HFabD+M: A Web-based Platform for Automated Hyperledger Fabric Deployment and Management

Hyperledger Fabric is an open-source private per-missioned blockchain that supports the use of smart contracts (chaincode). It is aimed mainly at private networks of compa-nies. To serve the different needs of each company and to be flexible in customer requirements, it consists of various adaptive components. Although this structure efficiently addresses a wide range of needs, deploying such a network for research purposes or rapid development is complex. In this paper, we present a web-based system architecture for the automated deployment of a Hyperledger Fabric network, and in addition, we describe the tools needed to manage and update such a network. Finally, as a proof-of-concept, we implement the proposed architecture to demonstrate the feasibility of our approach.