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PostgreSQL tuning for streaming workloads — what we changed and why

shared_buffers, work_mem, max_connections, and wal_compression — the four knobs that mattered most when we migrated a 12TB streaming database.

May 11, 2026 6 min read
Security

Cloudflare WAF rule that blocked a 1.2M-req/s scrape attempt

A single custom rule cut a botnet attack from 1.2M requests per second to under 50 RPS legitimate traffic — without a captcha challenge.

May 7, 2026 5 min read
Engineering

Why we standardized on BBR for every server we deploy

Cubic is fine for static-content servers. For long-haul streaming and large file transfers, BBR wins almost every time. Here's our benchmark.

May 4, 2026 4 min read