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Author: amirnn

ReadMe.md

@@ -4,55 +4,55 @@
 ## Project Overview
 This repository contains a **FastAPI backend** that serves a **static frontend** and provides the foundation for deploying the application on a **Google Cloud VM** using **Gunicorn** and **NGINX** for production.
 
-### 📁 Project Structure
+### Project Structure
 ```
 back/python/serve.py         # FastAPI application
 back/python/venv/            # Python virtual environment
 front/                       # Frontend (HTML, CSS, JS)
 ```
 
-## 🏗 Features
-✅ FastAPI backend  
-✅ Serves `index.html` and static files (`/static`, `/resources`, `/src`)  
-✅ Production-ready deployment with Gunicorn and NGINX  
-✅ Systemd service for automatic startup on boot  
-✅ Ready for HTTPS with Let's Encrypt (SSL encryption)  
+## Features
+- FastAPI backend  
+- Serves `index.html` and static files (`/static`, `/resources`, `/src`)  
+- Production-ready deployment with Gunicorn and NGINX  
+- Systemd service for automatic startup on boot  
+- Ready for HTTPS with Let's Encrypt (SSL encryption)  
 
-## 🚀 How to Run Locally (Development)
-### 1️⃣ Create and activate a virtual environment:
+## How to Run Locally (Development)
+### 1. Create and activate a virtual environment:
 ```bash
 cd back/python
 python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install fastapi uvicorn
 ```
 
-### 2️⃣ Run the app:
+### 2. Run the app:
 ```bash
 uvicorn serve:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
 ```
 
-### 3️⃣ Access the frontend:
+### 3. Access the frontend:
 ```
 http://localhost:8000/
 ```
 
-## ☁️ Deployment on Google Cloud VM
-### 1️⃣ Install system dependencies:
+## Deployment on Google Cloud VM
+### 1. Install system dependencies:
 ```bash
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install python3 python3-venv python3-pip nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx
 ```
 
-### 2️⃣ Set up virtual environment & dependencies:
+### 2. Set up virtual environment & dependencies:
 ```bash
 cd /path/to/back/python
 python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
 pip install fastapi gunicorn uvicorn
 ```
 
-### 3️⃣ Create a systemd service:
+### 3. Create a systemd service:
 `/etc/systemd/system/fastapi.service`
 ```ini
 [Unit]
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ Restart=always
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
 
-### 4️⃣ Reload and start the service:
+### 4. Reload and start the service:
 ```bash
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl start fastapi.service
 sudo systemctl enable fastapi.service
 ```
 
-## 🌐 NGINX Reverse Proxy Example
+## NGINX Reverse Proxy Example
 ```nginx
 server {
     listen 80;
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ Reload NGINX:
 sudo systemctl reload nginx
 ```
 
-## 🔒 Enable SSL with Let's Encrypt
-### 1️⃣ Point your domain to your Google Cloud VM's external IP
-### 2️⃣ Obtain and install the SSL certificate:
+## Enable SSL with Let's Encrypt
+### 1. Point your domain to your Google Cloud VM's external IP
+### 2. Obtain and install the SSL certificate:
 ```bash
 sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com
 ```
@@ -107,25 +107,25 @@ sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com
 sudo certbot renew --dry-run
 ```
 
-### ✅ After this, your site will be accessible via:
+### After this, your site will be accessible via:
 ```
 https://your-domain.com
 ```
 
-## 🔐 Security Recommendations
-✅ Use `fastapiuser` with limited permissions  
-✅ Protect port `8000` with GCP firewall rules  
-✅ Enable HTTPS with Let's Encrypt  
-✅ Validate API inputs with Pydantic  
-✅ Keep system and Python dependencies updated  
+## Security Recommendations
+- Use `fastapiuser` with limited permissions  
+- Protect port `8000` with GCP firewall rules  
+- Enable HTTPS with Let's Encrypt  
+- Validate API inputs with Pydantic  
+- Keep system and Python dependencies updated  
 
-## 🛠 Future Improvements
+## Future Improvements
 - Add more API endpoints
 - Add frontend framework support (React/Vue)
 
-## 📄 Usage Rights
+## Usage Rights
 The code provided here is shared in the spirit of free education. Please do not use this code directly for your coursework or professional projects. Instead, let these implementations serve as inspiration to develop your own solutions.
 
 If you have any questions, suggestions, or feedback, feel free to contact me.
 
-© 2025 by Amir Nourinia
+© 2025 by Amir Nourinia