Microservices Demo Project

by Alibou (https://aliboucoding.com/courses)

This repository contains a demo project showcasing a microservices-based application, designed to provide a hands-on understanding of microservices architecture and implementation. The project consists of an API Gateway, Config Server, Discovery Server, and two microservices: Student and School.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Project Components
  • API Gateway
  • Config Server
  • Discovery Server
  • Student Microservice
  • School Microservice
• Inter-Service Communication
  • Using OpenFeign
• Distributed Tracing
  • Using Zipkin
• Contributing
• License
• Contact
• Acknowledgements

Getting Started

Follow the instructions below to set up the project on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following software installed on your system before proceeding:

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 17 or later
• Maven
• Docker (optional, for containerization)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone git remote add origin git@github.com:ali-bouali/springboot-3-micro-service-demo.git

1. Navigate to the project directory:
2. Build and package each component with Maven:

Project Components

API Gateway

The API Gateway serves as the single entry point for all client requests, managing and routing them to the appropriate microservices.

Config Server

The Config Server centralizes configuration management for all microservices, simplifying application maintenance and consistency across environments.

Discovery Server

The Discovery Server provides service registration and discovery, enabling seamless service-to-service communication within the microservices ecosystem.

Student Microservice

The Student Microservice is responsible for managing student-related data and operations, such as adding, updating, and retrieving student records.

School Microservice

The School Microservice manages school-related data and operations, including adding, updating, and retrieving school records.

Inter-Service Communication

Using OpenFeign

This project demonstrates inter-service communication using OpenFeign, a declarative REST client that simplifies service-to-service communication within the microservices ecosystem.

Distributed Tracing

Using Zipkin

The project showcases the use of Zipkin for distributed tracing, enhancing application observability and enabling the visualization and troubleshooting of latency issues.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to contribute to this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

[Ali Bouali] - [contact@aliboucoding.com]

[Website] - [https://aliboucoding.com/courses]

Project Link: https://github.com/ali-bouali/springboot-3-micro-service-demo

Acknowledgements

• OpenFeign
• Zipkin
• Spring Cloud Netflix