Microservices with Node.js — Complete Guide

Sanjeev SharmaSanjeev Sharma
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Microservices decompose applications into independent services. Scalable, fault-isolated, independently deployable.

Service Structure

services/
  users/
    src/
      index.ts
      routes.ts
    package.json
  posts/
    src/
      index.ts
      routes.ts
    package.json
  api-gateway/
    src/
      index.ts

API Gateway Pattern

import express from "express";
import httpProxy from "express-http-proxy";

const app = express();

app.use("/users", httpProxy("http://localhost:3001"));
app.use("/posts", httpProxy("http://localhost:3002"));
app.use("/comments", httpProxy("http://localhost:3003"));

app.listen(8000);

FAQ

Q: When to use microservices? A: Large teams, independent deployment, scaling needs.


Microservices enable organization and scalability at scale.

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Sanjeev Sharma

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Sanjeev Sharma

Full Stack Engineer · E-mopro