Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Step 09 – Connect Limits Service to Spring Cloud Config Server

The video tutorial explains how to connect a limit service to a Spring Cloud Config server. It covers the initial setup of the config server with a Git repository, renaming application properties to bootstrap properties, and configuring the URI for the config server. The tutorial demonstrates starting the limit service and fetching configuration from the server, using the default profile. It concludes with a brief overview of future steps for configuring profiles for different environments.

What is the default file used for application configuration before connecting to a Spring Cloud Config server?

• settings.json

• bootstrap.properties

• application.properties

• config.yaml

Why is it necessary to rename application.properties to bootstrap.properties when using a Spring Cloud Config server?

• To improve application performance

• To fetch configurations from the server

• To allow local configuration

• To enable automatic updates

What property is used to specify the URI of the Spring Cloud Config server?

• cloud.spring.uri

• config.server.path

• server.config.url

• spring.cloud.config.uri

What is the significance of the application name in bootstrap.properties?

• It specifies the database connection

• It sets the default port for the application

• It matches the configuration file in the Git repository

• It determines the server's IP address

What profile does the application use if no specific profile is configured?

• Production

• Default

• Development

• Testing