As microservices scale, managing their configurations across environments becomes complex. Hardcoding properties in each service is inefficient and error-prone. Spring Cloud Config Server solves th
Client-to-Client Communication with OpenFeign in Spring Boot
In a microservices architecture, services often need to communicate with each other to fulfill a request. While RestTemplate or WebClient are commonly used, OpenFeign offers a declarative and clean
Load Balancing with Spring Cloud LoadBalancer
In microservices architecture, multiple instances of a service often run to handle increased traffic. But how do clients decide which instance to call? This is where Spring Cloud LoadBalancer comes
Spring Cloud Gateway as API Gateway for Microservices
As microservices architectures grow, the need for a centralized entry point becomes vital. This is where API Gateways come in. In the Spring ecosystem, Spring Cloud Gateway offers a powerful, light
Service Discovery with Spring Cloud Eureka
In a microservices architecture, services often scale dynamically. IPs and ports change, and hardcoding service URLs becomes unreliable. This is where Service Discovery comes in. Spring Boot Eureka
Introduction to Microservices Architecture with Spring Boot
As applications scale, monolithic architectures can become bottlenecks in agility and scalability. That’s where microservices come in — breaking a large application into independently deployabl
Spring Boot CI/CD with GitHub Actions
In today’s fast-paced development cycle, Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) are essential for building reliable, testable, and deployable applications. In this post, we
WireMock Integration Testing with Spring Boot
In modern applications, your services often communicate with external APIs — payment gateways, third-party authentication, messaging platforms, etc. During integration testing, relying on these a
Spring Boot API Load Testing with Gatling
Performance matters — and in today’s world of microservices and APIs, ensuring your system can handle high traffic is non-negotiable. Gatling is a powerful, open-source load testing tool that h
Contract Testing with Spring Cloud Contract in Spring Boot
In modern microservices architecture, ensuring that service integrations are reliable and well-tested is critical. Traditional integration tests between services can be slow, flaky, and hard to mai