PROJECTS.md

Project Catalog

Machine-readable metadata lives in each top-level project-* directory as project.yaml and follows project.schema.json. The catalog distinguishes learning/reference material from projects that are deployable demos or templates, and flags cloud cost risk before anyone runs infrastructure commands.

Metadata Format

Required fields: schema_version, project.number, project.slug, project.name, classification, status, deployability, stack, cloud, iac, ci_cd, cost_risk, security_posture, validation.command, and notes.

Classification values are learning or deployable. Cost risk is low, medium, or high. Security posture is baseline, devsecops, hardened, or needs_review.

Optional learner fields live under learning and help students choose the right project without changing the deployability catalog:

learning:
  estimated_time: 2-4 hours
  prerequisites:
    - Docker basics
    - GitHub account
  learning_paths:
    - containers
    - ci-cd
  badges:
    - local-first
    - beginner-friendly

Supported learning paths are cloud-foundations, containers, ci-cd, infrastructure-as-code, kubernetes, devsecops, observability, serverless, platform-engineering, and security.

Supported learner badges are beginner-friendly, local-first, free-tier-aware, cloud-cost-risk, portfolio-ready, team-workflow, security-focused, needs-cloud-account, cleanup-required, and capstone.

Use LEARNING_TRACKER.md as a student worksheet for tracking selected projects, prerequisites, validation evidence, cleanup, and portfolio notes.

Projects

#	Project	Classification	Status	Deployability	Cloud	Cost	Security	Validation
1	Java Application on AWS 3-Tier Architecture	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	high	baseline	terraform -chdir=terraform fmt -check
2	Scalable AWS VPC Architecture	learning	cloud_lab	reference_only	aws	medium	baseline	test -f README.md
3	Linux Fundamentals for Cloud and DevOps	learning	reference	reference_only	none	low	baseline	test -f README.md
4	Django Application on AWS ECS and ECR	deployable	cloud_lab	container_ready	aws	medium	baseline	python3 -m compileall .
5	Java App with Docker, Jenkins, and Kubernetes	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	baseline	kubectl apply --dry-run=client -f hello-world/regapp-deploy.yml -f hello-world/regapp-service.yml
6	Advanced CI/CD Pipeline with DevOps Tools	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	devsecops	mvn -q -DskipTests=false test
7	Azure DevOps Journey with AKS and Terraform	learning	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	azure	high	baseline	test -f README.md
8	2048 Game on Amazon EKS	deployable	cloud_lab	kubernetes_ready	aws	medium	baseline	kubectl apply --dry-run=client -f 2048-deployment.yaml -f mygame-svc.yaml
9	Netflix Clone DevSecOps CI/CD with Monitoring	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	devsecops	test -f jenkinsfile
10	.NET CI/CD with Azure App Service	learning	reference	reference_only	azure	medium	baseline	test -f README.md
11	Two-Tier AWS Infrastructure with Terraform	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	medium	baseline	terraform fmt -check
12	Super Mario on Kubernetes with Terraform	learning	reference	reference_only	aws	medium	baseline	test -f README.md
13	Zomato Clone Secure DevSecOps Deployment	learning	reference	reference_only	aws	medium	devsecops	test -f README.md
14	Android CI/CD with GitHub Actions	deployable	ci_lab	ci_cd_ready	none	low	baseline	./android-demo-app/gradlew -p android-demo-app tasks
15	E-Commerce Three-Tier App on EKS with Helm	learning	reference	reference_only	aws	high	baseline	test -f README.md
16	Jenkins and Argo CD Kubernetes Deployment	learning	reference	reference_only	none	medium	baseline	test -f README.md
17	Deploying an App to AKS with Azure DevOps	learning	reference	reference_only	azure	medium	baseline	test -f README.md
18	Java Full CI/CD with Jenkins, SonarQube, Argo CD, Helm, and Kubernetes	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	none	medium	devsecops	mvn -q -f spring-boot-app/pom.xml test
19	EKS Cluster and App Delivery with Jenkins and Terraform	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	high	baseline	terraform -chdir=tf-aws-eks fmt -check
20	Azure DevOps Terraform Pipeline	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	azure	medium	baseline	terraform -chdir=terraform fmt -check
21	AWS CodePipeline Video Streaming App	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	baseline	npm run build
22	AWS Fully Serverless Architecture with CI/CD	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	medium	baseline	terraform fmt -check
23	Swiggy Clone Blue-Green ECS Deployment	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	devsecops	npm --prefix Swiggy_clone install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts
24	DotNet Monitoring DevSecOps Pipeline	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	none	medium	devsecops	dotnet test DotNet-monitoring
25	Petshop Java DevSecOps Deployment	learning	reference	reference_only	none	medium	devsecops	test -f README.md
26	AWS Infrastructure with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	baseline	terraform fmt -check -recursive
27	Reddit App on EKS with Argo CD and Monitoring	learning	reference	reference_only	aws	medium	devsecops	test -f README.md
28	OpenAI Chatbot UI on EKS with Jenkins and Terraform	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	high	devsecops	npm --prefix Chatbot-UI test
29	Three-Tier Voting App with Argo CD and Azure DevOps	learning	reference	reference_only	azure	medium	baseline	test -f README.md
30	Blog App on EKS with Jenkins and Security Tools	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	high	devsecops	mvn -q -f app/pom.xml test
31	Cloud Native Monitoring App	deployable	local_validated	container_ready	aws	medium	hardened	make test
32	Tetris DevSecOps Kubernetes Pipeline	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	high	devsecops	npm --prefix Tetris-V1 test --if-present
33	Node CI/CD to EKS with GitHub Actions	deployable	local_validated	ci_cd_ready	aws	high	hardened	make test
34	Node CI/CD to ECS with Terraform and GitHub Actions	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	baseline	terraform -chdir=terraform fmt -check
35	Progressive DevSecOps Pipeline Series	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	devsecops	mvn -q -f step-2-sast-sonarcloud/pom.xml test
36	AWS Real-Time Dev to Pre-Prod to Production Deployment	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	hardened	test -f buildspec.yml -a -f appspec.yml
37	Provision EKS Cluster with Terraform	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	high	hardened	terraform fmt -check
38	Docker and Terraform Three-Tier Architecture	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	high	hardened	docker compose config
39	GitHub Actions with AWS and Terraform	deployable	cloud_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	baseline	terraform fmt -check
40	Kubernetes Dashboard with Trivy	deployable	local_demo	local_only	none	low	devsecops	node --check app.js && python3 -m py_compile systeminfo.py
41	Online Boutique Microservices Assignment	deployable	local_lab	kubernetes_ready	none	low	baseline	kubectl apply --dry-run=client -f deploy
42	Serverless REST API with DynamoDB	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	medium	hardened	terraform -chdir=terraform fmt -check
43	Scalable Web App on ECS Fargate with Terraform	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	medium	baseline	terraform fmt -check
44	DevSecOps 101 Spring Boot Pipeline	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	devsecops	./mvnw test
45	Jenkins CI/CD with Argo CD and Vault	deployable	devsecops_lab	ci_cd_ready	aws	medium	devsecops	test -f Jenkinsfile
46	Advanced EKS Cluster with Terraform Modules	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	high	hardened	terraform fmt -check
47	Django Multitenant SaaS Ecommerce	deployable	local_validated	container_ready	aws	high	hardened	make test
48	Terraform AWS EKS Provisioning	deployable	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	high	hardened	terraform fmt -check
49	Text Encryption Cybersecurity Demo	learning	local_demo	local_only	none	low	baseline	node --check main.js
50	ArgoCD GitOps Home Lab	learning	local_lab	kubernetes_ready	none	low	baseline	kubectl apply --dry-run=client -f k8s/
51	OpenTelemetry Observability Home Lab	learning	local_lab	container_ready	none	low	baseline	docker compose config
52	OpenTofu AWS Free-Tier Lab	learning	cloud_lab	iac_ready	aws	medium	baseline	test -f main.tf -a -f versions.tf
53	Supply Chain Security Lab	learning	ci_lab	ci_cd_ready	none	low	devsecops	node --check app/server.js
54	Progressive Delivery Home Lab	learning	local_lab	kubernetes_ready	none	low	baseline	kubectl apply --dry-run=client -f rollouts/

Validation

Run the parser below from the repository root to verify that every top-level project-* directory has valid metadata and that project numbers match directory names:

python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re, yaml
projects = sorted(Path('.').glob('project-*'))
seen = set()
for d in projects:
    m = re.match(r'project-(\d{2})-(.+)$', d.name)
    if not m:
        raise SystemExit(f'bad directory name: {d}')
    metadata = d / 'project.yaml'
    if not metadata.exists():
        raise SystemExit(f'missing metadata: {metadata}')
    data = yaml.safe_load(metadata.read_text())
    required = ['schema_version', 'project', 'classification', 'status', 'deployability', 'stack', 'cloud', 'iac', 'ci_cd', 'cost_risk', 'security_posture', 'validation', 'notes']
    missing = [key for key in required if key not in data]
    if missing:
        raise SystemExit(f'{metadata}: missing {missing}')
    number = int(m.group(1))
    if data['schema_version'] != 1 or data['project']['number'] != number or data['project']['slug'] != m.group(2):
        raise SystemExit(f'{metadata}: project identity mismatch')
    if data['classification'] not in {'learning', 'deployable'}:
        raise SystemExit(f'{metadata}: invalid classification')
    if data['cost_risk'] not in {'low', 'medium', 'high'}:
        raise SystemExit(f'{metadata}: invalid cost_risk')
    if data['security_posture'] not in {'baseline', 'devsecops', 'hardened', 'needs_review'}:
        raise SystemExit(f'{metadata}: invalid security_posture')
    if not data['stack'] or not data['validation'].get('command'):
        raise SystemExit(f'{metadata}: stack and validation.command are required')
    seen.add(number)
expected = set(range(1, len(projects) + 1))
if seen != expected:
    raise SystemExit(f'project number gap: expected {sorted(expected)}, got {sorted(seen)}')
print(f'validated {len(projects)} project metadata files')
PY