Lab 06-06: Production Deployment — Nextcloud

[RedjiJB]

Lab 06-06: Production Deployment

Module: Nextcloud (it-stack-nextcloud)
Duration: 120–180 minutes
Machines: 5+ (full 8-server layout)
Difficulty: Expert

Objective

Deploy Nextcloud in a production-ready configuration: high availability, monitoring, disaster recovery, and load testing.

Prerequisites

• Labs 06-01 through 06-05 passing
• Full 8-server IT-Stack layout available
• Zabbix monitoring running (lab-comm1)
• Graylog log management running (lab-proxy1)

Environment

Uses docker/docker-compose.production.yml — HA-ready with health checks, resource limits, and external volumes.

Test Script

ests/labs/test-lab-06.sh

Production Checklist

• Deployed to correct production server (lab-app1)
• Resource limits configured (CPU, memory)
• Persistent volumes on dedicated storage
• Health check passing
• Zabbix monitoring agent configured
• Logs shipping to Graylog
• Backup job scheduled and tested
• Failover/recovery procedure documented
• Load test completed (target: 100 concurrent users)

Steps

1. Review docs/DEPLOYMENT.md for production prerequisites
2. Deploy using make deploy-production
3. make test-lab-06 or run ests/labs/test-lab-06.sh
4. Run load test
5. Validate Zabbix alerts and Graylog logs

Notes

This lab represents production readiness. All previous labs must pass before this is attempted.

[RedjiJB]

All 6 labs completed and validated. Lab scripts committed to it-stack-docs. Closing.