WordPress, PHP, MySQL
Business Services
Cloud Infrastructure Architecture & Auto-Scaling Deployment
United States
About the Project
Shardeum is a blockchain platform with a rapidly growing global audience. As more users started visiting the website, the existing hosting setup became difficult to manage. Traffic spikes required manual scaling, and maintaining performance during peak periods proved challenging.
They approached us looking for a cloud infrastructure that could scale automatically as traffic increased. The platform also needed a simpler deployment process and a more reliable hosting environment with lower maintenance requirements.
We built a cloud-native architecture on DigitalOcean with managed services, load balancing, auto scaling, and Git-based deployments. The new setup provided better stability and made infrastructure management much easier.
Key Project Deliverables
We delivered solutions that improved scalability, reliability, and deployment management.
Cloud-Native WordPress Deployment
We deployed the WordPress application on DigitalOcean App Platform with automated deployment workflows.
Managed Database Infrastructure
We configured a managed MySQL database to improve stability and separate application workloads from database operations.
Auto Scaling Configuration
We implemented automatic scaling rules that add new application instances when traffic increases.
Load Balancer Setup
We configured a load balancer to distribute traffic across multiple application instances.
Git-Based Deployments
We connected the platform directly with Git repositories to automate deployments after code updates.
High Availability Infrastructure
We designed the infrastructure to support multiple application instances and maintain availability during traffic spikes.
Major Project Challenges
One of the biggest challenges was handling sudden increases in traffic. The platform needed to remain responsive even when large numbers of users visited the website simultaneously.
Manual infrastructure scaling was another challenge. Increasing server capacity during traffic spikes required additional work and created operational overhead.
The database also needed to remain stable as application traffic increased. Keeping application and database resources separated was important for long-term performance.
The client also wanted a simpler deployment process. New updates needed to be released quickly without requiring manual server management.
Solutions & Impact
We built a scalable infrastructure using DigitalOcean App Platform and automated deployment workflows. The goal was to create a platform that could grow without requiring constant infrastructure changes.
To improve reliability and performance, we implemented several infrastructure upgrades.
- Deployed WordPress on DigitalOcean App Platform.
- Configured managed MySQL database services.
- Implemented automatic horizontal scaling.
- Added load balancing across application instances.
- Connected deployments directly to Git repositories.
- Optimized application performance settings.
- Built a high-availability hosting environment.
- Reduced manual infrastructure management tasks.
The platform can now handle traffic increases more efficiently without manual intervention. Deployments are faster, infrastructure management is simpler, and the hosting environment is ready to support future growth.
Build Cloud Infrastructure That Scales With Your Business!
Improve performance, automate deployments, and handle growing traffic with a reliable cloud infrastructure.
Project in Figures
10
Days
100
Estimated Man-hours
2
Team Size
Applied Technologies
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