Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS

WordPress is responsible for approximately 37% of all site of the internet so it’s a big player and a big player needs big architecture. Take a peek behind the curtain and see how we build highly available scalable WordPress solutions. From the basics of how scalable systems work to the design choices that need to be considered to see how we create resilient systems with Bedrock and AWS.

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1. Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS Jeremy Onion
2. Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS • Who am I • What is… • Getting from A – B • Conclusion
3. Who am I Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS
4. Who am I • Technical Director @ Torpedo Group Ltd • PHP Developer for 19+ Years • Programming for over 30 years • Lived worked in Germany for 2 ½ years • Grandfather
5. What is highly available & scalable hosting Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS
6. What is highly available & scalable hosting • Scalable hosting • Scalable hosting means that the hosting solution is able to grow and shrink to meet the demand being placed on it • Highly available hosting • Highly available hosting means that if any component fails – from a web server going down to a load balancer dying – the solution will be able to carry on working • They are not the same but they use similar architecture & components.
7. What is Bedrock Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS
8. What is Bedrock • From the home page (roots.io/bedrock/) • WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure • Composer driven • More secure folder structure • Follows the 12 factor app methodology (12factor.net) • We like it!
9. A – B with AWS Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS
18. Conclusion • Who I am • What is • Highly available & scalable hosting • Bedrock • We built up the architecture from A – B
19. Questions? Scalable WordPress with Bedrock and AWS
20. Thank you