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# [Design a distributed unique id generator](https://blog.danwald.me/design-a-distributed-unique-id-generator?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

We need to create a unique ID generator for our high-traffic web application, generating about 10K IDs/second. The IDs can't simply be monotonically increasing integers, which are good for data access

Jul 9 · 2 min read · blog.danwald.me  
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