Lessons learned from Re-architecting an API platform
summary
EasyPost converts an MVP into an enterprise API that sustains thousands of requests per second by abandoning Heroku/AWS middlemen for dedicated servers, bringing S3 and queuing in‑house, and sharding user data so each account maps to a master DB. Authentication moves from basic keys to OAuth first, services split out from a monolith, Docker and service discovery enable deployment, and costs fall with reserved instances; the rebuilt platform meets the needed reliability and performance.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 1:15WHAT IS EASYPOST (S13)?
- 4:19INFRASTRUCTURE IS CORE
- 9:09HUG THE METAL
- 11:28API PLATFORMS ARE NOT WEBSITES
- 15:15LEARN TO SHARD
- 15:51OAUTH FIRST
- 20:07START WITH SERVICES
- 25:25TACK SÅ MYCKET
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