Node.js: developing applications in microservice architecture from scratch

A basic book on building microservice architecture with practical examples in Node.js. It also covers working with the Kubernetes orchestrator and Docker containers within Docker Compose. The main principles and techniques for developing distributed systems are explained, in particular, it... shows how to write and deploy three microservices, manage the DBMS, configure the Kafka message broker, and implement Redis cache. Design patterns are explained. Special attention is paid to distributed transactions and the deployment of microservices on a remote server. It shows how to ensure scalability and fault tolerance of applications, how to successfully cope with the complexity of client interfaces while maintaining high page and application load speeds, and not forgetting to keep the site beautiful and user-friendly. The electronic archive on the publisher's website contains additional materials for the book.