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How do you design a scalable Node.js architecture for millions of requests?

Senior NodeJS
Quick Answer Scalable Node.js architecture uses: horizontal scaling (multiple instances behind a load balancer), stateless design (sessions in Redis, not in-process), async I/O throughout, event-driven communication between services, caching at every layer, and a message queue (RabbitMQ, Kafka) for decoupled background processing.

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Scale horizontally using clustering and multiple instances behind a reverse proxy. Use caching, message queues, sharding, CDN offloading, and stateless microservices to ensure modular and scalable design.
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