Élszervereken

Élszervereken is a Hungarian term used in information technology and online services to refer to the live production servers where an application runs and is accessible to users. The phrase denotes the operational state of services during normal use by end users, as opposed to staging, testing, or development environments.

Etymology and usage: the term is derived from élő (live) and szerver (server), with the plural locative suffix -eken forming "on the live servers". It is commonly used in IT discussions, incident reports, and deployment discussions in Hungarian-speaking contexts.

Context and deployment practices: discussions of élszervereken typically focus on stability, performance, and security because issues there affect real users. Deployment strategies that minimize risk on élszervereken include feature flags, canary releases, and blue-green deployments; rollback plans and thorough monitoring are emphasized.

Relation to other terms: equivalent to "production environment" or "prod servers" in English. Some sources may use variations such as éles környezet or éles szerver, though such forms are less standardized and vary by organization.

Notes: The term appears mainly in Hungarian IT and gaming communities and may not be found in all formal technical documentation. It remains a practical, community-driven expression for the production environment in Hungarian.