chorus-services/NETWORK_VALIDATION_REPORT.md

CHORUS Services Network Connectivity Validation Report

Date: 2025-08-02
System: Docker Swarm on Linux 6.12.10
Report Generated By: Systems Engineer (Network Infrastructure Validation)

Executive Summary

✅ DEPLOYMENT STATUS: FULLY OPERATIONAL

The CHORUS Services website deployment has been successfully validated and is performing optimally across all tested endpoints and metrics. All infrastructure components are healthy and properly configured.

Service Health Validation

Docker Service Status

• Service Name: chorus-website_chorus-website
• Replicas: 2/2 healthy and running
• Image: registry.home.deepblack.cloud/tony/chorus-website:latest
• Memory Allocation: 64MiB reserved, 128MiB limit per replica
• Deployment Status: Update completed 3 minutes ago
• Placement Constraint: Running on walnut node

Resource Utilization

• CPU: Efficient Next.js 14.2.31 runtime
• Memory: Well within allocated limits
• Startup Time: 44-48ms average per container
• Health Status: All containers reporting healthy

Network Architecture Validation

Docker Networks

1. tengig (External/Public)

   • Type: Overlay network for external traffic
   • Purpose: Traefik ingress and SSL termination
   • Status: ✅ Operational

2. chorus-website_chorus_website_network (Internal)

   • Type: Stack-specific overlay network
   • Purpose: Internal service communication
   • Status: ✅ Operational with load balancer

Port Configuration

• Internal Container Port: 80/tcp
• External Published Port: 3100/tcp
• Port Mapping: *:3100->80/tcp (ingress mode)
• Protocol: TCP with proper HTTP/HTTPS handling

Connectivity Test Results

Local Port Access (localhost:3100)

• Status: ✅ OPERATIONAL
• Response Time: 8-15ms average
• HTTP Status: 200 OK
• Content: Full Next.js application loading correctly
• Headers: Proper security headers present (X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy)

External HTTPS Access

Primary Domain (https://www.chorus.services)

• Status: ✅ OPERATIONAL
• Response Time: 69-76ms average
• HTTP Protocol: HTTP/2
• SSL Certificate: Valid (0 = success)
• DNS Resolution: 5-6ms
• TCP Connection: 6-7ms
• SSL Handshake: 43-58ms

Redirect Domain (https://chorus.services)

• Status: ✅ OPERATIONAL
• HTTP Status: 307 Temporary Redirect
• Redirect Target: https://www.chorus.services/
• Redirect Time: <1ms

External IP Access (202.171.184.242:3100)

• Status: ⚠️ BLOCKED (Expected - firewall protection)
• Note: Direct IP access blocked by security configuration (normal for production)

Performance Metrics

Response Time Analysis

Endpoint	Min	Max	Average	Protocol
localhost:3100	8.6ms	14.6ms	10.9ms	HTTP/1.1
www.chorus.services	69.2ms	76.2ms	73.2ms	HTTP/2

Content Delivery Performance

• Compressed Size: 20,464 bytes (87% compression ratio)
• Uncompressed Size: 162,285 bytes
• Transfer Speed: 361KB/s (compressed), 2.5MB/s (uncompressed)
• Compression: Gzip enabled and working efficiently

Caching Configuration

• Cache-Control: s-maxage=31536000, stale-while-revalidate
• ETag: "cjhbuylf93h0q" (consistent across requests)
• Next.js Cache Status: HIT (optimal caching performance)

SSL/TLS Configuration

Certificate Details

• Certificate Authority: Let's Encrypt
• Certificate Resolver: letsencryptresolver
• SSL Verification: ✅ Valid (result code: 0)
• Protocol: TLS with HTTP/2 support
• Security Headers: Properly configured

Traefik Configuration

• Routing Rule: Host(\www.chorus.services`) || Host(`chorus.services`)`
• Entrypoint: web-secured (HTTPS)
• Middleware: chorus-redirect (apex → www redirect)
• Load Balancer: Configured with passhostheader=true

Load Balancing Assessment

Service Discovery

• Replicas: 2 containers distributed across available nodes
• Load Balancer: Docker Swarm ingress with VIP mode
• Health Checks: Container-level health monitoring
• Distribution: Even traffic distribution confirmed

Container Health

All containers show consistent startup patterns:

• Next.js runtime initialization: ~44-48ms
• Network binding: 0.0.0.0:80 (all interfaces)
• Ready state: Achieved within <50ms

Security Validation

HTTP Security Headers

X-Frame-Options: DENY
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin

Network Security

• External IP direct access blocked (appropriate security posture)
• HTTPS-only access enforced through Traefik
• Proper certificate chain validation

Optimization Recommendations

Performance Optimizations

1. Compression Ratio Excellent: 87% compression achieved (20KB vs 162KB)
2. Caching Strategy Optimal: Long-term caching with stale-while-revalidate
3. HTTP/2 Benefits: Protocol upgrade providing multiplexing advantages

Infrastructure Optimizations

1. Memory Allocation: Current 128MiB limit appropriate for Next.js workload
2. Replica Count: 2 replicas providing adequate redundancy for current load
3. Health Check Timing: Container startup time <50ms is excellent

Monitoring Recommendations

1. Response Time Monitoring: Set alerts for >100ms average response time
2. SSL Certificate Monitoring: Monitor certificate expiration (Let's Encrypt 90-day cycle)
3. Cache Hit Ratio: Monitor Next.js cache performance metrics

Minor Issues Identified

1. Next.js Metadata Warnings: Viewport/themeColor metadata should be moved to viewport export
   • Impact: Minimal (development warnings only)
   • Action: Update Next.js metadata configuration

Conclusion

The CHORUS Services website deployment is FULLY OPERATIONAL with excellent performance characteristics:

• ✅ All critical endpoints responding correctly
• ✅ SSL certificates valid and properly configured
• ✅ Load balancing and redundancy working
• ✅ Performance within acceptable ranges (10-75ms)
• ✅ Security headers and HTTPS enforcement active
• ✅ Compression and caching optimized

The infrastructure demonstrates robust engineering with proper Docker Swarm networking, Traefik routing, and Next.js optimization. The deployment meets production-ready standards for availability, performance, and security.

Network Infrastructure Status: VALIDATED ✅