Week 13 — Cloud-based Apps

Outline

1. 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's get the projects going :)
   • Due Dec 15th
2. Optional & Graded Homework 5
   • Due Dec 3rd
   • Work with a partner if you want
   • Link: https://github.com/MUSA-509/homework-5
3. Final Project Proposal Presentations
4. 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

Next week

• More on running apps in the cloud
  • Publishing apps!! Using elastic beanstalk
  • Side note: if you want a custom URL, let me know. You'll have to purchase a URL (~$10)

Recommended Reading

• Mozilla's page on web server
• nginx — very popular open source web server
• OpenStreetMap is having a moment