Initial agreed architecture.

README.md

-# VS
+# Introduction
 
-View Server
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+This repository holds the configuration of the PRISM View Server (PVS).
+
+The present README.md holds the architecture, conventions, relevant
+configuration, installation instructions, as well as canonical references.
+
+# Architecture
+
+The PRISM View Server (PVS) uses various Docker images whereas `core`,
+`cache`, `client`, and `preprocessor` are build from this repository and
+the others are pulled from docker hub.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+### Object Storage (OBS)
+
+Access keys to store preprocessed items and caches used by all services.
+
+Access key to input items used by preprocessor.
+
+## Networks
+
+One internal and one external network per stack.
+
+## Volumes
+
+In base stack
+
+* traefik-data
+
+Per collection
+
+* db-data used by database
+* redis-data used by redis
+* instance-data used by registrar and renderer
+
+## Services
+
+The following services are defined via docker compose files.
+
+### reverse-proxy
+
+* based on the external traefik image
+* data stored in local volume on swarm master
+* reads swarm changes from /var/run/docker.sock on swarm master
+* provides the endpoint for external access
+* configured via docker labels
+
+### database
+
+* based on external postgis:10 image
+* DB stored in local volume on swarm master
+* provides database to all other services
+
+### redis
+
+* based on external redis image
+* data stored in local volume on swarm master
+* holds these keys
+    * preprocessing
+        * preprocess-md_queue
+            * holds metadata in json including object path for image to be preprocessed
+            * `lpush` by ingestor or manually
+            * `brpop` by preprocessor
+        * preprocess_queue
+            * holds items (tar object path) to be preprocessed
+            * `lpush` by ingestor or manually
+            * `brpop` by preprocessor
+        * preprocessing_set
+            * holds ids for currently preprocessed items
+            * `sadd` by preprocessor
+        * preprocess-success_set
+            * holds ids for successfully preprocessed items
+            * `sadd` by preprocessor
+        * preprocess-failure_set
+            * holds ids for failed preprocessed items
+            * `sadd` by preprocessor
+    * registration
+        * register_queue
+            * holds items (metadata and data objects prefix - same as tar object path above) to be registered
+            * `lpush` by preprocessor or manually
+            * `brpop` by registrar
+        * registering_set
+            * holds ids for currently registered items
+            * `sadd` by registrar
+        * register-success_set
+            * holds ids for successfully registered items
+            * `sadd` by registrar
+        * register-failure_set
+            * holds its for failed registered items
+            * `sadd` by registrar
+    * seeding
+        * seed_queue
+            * time intervals to pre-seed
+            * `lpush` by registrar or manually
+            * `brpop` by seeder
+        * seed-success_set
+        * seed-failure_set
+
+### TODO: ingestor
+
+see new service in #7
+
+### TODO: seeder
+
+* based on cache image
+* connects to DB
+* `brpop` time interval from seed_queue
+* for each seed time and extent from DB
+    * pre-seed using renderer
+
+### preprocessor
+
+* based on preprocessor image (GDAL 3.1)
+* connects to OBS
+* `brpop` item from preprocess_queue or preprocess-md_queue
+    * `sadd` to preprocessing_set
+    * downloads image or package from OBS
+    * translates to COG
+    * translates to GSC if needed
+    * uploads COG & GSC to OBS
+    * adds item (metadata and data object paths) to register_queue
+    * `sadd` to preprocess-{success|failure}\_set
+    * `srem` from preprocessing_set
+
+### registrar
+
+* based on core image
+* connects to OBS & database
+* uses instance-data volume
+* `brpop` item from register_queue
+    * `sadd` ...
+    * register in DB
+    * (optional) store time:start/time:end in seed_queue
+    * `sadd/srem` ...
+
+### cache
+
+* based on cache image
+* connects to OBS & database
+* provides external service for WMS & WMTS
+* either serves WMTS/WMS requests from cache or retrieves on-demand from
+  renderer to store in cache and serve
+
+### renderer
+
+* based on core image
+* connects to OBS & database
+* provides external service for OpenSearch, WMS, & WCS
+* renders WMS requests received from cache or seeder
+
+## TODO: ELK stack
+
+see #9
+
+# Usage