Multi-tenancy Patterns
Design multi-tenant applications with proper data isolation, routing, and tenant context.
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
Multi-tenancy: Use row-level security (tenant_id column + RLS policies). Resolve tenant from subdomain, path, or header. Always filter queries by tenant. Cache with tenant-prefixed keys. Implement per-tenant rate limiting. Never trust tenant from client.
Use When
- SaaS applications
- Shared infrastructure
- White-label products
- Enterprise software
Skip When
- Single-tenant applications
- Consumer apps
- Simple websites
Multi-tenancy Patterns
Design multi-tenant applications with proper data isolation, routing, and tenant context.