Scalable Task Platform

A production-grade DevOps project documenting the full lifecycle of a task management application, from a simple backend service to a containerized, automated, cloud-deployed, and observable platform.

Built in public, one week at a time.

What This Project Demonstrates

• Backend API development with Node.js and Express
• Containerization with Docker
• CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
• Cloud deployment on AWS
• Container orchestration with Kubernetes
• Monitoring and observability with Prometheus and Grafana

Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	Node.js, Express
Containerization	Docker, Docker Compose
CI/CD	GitHub Actions
Infrastructure	Terraform
Cloud	AWS EC2
Orchestration	Kubernetes
Monitoring	Prometheus, Grafana

Roadmap

Week	Topic	Status
1	Project foundation and backend setup	Done
2	Dockerize the backend	Done
3	Add frontend and Docker Compose	Done
4	CI with GitHub Actions	Upcoming
5	CD workflow and image registry	Upcoming
6	Terraform infrastructure setup	Upcoming
7	Cloud deployment on AWS	Upcoming
8	Kubernetes deployment	Upcoming
9	Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana	Upcoming
10	Hardening and project polish	Upcoming

API Endpoints

Method	Route	Description
GET	/	API health check
GET	/health	Returns status and uptime
GET	/tasks	Returns all tasks
POST	/tasks	Creates a new task
PATCH	/tasks/:id	Toggles task complete or incomplete
DELETE	/tasks/:id	Deletes a task

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher
• npm

Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/scalable-task-platform.git
cd scalable-task-platform/app/backend
cp .env.example .env
npm install
npm start

Server runs on http://localhost:3000

Weekly Updates

Detailed documentation for each week is in the docs folder.

Author

Ikechukwu Elizabeth Nkwo

DevOps and Cloud Engineer

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