Dependencies

Dependencies are connections you create between services to capture relationships that network discovery can't infer on its own — like the chain a request travels through your stack, or the set of services that all rely on a shared database.

Dependency types

Request Path — An ordered chain showing how requests flow through services:

Internet → Reverse Proxy → App Server → Database

Use this for request routing, data pipelines, and backup chains.

Hub and Spoke — A central service with multiple dependents:

      Web App ─┐
      Workers ──→ Database
      Admin ───┘

Use this when several services connect to a shared resource like a database, DNS server, or message queue.

Where dependencies appear

Dependencies are the primary connections in the Application perspective. They can also appear as overlays in the L3 Logical perspective when configured with port-level detail. They aren't shown in the L2 Physical or Workloads perspectives.

Creating dependencies

Select multiple elements in the topology and create a dependency between them from the selection. You can also manage existing dependencies under Assets > Dependencies.