Horizontally scalable backend #22

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opened 2026-04-21 21:05:22 +02:00 by Jef Roosens · 0 comments

Jef Roosens commented

2026-04-21 21:05:22 +02:00

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The most important step for this will be to ensure any operations that are performed in the database are atomic and concurrency-safe. All information should be stored in the database.

I want Otter to be horizontally scalable by design. In its current state, it's a fairly simple program, mostly providing an API wrapper around a database. This makes it a good time to restructure the application to make it scalable. The most important step for this will be to ensure any operations that are performed in the database are atomic and concurrency-safe. All information should be stored in the database.