# Gerald 🚀

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Gerald is a modern, containerized web application platform that streamlines development workflows and enhances team collaboration through automated deployment processes and integrated development tools.

## 🌟 Features

### Core Features
- **Containerized Architecture**: Full Docker support with production-ready configurations
- **Database Integration**: PostgreSQL database with automated backups and migrations
- **API Management**: RESTful API endpoints with comprehensive documentation
- **Authentication & Authorization**: Secure JWT-based authentication system
- **Monitoring & Logging**: Built-in monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana integration

### Developer Experience
- **Hot Reload**: Automatic code reloading during development
- **Testing Suite**: Comprehensive testing setup with Jest and Cypress
- **CI/CD Pipeline**: Automated testing and deployment workflows
- **Development Tools**: Integrated debugging and profiling tools
- **API Documentation**: Auto-generated API documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI

### Security Features
- **HTTPS Support**: SSL/TLS encryption for secure communications
- **Rate Limiting**: Protection against DDoS attacks
- **Input Validation**: Comprehensive request validation
- **Security Headers**: Properly configured security headers
- **Data Encryption**: End-to-end encryption for sensitive data

### Performance
- **Caching Layer**: Redis-based caching for improved performance
- **Load Balancing**: Built-in load balancing for high availability
- **Asset Optimization**: Automatic CSS/JS minification and optimization
- **Database Indexing**: Optimized database queries and indexing
- **CDN Support**: Easy integration with content delivery networks

## 🚀 Quick Start with Docker Compose

### Prerequisites

- [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
- [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)

### Installation

1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone repositorie
cd gerald
```

2. Create a `.env` file in the project root:
```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

3. Configure your environment variables in `.env`:
```env
# Example configuration
POSTGRES_USER=gerald
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=yourpassword
POSTGRES_DB=geralddb
```

4. Start the application:
```bash
docker-compose up -d
```

That's it! 🎉 The application should now be running at `http://localhost:3000`

### Docker Compose Configuration

```yaml
# docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
    depends_on:
      - db

  db:
    image: postgres:14-alpine
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
      - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
    volumes:
      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  postgres_data:
```

## 🛠️ Development Setup

For development, you can use the following command:
```bash
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
```

## 📝 Additional Commands

```bash
# Stop all containers
docker-compose down

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

# Rebuild containers
docker-compose up -d --build

# Remove volumes
docker-compose down -v
```

## 🔍 Troubleshooting

### Common Issues

1. **Port conflicts**
   ```bash
   # Change the port mapping in docker-compose.yml
   ports:
     - "3001:3000"  # Maps port 3000 from container to port 3001 on host
   ```

2. **Database connection issues**
   - Ensure your `.env` file has the correct database credentials
   - Check if the database container is running: `docker-compose ps`

## 🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## 🙏 Acknowledgments

- Hat tip to anyone whose code was used
- Inspiration
- etc

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