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node-nats

A TypeScript client library for NATS messaging, providing type-safe pub/sub and JetStream integration for Node.js services.

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Articles (10)

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Operating NATS in Production: Monitoring and Scaling

A practical operations guide for running NATS in production environments, covering monitoring strategies, capacity planning, scaling patterns, upgrade procedures, and incident response for engineering and platform teams.

12 min read
business

Messaging Architecture for Fintech Systems

A strategic guide to designing messaging architectures for financial technology systems, covering regulatory requirements, data consistency patterns, auditability, and the role of NATS in building compliant, resilient fintech infrastructure.

11 min read
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Securing NATS: Authentication and Authorization

A comprehensive guide to securing NATS deployments with authentication mechanisms, fine-grained authorization, TLS encryption, and account-based multi-tenancy, with practical TypeScript client configuration examples.

10 min read
technical

Streaming Patterns with NATS JetStream

An exploration of advanced streaming patterns using NATS JetStream, including event sourcing, CQRS, windowed aggregations, and stream processing pipelines with practical TypeScript implementations.

12 min read
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NATS in Microservices: Service Discovery and Communication

A practical guide to using NATS as the communication backbone for microservice architectures, covering service discovery patterns, inter-service communication, and resilience strategies with TypeScript examples.

11 min read
business

NATS vs Kafka: Choosing Your Messaging System

A balanced comparison of NATS and Apache Kafka for engineering leaders and architects, covering performance characteristics, operational complexity, use case fit, and total cost of ownership.

10 min read
technical

Type-Safe NATS Messages with Protocol Buffers

Learn how to combine NATS messaging with Protocol Buffers to achieve end-to-end type safety in TypeScript, eliminating runtime serialization errors and providing compile-time guarantees for message contracts.

10 min read
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NATS Connection Management and Resilience

A detailed guide to managing NATS connections in production TypeScript applications, covering reconnection strategies, cluster awareness, connection draining, and error handling patterns.

11 min read
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JetStream: Persistent Messaging with NATS

A deep dive into NATS JetStream for persistent messaging, covering streams, consumers, delivery guarantees, and practical TypeScript patterns for building reliable event-driven systems.

10 min read
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NATS Core Concepts: Pub/Sub, Request/Reply, and Queues

A comprehensive introduction to the foundational messaging patterns in NATS, covering publish/subscribe, request/reply, and queue groups with practical TypeScript examples using the node-nats client library.

9 min read