What you'll learn:
- Understand the fundamentals of Spring and Spring Boot
- Understand monolithic and micro-service architectures (SOAP and REST etc.)
- Understand the HTTP protocol
- Understand how to develop restful web-services with Java and Spring
Master Microservices with Spring Boot & Maven: From Zero to Hero
Are you ready to build real-world microservices using industry-standard tools and architecture? This hands-on course will guide you through the entire journey of professional software development—starting from the foundational concepts all the way to deploying containerized microservices with Docker.
In this course, you’ll learn how to structure scalable applications by breaking them into clean, modular components using Spring Boot, Maven, MySQL, and Docker. Whether you're a beginner developer or looking to level up your backend skills, this course offers a structured path to mastering microservices the right way.
DISCLAIMER:this course requires you to download Docker Desktop from website of Docker. If you are a Udemy Business user, please check with your employer before downloading software!
Before developing the micorservices from scratch - that wire all the included technologies together -we will consider these technologies on a one by one basis.
Section 1 – Setting Up Your Environment
Install Java, Eclipse, Maven, and MySQL
Get your development environment ready for building enterprise-grade applications
Section 2 – Spring & Spring Boot Essentials
Understand the core of Spring and Spring Boot
Learn key annotations, bean scopes, dependency injection, and how to build with Maven
Section 3 – Software Architecture Fundamentals
Dive into monolithic vs. microservice architecture
Learn about web services (REST & SOAP), and HTTP protocols
Section 4 – Developing Microservices
Build real microservices from scratch
Learn how to handle HTTP operations with GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE
Customize request/response with powerful Spring annotations
Section 5 – Working with JSON using Jackson
Master JSON serialization and deserialization
Use annotations like @JsonProperty to control JSON output
Handle date and time correctly in JSON
Section 6 – Integrating with MySQL
Connect your application to MySQL using JDBC and JPA
Use key database annotations for persistence
Section 7 – Validation & Exception Handling
Validate incoming data and manage errors gracefully
Use @ExceptionHandler and @ControllerAdvice for global exception handling
Section 8 – Managing Transactions
Understand the concept of transactions
Implement and control transaction behavior using Spring’s propagation settings
Section 9 – Communication Between Services
Use RestTemplate to enable service-to-service communication
Understand the role of an API Gateway in microservices
Section 10 – Containerization with Docker
Learn the fundamentals of Docker and virtualization
Build, push, and pull Docker images for your Spring Boot apps
Get introduced to Docker + Kubernetes for scalable deployments
Section 11 – Path to Becoming a Senior Software Engineer
profiles
cold start and optimization
retry and circuit breaker
caching (Redis)
By the end of this course, you'll have built multiple microservices from scratch and learned how to connect, deploy, and scale them with Docker. This is not just theory—this is hands-on, job-ready, professional software engineering.
Whether you're preparing for a backend development role or just want to confidently design scalable systems, this course will equip you with the tools and knowledge to succeed.
Join now and start your journey to mastering microservices with Spring Boot today!
Let’s dive in and build something incredible together!
