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Let’s Handle 1 Million Requests per Second, It’s Scarier Than You Think!

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About this course

Let's see what it's like to handle 1 million HTTP requests per second! In this video, we will set up a powerful infrastructure on AWS and handle more than a million requests per second. We will deal with Node.js, C++, PostgreSQL and Redis. Understanding Node.js Core Concepts Course: https://www.co...

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Learners overwhelmingly praise the video as an exceptional, practical deep-dive into high-scale architecture that connects abstract concepts to real-world trade-offs, costs, and failure modes.

What learners praise

  • engaging progression from low to 1M RPS
  • clear explanation of real-world bottlenecks
  • honest benchmarks and cost transparency
  • bridges theory and practice effectively

Common caveats

  • some note it covers vertical scaling only, not horizontal
  • one suggestion about potential CPU underutilization without hyper-threading

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