Bolt app microservices

This is the backend for a mobile and web application for ride-sharing services, built using event-driven distributed microservices architecture, and deployed on Kubernetes.

Tech stack: Golang, RabbitMQ, Docker, k8s, Stripe, Tilt, Google Cloud, and Postgres

Architecture

Local dev flow

1. Code: You write Go code in services/
2. Tilt watches for file changes and automatically:
   • Generates Swagger docs (make swagger-docs)
   • Compiles Go binaries (go build)
   • Builds Docker images (docker_build_with_restart)
   • Deploys to Minikube using deploy/development/k8s/ manifests
3. Hot reloading: Tilt syncs changes without full rebuilds
4. Local testing: Access services via port forwards (API Gateway: 8081, Swagger UI: 8082, etc.)

Production deployment flow

1. Push to Git (main/production branch)
2. CI/CD Pipeline (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.) will:
   • Build production Docker images
   • Push to container registry (Docker Hub, ECR, GCR)
   • Deploy using deploy/production/k8s/ manifests
3. ArgoCD for GitOps continuous deployment:
   • Monitors Git repository for changes
   • Automatically syncs Kubernetes manifests
   • Provides rollback and deployment history
   • Manages multi-environment deployments
4. Production cluster (EKS, GKE, or self-managed Kubernetes)

Start app

1. make setup-all
2. make run-tilt or/and make run-argo