Designing a Scalable Short‑Link System: From Base62 Encoding to Security

This article explains how to build a production‑grade short‑link service, covering the background of SMS short URLs, Base62 encoding principles, database schema design, request routing, security measures such as custom alphabets, rate limiting, and signed links, and additional management features for operation and monitoring.

Backend ArchitectureDatabase DesignRate Limiting

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Designing a Scalable Short‑Link System: From Base62 Encoding to Security

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Nov 10, 2023 · Backend Development

Design and Implementation of a High‑Performance Short‑Link Platform

This article details the architecture, core algorithms, security measures, and performance optimizations of a high‑throughput short‑link service, covering hash‑based ID generation, Base62 encoding, distributed ID schemes, caching, database indexing, sharding, and monitoring to ensure efficient and secure URL shortening.

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Design and Implementation of a High‑Performance Short‑Link Platform