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Production Hardening

This reference document provides guidelines for operating Ella Core in a production environment.

Recommendations

  • Deploy on a production-grade system. Ensure your system meets the production requirements.
  • Deploy with the snap: Use the Snap installation method to deploy Ella Core.
  • Isolate network interfaces: Use separate network interfaces for N2, N3, N6, and API traffic.
  • Use TLS: Configure TLS for the API interface in the configuration file. Use certificates from a trusted Certificate Authority (CA).
  • Use the fastest attach mode the interfaces allow: set datapath.attach-mode to xdp-native where the driver supports it.
  • Set logging level to info: Configure system logging level to info.
  • Disable telemetry: Disable telemetry in the configuration file.
  • Back up the database: Back up the database file on a daily basis. Retain backups for at least 7 days.
  • Monitor metrics and logs: Operate an external Observability stack to collect and visualize metrics and logs exposed by Ella Core.