Infrastructure
Use managed services:- Managed PostgreSQL (AWS RDS, Cloud SQL)
- Managed Redis (ElastiCache, Memorystore)
- Container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS)
Security
- Change default passwords
- Enable SSL/TLS
- Use secret managers
- Configure network policies
- Enable audit logging
Scaling
- Configure horizontal autoscaling
- Set resource limits
- Enable connection pooling
- Use Redis for caching
Monitoring
- Export Prometheus metrics
- Set up Grafana dashboards
- Configure alerting
- Monitor queue depth
Backup
- Automated daily backups
- Test restore procedures
- Document disaster recovery
- Implement point-in-time recovery