What Happens When You Type en.wikipedia.org

Explore the intricate architecture behind Wikipedia in this 37-minute conference talk from SREcon19 Europe/Middle East/Africa. Dive deep into the server-side operations of one of the world's most visited websites as Wikimedia Foundation experts Effie Mouzeli and Alexandros Kosiaris unravel the complex system powering en.wikipedia.org. Discover how routers, load balancers, caching layers, message queues, databases, microservices, and containers work together to deliver content. Learn about Wikipedia's evolution from a monolithic structure to a service-oriented architecture and its migration to Kubernetes. Gain valuable insights into the crucial role of open-source technologies in maintaining this vast online encyclopedia. Perfect for those seeking to understand complex systems through a real-world example, this talk demystifies the inner workings of a top-tier website in an accessible manner.

Introduction
Application Layer
Caching
SOA
Copernicus
Message Queue
Database
Lets Encrypt
DevOps
Questions