Cloud Project

Overview

This repository is designed to be a cloud native web application (backend services) for the course: CSYE6255 Network Structures and Cloud Computing. This application is primarily built using SpringBoot framework in Java.

Tech stack and packages used

1. SpringBoot - For the server applications
2. MySql - For database management
3. Postman - Test API endpoints
4. Rest Assured - Integration testing
5. Github Actions - Used workflows to ensure CI/CD

API's Implemented

1. PUT - v1/user/self : Update user information
2. GET - v1/user/self: Get user information
3. POST - /v1/user : Add user
4. GET - /healthz : Check the health of the app ( If database connections works etc)

Commands used

1. Stop mysql: brew services start mysql

2. Start mysql: brew services stop mysql

3. To run the application: mvn spring-boot:run

4. To run test files: mvn test

5. To build the project: mvn clean package

6. packer init: Initialise packer

7. packer validate: checks the validity of packer file/template

8. gcloud iam service-accounts create packer
   --project csye6225-dev-414923
   --description="Packer Service Account"
   --display-name="Packer Service Account" : Create a new service account called packer

9. gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding csye6225-dev-414923
   --member=serviceAccount:packer@csye6225-dev-414923.iam.gserviceaccount.com
   --role=roles/compute.instanceAdmin.v1 : grant the packer account Instance Admin Role

10. gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding csye6225-dev-414923
    --member=serviceAccount:packer@csye6225-dev-414923.iam.gserviceaccount.com
    --role=roles/iam.serviceAccountUser : Grant the packer account User role so it can use the SA

11. gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding csye6225-dev-414923
    --member=serviceAccount:packer@csye6225-dev-414923.iam.gserviceaccount.com
    --role=roles/iap.tunnelResourceAccessor : Grant IAP Tunneling access for Packer VM to make requests to App Engine