Architecture & Deployment

In this course you will learn:

• How to deploy applications on a Linux server on an IaaS platform (Microsoft Azure).
• How to deploy applications on a PaaS platform (Render).

In pursuit of this goal, you will learn:

• How to use the command line and version control.
• The basics of Unix system administration and cloud computing architectures.
• Good security practices related to system administration and web applications.

This course is a Media Engineering web development course taught at HEIG-VD.

What you will need

• A Unix CLI
  • Linux/macOS users can use their standard Terminal
  • Windows users should install the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
• Git
  • macOS users should install the command-line tools
  • Windows users should install Git for Windows
  • Linux users on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems can install Git with the sudo apt install git command, or with their other distributions’ package managers.
• A free GitHub account
• Google Chrome (recommended, any browser with developer tools will do)
  • Firefox (optional, required for one network exercise)
• A free Render account

References

These are the main references used throughout this course. More detailed and additional links to various online articles and documentation can be found at the end of each subject.

• The Linux Documentation Project
  • Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
• Building the Future of the Command Line
• SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide - Daniel J. Barrett, Richard E. Silverman, Robert G. Byrnes
• The Git Book
  • Chapter 1 - Getting Started
  • Chapter 2 - Git Basics
  • Chapter 3 - Git Branching
  • Chapter 5 - Distributed Git
  • Chapter 8 - Customizing Git - Git Hooks
• Open Web Application Security Project
  • OWASP Top Ten
• Ops School Curriculum
  • Sysadmin 101
  • Unix Fundamentals 101
  • Unix Fundamentals 201
  • Networking 101
  • Networking 201
• The Internet Explained From First Principles
• The Twelve-Factor App
• Systemd Manual
  • Unit Configuration
  • Service Configuration
• nginx documentation
  • Beginner’s Guide
  • Configuring HTTPS Servers
• Render Documentation

Wikipedia is also often referenced, namely these and related articles:

• Secure Shell
• Cloud Computing
• Internet Protocol
  • IP Address
  • Port (Computer Networking)
• Domain Name System
• Environment Variable
• Reverse Proxy
• Public Key Certificate