https://yashsachdeva.com/tags/monolith/ Recent content in Monolith on Tech Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Yash Sachdeva Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:34:00 +0530 https://yashsachdeva.com/posts/system-design-the-path-to-api-gateway/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:34:00 +0530 https://yashsachdeva.com/posts/system-design-the-path-to-api-gateway/ <div class="lead text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 !mb-9 text-xl"> Every great architecture starts simple. But as we scale from a single monolith to a swarm of microservices, we hit a wall that only one pattern can break: the <strong>API Gateway</strong>. </div> <h2 class="relative group">Phase 1: The Blissful Monolith <div id="phase-1-the-blissful-monolith" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#phase-1-the-blissful-monolith" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><em>You have one server, one database, and one endpoint. Everything is easy:</em></p>