Spring Boot Integration Testing with MongoDB using Testcontainers | Real DB, Zero Setup
In this video, you’ll learn how to use Testcontainers with MongoDB in a Spring Boot application for real integration testing.
Instead of using embedded databases or local MongoDB, we spin up a real MongoDB instance using Docker only for tests. This approach gives you reliable, production-like tests that work the same on every developer machine and in CI/CD pipelines.
📌 What you’ll learn:
What Testcontainers is and why it’s better than embedded MongoDB
How to configure Testcontainers with Spring Boot and MongoDB
Using @Testcontainers, @Container, and @DynamicPropertySource
Running real MongoDB integration tests with Spring Data
Best practices for Testcontainers in real projects
🔧 Tech Stack:
Java 17
Spring Boot
Spring Data MongoDB
Testcontainers
Docker
This video is perfect for:
Java & Spring Boot developers
Microservices developers
Integration testing beginners
Interview preparation (Testcontainers questions)
CI/CD and DevOps-aware teams