#115 Multitenancy, Teams and Roles without a gem

03/03/2023

Multitenancy examples
static pages controller
install devise
scaffold tenants
generate members resource
tenant creator becomes admin member, member authorization
install devise invitable
diplay tenant members
invite users to be members of tenant
member authorization
Final demo and thoughts

Ruby on Rails #115 Multitenancy, Teams and Roles without a gem

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In this episode we will:

let users register
let users create tenants/accounts/organizations/workspaces
user who created tenant automatically becomes admin
invite users to become members of the app
invited users are not admins
allow only members to access parts of the app scoped to the tenant

Setting tenant based on routes is the best, because you can have multiple tenants open in different tabs (unlike adding current_tenant_id current_user).
Second best option is subdomain multitenancy, but that is harder to pull off and maintain.
Row-based multitenancy is the most popular choice, and it is used in Rails SaaS starterkits like Bullettrain and Jumpstartpro.

Episode source code: https://github.com/corsego/116-multitenancy-routes-rows/commits/main
Database architecture: https://dbdiagram.io/d/63fbe3ed296d97641d83db94

0:00 Multitenancy examples
4:35 static pages controller
6:28 install devise
8:48 scaffold tenants
10:31 generate members resource
12:34 tenant creator becomes admin member, member authorization
16:12 install devise invitable
17:31 diplay tenant members
20:20 invite users to be members of tenant
26:42 member authorization
28:50 Final demo and thoughts