Deployment & Environments
DNS (Domain Name System)
What It Is
The system that translates domain names to IP addresses
Analogy
A phone book that converts names to phone numbers
Try It Out
DNS Lookup
Connections:
browser → dns (Query)dns → google (IP address)
Related Terms in Deployment & Environments
Localhost
A restaurant that only you can eat at — it's fully functional but not open to the public
Development Environment
Your test kitchen — you can make mistakes, experiment, and no customers will see
Staging Environment
A dress rehearsal — everything is real except the audience
Production Environment
The restaurant is open — real customers, real orders, real consequences