About
This website serves as the central hub for showcasing my Python and web development projects. It is built on a robust, production-ready full-stack architecture that highlights best practices in deployment and system administration.
Tech Stack & Architecture
- Backend: Python (3.12+) and the Flask micro-framework.
- Database: A relational PostgreSQL database, securely hosted on a DigitalOcean Managed Database, accessed via
psycopg2. - Frontend: Standard HTML5, modular CSS utilizing Bootstrap 5, and dynamic page rendering using Jinja templates.
Deployment
The site is deployed on a DigitalOcean Droplet (Ubuntu 22.04) using a modern, scalable setup:
- WSGI: Gunicorn runs the Flask application efficiently as a systemd service.
- Reverse Proxy: Nginx is configured as a reverse proxy, handling the cm-web.dev domain, serving static files directly, and proxying dynamic requests to the Gunicorn Unix socket.
- Security: Mandatory HTTPS is enforced via an SSL certificate obtained using Certbot and Let's Encrypt.