Connecting a Spring Boot Application to YugabyteDB Managed and Deploying It on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Spring Boot is a popular framework for building cloud-native applications that can be easily deployed in a distributed fashion to containers or Kubernetes. YugabyteDB Managed is a PostgreSQL-compatible database-as-service offering that provides resilience and scalability, making it an ideal match for Spring Boot applications deployed on Kubernetes. This walkthrough guides users through connecting a Spring Boot application to YugabyteDB Managed and deploying it on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). The process involves creating a free YugabyteDB Managed account and database cluster, downloading the Spring Boot PetClinic sample application, containerizing it, and deploying it to GKE. Users can then access the application by visiting a specified URL, and the application will be available once the deployment is complete.