Micro – platform for cloud native development

Micro is a platform for cloud native development.

Micro addresses the key requirements for building services in the cloud. It leverages the microservices architecture pattern and provides a set of services which act as the building blocks of a platform. Micro deals with the complexity of distributed systems and provides simpler programmable abstractions to build on.

Micro’s goal is to abstract away the complexity of building services for the Cloud. The cloud itself has gone through a huge boom through managed Compute and infrastructure services from the likes of AWS and others. It’s taken what was an operational burden and turned it into a suite of fully managed on demand services which can be used via APIs.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Server: A distributed systems runtime composed of building block services which abstract away the underlying infrastructure and provide a programmable abstraction layer. Authentication, configuration, messaging, storage and more built in.
• Clients: Multiple entrypoints through which you can access your services. Write services once and access them through every means you’ve already come to know. A HTTP api, gRPC proxy and commmand line interface.
• Library: A Go library which makes it drop dead simple to write your services without having to piece together lines and lines of boilerplate. Auto configured and initialised by default, just import and get started quickly.
• Runtime agnostic. You can run it anywhere you like. On bare metal, on AWS, Google Cloud. On your favourite container orchestration system like Mesos or Kubernetes.
• Authentication.
• Configuration.
• PubSub Messaging.
• Event Streaming.
• Service Discovery.
• Service Networking.
• Key-Value Storage.
• HTTP API Gateway.
• gRPC Identity Proxy.
• CLI interface and a Service Library used to write your applications.

Website: micro.dev
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Micro
License: PolyForm Shield License (to protect against AWS running it as a managed service)

Micro is written in Go and Rust. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

Return to Platform-as-a-Service

Popular series
	The largest compilation of the best free and open source software in the universe. Each article is supplied with a legendary ratings chart helping you to make informed decisions.
	Hundreds of in-depth reviews offering our unbiased and expert opinion on software. We offer helpful and impartial information.
	The Big List of Active Linux Distros is a large compilation of actively developed Linux distributions.
	Replace proprietary software with open source alternatives: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Autodesk, Oracle, Atlassian, Corel, Cisco, Intuit, and SAS.
	Awesome Free Linux Games Tools showcases a series of tools that making gaming on Linux a more pleasurable experience. This is a new series.
	Machine Learning explores practical applications of machine learning and deep learning from a Linux perspective. We've written reviews of more than 40 self-hosted apps. All are free and open source.
	New to Linux? Read our Linux for Starters series. We start right at the basics and teach you everything you need to know to get started with Linux.
	Alternatives to popular CLI tools showcases essential tools that are modern replacements for core Linux utilities.
	Essential Linux system tools focuses on small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users.
	Linux utilities to maximise your productivity. Small, indispensable tools, useful for anyone running a Linux machine.
	Surveys popular streaming services from a Linux perspective: Amazon Music Unlimited, Myuzi, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal.
	Saving Money with Linux looks at how you can reduce your energy bills running Linux.
	Home computers became commonplace in the 1980s. Emulate home computers including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, ZX81, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
	Now and Then examines how promising open source software fared over the years. It can be a bumpy ride.
	Linux at Home looks at a range of home activities where Linux can play its part, making the most of our time at home, keeping active and engaged.
	Linux Candy reveals the lighter side of Linux. Have some fun and escape from the daily drudgery.
	Getting Started with Docker helps you master Docker, a set of platform as a service products that delivers software in packages called containers.
	Best Free Android Apps. We showcase free Android apps that are definitely worth downloading. There's a strict eligibility criteria for inclusion in this series.
	These best free books accelerate your learning of every programming language. Learn a new language today!
	These free tutorials offer the perfect tonic to our free programming books series.
	Linux Around The World showcases usergroups that are relevant to Linux enthusiasts. Great ways to meet up with fellow enthusiasts.
	Stars and Stripes is an occasional series looking at the impact of Linux in the USA.