- 06-PLAN.md: Combined execution plan (test + docs + infra) - 06-RESEARCH.md: Domain research on PostgreSQL, RDS parallels Lab 05 integrates all previous concepts: - Lab 01: Non-root containers (INF-01) - Lab 02: Private networks (INF-02) - Lab 03: Resource limits (INF-03) - Lab 04: Named volumes (INF-04) Key concepts: - PostgreSQL in private network → RDS in VPC - Named volume → EBS volume - Resource limits → DB instance class Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Research: Lab 05 - Database & RDS
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**Objective:** Simulate AWS RDS (Relational Database Service) using PostgreSQL in Docker private network.
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## Domain Research
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### PostgreSQL in Docker
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**Official Image:** `postgres:16-alpine`
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- Lightweight Alpine-based PostgreSQL
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- Default port: 5432
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- Environment variables for configuration:
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- `POSTGRES_DB`: Database name
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- `POSTGRES_USER`: Username
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- `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`: Password
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- `POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS`: Initialization arguments
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**Healthcheck:** `pg_isready` command
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- Tests if PostgreSQL is ready to accept connections
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- Returns 0 if ready, non-zero if not ready
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### RDS Concepts
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**AWS RDS Features:**
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- Managed database service
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- Deployed in VPC private subnets
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- Automated backups (not simulating in lab)
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- Multi-AZ deployment (not simulating in lab)
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- Resource limits (instance classes)
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- Encryption at rest (not simulating in lab)
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**Instance Classes (for PARALLELISM):**
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- db.t2.micro: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
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- db.t2.small: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
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- db.t2.medium: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
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### Integration with Previous Labs
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**Lab 01 (IAM):** Non-root containers
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- PostgreSQL container must NOT run as root
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**Lab 02 (Network):** Private networks
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- Database must be in private network
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- NO ports exposed on host
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**Lab 03 (Compute):** Resource limits
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- PostgreSQL must have CPU/memory limits
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**Lab 04 (Storage):** Named volumes
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- Database data must persist in named volume
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## Common Pitfalls
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1. **Database accessible from host**
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- Must NOT expose ports on host
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- Only accessible from containers in same private network
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2. **Data loss on container restart**
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- Must use named volume for data directory
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- Volume must persist across container lifecycle
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3. **Running as root**
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- PostgreSQL image runs as postgres user by default
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- Must verify non-root execution
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4. **No resource limits**
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- Must configure cpus and memory limits
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- Prevents database from consuming all host resources
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## Testing Strategy
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### RED Phase Tests (Plan 06-01)
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1. **Database Creation Test**
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- Verify container starts successfully
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- Verify database is initialized
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- Verify pg_isready works
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2. **Private Network Test**
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- Verify database is in private network
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- Verify NOT accessible from host
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- Verify accessible from same network
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3. **Persistence Test**
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- Create test data
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- Stop container
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- Start container
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- Verify data still exists
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4. **Security Test**
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- INF-01: Non-root user
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- INF-02: No host port bindings
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- INF-03: Resource limits
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- INF-04: Named volume
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### GREEN Phase Implementation (Plan 06-03)
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- docker-compose.yml with PostgreSQL in private network
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- Named volume for data persistence
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- Resource limits for CPU/memory
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- Healthcheck configuration
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- No host port bindings (INF-02)
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## Cloud Parallels (PARA-01/02/03/04)
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| Local Concept | AWS Equivalent | Parallel |
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| PostgreSQL container | RDS Instance | Managed database |
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| Private network | VPC Private Subnet | Isolated deployment |
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| Named volume | EBS volume | Data persistence |
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| Resource limits | Instance class | Compute allocation |
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| No root access | AWS IAM authentication | Access control |
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| pg_isready | RDS health check | Availability check |
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