How to Scale a System from 1 user to millions of users

(Martin, n.d.)

Initial Setup

• Server Instance comprises of varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking capacity and give you the flexibility to choose the appropriate mix of resources for your applications example: AWS EC2 or GCP (Google Cloud Platform Insistence) or Digital Ocean.
• Web Server is a computer where the web content is stored, used mainly to host a web site. (example: Nginx, Apache, NodeJS Express).
• A database is an organized collection of data so that it can be easily accessed and managed. Example: MySQL, MongoDB.
• Domain Name Sites like GoDaddy, Google allows you to buy domain names like mysite.com