apollographql / apollographql/graphql-subscriptions

Explain the note in README about scaling

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Description

The README file says:

> It only works if you have a single instance of your server and doesn't scale beyond a couple of connections.

I understand the first part of this sentence - only one server can listen for publish requests - so no horizontal scaling. However what does the second part mean? What limits the implementation to a couple of connections? Do you literally mean two?

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Research direction

Start with the scaling note in README and inspect the subscription implementation it describes. Determine what “a couple of connections” means and update the README so the connection limit and scaling behavior are explicit.

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Assessment

Tech stack
graphql, node.js, typescript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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