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Overview

This guide walks you through deploying CaseBender on Google Cloud Run using our pre-built Docker images.

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Prerequisites

  1. Google Cloud Account
  2. Google Cloud CLI installed
  3. Docker installed

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Step 1: Initial Setup

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Install Google Cloud CLI

# Using Homebrew
brew install google-cloud-sdk

# Login to Google Cloud

gcloud auth login

# Configure Docker to use Google Cloud

gcloud auth configure-docker

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Initialize Project

# Set your project ID
gcloud config set project YOUR_PROJECT_ID

# Enable required APIs
gcloud services enable \
  cloudbuild.googleapis.com \
  run.googleapis.com \
  secretmanager.googleapis.com \
  cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com \
  artifactregistry.googleapis.com

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Step 2: Set Up Cloud Infrastructure

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Create Cloud Storage Bucket

# Create storage bucket
gsutil mb -l us-central1 gs://casebender-storage

# Create service account for storage
gcloud iam service-accounts create casebender-storage \
  --display-name "CaseBender Storage Service Account"

# Get the service account email
STORAGE_SA_EMAIL=$(gcloud iam service-accounts list \
  --filter="displayName:CaseBender Storage Service Account" \
  --format="value(email)")

# Grant permissions
gsutil iam ch \
  serviceAccount:$STORAGE_SA_EMAIL:objectViewer,objectCreator \
  gs://casebender-storage

# Create and download service account key
gcloud iam service-accounts keys create storage-key.json \
  --iam-account=$STORAGE_SA_EMAIL

# Create secret for storage credentials
gcloud secrets create casebender-storage-key \
  --replication-policy="automatic"

# Import the service account key as a secret
gcloud secrets versions add casebender-storage-key \
  --data-file=storage-key.json

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Set Up Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL)

# Create PostgreSQL instance
gcloud sql instances create casebender-db \
  --database-version=POSTGRES_14 \
  --cpu=2 \
  --memory=4GB \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --root-password="YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD"

# Create database
gcloud sql databases create casebender \
  --instance=casebender-db

# Create user
gcloud sql users create casebender \
  --instance=casebender-db \
  --password="YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD"

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Set Up Memorystore (Redis)

# Create Redis instance
gcloud redis instances create casebender-redis \
  --size=2 \
  --region=us-central1 \
  --redis-version=redis_6_x

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Configure Secret Manager

# Create and store environment variables
cat << EOF | gcloud secrets create casebender-env --data-file=-
AUTH_SECRET=your-auth-secret
AUTH_SALT=your-auth-salt
POSTGRES_PRISMA_URL="postgresql://casebender:YOUR_SECURE_PASSWORD@/casebender?host=/cloudsql/YOUR_PROJECT_ID:us-central1:casebender-db"
REDIS_URL="redis://REDIS_IP_ADDRESS:6379"
GOOGLE_STORAGE_BUCKET=casebender-storage
EOF

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Step 3: Pull and Push Docker Images

# Create Artifact Registry repository
gcloud artifacts repositories create casebender \
  --repository-format=docker \
  --location=us-central1

# Configure Docker for Artifact Registry
gcloud auth configure-docker us-central1-docker.pkg.dev

# Pull CaseBender images
docker pull casebender/casebender:latest
docker pull casebender/workflow-processor:latest
docker pull casebender/misp-processor:latest

# Tag images for Google Artifact Registry
docker tag casebender/casebender:latest us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/app:latest
docker tag casebender/workflow-processor:latest us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/workflow-processor:latest
docker tag casebender/misp-processor:latest us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/misp-processor:latest

# Push images
docker push us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/app:latest
docker push us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/workflow-processor:latest
docker push us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/misp-processor:latest

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Step 4: Deploy Services

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Deploy Main Application

# Deploy to Cloud Run
gcloud run deploy casebender \
  --image us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/app:latest \
  --platform managed \
  --region us-central1 \
  --allow-unauthenticated \
  --set-env-vars GOOGLE_STORAGE_BUCKET=casebender-storage \
  --set-secrets "/secrets/storage-key=casebender-storage-key:latest" \
  --service-account=$STORAGE_SA_EMAIL \
  --add-cloudsql-instances $PROJECT_ID:us-central1:casebender-db \
  --set-secrets "/app/.env=casebender-env:latest"

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Deploy Workflow Processor

# Deploy workflow processor
gcloud run deploy workflow-processor \
  --image us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/workflow-processor:latest \
  --platform managed \
  --region us-central1 \
  --no-allow-unauthenticated \
  --service-account=$STORAGE_SA_EMAIL \
  --add-cloudsql-instances $PROJECT_ID:us-central1:casebender-db \
  --set-secrets "/app/.env=casebender-env:latest"

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Deploy MISP Processor

# Deploy MISP processor
gcloud run deploy misp-processor \
  --image us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/$PROJECT_ID/casebender/misp-processor:latest \
  --platform managed \
  --region us-central1 \
  --no-allow-unauthenticated \
  --service-account=$STORAGE_SA_EMAIL \
  --add-cloudsql-instances $PROJECT_ID:us-central1:casebender-db \
  --set-secrets "/app/.env=casebender-env:latest"

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Step 5: Configure Domain and SSL

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Map Custom Domain

# Add domain mapping
gcloud run domain-mappings create \
  --service casebender \
  --domain your-domain.com \
  --region us-central1
Follow the DNS verification steps in the Google Cloud Console to complete domain mapping.

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Monitoring and Maintenance

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Set Up Monitoring

  1. Navigate to Cloud Monitoring in Google Cloud Console
  2. Create an uptime check for your service
  3. Set up alerts for:
    • Error rates
    • Latency
    • Instance count
    • Memory usage

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View Logs

# View service logs
gcloud logging read "resource.type=cloud_run_revision AND resource.labels.service_name=casebender" --limit 50

# Stream logs
gcloud logging tail "resource.type=cloud_run_revision AND resource.labels.service_name=casebender"

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Update Application

To deploy updates: 
# Build and deploy new version
gcloud builds submit --config cloudbuild.yaml

# Roll back if needed
gcloud run services rollback casebender \
  --to-revision=REVISION_ID \
  --region=us-central1

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Cost Optimization

  1. Autoscaling Configuration 
    gcloud run services update casebender \
  --min-instances=1 \
  --max-instances=10 \
  --region=us-central1
  2. Resource Allocation 
    gcloud run services update casebender \
  --memory=1Gi \
  --cpu=1 \
  --region=us-central1

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Troubleshooting

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Common Issues

  1. Connection Issues
    • Verify Cloud SQL connection
    • Check Redis connectivity
    • Validate environment variables
  2. Performance Problems
    • Review instance metrics
    • Check resource allocation
    • Analyze request patterns
  3. Deployment Failures
    • Check build logs
    • Verify service account permissions
    • Review deployment configuration

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Next Steps

  • Set up CI/CD pipelines
  • Configure backup strategies
  • Implement monitoring and alerting
  • Review security best practices