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-# 📘 Flask + PostgreSQL Kubernetes WebApp
+# Flask + PostgreSQL Kubernetes WebApp
 
 A lightweight full-stack web application powered by **Flask** and **PostgreSQL**, containerized with **Docker**, and deployed on **Kubernetes (Minikube)** using custom `Namespace`, `Deployment`, `StatefulSet`, and `Services`. Designed to demonstrate a production-like cloud-native architecture.
 
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-## 📁 Project Structure
+##  Project Structure
 
 ```bash
 z2/
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-## 🚀 How It Works
+##  How It Works
 
 1. **Prepare the Environment**  
    ```bash
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-## 🪰 Technologies Used
+## Technologies Used
 
 | Tool            | Purpose                      |
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-## �ힺ Health Checks
+##  Health Checks
 
 To ensure resilience and uptime, Kubernetes probes can be added:
 
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   periodSeconds: 10
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-👉 Add a `/health` route to your `main.py`:
+ Add a `/health` route to your `main.py`:
 ```python
 @app.route('/health')
 def health():
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-## 🔍 Troubleshooting
+## Troubleshooting
 
 | Problem                             | Solution                                                                 |
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-## 🌱 Future Enhancements
+## Future Enhancements
 
 - Use Helm for templated deployments
 - Add database migrations (Alembic / Flask-Migrate)
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-## 👨‍💻 Author
+## Author
 
 **Hafzal Ahamed Hasan Mohamed**  
 TUKE, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics