Microservice Best Practices
Published on: 10 September 2025
Tags: #microservice #best-practices
1. Separate Data Store
graph TD
subgraph Microservice Architecture
ServiceA[Service A] --> DB_A[(Database A)]
ServiceB[Service B] --> DB_B[(Database B)]
end
style ServiceA fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style ServiceB fill:#ccf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
2. Keep Code at a Similar Level of Maturity
graph LR
subgraph Code Maturity
ServiceA[Service A] --- Level3[Level 3]
ServiceB[Service B] --- Level4[Level 4]
ServiceC[Service C] --- Level3_2[Level 3]
end
style ServiceA fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style ServiceB fill:#ccf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
style ServiceC fill:#bfa,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
3. Separate Build for Each Microservice
graph TD
subgraph Independent Builds
ServiceA[Service A] --> BuildA{Build & Test A} --> DeployA((Deploy A))
ServiceB[Service B] --> BuildB{Build & Test B} --> DeployB((Deploy B))
ServiceC[Service C] --> BuildC{Build & Test C} --> DeployC((Deploy C))
end
4. Single Responsibility Principle
graph TD
subgraph Single Responsibility
A[Monolithic Application] --> B(User Management)
A --> C(Order Processing)
A --> D(Payment Gateway)
A --> E(Notification Service)
end
style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
5. Deploy into Containers
graph TD
subgraph Containerization
ServiceA[Service A] ==> ContainerA[fa:fa-box Container A]
ServiceB[Service B] ==> ContainerB[fa:fa-box Container B]
ServiceC[Service C] ==> ContainerC[fa:fa-box Container C]
end
6. Treat Servers as Stateless
sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant StatelessService as Service
Client->>StatelessService: Request (req)
activate StatelessService
StatelessService-->>Client: Response (resp)
deactivate StatelessService
7. Domain-Driven Design
graph TD
subgraph "Domain-Driven Design Layers"
subgraph "Infrastructure Layer"
direction LR
UI(UI)
DB(Database)
API(API)
end
subgraph "Application Layer"
AppServices(App Services)
end
subgraph "Domain Layer (Core)"
Entities(Entities, Aggregates)
end
end
UI --> AppServices
API --> AppServices
AppServices --> Entities
AppServices --> DB
8. Micro Frontend Architecture
graph TD
subgraph "Micro Frontend"
PaymentsF[Payments Frontend] --> Gateway{API Gateway}
OrdersF[Orders Frontend] --> Gateway
Gateway --> PaymentsS[Payments Service]
Gateway --> OrdersS[Orders Service]
end
9. Orchestrating Microservices
graph TD
subgraph "Microservice Orchestration"
API --> K8s[Kubernetes Master]
UI --> K8s
CLI --> K8s
K8s --> Node1(Node 1)
K8s --> Node2(Node 2)
K8s --> Node3(Node 3)
end