System design : pastebin.com

About pastebin.com

User can paste or write or store text for the specific period of time and the same content can be accessed / shared via a unique URL. Idea behind this system is that people should be able to share large amount of text online in simple and convenient manner with other people.

Functional requirements

  1. User should be allowed to paste their content and paste should be accessible via unique URL.
  2. Registered users can edit or delete their paste
  3. Paste would be removed from the system after 1 year. / Paste URL would be expired after 1 year of period.
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Characteristics of Distributed Systems

Key characteristics of a distributed system include Scalability, Reliability,
Availability, Efficiency, and Manageability. Let’s briefly review them:

Scalability

Scalability is the capability of a system, process, or a network to grow and
manage increased demand.
 Any distributed system that can continuously evolve in order to support the growing amount of work is considered to be scalable.

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