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# [From One Server to Thousands: A Guide to Scaling and Load Balancers](https://blog.itsahmadawais.com/from-one-server-to-thousands-a-guide-to-scaling-and-load-balancers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why can't a single server handle infinite traffic? Learn vertical vs horizontal scaling and how load balancers route backend traffic using clear analogies.

Jun 26 · 5 min read · blog.itsahmadawais.com  
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-   [#software-architecture](https://hashnode.com/tag/software-architecture)
-   [#distributed-systems](https://hashnode.com/tag/distributed-systems)
-   [#horizontal-scaling](https://hashnode.com/tag/horizontal-scaling)
-   [#vertical-scaling](https://hashnode.com/tag/vertical-scaling)
-   [#round-robin](https://hashnode.com/tag/round-robin)
-   [#high-availability](https://hashnode.com/tag/high-availability)
-   [#aws](https://hashnode.com/tag/aws)
-   [#infrastructure](https://hashnode.com/tag/infrastructure)
-   [#backend-engineering](https://hashnode.com/tag/backend-engineering)

## Written by

[Awais Ahmad](https://hashnode.com/@itsahmadawais)

@itsahmadawais · Pakistan

  
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Backend-heavy Full Stack Engineer / Cloud Engineer

Software Engineer, Dev-ops, AWS

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