🚀 RapidServe – Vercel-Style App Deployment Platform

⚙️ Key Features

• 🐳 Docker-Based Builds
  Pulls repo code, generates Docker images, and deploys containers.

• 🖥️ GitHub Integration
  Auto-deploy from your GitHub repos with webhook triggers.

• ☁️ AWS Lambda Functions
  Supports dynamic serverless functions for APIs or compute logic.

• 🗃️ S3 Storage Integration
  Store static assets or build outputs in S3 buckets seamlessly.

• 📊 Dashboard UI
  Monitor deployments, check logs, and manage build status visually.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js (App Router) + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js + Express + Docker CLI
• Cloud: AWS Lambda, S3, ECR (optional)
• CI/CD: GitHub Webhooks + Custom Build Pipeline
• Infra: Docker, Nginx (for reverse proxy)

🔄 Deployment Workflow

[ GitHub Push ] 
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[ Webhook Trigger ]
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[ Build Image with Docker ]
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[ Deploy to AWS Lambda / Container ]
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[ Store Artifacts in S3 ]
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[ Preview on Custom Domain / URL ]

🧠 What I Learned

• Containerizing apps and running builds in an automated CI pipeline
• Managing cloud infrastructure using SDKs & APIs
• Creating custom webhooks and handling asynchronous deploy logic
• Building a clean dashboard to track deploy logs & status

💡 Future Add-ons

• 🌍 Custom Domain Mapping
• 🔐 Authenticated Deployments
• 📦 Team Projects and Collaboration
• 🔄 Rollbacks and Deploy History

RapidServe is a great example of how far you can go building a custom deployment platform using nothing but Docker, AWS, and some clean code. Try it here: rapidserve.surajv.me