From after-hours side project to a 17-Server infrastructure, build things people need, and fix them as you go.

The New Stack is a publication covering trends and technologies in cloud-native development, DevOps, and software delivery. Developers can learn about containerization, Kubernetes, and cloud computing, as well as explore topics such as microservices architecture, serverless computing, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

The New Stack

EODHD APIs grew from a $10 server side project to a 17-server global financial data infrastructure. The journey involved migrating from AWS due to high traffic costs, evolving from a monolithic PHP/Laravel application to a distributed system with MySQL, ClickHouse, Redis, and Node.js components. Key lessons include building fast and fixing later, implementing proper monitoring with Datadog and Sentry, and scheduling regular technical debt reduction periods. The architecture now handles real-time market data streaming, uses database-backed queues for processing, and maintains API consistency through JSON:API specification and OpenAPI documentation.

How We Bootstrapped EODHD APIs From a $10 Server to a Global Data Infrastructure

Phase 1: Unicorn Bay, Bootstrap Hustle, and Free Credits

Phase 2: The Birth of EODHD APIs — One Weekend, One Client

Phase 3: Scaling Painfully, Monitoring Everything