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Polling, SSE or WebSockets: Picking a Transport for Live Updates
Two tools on this site push live updates, and only one of them warranted a socket. How to choose between polling, Server-Sent Events and WebSockets.
Real-timeWebSocketsNode.jsArchitecture
A Real-Time Webhook Inspector with Fastify & WebSockets
Build a tool that gives you a unique URL and streams incoming HTTP requests to your browser live - Fastify, WebSockets, and the nginx gotcha.
FastifyWebSocketsNode.jsTools
Preventing SSRF in Node.js: Safe Outbound Requests from User Input
Any time your server fetches a user-supplied URL you risk SSRF. How the attack works and how to shut it down - including the redirect gotcha.
SecurityNode.jsBackend