DIDComm Mediator Staging Concept E8

[Christiantyemele]

Description:

To ensure the stability and reliability of deployments, we need to implement a comprehensive staging environment for the DIDComm Mediator project. The staging environment will act as an intermediate step between development and production, simulating real-world conditions as closely as possible. This will help catch potential issues early and ensure smoother releases.

Objectives:

Set Up Staging Environment:

Create a staging environment that mirrors the production setup, including configurations and data flows.
Ensure isolation from both development and production environments.

Deploy CI/CD Integration:

Configure the CI/CD pipeline to automatically deploy builds to the staging environment after successful tests in the development phase.
Enable manual or scheduled deployments to production from staging.

Simulate Production Load and Conditions:

Implement tools to simulate production-like traffic and interactions.
Run performance tests to validate the behavior under real-world scenarios.

Enable Robust Testing:

Allow integration and end-to-end tests to be run in the staging environment to verify new features and fixes.
Provide support for running load and stress tests in a controlled manner.

Monitoring and Logging:

Integrate comprehensive monitoring and logging similar to production for analyzing performance and identifying issues.
Ensure that metrics, logs, and alerts from staging are captured for review.

Acceptance Criteria:

Functional staging environment set up with configurations that closely match production.
CI/CD pipeline configured to deploy to staging automatically.
Ability to simulate production load and run comprehensive tests in staging.
Monitoring and logging integrated, with dashboards and alerts enabled.
Documentation outlining staging setup and best practices.

• Integration Environment for DIDComm Mediator Server Deployment E6 #245
• CI/CD Review and Enhancement for DIDComm Mediator Project E3 #251
• Implement the CD for the didcomm-mediator #276

Estimated Effort: Medium to High

Dependencies:

Access to infrastructure resources for creating a separate environment.
Modifications to the existing CI/CD pipeline for deployment to staging.
Configuration and testing tools for performance and stress tests.
Additional Context: The staging environment will act as a final check before production, ensuring higher quality releases and reducing the risk of production issues. This step will enhance the reliability and confidence in deployment practices.