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Learn how to build composable, Redis-backed throttles that survive retries and respect external API limits. [![](https://cdn.msaied.com/684/1c8fcd52449a6596e09ec043b245955f.png)](https://msaied.com/articles/laravel-reverb-in-production-scaling-websockets-auth-channels-and-presence-at-load)20 Sep 2026·4 min read ### [Laravel Reverb in Production: Scaling WebSockets, Auth Channels, and Presence at Load](https://msaied.com/articles/laravel-reverb-in-production-scaling-websockets-auth-channels-and-presence-at-load) Reverb ships as Laravel's first-party WebSocket server. This guide covers production deployment, horizontal scaling with Redis, private/presence channel auth, and the subtle gotchas that only appear under real traffic. 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Learn how to scale Laravel Reverb horizontally with Redis pub/sub, configure presence channels correctly, and avoid the subtle pitfalls that only appear under real production load. [![](https://cdn.msaied.com/398/bb46e069aecd78f39c7ac31e2e1b13e2.png)](https://msaied.com/articles/api-rate-limiting-in-laravel-sliding-windows-per-route-limiters-and-redis-precision)9 Jul 2026·3 min read ### [API Rate-Limiting in Laravel: Sliding Windows, Per-Route Limiters, and Redis Precision](https://msaied.com/articles/api-rate-limiting-in-laravel-sliding-windows-per-route-limiters-and-redis-precision) Go beyond the default throttle middleware. Learn how to build sliding-window rate limiters, per-user dynamic limits, and Redis-backed precision counters that hold up under real production traffic. 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