A beginner-friendly and interview-ready open-source guide to mastering system design — explained simply, built collaboratively.
System Design Master Guide is a structured, community-driven knowledge base that takes you from the very basics of system design all the way to advanced scalability patterns used at companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google.
Whether you're a student, a developer, or an engineer preparing for interviews — this guide is built for you.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🧑🎓 Beginner Friendly | No jargon. Plain language, real examples |
| 🎯 Interview Focused | Covers the most asked system design questions |
| 🌍 Open Source | Community-built and always improving |
| 📐 Structured Learning | Organized from fundamentals to advanced |
| 🔄 Always Updated | Contributions from engineers worldwide |
- What is System Design?
- Client-Server Architecture
- Networking Basics (HTTP, TCP/IP, DNS)
- REST vs GraphQL APIs
- Databases: SQL vs NoSQL
- Load Balancing
- Caching (Redis, Memcached)
- Message Queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Database Sharding & Replication
- CAP Theorem & Consistency Models
- Microservices Architecture
- Event-Driven Design
- Rate Limiting & Throttling
- CDN & Edge Computing
- Distributed Systems Patterns
- Design YouTube / Netflix
- Design Twitter / Instagram Feed
- Design URL Shortener (like bit.ly)
- Design a Chat App (like WhatsApp)
- Design Uber / Ride-Sharing System
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├── 📄 System Design Master Guide.md # The complete guide — start here!
├── 📄 CONTRIBUTING.md # How to contribute
├── 📄 LICENSE # MIT License
└── 📄 README.md # You are here!
🎓 CS Students → Learn system design from scratch
💻 Software Developers → Level up your architecture skills
🧑💼 Interview Candidates → Crack system design interviews
🌱 Open Source Learners → Contribute and grow together
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