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Why PaaS(Platform as a Server) over IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) for Ruby on Rails Hosting.
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”Hosting Rails AppsWhat is it & Why it's matters
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Hosting Options
Shared Server
VPS(Virtual Private Server)
Dedicated Server
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Shared Hosting
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Shared Hosting
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Shared Hosting
Pros: - Cheap, cheap,cheap - You pay for whatever you need - Maintenance taken care of by your provider - Do not need special skill set for administrative task
Cons: - Slow, slow, slow - Limited number of resources - Not enough memory can be allocated to you - No control (sometimes non-root SSH) - Long term problems with scalability and backup.
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VPS
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VPS
Pros: - Only pay for what you need - Enough resources to run Rails effectively - Easy upgrade/downgrade - VERY easy to get started - You control everything - Affordable (great bang for your buck)
Cons: - You have to build your slice from scratch - Can be outgrown rapidly if your world-changing app really takes
off - Not cost effective when you become big You
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Differences
Resources
Security
Platform
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When to move from Shared to VPS hosting
- Your website is consuming all your processors.
- Your website is gobbling your CPU and RAM resources.
- You feel the need for complete control.
- You are looking for excellent performance and stability.
- You want to expand the existing performance level.
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Dedicated Hosting
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Shared and VPS providers
Shared Hosting Providers:
- DreamHost, BlueHost, GreenGeeks, HostGator and MyHosting
VPS Providers:
- Linode, DigitalOcean, Amazon EC2
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Amazon EC2
EC2 = Elastic Compute CloudYour own distro(Even window)Full root accessShared machine with xenFree Transfer between EC2-EC2 AND EC2 – S3You pay hourly, not monthlyPlenty of disk storage(EBS and easy integration with S3)API to control your instancesScaling can be automatedMany great “base” AMI available
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What it takes
Hardware acquisitionOperating System Server Software Server Side Scripting EnvironmentWeb server Database Management System(Mysql, Redis etc)Configure production serverTool for testing and deploymentMonitoring AppHigh AvailabilityLoad Blancing/ Http RoutingService Backup Policies Team Collaboration Rebuild Production
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Hardware Acquisition
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Operating System
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Server Software
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Server side Scripting Env
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Web Server
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Database Management System
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Configure production server
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Tool for testing and Deployment
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Monitoring App
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High Availability
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Load Blancing/ Http Routing
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Service Backup Policies
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Team Collaboration
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Rebuild Production
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PaaS Providers for Rails
- App42 PaaS- Heroku- EngineYard- OpenShift- Appfog
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Question?
Thanks
By: Pravin MishraTwitter: pravinmishra88
