Ask HN: Code School for web dev/stack basics?

1 points by staticautomatic 9y ago ↗ HN

I've been teaching myself to code and by now am reasonably proficient in Python. The online code schools/tutorials like CodeSchool and Codecademy have been great for learning languages themselves but of little help when it comes to teaching even basic setup/config of services needed to run them.

For example, I can complete a SQL course but with no knowledge of how to actually install or manage a DB even on my local machine. Likewise, I can learn the basics of Django as a framework but I have literally no idea how to setup and configure a Linux VM to run Nginx or something.

Is anyone aware of online code school type platforms that teach things like the basics of setting up a web server, database, etc?

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analognoise 9y ago ↗

Have you checked out your local city college?

staticautomatic 9y ago ↗

Sure, but that's not what I'm asking.

dozzie 9y ago ↗

What you're looking for is system administration basics.

anon949714 9y ago ↗

just go for it. here's a start: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-crea...

staticautomatic 9y ago ↗

Yeah I've thought about going through learn CLI the hard way and then just playing around. Will most likely go this route if I don't find anything more structured.

anon949714 9y ago ↗

here's this too... https://github.com/0nn0/terminal-mac-cheatsheet/wiki/Termina... not sure if you're on mac or whatever, but grab a cheatsheet for whatever system you choose, DO has tons of tuts. No need to take a class. Basic setup is very basic.