booking-microservices/1-Monolith-Architecture-Style/README.md

🪁 Monolith Architecture Style

In Monolith Architecture, the entire application is built as a single, tightly coupled unit. All components (e.g., Api, business logic, and data access) are part of the same codebase and deployed together.

Table of Contents

• Key Features
• When to Use
• Challenges

Key Features

1. Single Codebase: All components (UI, business logic, data access) are part of one project.
2. Tight Coupling: Components are highly dependent on each other, making changes riskier.
3. Simple Deployment: The entire application is deployed as a single unit.
4. Centralized Database: Typically uses a single database for all data storage and access.

When to Use

1. Small to Medium Projects: Ideal for applications with limited complexity and scope.
2. Rapid Development: Suitable for projects requiring quick development and deployment.
3. Small Teams: Works well for small teams with limited resources.
4. Low Scalability Needs: Best for applications with predictable and low traffic.

Challenges

• Harder to maintain as the codebase grows.
• Limited scalability (scaling requires scaling the entire application).
• Difficult to adopt new technologies incrementally.