This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Nelson Li
If you're building distributed systems in .NET, generating unique IDs efficiently can become a real challenge. GUIDs are too long and not index-friendly, database auto-increments don’t scale, and external ID services add extra overhead.
So I built Jordium.Snowflake.NET — a fast, configurable, and dependency-free ID generator based on the Snowflake algorithm, designed specifically for .NET developers.
🚀 Why Use It?
High throughput — capable of generating millions of IDs per second
Configurable — customize data center ID, worker ID, and sequence bits
Zero dependencies — no Redis, no DB, no external service needed
Production-ready — ideal for microservices and distributed systems
MIT licensed — open, simple, easy to adopt
🧩 Use Cases
Primary keys in distributed databases
Order numbers and payment transaction IDs
Logging, tracing, and event correlation
Any system requiring high-volume unique identifiers
🛠️ Quick Start
using Jordium.Snowflake;
var generator = new SnowflakeIdGenerator(1, 1);
long id = generator.NextId();
Console.WriteLine(id);
That’s it — globally unique, sortable 64-bit IDs with almost zero overhead.
🔗 GitHub
Source code, documentation, and examples:
https://github.com/nelson820125/Jordium.Snowflake.NET
🎥 Video Demo
To help you quickly understand how Jordium.Snowflake.NET works in real-world usage, here’s a short demonstration video.
In this demo, you’ll see:
How to initialize the ID generator
How IDs are created in real time
How the library behaves under high-concurrency load
Example usage inside a .NET service
If you're viewing this on a platform that supports embedded video, the player will appear below. Otherwise, you can open the link manually.
👉 Video Link: （https://youtu.be/KaXEnIPiuXk）
If you find it useful, a ⭐️ would mean a lot!
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Nelson Li
Nelson Li | Sciencx (2025-11-16T07:24:10+00:00) Jordium.Snowflake.NET — A Fast and Lightweight Distributed ID Generator for .NET. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/11/16/jordium-snowflake-net-a-fast-and-lightweight-distributed-id-generator-for-net/
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