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How to Set Up Development Workflow for Microservices?
How to set up development workflow for microservices?
Set up microservices workflow by creating labels for each service (service:users, service:payments), tracking cross-service dependencies in task descriptions, and using NoteVault for service architecture documentation. For larger teams, create separate projects per service team. Use labels to identify tasks spanning multiple services and coordinate releases.
Microservices organization options
| Team Size | Recommended Structure |
|---|---|
| 1-3 devs total | Single board, service labels |
| 1-2 per service | Single board, service swimlanes |
| 3+ per service | Separate board per service |
| Large org | Project per service + portfolio view |
Service labels setup:
- Create service labels - service:users, service:payments, etc.
- Create dependency labels - depends:users-api, blocks:payments
- Document services in NoteVault - Architecture overview
- Create API contract notes - Cross-service contracts
- Tag all tasks - Apply service labels consistently
- Filter by service - View service-specific work
- Track cross-service features - Parent task + subtasks
Label system for microservices
| Label Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Service | service:users, service:orders, service:notifications |
| Dependency | depends:users-api, blocks:checkout |
| Type | api-change, database-migration, config |
| Impact | breaking-change, backwards-compatible |
| Environment | staging-only, production-ready |
Cross-service feature tracking
EPIC: User Profile Redesign
├── [service:frontend] New profile UI components
├── [service:users] Profile API v2 endpoints
├── [service:storage] Profile image handling
├── [service:notifications] Profile update emails
└── [api-change] Breaking change coordination
All tasks link to epic in description
Each task labeled with service
Dependency labels show order requirements
NoteVault documentation for microservices
| Note | Content |
|---|---|
| Architecture overview | Service diagram, responsibilities |
| API contracts | Cross-service API specs |
| Runbooks | Per-service operations |
| Release process | Coordinated release steps |
| On-call | Service ownership map |
Common microservices challenges
| Challenge | GitScrum Solution |
|---|---|
| Cross-service coordination | Dependency labels + linked tasks |
| Release coordination | Release label, staged rollout tasks |
| API breaking changes | api-change label, advance notice |
| Service ownership | NoteVault ownership docs |
| Visibility across services | Workspace dashboard view |