Spring Boot FAQ: Top Questions
7. What is Spring Boot Actuator and what features does it provide?
Spring Boot Actuator provides production-ready features such as monitoring and managing your application through HTTP endpoints.
📘 Features:
- Health checks
- Metrics collection
- Application info
- Environment and config properties
📥 Example Input:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
</dependency>🏆 Expected Output:
Accessing /actuator/health returns {"status":"UP"}.🛠️ Use Cases:
- Monitoring application health in production.
- Custom health indicators for dependencies.
- Real-time insights via Prometheus/Grafana integrations.