Conductor

A web-based, drag-and-drop UI builder for creating simple frontend applications backed by REST API endpoints.

Designed for IBM Concert Workflows / Rapid Infrastructure Automation, but backend-agnostic — any system that exposes HTTP/REST endpoints can be used as an integration target.

Overview

Visual Editor — drag-and-drop canvas for placing and configuring UI components
JSON Editor — direct access to the canonical project definition
Preview Mode — run the application as an end user
REST Proxy — server-side proxy for API calls; secrets never reach the browser
Backend-agnostic REST integration — build and run REST-backed interfaces without an AI dependency

Repository Structure

conductor/
├── frontend/          # React + TypeScript UI
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
├── backend/           # Node.js + Express + TypeScript API
│   └── src/
├── docs/              # Project documentation
│   ├── REQUIREMENTS.md
│   ├── ARCHITECTURE.md
│   ├── NICE-TO-HAVE.md
│   └── BUILD_AND_TEST_PLAN.md
├── examples/
│   └── project-definitions/
├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md

Local Development

Prerequisites

Node.js 20+
npm 10+

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm start
# Runs on http://localhost:3000

Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev
# Runs on http://localhost:4000

The frontend development server proxies /api/* requests to http://localhost:4000.

Development Docker

docker compose up --build
# Frontend: http://localhost:3000
# Backend:  http://localhost:4000

Production installation

Conductor's production distribution is one non-root container serving the compiled frontend, published application routes, and backend API on port 8080. SQLite data is stored in a persistent volume. The development stack above remains separate.

The command below is the final production coordinate and will succeed only after the public v1.0.0 Gitea Release and container image have been published. Until then, a missing-manifest response means publication is incomplete; do not substitute latest or private registry credentials.

docker pull gitea.skeletonworks.online/vwiebe/conductor:v1.0.0

The v1.0.0 production image supports Linux/AMD64. Anonymous source and image availability are mandatory publication checks. A complete internet-facing installation also requires persistent generated keys, the tagged Compose bundle, a data volume, and HTTPS.

Independent self-hosters should follow docs/INSTALL.md from start to finish. For backup, restore, upgrade, and rollback, see docs/OPERATIONS.md. Conductor never ships a default username or password.

Documentation

Document	Description
ROADMAP.md	Unified v1.0.0 work plan grouped by function and slice
MVP_SCOPE.md	Approved MVP and v1.0.0 release boundary
TESTING.md	Detailed manual test workflows and acceptance records
docs/REQUIREMENTS.md	Full product requirements
docs/MVP_TRACEABILITY.md	v1.0.0 requirements mapped to slices and validation evidence
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md	Technical architecture
docs/NICE-TO-HAVE.md	Future enhancements
docs/BUILD_AND_TEST_PLAN.md	Incremental build and test plan
docs/INSTALL.md	Public source/container and reverse-proxy installation
docs/OPERATIONS.md	Production configuration, backup, restore, upgrade, and rollback
docs/RELEASE.md	Image tagging, release construction, and publication
docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v1.0.0.md	v1.0.0 capabilities, compatibility, and publication record requirements
docs/USER_GUIDE.md	Project authoring and published-application use
docs/ADMIN_GUIDE.md	Users, sessions, credentials, publishing, and execution history
docs/FIRST_RUN_SETUP.md	First-administrator setup and recovery entry points
docs/SECRETS.md	Credential encryption and key lifecycle
docs/PROXY_SECURITY.md	REST destination, request, response, and history policy
docs/AUTHORIZATION_AND_PUBLISHING_SECURITY.md	Authentication, RBAC, and publication trust boundaries
docs/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md	Architecture, invariants, tests, and contribution workflow
docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md	Production and application troubleshooting
docs/KNOWN_LIMITATIONS.md	Explicit v1.0.0 limitations and deferred capabilities

Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React 18, TypeScript 5
Backend	Node.js 20, Express 4, TypeScript 5
Database	SQLite (MVP)
Deployment	Single production container, Docker Compose, Caddy/NGINX reverse proxy

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