Operations & Infrastructure

Comprehensive guide for deploying, configuring, and operating Cadence in production environments.

Core Topics

1. Deployment Methods

Choose and implement the right deployment method

Deployment Methods Overview - Choose your method
Binary Installation - Precompiled binaries (5 min)
Docker Deployment - Container setup (10 min)
systemd Service - Linux service (15 min)
Kubernetes - Enterprise deployment (30 min)

2. Networking & Load Balancing

Production networking setup for reliability

Networking Hub - Architecture overview
Nginx Reverse Proxy - SSL/TLS and load balancing
High Availability - Multi-instance failover and disaster recovery

3. Core Operations

Ongoing operational tasks

Monitoring - Metrics, logging, and alerting
Security - Hardening and policies
Troubleshooting - Error resolution

4. Advanced Topics

Optimization and migration

Advanced Operations Hub - Performance and upgrades
Migration & Upgrades - Version upgrades and deployment migration
Performance Tuning - Throughput optimization

Quick Decision Tree

What's your current situation?

├─ Just starting?
│  └─ [Deployment Methods](/docs/reference/operations/deployment-methods) →
│     Choose: Binary, Docker, systemd, or Kubernetes
│
├─ Already deployed?
│  ├─ Seeing issues?
│  │  └─ [Troubleshooting](/docs/reference/operations/troubleshooting)
│  ├─ Need monitoring?
│  │  └─ [Monitoring](/docs/reference/operations/monitoring)
│  └─ Under load?
│     └─ [Performance Tuning](/docs/reference/operations/advanced/performance)
│
├─ Need to upgrade?
│  └─ [Migration & Upgrades](/docs/reference/operations/advanced/migration)
│
├─ Need high availability?
│  └─ [High Availability](/docs/reference/operations/networking/ha)
│
└─ Need to harden security?
   └─ [Security](/docs/reference/operations/security)

Deployment Comparison

Aspect	Binary	Docker	systemd	Kubernetes
Setup Time	5 min	10 min	15 min	30+ min
Complexity	Low	Low	Medium	High
Scalability	Single host	Multi-container	Single host	Unlimited
HA Support	Manual	Via compose	Manual	Built-in
Cost	Infrastructure only	Infrastructure + resources	Infrastructure	Infrastructure + complexity
Best For	Testing	Dev/CI-CD	Production (single)	Enterprise

Implementation Path

1. Choose Deployment

→ Deployment Methods

2. Initial Setup

→ Follow specific deployment guide

Configuration Reference

Environment Variables

Core variables for all deployments:

Bash

# AI Configuration
CADENCE_AI_PROVIDER=anthropic  # or "openai"
CADENCE_AI_KEY=sk-ant-xxx      # Your API key
CADENCE_AI_BASE_URL=https://api.anthropic.com/v1

# Webhook Server
CADENCE_WEBHOOK_PORT=8000
CADENCE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-secret-key
CADENCE_WEBHOOK_MAX_WORKERS=8

# Logging
LOG_LEVEL=info  # debug, info, warn, error

# Detection Thresholds
CADENCE_THRESHOLDS_SUSPICIOUS_ADDITIONS=500
CADENCE_THRESHOLDS_MAX_ADDITIONS_PER_MIN=100

See Configuration for complete reference.

Debugging & Support

Troubleshooting

→ Troubleshooting Guide

Monitoring Health

→ Monitoring Guide

Logs

Bash

# View recent logs
sudo journalctl -u cadence -n 50

# Follow logs in real-time
sudo journalctl -u cadence -f

# Enable debug logging
LOG_LEVEL=debug systemctl restart cadence

Health Check

Bash

curl http://localhost:8000/health

Getting Started - Initial setup
CLI Commands - Command reference
Configuration - Config options
Webhooks - Integration setup

Next Steps

Choose your deployment method
Follow implementation guide
Setup monitoring
Optimize for your workload
Keep systems updated and secure

Support

Issues: GitHub Issues
Discussions: GitHub Discussions
Security: Report privately via security policy

Operations Hub