Modernizing a 20-Year-Old Legacy Web Application for Improved Performance
About For Sale by Owner
Industry: Real Estate (Brokerage/Sales)
Project Type: Modernizing & Upgrading
Location: United States
Client Description: FSBO is an online listing website for private home sellers and has historically been the second most visited website for home sales.
Challenges
FSBO was operating on a 20-year-old legacy web application that was sluggish, scaled inefficiently, and was difficult to maintain and improve. They needed a solution to enhance scalability, performance, and developer productivity.
Our Solution
To modernize and future-proof their web application, we undertook a comprehensive migration from their existing PHP and Rackspace infrastructure to a modern tech stack consisting of React, Go, and AWS.
By transitioning to React for the frontend, we ensured a more dynamic and responsive user experience. Go was selected for the backend to provide a high-performance, concurrent server-side solution. AWS was chosen as the hosting environment to leverage its scalable cloud services and global infrastructure.
Process
The migration followed a phased approach, beginning with a detailed audit of the existing application to identify key components, data flows, and dependencies.
- Frontend Rebuild: We rebuilt the frontend using React, ensuring the UI remained intuitive and user-friendly while taking advantage of modern web technologies.
- Backend Migration: We re-implemented the backend logic in Go, allowing us to leverage its efficiency and simplicity for handling concurrent requests.
- Infrastructure Migration: Finally, we moved the application’s infrastructure to AWS, utilizing services such as EC2, RDS, and S3 for hosting, database management, and storage.
Results
Our modernization efforts significantly improved FSBO’s performance and scalability, while also positioning them to leverage future technological advancements. The new tech stack enhanced the platform’s responsiveness, made it easier to scale, and greatly improved developer productivity.
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