DevOps Challenge: From Local to Cloud

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Objective

Develop a simple web application and deploy it on AWS, using DevOps best practices for infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and CI/CD.

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Requirements

• Git Repository: Create a repository on GitHub called simple_app_cloud. This will be the development team's repository!
• Documentation: Document the entire process and instructions in the repository's README.
• Development:
  • Develop a web application according to the proposed challenge.
  • Create a Dockerfile to containerize the application.
  • Test the application locally using Docker.
• Infrastructure Provisioning:
  • Write Terraform scripts to provision a VM EC2 in the us-east-1 region of AWS.
  • Configure a key pair and security groups for the VM to allow SSH and HTTP/s connections.
• VM Configuration:
  • Write Ansible playbooks to:
    • Configure the VM.
    • Install Docker.
    • Clone the simple_app_cloud repository.
    • Share it with the development team users.
    • Build and run the Docker container with the application.
• CI/CD:
  • Configure a CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions to automate the provisioning, configuration, and deployment of the application. The trigger will be a merge into the main branch of the devops repository (not the hackweek_devs2blu repository).

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Guidelines

1. Initialization:

   • Create a repository on GitHub called simple_app_cloud for the pipeline.
   • Create a README with a project description and initial instructions.

2. Local Development:

   • Choose the language and framework for the application.
   • Organize the repository according to best practices (directory structure, where to store keys, etc.).
   • Develop the Dockerfile and test the application locally.

3. Infrastructure Provisioning:

   • Write Terraform scripts to provision the VM EC2 in AWS.
   • Configure the key pair and security groups.

4. VM Configuration:

   • Write Ansible playbooks to configure the VM and deploy the application.

5. CI/CD:

   • Configure the CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions.
   • Test the pipeline by making changes to the application and observing the automatic deployment on AWS.

6. Final Testing:

   • Ensure the application is functioning correctly on AWS.
   • Document any issues encountered and how they were resolved in the README.

Good luck with the DevOps challenge!