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Stack Architecture

The syft-flwr stack is built on four main components that work together to enable privacy-preserving federated learning.

Architecture Overview​

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    syft-flwr (FL Layer)                         │
│  • Flower client/server integration                             │
│  • Federated training coordination                              │
│  • Aggregation strategies                                       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 syft-rds (Remote Data Science)                  │
│  • Private dataset management                                   │
│  • Code submission workflow                                     │
│  • Result sharing                                               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              syft-extras (Communication Layer)                  │
│  • syft-core: Permissions & workspace management                │
│  • syft-event: Event-driven RPC (syft:// URLs)                  │
│  • syft-rpc: Object serialization                               │
│  • syft-http-bridge: HTTP ↔ filesystem                          │
│  • syft-crypto: End-to-end encryption (Signal Protocols)        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                SyftBox (Infrastructure Layer)                   │
│  • File synchronization protocol                                │
│  • Datasite management                                          │
│  • Permission system                                            │
│  • Network coordination                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Component Responsibilities​

SyftBox (Base Protocol)​

  • Provides the foundational file sync and permission system
  • Written in Go for performance
  • Manages datasites across the network

syft-extras (Building Blocks)​

  • Communication primitives for app-to-app interaction
  • RPC, events, encryption, HTTP bridging
  • Written in Python

syft-rds (Remote Data Science)​

  • Enables data scientists to work with remote private datasets
  • Data owners control execution and sharing
  • Built on syft-extras

syft-flwr (Federated Learning)​

  • Integrates Flower FL framework with SyftBox protocol
  • Orchestrates distributed training
  • Uses all lower layers for coordination
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Detailed documentation for each component coming soon

See Also​