DevControl

Open source internal developer portal for AWS teams.

Track services, deployments, and infrastructure costs in 2 minutes. Backstage alternative built specifically for AWS.

View Demo • Quick Start • Documentation

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Why DevControl?

🚀 2-minute setup - npm install && docker-compose up. No YAML hell.
💰 Real-time AWS costs - Tracks actual spend via Cost Explorer API. Backstage doesn't do this.
⚡ Fast & beautiful - Vercel-quality UI, not enterprise gray boxes.
🔍 Command palette (⌘K) - Spotlight-style search across everything.
📊 Production monitoring - Prometheus + Grafana stack included.
🎯 AWS-native - Built for teams already on AWS. No Kubernetes required.
🔐 Multi-tenant - Complete authentication with organization workspaces.

Perfect for: Startups scaling from 5 to 50 engineers managing microservices on AWS.

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Features

🎯 Core Platform

• Service catalog - Track all microservices with GitHub links, owners, templates
• Deployment history - Every deploy across dev/staging/prod with status tracking
• Team management - Service ownership, Slack integration, member lists
• Multi-tenancy - Multiple organizations with complete data isolation
• Authentication - JWT-based auth with login, register, password reset

💰 Real-Time AWS Cost Tracking

• Real-time sync from AWS Cost Explorer API
• Manual refresh - Click "Sync AWS" button to update instantly
• Free tier compatible - Accurately shows $0 when using free tier
• Cost breakdown - By service (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, etc.)
• Graceful fallback - Works offline with cached data
• Per-organization - Encrypted AWS credentials for each workspace

🎯 Cost Optimization Recommendations

• AI-powered savings detection - Identify idle EC2 instances, oversized databases, unused resources
• CloudWatch integration - Analyzes 7-day CPU utilization patterns via AWS API
• Actionable insights - HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW severity scoring with potential monthly savings
• One-click resolution - Mark recommendations as resolved or dismissed
• Real-time analysis - Scan your AWS account on-demand
• Proven results - Helping teams save 15-30% on infrastructure costs

📊 DORA Metrics Dashboard

• Industry-standard DevOps metrics - Track the 4 key DORA metrics used by elite engineering teams
• Deployment Frequency - Measure deployment velocity per service, team, and environment
• Lead Time for Changes - Track time between consecutive deployments
• Change Failure Rate - Monitor deployment success rates and quality
• Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) - Measure incident response effectiveness
• Benchmark comparison - Elite/High/Medium/Low performance classification
• Service breakdown - Compare performance across teams and services
• Trend analysis - Track improvements over time with visual indicators
• Smart filters - By service, team, environment, time range (7d/30d/90d)

Based on Google Cloud's DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) research.

🔐 Multi-Tenancy & Authentication

• Complete authentication system - Email/password login, registration, password reset
• Multiple organizations - Users can belong to multiple workspaces
• Organization switching - Instant context switching in UI
• Team collaboration - Invite members, assign roles, manage permissions
• Role-based access control - Owner, Admin, Member, Viewer roles
• Encrypted credentials - AES-256 encryption for AWS credentials per organization
• Data isolation - PostgreSQL Row-Level Security ensures complete separation
• Organization settings - Manage name, members, AWS integration, and more

📊 Monitoring & Observability

• Prometheus + Grafana - Industry-standard monitoring stack
• 4 pre-built dashboards - API Performance, Infrastructure Costs, Service Health, System Resources
• Real-time metrics - HTTP requests, errors, response times
• Business KPIs - Services, deployments, infrastructure costs
• Auto-refresh dashboard - Updates every 30 seconds
• Alert rules - Automated notifications for critical issues
• Alert history - Track, acknowledge, and resolve Prometheus alerts

🎨 Modern UX

• Horizontal navigation - Clean, Vercel-inspired design
• Command palette - Press ⌘K to search everything
• Organization switcher - Quick switching between workspaces
• User menu - Profile settings, organization settings, sign out
• Empty states - Helpful guidance when starting fresh
• Mobile responsive - Works on desktop, tablet, phone
• Dark mode - Beautiful dark theme throughout
• Loading states - Skeleton screens, toast notifications

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Screenshots

Dashboard - Real-time Metrics

Login - Authentication

AWS Cost Sync - Your Differentiator

Organization Settings - Multi-Tenancy

Command Palette - Instant Search

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Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• Docker
• AWS account (optional, for cost tracking)

Quick Start

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/GoddeyUwamari/devcontrol.git
cd devcontrol
npm install

# Start PostgreSQL
docker run -d --name platform-postgres \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres \
  -e POSTGRES_DB=platform_portal \
  -p 5432:5432 postgres:14

# Run database migrations
psql -h localhost -U postgres -d platform_portal -f database/migrations/001_initial_schema.sql
psql -h localhost -U postgres -d platform_portal -f database/migrations/002_create_cost_recommendations.sql
psql -h localhost -U postgres -d platform_portal -f database/migrations/003_create_alert_history.sql
psql -h localhost -U postgres -d platform_portal -f database/migrations/004_add_multi_tenancy.sql
psql -h localhost -U postgres -d platform_portal -f database/migrations/005_migrate_existing_data.sql

# Start monitoring stack
cd monitoring && docker-compose -f docker-compose.monitoring.yml up -d && cd ..

# Configure environment
cp backend/.env.example backend/.env
# Add required secrets:
# - JWT_SECRET (generate: openssl rand -hex 32)
# - ENCRYPTION_KEY (generate: openssl rand -hex 32)
# - AWS credentials (optional)

# Start everything
npm run dev

Access:

• Frontend: http://localhost:3010
• API: http://localhost:8080
• Prometheus: http://localhost:9090
• Grafana: http://localhost:3000 (admin/devcontrol2024)

Default admin account (CHANGE PASSWORD!):

• Email: admin@devcontrol.local
• Password: ChangeMe123!

First-Time Setup

1. Register your account at http://localhost:3010/register

   • Auto-creates your personal organization
   • Logs you in automatically

2. Configure AWS (optional):

   • Settings → Organization → AWS tab
   • Add Access Key ID and Secret Key
   • Credentials are encrypted with AES-256

3. Invite team members:

   • Settings → Organization → Members tab
   • Send email invitations with roles

AWS Cost Integration (Optional)

# 1. Enable Cost Explorer in AWS Console (takes 24hrs)
# 2. Create IAM user with CostExplorerReadOnlyAccess + CloudWatchReadOnlyAccess
# 3. Add credentials in Organization Settings → AWS tab
# 4. Click "Test Connection" to verify
# 5. Click "Sync AWS" in Infrastructure page

See AWS Integration Guide for detailed setup.

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Tech Stack

Frontend: Next.js 15 • React 19 • TypeScript • Tailwind v4 • Radix UI
Backend: Express.js • PostgreSQL with RLS • Node.js 20+ • Zod validation • JWT Auth
Security: AES-256 encryption • bcrypt • Row-Level Security • RBAC
Monitoring: Prometheus • Grafana • Node Exporter • prom-client
Cloud: AWS SDK (Cost Explorer, CloudWatch) • Docker

See Architecture Guide for system design details.

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API Examples

Authentication

Register:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "password": "SecurePass123!",
    "fullName": "John Doe"
  }'

Login:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/auth/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "password": "SecurePass123!"
  }'

Sync AWS Costs

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/infrastructure/sync-aws \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "totalCost": 0.00,
    "resourcesSynced": 1,
    "lastSyncedAt": "2025-12-28T18:33:34.008Z",
    "byService": [...]
  }
}

Get Cost Recommendations

curl http://localhost:8080/api/cost-recommendations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

Get DORA Metrics

curl "http://localhost:8080/api/metrics/dora?date_range=30d&environment=production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

Organization Management

# List organizations
curl http://localhost:8080/api/organizations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

# Create organization
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/organizations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "My Company",
    "slug": "my-company"
  }'

# Switch organization
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/organizations/switch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "organizationId": "uuid" }'

See API Documentation for complete reference.

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Documentation

• Architecture Guide - System design, tech stack, patterns
• AWS Integration - Complete Cost Explorer setup
• Monitoring Setup - Prometheus + Grafana configuration
• Multi-Tenancy Setup - Authentication and organization management
• API Reference - All endpoints with examples
• Contributing - Development guidelines

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Roadmap

✅ Completed (Weeks 1-4):

• Production UI with Vercel-inspired design
• Real-time AWS cost tracking via Cost Explorer
• Prometheus + Grafana monitoring stack
• Command palette (⌘K) and quick actions
• Mobile responsive design

✅ Completed (Weeks 5-6):

• Cost Optimization Engine (CloudWatch integration, idle resource detection)
• DORA Metrics Dashboard (4 core metrics with benchmarks)
• Grafana dashboard templates (4 pre-built dashboards)
• Alert History UI (Prometheus alert management)

✅ Completed (Weeks 7-9):

• Multi-Tenancy Backend - PostgreSQL Row-Level Security, JWT authentication
• Multi-Tenancy Frontend - Login, register, organization switching
• Organization Management - Create, invite members, assign roles
• Encrypted AWS Credentials - Per-organization credential storage
• Team Collaboration - Invite members, manage permissions
• Complete Authentication - Email/password, forgot password, reset flow

📋 Planned (Future):

• SSO integration (Google, GitHub, Okta)
• Advanced RBAC with custom permissions
• Deployment logs streaming
• Service dependency graphs
• Terraform state tracking
• Audit logs and compliance features

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Security

DevControl implements enterprise-grade security:

• Authentication: JWT with 7-day access tokens, 30-day refresh tokens
• Password Hashing: bcrypt with 10 rounds
• Data Isolation: PostgreSQL Row-Level Security (RLS)
• Encryption: AES-256-GCM for sensitive data (AWS credentials)
• RBAC: 4 roles (Owner, Admin, Member, Viewer) with granular permissions
• CSRF Protection: Ready for production (commented placeholders)
• Rate Limiting: Infrastructure ready for protection

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For Businesses

Need implementation help?

DevControl is production-ready for enterprise deployments:

Self-Hosted Implementation ($10,000 - $20,000)

• Deploy to your infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Multi-organization setup
• AWS integration configuration
• Team training (2-day workshop)
• 30-day support included

Multi-Tenant Hosting ($30,000 - $50,000)

• Host multiple clients on your infrastructure
• Custom branding per organization
• SSO integration (Google, Okta, Azure AD)
• Enterprise support with SLA
• Dedicated account management

SaaS Subscription (Coming Soon)

• Free: 1 org, 5 users, 10 services
• Pro ($49/month): 3 orgs, 20 users, 50 services
• Enterprise ($999/month): Unlimited everything + priority support

Consulting

• AWS integration setup: $150-250/hour
• Custom feature development: $200-300/hour
• Architecture review: $2,000/day
• Team training: $2,000/day

Contact: projectmanager@wayuptechn.com • +1 (848) 228-9890
Schedule: calendly.com/goddeyuwamari

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• Platform Engineering Toolkit - CLI tool for service creation and AWS deployment
• CloudBill - Multi-tenant SaaS billing platform

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Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open pull request

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License

MIT License - see LICENSE

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Author

Goddey Uwamari
Founder & CEO, WayUP Technology
Senior Full-Stack & Platform Engineer

📧 projectmanager@wayuptechn.com
🔗 LinkedIn • GitHub
📍 Newark, NJ (NYC Metro)

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