Organizing Microservices Source Code - Monorepo vs. Multirepo ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

stalin s - Sep 20 - - Dev Community

Organizing Microservices Source Code: Monorepo vs. Multirepo ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ
In microservices architecture, choosing between a single repository (monorepo) and *repository per microservice *(multirepo) is crucial. Here's a quick look at the pros and cons of each approach.

๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ Single Repository (Monorepo).

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Issues as Code Base Grows:

  1. ๐Ÿ”— Dependencies: Allows dependencies between microservice codebases.
  2. ๐Ÿค Coupling: Risk of strong coupling between entities.
  3. โณ Build Times: Slower builds as all services are built for every change.
  4. ๐Ÿšง Build Breaks: A break in one service affects all.
  5. โฎ๏ธ Rollback: Rolling back one service may require rolling back all.

๐Ÿ“‚ Repository per Microservice (Multirepo)

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Benefits:

  1. ๐Ÿšซ No Dependencies: Prevents dependencies between microservice codebases.
  2. โšก Build Efficiency: Only build and verify the service that changed.
  3. ๐Ÿ”€ Isolated Build Breaks: A break in one service doesn't affect others.
  4. ๐Ÿ”„ Easy Rollback: Rolling back one service won't affect others.

Conclusion
Choose Monorepo When:

  1. ๐Ÿ“‰ Small number of microservices.
  2. ๐ŸŒ Prefer a unified codebase.

Choose Multirepo When:

  1. ๐Ÿ“ˆ Numerous, independent microservices.
  2. ๐Ÿš€ Need for rapid, isolated development and deployment.

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