# Central Database Bottleneck

> Funneling all state through one shared database that becomes the system's scaling bottleneck.

Record: `lexicon:central-database-bottleneck`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-central-database-bottleneck

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [User Convenience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/user-convenience.md) and before [Framework-Centric Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/framework-centric-core.md).

## Category

- [Codebase / System Architecture Styles](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/codebase-system-architecture-styles.md)

## Negated by

- [Space-Based Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/space-based-architecture.md)

## Linked from

- [Codebase / System Architecture Styles](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-codebase-system-architecture-styles.md)