FastDFS operates as a lightweight distributed file system designed for high-performance file storage and access. The system eliminates single points of failure through peer-to-peer architecture while maintaining horizontal scalability through intelligent grouping mechanisms. Architectural Components...
Upload Flow The client contacts the Tracker server. Tracker responds with the IP adress and port of a Storage server. The client communicates directly with the Storage server to send the file content and metadata. Storage returns the file's storage identifier, including group name and file name. Fas...
In the previous session, we implemented image storage by placing uploaded images within the same project's server directory. Other modules accessed these images via HTTP requests. While this approach enabled cross-module access to images, several issues emerged: Images were scattered across multiple...