> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mypraxos.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deployment Requirements

> Prerequisites and requirements for deploying Praxos

## Overview

This guide covers the infrastructure and software requirements for deploying Praxos to production.

## System Requirements

### Minimum Specifications

For small deployments (1-10 users):

* **CPU**: 2 cores
* **RAM**: 4 GB
* **Storage**: 20 GB
* **Network**: Stable internet connection

### Recommended Specifications

For production (10-100 users):

* **CPU**: 4-8 cores
* **RAM**: 8-16 GB
* **Storage**: 50-100 GB SSD
* **Network**: High-bandwidth, low-latency

### High-Scale Specifications

For enterprise (100+ users):

* **CPU**: 16+ cores (distributed)
* **RAM**: 32+ GB (per pod)
* **Storage**: 500+ GB SSD
* **Network**: Load balanced, redundant

## Software Dependencies

### Required

* **Python**: 3.11 or higher
* **Docker**: 20.10 or higher (for containerized deployment)
* **Kubernetes**: 1.24+ (for orchestration)
* **MongoDB**: 4.4+ or Azure Cosmos DB

### Optional

* **Redis**: 6.0+ (for local queue, alternative to Azure Service Bus)
* **NGINX**: Load balancing and SSL termination
* **Prometheus**: Monitoring and metrics
* **Grafana**: Visualization

## Cloud Services

### Azure (Recommended)

* **Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)** - Container orchestration
* **Azure Cosmos DB** - Primary database
* **Azure Service Bus** - Message queue
* **Azure Key Vault** - Secrets management
* **Azure Container Registry** - Docker images
* **Azure Storage** - Blob storage
* **Application Insights** - Monitoring

### AWS (Alternative)

* **EKS** - Kubernetes
* **DocumentDB** - MongoDB compatible
* **SQS** - Message queue
* **Secrets Manager** - Secrets
* **ECR** - Container registry
* **S3** - Object storage
* **CloudWatch** - Monitoring

### GCP (Alternative)

* **GKE** - Kubernetes
* **Cloud Firestore** or **MongoDB Atlas** - Database
* **Cloud Tasks** - Message queue
* **Secret Manager** - Secrets
* **Container Registry** - Images
* **Cloud Storage** - Object storage
* **Cloud Monitoring** - Observability

## Database Requirements

### MongoDB

**Minimum:**

* Version: 4.4+
* Storage: 10 GB
* RAM: 4 GB
* Connection pooling: 100 connections

**Recommended:**

* Version: 6.0+
* Storage: 50+ GB SSD
* RAM: 8+ GB
* Replica set with 3 nodes
* Connection pooling: 500 connections

**Collections:**

* users
* conversations
* user\_context
* integrations
* tasks
* logs

### Azure Cosmos DB

**Configuration:**

* API: MongoDB
* Throughput: 1000 RU/s minimum
* Consistency: Session (default)
* Multi-region: Recommended for HA

## Message Queue

### Azure Service Bus

**Configuration:**

* Tier: Standard or Premium
* Queues: agent\_tasks, scheduled\_tasks
* Topic/Subscriptions: Optional for pub/sub
* Max message size: 256 KB
* Message TTL: 14 days

### Redis (Alternative)

**Configuration:**

* Version: 6.0+
* Memory: 2-8 GB
* Persistence: RDB + AOF
* Cluster mode: For high availability

## API Keys & Credentials

### Required

* **LLM Provider**
  * Portkey API Key
  * OpenAI API Key (primary)
  * Google AI API Key (secondary)

* **Database**
  * MongoDB connection string
  * Or Azure Cosmos DB endpoint + key

* **Message Queue**
  * Azure Service Bus connection string
  * Or Redis connection URL

### Integration-Specific

Configure based on enabled integrations:

* **Telegram**: Bot token
* **Discord**: Bot token, Application ID
* **Slack**: Bot token, Signing secret
* **Google**: Client ID, Client Secret
* **Microsoft**: Client ID, Client Secret, Tenant ID
* **Notion**: Integration token
* **Trello**: API key, Token

## Networking Requirements

### Inbound

* **Port 8000**: HTTP/HTTPS (API)
* **Port 443**: HTTPS (webhooks)

### Outbound

Must allow connections to:

* LLM providers (OpenAI, Google)
* Integration APIs (Google, Microsoft, Telegram, etc.)
* Database servers
* Message queue services

### Webhooks

Public HTTPS endpoint required for:

* Telegram webhooks
* Discord webhooks
* Slack events
* Google Calendar notifications
* Microsoft Graph subscriptions

## SSL/TLS

### Requirements

* Valid SSL certificate
* TLS 1.2 or higher
* HTTPS for all external endpoints

### Options

* Let's Encrypt (free)
* Commercial certificate
* Cloud provider managed certificate
* Kubernetes cert-manager

## Domain & DNS

### Domain Requirements

* Production domain (e.g., hetairos.yourcompany.com)
* Optional: Separate domains per environment

### DNS Records

```
A record: hetairos.yourcompany.com → Load Balancer IP
CNAME: www.hetairos.yourcompany.com → hetairos.yourcompany.com
```

## Storage Requirements

### Application Storage

* Docker images: 2-5 GB
* Logs: 10-50 GB (with rotation)
* Temporary files: 5-10 GB

### Database Storage

* User data: \~10 MB per active user
* Conversation history: \~50 MB per active user
* Growth rate: \~5-10 GB/month (100 users)

## Monitoring & Logging

### Metrics Collection

* CPU and memory usage
* Request latency
* Error rates
* Queue depth
* Database performance

### Log Aggregation

* Application logs
* Error logs
* Access logs
* Audit logs

### Tools

* **Prometheus**: Metrics
* **Grafana**: Dashboards
* **ELK Stack**: Logs (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
* **Azure Monitor**: All-in-one (if using Azure)

## Backup & Disaster Recovery

### Database Backups

* Frequency: Daily (minimum)
* Retention: 30 days (minimum)
* Point-in-time recovery: Enabled
* Cross-region replication: Recommended

### Configuration Backups

* Environment variables
* Kubernetes manifests
* SSL certificates
* Integration credentials

### RTO/RPO Targets

**Recommended:**

* RTO (Recovery Time Objective): \< 4 hours
* RPO (Recovery Point Objective): \< 1 hour

## Security Requirements

### Authentication & Authorization

* Service account authentication
* Role-based access control (RBAC)
* API key rotation
* Secret management

### Data Protection

* Encryption at rest (database, storage)
* Encryption in transit (TLS)
* Secrets in Key Vault/Secrets Manager
* No credentials in code or config files

### Compliance

Consider requirements for:

* GDPR (EU users)
* CCPA (California users)
* SOC 2 (enterprise)
* HIPAA (healthcare)

## Scalability Considerations

### Horizontal Scaling

* Stateless workers
* Load balancing
* Auto-scaling based on:
  * CPU usage
  * Memory usage
  * Queue depth

### Vertical Scaling

* Increase pod resources
* Database tier upgrades
* Message queue tier upgrades

### Performance Targets

* Message processing: \< 5 seconds (simple)
* API response time: \< 500ms (p95)
* Concurrent users: 100+ per pod
* Queue throughput: 100+ messages/sec

## Cost Estimation

### Small Deployment (10 users)

* Compute: \$50-100/month
* Database: \$25-50/month
* Queue: \$10-25/month
* LLM API: \$50-200/month
* **Total**: \~\$150-400/month

### Medium Deployment (50 users)

* Compute: \$200-400/month
* Database: \$100-200/month
* Queue: \$25-50/month
* LLM API: \$250-1000/month
* **Total**: \~\$600-1700/month

### Large Deployment (100+ users)

* Compute: \$500-1000/month
* Database: \$300-600/month
* Queue: \$50-100/month
* LLM API: \$500-2500/month
* **Total**: \~\$1400-4200/month

<Note>
  Costs vary significantly based on usage patterns, enabled integrations, and cloud provider.
</Note>

## Pre-Deployment Checklist

* [ ] Cloud infrastructure provisioned
* [ ] Database created and configured
* [ ] Message queue set up
* [ ] Secrets stored in Key Vault
* [ ] Domain and SSL configured
* [ ] Monitoring and logging enabled
* [ ] Backup strategy implemented
* [ ] Load balancer configured
* [ ] Network security rules set
* [ ] API keys obtained for all integrations
* [ ] Deployment manifests prepared
* [ ] CI/CD pipeline configured (optional)

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Kubernetes Deployment" icon="dharmachakra" href="/deployment/kubernetes">
    Deploy Praxos to Kubernetes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configuration Guide" icon="sliders" href="/deployment/configuration">
    Configure Praxos for your environment
  </Card>
</CardGroup>