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0 pointsje429y ago0 comments

Did the need for edge server arise from the fact the a service like https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/applicationloadb... didn't exist back then ?

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cyunker9y ago

Well we need edge servers to handle the persistent websocket connections which last through the life the player session.

je42OP9y ago

yeah the ALB provides that feature as well. I just checked. it was released in Aug 2016. So clearly before that time your setup makes a lot of sense.

I am wondering if the ALB would be the preferred method now, if you were to redo it ?

michalptaszek9y ago

Right, ALB were introduced after we built RMS. We would have to re-evaluate the ALB stability/cost/scalability - but definitely something to consider.

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