Docker and container strategy

Each microservice includes a service-level Dockerfile in its directory. Images should be built in CI and pushed to a registry.

Best practices:

• Multi-stage builds for small images.
• Pin base images for reproducibility.
• Use .dockerignore to keep builds small.

Local development:

• Use the root docker-compose.yml for a full stack run
• Each service is isolated and can be built independently
• Default local ports: orchestration 8000, data 8001, profile 8002, pattern 8003, auth 8004

Notes for Pattern service:

• Pull model artifacts before starting inference (dvc pull)
• Configure FORESIGHTX_ARTIFACTS_DIR when using non-default artifact paths

Current deployment view

The captured deployment contains independently running Auth, Data, Pattern, Profile, Orchestration, and Frontend applications. Production Compose adds NGINX as the single public entrypoint and Redis as a private shared dependency.