Monolithic applications are great—until they aren’t. As user bases grow and features multiply, once-cohesive applications can start to strain under their weight. Performance dips. Deployments get riskier. Teams step on each other’s toes. That’s when many engineering teams start considering microservices. Breaking an application into smaller, independent services lets each part scale on its terms and evolve without dragging the entire codebase along. If you’re working with Laravel, the good news is: it’s well-suited for this shift. And when paired with Docker, you get an efficient, portable way to deploy and manage these services at scale. Let’s walk through what it takes to build scalable microservices with Laravel and Docker, what pitfalls to watch for, and how to get started without rewriting everything from scratch. Why Microservices—and Why Now? The move to microservices isn’t about chasing trends. It’s about solving real problems: Scaling bottlenecks: When parts of an app require...