Deep dive into IP addresses, subnets, DNS, and 'Mild Hosting' (Local Network).
Understanding Hypervisors, Virtualization, and Bare Metal servers.
The secure shell protocol, keys, and handling permission errors (chmod 400).
Launching EC2, handling Port 80 limitations, and Nginx Reverse Proxy.
The bridge between localhost and production. Learn process management.
Strategies for deploying Next.js, WebSockets, and database packages together.
The journey from HTTP to HTTPS. Free SSL certificates with Let's Encrypt and Certbot.
Containers, Images, Dockerfiles, and Docker Compose. Build and ship consistently.
Horizontal vs. Vertical Scaling, Load Balancers, and High Availability patterns.
Container Registry and Orchestration. Deploying Docker containers on AWS Fargate/EC2.
Logging, Monitoring, Alerts, and why PM2 logs aren't enough. Intro to New Relic.
Event-Driven Architecture, AWS Lambda, and Serverless Framework.
Container Orchestration. Automate deployment, scaling, and management.