Get a free eBook (PDF or ePub) from Manning as well as access to the online liveBook format (and its AI assistant that will answer your questions in any language) when you purchase the print book.“WebAssembly on the server is the future of computing.”–Solomon Hykes, founder of DockerLearn how to harness the power of Wasm on the application back-end. By following the numerous practical examples and crystal-clear explanations, you’ll soon be seeing the benefits of reduced cold start times, improved security and performance, and the freedom of polyglot programming.This book lays out everything you need to take WebAssembly beyond its traditional browser domain. You’ll put on the hats of a systems architect, a backend developer, and even a DevOps engineer to get a full picture of WebAssembly development from both an architecture and development perspective.Inside Server-Side WebAssembly you’ll learn how to: Develop and deploy server-side Wasm applications Create and manage Wasm containers with OCI Compile Wasm components from multiple languages Scale Wasm applications using Kubernetes Deploy Wasm applications across different environments Integrate with databases and machine learning About the technologyWebAssembly (Wasm) revolutionized frontend development by enabling secure, high-performance code in the browser. Now it’s doing the same for backend infrastructure as a platform for lightweight, portable applications that run anywhere. In this book, you’ll learn how to build production-grade server-side apps using Wasm.About the bookServer-Side WebAssembly teaches you to use WebAssembly components and the WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) to build web back ends. You’ll start with Wasm fundamentals and then quickly start building a realistic content management system complete with data storage, HTTP servers, and AI-generated content. As you go, you’ll see how Wasm integrates code from multiple languages and connects naturally with databases, AI/ML systems, and deployment platforms like Kubernetes.What's inside Integrate components from multiple languages Deploy Wasm applications on Kubernetes Connect Wasm apps to databases and ML systems About the readerFor intermediate web developers. Code samples in Rust, JavaScript and Python.About the authorDanilo Chiarlone works at Microsoft on cloud and virtualization technologies and is a contributor to several WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) proposals.Table of ContentsPart 11 Introducing Wasm on the server2 Building server-side applications with Wasm modules3 Enhancing portability and security with Wasm components4 Interfacing Wasm with the underlying system5 From machine learning to databases: Applications of WasmPart 26 Creating production-grade Wasm applications7 Introducing Wasm containers8 Scalability for Wasm with Kubernetes9 The future of WasmA Required toolsB Deploying the SmartCMS to Azure Kubernetes Service