A Healthcare E-Commerce Platform Deployment with Git, Linux and AWS

A healthcare e-commerce platform can be deployed on AWS by combining Git for version control, Linux for server management, and AWS cloud services for scalability and security.

Code Management (Git):
- Application source code is stored in GitHub/GitLab.
- Branching strategy enables smooth collaboration and CI/CD pipelines.
Infrastructure (Linux + AWS):
- A secure VPC with public/private subnets.
- EC2 instances running Linux host the backend (Node.js, Django, etc.).
- RDS (MySQL/Postgres) manages healthcare data (orders, appointments, patients).
- S3 stores product images, prescriptions, or reports.
App Deployment:
- Git repository cloned on EC2/Linux.
- Application deployed with Nginx (reverse proxy) or Docker.
- SSL certificates (ACM/Certbot) ensure secure HTTPS communication.
Automation & CI/CD:
- GitHub Actions or AWS CodePipeline automate testing, building, and deployment.
- Infrastructure managed with scripts (Ansible/Terraform optional).
Security & Compliance:
- IAM policies for least privilege.
- Encryption for sensitive healthcare and payment data (RDS, S3).
- WAF & Shield to protect against cyber threats.
- Audit & monitoring via CloudWatch and CloudTrail.

Scalability & High Availability:

Auto Scaling Groups and Load Balancers (ALB/NLB).
Optionally containerize with ECS/EKS for microservices.

1. Prerequisites

AWS Account.
Linux knowledge (Ubuntu/CentOS/RedHat).
GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket repo for storing your healthcare e-commerce code.
Healthcare compliance awareness (HIPAA, GDPR, PCI DSS if handling payments/medical data).

2. Architecture Overview

Frontend → React/Angular/Vue hosted on S3 + CloudFront (or EC2/Nginx).
Backend → Node.js / Django / Spring Boot running on EC2 or ECS/EKS.
Database → Amazon RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL) for structured data (patients, orders).
Storage → Amazon S3 for medical reports, prescriptions, product images.
Load Balancer → AWS ALB for high availability.
CI/CD → GitHub Actions / AWS CodePipeline.
Monitoring → CloudWatch, AWS Health Dashboard, or 3rd-party (DataDog/New Relic).

3. Step-by-Step Deployment

Step 1: Version Control Setup

Create a Git repo (GitHub/GitLab).
Push your healthcare e-commerce application code (frontend + backend).
Use .gitignore for node_modules, sensitive files, logs.
Implement branching strategy (main, dev, feature).

4.Pick a Tooplate Website Template

Visit Tooplate.com and select a suitable e-commerce template. This saves development time and provides a professional design base.Download the Website Template Click the download button in order to download a copy of the selected template.Locate the ZIP file of the downloaded website in your chosen download folder and extract it.

5.Stage the website files for Git

git init
git add . 
git config --global user.name "Ankitalunawat" 
git config --global user.email "ankitalunawat12@gmail.com"
git commit -m "Initial commit of basic ecommerce structure"
git remote add origin https://github.com/Ankita2295/Health-Care-Website.git
git push -u origin main

6.Log in to your AWS Management Console

Open EC2 service Use the console search to locate EC2 and open the EC2 Dashboard.

Launch a new EC2 instance Click "Launch instance" to start the instance wizard.

Configure security group: allow SSH, HTTP, HTTPS -

Add inbound rules for (allow for all): SSH (TCP 22) — Source: your IP (or 0.0.0.0/0 for testing, not recommended) HTTP (TCP 80) — Source: 0.0.0.0/0 HTTPS (TCP 443) — Source: 0.0.0.0/0

Connect to the instance via SSH

Clone the repository on the EC2 instance and confirm the download

 git clone https://github.com/Ankita2295/Health-Care-Website.git

Update and upgrade Ubuntu packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install Apache2 web server

 sudo apt install apache2 -y

Start and enable Apache2

sudo systemctl start apache2 
sudo systemctl enable apache2

Prepare web directory: move or link repo to /var/www/html Options: Copy (recommended for static sites)

sudo rm -rf /var/www/html/* sudo cp -r ~/Health Care Website/* /var/www/html/

Alternative — symlink (easier for development):

sudo rm -rf /var/www/html 
sudo mv ~/Health Care Website /var/www/ 
sudo ln -s /var/www/Health Care Website /var/www/html 
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/Health Care Website

Reload Apache to pick up changes Reload picks up file changes without restarting the server.

sudo systemctl reload apache2

Open the site in a browser using the public IP

URL: http:// (or the server domain if you configured DNS) The MarketPeak site should load and show the customized branding.

7.development workflow, PRs, merge & deploy

Create development branch for changes This isolate feature work from main.

git checkout -b development

Make a change (example: update site title) Edit index.html.

Stage the change

git add .

Commit change with a clear message

git commit -m "Changed the site title"

Push development branch to origin

git push origin development

Create a Pull Request (Development → Main) on GitHub

In GitHub UI click "Compare & pull request" and open a PR with a descriptive title and summary.Review changes and run checks before merging.Review the diff, run any CI checks (if configured), and confirm changes are safe to merge.

Merge the Pull Request to main Use GitHub UI to "Merge pull request" and optionally delete the development branch.

Pull the updated main on any environment that serves production This will keep production files in sync with repo.

git checkout main git merge development

Push main (if you merged locally)

Command (if merging locally):

git push origin main

Update production server files (if using clone in /var/www) If you copied files to /var/www/html earlier: re-copy or pull changes into that directory. Example using a git-backed setup

cd /var/www/html sudo git pull origin main

Fix permissions & ownership for Apache Commands

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html 
sudo find /var/www/html -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; 
sudo find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

Reload Apache to apply updates