Requirements and Setup
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Version 11 (LTS version) or later should work
A Java IDE like
...
, , or for REST calls
In case you select , then the provided might be helpful. Just import this into Postman.
to create trusted certificates for localhost. Please follow
the to set this up
on your machine.
to manage keystore contents. To install it just go to the page and get the appropriate
installer for your operating system
Depending on your operating system you have different choices to install Docker and a local Kubernetes cluster for this lab.
IntelliJ does not require any specific additional plugins or configuration.
In case you want to stick to your plain Eclipse installation then you have to add the following features via the eclipse marketplace:
Buildship Gradle Integration (Version 3.x). This might be already pre-installed depending
on your eclipse variant (e.g., Eclipse JavaEE) installed
Spring Tools 4 for Spring Boot (Spring Tool Suite 4)
To be able to work properly in Visual Studio Code with this Spring Boot Java Gradle project you need at least these extensions:
Java Extension Pack
vscode-gradle-language
VS Code Spring Boot Application Development Extension Pack
After that you can import the whole workshop project directory into your IDE as a gradle project:
Windows: On Windows you can install together with included standalone Kubernetes server/client
Mac OS: On MAC you can install together with included standalone Kubernetes server/client
Linux: On Linux you might already have installed native Docker support, otherwise install .
Regarding Kubernetes, you can either install + or an alternative one like .
Note: + would also be an alternative for Windows or Mac as well.
If you are an Eclipse user, then the usage of the Eclipse-based is strongly recommended. This eclipse variant already has all the required gradle and spring boot support pre-installed.
Clone this GitHub repository ():
: "New project from existing sources..." and then select 'Gradle' when prompted
or : "Import/Gradle/Existing gradle project"
: Just open the root directory and wait until VS Code configured the project