README.md

🚀 Flask & React Deployment Guide

This guide outlines the steps to build, deploy, and automate your Flask and React application using Docker, GitHub Actions, and AWS.

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📌 Instructions

1️⃣ Build Docker Images

• Build the Dockerfile for the Flask backend.
• Build the Dockerfile for the Nginx frontend.
• Build using Docker Compose.

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🌍 Deployment Steps

1️⃣ Push Code to GitHub

git add .
git commit -m "flask-react app"
git push origin main

2️⃣ Push Docker Images to Docker Hub

docker tag nginx-backend:1.0 jeremyhuegel/nginx-backend:1.0
docker push jeremyhuegel/nginx-backend:1.0

docker tag flask-backend:1.0 jeremyhuegel/flask-backend:1.0
docker push jeremyhuegel/flask-backend:1.0

3️⃣ Create AWS Resources

• Create a main.tf file to provision an AWS EC2 instance.
• Manually create an S3 bucket.
• Manually create a DynamoDB table.

4️⃣ Set Up GitHub Actions for CI/CD

1. In the root directory, create a .github/workflows/ directory.
2. Add a deploy-app.yml file.
3. Push the changes to trigger GitHub Actions:

   git add .
   git commit -m "github actions workflow"
   git push origin main

4. GitHub Actions will automatically start the deployment process.

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✅ Your app is now ready for deployment! 🎉

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💡 For any issues, check GitHub Actions logs and AWS console for troubleshooting.