Week 12: Deployment & Final Project

Final

Deploy full-stack applications to production and complete the final comprehensive project.

Learning Objectives

Detailed Schedule

Session 1: Deployment Fundamentals (1 hour)

Deployment Strategies (25 minutes)

  • Deployment strategies and platforms
  • Environment configuration
  • Domain and SSL setup
  • Database deployment

Platform Deployment (20 minutes)

  • Frontend deployment (Vercel, Netlify)
  • Backend deployment (Heroku, Railway)
  • Environment variables management

Practice Exercise (15 minutes)

Deploy full-stack application to production platforms with proper configuration

Session 2: CI/CD & Monitoring (1 hour)

CI/CD Pipeline (25 minutes)

  • Continuous Integration concepts
  • GitHub Actions setup
  • Automated testing in CI/CD
  • Build and deployment automation

Monitoring & Logging (20 minutes)

  • Application monitoring tools
  • Error tracking and alerting
  • Performance monitoring
  • Log management and analysis

Practice Exercise (15 minutes)

Set up automated testing, building, and deployment pipeline

Session 3: Final Project & Production (1 hour)

Project Completion (25 minutes)

  • Final project integration
  • Bug fixes and optimization
  • Documentation completion
  • Code review and refactoring

Production Deployment (20 minutes)

  • Production deployment
  • Final testing in production
  • Performance monitoring setup
  • Project presentations

Practice Exercise (15 minutes)

Complete and deploy the comprehensive full-stack task management application

Key Concepts

Deployment

  • • Cloud platform deployment
  • • Environment configuration
  • • Domain and SSL setup
  • • Database deployment

CI/CD

  • • GitHub Actions
  • • Automated testing
  • • Docker containerization
  • • Build automation

Monitoring

  • • Application monitoring
  • • Error tracking
  • • Performance monitoring
  • • Log management

Production

  • • Production optimization
  • • Security hardening
  • • Quality assurance
  • • Documentation

Hands-on Activities

Activity 1: Application Deployment

Deploy full-stack application to production platforms with proper configuration.

Frontend Deployment

Assessment

In-Class Exercises:

  • Design and implement API endpoints
  • Create API documentation
  • Implement security measures

Homework Assignment:

Build a Complete API with:

  • Well-designed REST endpoints
  • Comprehensive documentation
  • Rate limiting and caching
  • Error handling and validation
  • Security best practices
  • Performance optimization

Tips for Teachers

Common Challenges:

  • API design consistency
  • Documentation maintenance
  • Performance optimization
  • Security implementation

Teaching Strategies:

  • Use Postman for API testing
  • Demonstrate API documentation tools
  • Show performance monitoring
  • Practice error handling scenarios