If you need to run Docker within a container, or in other words Docker in Docker, this can sometimes be confusing, especially in Windows where it’s not obvious how Docker is setup. In this article, we’ll be lifting the covers on Docker for Windows and exploring how to run Docker commands in containers. Note that […]
When to use an AWS S3 VPC endpoint
What is an S3 VPC endpoint? To understand what an S3 VPC endpoint is, we first need to know what problem it solves. Imagine we want to get access to S3 from an AWS resource. In the example below, we have an EC2 instance that needs to copy a file from an S3 bucket: This […]
Deploying a Spring Boot application into AWS with Jenkins (part 3 of microservice devops series)
Welcome to the third and final part of this series where we’re taking a Spring Boot application from inception to deployment, using Docker and all the current best practices for continuous integration with Jenkins. In this article, we’ll take the Docker image we pushed to Docker Hub in part 2 and deploy it into AWS […]
Building a Spring Boot application in Docker and Jenkins (part 2 of microservice devops series)
Welcome to the second of this 3 part series where you’ll learn how to take a Spring Boot microservice from inception to deployment, using all the latest continuous integration best practices. In this article we’ll be updating the Spring Boot service we built in Part 1 and getting it running inside a Docker container. Then we’ll setup […]
Building a Spring Boot application in Jenkins (part 1 of microservice devops series)
Welcome to the first of this 3 part series where we’ll be taking a Spring Boot microservice from inception to deployment, including: writing a Spring Boot application and setting up a Jenkins pipeline to build it (Part 1 – this article) wrapping the application in a Docker image, building it in Jenkins, then pushing it […]
What is the Gradle wrapper and why should you use it?
The Gradle wrapper is a script that can be added to your Gradle project and used to execute your build. The advantage of this is that: you don’t need to have Gradle installed on your machine the wrapper guarantees you’ll be using the version of Gradle required by the project you can easily update the […]
5 tips for using Gradle with IntelliJ IDEA 2019
If you’re using Gradle as the build automation tool for your project, then there’s no better IDE of choice than IntelliJ IDEA 2019. This is thanks to it’s tight integration which exposes much of the Gradle functionality via the UI, meaning there’s little reason to revert to the command line. Here are 5 tips for […]
How to use Gradle api vs. implementation dependencies with the Java Library plugin
In this article you’ll learn the main differences between Gradle api and implementation configurations with a real-world example showing exactly how things work under the covers. The Java Library Plugin is the recommended plugin to use when building libraries that will be consumed by another project. It offers the ability to distinguish between api and […]
Introduction to writing Gradle plugins
Most Gradle builds use at least a few plugins to add extra functionality, so why not make use of this powerful mechanism by writing your own Gradle plugins? In this article, you’ll discover how to encapsulate your own specific Gradle build logic into a plugin, in a simple and reusable way. Gradle plugins overview So […]
How to do a Maven to Gradle migration on a Java Spring Boot project
If you’re planning to migrate your Maven project to Gradle, you’ll be looking for the path of least resistance to get the job done as easily as possible. In this article you’ll discover the 8 recommended steps to migrate your Java Spring Boot project from Maven to Gradle. Why do a migration to Gradle? If […]