Week 14 — Deploying Apps

This week we will deploy the apps we have been building in class.

Lecture

Final Project discussion
- Mandatory group checkins on one of these days: Dec 3, 4, 7, or 8. Please reach out to me with a few suggested times. Around lunch time or 5-5:30pm are best for me.
- Informal checkins by appointment
- Let me know how I can help!
Optional & Graded Homework 5
- Due Dec 3rd
- Work with a partner if you want
- Link: https://github.com/MUSA-509/homework-5
Course material
- What's a web server?
  - Software (and hardward) that can satisfy web requests such as HTTP
  - Primary function is to store, process, and deliver web pages to clients (e.g., your browser)
  - Communication is usually via HTTP
- Demo setting up an EC2 instance
  - Options for the instance
  - Gaining access via ssh
  - Linux environment / installing resources
  - Setting up web services
  - Running server, port forwarding
- ElasticBeanStalk
  - What AWS services does it comprise?
  - Read through Elastic Beanstalk page
  - Side note: if you want a custom URL, let me know. You'll have to purchase a URL (~$10)