Operations Documentation

Comprehensive guide for deploying, monitoring, securing, and maintaining the Vertical Farm Management Platform in production environments.

📋 Operations Overview

This documentation covers all aspects of platform operations, from initial deployment through ongoing maintenance and incident response. It's designed for DevOps engineers, system administrators, and platform operators.

🚀 Deployment

Deployment Overview

Complete deployment guides for all environments and platforms.

Production Deployment

Docker Deployment - Container-based deployment with Docker Compose
Cloudflare Setup - CDN, caching, and security configuration
Render Deployment - Platform-as-a-Service deployment
Environment Configuration - Managing multiple environments

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform Configuration - Infrastructure automation
GitHub Actions - CI/CD pipelines and automation
Deployment Workflows - Automated deployment processes

📊 Monitoring & Observability

Monitoring Overview

Comprehensive monitoring setup for platform health and performance.

Monitoring Stack

Datadog Integration - APM, logs, and metrics
Health Checks - Service health monitoring
Alerting Rules - Alert configuration and escalation
Custom Metrics - Application-specific monitoring

Performance Monitoring

Performance Baselines - Expected performance metrics
Resource Monitoring - CPU, memory, disk usage
Database Monitoring - Query performance and optimization
Cache Performance - Cache hit rates and efficiency

🔒 Security Operations

Security Overview

Security policies, procedures, and incident response.

Security Implementation

Authentication & Authorization - Supabase Auth and JWT configuration
Network Security - Firewall rules and network segmentation
Secrets Management - Managing API keys and credentials
Vulnerability Management - Scanning and patching procedures

Compliance & Auditing

Security Auditing - Access logs and audit trails
Compliance Requirements - Regulatory compliance
Incident Response - Security incident procedures
Disaster Recovery - Backup and recovery plans

🔧 Maintenance Operations

Routine Maintenance

Update Procedures - Platform and dependency updates
Database Maintenance - Optimization and cleanup
Log Management - Log rotation and retention
Backup Operations - Automated backup procedures

Performance Optimization

Caching Strategy - Three-layer cache optimization
Database Tuning - Query optimization
Resource Scaling - Horizontal and vertical scaling
Cost Optimization - Cloud resource optimization

📈 Platform Architecture

System Components

graph TB
    subgraph "Edge Layer"
        CF[Cloudflare CDN]
        WAF[Web Application Firewall]
    end

    subgraph "Application Layer"
        FE[Next.js Frontend]
        API[FastAPI Backend]
        WS[WebSocket Server]
    end

    subgraph "Data Layer"
        DB[(PostgreSQL)]
        CACHE[Redis Cache]
        QUEUE[Job Queue]
    end

    subgraph "Integration Layer"
        HA[Home Assistant]
        SQ[Square API]
        MQTT[MQTT Broker]
    end

    CF --> FE
    CF --> API
    API --> DB
    API --> CACHE
    API --> QUEUE
    API --> HA
    API --> SQ
    WS --> MQTT

Key Metrics & SLAs

Service	Availability Target	Response Time	Error Rate
API	99.9%	< 200ms p95	< 1%
Frontend	99.9%	< 1s FCP	< 1%
Database	99.95%	< 50ms p95	< 0.1%
Cache	99.99%	< 10ms p95	< 0.01%

🚨 Incident Management

Incident Response Process

Detection - Automated monitoring alerts
Triage - Severity assessment and initial response
Investigation - Root cause analysis
Resolution - Fix deployment and verification
Post-Mortem - Documentation and improvement

Severity Levels

Critical (P1) - Complete service outage, data loss risk
High (P2) - Major feature unavailable, significant degradation
Medium (P3) - Minor feature issues, workarounds available
Low (P4) - Cosmetic issues, no user impact

On-Call Procedures

📊 Operational Dashboards

Primary Dashboards

System Health Dashboard
Service status overview
Resource utilization
Active alerts
Recent deployments
Performance Dashboard
API response times
Database query performance
Cache hit rates
Error rates
Business Metrics Dashboard
Active users
API usage
Feature adoption
Growth metrics

🔄 Deployment Pipeline

CI/CD Workflow

# Simplified deployment pipeline
stages:
  - test:
      - unit_tests
      - integration_tests
      - security_scan

  - build:
      - docker_build
      - artifact_creation

  - deploy_staging:
      - deploy_to_staging
      - smoke_tests
      - performance_tests

  - deploy_production:
      - blue_green_deployment
      - health_checks
      - rollback_ready

Deployment Checklist

Pre-Deployment - [ ] Code review completed - [ ] Tests passing (>80% coverage) - [ ] Security scan clean - [ ] Performance benchmarks met - [ ] Documentation updated

During Deployment - [ ] Backup current state - [ ] Enable maintenance mode - [ ] Deploy to staging first - [ ] Run smoke tests - [ ] Monitor error rates

Post-Deployment - [ ] Verify all services healthy - [ ] Check performance metrics - [ ] Monitor error logs - [ ] Update status page - [ ] Document deployment

🛠️ Operational Tools

Required Tools

Monitoring & Logging - Datadog Agent - Metrics and APM - CloudWatch - AWS monitoring - Sentry - Error tracking - ELK Stack - Log aggregation

Deployment & Management - Docker & Docker Compose - Terraform - Infrastructure as Code - GitHub Actions - CI/CD - kubectl - Kubernetes management

Security & Compliance - Vault - Secrets management - OWASP ZAP - Security scanning - SonarQube - Code quality - Dependabot - Dependency updates

📚 Runbooks

Common Operations

Emergency Procedures

📈 Capacity Planning

Resource Planning

Current Capacity - Users: 1,000 concurrent - API Requests: 10,000 req/min - Data Storage: 500 GB - Bandwidth: 1 TB/month

Scaling Triggers - CPU > 70% sustained - Memory > 80% sustained - Response time > 500ms p95 - Error rate > 2%

Growth Projections

Plan for 3x growth annually: - Monitor trending metrics - Plan infrastructure upgrades - Budget for increased costs - Schedule performance testing

🔐 Security Operations Center (SOC)

Security Monitoring

24/7 Monitoring - Intrusion detection - Anomaly detection - Compliance monitoring - Vulnerability scanning

Security Metrics - Failed login attempts - API abuse detection - Data access patterns - Certificate expiration

📝 Compliance & Governance

Regulatory Compliance

GDPR compliance for EU users
SOC 2 Type II certification
ISO 27001 standards
Industry-specific requirements

Documentation Requirements

Change management logs
Access audit trails
Incident reports
Compliance certificates

🚀 Quick Start for Operators

Day 1 - Initial Setup

Week 1 - Familiarization

Month 1 - Optimization

📞 Support & Escalation

Internal Support

L1 Support - Basic troubleshooting
L2 Support - Advanced technical issues
L3 Support - Engineering team
Architecture Team - Design decisions

External Support

Supabase Support - Database issues
Cloudflare Support - CDN/Security
Render Support - Platform issues
Datadog Support - Monitoring

🔄 Continuous Improvement

Regular Reviews

Weekly - Performance metrics review
Monthly - Security audit
Quarterly - Architecture review
Annually - Disaster recovery drill

Feedback Loop

Collect operational metrics
Identify improvement areas
Implement changes
Measure impact
Document learnings

For development documentation, see Development Guide | For user guides, see User Documentation