Implementation Blueprint

Prerequisites

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install docker.io docker-compose -y
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo systemctl start docker

Docker Compose Production Setup

version: '3'

services:
  app:
    image: hievents/hievents:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    environment:
      - APP_ENV=production
      - DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
      - DB_HOST=db
      - DB_DATABASE=hievents
      - DB_USERNAME=root
      - DB_PASSWORD=password
      - REDIS_HOST=redis
    depends_on:
      - db
      - redis
    restart: always

  worker:
    image: hievents/hievents:latest
    command: php artisan queue:work
    environment:
      - APP_ENV=production
      - DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
      - DB_HOST=db
      - REDIS_HOST=redis
    depends_on:
      - db
      - redis
    restart: always

  db:
    image: postgres:15-alpine
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_DB=hievents
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
    volumes:
      - pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    restart: always

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine
    restart: always

volumes:
  pg_data:

Kubernetes Production Deployment (Recommended)

# Deploy app and worker as separate components
kubectl create deployment hievents-app --image=hievents/hievents:latest
kubectl expose deployment hievents-app --port=80

• Scalable Web Capacity: Scale your app pods to handle ticket release spikes.
• Durable Task Queuing: Ensure that PDF ticket generation and emails are handled reliably by separate worker pods.
• Stateful Management: Use cloud-native databases and persistent volumes for attendee and event data.

Scaling Strategy

• Queue Management: Always use Redis in production to handle background jobs for emails and ticket generation.
• Image Offloading: Use S3 or an S3-compatible provider for event banners to keep your web instances lean.
• Database Indexing: Ensure your database is properly indexed for rapid attendee lookups during check-in.
• Global Storefront: Serve your event pages through a CDN to ensure fast loading times for attendees worldwide.

Backup & Safety

• Regular DB Backups: Automate daily PostgreSQL/MySQL dumps and storage snapshots.
• Ticket Security: Securely store and handle digital ticket PDFs to prevent unauthorized access.
• HTTPS Enforcement: Always use SSL/TLS to protect attendee information and payment data.
• Email Reliability: Use a professional SMTP provider or API (like Postmark or SendGrid) for critical attendee emails.