Building and Running Spring Cloud-Based Microservices on AWS ECS

Explore the intricacies of building and running Spring Cloud-based microservices on AWS ECS in this comprehensive conference talk from Spring I/O 2018. Delve into lessons learned from a real-world project, covering efficient build script management, advanced HTTP client and RestTemplate configuration, and Consul service registration using EC2 host IP addresses and port numbers. Learn about integrating Spring's PropertySource abstraction with AWS's Parameter Store for secure secret management, and discover insights on ECS networking, scaling, and service discovery. Gain valuable knowledge on distributed tracing, logging configurations, and practical tips for implementing Spring Cloud in an AWS environment. Perfect for developers and architects looking to leverage Spring Cloud and AWS ECS for robust microservices architecture.

Introduction
Architecture
Project Setup
Technology
Expectations
How ECS Works
Scaling ECS vs EC2
ECS Networking
Discover Host
Discover Port Binding
Configuring Consul Instance ID
AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store
Spring Cloud Parameter Store support
Spring Cloud Config Clients
Implementing Parameter Store Support
Wrapping up
Health Checks in ECS
AWS Advancements
AWSVPC Small Print
ECS Service Discovery
Ribbon & Server-side Load Balancing
Ribbon & Zuul Configuration
Distributed Tracing
SLF4J MDC Integration
Brave vs. AMZN Trace IDs
Bootstrap Logging
Conclusion
Bonus: shared HTTP client config