12 Factor App

1. Codebase : One codebase tracked in revision control, many deploys

2. Dependencies: Explicitly declare and isolate dependencies

3. Configuration: Store configuration in the environment

4. Backing Services: Treat backing services as attached resources

5. Build, release, run: Strictly separate build and run stages

6. Process: Execute the app as one or more stateless process

7. Port binding: Export services via port binding

8. Concurrency: Scale out via the process model

9. Disposability: Maximize robustness with fast startup and graceful shutdown

10. Dev/prod parity: Keep development, staging, and production as similar as possible

11. Logs: Treat logs as event streams

12. Admin processes: Run admin/management tasks as one-off process

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References:

• 12factor.net