URL Shortener

A URL shortener service built with Go, React, and Redis. DO NOT DEPLOY TS (THIS)

Local Development

docker-compose up --build

Infrastructure Deployment

1. Install prerequisites:

   • AWS CLI
   • Terraform
   • kubectl
   • Docker

2. Configure AWS credentials:

   aws configure

3. Initialize Terraform:

   cd terraform
   terraform init

4. Deploy infrastructure:

   ./deploy.sh

The infrastructure will be created in your AWS account using Terraform, which provides:

• VPC with public and private subnets
• EKS cluster with managed node groups
• ECR repositories for Docker images
• AWS Load Balancer Controller
• All necessary IAM roles and policies

Environment Setup

1. Update the .env file with your values:
   • AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: Your AWS account ID
   • AWS_REGION: Your AWS region (e.g., us-west-2)
   • REDIS_PASSWORD: A secure password for Redis
   • Other variables as needed

CI/CD Pipeline

The application uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment:

CI Pipeline

• Triggered on push to main and pull requests
• Runs backend tests
• Runs frontend linting and build
• Ensures code quality before deployment

CD Pipeline

• Triggered on push to main
• Builds and pushes Docker images to ECR
• Deploys updated applications to EKS
• Updates Kubernetes deployments with new image versions

Required Secrets

Add these secrets to your GitHub repository:

• AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
• AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
• AWS_REGION