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Strangler Fig Pattern in Microservices | Migrate Monolith to Microservices

Learn how the Strangler Fig Pattern helps gradually migrate monolithic applications to microservices without downtime. Includes real-world examples and best practices.

4 min readMar 7, 2025

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🚀 Introduction: Why Use the Strangler Fig Pattern?

Many organizations struggle with large, complex monolithic applications that are hard to scale and maintain.
Instead of a big-bang migration, the Strangler Fig Pattern enables a step-by-step transition to microservices without disrupting users.

Migrate monolith to microservices incrementally
Minimize risk by replacing one feature at a time
Ensure zero downtime while modernizing the system

1️⃣ What is the Strangler Fig Pattern?

The Strangler Fig Pattern is a gradual migration strategy for refactoring a monolithic system into microservices piece by piece.

🔹 How It Works?

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