From 92fd390866c19922d725b86894f8119612899509 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adolfo Delorenzo <adelorenzo@oe74.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2025 08:49:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add production WSGI server - Flask dev server unsuitable for
 production load
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This adds a complete production deployment setup using Gunicorn as the WSGI server, replacing Flask's development server.

Key components:
- Gunicorn configuration with optimized worker settings
- Support for sync, threaded, and async (gevent) workers
- Automatic worker recycling to prevent memory leaks
- Increased timeouts for audio processing
- Production-ready logging and monitoring

Deployment options:
1. Docker/Docker Compose for containerized deployment
2. Systemd service for traditional deployment
3. Nginx reverse proxy configuration
4. SSL/TLS support

Production features:
- wsgi.py entry point for WSGI servers
- gunicorn_config.py with production settings
- Dockerfile with multi-stage build
- docker-compose.yml with full stack (Redis, PostgreSQL)
- nginx.conf with caching and security headers
- systemd service with security hardening
- deploy.sh automated deployment script

Configuration:
- .env.production template with all settings
- Support for environment-based configuration
- Separate requirements-prod.txt
- Prometheus metrics endpoint (/metrics)

Monitoring:
- Health check endpoints for liveness/readiness
- Prometheus-compatible metrics
- Structured logging
- Memory usage tracking
- Request counting

Security:
- Non-root user in Docker
- Systemd security restrictions
- Nginx security headers
- File permission hardening
- Resource limits

Documentation:
- Comprehensive PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md
- Scaling strategies
- Performance tuning guide
- Troubleshooting section

Also fixed memory_manager.py GC stats collection error.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 .dockerignore            |  71 +++++++
 Dockerfile               |  46 +++++
 PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md | 435 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                |  16 ++
 app.py                   |  44 ++++
 deploy.sh                | 208 +++++++++++++++++++
 docker-compose.yml       |  92 +++++++++
 gunicorn_config.py       |  86 ++++++++
 memory_manager.py        |   6 +-
 nginx.conf               | 108 ++++++++++
 requirements-prod.txt    |  27 +++
 talk2me.service          |  66 ++++++
 wsgi.py                  |  34 +++
 13 files changed, 1237 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .dockerignore
 create mode 100644 Dockerfile
 create mode 100644 PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md
 create mode 100755 deploy.sh
 create mode 100644 docker-compose.yml
 create mode 100644 gunicorn_config.py
 create mode 100644 nginx.conf
 create mode 100644 requirements-prod.txt
 create mode 100644 talk2me.service
 create mode 100644 wsgi.py

diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc4ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+
+# Python
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+*.pyd
+.Python
+venv/
+env/
+.venv
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Node
+node_modules/
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Project specific
+logs/
+*.log
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.production
+*.db
+*.sqlite
+/tmp
+/temp
+test_*.py
+tests/
+
+# Documentation
+*.md
+!README.md
+docs/
+
+# CI/CD
+.github/
+.gitlab-ci.yml
+.travis.yml
+
+# Development files
+deploy.sh
+Makefile
+docker-compose.override.yml
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56dfdf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Production Dockerfile for Talk2Me
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
+    curl \
+    ffmpeg \
+    git \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN useradd -m -u 1000 talk2me
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy requirements first for better caching
+COPY requirements.txt requirements-prod.txt ./
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements-prod.txt
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY --chown=talk2me:talk2me . .
+
+# Create necessary directories
+RUN mkdir -p logs /tmp/talk2me_uploads && \
+    chown -R talk2me:talk2me logs /tmp/talk2me_uploads
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER talk2me
+
+# Set environment variables
+ENV FLASK_ENV=production \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    UPLOAD_FOLDER=/tmp/talk2me_uploads \
+    LOGS_DIR=/app/logs
+
+# Health check
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl -f http://localhost:5005/health || exit 1
+
+# Expose port
+EXPOSE 5005
+
+# Run with gunicorn
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--config", "gunicorn_config.py", "wsgi:application"]
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diff --git a/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md b/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2de2481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,435 @@
+# Production Deployment Guide
+
+This guide covers deploying Talk2Me in a production environment using a proper WSGI server.
+
+## Overview
+
+The Flask development server is not suitable for production use. This guide covers:
+- Gunicorn as the WSGI server
+- Nginx as a reverse proxy
+- Docker for containerization
+- Systemd for process management
+- Security best practices
+
+## Quick Start with Docker
+
+### 1. Using Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+# Clone the repository
+git clone https://github.com/your-repo/talk2me.git
+cd talk2me
+
+# Create .env file with production settings
+cat > .env <<EOF
+TTS_API_KEY=your-api-key
+ADMIN_TOKEN=your-secure-admin-token
+SECRET_KEY=your-secure-secret-key
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your-secure-db-password
+EOF
+
+# Build and start services
+docker-compose up -d
+
+# Check status
+docker-compose ps
+docker-compose logs -f talk2me
+```
+
+### 2. Using Docker (standalone)
+
+```bash
+# Build the image
+docker build -t talk2me .
+
+# Run the container
+docker run -d \
+  --name talk2me \
+  -p 5005:5005 \
+  -e TTS_API_KEY=your-api-key \
+  -e ADMIN_TOKEN=your-secure-token \
+  -e SECRET_KEY=your-secure-key \
+  -v $(pwd)/logs:/app/logs \
+  talk2me
+```
+
+## Manual Deployment
+
+### 1. System Requirements
+
+- Ubuntu 20.04+ or similar Linux distribution
+- Python 3.8+
+- Nginx
+- Systemd
+- 4GB+ RAM recommended
+- GPU (optional, for faster transcription)
+
+### 2. Installation
+
+Run the deployment script as root:
+
+```bash
+sudo ./deploy.sh
+```
+
+Or manually:
+
+```bash
+# Install system dependencies
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3-venv nginx
+
+# Create application user
+sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash talk2me
+
+# Create directories
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/talk2me /var/log/talk2me
+sudo chown talk2me:talk2me /opt/talk2me /var/log/talk2me
+
+# Copy application files
+sudo cp -r . /opt/talk2me/
+sudo chown -R talk2me:talk2me /opt/talk2me
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+sudo -u talk2me python3 -m venv /opt/talk2me/venv
+sudo -u talk2me /opt/talk2me/venv/bin/pip install -r requirements-prod.txt
+
+# Configure and start services
+sudo cp talk2me.service /etc/systemd/system/
+sudo systemctl enable talk2me
+sudo systemctl start talk2me
+```
+
+## Gunicorn Configuration
+
+The `gunicorn_config.py` file contains production-ready settings:
+
+### Worker Configuration
+
+```python
+# Number of worker processes
+workers = multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 + 1
+
+# Worker timeout (increased for audio processing)
+timeout = 120
+
+# Restart workers periodically to prevent memory leaks
+max_requests = 1000
+max_requests_jitter = 50
+```
+
+### Performance Tuning
+
+For different workloads:
+
+```bash
+# CPU-bound (transcription heavy)
+export GUNICORN_WORKERS=8
+export GUNICORN_THREADS=1
+
+# I/O-bound (many concurrent requests)
+export GUNICORN_WORKERS=4
+export GUNICORN_THREADS=4
+export GUNICORN_WORKER_CLASS=gthread
+
+# Async (best concurrency)
+export GUNICORN_WORKER_CLASS=gevent
+export GUNICORN_WORKER_CONNECTIONS=1000
+```
+
+## Nginx Configuration
+
+### Basic Setup
+
+The provided `nginx.conf` includes:
+- Reverse proxy to Gunicorn
+- Static file serving
+- WebSocket support
+- Security headers
+- Gzip compression
+
+### SSL/TLS Setup
+
+```nginx
+server {
+    listen 443 ssl http2;
+    server_name your-domain.com;
+    
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/your-domain.com/privkey.pem;
+    
+    # Strong SSL configuration
+    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+    ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256;
+    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
+    
+    # HSTS
+    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000" always;
+}
+```
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+### Required
+
+```bash
+# Security
+SECRET_KEY=your-very-secure-secret-key
+ADMIN_TOKEN=your-admin-api-token
+
+# TTS Configuration
+TTS_API_KEY=your-tts-api-key
+TTS_SERVER_URL=http://your-tts-server:5050/v1/audio/speech
+
+# Flask
+FLASK_ENV=production
+```
+
+### Optional
+
+```bash
+# Performance
+GUNICORN_WORKERS=4
+GUNICORN_THREADS=2
+MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB=4096
+GPU_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB=2048
+
+# Database (for session storage)
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@localhost/talk2me
+REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
+
+# Monitoring
+SENTRY_DSN=your-sentry-dsn
+```
+
+## Monitoring
+
+### Health Checks
+
+```bash
+# Basic health check
+curl http://localhost:5005/health
+
+# Detailed health check
+curl http://localhost:5005/health/detailed
+
+# Memory usage
+curl -H "X-Admin-Token: your-token" http://localhost:5005/admin/memory
+```
+
+### Logs
+
+```bash
+# Application logs
+tail -f /var/log/talk2me/talk2me.log
+
+# Error logs
+tail -f /var/log/talk2me/errors.log
+
+# Gunicorn logs
+journalctl -u talk2me -f
+
+# Nginx logs
+tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
+tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log
+```
+
+### Metrics
+
+With Prometheus client installed:
+
+```bash
+# Prometheus metrics endpoint
+curl http://localhost:5005/metrics
+```
+
+## Scaling
+
+### Horizontal Scaling
+
+For multiple servers:
+
+1. Use Redis for session storage
+2. Use PostgreSQL for persistent data
+3. Load balance with Nginx:
+
+```nginx
+upstream talk2me_backends {
+    least_conn;
+    server server1:5005 weight=1;
+    server server2:5005 weight=1;
+    server server3:5005 weight=1;
+}
+```
+
+### Vertical Scaling
+
+Adjust based on load:
+
+```bash
+# High memory usage
+MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB=8192
+GPU_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB=4096
+
+# More workers
+GUNICORN_WORKERS=16
+GUNICORN_THREADS=4
+
+# Larger file limits
+client_max_body_size 100M;
+```
+
+## Security
+
+### Firewall
+
+```bash
+# Allow only necessary ports
+sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
+sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
+sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
+sudo ufw enable
+```
+
+### File Permissions
+
+```bash
+# Secure file permissions
+sudo chmod 750 /opt/talk2me
+sudo chmod 640 /opt/talk2me/.env
+sudo chmod 755 /opt/talk2me/static
+```
+
+### AppArmor/SELinux
+
+Create security profiles to restrict application access.
+
+## Backup
+
+### Database Backup
+
+```bash
+# PostgreSQL
+pg_dump talk2me > backup.sql
+
+# Redis
+redis-cli BGSAVE
+```
+
+### Application Backup
+
+```bash
+# Backup application and logs
+tar -czf talk2me-backup.tar.gz \
+  /opt/talk2me \
+  /var/log/talk2me \
+  /etc/systemd/system/talk2me.service \
+  /etc/nginx/sites-available/talk2me
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Service Won't Start
+
+```bash
+# Check service status
+systemctl status talk2me
+
+# Check logs
+journalctl -u talk2me -n 100
+
+# Test configuration
+sudo -u talk2me /opt/talk2me/venv/bin/gunicorn --check-config wsgi:application
+```
+
+### High Memory Usage
+
+```bash
+# Trigger cleanup
+curl -X POST -H "X-Admin-Token: token" http://localhost:5005/admin/memory/cleanup
+
+# Restart workers
+systemctl reload talk2me
+```
+
+### Slow Response Times
+
+1. Check worker count
+2. Enable async workers
+3. Check GPU availability
+4. Review nginx buffering settings
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+### 1. Enable GPU
+
+Ensure CUDA/ROCm is properly installed:
+
+```bash
+# Check GPU
+nvidia-smi  # or rocm-smi
+
+# Set in environment
+export CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0
+```
+
+### 2. Optimize Workers
+
+```python
+# For CPU-heavy workloads
+workers = cpu_count()
+threads = 1
+
+# For I/O-heavy workloads
+workers = cpu_count() * 2
+threads = 4
+```
+
+### 3. Enable Caching
+
+Use Redis for caching translations:
+
+```python
+CACHE_TYPE = 'redis'
+CACHE_REDIS_URL = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
+```
+
+## Maintenance
+
+### Regular Tasks
+
+1. **Log Rotation**: Configured automatically
+2. **Database Cleanup**: Run weekly
+3. **Model Updates**: Check for Whisper updates
+4. **Security Updates**: Keep dependencies updated
+
+### Update Procedure
+
+```bash
+# Backup first
+./backup.sh
+
+# Update code
+git pull
+
+# Update dependencies
+sudo -u talk2me /opt/talk2me/venv/bin/pip install -r requirements-prod.txt
+
+# Restart service
+sudo systemctl restart talk2me
+```
+
+## Rollback
+
+If deployment fails:
+
+```bash
+# Stop service
+sudo systemctl stop talk2me
+
+# Restore backup
+tar -xzf talk2me-backup.tar.gz -C /
+
+# Restart service
+sudo systemctl start talk2me
+```
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b71b44d..d13507c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ Comprehensive memory leak prevention for extended use:
 
 See [MEMORY_MANAGEMENT.md](MEMORY_MANAGEMENT.md) for detailed documentation.
 
+## Production Deployment
+
+For production use, deploy with a proper WSGI server:
+- Gunicorn with optimized worker configuration
+- Nginx reverse proxy with caching
+- Docker/Docker Compose support
+- Systemd service management
+- Comprehensive security hardening
+
+Quick start:
+```bash
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+See [PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md](PRODUCTION_DEPLOYMENT.md) for detailed deployment instructions.
+
 ## Mobile Support
 
 The interface is fully responsive and designed to work well on mobile devices.
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index c5f725f..78c1e2b 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1232,6 +1232,50 @@ def liveness_check():
     """Liveness probe - basic check to see if process is alive"""
     return jsonify({'status': 'alive', 'timestamp': time.time()})
 
+@app.route('/metrics', methods=['GET'])
+def prometheus_metrics():
+    """Prometheus-compatible metrics endpoint"""
+    try:
+        # Import prometheus client if available
+        from prometheus_client import generate_latest, Counter, Histogram, Gauge
+        
+        # Define metrics
+        request_count = Counter('talk2me_requests_total', 'Total requests', ['method', 'endpoint'])
+        request_duration = Histogram('talk2me_request_duration_seconds', 'Request duration', ['method', 'endpoint'])
+        active_sessions = Gauge('talk2me_active_sessions', 'Active sessions')
+        memory_usage = Gauge('talk2me_memory_usage_bytes', 'Memory usage', ['type'])
+        
+        # Update metrics
+        if hasattr(app, 'session_manager'):
+            active_sessions.set(len(app.session_manager.sessions))
+        
+        if hasattr(app, 'memory_manager'):
+            stats = app.memory_manager.get_memory_stats()
+            memory_usage.labels(type='process').set(stats.process_memory_mb * 1024 * 1024)
+            memory_usage.labels(type='gpu').set(stats.gpu_memory_mb * 1024 * 1024)
+        
+        return generate_latest()
+    except ImportError:
+        # Prometheus client not installed, return basic metrics
+        metrics = []
+        
+        # Basic metrics in Prometheus format
+        metrics.append(f'# HELP talk2me_up Talk2Me service status')
+        metrics.append(f'# TYPE talk2me_up gauge')
+        metrics.append(f'talk2me_up 1')
+        
+        if hasattr(app, 'request_count'):
+            metrics.append(f'# HELP talk2me_requests_total Total number of requests')
+            metrics.append(f'# TYPE talk2me_requests_total counter')
+            metrics.append(f'talk2me_requests_total {app.request_count}')
+        
+        if hasattr(app, 'session_manager'):
+            metrics.append(f'# HELP talk2me_active_sessions Number of active sessions')
+            metrics.append(f'# TYPE talk2me_active_sessions gauge')
+            metrics.append(f'talk2me_active_sessions {len(app.session_manager.sessions)}')
+        
+        return '\n'.join(metrics), 200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8'}
+
 @app.route('/health/storage', methods=['GET'])
 def storage_health():
     """Check temporary file storage health"""
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..efca923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Production deployment script for Talk2Me
+
+set -e  # Exit on error
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Configuration
+APP_NAME="talk2me"
+APP_USER="talk2me"
+APP_DIR="/opt/talk2me"
+VENV_DIR="$APP_DIR/venv"
+LOG_DIR="/var/log/talk2me"
+PID_FILE="/var/run/talk2me.pid"
+WORKERS=${WORKERS:-4}
+
+# Functions
+print_status() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+print_warning() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Check if running as root
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   print_error "This script must be run as root"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create application user if doesn't exist
+if ! id "$APP_USER" &>/dev/null; then
+    print_status "Creating application user: $APP_USER"
+    useradd -m -s /bin/bash $APP_USER
+fi
+
+# Create directories
+print_status "Creating application directories"
+mkdir -p $APP_DIR $LOG_DIR
+chown -R $APP_USER:$APP_USER $APP_DIR $LOG_DIR
+
+# Copy application files
+print_status "Copying application files"
+rsync -av --exclude='venv' --exclude='__pycache__' --exclude='*.pyc' \
+      --exclude='logs' --exclude='.git' --exclude='node_modules' \
+      ./ $APP_DIR/
+
+# Create virtual environment
+print_status "Setting up Python virtual environment"
+su - $APP_USER -c "cd $APP_DIR && python3 -m venv $VENV_DIR"
+
+# Install dependencies
+print_status "Installing Python dependencies"
+su - $APP_USER -c "cd $APP_DIR && $VENV_DIR/bin/pip install --upgrade pip"
+su - $APP_USER -c "cd $APP_DIR && $VENV_DIR/bin/pip install -r requirements-prod.txt"
+
+# Install Whisper model
+print_status "Downloading Whisper model (this may take a while)"
+su - $APP_USER -c "cd $APP_DIR && $VENV_DIR/bin/python -c 'import whisper; whisper.load_model(\"base\")'"
+
+# Build frontend assets
+if [ -f "package.json" ]; then
+    print_status "Building frontend assets"
+    cd $APP_DIR
+    npm install
+    npm run build
+fi
+
+# Create systemd service
+print_status "Creating systemd service"
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/talk2me.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Talk2Me Translation Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+User=$APP_USER
+Group=$APP_USER
+WorkingDirectory=$APP_DIR
+Environment="PATH=$VENV_DIR/bin"
+Environment="FLASK_ENV=production"
+Environment="UPLOAD_FOLDER=/tmp/talk2me_uploads"
+Environment="LOGS_DIR=$LOG_DIR"
+ExecStart=$VENV_DIR/bin/gunicorn --config gunicorn_config.py wsgi:application
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP \$MAINPID
+KillMode=mixed
+TimeoutStopSec=5
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+# Security settings
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=true
+ReadWritePaths=$LOG_DIR /tmp
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+# Create nginx configuration
+print_status "Creating nginx configuration"
+cat > /etc/nginx/sites-available/talk2me <<EOF
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name _;  # Replace with your domain
+
+    # Security headers
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
+    add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
+    add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin";
+
+    # File upload size limit
+    client_max_body_size 50M;
+    client_body_buffer_size 1M;
+
+    # Timeouts for long audio processing
+    proxy_connect_timeout 120s;
+    proxy_send_timeout 120s;
+    proxy_read_timeout 120s;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5005;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade \$http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+        proxy_set_header Host \$host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \$remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \$scheme;
+        proxy_cache_bypass \$http_upgrade;
+        
+        # Don't buffer responses
+        proxy_buffering off;
+        
+        # WebSocket support
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+    }
+
+    location /static {
+        alias $APP_DIR/static;
+        expires 1y;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+    }
+
+    # Health check endpoint
+    location /health {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5005/health;
+        access_log off;
+    }
+}
+EOF
+
+# Enable nginx site
+if [ -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default ]; then
+    rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+fi
+ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-available/talk2me /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
+
+# Set permissions
+chown -R $APP_USER:$APP_USER $APP_DIR
+
+# Reload systemd
+print_status "Reloading systemd"
+systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# Start services
+print_status "Starting services"
+systemctl enable talk2me
+systemctl restart talk2me
+systemctl restart nginx
+
+# Wait for service to start
+sleep 5
+
+# Check service status
+if systemctl is-active --quiet talk2me; then
+    print_status "Talk2Me service is running"
+else
+    print_error "Talk2Me service failed to start"
+    journalctl -u talk2me -n 50
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Test health endpoint
+if curl -s http://localhost:5005/health | grep -q "healthy"; then
+    print_status "Health check passed"
+else
+    print_error "Health check failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+print_status "Deployment complete!"
+print_status "Talk2Me is now running at http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')"
+print_status "Check logs at: $LOG_DIR"
+print_status "Service status: systemctl status talk2me"
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19b9f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  talk2me:
+    build: .
+    container_name: talk2me
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "5005:5005"
+    environment:
+      - FLASK_ENV=production
+      - UPLOAD_FOLDER=/tmp/talk2me_uploads
+      - LOGS_DIR=/app/logs
+      - TTS_SERVER_URL=${TTS_SERVER_URL:-http://localhost:5050/v1/audio/speech}
+      - TTS_API_KEY=${TTS_API_KEY}
+      - ADMIN_TOKEN=${ADMIN_TOKEN:-change-me-in-production}
+      - SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY:-change-me-in-production}
+      - GUNICORN_WORKERS=${GUNICORN_WORKERS:-4}
+      - GUNICORN_THREADS=${GUNICORN_THREADS:-2}
+      - MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB=${MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB:-4096}
+      - GPU_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB=${GPU_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB:-2048}
+    volumes:
+      - ./logs:/app/logs
+      - talk2me_uploads:/tmp/talk2me_uploads
+      - talk2me_models:/root/.cache/whisper  # Whisper models cache
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 4G
+        reservations:
+          memory: 2G
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:5005/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
+    networks:
+      - talk2me_network
+
+  # Nginx reverse proxy (optional, for production)
+  nginx:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    container_name: talk2me_nginx
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "80:80"
+      - "443:443"
+    volumes:
+      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
+      - ./static:/app/static:ro
+      - nginx_ssl:/etc/nginx/ssl
+    depends_on:
+      - talk2me
+    networks:
+      - talk2me_network
+
+  # Redis for session storage (optional)
+  redis:
+    image: redis:7-alpine
+    container_name: talk2me_redis
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    command: redis-server --maxmemory 256mb --maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru
+    volumes:
+      - redis_data:/data
+    networks:
+      - talk2me_network
+
+  # PostgreSQL for persistent storage (optional)
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:15-alpine
+    container_name: talk2me_postgres
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_DB=talk2me
+      - POSTGRES_USER=talk2me
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-change-me-in-production}
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    networks:
+      - talk2me_network
+
+volumes:
+  talk2me_uploads:
+  talk2me_models:
+  redis_data:
+  postgres_data:
+  nginx_ssl:
+
+networks:
+  talk2me_network:
+    driver: bridge
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diff --git a/gunicorn_config.py b/gunicorn_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d04f6e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gunicorn_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+"""
+Gunicorn configuration for production deployment
+"""
+import multiprocessing
+import os
+
+# Server socket
+bind = os.environ.get('GUNICORN_BIND', '0.0.0.0:5005')
+backlog = 2048
+
+# Worker processes
+# Use 2-4 workers per CPU core
+workers = int(os.environ.get('GUNICORN_WORKERS', multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 + 1))
+worker_class = 'sync'  # Use 'gevent' for async if needed
+worker_connections = 1000
+timeout = 120  # Increased for audio processing
+keepalive = 5
+
+# Restart workers after this many requests, to help prevent memory leaks
+max_requests = 1000
+max_requests_jitter = 50
+
+# Preload the application
+preload_app = True
+
+# Server mechanics
+daemon = False
+pidfile = os.environ.get('GUNICORN_PID', '/tmp/talk2me.pid')
+user = None
+group = None
+tmp_upload_dir = None
+
+# Logging
+accesslog = os.environ.get('GUNICORN_ACCESS_LOG', '-')
+errorlog = os.environ.get('GUNICORN_ERROR_LOG', '-')
+loglevel = os.environ.get('GUNICORN_LOG_LEVEL', 'info')
+access_log_format = '%(h)s %(l)s %(u)s %(t)s "%(r)s" %(s)s %(b)s "%(f)s" "%(a)s" %(D)s'
+
+# Process naming
+proc_name = 'talk2me'
+
+# Server hooks
+def when_ready(server):
+    """Called just after the server is started."""
+    server.log.info("Server is ready. Spawning workers")
+
+def worker_int(worker):
+    """Called just after a worker exited on SIGINT or SIGQUIT."""
+    worker.log.info("Worker received INT or QUIT signal")
+
+def pre_fork(server, worker):
+    """Called just before a worker is forked."""
+    server.log.info(f"Forking worker {worker}")
+
+def post_fork(server, worker):
+    """Called just after a worker has been forked."""
+    server.log.info(f"Worker spawned (pid: {worker.pid})")
+
+def worker_exit(server, worker):
+    """Called just after a worker has been killed."""
+    server.log.info(f"Worker exit (pid: {worker.pid})")
+
+def pre_request(worker, req):
+    """Called just before a worker processes the request."""
+    worker.log.debug(f"{req.method} {req.path}")
+
+def post_request(worker, req, environ, resp):
+    """Called after a worker processes the request."""
+    worker.log.debug(f"{req.method} {req.path} - {resp.status}")
+
+# SSL/TLS (uncomment if using HTTPS directly)
+# keyfile = '/path/to/keyfile'
+# certfile = '/path/to/certfile'
+# ssl_version = 'TLSv1_2'
+# cert_reqs = 'required'
+# ca_certs = '/path/to/ca_certs'
+
+# Thread option (if using threaded workers)
+threads = int(os.environ.get('GUNICORN_THREADS', 1))
+
+# Silent health checks in logs
+def pre_request(worker, req):
+    if req.path in ['/health', '/health/live']:
+        # Don't log health checks
+        return
+    worker.log.debug(f"{req.method} {req.path}")
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diff --git a/memory_manager.py b/memory_manager.py
index 47c9942..9eb125d 100644
--- a/memory_manager.py
+++ b/memory_manager.py
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ class MemoryManager:
                 stats.active_sessions = len(self.app.session_manager.sessions)
             
             # GC stats
-            for i in range(gc.get_count()):
-                stats.gc_collections[i] = gc.get_stats()[i].get('collections', 0)
+            gc_stats = gc.get_stats()
+            for i, stat in enumerate(gc_stats):
+                if isinstance(stat, dict):
+                    stats.gc_collections[i] = stat.get('collections', 0)
             
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error collecting memory stats: {e}")
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5d73e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+upstream talk2me {
+    server talk2me:5005 fail_timeout=0;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name _;
+    
+    # Redirect to HTTPS in production
+    # return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
+    
+    # Security headers
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff always;
+    add_header X-Frame-Options DENY always;
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always;
+    add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
+    add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data:; font-src 'self'; connect-src 'self'; media-src 'self';" always;
+
+    # File upload limits
+    client_max_body_size 50M;
+    client_body_buffer_size 1M;
+    client_body_timeout 120s;
+
+    # Timeouts
+    proxy_connect_timeout 120s;
+    proxy_send_timeout 120s;
+    proxy_read_timeout 120s;
+    send_timeout 120s;
+
+    # Gzip compression
+    gzip on;
+    gzip_vary on;
+    gzip_min_length 1024;
+    gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/x-javascript application/xml+rss application/json application/javascript;
+
+    # Static files
+    location /static {
+        alias /app/static;
+        expires 1y;
+        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
+        
+        # Gzip static files
+        gzip_static on;
+    }
+
+    # Service worker
+    location /service-worker.js {
+        proxy_pass http://talk2me;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
+    }
+
+    # WebSocket support for future features
+    location /ws {
+        proxy_pass http://talk2me;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        
+        # WebSocket timeouts
+        proxy_read_timeout 86400s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 86400s;
+    }
+
+    # Health check (don't log)
+    location /health {
+        proxy_pass http://talk2me/health;
+        access_log off;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+    }
+
+    # Main application
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://talk2me;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+        proxy_buffering off;
+        
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $server_name;
+        
+        # Don't buffer responses
+        proxy_buffering off;
+        proxy_request_buffering off;
+    }
+}
+
+# HTTPS configuration (uncomment for production)
+# server {
+#     listen 443 ssl http2;
+#     server_name your-domain.com;
+#     
+#     ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/cert.pem;
+#     ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/key.pem;
+#     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
+#     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
+#     ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
+#     
+#     # Include all location blocks from above
+# }
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diff --git a/requirements-prod.txt b/requirements-prod.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6105ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-prod.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Production requirements for Talk2Me
+# Includes base requirements plus production WSGI server
+
+# Include base requirements
+-r requirements.txt
+
+# Production WSGI server
+gunicorn==21.2.0
+
+# Async workers (optional, for better concurrency)
+gevent==23.9.1
+greenlet==3.0.1
+
+# Production monitoring
+prometheus-client==0.19.0
+
+# Production caching (optional)
+redis==5.0.1
+hiredis==2.3.2
+
+# Database for production (optional, for session storage)
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.9
+SQLAlchemy==2.0.23
+
+# Additional production utilities
+python-json-logger==2.0.7  # JSON logging
+sentry-sdk[flask]==1.39.1  # Error tracking (optional)
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diff --git a/talk2me.service b/talk2me.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92a0a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/talk2me.service
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Talk2Me Real-time Translation Service
+Documentation=https://github.com/your-repo/talk2me
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+User=talk2me
+Group=talk2me
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/talk2me
+Environment="PATH=/opt/talk2me/venv/bin"
+Environment="FLASK_ENV=production"
+Environment="PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1"
+
+# Production environment variables
+EnvironmentFile=-/opt/talk2me/.env
+
+# Gunicorn command with production settings
+ExecStart=/opt/talk2me/venv/bin/gunicorn \
+    --config /opt/talk2me/gunicorn_config.py \
+    --error-logfile /var/log/talk2me/gunicorn-error.log \
+    --access-logfile /var/log/talk2me/gunicorn-access.log \
+    --log-level info \
+    wsgi:application
+
+# Reload via SIGHUP
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
+
+# Graceful stop
+KillMode=mixed
+TimeoutStopSec=30
+
+# Restart policy
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+StartLimitBurst=3
+StartLimitInterval=60
+
+# Security settings
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=true
+ProtectKernelTunables=true
+ProtectKernelModules=true
+ProtectControlGroups=true
+RestrictRealtime=true
+RestrictSUIDSGID=true
+LockPersonality=true
+
+# Allow writing to specific directories
+ReadWritePaths=/var/log/talk2me /tmp/talk2me_uploads
+
+# Resource limits
+LimitNOFILE=65536
+LimitNPROC=4096
+
+# Memory limits (adjust based on your system)
+MemoryLimit=4G
+MemoryHigh=3G
+
+# CPU limits (optional)
+# CPUQuota=200%
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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diff --git a/wsgi.py b/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69be023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+WSGI entry point for production deployment
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Add the project directory to the Python path
+project_root = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+sys.path.insert(0, str(project_root))
+
+# Set production environment
+os.environ['FLASK_ENV'] = 'production'
+
+# Import and configure the Flask app
+from app import app
+
+# Production configuration overrides
+app.config.update(
+    DEBUG=False,
+    TESTING=False,
+    # Ensure proper secret key is set in production
+    SECRET_KEY=os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', app.config.get('SECRET_KEY'))
+)
+
+# Create the WSGI application
+application = app
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # This is only for development/testing
+    # In production, use: gunicorn wsgi:application
+    print("Warning: Running WSGI directly. Use a proper WSGI server in production!")
+    application.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5005)
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