Distributed Rate Limiter Design

Step-by-step breakdown of a distributed rate limiter for reliable backend systems.

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This post will walk through the end-to-end design of a distributed rate limiter, including:

  • Core requirements and constraints
  • Token bucket vs leaky bucket trade-offs
  • Redis-based implementations and failure modes
  • Operational considerations and reliability concerns

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