# Web Technologies

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Serving Files from MongoDB GridFS

August 21, 2014

In several projects we used MongoDB for its flexible data representation. This archived technical note shows how to serve files stored in MongoDB GridFS through an HTTP server written in Python, including a Tornado StaticFileHandler-based approach.

Where Did the Bug Probably Happen? Proxying WebSockets

June 12, 2014

Python Web Technologies Debugging

This debugging note only touches Python indirectly, but a Python Tornado server plays the main role. It describes a problem with proxying WebSockets through Apache and why HTTP subpaths had to be proxied explicitly before the WebSocket path.