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How can I determine which web server a particular website is using (Apache, IIS, Nginx, etc)?

If you’re on Linux or OS X, use curl with the -I option (to make a HEAD request and see the HTTP headers):

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1:37 pm / 5th January 2011 / apache, iis, nginx, servers, webdevelopment, webservers, quora

What is the largest production deployment of Server Side JavaScript?

I believe Flickr used to use Rhino for scripting the image processing (resizing, thumbnailing, sharpening) that was applied to every single uploaded photo. No idea if that’s still the case though.

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12:24 pm / 27th August 2010 / javascript, webapps, webdevelopment, webservers, quora

What is the best way to learn about setting up server software for Python based web apps?

I’m a big fan of Fabric for automated deployment scripts. Start by reading this tutorial: http://morethanseven.net/2009/07...

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4:23 pm / 25th August 2010 / python, webdevelopment, webservers, quora

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