Mesh: clustered Docker-on-VM deploy baseline for Hyperpush

[snowdamiz]

Outcome

Give Hyperpush a truthful, repeatable Docker-first deployment baseline on a generic VM with Mesh clustering that works without repo-local magic.

Scope

• Generic Docker-on-a-VM deployment path for Mesh clustered apps
• Node identity, discovery, clustering, and bootstrap UX must be stable enough for Hyperpush
• Container/runtime contract should be simple enough to document and automate
• Close the gap between "language supports clustering" and "operator can actually deploy this product"

Acceptance criteria

• A generic VM + Docker path exists and is documented
• The clustered runtime starts, discovers peers, and stays healthy under the Hyperpush shape
• The deploy path is truthful for both single-node and clustered product deployments
• Any required env/entrypoint/runtime assumptions are explicit and tested

Roadmap notes

• Domain: Mesh
• Track: Mesh Foundation
• Commitment: Committed
• Critical path: 1

Detailed acceptance criteria

• Generic Docker-on-a-VM cluster bootstrap is documented and repeatable.
• Peer discovery, identity, and health verification work without repo-local magic.
• Single-node and clustered product deployments are both truthful.

Initial sub-issues

• Mesh: define generic Docker cluster bootstrap contract #7 — Mesh: define generic Docker cluster bootstrap contract
• Mesh: ship reference clustered VM deployment and health verification #8 — Mesh: ship reference clustered VM deployment and health verification

[MdSadiqMd]

Taking this one up, add me as an assignee for this and the corresponding sub-issues, please

[snowdamiz]

Closing as shipped. The S01 reconciliation ledger marked this row as stale shipped-but-open scope, and the delivered work is already covered by the M053/M054 Mesh launch foundations proof.

Evidence: .gsd/milestones/M053/M053-SUMMARY.md, .gsd/milestones/M054/M054-SUMMARY.md.

Residual follow-up remains open in mesh-lang#7. This closeout preserves the shipped parent history without hiding the remaining child work.

Canonical issue: mesh-lang#3.