Production case study

VIFG Nonprofit Platform

Production platform and delivery stack supporting a nonprofit serving the visually impaired community.

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At a glance

Delivery stage

Production

Current state

Production

My role

Sole engineer for architecture, frontend, infrastructure, and deployment

VIFG deployment diagram showing client traffic, Lightsail host, Nginx, Docker, and CI delivery.

Problem

Mission-driven organizations need dependable public systems, but production reliability and accessibility often get treated as separate concerns instead of one delivery problem.

What was built

Built as an accessibility-first web platform deployed on AWS Lightsail with host-level Nginx, Dockerized frontend delivery, SSL automation, scheduled maintenance, and CI-driven image publishing. The system supports real nonprofit operations instead of acting like a brochure site.

Result

Production site serving VIFG nonprofit since 2020, deployed on AWS Lightsail with automated CI/CD and TLS termination

How the system was structured

This section shows the operational logic behind the build, not just the user-facing surface.

Key system pieces

Production deployment runs behind Nginx with TLS termination.

Dockerized delivery and GitHub Actions keep releases repeatable.

Accessibility is treated as a system constraint, not a post-launch fix.

Core constraint

Accessibility as a system constraint: screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation, and contrast requirements treated as first-class delivery requirements

Stack

ReactTypeScriptViteDockerAWS LightsailNginx

Proof status

This page separates what is already visible from what is still being prepared, so the proof layer can grow without pretending unfinished artifacts already exist.

Proof surfaces

Real artifacts stay visible. Missing artifacts are labeled directly so this page stays honest and ready for stronger proof later.

System Walkthrough

Available now

This is the clearest public proof on the site because both the public surface and the delivery stack are visible.

Live public site at vifg.org/home.
Production platform has stayed in service since 2020.
Accessibility and operations are part of the same delivery story, not separate claims.

Architecture / Flow

Available now

The deployment diagram on this page shows the infrastructure and release path that make the system believable.

AWS Lightsail host running behind Nginx with TLS termination.
Dockerized delivery surface for repeatable deployments.
GitHub Actions publishing and release flow supporting production updates.

Operational Surfaces

Available now

The project includes real production surfaces beyond the public pages themselves.

Host-level web serving and TLS maintenance.
Scheduled maintenance and release discipline.
Accessibility review and fixes as part of ongoing operational ownership.

Artifacts & Evidence

Available now

This project already has the strongest current evidence set in the portfolio.

Live nonprofit site.
Deployment diagram on this page.
Repeatable release path and infrastructure ownership described concretely.

Public-facing proof

This system also has a live public surface, which matters because delivery only counts when the software is actually in use.

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