Template: Designing a System for 1M Users

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Capacity model

• Peak request assumptions
• Storage growth curve
• Read/write ratio at steady state

Reliability plan

• Multi-zone deployment
• Backpressure and rate-limiting
• Progressive degradation paths

Decision log

Document assumptions, rejected options, and why the chosen path is acceptable given current constraints.