# mixu/distsysbook

The book Distributed systems: for fun and profit

Repository: https://github.com/mixu/distsysbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/distsysbook
Homepage: http://book.mixu.net/distsys/
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-11-20T07:42:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4734, "days_push": 1382, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2677, forks 254 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:09.876267+00:00)

## What it is
A free online book, 'Distributed systems: for fun and profit', introducing distributed systems concepts through systems like Dynamo, BigTable, and MapReduce. The repository contains the Markdown source used to generate HTML, PDF, EPUB, and MOBI editions of the book.

## Use cases
- learn distributed systems fundamentals
- understand eventual consistency and CRDTs
- read an accessible intro to Dynamo and BigTable design ideas
- find a free distributed systems textbook
- prepare for distributed systems interviews

## When to choose
- you want a short, accessible introduction before reading academic papers
- you prefer free, self-contained reading material in multiple formats

## When to avoid
- you need a rigorous, up-to-date textbook with exercises
- you want hands-on labs or code tutorials

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: microservices, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: distributed-systems, ebook, free-book, markdown, self-publishing, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- mixu/distsysbook (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:09.876267+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:00.392062+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mixu/distsysbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:09.876267+00:00, sha d8d61861ef27)
  - homepage: http://book.mixu.net/distsys/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:00:23.374890+00:00, sha b915bb05d18b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.