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The “Cloud” is a very tangible thing

Humble beginnings

At CERN

• The first web server ever
• The first website ever

At Google

• Google’s first 40 GB storage unit with coolers & LEGO bricks
• Google’s first web server

IPs & DNS

• https://142.250.219.14/ (this link will probably stop working soon)
• Type google.com here to get the new IP
• Enter an IP on ipinfo.io to know its geographic location

Alternatives to the “Cloud”

• Self hosting on a personal computer – maybe a tiny one, like Raspberry Pi
• A solar-powered website (which goes offline during bad weather)

Alternatives to worrying about a server

• CodeSanbox
• Vercel
• GitHub Pages
• …

Building a personal site

We’ll live code a simple website (using HTML & CSS) with this content:

Hello! 👋 

My name is Vinicius Sueiro and I’m a
designer that codes things for the web.

Check my projects on Instagram
and reach out to me on Twitter
for freelance.

Let’s make magic. 🦄

Coded example

Here is what we built during class:

You can also access the direct link: g3bzwr.csb.app

Learning CSS

Want to experiment with different CSS properties?

Here you can find a (big) list of them: w3schools.com/cssref/