NextWork Web Application

This repository contains the source code for the NextWork web application, a Java-based project built using Maven.

Project Overview

The NextWork web application is designed to [briefly describe the application's purpose, e.g., a simple web interface for managing tasks]. This project demonstrates a basic CI/CD pipeline setup, utilizing Git for version control and GitHub for remote repository management.

Technologies Used

• Java: The primary programming language used for the web application's backend.
• Maven: A build automation tool used to manage project dependencies and build the application.
• Git: A distributed version control system for tracking changes to the source code.
• GitHub: A web-based platform for hosting and collaborating on Git repositories.
• Amazon EC2: A cloud computing service used to host the web application.
• VSCode with Remote-SSH: An IDE used for remote development and editing files on the EC2 instance.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/GibzB/JavaWebApp-AWS.git

2. Build the application using Maven:

   mvn clean install

3. **Deploy the application:
   • Deploying to EC2:
     • After building the application with Maven, the resulting .war file will be located in the target/ directory.
     • Copy this .war file to your EC2 instance. You can use scp for this:

       scp target/nextwork-web-project.war ec2-user@[your-ec2-public-ip]:/home/ec2-user/

       (Replace [your-ec2-public-ip] with your EC2 instance's public IP address.)
     • On your EC2 instance, deploy the .war file to a web server like Apache Tomcat. If Tomcat is installed, place the .war file in the webapps/ directory:

       sudo mv nextwork-web-project.war /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/

       (Tomcat will automatically extract and deploy the application.)
     • Ensure your EC2 instance's security group allows inbound traffic on port 8080 (or the port Tomcat is configured to use).
4. Access the application:
   • Once the application is deployed, you can access it via your EC2 instance's public DNS or IP address, followed by the application's context path. For example:

     http://[your-ec2-public-dns]:8080/nextwork-web-project/
     

     (Replace [your-ec2-public-dns] with your EC2 instance's public DNS.)
   • if you have a load balancer, use the load balancers dns name, rather than the ec2 instance's public dns.
5. Access the application:
   • [Include access instructions, such as the URL to access the deployed application]

Project Structure

• src/: Contains the source code for the web application.
  • webapp/: Holds the web application's files (HTML, JSP, etc.).
  • resources/: Contains configuration files.
• pom.xml: Maven project configuration file.

Version Control

This project uses Git for version control. All changes are tracked and managed through Git commits and branches. The master branch contains the stable, production-ready code.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push your changes to your fork.
5. Submit a pull request.

License