Setting Up Ktor the Right Way in Kotlin Multiplatform

This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on building production-ready networking in Kotlin Multiplatform using Ktor. It explains why Ktor is the right choice for KMP (replacing Retrofit in shared code) and covers setting up a robust HttpClient with token refresh, retry logic, consistent headers, debug logging, and WebSocket support. The article walks through the necessary dependencies using Ktor 3.x and platform-native engines (OkHttp for Android, Darwin/URLSession for iOS).