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+PHASE 0: Contribution Architecture & Logging Foundation
+Duration: Already documented in EU Sovereignty Policy Handoff
+Scope: Logging standard, documentation templates, regulatory contribution workflow, repository structure setup
+
+PHASE 1: Base OS Installation & Foundation
+Duration: ~1.5-2 hours
+Scope: Anaconda kickstart execution, first boot, foundational infrastructure, SSH setup, logging directories staged
+
+PHASE 2: System Configuration & Secondary Drive Preparation
+Duration: ~45 minutes
+Scope: Package ecosystem, locale/timezone finalization, Ansible readiness, drive wipe initiation (background: ~48hr)
+
+PHASE 3: Filesystem Architecture
+Duration: ~30 minutes
+Scope: Secondary drive partitioning, btrfs subvolume setup, mount configuration, fstab with UUIDs
+
+PHASE 4: NVIDIA GPU Driver Installation
+Duration: ~30 minutes
+Scope: Driver 555.42+ installation, kernel compatibility verification, nvidia-smi validation, thermal/power monitoring baseline
+
+PHASE 5: Ollama Deployment
+Duration: ~45 minutes
+Scope: Ollama installation, model pull (mistral:7b test model), inference verification, VRAM allocation tuning
+
+PHASE 6: Build Suite & CEOS Tools
+Duration: ~15 minutes
+Scope: Compiler toolchain, development utilities, system monitoring tools (nvtop, htop, tmux), CEOS standard software
+
+PHASE 7: System Configuration & Dotfiles
+Duration: ~20 minutes
+Scope: User environment setup, shell configuration, system-wide defaults, editor/tool preferences
+
+PHASE 8: Open WebUI Deployment (Optional)
+Duration: ~30 minutes
+Scope: Open WebUI installation, model integration, web interface validation, temporary learning aid (planned removal post-Phase 14)
+
+PHASE 9: Security Hardening & Network Configuration
+Duration: ~1 hour
+Scope: nftables firewall rules, SSH key pinning, MAC address network registration, SELinux policy review, monitoring setup
+
+PHASE 10: Backup & Data Protection (Borgmatic)
+Duration: ~45 minutes (+ Aruba account setup)
+Scope: Borgmatic installation, per-drive backup job configuration, Aruba SFTP setup, local/remote repository validation
+
+PHASE 11: Thermal Baseline & Performance Testing
+Duration: ~30 minutes active test + 2 hours observation
+Scope: Sustained GPU inference load test, thermal envelope validation, power consumption measurement, efficiency baseline
+
+PHASE 12: Full System Validation
+Duration: ~1 hour
+Scope: All subsystems integration test, storage redundancy verification, backup/restore procedure validation, incident logging test
+
+PHASE 13: Home LAN Migration & Integration
+Duration: ~30 minutes
+Scope: Network IP pinning (192.168.0.240), DNS registration, static IP configuration, LAN service integration
+
+PHASE 14: Observation Period & Regulatory Contribution
+Duration: 4 weeks + submission tasks
+Scope: Operational metrics collection, safety filter effectiveness analysis, incident tracking, formal submission to EU (AI Office, ANSSI, AgID), public repository publication
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