SaaS Deployment Lab

Problem

Engineers entering SaaS and platform roles need a practical path from deployment to customer-facing support, especially when switching careers or moving from single-stack backgrounds into full product operations.

Solution

A mentorship-inspired lab with FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Keycloak, Kubernetes/Helm and Azure patterns, covering end-to-end SaaS workflows, fault drills, runbooks and customer-centric incident response while balancing technical depth with support expectations.

My Role

Creator and maintainer

Repository: Private

Evidence available

• Runbooks
• Architecture overview
• Fault-drill documentation
• Deployment model

Operational home lab created to mentor upcoming engineers and career switchers through SaaS deployment, support and incident response.

Evidence links

• Technical walkthrough on request →

Key Modules

Architecture Highlights

• → Docker Compose to K8s/Helm progression
• → Keycloak as Entra ID stand-in
• → Nginx TLS termination
• → Injectable fault scenarios

Key Features

• ✓ Entra ID stand-in with Keycloak
• ✓ Kind Kubernetes cluster
• ✓ 8 injectable fault drills
• ✓ 15 incident scenarios
• ✓ 22+ runbooks
• ✓ Mentorship-oriented learning paths

Screenshots

The same experience adapts across desktop, tablet and mobile breakpoints.

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Results & Maturity

Mentorship-oriented ops lab with 8 fault drills, 15 scenarios and 22+ runbooks for SaaS end-to-end workflow practice.

Lessons Learned

• Fault drills are more valuable than perfect uptime demos
• Runbooks must be tested, not just written
• Career switchers need end-to-end context, not isolated tool tutorials
• Customer-centric support and technical depth must be taught together

Limitations

Lab environment differs from production tenant isolation patterns.

Next stage

Extend Azure hybrid paths and additional fault-injection scenarios.