docs: add guide for deploying to specific subnets #314
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viviveevee
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| By default, `icp deploy` automatically selects a subnet for your canisters. You might want to target a specific subnet when: | ||
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| - **Verified Application Subnets** — Deploy to subnets with additional security guarantees |
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Verified application subnets are a retired concept. They still exist in code, but today are equal to standard app subnnets
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| - **Verified Application Subnets** — Deploy to subnets with additional security guarantees | ||
| - **Geographic Requirements** — Target subnets in specific regions (e.g., European subnets for data residency) | ||
| - **Specialized Subnets** — Use subnets with specific capabilities (Bitcoin, Fiduciary, etc.) |
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Every subnet supports BTC, and fiduciary is not an understandable capability. This should explain e.g. fiduciary or eu/eea or point to an explanation
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| | Application | General-purpose subnets for most canisters | | ||
| | Verified Application | Subnets with additional security measures for high-value applications | |
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| | Verified Application | Subnets with additional security measures for high-value applications | |
| | Application | General-purpose subnets for most canisters | | ||
| | Verified Application | Subnets with additional security measures for high-value applications | | ||
| | Fiduciary | Handles sensitive operations like threshold ECDSA signatures | | ||
| | Bitcoin | Provides Bitcoin integration capabilities | |
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| | Bitcoin | Provides Bitcoin integration capabilities | |
| | Verified Application | Subnets with additional security measures for high-value applications | | ||
| | Fiduciary | Handles sensitive operations like threshold ECDSA signatures | | ||
| | Bitcoin | Provides Bitcoin integration capabilities | | ||
| | System/NNS | Reserved for system canisters (not available for user deployment) | |
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| | System/NNS | Reserved for system canisters (not available for user deployment) | | |
| | System | Reserved for system canisters (not available for user deployment) | |
only called system. The dashboard is the only place that also calls them NNS
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| Available local subnet types: `application`, `system`, `verified-application`, `bitcoin`, `fiduciary`, `nns`, `sns` |
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Not sure about the list, I thought only application and system are supported
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Summary
Adds a new guide for deploying canisters to specific subnets on the Internet Computer.
--subnetflag foricp deployandicp canister create