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dewDrive Documentation & Guides

Complete architectural specifications, zero-knowledge vault setup guides, hardware telemetry documentation, and developer references.

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Getting Started

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Getting Started4 min read

Quickstart & First Secure Vault

Step-by-step setup guide for dewDrive. Initialize your first Secure Vault, configure AES-256 zero-knowledge encryption, connect AWS S3 / Wasabi / Backblaze B2, and schedule automated snapshots.

#quickstart#installation#vault

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Core Architecture

1 guide

Core Architecture4 min read

Architecture & Production Reference

In-depth technical architecture of dewDrive. Covers 17 monorepo applications, multi-engine backup runtimes (Restic & Kopia), NATS JetStream binary IPC, YugabyteDB, and Zitadel IAM.

#architecture#tauri#restic

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Development

1 guide

Development2 min read

Developer Onboarding & Build Guide

Developer onboarding guide for dewDrive engineers. Covers Node.js 26+ runtime invariants, Cargo workspace compilation, pnpm, Nx orchestration, and test suites.

#onboarding#development#pnpm

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Configuration

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Configuration2 min read

Environment Variables & Configuration

Reference guide for dewDrive environment variables across local development and production. Details YugabyteDB, PostgREST 12/16, Zitadel IAM, and NATS JetStream.

#environment#secrets#database

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Hardware & Telemetry

1 guide

Hardware & Telemetry3 min read

Storage Telemetry & macOS USB Bridge Architecture

Kernel-level USB Mass Storage limitations, NVMe vs SATA SMART diagnostics, and the 3-Tier diagnostic hierarchy established for dewDrive hardware telemetry.

#telemetry#smart#nvme

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Advanced Systems

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Advanced Systems2 min read

Geo-Dispersed Erasure Coding Deep Dive

Mathematical formulation of Reed-Solomon GF(2^8) Cauchy erasure coding matrix, multi-cloud shard distribution, and achieving 11 9s durability.

#erasure-coding#math#reed-solomon

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Disaster Recovery

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Disaster Recovery2 min read

Disaster Recovery with dewRewind

How dewRewind provides Time Machine style visual card-stack file restore, point-in-time snapshot recovery, and cryptographic Merkle tree integrity verification.

#dewrewind#restoration#disaster-recovery

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