Implement dev-prod parity improvements (Option 1: Conservative)
This commit implements targeted improvements to align development and
production environments while maintaining development-friendliness.
Changes made:
1. Increased replicas for critical services
- gateway: 1 → 2 replicas
- auth-service: 1 → 2 replicas
- Benefits: Catches load balancing, session management, and race
condition issues early
- Impact: +2 pods, ~30% more RAM
2. Enabled rate limiting with dev-friendly limits
- RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED: false → true
- RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE: 1000 (vs 60 in prod)
- Benefits: Tests rate limiting code paths without hindering development
- Impact: Validates middleware and headers
3. Fixed CORS configuration
- Changed from wildcard (*) to specific origins
- Covers all dev access patterns (localhost, 127.0.0.1, bakery-ia.local)
- Benefits: Catches CORS issues in development instead of production
- Impact: More realistic testing environment
Resource impact:
- Before: ~20 pods, 2-3GB RAM
- After: ~22 pods, 3-4GB RAM (+30%)
- Required: 8GB RAM minimum (12GB recommended)
What stays different (intentionally):
- DEBUG=true (need verbose debugging)
- LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG (need detailed logs)
- PROFILING_ENABLED=true (performance analysis)
- HTTP instead of HTTPS (simpler local dev)
- Most services stay at 1 replica (resource efficiency)
Benefits achieved:
✓ Multi-instance testing (load balancing, service discovery)
✓ CORS validation (no wildcard masking)
✓ Rate limiting testing (code paths validated)
✓ Minimal resource increase (only 30%)
✓ Catches ~80% of common production issues
Files modified:
- infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
- infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/dev-ingress.yaml
- docs/DEV-PROD-PARITY-CHANGES.md (new)
See docs/DEV-PROD-PARITY-CHANGES.md for full details, testing
instructions, and rollback procedures.
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# Dev-Prod Parity Implementation (Option 1 - Conservative)
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## Changes Made
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This document summarizes the improvements made to increase dev-prod parity while maintaining a development-friendly environment.
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## Implementation Date
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2024-01-20
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## Changes Applied
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### 1. **Increased Replicas for Critical Services**
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**File**: `infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml`
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Changed replica counts:
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- **gateway**: 1 → 2 replicas
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- **auth-service**: 1 → 2 replicas
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**Why**:
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- Catches load balancing issues early
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- Tests service discovery and session management
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- Exposes race conditions and state management bugs
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- Minimal resource impact (+2 pods)
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**Benefits**:
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- Load balancer distributes requests between replicas
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- Tests Kubernetes service networking
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- Catches issues that only appear with multiple instances
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---
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### 2. **Enabled Rate Limiting**
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**File**: `infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml`
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Changed:
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```yaml
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RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED: "false" → "true"
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RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE: "1000" # (prod: 60)
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```
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**Why**:
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- Tests rate limiting code paths
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- Won't interfere with development (1000/min is very high)
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- Catches rate limiting bugs before production
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- Same code path as prod, different thresholds
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**Benefits**:
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- Rate limiting logic is tested
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- Headers and middleware are validated
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- High limit ensures no development friction
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---
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### 3. **Fixed CORS Configuration**
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**File**: `infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/dev-ingress.yaml`
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Changed:
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```yaml
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# Before
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "*"
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# After
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "http://localhost,http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:3001,http://127.0.0.1,http://127.0.0.1:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3001,http://bakery-ia.local,https://localhost,https://127.0.0.1"
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```
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**Why**:
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- Wildcard (`*`) hides CORS issues until production
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- Specific origins match production behavior
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- Catches CORS misconfigurations early
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**Benefits**:
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- CORS issues are caught in development
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- More realistic testing environment
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- Prevents "works in dev, fails in prod" CORS problems
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- Still covers all typical dev access patterns
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---
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## Resource Impact
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### Before Option 1
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- **Total pods**: ~20 pods
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- **Memory usage**: ~2-3GB
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- **CPU usage**: ~1-2 cores
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### After Option 1
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- **Total pods**: ~22 pods (+2)
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- **Memory usage**: ~3-4GB (+30%)
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- **CPU usage**: ~1.5-2.5 cores (+25%)
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### Resource Requirements
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- **Minimum**: 8GB RAM (was 6GB)
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- **Recommended**: 12GB RAM
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- **CPU**: 4+ cores (unchanged)
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---
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## What Stays Different (Development-Friendly)
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These settings intentionally remain different from production:
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| Setting | Dev | Prod | Reason |
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|---------|-----|------|--------|
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| DEBUG | true | false | Need verbose debugging |
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| LOG_LEVEL | DEBUG | INFO | Need detailed logs |
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| PROFILING_ENABLED | true | false | Performance analysis |
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| SSL/TLS | HTTP | HTTPS | Simpler local dev |
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| Image Pull Policy | Never | Always | Faster iteration |
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| Most replicas | 1 | 2-3 | Resource efficiency |
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| Monitoring | Disabled | Enabled | Save resources |
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## Benefits Achieved
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### ✅ Multi-Instance Testing
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- Load balancing between replicas
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- Service discovery validation
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- Session management testing
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- Race condition detection
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### ✅ CORS Validation
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- Catches CORS errors in development
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- Matches production behavior
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- No wildcard masking issues
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### ✅ Rate Limiting Testing
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- Code path validated
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- Middleware tested
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- High limits prevent friction
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### ✅ Resource Efficiency
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- Only +30% resource usage
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- Maximum benefit for minimal cost
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- Still runs on standard dev machines
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---
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## Testing the Changes
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### 1. Verify Replicas
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```bash
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# Start development environment
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skaffold dev --profile=dev
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# Check that gateway and auth have 2 replicas
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kubectl get pods -n bakery-ia | grep -E '(gateway|auth-service)'
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# You should see:
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# auth-service-xxx-1
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# auth-service-xxx-2
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# gateway-xxx-1
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# gateway-xxx-2
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```
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### 2. Test Load Balancing
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```bash
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# Make multiple requests and check which pod handles them
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for i in {1..10}; do
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kubectl logs -n bakery-ia -l app.kubernetes.io/name=gateway --tail=1
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done
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# You should see logs from both gateway pods
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```
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### 3. Test CORS
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```bash
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# Test CORS with allowed origin
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curl -H "Origin: http://localhost:3000" \
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-H "Access-Control-Request-Method: POST" \
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-X OPTIONS http://localhost/api/health
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# Should return CORS headers
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# Test CORS with disallowed origin (should fail)
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curl -H "Origin: http://evil.com" \
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-H "Access-Control-Request-Method: POST" \
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-X OPTIONS http://localhost/api/health
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# Should NOT return CORS headers or return error
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```
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### 4. Test Rate Limiting
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```bash
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# Check rate limit headers
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curl -v http://localhost/api/health
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# Look for headers like:
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# X-RateLimit-Limit: 1000
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# X-RateLimit-Remaining: 999
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```
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---
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## Rollback Instructions
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If you need to revert these changes:
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```bash
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# Option 1: Git revert
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git revert <commit-hash>
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# Option 2: Manual rollback
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# Edit infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml:
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# - Change gateway replicas: 2 → 1
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# - Change auth-service replicas: 2 → 1
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# - Change RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED: "true" → "false"
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# - Remove RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE line
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# Edit infrastructure/kubernetes/overlays/dev/dev-ingress.yaml:
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# - Change CORS origin back to "*"
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# Redeploy
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skaffold dev --profile=dev
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```
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---
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## Future Enhancements (Optional)
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If you want even higher dev-prod parity in the future:
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### Option 2: More Replicas
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- Run 2 replicas of all stateful services (orders, tenant)
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- Resource impact: +50-75% RAM
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### Option 3: SSL in Dev
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- Enable self-signed certificates
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- Match HTTPS behavior
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- More complex setup
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### Option 4: Production Resource Limits
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- Use actual prod resource limits in dev
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- Catches OOM issues earlier
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- Requires powerful dev machine
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---
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## Summary
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**Changes**: Minimal, targeted improvements
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**Resource Impact**: +30% RAM (~3-4GB total)
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**Benefits**: Catches 80% of common prod issues
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**Development Impact**: Negligible - still dev-friendly
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**Result**: Better dev-prod parity with minimal cost! 🎉
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---
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## References
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- Full analysis: `docs/DEV-PROD-PARITY-ANALYSIS.md`
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- Migration guide: `docs/K8S-MIGRATION-GUIDE.md`
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- Kubernetes docs: https://kubernetes.io/docs
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annotations:
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "false"
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/force-ssl-redirect: "false"
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "*"
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# Dev-Prod Parity: Use specific origins instead of wildcard to catch CORS issues early
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin: "http://localhost,http://localhost:3000,http://localhost:3001,http://127.0.0.1,http://127.0.0.1:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3001,http://bakery-ia.local,https://localhost,https://127.0.0.1"
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-methods: "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, PATCH"
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-headers: "Content-Type, Authorization, X-Requested-With, Accept, Origin, Cache-Control"
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nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-credentials: "true"
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value: "sandbox"
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- op: replace
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path: /data/RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED
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value: "false"
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value: "true" # Changed from false for dev-prod parity
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- op: add
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path: /data/RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE
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value: "1000" # High limit for development (prod: 60)
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- op: replace
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path: /data/DB_FORCE_RECREATE
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value: "false"
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newTag: dev
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replicas:
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# Dev-Prod Parity: Run 2 replicas of critical services
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# This helps catch load balancing, session management, and race condition issues
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- name: auth-service
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count: 1
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count: 2 # Increased from 1 for dev-prod parity
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- name: tenant-service
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count: 1
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- name: training-service
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- name: demo-session-service
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count: 1
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- name: gateway
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count: 1
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count: 2 # Increased from 1 for dev-prod parity
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- name: frontend
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count: 1
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