Developing and Deploying Basic Astrology Webapp and binding to AWS domain.

Website : www.astroyuga.com

Azure Webapp : https://astro.azurewebsites.net/

Git Hub : https://github.com/dinesh-coderepo/astrology

To kickstart our astrology web app, we'll leverage Replit AI to generate the basic placeholder for the initial version V1 of the app to host. The idea is to develop a full-fledged subscription model app with the following features in a separate blog:

• Customer Perspective:

  • Access via phone or mobile for daily predictions
  • Push notifications or email for daily astrology insights
  • Login using Google (initially)
  • Customer-specific view
  • Features:
    • One-time overall life prediction
    • Daily suggestions and weekly forecasts
  • Daily predictions should be actionable and suggestive:
    • What color to wear
    • What mantra to say
    • Recommended poojas
  • 1 week free prediction with monthly payment options
  • Paid content visible only to subscribed customers
  • Future scope: mobile app version

• Technology Perspective:

  • Collate accurate astrology material
  • Research existing apps and implement successful flows
  • Integrate AI component (LLMs) for text-based content generation
  • Explore RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to integrate knowledge base with LLM

Initial Placeholder app Development with Replit AI

• Generating Initial Version:
  • Used Replit AI agent to create a placeholder app
  • AI executed and corrected code autonomously
  • Effective for small-scale projects

• Setup:
  • AI agent set up dependencies and installation
  • Iterative error correction
  • Suitable for small-scale projects

• Generated Code:

  • Available in Replit repo: AstroGuide

• Local Development:

  • Imported code to local Cursor environment
  • Set up app to run locally
  • Replit can generate a README.md with dependency information

• Deployment and hosting:

  • Initial version of the app is now ready , this is a placeholder version until all the other features are implemented and added.
  • Purchased the domain astroyuga.com in AWS.
  • Using the same approach as blogapp ,deploying to webapp using githubactions and then bind the domain to the webapp.
  • Binding of aws domain to webapp, I am doing this for the first time , will document the approach.

• CI and CD using github actions:

  • Integrated the github to the app service,
  • Git Hub Repo : https://github.com/dinesh-coderepo/astrology
  • Currently there is no need of .env file as we do not have keys as we needed for translation function in this blog.
  • Currently the app is running in https://astro.azurewebsites.net/
  • GitHub actions script which is used to deploy : workflow.yml

• Domain binding to webapp:

  • In the webapp go to custom domains and add select Domain Provided as All other domain services leave remaining options as is.
  • Add the domain name in Domain section : astroyuga.com
  • For domain validatetion test the TXT value - copy it somewhere also you can export to CSV to local.
  • In AWS create a record with asuid as the record name , record type as TXT and add the value as the one you got from the webapp.
  • Same as above add the value of A by keeping record name as blank and record type as A
  • Validate in Azure portal once the records is added.
  • Add the binding after valildation, use App Service Managed Certificate to add this binding.
  • Also add another record for subdomain www. , add the record with asuid.www and add the value TXT copied (record type as TXT).
  • Enable HTTPS Only option in app service in Configuration tab to On
  • Domain binding is now complete and www.astroyuga.com is pointing to the webapp https://astro.azurewebsites.net/.