ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Routing Assets Database

Imagine you have a lot of toys in your room and you want to keep them organized. To keep them organized, you might have a system where you put all your dolls in one box, all your cars in another box, and all your games in a third box.

Similarly, a routing assets database is a system that helps keep track of different things like pictures, videos, or documents that a website or application uses. It puts them into different boxes called "routes" (just like the boxes for your toys). Each of these routes tells the website or application where to find the specific asset it needs.

Now imagine you have a friend over and they want to play with a specific toy. You could quickly go to the box where you keep the toy and give it to them. In the same way, when a website or application needs a specific asset, the routing assets database will quickly redirect it to the specific route where that asset lives. This ensures that the website or application can load the asset quickly and display it to you without any delay.

Overall, a routing assets database is like a toy organizer for websites and applications. It helps to keep everything in order and saves time by quickly finding the things you need.