# Scaling

Concept · [Cloud, hosting and security](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cloud)

Also called: scale, scalable, scalability, autoscaling, auto-scaling, scale up, scale out, horizontal scaling, vertical scaling

Adding capacity so a system can handle more use. Vertical scaling makes one [server](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/server) bigger. Horizontal scaling adds more servers. Autoscaling adds or removes capacity automatically as demand changes.

**For example:** A store's site slows down during a holiday sale. The host adds four more [servers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/server) for the weekend and removes them on Monday.

## Connects to (5)

- [Server](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/server): A computer that stays on and connected to the internet so it can run your app and answer requests from people's phones and browsers.
- [Serverless](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/serverless): A way to run code where the cloud provider sets up and looks after the servers.
- [Pricing tiers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pricing-tiers): The set of plans a product sells, from a cheap or free starting plan up to plans for large customers.
- [Rate limit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/rate-limit): A cap on how many requests or tokens an account can send to an API in a set period.
- [Endeavor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/endeavor): A global network supporting growth-stage entrepreneurs with mentorship and strategic connections.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/scaling