Reference Architecture: Content Management

Status: Proposed | Date: 2025-07-28

When to Use This Pattern

Use when building websites, content portals, or applications requiring structured content management with editorial workflows.

Template for implementing content management systems to meet jurisdiction compliance requirements.

Apply Isolation - Follow ADR 001: Application Isolation for CMS service network and runtime separation
Deploy Infrastructure - Follow ADR 002: AWS EKS for Cloud Workloads for CMS container deployment
Configure Infrastructure - Follow ADR 010: Infrastructure as Code for reproducible deployments
Setup Database - Follow ADR 018: Database Patterns for Aurora Serverless v2 content storage

Configure Secrets Management - Follow ADR 005: Secrets Management for database credentials and API keys
Setup Logging - Follow ADR 007: Centralized Security Logging for audit trails and editorial tracking
Setup Backup Strategy - Follow ADR 014: Object Storage Backups for content and media backup
Configure Edge Protection - Follow ADR 016: Web Application Edge Protection for CDN and WAF setup
Identity Integration - Follow ADR 012: Privileged Remote Access for editorial authentication

Content Workflows & Editorial:

Configure content workflows and editorial approval processes
Setup media asset management and CDN integration per ADR 016: Web Application Edge Protection
Implement headless CMS API following ADR 003: API Documentation Standards
Configure content moderation and approval workflows

Compliance & Accessibility:

Configure WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance and automated testing
Setup jurisdiction-specific compliance requirements (e.g., privacy policies, cookie consent)
Implement content governance and retention policies per ADR 015: Data Governance Standards
Configure multilingual content management if required

Performance & SEO:

Setup SEO metadata management and structured data (JSON-LD)
Implement content performance monitoring per ADR 007: Centralized Security Logging
Configure CDN caching strategies and cache invalidation
Setup content analytics and user behavior tracking