Chapter 3: Understanding the Anatomy of a Google App Engine Application

This chapter explains the structure of a typical App Engine application, the way the files are organized before they are deployed, and where the files reside after deployment. The chapter starts with an overview of the servers running the application. Next, it provides an outline of the files involved in a deployment package, with special attention given to the configuration files—every configuration file is discussed. This chapter ends with the configuration parameters that are set in the Admin Panel.

Uploading Files for Dynamic Deployment

When you upload your application, it is not directly deployed as an application instance. Instead, the application is stored on a server ...

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