Social Platform Stack

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Postgres or MySQL (users, posts) + Redis (feeds, caching) + Neo4j or Postgres (social graph) + Elasticsearch (search). Balances relational integrity with graph traversal and search needs.

Key Properties

• Postgres or MySQL for Core Data
• Redis for Feeds and Caching
• Neo4j or Postgres for Social Graph
• Elasticsearch for Search

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