monolith

name	monolith
description	Monolithic architecture single deployment. Use for simple systems.

Monolith (Traditional)

A Monolithic architecture is built as a single unit. All functional components (UI, Business Logic, Data Access) are tightly integrated using a shared database and running in the same process.

When to Use

• Proof of Concept (PoC) or MVP.
• Very small teams (< 5 developers).
• Simple CRUD applications with low complexity.
• When latency must be absolute zero and throughput is not the bottleneck.

Quick Start

# Django/Rails/Laravel Style
# Everything in one place:
# - models/
# - views/
# - controllers/
# - utils/

def create_order(request):
    user = User.objects.get(id=request.user_id) # Direct DB access
    product = Product.objects.get(id=request.product_id) # Direct DB access

    order = Order.create(user=user, product=product)

    # Direct sync call within same transaction
    EmailService.send_confirmation(user)

    return Response("Order Created")

Core Concepts

Single Process

The entire app runs in one memory space. Scaling means "Vertical Scaling" (bigger server) or "Horizontal Scaling" (cloning the entire monolith behind a load balancer).

Shared Database

All components read/write to the same massive database. JOINs across any domains are easy and performant.