Your Roadmap to Mastering Microservices Architecture in

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This roadmap will guide you from the basics to advanced concepts of microservices architecture, covering development, deployment, security, and real-world applications.

🗓️ Day 1-10: Getting Started with Microservices

✓ to Microservices: Understand the fundamentals.

✓ Benefits & Drawbacks: A balanced view of microservices.

✓ Development Setup: Prepare your environment.

✓ First Microservice: Build and run your first service.
✓ REST API Fundamentals: Learn to create and consume REST APIs.

You Should Know:

  • Basic REST API Commands (cURL):
    curl -X GET https://api.example.com/users 
    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name":"John"}' https://api.example.com/users 
    
  • Starting a Simple HTTP Server (Python):
    python3 -m http.server 8000 
    

🗓️ Day 11-20: Diving into Containers and APIs

✓ Docker Overview: What is Docker? Why it matters.

✓ Docker Installation: Get Docker running.

✓ Creating a Docker Image: Master container management.

✓ OpenAPI Specification: Learn OpenAPI specs.

You Should Know:

  • Basic Docker Commands:
    docker pull nginx 
    docker run -d -p 8080:80 --name mynginx nginx 
    docker ps -a 
    docker build -t myapp . 
    
  • Generating OpenAPI Specs (Swagger):
    npm install -g swagger-cli 
    swagger-cli validate api-spec.yaml 
    

🗓️ Day 21-30: Advanced Microservices Concepts

✓ Decomposition Patterns: Domain-Driven Design.

✓ Database Patterns: Database per Service.

✓ Kubernetes : Minikube & Kubernetes basics.

You Should Know:

  • Minikube Startup:
    minikube start 
    kubectl get pods 
    
  • Deploying a Sample App:
    kubectl create deployment nginx --image=nginx 
    kubectl expose deployment nginx --port=80 --type=NodePort 
    

🗓️ Day 31-40: Kubernetes and Security Essentials

✓ Kubernetes Fundamentals: Pods, Services, Deployments.

✓ Security Essentials: OAuth, RBAC, Input Validation.

You Should Know: