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  • NATS GUIs: A Quick Look at Four Popular Options

    Okay folks, let me spill the tea about NATS tools (warning: this gets a bit ranty and I’m definitely not pretending to be unbiased here 😅) Listen, I’ve been neck-deep in NATS tooling since forever, and omg the options we have now… Let me break it down for you, but fair warning – I literally…

  • TLS Configuration for NATS in Kubernetes

    As a platform engineer working with microservices, I recently faced a common but tricky challenge, implimenting the right TLS configuration for NATS messaging in our Kubernetes clusters. The main question was whether to terminate TLS at the ingress or implement end-to-end encryption, especially when dealing with both internal and external service communication. Our Challenge Our…

  • Connecting to NATS via WebSocket: A Quick Integration Guide

    I found that NATS WebSocket connectivity can be a bit tricky to navigate, especially when integrating with game engines or non-Node.js environments. Here’s what I feel you might need to know about the different approaches and probably their trade-offs. WebSocket Protocol Considerations When connecting to NATS via WebSocket, remember that raw WebSocket connections require implementing…