Container archetypes

Use these pages when you need container-level clarity: the responsibilities and boundaries of each major runtime building block inside a system.

GUI

User-facing interface (mobile apps and web portals).

Middleware

Processing logic container (APIs/backends) and runtime archetypes.

Database

System-of-record data store container for system state.

Storage

File/object storage container (object storage is the default).

Connector

Integration container: connects systems via APIs, proxies, and data flows.

Infra enablers (supporting systems)

These are shared infrastructure building blocks that support many systems and containers:

Identity & auth Network access (VPN) Reverse proxy DNS TLS & certificates DB endpoints Storage endpoints

Container flow (conceptual)

We use a small set of recurring container types. This is a conceptual “how things fit” view, not a topology diagram: