This project monitors real-time meme coin trends from Reddit, processing sentiment analysis using Kubernetes, Apache Flink, Kafka, Airflow, and PostgreSQL.

Crypto-Gamble: Real-time Meme Coin Analytics

Analyze and track new meme coin trends based on Reddit sentiment and post activity.

Project Overview

Crypto-Gamble is a cloud-native analytics platform designed to detect new meme coins from Reddit posts and track their sentiment over time. The system ensures:

  • ⚡ Real-time Reddit post ingestion and processing
  • 🔄 Scalable Kafka-based streaming architecture
  • 📊 Sentiment analysis for meme coin trends
  • ☁️ Containerized deployment with Kubernetes
  • 🚀 Workflow automation via Apache Airflow
Crypto-Gamble Overview

Architecture

A cloud-native, distributed architecture using Kubernetes, Kafka, Flink, Airflow, and PostgreSQL.

Crypto-Gamble Architecture

Deployment Steps

Step 1: Configure Reddit API

Set up API keys and authentication for Reddit post ingestion.

Step 2: Kafka Setup

Configure Kafka topics for real-time streaming.

Step 3: Flink Processing

Develop Flink jobs for real-time sentiment analysis.

Step 4: Kubernetes Deployment

Deploy services inside a Kubernetes cluster.

Step 5: Airflow Orchestration

Schedule and manage pipeline execution with Airflow.

Step 6: Visualization

Use Grafana for real-time sentiment trends and insights.

Tech Stack

Apache Kafka

Apache Kafka

Apache Flink

Apache Flink

Kubernetes

Kubernetes

Apache Airflow

Apache Airflow

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL

Grafana

Grafana

Challenges & Learnings

Ensuring Data Accuracy

Filtering noise from Reddit data to enhance sentiment precision.

Scaling Real-Time Processing

Optimizing Flink jobs for high-throughput data.

Deploying Secure Pipelines

Configuring Kubernetes for reliable and scalable deployments.