Hosting Overview

Deploy Arivu to production on AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, and more

Arivu is a containerized, scalable architecture designed for cloud deployment. This section provides detailed guidance for deploying Arivu across multiple cloud platforms and hosting providers.

Architecture Overview

Arivu consists of three main deployable components:

Backend API

FastAPI/Uvicorn server running the pipeline and integrations

Frontend Dashboard

Next.js React application for visualization and management

Supporting Services

Memory backend (Redis/SQLite), database connectors, LLM clients

Deployment Models

Single Cloud Provider

Complete deployment on one platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

• Simplified management
• Single vendor lock-in
• Consistent security policies

Multi-Cloud

Distribute components across providers

• Reduce vendor lock-in
• Geographic redundancy
• Increased complexity

Hybrid

Mix of cloud and on-premises

• Compliance requirements
• Data residency constraints
• Enhanced flexibility

Key Considerations

Scalability

• Backend: Horizontal scaling with load balancing
• Frontend: CDN distribution for static assets
• Database: Connection pooling and replication
• Memory: Redis cluster for distributed state

Performance

• Latency: Deploy close to users and databases
• Caching: Browser cache + Redis for query results
• Async: FastAPI async operations for concurrency
• Optimization: Image compression, code splitting

Security

• API Keys: Secure storage in secrets manager
• Database credentials: Never in code
• TLS/HTTPS: Enforce across all communications
• RBAC: Role-based access control
• Network isolation: Private VPCs, security groups

Cost Optimization

• Compute: Right-size instances, use spot/preemptible VMs
• Storage: Use managed services where available
• Data transfer: Minimize cross-region traffic
• Monitoring: Pay-per-use or reserved capacity

Reliability

• HA: Multi-AZ deployments
• Backup: Automated database backups
• Failover: Health checks and auto-recovery
• Monitoring: Real-time alerting

Recommended Platforms

Platform	Best For	Complexity	Cost
AWS ECS	Most flexible, largest ecosystem	Medium	$$$
AWS EKS	Kubernetes-first, multi-cloud	High	$$$
Azure App Service	Quick deployment, integrated tools	Low	$$
Azure Container Instances	Simple containerized apps	Low	$$
DigitalOcean App Platform	Simplicity, affordability	Low	$
Vercel	Frontend only, zero-config	Very Low	$
Heroku	Rapid prototyping	Very Low	$$

Next Steps

Start with your preferred platform:

AWS Deployment

ECS, EKS, Lambda, and RDS options

Azure Deployment

App Service, Container Instances, and managed databases

Other Platforms

DigitalOcean, Vercel, Heroku, and self-hosted