Microservice Deployment and Testing with Cloud Foundry and PaaS

Deploying microservices reliably requires choosing the right platform and deployment strategy. Understanding how to leverage Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environments allows you to release features faster and manage applications with minimal operational overhead. This course guides you through the core concepts of cloud-native deployments, helping you compare and utilize Cloud Foundry, Elastic Beanstalk, and Heroku. You will learn to perform operational experiments like blue-green deployments, canary releases, and scaling tests to ensure your microservices remain highly available. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational architecture of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and microservice hosting. - Deploy microservices to Cloud Foundry, Elastic Beanstalk, and Heroku using standard configuration files. - Execute deployment variations including blue-green deployments and rolling updates to minimize downtime. - Apply Twelve-Factor App methodology principles for cloud-native application design. - Configure environment variables, backing services, and routing rules across different platforms. - Monitor application health and read log streams to troubleshoot deployment issues. We begin with the fundamental concepts of cloud platforms and microservice architecture. From there, you will read through step-by-step configuration guides, compare platform features, and study real-world deployment scenarios through clear written explanations and structured text-based exercises. This course is designed for beginner cloud engineers, developers, and system administrators looking to expand their deployment toolkit. No prior cloud platform experience is required. Start reading today to elevate your microservice deployment and operations skills.