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+title: "Open Sourcing Workshops-on-Demand part 5: Deploying and Managing API-DB
+  server"
+date: 2025-06-24T09:52:09.975Z
+author: Frederic Passeron
+authorimage: /img/frederic-passeron-hpedev-192.jpg
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+In previous articles of this series dedicated to the [open sourcing of our Workshops-on-Demand project](https://developer.hpe.com/blog/willing-to-build-up-your-own-workshops-on-demand-infrastructure/), I covered the reasons why we open sourced the project and how we did it. I also explained in details how you could install your own Workshops-on-Demand backend server. I also took the time to detail the automation that was hosted on this backend server. I also described to you the management of this backend server. This is what is often referred to as Day2 operations. I plan now to explain how to deploy and manage the API-DB server.
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+The following image is describing the different interactions existing between the different components of the wod architecture.
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+![](/img/howto-wod-1.png "WOD Architecture")
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+## How to deploy your own api-db server...
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+As explained in the previous [article](https://developer.hpe.com/blog/willing-to-build-up-your-own-workshops-on-demand-infrastructure/), the project is split into multiple repositories from the architectural and public / private aspects. The architecture is divided between the frontend and backend. The project admins will need to decide whether they are willing to develop and propose public-only content to the participants or add any proprietary and private content.
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+I will start with the simpliest scenario: A public-only approach. Then we will dive into the specificities related the private approach.
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+### Public-only Deployment: No private backend nor private workshops
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+**Important Note:**
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+**This part is compulsory for any type of deployment. Public only or public + private.**
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+First, you need a repository to clone. The Workshops-on-Demand GitHub projects can be found [here](https://github.com/Workshops-on-Demand/). We have packaged the solution in several Github repos. Each repository handles a specific role in the overall architecture. We recently introduced a wod-install repository. 
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+This repository is the most important one when it comes to deploying the wod infrastructure. It contains all the installation scripts for every part of the solution.
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+Here's a quick look at what can be found in each:
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+![](/img/wod-blogserie2-2repos.png "WOD repositories")