Propeller

Propeller is a cutting-edge orchestrator for WebAssembly (Wasm) workloads across the Cloud-Edge continuum. It enables seamless deployment of Wasm applications from powerful cloud servers to constrained microcontrollers, combining flexibility, security, and performance.

Features

• Cloud-Edge Orchestration: Deploy Wasm workloads effortlessly across diverse environments, from robust cloud servers to lightweight microcontrollers.
• Fast Boot Times: Take advantage of Wasm's near-instant startup for efficient workload execution.
• FaaS Deployment: Enable Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) capabilities for scalable and event-driven applications.
• OCI Registry Support: Push and pull Wasm workloads from OCI-compliant registries for streamlined workflow integration.
• WAMR on Zephyr RTOS: Deploy lightweight Wasm workloads on constrained devices running Zephyr RTOS via the WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR).
• Powerful Service Mesh: Integrates with SuperMQ for secure, efficient IoT device communication.
• Security at the Core: Propeller ensures secure workload execution and communication for IoT environments.
• Federated Learning: Built-in support for federated machine learning workflows with FedAvg aggregation, enabling privacy-preserving distributed training across edge devices.
• Job Orchestration: Group multiple tasks into jobs with configurable execution modes (parallel, sequential, or dependency-based), enabling complex multi-step workflows with fail-fast semantics.

How It Works

1. Develop in WebAssembly: Write portable, lightweight Wasm workloads for your application.
2. Register Workloads: Push your workloads to an OCI-compliant registry for easy deployment.
3. Deploy Anywhere: Use Propeller to orchestrate and manage workload deployment across the cloud, edge, and IoT devices.
4. Monitor & Scale: Leverage real-time monitoring and dynamic scaling to optimize your system's performance.

Use Cases

• Industrial IoT: Deploy analytics or control applications to edge devices in factories.
• Secure Workloads: Run isolated, portable workloads securely on cloud or edge devices.
• Smart Cities: Power scalable IoT networks with efficient communication and dynamic workloads.
• Serverless Applications: Deploy FaaS applications leveraging Propeller's Wasm orchestration capabilities.
• Federated Machine Learning: Train machine learning models across distributed edge devices without exposing raw data, perfect for privacy-sensitive applications.