snug’s hacking guide

This guide is designed for developers who want to extend or contribute to snug.

snug is designed as a distributed system with several key components:

• mom: The central coordination service that manages content derivations, media processing, and tenant configurations
• database: Stores metadata, configuration, and user information

• cub: Edge node instances that serve content to end users, collectively forming the CDN
  • Cubs are points of presence deployed globally
  • They handle content delivery for static assets and media
  • Together, all cubs form the content delivery network

Components communicate via:

• HTTP APIs for configuration and management
• WebSockets for real-time updates and notifications

The detailed architecture documentation will be expanded in future updates.