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Architecture & System Design Examples

Explore 30+ real-world distributed architectures, consensus algorithms, data pipelines, and infrastructure layouts. Click any diagram to inspect, copy, or open directly in the live interactive studio.

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architecturesystem designpaper

Cache-Aside & Sharded Microservices

High-throughput URL shortener with edge CDN, Redis cache warming, and PostgreSQL sharding.

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flowchartsystem designeditorial

Python Concurrency Decision Tree

Decision matrix for selecting Asyncio event loops vs Multiprocessing worker pools.

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treedistributed systemseditorial

Consistent Hash Virtual Node Hierarchy

Hierarchical partition sharding and virtual node replica routing across a distributed cluster.

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sequencesecurity autheditorial

OAuth 2.0 PKCE & OIDC Handshake

Secure authorization code grant with SHA-256 code challenge, token exchange, and JWT access.

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statedistributed systemseditorial

Distributed 2-Phase Commit (2PC)

Coordinator-participant voting state machine: Init -> Preparing -> Prepared / Aborted -> Commit.

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layerssystem designeditorial

OSI 7-Layer Abstraction Stack

Layered network protocol stack from Layer 7 Application down to Layer 1 Physical fiber.

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nestedcloud infrastructurepaper

Zero-Trust Kubernetes Perimeter

Concentric security boundaries: External DMZ -> VPC Network -> Private K8s -> HSM Enclave.

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swimlanesystem designpaper

Saga Distributed Transaction Swimlanes

Multi-tier cross-functional checkout: Client -> Edge WAF -> Domain Services -> Persistence Vault.

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timelinedata engineeringeditorial

Database Write-Ahead Log (WAL) & CDC

Chronological event lifecycle from write-ahead log append to SSTable compaction and CDC stream.

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ganttcloud infrastructurepaper

Zero-Downtime Migration Gantt Rollout

Phased blue/green database migration: Dual-write -> Historical backfill -> Cutover.

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medalliondata engineeringeditorial

Streaming Lakehouse Medallion Pipeline

Multi-stage stream processing: Bronze raw ingestion -> Silver validation -> Gold feature store.

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flywheeldistributed systemspaper

Gossip Protocol Anti-Entropy Loop

Compounding distributed consensus engine with vector clock synchronization and anti-entropy push.

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Raft Quorum Heartbeat Constellation

Radial Raft leader election with deterministic follower heartbeat synchronizations.

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quadrantsystem designeditorial

CAP Theorem Trade-Off 2x2 Quadrant

Consistency vs Availability architectural trade-offs across CP, AP, and CA systems.

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pyramidcloud infrastructureeditorial

Full-Stack Observability Pyramid

Layered telemetry hierarchy: High-volume logs -> Metrics -> Traces -> Continuous profiling.

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radarsystem designpaper

Distributed Database Radar Benchmark

Multi-axis comparison of Spanner vs CockroachDB across latency, throughput, scale, and consistency.

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vennsystem designeditorial

ACID vs BASE Storage Guarantees

Strict transactional atomicity vs eventual consistency and soft-state storage guarantees.

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architecturesystem designmidnight

Twitter Timeline Fan-Out Service

Event streaming and timeline fan-out service using Kafka queues and Redis follower timelines.

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YouTube Video Processing Pipeline

Distributed chunked video transcoding, thumbnail generation, and multi-region CDN replication.

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architecturecloud infrastructureblueprint

Kubernetes Cluster Ingress & Pods

Ingress controller routing across container pod replicas and Aurora PostgreSQL databases.

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architecturecloud infrastructurepaper

Zero-Trust CI/CD Delivery Pipeline

Automated build runners, security container scanning, canary deployments, and rollback gates.

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architecturesystem designeditorial

API Platform Architecture

Multi-tiered API gateway platform with authentication validation and transactional storage.

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flowchartsystem designeditorial

E-Commerce Checkout Flowchart

Sequential shopping cart validation, payment capture, and receipt generation flowchart.

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treesystem designeditorial

Engineering Organization Hierarchy

Organizational leadership and sub-team branching tree hierarchy.

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statesystem designeditorial

Order Lifecycle State Machine

E-Commerce order state transitions from Pending to Paid, Shipped, and Closed.

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User Authentication Sequence

Browser to API and Auth Service credential verification and session creation sequence.

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Fintech Governance Engine

Strict audit logging, policy enforcement, and compliance tracking for financial transactions.

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architecturecloud infrastructurepaper

Service Mesh Ingestion Topology

Service mesh sidecar proxy routing and distributed tracing between backend services.

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Zero-Trust Secure Paved Road

Golden path development pipeline enforcing identity verification, static analysis, and mTLS.

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Fan-In Queue & Bottleneck Analysis

High-concurrency fan-in queue analysis identifying backpressure bottlenecks and rate limits.

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Terminal Infrastructure Topology

CLI and infrastructure monitoring topology rendered in terminal monospace style.

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Whiteboard Product Discovery

Informal whiteboard architecture flow rendered with organic sketchy hand-drawn style.

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