Create comprehensive infrastructure documentation

[MaryammAli]

Create Comprehensive Infrastructure Documentation

Overview

This PR introduces a complete infrastructure documentation suite to improve system understanding, operational readiness, onboarding efficiency, and long-term maintainability.

The documentation provides a centralized reference for architecture, deployment procedures, troubleshooting, operational runbooks, and infrastructure best practices.

Changes Made

Architecture Documentation

Created:

• infrastructure/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md

Includes:

• High-level infrastructure overview
• System component relationships
• Service interaction flows
• Network and deployment architecture diagrams
• Data flow and dependency mapping

Setup Documentation

Created:

• infrastructure/docs/SETUP.md

Includes:

• Environment prerequisites
• Infrastructure provisioning steps
• Service configuration instructions
• Deployment workflows
• Local development and staging setup guidance

Troubleshooting Guide

Created:

• infrastructure/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

Includes:

• Common infrastructure issues
• Diagnostic procedures
• Error resolution workflows
• Monitoring and logging references
• Recovery recommendations

Runbook Documentation

Created:

• infrastructure/docs/RUNBOOKS.md

Includes:

• Incident response templates
• Service recovery procedures
• Deployment rollback processes
• Maintenance workflows
• Escalation guidelines

Best Practices Guide

Created:

• infrastructure/docs/BEST_PRACTICES.md

Includes:

• Infrastructure management standards
• Security recommendations
• Monitoring and observability practices
• Backup and disaster recovery guidance
• Scalability and performance considerations

Files Added

• infrastructure/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
• infrastructure/docs/SETUP.md
• infrastructure/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
• infrastructure/docs/RUNBOOKS.md
• infrastructure/docs/BEST_PRACTICES.md

Benefits

• Improves onboarding for new contributors and operators.
• Provides clear operational procedures and recovery guidance.
• Standardizes infrastructure management practices.
• Reduces troubleshooting and incident response time.
• Establishes a foundation for scalable infrastructure operations.

Acceptance Criteria

• Architecture documentation includes diagrams and system overviews.
• Setup guides cover deployment and environment configuration.
• Troubleshooting documentation provides issue diagnosis and resolution guidance.
• Runbook templates support operational and incident response workflows.
• Best practices documentation covers infrastructure management standards.

Notes

• Documentation is structured to evolve alongside infrastructure changes.
• Templates and operational guidance are designed to support both current and future platform requirements.
• This PR focuses on documentation completeness and operational readiness without modifying infrastructure behavior.
  Closes Create comprehensive infrastructure documentation #480

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