LearnLink

Our app is called LearnLink. This app is to match students with other students to create study groups for their course. The app will allow the user to create a login page. If the user already has a login page then they can just sign in. Users can message eachother, create a profile and match with other users for what requirements they want with their study group. Users can use the resources and have a personal grade calculator as well.

Website Link

https://main.d31vpxqs9hcxco.amplifyapp.com

External Requirements

In order to build this project you first have to install:

• Node.js
• React

If possible, list the actual commands you used to install these, so the reader can just cut-n-paste the commands and get everything setup.

You only need to add instructions for the OS you are using.

Setup For Local

Here you list all the one-time things the developer needs to do after cloning your repo. Sometimes there is no need for this section, but some apps require some first-time configuration from the developer, for example: setting up a database for running your webapp locally.

Use the MakeFile provided.

Navigate to the project main directory and type:

make install

Running locally

make start

Deployment

Frontend Deployment

1. Setup Frontend Code

   • The frontend application is located in the learnlink-ui folder.
   • It was built using React and configured for deployment through AWS Amplify.

2. Deploy via AWS Amplify

   • Connected the frontend repository to AWS Amplify.
   • Configured Amplify to automatically build and deploy the application on updates.
   • The frontend is accessible at the Amplify-provided URL here.

Backend Deployment

1. Containerization

   • The backend application, located in the learnlink-server folder, was containerized using Docker.
   • A Dockerfile was created to define the container's environment and dependencies.
   • The backend listens on port 443 for HTTPS traffic.

2. Hosting on AWS EC2

   • Deployed the Docker container to an AWS EC2 instance.
   • Ensured required ports (80 and 443) were opened in the EC2 security group.
   • Used Let's Encrypt to generate SSL certificates for secure HTTPS connections.

3. Domain Name Configuration

   • Registered the domain name https://learnlinkserverhost.zapto.org via No-IP.
   • Configured the domain to point to the EC2 instance's public IP address.
   • Integrated the SSL certificates into the backend to ensure secure API calls.

4. Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS

   • Configured the backend to redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS for security.

Integration

• The frontend communicates with the backend via the custom domain https://learnlinkserverhost.zapto.org.
• API calls are routed securely using HTTPS.

Testing

Test Locations

The unit tests are in learnlink-ui/src/__tests__/unit.

The behavioral tests are in learnlink-ui/src/__tests__/behavioral.

Testing Technology

run make install before testing

Running Tests

Navigate to pandas-capstone
run make test

Authors

Natalie Crawford - natcrawfordd@gmail.com, crawfon@email.sc.edu
Kennedy Houston - kenbhx@gmail.com, kbh5@email.sc.edu
Yesha Patel - yeshapatel143@icloud.com, yppatel@email.sc.edu
Kelly Finnegan - kellfin9946@gmail.com, finnegak@email.sc.edu
Sara (Rae) Jones - sej15@email.sc.edu