Do you use subdomains instead of virtual directories?

Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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Using subdomains over directories has 2 main benefits:

  1. it is easier to host different sections of your website on different platforms, and
  2. in different geographic locations
  • myservice.com/ssw/
  • myservice.com/northwind /

❌ Figure: Bad Example - Virtual directories used to distinguish organizations

  • ssw.myservice.com/
  • northwind.myservice.com/

✅ Figure: Good Example - Subdomains used to distinguish organizations

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