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Purpose & Scope

Mission Statement

The WebGrip Infrastructure repository serves as the centralized foundation for our organization's CI/CD infrastructure, providing specialized Docker images and automation workflows that enable consistent, reliable, and efficient development and deployment processes across all WebGrip projects.

Primary Objectives

🎯 Standardization

Provide consistent, well-tested environments for development, testing, and deployment across all WebGrip projects. Each Docker image encapsulates specific tooling and configurations needed for different stages of our software lifecycle.

🚀 Efficiency

Reduce setup time and eliminate "works on my machine" issues by providing pre-configured environments that developers can use immediately without lengthy local setup procedures.

🔧 Automation

Enable automated building, testing, and deployment workflows through specialized container images that integrate seamlessly with GitHub Actions and Kubernetes infrastructure.

📈 Scalability

Support the growing needs of WebGrip's development teams with infrastructure that can handle multiple projects, different technology stacks, and varying deployment requirements.

Scope & Boundaries

✅ In Scope

Docker Images for CI/CD - Development environments (Rust CI Runner) - Testing infrastructure (Playwright Runner) - Deployment tooling (Helm Deploy) - Automation runners (GitHub Actions Runner, ACT Runner) - Release processes (Rust Releaser)

Automation Workflows - Automated Docker image building and publishing - Version management and tagging - Multi-platform build support

Testing Infrastructure - End-to-end testing with Playwright - Local workflow testing with ACT

Documentation & Standards - Comprehensive usage documentation - Best practices and conventions - Architectural decision records

❌ Out of Scope

Application Code - Business logic or application-specific code - Project-specific deployment configurations - Individual project dependencies

Production Infrastructure - Kubernetes cluster management - Production monitoring and alerting - Database administration - Network configuration

Security Management - Secrets management (beyond basic container security) - Access control policies - Compliance frameworks

Target Audiences

👨‍💻 Developers

  • Need consistent development environments
  • Want to test GitHub Actions workflows locally
  • Require reliable CI/CD tooling

🔧 DevOps Engineers

  • Manage deployment pipelines
  • Maintain CI/CD infrastructure
  • Optimize build and deployment processes

🧪 QA Engineers

  • Run end-to-end tests consistently
  • Need reliable testing environments
  • Validate deployment processes

📚 New Team Members

  • Need to understand our infrastructure
  • Want quick onboarding to development processes
  • Require clear documentation and examples

Value Proposition

For Individual Developers

  • Faster Onboarding: Get productive immediately with pre-configured environments
  • Consistent Experience: Same tooling and versions across all environments
  • Local Testing: Test CI/CD workflows locally before pushing changes

For Development Teams

  • Reduced Friction: Eliminate environment-specific issues
  • Better Collaboration: Shared understanding of infrastructure and processes
  • Quality Assurance: Consistent testing and deployment practices

For WebGrip Organization

  • Cost Efficiency: Reduced setup time and infrastructure maintenance overhead
  • Risk Reduction: Standardized, tested infrastructure components
  • Faster Delivery: Streamlined development and deployment processes

Success Metrics

We measure the success of this infrastructure through:

  • Onboarding Time: New developers productive within hours, not days
  • Build Reliability: >99% success rate for automated builds
  • Developer Satisfaction: Positive feedback on development experience
  • Maintenance Overhead: Minimal time spent on environment issues

Integration Points

This infrastructure integrates with:

  • GitHub Actions: Primary CI/CD platform using our runner images
  • Kubernetes: Deployment target using Helm Deploy image
  • Docker Registry: Image storage and distribution
  • Backstage: Service catalog and documentation platform
  • Individual Projects: Consumed as base images and tools

Assumption: Teams are primarily using GitHub for source control and GitHub Actions for CI/CD. If teams need integration with other platforms (GitLab, Jenkins, etc.), this would require extending our image set or creating new specialized images.