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KitePDF: Architecture & Deployment

Multi-part tour of the KitePDF processing stack—how requests become jobs, where data lives, and how to run it from laptop to AWS.

In progress03 / 08 parts38% publishedUpdated 14 Sept 2026

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About this series

Part 01 · beginnerAbout this seriesWho this multi-part guide is for, what you need before you start, and the roadmap from architecture to AWS.10 min · Tarique Anowar 02

KitePDF system architecture

Part 02 · intermediateKitePDF system architectureDesign choices behind KitePDF: trust boundaries, Better Auth with JWT and JWKS, authorization, and the async processing plane.28 min · Tarique Anowar 03

Deploying on real AWS

Part 03 · advancedDeploying on real AWSWhy KitePDF runs on one EC2 host with Compose, how Terraform, SSM, Neon, and GitHub Actions fit together, and what breaks in production. 32 min · Tarique Anowar