📦 This project builds a containerized API management system for querying real-time sports data.
📦 It leverages Amazon ECS (Fargate), Amazon API Gateway, Docker, and an external Sports API to manage and query sports data securely and efficiently.
📦 Demonstrates how to use AWS Cloud to deploy a containerized backend and expose a REST API for seamless user interaction with real-time data.
🔹 Exposes a REST API for querying live sports data.
🔹 Runs a containerized backend using Amazon ECS with Fargate for scalable and serverless architecture.
🔹 Manages and routes API requests securely through Amazon API Gateway.
🔹 Uses Docker for containerization, simplifying the deployment process.
🔹 Built with IAM security practices, following the principle of least privilege for ECS task execution and API Gateway.
🔹 Cloud Provider: AWS
🔹 Core Services: Amazon ECS (Fargate), API Gateway, CloudWatch
🔹 Containerization: Docker
🔹 Programming Language: Python 3.x
🔹 IAM Security: Custom least privilege policies for ECS task execution and API Gateway
🔹 Prerequisites 🔹
🔹 Sports API Key: Sign up for a free account and subscription & obtain your API Key at serpapi.com
🔹 AWS Account: Create an AWS account & have basic understanding of ECS, API Gateway, Docker & Python
🔹 AWS CLI Installed and Configured: Install & configure AWS CLI to interact programmatically with AWS.
🔹 Serpapi Library: Install Serpapi library in the local environment: pip install google-search-results
🔹 Docker CLI and Desktop Installed: To build & push container images.
Steps: ➡️❗ Click Here To View Detailed Visual Steps ❗⬅️
Set Up ECS Cluster with Fargate
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Clone the Repository.
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Create ECR Repo.
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Authenticate Build and Push the Docker Image.
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Create an ECS Cluster
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Create a Task definition
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Define Environment Variables
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Run the Service with an ALB.
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Test the ALB.
Configure API Gateway
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Create a New REST API.
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Set Up Integration.
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Deploy the API.
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Use curl or a browser to test the system.
✔️ Keynotes ✔️
🔹 Deploying a containerized backend using Amazon ECS (Fargate) for scalability.
🔹 Managing and routing API requests securely with Amazon API Gateway.
🔹 Utilizing Docker to simplify containerized deployments.
🔹 Implementing IAM least privilege policies for ECS task execution and API Gateway security.
🔹 Querying real-time sports data through an external Sports API.
🌱 Opportunities for Growth 🌱
🔹 Implement API rate limiting to prevent abuse and optimize performance.
🔹 Add Amazon ElastiCache for caching frequent API requests and reducing response time.
🔹 Integrate DynamoDB to store user-specific queries and preferences for personalized experiences.
🔹 Secure API Gateway with API keys or IAM-based authentication for controlled access.