Online Boutique
A sample cloud-native e-commerce application built with 11 microservices to demonstrate Kubernetes, Istio, and gRPC best practices.
What is Online Boutique?
Online Boutique is a sample cloud-native microservices application that simulates an e-commerce platform. It demonstrates how to build, deploy, and manage a distributed system using modern technologies like Kubernetes, gRPC, and service meshes. The project solves the need for a realistic, hands-on example to learn microservices architecture and cloud-native development practices.
Cloud engineers, DevOps practitioners, and developers learning to design, deploy, and operate microservices-based applications on Kubernetes. It's also valuable for teams evaluating Google Cloud services or implementing service mesh technologies like Istio.
Developers choose Online Boutique because it provides a production-like, multi-language microservices application with complete deployment configurations. Its integration with real cloud services and support for various deployment scenarios make it an excellent educational tool and reference architecture.
Overview
Sample cloud-first application with 10 microservices showcasing Kubernetes, Istio, and gRPC.
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning microservices architecture with polyglot services
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