By Sathish N,

PA of Dr. P. Deepalakshmi

DST/SEED/TSP/STI/2020/333

DST Review I - Mar 2023

Validation and digitization of indigenous medicinal knowledge of the tribes
of selected districts in Tamil Nadu

PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT

1. Design - Study of similar database and websites, Database Content Discussion
2. Design improvement and acceptance - Database and Website Design, Skeleton Design and Creation

#2 DESIGN IMPROVEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

1. Creation of brand identity - brand name, logo, color palette, typography
2. Development of App Architecture and Front-End wireframes and demos.
3. Implemention of  app with an iterative approach.

# 2.1 Brand Identity

• The name "Audadham" is derived from a Tamil word which means, "medicine".
• The logo was conceptualized based on a modern and minimalist style.
• A cohesive color palette and typography were also implemented.
• audadham.in was chosen as domain

#2.2 APP ARCHITECTURE

• For backend, directus was used along with MS SQL.
• Each service  use separate docker container for sandboxing and continuous developoment.
• The containers run on a Ubuntu VPS.

admin.audadham.in

#2.2 APP ARCHITECTURE

• Git was used as version control of the front-end codebase.
• The Front-End codebase is a git repository and is synced to the server using rsync.
• Backups of the database in the form of SQL dumps and files were created using a custom bash script. This script also syncs the backups with the local machine.
• Several tools like mprocs, doctl, npm, imgmin(image optimizer, custom bash) were also used.

#2.3 APP IMPLEMENTATION  - BACKEND

#2.3 APP IMPLEMENTATION  - BACKEND

#2.3 APP IMPLEMENTATION  - BACKEND

#2.3 APP IMPLEMENTATION  - FRONTEND