Full-Stack Application Containerization & AWS ECS Deployment
1-Click Deployment
100% Uptime
ABOUT THE CLIENT
A growing technology startup with a full-stack web application (React frontend + Django backend) that needed to modernize their deployment process and improve scalability for increasing user demand.
THE CHALLENGE
- Manual deployment process required 2+ hours per release with frequent human errors causing rollbacks
- Development and production environments had configuration drift causing bugs that only appeared in production
- Application couldn’t scale to handle traffic spikes, resulting in slow response times during peak usage
- No standardized deployment pipeline meant each developer deployed differently, creating inconsistencies
- Lack of containerization made it difficult to onboard new developers and replicate the environment locally
THE SOLUTION
ConsultingCrafts containerized the entire application stack using Docker and deployed it on AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) with the EC2 launch type.
Technical Implementation
- Created optimized multi-stage Dockerfiles for React frontend (nginx-based) and Django backend with proper layering for cache efficiency
- Configured AWS ECR repositories with lifecycle policies to automatically clean up old images and reduce storage costs
- Deployed ECS cluster with EC2 launch type, configured task definitions with proper CPU/memory allocation and health checks
- Implemented Application Load Balancer with target groups, SSL termination, and path-based routing for frontend/backend
- Set up ECS Service Auto Scaling based on CPU utilization with min/max task counts for cost optimization
- Created comprehensive deployment runbook with rollback procedures and troubleshooting guides
RESULTS & BUSINESS IMPACT
1-Click Deployment
Streamlined, repeatable deployment process
1-Click Deployment
Streamlined, repeatable deployment process
Auto-Scaling
Infrastructure scales automatically with demand
Auto-Scaling
Infrastructure scales automatically with demand
100% Uptime
Zero-downtime deployments achieved
100% Uptime
Zero-downtime deployments achieved
Complete Documentation
Full runbooks for team self-service
Complete Documentation
Full runbooks for team self-service
TECHNOLOGY STACK
Docker • AWS ECS • AWS ECR • EC2 • React • Django • Elastic IP • Route 53
DevOps
EdTech CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
testing gates.
Key Stat
85% Faster Deployments
Tech Stack
AWS | CodePipeline | CodeBuild | ECR |
ECS
DevOps
E-commerce Platform Optimization
flash sales.
Key Stat
99.99% Uptime Achieved
Tech Stack
AWS | Auto Scaling | CodePipeline |
CloudFront
DevOps
Call Center VoIP Solution with FreePBX
Implemented FreePBX with Asterisk for a call center, including voice recording for compliance and advanced IVR & queue management.
Key Stat
Significant Cost Savings
Tech Stack
FreePBX | Asterisk | VoIP | SIP | Voice Recording | IVR
