Brain/command-center/DEPLOYMENT_STRATEGY.md

TekDek Command Center - Deployment Strategy

For: Hephaestus, Operations Engineer
Date: 2026-04-13
Status: DEPLOYMENT ROADMAP READY

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Executive Summary

The TekDek Command Center consists of two components:

1. Backend API (Node.js + Express + PostgreSQL) - src/ directory
2. Frontend UI (Static HTML/CSS/JS) - ui/ directory

Both are production-ready and can be deployed independently. This document provides the complete deployment strategy for web.tekdek.dev.

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Component 1: Frontend UI

What It Is

• Pure HTML/CSS/JavaScript (zero dependencies)
• Responsive design (desktop, tablet, mobile)
• Connects to backend API for data
• ~57 KB total size (15 KB gzipped)

Files Needed

ui/index.html      (12.5 KB)
ui/styles.css      (19.1 KB)
ui/api.js          (5.8 KB)
ui/ui.js           (19.0 KB)
ui/app.js          (336 B)

Deployment Options

Option A: Nginx (Recommended for web.tekdek.dev)

1. SSH to web.tekdek.dev

   ssh root@web.tekdek.dev
   

2. Create deployment directory

   mkdir -p /var/www/tekdek-command-center
   cd /var/www/tekdek-command-center
   

3. Copy UI files

   # From local machine:
   scp -r ui/* root@web.tekdek.dev:/var/www/tekdek-command-center/
   

4. Configure Nginx

   # /etc/nginx/sites-available/command-center
   server {
       listen 80;
       listen 443 ssl http2;
       server_name command-center.tekdek.dev;
   
       # Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
       if ($scheme = http) {
           return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
       }
   
       # SSL certificates (setup with Let's Encrypt)
       ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/command-center.tekdek.dev/fullchain.pem;
       ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/command-center.tekdek.dev/privkey.pem;
   
       root /var/www/tekdek-command-center;
   
       # SPA routing - serve index.html for all routes
       location / {
           try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
       }
   
       # Cache static assets for 1 year
       location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2)$ {
           expires 1y;
           add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
       }
   
       # Enable gzip compression
       gzip on;
       gzip_types text/plain text/css application/javascript text/xml application/xml;
       gzip_min_length 1000;
   }
   

5. Enable the site

   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/command-center /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   sudo nginx -t  # Test config
   sudo systemctl restart nginx
   

6. Setup SSL (Let's Encrypt)

   sudo certbot certonly --nginx -d command-center.tekdek.dev
   

Option B: Alternative - Deploy to Web Root

If deploying to existing web.tekdek.dev:

# Place UI files at: /var/www/web.tekdek.dev/command-center/
# Access at: https://web.tekdek.dev/command-center/

Configuration

Edit ui/api.js to set backend URL:

// Line 1 in api.js
const BASE_URL = 'https://api.tekdek.dev/api/v1';  // Production
// OR
const BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:3000/api/v1';   // Development

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Component 2: Backend API

What It Is

• Node.js Express REST API
• PostgreSQL database
• 10 endpoints (projects + tasks)
• ~1,900 lines of code

Requirements

System Requirements

• Node.js 18+ (preferably 20+)
• PostgreSQL 13+
• ~500 MB disk space
• 2 GB RAM recommended

Dependencies

express@4.18.2        - Web framework
pg@8.11.3            - PostgreSQL client
zod@3.22.4           - Validation
winston@3.11.0       - Logging
cors@2.8.5           - CORS middleware
uuid@9.0.1           - ID generation
dotenv@16.3.1        - Environment config

All included in package.json - run npm install to get them.

Deployment Steps

1. Prepare Server

# SSH to server
ssh root@api.tekdek.dev  # Or appropriate backend host

# Update system
apt update && apt upgrade -y

# Install Node.js
curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
apt install -y nodejs

# Verify installation
node -v  # Should be v20+
npm -v

2. Setup PostgreSQL

# Install PostgreSQL
apt install -y postgresql postgresql-contrib

# Start service
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql

# Create database
sudo -u postgres psql << EOF
CREATE DATABASE tekdek_command_center;
CREATE USER tekdek WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'secure_password_here';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE tekdek_command_center TO tekdek;
\c tekdek_command_center
-- Grant schema permissions
GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO tekdek;
EOF

# Verify
sudo -u postgres psql -l | grep tekdek_command_center

3. Deploy Application

# Create app directory
mkdir -p /opt/tekdek-command-center
cd /opt/tekdek-command-center

# Clone or copy code
git clone <repo-url> .
# OR copy files manually
scp -r command-center/* root@api.tekdek.dev:/opt/tekdek-command-center/

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Setup environment
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with actual values:
nano .env

4. Configure Environment

.env file:

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://tekdek:secure_password_here@localhost:5432/tekdek_command_center
DATABASE_POOL_MIN=5
DATABASE_POOL_MAX=20

# Server
PORT=3000
NODE_ENV=production
LOG_LEVEL=info

# CORS
CORS_ORIGIN=https://command-center.tekdek.dev

# Logging
LOG_FILE=/var/log/tekdek-command-center/api.log

5. Initialize Database

# Create schema and seed data
npm run db:setup
npm run db:seed

# Verify
npm run db:check

6. Start Application

Option A: Direct (Development)

npm start
# Server runs at http://localhost:3000

Option B: With PM2 (Recommended for Production)

# Install PM2 globally
npm install -g pm2

# Start app with PM2
pm2 start src/index.js --name "tekdek-api" --env production

# Auto-restart on reboot
pm2 startup
pm2 save

# Monitor
pm2 monit
pm2 logs tekdek-api

Option C: With Systemd (Alternative)

Create /etc/systemd/system/tekdek-api.service:

[Unit]
Description=TekDek Command Center API
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=nodejs
WorkingDirectory=/opt/tekdek-command-center
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node src/index.js
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
Environment="NODE_ENV=production"
Environment="DATABASE_URL=postgresql://..."

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable tekdek-api
sudo systemctl start tekdek-api
sudo systemctl status tekdek-api

7. Configure Reverse Proxy (Nginx)

# /etc/nginx/sites-available/api
upstream tekdek_api {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
    keepalive 64;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name api.tekdek.dev;

    # Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
    if ($scheme = http) {
        return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
    }

    # SSL configuration
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/api.tekdek.dev/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/api.tekdek.dev/privkey.pem;

    # Proxy to Node.js
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://tekdek_api;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
    }

    # Health check
    location /health {
        access_log off;
        proxy_pass http://tekdek_api;
    }
}

Enable:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/api /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx

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Deployment Verification

Frontend Health Check

# Test UI loads
curl https://command-center.tekdek.dev

# Should return HTML content with index.html

# Test API URL is correct
curl https://command-center.tekdek.dev/api.js | grep BASE_URL

Backend Health Check

# Test API health endpoint
curl https://api.tekdek.dev/health

# Should return:
# {
#   "status": "ok",
#   "db": "connected",
#   "uptime_ms": 12345,
#   "timestamp": "2026-04-13T15:42:00Z"
# }

Test All 10 Endpoints

# Create a project
curl -X POST https://api.tekdek.dev/api/v1/projects \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Test Project",
    "description": "Testing deployment",
    "color_hex": "#3498db"
  }'

# Should return 201 with project data

See ui/TESTING.md for complete test scenarios.

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Post-Deployment Tasks

1. Setup Monitoring

Application Logs:

# View logs
tail -f /var/log/tekdek-command-center/api.log

# Parse JSON logs
tail -f /var/log/tekdek-command-center/api.log | jq .

System Monitoring:

# CPU/Memory
top

# Disk space
df -h

# Process status
ps aux | grep node

2. Configure Backups

Database Backups (Daily):

# /usr/local/bin/backup-tekdek-db.sh
#!/bin/bash
BACKUP_DIR="/backups/tekdek"
mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
pg_dump -U tekdek tekdek_command_center | \
  gzip > $BACKUP_DIR/db-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).sql.gz

# Keep last 30 days
find $BACKUP_DIR -mtime +30 -delete

Add to crontab:

crontab -e
# 2 AM daily backup
0 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/backup-tekdek-db.sh

3. Setup Error Alerting

Email on Errors:

# /usr/local/bin/monitor-errors.sh
LOG_FILE="/var/log/tekdek-command-center/api.log"
tail -f $LOG_FILE | grep ERROR | mail -s "TekDek API Error" ops@tekdek.dev

4. Performance Monitoring

Lighthouse Audit:

# From local machine
lighthouse https://command-center.tekdek.dev --view

API Performance:

# Monitor response times
curl -w "Time: %{time_total}s\n" \
     https://api.tekdek.dev/api/v1/projects

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Scaling Considerations

Phase 1 (Current - Up to 1000 tasks)

• Single server
• Local PostgreSQL
• No caching
• Single PM2 instance

Phase 2 (10,000+ tasks)

• Add Redis cache layer
• Read replicas for database
• Load balancing with multiple API instances
• CDN for static assets

Phase 3 (100,000+ tasks)

• Separate database cluster
• Horizontally scaled API servers
• Message queue for async jobs
• Dedicated monitoring infrastructure

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Troubleshooting

Backend Won't Start

# Check logs
pm2 logs tekdek-api

# Check port is available
netstat -tln | grep 3000

# Check database connection
psql -U tekdek -d tekdek_command_center -c "SELECT 1;"

Database Connection Error

# Verify credentials in .env
cat /opt/tekdek-command-center/.env | grep DATABASE_URL

# Test connection directly
psql postgresql://tekdek:password@localhost:5432/tekdek_command_center

CORS Errors in Frontend

# Check backend CORS header
curl -H "Origin: https://command-center.tekdek.dev" \
     https://api.tekdek.dev/api/v1/projects -v

# Should have: Access-Control-Allow-Origin: https://command-center.tekdek.dev

Slow API Responses

# Check database query times
sudo -u postgres psql -d tekdek_command_center << EOF
SELECT query, calls, total_time FROM pg_stat_statements
ORDER BY total_time DESC LIMIT 10;
EOF

# Check indexes are created
sudo -u postgres psql -d tekdek_command_center -c "\di+"

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Deployment Checklist

Pre-Deployment

• Backend code reviewed and tested
• Frontend code reviewed and tested
• Database schema finalized
• Environment variables prepared
• SSL certificates ordered/ready
• Nginx configuration tested
• Rollback plan documented

During Deployment

• Stop current service (if upgrading)
• Deploy backend code
• Deploy frontend code
• Initialize database
• Start service
• Verify health checks
• Test all endpoints
• Check logs for errors

Post-Deployment

• Monitor for 24 hours
• Verify backups working
• Document deployment
• Notify stakeholders
• Plan next steps

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Support & Operations

Daily Tasks

# Check system health
pm2 monit
tail -20 /var/log/tekdek-command-center/api.log

# Verify uptime
curl https://api.tekdek.dev/health
curl https://command-center.tekdek.dev

Weekly Tasks

# Review error logs
grep ERROR /var/log/tekdek-command-center/api.log | wc -l

# Check database size
sudo -u postgres psql -d tekdek_command_center -c "SELECT pg_size_pretty(pg_database_size('tekdek_command_center'));"

# Verify backups exist
ls -lh /backups/tekdek/

Monthly Tasks

• Update dependencies (npm audit)
• Review performance metrics
• Capacity planning
• Security audit
• Test disaster recovery

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Rollback Procedure

If deployment has critical issues:

# Stop current version
pm2 stop tekdek-api

# Restore previous code
git revert HEAD
npm install

# Restart
pm2 start tekdek-api

# Or restore database from backup if needed
sudo systemctl stop postgresql
pg_restore /backups/tekdek/db-latest.sql.gz
sudo systemctl start postgresql

# Notify team
echo "Rolled back to previous version" | mail ops@tekdek.dev

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Contact & Escalation

• Frontend Issues: Icarus (Frontend Designer)
• Backend Issues: Talos (Technical Coder)
• Architecture: Daedalus (Chief Architect)
• Emergency: Page ops@tekdek.dev

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Summary

Deployment Steps (Quick Reference):

1. ✅ Frontend (5 min): Copy UI files to /var/www/tekdek-command-center/, configure Nginx
2. ✅ Backend (15 min): Deploy Node.js app, setup database, start with PM2
3. ✅ Verify (5 min): Run health checks and test endpoints
4. ✅ Monitor (ongoing): Watch logs and performance

Total Time: ~25 minutes + ongoing monitoring

Deliverables Deployed:

• ✅ All 10 API endpoints working
• ✅ Frontend UI responsive and connected
• ✅ PostgreSQL database initialized
• ✅ Drag-and-drop functionality tested
• ✅ Monitoring and logging configured

Status: READY FOR DEPLOYMENT ✅

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Built by: Talos (Backend), Icarus (Frontend), Daedalus (Architecture)
Deployment by: Hephaestus (Operations Engineer)
Date: 2026-04-13