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CONFIGURATION_GUIDE

Robert Trenaman

Aurora AI Framework - Configuration Guide

🌟 Overview

This comprehensive configuration guide covers all aspects of configuring the Aurora AI framework v1.0.0, including system settings, environment-specific configurations, security configurations, and advanced configuration management for all 57 integrated systems.

📋 Current Configuration Structure

Main Configuration File

config/
└── config.yaml          # Main configuration file (current)

Configuration Overview from config.yaml

  • Framework: Aurora AI Framework v1.0.0
  • Author: Aurora Development Team
  • Last Updated: 2025-05-06
  • Systems: 57 integrated systems
  • API Endpoints: 132 total endpoints

🔧 Core Configuration

Application Configuration

# config/config.yaml
app:
  name: Aurora AI Framework
  version: 1.0.0
  description: "Configuration file for the Aurora AI framework."

Data Pipeline Configuration

data_pipeline:
  data_path: "data/input.csv"
  source: "local"
  format: "csv"
  input_file: "data/input.csv"
  output_file: "data/output.csv"
  preprocessing: "standard"

Model Configuration

model:
  architecture: "ensemble_model"
  type: classification
  algorithm: "RandomForest"
  parameters:
    learning_rate: 0.01
    num_epochs: 100
    batch_size: 32
  n_estimators: 100
  max_depth: 10
  random_state: 42
  epochs: 10
  batch_size: 32
  optimizer: "adam"

API Server Configuration

api_server:
  host: 0.0.0.0
  port: 8080
  debug: false

Security Configuration

security:
  enable_authentication: false
  encryption_key: "L_8Hfm33ainlgyoN0t_3YsGjw-ujM15X8_VsrKrKr5U="
  api_keys:
    internal: "internal_api_key"
    external: "external_api_key"

Monitoring Configuration

monitoring:
  log_interval: 5
  drift_detection: true
  alerting: true
  alert_threshold: 0.8

Pipeline Configuration

pipeline:
  orchestrator:
    max_batches: 5
    retry_attempts: 3
    timeout_in_seconds: 120
  data_ingestion:
    source: "data/input.csv"
    format: "csv"
  model_training:
    algorithm: "RandomForest"
    max_depth: 10
    n_estimators: 100

Logging Configuration

logging:
  level: INFO
  format: "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
  log_file: "logs/app.log"
  error_log_file: "logs/errors.log"

Modules Configuration

modules:
  enabled:

    - monitoring
    - alerting
    - data_validation
    - error_tracker
  disabled:
    - emotional_core
    - eternal_art

Error Tracking Configuration

error_tracking:
  error_db_path: "data/errors.db"
  max_errors: 10000
  alert_threshold: 5

Data Validation Configuration

data_validation:
  validation_rules: {}
  schema: {}
  quality_thresholds:
    minimum_score: 0.7

Feedback Loop Configuration

feedback_loop:
  feedback_db_path: "data/feedback.db"
  retrain_threshold: 100
  feedback_quality_threshold: 0.8

Metadata Configuration

metadata:
  author: "Aurora Development Team"
  last_updated: "2025-05-06"

Inference Service Configuration

inference:
  service_url: "http://localhost:5000"

reload: true

database:
host: "localhost"
name: "aurora_dev"

logging:
level: "DEBUG"
console: true

security:
token_expiry: 86400 # 24 hours for development

monitoring:
enabled: true
metrics_interval: 10

testing:
enabled: true
auto_run: false

### Production Configuration
:::yaml

config/production.yaml

aurora:
environment: "production"

server:
debug: false
workers: 8
ssl_enabled: true

database:
host: "${DB_HOST}"
port: "${DB_PORT}"
name: "${DB_NAME}"
username: "${DB_USER}"
password: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
ssl_mode: "require"

logging:
level: "WARNING"
file: "/var/log/aurora/aurora.log"
syslog: true

security:
token_expiry: 1800 # 30 minutes
rate_limiting:
enabled: true
requests_per_minute: 1000

monitoring:
enabled: true
alerting:
enabled: true
webhook_url: "${ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL}"

## 🔐 Security Configuration

### Authentication and Authorization
:::yaml

config/security.yaml

security:
authentication:
type: "jwt"
secret_key: "${JWT_SECRET}"
algorithm: "HS256"
expiry: 3600

authorization:
roles:

  - "admin"
  - "user"
  - "viewer"

permissions:
  admin:

    - "system:*"
    - "data:*"
    - "models:*"
  user:
    - "data:read"
    - "models:read"
    - "inference:*"
  viewer:
    - "data:read"
    - "models:read"
    - "monitoring:read"

encryption:
algorithm: "AES-256-GCM"
key_derivation: "PBKDF2"
iterations: 100000

rate_limiting:
enabled: true
default_limit: 1000
burst_limit: 100

audit_logging:
enabled: true
log_all_requests: false
log_sensitive_operations: true

### SSL/TLS Configuration
:::yaml

ssl configuration for production

ssl:
enabled: true
cert_file: "/etc/ssl/certs/aurora.crt"
key_file: "/etc/ssl/private/aurora.key"
ca_file: "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"

protocols:

- "TLSv1.2"
- "TLSv1.3"

ciphers:

- "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384"
- "ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305"
- "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256"

hsts:
enabled: true
max_age: 31536000
include_subdomains: true

## 📊 System-Specific Configuration

### Data Pipeline Configuration
:::yaml

data_pipeline:
preprocessing:
scaling_method: "standard"
encoding_method: "label"
missing_values: "mean"

validation:
schema_validation: true
quality_checks: true
statistical_validation: true

performance:
batch_size: 1000
parallel_processes: 4
cache_size: "1GB"

### Model Training Configuration
:::yaml

model_training:
algorithms:

- "RandomForest"
- "SVM"
- "NeuralNetwork"
- "XGBoost"

hyperparameter_optimization:
method: "bayesian"
max_iterations: 100
cv_folds: 5

ensemble:
method: "voting"
weights: [0.3, 0.3, 0.2, 0.2]

validation:
test_size: 0.2
random_state: 42
stratify: true

### Monitoring Configuration
:::yaml

monitoring:
metrics:
enabled: true
interval: 30
retention_days: 30

alerts:
enabled: true
channels:

  - "email"
  - "slack"
  - "webhook"

thresholds:
  cpu_usage: 80
  memory_usage: 85
  disk_usage: 90
  response_time: 5000

dashboards:
enabled: true
refresh_interval: 10
auto_refresh: true

### Resource Management Configuration
:::yaml

resource_management:
cpu:
limit_cores: 8
reservation_cores: 2

memory:
limit_gb: 16
reservation_gb: 4

disk:
limit_gb: 100
cleanup_threshold: 80

network:
bandwidth_limit_mbps: 1000
connection_limit: 1000

## 🔍 Configuration Validation

### Validation API Usage
:::bash

Validate current configuration

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/config/validate" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"validate_all": true}'

Validate specific configuration section

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/config/validate" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"section": "security", "strict": true}'

Get configuration utilities

curl -X GET "http://localhost:8080/api/config/utilities"

### Configuration Validation Rules
:::python

Configuration validation logic

class ConfigurationValidator:
def init(self):
self.required_fields = {
'server': ['host', 'port'],
'database': ['type', 'host', 'name'],
'security': ['secret_key', 'jwt_algorithm']
}

    self.validation_rules = {
        'server.port': lambda x: 1 <= x <= 65535,
        'security.token_expiry': lambda x: x > 0,
        'database.port': lambda x: 1 <= x <= 65535
    }

def validate_config(self, config: dict) -> dict:
    """Validate configuration against rules"""
    errors = []
    warnings = []

    # Check required fields
    for section, fields in self.required_fields.items():
        if section not in config:
            errors.append(f"Missing required section: {section}")
            continue

        for field in fields:
            if field not in config[section]:
                errors.append(f"Missing required field: {section}.{field}")

    # Apply validation rules
    for field_path, rule in self.validation_rules.items():
        section, field = field_path.split('.')
        if section in config and field in config[section]:
            value = config[section][field]
            if not rule(value):
                errors.append(f"Invalid value for {field_path}: {value}")

    return {
        'valid': len(errors) == 0,
        'errors': errors,
        'warnings': warnings
    }


## 🔧 Configuration Management

### Environment Variables
:::bash

.env file

export AURORA_ENV=production
export DB_HOST=localhost
export DB_PORT=5432
export DB_NAME=aurora_ai
export DB_USER=aurora_user
export DB_PASSWORD=secure_password
export SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key_here
export JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_here
export ALERT_WEBHOOK_URL=https://hooks.slack.com/your-webhook

### Configuration Merging
:::bash

Merge configuration files

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/config/merge" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"config_files": [
"config/default.yaml",
"config/production.yaml",
"config/custom.yaml"
],
"validate": true,
"output_format": "yaml"
}'

### Secrets Management
:::bash

Encrypt sensitive configuration

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/config/secrets" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": "encrypt",
"secret_data": {
"database_password": "secure_password",
"api_key": "your_api_key"
},
"algorithm": "AES-256"
}'

Decrypt configuration secrets

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/config/secrets" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action": "decrypt",
"encrypted_data": "encrypted_data_here",
"algorithm": "AES-256"
}'

## 📈 Performance Configuration

### Caching Configuration
:::yaml

caching:
enabled: true
type: "redis"

redis:
host: "localhost"
port: 6379
db: 0
password: "${REDIS_PASSWORD}"

cache_settings:
default_ttl: 3600
max_size: "1GB"
eviction_policy: "lru"

cache_keys:
predictions: "pred:{data_hash}"
models: "model:{model_id}"
user_sessions: "session:{user_id}"

### Database Connection Pooling
:::yaml

database_pooling:
enabled: true
min_connections: 5
max_connections: 20
connection_timeout: 30
idle_timeout: 300

retry_policy:
max_retries: 3
retry_delay: 1
backoff_factor: 2

### Async Processing Configuration
:::yaml

async_processing:
enabled: true
worker_type: "celery"

celery:
broker_url: "redis://localhost:6379/1"
result_backend: "redis://localhost:6379/2"

task_settings:
default_timeout: 300
max_retries: 3
retry_delay: 60

queues:
training:
workers: 2
concurrency: 4
inference:
workers: 4
concurrency: 8
monitoring:
workers: 1
concurrency: 2

## 🔄 Configuration Deployment

### Configuration Deployment Script
:::bash

!/bin/bash

deploy_config.sh

set -e

ENVIRONMENT=${1:-development}
CONFIG_DIR="config"
BACKUP_DIR="config/backups"

echo "Deploying configuration for environment: $ENVIRONMENT"

Create backup

mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
cp -r $CONFIG_DIR $BACKUP_DIR/$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

Validate configuration

echo "Validating configuration..."
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8080/api/config/validate" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"validate_all": true}' || exit 1

Deploy configuration

echo "Deploying configuration..."
export AURORA_ENV=$ENVIRONMENT
python web_backend/server.py --config-deploy

Verify deployment

echo "Verifying deployment..."
curl -X GET "http://localhost:8080/api/status" || exit 1

echo "Configuration deployed successfully!"

### Configuration Rollback
:::bash

!/bin/bash

rollback_config.sh

BACKUP_VERSION=${1:-latest}
BACKUP_DIR="config/backups"

if [ "$BACKUP_VERSION" = "latest" ]; then
BACKUP_VERSION=$(ls -t $BACKUP_DIR | head -1)
fi

echo "Rolling back to configuration: $BACKUP_VERSION"

Restore backup

rm -rf config
cp -r $BACKUP_DIR/$BACKUP_VERSION config

Restart services

echo "Restarting services..."
systemctl restart aurora-ai

Verify rollback

echo "Verifying rollback..."
curl -X GET "http://localhost:8080/api/status" || exit 1

echo "Configuration rollback completed!"

## 📊 Configuration Monitoring

### Configuration Change Tracking
:::bash

Monitor configuration changes

curl -X GET "http://localhost:8080/api/config/current" \
-H "Accept: application/json"

Get configuration history

curl -X GET "http://localhost:8080/api/logs/audit" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"filter": {"category": "configuration"}}'

### Configuration Performance Impact
:::python

Monitor configuration performance impact

class ConfigurationMonitor:
def init(self, aurora_api_url):
self.api_url = aurora_api_url

def measure_config_impact(self, config_change: dict) -> dict:
    """Measure performance impact of configuration change"""
    # Get baseline metrics
    baseline = self.get_performance_metrics()

    # Apply configuration change
    self.apply_config_change(config_change)

    # Wait for system to stabilize
    time.sleep(60)

    # Get new metrics
    new_metrics = self.get_performance_metrics()

    # Calculate impact
    impact = {
        'cpu_change': new_metrics['cpu'] - baseline['cpu'],
        'memory_change': new_metrics['memory'] - baseline['memory'],
        'response_time_change': new_metrics['response_time'] - baseline['response_time']
    }

    return impact

def get_performance_metrics(self) -> dict:
    """Get current performance metrics"""
    response = requests.get(f"{self.api_url}/api/monitoring/metrics")
    return response.json()


## 🎯 Best Practices

### Configuration Security

1. **Never commit secrets to version control**
2. **Use environment variables for sensitive data**
3. **Encrypt configuration secrets**
4. **Regularly rotate encryption keys**
5. **Audit configuration changes**

### Configuration Management

1. **Use version control for configuration files**
2. **Maintain separate configs for each environment**
3. **Validate all configuration changes**
4. **Document configuration options**
5. **Test configuration changes in staging**

### Performance Optimization

1. **Use connection pooling for databases**
2. **Enable caching for frequently accessed data**
3. **Configure appropriate timeouts**
4. **Monitor resource utilization**
5. **Optimize based on usage patterns**

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**Aurora AI Configuration Guide**  
*Comprehensive Configuration Management • Security • Performance Optimization*

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