Automated Container Deployment and Administration in the Cloud

University:

Dublin Business School

Subject:

Network Systems and Administration / Cloud Computing / DevOps

Module:

Network Systems and Administration

Assignment Type:

MS Technical and scientific writing

Word Count:

2,500 words

Academic Year:

2025–2026

Assignment Overview

This practical Network Systems and Administration assessment requires students to design and implement an automated cloud deployment workflow using modern DevOps and infrastructure automation technologies. The overall objective is to deploy a cloud-hosted server running a Docker container while integrating at least two automation tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or GitHub. Students may use a cloud platform such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… The first stage focuses on cloud infrastructure provisioning. Students automate the creation of a server instance, such as an AWS EC2 instance or Azure virtual machine, and configure supporting infrastructure including networking and security groups. Infrastructure must be provisioned through tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions or AWS CloudFormation. The required outputs include reusable infrastructure scripts or templates and an architecture diagram showing the deployed cloud resources. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… The second stage addresses configuration management. Students use Ansible or an equivalent automation platform to configure the provisioned server, install Docker and ensure Docker starts automatically when the server boots. Deliverables include Ansible playbooks or equivalent configuration scripts together with a README file explaining the automation workflow. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… The third stage requires students to containerise and deploy a web application. A Dockerfile must be created for either an existing or newly developed sample application, and deployment of the resulting container must be automated on the provisioned server. The required artefacts include the Dockerfile, deployment scripts and application repository. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… Students must also create a CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps or another suitable CI/CD platform. The pipeline should automatically build and deploy the Docker container whenever new code is pushed to a version-control repository such as GitHub. Students must provide the relevant pipeline configuration, normally in YAML, and demonstrate the pipeline operating successfully. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… Documentation is an important part of the assessment. Each student produces an independent PDF report explaining every stage of the automation process, challenges encountered and how those challenges were resolved. A 10-minute walkthrough video must demonstrate the complete end-to-end deployment, and the report must contain a detailed architecture diagram. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… The technical report should include a title page, summary, introduction, main technical content, conclusion, references and appropriate appendices. Students are expected to justify the tools selected and critically discuss alternative solutions, advantages and limitations. The report is expected to contain approximately 2,000–2,500 words and should use clear headings, diagrams or flowcharts where relevant, and academic or professional sources such as journal articles, whitepapers, DevOps documentation and industry reports. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… The marking scheme allocates 40% to the demonstration, 50% to report quality and 10% to technical artefacts. Higher-performing submissions are expected to show a working deployment, clear justification of technical actions, strong understanding of automation tools, professional report structure, consistent referencing and reusable scripts that reproduce the same deployment results. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm… The final submission includes a comprehensive PDF report of approximately 5–8 pages, a detailed README, and links to the relevant scripts, configurations and deployment evidence. B9IS121 Network Systems and Adm…

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