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Feb 10, 2022 · Backend Development

Designing Scalable Short‑URL Services: From Hashes to Base‑62 ID Encoding

This article examines short‑URL system design, comparing hash‑based, MySQL, and Redis storage strategies, and proposes an optimized solution using auto‑increment IDs with high‑base (62) encoding and lightweight encryption to reduce storage and improve lookup performance.