Application
Node.js and Express serve the EJS frontend and expose backend API routes.
Project details
Node.js Pokédex deployed with a complete DevOps workflow.
This project started as a small Pokédex application and evolved into a full DevOps deployment lab using Docker, Terraform, Ansible, AWS Systems Manager, DNS, HTTPS, and GitHub Actions CI.
External API
The backend calls PokéAPI, formats the response, and returns only useful data.
Docker
The application is packaged as a Docker image and deployed as a container.
Infrastructure
Terraform provisions the AWS infrastructure, including VPC, EC2, IAM, SSM, and security groups.
Deployment
Ansible runs from a Dockerized control node and deploys the app through AWS Systems Manager without SSH.
HTTPS
Caddy runs as a reverse proxy container and provides HTTPS with Let's Encrypt.
CI
GitHub Actions validates the Node.js app, builds the Docker image, and checks Terraform formatting and validation.
Operations
Makefile commands automate the main workflow: infrastructure creation, deployment, health checks, and cleanup.