API Gateway and Service Discovery
Learn how API Gateways and Service Discovery mechanisms facilitate robust communication in a microservices landscape.
Welcome to API Gateway & Discovery
How do clients find services, and how do services reach each other? Two patterns answer that: the API Gateway and Service Discovery.
The Problem with Direct Access
Direct access breaks down fast: a client talking to 10 services must know every address, handle security per service, and track ones that come and go.
All lessons in this course
- Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Communication
- Challenges in Distributed Systems
- API Gateway and Service Discovery
- Idempotency and Message Deduplication