How do you capacity plan for Kong?

Effective capacity planning for Kong is essential for ensuring that your API gateway can handle peak loads and maintain performance. This involves analyzing traffic patterns, computing resource requirements, and monitoring system health to create a robust architectural plan.

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<?php // Example of a basic capacity planning approach for Kong $expectedTraffic = 1000; // Number of requests per second $averageResponseTime = 50; // Average time for response in ms // Calculate total resource requirements $totalLoad = $expectedTraffic * $averageResponseTime / 1000; // in seconds echo "Total Load: " . $totalLoad . " seconds per second"; // Additional considerations for redundancy and scaling $redundancyFactor = 2; // For high availability $totalCapacityRequired = $totalLoad * $redundancyFactor; echo "Total Capacity Required: " . $totalCapacityRequired . " seconds per second"; ?>

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