System Design (AI Audio)

System Design (AI Audio)

Course Information

By: Piyush Garg

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This beginner-friendly audio guide to system design helps you learn how to build scalable, reliable systems from scratch. It covers key concepts like the client-server model, DNS, vertical and horizontal scaling, load balancers, API gateways, microservices, and async communication with queues (SQS) and pub-sub (SNS). You'll also explore fan-out architecture, rate limiting, caching, read replicas, and CDNs. Perfect for developers and interview prep.

Highlights

  • Audio-only format for easy, on-the-go learning
  • Covers essential backend & infrastructure concepts
  • Understand API Gateways & Reverse Proxies
  • Ideal for developers preparing for interviews or leveling up
  • Learn how Containers and DNS work in real systems

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the core components of a scalable system design
  • Understand how load balancers manage traffic and keep systems stable.
  • Understand API Gateways, microservices, and asynchronous communication.

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of how websites and web apps work
  • Interest in learning how large-scale applications are built and managed

Content

Magic of DNS

(Preview)

Vertical Scaling

Horizontal Scaling

Load Balancers

Monolithic Architecture

Microservices Architecture

The API Gateway

(Preview)

Microservices Communication