API Gateway vs Load Balancer vs Reverse Proxy: when to use what?
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Check out Lunar.dev: https://www.lunar.dev/ ======β‘β‘β‘====== What is the difference between an Reverse Proxy, a Load Balancer and an API Gateway? All of them seem to be doing similar things within the networking ecosystem. But there are subtle differences that every Software Engineer and Architect should be aware of. β Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/softwaredeveloperdiaries π Become my Patreon and get exclusive perks: https://patreon.com/softdevdiaries πΌ Follow me on LinkedIn and drop me a message if you'd like: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gadirovgs/ π» Also, let's connect on GitHub: https://github.com/gusgad π Resources: Reverse Proxy: https://youtu.be/-QcQd3Bkc9o Load Balancer: https://youtu.be/xg7Dj2AXLyk Backend Caching: https://youtu.be/bP4BeUjNkXc Service Discovery: https://youtu.be/utJ66ZevCU4 Circuit Breaker: https://youtu.be/tDjWUUf3f3E Tinder's API Gateway: https://youtu.be/VDHhyseuIBs And don't forget to subscribe for more videos like this π
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