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System Design Question

Design a Podcast Hosting Platform

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Functional Requirements:

  • User registration and login (authentication)
  • Podcast creators can upload, edit, and delete podcast episodes
  • Support for common audio formats (e.g., MP3)
  • Store and manage metadata for episodes (title, description, cover art)
  • List and search podcasts and episodes
  • Generate RSS feeds for podcast distribution
  • Allow users to listen to and download podcast episodes
  • Basic analytics for creators (number of listens/downloads per episode)

Non-Functional Requirements:

  • System should be able to handle at least 100,000 monthly active users
  • Audio file storage must be reliable and scalable
  • Fast response time for user actions (target < 500ms for most API calls)
  • Secure storage of user data and audio files
  • High availability (target 99.9% uptime)
  • Data backup and disaster recovery for audio files and metadata
  • Easy to maintain and extend the system for future features

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