Project Cachara - Social Media Platform

Project Cachara is a social media platform designed using .NET 10 and a Microservices Architecture to simulate real-world engineering challenges.

This project was initiated to:

✅ Practice Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles
✅ Experiment with asynchronous communication, data storage, and enterprise patterns
✅ Develop a scalable and maintainable application following modern software design practices

Built with a strong focus on clean code, scalability, and observability, this project leverages tools like Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, and Hangfire.

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🌍 Live Demo

🔗 Deployment link coming soon

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🛠️ Technologies

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET Core 8
• Docker & Docker Compose
• Visual Studio / Visual Studio Code

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/project-cachara.git
cd project-cachara

Running the Application

1. Install dependencies

   dotnet restore

2. Start the application with Docker Compose

   docker-compose up

3. Access the following services:
   • API Gateway: http://localhost:5000
   • Seq Logs: http://localhost:5341/#/events

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📊 Dashboard Links

🟣 Core Services

• API Gateway: https://localhost:5000
• Users API: https://localhost:5200/users-api/swagger
• Content API: https://localhost:5202/content-api/swagger

🔎 Monitoring & Logging

• Seq (Log Visualization): http://localhost:5341/#/events
• RabbitMQ Management UI: (Add URL if applicable)

🔒 Health Checks

• Users API Health: /health
• Content API Health: /health

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🔹 Features

• Onion Architecture — Promotes maintainability by enforcing clear separation of concerns.
• CQRS Pattern (In Progress) — Implements distinct models for reads and writes to improve scalability.
• OpenTelemetry Logging — Ensures observability through structured logging and performance tracking.
• API Versioning for better flexibility when evolving services.

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🎯 What I Learned

• Applying Domain-Driven Design concepts in real-world scenarios.
• Building a scalable architecture with Azure Service Bus and RabbitMQ.
• Managing background jobs effectively with Hangfire.
• Improving observability through OpenTelemetry Logging and Seq.

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🧪 Tests

• ✅ XUnit for unit and integration tests.
• 🚧 Integration Tests (In Progress).

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📦 Infrastructure & CI/CD

• ✅ Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• ✅ Docker Compose for simplified environment setup.
• 🚧 GitHub Actions (Planned).
• 🚧 Kubernetes for container orchestration (Planned).

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📬 Contact

📧 Email: your.email@example.com
💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/yourprofile
🐙 GitHub: github.com/yourusername

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💡 If you find this project helpful or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request!