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Understanding Microservice Architecture

Microservices architecture breaks down applications into smaller, independent services. Here's a rundown of the 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 in this architecture:

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  1. 𝐂π₯𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭
    These are the end-users who interact with the application via different interfaces like web, mobile, or PC.

  2. 𝐂𝐃𝐍 (Content Delivery Network)
    CDNs deliver static content like images, stylesheets, and JavaScript files efficiently by caching them closer to the user's location, reducing load times.

  3. π‹π¨πšπ 𝐁𝐚π₯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫
    It distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers, ensuring no single server becomes a bottleneck and improving the application's availability and reliability.

  4. π€ππˆ π†πšπ­πžπ°πšπ²
    An API Gateway acts as an entry point for all clients, handling tasks like request routing, composition, and protocol translation, which helps manage multiple microservices behind the scenes.

  5. 𝐌𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐬
    Each microservice is a small, independent service that performs a specific business function. They communicate with each other via APIs.

  6. 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐀𝐞𝐫
    A message broker facilitates communication between microservices by sending messages between them, ensuring they remain decoupled and can function independently.

  7. πƒπšπ­πšπ›πšπ¬πžπ¬
    Each microservice typically has its own database to ensure loose coupling. This can involve different databases for different microservices

  8. 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐒𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐒𝐝𝐞𝐫
    This component handles user authentication and authorization, ensuring secure access to services.

  9. π’πžπ«π―π’πœπž π‘πžπ π’π¬π­π«π² 𝐚𝐧𝐝 πƒπ’π¬πœπ¨π―πžπ«π²
    This system keeps track of all microservices and their instances, allowing services to find and communicate with each other dynamically.

  10. π’πžπ«π―π’πœπž π‚π¨π¨π«ππ’π§πšπ­π’π¨π§ (e.g., Zookeeper)
    Tools like Zookeeper help manage and coordinate distributed services, ensuring they work together smoothly.

Microservices Design Patterns - https://lnkd.in/gDMtPQxi

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