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STARTER KIT — ROADMAP

How the blueprint becomes a thing students can use, in increasing order of openness and risk.

1. STAGE 1 — PRIVATE TEMPLATE (START HERE)

A private template repo or downloadable zip, access-controlled.

• Why first: you keep control while iterating; identifiers are still being externalized; lowest exposure risk.
• Contents: the reusable code (TEMPLATE KIT PLAN), the six docs, .env.example, sample walk, empty catalog seed.
• Gate: passes the sanitization checklist.
• Validation: a fresh machine + a throwaway bucket completes name → upload → generate → publish using only the docs.

2. STAGE 2 — WORKSHOP RESOURCE (BEST VALUE FIT)

The strongest fit for the teaching value. The code is reusable, but the real lesson is AWS setup + the workflow + the information-architecture concepts (routes-on-hub vs photos-on-pages, canonical naming, static-first hosting).

• Bundle the private template + the docs + a guided walkthrough (recorded or live).
• Students leave with their own city-in-flux archive deployed on their own bucket.
• Natural place to charge: the outcome (a live, owned archive) is concrete.

3. STAGE 3 — POSSIBLE OPEN-SOURCE CORE (LATER)

A stripped public "geotag static publisher" core, after:

• a full security pass (no secrets anywhere; fresh repo so there's no history),
• a decision on how much of the canonical-naming/hub design to give away,
• a clean split: permissive license (e.g. MIT) on the code, with content, brand, and personal data excluded.

Open source is good for reach/marketing; it is the last step, not the first.

4. RECOMMENDATION

Private template + paid workshop now; consider a public core later.

This keeps the proprietary FLUX systems (excluded list) private, monetizes the teaching, and leaves the open-source door open once the sanitization is proven.

5. BUILD ORDER (WHEN GREENLIT)

1. New clean directory (not the working tree — avoids huge media + any history).
2. Copy only the reusable core.
3. Externalize all hardcoded identifiers into one config module + .env.
4. Add .env.example, .gitignore, empty catalog seed, sample_walk/.
5. Strip optional/personal features (email, the proprietary FLUX systems).
6. Write the six docs (derived from this wiki section) + a thin flux CLI.
7. Dry-run the full pipeline against a throwaway test bucket to prove the student happy path before any release.

See also: OVERVIEW · ARCHITECTURE · WORKFLOW · SETUP · SECURITY · TEMPLATE PLAN

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