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a reference web application built with Django and Vue.js deployed on AWS with ECS Fargate

Introduction

Full Stack

This project covers the full technology stack of modern web applications, from frontend to backend to CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code

Twelve-Factor App

This project adheres to the 12Factor App philosophy

IaC Rosetta Stone

This project implements the same application architecture using CDK, Terraform and Pulumi

GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions is used for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, including infrastructure and application pipelines

AWS ECS Fargate

This project focuses on running containerized Django applications using ECS Fargate, a serverless compute offering from AWS

FBVs and CBVs

The backend Django app is implemented using Django templates using both functions-based views and class-based views

DRF and GraphQL

The Django app also implements an API using both REST with DRF and GraphQL with Graphene

Nuxt.js

A SSR frontend client built with TypeScript, Vue.js, and Nuxt.js consumes the DRF REST API

Python and TypeScript

Python is used on the backend and TypeScript is used for both the frontend client and infrastructure code

Developer Experience

This project aims to have a simple and understandable developer experience

Testing and coverage

pytest is used for backend tests, and test coverage is measured with pytest-cov

How to get help

This project is driven by a community of contributors. If you are having trouble with any part of this application, you can get help in a number of ways:

MIT Licensed | Copyright © 2025 Brian Caffey