# Infrastructure & Deployment

## Hosting Architecture
- **Platform**: [VERCEL|NETLIFY|AWS|HEROKU]
- **Deployment Model**: [SERVERLESS|CONTAINERS|TRADITIONAL]
- **Region**: [US_EAST|EU_WEST|MULTI_REGION]

## Environment Strategy
### Development
- **Local Setup**: [DOCKER|NATIVE]
- **Database**: [LOCAL_DB|CLOUD_DB]
- **API Endpoints**: Local development server

### Staging
- **Purpose**: Testing and preview
- **Database**: Separate staging instance
- **Deployment**: Automatic on merge to develop

### Production
- **Uptime Target**: [99.9%|99.95%]
- **Backup Strategy**: [BACKUP_APPROACH]
- **Monitoring**: [MONITORING_SOLUTION]

## Database Infrastructure
- **Primary Database**: [DATABASE_SERVICE]
- **Backup Schedule**: [BACKUP_FREQUENCY]
- **Connection Pooling**: [POOLING_STRATEGY]
- **Migration Strategy**: [MIGRATION_APPROACH]

## CI/CD Pipeline
### Build Process
1. **Code Quality**: Linting + Type checking
2. **Testing**: Unit + Integration tests
3. **Build**: Compile and bundle
4. **Deploy**: Automatic deployment

### Quality Gates
- **Test Coverage**: [MIN_COVERAGE]%
- **Performance Budget**: [BUDGET_LIMITS]
- **Security Scan**: [SECURITY_TOOLS]

## External Services
### Third-Party APIs
- **[SERVICE_1]**: [PURPOSE] - [INTEGRATION_TYPE]
- **[SERVICE_2]**: [PURPOSE] - [INTEGRATION_TYPE]

### Monitoring & Analytics
- **Error Tracking**: [ERROR_SERVICE]
- **Performance**: [PERFORMANCE_SERVICE]
- **User Analytics**: [ANALYTICS_SERVICE]

## Security & Compliance
- **SSL/HTTPS**: Enforced everywhere
- **Environment Variables**: Secure secret management
- **API Security**: Rate limiting + authentication
- **Data Protection**: [GDPR|CCPA] compliance ready

## Scaling Strategy
- **Database Scaling**: [VERTICAL|HORIZONTAL|READ_REPLICAS]
- **Application Scaling**: [AUTO_SCALING|LOAD_BALANCING]
- **CDN Strategy**: [CDN_APPROACH]
- **Caching Layers**: [CACHING_STRATEGY]

## Disaster Recovery
- **Backup Recovery Time**: [RTO_TARGET]
- **Data Recovery Point**: [RPO_TARGET]
- **Failover Strategy**: [FAILOVER_APPROACH]