MAINTENANCE.md

Project Maintenance Guide

Regular Maintenance Tasks

Daily

• Review error logs
• Check monitoring dashboards
• Verify queue sizes
• Monitor memory usage
• Check processing rates

Weekly

• Review performance metrics
• Clean up old logs
• Update documentation if needed
• Review security alerts
• Check dependency updates

Monthly

• Full system health check
• Performance optimization review
• Security audit
• Documentation review
• Dependency update assessment

Documentation Maintenance

README.md

• Keep architecture diagrams current
• Update installation instructions
• Maintain troubleshooting guide
• Review best practices section

Changelog.md

• Add all significant changes
• Follow Keep a Changelog format
• Include version numbers
• Document breaking changes

API Documentation

• Update endpoint documentation
• Maintain example requests/responses
• Document rate limits
• Keep error codes current

Code Quality

Testing

• Maintain test coverage > 90%
• Update test fixtures
• Review test scenarios
• Verify performance tests

Code Style

• Run linting regularly
• Follow Python style guide
• Maintain type hints
• Update docstrings

Performance Monitoring

Metrics to Track

• Processing success rate
• API availability
• Error rates
• Response times
• Memory usage
• Queue sizes

Alert Thresholds

• Error rate > 1%
• Memory usage > 80%
• Queue size > 90%
• Processing rate drop > 20%

Security Maintenance

Regular Checks

• Token rotation
• Access control review
• Input validation
• Rate limit effectiveness

Vulnerability Management

• Regular security scans
• Dependency vulnerability checks
• Security patch updates
• Access log review

Development Environment

Setup Maintenance

• Virtual environment updates
• Development tools
• Test dependencies
• Documentation tools

CI/CD Pipeline

• GitHub Actions workflow
• Test automation
• Deployment scripts
• Environment configurations

Troubleshooting Guide

Common Issues

1. Queue overflow

   • Check processing rate
   • Verify memory usage
   • Review error logs

2. Performance degradation

   • Monitor CPU usage
   • Check memory allocation
   • Review database queries

3. Webhook failures

   • Check network connectivity
   • Verify rate limits
   • Review error patterns

Version Control

Branch Management

• Main branch protection
• Feature branch cleanup
• Version tagging
• Release management

Code Review Process

• Pull request templates
• Review guidelines
• Merge criteria
• Documentation requirements

Backup and Recovery

Backup Procedures

• Configuration backup
• Database backup
• Log file archival
• Documentation versioning

Recovery Procedures

• Service restoration
• Data recovery
• Configuration restore
• Monitoring recovery

Contact Information

Development Team

• Lead Developer: [Name]
• System Architect: [Name]
• DevOps Lead: [Name]

Emergency Contacts

• On-call Engineer: [Contact]
• Security Team: [Contact]
• Operations Team: [Contact]