66. API health checker
API health checker is a developer-focused utility that helps teams inspect, track, automate, or document technical work.
Why employers care
This is useful for showing modern engineering habits: APIs, dashboards, automation, logging, CI/CD, and clean architecture.
Main build outline
- Start with the core API health checker use case and one focused dashboard.
- Add a small ASP.NET Core API or service layer that keeps logic out of the UI.
- Store results, settings, or history in SQL Server when persistence makes sense.
- Publish to Azure or AWS and add GitHub Actions for build and deployment practice.
Modern .NET stack
- Frontend: Blazor Server or ASP.NET Core MVC/Razor Pages.
- Backend: C# services, validation, dependency injection, and clean folders.
- Database: SQL Server locally, then SmarterASP SQL Server or Azure SQL.
- Hosting: SmarterASP for simple portfolio hosting, or Azure/AWS for cloud practice.
- Stretch: GitHub Actions, Docker, dashboards, and small AI helper features.
Portfolio proof
- README with problem, screenshots, tech stack, and setup notes.
- GitHub commits that show steady feature development.
- Sample data that looks like a real business workflow.
- No secrets in source control.