michaelschiemer/deployment/infrastructure/DEPLOYMENT_FIX_SUMMARY.md

Production Deployment Fix Summary

Date: 2025-10-27 Status: PARTIALLY FIXED - DB configuration corrected, but additional issues remain

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What Was Fixed

1. Database Configuration Corrected ✅

Problem: Wrong DB_PORT in production .env.production

• Line 15: DB_PORT=3306 (MySQL port)
• Line 67: DB_PORT= (duplicate empty entry)
• Wrong username: mdb-user (should be mdb_user)
• Wrong password

Solution Applied:

# Copied correct .env.production from source of truth
ansible web_servers -m copy \
  -a "src=deployment/applications/environments/.env.production \
      dest=/home/deploy/michaelschiemer/shared/.env.production" \
  --vault-password-file deployment/infrastructure/.vault_pass

Verification:

DB_PORT=5432                              # ✅ Correct
DB_USERNAME=mdb_user                      # ✅ Correct
DB_PASSWORD=Qo2KNgGqeYksEhKr57pgugakxlothn8J  # ✅ Correct

2. Containers Restarted ✅

docker compose restart php web queue-worker

Current Status:

• php: Up 6 minutes (healthy) ✅
• db: Up 53 minutes (healthy) ✅
• redis: Up 53 minutes (healthy) ✅
• web: Up 6 minutes (UNHEALTHY) ⚠️
• queue-worker: Restarting (1) ❌

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Remaining Issues

Issue 1: Web Container Unhealthy ⚠️

Symptom: Website still returns HTTP 500

Possible Causes:

1. PHP-FPM not responding - Web container can't connect to PHP
2. Application error - PHP code failing during bootstrap
3. Missing files - Application files not properly deployed
4. Permissions - Web server can't access application files

Next Steps to Diagnose:

# Check if PHP-FPM is accessible from web container
docker exec web curl http://php:9000

# Check Nginx configuration
docker exec web nginx -t

# Check web container health check
docker inspect web --format='{{json .State.Health}}' | jq

# Check if application files exist
docker exec web ls -la /var/www/html/public/index.php

Issue 2: Queue Worker Crashing ❌

Symptom: Continuous restart loop

Possible Causes:

1. Same DB connection issue (should be fixed now)
2. Missing queue configuration
3. Redis connection issue
4. Application code error in queue worker

Next Steps to Diagnose:

# Check queue-worker logs
docker logs queue-worker --tail 100

# Try running queue worker manually
docker exec php php artisan queue:work --tries=1 --once

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Scripts Created ✅

1. Simple Deployment Script

Location: /home/michael/dev/michaelschiemer/deployment/infrastructure/scripts/deploy.sh

./deployment/infrastructure/scripts/deploy.sh

2. .env Update Script

Location: /home/michael/dev/michaelschiemer/deployment/infrastructure/scripts/update-env.sh

./deployment/infrastructure/scripts/update-env.sh

3. Quick Sync Script

Location: /home/michael/dev/michaelschiemer/deployment/infrastructure/scripts/quick-sync.sh

./deployment/infrastructure/scripts/quick-sync.sh

Note: All scripts updated to use docker compose (v2) instead of docker-compose (v1)

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Documentation Created ✅

Comprehensive Deployment Analysis

Location: /home/michael/dev/michaelschiemer/deployment/infrastructure/DEPLOYMENT_ANALYSIS.md

Contents:

1. Complete deployment flow analysis
2. .env file sources and conflicts
3. Deployment command documentation
4. Step-by-step fix strategy
5. Cleanup recommendations
6. Post-fix verification checklist

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Recommended Next Actions

Immediate (To Fix HTTP 500)

1. Check Application Bootstrap:

# Test if PHP application can start
ansible web_servers -m shell \
  -a "docker exec php php /var/www/html/public/index.php" \
  --vault-password-file deployment/infrastructure/.vault_pass

2. Check Nginx-PHP Connection:

# Test PHP-FPM socket
ansible web_servers -m shell \
  -a "docker exec web curl -v http://php:9000" \
  --vault-password-file deployment/infrastructure/.vault_pass

3. Check Application Logs:

# Look for PHP errors
ansible web_servers -m shell \
  -a "docker exec php ls -la /var/www/html/storage/logs/" \
  --vault-password-file deployment/infrastructure/.vault_pass

4. Verify File Permissions:

# Check if web server can read files
ansible web_servers -m shell \
  -a "docker exec web ls -la /var/www/html/public/" \
  --vault-password-file deployment/infrastructure/.vault_pass

Short-Term (Within 24h)

1. Fix Web Container Health - Resolve HTTP 500 errors
2. Fix Queue Worker - Stop crash loop
3. Full Deployment Test - Run complete deployment playbook
4. Verify All Services - Ensure all containers healthy

Long-Term (This Week)

1. Update Playbook - Add .env.production sync task
2. Add Validation - Pre-deployment .env validation script
3. Document Process - Update README with deployment guide
4. Setup Monitoring - Add health check alerts
5. Cleanup Old Files - Remove duplicate .env files

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Key Learnings

1. Deployment Flow Issues

Problem: Playbook doesn't sync .env.production to shared/ Impact: Manual updates required for configuration changes Solution: Add sync task to playbook

2. Multiple .env Sources

Problem: 3 different .env.production files with conflicting content Resolution: Use deployment/applications/environments/.env.production as source of truth

3. Docker Compose Version

Problem: Production uses Docker Compose v2 (docker compose) Impact: Scripts using v1 syntax (docker-compose) fail Solution: All scripts updated to v2 syntax

4. Symlink Chain Complexity

Structure:

current/.env → shared/.env.production
current/.env.production → shared/.env.production

Risk: If shared/.env.production is wrong, ALL releases break Mitigation: Validate before deploy, backup before changes

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Quick Reference

Check Production Status

cd /home/michael/dev/michaelschiemer/deployment/infrastructure

# Container status
ansible web_servers -i inventories/production/hosts.yml \
  -m shell -a "docker ps" --vault-password-file .vault_pass

# .env configuration
ansible web_servers -i inventories/production/hosts.yml \
  -m shell -a "cat /home/deploy/michaelschiemer/shared/.env.production" \
  --vault-password-file .vault_pass

# Application logs
ansible web_servers -i inventories/production/hosts.yml \
  -m shell -a "docker logs web --tail 50" --vault-password-file .vault_pass

Deploy to Production

# Full deployment
./deployment/infrastructure/scripts/deploy.sh

# Update .env only
./deployment/infrastructure/scripts/update-env.sh

# Quick code sync
./deployment/infrastructure/scripts/quick-sync.sh

Emergency Rollback

# List releases
ansible web_servers -i inventories/production/hosts.yml \
  -m shell -a "ls -la /home/deploy/michaelschiemer/releases/" \
  --vault-password-file .vault_pass

# Switch to previous release
ansible web_servers -i inventories/production/hosts.yml \
  -m shell -a "ln -sfn /home/deploy/michaelschiemer/releases/PREVIOUS_TIMESTAMP \
               /home/deploy/michaelschiemer/current" \
  --vault-password-file .vault_pass

# Restart containers
ansible web_servers -i inventories/production/hosts.yml \
  -m shell -a "cd /home/deploy/michaelschiemer/current && docker compose restart" \
  --vault-password-file .vault_pass

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Support Contacts

Documentation:

• Deployment Analysis: deployment/infrastructure/DEPLOYMENT_ANALYSIS.md
• This Summary: deployment/infrastructure/DEPLOYMENT_FIX_SUMMARY.md

Scripts:

• All scripts in: deployment/infrastructure/scripts/
• Make executable: chmod +x deployment/infrastructure/scripts/*.sh

Configuration:

• Source of Truth: deployment/applications/environments/.env.production
• Production File: /home/deploy/michaelschiemer/shared/.env.production