# Automated Optimization Workflows

**Date**: 2025-01-27
**Purpose**: Guide for setting up automated optimization workflows
**Status**: Complete

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## Overview

This guide provides strategies for automating optimization tasks including dependency updates, resource optimization, and performance tuning.

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## Automation Areas

### 1. Dependency Updates

#### Dependabot Configuration

```yaml
version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
    reviewers:
      - "team-name"
    labels:
      - "dependencies"
      - "automated"
```

#### Automated Updates

**Strategy**:
- Auto-merge patch updates (after tests pass)
- Manual review for minor/major updates
- Security updates prioritized

### 2. Resource Optimization

#### Auto-Scaling

```yaml
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
  name: app-hpa
spec:
  scaleTargetRef:
    apiVersion: apps/v1
    kind: Deployment
    name: app
  minReplicas: 2
  maxReplicas: 10
  metrics:
    - type: Resource
      resource:
        name: cpu
        target:
          type: Utilization
          averageUtilization: 70
```

#### Resource Right-Sizing

**Automation**:
- Monitor resource usage
- Recommend right-sizing
- Auto-adjust based on metrics

### 3. Performance Optimization

#### Automated Profiling

```bash
# Weekly performance profiling
0x -- node app.js

# Analyze results
# Generate recommendations
```

#### Cache Optimization

**Automation**:
- Monitor cache hit rates
- Adjust cache sizes
- Optimize cache strategies

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## CI/CD Integration

### Automated Testing

```yaml
jobs:
  performance-test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Run performance tests
        run: |
          pnpm install
          pnpm test:performance
      - name: Check performance budget
        run: |
          # Check against performance budget
          # Fail if exceeded
```

### Automated Optimization

```yaml
jobs:
  optimize:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Analyze bundle size
        run: pnpm analyze
      - name: Optimize images
        run: pnpm optimize:images
      - name: Minify assets
        run: pnpm build:production
```

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## Monitoring & Alerts

### Automated Alerts

```yaml
# Alert on performance degradation
- alert: PerformanceDegradation
  expr: http_request_duration_seconds{quantile="0.95"} > 1
  for: 10m
  annotations:
    summary: "Performance degradation detected"
```

### Automated Responses

**Actions**:
- Scale up on high load
- Scale down on low usage
- Restart unhealthy services
- Trigger optimization workflows

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## Optimization Scripts

### Build Optimization

```bash
#!/bin/bash
# optimize-builds.sh
# - Enable caching
# - Parallel execution
# - Incremental builds
```

### Cost Optimization

```bash
#!/bin/bash
# optimize-costs.sh
# - Right-size resources
# - Remove unused resources
# - Optimize storage
```

### Performance Optimization

```bash
#!/bin/bash
# optimize-performance.sh
# - Profile applications
# - Optimize queries
# - Cache optimization
```

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## Best Practices

### Automation
- Start with monitoring
- Automate gradually
- Test automation
- Review regularly

### Optimization
- Measure before optimizing
- Set clear targets
- Monitor results
- Iterate continuously

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**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27