Building Microservices with Node.js, Express.js, Postgres, Kafka and Docker Compose

Overview

This project demonstrates a microservices architecture using Node.js and Docker Compose. The application consists of multiple services that work together to achieve a specific functionality.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed on your machine: Docker Installation Guide
• Docker Compose installed on your machine: Docker Compose Installation Guide
• Node.js installed on your machine: Node.js Installation Guide

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sonukumar16/node-microservices-kafka-postgres

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd your-repository

3. Build and start the services using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up --build

   This command will download the necessary images, build the services, and start the containers.

4. Access the application:

   • User Service: http://localhost:3000
   • Product Service: http://localhost:3001
   • Order Service: http://localhost:3002

Services

Service 1

• Description: Service 1 description.
• Endpoint: http://localhost:3000

Service 2

• Description: Service 2 description.
• Endpoint: http://localhost:4000

Configuration

• Modify the environment variables in the .env file to customize the application settings.
• Note: In this application no .env fiel need to be configured.

Development

• Add development-specific instructions here.

Troubleshooting

• Include common issues and their solutions.

Contributing

• If you'd like to contribute, please follow our Contribution Guidelines.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

API Documentation

• Sample curls are defined in .api-curls.txt file