Spring Office Hours: Episode 15 - Spring to Production

In this episode of Spring Office Hours, the hosts dive into the topic of deploying Spring applications to production, offering insights tailored to different developer experience levels—whether you're just learning, part of a startup, or working in an enterprise environment. They compare JAR and WAR packaging methods, discuss how to use buildpacks for creating Docker images, and explore several platform-as-a-service (PaaS) options, including Railway, Heroku, Render, and Fly.io. The conversation also highlights Azure Spring Apps, showcasing features like built-in service discovery, configuration management, and easy scalability. The hosts stress the importance of selecting the right platform based on the specific needs and scale of your application. They invite listeners to engage by asking questions, promising to compile a guide based on feedback. Plus, stay tuned for an upcoming episode that will walk through a complete deployment using Azure Spring Apps.