CareConnect is a static website for booking doctor appointments, served by a Node.js Express server. It is containerized with Docker and designed to be deployed on AWS EC2 using Terraform.

• Docker installed
• Node.js (optional, for local dev without Docker)

1. Build the image:

   docker build -t careconnect .

2. Run the container:

   docker run -p 3000:3000 careconnect

3. Open http://localhost:3000.

1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Start server: npm start

This project uses Terraform to provision an EC2 instance that automatically installs Docker and runs the application.

• AWS CLI configured
• Terraform installed

1. Navigate to terraform/:

   cd terraform

2. Initialize and Apply:

   terraform init
   terraform apply

3. Confirm with yes.
4. Access the site using the public_ip outputted by Terraform.

• Frontend: HTML/CSS/JS (Static)
• Backend: Node.js Express (Serves static files)
• Infrastructure: AWS EC2 (Provisioned via Terraform)
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions (Builds Docker image on push)

To enable the automated deployment pipeline, you need to configure secrets in your GitHub repository.

1. Go to your repository on GitHub.
2. Click on Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions.
3. Click New repository secret.
4. Add the following secrets:
   • AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: Your AWS Access Key ID.
   • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: Your AWS Secret Access Key.
   • AWS_REGION: ap-south-1 (or your preferred region).