Using a custom Fastify server

Fastify is an incredible web framework for Node.js. As the name suggests, it can be attractive as it is really, really fast when compared to other web frameworks, such as Express.js, Koa, and Hapi. If you're interested in learning more about its performance, you can find the official benchmarks in the following repository: https://github.com/fastify/benchmarks.

This web framework is developed and maintained by some of Node.js' core developers, such as Matteo Collina (Node.js technical steering committee member). So, as you can imagine, the people behind Fastify perfectly know how the runtime works and have made the framework as optimized as possible.

But Fastify is not just about the performance: it also enforces excellent best practices to keep the developer experience as good as possible. It also has a robust plugin system that allows everyone to write their own plugin or middleware with ease. If you haven't already, I highly recommend...