These refer to the physical limits and requirements of the machinery.
# Nginx production settings
worker_processes auto;
worker_connections 4096;
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript;
client_max_body_size 10M;
proxy_cache_path /var/cache/nginx levels=1:2 keys_zone=mycache:10m;
| Setting Group | Validation Rule |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Security | DEBUG = False (enforced); ALLOWED_HOSTS must be explicit |
| Database | Connection pooling enabled; no SQL logging |
| Cache | Must use production-grade backend (Redis/Memcached) |
| External APIs | Timeout >= 5s, retry policy with exponential backoff |
| Feature Flags | Default to safe/off state unless explicitly allowed |