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Learn Web Development with Python
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Learn Web Development with Python

by Fabrizio Romano, Gaston C. Hillar, Arun Ravindran
December 2018
Beginner to intermediate
796 pages
19h 54m
English
Packt Publishing
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Virtual private servers

A virtual private server (VPS) is a virtual machine hosted in a shared environment. From the developer's perspective, it would seem like a dedicated machine (hence, the word private) preloaded with an operating system. You will need to install and set up the entire stack yourself, though many VPS providers such as WebFaction and DigitalOcean offer easier Django setups.

If you are a beginner and can spare some time, I highly recommend this approach. You will be given root access, and you can build the entire stack yourself. You will not only understand how various pieces of the stack come together but also have full control in fine-tuning each individual component.

Compared to a PaaS, a VPS might work out to be more ...

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