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#Webservice

Subpages with information on specific aspects

• Ruby on Rails
• Third Party Integrations
• Scraping Resources
• Frameworks
• Databases

Tools

• finch testing tools: https://meetfinch.com
• An IDE for Ruby on Rails: http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/index.html
• Backend Job Handler: https://github.com/rails/activejob

System Design

Configuration

• Server Setups: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/5-common-server-setups-for-your-web-application
• mySQL Master-Slave Replication: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-master-slave-replication-in-mysql
• DO Private Networking: https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-and-use-digitalocean-private-networking
• Distributed Ruby on Rails: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-scale-ruby-on-rails-applications-across-multiple-droplets-part-1
• adding swap space to memory: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-add-swap-on-centos-6
• mySQL user creation and database permissions: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-new-user-and-grant-permissions-in-mysql

Server Software

• Performance Comparison: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Web_Server_Performance_Comparison
• Moving from Apache to Nginx: http://arstechnica.com/business/2011/11/a-faster-web-server-ripping-out-apache-for-nginx/

Performance

• O'reilly - High Performance Browser Networking: http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/index.html

Security

• free certificates: http://arstechnica.com/security/2009/12/how-to-get-set-with-a-secure-sertificate-for-free/
• importance: http://renaissance.io/2014/sessions/get_security_and_privacy_right
• Mobile security: http://resetthenet.tumblr.com/post/84327981750/how-we-secure-our-phones-ssl-cert-pinning-pfs
• Hashing Passwords: http://blog.tjll.net/please-stop-hashing-passwords/
• fail2ban nginx setup: http://snippets.aktagon.com/snippets/554-how-to-secure-an-nginx-server-with-fail2ban
• top ten flaws: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013
• session management: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_Management_Cheat_Sheet
• testing certficates: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/technotes/tn2326/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS40014136-CH1-SECISSUE_C
• secure mySQL: sudo mysql_secure_installation
• performs cleanups of unsafe default settings