Spring Boot Microservices with AWS Deployment
Strengths
Gradual Instructional Progression
The teaching approach introduces features incrementally, moving from small steps to complex microservice architectures.
Cloud Deployment Focus
Instruction includes practical steps for running microservices in Docker containers and deploying them to Amazon EC2 instances.
Limitations
Version Mismatches in Security
Current Spring Security versions may cause 403 forbidden errors when following the provided authentication setup, requiring manual refactors. Note that these signals come from reviews created before the displayed update date; the update label does not prove a correction has been made.
Presence of Deprecated Components
The curriculum contains sections dedicated to Zuul and Hystrix, which are marked as deprecated in favor of newer alternatives.
Best suited to
- Beginner Java developers
- Learners interested in AWS deployment
Less suited to
- Developers seeking up-to-date Spring Security configurations









