Saturday, 27 July 2019

Spring boot - Selecting profile configuration - YAML property file | Spring Boot tutorial

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Spring Boot Profiles with YAML

Managing different configurations for Dev, Test, and Production environments can be a nightmare. Thankfully, Spring Boot Profiles combined with YAML provides a clean, hierarchical way to handle environment-specific settings in a single file or multiple files.

Why Use YAML for Profiles?

Unlike traditional .properties files, YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) is more human-readable and allows for nested structures. This means you can keep your configurations organized without repeating long prefixes, making it much easier for beginners to understand and manage.

Setting Up Multi-Profile YAML

One of the most powerful features of YAML in Spring Boot is the ability to define multiple profiles within a single application.yml file using the --- separator.

spring:
  profiles:
    active: dev
---
spring:
  config:
    activate:
      on-profile: dev
server:
  port: 8081
---
spring:
  config:
    activate:
      on-profile: prod
server:
  port: 80
        

Key Takeaways

Using profiles ensures that your application behaves correctly regardless of where it is deployed. By mastering YAML configuration, you make your Spring Boot apps more flexible, professional, and easier to maintain.

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