Name: Himal Pandey Sharma
Student Number: 35352086
This project involves the design and deployment of a professional cloud-hosted website for GG Services Pty Ltd, a family-operated cleaning business. The main aim of the website is to create a credible online presence where potential customers can easily view the company’s services, business details, and contact information. Although the final project is intended to be connected to a registered custom domain, this proposal stage is being deployed through a Microsoft Azure public IP address in order to meet the assignment requirement and demonstrate practical cloud hosting skills.
The website will be implemented using an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model on Microsoft Azure. A virtual machine will be created and configured with a Linux server environment, and the website will be deployed through a web server such as Nginx or Apache. This process provides hands-on experience in key cloud tasks such as provisioning a server, managing remote access, configuring HTTP access, and deploying website files to a live cloud environment. Basic security measures, including controlled port access and secure administration, will also be considered as part of the setup.
The website itself will be developed using HTML, CSS, and responsive design principles so that it remains simple, professional, and easy to maintain. Planned sections include a homepage, a services page, an about section, and contact information. The project is also designed as a foundation for future improvement, such as adding online booking features or customer request forms. Overall, this is a practical and achievable project because it addresses a real business need while directly supporting the unit learning outcomes in cloud infrastructure, server configuration, and website deployment.
This project uses the MIT License for the website code and the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license for written website content. The MIT License is suitable for the code because it is simple, widely recognised, and allows reuse, modification, and distribution with minimal restriction. This supports transparency and common industry practice. The CC BY 4.0 license is appropriate for written content because it allows sharing and adaptation while still requiring correct attribution. Using separate licenses for code and content is a clear and professional approach because each part of the project serves a different purpose.
This proposal page is hosted on Microsoft Azure and is accessible via the assigned public IP address: http://20.92.251.195.