Design a No-Signup Media Hosting Service System Design Interview

Design a small image, GIF, and video hosting platform that lets users upload and share media without creating an account.

Mock Interview with AI

1. Problem Statement

Design a service where anyone can upload a small image, GIF, or video and receive a shareable link without signing up.

2. Architecture Discussion Map

Use this as one discussion aid, not a single correct answer. Your design should follow from the requirements, scale, and trade-offs you establish.

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Mermaid Source (For AI Bots)

graph LR
    A["Design a No-Signup Media Hosting Service"]
    A --> F1["Anonymous upload tokens and deletion controls"]
    A --> F2["Object storage and metadata modeling"]
    A --> F3["Image/video processing pipeline"]
    A --> F4["CDN delivery and hot-object protection"]
    A --> F5["Malware, copyright, and abuse handling"]

3. Key Focus Areas

1
Anonymous upload tokens and deletion controls
2
Object storage and metadata modeling
3
Image/video processing pipeline
4
CDN delivery and hot-object protection
5
Malware, copyright, and abuse handling

4. What Strong Candidates Should Demonstrate

✓Define ownership, deletion, expiration, and abuse controls when uploads are anonymous.
✓Separate metadata, binary storage, processing, and delivery paths.
✓Handle multiple media types and asynchronous transformations.

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Core Concepts

Object StorageMedia ProcessingCDNAbuse Prevention