SMRTR ProgrammingApr 27, 2025Daily.dev

Building an API rate limiter using Valkey

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The new API rate limiter, built with Valkey on DigitalOcean's managed database, protects against abuse and DDoS attacks by allowing 5 requests per minute per IP address, utilizing atomic operations and efficient memory usage for high-traffic performance.

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