AWS CDK Link Shortener: From Zero to Production
A comprehensive 5-part series on building a production-grade link shortener service with AWS CDK, Node.js Lambda, and DynamoDB. Real war stories, performance optimization, and cost management included.
Series Overview
Published Posts
Setting up a production-grade link shortener with AWS CDK, DynamoDB, and Lambda. Real architecture decisions, initial setup, and lessons learned from building URL shorteners at scale.
Building the redirect engine, analytics collection, and API Gateway configuration. Real performance optimizations and debugging strategies from handling millions of daily redirects.
Implementing custom domains, bulk operations, URL expiration, and comprehensive security measures. Defense-in-depth protection strategies for production link shortener services.
Multi-environment deployment strategies, performance optimization at scale, and cost management. Production insights and lessons learned with proper monitoring and incident response patterns.
Multi-region deployment, database scaling strategies, disaster recovery patterns, and long-term maintenance approaches. Practical patterns for production systems at scale and architectural decisions for long-term success.