Project Overview

Project Introduction

This project focused on deploying a full-stack Netflix application using a three-tier architecture on Amazon Web Services.

The system was designed by separating the application into three independent layers:

• Frontend Layer (Presentation Tier): Built with React and deployed on a dedicated EC2 server
• Backend Layer (Application Tier): Java-based API running on a separate EC2 instance
• Database Layer (Data Tier): MongoDB hosted on another EC2 server

This architecture follows industry best practices where each layer operates independently, allowing better scalability, flexibility, and easier maintenance .

The backend server was connected to the MongoDB database using Linux commands via MobaXterm, and the database was populated by importing JSON data using MongoDB Compass.

To simulate a DevOps workflow, the backend code was managed and version-controlled using Azure DevOps, and the server environment was configured by installing JDK and Maven to build and run the application.

Security Groups were configured to control traffic between servers, ensuring proper communication across the frontend, backend, and database layers.

Prerequisites

• Platform Access
• Local Development Environment
• Cloud Infrastructure Knowledge
• Operating System (Linux)
• Backend Requirements
• Frontend Requirements
• Database Requirements
• Networking and Connectivity