diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+++ b/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+build
+.git
+.gitignore
+.dockerignore
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
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+name: CI/CD Pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+jobs:
+  test-backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Use Node.js 18
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 18
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: backend/package-lock.json
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        npm install
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        npm test
+
+  test-frontend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Use Node.js 18
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 18
+        cache: 'npm'
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm install
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: npm test
+
+  build-and-push:
+    needs: [test-backend, test-frontend]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Build and push Frontend
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+      with:
+        context: .
+        push: true
+        tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/civix-frontend:latest
+    - name: Build and push Backend
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+      with:
+        context: ./backend
+        push: true
+        tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/civix-backend:latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+# Build stage
+FROM node:18-alpine as build-stage
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm install
+COPY . .
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Serve stage
+FROM nginx:alpine
+COPY --from=build-stage /app/build /usr/share/nginx/html
+EXPOSE 80
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
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+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
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+node_modules
+.git
+.gitignore
+.dockerignore
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
+uploads
+cache
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
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+# Use official Node.js image
+FROM node:18-alpine
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package.json and package-lock.json
+COPY package*.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN npm install
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . .
+
+# Expose the port the app runs on
+EXPOSE 5000
+
+# Start the application
+CMD ["npm", "start"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  mongodb:
+    image: mongo:latest
+    ports:
+      - "27017:27017"
+    volumes:
+      - mongo-data:/data/db
+
+  backend:
+    build: ./backend
+    ports:
+      - "5000:5000"
+    environment:
+      - MONGO_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017/civix
+      - PORT=5000
+    depends_on:
+      - mongodb
+
+  frontend:
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "3000:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - backend
+
+volumes:
+  mongo-data:
diff --git a/k8s/base/backend.yaml b/k8s/base/backend.yaml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/base/backend.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: backend
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: backend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: backend
+        image: civix-backend:latest # replace with actual image name
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 5000
+        env:
+        - name: MONGO_URI
+          value: mongodb://mongodb:27017/civix
+        - name: PORT
+          value: "5000"
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: backend
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 5000
+    targetPort: 5000
+  selector:
+    app: backend
diff --git a/k8s/base/frontend.yaml b/k8s/base/frontend.yaml
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+++ b/k8s/base/frontend.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: frontend
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: frontend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: frontend
+        image: civix-frontend:latest # replace with actual image name
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: frontend
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    targetPort: 80
+  selector:
+    app: frontend
+  type: LoadBalancer # Or Ingress for real-world usage
diff --git a/k8s/base/mongo.yaml b/k8s/base/mongo.yaml
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index 0000000..f8729a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/base/mongo.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: mongodb
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: mongodb
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: mongodb
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: mongodb
+        image: mongo:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 27017
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: mongo-storage
+          mountPath: /data/db
+      volumes:
+      - name: mongo-storage
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: mongo-pvc
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: mongodb
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 27017
+    targetPort: 27017
+  selector:
+    app: mongodb
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: mongo-pvc
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi
diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
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+++ b/terraform/main.tf
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+provider "aws" {
+  region = var.aws_region
+}
+
+# Create a VPC
+resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
+  cidr_block = "10.0.0.0/16"
+}
+
+# Create a Subnet
+resource "aws_subnet" "public" {
+  vpc_id            = aws_vpc.main.id
+  cidr_block        = "10.0.1.0/24"
+  availability_zone = "${var.aws_region}a"
+}
+
+# Create an EKS cluster
+# (Requires IAM roles and other configs, keeping it simple for now)
+# module "eks" {
+#   source          = "terraform-aws-modules/eks/aws"
+#   cluster_name    = "civix-cluster"
+#   cluster_version = "1.27"
+#   subnet_ids      = [aws_subnet.public.id]
+#   vpc_id          = aws_vpc.main.id
+# }
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
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+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
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+variable "aws_region" {
+  description = "AWS region"
+  default     = "us-east-1"
+}