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Version: v2.3

Managed PostgreSQL, Neo4j and File Server

For production deployment of Deepfence Management Console, we recommend using cloud/vendor managed PostgreSQL and Neo4j services.

Neo4j

Please use the following settings to configure the Neo4j AuraDB Professional / Enterprise service

OptionRecommended Value
Memory8GB
CPU2 CPU
Storage16GB

In docker-compose.yml, set the values for postgresql accordingly.

x-service-variables: &common-creds
DEEPFENCE_NEO4J_USER: neo4j
DEEPFENCE_NEO4J_PASSWORD: <password>
NEO4J_AUTH: neo4j/<password>
DEEPFENCE_NEO4J_BOLT_PORT: 7687
DEEPFENCE_NEO4J_HOST: abcdefgh.databases.neo4j.io

PostgreSQL

AWS RDS

Please use the following settings to configure the Elasticsearch service

OptionRecommended Value
EnginePostgreSQL
Version13.7-R1 or above
AvailabilitySingle DB instance / Multi-AZ DB instance
CredentialsSet username and password
DB instance classdb.m6i.large / db.t3.medium or better
Storage typeProvisioned IOPS SSD
Allocated storage>= 100
Provisioned IOPS>= 3000
Public accessNo (provide access only to management console nodes)
Database authenticationPassword authentication
Initial database namedeepfence

Docker

In docker-compose.yml, set the values for postgresql accordingly.

x-service-variables: &common-creds
DEEPFENCE_POSTGRES_USER_DB_USER: postgres
DEEPFENCE_POSTGRES_USER_DB_PASSWORD: <password>
DEEPFENCE_POSTGRES_USER_DB_HOST: pg-db-1.aaaaaa.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com
DEEPFENCE_POSTGRES_USER_DB_NAME: deepfence
DEEPFENCE_POSTGRES_USER_DB_PORT: 5432
DEEPFENCE_POSTGRES_USER_DB_SSLMODE: disable

Kubernetes

  1. Create postgres secret and save as deepfence_postgres_secret.yaml. Refer templates/deepfence-console-secrets/postgres.yaml in the console helm chart for secret format
    kubectl create namespace deepfence-console
    kubectl apply -f deepfence_postgres_secret.yaml -n deepfence-console
  2. Change the values.yaml to not create postgres StatefulSet
    postgres:
    # Specifies whether a postgres database instance should be created
    create: false
    # if create false provide name of the existing secret
    # secret format refer templates/deepfence-console-secrets/postgres.yaml
    secretName: "deepfence-console-secrets-postgres"
  3. Follow these instructions to complete the installation

File Server

ThreatStryker Management Console uses a S3 compatible file server. If you wish to use S3 or other externally managed S3 compatible file server (MinIO, SeaweedFS, etc.), please follow these instructions according to the deployment method

Docker

  1. Change the file server URL, port and other parameters as applicable in docker-compose.yml
        # public bucket with read permissions on objects for hosting vulnerability database
    # S3 bucket permissions {"Version":"2012-10-17","Statement":[{"Sid":"database","Effect":"Allow","Principal":"*","Action":"s3:GetObject","Resource":["arn:aws:s3:::<bucket-name>/database/*","arn:aws:s3:::<bucket-name>/database"]}]}
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_DB_BUCKET: database
    # private bucket to host reports, sbom, etc.
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_BUCKET: default
    # If using S3 or other external file server (MinIO/SeaweedFS), set this to true
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_EXTERNAL: "true"
    # set s3.amazonaws.com if using s3 buckets
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_HOST: 123.123.123.123
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_PORT: 8080
    # uncomment to set access key if using s3 buckets
    # DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_USER: fileserveruser
    # uncomment to set secret key if using s3 buckets
    # DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_PASSWORD: changeme
    # set true if https
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_SECURE: "false"
    # set aws s3 bucket region if using s3 buckets
    DEEPFENCE_FILE_SERVER_REGION: ""
  2. Remove the following service
      deepfence-file-server:
    container_name: deepfence-file-server

Kubernetes

  1. Create file server secret and save as deepfence_fileserver_secret.yaml. Refer templates/deepfence-console-secrets/s3.yaml or templates/deepfence-console-secrets/fileserver.yaml in the console helm chart for secret format
    kubectl create namespace deepfence-console
    kubectl apply -f deepfence_fileserver_secret.yaml -n deepfence-console
  2. Change the values.yaml to not create fileserver StatefulSet
    fileserver:
    # Specifies whether a file server instance should be created
    # set this to false if using S3
    create: false
    # if create false provide name of the existing secret.
    # Secret format refer templates/deepfence-console-secrets/s3.yaml
    secretName: "deepfence-console-secrets-fileserver"

    # Set this if external file server is used and create=false
    fileServerHost: "123.123.123.123"
    fileServerPort: "8080"
  3. Follow these instructions to complete the installation