# Server

Concept · [Cloud, hosting and security](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud)

Also called: servers, web server

A computer that stays on and connected to the internet so it can run your app and answer requests from people's phones and [browsers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-browser).

**For example:** When someone opens your site at 3 in the morning, a server somewhere sends the page to them. Your own laptop can be closed.

## Connects to (17)

- [Hosting](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting): Renting space on a server so your site or app can be reached on the internet at all hours.
- [Cloud](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/terms/cloud): Computers and storage that you rent over the internet from a large provider, instead of owning the machines yourself.
- [Back end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/back-end): The part of an app that runs out of sight on a server.
- [Serverless](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/serverless): A way to run code where the cloud provider sets up and looks after the servers.
- [Scaling](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/scaling): Adding capacity so a system can handle more use.
- [Data center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-center): A building that houses the computers, storage and network equipment that run online services, along with the power and cooling they need.
- [OKC LUGnuts](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okc-lugnuts): Oklahoma City's Linux user group, part of the Techlahoma network.
- [On-premises](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/on-premises): Running software on servers an organization owns and keeps in its own building or data center, instead of in the cloud.
- [Operating system](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/operating-system): The base software that runs a computer or phone, such as Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS or Android.
- [Container](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/container): A package that holds an app together with everything it needs to run, so it behaves the same on a laptop and on a server.
- [cPanel](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cpanel): A control panel that many web hosting companies give customers for managing a website, email accounts, files and databases from a browser.
- [PHP](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/php): A programming language for building websites on the server.
- [Rust](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/rust): A programming language for fast, reliable software that prevents many memory bugs before the program runs.
- [Docker](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/docker): Software for packaging an app and everything it needs into a container that runs the same way on any computer or server.
- [Linux](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/linux): A free, open-source operating system family.
- [Ubuntu](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ubuntu): A popular, free version of Linux made by Canonical, used on servers, in the cloud and on desktops.
- [AMD](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/amd): A chip company that makes processors for computers and servers and AI accelerators for data centers.

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