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What changes, and what stays the same, when horizontally scaling a WebSocket server tier compared to a stateless HTTP tier?
A
Nothing changes — the exact same load-balancing approach works identically
B
New connections can still be load-balanced across instances, but once established, a connection stays pinned to its instance for its whole lifetime — unlike independent, freely-redistributable HTTP requests
C
WebSocket tiers cannot be scaled horizontally at all
D
Load balancing becomes entirely unnecessary for WebSockets
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