Setting Up a Basic Gateway Project
Initialize a Spring Boot project with Spring Cloud Gateway and configure a simple working gateway.
Gateway Project Setup
Welcome! In this lesson, you'll learn how to initialize a basic Spring Cloud Gateway project. This is your first step to building powerful API gateways.
We'll cover setting up the necessary dependencies and creating a minimal working gateway configuration.
What You'll Need
Before we dive in, ensure you have the following tools installed:
- Java Development Kit (JDK) 17+: For running Spring Boot applications.
- Maven or Gradle: Build automation tools for managing project dependencies.
- An IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code): For writing and managing your code.
These are standard for Spring Boot development.
All lessons in this course
- Gateway vs. Traditional Microservices
- Setting Up a Basic Gateway Project
- Defining Routes & Predicates
- Understanding the Reactive Foundation