How to Design a High-Quality System - The Spotify Example

🔍To design a high-quality system, it is essential to split data appropriately and choose the right technologies.

🎵The use case of finding music involves querying the metadata database for songs that match specific criteria.

▶️When playing music, the web server retrieves the audio link from the database and streams the audio to the app.

💽Storing audio files in a blob database like Amazon S3 allows for efficient streaming and scalability.

🔍💽Separating audio data and metadata into different databases enables optimal data management and query performance.

What are the key components of a high-quality system?

—Key components include the app, web servers, databases, and load balancers.

Why is it important to split data into audio and metadata?

—Splitting data allows for efficient management and optimal performance based on different access patterns.

How does the finding music use case work?

—The app sends a request to the web server, which queries the metadata database to find songs based on specified criteria.

What happens when playing music?

—The web server retrieves the audio link from the database and streams the audio to the app.

Which storage technology is suitable for audio files?

—A blob database like Amazon S3 is ideal for efficient streaming and scalability.

19:43The use case of finding music involves querying the metadata database for songs that match specific criteria.

22:06When playing music, the web server retrieves the audio link from the database and streams the audio to the app.

23:23Storing audio files in a blob database like Amazon S3 allows for efficient streaming and scalability.

23:56Separating audio data and metadata into different databases enables optimal data management and query performance.