Learning Spring Boot, Zero to Cloud, Ep 42 - Spring Profiles
Learn how to use Spring Boot's powerful profile system to build flexible, testable, and production-ready applications. Whether you're just getting started or want to master multi-environment setups, this complete guide covers it all — with diagrams, code, and real-world patterns!
📋 What you'll learn in this video:
✅ How Spring Profiles work under the hood
✅ Defining beans with @Profile
✅ Activating profiles via CLI, env vars, or properties
✅ Using application.yml and application-profile.yml
✅ Conditional bean registration with @ConditionalOn...
✅ Profile-specific test strategies with @ActiveProfiles
✅ Advanced use cases with Environment and profile groups
✅ Real deployment strategies for multi-profile environments
✅ Best practices and anti-patterns
✅ Diagrams with PlantUML to visualize how it all fits together
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 ▶️ Introduction
02:25 ▶️ What are Spring Profiles?
07:51 ▶️ Defining Profiles
16:30 ▶️ Activating Profiles (CLI, Env, YML)
22:29 ▶️ Default & Multiple Profiles
30:04 ▶️ Deployment & Profile Groups
31:34 ▶️ Best Practices
38:04 ▶️ Code Walkthrough (Real Application)
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