Java 23, SpringBoot 3.4.1: Multi-Architecture Containers — Part 9

Alpine Multi-Architecture Containers. Containers have become the industry standard for deploying and managing applications in production environments.

They provide a lightweight, portable, and consistent way to package software along with its dependencies, ensuring it runs seamlessly across different systems.

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Among the many container images available, Alpine Linux-based containers stand out for their minimal size, efficiency, and multi-architecture compatibility.

These containers are tailored to support diverse platforms, enabling developers to build, test, and deploy applications across a range of environments, from AMD-64 to ARM-64 architectures, without the need for separate configurations.

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Before we dive into the fascinating realm of containers, let’s take a moment to reflect on the journey we’ve undertaken in the past eight chapters.

• Part 1: Hexagonal Architecture implementation, along with API documentation using Swagger and OpenAPI.
• Part 2: Spring AOP (Aspect-Oriented Programming) for streamlined exception handling, standard HTTP responses, and comprehensive bean validation.
• Part 3: Logback Configuration using both file-based and console appenders for effective logging.
• Part 4: Log/Events: Development of RESTful Endpoints & understanding the API flow and AOP-driven logging for enhanced traceability.
• Part 5: Metrics — Micrometer, Prometheus, and Actuator. In this section, we explored how these APIs integrate seamlessly into a Spring Boot application and examined Micrometer’s standout features, highlighting its capabilities and role in effective metrics management.
• Part 6: Metrics: Micrometer & AOP — Integrating Metrics using Micrometer with Spring Boot AOP.
• Part 7: Tracing: OpenTelemetry: This section will spotlight the integration of OpenTelemetry with Micrometer, exploring their combined capabilities and use cases.
• Part 8: Tracing: OpenTelemetry Zero Code: OpenTelemetry is designed to gather, process, and export signals, which are…