In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk Matt Holt about Caddy, SSL, web servers, best practices, and more!

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Guests

• Matt Holt

Show Notes

02:08 - Who are you and what do you do?

03:22 - Why would you want to build a web server?

08:45 - How do SSL certs work?

14:03 - Why do you even need a web server?

23:03 - Is it better to have a web server serve your images?

20:31 - What is load balancing and why might you need it?

31:35 - Is server administration a lost art?

38:03 - What is a sidecar proxy?

38:50 - How do chron jobs work?

39:50 - Why is GO so fast? Why is it good?

46:32 - Should every website have an SSL certificate?

Links

• Floss Weekly 364
• Caddy
• Let’s Encrypt
• Certbot
• PM2
• https://doesmysiteneedhttps.com
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