Building Microservices with Netflix OSS and Docker

Transitioning from a monolithic architecture to distributed microservices can feel overwhelming without a clear roadmap. Understanding how services locate each other, communicate, and handle failures is essential for building robust, modern software systems. This text-based course guides you through the foundational concepts of microservices architecture. You will learn how to configure service discovery, manage load balancing, implement fault tolerance, and containerize your applications for seamless deployment. By studying clear written explanations and examining real-world code snippets, you will gain the confidence to design and maintain distributed systems. What you'll learn: - Understand the core principles, benefits, and challenges of microservices architecture. - Configure service discovery and registration using Netflix Eureka. - Implement client-side load balancing with Ribbon to distribute network traffic. - Apply fault-tolerance and circuit-breaker patterns using Hystrix and modern alternatives. - Containerize microservices using Docker and orchestrate them for local development. - Practice troubleshooting distributed communication issues through written code walk-throughs. The course begins with foundational definitions of distributed systems before moving into the configuration of service registries, gateways, and resilient communication patterns. You will progress from reading basic service configurations to understanding containerized multi-container environments. This course is designed for backend developers, software engineers, and system architects who are new to microservices and containerization. No prior experience with Docker or Netflix OSS is required. Start reading today to build scalable, fault-tolerant microservices from scratch.