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Understanding Load Balancers in System Design
Load balancers distribute traffic across multiple servers to enhance performance and reliability.
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HLD: Understanding Server Failure Detection and Timeouts
Timeouts in distributed systems indicate suspicion, not confirmed failure.
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Understanding Vertical and Horizontal Scaling in System Design
Vertical scaling means upgrading one server, while horizontal scaling means adding more servers.
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API Gateway vs Proxy vs Load Balancer: Key Differences
API Gateway, Proxy, and Load Balancer serve different roles in managing requests and traffic in systems.
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Understanding CDN: How Cache Hits Improve Performance
A CDN speeds up web applications by caching content closer to users.
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Understanding Reverse Proxy in High-Level Design
A reverse proxy routes client requests to different backend services efficiently.
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HLD: Search Engine Architecture and Its Components
Search engines collect, index, retrieve, and rank documents to provide relevant results.
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HLD: Understanding REST, RPC, and gRPC Differences
REST, RPC, and gRPC are different methods for communication in software systems.
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L4 vs L7 Load Balancers: Key Differences Explained
L4 and L7 load balancers differ in how they route network traffic based on layers of the OSI model.
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Distributed Locks: Preventing Duplicate Work Across Servers
Distributed locks ensure only one server performs a task, avoiding duplication.
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API Gateway: The Front Door of Your System
An API Gateway simplifies client access to backend services in microservices.
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