# Operations Documentation

This section provides documentation for operating and maintaining the MEV Bot in production environments.

## Documents in this Section

- [Deployment Guide](DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md) - Comprehensive deployment instructions
- [Deployment Checklist](DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md) - Pre-deployment verification
- [Monitoring](monitoring.md) - Monitoring and observability

## Operations Overview

The MEV Bot is designed for production deployment with considerations for reliability, security, and performance.

## Deployment Options

1. **Direct Execution** - Run the binary directly on a server
2. **Docker Container** - Use provided Docker images
3. **Kubernetes** - Deploy as a containerized service

## Key Operational Concerns

### Security
- Private key management
- API key protection
- Network security
- Access controls

### Reliability
- Graceful error handling
- Automatic recovery
- Health checks
- Backup procedures

### Performance
- Resource monitoring
- Performance tuning
- Scaling considerations
- Load balancing

### Monitoring
- Log aggregation
- Metrics collection
- Alerting
- Dashboards

For detailed information about deployment and operations, see the individual documentation files.