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‎feeds/all.atom.xml‎

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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Matt Makai</title><link href="http://www.fullstackpython.com/" rel="alternate"></link><link href="http://www.fullstackpython.com/feeds/all.atom.xml" rel="self"></link><id>http://www.fullstackpython.com/</id><updated>2014-05-02T07:54:54Z</updated></feed>
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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Matt Makai</title><link href="http://www.fullstackpython.com/" rel="alternate"></link><link href="http://www.fullstackpython.com/feeds/all.atom.xml" rel="self"></link><id>http://www.fullstackpython.com/</id><updated>2014-05-02T08:22:24Z</updated></feed>

‎servers.html‎

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actual users (as opposed to test users) are known as <em>production</em> servers.
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Production servers hold real data (again as opposed to test data) and must be
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secure against unauthorized access.</p>
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<h2>Servers learning checklist</h2>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Understand the difference between bare metal servers, virtual private servers
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(VPS) and infrastructure-as-a-service. </p>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Sign up for a hosting provider. I recommend getting a
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<a href="https://www.linode.com/?r=bfeecaf55a83cd3dd224a5f2a3a001fdf95d4c3d">Linode VPS</a>
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to set up your initial infrastructure and deploy your web application there.
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<a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/">Digital Ocean</a> and
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<a href="http://prgmr.com/xen/">prgrmr</a> are other VPS options. You can change
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hosting providers later after learning how to deploy web apps.</p>
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<p><i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Provision your first server and move on to the
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<a href="/operating-systems.html">operating systems section</a>.</p>
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<h2>"Bare metal" servers</h2>
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<p>The term <em>bare metal</em> refers to purchasing the actual hardware and hooking
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it up to the Internet either through a business-class internet service

‎source/content/pages/03-deployment/0303-servers.markdown‎

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## Servers learning checklist
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Understand the difference between bare metal servers, virtual private servers
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(VPS) and infrastructure-as-a-service.
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Sign up for a hosting provider. I recommend getting a
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[Linode VPS](https://www.linode.com/?r=bfeecaf55a83cd3dd224a5f2a3a001fdf95d4c3d)
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to set up your initial infrastructure and deploy your web application there.
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[Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) and
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[prgrmr](http://prgmr.com/xen/) are other VPS options. You can change
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hosting providers later after learning how to deploy web apps.
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<i class="fa fa-check-square-o"></i>
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Provision your first server and move on to the
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[operating systems section](/operating-systems.html).
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## "Bare metal" servers
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The term *bare metal* refers to purchasing the actual hardware and hooking
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it up to the Internet either through a business-class internet service

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