Netflix System Design & Architecture
Explore the system architecture of Netflix, one of the world's leading video streaming platforms. This guide explains how Netflix handles video streaming, user authentication, content recommendations, API requests, content delivery networks (CDNs), and large-scale data processing. Learn about the major components of the architecture, request and playback flows, database design concepts, microservices, caching, load balancing, scalability, and fault tolerance through architecture diagrams and simplified explanations. Designed for students, developers, and IT professionals preparing for system design interviews, this guide helps you understand how a large-scale streaming platform can be designed to deliver reliable, high-quality video experiences to millions of users.
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