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<p>This guide has a different focus from the above resources. Here I
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<a class="reference external" href="http://www.codingacrossamerica.com/about.html">Coding Across America</a>.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/12/12/staging-servers-source-control-deploy-workflows-and-other-stuff-nobody-teaches-you/">Staging Servers, Source Control &amp; Deploy Workflows, And Other Stuff Nobody Teaches You</a> (Patrick McKenzie)</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://blog.doismellburning.co.uk/2012/07/14/using-amazon-s3-to-host-your-django-static-files/">Using Amazon S3 to host your Django static files</a></p>
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<a class="reference external" href="http://www.codingacrossamerica.com/about.html">Coding Across America</a>.</p>
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