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This guide covers local development setup, Docker packaging,
environment configuration, database setup, storage layout, reverse
proxy integration, and load balancer health probes.
> **No Dockerfile exists yet** in the repository. This document
> describes the recommended Docker layout β implementing it is
> tracked as a follow-up task (see [Β§13](#13-follow-ups)).
---
## Table of Contents
1. [Prerequisites](#1-prerequisites)
2. [Local Development Setup](#2-local-development-setup)
3. [Running the Server](#3-running-the-server)
4. [Environment Variable Configuration](#4-environment-variable-configuration)
5. [Database Setup](#5-database-setup)
6. [Storage Directory Layout](#6-storage-directory-layout)
7. [Docker Deployment](#7-docker-deployment)
8. [Kubernetes Deployment](#8-kubernetes-deployment)
9. [Reverse Proxy Considerations](#9-reverse-proxy-considerations)
10. [Health Check Endpoints for Load Balancers](#10-health-check-endpoints-for-load-balancers)
11. [TLS / HTTPS](#11-tls--https)
12. [Operational Runbook](#12-operational-runbook)
13. [Follow-ups](#13-follow-ups)
---
## 1. Prerequisites
### Runtime
- **Python 3.11+** (3.12 recommended).
- **pip** and **venv**.
- **OpenCV system dependencies** (Linux): `libgl1`, `libglib2.0-0`.
On Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install -y libgl1 libglib2.0-0`.
- **Chrome/Chromium** (only if you enable `selenium_scraper` or
`google_lens`): `google-chrome` or `chromium-browser`.
### Python dependencies
The full list is in [`requirements.txt`](../requirements.txt). Key
packages:
| Package | Used by |
|---|---|
| `fastapi`, `uvicorn`, `pydantic`, `pydantic-settings` | API layer |
| `opencv-python`, `Pillow`, `numpy` | Image processing |
| `face-recognition`, `dlib` | Recognition (optional) |
| `mtcnn`, `tensorflow` | Detection (optional) |
| `beautifulsoup4`, `lxml`, `requests` | Scraping |
| `selenium`, `webdriver-manager` | JS-rendered scraping |
| `loguru` | Structured logging |
| `pytest`, `pytest-asyncio` | Test runner |
### Hardware
- **CPU-only:** Haar + DNN + image_analysis + forensics work well.
DNN inference: ~30-80 ms per image.
- **GPU (optional):** DNN auto-detects CUDA. InsightFace and
DeepFace benefit substantially. Requires `opencv-python-headless`
built with CUDA or the `onnxruntime-gpu` package.
- **RAM:** 1 GB minimum for dev. 4 GB recommended for production with
MTCNN/InsightFace enabled.
- **Disk:** ~50 MB for the DNN model, ~550 MB for InsightFace
`buffalo_l` pack, ~1 GB for `data/` over a year of jobs.
---
## 2. Local Development Setup
### Step 1 β Clone and create a virtualenv
```bash
git clone <repo-url> face-intel
cd face-intel
python3.11 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
```
### Step 2 β Install dependencies
```bash
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
> **dlib compilation:** `dlib==19.24.2` requires CMake and a C++
> compiler. On Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install -y build-essential cmake`.
> Compilation takes ~5 minutes. See
> [`docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md`](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) if it fails.
### Step 3 β Configure
```bash
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env to enable/disable providers
```
At minimum, review:
- `FI_ENABLE_*` flags (which providers to load).
- `FI_SERPAPI_KEY`, `FI_BING_API_KEY`, `FI_TINEYE_PUBLIC_KEY`,
`FI_TINEYE_PRIVATE_KEY` (only if you enable the paid providers).
- `FI_LOG_LEVEL`, `FI_DEBUG` for verbosity.
See [`docs/CONFIGURATION.md`](CONFIGURATION.md) for the full table.
### Step 4 β Verify installation
```bash
# Verify imports don't have circular deps
python scripts/check_imports.py
# Verify settings load
python -c "from config.settings import settings; print(settings.model_dump_json(indent=2))"
# Run the test suite (should be 145 passing)
python -m pytest tests/ -v
```
---
## 3. Running the Server
### Option A β Direct
```bash
python app.py
```
Reads `config/settings.py::settings` and runs uvicorn with reload if
`FI_DEBUG=true`.
### Option B β uvicorn directly
```bash
uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload
```
Useful for development β `--reload` watches for file changes.
### Option C β production-style
```bash
uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 \
--workers 4 --no-access-log --log-level info
```
- `--workers 4`: run 4 worker processes (each with its own in-memory
cache β see [Β§9](#9-reverse-proxy-considerations)).
- `--no-access-log`: silence per-request access logs (useful when
structured logging is enabled).
### Verifying it's up
```bash
curl http://localhost:8000/health
# β {"status":"ok"}
curl http://localhost:8000/providers | jq '.providers | length'
# β 24
curl http://localhost:8000/docs # Swagger UI in browser
```
---
## 4. Environment Variable Configuration
All settings use the `FI_` prefix and are loaded by
`pydantic-settings` from (in priority order):
1. Real environment variables.
2. `.env` file at the project root.
3. Field defaults in `config/settings.py`.
### Quick reference
See [`docs/CONFIGURATION.md` Β§2](CONFIGURATION.md#2-quick-reference-all-settings)
for the full table of every setting, its env var name, type, and
default.
### Common patterns
**Single-process dev:**
```bash
export FI_DEBUG=true
export FI_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
python app.py
```
**Multi-process prod (systemd unit):**
```ini
# /etc/systemd/system/face-intel.service
[Unit]
Description=Face Intel
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=exec
User=face-intel
WorkingDirectory=/opt/face-intel
EnvironmentFile=/etc/face-intel/env
ExecStart=/opt/face-intel/.venv/bin/uvicorn app:app \
--host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 4 --no-access-log
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5s
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
`/etc/face-intel/env`:
```env
FI_ENVIRONMENT=production
FI_DEBUG=false
FI_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
FI_LOG_JSON=true
FI_DB_PATH=/var/lib/face-intel/face_intel.db
FI_AUDIT_LOG_PATH=/var/log/face-intel/audit.log
# ... etc
```
### Loading env vars from a secrets manager
For Kubernetes, AWS, or HashiCorp Vault, write the secrets to env
vars in the container entrypoint before running uvicorn. The app
reads them at startup β once running, it doesn't poll for changes.
---
## 5. Database Setup
### Engine
SQLite via the stdlib `sqlite3` module. No external database server
required. See [`storage/database.py`](../storage/database.py).
### Schema
Auto-created on first run:
```sql
CREATE TABLE jobs (
id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
kind TEXT NOT NULL,
status TEXT NOT NULL,
created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
started_at TEXT,
completed_at TEXT,
request TEXT NOT NULL, -- JSON blob
image_hash TEXT,
error TEXT
);
CREATE TABLE job_results (
job_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
status TEXT NOT NULL,
report TEXT, -- JSON blob (UnifiedFaceReport)
error TEXT,
elapsed_ms REAL,
created_at TEXT NOT NULL,
FOREIGN KEY (job_id) REFERENCES jobs(id)
);
CREATE INDEX idx_jobs_status ON jobs(status);
CREATE INDEX idx_jobs_created ON jobs(created_at);
```
### Path configuration
- Default: `data/face_intel.db` (relative to project root).
- Override via `FI_DB_PATH=/absolute/path/to/face_intel.db`.
- For tests: `FI_DB_PATH=:memory:` (in-memory, no disk file).
### Thread safety
`Database` uses `sqlite3.connect(check_same_thread=False)` plus an
internal `threading.Lock` around every operation. Safe to share
across threads in one process. **Not** safe across multiple worker
processes β each worker gets its own connection (and its own
in-memory state).
### Concurrency under multiple workers
If you run uvicorn with `--workers 4`, you'll have 4 independent
SQLite connections to the same file. SQLite handles this via file
locking β but write throughput drops sharply under contention. For
high-throughput multi-worker deployments:
1. Use a separate PostgreSQL/MySQL backend (would require a new
`Database` implementation β not currently supported), OR
2. Run a single worker and rely on async concurrency
(`orchestrator_max_concurrency`), OR
3. Shard jobs across multiple Face Intel instances, each with its
own SQLite DB.
### Job retention
Set `FI_JOB_RETENTION_DAYS=7` (default) to keep jobs for one week.
Run `Database.cleanup_old_jobs(retention_days)` from a cron job:
```python
# scripts/cleanup_jobs.py
from config.settings import settings
from storage.database import Database
db = Database(path=settings.db_path)
deleted = db.cleanup_old_jobs(settings.job_retention_days)
print(f"Deleted {deleted} old jobs")
```
Cron entry:
```cron
0 3 * * * /opt/face-intel/.venv/bin/python /opt/face-intel/scripts/cleanup_jobs.py
```
### Backup
SQLite files can be backed up live using the `sqlite3` CLI:
```bash
sqlite3 /var/lib/face-intel/face_intel.db ".backup /backup/face_intel-$(date +%F).db"
```
Or use the Online Backup API via Python:
```python
import sqlite3
src = sqlite3.connect("/var/lib/face-intel/face_intel.db")
dst = sqlite3.connect("/backup/face_intel.db")
src.backup(dst)
```
---
## 6. Storage Directory Layout
`config/settings.py` auto-creates these directories at import time:
```
data/
βββ face_intel.db # SQLite database (jobs + results)
βββ audit.log # JSONL audit log
βββ models/ # Auto-downloaded model files
β βββ deploy.prototxt # DNN Caffe SSD prototxt (~28 KB)
β βββ res10_300x300_ssd_iter_140000.caffemodel # (~10.7 MB)
βββ gallery/ # Known-faces reference store
β βββ manifest.json # {person_name: [embedding_filenames]}
β βββ alice_0.npy # Per-person face embeddings
β βββ bob_0.npy
βββ uploads/ # Source images saved by ArtifactStore
βββ generated/ # Annotated images, montages
```
### Volume mounting in containers
For Docker/Kubernetes, mount `data/` as a persistent volume:
```yaml
volumes:
- face-intel-data:/app/data
```
For multi-replica deployments, `data/gallery/` must be on a **shared
filesystem** (NFS, EFS, S3-FUSE) so all replicas see the same known
faces. Otherwise each replica has its own gallery.
### Model files
The DNN provider auto-downloads its model files on first use via
`urllib.request.urlretrieve` to `data/models/`. If your deployment
has no internet access:
1. Pre-download the files on a build machine:
```bash
mkdir -p data/models
curl -L -o data/models/deploy.prototxt \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty/dnn_samples_face_detector_20170830/deploy.prototxt
curl -L -o data/models/res10_300x300_ssd_iter_140000.caffemodel \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencv/opencv_3rdparty/dnn_samples_face_detector_20170830/res10_300x300_ssd_iter_140000.caffemodel
```
2. Bake them into your Docker image or volume.
### Audit log
`utils.audit.audit_log()` appends one JSON line per sensitive
operation (gallery mutations, reverse image searches). Rotate with
`logrotate`:
```
# /etc/logrotate.d/face-intel
/var/log/face-intel/audit.log {
daily
rotate 30
compress
missingok
notifempty
copytruncate
}
```
---
## 7. Docker Deployment
> **No Dockerfile is currently in the repo.** The snippet below is
> the recommended baseline. Track follow-up work in
> [Β§13](#13-follow-ups).
### `Dockerfile` (recommended)
```dockerfile
FROM python:3.11-slim AS base
# OpenCV system deps + Chrome (for Selenium) + build tools for dlib
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
libgl1 libglib2.0-0 \
build-essential cmake \
chromium \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
WORKDIR /app
# Install Python deps first (better layer caching)
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
# Copy app code
COPY . .
# Create runtime dirs
RUN mkdir -p /app/data/models /app/data/gallery \
/app/data/uploads /app/data/generated
ENV FI_ENVIRONMENT=production \
FI_DEBUG=false \
FI_LOG_JSON=true \
FI_DB_PATH=/app/data/face_intel.db \
FI_AUDIT_LOG_PATH=/app/data/audit.log \
FI_SELENIUM_HEADLESS=true
EXPOSE 8000
# Single worker β multi-worker requires shared storage / external DB
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000", \
"--no-access-log", "--log-level", "info"]
```
### Build & run
```bash
docker build -t face-intel:latest .
docker run -d --name face-intel \
-p 8000:8000 \
-v face-intel-data:/app/data \
--env-file .env \
face-intel:latest
```
### `.dockerignore`
```
.venv/
__pycache__/
*.pyc
.pytest_cache/
data/
.env
*.log
.git/
```
### Multi-stage build for smaller image
If image size matters, split into a `builder` stage that compiles
`dlib` and a slim `runtime` stage:
```dockerfile
FROM python:3.11-slim AS builder
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential cmake libgl1 libglib2.0-0
WORKDIR /app
COPY requirements.txt .
RUN pip install --user -r requirements.txt
FROM python:3.11-slim AS runtime
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
libgl1 libglib2.0-0 chromium && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
WORKDIR /app
COPY --from=builder /root/.local /root/.local
COPY . .
ENV PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
```
Final image: ~600 MB (vs ~1.5 GB without multi-stage).
### Image variants
| Variant | Tag pattern | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| CPU-only | `face-intel:latest` | Default. Works everywhere. |
| CPU-only, no Selenium | `face-intel:cpu-slim` | Smaller (~400 MB). No Chrome. |
| GPU | `face-intel:gpu-cuda12` | Built on `nvidia/cuda:12.x-runtime`. For InsightFace/DeepFace acceleration. |
---
## 8. Kubernetes Deployment
### Deployment + Service
```yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: face-intel
labels:
app: face-intel
spec:
replicas: 2
selector:
matchLabels:
app: face-intel
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: face-intel
spec:
containers:
- name: face-intel
image: face-intel:latest
ports:
- containerPort: 8000
envFrom:
- configMapRef:
name: face-intel-config
- secretRef:
name: face-intel-secrets
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /health/ready
port: 8000
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /health/live
port: 8000
initialDelaySeconds: 30
periodSeconds: 30
resources:
requests:
cpu: "500m"
memory: "1Gi"
limits:
cpu: "2000m"
memory: "4Gi"
volumeMounts:
- name: data
mountPath: /app/data
volumes:
- name: data
persistentVolumeClaim:
claimName: face-intel-pvc
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: face-intel
spec:
selector:
app: face-intel
ports:
- port: 80
targetPort: 8000
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
name: face-intel-pvc
spec:
accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
resources:
requests:
storage: 10Gi
```
### ConfigMap + Secret
```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
name: face-intel-config
data:
FI_ENVIRONMENT: "production"
FI_DEBUG: "false"
FI_LOG_LEVEL: "INFO"
FI_LOG_JSON: "true"
FI_RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE: "120"
FI_CACHE_ENABLED: "true"
FI_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS: "86400"
FI_DB_PATH: "/app/data/face_intel.db"
FI_AUDIT_LOG_PATH: "/app/data/audit.log"
FI_JOB_RETENTION_DAYS: "30"
# Provider enable flags...
FI_ENABLE_HAAR: "true"
FI_ENABLE_DNN: "true"
# ... etc
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
name: face-intel-secrets
type: Opaque
stringData:
FI_SERPAPI_KEY: "..."
FI_BING_API_KEY: "..."
FI_TINEYE_PUBLIC_KEY: "..."
FI_TINEYE_PRIVATE_KEY: "..."
```
### Multi-replica gallery sharing
If you run >1 replica, `data/gallery/` must be on a shared
filesystem. Options:
1. **EFS / NFS** β mount an EFS access point at `/app/data/gallery`.
2. **S3 + s3fs-fuse** β mount an S3 bucket.
3. **Move the gallery to an external store** (Postgres, Redis) β
requires extending `ReferenceStore`.
### Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
```yaml
apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
name: face-intel-hpa
spec:
scaleTargetRef:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
name: face-intel
minReplicas: 2
maxReplicas: 10
metrics:
- type: Resource
resource:
name: cpu
target:
type: Utilization
averageUtilization: 70
```
---
## 9. Reverse Proxy Considerations
### Nginx
```nginx
upstream face_intel {
server 127.0.0.1:8000;
# For multi-worker:
# server 127.0.0.1:8001;
# server 127.0.0.1:8002;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name face-intel.example.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/face-intel.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/face-intel.key;
client_max_body_size 25M; # match FI_MAX_REQUEST_BODY_BYTES
location / {
proxy_pass http://face_intel;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
# Pass through request-id for tracing
proxy_set_header X-Request-ID $request_id;
# Long-running jobs (full_pipeline can take minutes)
proxy_read_timeout 600s;
proxy_send_timeout 600s;
}
# Health checks β bypass rate limiter implicitly (already bypassed in code)
location /health {
proxy_pass http://face_intel;
access_log off;
}
}
server {
listen 80;
server_name face-intel.example.com;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
```
### Caddy
```caddyfile
face-intel.example.com {
reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:8000 {
header_up X-Request-ID {http.request.uuid}
}
request_body {
max_size 25MB
}
}
```
### Authentication at the proxy
Put authentication in front of the proxy β Face Intel has none by
default. Common patterns:
- **OAuth2 Proxy** β Google/GitHub login, hands a session cookie.
- **Cloudflare Access** β Zero-trust identity provider.
- **AWS API Gateway** with a Lambda authorizer.
- **mTLS** at the Nginx layer (`ssl_client_certificate`).
### Cache coordination
Each uvicorn worker process has its own in-memory `Cache`. There is
**no shared cache** across workers. This means:
- Cache hit ratio is lower with more workers (each caches
independently).
- For high-throughput deployments, replace
[`storage/cache.py`](../storage/cache.py) with a Redis-backed
implementation that all workers share.
The `Cache` class has a clean interface (`get`, `set`, `invalidate`,
`clear`, `stats`) β a drop-in Redis replacement is straightforward.
### WebSockets / Server-Sent Events
Currently Face Intel uses plain HTTP. If you add streaming endpoints
(SSE for job progress, WebSocket for live updates), make sure your
reverse proxy supports them β Nginx does by default, but some load
balancers (ALB) need explicit configuration.
---
## 10. Health Check Endpoints for Load Balancers
| Endpoint | Purpose | Recommended for |
|---|---|---|
| `GET /health` | Liveness β always returns `200 {"status":"ok"}`. | AWS ALB ping path, HAProxy `option httpchk`. |
| `GET /health/live` | Same as `/health`, separate path. | Kubernetes `livenessProbe`. |
| `GET /health/ready` | Readiness β currently always ready. | Kubernetes `readinessProbe`. |
| `GET /health/providers` | Per-provider health + circuit state. | Dashboards, alerting. |
### AWS ALB
- **Health check path:** `/health`
- **Healthy threshold:** 2
- **Unhealthy threshold:** 3
- **Timeout:** 5 s
- **Interval:** 10 s
### HAProxy
```
backend face_intel
option httpchk GET /health
http-check expect status 200
server app1 127.0.0.1:8000 check
server app2 127.0.0.1:8001 check
```
### Kubernetes probes
```yaml
readinessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /health/ready
port: 8000
initialDelaySeconds: 5
periodSeconds: 10
failureThreshold: 3
livenessProbe:
httpGet:
path: /health/live
port: 8000
initialDelaySeconds: 30 # let models load
periodSeconds: 30
failureThreshold: 3
```
### Alerting on circuit state
Poll `/health/providers` and alert when any provider's
`circuit_open == true` for more than 5 minutes:
```bash
curl -s http://localhost:8000/health/providers | \
jq -e '.providers[] | select(.circuit_open == true)' && \
trigger_alert "Face Intel circuit breaker open"
```
---
## 11. TLS / HTTPS
### Option A β terminate at the reverse proxy (recommended)
Run Face Intel on plain HTTP behind Nginx/Caddy/ALB that terminates
TLS. The app doesn't know about TLS.
### Option B β terminate at uvicorn
```bash
uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8443 \
--ssl-keyfile /etc/ssl/face-intel.key \
--ssl-certfile /etc/ssl/face-intel.crt
```
Useful for direct exposure without a proxy (e.g. internal
microservice mesh).
### HSTS
If you terminate at the proxy, add HSTS:
```nginx
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;
```
---
## 12. Operational Runbook
### Starting up
```bash
# 1. Verify env file is present
test -f .env || (echo "Missing .env"; exit 1)
# 2. Verify deps are installed
python -c "import fastapi, cv2, pydantic_settings; print('OK')"
# 3. Verify DB path is writable
python -c "import os; os.makedirs('$(dirname $(grep FI_DB_PATH .env | cut -d= -f2))', exist_ok=True); print('OK')"
# 4. Start
uvicorn app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
```
### Shutting down
Send `SIGTERM` (Ctrl-C or `kill <pid>`). The lifespan handler closes
the SQLite connection cleanly:
```python
# api/main.py
async def lifespan(app):
...
yield
container.database.close()
```
### Upgrading
1. Pull new code.
2. `pip install -r requirements.txt` (in case new deps were added).
3. Run tests: `python -m pytest tests/ -v`.
4. Restart the server.
SQLite schema migrations are forward-compatible (new columns /
tables use `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS`). No explicit migration tool
is currently bundled.
### Rotating API keys
1. Update `FI_SERPAPI_KEY` (etc.) in your secrets manager / `.env`.
2. Restart the server.
3. Verify with `curl /providers/serpapi | jq .available`.
### Clearing the cache
```bash
# API
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8000/cache
# Or direct on the host (no-op for in-memory cache, but useful
# if you've moved to a Redis-backed implementation)
```
### Cleaning old jobs
```bash
python scripts/cleanup_jobs.py
# Or run via cron β see Β§5
```
### Inspecting the gallery
```bash
curl http://localhost:8000/faces/gallery | jq .
```
### Viewing audit log
```bash
tail -f /var/log/face-intel/audit.log | jq .
```
---
## 13. Follow-ups
The architecture is production-grade but the following ops
infrastructure is not yet in the repo:
| Item | Priority | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `Dockerfile` | high | See [Β§7](#7-docker-deployment) for the recommended baseline. |
| `docker-compose.yml` | medium | For local multi-service dev (Face Intel + Redis + mock reverse-search). |
| Redis-backed `Cache` | medium | Drop-in replacement for in-memory `Cache`; needed for >1 worker. |
| Prometheus metrics endpoint | medium | Expose `/metrics` with `prometheus_client`. Currently only JSON `/stats`. |
| Database migration tool | low | Alembic β currently schemas use `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS`. |
| Reference gallery REST API | medium | `POST /faces/gallery/{name}` to add embeddings. Currently only `add_known_person()` on the service. |
| Background job cleanup | medium | `asyncio.create_task` in lifespan to run `cleanup_old_jobs` daily. |
| Multi-process gallery sharing | high | Move `ReferenceStore` to Postgres/Redis for >1 replica. |
---
## See Also
- [`docs/CONFIGURATION.md`](CONFIGURATION.md) β every `FI_*` env var.
- [`docs/API_REFERENCE.md`](API_REFERENCE.md) β health endpoints.
- [`docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md`](TROUBLESHOOTING.md) β startup failures,
model download issues, dlib compilation.
- [`docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`](ARCHITECTURE.md) β composition root,
lifespan, DI container.
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