Setup

Tools

Docker
docker-compose
VSCode (optional)
GitKraken (optional) with free Pro with GitHub Student
Apicurio should be used to edit API contract JSON files

File Structure

Each service has its own folder so they can be developed independently - each folder also represents one Docker container
Each folder should have a Dockerfile in the top level that can be utilized by docker-compose
The top level docker-compose.yml can be used to run all modules together
The docker-compose.yml file in each folder can be used to run just one module.

Docker

Docker can be used alone to run each container, however it would take too long to keep track of and run every command for each service - docker-compose automates this so you just need docker-compose up to run the selected services.
Example using Docker for Python data science here

Architecture