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Sankofa Phoenix - Brand and Product Relationship
Last Updated: 2026-01-20 Status: Active Documentation
Brand/Product Analogy
Corporate Structure Analogy
The relationship between Sankofa and Phoenix follows a similar structure to major tech companies:
| Component | Example Companies | Sankofa Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Company/Brand | Microsoft, Google, Amazon | Sankofa |
| Cloud Platform | Azure, GCP, AWS | Phoenix |
| Complete Product | Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services | Sankofa Phoenix |
Detailed Breakdown
1. Sankofa (Company/Brand)
- Role: Parent company and brand identity
- Examples: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, IBM, Oracle
- Website:
sankofa.nexus(like Microsoft.com, Google.com, Amazon.com) - Purpose: Corporate website, brand presence, company information
- Deployment: VMID 7801, IP: 192.168.11.51:3000
2. Phoenix (Cloud Platform)
- Role: Cloud infrastructure platform product
- Examples: Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Portal:
phoenix.sankofa.nexus(like portal.azure.com, console.cloud.google.com, console.aws.amazon.com) - Purpose: Cloud infrastructure management, service provisioning, platform operations
- Deployment: VMID 7800, IP: 192.168.11.50:4000
3. Sankofa Phoenix (Complete Product)
- Role: Full product name combining company and platform
- Examples: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services
- Purpose: The complete cloud platform offering
- Components:
- Sankofa Portal (company website)
- Phoenix API (cloud platform portal)
- Supporting services (Keycloak, PostgreSQL)
Service Mappings
Sankofa Portal (sankofa.nexus)
Like: Microsoft.com, Google.com, Amazon.com
Purpose: Company website, corporate branding, general information
Technology: Next.js 14, React, TypeScript
Phoenix API (phoenix.sankofa.nexus)
Like: Azure Portal, Google Cloud Console, AWS Management Console
Purpose: Cloud platform management, infrastructure provisioning, service management
Technology: GraphQL API (Apollo Server), Fastify, PostgreSQL
Additional Services
SolaceScanScout
- Type: Blockchain Explorer
- Technology: Blockscout-based
- Purpose: Block explorer for ChainID 138
- Status: Separate service (not part of Sankofa Phoenix deployment)
- Similar to: Etherscan, BscScan, PolygonScan
Infrastructure Components
Supporting Services
-
Keycloak (VMID 7802)
- Identity and Access Management
- Sovereign identity solution (NO Azure dependencies)
- Provides authentication for both Sankofa Portal and Phoenix API
-
PostgreSQL (VMID 7803)
- Database service
- Stores data for Keycloak, Phoenix API, and application data
Deployment Architecture
Internet
↓
NPMplus (Reverse Proxy + SSL)
↓
├─→ sankofa.nexus → Sankofa Portal (Company Website)
│ └─→ Like: Microsoft.com
│
├─→ phoenix.sankofa.nexus → Phoenix API (Cloud Platform)
│ └─→ Like: Azure Portal
│
└─→ SolaceScanScout (Separate - Blockchain Explorer)
Backend Services:
├─→ Keycloak (Authentication)
└─→ PostgreSQL (Database)
Brand Philosophy
Sankofa Phoenix embodies the principle of Remember → Retrieve → Restore → Rise:
- Remember: Where we came from (ancestral wisdom)
- Retrieve: What was essential (sovereign identity)
- Restore: Identity and sovereignty (independent infrastructure)
- Rise: Forward with purpose (world-class cloud platform)
Summary
- Sankofa = The company (like Microsoft)
- Phoenix = The cloud platform (like Azure)
- Sankofa Phoenix = The complete product (like Microsoft Azure)
- Sankofa Portal = Company website (like Microsoft.com)
- Phoenix Portal = Cloud management console (like Azure Portal)
Sankofa Phoenix is a sovereign cloud platform that combines corporate identity (Sankofa) with cloud infrastructure capabilities (Phoenix), providing a complete alternative to major cloud providers while maintaining sovereign identity and independence.
Regulatory / tenancy baseline (public sector, catalog wording, external repos): PUBLIC_SECTOR_TENANCY_MARKETPLACE_AND_DEPLOYMENT_BASELINE.md
Last Updated: 2026-03-25