Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition: With Docker, Kubernetes, Github Actions, and Terraform
Davis Ashley
Synopsis "Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition: With Docker, Kubernetes, Github Actions, and Terraform "
Build a microservices application from scratch, layer by layer. This book teaches the tools and techniques you need. In Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition you'll get hands-on experience with microservices development skills like: Creating, configuring, and running a microservice with Node.js Building and publishing a microservice using Docker Applying automated testing Running a microservices application in development with Docker Compose Deploying microservices to a production Kubernetes cluster Implementing infrastructure as code and setting up a continuous delivery pipeline Monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting Bootstrapping Microservices with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform has helped thousands of developers create their first microservices applications. This fully revised second edition introduces the industry-standard tools and practical skills you'll use for every microservices application. Author Ashley Davis's friendly advice and guidance helps you make pragmatic choices that will cut down the learning curve for Docker, Terraform, and Kubernetes. About the technology Taking a microservices application from proof of concept to production is a multi-step operation that relies on tools like Docker, Terraform, and Kubernetes. The best way to learn the whole process is to build a project from the ground up. That's exactly what you'll do in this book! About the book Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition is a guide to microservices and cloud-native distributed applications. It demystifies technical choices and gives you a clear, comprehensive approach to building microservices. In it, you'll learn how to configure cloud infrastructure with Terraform, package microservices using Docker, and deploy your finished project to a Kubernetes cluster. As you go, you'll build your own video streaming service to see how everything fits together in a complete application. Plus, this fully revised new edition contains updated coverage of continuous delivery for GitHub Actions. It also includes expanded coverage of Kubernetes, including an easy guide to Kuberbetes deployment along with guidance for implementing infrastructure as code. About the reader Examples are in JavaScript. No experience with microservices, Kubernetes, Terraform, or Docker required. About the author Ashley Davis is a software craftsman, entrepreneur, and author with over 25 years of experience in software development--from coding, to managing teams, to founding companies. He has worked for a range of companies, from the tiniest startups to the largest internationals. Along the way, he has contributed back to the community through his writing and open source coding. He is currently VP of Engineering at Hone, building products on the Algorand blockchain. He is also the creator of Data-Forge Notebook, a desktop application for exploratory coding and data visualization using JavaScript and TypeScript.
