srivi1312/devops-mern-mock-project ? reverse-engineered prompt

Build me a simple MERN demo app that I can use to learn DevOps.

I want a basic frontend and backend that work together, with a simple user friendly interface and a few sample API routes so I can see the full flow from browser to server to database. Keep it small and easy to understand, but make it look complete enough to deploy and test.

Please also set it up so I can run everything locally with Docker Compose, and make it ready for CI CD with GitHub Actions. If anything needs current best practice setup steps, look up the latest docs online and use that. I also want the project prepared for deployment to an AWS EC2 server, with clear environment variable handling and a clean production build process.

Make sure the code is organized well, the app starts without weird manual steps, and the README explains how to run it locally, how the pipeline works, and how to deploy it to EC2.