Chapter 10: Configuration Management Patterns

In this section

• 10.1 Externalized Configuration
  • Separating Configuration from Code: Best Practices for Microservices
    Explore the importance of separating configuration from code in microservices, including benefits, tools, and implementation strategies.
  • Dynamic Configuration Changes in Microservices: A Comprehensive Guide
    Explore dynamic configuration changes in microservices, understanding how to implement, monitor, and test configuration updates without downtime.
  • Environment-Specific Configurations in Microservices
    Explore the importance and implementation of environment-specific configurations in microservices, including best practices for managing configurations across development, staging, and production environments.
• 10.2 Centralized Configuration
  • Ensuring Consistency Across Microservices: Configuration Management Patterns
    Explore strategies for maintaining configuration consistency across microservices, including validation, naming conventions, templates, automation, and centralized policy enforcement.
  • Managing Configurations at Scale for Microservices
    Explore the essentials of managing configurations at scale in microservices architectures, focusing on centralization, automation, and security.
  • Configuration Servers and Repositories: Centralized Management for Microservices
    Explore the role of configuration servers and repositories in managing microservices configurations, including setup, integration, security, and best practices.
• 10.3 Feature Toggles and Flags
  • Feature Toggles: Enabling/Disabling Features at Runtime
    Explore the use of feature toggles to dynamically enable or disable features in microservices, enhancing flexibility and control without redeployment.
  • A/B Testing and Canary Releases: Enhancing Microservices Deployment
    Explore the strategic implementation of A/B Testing and Canary Releases in microservices to optimize feature performance and ensure smooth deployments.
  • Rollback Strategies for Microservices: Ensuring Stability and Reliability
    Explore effective rollback strategies in microservices architecture to maintain stability and reliability during deployments. Learn about automated rollbacks, immutable deployments, feature flag-based rollbacks, and more.
• 10.4 Service Configuration Synchronization
  • Keeping Services Up-to-Date in Microservices: Configuration Synchronization
    Explore the essential strategies for keeping microservices up-to-date with configuration synchronization, including implementation mechanisms, tools, and best practices.
  • Handling Configuration Changes in Microservices
    Explore effective strategies for managing configuration changes in microservices, including change approval processes, deployment strategies, feature flags, rollback procedures, and more.
  • Monitoring Configuration Drift in Microservices
    Explore strategies for detecting, correcting, and preventing configuration drift in microservices architectures using tools like Chef InSpec and Terraform Sentinel.