2022-11-15 Aries Cloud Agent - Python Users Group Community Meeting

Summary:

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99220079317?pwd=OHk0U05ITnBkSmZ0aXlIQzFDYWg3UT09

Call Time: 8:00 Pacific / 16:00 CET

Recordings From the Call

• Full Meeting:  

• Topics:

Welcome and Introductions

Attendees

• Ian Costanzo (BC Gov) <iancostanzo@gmail.com>

• Colton Wolkins (Indicio) <colton@indicio.tech>

• @Daniel Bluhm (Indicio PBC) <dbluhm@indicio.tech>

• @Char Howland (Indicio PBC) <char@indicio.tech>

Announcements

• Version 1.0.0.-rc1 has been released in all the normal places

Agenda

• Queues and Caches, Redis and Kafka

  • queues:  https://github.com/bcgov/aries-acapy-plugin-redis-events

  • cache:  https://github.com/Indicio-tech/aries-acapy-cache-redis

• Mediators and Agents

  • Route manager:  https://github.com/sicpa-dlab/aries-acapy-plugin-mediator-admin

• Open Discussion

  • Version compatibility

    • There is currently an issue connecting a 0.7.5 agent with a 1.0.0 mediator

    • Otherwise aca-py versions should be compatible

    • It's recommended to run the same version for all aca-py instances if possible

    • Exception is that there is an Endorser fix in 1.0.0

  • Scalability and performance

    • Load tester:  https://github.com/My-DIGI-ID/aries-cloudagent-loadgenerator

    • Load test results:  https://github.com/lissi-id/acapy-load-test-results

    • Openshift backup container:  https://github.com/BCDevOps/backup-container

  • Indy vs Askar wallets:

    • Askar will provide better performance than Indy 

    • A migration script is in the works (Indy → Askar):  https://github.com/andrewwhitehead/acapy-wallet-upgrade

    • Wallet backup container (OpenShift, Postgres):  https://github.com/BCDevOps/backup-container

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