PastaQuest is a full-stack web application for a pasta-specialized restaurant, designed and delivered following DevOps best practices.
The project covers the entire DevOps lifecycle, from development to containerization, orchestration, CI/CD automation, and monitoring.
The application allows users to explore the restaurant menu, view upcoming events, and reserve tables online.
PastaQuest - Restaurant Website Project
- Display restaurant menu and events
- Allow users to reserve tables online
- Provide a modern and responsive UI
- Containerize the application using Docker
- Orchestrate services using Kubernetes
- Automate build & deployment using CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
- Monitor system performance using Prometheus & Grafana
- Ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability
- Frontend: React.js, CSS
- Backend: Node.js, Express.js
- Database: MongoDB
- API Communication: Axios
- Routing: React Router
- Dockerfiles created for:
- Frontend
- Backend
- Multi-container setup using Docker Compose
- Ensures consistent environments across development and deployment
- Kubernetes manifests created for:
- Deployments
- Services (NodePort / ClusterIP)
- Features:
- Pod replication & scaling
- Rolling updates
- Self-healing (restart on failure)
- Automated pipeline includes:
- Code checkout
- Simple test execution
- Docker image build
- Image push to registry
- Deployment to Kubernetes cluster
- Secure deployment via GitHub Secrets (KUBE_CONFIG, AZURE_CREDENTIALS)
- Prometheus:
- Collects metrics from Kubernetes and application
- Grafana:
- Visual dashboards for:
- CPU & memory usage
- Pod health
- Application performance
- Visual dashboards for:
- Enables proactive monitoring and alerting (via Prometheus AlertManager)
- 🍝 Menu Page: Displays a list of available pasta dishes with photos and descriptions.
- 🎉 Events Page: Lists upcoming events with dates and brief descriptions (e.g., concerts, theme nights, promotions).
- 📝 Reservation System: Users can reserve a table online by filling out a simple form with details such as name, date, time, number of people, and any special requests.
- Homepage: Introduces the restaurant and highlights pasta specialties.
- Menu Page: A list of pasta dishes with high-quality images and detailed descriptions.
- Event Page: A list of upcoming events with clear event details.
- Reservation Form: A simple form for users to reserve a table with necessary details.
While the website currently offers basic functionality for menu browsing and table reservations, a back-office system will be added in the future. The admin dashboard will allow restaurant managers to:
- Manage Reservations: View, update, or delete customer reservations.
- Update Menu: Add, modify, or delete dishes on the menu.
- Event Management: Add or update details of upcoming events like concerts, theme nights, etc.
This back-office system will be essential for streamlining restaurant management tasks.
This project not only delivers a seamless user experience for PastaQuest customers but also demonstrates the integration of end-to-end DevOps practices. The website was developed, containerized, and deployed using Docker, orchestrated with Kubernetes, and automated through a CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions).
Monitoring and observability were implemented with Prometheus and Grafana, providing real-time metrics and alerts. Future phases will focus on expanding the DevOps pipeline to include automated scaling, improved reliability, and a back-office admin dashboard for efficient content and reservation management.
This project is distributed under the MIT License — you are free to reuse it for educational or personal purposes, provided that the original author is credited.