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When to choose a microservice architecture

The following list can be used as a general guide when choosing a microservice architecture. This is not a definitive list but gives an idea of when to go with microservices architecture over a monolith. Please note that unlike choosing a monolithic architecture, the decision here is more complex and may involve cross consideration among many of the following points:

• When the application scope is large and well defined and you are sure that the application will grow tremendously in terms of features. For example, an online e-commerce store, a social media service, a video streaming service with a large user base, an API provider, and so on.
• When the team size is large, there must be enough members ...