Design Microservices Architecture

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After 90 min: A scalable microservices architecture for a distributed application

What you need

LaptopDockerKubernetes basicsAPI knowledge

The 90-Minute Plan

Learn Microservices0–15 min

Understand benefits and challenges. Compare to monolithic architecture.

Define Services15–35 min

Break down application into independent, loosely-coupled services.

Design APIs35–55 min

Define REST or gRPC APIs for service-to-service communication.

Containerize & Orchestrate55–75 min

Create Docker containers for each service. Set up Kubernetes deployment.

Ship & next steps75–90 min

Deploy to cloud platform. Monitor and scale. Next: add service mesh.

Pro Tip

Start with a single microservice. Don't over-engineer. Understand trade-offs.

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