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AWS CDK Link Shortener: From Zero to Production
A comprehensive 5-part series on building a production-grade link shortener service with AWS CDK, Node.js Lambda, and DynamoDB. Real war stories, performance optimization, and cost management included.
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Set up a production-grade link shortener with AWS CDK, DynamoDB, and Lambda: architecture decisions, initial setup, and lessons from URL shorteners at scale.
Build the redirect engine, analytics collection, and API Gateway config: performance optimizations and debugging strategies for millions of daily redirects.
Implementing custom domains, bulk operations, URL expiration, and defense-in-depth security measures for production link shortener services.
Multi-environment deployment, performance optimization at scale, cost management, and monitoring with solid incident response patterns.
Multi-region deployment, database scaling, disaster recovery, and long-term maintenance patterns for production systems at scale.