Survey_Spring Application

Introduction

Survey_Spring is a Java-based Spring Boot application designed for creating and managing surveys. It utilizes Maven for dependency management, connects to an AWS RDS instance for data persistence, and employs CI/CD for streamlined development and deployment.

Requirements

• Java 17
• Maven
• IntelliJ IDEA or similar IDE
• AWS Account for RDS setup
• Postman for API testing

Setup Instructions

1. Project Initialization:

   • Go to Spring Initializer
   • Choose Maven, Java, and specify Spring Boot version 3.1.4
   • Set the project name to Survey_Spring and packaging to Jar
   • Click Generate to download the setup zip

2. Local Environment Setup:

   • Extract the downloaded zip and open the project in IntelliJ IDEA
   • Configure application.properties to connect to your AWS RDS database

3. AWS RDS Configuration:

   • Set up an AWS RDS instance
   • Ensure the security group allows traffic from your development environment

Running the Application

• Build the project using IntelliJ and run the main class to start the Spring Boot server.

Testing the APIs

• Use Postman to test the CRUD operations:
  • Create Survey
  • Read Surveys
  • Update Survey
  • Delete Survey

CI/CD Integration

• We use GitHub Actions for CI/CD to automate testing and deployments.
• Changes pushed to the main branch automatically trigger build and test workflows.
• Successful builds are deployed to a Kubernetes cluster.

Kubernetes Deployment

• The application is containerized using Docker.
• Kubernetes manages the deployment, scaling, and operation of the application containers.
• Automated rollouts and rollbacks are configured to maintain deployment stability.

Contributing

• Contributions to the project are welcome. Please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.