Single repository structure
A single-repository structure, or monorepo, is an arrangement in which multiple related software projects or components are maintained in one version-controlled repository.
Infrastructure as Code, Patterns and Practices: With examples in Python and Terraform
A repository organization pattern in which all infrastructure configurations and modules are stored together in one code repository.
- How it is used
- Organizes shared infrastructure configurations and reusable modules so teams can compose, reproduce, compare, and inspect them in one place.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the layout, demonstrates local imports, and explains trade-offs, but defers detailed build-system implementation and governance mechanics.
- Examples
- Uses team-based development and production directories, local Python imports, and composed server, network, and database factory modules.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a monorepo layout, reference local modules, compare environments, and recognize when scaling requires repository decomposition.
Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition: With Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Terraform
A monorepo is a single source-code repository that contains multiple services, applications, or related projects managed together.
- How it is used
- Organizes a small microservices application in one repository while allowing each service its own directory and deployment workflow.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the layout, shows a directory-scoped CD workflow, and outlines a later split; defers history-preservation details to Git documentation.
- Examples
- Shows service subdirectories, a GitHub Actions workflow filtered to `gateway/**`, and a proposed split into service and infrastructure repositories.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a monorepo with per-service CD workflows, and evaluate when to move services into separate repositories.
Related concepts
- repositorykind of · A software repository is an organized storage location or collection of project files and related artifacts, often managed with version history and change tracking.
- monolithic architecturecontrasts with · Monolithic architecture is a software architecture in which an application's major functionality is organized and deployed as a single integrated unit.
- multiple repository patterncontrasts with · A repository organization pattern that separates infrastructure-as-code configurations or modules into distinct repositories by team or function.
- packagehas part · A software package is a named grouping of modules or components, often with related resources and metadata, organized for import, reuse, distribution, or management.
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