Most tutorials end at localhost, which leaves the deployment, security, and architecture side untouched. This course covers the whole lifecycle, building a Wheel of Fortune app with Node.js and MariaDB, documenting it with ARC42 and C4, then deploying it to a live cloud VPS with DNS, firewall, and HTTPS configured.

This Course Offers

• Software architecture and planning covering Requirements Engineering, ARC42, the C4 Model, PlantUML, Drawio, and Documentation as Code
• Full stack implementation with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript on the frontend and Node.js with Express for a REST API backend
• Data layer using MariaDB with the Repository Pattern, making the datasource switchable between filesystem and database
• DevOps and security covering Ubuntu Cloud VPS setup, NginX as reverse proxy and static server, port forwarding, firewall configuration, and performance testing
• Domain registration and DNS setup, secured with Let's Encrypt CertBot for HTTPS, plus VirtualBox, VS Code, XAMPP, Git, and GitHub with PAT authentication

Why We Love This Course

1. A working computer and internet connection are the only requirements, with the virtual machine setup covered.
2. The course is modular, so you can skip sections you already know and focus on architecture or DevOps.
3. It ends with a live, secured application rather than a local project, which is what employers actually ask about.
4. Documentation standards like ARC42 and the C4 Model are included, which most development courses skip entirely.

Developers who can only build locally need someone else to ship their work, and that dependency limits both roles and rates. Do you want to hand off at deployment, or own the whole path to production? Enrollment is open, and a computer capable of running a virtual machine is needed.

• This course is perfect for junior developers moving toward senior roles by learning the full lifecycle.
• It suits one area specialists wanting to become full stack generalists.
• Experienced developers looking for a modular reference on web server configuration or architecture documentation will find it directly useful.

• A working computer with internet access is needed, capable of running a virtual machine such as VirtualBox with Ubuntu.
• Motivation and commitment are required, since this is a hands on course building a real project.
• Basic familiarity with web development concepts will help, though the course covers setup from the beginning.