Architecture
WebSocket Architecture Patterns for Scalable Real-Time Apps
Design scalable WebSocket architectures: connection management, room-based pub/sub, heartbeats, reconnection and horizontal scaling to thousands.
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WebSockets
7 articles
Tutorials
A Real-Time Notification System with WebSockets and Redis
A step-by-step tutorial for a scalable real-time notification system: WebSockets, Redis pub/sub for multi-server broadcast and persistent read tracking.
·5 min read
Backend
GraphQL Subscriptions with Apollo Server and Client
A practical guide to GraphQL subscriptions for real-time features: WebSocket setup in Apollo Server, subscription resolvers, client integration and scaling.
·5 min read
Tutorials
Building a Real-Time Notification System from Scratch
Build a production-ready real-time notification system with Server-Sent Events and WebSockets: delivery guarantees, reconnection, persistence, read state.
·4 min read
Backend
Scaling WebSocket Connections Across Servers
How to scale WebSocket connections past a single server: sticky sessions, pub/sub fan-out with Redis, connection state and graceful reconnection at scale.
·5 min read
Tutorials
Building a Real-Time Dashboard with WebSockets
A step-by-step tutorial for a live-updating dashboard with WebSockets: server setup, connection management, data streaming, reconnection and scaling.
·4 min read
Backend
GraphQL Subscriptions for Real-Time Features
A hands-on guide to GraphQL subscriptions for real-time updates: WebSocket transport, subscription resolvers, filtering and scaling considerations.
·4 min read