Deployment & Runtime Requirements

Purpose

To enable frequent, safe, and automated deployments across diverse environments while ensuring products are self-contained and operationally manageable.

Scope

Packaging standards, deployment automation, orchestration compatibility, runtime resource management, rollback capabilities, and environment portability.

Requirements

IDNameDescription
REQ-DEP-1Self-Contained PackagingProduct components MUST be packaged with all necessary runtime dependencies to run as standalone deployable units (e.g., container images or equivalent).
REQ-DEP-2No Fragile Shared DependenciesDeployments MUST NOT rely on fragile shared components for internal product behaviour; shared platform services MUST be explicitly defined and treated as dependencies.
REQ-DEP-3Automated Deployment & RollbackProducts MUST support automated deployments and rollbacks, enabling frequent, low-risk releases including blue/green or canary strategies when justified.
REQ-DEP-4Orchestration-Friendly LifecycleStartup, shutdown, and scaling behaviour MUST be well-defined so orchestrators can start, stop, and replace instances without manual coordination.
REQ-DEP-5Observable Resource NeedsRuntime resource needs (CPU, memory, storage, network) MUST be specified and observable so capacity and scaling can be managed predictably.

Reference Template

TBD — a reference example for this standard is pending (to be crafted).

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