Building a Real-Time Chat with WebSockets and Redis
Building a scalable real-time chat application using WebSockets, Redis Pub/Sub, and Node.js with support for 10K concurrent connections.
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Building a scalable real-time chat application using WebSockets, Redis Pub/Sub, and Node.js with support for 10K concurrent connections.
Implementing effective API rate limiting using Redis, token bucket algorithm, and distributed rate limiting across multiple servers.
Implementing effective Redis caching strategies to reduce API response time from 500ms to 10ms, handling 10K+ requests per second.
Built real-time chat and notifications with WebSockets + Redis Pub/Sub. Handles 100K concurrent connections, <50ms latency
Upgraded to Redis 6.0 - implemented ACL for multi-tenant security, SSL/TLS encryption. Eliminated security vulnerabilities, zero breaches
Setting up Redis Cluster for production - sharding, replication, failover, and handling 1M+ requests per second
Implementing effective caching patterns with Redis to dramatically improve API performance
Choosing the right Redis persistence strategy - RDB snapshots, AOF logs, and hybrid approach for our caching layer