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Building a chat system that scales

This series is my journey to build a large-scale chat system from scratch. The system will be self-hosted, using k8s, and a complete CI/CD process. The ephemeral chat app aims to be fun and helpful, with all information disappearing when you leave.

Series Building a Chat System that Scales: A Developer's Journey
Building a Scalable Chat System with HTMX and Go: Lessons from My Journey
Nov 9, 20246 min read73
How I built and scaled real‑time chat app from 2 to millions of users — without a rewrite?
Designing an ephemeral one-on-one chat that can jump from two users to two million without changing a line of code.
Jun 30, 202614 min read90

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