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+# TF Grid Self-Healing Applications
+
+The TF Grid ecosystem includes a range of self-healing applications that provide alternatives to traditional centralized services. These applications operate on a unique model where the App Service provider manages the applications while using the customer's slices, ensuring sovereignty and reliability.
+
+## Core Principles
+
+- **Sovereignty**: Users maintain ownership of their data and infrastructure
+- **Self-Healing**: Applications automatically recover from failures
+- **Decentralization**: No single point of control or failure
+- **Privacy**: Data remains under user control
+- **Reliability**: Continuous monitoring and automated recovery
+
+## Application Development Approaches
+
+- **Native Development**:
+  - Applications built specifically for the TF Grid
+  - Designed from the ground up for decentralized operation
+  - Optimized for the Mycelium network architecture
+  - Integrated with TF Grid monitoring and self-healing capabilities
+
+- **Open Source Integration**:
+  - Adaptation of existing open source solutions
+  - Modified to work with TF Grid infrastructure
+  - Enhanced with self-healing capabilities
+  - Integrated with monitoring and backup systems
+
+## Example Applications
+
+- **Collaborative Office Suite** (GDrive Alternative):
+  - Document, spreadsheet, and presentation creation and editing
+  - Real-time collaboration capabilities
+  - Version control and history
+  - Integration with Mycelium Names for sharing
+  - End-to-end encryption for security
+
+- **Communication Platform** (Zoom Alternative):
+  - Video conferencing with end-to-end encryption
+  - Screen sharing and collaborative whiteboarding
+  - Chat functionality with persistent history
+  - No user data collection or tracking
+  - Operates entirely on user-owned infrastructure
+
+- **Customer Relationship Management** (CRM):
+  - Contact and lead management
+  - Sales pipeline tracking
+  - Marketing campaign management
+  - Analytics and reporting
+  - Complete data sovereignty
+
+- **Other Applications**:
+  - Code repositories and development platforms
+  - Database services
+  - Content management systems
+  - Email and messaging services
+  - File storage and sharing
+
+## Unique Service Model
+
+- **Resource Ownership**:
+  - Users provide their own slices (compute resources)
+  - Data remains on user-controlled infrastructure
+  - No vendor lock-in as with traditional SaaS
+
+- **Service Provider Responsibilities**:
+  - Application deployment and configuration
+  - Ongoing maintenance and updates
+  - Monitoring system health
+  - Implementing self-healing procedures
+  - Backup management
+  - Security patching
+
+- **Points Exchange**:
+
+  - Users pay service providers in [TFP Points](./tfp.md) for management services
+  - Payment based on service level and application complexity
+  - No charges for the underlying infrastructure (user-owned)
+
+## Self-Healing Architecture
+
+```kroki-mermaid
+graph TD
+    subgraph "User-Owned Slices"
+        S1[Application Slice 1]
+        S2[Application Slice 2]
+        S3[Database Slice]
+        S4[Storage Slice]
+    end
+    
+    subgraph "Service Provider Systems"
+        MS[Monitoring System]
+        AS[Alerting System]
+        HS[Healing System]
+        BS[Backup System]
+        US[Update System]
+    end
+    
+    MS --> S1
+    MS --> S2
+    MS --> S3
+    MS --> S4
+    
+    MS --> AS
+    AS --> HS
+    HS --> S1
+    HS --> S2
+    HS --> S3
+    HS --> S4
+    
+    BS --> S1
+    BS --> S2
+    BS --> S3
+    BS --> S4
+    
+    US --> S1
+    US --> S2
+    US --> S3
+    US --> S4
+    
+    classDef slice fill:#9cf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:1px;
+    classDef system fill:#f96,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px;
+    
+    class S1,S2,S3,S4 slice;
+    class MS,AS,HS,BS,US system;
+```
+
+## Monitoring and Management
+
+- **Continuous Monitoring**:
+  - Real-time health checks of all system components
+  - Performance metrics collection
+  - Resource utilization tracking
+  - Application-specific monitoring
+  - Proactive issue detection
+
+- **Automated Healing Processes**:
+  - Service failure detection
+  - Automatic service restart
+  - Container or VM recreation when needed
+  - Data consistency verification
+  - Load balancing adjustments
+  - Rollback to known good states when necessary
+
+- **Backup Systems**:
+  - Automated regular backups
+  - Incremental and full backup options
+  - Secure, encrypted backup storage
+  - Point-in-time recovery capabilities
+  - Backup verification and testing
+
+- **Update Management**:
+  - Zero-downtime updates where possible
+  - Staged rollouts to minimize risk
+  - Automatic rollback on failed updates
+  - Security patch prioritization
+  - Feature updates on scheduled cadence
+
+## Deployment Process
+
+- **Initial Setup**:
+  - User allocates required slices based on application needs
+  - Service provider deploys application components across slices
+  - Initial configuration and customization
+  - Integration with Mycelium Names and Gateways
+  - Security hardening and testing
+
+- **Ongoing Operation**:
+  - 24/7 monitoring by service provider systems
+  - Automatic scaling based on demand (using additional user slices)
+  - Regular maintenance during defined windows
+  - Performance optimization
+  - Security audits and updates