DevOps & Deployment Extras (Optional but Powerful)

Estimated Time: 20–30 hours

Status: ☐ Not Started

🎯 Objectives

• Learn how apps go from local machines → the internet → production scale
• Use containers (Docker) to simplify development and deployment
• Understand CI/CD (Continuous Integration & Deployment) workflows
• Automate testing, building, and deployment
• Set up monitoring/logging for live projects

🔗 Resources

1. freeCodeCamp – Docker Full Course

   Complete beginner guide to using Docker in dev and production

2. Render.com – Deploy a Full Stack App

   Walkthrough for deploying your backend with auto-deploy on push

3. GitHub Actions Docs

   Set up workflows that run tests, lint code, and auto-deploy when you push

4. LogRocket – Monitoring & Logging in Node.js

   Learn how to track down bugs and crashes in production

✅ Projects

• [ ] Dockerize a Node/React App

  • Create a Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml

  • Run your full app with one command:

    docker compose up
    

• [ ] Set up CI/CD

  • Use GitHub Actions to run tests automatically
  • Auto-deploy to Render/Vercel when main branch updates