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DispatchHub – End-to-End System Design, Migration, and AWS Production Infrastructure Setup

Added by Vijay Chandra 2 days ago.

Status:
New
Priority:
Immediate
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Start date:
01/27/2026
Due date:
01/27/2026 (2 days late)
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
8:00 h

Description

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Project Overview

DispatchHub is an enterprise bulk email dispatch platform designed for vendor communication with strict requirements around reliability, quota enforcement, multi-tenancy, and production-grade security. The goal was to build a scalable, AWS-native system without third-party platform dependency.

Work Completed (Full Timeline)
1. Product & Architecture Definition

Defined DispatchHub as a non-marketing bulk email system (no campaigns, no analytics, no tracking).

Finalized core modules:

Inbox / Sent

Vendor management with vendor lists

Dispatch creation and execution

Usage quotas and enforcement

Super Admin portal (tenants, plans, billing, tickets)

Finalized multi-tenant architecture with strict data isolation.

Defined Super Admin vs Tenant User access model.

2. Base44 Prototype & Validation

Built initial UI and workflow using Base44 for rapid validation.

Implemented:

Authentication

Tenant routing

Vendor lists

Dispatch flow

Completed Phase 1–4 business logic validation on Base44.

3. Strategic Decision: Full Base44 Removal

Decided to fully remove Base44 for production readiness.

Identified Base44 dependencies:

Authentication

Database entities

Backend functions

Approved Option B: Full replacement with in-house AWS-native backend.

4. Backend Re-Architecture (AWS-Native)

Designed new backend architecture:

Frontend → REST API (Fastify) → PostgreSQL
→ SQS → Worker → SES

Implemented backend using:

Fastify (TypeScript)

Prisma ORM

JWT authentication

PostgreSQL (multi-tenant schema)

5. Backend Core Features Implemented

Authentication system:

JWT-based auth

Role-based access (Super Admin / Tenant)

Multi-tenant enforcement:

tenant_id enforced at database level

Tenant lifecycle:

Active / Suspended states

Dispatch system:

Dispatch creation

Queue-based execution

Usage & quota enforcement:

Atomic quota checks (transaction-safe)

Worker-level re-validation before each email

Race-condition safe quota increments

Worker crash-safe design (no quota corruption)

6. Frontend Integration (Base44 → REST API)

Removed all Base44 SDK usage from frontend.

Implemented centralized REST API client.

Migrated:

Authentication flow

Route guards

Tenant context

All UI pages (Dashboard, Vendors, Dispatch, Admin pages)

Updated environment configuration (VITE_API_URL).

Verified frontend → backend communication.

7. Backend Stability & Startup Hardening

Fixed backend startup issues:

JWT secret validation

Logger (pino) configuration

Improved error messaging

Added fail-fast config validation for:

JWT_SECRET

DATABASE_URL

Documented backend startup procedure.

8. AWS Production Infrastructure Setup

Created AWS production environment.

Provisioned Aurora PostgreSQL (Serverless v2) cluster:

Database: dispatchhub-db

Region: us-east-1

Encrypted at rest

Configured database users and credentials.

9. Secure Credential Management

Created AWS Secrets Manager vault.

Stored database credentials securely.

Updated backend to fetch credentials dynamically.

Removed hardcoded secrets from codebase.

10. Backend–Database Connectivity

Launched production EC2 instance (dispatchhub-backend-prod).

Attached IAM role to backend instance.

Verified:

Encrypted SSL connection

Database write access

Proper authentication and authorization

11. Production Security Hardening

Identified backend EC2 security group (dispatchhub-backend-sg).

Updated database security group (dispatchhub-db-sg):

Removed public PostgreSQL access (0.0.0.0/0)

Restricted access to backend security group only

Result:

Database is fully private

Only backend server can connect

12. Verification & Validation

Verified:

Backend startup

Database connectivity

Tenant isolation logic

Quota enforcement logic

Infrastructure meets production security standards.

Current Status

Application code: complete

Backend: AWS-native, production-ready

Database: secure, private, connected

Base44: fully removed

System ready for backend deployment and live testing.

Next Planned Steps

Deploy backend application on EC2.

Configure runtime environment variables from Secrets Manager.

Start backend service.

Perform end-to-end API and dispatch testing.

Proceed toward controlled production launch.


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