README.md

🐸 Allo Guru

📋 Project Overview

Allo Guru is an integrated service monitoring and notification system 🚨. It provides real-time status updates and alerts through a web interface, email, and SMS. This project is a showcase of various technologies and programming techniques.

💻 Infrastructure

🛠️ Core Components

• Frontend: React-based interface for user interaction 🖥️.
• Backend: Flask server for API requests and backend logic 🧠.
• Database: PostgreSQL for data storage 🗃️.
• Asynchronous Tasks: Python's asyncio for non-blocking operations ⏱️.

🔑 Key Features

• Service Status Monitoring: Real-time ISP status monitoring 📡.
• Notification System: Email 📧 and SMS 📱 alerts for users.

🧪 Technologies and Techniques

• Flask: Python web framework for creating APIs 🌐.
• React: JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces 🔧.
• SQLAlchemy: ORM for database operations 📊.
• Twilio API: For SMS alert delivery 📤.
• Amazon SES: Email notification handling 📬.
• Encryption: Secure data handling with the cryptography library 🔒.
• Docker: Containerization for deployment and scaling 🐳.

🕵️‍♂️ Monitoring and Asynchronous Tasks

• Ping Mechanism: Checking ISP endpoints' status 🏓.
• Asyncio: Writing concurrent code in Python 🐍.
• Task Scheduling: Regularly scheduled tasks for status checks and notifications 📅.

💡 Challenges and Solutions

• Real-time Monitoring: Efficient non-blocking operations with asyncio 🚀.
• Data Security: Encryption for user data protection 🔐.
• Scalability: Architectural choices considering future growth 🌱.

🔮 Future Enhancements

• User Authentication: Secure login for user account management 🔑.
• Analytics Dashboard: Service status history and user metrics 📈.
• Mobile Application: Extending accessibility with a mobile app 📲.

Made with ❤️ in Nebraska