Deployment and Monitoring of Application
Chibuike Okoli
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Platform Engineer
DevOps Engineer
Ansible
AWS
Grafana
Application Deployment and Monitoring Setup for a Startup
Background:
In this project, I took on the role of creating the infrastructure on AWS using AWS CloudFormation, configuring it with Ansible, deploying the application using CircleCI, and enhancing observability with Prometheus and Grafana for a startup.
Challenges:
The project presented several challenges, including:
Infrastructure as Code: Utilizing infrastructure as code (IaC) to create and manage cloud resources efficiently.
Deployment Strategies: Designing and building CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery processes.
Configuration Management: Deploying and managing configurations on cloud-based servers.
Centralized Logging: Implementing centralized structured logging to surface and diagnose critical server errors.
Custom Alerts: Creating custom alerts to promptly notify teams in case of failures.
Built With:
Circle CI: A cloud-based CI/CD service.
Amazon AWS: Cloud services and resources.
AWS CLI: Command-line tool for AWS.
CloudFormation: Infrastructure as code for AWS.
Ansible: Configuration management tool.
Prometheus: Monitoring tool.
Grafana: Visualization tool.
Results:
The infrastructure deployment and application monitoring efforts delivered significant outcomes:
Infrastructure Readiness: Leveraging IaC enhanced infrastructure deployment efficiency and reliability.
Comprehensive Monitoring: Prometheus and Grafana provided real-time visibility into application and server health and performance.
Centralized Log Management: Centralized structured logging improved troubleshooting and security monitoring.
Custom Alerts: Custom alerting mechanisms were established to promptly respond to issues.
Conclusion:
The successful execution of infrastructure creation, application deployment, and monitoring demonstrates my excellence in cloud architecture, CI/CD, configuration management, logging, and monitoring. These initiatives have positioned the startup for continued success in optimizing operations and leveraging data-driven insights for growth and efficiency.
