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Best Practices Summary
Quick reference of best practices for validated set deployment.
🔒 Security
- ✅ Use encrypted credential storage
- ✅ Restrict file permissions (600 for sensitive files)
- ✅ Use SSH keys, disable passwords
- ✅ Regularly rotate API tokens
- ✅ Implement firewall rules
- ✅ Use unprivileged containers
- ✅ Encrypt validator key backups
🛠️ Operations
- ✅ Test in development first
- ✅ Use version control for configs
- ✅ Document all changes
- ✅ Create snapshots before changes
- ✅ Use consistent naming conventions
- ✅ Implement health checks
- ✅ Monitor logs regularly
📊 Monitoring
- ✅ Enable Besu metrics (port 9545)
- ✅ Centralize logs
- ✅ Set up alerts for critical issues
- ✅ Create dashboards
- ✅ Monitor resource usage
- ✅ Track consensus metrics
💾 Backup
- ✅ Automate backups
- ✅ Encrypt sensitive backups
- ✅ Test restore procedures
- ✅ Store backups off-site
- ✅ Maintain retention policy
- ✅ Document backup procedures
🧪 Testing
- ✅ Test deployment scripts
- ✅ Test rollback procedures
- ✅ Test disaster recovery
- ✅ Validate after changes
- ✅ Use dry-run mode when available
📚 Documentation
- ✅ Keep docs up-to-date
- ✅ Document procedures
- ✅ Create runbooks
- ✅ Maintain troubleshooting guides
- ✅ Version control documentation
⚡ Performance
- ✅ Right-size containers
- ✅ Monitor resource usage
- ✅ Optimize JVM settings
- ✅ Use SSD storage
- ✅ Optimize network settings
- ✅ Monitor database growth