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Database Design for High-Volume Transactions

Lessons from storing millions of wallet transactions, SMS logs, and API calls in MySQL.

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Dec 28, 2025 · 79 views
Database Design for High-Volume Transactions

Schema Design

We use partitioning to keep tables manageable. Transaction tables are partitioned by month.

Indexing Strategy

Composite indexes on (user_id, created_at) for common queries. Covering indexes to avoid table lookups.

Connection Pooling

We use PgBouncer-style pooling for MySQL to handle thousands of concurrent connections.

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