Decided

The project will be a web application. The architecture options considered therefore include a monolith, layered architecture, and microservices.

• Monolith: One deployment with one code base and data base
  • Pro: Easy to manage, simplicity, re-usage of code
  • Con: Scalability, code bottleneck, flexibility
• Layered Architecture:
  • Pro: Separation of concerns, flexibility and scalability, ease of deployment
  • Con: Performance overhead, increased complexity, duplication
• Microservices:
  • Pro: Flexibility, independence, variance of technologies
  • Con: Complexity, operative overhead, challenges with network

Opt for a layered architecture with two applications communicating over REST interfaces, balancing complexity and modularity. Seperating frontend and backend.

• Enables focused development on separate layers, improving maintainability.
• REST interface facilitates future expansion or integration with other services.