https://support.tools/tags/servers/Recent content in Servers on Support ToolsHugoen-USMon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500https://support.tools/devops-crash-course-section-2/Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0500https://support.tools/devops-crash-course-section-2/<p><strong>Welcome to Section 2 of the DevOps Crash Course!</strong></p> <p>If you’re just joining us, check out <a href="#">Section 1 here</a>. In this part, we’ll dive into server management, tackling the critical aspects of server reliability, configuration drift, and modern solutions like containerization.</p> <hr> <h2 id="what-matters-when-managing-servers"><strong>What Matters When Managing Servers?</strong></h2> <p>Before choosing how to manage your servers, ask yourself:</p> <ol> <li>Can we automatically provision and deploy code to new servers?</li> <li>Is there a way to replicate production environments for testing?</li> <li>Can we detect and replace unhealthy servers without human intervention?</li> </ol> <hr> <h2 id="what-do-we-mean-by"><strong>What Do We Mean by &ldquo;Servers&rdquo;?</strong></h2> <p>While &ldquo;server&rdquo; traditionally referred to physical hardware, modern servers are often virtual machines (like EC2 instances). However, the definition expands to include:</p>