A.M.P. — Supplier & Ordering Reference
Ala Malū Privacy · Procurement Guide · Hardware, Consumables & Services
Revised 2026-05-22 · Back to: Blueprint · Troubleshooting Guide

Hardware — Per-Node Build (Nodes 20–23)

4 units needed per full beta deployment. Amazon Argon Forty Store order in transit. DF Robot order still on backorder (paid, contingency).
Item Supplier Unit Cost Qty Total Paid Notes / Reorder
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (4GB) Pi Shop ↗ $113.58 4 $454.31 4GB variant required. Check stock — often limited.
Argon NEO Case
Aluminum, fanless, passive cooling
Amazon · Argon Forty Store ↗
OEM manufacturer — most reliable source
$18.66 4 $74.64 Ordered — Argon Forty is the original manufacturer of the NEO. Purchased to unblock deployment while DF Robot is backordered.
Argon NEO Case (contingency)
Aluminum, fanless, passive cooling
DF Robot ↗
Paid via PayPal
~$15.00 4 $60.00 On Backorder — 4 spare units if it arrives. Lower cost/unit but unreliable availability.
MicroSD Card
32GB+ Class 10 / A1 recommended
Target ↗ $26.93 5 (1 spare) $134.63 Bought as 5-pack. 1 spare held at Kent HQ lab.
USB-C Power Supply (5V 3A) Adafruit ↗ $8.74 4 $34.96 Official Pi-spec power supply. Do not substitute with cheap chargers — causes throttling.

Hardware — Lab Only (Kent HQ · Never Shipped)

ItemSupplierCostNotes
Nintendo-style Pi Case (GeekPi) Amazon ↗ $13.24 Has a large, noisy fan. Burn-in and Nessus scanning only. Never ship to customers.
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2GB) — AIKAI Amazon · CanaKit ↗ $143.27 Starter kit with accessories. Lab staging node only. Tagged tag:private.
MicroSD Card Reader (USB) Included with SD card purchase $0.00 Used for flashing Bullseye images at Kent HQ.

Consumables & Branding — Per-Unit

Items below are consumed per node shipped. Stock accordingly before each deployment run.
ItemSupplierUnit CostNotes / Reorder
QR Code sticker · 1" × 1.5"
Custom printed · links to setup.alamalu.com · 100–1000 pcs
Amazon
ORDER #111-8833813-4447424 · Ordered May 24 2026
$17.85 total (both stickers) · est. per-unit TBD by qty No hardware info — QR links to setup page only. Applied to Pi unit. ETA June 3–8.
AMP Logo sticker · 2" × 2.5"
Custom printed · AMP neon Guardian logo · 100–1000 pcs
Amazon
ORDER #111-8833813-4447424 · Ordered May 24 2026
See above (same order) Applied to Pi unit + shipping box lid. ETA June 3–8.
Eupako mailer box
4" × 4" × 2" · white corrugated · 50-pack
Eupako Direct / Amazon
Ordered May 25 2026
$19.49 / 50 = $0.39 ea Lid stamped with Guardian logo rocker stamp + archival ink. Arriving May 26.
Clear bubble pouch
4" × 6" · clear · self-seal · 50-pack
SEUNGCH / Amazon
ORDER #113-4570189-9037030
$8.82 / 50 = $0.18 ea Wraps Pi + Argon NEO inside the mailer box. Arriving May 26.

Branding — One-Time Setup Items

ItemSupplierCostNotes
Rocker Mount Rubber Stamp
Guardian logo · ~4" wide
TBD — add supplier link TBD One-time purchase. Stamps Guardian logo on Kraft box lids.
Archival Black Pigment Ink Pad
Oil-based, fast-drying
TBD — add supplier link TBD Premium finish. Fast-drying on corrugated cardboard. Re-ink as needed.
Oracal 651 Vinyl Roll
Navy Blue · 12" roll
Amazon ↗ TBD Shared roll yields many decals. Permanent outdoor-grade. Use with Cricut.

Accounts & Services

All accounts registered under leonard.l.low@gmail.com unless noted. Credentials stored in password manager.
ServiceLogin / PortalPlanCostNotes
Cloudflare
alamalu.com + DNS
Dashboard ↗ Paid · via PayPal $11.55/mo Manages domain + all subdomain DNS (setup, puka, hoike). Proxy OFF for Tailscale routes.
DigitalOcean
Blue Triangle droplet
Dashboard ↗ Paid · 2vCPU/4GB $13.49/mo + ~$0.78 tax NYC1 droplet. Firewall: amp-no-front-door. Tailscale IP: 100.113.114.32.
Tailscale
kentWA tailnet
Admin ↗ Free $0/mo Auth keys at Admin → Settings → Keys. ACL at Admin → Access Controls.
GitHub
ala-malu-privacy repo
Repo ↗ Free $0/mo Deploy key: amp-blue-triangle (read-only) on Blue Triangle at ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub.
Anthropic API
Powers Ala-C + Ala-G
Console ↗ Pay-as-you-go ~$1–5/mo Model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001. API key stored in BT .env.
Telegram
Ala-C + Ala-G war room bots
BotFather ↗ Free $0/mo Two bot tokens in BT .env: TELEGRAM_CLAUDE_TOKEN + TELEGRAM_GEMINI_TOKEN.
Nessus Essentials
Burn-in vulnerability scanning
Download ↗ Free (≤16 IPs) $0/mo Runs on BT at https://100.113.114.32:8834. Account: amp_nessie (password manager).
Stripe
Node 50+ subscriber billing
Dashboard ↗ Pay-as-you-go 2.9% + $0.30/txn No monthly fee. Activates when first paid node (50+) ships. Apple Pay + Google Pay included.
Cricut Design Space
AMP logo vinyl decal cutting
Open ↗ Free (wife's account) $0/mo Used for beta decals (Nodes 20–23). May switch to bulk pre-cut pack of 10 for Node 50+. Cut guide on file.

Cost Summary

One-Time Hardware Spend
Pi 4 4GB × 4 (Nodes 20–23)$454.31
Argon NEO × 4 (Amazon · Argon Forty)$74.64
Argon NEO × 4 (DF Robot · backorder)$60.00
MicroSD 5-pack$134.63
USB-C Power Supplies × 4$34.96
Lab gear (AIKAI kit + Nintendo case)$156.51
Custom stickers (QR + logo, Amazon)$17.85
Total Hardware$932.90
Monthly Operating Costs
DigitalOcean (+ tax)~$14.27
Cloudflare / alamalu.com$11.55
Anthropic API (est.)~$1–5
All other services$0
Total / month~$27–31
Break-even @ $17/mo2 paid nodes

TBD items: white polyester labels, Kraft mailer boxes, anti-static pouches, rubber stamp, ink pad. Add supplier links and costs as sourced.