In this article, you will learn how to build slim Docker images for your Java apps using Alpine Linux and the jlink tool. We will leverage the latest Java 21…
Slim Docker Images for Java
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Speed Up Java Startup on Kubernetes with CRaC
In this article, you will learn how to leverage CRaC to reduce Java startup time and configure it for the app running on Kubernetes. The OpenJDK Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint…
Resize CPU Limit To Speed Up Java Startup on Kubernetes
In this article, you will learn how to solve problems with the slow startup of Java apps on Kubernetes related to the CPU limit. We will use a new Kubernetes…
Logging in Spring Boot with Loki
In this article, you will learn how to collect and send the Spring Boot app logs to Grafana Loki. We will use Loki4j Logback appended for that. Loki is a…
Which JDK to Choose on Kubernetes
In this article, we will make a performance comparison between several most popular JDK implementations for the app running on Kubernetes. This post also answers some questions and concerns about…
Best Practices for Java Apps on Kubernetes
In this article, you will read about the best practices for running Java apps on Kubernetes. Most of these recommendations will also be valid for other languages. However, I'm considering…
Useful & Unknown Java Libraries
This article will teach you about some not famous but useful Java libraries. This is the second article in the "useful & unknown" series. The previous one described several attractive,…
Native Java with GraalVM and Virtual Threads on Kubernetes
In this article, you will learn how to use virtual threads, build a native image with GraalVM and run such the Java app on Kubernetes. Currently, the native compilation (GraalVM)…
Java HTTP Server and Virtual Threads
In this article, you will learn how to create an HTTP server with Java and use virtual threads for handling incoming requests. We will compare this solution with an HTTP…
Quarkus with Java Virtual Threads
In this article, you will learn how to integrate Quarkus with Java virtual threads. Currently, virtual threads is one the hottest topics in Java world. It has been introduced in…
New Book Published
My latest book Hands-On Java with Kubernetes is now available on Leanpub!
