Microservices

Putting different microservices to work together with Spring Cloud Config Server

CHEAT SHEET - MOTOLOLA

SPRING CLOUD MICROSERVICES CONFIGURATION

1.Create a GIT Repository, Note the file or remote location.
2.Create a Spring Cloud SERVER and SET the port eg.

server.port=8888

3. Set the application name eg,

spring.application.name=spring-cloud-config-server

4.Connect the SERVER to the git Repository via the Application properties. eg

spring.cloud.config.server.git.uri=file:///motolola/git/spring-micro-services/03.microservices/git-localconfig-repo

5.Enable Spring Cloud Config Server from the Application class eg. @EnableConfigServer

====== TO CONNECT a CLIENT=====

1. CREATE a SPRING CLOUD Client
2. Rename the application.properties to bootstrap.properties
3. Set the application name (this MUST = {name}-profile.properties in the GIT Repo), eg

spring.application.name=limits-service

4. Give the URI of the CONFIG SERVER eg

spring.cloud.config.uri=http://localhost:8888

5. Give the active profile eg.

spring.profiles.active=prod