decentralized-Trust-Mentorships/mentorship-program/issues/83</a></p>