Unified Kubernetes Strategy for Multi-Environment Application Stacks and Testing
1. Executive Summary
2. Problem Statement
3. Non‑Goals
4. Core Architectural Principle
4.1 Kubernetes as the Contract
4.2 Platform vs Application Responsibility
5. Target Environments
5.1 Environments to Support
6. Kubernetes Substrate Selection
6.1 Minimal Supported Substrates
6.2 Rationale
7. Autoscaling Model
7.1 What Is Validated Where
8. Platform Capability Contract
10. Role of LocalStack (Optional)
11. Operational Model
11.1 Integration Test Flow
11.2 Promotion Model
12. Risks and Mitigations
13. Conclusion
14. Next Steps