How to Prevent Express.js Gateway Timeouts in OpenAI Streaming Pipelines
Implementing server-sent events (SSE) to stream OpenAI responses in real-time is a fantastic way to improve user experience. However, when deploying these AI pipelines behind an Express.js backend, developers frequently hit a major production bottleneck: the 504 Gateway Timeout or internal socket hang-up error. By default, Node.js HTTP servers and middleware layers like Express enforce…
