Setting up a config server

Setting up a config server on the basis of the decisions discussed is straightforward:

1. Create a Spring Boot project using Spring Initializr, as described in Chapter 3, Creating a Set of Cooperating Microservices. Refer to the Using Spring Initializr to generate skeleton code section.
2. Add the dependencies, spring-cloud-config-server and spring-boot-starter-security, to the Gradle build file, build.gradle.
3. Add the @EnableConfigServer annotation to the application class, ConfigServerApplication:

   @EnableConfigServer
   @SpringBootApplication
   public class ConfigServerApplication {
   

4. Add the configuration for the config server to the default property file, application.yml:

   server.port: 8888
   spring.cloud.config.server.native.searchLocations: file:${PWD}/config-repo
   management.endpoint.health.show-details: "ALWAYS"
   management.endpoints.web.exposure.include: "*"
   logging:
     level:
       root: info
   ...