Actuator

In this tutorial, you will learn about the difference between two Spring Boot dependencies – Spring Boot Actuator and Spring Boot Starter Actuator. If you’re new to Spring Boot, these terms may sound confusing, but don’t worry, by the end of this tutorial, you’ll understand the difference between them. Spring Boot is a popular framework…

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In this tutorial you will learn how to enable and how to view Spring Cloud API Gateway Routes using Spring Boot Actuator. Developers use Actuator to enable API Gateway routes in order to keep track of the routes being used in their application. By exposing these routes through Actuator endpoints, developers can get valuable information…

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Spring Boot Actuator is a useful feature that provides developers with a set of tools to monitor and manage their applications. However, some of the actuator endpoints are sensitive and can potentially expose sensitive information about your application. In this article, we’ll explore different ways to secure these endpoints to ensure your application is protected.…

Read More Securing Spring Boot Actuator Endpoints: Best Practices

In this tutorial, I will explain in detail how to secure sensitive Spring Boot Actuator Endpoints using Spring Boot version 3. This tutorial is intended for beginners who want to learn how to monitor and manage their Spring Boot applications using Actuator. Spring Boot Actuator is a sub-module of Spring Boot that provides production-ready features…

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable the Actuator’s httpTrace endpoint in Spring Boot 3. In fact, /httptrace has been renamed to /httpexchanges, so this tutorial will teach you how to enable the Actuator’s /httpexchanges API endpoint instead of /httptrace. The httpexchanges endpoint provides information about HTTP request-response exchanges. These HTTP exchanges are essentially…

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