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Design a URL shortener (bit.ly) that handles 100K redirects/second.

ID generation: Redis INCR + base62 encoding (or distributed ID like Snowflake) Write path: store {shortCode → longUrl} in MongoDB + Redis cache Read path: GET url:{code} from Redis (< 1ms); miss → MongoDB → cache Redis cluster: 3 masters × 100K ops/s each = 300K ops/s capacity MongoDB: partitioned by shortCode for durability Analytics: INCR clicks:{code} in Redis; batch flush to MongoDB hourly Cus

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Design a URL shortener (bit.ly) that handles 100K redirects/second.

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