CloudTasker is a cloud-native CRUD application that allows you to manage employee records seamlessly using Spring Boot, Amazon RDS, and GitHub. Designed with DevOps in mind, it showcases real-world AWS resource handling, CI/CD readiness, and deployment flexibility.

📌 Tech Stack & Tools | Category | Tool/Tech | | Backend Framework | Spring Boot (Java) | | Database | Amazon RDS (MySQL/Aurora) | | Cloud Provider | AWS (VPC, Security Groups, IAM) | | Infrastructure | Terraform (optional for provisioning) | | API Testing | Postman | | IDE & Dev Tools | IntelliJ IDEA, Sqlectron | | Version Control | Git + GitHub |

📌 Features

• Add, update, delete, and list employee records via RESTful API
• Connected to a MySQL-compatible Aurora DB hosted on AWS RDS
• IAM-managed permissions & secure AWS infrastructure setup
• Structured package layout with Service, Repository, and Controller layers

📌 Endpoints Preview | Method | Endpoint | Description | | GET | /employees | Get all employees | | GET | /employees/{id} | Get employee by ID | | POST | /employees | Add new employee | | PUT | /employees/{id} | Update employee | | DELETE | /employees/{id} | Delete employee |

📌 Setup Instructions

git clone https://github.com/Dhineia/cloudtasker-employee-system.git

./mvnw spring-boot:run

💡 Lessons Learned

• Navigated IAM permissions and AWS billing traps
• Debugged stubborn VPC and NAT Gateway deletions