Previously I have been writing health check controllers by hand. Now .netCore has a simple way of managing service health checks via middleware. You can test everything is operational all the way down to the database. You can even write your own custom checks in a few lines. A simple service operational health check can… Continue reading Health checks in .netCore web APIs
Month: July 2019
Running web apps in a Docker container
Running web apps in a Docker container requires a little more set up than just running your standard back end services. This method requires that your app be wrapped by .netCore as recommended by Microsoft when creating a SPA. This allows you to deploy everything as a simple DLL. The only change that is required… Continue reading Running web apps in a Docker container
Kubernetes – Terminology
If you haven’t worked with Kubernetes or any orchestration system before, starting can be a bit like jumping in the deep end of a pool. Most developers won’t have been exposed to the terminology spread throughout the product This can make figuring out what is going on all the more difficult. Below I have tried… Continue reading Kubernetes – Terminology