▸ Tag · #networking
Networking.
How traffic actually reaches your app: DNS, service discovery, reverse proxies, load balancing, CDNs, and the latency each layer quietly adds.
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DevOpsForward proxy vs reverse proxy: the technical guide
A forward proxy hides the client; a reverse proxy hides the server. How traffic direction shapes your load balancing, SSL termination, and security design.
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DevOpsDNS vs service discovery
DNS was built for servers that live for years; microservices live for minutes. Why service discovery beats stale DNS records for high-churn systems.
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DevOpsBandwidth vs throughput: a wider pipe won't fix lag
Bandwidth is capacity, throughput is delivery. Why a wider pipe never fixes a throughput bottleneck, and the latency and protocol levers that do.
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ArchitectureLoad balancer vs reverse proxy: scale vs security
Reverse proxies handle SSL, caching, and security; load balancers handle scale and availability. The differences — and how to layer both in a Laravel stack.
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ArchitectureLoad balancer vs API gateway
Load balancers distribute traffic; API gateways enforce policy. The real differences, when to use each, and how to layer both in a production stack.
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DevOpsCDN vs cache: why your high-traffic site needs both
CDN and cache solve different problems: distance vs repeated work. How to layer edge delivery and server-side caching for high-traffic sites.
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ArchitectureGPU-aware load balancing for AI inference
Round-robin breaks when LLM requests span 50 to 50,000 tokens. GPU-aware load balancing with prefill/decode disaggregation and the metrics that cut P99.
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DevOpsSelf-hosted SaaS with Coolify and Docker
Get Heroku-grade DX on your own server. How Coolify and Docker on a $5 VPS deliver one-click databases, automatic SSL, and zero-downtime deploys.
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