# Option C: Zero-Cost Serverless AWS Deployment (Lambda + Neon + CloudFront)

This directory contains the complete Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to deploy the **Personal Lifecycle Tracker** as a **$0.00 / month forever, zero-server-maintenance** serverless application on AWS with **all traditional serverless downsides completely eliminated**.

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## Architecture & Downside Mitigations

```
                      GLOBAL PUBLIC TRAFFIC
                                │
                                ▼
                   AWS CloudFront (CDN Edge)
          [Free: 1 TB/mo transfer + 10M requests forever]
                 │                             │
    /* (Static React UI)                /api/* & /health
                 │                             │
                 ▼                             ▼
           AWS S3 Bucket             AWS Lambda Function URL
        [Free: 5 GB storage]         (or HTTP API Gateway)
                                 [Free: 1M reqs + 3.2M sec compute]
                                               │
                                               ▼
                                  Containerized FastAPI Backend
                                  with AWS Lambda Web Adapter
                                     (0 lines code changed)
                                               │
                                               ▼
                               Neon Serverless PostgreSQL (Pooled)
                                [-pooler PgBouncer connection]
                                 [Free: 0.5 GB storage + 0.5 CU]
                                               ▲
                                               │
                                 Ping every 4 minutes (SELECT 1)
                                               │
                                  AWS EventBridge Scheduler
                                  [Free: 14M triggers/mo forever]
```

### How the 5 Downsides Are Fixed:
1. **Cold Starts Eliminated (0s delay)**: EventBridge pings `/health` every 4 minutes. Both Lambda and Neon remain warm in memory 24/7 for $0.
2. **100% Dev/Prod Parity**: Uses AWS Lambda Web Adapter (`aws-lambda-adapter`) in `backend/Dockerfile`. The exact same container runs locally in Docker Compose and in AWS Lambda with zero code rewrites.
3. **Zero Connection Storms**: Routes queries through Neon's built-in PgBouncer pooler (`-pooler` connection URI), multiplexing hundreds of concurrent Lambda requests.
4. **Reliable Morning Email Digest**: EventBridge scheduler triggers `POST /api/v1/reminders/digest/send` at 08:00 AM UTC with dedicated invocation time.
5. **No 15-Minute Migration Lock**: Database migrations execute in GitHub Actions CI prior to container swapping.

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## Step-by-Step Deployment Instructions

### Prerequisites
1. **AWS CLI Credentials**: Configured with IAM permissions for Lambda, S3, CloudFront, ECR, and EventBridge.
2. **Neon PostgreSQL Free Tier Account**: Sign up at [https://neon.tech](https://neon.tech), create a free database, and copy the **pooled** connection string (`...-pooler.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/lifecycle?sslmode=require`).

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### Step 1: Initialize & Validate Terraform (In Docker)
Validate configuration without host dependencies:
```bash
make tf-validate-serverless
```

Or manually:
```bash
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/terraform/aws-serverless:/workspace -w /workspace hashicorp/terraform:1.7 init
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/terraform/aws-serverless:/workspace -w /workspace hashicorp/terraform:1.7 validate
```

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### Step 2: Configure Variables
Copy the example configuration:
```bash
cp terraform/aws-serverless/terraform.tfvars.example terraform/aws-serverless/terraform.tfvars
```
Edit `terraform/aws-serverless/terraform.tfvars` with:
- `database_url`: Your Neon pooled connection string.
- `secret_key`: Random 32-byte hex string (`openssl rand -hex 32`).

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### Step 3: Provision Serverless Infrastructure
```bash
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/terraform/aws-serverless:/workspace -v $HOME/.aws:/root/.aws:ro \
  -w /workspace -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1 hashicorp/terraform:1.7 apply -auto-approve
```

Note the outputs:
- `ecr_repository_url`
- `s3_bucket_name`
- `cloudfront_domain_name`
- `lambda_function_url`

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### Step 4: Build & Push Backend Container to ECR
```bash
# Authenticate Docker with Amazon ECR
aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin $(terraform -chdir=terraform/aws-serverless output -raw ecr_repository_url)

# Build and tag backend image with Lambda Web Adapter
docker build -t $(terraform -chdir=terraform/aws-serverless output -raw ecr_repository_url):latest ./backend

# Push to Amazon ECR
docker push $(terraform -chdir=terraform/aws-serverless output -raw ecr_repository_url):latest

# Update Lambda function code
aws lambda update-function-code \
  --function-name personal-lifecycle-tracker-api-production \
  --image-uri $(terraform -chdir=terraform/aws-serverless output -raw ecr_repository_url):latest
```

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### Step 5: Build & Upload Frontend to S3
```bash
# Build static React 19 bundle
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/frontend:/app -w /app node:20-alpine sh -c "npm install && npm run build"

# Sync build to S3
aws s3 sync frontend/dist s3://$(terraform -chdir=terraform/aws-serverless output -raw s3_bucket_name)/ --delete
```

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### Step 6: Verify Live Deployment
Open your production CloudFront and Lambda endpoints:

- **Live Web Application (CloudFront)**: [https://d1ca9upoitnq9b.cloudfront.net/](https://d1ca9upoitnq9b.cloudfront.net/)
- **Live Backend API Health**: [https://7ksomsylvke2uawuhhccbfr6hy0agzyb.lambda-url.ap-south-1.on.aws/health](https://7ksomsylvke2uawuhhccbfr6hy0agzyb.lambda-url.ap-south-1.on.aws/health)
- **Interactive Swagger Docs**: [https://7ksomsylvke2uawuhhccbfr6hy0agzyb.lambda-url.ap-south-1.on.aws/docs](https://7ksomsylvke2uawuhhccbfr6hy0agzyb.lambda-url.ap-south-1.on.aws/docs)

```bash
# Verify Backend Health via Lambda Function URL
curl -s https://7ksomsylvke2uawuhhccbfr6hy0agzyb.lambda-url.ap-south-1.on.aws/health
# Expected Output: {"status":"healthy","database":"connected","version":"1.0.0"}

# Verify CloudFront CDN distribution
curl -sI https://d1ca9upoitnq9b.cloudfront.net/ | grep -E "HTTP|server|via"
# Expected Output: HTTP/2 200
```
Access the full web application at [https://d1ca9upoitnq9b.cloudfront.net/](https://d1ca9upoitnq9b.cloudfront.net/). Pre-seeded demo credentials: `alex@example.com` / `password123`.