# Recommended Next Steps

**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27  
**Status**: Prioritized action items for project progression

---

## Overview

This document provides recommended next steps based on current project status. Steps are prioritized by:
1. **Foundation** - Infrastructure and core resources
2. **Application** - Services and applications
3. **Operations** - CI/CD, monitoring, testing
4. **Production** - Hardening and optimization

---

## Phase 1: Infrastructure Completion (High Priority)

### 1.1 Complete Terraform Infrastructure Resources

**Status**: ⏳ Partially Complete  
**Estimated Time**: 2-3 weeks

#### Create Missing Terraform Resources

- [ ] **AKS Cluster** (`infra/terraform/aks.tf`)
  ```hcl
  resource "azurerm_kubernetes_cluster" "main" {
    name                = local.aks_name
    location            = var.azure_region
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.main.name
    dns_prefix          = local.aks_name
    # ... configuration
  }
  ```

- [ ] **Azure Key Vault** (`infra/terraform/key-vault.tf`)
  ```hcl
  resource "azurerm_key_vault" "main" {
    name                = local.kv_name
    location            = var.azure_region
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.main.name
    # ... configuration
  }
  ```

- [ ] **PostgreSQL Server** (`infra/terraform/postgresql.tf`)
  ```hcl
  resource "azurerm_postgresql_flexible_server" "main" {
    name                   = local.psql_name
    resource_group_name    = azurerm_resource_group.main.name
    location               = var.azure_region
    # ... configuration
  }
  ```

- [ ] **Container Registry** (`infra/terraform/container-registry.tf`)
  ```hcl
  resource "azurerm_container_registry" "main" {
    name                = local.acr_name
    resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.main.name
    location            = var.azure_region
    # ... configuration
  }
  ```

- [ ] **Virtual Network** (`infra/terraform/network.tf`)
  - VNet with subnets
  - Network Security Groups
  - Private endpoints (if needed)

- [ ] **Application Gateway** (`infra/terraform/application-gateway.tf`)
  - Load balancer configuration
  - SSL/TLS termination
  - WAF rules

**Reference**: Use naming convention from `infra/terraform/locals.tf`

---

### 1.2 Test Terraform Configuration

- [ ] **Initialize Terraform**
  ```bash
  cd infra/terraform
  terraform init
  ```

- [ ] **Validate Configuration**
  ```bash
  terraform validate
  terraform fmt -check
  ```

- [ ] **Plan Infrastructure**
  ```bash
  terraform plan -out=tfplan
  ```

- [ ] **Review Plan Output**
  - Verify all resource names follow convention
  - Check resource counts and sizes
  - Verify tags are applied

---

## Phase 2: Application Deployment (High Priority)

### 2.1 Create Dockerfiles

**Status**: ⏳ Not Started  
**Estimated Time**: 1-2 days

Create Dockerfiles for all services and applications:

- [ ] **Identity Service** (`services/identity/Dockerfile`)
  ```dockerfile
  FROM node:18-alpine
  WORKDIR /app
  COPY package*.json ./
  RUN npm ci --only=production
  COPY . .
  RUN npm run build
  CMD ["npm", "start"]
  ```

- [ ] **Intake Service** (`services/intake/Dockerfile`)
- [ ] **Finance Service** (`services/finance/Dockerfile`)
- [ ] **Dataroom Service** (`services/dataroom/Dockerfile`)
- [ ] **Portal Public** (`apps/portal-public/Dockerfile`)
- [ ] **Portal Internal** (`apps/portal-internal/Dockerfile`)

**Best Practices**:
- Multi-stage builds
- Non-root user
- Health checks
- Minimal base images

---

### 2.2 Create Kubernetes Manifests

**Status**: ⏳ Partially Complete  
**Estimated Time**: 1-2 weeks

#### Base Manifests

- [ ] **Identity Service**
  - `infra/k8s/base/identity/deployment.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/identity/service.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/identity/configmap.yaml`

- [ ] **Intake Service**
  - `infra/k8s/base/intake/deployment.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/intake/service.yaml`

- [ ] **Finance Service**
  - `infra/k8s/base/finance/deployment.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/finance/service.yaml`

- [ ] **Dataroom Service**
  - `infra/k8s/base/dataroom/deployment.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/dataroom/service.yaml`

- [ ] **Portal Public**
  - `infra/k8s/base/portal-public/deployment.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/portal-public/service.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/portal-public/ingress.yaml`

- [ ] **Portal Internal**
  - `infra/k8s/base/portal-internal/deployment.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/portal-internal/service.yaml`
  - `infra/k8s/base/portal-internal/ingress.yaml`

#### Common Resources

- [ ] **Ingress Configuration** (`infra/k8s/base/ingress.yaml`)
- [ ] **External Secrets** (`infra/k8s/base/external-secrets.yaml`)
- [ ] **Network Policies** (`infra/k8s/base/network-policies.yaml`)
- [ ] **Pod Disruption Budgets** (`infra/k8s/base/pdb.yaml`)

**Reference**: Use naming convention for resource names

---

### 2.3 Update Kustomize Configurations

- [ ] **Update base kustomization.yaml**
  - Add all service resources
  - Configure common labels and annotations

- [ ] **Environment Overlays**
  - Update `infra/k8s/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml`
  - Update `infra/k8s/overlays/stage/kustomization.yaml`
  - Update `infra/k8s/overlays/prod/kustomization.yaml`

---

## Phase 3: Deployment Automation Enhancement (Medium Priority)

### 3.1 Complete Deployment Scripts

**Status**: ✅ Core Scripts Complete  
**Estimated Time**: 1 week

- [ ] **Add Missing Phase Scripts**
  - Enhance phase scripts with error recovery
  - Add rollback capabilities
  - Add health check validation

- [ ] **Create Helper Scripts**
  - `scripts/deploy/validate-names.sh` - Validate naming convention
  - `scripts/deploy/check-prerequisites.sh` - Comprehensive prerequisite check
  - `scripts/deploy/rollback.sh` - Rollback deployment

- [ ] **Add Integration Tests**
  - Test naming convention functions
  - Test deployment scripts
  - Test Terraform configurations

---

### 3.2 CI/CD Pipeline Setup

**Status**: ⏳ Partially Complete  
**Estimated Time**: 1-2 weeks

- [ ] **Update GitHub Actions Workflows**
  - Enhance `.github/workflows/ci.yml`
  - Update `.github/workflows/release.yml`
  - Add deployment workflows

- [ ] **Add Deployment Workflows**
  - `.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml`
  - `.github/workflows/deploy-stage.yml`
  - `.github/workflows/deploy-prod.yml`

- [ ] **Configure Secrets**
  - Azure credentials
  - Container registry credentials
  - Key Vault access

- [ ] **Add Image Building**
  - Build and push Docker images
  - Sign images with Cosign
  - Generate SBOMs

---

## Phase 4: Configuration & Secrets (High Priority)

### 4.1 Complete Entra ID Setup

**Status**: ⏳ Manual Steps Required  
**Estimated Time**: 1 day

- [ ] **Azure Portal Configuration**
  - Complete App Registration
  - Configure API permissions
  - Create client secret
  - Enable Verified ID service
  - Create credential manifest

- [ ] **Store Secrets**
  ```bash
  ./scripts/deploy/store-entra-secrets.sh
  ```

- [ ] **Test Entra Integration**
  - Verify tenant ID access
  - Test credential issuance
  - Test credential verification

---

### 4.2 Configure External Secrets Operator

**Status**: ⏳ Script Created, Needs Implementation  
**Estimated Time**: 1 day

- [ ] **Create SecretStore Resource**
  - Configure Azure Key Vault integration
  - Set up managed identity

- [ ] **Create ExternalSecret Resources**
  - Map all required secrets
  - Configure refresh intervals
  - Test secret synchronization

---

## Phase 5: Testing & Validation (Medium Priority)

### 5.1 Infrastructure Testing

**Status**: ⏳ Not Started  
**Estimated Time**: 1 week

- [ ] **Terraform Testing**
  - Unit tests for modules
  - Integration tests
  - Plan validation

- [ ] **Infrastructure Validation**
  - Resource naming validation
  - Tag validation
  - Security configuration validation

---

### 5.2 Application Testing

**Status**: ⏳ Partially Complete  
**Estimated Time**: 2-3 weeks

- [ ] **Unit Tests**
  - Complete unit tests for all packages
  - Achieve >80% coverage

- [ ] **Integration Tests**
  - Service-to-service communication
  - Database integration
  - External API integration

- [ ] **E2E Tests**
  - Complete user flows
  - Credential issuance flows
  - Payment processing flows

---

## Phase 6: Monitoring & Observability (Medium Priority)

### 6.1 Complete Monitoring Setup

**Status**: ⏳ Script Created, Needs Configuration  
**Estimated Time**: 1 week

- [ ] **Application Insights**
  - Configure instrumentation
  - Set up custom metrics
  - Create dashboards

- [ ] **Log Analytics**
  - Configure log collection
  - Set up log queries
  - Create alert rules

- [ ] **Grafana Dashboards**
  - Service health dashboard
  - Performance metrics dashboard
  - Business metrics dashboard
  - Error tracking dashboard

---

### 6.2 Alerting Configuration

- [ ] **Create Alert Rules**
  - High error rate alerts
  - High latency alerts
  - Resource usage alerts
  - Security alerts

- [ ] **Configure Notifications**
  - Email notifications
  - Webhook integrations
  - PagerDuty (if needed)

---

## Phase 7: Security Hardening (High Priority)

### 7.1 Security Configuration

**Status**: ⏳ Partially Complete  
**Estimated Time**: 1-2 weeks

- [ ] **Network Security**
  - Configure Network Security Groups
  - Set up private endpoints
  - Configure firewall rules

- [ ] **Identity & Access**
  - Configure RBAC
  - Set up managed identities
  - Configure service principals

- [ ] **Secrets Management**
  - Rotate all secrets
  - Configure secret rotation
  - Audit secret access

- [ ] **Container Security**
  - Enable image scanning
  - Configure pod security policies
  - Set up network policies

---

### 7.2 Compliance & Auditing

- [ ] **Enable Audit Logging**
  - Azure Activity Logs
  - Key Vault audit logs
  - Database audit logs

- [ ] **Compliance Checks**
  - Run security scans
  - Review access controls
  - Document compliance status

---

## Phase 8: Documentation (Ongoing)

### 8.1 Complete Documentation

**Status**: ✅ Core Documentation Complete  
**Estimated Time**: Ongoing

- [ ] **Architecture Documentation**
  - Complete ADRs
  - Update architecture diagrams
  - Document data flows

- [ ] **Operational Documentation**
  - Create runbooks
  - Document troubleshooting procedures
  - Create incident response guides

- [ ] **API Documentation**
  - Complete OpenAPI specs
  - Document all endpoints
  - Create API examples

---

## Immediate Next Steps (This Week)

### Priority 1: Infrastructure

1. **Create AKS Terraform Resource** (2-3 days)
   - Define AKS cluster configuration
   - Configure node pools
   - Set up networking

2. **Create Key Vault Terraform Resource** (1 day)
   - Define Key Vault configuration
   - Configure access policies
   - Enable features

3. **Test Terraform Plan** (1 day)
   - Run `terraform plan`
   - Review all resource names
   - Verify naming convention compliance

### Priority 2: Application

4. **Create Dockerfiles** (2 days)
   - Start with Identity service
   - Create template for others
   - Test builds locally

5. **Create Kubernetes Manifests** (3-4 days)
   - Start with Identity service
   - Create base templates
   - Test with `kubectl apply --dry-run`

### Priority 3: Configuration

6. **Complete Entra ID Setup** (1 day)
   - Follow deployment guide Phase 3
   - Store secrets in Key Vault
   - Test integration

---

## Quick Start Commands

### Test Naming Convention

```bash
# View naming convention outputs
cd infra/terraform
terraform plan | grep -A 10 "naming_convention"
```

### Validate Terraform

```bash
cd infra/terraform
terraform init
terraform validate
terraform fmt -check
```

### Test Deployment Scripts

```bash
# Test prerequisites
./scripts/deploy/deploy.sh --phase 1

# Test infrastructure
./scripts/deploy/deploy.sh --phase 2 --dry-run
```

### Build and Test Docker Images

```bash
# Build Identity service
docker build -t test-identity -f services/identity/Dockerfile .

# Test image
docker run --rm test-identity npm run test
```

---

## Success Criteria

### Infrastructure
- ✅ All Terraform resources created
- ✅ Terraform plan succeeds without errors
- ✅ All resources follow naming convention
- ✅ All resources have proper tags

### Application
- ✅ All Dockerfiles created and tested
- ✅ All Kubernetes manifests created
- ✅ Services deploy successfully
- ✅ Health checks pass

### Operations
- ✅ CI/CD pipelines working
- ✅ Automated deployments functional
- ✅ Monitoring and alerting configured
- ✅ Documentation complete

---

## Resources

- **Naming Convention**: `docs/governance/NAMING_CONVENTION.md`
- **Deployment Guide**: `docs/deployment/DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md`
- **Deployment Automation**: `scripts/deploy/README.md`
- **Terraform Locals**: `infra/terraform/locals.tf`

---

**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27  
**Next Review**: After Phase 1 completion

