This document discusses deploying a Python-based web service using Flask and Gunicorn behind Nginx. It begins with an example GET request to a distance calculation API and explains how to configure Gunicorn with synchronous and asynchronous workers. It shows how Gunicorn manages worker processes and how Nginx can be used as a proxy server and load balancer. The key points are that Gunicorn is well-suited for Python web applications and Nginx is recommended to handle requests and serve static files when deploying behind Gunicorn.