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Category: Architecture

  • The Complex Dance of Lua and NGINX: Power, Pitfalls, and Performance Challenges

    The Complex Dance of Lua and NGINX: Power, Pitfalls, and Performance Challenges

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    Jason Williams
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    NGINX, a high-performance web server and reverse proxy, has evolved significantly with the integration of Lua via OpenResty. This powerful combination enables dynamic request handling, flexible routing, and advanced features that static NGINX configurations alone cannot achieve. However, embedding Lua scripts into NGINX’s event-driven architecture introduces subtle complexities and risks that operators and developers must…

  • Understanding Gateway API Split Architecture: Control Plane vs. Data Plane

    Understanding Gateway API Split Architecture: Control Plane vs. Data Plane

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    Saylor Berman
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    Gateway API is quickly becoming the standard for managing ingress traffic in Kubernetes environments. One of its key architectural decisions is the clear separation between the control plane and the data plane, which are deployed independently. This split is not just a technical detail, it has significant implications for how teams operate, scale, and secure…