Hello Bigtop Community, My name is *Surafel Temesgen*, and I’m currently working on a project called *Debo*—a lightweight, open-source Hadoop cluster management system that draws inspiration from tools like Apache Ambari.
Right now, I'm focused on *cleaning up Debo’s existing codebase* and ensuring it’s easier to maintain and understand. As I work toward stabilizing the current implementation, I’d like to gather early feedback from experienced folks in the Bigtop community—particularly around areas where Debo could integrate or align better with the packaging and deployment philosophies that Bigtop champions. *What Debo Currently Does:* - Uses publicly available binary distributions to install Hadoop components - Provides a simple CLI-based service control interface - Collects system and service-level metrics - Is structured with modularity in mind to support core Hadoop components independently *Why Reach Out to Bigtop?* I believe Bigtop’s focus on building and packaging the Hadoop ecosystem makes it the perfect community to: - Share feedback on how Debo might handle installation and packaging more effectively - Suggest ways to reduce external dependency on binary sources - Explore ideas for integration with Bigtop-built artifacts or provisioning tools I’m *not yet adding new features*, but I want to ensure the cleaned-up foundation is sound before doing so. If there are areas where you feel Debo could benefit from Bigtop's experience or tooling, I would deeply appreciate your input. You can also find my introduction to Debo on the Apache Incubator mailing list here: [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/bp0rqvf4xvmdb3n1m2fzhwym95841s5v Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Best regards, *Surafel Temesgen* Proposer of the Debo Project
