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rate limiting
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microservices
api design
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Rate Limiting Microservices with Valkey: Token Buckets, Connection Budgets, and What a Flat-Rate Cache Actually Costs
Learn how to implement API rate limiting with Valkey — token bucket vs. sliding window, Lua atomicity, connection and memory sizing — and how to decide whether a flat-rate managed tier or metered pricing fits your traffic.
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Oct 23, 2026
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