A brief introduction to different deployment platforms

While thinking about a new web application, we have many things to consider. For example, how do we want to render its pages, which styling method do we want to adopt, where does data come from, how do we manage the application state, and where do we want to deploy the application itself?

Focusing on that last part, we could split one problem into two: where do we want to deploy our application and how do we want to do it?

In fact, most of the time, choosing a deployment platform also means selecting a slightly different deployment method. There are specific cloud platforms, such as Vercel, Netlify, and Heroku, where the deployment process is standardized and incredibly simplified to be accessible for everyone. With other cloud providers, such as AWS, Azure, and DigitalOcean, you have complete control over the whole deployment process. Unfortunately, in many cases, you have to implement this process on your own or use third...