This release focuses on deployment, testing, performance validation, and infrastructure improvements.

✨ Added

Security & Authentication

• JWT Authentication improvements
• Enhanced Role-Based Access Control
• bcrypt password hashing
• Protected API endpoints

Infrastructure

• Dockerized backend and database
• Nginx reverse proxy integration
• HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt
• VPS production deployment
• Environment-based configuration

Testing

• Full async pytest test suite
• Authentication testing
• CRUD operation testing
• Enrollment workflow testing
• Protected route testing
• Database integration testing

Performance

• k6 load testing suite
• Throughput benchmarking
• Concurrent user stress testing
• Production workload validation

Reliability

• Async SQLAlchemy integration
• Improved database handling
• Rate limiting using SlowAPI
• Production stability testing

📊 Performance Highlights

• Tested up to 1000 virtual users
• ~550 requests/sec observed
• 35,000+ requests processed
• No catastrophic system failures
• Stable under realistic production workloads

🛠 Tech Stack Additions

• Async SQLAlchemy
• aiomysql
• Pytest
• k6
• Nginx
• Docker Compose
• SlowAPI

📌 Notes

This release transitions the project from an academic management API into a production-oriented application with deployment, testing, performance validation, and operational infrastructure.