Configuring Micro Services – Spring Cloud Config Server

Configuring Micro Services – Spring Cloud Config Server Managing application configuration in a traditional monolith is pretty straight forward. Configuration is usually externalised to one or more property files that sit on the same server as the application. Externalising the configuration makes sense because it allows configuration to be updated without a rebuild and redeploy of the application. It also means that build artifacts are environment agnostic, allowing you to deploy the same artifact to dev, uat, prod etc. Configuring Micro Services The move toward micro services has created a number of new challenges when it comes to configuration. Micro services by definition are [...]