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by je42 3397 days ago
Did the need for edge server arise from the fact the a service like https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/applicationloadb... didn't exist back then ?
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cyunker 3397 days ago
Well we need edge servers to handle the persistent websocket connections which last through the life the player session.
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je42 3397 days ago
yeah the ALB provides that feature as well. I just checked. it was released in Aug 2016. So clearly before that time your setup makes a lot of sense.

I am wondering if the ALB would be the preferred method now, if you were to redo it ?

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michalptaszek 3397 days ago
Right, ALB were introduced after we built RMS. We would have to re-evaluate the ALB stability/cost/scalability - but definitely something to consider.
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