What is PaaS?
Platform as a Service
It is the provision of the necessary infrastructure for software developers to develop and publish their applications.
Overview
Software developers want to focus only on their codes instead of dealing with tasks such as setting up a server and making security settings. PaaS offers them a ready-made working environment where they can upload their codes and open them to the world with a single click.
How it works
You upload your code to the platform and it automatically runs it.
Where it is used
It is used on developer platforms such as Heroku, Vercel or Google App Engine.
Commonly confused with
Can be confused with IaaS; IaaS gives just the hardware, while PaaS gives everything needed to run the software.
Frequently asked questions
Is it necessary to use PaaS?
It's not, but it's a huge time saver for developers who don't want to deal with server administration.
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