Jib Java Gradle Template

Spin up an java development environment Codespace with gradle and Jib to build faster containerized java applications.

Table of contents

• Creating codespace from this template
• Creating codespace from blank template

Codespace from this template

• Click on Use Template
• Make changes according to your requirements
• Run the default setup and push image to image registry with

  gradle jib \
    -Djib.to.image=myregistry/myimage:latest \
    -Djib.to.auth.username=$USERNAME \
    -Djib.to.auth.password=$PASSWORD
  

• Push your changes to your repo

Codespace from blank template

• Navigate to your github home page and select Codespaces from the menu

  

• Under Explore quick start templates select Use this template for blank template. This will open a codespace with almost all development tools installed.

  

• To costomize your env press CTRL+SHIFT+P and type Configure Dev container and select very first result

  

• Now the options will appear to modify your existing confire or create from scratch. Select Start from scratch

  

• Now on new prompt select All definitions then type java, select first item in appeared list and then version of jdk

  

  

• In the next prompt check the gradle options and CLick Ok two times.

  

• Now you have a enviroment ready with the gradle and java installed with jib-gradle-plugin to build containerized image