Using Rust in Non-Rust Servers to Improve Performance

Companion code repository for the article Using Rust in Non-Rust Servers to Improve Performance.

Setup

Required tools:

• nvm (Node version manager, how to install)
• rustup (Rust toolchain manager, how to install)
• just (Command runner, cargo install just)
• wasm-pack (Builds Rust Wasm, cargo install wasm-pack)
• wasm-opt (Optimizes Wasm, apt install binaryen or brew install binaryen)

Then from the root of this project run:

# install specific version of node
# and download project dependencies
cd ./node && nvm install && npm ci

# update to latest stable Rust toolchain
rustup update stable

Optional tools, for running benchmarks:

• vegeta (HTTP load tester, how to install)

Also, the just commands monitor and attack-and-monitor will only work on Linux or WSL because they rely on reading the proc directory to measure a process's CPU and RAM usage. However, you can still run just attack on any OS.

Commands

Get a list of all commands:

just list

Commands to run servers:

just tier-0-server
just tier-1-server
just tier-2-server
just tier-3-server
just tier-4-server

Command to benchmark currently running server:

# on Linux or WSL
just attack-and-monitor

# on macOS or Windows
just attack

License

This code is dual-licensed under Apache License Version 2.0 or MIT License, at your option.