Explore how Bun and TypeScript can be combined to build a lightning-fast, real-time gateway that forwards incoming requests to microservices based on live context. Learn how this modern architecture improves performance, simplifies routing logic, and reduces latency in microservice communication.
View slides: https://basemax.github.io/microservice-gateways-forwarding-talk/presentation.html
In today's microservice architectures, latency and scalability remain critical challenges — especially when handling dynamic, real-time routing of client requests. Traditional solutions like NGINX or Express-based proxies often introduce bottlenecks and unnecessary complexity.
This talk presents a high-performance gateway built with Bun and TypeScript, designed to forward HTTP requests in real-time to microservices or sub-projects based on context, headers, or routing rules.
We’ll explore:
- How Bun’s speed and native TypeScript support make it ideal for gateway development
- A working example of live request forwarding across multiple services
- Architecture diagrams, benchmarks, and lessons learned
Whether you're scaling a large platform or building the backend for your next startup, this session will show how to rethink your gateway layer using modern tools.
- How to design and implement a real-time gateway using Bun + TypeScript that forwards requests with minimal latency.
- Why Bun can replace traditional reverse proxies and Node.js-based routers for superior performance in microservice environments.
To build the presentation slides:
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