Scalable Task Platform

An end-to-end DevOps project that shows how a task application can be containerized, deployed, automated, scaled, and monitored using Docker, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Project Overview

This repository documents the step-by-step development of a scalable task platform designed to reflect real DevOps workflows. The project starts from a simple backend service and will grow into a fully containerized, automated, cloud-ready, and observable platform.

The goal is not just to build a task application, but to demonstrate how modern DevOps practices are applied across the full software delivery lifecycle.

What This Project Demonstrates

• Containerization with Docker
• Continuous Integration and Delivery with GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure provisioning with Terraform
• Kubernetes-based orchestration
• Monitoring and observability with Prometheus and Grafana
• Progressive project documentation through weekly implementation updates

Planned Stack

• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Frontend: to be added
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Containerization: Docker
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions
• Infrastructure: Terraform
• Orchestration: Kubernetes
• Monitoring: Prometheus and Grafana

Project Roadmap

• Week 1: Project foundation and backend setup
• Week 2: Dockerize the backend
• Week 3: Add frontend and Docker Compose
• Week 4: CI with GitHub Actions
• Week 5: CD workflow and image registry
• Week 6: Terraform infrastructure setup
• Week 7: Cloud deployment
• Week 8: Kubernetes deployment
• Week 9: Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
• Week 10: Hardening, documentation, and portfolio polish

Current Status

Week 1: Project foundation in progress

Weekly Updates

Project progress will be documented week by week in the docs folder.

• Week 1 Update

Repository Structure

scalable-task-platform/
├── app/
│   ├── backend/
│   └── frontend/
├── docs/
│   └── week-1-update.md
└── README.md