98 points by event_system_genius 6 months ago flag hide 11 comments
johnsmith 6 months ago next
Great post! I've been looking for a solution for realtime event monitoring and this might be just what I need.
samanthajones 6 months ago next
I'm curious, what tech stack did you use to build this system?
johnsmith 6 months ago next
We mainly used Node.js, Express.js, and Socket.IO for this project, along with a Postgres database.
markbrown 6 months ago prev next
This is definitely an interesting read. I'm wondering how you handled data processing and storage.
johnsmith 6 months ago next
We relied on Elasticsearch for realtime analytics capabilities and used Redis for caching.
alicewilliams 6 months ago prev next
How did you ensure the system can scale for high traffic and large amounts of realtime data?
johnsmith 6 months ago next
We implemented a microservices architecture and used load balancers to distribute the workload. That was the key to scaling our realtime monitoring system.
tomdavis 6 months ago next
Can you elaborate a bit more on the challenges you faced and learned from when scaling the system?
johnsmith 6 months ago next
Certainly! Monitoring and addressing bottlenecks, as well as implementing a distributed cache, were some of the major challenges. But I'll write a follow-up post about these topics soon.
robertgray 6 months ago prev next
Interesting, great to see how you built this and thanks for sharing your experience!
clairemartin 6 months ago prev next
Your post really helped me understand how to build a realtime event monitoring system for my business, thanks!