🔐 SentinelShield – Real-Time Web Application Firewall & Security Dashboard Hackathon Project | Docker · Flask · NGINX · Machine Learning · Cybersecurity Developed SentinelShield, a real-time Web Application Firewall and live security dashboard designed to monitor, detect, and defend against web-based threats. Built using NGINX, Flask, and Docker, the system reads live server logs, applies rule-based and ML-based (Isolation Forest) anomaly detection, and visualizes alerts instantly via a custom dashboard. 💡 Key Features: Real-time traffic monitoring and threat detection ML-powered anomaly detection (Isolation Forest) One-click IP blocking from dashboard (auto-updates NGINX) Fully Dockerized setup with fast deployment Live-updating logs and analytics using Chart.js 🌐 Tech Stack: NGINX · Flask · Python · Docker Compose · Chart.js · Isolation Forest · Linux Shell · PowerShell > 🚀 Built in 24 hours during a national-level hackathon to showcase modern DevSecOps and ML integration for web security.