Set up local test server

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How Internet Works

Network

The topology of a multi computer network scales up fast.
Each computer is connected to router, ensuring the correct delivery of a message sent from a given computer. Router facilitates hierarchical topology.

In the early stage, a modem converts information into format that is manageable by the telephone infrastructure.

Internet service provider manages certain routers and is able to access other ISP’s router.

Navigation

An unique IP address is assigned to each computer linked to a network.

Domain name is a human readable alias of IP address.

Internet and the Web

Internet is the infrastructure whereas web is the service, alongside email and IRC.

Web server/client
Internet connection
TCP/IP
Domain Name Server
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Component files
Code files (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Assets

DNS server resolves IP for domain names
HTTP request, through TCP/IP
HTTP is stateless
Typically a database is used to fill a small set of HTTP templates

Application Server

Launch a HTTP Server In your directory

python -m http.server

Default url is localhost:8000
Check the files in the directory. Modify the files and refresh from browser

Build a HTTP Server

pip install django to install django
django-admin startproject to initialize a project skeleton
./manage.py runserver to launch server from the folder