Migrate metadata.db to a Cloud Platform for Improved Scalability and Reliability

[KaranAgrawal1509]

Context:

In our current web application, the metadata.db file is hosted locally, which can lead to performance issues, limited scalability, and potential data loss in case of hardware failure. To address these concerns, we suggest migrating the metadata.db file to a cloud platform, which will provide better scalability, reliability, and ease of management.

Solution:

To implement this improvement, we propose to host the metadata.db file on a cloud platform, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. This will offload the responsibility of managing and maintaining the database infrastructure to the cloud provider and allow our application to scale more efficiently as the number of users increases.

Expected Behavior:

After implementing this change, the web application should continue to function as before, but with improved scalability and reliability. Users should not experience any noticeable changes in functionality or performance.

Steps to Implement:

• Review the current implementation of the metadata.db file storage and access in the web application to understand the requirements and dependencies.
• Choose a suitable cloud platform (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and create an account if necessary.
• Set up the required cloud services and resources (e.g., storage, networking, and access control) to host the metadata.db file.
• Update the server-side code to connect to the cloud-hosted metadata.db file instead of the local file. This may involve modifying connection strings, authentication, and other configuration settings.
• Test the updated implementation by running the web application locally and ensuring that the metadata.db file can be accessed and updated correctly on the cloud platform.
• Deploy the updated code to production and confirm that the web application is functioning as expected with the cloud-hosted metadata.db file.
• Monitor the performance and reliability of the web application to ensure that the migration to the cloud platform has not introduced any new issues.

Conclusion

By migrating the metadata.db file to a cloud platform, we can improve the scalability and reliability of our web application while reducing the maintenance burden on our team.

[ManiDeepakReddyAila]

Context:

The db file is already in S3 bucket and is being fetched from there.