From Push to Pull: Completing Insurance Hub Phase 1 with CI/CD and GitOps
The previous article concluded with the system successfully running on Kubernetes, yet it still relied on a manual deployment model. While validating the cluster foundation and service manifests was a significant milestone, it also revealed a lingering operational gap: the platform had a Kubernetes runtime, but it lacked a Kubernetes-native delivery process.
Continue readingLift Completed, Now Shift: Making the Insurance Hub Kubernetes-Native (Enough)
The Insurance Hub migration continues. Following Phase 1’s “lift” —provisioning clusters and infrastructure—we are now focusing on the “shift” required to make the legacy system run on this new foundation. This article summarizes the targeted changes needed to move our existing Java services into Kubernetes.
Continue readingFrom Docker Compose to Kubernetes: Lifting the Insurance Hub into the Cloud
In the inaugural post of the “Insurance Hub: The Way to Go” series, I unveiled my ambitious strategy: modernizing a Java-based insurance system into a cloud-native Go application. With that roadmap firmly in place, the past two months have been dedicated to hands-on engineering, transitioning the vision from architectural diagrams to tangible implementation. This article chronicles the execution of Phase 1—a foundational “lift and shift” that establishes our new cloud environment.
Continue readingFrom Java to Go: Kicking Off the Insurance Hub Transformation
After years spent mastering Go through books, hands-on exercises, and migrating my Campsite Booking API from Java, I’m setting out on my most ambitious project yet: transforming a Java-based insurance system into a modern, cloud-native Go application. This post marks the start of a comprehensive migration journey—one that will dive into every aspect of system modernization, from architecture redesign to deployment strategy.
Continue readingCampsite Booking API : Revisited 3
Another year passed, and I decided to return to this project again and implement a new batch of improvements. So, continuing the series “Campsite Booking API (Java)” with this installment, I detail changes to the project and its current state.
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