# Infrastructure as Code Specification

## Overview

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for containerization and orchestration.

## Containerization Strategy

**Technology**: Docker

**Images**:
- Application services
- Indexers
- APIs
- Worker processes

## Orchestration Patterns

**Technology**: Kubernetes

**Components**:
- Deployments: Application services
- StatefulSets: Database, stateful services
- Jobs: Batch processing
- CronJobs: Scheduled tasks

## Service Discovery

**Method**: Kubernetes DNS
**Service Names**: `service-name.namespace.svc.cluster.local`
**Internal Communication**: Use service names

## Configuration Management

**Method**: ConfigMaps and Secrets
**External Config**: Environment variables
**Secrets**: Kubernetes Secrets or external secret management

## References

- CI/CD: See `cicd.md`
- Scaling: See `scaling.md`

