Spring Boot Docker Compose with Devcontainers and Codespaces

This repository contains the source code for the Medium article: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Devcontainers, GitHub Codespaces, and IntelliJ.

Overview

This project demonstrates how to set up a Spring Boot application with github Codespaces, featuring MariaDB, Redis, and NGINX for frontend integration. It also highlights the use of Testcontainers for robust integration testing.

Prerequisites

• IntelliJ Ultimate & JetBrains Gateway: This repository is best opened with IntelliJ Ultimate for optimal configuration and support.

Run Configuration

There is a run configuration named "TeamaApplication" which starts the Docker Compose environment outside of github Codespaces.

Components

• MariaDB: Database
• Redis: Data cache
• NGINX: Web server for frontend integration

Environment Variables

The project contains a .env.template that can be copied and modified to create your own .env file with the necessary environment variables.

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For more details, please refer to the Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Devcontainers, GitHub Codespaces, and IntelliJ.