When to add multi tenancy ?

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Hi there,

I’m building a new app that will need to have multi tenancy features and I’d like to hear some opinions.

When do you guys think is a good time to add multi tenancy feature? Do you usually add it from the ground up or just at a later stage?

Thanks, Leandro

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You seem to answer your own question: you already know it’s an architectural requirement, so I’d suggest including it from the beginning.

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If it will have some multitenancy requirements, I think your app will have to be born with it. The perfect time is always in the beginning, green field coming.

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Thanks for replying.

I’m now deciding on the best approach to take.

I was all set up to use act_as_tenant and devise.

But after reading some of Ryans posts (https://leanpub.com/multi-tenancy-rails) , I’m not sure this is the best way.

Any insights on tried and true real world implementations of multi tenancy? PS.: I’m looking around for something scope based