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Building a task management REST API in Java

In this series I will cover the complete process of building a robust task management REST API in Java using open-source software such as Jersey, Tomcat, MongoDB, Prometheus, Log4j, Kratos, etc.

Articles in this series

Step-By-Step Tutorial for Building a REST API in Java

Jun 28, 202218 min read

Using Jersey, Embedded Tomcat, Guice and Maven · Motivation Having seen many tutorials on how to build REST APIs in Java using various combinations of...

Step-By-Step Tutorial for Building a REST API in Java

Integrating a Java REST API With a Database

Jul 31, 20229 min read

Using MongoDB and Docker Compose · Introduction This article is a follow-up to my last tutorial on building a fully functional Java REST API for managing...

Integrating a Java REST API With a Database

Adding Logging and Metrics to a Java REST API

Dec 17, 202214 min read

Using Log4j v2 and Prometheus · Introduction This post is a follow-up to the last two tutorials for building a Java REST API (Task Management Service)...

Adding Logging and Metrics to a Java REST API

Adding Authentication to a Java REST API

Aug 27, 202315 min read

Using Ory Kratos · Introduction This post is another follow-up in the series of articles covering the technical process of building a fully fletched Java...

Adding Authentication to a Java REST API