Automated CI/CD Pipeline for Web Application

Overview

An automated CI/CD pipeline that deploys a 3-tier web application (React frontend, Node.js backend, PostgreSQL database) using Jenkins, Ansible, and Docker on AWS infrastructure.

Key Features

• Fully automated deployment process
• Containerized microservices architecture
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Container orchestration with Ansible
• Automated image management with AWS ECR
• High availability and scalability

Architecture

The application consists of three containerized services:

• Frontend (React) - Port 3000
• Backend (Node.js) - Port 5000
• Database (PostgreSQL) - Port 5432

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• AWS Account
• Jenkins Server with required plugins
• Terraform and Ansible installed

Deployment

1. Clone the repository
2. Configure AWS credentials
3. Run Jenkins pipeline
4. Access the application at http://<react-instance-ip>:3000

Results

A production-ready web application with:

• Automated infrastructure provisioning
• Containerized microservices
• Continuous Integration/Deployment
• Scalable architecture