Kemal Mahmutoğulları Individual Contributions MVP - bounswe/bounswe2026group4 GitHub Wiki
Kemal Mahmutoğulları Individual Contributions MVP
- Subgroup: Backend + DevOps
- Responsibilities: Backend development, DevOps/infrastructure, deployment, CI/CD pipeline, database setup
Main Contributions
- Set up the complete CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions for automated tests + auto-deploy on merge).
- Provisioned and configured the production VPS on DigitalOcean.
- Created the production Docker setup (
docker-compose.prod.yml, Nginx reverse proxy, production Dockerfile). - Configured Nginx with SSL (HTTPS via Let's Encrypt).
- Implemented the CD pipeline for automatic deployment on merge to main.
- Set up the initial MySQL database.
- Implemented like/unlike endpoints for stories.
- Implemented the image upload endpoint for story media.
- Implemented the public user profile endpoint.
- Added
GET /stories/{id}/comments/endpoint. - Wrote comprehensive README with deployment guide.
- Simplified and created GitHub issue templates early in the project.
Significant Issues
Code-Related:
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| #281 | Provision VPS and deploy MVP stack -- made the application publicly accessible |
| #303 | Add CD pipeline to auto-deploy main to production -- automated deployment workflow |
| #171 | Implement like endpoints for stories -- key interaction feature |
Non-Code-Related:
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| #2 | Created initial issue templates for the repository |
| #103 | Added Pull Request template |
| #42 | Arranged meeting with stakeholder Utkan Gezer |
Pull Requests
| PR | Title | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Added issue templates | +259 / -0 |
| #24 | Simplified issue templates and added quick_issue | +121 / -144 |
| #27 | YAML template bug fix | +31 / -11 |
| #134 | CI pipeline for backend tests and frontend checks | +113 / -0 |
| #144 | Initial MySQL database setup | +2,313 / -50 |
| #242 | Like/unlike endpoints for stories | +285 / -14 |
| #243 | Image upload endpoint for story media | +503 / -6 |
| #244 | Public user profile endpoint | +405 / -6 |
| #276 | GET /stories/{id}/comments/ endpoint | +177 / -7 |
| #285 | Production Django settings | +40 / -1 |
| #286 | Production backend Dockerfile and entrypoint | +56 / -0 |
| #287 | Nginx reverse proxy for production | +86 / -0 |
| #288 | Production docker-compose and environment template | +85 / -0 |
| #304 | CD workflow to auto-deploy main to production | +38 / -0 |
| #334 | README with deployment guide | +212 / -37 |
Reviews: Reviewed 14 PRs including: #345, #321, #271, #270, #261, #259, #237, #236, #222, #149, #148, #132, #126, #125. Primarily reviewed Aysu's backend PRs.
Tests
- Backend tests for like endpoints, image upload, and user profile.
- Gamification tests (models, services).
- Tags tests (models).
- Test files located in
backend/apps/*/tests/.
Additional Information
- Single-handedly set up the entire production infrastructure (VPS, Docker, Nginx, SSL, CD pipeline).
- Database administrator -- set up and maintained MySQL throughout the project.
- Most experienced with DevOps tooling in the team.
- Early contributor to project organization (issue templates from week 1).
- Close collaboration with Aysu on backend development (reviewed all her PRs).