User hits a url like 'www example com' in the browser, DNS provides the browser with the ip address of the hosting server (provided by hosting services like netlify/vercel) where your frontend code lives. Then the browser does a https handshake (using tls security, enabling an encrypted tunnel) between browser and the hosting server. After the connection, the frontend/react code is downloaded and
Ever wondered how a generic web app works in the background when you visit a website on your computer?
Paras Kavdikar·Dev.to··1 min read
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