{"id":21653,"date":"2019-12-13T16:24:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=21653"},"modified":"2020-01-03T17:14:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T16:14:31","slug":"understanding-the-infrastructure-of-radioking-servers-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/understanding-the-infrastructure-of-radioking-servers-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the infrastructure of RadioKing servers: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi everyone! Allow me to introduce myself: Alain Del\u00e9glise<\/a>, System Administrator at RadioKing. I wanted to talk to you about the infrastructure that allows you to broadcast your Radio<\/a>, host Radio websites<\/a> and the online listening platform.<\/a><\/p>\n

What is infrastructure?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

When we talk about \u00ab\u00a0infrastructure<\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb in the IT world, we mean the systems<\/strong> and hardware<\/strong> that make it possible for an application<\/a>, software or website<\/a>\u00a0to work. So when we talk about RadioKing’s infrastructure, we are talking about servers<\/strong>, services<\/strong> and their configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For example, the website www.radioking.com<\/a> is hosted on several physical servers and in virtual machines. These are located in a Data Center<\/strong>, next to countless other servers. (Well, it actually is countable, but it gives you an idea of the extent of the whole thing).<\/p>\n

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That’s nice, but what’ is a \u00ab\u00a0server\u00a0\u00bb?
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Great question !<\/p>\n

A server is a computer<\/strong>, like the one you have at home, that is specifically designed to be in constant operation<\/strong>. It also has special specifications, such as power, processor and RAM. Servers are generally stronger than traditional computers, but are not made for the same purposes either. For example, it is almost impossible to run a video game on a server, but a server can perform large and complex calculations for an extended period of time without any problems.<\/p>\n

In short, a server is a device that ensures that an application can be launched 24 hours a day<\/strong>, 7 days a week<\/strong> and provide a high quality service.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you probably already heard of the \u00ab\u00a0cloud<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0? Well, the cloud is just a cluster of servers that allows you to host your files, photos or music, for example. In the IT world, we usually say \u00ab\u00a0The cloud is just someone else’s computer<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00bb \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The RadioKing website<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In the case of our website www.radioking.com<\/a>, we will use a number of technical terms, so I’ve prepared a short glossary to help you:<\/p>\n