REST API Rate Limiter in NodeJS using Redis and ExpressJs | REST API Rate Limiter | Redis

In this video we will learn to create fixed window rate limiting feature in ExpressJs and Redis. we will rate limit the GET API on REST server such that in 1 minute user can only hit 5 request. ## References - Install Redis using docker and docker compose | Redis Insight docker installation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qucL1F2YEKE - Install Redis using docker compose http://selftuts.in/install-redis-using-docker-compose/ -Code Base https://github.com/self-tuts/ratelimiter-in-nodejs-using-redis 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - What we are going to build 0:57 - Why rate limiter is needed in REST API 2:00 - What we are going to develop 2:18 - Fixed Window algorithm for rate limiter 3:00 - Prerequisite for building the application 3:14 - Environment Setup 4:11 - Setup Express Server 5:15 - Create ping GET API 7:58 - Understand the Request, Response and Middleware in expressjs 8:50 - Rate limiter logic 11:58 - Connection with Redis server 12:15 - Implement Rate limiter code 17:18 - Add rate limiter middleware to express server 19:34 - Support me