# Fixed-Capacity Design

> Building a system around a fixed capacity ceiling that cannot grow when load increases.

Record: `lex:fixed-capacity-design`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-fixed-capacity-design

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Scalability](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/scalability.md)