Client sends request to www{.}website{.}com in browser Client checks local cache for IP address Check the recursive DNS for the server address Query the Root server to find Authoritative DNS server Authoritative DNS server advises on the IP address for the website Request passes through the web application firewall (WAF) Request passes through a load balancer Connect to the webserver on port 80 or 443 Web server gets the GET request Web application talks with the database Clients browser renders the HTML in a viewable format