server_details.md

Server Details

Following are the different services/servers needed for the projects. These could be on different machines(one server per service) or together. That is up for discussion.

1. Raw Data Store

• Service: MongoDB
• Purpose: Store raw aggregated from external source or derived from our logic
• Specs:
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Cores: 2
  • HDD: 100 GB

2. Application Data

• Service: ElasticSearch
• Purpose: Index data using ontology and make it usable by backend
• Specs: (Might need modification on monitoring, later)
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Cores: 4
  • HDD: 200 GB

3. App Backend

• Service: Flask/Django
• Purpose: Expose API for frontend or for external use
• Specs:
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Cores: 2
  • HDD: 100 GB

4. Data Writer

   This could be the same as the raw data store or a HPC system. Better the machine, faster the database update Purpose: This writes data to Raw Data(MongoDB)