Curriculum
Module 02
What Deployment Is
Deployment stated as a mechanism rather than a button, and the four things production is judged on.
5 lessons · 1 videos · 2 min
- 02.01
What Deployment Means
Say what deploying actually moves and where it moves it, and why code in a repository is not code that anyone can reach.
- 02.02
What a Server Actually Is
Describe what a server keeps, runs and delivers, and why that is different from the machine under your desk.
- 02.03
Why Local Is Not Production
Name the four ways your machine diverges from production: environment, filesystem, network topology and concurrent load.
- 02.04
The Problem, Stated
State the deployment problem precisely: moving a live system between states without dropping work already in flight.
- 02.05
The Four Axes
Judge a system on availability, latency, durability and cost, and treat reliability as a budget rather than a goal.