I'm a noob and I'm looking for some help on how to run my play framework on Linode 512. I'm using a debian image.My question is if I can just install java and then play! framework and just run it like that or do I need any front-end server to act like a proxy.
Sorry for the noobish question. Thanks
Play framework is a complete stack. You can run it without any front end server acting as a proxy. However, if you also want to have SSL (although Play has SSL support, it is recommended to use a complete HTTP server to handle this), or you want to run multiple Play applications that appear on the same port, then you need an HTTP server to front it.