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Deployment Documentation

This directory contains comprehensive documentation for deploying and managing the Vertical Farm application across different environments and platforms.

📁 Deployment Documents

Core Deployment Guides

Platform-Specific Deployment

🚀 Deployment Architecture

The Vertical Farm application uses a multi-tier deployment strategy:

Production Environment

  • Frontend: Deployed to Render with Next.js optimization
  • Backend: FastAPI deployed to Render with auto-scaling
  • Database: Supabase managed PostgreSQL
  • CDN: Cloudflare for global content delivery and caching
  • Monitoring: Datadog for observability and alerting

Development Environment

  • Local: Docker Compose for full-stack development
  • Testing: Automated testing in GitHub Actions
  • Staging: Branch-based deployments for testing

⚡ Performance Optimization

Three-Layer Caching Strategy

  1. Cloudflare Edge Cache: Global edge caching (5 min - 1 year TTL)
  2. Backend Cache Middleware: Application-level caching with ETag support
  3. Frontend Cache: Client-side caching with real-time invalidation

Expected Performance Improvements

  • 3x faster response times for cached content
  • 90%+ cache hit rate for static assets
  • 60%+ cache hit rate for API endpoints
  • Reduced origin server load by 70%+

🔧 Quick Start Deployment

Local Development

# Start full development environment
docker-compose up -d

# Access services
# Frontend: http://localhost:3000
# Backend: http://localhost:8000
# Database: Supabase cloud instance

Production Deployment

# Deploy via GitHub Actions
git push origin main

# Manual deployment to Render
render deploy --service frontend
render deploy --service backend

📋 Deployment Checklist

Pre-Deployment

  • [ ] Environment variables configured
  • [ ] Database migrations applied
  • [ ] Security configurations verified
  • [ ] Performance testing completed

Post-Deployment

  • [ ] Health checks passing
  • [ ] Monitoring alerts configured
  • [ ] Cache performance validated
  • [ ] Security scans completed

🔍 Monitoring & Observability

Key Metrics

  • Response Time: Target <200ms for API endpoints
  • Cache Hit Rate: Target >80% for cacheable content
  • Error Rate: Target <1% for all endpoints
  • Uptime: Target 99.9% availability

Monitoring Tools

  • Datadog: Application performance monitoring
  • Cloudflare Analytics: CDN and caching metrics
  • Render Metrics: Platform-specific monitoring
  • Supabase Dashboard: Database performance

🆘 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

  • Cache not working: Check environment variables and Cloudflare configuration
  • Deployment failures: Verify GitHub Actions secrets and Render configuration
  • Performance issues: Review caching strategy and database queries
  • Security alerts: Check dependency vulnerabilities and security headers

Support Resources

For detailed deployment procedures and troubleshooting, refer to the specific guides in this directory.