AlisChain Dependencies Documentation¶

Core Infrastructure Dependencies¶

Cloud Services¶

AWS/GCP Requirements
EC2/Compute Engine for application servers
RDS/Cloud SQL for managed databases
S3/Cloud Storage for file storage
CloudFront/Cloud CDN for content delivery
Lambda/Cloud Functions for serverless operations
EKS/GKE for Kubernetes orchestration

Databases¶

PostgreSQL (v14+)
User management
Transaction history
Claim records
Verification data
MongoDB (v5+)
Unstructured data storage
Content metadata
Analytics data
System logs
Redis (v6+)
Session management
Caching layer
Rate limiting
Real-time queues
Elasticsearch (v7+)
Full-text search
Analytics
Log aggregation
Content indexing

Message Queues¶

RabbitMQ (v3.9+)
Asynchronous processing
Service communication
Event handling
Task distribution
Apache Kafka (v3.0+)
Event streaming
Real-time analytics
Log aggregation
Data pipeline

External APIs¶

Blockchain Services¶

Ethereum Node
Web3 provider
Smart contract interaction
Transaction processing
Network synchronization
Polygon Network
Layer 2 scaling
Fast transactions
Lower gas fees
Cross-chain bridge
IPFS
Decentralized storage
Content addressing
File distribution
Permanent storage

AI/ML Services¶

OpenAI API
GPT models for text analysis
Content generation
Language understanding
Semantic search
Google Cloud AI
Machine learning models
Natural language processing
Entity recognition
Sentiment analysis
HuggingFace
BERT models
Model fine-tuning
Token classification
Text embeddings

Verification Services¶

FactCheck API
Claim verification
Source credibility
Fact database
Historical checks
News API
Real-time news
Source verification
Content aggregation
Media monitoring
Academic APIs
Research papers
Citation verification
Academic sources
Expert validation

Development Tools¶

Version Control¶

Git
Source code management
Version tracking
Collaboration
Code review
GitHub/GitLab
Repository hosting
CI/CD pipelines
Issue tracking
Project management

Development Environment¶

Node.js (v16+)
JavaScript runtime
Package management
Build tools
Development server
Python (v3.8+)
Backend runtime
AI/ML processing
Data analysis
Script automation
Docker
Container runtime
Development environment
Service isolation
Deployment packaging
Kubernetes
Container orchestration
Service scaling
Load balancing
Resource management

Security Infrastructure¶

Authentication Services¶

Auth0/Okta
User authentication
Single sign-on
Identity management
Access control
JWT
Token-based auth
Session management
API security
Claims verification

Security Services¶

CloudFlare
DDoS protection
WAF (Web Application Firewall)
SSL/TLS
Edge computing
AWS Shield/Cloud Armor
DDoS mitigation
Traffic filtering
Network protection
Threat detection
Security Scanning
Snyk for dependency scanning
SonarQube for code quality
OWASP ZAP for security testing
Container scanning

Monitoring and Analytics¶

System Monitoring¶

Prometheus
Metrics collection
Alert management
Time series data
Performance monitoring
Grafana
Metrics visualization
Dashboard creation
Alert notification
Data analysis
ELK Stack
Log management
Search capabilities
Data visualization
System analytics

Application Monitoring¶

New Relic/Datadog
Application performance
Error tracking
User monitoring
Infrastructure metrics
Sentry
Error tracking
Performance monitoring
Issue management
Release tracking

Cost Estimates and Alternatives¶

Cloud Infrastructure Costs (Monthly)¶

AWS/GCP Production Environment¶

EC2/Compute Engine (4 instances): $800-1,200
RDS/Cloud SQL (2 instances): $300-500
S3/Cloud Storage (1TB): $25-40
CloudFront/CDN: $100-200
Lambda/Functions: $50-100 Total: $1,275-2,040/month

Cost-Effective Alternatives¶

DigitalOcean/Linode
Similar compute power: $400-600
Managed databases: $150-250
Object storage: $15-25
CDN: $50-100 Total: $615-975/month (50-60% savings)
Self-hosted/Hybrid
Dedicated servers: $300-500
Self-managed databases: $0 (included)
Backblaze B2 storage: $5/TB
Cloudflare CDN: $20 Total: $325-525/month (75% savings)

Database Costs (Monthly)¶

Managed Services¶

PostgreSQL (RDS): $200-300
MongoDB Atlas: $200-400
Redis Enterprise: $100-200
Elasticsearch: $200-300 Total: $700-1,200/month

Cost-Effective Alternatives¶

Self-Managed Open Source
PostgreSQL (self-hosted): Server costs only
MongoDB Community: Server costs only
Redis: Server costs only
OpenSearch: Server costs only Total: $200-300/month (75% savings)
Hybrid Approach
Managed PostgreSQL: $200-300
Self-hosted MongoDB: Included in server
Redis Cache: $50 Total: $250-350/month (70% savings)

External APIs (Monthly)¶

Premium Services¶

OpenAI API: $500-1,000
Google Cloud AI: $300-500
HuggingFace Enterprise: $500
Blockchain nodes: $200-400 Total: $1,500-2,400/month

Cost-Effective Alternatives¶

Open Source + Self-Hosted
Local BERT models: Server costs only
Self-hosted blockchain nodes: Server costs only
Open-source NLP models: Free Total: $100-200/month (90% savings)
Hybrid Model
Limited OpenAI usage: $100-200
Self-hosted models: Server costs
Public blockchain nodes: Free Total: $200-300/month (85% savings)

Security Services (Monthly)¶

Enterprise Solutions¶

Auth0/Okta: $500-1,000
Cloudflare Enterprise: $200-400
Security scanning tools: $300-500 Total: $1,000-1,900/month

Cost-Effective Alternatives¶

Open Source Security Stack
Keycloak (self-hosted): Server costs only
Cloudflare Free: $0
OWASP ZAP + ModSecurity: Free Total: $50-100/month (95% savings)
Mixed Tier
Auth0 Developer: $100
Cloudflare Pro: $20
Basic scanning tools: $100 Total: $220/month (80% savings)

Monitoring Solutions (Monthly)¶

Commercial Tools¶

New Relic/Datadog: $300-500
Sentry: $100-200
ELK Stack (Elastic Cloud): $200-400 Total: $600-1,100/month

Cost-Effective Alternatives¶

Open Source Monitoring
Prometheus + Grafana: Server costs only
Self-hosted Sentry: Server costs only
ELK Stack (self-hosted): Server costs only Total: $100-200/month (80% savings)
Hybrid Monitoring
Grafana Cloud Free Tier + Self-hosted
Sentry Developer Tier: $50
Basic logging: Server costs only Total: $100-150/month (85% savings)

Cost Optimization Strategies¶

Development Phase¶

Use Free Tiers
AWS/GCP free tier
GitHub free tier
Cloudflare free tier
MongoDB Atlas free tier
Local Development
Docker containers
Local blockchain nodes
Cached API responses
SQLite for development

Staging Environment¶

Minimal Infrastructure
Single server instance
Combined services
Reduced redundancy
Limited monitoring

Production Optimization¶

Resource Scaling
Auto-scaling rules
Spot instances
Reserved instances
Resource scheduling
Data Management
Data lifecycle policies
Compression
Caching layers
Cold storage

Overall Cost Reduction Potential¶

Maximum Enterprise Setup: $5,075-8,640/month
Optimized Hybrid Setup: $1,485-2,495/month (70% savings)
Minimum Viable Setup: $775-1,475/month (85% savings)

Implementation Notes¶

Gradual Migration Strategy¶

Start with minimum viable setup
Scale services based on usage
Upgrade critical components first
Monitor cost vs. performance

Performance Considerations¶

Self-hosted solutions require expertise
Open-source alternatives need maintenance
Consider response times for critical services
Balance cost savings vs. reliability

Security Implications¶

Maintain security standards regardless of cost
Implement additional monitoring for self-hosted
Regular security audits
Compliance requirements may limit options

Version Requirements¶

Frontend Dependencies¶

{
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.0.0",
    "typescript": "^4.8.0",
    "web3": "^1.8.0",
    "material-ui": "^5.0.0",
    "redux": "^4.2.0",
    "socket.io-client": "^4.5.0"
  }
}

Backend Dependencies¶

requirements = {
    "fastapi": ">=0.70.0",
    "sqlalchemy": ">=1.4.0",
    "pytorch": ">=1.10.0",
    "transformers": ">=4.15.0",
    "web3": ">=5.25.0",
    "redis": ">=4.0.0",
    "kafka-python": ">=2.0.0"
}

Maintenance Requirements¶

Regular Updates¶

Security patches: Weekly
Dependency updates: Monthly
System upgrades: Quarterly
Major version upgrades: Annually

Backup Systems¶

Database backups: Daily
System backups: Weekly
Blockchain nodes: Real-time
Configuration backups: Daily

Monitoring Requirements¶

System health: 24/7
Security alerts: Real-time
Performance metrics: Hourly
Error tracking: Real-time

Resource Requirements¶

Minimum Hardware¶

Application servers: 8 CPU cores, 32GB RAM
Database servers: 16 CPU cores, 64GB RAM
AI processing: GPU instances with 16GB VRAM
Storage: 1TB+ SSD storage

Network Requirements¶

Bandwidth: 1Gbps minimum
Latency: <100ms
Availability: 99.99%
Global CDN coverage

Last update: 2024-12-08