Infrastructure Overview

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of AgentArea’s infrastructure architecture, deployment patterns, and best practices for running a scalable AI agents platform.

🏗️ Architecture Overview

AgentArea follows a microservices architecture designed for scalability, reliability, and maintainability:

🎯 Deployment Patterns

Development Environment

Docker Compose
Local Kubernetes

Single-machine development setup

# docker-compose.dev.yml
version: '3.8'

services:
  agentarea-api:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    environment:
      - ENVIRONMENT=development
      - HOT_RELOAD=true
    volumes:
      - ./src:/app/src
      - ./tests:/app/tests
    depends_on:
      - postgres
      - redis

  agentarea-frontend:
    build: ./agentarea-webapp
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=development
    volumes:
      - ./agentarea-webapp/src:/app/src

  postgres:
    image: postgres:15-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: agentarea_dev
      POSTGRES_USER: dev
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dev
    volumes:
      - postgres_dev_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    ports:
      - "6379:6379"
    volumes:
      - redis_dev_data:/data

volumes:
  postgres_dev_data:
  redis_dev_data:

Using minikube or kind for local testing

# Start local Kubernetes cluster
minikube start --cpus=4 --memory=8192

# Install AgentArea using Helm
helm repo add agentarea https://charts.agentarea.ai
helm install agentarea agentarea/agentarea \
  --set environment=development \
  --set api.replicas=1 \
  --set frontend.replicas=1 \
  --set postgresql.enabled=true \
  --set redis.enabled=true

# Port forward for local access
kubectl port-forward svc/agentarea-api 8000:8000
kubectl port-forward svc/agentarea-frontend 3000:3000

Staging Environment

Single Node Staging

Single Kubernetes node or VM
Minimal resource allocation
Shared databases and services
Perfect for integration testing

Multi-Service Staging

Multiple services and replicas
Dedicated databases
Load testing capabilities
Production-like configuration

Production Environment

High Availability
Multi-Region

# Production HA configuration
agentarea:
  api:
    replicas: 3
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: "500m"
        memory: "1Gi"
      limits:
        cpu: "2"
        memory: "4Gi"
    
    autoscaling:
      enabled: true
      minReplicas: 3
      maxReplicas: 10
      targetCPU: 70
      targetMemory: 80
  
  frontend:
    replicas: 2
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: "100m"
        memory: "256Mi"
      limits:
        cpu: "500m"
        memory: "512Mi"
  
  mcpManager:
    replicas: 2
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: "250m"
        memory: "512Mi"
      limits:
        cpu: "1"
        memory: "2Gi"

postgresql:
  architecture: replication
  primary:
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: "1"
        memory: "2Gi"
      limits:
        cpu: "4"
        memory: "8Gi"
  
  readReplicas:
    replicaCount: 2
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: "500m"
        memory: "1Gi"

redis:
  architecture: replication
  master:
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: "250m"
        memory: "512Mi"
  replica:
    replicaCount: 2

# Multi-region deployment
regions:
  us-west-2:
    primary: true
    clusters:
      - production-west-1
    resources:
      api_replicas: 5
      frontend_replicas: 3
  
  us-east-1:
    primary: false
    clusters:
      - production-east-1
    resources:
      api_replicas: 3
      frontend_replicas: 2
  
  eu-west-1:
    primary: false
    clusters:
      - production-eu-1
    resources:
      api_replicas: 3
      frontend_replicas: 2

database:
  primary_region: us-west-2
  read_replicas:
    - region: us-east-1
      lag_tolerance: 5s
    - region: eu-west-1
      lag_tolerance: 10s

redis:
  global_replication: true
  sync_timeout: 1s

🔧 Component Architecture

Core Services

Data Storage

PostgreSQL

Primary data store

User accounts and profiles
Agent configurations
Conversation history
System metadata

Redis

Caching and messaging

Session management
Real-time messaging
Background job queues
Temporary data storage

Object Storage

File and asset storage

Agent training data
Conversation attachments
System backups
Static assets

🚀 Scaling Strategies

Horizontal Scaling

Application Scaling
Database Scaling
Load Balancing

# Kubernetes HPA configuration
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
  name: agentarea-api-hpa
spec:
  scaleTargetRef:
    apiVersion: apps/v1
    kind: Deployment
    name: agentarea-api
  minReplicas: 3
  maxReplicas: 20
  metrics:
  - type: Resource
    resource:
      name: cpu
      target:
        type: Utilization
        averageUtilization: 70
  - type: Resource
    resource:
      name: memory
      target:
        type: Utilization
        averageUtilization: 80
  behavior:
    scaleUp:
      stabilizationWindowSeconds: 60
      policies:
      - type: Percent
        value: 100
        periodSeconds: 15
    scaleDown:
      stabilizationWindowSeconds: 300
      policies:
      - type: Percent
        value: 10
        periodSeconds: 60

# PostgreSQL read replicas
postgresql:
  architecture: replication
  primary:
    persistence:
      size: 500Gi
      storageClass: fast-ssd
  
  readReplicas:
    replicaCount: 3
    persistence:
      size: 500Gi
      storageClass: fast-ssd
    
    # Distribute replicas across zones
    affinity:
      podAntiAffinity:
        preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
        - weight: 100
          podAffinityTerm:
            labelSelector:
              matchLabels:
                app: postgresql-read
            topologyKey: topology.kubernetes.io/zone

# Traefik load balancer configuration
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: IngressRoute
metadata:
  name: agentarea-api
spec:
  entryPoints:
    - websecure
  routes:
  - match: Host(`api.agentarea.com`)
    kind: Rule
    services:
    - name: agentarea-api
      port: 8000
      # Load balancing strategy
      strategy: RoundRobin
      # Health check
      healthCheck:
        path: /health
        interval: 30s
        timeout: 5s
    middlewares:
    - name: rate-limit
    - name: compression
  tls:
    certResolver: letsencrypt

Vertical Scaling

CPU Optimization

Profile application bottlenecks
Optimize async operations
Use CPU-efficient algorithms
Implement proper caching

Memory Optimization

Monitor memory usage patterns
Implement connection pooling
Use memory-efficient data structures
Configure garbage collection

🌐 Network Architecture

Service Mesh

Istio Configuration
Service Communication

# Istio service mesh for microservices
apiVersion: install.istio.io/v1alpha1
kind: IstioOperator
metadata:
  name: agentarea-istio
spec:
  values:
    global:
      meshID: agentarea-mesh
      network: agentarea-network
  components:
    pilot:
      k8s:
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: 500m
            memory: 2048Mi
    ingressGateways:
    - name: istio-ingressgateway
      enabled: true
      k8s:
        service:
          type: LoadBalancer

# Service mesh policies
apiVersion: security.istio.io/v1beta1
kind: PeerAuthentication
metadata:
  name: default
spec:
  mtls:
    mode: STRICT

# gRPC communication between services
apiVersion: networking.istio.io/v1beta1
kind: VirtualService
metadata:
  name: agentarea-internal
spec:
  hosts:
  - mcp-manager.agentarea.svc.cluster.local
  http:
  - match:
    - uri:
        prefix: /api/v1/
    route:
    - destination:
        host: mcp-manager.agentarea.svc.cluster.local
        port:
          number: 8001
    timeout: 30s
    retries:
      attempts: 3
      perTryTimeout: 10s

CDN and Edge Distribution

Global CDN

CloudFlare, AWS CloudFront, or Azure CDN
Static asset distribution
Edge caching for API responses
DDoS protection and WAF

Edge Computing

Regional API deployments
Edge-based agent processing
Reduced latency for users
Local data compliance

💾 Data Management

Database Architecture

PostgreSQL Configuration
Backup Strategy

# Production PostgreSQL settings
postgresql:
  primary:
    configuration: |
      # Connection settings
      max_connections = 200
      shared_buffers = 2GB
      effective_cache_size = 6GB
      
      # Write-ahead logging
      wal_buffers = 16MB
      checkpoint_completion_target = 0.9
      checkpoint_timeout = 10min
      
      # Query optimization
      random_page_cost = 1.1
      effective_io_concurrency = 200
      
      # Monitoring
      log_statement = 'mod'
      log_min_duration_statement = 1000
      
    persistence:
      enabled: true
      size: 1Ti
      storageClass: fast-ssd
    
    resources:
      requests:
        cpu: 2
        memory: 8Gi
      limits:
        cpu: 8
        memory: 16Gi

# Automated backup configuration
backup:
  schedule: "0 2 * * *"  # Daily at 2 AM
  retention:
    daily: 7
    weekly: 4
    monthly: 12
    yearly: 3
  
  storage:
    type: s3
    bucket: agentarea-backups
    encryption: AES256
    compression: gzip
  
  verification:
    enabled: true
    schedule: "0 4 * * 0"  # Weekly verification
    restore_test: true

# Point-in-time recovery
pitr:
  enabled: true
  wal_retention: 7d
  archive_storage: s3://agentarea-wal-archive

Caching Strategy

📊 Resource Management

Resource Quotas

Namespace Quotas
Limit Ranges

apiVersion: v1
kind: ResourceQuota
metadata:
  name: agentarea-quota
  namespace: agentarea
spec:
  hard:
    # Compute resources
    requests.cpu: "10"
    requests.memory: 20Gi
    limits.cpu: "40"
    limits.memory: 80Gi
    
    # Storage
    requests.storage: 1Ti
    persistentvolumeclaims: "10"
    
    # Objects
    pods: "50"
    services: "20"
    secrets: "20"
    configmaps: "20"

apiVersion: v1
kind: LimitRange
metadata:
  name: agentarea-limits
  namespace: agentarea
spec:
  limits:
  - type: Container
    default:
      cpu: "500m"
      memory: "512Mi"
    defaultRequest:
      cpu: "100m"
      memory: "128Mi"
    max:
      cpu: "4"
      memory: "8Gi"
    min:
      cpu: "50m"
      memory: "64Mi"
  
  - type: PersistentVolumeClaim
    max:
      storage: 100Gi
    min:
      storage: 1Gi

Cost Optimization

Right-Sizing

Monitor actual resource usage
Adjust CPU and memory requests
Use spot instances where appropriate
Implement resource cleanup policies

Auto-Scaling

Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)
Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA)
Cluster autoscaler for nodes
Schedule-based scaling

🔒 Security Infrastructure

Network Security

🔄 Disaster Recovery

Backup and Recovery

Data Backup

Automated database backups every 6 hours
Point-in-time recovery capability
Cross-region backup replication
Regular backup verification and testing

Application Recovery

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment
Container image registry backups
Configuration and secrets backup
Automated recovery procedures

Testing and Validation

Monthly disaster recovery drills
Recovery time objective (RTO): 4 hours
Recovery point objective (RPO): 1 hour
Documentation and runbooks maintenance

High Availability

Multi-AZ Deployment

Services distributed across availability zones
Database replication and failover
Load balancer health checks
Automatic traffic routing

Circuit Breakers

Service-to-service communication protection
Graceful degradation under load
Automatic recovery mechanisms
Real-time health monitoring

This infrastructure overview provides the foundation for building scalable, reliable AgentArea deployments. Adapt these patterns to your specific requirements and constraints. Regular review and optimization of your infrastructure is key to maintaining performance and cost efficiency.

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​Infrastructure Overview

​🏗️ Architecture Overview

​🎯 Deployment Patterns

​Development Environment

​Staging Environment

Single Node Staging

Multi-Service Staging

​Production Environment

​🔧 Component Architecture

​Core Services

​Data Storage

PostgreSQL

Redis

Object Storage

​🚀 Scaling Strategies

​Horizontal Scaling

​Vertical Scaling

CPU Optimization

Memory Optimization

​🌐 Network Architecture

​Service Mesh

​CDN and Edge Distribution

Global CDN

Edge Computing

​💾 Data Management

​Database Architecture

​Caching Strategy

​📊 Resource Management

​Resource Quotas

​Cost Optimization

Right-Sizing

Auto-Scaling

​🔒 Security Infrastructure

​Network Security

​🔄 Disaster Recovery

​Backup and Recovery

​High Availability

Multi-AZ Deployment

Circuit Breakers

Infrastructure Overview

🏗️ Architecture Overview

🎯 Deployment Patterns

Development Environment

Staging Environment

Production Environment

🔧 Component Architecture

Core Services

Data Storage

🚀 Scaling Strategies

Horizontal Scaling

Vertical Scaling

🌐 Network Architecture

Service Mesh

CDN and Edge Distribution

💾 Data Management

Database Architecture

Caching Strategy

📊 Resource Management

Resource Quotas

Cost Optimization

🔒 Security Infrastructure

Network Security

🔄 Disaster Recovery

Backup and Recovery

High Availability