Web Services Configuration

Configure your containerized web services with fine-grained control over deployment behavior, resource allocation, and operational settings in Biztraak.

Port Configuration

Container Port Configuration

Configure how your web service container exposes ports for load balancer health checks and traffic routing.

Default ports: 8080 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) for web services
Custom port mapping: specify different internal ports if your app uses non-standard ports
Health check endpoints: configure custom health check paths for your web service
Load balancer integration: automatic port discovery and configuration for ECS/GKE

Port Requirements

HTTP traffic: typically port 8080
HTTPS traffic: typically port 443
Custom applications: specify alternative ports as needed
Load balancer health checks: ensure health endpoint is accessible

Environment Variables

Inject secrets and configuration at deployment time

Variable Types

Configuration variables: database URLs, API endpoints, feature flags
Secret variables: API keys, passwords, OAuth tokens
Runtime settings: log levels, debug modes, environment names

Variable Scoping

Component-specific: variables scoped to individual components
Environment-specific: different values for production, staging, build reviews
Global variables: shared across all environments

Resource Limits

Container Resource Limits

Set CPU and memory constraints for your web service containers in ECS or GKE.

CPU allocation: specify CPU units (vCPUs) for your web service containers
Memory limits: set maximum memory usage (MB/GB) for your web service
Resource requests: minimum resources guaranteed to your web service
Auto-scaling triggers: CPU and memory-based scaling policies for your web service

Resource Optimization

Right-sizing: match resources to actual application needs
Cost optimization: avoid over-provisioning resources
Performance tuning: optimize for your application's workload
Monitoring integration: track resource utilization and costs

Health Check Configuration

Web Service Health Checks

Customize health endpoints for your web service to ensure load balancer monitoring works correctly.

Default health checks: /health or / endpoints for your web service
Custom health paths: specify application-specific health endpoints (e.g., /api/health)
Health check intervals: configure check frequency and timeout for your web service
Unhealthy threshold: define when to mark your web service as unhealthy

Health Check Types

HTTP health checks: check HTTP endpoints for application status
TCP health checks: verify port connectivity
Application-specific: custom health check implementations
Dependency checks: verify database, cache, and external service connectivity

Auto-Scaling Policies

Web Service Auto-Scaling

Define auto-scaling behavior for your web service based on demand and performance metrics.

Target tracking policies: maintain optimal performance metrics for your web service
CPU-based scaling: scale your web service based on CPU utilization
Memory-based scaling: scale your web service based on memory usage
Custom metrics: scale your web service based on application-specific metrics (requests/sec, response time)

Web Service Scaling Parameters

Minimum capacity: minimum number of running web service instances
Maximum capacity: maximum number of running web service instances
Desired capacity: target number of running web service instances
Scaling cooldowns: prevent rapid scaling oscillations for your web service

Cloud Provider Selection

Choose a provider and workload combination exposed by the project configuration. See Capabilities and Availability for the current provider templates and differences.

Security Configuration

Network Security

Configure network access and security policies.

VPC isolation: containers run in private subnets
Security groups: control inbound and outbound traffic
Network ACLs: additional network-level security
Private networking: secure communication between services

Access Control

IAM roles: least-privilege access for all components
Service accounts: secure service-to-service communication
Secret management: encrypted storage and injection of secrets
Audit logging: track all configuration changes and access

Monitoring and Observability

Logging Configuration

Configure application logging and log aggregation.

Log levels: debug, info, warn, error configuration
Log formats: structured logging (JSON) or plain text
Log destinations: cloud logging services integration
Log retention: configure log storage and retention policies

Metrics and Monitoring

Application metrics: custom metrics and performance indicators
Infrastructure metrics: CPU, memory, network, and disk usage
Alerting: configure alerts for performance and error thresholds
Dashboards: real-time monitoring and visualization

Deployment Configuration

Web Service Deployment Strategies

Configure deployment behavior and rollback policies for your web service.

Blue/green deployments: a deployment strategy that may reduce interruption where the selected provider workflow supports parallel environments and traffic switching
Rollback policies: automatic rollback on web service deployment failures
Deployment timeouts: configure deployment timeout settings for your web service
Health check integration: verify web service deployment success before traffic switch

Web Service Build Configuration

Dockerfile detection: automatic Dockerfile discovery for your web service
Build context: specify build context and Dockerfile location for your web service
Build arguments: pass build-time variables to Docker builds for your web service
Multi-stage builds: optimize built container images for production web service deployment

Custom Configuration

Advanced Settings

Configure advanced deployment and operational settings.

Custom labels: add metadata and labels to deployments
Environment-specific configs: different settings per environment
Configuration templates: reusable configuration patterns
Validation rules: ensure configuration correctness

Integration Options

External services: integrate with third-party services
Webhooks: trigger external systems on deployment events
API integration: programmatic configuration management
CLI tools: command-line configuration management

Best Practices

Configuration Management

Version control: track configuration changes in Git
Environment parity: maintain consistent configurations across environments
Documentation: document all configuration options and decisions
Testing: validate configurations in non-production environments

Security Best Practices

Least privilege: grant minimum necessary permissions
Secret rotation: regularly rotate secrets and credentials
Audit trails: maintain logs of all configuration changes
Compliance: ensure configurations meet security and compliance requirements

Next steps

Environment Variables → detailed guide for variable management
Web Services → deploy containerized applications
Build Reviews → preview environments with custom configurations
CI/CD Overview → understand the complete deployment pipeline

Web services configuration in Biztraak gives you fine-grained control over your containerized applications: customize every aspect of your web service's behavior and infrastructure.