Monobase Infrastructure

Reusable Kubernetes Infrastructure Template

This repository provides production-ready, template-based Kubernetes infrastructure that can be easily customized and deployed to any cluster using modern best practices.

🎯 Key Features

Fork-Based Workflow - Clients fork this template and add their configuration
100% Parameterized - No hardcoded client-specific values in base template
Multi-Domain Gateway - Support for both platform subdomains (*.example.com) and client-owned custom domains (app.client.com)
Security by Default - NetworkPolicies, Pod Security Standards, encryption
Compliance Ready - Built-in security controls and compliance features
Modern Stack - Gateway API, ArgoCD GitOps, External Secrets, Velero backups
Scalable - Designed for <500 users, <1TB data per client (scales further if needed)

📦 Scope & Repository Structure

This repository contains complete infrastructure for deploying applications on Kubernetes.

Repository Structure

monobase-infra/
├── terraform/               # ← OPTIONAL: OpenTofu/Terraform modules
│   ├── modules/             #    - Reusable infrastructure modules
│   │   ├── aws-eks/         #    - AWS EKS, Azure AKS, GCP GKE
│   │   ├── azure-aks/       #    - K3s on-premises, k3d local
│   │   ├── gcp-gke/         #    Only needed if provisioning clusters
│   │   ├── on-prem-k3s/     #    Can skip if cluster already exists
│   │   └── local-k3d/
│   └── examples/            #    Example cluster configurations
│       ├── aws-eks/         #    AWS EKS example
│       ├── azure-aks/       #    Azure AKS example
│       ├── do-doks/         #    DigitalOcean DOKS example
│       └── k3d/             #    Local k3d example
├── values/                  # ← CONFIGURATION: All deployment values
│   ├── cluster/             # ← YOUR CLUSTER: Terraform config (gitignored)
│   ├── infrastructure/      #    Infrastructure component values
│   └── deployments/         #    Application deployment values
├── charts/                  # ← CORE: Helm charts for applications
│   ├── api/
│   ├── api-worker/
│   └── account/
├── infrastructure/          # ← CORE: K8s infrastructure components
│   ├── envoy-gateway/
│   ├── argocd/
│   └── ...
├── argocd/                  # ← CORE: GitOps configuration
├── scripts/                 # ← CORE: Automation scripts
└── docs/                    # ← CORE: Documentation

What's Included ✅

Cluster Provisioning (Optional): OpenTofu modules for AWS/Azure/GCP/on-prem/local
Application Deployments: Monobase API, API Worker, Monobase Account Helm charts
Storage Infrastructure: Cloud-native CSI drivers (EBS, Azure Disk, GCP PD)
Networking & Routing: Envoy Gateway with Gateway API
Security Layer: NetworkPolicies, Pod Security Standards, RBAC, encryption
Backup & Disaster Recovery: Velero 3-tier backups
Monitoring Stack: Prometheus + Grafana (optional)
GitOps: ArgoCD with App-of-Apps pattern
Secrets Management: External Secrets Operator + Cloud KMS
Configuration Profiles: Pre-configured small/medium/large deployments

Prerequisites

Required:

✅ Existing Kubernetes cluster (EKS, AKS, GKE, or self-hosted)
✅ kubectl configured and authenticated
✅ Helm 3.x installed
✅ Cluster meets minimum requirements

Minimum Cluster Specs:

3 worker nodes
4 CPU cores per node (12 total)
16GB RAM per node (48GB total)
100GB storage per node

Optional: Cluster Provisioning

This repository includes OpenTofu/Terraform modules for provisioning Kubernetes clusters. Use the unified provision.sh script for all cluster types:

Supported Platforms:

AWS EKS - ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster acme-eks
Azure AKS - ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster acme-aks
GCP GKE - ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster acme-gke
DigitalOcean DOKS - ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster acme-doks
On-Premises K3s - ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster acme-k3s
Local k3d (Development) - ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster k3d-local

Workflow:

# 1. Provision cluster
./scripts/provision.sh --cluster k3d-local

# 2. Bootstrap GitOps auto-discovery
./scripts/bootstrap.sh

See docs/reference/TERRAFORM-MODULES.md for module documentation and docs/getting-started/CLUSTER-PROVISIONING.md for detailed provisioning workflows.

This template works with ANY Kubernetes cluster regardless of how it was provisioned.

🚀 Quick Start

True GitOps: Empty cluster → Git-driven auto-deployment

Prerequisites

Existing Kubernetes cluster (EKS, AKS, GKE, K3s, or any distribution)
kubectl configured and authenticated
helm 3.x installed

One-Time Bootstrap

# 1. Fork and clone
git clone https://github.com/monobaselabs/monobase-infra.git
cd monobase-infra

# 2. Bootstrap GitOps auto-discovery (ONE-TIME)
./scripts/bootstrap.sh

That's it for setup! The bootstrap script:

✅ Installs ArgoCD (if not present)
✅ Deploys ApplicationSet for auto-discovery
✅ ArgoCD now watches values/deployments/ directory
✅ Outputs ArgoCD UI access info

Add Your First Client/Environment

# 3. Create client configuration from example
cp values/deployments/acme-production.yaml values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml

# 4. Edit configuration
vim values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
# Required changes:
#   - global.domain: acme.com
#   - global.namespace: acme-prod
#   - api.image.tag: "5.215.2" (pin version, not "latest")
#   - account.image.tag: "1.0.0" (pin version, not "latest")

# 5. Commit and push to deploy
git add values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
git commit -m "feat: add acme-prod deployment"
git push

✓ ArgoCD auto-detects and deploys! No manual commands needed.

Monitor Deployment

The bootstrap script outputs ArgoCD UI access information. Use the admin credentials provided to log in and monitor your deployments through the ArgoCD web interface.

Update Your Deployment (True GitOps)

# Just edit, commit, and push - ArgoCD syncs automatically
vim values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
git commit -am "Update acme-prod: increase replicas"
git push
# ✓ ArgoCD auto-syncs only acme-prod

Track 2: I Need to Provision a Cluster 🏗️ (Optional)

If you need to create a Kubernetes cluster first:

# 1. Fork and clone (same as above)
git clone https://github.com/monobaselabs/monobase-infra.git
cd monobase-infra

# 2. Provision cluster using unified script
./scripts/provision.sh --cluster k3d-local

# For other platforms:
# ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster myclient-eks
# ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster myclient-aks
# ./scripts/provision.sh --cluster myclient-doks

# 3. Script will:
#    - Initialize Terraform
#    - Create cluster infrastructure
#    - Extract and save kubeconfig to ~/.kube/{cluster-name}
#    - Test cluster connectivity

# 4. Bootstrap GitOps auto-discovery (ONE-TIME)
./scripts/bootstrap.sh

# 5. Create client configuration
cp values/deployments/acme-production.yaml values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml

# 6. Edit configuration
vim values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
# Required changes:
#   - global.domain: acme.com
#   - global.namespace: acme-prod
#   - global.storage.provider: cloud-default (EKS/AKS/GKE) or local-path (dev)
#   - api.image.tag: "5.215.2" (pin version, not "latest")
#   - account.image.tag: "1.0.0" (pin version, not "latest")

# 7. Commit and push to deploy
git add values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
git commit -m "feat: add acme-prod deployment"
git push
# ✓ ArgoCD auto-detects and deploys!

⚙️ Configuration Approach

Values-Based Configuration

All configuration is consolidated in the values/ directory:

Reference Examples:

values/deployments/acme-production.yaml - Complete production configuration (HA, backups, security)
values/deployments/acme-staging.yaml - Complete staging configuration (single replicas, Mailpit enabled)

Your Client Config:

Copy the appropriate example: cp values/deployments/acme-production.yaml values/deployments/yourclient-{env}.yaml
Edit the new file to change required values (domain, namespace, image tags)
Customize as needed (resources, replicas, optional components)

Example:

# Create production deployment
cp values/deployments/acme-production.yaml values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
vim values/deployments/acme-prod.yaml
# Change: domain, namespace, image tags, backup bucket

# Create staging deployment
cp values/deployments/acme-staging.yaml values/deployments/acme-staging.yaml
vim values/deployments/acme-staging.yaml
# Change: domain, namespace

git add values/deployments/acme-*
git commit -m "feat: add acme deployments"
git push

ArgoCD automatically discovers any YAML files in values/deployments/ and deploys them.

📋 What's Included

Required Core Components

Component	Technology	Purpose
Gateway	Envoy Gateway	Shared Gateway API routing, zero-downtime updates
API Backend	Monobase API	Core API service
Frontend	Monobase Account	React/Vite frontend application
Database	PostgreSQL 16.x	Primary datastore with replication
Storage	Cloud-native storage	Persistent storage for databases
GitOps	ArgoCD	Declarative deployments with web UI
Secrets	External Secrets Operator	Cloud KMS sync (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Storage Provider Options

The infrastructure automatically selects the appropriate storage provider based on global.storage.provider:

Provider	Use When	StorageClass
`ebs-csi`	AWS EKS	`gp3`
`azure-disk`	Azure AKS	`managed-premium`
`gcp-pd`	GCP GKE	`pd-ssd`
`local-path`	k3d/k3s dev	`local-path`
`cloud-default`	Any cloud	(cluster default)

Recommendation:

Cloud deployments (EKS/AKS/GKE/DOKS): Use native CSI drivers or cloud-default
Development: Use local-path for simplicity

Optional Add-On Components

Component	Enable When	Purpose
API Worker	Offline/mobile sync needed	Real-time data synchronization
Valkey	Search features needed	Full-text search engine
MinIO	Self-hosted S3 needed	Object storage (files, images)
Monitoring	Production visibility needed	Prometheus + Grafana metrics
Velero	Backup/DR required	Kubernetes-native backups
Mailpit	Dev/staging only	Email testing (SMTP capture)

🏗️ Architecture

Internet → Envoy Gateway (shared, HA) → HTTPRoutes (per client/env) → Applications
                                                                      ↓
                                                            PostgreSQL + Cloud Storage
                                                            MinIO (optional)
                                                            Valkey (optional)

Key Design Decisions:

Shared Gateway - One Gateway in gateway-system, HTTPRoutes per client (zero-downtime)
Multi-Domain Support - Platform subdomains (*.example.com) + client custom domains (app.client.com)
Centralized Certificates - All TLS certificates in gateway-system namespace (security best practice)
Namespace Isolation - Each client/environment gets separate namespace ({client}-{env})
No Overengineering - No service mesh, no self-hosted Vault (use cloud KMS)
Security First - NetworkPolicies, PSS, encryption, compliance features built-in

📁 Template Structure

monobase-infra/                   # Base template repository
├── charts/                       # Custom Helm charts
│   ├── api/                  # Monobase API application chart
│   └── account/                # Monobase Account frontend chart
│
├── infrastructure/               # Infrastructure manifests & configs
│   ├── envoy-gateway/            # Gateway API
│   ├── argocd/                   # GitOps
│   ├── external-secrets-operator/ # Secrets management
│   ├── cert-manager/             # TLS certificates
│   ├── velero/                   # Backup solution
│   ├── security/                 # NetworkPolicies, PSS, encryption
│   └── monitoring/               # Optional Prometheus + Grafana
│
├── argocd/                       # ArgoCD application definitions
│   ├── bootstrap/                # App-of-Apps root
│   ├── infrastructure/           # Infrastructure apps
│   └── applications/             # Application apps
│
├── docs/                         # Documentation
└── scripts/                      # Automation scripts

📚 Documentation

See docs/INDEX.md for complete documentation index.

Quick Links

🚀 Getting Started:

Client Onboarding - Fork, configure, deploy
Deployment Guide - Step-by-step deployment
Example Deployments - Production and staging reference examples

🏗️ Architecture:

System Architecture - Design decisions, components
GitOps with ArgoCD - App-of-Apps pattern
Gateway API - Envoy Gateway, HTTPRoutes
Multi-Domain Gateway - Client custom domains, certificate management
Storage - Cloud CSI drivers

⚙️ Operations:

Certificate Management - TLS certificates, client domains
Backup & DR - 3-tier backup, disaster recovery
Scaling Guide - HPA, storage expansion
Troubleshooting - Common issues

🔐 Security:

Security Hardening - Best practices
Compliance - HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR

📖 Reference:

Values Reference - All configuration parameters
Optimization Summary - Simplification history

🔄 Syncing Upstream Changes

Clients can pull template updates from the base repository:

# In your forked repo (one-time setup)
git remote add upstream https://github.com/monobaselabs/monobase-infra.git

# Pull latest template updates
git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/main

# Resolve any conflicts (usually keep your values/deployments/, accept upstream changes)
git push origin main

🔐 Security & Compliance

NetworkPolicies - Default-deny, allow-specific traffic patterns
Pod Security Standards - Restricted security profile enforced
Encryption at Rest - PostgreSQL encryption, cloud storage encryption
Encryption in Transit - TLS everywhere via cert-manager
RBAC - Least-privilege service accounts
Secrets Management - Never commit secrets, use External Secrets + KMS
Compliance - See compliance documentation in docs/

⚙️ Resource Requirements

Minimum (Core Only)

3 nodes × 4 CPU × 16GB RAM
~7 CPU, ~23Gi memory
~100Gi storage (PostgreSQL)

Full Stack (All Optional Components)

3-5 nodes × 8 CPU × 32GB RAM
~22 CPU, ~53Gi memory
~1.15TB storage (PostgreSQL + MinIO)

🤝 Contributing

Improvements to the base template are welcome! If you implement a useful feature or fix:

Make changes in your fork
Test thoroughly
Submit a pull request to the base template repository
Your contribution helps all clients!

📞 Support

Issues: GitHub Issues
Documentation: docs/

📄 License

[Add your license here]

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🎯 Key Features

📦 Scope & Repository Structure

Repository Structure

What's Included ✅

Prerequisites

Optional: Cluster Provisioning

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

One-Time Bootstrap

Add Your First Client/Environment

Monitor Deployment

Update Your Deployment (True GitOps)

Track 2: I Need to Provision a Cluster 🏗️ (Optional)

⚙️ Configuration Approach

Values-Based Configuration

📋 What's Included

Required Core Components

Storage Provider Options

Optional Add-On Components

🏗️ Architecture

📁 Template Structure

📚 Documentation

Quick Links

🔄 Syncing Upstream Changes

🔐 Security & Compliance

⚙️ Resource Requirements

Minimum (Core Only)

Full Stack (All Optional Components)

🤝 Contributing

📞 Support

📄 License

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