Full-Stack Technical Challenge – Auto-Generated Blog (AWS + Docker)

A full-stack auto-generated blog web application that continuously publishes fresh AI-generated articles. The frontend is built with React, and the backend uses Node.js + Express with a daily article generator powered by OpenAI API. All services are fully containerized using Docker and deployed on AWS using CodeBuild, ECR, and EC2.

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Tech Stack

• React – React framework
• TypeScript – Type safety
• Tailwind CSS – Styling
• Shadcn - Components Library
• Node.js - JavaScript runtime environment
• Docker - Container service provider
• AWS - Cloud hosting provider

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Run locally (Development Mode)

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/ronrustemi123/Technical-Test-Assimetria.git
cd Technical-Test-Assimetria

2️⃣ Start the backend

cd server
npm install

Create environment variables

For Windows PowerShell

ni .env

For Windows CMD

type nul > .env

For Linux/MacOS

touch .env

Edit .env and set:

OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
PORT=4000

Start backend

npm run dev

3️⃣ Start the Frontend

Open a new terminal:

cd client
npm install

Start frontend:

npm run dev