Service registration and discovery
Service discovery and registration are essential components of a microservices architecture that enable services to locate and communicate with each other in a dynamic and distributed environment. They facilitate the seamless interaction between services without the need for hardcoded configurations or static IP addresses. Let’s dive deeper into each concept.
Service discovery
Service discovery is the process by which services within a microservices architecture can dynamically find and identify other services that they need to interact with. In a traditional monolithic application, service locations may be hardcoded or configured statically. However, in a microservices environment, where services can be added, removed, or scaled independently, this static approach becomes impractical.
Service discovery involves a central component known as the “Service Registry,” which acts as a directory of available services and their...
