Migrating to Microservices — It’s Easier Than You Think

Migrating to the microservices roadmap.

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Migrating to Microservices — A Roadmap

Migrating to microservices often sounds like a huge and complex task. While there are complexities in the process, it's actually easier than you might think. This blog creates a basic roadmap for migrating to microservices using a standard J2EE application from a monolithic architecture to a microservice architecture. We will start by first containerizing our Java application and end with auto-deploying to a Kubernetes microservice environment.

Step 1: Containerize Your Java Application and Runtime

Start your migration journey by first containerizing your Java Application (.jar, .war or .ear). This will involve building a container that includes the Java runtime as well as your application. When you do this, remember the following:

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