Prerequisites

In this section we work to configure our local machine so we can build and run all lab examples.

Overview

The main lab prerequisite is having Docker installed and running. We are also using Gradle and Spring Boot

All the lab examples are built to work with:

If you DO NOT have one of those OSs installed we will use the following section to configure an Ubuntu virtual machine and use it for the lab.

Download Virtual Box: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Download Ubuntu Virtual Box image: https://www.osboxes.org/ubuntu/#ubuntu-21-04-vbox
Create a new virtual machine using the downloaded image: https://www.leawo.org/entips/vdi-file-what-is-it-how-to-open-it-1400.html#part2

Create a VMWare personal Account: https://customerconnect.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=fusion-player-personal
Register free Fusion Player license
Download and install Fusion Player
Download Fusion virtual disk image: https://www.osboxes.org/ubuntu/#ubuntu-21-04-vmware
Create a new virtual machine using the downloaded image: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1023555
Install VMWare Tools: sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools open-vm-tools-desktop. And reboot the VM

Note: Default username is osboxes.org and password is osboxes.org

Install required software:

Atom: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-atom-text-editor-on-ubuntu-20-04/
Docker:
- Install: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
- Add your user in docker users group:
```
  sudo groupadd docker
  sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
  newgrp docker
```
- Add at the end of your ~/.bashrc file the following lines line so you can build from any shell:
```
if [[ `id -gn` != "docker" ]]
then
  newgrp docker
  exit
fi
```

Install Docker Compose:

Install IntelliJ Community Edition:

Download and extract: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/installation-guide.html#standalone
Add in your ~/.bashrc file an alias to help you open IntelliJ easier:
- IntelliJ would be located on a path similar to /home/osboxes/Downloads/ideaIC-2021.2.3/idea-IC-212.5457.46/bin/idea.sh
- Adding an alias is done by adding in your ~/.bashrc file the path like this: alias IntelliJ=/home/osboxes/Downloads/ideaIC-2021.2.3/idea-IC-212.5457.46/bin/idea.sh
Source the new profile: source ~/.profile

Install OpenJDK 11:

Install Make: