1 – It all starts with CI/CD pipelines that deploy code to the server instances. Tools like Jenkins and GitHub help over here.
2 – The user requests originate from the web browser. After DNS resolution, the requests reach the app servers. 3 – Load balancers and reverse proxies (such as Nginx & HAProxy) distribute user requests evenly across the web application servers.
4 – The requests can also be served by a Content Delivery Network (CDN).
5 – The web app communicates with backend services via APIs.
6 – The backend services interact with database servers or distributed caches to provide the data.
7 – Resource-intensive and long-running tasks are sent to job workers using a job queue.
8 – The full-text search service supports the search functionality. Tools like Elasticsearch and Apache Solr can help here.
9 – Monitoring tools (such as Sentry, Grafana, and Prometheus) store logs and help analyze data to ensure everything works fine.
10 – In case of issues, alerting services notify developers through platforms like Slack for quick resolution.
This distributes incoming traffic across multiple backend services.
CDN (Content Delivery Network):
CDN is a group of geographically distributed servers that hold static content for faster delivery. The clients look for content in CDN first, then progress to backend services.
API Gateway:
This handles incoming requests and routes them to the relevant services. It talks to the identity provider and service discovery.
Identity Provider:
This handles authentication and authorization for users.
Service Registry & Discovery:
Microservice registration and discovery happen in this component, and the API gateway looks for relevant services in this component to talk to.
Management:
This component is responsible for monitoring the services.
Microservices:
Microservices are designed and deployed in different domains. Each domain has its database.
Event-Driven Architecture: Components communicate through events, ideal for real-time processing.
Layered Architecture: Organizes the system into layers, each with a specific responsibility, promoting separation of concerns.
Monolithic Architecture: All functionalities are combined into a single application, suitable for simpler, smaller applications.
Microservice Architecture: System is divided into independent services, each responsible for a specific function, allowing for scalability and flexibility.
MVC (Model-View-Controller): Separates the application into three interconnected components to separate internal representations of information from the ways that information is presented and accepted.
Master-Slave Architecture: One component (master) controls one or more other components (slaves), commonly used in database replication.
Benefits
Reusability: Patterns can be reused across different projects, saving time and effort.
Best Practices: Incorporate industry best practices, reducing common pitfalls.
Communication: Provide a common language for developers, improving communication and understanding