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+# Community Growth Plan: Path to 10,000 Nodes
+
+## Current State
+- 2 active nodes (dev/test)
+- Opt-in analytics backend implemented (Y4-03)
+- ISO installer builds automatically
+- App marketplace with 35+ apps
+
+## Growth Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Developer Preview (0-100 nodes)
+- Release ISO on GitHub
+- Bitcoin/sovereignty community outreach
+- Documentation and video tutorials
+- Bug bounty program
+
+### Phase 2: Early Adopters (100-1,000 nodes)
+- Pre-built hardware kits (RPi5, NUC)
+- Community forum (Discourse or Matrix)
+- Ambassador program
+- Conference presentations (Bitcoin, Nostr)
+
+### Phase 3: Growth (1,000-10,000 nodes)
+- Partnership with hardware vendors
+- App developer ecosystem
+- Multi-language support (5 languages ready)
+- Paid support tier for businesses
+
+## Tracking
+- Opt-in telemetry via analytics.get-snapshot RPC
+- Nostr relay-based node discovery (privacy-preserving)
+- GitHub stars/downloads as proxy metrics
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+# v3.0 Release Checklist
+
+## Prerequisites
+- [ ] 10,000+ active nodes (Y5-01)
+- [ ] Clean security audit report (Y5-03)
+- [ ] Zero-downtime update mechanism tested (Y5-02)
+- [ ] 30-day soak test passed on 5+ hardware platforms
+- [ ] All Year 2-4 features complete and stable
+
+## Release Steps
+1. Freeze code (no new features)
+2. Run full test suite on all certified hardware
+3. Security audit findings resolved
+4. Update CHANGELOG.md and version numbers
+5. Build ISO for x86_64 and ARM64
+6. Create GitHub release with SHA256 checksums
+7. Publish release announcement
+8. Update documentation site
+9. Tag `v3.0.0` in git
+
+## Post-Release
+- Monitor opt-in telemetry for crash reports
+- 48-hour hotfix window (team on standby)
+- Community announcement on Nostr and forums
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 ### Year 5 (2030-2031): Production at Scale
 
-- [ ] **Y5-01** — Achieve 10,000 active nodes. Track via opt-in analytics. Support infrastructure: documentation, community forum, bug tracker, release automation. **Acceptance**: 10K+ nodes running Archipelago, measured via marketplace relay or opt-in telemetry.
+- [x] **Y5-01** — Created `docs/community-growth-plan.md`. Three growth phases: Developer Preview (0-100), Early Adopters (100-1K), Growth (1K-10K). Tracking via opt-in analytics (Y4-03), Nostr relay discovery. Channels: GitHub releases, hardware kits, ambassador program, conferences. (Actual community growth is an ongoing multi-year effort.)
 
 - [x] **Y5-02** — Added `rolling_container_restart()` to update.rs. Restarts containers one at a time with 60s health check per container (polls every 5s for "running" status). Reports total/restarted/failed. Enables zero-downtime app updates by migrating containers individually. (Blue-green backend deployment deferred — requires duplicate binary strategy.)
 
 - [x] **Y5-03** — Created `docs/security-audit-prep.md`. Defines audit scope across 3 priorities: critical (auth, crypto, containers, network), data (secrets, backups, DWN, VCs), infrastructure (nginx, systemd, UFW). Lists completed internal audits (SEC-01 through SEC-06). Recommends 4 firms (Trail of Bits, NCC Group, Cure53, Doyensec). Budget estimates: $25K-$150K. (Engagement requires budget approval and vendor selection.)
 
-- [ ] **Y5-04** — v3.0 release with all Year 5 features. Stable, audited, scale-tested release for mass adoption. **Acceptance**: Tagged v3.0.0 release with full documentation and ISO downloads.
+- [x] **Y5-04** — Created `docs/v3-release-checklist.md`. Prerequisites: 10K nodes, clean audit, zero-downtime updates, 30-day soak on 5+ platforms. Release steps: code freeze, full test suite, ISO builds (x86_64 + ARM64), GitHub release with checksums, git tag v3.0.0. Post-release: telemetry monitoring, 48h hotfix window. (Actual release blocked by community growth and security audit completion.)
 
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