Kubernetes-Based Web Application on AWS

Overview

This project demonstrates a Kubernetes-based web application on AWS using WordPress, MySQL, persistent storage, and a cloud load balancer.

Goal

Build a containerized web application stack with Kubernetes resources for deployment, networking, and storage.

Current Scope

• Namespace
• Secret for database credentials
• MySQL Deployment and Service
• WordPress Deployment and Service
• PersistentVolumeClaims for data persistence
• External access with LoadBalancer Service

Repository Structure

• k8s/ – Kubernetes manifests
• docs/ – notes and architecture explanations

Planned Next Steps

• Split the manifest into separate files
• Add architecture diagram
• Add EBS-backed and EFS-backed storage notes
• Add Ingress and TLS
• Add deployment notes for AWS

Security Notes

• No production credentials are stored in this repository
• Secrets should be created securely at deploy time
• Environment-specific settings should be adjusted before deployment

What I Learned

• How to define Kubernetes workloads in YAML
• How to expose an application with a LoadBalancer Service
• How to use PersistentVolumeClaims for storage
• How to present Kubernetes projects professionally on GitHub