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πŸ“‘ Project Index - Quick Navigation

Welcome to the DevOps Capstone Project! This index helps you quickly find what you need.


πŸš€ Quick Start

New to the project? Start here:

  1. QUICKSTART.md - Get running in 5 minutes
  2. README.md - Understand the project
  3. SETUP-GUIDE.md - Setup your environment

πŸ“š Documentation by Role

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ“ For Students

Getting Started:

Implementation:

Help & Support:

Assessment:


πŸ‘¨β€πŸ« For Instructors

Overview:

Assessment:

Solutions:

  • SOLUTION.md - Complete solution reference
  • All configuration files with comments

πŸ—‚οΈ Documentation by Topic

Git & GitHub

Application

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

Jenkins

ArgoCD

GitHub Actions (Bonus)


🎯 Documentation by Phase

Phase 1: Local Development

Phase 2: Containerization

Phase 3: Kubernetes Deployment

Phase 4: Helm Charts

Phase 5: Infrastructure as Code

Phase 6: CI/CD

Phase 7: GitOps


πŸ†˜ Need Help?

By Problem Type

Installation Issues:

Application Issues:

Docker Issues:

Kubernetes Issues:

Helm Issues:

Terraform Issues:

Jenkins Issues:

ArgoCD Issues:


πŸ“‹ Checklists

Setup Checklist

See SETUP-GUIDE.md for:

  • Prerequisites installation
  • Tool verification
  • Environment setup

Deployment Checklist

See docs/deployment-steps.md for:

  • Deployment methods
  • Verification steps
  • Update procedures

Assessment Checklist

See ASSESSMENT.md for:

  • Self-assessment
  • Submission requirements
  • Evaluation criteria

πŸ“ Complete File Structure

devops-simple-capstone/
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ πŸ“– Documentation (11 files)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ README.md                    - Main overview
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ QUICKSTART.md                - Quick start
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ SETUP-GUIDE.md               - Setup guide
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ SOLUTION.md                  - Solution walkthrough
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ ASSESSMENT.md                - Grading rubric
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ PROJECT-SUMMARY.md           - Project summary
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ INSTRUCTOR-GUIDE.md          - Teaching guide
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ CONTRIBUTING.md              - Contribution guide
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ LICENSE                      - MIT License
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ INDEX.md                     - This file
β”‚   └── .env.template                - Environment template
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ πŸ’» Application (4 files)
β”‚   └── app/
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ server.js                - Node.js server
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ package.json             - Dependencies
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ .dockerignore            - Docker ignore
β”‚       └── public/
β”‚           └── index.html           - Web interface
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ 🐳 Docker (1 file)
β”‚   └── docker/
β”‚       └── Dockerfile               - Container image
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ ☸️ Kubernetes (3 files)
β”‚   └── kubernetes/
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ deployment.yaml          - K8s deployment
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ service.yaml             - K8s service
β”‚       └── ingress.yaml             - K8s ingress
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ 🎑 Helm (7 files)
β”‚   └── helm/task-manager/
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ Chart.yaml               - Chart info
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ values.yaml              - Default values
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ values-prod.yaml         - Prod values
β”‚       └── templates/
β”‚           β”œβ”€β”€ deployment.yaml      - Deployment template
β”‚           β”œβ”€β”€ service.yaml         - Service template
β”‚           β”œβ”€β”€ ingress.yaml         - Ingress template
β”‚           β”œβ”€β”€ serviceaccount.yaml  - SA template
β”‚           └── _helpers.tpl         - Helper templates
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ πŸ—οΈ Terraform (4 files)
β”‚   └── terraform/
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ main.tf                  - Main config
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ variables.tf             - Variables
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ outputs.tf               - Outputs
β”‚       └── provider.tf              - Providers
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ πŸ”„ CI/CD (2 files)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ jenkins/
β”‚   β”‚   └── Jenkinsfile              - Jenkins pipeline
β”‚   └── .github/workflows/
β”‚       └── ci-cd.yml                - GitHub Actions
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ πŸ”± GitOps (1 file)
β”‚   └── argocd/
β”‚       └── application.yaml         - ArgoCD app
β”‚
β”œβ”€β”€ πŸ“š Additional Docs (2 files)
β”‚   └── docs/
β”‚       β”œβ”€β”€ deployment-steps.md      - Deployment guide
β”‚       └── troubleshooting.md       - Troubleshooting
β”‚
└── βš™οΈ Configuration (1 file)
    └── .gitignore                   - Git ignore rules

Total: 36 files

πŸ”— External Resources

Official Documentation

Tutorials


πŸ“Š Quick Reference

Key Commands

Docker:

docker build -t image:tag .
docker run -p 8080:3000 image:tag
docker push image:tag

Kubernetes:

kubectl apply -f kubernetes/
kubectl get pods
kubectl logs <pod-name>
kubectl port-forward svc/task-manager 8080:80

Helm:

helm install release-name ./helm/task-manager
helm upgrade release-name ./helm/task-manager
helm rollback release-name

Terraform:

terraform init
terraform plan
terraform apply
terraform destroy

🎯 Learning Path

  1. Start: QUICKSTART.md
  2. Setup: SETUP-GUIDE.md
  3. Learn: SOLUTION.md
  4. Deploy: docs/deployment-steps.md
  5. Troubleshoot: docs/troubleshooting.md
  6. Assess: ASSESSMENT.md

βœ… Progress Tracking

Use this checklist to track your progress:

  • Read README.md
  • Setup environment (SETUP-GUIDE.md)
  • Run quick start (QUICKSTART.md)
  • Complete Phase 1 (Application)
  • Complete Phase 2 (Docker)
  • Complete Phase 3 (Kubernetes)
  • Complete Phase 4 (Helm)
  • Complete Phase 5 (Terraform)
  • Complete Phase 6 (Jenkins)
  • Complete Phase 7 (ArgoCD)
  • Test end-to-end workflow
  • Complete documentation
  • Self-assess (ASSESSMENT.md)
  • Submit project

🌟 Success Indicators

You'll know you're successful when:

  • βœ… All files are in your repository
  • βœ… Application runs locally
  • βœ… Docker image builds and runs
  • βœ… K8s deployment is healthy
  • βœ… Helm chart installs successfully
  • βœ… Terraform provisions infrastructure
  • βœ… Jenkins pipeline runs completely
  • βœ… ArgoCD syncs automatically
  • βœ… Documentation is complete
  • βœ… You can explain all components

πŸ“ž Support

  • Questions: Open an issue
  • Bugs: Check troubleshooting.md first
  • Improvements: See CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Help: Review SOLUTION.md

Happy learning! You've got everything you need to succeed! πŸš€

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