Adding the microservices into containers
Containerization is a pivotal innovation in contemporary software development’s transformative journey. Let’s explore the practical steps and strategic insights needed to containerize microservices effectively.
Introduction to containers
Containers, particularly those managed by Docker, offer numerous advantages in a microservices architecture. They provide isolated environments for each microservice, ensuring consistent behavior across development and deployment stages. This isolation enhances security and makes scaling individual services straightforward.
To containerize your microservices, you need Docker installed on your development machine. If it’s not installed, follow the instructions on Docker’s official website.
Containerizing the authentication microservice
To containerize our authentication microservice, we must create a Dockerfile in the project. The following code snippet presents the...