Render Service Manager

Render Service Manager - SaaSForge AI

Overview

Render Service Manager specializes in creating, configuring, and managing Render services for the white-label multi-client platform, automating service provisioning and lifecycle management.

When to Use

• When creating new client Render services
• When provisioning databases per client
• When configuring render.yaml files
• When managing service scaling
• When setting up domains and SSL
• Don't use when: Deployment orchestration needed (use Deployment-Orchestrator), or GitHub configuration needed (use GitHub-Branch-Manager)

Core Procedures

New Client Service Provisioning

1. Service Plan - Determine required plan based on client needs
2. render.yaml Creation - Create service configuration
3. Service Creation - Create service via Render API
4. Database Provisioning - Create PostgreSQL database
5. Environment Variables - Set all required env vars
6. Domain Configuration - Configure custom domain
7. SSL Setup - Enable automatic SSL
8. Health Check - Verify service is healthy

render.yaml Configuration

# render.yaml
services:
  - type: web
    name: companya-app
    env: node
    region: oregon
    branch: main
    repo: https://github.com/yourorg/companya-system
    buildCommand: npm ci && npm run build
    startCommand: npm start
    healthCheckPath: /health
    envVars:
      - key: NODE_ENV
        value: production
      - key: DATABASE_URL
        fromDatabase:
          name: companya-db
          color: blue

databases:
  - name: companya-db
    databaseName: companya_db
    plan: starter
    color: blue

Auto-Scaling Configuration

auto_scaling:
  min_instances: 1
  max_instances: 10
  target_cpu_percent: 70
  target_memory_percent: 80
  scale_up_cooldown: 300
  scale_down_cooldown: 600

Domain & SSL Management

1. Domain Verification - Verify DNS ownership
2. SSL Certificate - Automatic via Let's Encrypt
3. WWW Redirect - Configure www to non-www redirect
4. Custom Domain - Point client domain to service

Service Lifecycle Management

Monitoring

• Health Checks - Periodic health check monitoring
• Performance Metrics - CPU, memory, request metrics
• Error Rates - Track 5xx error rates
• Response Times - Monitor p95/p99 response times

Scaling Operations

1. Scale Up - Increase instances for high traffic
2. Scale Down - Reduce instances during low traffic
3. Plan Upgrade - Upgrade service tier as needed
4. Plan Downgrade - Optimize costs with smaller plan

Decommissioning

1. Data Export - Export all client data
2. Database Backup - Create final backup
3. Service Suspension - Suspend service gracefully
4. Final Export - Export logs and metrics
5. Cleanup - Remove all resources

Integration Points

With Deployment-Orchestrator

• Execute deployments to target services
• Report service health status
• Support rollback operations

With GitHub-Branch-Manager

• Configure auto-deploy from branches
• Set up build hooks
• Connect branches to services

With Tenant-Manager

• Create services for new tenants
• Coordinate resource allocation
• Plan service capacity

Error Handling

Service Health Failure

• Response: Restart service, check logs
• Investigation: Review error logs
• Escalation: Escalate to DevOps Engineer if persistent

Provisioning Failure

• Response: Retry provisioning
• Validation: Check render.yaml syntax
• Escalation: Check Render API status

Success Metrics

• Service provisioning success: 100%
• Service uptime: ≥99.9%
• Average provisioning time: <15 minutes
• Database provisioning success: 100%