Developer-first SaaS API for EU VAT validation via VIES with Redis caching, change monitoring, and webhook notifications.
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Hono is an ultra-fast, lightweight web framework for edge runtimes and Node.js. I reach for it when building lean APIs that need to start in milliseconds.
Developer-first SaaS API for EU VAT validation via VIES with Redis caching, change monitoring, and webhook notifications.
API key management for a public SaaS: hashing keys at rest, prefix + last-4 display, fail-closed validation, and revocation — plus the scoping, rotation, and
Production healthcheck endpoints: liveness vs readiness probes, dependency checks with timeouts, 200 vs 503 logic, Docker and Kubernetes config, and security.
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Self-host a Node.js API on a €6/month VPS: Caddy reverse proxy, Docker Compose, zero-downtime deploy script, and GitHub Actions CI — complete production setup.
Redis rate limiting for APIs: sliding window ZADD with Lua atomicity, in-memory fallback, multi-tier limits by IP and API key, and developer-friendly response
Turborepo monorepo with Next.js and Hono, sharing one set of TypeScript types across frontend and backend.
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