Task: Volumes & Secrets Management Design Proposal

1. Objective

The goal of this proposal is to design and implement a secure and scalable system for Volumes and Secrets Management in DF. Currently, when users deploy GitHub repositories or host applications, any persistent storage or environment secrets required by their services are not handled. This leads to data loss on container restart and potential exposure of sensitive data.

Why volume and secret management is needed
The architecture and storage approach
Proposed implementation in the DF backend
Security practices
Technology choices and references
Development milestones

2. Why This Feature Is Needed

Problem	Impact
No data persistence	Docker containers lose data on restart or rebuild
No secure secret storage	API keys & credentials could be exposed
No DevX standards	No .env handling for GitHub deployments
Future scalability issues	Microservices and database-backed apps will break

3. Goals & Scope

In Scope

Create persistent Docker volumes for each deployed subdomain
Securely store per-project .env secrets
Inject secrets safely at build/runtime
Encrypt secrets before database storage
Cleanup volumes & secrets on project delete