Visitor Book

Project Type

• The project is a full stack web application.
• It was developed with the ASP.NET Core MVC project template.
• It is a personal visitor management system project.

Architecture / System Design

• The project can be separated into two main layers: web application and database.
• The web application layer includes both the frontend and backend parts within an MVC based structure.
• The architecture combines MVC with a layered architecture approach.
• The database layer is built with SQL Server.
• The application layer was designed to be modular, loosely coupled, and extendable.
• The solution includes Business, Core, DataAccess, and User Interface layers.
• The Business layer contains service definitions and business rules.
• The Core layer contains abstractions, helper classes, and shared structures.
• The DataAccess layer contains repositories and migrations.
• The User Interface layer contains views, middleware, and areas.

Technologies Used

• Backend and MVC: C#, ASP.NET Core MVC 7, Entity Framework Core 7, SQL Server, Code First
• Frontend: Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, DataTables, MVC Grid
• Architecture and patterns: Generic Repository Pattern, UnitOfWork Pattern, DTO, ViewModel, AutoMapper
• Validation and security: Fluent Validation, jQuery Validation Unobtrusive, permission based authentication, permission based authorization
• Logging and error handling: Audit Logs, Exception Handling Middleware
• UI feedback and tooling: Toastr, SweetAlert, Bundler Minifier
• DevOps and deployment: Docker, Docker Compose, Git, GitHub, Cloudflare, Custom Domain, Ubuntu Server

Key Technical Details and Modules

• Built user interfaces with Bootstrap.
• Implemented permission and role based authentication / authorization.
• Used Generic Repository and UnitOfWork Pattern.
• Added template-based email sending.
• Added multi-language support.
• Used AutoMapper for object mapping.
• Generated fake data with Bogus.
• Used DTO objects for data transfer.
• Used ViewModel objects in views.
• Logged database operations as audit logs.
• Logged errors as error logs.
• Added pagination, search, and filtering support for data.
• Used two table listing tools: DataTables and MVC Grid.
• Handled database operations with Entity Framework Core.
• Managed database migrations with the Code First approach.
• Implemented server-side validation with Fluent Validation.
• Implemented client-side validation with jQuery Validation Unobtrusive.
• Used extension methods where needed.
• Minified CSS and JavaScript files with Bundler Minifier.
• Managed notifications with Toastr and SweetAlert.
• Added Docker and Docker Compose support.

Participation and Timeline

• I developed the project independently.
• I took part in the full process from start to finish.
• The project was developed between October 2023 and January 2024.

Project Management / Team Structure

• I used Trello for personal project management and task tracking.
• Since I developed the project alone, there was no separate team structure.

Personal Contributions and Responsibilities

• I am responsible for the entire project.
• The application is currently published on my own physical server running Ubuntu Server.
• I manage all required development, deployment, domain, and infrastructure processes myself.

Deployment Information

• The project is dockerized and its image is hosted on Docker Hub.
• The source code is versioned with Git and publicly available on GitHub.
• Deployment is handled through my own physical Ubuntu Server environment.
• Domain and DNS management are handled through Cloudflare.
• When needed, SSL certificates are managed through Let's Encrypt.