Infrastructure as Code

1.1 Accessing client infrastructure and Kubernetes repositories.

1.2 Configuring templates according to the client questionnaire.

1.3 Gaining access to the client’s AWS account.

1.4 Creating a user with administrative access for Terraform.

1.5 Setting up Terraform state storage in AWS and configuring the storage path.

Multi-Environment (2 environments by default)

2.1 Duplicating environments in scripts if multiple environments are required.

2.3 Configuring VPC Peering if inter-environment connectivity is needed.

VPC (Networking)

3.1 Segmenting networks based on the client questionnaire.

3.2 Setting up VPC networking.

Kubernetes

4.1 Deploying Kubernetes clusters following best practices for scalability and reliability.

4.2 Implementing Helm charts for deployments and providing kubectl access.

4.3 Setting up an application for a demo client.

4.4 Configuring Flux CD.

4.5 Verifying monitoring.

4.6 Providing read-only and read-write access to Kubernetes clusters for client accounts.

Database

5.1 Provisioning managed databases.

5.2 Configuring backups, replication, and performance monitoring.

5.3 Providing the database connection string.

Monitoring, Alerting, and Logging

6.1 Setting up the monitoring stack including Slack integration, domain setup, and AWS dashboard.

6.2 Configuring alerts for thresholds, incidents, and anomalies.

Basic Security

7.1 Setting up firewalls.

7.2 Configuring Identity Access Management (IAM).

Secret Management

8.1 Implementing secure secret management solutions and key rotation.

8.2 Preparing documentation on secure secret usage for the client team.

ElastiCache

9.1 Configuring caching solutions (e.g., Redis, Memcached) based on the questionnaire to improve performance.

9.2 Providing the ElastiCache connection string.

Documentation

10.1 Preparing detailed documentation on infrastructure, pipelines, processes, and best practices.

10.2 Creating user manuals and troubleshooting guides for seamless project handover.

10.3 Including architecture diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and operational procedures.

Containerized application (Docker)

AMIX is built on Kubernetes, so your application must be packaged as Docker images.

AWS account

The entire infrastructure is deployed in AWS, including Kubernetes (EKS), databases (RDS), CI/CD, monitoring, and security.

Completed infrastructure questionnaire

This is necessary to customize the solution to your specific stack and requirements.