Understanding Bold BI as a 12-Factor Application

Bold BI is designed with modern software development principles in mind, adhering to the 12-Factor App methodology. This approach is aimed at building scalable and maintainable web applications. Below are the key aspects of how Bold BI complies with the 12 factors:

1. Codebase: Bold BI maintains a single codebase tracked in version control, which can be deployed to multiple environments.

2. Dependencies: All dependencies are explicitly declared and isolated, ensuring that the application runs consistently across different environments.

3. Config: Configuration is separated from code, allowing for different settings in development, testing, and production environments without altering the codebase.

4. Backing Services: Bold BI treats backing services (like databases, caches, and messaging systems) as attached resources, which can be easily swapped without affecting the application.

5. Build, Release, Run: The application follows a strict separation of the build, release, and run stages, ensuring that deployments are predictable and repeatable.

6. Processes: Bold BI executes as one or more stateless processes, which can scale horizontally to handle increased load.

7. Port Binding: The application is self-contained and can run independently, exposing services via port binding.

8. Concurrency: It supports scaling out via the process model, allowing multiple instances to run concurrently.

9. Disposability: The application is designed for fast startup and graceful shutdown, making it resilient to failures.

10. Dev/Prod Parity: Bold BI maintains a close parity between development and production environments to minimize discrepancies and ensure smooth deployments.

11. Logs: The application treats logs as event streams, which can be aggregated and analyzed for monitoring and debugging.

12. Admin Processes: Administrative tasks are run as one-off processes, ensuring that they do not interfere with the main application processes.

By adhering to these principles, Bold BI ensures that it is a robust, scalable, and maintainable application suitable for modern cloud environments.

Additional References

• 12-Factor App Principles
• Bold BI Official Documentation