Overview
Created for Auric, Solara is a proprietary software written in Python and C to manage every aspect of the Auric website using Docker microservices. It was built for isolation (security), portability, and scalability.
Architecture
Solara integrates various services into one cohesive but modular, automated system. This ensures that web traffic, databases, caching, and backend scripts can communicate securely and efficiently without manual intervention.
- Apache: Handling incoming web requests and routing.
- MariaDB: Robust, relational database management.
- Redis: High-performance, in-memory data store for caching.
- PHP-FPM: FastCGI Process Manager for processing dynamic PHP content.
The Build Philosophy
By relying heavily on containerization via Docker, Solara abstracts away infrastructure discrepancies. This means the deployment environment behaves identically to the development environment, significantly reducing "it works on my machine" issues and minimizing downtime during updates.