Important: Repository Setup

The base code is hosted on GitHub but must be migrated to GitLab for the project:

• Clone the GitHub repository:

git clone https://github.com/stratpoint-engineering/devops-capstone-3tier-app.git

• Create a new GitLab (gitlab.com) repository
• Update the remote origin:

git remote set-url origin [your-gitlab-repo-url]

• Push to GitLab:

git push -u origin main

Project Focus

Your task is to deploy the 3-tier application located in the /app directory using DevOps practices — containerize it, deploy it to Kubernetes with Helm, wire up GitLab CI/CD and ArgoCD, and instrument it with the full observability stack.

Repository Structure

/app                    # Your deployment target
├── frontend           # React frontend
├── backend            # Node.js API
├── database          # PostgreSQL setup
└── QUICKSTART.md     # Local development guide

/docs                   # Implementation guides
├── 01-local-setup.md
├── 02-helm-charts.md
├── 03-gitlab-ci.md
├── 04-argocd-setup.md
├── 05-deployment.md
├── 06-observability-setup.md
├── 07-grafana-dashboards.md
├── 08-alerting-setup.md
└── 09-app-instrumentation.md

Implementation Guide

• Start with /app/QUICKSTART.md to test locally
• Read implementation guides in /docs directory
• Follow the guides in numerical order (01 → 05)
• Check individual README files in each component directory

Components to Deploy

Weekly Implementation Plan

Final Presentation

Duration: 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A)