# 1.2.0.3
### Overview
MOSIP Rapid Deployment Infrastructure is a **unified, cloud-native deployment platform** that transforms complex, time-consuming MOSIP deployments into **automated, 3-step processes** that completes fast and takes much lesser time than earlier deployments. It replaces fragmented, manual infrastructure setup with a single repository containing everything needed for production-ready MOSIP deployment.
With MOSIP RDI (Rapid Deployment Infrastructure), you can deploy complete MOSIP identity platforms with enterprise-grade security, monitoring, and automation through a streamlined CI/CD approach that reduces deployment complexity by 90%.
With the current release of 0.2.0 Infra (Rapid Deployment Infrastructure), eSignet 1.4.2 now integrates as a dedicated deployment, unlocking execution of all the features' that requires eSignet (OTP, biometric auth, KYC exchange) and which were getting skipped earlier. Countries adopting eSignet can now validate complete end-to-end workflows before production. Countries using alternative authentication methods can skip the esignet-dsf.yaml phase entirely — core MOSIP services remain unaffected.
### How does the rapid deployment model improve upon previous approaches in terms of DevOps modernization?
MOSIP RDI introduces several key improvements over the earlier approach:
1. **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**: MOSIP RDI (Rapid Deployment Infrastructure) leverages tools like **Terraform** for declarative, version-controlled infrastructure provisioning. This ensures repeatable, automated deployments and minimizes manual intervention.
2. **Streamlined CI/CD Pipelines**: Integrated **GitHub Actions** automate testing, validation, and deployment workflows, enabling faster and more reliable releases with minimal manual steps.
3. **Automated Configuration and Deployment**: **Ansible** and **Cloud-Init** are used for server configuration and initialization, ensuring consistent environments across deployments.
4. **Unified Repository and Collaboration**: All infrastructure, configuration, and deployment scripts are maintained in a single repository, promoting collaboration and reducing silos between Dev, Ops, and Security teams.
5. **Security and Compliance**: Automated vulnerability scanning, compliance checks, and secure networking (e.g., **WireGuard VPN**, security groups) are built into the deployment process.
6. **Scalability and Flexibility**: The cloud-native, modular architecture—built on **Kubernetes** and managed via **Helm/Helmsman**—enables seamless scaling and adaptation to changing requirements.
7. **eSignet Integration**: The eSignet authentication stack (Redis, SoftHSM, Keycloak, Mock Identity System, OIDC UI, and Partner Onboarder) is now deployable via a dedicated `esignet-dsf.yaml` Helmsman Desired State File and a dedicated `helmsman_esignet.yml` GitHub Actions workflow, integrated with MOSIP core services deployment.
### Where and how do I start?
To begin with MOSIP RDI:
**Deployment Architecture**
**Key Resources**
You can refer to the following key resources to get started with MOSIP Rapid Deployment. Currently the links take you to repo READMEs as this is the first beta release of MOSIP RDI (Rapid Deployment Infrastructure) and we are working to bring all the relevant content to this published documentation site as well.
* **Comprehensive Documentation**: Access the official [MOSIP RDI Documentation](https://github.com/mosip/infra) for step-by-step guides, architecture details, and deployment instructions.
* **Deployment Repository**: Clone the deployment codebase from the [MOSIP RDI GitHub Repository](https://github.com/mosip/infra). This repository contains all necessary scripts, modules, and configuration files for a production-ready setup.
* **eSignet Deployment Guide**: Refer to the [eSignet README](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/docs/esignet_README.md) for configuration details and required secrets.
For additional guidance, refer to the [Documentation](#documentation) section at the end of this document for links to checklists, setup guides, and troubleshooting resources.
### How it works (High-level Overview)
MOSIP RDI originally follows a **3-step deployment model**. Starting with this release, the eSignet authentication stack is added as a **dedicated fourth deployment phase** that runs after MOSIP core services are up.
### Complete Deployment Flow
{% @mermaid/diagram content="graph TD
A\[1. Terraform Infrastructure] --> B\[2. Helmsman]
```
A --> TF1[base-infra Foundation]
TF1 --> TF2[observ-infra Rancher - Optional]
TF1 --> TF3[infra MOSIP Clusters]
TF2 -.->|Import| TF3
B --> H1[prereq-dsf Monitoring, Istio, Logging]
H1 --> H2[external-dsf External Dependencies]
H2 --> H3[mosip-dsf Core Services]
H3 --> H4[esignet-dsf Redis, SoftHSM, Keycloak, Mock Identity System, OIDC UI, Partner Onboarder]
H4 --> H5[testrigs-dsf Testing Suite]
style A fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#01579b,color:#000000
style B fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#f57c00,color:#000000
style TF1 fill:#ede7f6,stroke:#4527a0,color:#000000
style TF2 fill:#ede7f6,stroke:#4527a0,color:#000000
style TF3 fill:#ede7f6,stroke:#4527a0,color:#000000
style H1 fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#4a148c,color:#000000
style H2 fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#4a148c,color:#000000
style H3 fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#4a148c,color:#000000
style H4 fill:#e0f2f1,stroke:#00695c,color:#000000
style H5 fill:#e8f5e8,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#000000" %}
```
## Documentation
* [**MOSIP Rapid Deployment Infrastructure**](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/README.md)
* [**Terraform**](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/terraform/README.md)
* [**Helmsman**](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/Helmsman/README.md)
* [**eSignet Deployment**](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/docs/esignet_README.md)
* [**GitHub Actions**](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/.github/workflows/README.md)
* [**Architecture**](https://github.com/mosip/infra/blob/master/docs/_images/ARCHITECTURE_DIAGRAMS.md)
