Containerize and Run an e-commerce based application in AWS EKS cluster with all best practices (Part - 1)

Source: Dev.to

Project Overview

This project contains the OpenTelemetry Astronomy Shop, a microservice‑based distributed system that illustrates the implementation of OpenTelemetry in a near‑real‑world environment.

Goals

• Realistic Distributed System Example – Demonstrates a real‑world, microservice‑based application designed to showcase end‑to‑end observability in modern cloud‑native systems.
• Multi‑Microservice, Multi‑Language Architecture – Includes multiple independent microservices implemented in different programming languages, reflecting heterogeneous technology stacks used by many organizations.
• Hands‑On Observability Experience – Provides practical experience with distributed tracing, context propagation, and observability tools as used in production environments.
• Industry‑Aligned Learning Approach – Mirrors how organizations design, instrument, and monitor microservice architectures, helping learners understand real‑world implementation patterns and best practices.

Tools Used

• Containerization – Docker
• AWS Services – EC2, IAM roles & policies, EKS, Route 53, VPC, Subnets
• Orchestration – Kubernetes for managing the containerized micro‑services
• Infrastructure as Code – Terraform modules for AWS resource provisioning
• CI/CD – GitHub Actions (CI) and ArgoCD (CD)
• Ingress – Ingress and Ingress Controller to expose the application externally
• Package Management – Helm chart for installing software and dependencies

What You Will Learn

• Cloud Infrastructure Setup – Configure and deploy a cloud environment for DevOps implementation.
• Project & SDLC Understanding – Gain in‑depth knowledge of software development lifecycles in microservices‑based architectures.
• Containerization with Docker – Package and manage applications efficiently using Docker.
• Docker Compose – Manage multi‑container applications with Docker Compose.
• Kubernetes Orchestration – Deploy and manage containers at scale using Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform – Automate and manage cloud infrastructure effortlessly.

References

• Application Architecture:
• Source Code:
• Overview of Microservices:

Architecture Diagram

The project architecture diagram and its explanation are available at the following link:

https://opentelemetry.io/docs/demo/architecture/

Overview of Microservices

https://opentelemetry.io/docs/demo/services/