# Single point of failure

> A part of a system that would stop the entire system from working if it were to fail. Systems can be made robust by adding redundancy in all potential SPOFs.

A part of a system that would stop the entire system from working if it were to fail. Systems can be made robust by adding [redundancy](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Redundancy%20(engineering.txt)) in all potential SPOFs.

## Articles

- [System Design: How to Avoid Single Point of Failures?](https://blog.algomaster.io/p/system-design-how-to-avoid-single-point-of-failures)