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A Complete Guide to Launching Your Website: From Local to Live
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Gain insights into web deployment, explore essential steps for going live, discover tools, security measures, SEO techniques, and deploy a sample site using Google Cloud Platform.

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We can find a plethora of content on the internet related to web development in many different languages. However, what are we supposed to do once our web application has been created? The next step is to make it live on the world wide web. This course takes us deep into the world of web deployment, specifying all the necessary steps needed to make our website available to users. Learn about the different tools, security measures and deployment platforms available to us in the modern era. This comprehensive guide also teaches us about important web concepts such as Search Engine Optimization and server maintenance. Furthermore, for your ease, we'll be deploying a sample website using the Google Cloud Platform! So get your web applications ready because they are about to go live.

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27 Lessons12 Quizzes

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with launching a website, covering domain registration, hosting, and maintenance.

Who This Course is For

Going Live

2 Lessons

Walk through launching a website from local testing to live deployment.

The Basics

Getting Started

Domain Name

3 Lessons

Go hands-on with choosing domain registrars, registering domain names, and linking web hosting services.

Domain Name Registrars

Steps to Register a Domain Name

Thoughts & Theories

Web Hosting

2 Lessons

Break down the steps to choosing the most effective web hosting service.

Find a Web Hosting Service

Critical Factors to Consider

Publish Your Website

9 Lessons

Solve problems in securely deploying and managing your website using cloud platforms and version control.

Working with Secure Shell

Pushing to a Version Control System Application

Creating a Project on Google Cloud Platform

Assigning a VM for Our Website

Cloning a Repository

Firewall Access

Ephemeral and Static IP Addresses

SSL Certificate

Comparing Different Cloud Hosts

Testing & Maintenance

5 Lessons

Focus on effective server, website, frontend, API, and database maintenance and testing.

Post Launch Checklist

3 Lessons

Master the steps to improving web analytics, SEO, and generating ad revenue for your website.

Web Analytics

Search Engine Optimization

Generate Revenue from Ads

Where to go from here

2 Lessons

Learn how to use web development skills and career paths after launching your site.

Most in-demand skills in Industry

Conclusion

Certificate of Completion

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