26 January 2026

Static Site Server Integration and Inventory System Redeployment

by Jordan Schilling

Devlog — 2026-01-26

Overview

Returned to a project originally developed for a class: an Inventory Management web application. After completing the course, I expanded the project by integrating it into a Static Site Server, allowing the application to be accessed at any time, added to my portfolio, and used as a learning platform for Flask web applications and backend architecture design.

This iteration shifts the project from an academic deliverable into a long-term, evolving system focused on real-world deployment and infrastructure concepts.

README Audit & Relaunch

The first step in revisiting this project was performing a full README audit to ensure that all setup and deployment steps were still accurate and reproducible.

During this process:

Several outdated or unclear steps were identified
Documentation issues were corrected
The revised README was successfully followed from scratch to deploy a fresh instance of the static site server

This validated both the documentation and the deployment process, confirming that the project can be reliably relaunched.

Motivation

The primary motivation for restarting this project was to gain deeper exposure to:

Server-side deployment
Web application architecture
Microservice-oriented thinking

This project provides a practical environment to explore all three while continuing to build on an existing codebase.

Technical Details

Current Focus

The next phase of development is centered on building out the connection between UI elements and the backend.

Key notes:

The entire backend was written from scratch, with no AI assistance
This approach will be maintained moving forward to reinforce core backend development skills

The initial UI skeleton was sourced from:

gavindsouza/inventory-management-system

This source is credited in the README. From here, I plan to:

Implement custom webhooks connecting frontend to backend
Build backend services using Python and Django
Use SQLite3 initially for persistence
Potentially branch out to other databases (e.g., MongoDB) as the system evolves

Timeline & Deployment

This is a flexible, schedule-based project, developed alongside other commitments. That said, the goal is to have a fully functional Inventory Management System deployed within the next two months.

Once complete, the project will be:

Deployed publicly on my website
Included in my portfolio
Used as a concrete demonstration that complex projects can be broken down, executed efficiently, and delivered reliably

References

DigitalOcean Droplet Metrics https://cloud.digitalocean.com/droplets/547380802/graphs?i=06b9fc&period=hour
Inventory Management UI Templates https://github.com/gavindsouza/inventory-management-system/tree/main/inventory/templates
Gunicorn Worker Process Debugging https://stackoverflow.com/questions/73413131/gunicorn-server-error-exception-in-worker-process-after-deploying-a-twilio

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