This is my personal website/portfolio hosted at vkaramoutas.xyz. The website will be used to showcase my projects, skills, and experiences. It is built using AWS services and infrastructure as code principles.
The project utilizes various AWS services to host and manage the website. Key services include:
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EC2: Used for hosting WordPress and MariaDB.
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CloudFront: Content Delivery Network (CDN) for faster content delivery and improved website performance.
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Route 53: Domain Name System (DNS) service for routing traffic to the website.
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API Gateway: Used for creating the API to handle contact form submissions.
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Lambda: Executes the serverless function to process contact form submissions.
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Simple Email Service (SES): Sends email notifications for contact form submissions.
The infrastructure is defined and managed using CloudFormation templates. Here are the YAML file descriptions:
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ec2-cloudfront.yaml: Defines the infrastructure for EC2 instance hosting WordPress and MariaDB, and sets up CloudFront for CDN. -
mailer.yaml: Sets up API Gateway, Lambda function, and SES for handling contact form submissions. -
main.yaml: Contains the definition of the two stacks, including the resources defined inec2-cloudfront.yamlandmailer.yaml. -
.github/workflows/Deploy-Portfolio-Website.yaml: CI/CD workflow for automatically deploying the project on AWS whenever changes are committed to the repository.
To deploy the project locally or on AWS, follow these steps:
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Clone the repository.
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Navigate to the project directory.
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Modify the CloudFormation templates or any other files as needed.
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Commit your changes.
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Push changes to the repository.
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The CI/CD pipeline will automatically trigger a deployment on AWS.
For local development and testing:
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Set up a local development environment with WordPress and MariaDB.
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Configure API Gateway, Lambda, and SES locally using AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model) or equivalent tools.